TFWYH – Chapter 638 Sarcastic and Uncomfortable

“But I still want to tell her!” After pondering for a moment, Tang Wan raised her head to meet his gaze and said word by word, “If I say it, I may be treated like a madwoman. But if I don’t, my conscience won’t be at peace. That’s still an innocent life. Why should it bear the sins of its parents?”

Ling Yu stared at her steadily for a long moment before suddenly smiling helplessly. “You, honestly… I really don’t know what to say about you.”

Tang Wan scratched the back of her head awkwardly. “It’s just an occupational habit. I can’t stand seeing it happen!”

Ling Yu no longer stopped her. “Forget it. If you want to say it, then say it. The Third Prince and his wife will also enter the palace tonight. Rather than going to find her now, you may as well go home and dress up before accompanying your husband into the palace. You can’t possibly attend the palace banquet dressed like this, can you?”

“Alright!” Tang Wan thought for a moment before nodding in agreement.

Ling Yu added, “But let me make one thing clear first. You only need to privately remind the Third Prince and his wife. Whether they listen or not is not something you can control.”

“Mhm, mhm!” Tang Wan nodded again.

Of course she would not force others to obey her wishes.

She would say what needed to be said. Whether they believed it or not was their business.

She merely wanted peace of mind.

The couple agreed and returned home together to change clothes.

Ling Yu changed into the official robes of a third-rank minister. The dark crimson robes made his already pale skin appear even fairer, and his handsome features looked breathtakingly refined.

Tang Wan, meanwhile, changed into the formal purple court attire befitting her rank as a county princess.

Aside from the heaviness on her head, everything else was fine.

Tang Wan touched the exaggerated pearl crown atop her head and suddenly felt sympathetic toward women of ancient times.

Even with her supernatural abilities, she thought it was heavy. What about those women who claimed to be delicate and fragile?

Especially the legendary empresses and noble consorts—after wearing such things for years, the fact that their necks had not become crooked was a skill in itself.

After the couple finished dressing, they left Su Xi and Qing Feng behind to look after the house. The two then rode in a horse carriage pulled by Taxue and slowly headed toward the imperial palace.

As dusk gradually fell, snow soon began to descend.

Even so, the liveliness of the capital did not lessen in the slightest.

Every household had hung up brand-new red lanterns outside their doors.

The guards at the palace gates stood spirited and upright like mighty lions unmoved by wind or snow.

One luxurious carriage after another stopped before the palace entrance as officials stepped down and exchanged greetings with one another.

Not long afterward, the carriage from the Chancellor’s Residence also arrived.

Gu Qitian helped Gu Hengcang down from the carriage, with Gu Xiyan following behind them.

The entire scene immediately fell silent, and countless gleeful, mocking gazes focused on the three of them.

Of course, there were also officials from the Chancellor’s faction who stepped forward to flatter him while sarcastically mocking the officials enjoying the spectacle.

The Chancellor had merely been confined to his residence, not stripped of his office.

Did these people dare laugh at him because they were tired of living?

The surrounding officials all suddenly came back to their senses.

That’s right!

The man was still the Chancellor!

One man below heaven, above ten thousand others. It was best not to push things too far.

Immediately, many more officials crowded over to flatter him.

Soon afterward, another carriage arrived.

Grand Tutor Yi stepped out of the carriage. Upon seeing Gu Hengcang surrounded by people, he instantly grinned. “Oh my, Chancellor Gu, weren’t you under house arrest? I didn’t expect His Majesty would still allow you to attend the palace banquet. Truly, the Emperor’s grace is boundless!”

Gu Hengcang replied with a smile that did not reach his eyes, “This Chancellor is, after all, the Chancellor of a nation. On such a family reunion occasion, how could His Majesty possibly forget me? Grand Tutor, you worry too much.”

Grand Tutor Yi chuckled. “True enough. After all, the Second Prince’s Consort gave birth to such an outstanding son for the Second Prince. As the father of the Second Prince’s Consort, besides being Chancellor, you’re also half an imperial relative now!”