After rebirth, I cried and criticized the prince

In the south courtyard, Helan Xuenuo was leaning against the corner of the table, leisurely making tea and drinking it.

She returned home earlier than Qi Didi.

Chun He, who was lying on the board, got up and knelt in front of Helan Xue Nuo. "Thank you for your help, young lady."

Helan Xuenuo was really frightened by Chunhe. Chunhe's makeup really looked like that of a dead person. Even the blue color on her face was patchy, with gray and green appearing side by side.

Xiao Zhu folded her hands and said proudly, "Miss, my makeup is good, isn't it? Haha, my acting is also okay. You didn't see it just now. Miss Qi was scared away by me. It really made me laugh to death."

"Okay, help Chunhe up quickly and change into dry clothes. We'll send her off later."

The imperial edict came so quickly that the scandal between Qi Didi and Gu Shicheng spread throughout the capital.

The people scoffed at what Qi Didi did.

They all felt sorry for the Prince of Pingnan, who was drugged and forced to sleep with someone, and yet he still had to marry this person, who was the daughter of the confiscated Qi family.

When Gu Shicheng knelt before the emperor, the emperor looked at him angrily, with a look of disappointment on his face, "Are you really going to beg me for such a woman?"

"Your Majesty, please grant me your permission."

"It's just you and me here now. Put aside your politeness. I'm speaking to you as your uncle. You know, I have a hundred ways to help you deal with her, not just asking you to marry her. She's the daughter of the Qi family, did you know? Do you know what the Qi family did back then? How could you be so bewitched by this daughter of the Qi family? What kind of magic potion did she use on you?"

"Uncle Emperor, the affairs of the Qi Mansion have nothing to do with Qi Didi. She was just a child back then. If you must know the reason, she once saved my life. If it weren't for the piece of cake she gave me, I wouldn't have been able to make it back to the palace. That day you asked me what reward I wanted, and today is the reward I ask for. Your Majesty, please issue an order."

Sitting on the dragon throne, the emperor was majestic.

But in front of Gu Shicheng, he turned into a stern elder. His eyes were full of regret, and with some gray hair on his temples, he looked a little vicissitudes of life. "Have you thought it through? I have high hopes for you. Don't hurt Uncle Huang's feelings."

Gu Shicheng didn't hesitate at all. His purple court robes made him look so thin. He said firmly, "My nephew has always been stubborn. I won't change my decision easily. It's too late to change. Please grant me your favor, uncle."

The emperor sighed and said loudly, "Draft an edict."

An old eunuch was grinding ink and handed over a brush.

The emperor wrote it in one go, and after finishing it, he threw the imperial edict in front of Gu Shicheng, "As you wish, but she is only fit to be a concubine. Take it and get out of here."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Gu Shicheng picked up the imperial edict on the ground, but his expression was not happy. There was a hint of sadness between his brows. He turned around and left.

The emperor's voice rang out from behind him, "Shicheng, don't let your uncle down. This isn't the way you should be as a ruler or an official. You still have many responsibilities to shoulder."

Gu Shicheng stopped tilting his head, but did not look at the emperor. "I will only be willful this once. This is the beginning and the end."

When the imperial edict arrived at Helan Mansion, Helan Xuenuo and the old general came to the hall together to receive the edict.

She didn't expect that Gu Shicheng was so eager to protect his wife. In less than a day, the imperial edict came down.

Thinking about how she was anxious and uneasy in the mansion in her previous life, it was her father who went to ask for an imperial decree. His Majesty was kind and was willing to issue the decree because of General Helan's many years of fighting on the battlefield.

As expected, he loved her for all eternity. Even if it was disgraceful, he would not doubt that it was Qi Didi who drugged her, let alone believe that Qi Didi would drug her and have sex with her. And she, Helan Xuenuo, was just so despicable in Gu Shicheng's eyes.

She laughed at herself and looked at Qi Didi. Qi Didi's originally panicked expression calmed down after the imperial edict was read out. Her face no longer had the previous humility, and she no longer concealed it.

After the eunuch who announced the decree from the palace left.

General Helan handed the imperial edict to Qi Didi. "Di'er, how could you rise to power by such means? You know, the royal family is not as simple as you think. Why do you want to be a concubine? I originally planned a marriage for you, with the Chief Censor Li Qing. He has reached the fifth rank at a young age and his future is immeasurable. But you... you are willing to sacrifice your daughter's reputation to curry favor with the prince? I am so disappointed."

Dissatisfaction flashed across Qi Didi's face. She changed her usual respectful and humble attitude and asked, "Why? Why am I only worthy of marrying a fifth-rank official?"

Old General Helan was obviously stunned by Qi Didi's accusation. He had never seen Qi Didi look like this before.

Qi Didi suddenly laughed again, a look of disdain on her face. She pointed her finger at Helan Xuenuo and accused the old general, "You think, you think I drugged myself? You think I want to marry into the palace? Haha... that's all thanks to your daughter."

General Helan was completely confused, his brows furrowed, "Nuonuo wouldn't do such a thing."

The old lady was a little angry. She walked up to the old general, separating him from Qi Didi. "Di'er, we raised you for so many years and adopted you out of kindness, yet you are so hostile to us and now you want to throw dirty water on Nuonuo?"

Helan Xuenuo, on the other hand, watched the show with her hands folded. Her father and mother protected her the most and believed in her.

Xiao Zhu angrily stepped forward and started arguing with Qi Didi, "How dare you say that? It was clearly you who wanted to drug me. Luckily, I was on guard against you, otherwise I would be the one embarrassed today. You're such a dark-minded person. Not only dark, but also extremely evil."

General Helan took a deep breath. When he heard what Xiaozhu said, his face showed anger. He sighed and said, "Go back. We will prepare your dowry for you. From now on, the Helan Mansion will have nothing to do with you."

"Haha, haha, you have nothing to do with me anymore? Aren't you just afraid that I'll tarnish the reputation of the Helan Mansion? You all look down on me, thinking I'm inherently inferior. Even the maids can point at me and talk nonsense. Do you think I want to stay in this Helan Mansion? From now on, the Helan Mansion and I will never coexist."

Qi Didi completely lost her gentleness and kindness. Her whole body was wrapped in hostility, and her eyes were like a deep black pool. She flicked her sleeves and left, glaring at Helan Xuenuo.

After she left, the courtyard became quiet.

The old lady walked towards Helan Xuenuo sadly and touched her head. "It's all our fault. We shouldn't have brought this ungrateful person back. He almost hurt you."

General Helan lowered his head in disappointment. "It's my fault. I begged His Majesty to bring her back, but I didn't expect to raise her like this."

"Father and Mother, we can never interfere with what kind of person she wants to be. We can never fully understand a person's thoughts and intentions. Perhaps in her heart, we are the bad guys? Back then, when Father raided the Qi family on the orders of His Majesty, she must have taken out her resentment and hatred on us."

"Forget it. I don't want to talk about the past anymore. We will have nothing to do with her from now on." When General Helan said this, his eyes were full of loss. After all, he was the one who brought Qi Didi back, but he didn't expect that after raising her for so many years, she would become such an unreasonable, paranoid and dark person.

Madam Helan looked at Helan Xuenuo with a resentful look, "Next time someone dares to plot against you, I will tell my mother and father. The world is treacherous, and people are greedy. You must be careful in everything you do, and be prepared for various scenarios before taking action. My mother and father will always have your back."

"I know, mother." Helan Xuenuo took the old lady's hand and acted coquettishly.

The old lady looked at her and smiled. They had such a lovely and kind daughter, and that she could grow up safely was what they had wished for all their lives.