C7 The Beginning of Disappointment

When she came out of the palace, Dugu Jingyu saw that Dugu Anyang was waiting in front of her carriage. She must have wanted to ride out of the palace with her in the carriage. Dugu Jingyu deliberately avoided Dugu Anyang and boarded Dugu Pingyang's carriage to leave the Imperial City together.

The swaying of the carriage made Dugu Jingyu a little upset.

"Yu, you and Royal Sister are close relatives after all. If you deliberately avoid them, I'm afraid you will hurt Royal Sister's heart."

Dugu Jingyu closed her eyes, not wanting to reply to Dugu Pingyang's words. Seeing this, Dugu Pingyang sighed.

"Come on, I know you can't forgive Royal Sister now either, but you have to understand that blood is thicker than water, so that you won't regret it in the future."

Dugu Jingyu's face was somewhat impatient, and she said with a frown: "Alright, Pingyang."

"Every time you talk about Royal Sister, you get so impatient. As your aunt, I can't do anything about it. Forget it, I won't get involved in this matter."

Only then did Dugu Jingyu's expression change back, but Dugu Pingyang spoke again, "Although Qingluo's whereabouts are unknown now, as long as she still has a breath of life, Pearl Country will be able to find her eventually. You have to be prepared for her to return to the capital at any time."

"If Dugu Qingluo is lucky enough to return to the capital, I can't do anything to her anymore. She and Zhu had always liked each other. If I hadn't insisted on marrying Zhu back then, I wouldn't have forced her to marry into the Northern Barbarians. In the end, I owed her. "

"If it wasn't for Qingluo harming you first, you wouldn't have retaliated. Why do you feel guilty? Yu, don't be so soft-hearted. In my opinion, why don't you send someone to the Northern Barbarians to investigate this matter thoroughly? If Dugu Qingluo is still alive, we should get rid of her. "

" No! "

Dugu Jingyu knew that Dugu Pingyang's method was the perfect plan, but Dugu Jingyu had promised Zhu Qing on the day of her marriage that she would not do anything to harm Dugu Qingluo again.

Dugu Jingyu saw the killing intent in Dugu Pingyang's eyes and exhorted, "You are my aunt and also Qingluo's aunt. You must not do anything heartless."

Dugu Pingyang saw that Dugu Jingyu's expression was very serious, and after a long while, she reluctantly said... "Yes, yes, yes."

As the carriage continued to move forward, Dugu Pingyang became bored. Her expression changed as if she was flipping through a book, and with a gossipy smile, she moved closer to Dugu Jingyu.

"How was it last night? Was Young Master Zhu satisfied? Was it hard to forget all night? Do you want to go to the Floating Immortal House with me today?"

Dugu Jingyu's heart was touched, and she thought of Zhu Shuang's gentle face. Dugu Jingyu wanted to be surrounded by Zhu Shuang's gentleness, but this desire was not enough to make Dugu Jingyu make another trip to the Floating Immortal House, and in the end, Dugu Jingyu decided to treat the Floating Immortal House matter as a dream and forget about it.

Dugu Jingyu said lightly, "No."

"Alright, alright, alright, too many things have happened today. If you don't want to go, then so be it. How about we go again in the future? There are all kinds of men in that building, and all of them are extraordinarily beautiful. There will definitely be one or two that you want to bring back to the mansion."

Dugu Pingyang said it excitedly, but Dugu Jingyu did not have any desire.

"I won't go today, and I won't go in the future either. Auntie, please don't deceive me into going to that kind of place in the future."

Normally, he could talk to Dugu Jingyu about anything except men. This time, Dugu Pingyang's face was no longer filled with interest, and just then, the carriage stopped at the entrance of the Princess' Mansion.

"I think you're just like a Buddha who has cut off all love. Now that we're at the Princess' Mansion, let's go back and guard your ice Prince Consort."

" Jingyu will take her leave. "

Just as he got off the carriage and entered the Princess' Mansion, he was shocked by the neat and tidy bow. "Greetings, Princess."

Looking around, he saw a group of palace maids and eunuchs waiting in the courtyard. They were all holding some beaded hairpins and silk, as well as some toys for people to play with.

Seeing these things from the palace, Dugu Jingyu confirmed her thoughts. Everything that happened today was within the Emperor's plan.

The leading eunuch walked in front of Dugu Jingyu with an imperial edict. After bowing respectfully once again, he opened the imperial edict.

"By the grace of the heavens, the emperor declares: Dugu Jingyu, with a gentle personality and an outward appearance of wisdom, on account of her contribution to the handling of Lin'an refugees, is rewarded with two boxes of jewelry, ten pieces of silk, a set of bows and arrows, one jade flute, and a pair of blue and white porcelain bottles."

Dugu Jingyu knelt to thank him and received the imperial edict. "Your son receives the edict to thank you."

The eunuch immediately helped Dugu Jingyu up. "That servant moved all of this into the warehouse?"

Dugu Jingyu nodded, and with a wave of her father-in-law's hand, the palace woman left in an orderly fashion, and soon Dugu Jingyu's gaze fell on a set of bows and arrows.

"Wait a moment."

Dugu Jingyu called out to the palace maid who was about to go to the warehouse. The palace maid walked forward with a bow and arrow. Dugu Jingyu touched the bow that was spliced with black fur and the arrow basket made of fox fur and asked, "Is this a bow and arrow from Yan Country?"

"Reporting to Princess, this bow and arrow was paid as tribute to the Yan Country three years ago." Every palace maid had memorized the origins of the item in their hands, so they were able to answer smoothly.

The corner of Dugu Jingyu's mouth curled into a smile, and she quickly held the bow and arrow in her hand. Zhichun wanted to help Dugu Jingyu hold it, but was rejected by Dugu Jingyu.

Dugu Jingyu rushed to the 'Glow Platform' where Zhu Qing lived. At this time, Zhu Qing was reading in the study again. Hearing the sound of Dugu Jingyu's arrival, Zhu Qing was about to bow, but was stopped by Dugu Jingyu. Dugu Jingyu walked straight to Zhu Qing and placed the bow and arrow on the table.

"Prince Consort, look! This set of bows and arrows will belong to you from now on."

When Zhu Qing saw the bow and arrow, his eyes immediately lit up with joy. He hugged the bow and arrow in his arms and treated it like a treasure. Because Zhu Qing was from Yan Country, this bow and arrow reminded him of his hometown.

Seeing Zhu Qing happy Dugu Jingyu, she laughed, Dugu Jingyu said tentatively, "How about... Let's go hunting for a while?"

The smile on Zhu Qing's face instantly disappeared. He placed the bow and arrow back on the table, picked up the book and flipped through it. "No need."

"If you don't want to go so far away, we can also shoot arrows in the courtyard."

Zhu Qing pushed the bow and arrows on the table towards Dugu Jingyu. "Princess, if you want to play with bows and arrows, then go ahead and play."

Dugu Jingyu knew that Zhu Qing really wanted this bow and arrow, but he just didn't want to shoot with her. Dugu Jingyu pushed the bow and arrow in front of Zhu Qing and said, "I... I suddenly remembered that there were still some things I had not finished dealing with, so I won't disturb Prince Consort any longer. Prince Consort, you can do as you please. "

Zhu Qing immediately stood up. "Farewell, Princess."

Dugu Jingyu was once again treated coldly by Zhu Qing and had no choice but to leave the Glow Platform. Not long after returning to her resting place, Zhichun complained in front of Dugu Jingyu, "Princess, not long after you left the Glow Platform, Prince Consort went to the backyard with a bow and arrow to shoot arrows."

"As long as he's happy."

Although Dugu Jingyu said this, she was extremely disappointed in her heart. Dugu Jingyu picked up a book and flipped through it, trying to calm the irritation in her heart, but she couldn't read a single word.

"Go and watch Prince Consort in the dark. He will report back after he finishes shooting."

"Yes."

Zhichun was about to leave when she was called back by Dugu Jingyu. "Forget it, if Zhu finds out that I'm spying on him, I'm afraid he won't be happy."