Chapter 25 An An, oh no, I am here to see you——
When the eunuch Li Dequan, who was serving in front of the emperor, saw the old Marquis Gu coming in with two little kids, he was a little confused, but he didn't show it on his face: "Greetings to the old Marquis."
Li Dequan was an old man who had served the emperor, so naturally, people in the palace did not dare to neglect him.
"Please tell the eunuch that I have something important to discuss and would like to see the emperor."
"You are too polite, old Lord."
Li Dequan went in to pass the message.
After a while, Li Dequan came out and respectfully welcomed Mr. Gu in: "Old Marquis, the emperor invites you in."
"Thank you for your hard work, eunuch." Old Marquis Gu immediately expressed his gratitude.
"Xin, thank you for your hard work, grandpa." An An, who was standing next to him, also said the same thing to his grandfather.
The babyish voice and appearance are enough to melt people's hearts.
Li Dequan looked at the delicate little girl and couldn't help but feel a little fond of her: "Oh, this must be the granddaughter of Lord Gu, she's so cute!"
"Hey, hey, An An, no more~"
When the little dumpling was praised, he became silly again.
"Oh, hahaha." Li Dequan laughed and couldn't help but reach out and pinch the little boy's face.
"I have lost my sense of propriety for a moment. My Lord, please take the young lady in quickly. Don't make the Emperor wait anxiously."
“Hey.”
Lord Gu responded, and after taking An An and Jin Li in, they saw the emperor sitting at the top, and immediately bowed.
"Your humble servant pays respect to His Majesty!"
Lord Gu bowed respectfully.
An An followed behind, imitating the old Marquis Gu's way of reaching out and tugging at his sleeves. His clumsy appearance attracted the emperor's attention.
"My dear, what is this?"
Lord Gu said respectfully: "In reply to the emperor, this is my granddaughter. She is still young. I hope the emperor will forgive her."
"An An, salute the emperor." Old Marquis Gu instructed from the side.
"Greetings to the Emperor," the little girl said in a flustered manner. "Greetings to the Emperor."
Old Marquis Gu wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "An An, let's talk about this girl."
"Oh oh," the little girl immediately wanted to repeat, "My humble daughter An An——"
“Hahaha, never mind.” The emperor looked at the little dumpling, who was quite adorable. He waved his hand and said, “No need to be polite. The young man behind us is with us, right? No need to be polite!”
Jin Li, who had no intention of performing the salute, said: ...This mortal emperor wants me to perform the salute?
After expressing his gratitude, Old Marquis Gu thought secretly: It seems that the emperor is in a good mood today, maybe what I asked for will have a chance of success.
"Your Majesty, I am here today to--"
"The Queen Mother has arrived—"
Just as Lord Gu was about to say what he wanted, he heard the eunuch's voice coming from outside the door.
Immediately kneel down sideways.
An An looked at an old lady in luxurious clothes coming in and said "Ah" in a low voice.
Isn't this the old lady who was on the street before?
I don’t know if the old lady feels better now that she has her own little medicine bag.
When Lord Gu heard An An's voice, he asked quietly, "Does An An know the Queen Mother?"
An An tilted his head and nodded.
Jin Li, who was standing by, explained the matter clearly in a few words.
General Gu immediately said to An An, "An An, this is the Queen Mother, quickly pay your respects."
"An An, ah, no, I am An An, you pay your respects to——"
The way the little guy was learning and applying what he was doing was hilarious.
After the Queen Mother sat down, she naturally recognized An An and immediately stopped her with a smile: "No need to be polite."
"An An, come here." The Queen Mother looked at An An with a loving face.
An An stepped forward and was pulled by the Queen Mother: "Emperor, this little granddaughter of the Gu family is a good one!"
The emperor looked at the Queen Mother's fondness for An An and asked, "Oh? What do you mean?"
"If it weren't for this little dumpling, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to see you, the emperor, now!"
The Queen Mother smiled and told the Emperor what had happened on the street before.
After listening to this, Emperor Gan Heng's face turned gloomy.
"Come here, please invite the young lady of the Jiangning weaving house into the palace for me."
Li Dequan took the order and soon the young lady of the Jiangning weaving factory was summoned into the palace.
"You little eunuch, how can you do anything? Can you afford to offend me?"
Before he saw anyone, Li Dequan heard a sarcastic voice.
Following the sound, I saw a woman walking in with no manners at all.
"Miss, the emperor is waiting for you inside." Li Dequan walked forward and said politely according to etiquette.
"Oh, you are smart. The emperor is probably going to reward our family. The few pieces of fabric we found recently are all top quality. The emperor will definitely like them!"
The woman rolled her eyes and stepped on him: "You eunuchs, you are probably useless. You are wasting such good material. You stink all over. Hey, hey, hey, stay away from me. I don't want to be stained by your stink!"
Li Dequan sneered in his heart, but still smiled: "Miss is right, please come in."
"Hmph." The woman snorted coldly and went in to meet the emperor.
"I am Cao Xiaoxiao, a commoner, here to see His Majesty." Cao Xiaoxiao saluted, causing Emperor Gan Heng and the Empress Dowager to frown.
You're such a grown-up, but you can't even show courtesy properly. You have no manners at all.
"Are you Cao Xiaoxiao?"
The Queen Mother did not speak, but Emperor Gan Heng, who was sitting beside her, spoke first.
"Yes." Cao Xiaoxiao replied respectfully.
Emperor Gan Heng smiled with an ambiguous tone: "The pieces of fabric your father bought recently are quite good."
It’s just that my daughter’s teaching was not very good.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Cao Xiaoxiao felt pleased with herself.
You see, the emperor summoned me in naturally to reward the Cao family. When the Cao family becomes the royal merchant, won’t it be even more powerful?
What he was thinking showed on his face a bit of complacency, which made the emperor frown.
Before she could be happy for long, Cao Xiaoxiao was frightened to the point of breaking out in a cold sweat and her scalp felt like it was bursting.
"Miss Cao, do you still remember this old thing of mine?" The Queen Mother said lightly, hitting Cao Xiaoxiao on the forehead.
“Common girl, common girl…” Cao Xiaoxiao looked up quietly and her heart skipped a beat!
Isn't this the old guy on the street last time? How come, how come she suddenly became the empress dowager? !
Thinking of how she had scolded him before, Cao Xiaoxiao trembled like a sieve.
"Oh, a frightened horse charged at someone, and you threw a gold ingot without thinking of letting it go. Miss Cao, you are more arrogant than me as the emperor!"
Emperor Gan Heng sneered.
The current empress dowager is Emperor Gan Heng's biological mother. Emperor Gan Heng is the most filial to his mother. When he learned that Cao Xiaoxiao had offended his mother, he naturally wanted to find someone to hold her accountable.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me, Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
Cao Xiaoxiao kowtowed continuously, crying with tears and snot.
"Come here, drag him away and give him a hundred strokes of the cane." The emperor waved his hand and didn't want to say anything more.
Cao Xiaoxiao was dragged away crying, but it was of no use.
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