jdhmnovel Chapter 185 Different From the Past
Chapter 185 Different From the Past
Jiang Zhi gently smoothed down Gu Liang's still furrowed brows.
"Langlang, promise me, don't frown over people who aren't worth it."
Jiang Zhi had lost count of how many times she had seen Gu Liang frown; she couldn't bear to see such an expression on his face.
Liangliang had already suffered enough in the past, and she didn't want to continue suffering after being with her.
Gu Liang's eyes softened. "Zhu Tao, I have no regrets."
She will never know what he will never regret.
Jiang Zhi felt no regret about marrying her.
Jiang Zhi's eyes were completely free of any other thoughts, only focused on him, "Me too."
She did not regret marrying him.
"Hmm?" When Jiang Zhi looked up again, a jade pendant had been placed in her hand.
Jiang Zhi pointed at himself and said, "Give it to me?"
Gu Liang stared intently at her. "Yours."
Seeing the tears welling up in his eyes, Jiang Zhi suddenly had some ideas.
Jiang Zhi smiled playfully, "Then it's mine." She hid it in her sleeve.
The next morning, Jiang Zhi went to Junkangtang first.
"Stop!" Lu Nianqiu put down what he was doing and went to greet Jiang Zhi.
Jiang Zhi winked at her, and Lu Nianqiu understood, "You guys go down first."
The waiter at Junkangtang responded, "Yes."
"Cousin, so the date is the Autumn Equinox, the second day of the eighth lunar month?"
Lu Nianqiu gave a soft "hmm".
"Cousin, you don't like autumn, doesn't the young master know that?"
"Stop, stop." Lu Nianqiu's eyes were full of smiles. "I no longer care whether he loves me or not. He is the heir apparent or the legitimate son. I will not suffer if I marry him."
"Besides, I can tell that he has ulterior motives towards the Prince of Liang, but I'm afraid he might make a move against you."
Jiang Zhi was somewhat surprised, "Cousin, you can't gamble with your happiness."
“I know,” Lu Nianqiu said, “It is not something we can decide on matters of the royal family, but this way, there may be less bloodshed.”
She was a doctor, so why would she want to see the bloodshed of war?
Jiang Zhi originally had some plans of his own, but after hearing what Lu Nianqiu said, he felt that it made sense.
She met Lu Nianqiu's gaze and said, "Cousin, I won't let him hurt you."
Lu Nianqiu believed Zhizhi's words. From the moment Zhizhi began to fight against the Liu family, she felt that Zhizhi had grown up.
"I will not allow anyone to harm the Jiang family."
A more certain voice came from behind Jiang Zhi.
He came to pick up Jiang Zhi, carrying freshly bought, still-warm pastries.
"This is a newly opened food stall in Kyoto. Let me show you what it's like. You might like it."
Jiang Zhi was overjoyed to hear this, and after tasting it, she was even more delighted. "Delicious!"
She habitually popped one into Gu Liang's mouth and turned to ask, "Cousin, you should try it."
Lu Nianqiu took a bite of the pastry that Jiang Zhi offered to her, nodded, and said, "It's delicious."
Caught off guard, Gu Liang quickly bit down, chewed, and swallowed.
Lu Nianqiu smiled.
The two stayed for lunch before leaving.
Gu Liang rode his horse along the side of the carriage. Seeing Jiang Zhi leaning against the window looking out, he asked, "Since you've come out for a while, why don't you get off and walk around?"
Jiang Zhi nodded, got off the carriage, and casually asked the children playing in the street, "Liangliang, look how interesting those children are."
Gu Liang seemed to understand Jiang Zhi's unspoken question, "Does Zhu Tao prefer girls or boys?"
"girl."
Jiang Zhi answered quickly because Yu'er in her previous life was a girl.
A smile appeared in Gu Liang's eyes. He loved teasing Jiang Zhi the most. "Is one enough?"
Jiang Zhi nudged Gu Liang with her shoulder, "Who wants to have a child with you?"
After saying that, he quickly walked to the trinkets stall in front of him.
Gu Liang immediately beamed and followed.
Zhu Tao buys whatever she finds novel, and buys whatever she finds delicious. She even brings hairpins and hair ornaments for Wu Shi and Chen Xi.
In short, this time is different from the last.
As night fell, Gu Liang brought Jiang Zhi into the palace.
Tonight, the Hidden Moon Palace is unusually quiet and cold.
The Imperial Noble Consort sat on the bed, thinking about recent events.
It was as if she was being pushed around by someone, and she seemed to have become someone else's pawn.
Even her dearest son seemed to be being used.
Gu Yuan's affair with Jiang Luan became public knowledge, and Liu Shi, whom he had painstakingly arranged to work in the Zhenyuan Marquis's mansion, died mysteriously.
Later, at the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, Gu Yuan embarrassed herself. Then, the Chu family was massacred, Gu Yuan was poisoned, and became unable to have children.
There was even the story of her own experience of being caught in a fire at the White Horse Temple, and the Wen family being exiled.
Each and every one of these events was meticulously planned.
It's Jiang Zhi, it's her, it's all her.
She always thought Jiang Zhi was just a naive girl who couldn't cause any trouble, but she never expected that she was the one who orchestrated all of this.
Her ambitions were truly enormous.
The Imperial Noble Consort collapsed onto the bed, tears streaming down her face.
She miscalculated; she actually miscalculated.
Before long, a sound came from outside. Under the bright moonlight, a familiar figure appeared, accompanied by long, drawn-out footsteps.
A familiar face slowly appeared in her incredulous gaze.
"I never imagined that the Imperial Noble Consort, who was respected by thousands in the palace, would fall to such a state."
"This is truly beyond my expectations."
Jiang Zhi spoke very gently.
But it was covered in venom, which seeped deep into her heart.
The Imperial Noble Consort was clearly frightened, but she managed to remain calm.
She was an Imperial Noble Consort, how could she be frightened by her? She smiled disdainfully, "Princess Liang, what refined taste you have! You've come here to relax?"
She stood up and brushed the stray hairs behind her ear.
When Jiang Zhi met the Imperial Noble Consort, he specially changed into a white robe and stepped forward, moving his sleeves.
"Your Majesty may not know this, but Your Majesty has long since abandoned Prince Jing and exiled him to the Northern Barbarians."
"What?!"
How could that be? Yuan'er is the emperor's most beloved son.
Moreover, even if the emperor is completely disillusioned with her, he won't...
Could it be that the emperor already knows Yuan'er's true identity?
"How could His Majesty know? Does he know Yuan'er's identity?" the Imperial Noble Consort blurted out.
"Oh? Identity?" Jiang Zhi asked, looking bewildered. "Does His Highness Prince Jing perhaps have some other identity that is unknown to others?"
She realized she had said the wrong thing.
Jiang Zhi did it on purpose; she was bluffing her.
“No,” the Imperial Noble Consort calmed down, “Yuan’er is His Majesty’s child, the most esteemed Prince Jing in Yanjing.”
She became calmer.
"But Princess Consort of Liang, how much longer do you think the Prince of Liang can live?"
"You must recognize this jade pendant."
The Imperial Noble Consort glared at her, "Where did you get this?"
She reached out to grab it, but Jiang Zhi pulled her hand back.
She threw this jade pendant away back then, so how did it end up in Jiang Zhi's hands again?
No, this isn't the one from back then!
She swallowed hard, gathered her thoughts, and said quickly, "Isn't this the jade pendant that the Prince of Liang wore?"
"There's nothing strange about this."
She remembered that Gu Liang also had a similar jade pendant, which was given to him by the late Empress.
“No,” Jiang Zhi tilted her head slightly, a faint smile playing on her lips, “This was given to me by the late Empress.”
She said, "It's been so long! Have you thought about me?"
There was a faint resentment in her eyes.
It's her, it's her who's back?