Chapter 4. If you can catch up once, you can catch up a second time…
It was just past noon, and the news that the Prince Regent was the only one who had caught the embroidered ball thrown by the young master of the Gu family had already spread.
In the Imperial Study, the ten-year-old young Emperor listened to the report from the palace maid with a stern face, angrily throwing the memorial on the table.
“I knew it, the Prince Regent harbors ulterior motives!”
The young Emperor said through gritted teeth, not understanding.
How could the Empress Dowager have ordered this ninth aunt of hers to be the Prince Regent before her death? Wasn’t this clearly adding trouble for her!
“How long has the Commander-in-Chief been gone?”
Low pressure swirled in the Imperial Study, and the palace maid below responded fearfully.
“Your Majesty, the Commander-in-Chief left the palace a quarter of an hour ago. Judging from the direction she left, she seemed to have gone to the National Preceptor’s Residence.”
The young Emperor opened her mouth, but the words to summon Gu Tingsong back were stuck in her throat.
The National Preceptor and the Commander-in-Chief, she couldn’t afford to offend either of them.
With the Prince Regent being so ambitious and wielding power over the court, if she lost the support of these two, her position as Emperor would be even more unstable.
So she definitely couldn’t let the Gu family and the Prince Regent have a marriage alliance!
The troubled young Emperor tugged at her hair, her childish face becoming even more solemn as she said irritably,
“Go to Yongning Palace and find Imperial Grandfather.”
“Yes.”
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At the National Preceptor’s Residence, in the Observing Stars Pavilion, Gu Tingsong sat boldly at the desk, glancing around at the surroundings that could almost be compared to ruins, and clicked her tongue.
“I heard that the Prince Regent demolished the National Preceptor’s Residence again half a month ago?”
Wan Qi Xingyin, who was behind the bamboo curtain, shook her head helplessly upon hearing this and said,
“There hasn’t been time to repair it yet, I apologize for the embarrassment, Commander-in-Chief.”
The ethereal voice seemed to come from nowhere and was about to return to nowhere.
Gu Tingsong didn’t actually like these mysterious qualities about her, but for the sake of her own son, she endured it.
“It doesn’t matter, I don’t interfere in matters between you two.”
As long as this Prince Regent wasn’t thinking of usurping the throne and causing chaos, whatever she did had nothing to do with her.
“I came to tell you that Suizhi spoke up, just this morning.”
As soon as she finished speaking, a sigh of relief came from behind the curtain, causing Gu Tingsong to narrow her eyes.
“Then congratulations, Commander-in-Chief, for getting your wish.”
Wan Qi Xingyin’s voice was still as calm as a pool of water, as if the previous sigh was just an illusion.
“Since that’s the case, what you said before…”
“Commander-in-Chief, there’s no need to fret over these things. What is meant to happen will happen sooner or later, or perhaps, it has already happened.”
Gu Tingsong frowned, “Speak clearly, don’t talk to me about these vague things.”
Wan Qi Xingyin fiddled with the chess board in front of her and slowly shook her head.
“I’ve already told the Commander-in-Chief everything I can say.”
“You!”
Gu Tingsong might be good at spoiling her son, but at other times her temper wasn’t very good.
You should know, the first time the National Preceptor’s Residence was demolished was done by her.
“My lord, a message has come from Jade Dew Tower.”
A child’s voice sounded outside the Observing Stars Pavilion. When Gu Tingsong heard the three words “Jade Dew Tower”, she immediately looked over. Wan Qi Xingyin called for the person to come in and speak.
“Greetings, Commander-in-Chief.”
The child bowed respectfully. Gu Tingsong waved her hand impatiently, “Don’t waste words, what happened at Jade Dew Tower? Is my son alright?”
“Don’t be anxious, Commander-in-Chief. Young Master Gu is unharmed, it’s just that the one who ultimately caught the embroidered ball was the Prince Regent.”
Upon hearing this, Gu Tingsong stood up with one movement, her brows tightly knitted.
“What did you say?”
The child recounted in detail the situation at Jade Dew Tower. Gu Tingsong paced back and forth in the room, her face visibly agitated.
How could Suizhi get involved with the Prince Regent!
“National Preceptor, I’ll take my leave for today. I still have some doubts, I’ll come find you to discuss them another day.”
After saying this, Gu Tingsong turned and left, her back carrying a murderous aura as if she was going to battle.
Wan Qi Xingyin’s voice followed closely behind, “Take care, Commander-in-Chief.”
The Observing Stars Pavilion quickly returned to silence. The young child who had always served by Wan Qi Xingyin’s side scratched his head in confusion, thinking back and forth before finally asking,
“My lord, what exactly is the Prince Regent’s intention?”
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*Spotlight on Finished Novel Translations*
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Synopsis:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
He even had his eyes on another woman.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
Su Mu expressed her disdain.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
She also wanted to embrace Xie Yi, who had silently stayed by her side in her previous life and committed suicide by taking poison after her death.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
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Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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