The smile on Queen Mother Zhou's face disappeared a little.
Gu Jinnian noticed it, but he didn't say anything. It was best for him not to get involved in the adults' matters.
So as not to be unhappy with yourself.
"Queen Mother, who is the Queen's sister-in-law?"
Princess Ningyue also noticed something, and she looked at Queen Mother Zhou with curiosity.
"What else could it be? Isn't it just a matter of my grandson going to Daxia Academy?"
"I have been back and forth to my Zhaixin Palace more than ten times during this period."
Empress Dowager Zhou said slightly helplessly.
As soon as she said this, Princess Ning Yue immediately understood.
Da Xia's grandson is now about the same age as Gu Jinnian, and they are both a few months away from turning sixteen. But if Gu Jinnian is said to be poor at studying, this grandson is even less so.
He learned all about his grandfather and went to the military camp when he had nothing to do. Emperor Yongsheng was also used to it and took him to the military camp when he had nothing to do.
Therefore, I have developed a competitive temperament since I was a child, and I am good at fighting. I am not ignorant about reading, but at least I am not very good at it.
Now Daxia Academy will recruit students in the next few days. In theory, neither Gu Jinnian nor his great-grandson can get in.
But because he almost drowned, the Minister of Rites took out the extremely precious direct registration quota, which can be regarded as compensation.
But Taisun was at a loss.
There are not many places for direct registration. From a superficial point of view, the emperor does not have such a quota. Of course, this is only a bright side.
After all, if you really open your mouth, who dares to disobey the holy will?
But the emperor generally would not speak, and even in order to set an example, he would not speak, and everyone in the world would watch.
Oh, your emperor's grandson can directly enter the Daxia Academy, and you keep talking about being a saint?
Scholars are also under pressure.
Don’t scholars uphold justice? Are they not afraid of power? Why do you accept the results of your great grandson?
Of course, the most important thing is that these scholars don't dare to teach their grandson. If they teach them well, everything will be fine.
If you don’t teach well, who can withstand such a responsibility?
The emperor also knew this, and everyone knew it, so it was very troublesome, so he just kept things official and didn't cause trouble to anyone.
But can this kind of thing be done in an official manner?
Does the Crown Prince agree? Does the Crown Princess agree?
Who doesn’t want their children to enter the highest college? Who doesn’t want their children to become successful?
Anyway, every family has sutras that are difficult to recite.
The same goes for the royal family, nothing unusual about it.
Gu Jinnian just listened to a few words, and he probably knew it in his mind.
But he was not involved in this matter.
I don't want to get involved at all.
It's none of your own business.
"Is the queen mother seen or not?"
Princess Ningyue asked.
Queen Mother Zhou was silent for a moment, and finally sighed.
"See you, don't let her come. If she comes again tomorrow, you can't stop her."
Queen Mother Zhou was a little angry.
After she finished speaking, the maid soon went to report.
"Come on, Nian'er, eat some cakes and see how thin you are."
"Ning Yue, so are you. Doesn't the Gu family have a cook?"
"Look at Nian'er, who is so skinny. Look who that is. Oh, the grandson of the Minister of War, he is only sixteen years old. He is as strong as an ox. Look at our Nian'er again. If something happens in the future,
What trouble? Nian'er will suffer a loss."
Empress Dowager Zhou said reproachfully.
But this idea is a bit weird. Queen Mother, can't you think of something better? Your grandson is a scholar, why should you compare with the son of the Minister of War?
Listening to the Queen Mother's reproach, Princess Ning Yue could only nod her head and had nothing to say.
The older generation feels sorry for their grandson, which is normal. What does it mean to be scolded a few times?
It was at this time.
A voice sounded.
"I see the Queen Mother. I wish the Queen Mother may live a thousand years."
The voice sounded, and Gu Jinnian looked over.
She is a Yonghua woman, she looks about forty years old. Time has always left some traces on her face, but from between her eyebrows, it is not difficult to tell that she was once a first-rate beauty.
This is Queen Daxia, Queen Guo.
She is the daughter of the former Duke.
Queen Guo has a gentle temperament, and is followed by a young man who is similar in age to herself. He is wearing a golden python robe and has beautiful features, but there is a sense of arrogance between his eyebrows.
This is the great grandson of Daxia, Li Ji.
If nothing else happens, he may be the emperor who rules Daxia in thirty or fifty years.
They are the most noble people in this world.
However, in comparison, Li Ji seemed a bit casual. When he saw the Queen Mother Zhou, he did not salute, but stood aside and looked at himself.
"I've met the queen's sister-in-law."
Princess Ning Yue's voice also sounded, and she smiled at Queen Guo.
"Sister Ning Yue, why are you here today?"
"I haven't seen you for a while."
Hearing Ning Yue's voice, Queen Guo immediately smiled. She had a good relationship with Ning Yue, after all, she was the emperor's sister.
"I met you a few years ago, Aunt Queen."
"Aunt Queen, why do you look so good? You feel many years younger."
Inside the palace.
Gu Jinnian also spoke appropriately, smiled at the queen, and said the same kind words.
really.
What women love most is to hear compliments on their appearance, especially from juniors like Gu Jinnian.
As soon as she said this, Queen Guo's eyes clearly showed joy from the bottom of her heart.
She has indeed been replenishing her energy and beauty recently, but except for the slaves around her who will praise her a few times, the rest of them are just average.
But she didn't expect that Gu Jinnian would be the first to praise her, which made her happy for a moment.
"It's Nian'er."
"Let aunt see, this little mouth is so sweet. Fu'er, hurry up and take out the beauty cake I made, and let the queen mother and Nian'er taste it together."
Empress Guo's face was full of joy and she came straight to Gu Jinnian. She was full of love for Gu Jinnian.
First of all, Gu Jinchang's handsome appearance makes people like him.
Secondly, it was also because Gu Jinnian was extremely favored by the Empress Dowager Zhou.
The third reason is because Gu Jinnian's family is from an extraordinary background. The Gu family is not a small family, so they naturally have to coax him.
Based on the above three points, Queen Guo naturally reacted this way.
At that moment, the maid took out the cake box and placed it in front of the table with a respectful look.
Queen Mother Zhou had no interest in these pastries, but looking at Gu Jinnian, she couldn't help but smile and picked up a piece and handed it to Gu Jinnian to eat.
From this, it can be clearly seen that Queen Mother Zhou really likes Gu Jinnian from the bottom of her heart.
Comparing it with Taisun will make it clear.
But it's not that Empress Dowager Zhou doesn't like her great-grandson. The main reason is that with Gu Jinnian here, comparison will be harmful.
"Are you here here because of my grandson's affairs?"
When Empress Dowager Zhou spoke out, she was direct and did not hide anything.
As soon as she said this, Queen Guo was not embarrassed, but instead smiled and nodded.
"Mother, although my grandson has a stubborn temper, he is of royal blood after all, and his mind is still very flexible and intelligent."
"Mother, this visit to the Daxia Academy is of great significance. If I hadn't gone in the past, I wouldn't have gone. But this time, I hope that my mother will go to His Majesty and say a few words for your great-grandson."
Queen Guo spoke up, perhaps because she mentioned it several times before, but this time she made it clear.
After saying this, Queen Mother Zhou frowned slightly.
Princess Ning Yue knew that as a queen, she did not want to get involved in the court's disputes, especially since the emperor was filial, and she did not want to be taken advantage of by others.
Therefore, Princess Ningyue looked at Li Jidao.
"Grandson, take your uncle for a walk outside."
Princess Ning Yue spoke.
The next topic involved matters in the court, and it was not convenient to talk about it with two children, so Princess Ningyue sent them away.
Li Ji is the grandson of the fourth generation. Gu Jinnian is one generation older than him, so he naturally calls him uncle.
"oh."
Li Ji was a little reluctant, but if he was asked to stay here or take Gu Jinnian away, he would rather take Gu Jinnian away together.
"grandmother?"
Gu Jinnian did not go directly, but glanced at Queen Mother Zhou, waiting for Queen Mother Zhou's intention.
This is just a small gesture, but it contains different meanings.
It seems that Gu Jinnian respects Queen Mother Zhou more.
Indeed, just this small gesture made Empress Dowager Zhou feel warm in her heart. This grandson was still close to her, and her mother's words were useless. She knew she was waiting for her to speak out.
This kind of behavior made Empress Dowager Zhou like her grandson even more.
Queen Guo watched all this quietly, and couldn't help but wonder in her heart why Gu Jinnian became like this after drowning? He was well-behaved, well-spoken, and did things flawlessly.
Look at my grandson again. To be honest, he is too playful.
Why don't you try throwing your grandson into the water?
Some distracting thoughts flashed through Queen Guo's mind, while Queen Mother Zhou looked at Gu Jinnian with a smile and said.
"Nian'er, go have a good time."
"Bai Ying, follow Nian'er carefully and don't let Nian'er get hurt."
Empress Dowager Zhou spoke up and asked her personal eunuch to follow Gu Jinnian, for fear that he would be hurt.
"Here."
Eunuch Bai Ying answered with a smile, and then left Zhaixin Palace with Gu Jinnian and his grandson.
And as the two people left, the palace instantly became much more serious.
Gu Jinnian ignored the affairs of his elders.
He followed Eunuch Bai Ying all the way forward. As soon as he walked out of the main hall, the grandson's voice rang out.
"Gu Jinnian, you can find a place to play by yourself. I have something else to do, so I won't accompany you for now."
Li Ji's voice rang out, and he called Gu Jinnian by his first name without any respect.
In comparison, Gu Jinnian is one month older than him, but due to seniority issues, Li Ji has to call himself uncle or brother-in-law throughout his life.
But it's obvious that this guy doesn't care about him.
This is not possible.
If it had been anyone else, it would have been Gu Jinnian, but who was this person? His grandson.
Within a hundred years, this guy will basically be the emperor of Daxia. If he doesn't have a good relationship when he was young, he will be in trouble when he grows up.
"Your Highness Taisun can do whatever he wants."
"It's just that I am your brother-in-law. If you call me by my name next time, don't blame me for being unkind."
Gu Jinnian spoke up.
You're a little brat, and you're still used to it?
To be polite, it was to respect him as the future emperor, but if he was really rude to himself, Gu Jinnian didn't care about him.
How many princes have been deposed throughout the ages? Not to mention a grandson?
If you don't give him a good thumbs up when you are young, let alone when you grow up.
Make yourself humble?
Eat shit.
Besides, what would happen if he was really offended to death? As a time traveler, why are you still afraid of him?
really.
As soon as he said this, the grandson couldn't help but be stunned.
He really didn't expect that Gu Jinnian would answer him like this.
For a moment, Li Ji felt a little unhappy, and even felt a little disgusted with Gu Jinnian.
He didn't have a good impression of Gu Jinnian to begin with.
I didn’t have much contact with him at first.
Secondly, it was because his grandmother liked Gu Jinnian but not herself.
Thirdly, it was Gu Jinnian's performance just now that made him very unhappy.
Although his mother and the queen's grandmother had reminded him in various ways to be nicer to Gu Jinnian, the more he did, the more rebellious the young man became.
"snort."
Li Ji snorted lightly and prepared to leave.
But Eunuch Bai Ying, who had been silent, spoke up.
"Your Highness, Taisun, you must not do this. The Queen Mother has ordered us to play together and we will have fun together. We will have dinner together later. If Your Highness, Taisun, is not here, my servants will be in trouble."
Eunuch Bai Ying has white hair and a smiling face, but he is definitely not ordinary.
Hearing this, Li Ji frowned a little.
But he understood what Eunuch Bai Ying meant, and he was a little unhappy at the moment. After thinking about it for a while, Li Ji looked at Gu Jinnian and continued to speak.
"You can follow me, but don't talk nonsense. There are many people in Tianxiang Palace. Don't be embarrassed."
After saying this, Li Ji turned around and left, leaving no chance to Gu Jinnian.
For a moment, Gu Jinnian couldn't help but feel funny.
It seems that this guy is not easy to get along with.
OK.
Then don't blame me for caring about someone and not showing family affection.
At the moment, Gu Jinnian followed Li Ji.
Eunuch Bai Ying looked at all this with a smile on his face, but in his heart he was a little disappointed with this grandson.
If you don't win over the grandson of the dignified Duke, you really don't have any heavenly means.
It's just that he knows these things in his heart and won't talk nonsense.