The abandoned wife of the noble family, she is Black Heart Lotus

Chapter 223 Sudden changes
Everything was ready. On a slightly cold morning, Xiao Mingzhang led an urgently assembled army to set off for the border.

As the army was about to leave, Gu Deyin couldn't show her sadness and worry no matter how sad or worried she was. She came out and handed Xiao Mingzhang a glass of farewell wine.

"Your Majesty, I will wait for you to come back victoriously in the capital."

Xiao Mingzhang looked at Gu Deyin deeply. He finally married her and now had to break up. This was extremely cruel for the newlyweds.

But how can there be a home without a country?
He took the cup of farewell wine and drank it in one gulp. His thousands of words turned into one sentence, "Wait until I come back."

Gu Deyin held back the tears that were about to fall, nodded gently, and said no more. She was afraid that she would cry if she couldn't control it, and this wouldn't work.

Princess Yuanjia is no longer the cute little princess she used to be. She bowed to her brother.

"Brother, don't worry, I will take good care of my sister-in-law. Brother, please take care of yourself when you leave."

Xiao Mingzhang patted his sister's shoulder lightly, without saying anything else, he mounted his horse, turned around and left. The army behind them immediately set off, and for a moment, they were full of momentum.

All the courtiers watched him go away with different thoughts.

When Gu Deyin turned around and saw everyone's expressions, he exchanged a look with Princess Yuanjia, and both of them looked slightly cold.

In the eyes of others, the two of them were women, but one had money and the other had power. The others did not dare to show off their faces in public, so they could only bow down and send the two of them off in the carriage.

When the carriage from the Prince Regent's Palace left, the few auxiliary ministers who had not been appointed immediately turned cold and got into their own carriages to leave.

For a time, the excitement dispersed.

When Qi Meizhi, who was in the imperial mausoleum, received the news of Xiao Mingzhang's departure from the capital, she was so happy that she laughed to the sky. It was no wonder that she had planned so hard for so long and finally lured Xiao Mingzhang to the battlefield. Next, it was her turn to plan her return to the palace. .

"Mother, it's time for us to take the next step."

After hearing the reminder from her cronies, she stopped laughing and said coldly, "Go ahead and do it. Remember to keep your hands and feet clean so that no one can figure it out."

"Yes, ma'am."

The confidant responded, then bowed and retreated.

The little emperor in the palace was also extremely happy. The eyesore was finally no longer in front of his eyes, and he could finally breathe a sigh of relief and live a comfortable life for a few days.

Eunuch Liao came in and asked for instructions, "Your Majesty, it's time to go to the study room. The tutor is waiting for your Majesty..."

"If you don't want to go, just say that I'm not feeling well today and want to rest for a day, and ask Tai Tu to rest for a day as well."

Seeing this, Eunuch Liao carefully tried to persuade him a few more times, but the little emperor directly hit him with something and shouted, "I can't even say anything anymore. Why do you keep bothering me? Be careful, I will pick off your head." Get out—"

Eunuch Liao didn't dare to persuade her anymore and quickly said something the little emperor liked to hear.

"Okay, okay, Your Majesty, it's all the slave's fault. Your Majesty, please calm down. I got a victorious general yesterday. Your Majesty, let's fight crickets."

When he heard that it was fun, the little emperor immediately became interested and jumped directly in front of Eunuch Liao, "Quick, quick, take it out, I want to have a lot of fun today..."

Eunuch Liao did not dare to delay, so he quickly went to get crickets and played with the little emperor.

Princess Yuanjia was discussing with Gu Deyin the next supply of food and grass, when she saw a close friend hurried in, saying that the little emperor had not gone to the study room to study today. The Taifu left the palace angrily and was heading towards the palace, probably to Talk about this.

Princess Yuanjia was not surprised when she heard this. In the past, whenever the little emperor skipped class, his elder brother would order someone to escort him to the minister's study room for class. He would also personally watch him in class and ask him to take exams after class. It can be said that he was dedicated. Try your best to train him to be a qualified monarch.

However, she is not her elder brother. If the little emperor likes to skip classes, he can do so. She doesn't care about this mess. After all, thankless things will only make people annoying if she does them too much.

"Find someone to stop the Taifu secretly. Don't let him gossip in front of me. Your Majesty, let him go."

When the henchman heard what his master said, he responded and left.

Gu Deyin didn't say anything. She ignored the little emperor's playfulness. She would not do anything like this if it was not her turn.

Besides, where does she get the right to take care of others?

When people are in a good mood, they call you "Royal Aunt", but when they are in a bad mood, they call you a lowly merchant girl. She is not lowly yet, and she wants to use her hot face to touch other people's cold buttocks.

In order to fulfill the duties of a regent, Xiao Mingzhang must patiently teach the king to become a useful person.

But in her opinion, this in itself is a waste of effort. Princess Yuanjia looked after Gu Deyin and didn't mention it, and she was too happy not to mention it. The dragon chair should be occupied by those who are capable, not by those who are not qualified to sit.

As for who leaked the city defense map on the border and attracted the army to attack the border, she had already vaguely found out that it was Qi Meizhi who was behind the scenes, and I'm afraid she was up to something big this time.

It is simply foolish to think that by luring her brother to the battlefield, she will gain some advantage.

In this matter, who is the winner is still open to question.

Gu Deyin said, "I've been rushing to produce as many weapons as possible..."

Princess Yuanjia quickly calmed down and listened to Gu Deyin's words, which could determine whether the war would be won or lost.

She was convinced of the Gu family's ability, otherwise she would not have appropriately allocated a portion of the mining rights and smelting rights to the Gu family. In wartime, this was one of the guarantees.

The capital city without Xiao Mingzhang and his father and brother was unattractive in Gu Deyin's eyes. If it weren't for the troubles, she wouldn't be able to stay there for a day. She wanted to get on her horse and rush to the border to fight alongside them.

Hua Shu saw her master frowning and sighing countless times, and she also felt uncomfortable, "Girl, if you don't go out for a walk to relax, you won't be able to finish things in a short time anyway."

Gu Deyin also knew that his working condition was not good at the moment, so he put aside the things at hand, stood up and said, "Let's go to the racecourse and run two laps."

She had to distract herself, otherwise she would really become lovesick.

However, as soon as she changed her clothes and went to the racecourse, she saw a servant hurried in. She stopped and asked, "What happened?"

"Reporting to the princess, Mr. Yang suddenly passed away from a serious illness."

Gu Deyin's expression turned stern. Isn't Mr. Yang the auxiliary minister who was appointed by Xiao Mingzhang to supervise the country together with Princess Yuanjia before he went on the expedition?
Although this man is a little older, he is still in good health. Otherwise, Xiao Mingzhang would not entrust him with such an important task?

"My lord, I've always been in good health. How can I just say that I'm gone? Can I ask if it's true or not?"

"Returning to the princess, the person sent by Yang Mansion to report the funeral said that the old man had the habit of taking a nap every day. In the past, he would get up after two quarters of an hour, but today he can't wake up no matter how he wakes up. The servants feel bad. , immediately reported back to the master, and the Yang Mansion immediately invited the imperial doctor to go for diagnosis and treatment, saying that the old man had a sudden illness and had already gone..."

Gu Deyin's expression turned cold, and he felt that there was something fishy about this, but he couldn't say what was wrong. After all, he was old, so it would not be surprising if he died suddenly.

She didn't care about riding a horse at the moment, but turned around and headed to the front yard, where Princess Yuanjia was working.

As soon as she arrived, she saw that Princess Yuanjia's face was no better than hers. She was obviously caught off guard by the sudden news.

"Sister-in-law is here."

When Princess Yuanjia saw Gu Deyin, her face looked a little better and she served tea to Gu Deyin herself.

Gu Deyin waved her servants to leave. When only her aunt and sister-in-law were left in the room, she frowned and said, "I finally feel something is wrong. I'm afraid something will happen next."

"I won't hide it from my sister-in-law, but I also have a bad feeling."

Xiao Mingzhang was out on a personal expedition, and many things were beyond his reach. Now that something happened to one of the supervisors, any reaction from him would be too late.

The aunt and sister-in-law looked at each other and were silent for a moment.

However, neither of them has the character to sit still and wait for death. They have become accustomed to fighting over the years, so they are not too afraid of what will happen next.

After discussing for a while, Gu Deyin stood up and said, "I will change my clothes immediately and go to the Yang Mansion to express my condolences."

No matter what, she is the regent princess, so there is nothing wrong with showing off her posture first.

"Then Aunt Lao will come forward first."

Princess Yuanjia is the princess of the prison country, so it is not appropriate to come forward immediately in the early stage.

Gu Deyin nodded, she would do the work.

After going back and changing into plain clothes, she got directly into the carriage and headed to the Yang Mansion.

Bai Ling had already been hung up in the Yang Mansion. When she got off the carriage, she saw that there was a strong smell of funeral.

(End of this chapter)