Chapter 1088 — The Gu Family in Grave Danger: Though Gu Mengyao Knew She Could Not Interfere in Wei Zhao's Actions, She Still Felt a Small Measure of Disappointment
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"Sister Yao-yao, what is it? You look so disappointed." Shen Yushu studied Gu Mengyao, who was plainly out of sorts, and asked with a grin, "Is it because Brother Arrow-Brand hasn't shown his face at the villa all day?"
"Don't talk nonsense. When have I ever been disappointed? Wei Zhao has real business to see to. Feng Xiaoxiao hasn't much time left. I am not a woman who cannot see the larger picture. Even if he has failed in a follower's duty, it makes no difference to me." Gu Mengyao spoke coolly.
"Actually, Sister Yao-yao, you could always pretend to be ill!" Shen Yushu offered. "Then Brother Arrow-Brand would have to stay at your side!"
"What sort of nonsense is that? If you want to fake it, you fake it." Gu Mengyao shot her a glare and switched on the television.
Shen Yushu's idea was far too unreliable. Who was Wei Zhao? A physician of no small skill. If he ever learned she had feigned illness, she would become a laughingstock. Gu Mengyao would never stoop to anything so foolish.
In the Dark Night Palace, within a dim chamber, Palace Mistress Wan'er sat upon the couch, staring into nothing, and no one could say what she was thinking...
So many days had already passed. Were they well? Had they settled their quarrels with the Yu and Xiao families, and with the hidden Zhao family? She was sick with worry, and yet there was nothing she could do. The Grand Elder had placed her under house arrest, and beyond her door stood two elders no weaker than herself, set to watch her. There was no escape for Palace Mistress Wan'er.
There were times when Palace Mistress Wan'er wished only to die. Yet she knew she could not die. If she died, who would avenge her husband and her daughter? As matters stood, there was nothing for it but to cultivate all the harder, to break through to the Heaven rank as soon as might be, to come down from the mountain at the earliest day, and to have her vengeance upon those who had wronged her husband and her daughter.
Footsteps came from beyond the door. Palace Mistress Wan'er started slightly. It was not the hour for meals; by rights the elders set to guard her would not be moving about so freely, nor entering her room. That footsteps should sound outside could mean only one thing: someone had come.
Sure enough, before long the door was pushed open, and in came the Grand Elder and Elder Li.
"Grand Elder, Elder Li..." Though she bore the Grand Elder a good deal of resentment for keeping her under house arrest, Palace Mistress Wan'er showed her no disrespect whatsoever. After all, Palace Mistress Wan'er understood that, stubborn and pitiless though the Grand Elder might be, everything she did was done for the Dark Night Palace.
She had never married in all her life, and for one reason only: she had given her whole life's strength to the Dark Night Palace, and her fondest dream was to see it become the first palace of the martial world.
"Wan'er, you may go out." The Grand Elder announced her decision without inflection.
"What?" At the Grand Elder's words, Palace Mistress Wan'er could not help but start. She had never expected the Grand Elder to actually consent to let her out! Amid her delight she could not help turning to look at Elder Li. Could it be that he had made some effort on her behalf?
Seeing Palace Mistress Wan'er look his way, Elder Li could only smile a bitter smile and shake his head. "Congratulations, Palace Mistress. The son-in-law and the young lady..."
"Ahem!" Before Elder Li could finish, the Grand Elder cut him off. "What son-in-law? Where would a son-in-law come from?"
"This..." At the Grand Elder's words, Elder Li was thrown into embarrassment. He hastily corrected himself: "Mr. Gu Pengzhan and Miss Gu Mengyao. They are out of danger now. They are safe."