Chapter 276 Did the Emperor Make a Mistake?

After seeing off her elder brother and sister-in-law, Qin Zhizhi felt empty inside.

She was happy when she was in the Qin family because her eldest brother married her to an eldest sister-in-law, and the population of the Qin family increased.

But when she was at Gu's house, she felt inexplicably lost, especially when her sister left in her bridal sedan.

Even though the person who came to pick up the bride was her eldest brother, she was reluctant to let Gu Yunfei go the moment she was taken away.

Seeing his wife in a daze, Gu Jinghuai reached out and hugged Qin Zhizhi in his arms and comforted her, "After today, my sister can come back every day, so don't be sad."

"Husband, I don't know why, but I feel a little sad!"

Qin Zhizhi thought it must be because she was prone to sentimentality during pregnancy.

"My lady must be too tired these past two days. I'll help you go back and rest for a while, okay? If you miss your sister, we can always go back."

Qin Zhizhi has been busy on both sides these days, and Gu Jinghuai feels distressed seeing this.

Qin Zhizhi nodded, Gu Jinghuai supported her, and the couple slowly returned to their own yard.

"Madam, you should take a rest first. You must be exhausted from the banquet held in the mansion today."

Gu Jinghuai covered Qin Zhizhi with a blanket and coaxed her to rest for a while as there was still some time before dinner.

Qin Zhizhi usually takes a lunch break on weekdays, but because of the banquet today, Qin Zhizhi has not rested yet and her face looks a little tired.

"Husband, I can't sleep now!"

Although Qin Zhizhi felt a little tired, she was not really sleepy.

"Then let your husband lie down with you for a while, and let's chat!"

Gu Jinghuai took off his coat and shoes and lay beside Qin Zhizhi. The two chatted casually, and Qin Zhizhi's mood gradually improved.

The two of them didn't get up until the servants came to call them for dinner.

Gu Jinghuai personally helped Qin Zhizhi put on her coat and shoes, and the two of them went to the front hall hand in hand.

The old lady smiled lovingly when she saw her grandson and granddaughter-in-law coming hand in hand.

"Zhizhi has been working hard these past few days, juggling both tasks. You're the one who's working the hardest. Grandma looks like you've lost weight."

The old lady looked at her granddaughter-in-law carefully and found that she had lost weight.

"Grandma, I'm not tired at all, and I'm not thin. I need to control my diet a little bit recently to prevent the fetus from growing too fast and making delivery difficult."

Qin Zhizhi has indeed been adjusting her diet recently. She is afraid that the fetus will be too large in the late pregnancy and it will be difficult to deliver. In this era of underdeveloped medical care, giving birth is like walking through the gates of hell for women.

"I see. Then you need to adjust your diet. Jinghuai, you should pay more attention to Zhizhi."

When the old lady heard about the difficulties in giving birth, she felt a little panicked. Gu Jinghuai usually spent more time with Qin Zhizhi, so the old lady told him to pay more attention to his granddaughter-in-law.

"Don't worry, Grandma. I'll ask the imperial physician tomorrow."

Gu Jinghuai had been very careful in his daily life. In addition to the palace doctor, he had also invited an experienced midwife into the house early on.

"Don't worry, mother. Tomorrow I'll go to the palace and ask the Empress to find a more experienced nanny to come to the mansion and take care of Zhizhi."

The eldest princess was also worried about Qin Zhizhi, so she decided to ask the queen for an experienced nanny.

There are no pregnant concubines in the palace now, so an experienced nanny can come to the mansion to take care of my niece-in-law for a while.

"That's great! Thank you for your hard work, Princess!"

The old lady held the eldest princess's hand, expressing her gratitude.

"Thank you, sister-in-law!"

"Thank you, Auntie!"

"Okay, we're all family. Why are you still being so polite to me? I'm also Zhizhi's aunt."

The eldest princess looked at everyone's grateful faces and said with a smile.

"Hey, mother, sister-in-law, Jing Huai, please don't be polite to the princess. We are all family."

Gu Ting smiled brightly. He felt that the Qin family and the Gu family were now one family.

"Okay, Mom, I won't say any more. Let's all take our seats. I'm so lucky. Not only do I have such a good daughter-in-law, but I also have such a good granddaughter-in-law."

The old lady felt that although her son married a princess, there were no messy things going on. On the contrary, the princess was very filial and sensible.

"Mom, you still have such good sons like me and my elder brother."

Gu Shi was afraid that his mother had forgotten about him and his elder brother, so he reminded them.

The old lady glanced at the two brothers and praised them, "The best thing you and your eldest brother have done in your life is marrying the princess and Jing Huai Niang."

After the old lady finished speaking, everyone else couldn't help laughing, and even the servants who were serving her had to endure it with great difficulty.

Gu Shi was dumbfounded. Gu Ting smiled and said, "Mom is right. I think so too."

When Gu Ting said this, he bumped into his younger brother next to him. If you want to commit suicide, don't take him with you.

Gu Shi didn't dare to say anything else. He felt that his mother no longer loved him.

The family had dinner together. The old lady looked at her filial daughter-in-law, sensible grandson, granddaughter and granddaughter-in-law, and felt extremely satisfied.

The next day, early in the morning.

Qin Zhizhi got up a little late, and when she got up, Gu Jinghuai had already gone to work.

Before they had finished their breakfast, the little maid came in excitedly to report.

"Young Madam, someone has come from the palace to confer an official title on the Second Master."

Qin Zhizhi was stunned when she heard this. How could her father-in-law suddenly get an official position when he was fine?

She was very curious, so she quickly finished her breakfast and went to the old lady's yard accompanied by her maid.

Before I even entered the door, I heard my father-in-law's voice.

"Mother, sister-in-law, did the emperor make a mistake? Why would he suddenly give me an official position? Sister-in-law, can you help me go to the palace and ask the emperor?"

Ever since receiving the imperial edict, Gu Shi has been in a bad mood. How come he suddenly got an official position? He was lying there fine.

"Nonsense! The emperor has spoken the truth. Don't embarrass your sister-in-law. You have nothing to do in the mansion all day. Wouldn't it be better to have something to do?"

The old lady was reluctant to let the eldest princess be embarrassed. She had already accepted the imperial edict. If she went into the palace and reported it again, wouldn't that be disrespectful to the emperor?

The old lady was so annoyed by Gu Shi's nagging that she had a headache. Ever since she received the imperial edict, she had always believed that the emperor had made a mistake.

"Mother, I dare not. It's just that this official position came too suddenly, and I'm afraid I'll give it to the wrong person."

Gu Shi muttered softly that he didn't want this official position and didn't want to go on duty. It would be nice for him to help out in his daughter-in-law's shop occasionally.

"Wrong one? Your elder brother has an official position, Jing Huai has an official position, who else is idle besides you?"

The old lady asked back, and Gu Shi was unable to refute it. There was indeed no one else in this family except him.

"Second brother, don't worry. Wait until your eldest brother comes back from duty and we'll ask him what's going on."

The eldest princess spoke to comfort him, saying that it was mainly because the emperor's arrangement came too suddenly and she was a little confused.

My husband has given up on my second brother a long time ago. The Gu family is already prominent enough with my husband and Jing Huai. As for whether my second brother enters the officialdom, it doesn't matter.

Besides, her second brother has not been interested in this since he recovered from his illness. Her husband has discussed with her that she should just go with her second brother. The person they want to train is their nephew Gu Jinghuai.

"Well, then we can only wait for Big Brother to come back."

Gu Shi now just hopes that the emperor has made a mistake, he doesn’t want to go on duty.