Chapter 197 Ninth Brother, You Should Be Harder
"Empress Rong, do you have any young lady in mind for the Ninth Prince?" The emperor seemed to be asking Rong Yuer, but in fact he was telling her that if she had someone she liked, he could arrange a marriage for Chi Hongyuan.
"All the girls who can participate in the palace selection are well-mannered and decent ladies from noble families. I am overwhelmed and can't choose one. I will wait for my sisters to select for the princes first, and then Your Majesty can make an arrangement for Hong Yuan. I have no objection."
Rong Fei said it calmly and casually, which was tantamount to saying that it was mainly the emperor's choice, and they were all good and suitable.
Everyone knows what the selection means. The chance to choose allies and support for their sons lies in today's palace selection. Many concubines have seized this opportunity to pave the way for their sons.
But Concubine Rong is different!
Many concubines were very angry about her words, but they could not show any expression on the surface and could only sulk.
Rong Fei's attitude of not fighting or competing was seen as pretentious by the concubines, but for the emperor, it meant that she was cautious in everything and dared not ask for anything for herself, which made her particularly pitiful.
Especially since the emperor executed all members of the Rong family and threw Rong Yuer into the cold palace for many years, he felt indescribably guilty towards her when he saw how cautious she was now.
"You are always like this." The emperor sighed, and his eyes softened as he looked at Concubine Rong.
The emperor raised his eyes and looked down at Chi Hongyuan who was sitting at the last seat among the princes. He was also calm and indifferent, not caring about the women of different colors in the palace. Even the marriage of a noble lady from a prominent family did not move him.
In his heart, the emperor felt that this son was good. Before Chi Hongyuan's triumphant return, the emperor was not without concerns, so he took back the military order as soon as he returned to the capital.
But even so, Chi Hongyuan did not complain at all and obeyed the emperor's orders. Gradually, the emperor let down his guard against him. Chi Hongyuan was a loyal person and would not have any unnecessary ambitions.
Chi Hongyuan is extremely talented, but he knows how to keep his distance and is clear about his own status, and what he can and cannot do.
How could the emperor not like a chess piece that was talented, loyal, and unambitious? Only with such a person could the emperor feel at ease, without having to worry that Chi Hongyuan would return the throne to him, his father.
The emperor's thoughts went through many twists and turns, but Chi Hongyuan's eyes were still fixed on Chi Hongqi.
"Ninth brother, the emperor is looking at you, please look away and stop staring at your poor brother."
Chi Hongqi looked at him helplessly, and his heart tightened when he met the other party's gaze as deep as the abyss.
"You should change your mind. It is indeed not appropriate for me to marry and have children. It is nothing. I am fine. I can still pester you and bother you. I am free. I only hope that you will be successful in the future and don't forget me, your brother."
Chi Hongqi patted Chi Hongyuan's shoulders heavily several times, and the force of his hands made Chi Hongyuan's shoulders heavy.
"I just think that I should care about you." Chi Hongyuan said truthfully.
When he was in the cold palace, other princes bullied him. Only Chi Hongqi occasionally came to talk to him, asked him how he was doing, and brought him a steamed bun, even though the bun was cold and hard.
Chi Hongqi's pupils trembled slightly, and then the light in his eyes gradually faded.
"Ninth brother, you should be tougher." Chi Hongqi turned his head away and didn't look at him again.
After the palace selection was over, the unselected beauties left the palace and returned home, and Gu Siqing was also taken in by the Prime Minister's Mansion as a treasure.
After returning home, Gu Siqing first met her grandparents and Zhen. Yin Fuzhi was away on a job and didn't know that Gu Siqing was pretending to be sick, so he asked someone to send a lot of medicine back. After meeting the elders in the mansion, Gu Siqing went to see Yin Yaoxin.
The mother and daughter hadn't seen each other for a month. The first time they looked at each other, Yin Yaoxin burst into tears. She walked forward and hugged her daughter with tears in her eyes: "Father said that you were just pretending to be sick in the palace, but how come you are still thinner? Are you not used to staying in the palace?"
Gu Siqing hugged her mother, and the longing for her over the past few days flooded her heart. She was about to cry, but she laughed out loud when she heard her mother say that.
It was true that she couldn't get used to living in the palace, but she had a strong ability to adapt. She ate and drank well in the palace, so how could she be thin? It was just that as a mother, she felt sorry for her daughter, so she thought her daughter had lost weight. Gu Siqing felt helpless, but she still followed Yin Yaoxin's words.
"No matter what happens in the palace, it's good to be back with mother. After that, my daughter will eat two more bowls of rice and gain weight soon."
Even if Gu Siqing said that she didn't lose weight, Yin Yaoxin would still feel uneasy. It would be better to go along with her words and comfort her.
"Yes, very much. Tomorrow mother will cook your favorite dishes herself to make my darling girl fatter and fatter." Yin Yaoxin held her daughter's face and touched Gu Siqing, then she burst into laughter.
Yin Yaoxin understood that her daughter needed time to rest after returning home, so she said a few words, told Gu Siqing to have a good rest, and then went back.
In fact, for Gu Siqing, leaving the palace is like leaving a cage that suffocates her. She will be excited and not feel tired.
Gu Siqing was just about to ask Guihua and the others if they had received any news while she was away.
"Sister!" Yin Miaoyin's energetic voice came through the window. After just a few days of not seeing her, Gu Siqing missed her more than he thought.
"Miaoyin, you just had dinner at this time. Why don't you take a rest and come to see me?" Gu Siqing opened the door for her with a smile.
Yin Miaoyin went into the house. It was clearly her own home, but she acted sneakily. No wonder the prime minister treated her harshly.
"I learned that my sister had returned home and I missed her, so I came to see you. You must be bored staying in the palace these days. Look what I brought." Yin Miaoyin took out two porcelain bottles from behind her mysteriously and shook them in front of her.
"Wine? Aren't you afraid of being caught by your grandfather?" Gu Siqing drinks often, so how could he not smell the aroma of wine wafting from the porcelain bottle.
"We just sip a little, not too much, just for fun. Grandfather won't notice. By the time he finishes handling government affairs and comes back, the smell of alcohol on us will have long gone." Yin Miaoyin pulled her to sit down, poured out the tea in the cup and added wine.
After entering the palace for the selection, they both felt depressed during the month they stayed in the palace. Today, drinking together under the moon, they finally felt relaxed in the true sense. When they were slightly drunk, Gu Siqing took Yin Miaoyin to the courtyard to dance in the wind.
The two of them were dancing the dance that the music studio had taught them. Previously, this dance was like a shackle that they had avoided at all costs. But now, when they danced, the atmosphere was as light and cheerful as a celebratory dance, with a magical power that made people feel happy.
The two sisters quarreled for half the night, and the next day, Gu Siqing really fell ill, but it was just a minor cold and she would be fine after resting.
Even though she was ill, Gu Siqing did not lie there doing nothing. She asked Bai Ziyu and was relieved when she was sure that Chi Hongyuan had just sent a signal and did not say anything important. She asked Huasheng to go to Ruyi Pavilion to get the account book back.
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