TFWYH – Chapter 586 Gu Shi’s Lament

After Tang Wan left that day, Yuanyuan had already met with Steward Rui from Jin Lin’s household.

When Steward Rui learned that suspicious people had appeared in the pleasure district, he immediately sent his men into action.

So everything Gu Yanshuang managed to investigate was exactly what Yuanyuan wanted her to know.

For example, that Huangfu Yi had met Yuanyuan while going to Xiangxi Town for disaster relief, that the two had hit it off at first sight, and that Yuanyuan had secretly given him her heart…

In short, it was a melodramatic story of a courtesan finding true love.

When Gu Yanshuang received this information, she was so furious she nearly exploded. Ignoring Aunt Qiuwen’s attempts to stop her, she led a group of people angrily to Huangfu Yi’s study.

Huangfu Yi frowned slightly. The moment he heard the commotion outside, all romantic thoughts instantly vanished.

A glint flashed through Yuanyuan’s eyes, but she said considerately,

“Your Highness, you should go out and have a look. Don’t make the Princess Consort angry.”

“Afraid of making her angry?” Huangfu Yi snorted coldly. “Does she even know what it means to respect her husband’s authority?”

He released Yuanyuan and strode outside.

Yuanyuan arched a brow, tidied her appearance, and looked toward the doorway.

There she saw Gu Yanshuang being blocked by two guards, loudly making a scene.

That face so similar to Jiang Shi’s was full of fury.

Huangfu Yi’s eyes turned cold as he spoke sternly,

“What are you making such a racket for?”

The two guards immediately stepped aside when they heard his voice.

Gu Yanshuang forced tears from her eyes and staggered over to Huangfu Yi, clutching his sleeve as she cried,

“Your Highness, this concubine just went to see Sheng’er. I do not know what mistake he made to anger Your Highness so greatly. He is still only a child, even if—”

“Shut up!”

Huangfu Yi now became agitated the moment he heard Gu Yanshuang’s voice, and his tone was extremely harsh.

“A child? A nineteen-year-old child? Don’t you feel ashamed saying that? What kind of child abducts innocent women by force and casually tortures noble daughters to death? Gu Shi, the reason he has become like this today is entirely because you failed to discipline him properly. And now you still indulge him. Must he commit some monstrous crime before you are satisfied?”

Gu Yanshuang was stunned by his sharp rebuke. Only after a long moment did she recover and stammer,

“This concubine knows I failed in discipline. I have wronged Your Highness. But even a tiger does not eat its own cubs. If a child is disobedient, then teach him properly. Why must Your Highness be so enraged as to injure the child so severely? He is not only my son—he is your child as well!”