Gu Miao shouted this sentence with almost all her strength. She didn't know if it was because of the ugly scar that caused her face to be a little distorted.
For a moment, the queen actually felt that her own daughter was a little strange.
Seeing the Queen's stunned expression, Gu Miao finally realized what she had just said. She was also stunned, then her expression softened and she began to cry.
"Mother, Miaomiao is your only daughter. How can you bear to see her like this?"
"Miaomiao is already of marriageable age, what should we do? I understand father and mother, but you also have to think about Miaomiao!"
"How can I get married in the future?"
As soon as she started crying, the queen immediately softened her heart.
Gu Miao was right about one point, that is, the queen only has her as a daughter, and now her face is disfigured, so her future is really very bleak.
Most of the princesses in this palace were used for marriage. As the daughter of the queen, Gu Miao watched her sisters marry far away, but she herself remained firmly in this position.
The emperor and empress's thoughts are self-evident.
For someone like Gu Miao, it would be understandable for her to choose a prince consort she likes.
But now her face is disfigured. Not to mention whether she would be willing to find a man she likes, even a marriage with a foreign prince might not be possible.
The queen felt heartbroken when she thought of this. All her previous thoughts disappeared. She pulled Gu Miao into her arms and touched her head, and then tears were about to fall.
"It's okay, Miaomiao, it's okay. No one can bully you with your mother here."
"You are a princess, you are a princess, Miaomiao... How could you not get married? You have your mother here, your mother is here..."
"But now I..."
The scar on his face became more painful, and Gu Miao grimaced even more, throwing himself into the Queen's arms and crying.
"But I can't get married now! There's no chance for the man my daughter likes, mother! Mother! Please help my daughter!"
When talking about Gu Miao's sweetheart, everyone may think of Xu Qingyi. It would be fine if it was an ordinary person, but it had to be this great national teacher.
The queen's eyebrows drooped, and she sighed, not knowing how to refuse this matter. Who knew that Gu Miao would raise her eyes and look at the queen with tears in her eyes.
"Mother, will that Master Lin Songlin not despise me as I am now? Will he accept me?"
"Mr. Lin..."
Unexpectedly, Gu Miao's sweetheart turned out to be Lin Song. The Queen paused while holding Gu Miao's hand, and raised her eyebrows.
"Is it that Mr. Lin Songlin who was just found? The illegitimate son of Minister Lin?"
After waiting for a long time without hearing Gu Miao's voice, the queen vaguely felt that something was wrong. When she lowered her head again, she found that her ears were already red, which further confirmed what she was thinking. She frowned and thought for a while.
Speaking of men in the capital, Lin Song did have a good destination, but he was ultimately a bastard.
As a princess, wouldn't it be a laughing stock if Gu Miao married Lin Song?
"mother!"
Gu Miao rubbed his head against the Queen's arms again
"Mom, didn't you say that you loved Miaomiao the most?"
"Didn't you say you would let me marry the person I love? Why are you going back on your word now? I..."
Listening to Gu Miao's crying, the queen finally couldn't bear it and patted her shoulder.
"Wait for me to ask the emperor."
…
The smell of cigarettes kept wafting out of the Empress Dowager's palace.
There was a soothing scent of sandalwood, the sound of wooden fish being struck in the palace, and the murmuring of monks preaching and chanting.
"A few days ago..."
Suddenly stopping the Buddhist beads in her hand, the Queen Mother raised her eyes and looked at Xu Qingyi opposite her.
"I heard that the Imperial Master held a meeting to pray for the officers and soldiers?"
"yes."
Xu Qingyi replied calmly and stopped talking. When he stopped, the monks around him also stopped chanting.
"It is true that a ceremony was held to pray for the officers and soldiers, but it was also because of that night that the two princesses were injured."
The smell in the room made everyone confused. The Queen Mother did not see anything from Xu Qingyi. She was silent for a long time and thought it was quiet. She said in a deep voice:
"I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence. The thief chose to come that night when the palace was least guarded. Imperial Master, there's no need to blame yourself. After all, no one knew about this."
"It's a pity that the Third Princess's appearance is completely ruined. All the doctors in the palace and those outside the palace are helpless. It seems that she will have to live like this for the rest of her life."
"Changle's injuries are not bad. According to her, she recovered so quickly because she had asked the Imperial Master for a plaque to save her life."
The Queen Mother sighed, but her tone was still one of scrutiny.
"If the Queen Mother also needs it, then I will..."
"The Queen Mother."
A palace maid came slowly
"Princess Changle is here to pay her respects to you."
This was the first day that Gu Qingsheng appeared in public after half a month. The Queen Mother was stunned for a moment, then stretched out her hand.
"Let her in quickly, it's cold outside."
After the maid left, Xu Qingyi was about to say goodbye. The monks also left one after another. Only Xu Qingyi turned around when the Queen Mother called him.
"Wait a moment."
He looked back and didn't seem surprised
"What else, Queen Mother?"
"The Imperial Master, please stay here together."
Looking at the empress dowager's kind smile, she didn't have the aura of someone in a high position at all.
But only Gu Qingsheng knew how far-sighted the empress dowager's vision was.
"Changle just came to pay his respects and should be leaving soon. The sutra hasn't been finished yet. Wait until the Imperial Master finishes before leaving."
With the Queen Mother saying so, Xu Qingyi had no choice but to stay and sat back in her seat. Following the steps of the palace maid, Gu Qingsheng came over.
Seeing Xu Qingyi was there, he nodded and smiled.
"I didn't expect that the Imperial Master is here too. It's been a long time since we last met."
"How is the princess's injury?"
Xu Qingyi asked first, and the Queen Mother continued his words.
"Yeah, I haven't seen you for half a month. How is your injury?"
Following the Queen Mother's signal, Gu Qingsheng saluted her and sat down again. He knew what they were doing just now by smelling the sandalwood scent in the room.
"Thank you, Queen Mother, for your concern. Changle's injuries have healed. I came to the palace this time mainly because I just woke up and was worried about my sister's injury."
"Because I was scared for a moment and left my sister with an indelible scar, I feel very guilty."
"but……"
Her eyes then became worried.
Gu Qingsheng's face usually looks very clear and bright, but at this moment, worry is on her brow, causing her eyebrows to droop slightly, and the light in her eyes keeps flickering, which makes people feel a special kind of pity for her.
"But what's wrong?"
Sensitively sensing the grievance in Gu Qingsheng's words, and considering her expression, the Queen Mother knew that something was not right.
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