Unrepentant

Chapter 23:The News of her death arrived

Gu Hongjian suddenly thought of the big day of Lin Size's wedding.

The big day of Lin Size's wedding, from Ping Sheng Palace to Cheng Xi Palace, from the outer walls to the inner walls, the floors were covered with red rugs, the normally cold and austere palace was permeated with an auspicious air.

As the only female official within court, the responsibility of escorting He Fang Ning from Ping Sheng Palace to Cheng Xi Palace could only fall to Gu Hongjian; He Fang Ning sat within the palanquin, while Gu Hongjian rode a horse besides her. The horse even had a big red flower decorating its head. For a moment she even had a hallucination that she was the one marrying a wife.

Everyone in the world, including Gu Hongjian, all believed that Lin Size's harem would never have any woman in it.

However, he actually suddenly wanted to appoint a consort, even more so, it was just a small farmer girl from a village close to the capital, an ordinary daughter of a farmer, which left many people befuddled.

Naturally, Gu Hongjian was the one who could understand it the least.

They had just finished fighting, and Gu Hongjian was originally just waiting, waiting for time to calm everything down, to let the two slowly reconcile.

But Lin Size just suddenly announced that he was going to appoint a consort.

Gu Hongjian felt that this was Lin Size seeking to anger her, but slowly, after seeing the palace gradually being painted the auspicious red color, she finally realized that Lin Size was being serious.

And she didn't have any way of stopping it.

Gu Hongjian had never seen He Fang Ning, and only knew that her countenance was fair, the emperor had pity towards her, and that he intended to be with her through life and never give up on her, and she hadn't even received favor from him, and yet he even just a.s.signed her the "Ning" regal name. Such an overflowing granting of grace, it was perhaps the first time since the start of his reign.

To never give up on her......

It was too funny, but Gu Hongjian couldn't make herself laugh.

This "Ning" character, and the "Ning" surname, how much of a relations.h.i.+p did it really have, she really wouldn't dare ponder.

"Official Gu, after entering Cheng Xi palace, she'll need to leave the palanquin, and you'll need to dismount your horse. We'll bother you with helping Consort Ning down."

Gu Hongjian hadn't quite recovered from her thoughts, as Eunuch Jiang, who stood at the side suddenly spoke. Gu Hongjian raised her head, and noticed that they had already arrived before the palace gate. After entering this set of doors, Lin Size would be inside, the hundreds of military and civil officials would be inside, and Consort Ning would also be inside.

Only she, only she shouldn't enter this set of doors.

Gu Hongjian dismounted, speaking to He Fang Ning across the palanquin beads, "Consort Ning, please exit the palanquin."

There wasn't much of a response from within, a while later, a soft hand reached out, the skin snowy white, with soft and smooth nails. Gu Hongjian stared for a bit before reaching out her hand to catch her.

Because Gu Hongjian's hands had wielded a blade for so long, so there were scars all over her hand, and because she had wielded a brush for so long, her hands were also covered with calluses, the two sets of hands, when compared side by side, were a world apart.

He Fang Ning was helped by her out of the palanquin, neither hurriedly nor slowly, they stepped onto the red rugs. Gu Hongjian led her by the hand, carefully leading her forward. as they arrived before the door, Gu Hongjian stated, "Raise your foot, step into the household."1