Empress: My husband is too strong, I can only lie down and relax.

Chapter 6 Leaving the capital, you may go!

"but……"

But soon, Gu Chenyuan hesitated, then waved his hand and said, "You may all leave!"

Where their gaze fell, they saw none other than the Third Prince and his entourage.

"Your subject takes his leave!"

Even though the Third Prince and his entourage were unwilling, they could only bow and leave Yi'an Palace.

Liu Ruyan was completely distraught, like a walking corpse.

The Sixth Prince is going to take her to the Tai Xuan Sect, the place that should rightfully belong to her.

"I'll take my leave now!"

At this moment, Yunshuiyao finally broke free from Qin Chong's grasp and left the main hall.

Although he lacked proper etiquette, Gu Chenyuan's expression remained unchanged throughout.

Only after the two of them were left in the main hall did Gu Chenyuan speak: "Cheng'er, I have to tell you the truth."

"The Great Qian Dynasty only has one spot to send you to the Tai Xuan Sect. Actually, seeing how loving you and your husband are, I don't want you to suffer in the Tai Xuan Sect."

The eldest prince was chosen by the Tai Xuan Sect because of his spiritual talent, while Gu Jiancheng only received an outer sect qualification.

Now that Gu Jiancheng is married and the couple is very loving, it would be better for him to stay in the capital and live a happy life.

"Moreover, your imperial consort is a spirit herself. If she goes to the Tai Xuan Sect, she can directly become an inner disciple..."

Gu Chenyuan continued.

At that time, the couple, separated by the inner and outer doors, would be worlds apart.

"Father, please rest assured. Since I have chosen to leave, I have naturally considered everything carefully. Shuiyao is the best woman in the world and will never change her mind." Gu Jiancheng laughed, seemingly unconcerned.

"Sigh, I know I can't dissuade you. Fine, since you've really made up your mind, then go!"

Gu Chenyuan sighed, "Before you go to the Tai Xuan Sect, don't forget to visit your mother. Your father will have the Imperial Guards escort you to the Tai Xuan Sect."

"Your son thanks Your Majesty. Your Majesty, please take good care of your health. Your son will come back to visit often."

"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"

Gu Jiancheng prostrated himself on the ground, performed the nine-kowtow ceremony, and then got up and left.

After a long while, in the empty and desolate hall, Gu Chenyuan's originally upright figure on the dragon throne suddenly collapsed, as if he had aged a great deal in an instant.

Outside the capital city.

After quickly packing his belongings, Gu Jiancheng took Yun Shuiyao and boarded the carriage.

Surrounded by three thousand imperial guards, the carriage, adorned with gold, silver, and gemstones, sped along the official road, pulled by five swift steeds.

Yun Shuiyao leaned against the window, watching the magnificent imperial capital gradually recede into the distance, and she was even a little dazed.

She entered the palace for only one night, yet she became a spirit, regained her cultivation, and even the first seal on her life soul began to loosen.

From this moment on, the Great Qian Imperial Capital can no longer contain her.

But the golden soup was too tempting, so after much hesitation, Yunshuiyao still sat firmly on the soft couch.

"Um!?"

But soon, Yun Shuiyao's expression suddenly changed slightly; this was not the direction to the Tai Xuan Sect.

"Before going to the Tai Xuan Sect, I need to see my mother." This was the first sentence Gu Jiancheng uttered since leaving the Yi An Palace.

"You, Mother?" Yun Shuiyao's beautiful eyes sparkled.

"Yes, her tomb."

Gu Jiancheng pursed his lips, his silver hair hanging over his eyes like a layer of gray-white clouds obscuring the Milky Way.

Yunshuiyao lowered the window curtains and didn't speak again.

At this moment, Gu Jiancheng seemed like a different person, someone who had become...unfamiliar.

An hour later, the thunderous footsteps of the Imperial Guards suddenly ceased.

"arrive."

Gu Jiancheng suddenly got up and got out of the car.

Yunshuiyao hesitated for a moment inside the carriage.

Now that she had left the palace, she could have avoided going to the imperial mausoleum.

Gu Jiancheng's mother had nothing to do with her.

"The Empress Dowager must also be eager to see you."

Outside the carriage, Gu Jiancheng spoke, but he did not use the Phoenix Bone Golden Soup to tempt him.

Gu Jiancheng disdained making any deals with his mother.

Even if Yun Shuiyao didn't want to get off the bus, he wouldn't make things difficult for her.

brush!

But the next moment, Yunshuiyao lifted the curtain.

His face, devoid of any emotional fluctuation, remained as cold as ice, yet in Gu Jiancheng's eyes, it shone like the bright moon in that instant.

It wasn't until Yun Shuiyao gracefully leaped down from the carriage and climbed the steps in front of the imperial mausoleum that Gu Jiancheng came to his senses.

"You stay."

After saying that, Gu Jiancheng hurriedly chased after him.

The Imperial Mausoleum of the Great Qian Dynasty is located on Mount Jiuyi. Construction began after the birth of Emperor Gu Chenyuan and took fifty years to complete. However, today, only one Empress of the Great Qian Dynasty is buried in this mausoleum.

Half an hour later, Gu Jiancheng finally arrived in front of the mausoleum.

The imperial mausoleum has 9,900 stone steps, and Gu Jiancheng didn't miss a single one. Yun Shuiyao was only a moment earlier than her.

But at this moment, Yun Shuiyao stared blankly at the two stone tablets in front of the mausoleum.

Because the stone tablet in the very center was completely blank.

This is the tombstone of the Empress of the Great Qian Dynasty, yet it doesn't even have her name on it?

With a question in her mind, Yun Shuiyao turned around, only to see Gu Jiancheng already kneeling in front of the mausoleum.

"My father felt guilty towards my mother, so he did not leave his name on the stone tablet."

Gu Jiancheng seemed to know Yun Shuiyao's doubts and explained.

"What about the monument behind it?"

Yunshuiyao asked again.

The second stone tablet in front of the mausoleum should be a portrait of the Empress of the Great Qian Dynasty, but the woman depicted on it has a graceful figure and her hair is as red as rosy clouds, but her face is blank, as if the ink has been used up.

"Father said that Mother is the most beautiful woman in the world. He has visited many famous painters, but none of them could capture even a fraction of her beauty," Gu Jiancheng added.

Yun Shuiyao raised an eyebrow, "A painting can't capture even a fraction of the beauty of the Empress of the Great Qian Dynasty. Just how beautiful must she be?!"

For a moment, it even piqued her curiosity.

Gu Jiancheng remained silent, kneeling on the moss-covered stone slab, as still and steadfast as a meditating immortal or Buddha, like a reef in a turbulent sea.

He knelt for half an hour before Gu Jiancheng finally stood up.

"A mother's status rises with her son's."

"Even though the Empress Dowager's tomb is now nameless."

"But one day, I will make heaven and earth and all things their monument, and let the chanting of immortals and Buddhas be their inscription."

"I have never met my mother."

"But one day, I will step into the underworld, look up at the netherworld, and see her with my own eyes."

“Tell her that her son is not a piece of trash.”

After Gu Jiancheng finished speaking, he turned and went down the mountain, leaving Yun Shuiyao with only an extremely resolute back view.

Her silver hair, like a galaxy, shone brightly in the sunlight.

"Treading upon the Yellow Springs, looking up at the Netherworld..."

Yun Shuiyao watched Gu Jiancheng's retreating figure and murmured to herself.

Why would a worldly, useless prince possess such lofty ambitions that surpass all realms?

At this moment, Gu Jiancheng was someone she knew nothing about.

"Your Highness, news has come from Qianlong."

At the foot of Mount Jiuyi, a ragged beggar emerged from the forest and handed a wax pill to Gu Jiancheng.

Gu Jiancheng crushed the wax pill, glanced at the words inside, and a sneer appeared on his lips.

"Brother, I never expected that the first one to attack me would be you!" "And you really went all out, even hiring assassins from Chasing Life Valley."

The eldest prince was originally in the capital, but now they still won't let go of his younger brother!

"Okay, I understand. Go back now. While I'm away from the capital, continue gathering intelligence. I'll find someone to liaise with you."

"Yes, ma'am!" The beggar nodded, then disappeared into the dense forest, vanishing without a trace in a few breaths.

Gu Jiancheng then turned around and looked into the distance, at the top of Mount Jiuyi, at the figure gracefully descending.

After paying respects to the Empress Dowager, it's time to continue conquering Yunshuiyao.

When Yunshuiyao descended from the imperial tomb, Qin Chong was already waiting in front of the carriage, and there was no one else around.

"The Imperial Guards are waiting outside the Imperial Mausoleum. Here it is just you and me. Now, you are free."

Yunshuiyao: "???"

What's wrong with Gu Jiancheng?