Empress Gu was startled at first, and then she secretly laughed. This Gu Xinian didn't trust her as her biological aunt! Are you afraid that she would bully a thirteen-year-old girl?
At this time, Queen Gu had completely forgotten the fact that she had tried every possible means before.
"Let them come in!" Queen Gu ordered lightly and couldn't help but glance at Ye Qinglan. She saw Ye Qinglan standing tall and graceful, her expression soft and calm, and she didn't even show the slightest surprise when she heard that Gu Xinian was coming.
It is really rare to have such determination at such a young age...
The figures of the prince and Gu Xinian soon appeared at the door of the side hall.
Ye Qinglan lowered her head slightly, without squinting. She didn't even glance at Gu Xinian out of the corner of her eye. Empress Gu knew that it was the same thing, so she couldn't just frown in front of her. If she left it to Empress Gu,
It's not a good idea to give a bad impression of being frivolous.
"My son has met the Queen Mother," the prince smiled and greeted Queen Gu, but his eyes drifted to Ye Qinglan, who was standing quietly aside.
It turned out that she was the lovely girl who worried Gu Xinian! If he remembered correctly, he seemed to have met this girl twice...
Gu Xinian also stepped forward to salute Empress Gu. Empress Gu said with a smile: "Okay, there is no need to be so polite." After a pause, she teased teasingly: "How come you guys are free to come here? Don't you know?
There are guests here in this palace, so they must have come here specially!"
Gu Xinian responded with a smile without changing his face: "How can I hide my nephew's thoughts from my aunt?" After saying that, he looked at Ye Qinglan naturally: "Cousin Lan, are you okay?"
Ever since he received the news from Ruomei and learned that Ye Qinglan deliberately made himself ill to avoid Xue's persecution, he has been stuck in an inexplicable anxious mood. Even though everything has been arranged, he is still uneasy. Knowing that
She would enter the palace today. As soon as he finished handling the official errands, he hurriedly entered the palace. He just wanted to see with his own eyes whether she was okay.
His tone was very calm, but his deep black eyes showed concern.
Ye Qinglan felt a soft sweetness in her heart, felt a little blessed, and said with a smile: "Thank you, Cousin Gu, for thinking about me. I had an occasional illness a few days ago. I have recovered now."
To say that she has recovered is actually an exaggeration. She was ill and bedridden for several days, and it was not until yesterday that she got better. In such a short period of time, it is impossible to completely recover. Even after applying a thin layer of powder, you can still see some signs of recovery after the illness.
Come thin and haggard.
Gu Xinian calmly charged all this debt to Mr. Xue.
In front of Queen Gu and the Crown Prince, it was inconvenient for the two of them to say anything more. They only exchanged quick knowing glances and then looked away.
The prince was very curious about Ye Qinglan. He looked at Ye Qinglan with a smile, then winked at Gu Xinian ambiguously: "Cousin, this Miss Ye Shi is really beautiful."
Gu Xinian was very unhappy with his slightly frivolous tone and attitude, and smiled lightly: "His Royal Highness, you are so complimentary."
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Every time Gu Xinian was unhappy, he would always call him His Highness the Crown Prince in this tone.
The prince coughed and retracted his gaze decisively. Because of Shen Qiuyu's incident, he still felt guilty towards Gu Xinian. In addition, Gu Xinian was scheming and resourceful. He seemed to have become the backbone of his faction.
Therefore, he could never act like the Crown Prince in front of Gu Xinian...
Seeing that the prince was so knowledgeable, Gu Xinian's unhappiness finally subsided a little. With Shen Qiuyu's lessons learned, he would never allow the prince to get even half a step closer to Ye Qinglan, not even to take one more look!
"It's already noon, you two should stay and have lunch with me!" Empress Gu's smiling voice sounded.
Of course, Gu Xinian wanted to find a chance to talk to Ye Qinglan. But Fengyi Hall was definitely not a suitable place. Just when he was hesitating, he heard the prince smile and respond: "Okay. I won't be going back to the house today. That's right." I haven't had lunch with my mother for some days."
Empress Gu smiled pointedly and said: "You are very busy every day now, how can you have time to accompany me, the queen mother?"
The prince smiled a little sarcastically. Crown Princess Mo was weak and sickly, and had never been liked by him. What he really loved was his concubine Shen Qiuyu. After Concubine Lin gave birth to his eldest son, he also showed great favor to her. In addition, a few days ago It is inevitable that the two beauties from Xina... are so busy that they don't have much time to enter the palace.
When Queen Gu saw that the prince was silent, she couldn't help but scolded you a few more times: "I've told you so many times not to indulge in women all day long. But you just don't listen. If your father finds out, I will just I’m afraid I’ll scold you again.”
...My father is not the same, favoring one beauty after another. The prince muttered secretly in his heart, but did not dare to refute, so he could only respond obediently. At first glance, it was perfunctory.
Seeing his appearance, Queen Gu lost her interest in saying anything else - after all, there were outsiders here, so she had to save some face for the prince.
At this moment, another palace maid came in and reported: "Queen Qi, Crown Princess and Concubine Shen and Concubine Lin are outside the palace asking to see you!"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was very surprised. Especially the prince, who couldn't help but said to himself: "It's strange, why are they here?" When they came out of the prince's mansion in the morning, they didn't want anything at all. Why did the idea of entering the palace pop up all of a sudden?
Ye Qinglan couldn't help but glance at Gu Xinian. When he heard his old lover's name, Gu Xinian's reaction was unusually calm, almost indifferent. It was as if Concubine Shen had nothing to do with him.
Empress Gu calmly ordered: "Let them all come in!" The palace maid responded respectfully and then left. After a while, the three women entered the side hall.
Mrs. Mo was dignified and elegant, Shen Qiuyu was beautiful and elegant, and Concubine Lin was also pretty, a beauty with a voluptuous figure.
This prince is really a bit lucky. Ye Qinglan thought casually and lowered his eyelids. Now that these three people are here, they will naturally have nothing to do next. Just stay calm and peaceful.
Mrs. Mo stood in front. Shen Qiuyu and Concubine Lin each stood beside Mrs. Mo and saluted Empress Gu together: "I have met the Queen Mother!"
Queen Gu said with a smile: "No need to be polite, just sit down and talk."
Mrs. Mo agreed with a smile, and then sat down next to the prince. As for Concubine Shen and Concubine Lin, they sat down below Mo.
Gu Xinian sat on the other side, facing the prince. As a result, the only people standing in the side hall were Yue Nvguan and Ye Qinglan.
However, Queen Gu seemed not to notice, and did not sit down. Instead, she chatted cordially with Mrs. Mo: "You guys haven't been in the palace for a while. I was still talking about it two days ago!" Shen Qiuyu Although He and Lin are concubines, they have no say in front of Empress Gu. Unless Empress Gu takes the initiative to ask, she has to stay aside quietly.
Mrs. Mo smiled and replied: "Thank you for your concern, Queen Mother. I also wanted to go to the palace more often to pay my respects to the Queen. Unfortunately, my health was not good enough. I had been feeling unwell for the past few days. I was afraid that I would be sick, so I did not go to the palace."
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Queen Gu couldn't help but expressed some concern, and then asked casually: "By the way, why didn't you bring Brother Ming with you today?"
When she mentioned Brother Ming, the smile on Mo's face deepened: "Brother Ming is still young and often cries and makes noises. I was afraid that it would disturb the mother's purity, so I didn't bring him."
The royal mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are actually no different from ordinary mothers-in-law and daughter-in-law. The topics they talk about when they sit together are nothing more than the shortcomings of their parents. Concubine Lin took advantage of the topic to revolve around Brother Ming and also interjected: "Brother Ming
I’ve gained a lot of weight these days!”
As expected, Queen Gu didn't mind her interruption, but asked enthusiastically: "Really? Has your appetite improved recently?"
Concubine Lin smiled and said: "Yes, I have to thank my mother for this. The two wet nurses specially selected from the palace have a lot of milk. Brother Ming eats a lot and grows quickly."
After hearing this, Empress Gu felt naturally relieved, with a smile on her face, and her attitude towards Concubine Lin became much kinder. Concubine Lin was secretly proud and glanced at Shen Qiuyu intentionally or unintentionally.
Huh, I just used that face to confuse His Highness the Crown Prince. It's a pity that I have only been doting for several years and have not given birth to a son and a half daughters...
Shen Qiuyu turned a blind eye to Concubine Lin's provocative gaze, and still maintained a subtle and elegant smile. However, most of her mind was taken up by the girl standing quietly aside. A series of fragments flashed through her mind...
Two months ago, the prince accidentally said after drinking: "Xinian already has a sweetheart, and he wants to ask his mother to marry him." At that time, she was surprised and confused after hearing the news, and more
But I couldn't believe it.
How could Gu Xinian fall in love with another woman? She should be the only one in his heart! The prince must have said this on purpose to test her. It must be like this!
Although she tried her best to comfort herself, she always felt uneasy in her heart. But such emotions could only be hidden deep in her heart and could never be noticed by anyone, especially the prince...
In the next two months, she kept sending people to quietly inquire about the matter. However, she inquired again and again, but nothing was found. Gu Xinian was busy with the official affairs of the court every day. He basically left early every day and came back late every day, and had no time to talk to any woman.
touch.
Before she could completely relax, she heard the news that Gu Xinian was staying in Zheng Guogong's Mansion. She didn't take it to heart at first, but when the maid sent to inquire about the news mentioned that there was another story in Zheng Guogong's Mansion,
When she was visiting a charming guest, she suddenly felt strangely uneasy and anxious.
When she heard that the girl was Miss Shi from Changyuan House, she was sensitive to the fact that Gu Xinian and Miss Ye Shi must have a close relationship... Then she thought of what the prince once said,
She became increasingly uneasy.
With Gu Xinian's temperament, if the marriage could be settled by himself, he would never ask Empress Gu. In other words, his so-called sweetheart must have a low status and be far from worthy of him. (To be continued.
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