"What else could there be to worry about? It's just that thing about the third brother."
Speaking of Gu Miao, the Queen Mother felt a pang of bitterness in her heart. After all, she was her own granddaughter. Even if she was a little arrogant and domineering at times, she was still a close relative.
"I never thought she would be so sinful that she would end up like this. It's really sad that I have to see her die alone."
Speaking of Gu Miao, tears welled up in the Queen Mother's eyes. She was old, and although she had experienced many ups and downs in her youth, experiencing such things again in her old age would inevitably remind her of those things.
After all, she is her granddaughter, so Gu Qingsheng thinks it is normal for the Queen Mother to have this idea.
She lowered her eyes and turned the teacup in her hand.
"Grandma is right. No one would have thought that my sister would actually commit suicide in prison. Perhaps it's really as Grandma said. She felt that her sins were grave, so..."
"You really think so."
The Queen Mother stopped chanting and sighed.
"Did she commit suicide?"
A few sticks of burning sandalwood fell to the ground with a click. Gu Qingsheng was startled and stopped talking.
"There are so many right and wrong things in this palace. Who can tell the truth from the falsehood?"
Her eyes were all lonely, but in that loneliness, there was a hint of brightness, as if she could see through everything.
"Some things are really hard to decide."
"really."
After thinking for a long time, Gu Qingsheng's expression became more natural, and he drank the tea in his hand.
"But if Gu Miao hadn't been imprisoned this time, I'm afraid it wouldn't be so easy for the little prince to be born now."
"The Empress and Imperial Concubine Ning have always been at loggerheads within the harem. If anything happens to Imperial Concubine Ning's child, her family will definitely blame the Empress."
"By then, the government will be in chaos."
The Queen Mother raised her eyes and slowly looked at Gu Qingsheng. There was no surprise in her eyes, and she smiled quickly.
"I've always said that you are much smarter than your sister."
"Never mind, she deserves it for what she's doing. You should at least know your limits..."
"The Queen Mother."
A maid came hurriedly from outside the door and saluted the Queen Mother.
"Third Prince, I'm here to pay my respects to the Queen Mother."
Speaking of Gu Yinghuai, in the past, when the queen was still alive, he rarely came to the queen mother's palace. Now that the queen is ill, Gu Yinghuai has set his eyes on the queen mother.
"That's true. If the Queen wasn't sick, why would this guy think of me?"
The Emperor had no great impression of Gu Yinghuai. The Queen Mother knew that she had such a grandson, but she was not very sincere. She just snorted coldly and said lightly,
"Let him in."
After a while, Gu Yinghuai came in from outside.
After entering, he saw Gu Qingsheng sitting above him. His eyebrows curved and he smiled even happier. He didn't seem surprised at all.
"Sister Changle is here. How have you been these past few days?"
As he spoke, Gu Yinghuai bowed to the Queen Mother, and after receiving her approval, he sat down, looking at Gu Qingsheng with some inquiry in his eyes.
"I've been doing well these past few days. Thank you for your concern, Your Highness."
"You still care about others."
The Queen Mother was very disappointed when she saw Ying Huai's careless appearance.
"When Laojiu was born, everyone praised him highly, saying he was talented, lovable, and even learned things faster."
"Even a baby knows how to get up, but you're such a grown-up, and all you do is play outside every day."
"It's time to work hard and share your father's worries."
Gu Yinghuai scratched his head and smiled harmlessly
"I am naturally happy that my ninth brother is smart, but my father is young and strong now. I am uneducated and unskilled and can be of no use to him. It is better to let my father do it himself first."
He directly declined the Queen Mother, and before the Queen Mother expressed her dissatisfaction, he continued
"By the way, I came here today because I have something to do."
"Someone come."
Gu Yinghuai clapped his hands, and someone came in from outside carrying a mahogany tray.
A red wooden box on top of the tray was still emitting a fragrance, and even from a long distance one could smell that the box was made of the finest golden nanmu wood.
"I found a treasure outside and I think it is very suitable for the Queen Mother. Please don't blame me for being ignorant this time."
As if joking, he opened the wooden box, and inside was a milky white wooden wax Buddhist rosary of excellent quality. The beads were polished very smoothly, and one could see the lights of the hall.
Wood wax is not considered expensive, but wood wax of such good quality is generally not seen.
This wood wax is fragrant, and you can feel the warmth from it the moment you pick it up.
The Queen Mother smiled happily, put the beads in her hands and looked at them left and right.
"It's really a good thing. Where did you get it?"
"This was found in a temple. I heard a highly respected master passed away and ascended to heaven. This was left behind by him, so it's not an ordinary item."
Gu Yinghuaidao
"The Queen Mother must serve her well."
"That makes sense."
Seeing that the Queen Mother was happy, Gu Qingsheng also said
"Your Highness's ability to find treasures is truly admirable. I've also been wanting to find a string of Buddhist beads for the Queen Mother, but I haven't found anything suitable. Your Highness truly has a keen eye for finding treasures."
While being hypocritical with Gu Yinghuai, Gu Qingsheng's eyes were shining.
This man is too cunning. He smiles humbly now, but he has wicked ambitions behind his back. At that time, he overturned the government with his own strength, which was enough to show his extraordinary strength.
We can't confront each other head-on now.
"My sister teased me."
Gu Yinghuai smiled in response to Gu Qingsheng's praise, and then the empress dowager took over the conversation and chatted about some family matters.
In the evening, Gu Qingsheng got up to say goodbye. Gu Yinghuai probably had nothing to do, so he continued to sit there.
Come to think of it, as a prince without real power, how else could he protect himself except to please the Empress Dowager?
"It's getting late. I'm going back first."
"Going back to the temple again?"
The Queen Mother sighed
"I've heard everything. Living in the national temple like this every day isn't a good idea. Your father's actions were a bit inappropriate, but..."
"This is the result I came to after discussing it with my father."
She looked at the Queen Mother
"Father also thinks that it would be a good idea for me to stay in the National Temple for a while to calm down. Lin also went to the National Temple for a while before, and he became much more restrained after returning, so it's a good thing too."
Shi Ran stood up, and Gu Qingsheng said goodbye to the empress dowager. After taking two steps, a ray of sunlight suddenly shone in through the crack in the door.
The bullet stabbed Gu Qingsheng's eyes, causing her eyes to suddenly hurt and her steps to weaken.
Then his head suddenly started to swell and ache, his vision went dark, and Gu Qingsheng fell to the ground with a bang!
The Queen Mother's hand trembled, and the wooden wax beads in her hand fell to the ground. She stood up and walked hurriedly.
"Someone! Someone! Send for the imperial physician! Send for the imperial physician!"
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