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Chapter 479: The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (229)

Chapter 479: The Imperial Concubine Is Pure and Elegant (Two Hundred and Twenty-Nine)

Ji Wei thought Ma Chongyuan was abominable, and Ma Chongyuan thought Concubine Ji was stingy. Reciprocity is the norm! The Queen Mother had given a gift, but Concubine Ji didn't give her any. She lamented that this trip was in vain!

She didn't know what would happen after leaving the palace. She had finally tried to budget carefully, but Concubine Ji had no intention of giving any gifts at all.

She knew that Concubine Ji and her aura were not compatible! She had no face at all!

Ma Jingmin looked at her several carts of luggage and felt satisfied again. Although some high-ranking items and things from the Imperial Household Department could not be taken away, she still received many rewards during the holidays in recent years. These gold, silver, jewelry, silks and satins were the foundation of her future life!

Ma Jingmin consoled herself, saying that, after all, she didn't have any good feelings towards Concubine Ji, and she had only given her two sachets. If Concubine Ji didn't want to give her a gift, then she didn't need one, and she didn't care.

Thinking of what His Majesty said, that he would give her a surprise, Miss Ma couldn't help but look forward to it!

What surprise will His Majesty give her?

Seven days later, His Majesty summoned Miss Ma and a legitimate son of a baron's family, and then granted Miss Ma a marriage and rewarded her with a thousand taels of silver.

Everyone in the capital was very shocked. Their monarch was truly tolerant and didn't mind his concubine marrying someone else!

These ministers recalled that the previous monarch had abandoned the harem. The emperor at that time also dismissed all the concubines, and even the queen left the palace.

There are many different opinions about the whereabouts of Empress Qiao. Some say that Empress Qiao became a nun; some say that Empress Qiao worshipped a Taoist priest and practiced Taoism; some say that Empress Qiao got married and had children; some even say that Empress Qiao never left the palace and committed suicide in the palace.

The emperor of the previous dynasty was able to act on his own and abandon his harem, let alone the current emperor who had fought his way out of a sea of ​​blood and swords.

When the late emperor was still alive, Prince Zhan was young and hot-tempered, and he could not tolerate any grain of sand in his eyes. He dealt severely with those criminals in the capital. Those playboys would take a detour when they saw Prince Zhan, and they respected Miss Cui, who was held in the palm of Prince Zhan's hand.

Although the emperor has restrained his murderous aura, these ministers dare not push him too far, fearing that the emperor will become angry and pick up the sword hanging above his head and kill them with one blow.

These ministers had urged the emperor to retract his decree, but the emperor clearly wouldn't listen. The Empress Dowager feigned illness and refused to see guests, while Prime Minister Xuan remained silent on the matter. Without a leader to lead the charge, they calmed down and stopped making a fuss.

What's the big deal? Your Majesty is still young, with two sons and a daughter. He might even expand his harem in the future. Your Majesty may appear benevolent, but in reality, he's the least afraid of bloodshed. Why should they interfere?

Regardless, the ministers felt that a lovestruck emperor seemed to appear every few hundred years in Daliang. They truly envied Duke Cui and Imperial Concubine Cui. Anyone with a discerning eye knew the Cui family was enjoying a period of imperial favor. For a time, the Duke's residence was inundated with visitors. Duke Cui, overwhelmed by the worry, took leave, claiming illness, and only then did the noise subside.

When Gu Xiaoyu heard the news that the emperor had granted her marriage, she also instructed her maid Douzhi to pack up her things.

"Douzhi, have we packed our things? If we have, go tell Eunuch Le Chang so that the people at the palace gate can let us in. We can leave the palace tomorrow. I'm already craving those thousand-layer almond pastries at the West Street entrance."

Douzhi was also very happy and said with a smile, "Alright, alright! Miss, we can leave the palace tomorrow. After Ma Chongyuan left the palace, Madam sent a letter in, hoping that you would leave the palace as soon as possible. It's been half a month now, and Madam must be impatient to wait."

Thinking of her strong mother and her loving brother, Gu Xiaoyu felt more confident. Although her father was pedantic, he listened to her mother the most and loved her as a daughter. She wanted to leave the palace!

She will leave the palace tomorrow!

That night, Gu Xiaoyu was so excited that she couldn't sleep. The next day, Gu Xiaoyu boarded the carriage leaving the palace. Looking back at the red walls and golden tiles bathed in the sun, she couldn't help but shed tears.

She was so afraid that one day she would be framed and plotted against, and turn into a pile of bones in a dark prison.

She was also afraid that she would not be able to control herself and fight back, becoming unrecognizable and with her hands stained with blood.

The palace life in the past few years made her feel as if she had spent most of her life in fear every day, and the days when she frowned even in her dreams would finally never happen again.

"Miss, why are you crying? Are you reluctant to leave the palace?"

Gu Xiaoyu wiped her tears and smiled: "No, I am happy!"

Although she doesn't know what the road ahead holds, Gu Xiaoyu believes that she will grit her teeth and go through the long years to reach the destination of her heart.