The Flirtatious Prince and His Savage Concubine

The next morning, Mrs. Gu secretly sent someone to inquire about Lu Yugang's situation, but the border was far away and it took some time to go back and forth. So after waiting for nearly ten days, Mrs. Gu got the news about Lu Yugang's recent situation.

It has only been half a year since Lu Yugang arrived in the north, and he has risen from an unknown soldier to the rank of the sixth-rank Chengxin Captain. He is a talented person, and the Marquis of Zhenguo has no biological son. Maybe the position of the crown prince of the Marquis of Zhenguo will be passed on to Lu Yugang in the future. Although his family background is not as good as that of the King of Qi, Lu Yugang is still slightly better in terms of character. Madam Gu privately thinks that these two people have their own merits. If Yan'er likes him, she can choose. But the most important thing is to see what her husband, Prime Minister Gu, thinks. If he... Hey! Madam Gu doesn't want to care about what he thinks. She should first ask Yan'er if she really likes Lu Yugang before making plans.

So after Mrs. Gu had almost understood Lu Yugang’s situation, she went to find Gu Yaner that night.

When Madam Gu came to Gu Yan'er's room, she was sitting alone in front of the dressing table, staring at the bronze mirror. She didn't notice Madam Gu coming in, but as soon as Madam Gu saw her expression, she knew that she was worried.

Madam Gu walked behind Gu Yan'er, sighed softly, and said, "Yan'er, what's wrong with you? Are you listless? Are you worried about something?"

Mrs. Gu's voice was not loud, and even very gentle, but it scared Gu Yan'er. She screamed "Ah~" and turned around to see that it was her mother. Then she calmed down and asked, "Mother, why are you walking so quietly? You scared me."

Madam Gu gave Gu Yan'er a reproachful look, "Is that because mother didn't say anything? It's obvious that you were too absorbed in your thoughts. What were you thinking about just now?"

Gu Yan'er stood up, took Madam Gu's hand, and walked to the bedside, saying as she walked, "Mom, I'm not worried. I just didn't quite understand a sentence in the book I read this afternoon, and I'm thinking about it carefully. Mom, don't worry about it."

Walking to the bed, Gu Yan'er helped Madam Gu sit down first, and then sat beside her. As soon as she sat down, Madam Gu spoke, "You are my child. I have raised you up, don't I know you? Are you thinking about poetry or thinking about your own thoughts? Can't I tell? If you have anything to say, you can tell me. I can help you analyze it and think of a solution."

After hearing what Madam Gu said, Gu Yan'er still didn't dare to speak, and said directly: "Mother, I'm really fine, don't think too much."

Seeing that Gu Yan'er still had this attitude, Madam Gu simply made it clear. She looked at Gu Yan'er and asked, "It's because of the adopted son of the Marquis of Zhenguo, Lu Yugang, right?"

Gu Yan'er was startled when she heard this, and her hands that were holding her clothes suddenly clenched. She thought she had been hiding her emotions very well, and no one should know except herself. She held Mrs. Gu's arm and asked worriedly and fearfully: "Mother, how did you know? When did you know? Do you know, then does father also..." Gu Yan'er was a little afraid to say the last three words "know".

Madam Gu knew the fear in Gu Yan'er's heart, and patted the back of her hand with a soothing tone, saying: "It was your father who told me that he asked me to persuade you. But seeing your appearance just now, I'm afraid you have been stuck in the mud and can't extricate yourself. You just met Lu Yu a few times, why are you so fascinated by him? Have you forgotten that you are now the Queen's appointed Princess of Qi, and you will be married to His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi soon?"

Gu Yan'er lowered her head and sincerely repented to Madam Gu, "Mother, Yan'er knows she was wrong. Yan'er shouldn't have any other delusions. Yu Gang and I have only met twice, and we didn't say a few words. Maybe he never cared about me, but I just can't help thinking about him. I thought maybe after he saved me, I should have said a few more words to him to make him pay attention to me; I thought maybe I should get closer to Lingxi, so that she might mention me when she wrote to her brother; I thought maybe I could also write to him and pretend to talk to him about Lingxi, and maybe we could get along well."

Gu Yan'er couldn't help crying when she said this. She raised her tearful face and looked at Madam Gu: "Mom, I know I was wrong. I know that everything might be my wishful thinking. But I really can't control myself. I often think of the sense of security he gave me when he half hugged me when he saved me; I often think of his heroic figure tightening the reins on horseback; I often think of his meticulous care for Lingxi. I think it must be very happy to be his wife. What's wrong with me, mom? I seem to be possessed."

Gu Yan'er thought that since her mother already knew her worries, she might as well just speak out her feelings without caring about anything else, so as to relieve the pain that she had been suppressing for a long time. After she finished speaking, she covered her face with her hands, sobbing softly, and her shoulders shook from time to time.

Mrs. Gu felt very sad when she saw Gu Yan'er like this. She gently held Gu Yan'er in her arms, patted her shoulders, and comforted her with a smile: "Yan'er, don't cry. There is nothing wrong with young and naive love. You are not wrong. Your vision is exactly the same as mine."

When Gu Yan'er heard this, she looked up at Madam Gu in confusion and forgot to cry. She wondered how she and her mother could have the same vision. Her father was a scholar who talked a lot about the great principles of saints, but she liked a warrior like Lu Yugang who was heroic and energetic. Are they the same?

Mrs. Gu saw Gu Yan'er's confusion, and explained with a smile: "Mother, when you were young, you didn't like people like your father. You also liked handsome young men riding on horseback. It was your grandfather who said that military generals were rude and unreasonable, and they often went out to fight, and the family would be worried. It would be better to marry a scholar who can talk, treats people gently, accompanies you often, and brings peace to the family. That's why mother followed your father." Mrs. Gu couldn't help showing a longing expression on her face when she talked about the young man on horseback.

Mrs. Gu ended her memories of her youth and suddenly returned to reality. She couldn't help but complain to Gu Yan'er: "What do you call literati gentle and good at speaking? They are all lies. These literati are good at speaking and have many tricks. Who knows which one is true and which one is false? I am so tired of guessing every day."

When Gu Yan'er heard this, she didn't dare to say anything for a moment. "Mom, you are not complaining about your father, are you? I dare not agree with you." Mrs. Gu saw that Gu Yan'er looked a little strange, and then she realized that she shouldn't say that about Prime Minister Gu in front of Gu Yan'er, so she quickly stopped talking and changed the subject.

"So, Yan'er is not wrong, but now that you have already made an engagement with His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi, this matter is more difficult to handle. And your father will definitely not easily agree to your breaking off the engagement and getting engaged to Lu Yugang again. You..." Although Mrs. Gu was reluctant, she still had to let Gu Yan'er recognize the current situation.

Before Mrs. Gu could finish her words, Gu Yan'er interrupted her, "Mom, I know, I understand everything, that's why I'm so sad." After saying that, she covered her chest with her hands, her face wooden, and stopped talking, looking as if she had lost all hope in life.

Mrs. Gu couldn't bear to see Gu Yan'er like this, and she felt bad too. She held Gu Yan'er in her arms again and comforted her: "Yan'er, don't worry, no matter how difficult it is, mother will be with you. Mother knows how painful it is to not be able to marry the person you love, and she will not let you go through it again."

Tonight, Mrs. Gu comforted Gu Yan'er and went back to her room only after she fell asleep.