While enjoying the banquet, Gu Jiu paid attention to the situation around him.
Everything is normal.
There were no more accidents during the meal time afterwards.
The problematic drink before seemed to be just her illusion.
It seems that the person who poisoned her was very cautious. After the action failed, he retreated immediately without making any unnecessary stops.
As a result, Gu Jiu had to be more careful, worried that the other party would not accept defeat and would take further action later.
Gu Zhen quietly asked Gu Jiu, "Second sister, are you worried?"
Gu Jiu shook his head slightly, "There are quite a lot of guests today."
"Yes. I was strolling around the garden with some of my sisters a while ago and met a lot of people."
"Is the garden nice? I don't even have time to go to the garden."
"Excellent. It's truly a flower viewing banquet. There are probably hundreds of different varieties of flowers in the garden, which is both pleasing to the eye and an eye-opener."
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "The royal palace is rich, so the flower viewing banquet is naturally extraordinary."
Gu Zhen nodded. "My second sister is going to marry into such a wealthy family in the future. To be honest, I'm a little worried about you."
Gu Jiu's face was calm. "Thank you for your concern, big sister. I will eventually adapt."
Gu Zhen looked at Gu Jiu hesitantly.
"Big sister, just say whatever you want to say."
Gu Zhen pondered for a moment, "Second sister, have you ever met that Young Master Zhao?"
Gu Jiu nodded, "I saw him once in the palace."
Gu Zhen was curious, "What kind of person is Gongzi Zhao?"
Gu Jiu thought for a moment and said, "I've only met him twice, so it's hard to say. He looked quite serious."
Gu Zhen leaned close to Gu Jiu's ear and whispered, "I heard that Gongzi Zhao doesn't have a good relationship with his brothers, and that Xiao Qin'er is the great-grandniece of Concubine Shu, and her family is extremely wealthy. Sister, when you get married in the future, you must be careful of Xiao Qin'er. I don't think she's an easy person to get along with."
Gu Jiu smiled, his eyebrows curved and his eyes warm.
"Thank you for the reminder, big sister. I will be careful about Xiao Qin'er."
"There's no use being careful." Gu Yue had obviously overheard their conversation.
Gu Jiu raised his eyebrows and smiled, "What do you think, Third Sister?"
Gu Yue said, "Second sister, it's no secret that you have a dowry of 40,000 taels. I bet Xiao Qin'er's dowry must be more than yours, at least 60,000 or 70,000 taels.
Your dowry is smaller than hers, and you entered the family later than her. Not only that, Xiao Qin'er has the support of Consort Shu, but the second sister has nothing and can't rely on anyone.
To be honest, I'm not optimistic about your future. I'm afraid you'll be wronged as soon as you get married."
After Gu Yue finished speaking, there was a smile in her eyes, a smile of gloating.
Gu Ji pursed his lips and smiled, "It's really rare that Third Sister can say such insightful words."
Gu Yue's face instantly fell. What did this mean? Was he accusing her of being stupid in the past?
Gu Jiu smiled again, "But I still want to thank Third Sister for reminding me. So when I marry into the palace, I will definitely not let myself be wronged."
If she was wronged, she would seek revenge on Liu Zhao.
If she doesn't have a good life, Liu Zhao won't have a good life. If we have to suffer, we all have to suffer together.
Gu Yue sneered, "Second sister, don't talk big. This is the palace, not home. You don't have the final say."
Gu Jiu smiled, "Third sister's words don't count."
Gu Yue's face fell and he stopped talking.
Their table finally quieted down and they could drink and eat in peace.
Throughout the whole process, Gu Shan, Gu Lin, and Gu Jun remained silent.
Gu Zhen secretly told Gu Jiu, "When we were strolling in the garden, the third and fifth sisters talked, but the fourth sister didn't say a word."
Gu Jiu raised his eyebrows. Could it be that Gu Yue and Gu Shan had another conflict?
Gu Shan probably hasn't done anything to provoke Gu Yue recently.
Gu Yue started to act strangely a few days ago, and no one knew what was wrong with her.
After the banquet, everyone went to the theater to listen to a play.
Gu Jiu and her sisters were singing on the stage. It seemed boring at first, but after listening for a while, they became interesting.
After drinking half a cup of tea, a maid came to add water.
As a result, his hand shook and the tea splashed onto Gu Jiu's dress.
The apricot-colored dress was instantly stained, making it extremely conspicuous. It was impossible to pretend that nothing had happened.
The maidservant was terrified and immediately knelt down, kowtowing repeatedly, "Miss Gu, please spare my life, Miss Gu, please spare my life..."
Gu Jiu frowned slightly, a little unhappy.
It wasn't because the maid had soiled her dress, but because of the maid's reaction. The noise was a little too loud and it was hard not to attract attention.
At this moment, many people heard the noise and looked over. One of the first-class maids walked directly towards Gu Jiu's table.
Gu Jiu said in a cold voice: "Get up. Why are you kneeling? I don't blame you."
The little maid raised her head, tears still hanging in the corners of her eyes.
She was a little surprised and a little surprised, but she finally reacted and kowtowed repeatedly, "Thank you Miss Gu, thank you Miss Gu."
"What happened?"
When the maid came over, she saw that Gu Jiu's dress was stained by tea. She immediately frowned and scolded the maid softly, "How did you do it?"
The little maid was so anxious that she was about to cry.
Gu Jiu said softly: "It's okay, it's just an accident."
The first-class maid hurriedly said, "Miss Gu, you are so generous. I would like to thank you on behalf of this little maid. Miss Gu's dress is dirty. Why don't you go to the side room to change into something else?"
Gu Jiu became alert.
She looked deeply at the first-class maid, suddenly changed her mind, and happily agreed, "Okay!"
The first maid laughed and said, "Miss Gu, please come this way."
Then she scolded the little maid harshly, "Why don't you clean up quickly? What are you standing there for?"
The little maid hurriedly squatted down to clean up.
Gu Jiu stood up and left with the first-class maid.
Qingmei and Qingzhu followed him.
Princess Pei, who was sitting on the second floor of the theater, noticed the commotion downstairs and asked the maid beside her, "What's going on? You're leaving halfway through the first play. Are you so impatient?"
The maid hurriedly said, "It seems that Miss Gu's dress has been stained by tea. She needs to change into a clean one."
When Princess Pei of Prince Ning heard this, she sneered, "The dress is stained? Could it be someone did it on purpose?"
The maid's heart skipped a beat. "Should I go over and take a look?"
Princess Pei of Prince Ning waved her hand, "No need. Let them do whatever they want."
Another person who noticed Gu Jiu leaving was Zhou Yi.
Zhou Yi's eyebrows moved, and she made an excuse that she had a stomachache and needed to go to the toilet, then she stood up and left the theater, chasing after Gu Jiu.
She was halfway through the chase when she was suddenly tripped by someone and fell to the ground, injuring her knee.
Zhou Yi was so angry that he was about to curse loudly, but when he looked up, there was no ghost in sight.
"What's going on?"
Zhou Yi looked shocked and confused. There was clearly someone here just now, and he tripped her.
The maid shuddered and said, "Miss, let's go back. It's weird here."
Zhou Yi gritted her teeth, unconvinced. "Don't talk nonsense. What's weird about it? What's weird about it?"
After saying that, she stood up and continued walking forward.
As a result, as soon as I took a step, my knee hurt again.
With a thud, he knelt on the ground.
Zhou Yi was in so much pain that tears came out.
She gritted her teeth. Such a strange thing must be caused by someone.
"Girl, are you okay?"
The maid looked frightened, as if she had seen a ghost.
Zhou Yi was furious. She looked around and asked, "Who is this? Sneaking around like that? Don't you dare to come out?"
No one responded, only the sound of the wind, the birds, and his own breathing could be heard.
The maidservant was so scared that she started crying, but she didn't dare to cry out loud, so she could only suppress herself.
In such a silent environment, the more depressed one is, the more a heavy atmosphere is created.
"Shut up!"
Zhou Yi's face turned pale and he was very dissatisfied.
The maid quickly stopped crying.
Zhou Yi thought about it and tried to take a step forward.
The foot was lifted up, but it could not be lowered.
The maid stared at Zhou Yi blankly, as if she was very curious whether the Golden Rooster Stand posture was really comfortable and why the girl refused to put her foot down.
Zhou Yi is tired.
The one-legged standing posture felt very difficult for her.
To move forward or to move backward, this is a very difficult choice.
Zhou Yi was unwilling to go back in such a dejected manner. She wanted to catch up with him and see if Gu Jiu was up to anything.
But the pain in her knee reminded her that if she dared to take a step forward, someone hiding somewhere would definitely give her a hard time.
Finally, Zhou Yi compromised.
She lowered her foot and took a step back.
Her expression was grim, and anger was rising in her heart. She blamed herself, Gu Jiu, and Prince Ning's Mansion.
Her face turned pale and she said to the maid, "Let's go back."
The maid felt relieved, thinking that the young lady had finally figured it out. After all, this was someone else's territory, so there was no way she could mess around.
Gu Jiu followed the first-class maid to the side room and changed her clothes.
The maid brought tea and snacks.
"Miss Gu, why don't you take a rest here and relax. Don't worry, it's quiet here and no one will disturb you."
Gu Jiu nodded, "Okay! I'm tired too."
Gu Jiu sat down by the window, ate snacks and drank tea, waiting quietly.
She knew that Liu Zhao would come, and she also knew that the maid was sent by Liu Zhao.
So now she was calm, drank some tea, and even felt a little sleepy.
She slowly closed her eyes, listening to the birds chirping outside the window. Weather like this, with a gentle breeze, was perfect for a nap. She could even sleep until dusk.
There were footsteps outside the door, and someone deliberately increased the volume of their footsteps.
She heard Qingmei and Qingzhu talking, but they were so quiet that she couldn't hear what they were saying.
The footsteps began to sound again, heading directly towards her.
Gu Jiu didn't open her eyes. She was enjoying this moment and didn't want it to be ruined by anyone.
Liu Zhao came to Gu Jiu and stared at her for a while.
Seeing that Gu Jiu didn't want to pay attention to him, he simply sat down next to Gu Jiu and held one of Gu Jiu's hands very naturally.
Gu Ji subconsciously tried to break free, but stopped halfway through.
She opened her eyes and looked at Liu Zhao with a look of disgust.
Liu Zhao didn't care. "You finally opened your eyes and looked at me. I thought you wouldn't even want to see me today."
Gu Jiu smiled softly, "I really don't want to see you."
"Because of Zhou Yi's matter?" Liu Zhao asked.
"Yes and no."
Gu Jiu didn't want to say more.
From the day she was betrothed to Liu Zhao, Gu Jiu knew that her life would no longer be peaceful.
But when trouble really came, Gu Jiu was unable to remain completely rational.
She would be angry, furious, resentful, and even curse Liu Zhao.
These are all human nature.
However, she would not reveal her inner feelings in front of Liu Zhao.
They weren't that close, and even if they were, it would be better for them to keep some secrets from each other.
Liu Zhao said solemnly, "I will take care of Zhou Yi's problem and make sure she won't have time to bother you in the future. Are you satisfied?"
Gu Jiu: Haha!
She laughed sarcastically, "So what if you're not satisfied?"
"If you are not satisfied, I will do it until you are satisfied."
That sounds very nice.
If Gu Jiu had not experienced two lifetimes, he would probably have been moved by Liu Zhao.
She said nonchalantly, "This is what you should do. I won't say thank you."
Liu Zhao smiled faintly, "I know. I didn't expect you to say thank you."
This woman was becoming more and more rude in front of him, but he just liked it that way.
Gu Jiu smiled and said nothing.
Liu Zhao reached out and lifted the hair by Gu Jiu's ear.
Gu Jiute looked at him with disgust, turned his head away, and tried to avoid Liu Zhao's hand.
"Don't move!"
Liu Zhao said with a straight face, "Your hair is messy, let me fix it for you."
Gu Jiu shook his head, "No. I can do it myself."
Liu Zhao refused to listen and was determined to do things according to his own wishes.
Gu Jiu snorted and became more disgusted with Liu Zhao.
Liu Zhao was very upset. He said expressionlessly, "Ever since we got engaged, you've been disgusted with me. Am I really that bad?"
Gu Jiu raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Don't you know whether you are good enough or not?"
"I didn't know there were people who were better than me."
Gu Jiu was speechless. He had learned something new. He hadn't expected Liu Zhao to be so arrogant. Sure enough, beneath his abstinent expression, he concealed a sultry heart.
Gu Jiu said, "Ever since you and I got engaged, my life has been completely messed up. It's no longer as peaceful as it used to be. How do I settle this?"
Liu Zhao said seriously, "After we get married, I will hand over all my assets to you. Are you satisfied?"
Gu Jiu was surprised, "You have any property under your name?"
Liu Zhao leaned over to whisper, and Gu Jiu quickly dodged.
Just talk, why are you getting so close? Don't you know she's very sensitive?
When the warm breath blows on my ears, my earlobes turn red, which is so embarrassing.
Liu Zhao smiled secretly.
Gu Jiu was avoiding him, but he was happy. He was indeed not an ordinary person.
Liu Zhao lowered his voice and said, "I have secretly bought some businesses outside, and the income is quite good. So you don't have to worry about me being broke, and you don't have to worry about needing your dowry to support the family."
Gu Jiu was surprised, "You actually bought property privately?"
Liu Zhao said with a stern face, "I have confessed all my secrets. I think you are satisfied now."
Gu Jiu said proudly, "I don't care about your property."
Liu Zhao suppressed a smile and asked, "You really don't want it? This young master is planning to hand over the property to servants to manage, but he is worried that the servants are not capable enough to manage it well. Well, any profit is good."
Gu Jiu raised his eyebrows. "How much profit can a small business generate? Besides, you have a lot of expenses. Will the profits from those businesses be enough for you to spend alone? Maybe in the end, I will still have to pay for the family."
Liu Zhao suddenly leaned close to Gu Jiu's earlobe and whispered, "Support our family."
Gu Jiu reached out and pushed Liu Zhao away.
It's so hot, and you're so close to her, isn't it hot? She's almost dying of heat.
There was clearly wind before, but now the wind has stopped and the room is hot. Gu Ji feels very uncomfortable and seems to be sweating.
She said to Liu Zhao, "Sit further away, not next to me."
Liu Zhao said confidently, "This young master likes sitting here."
"Then I'll change seats."
Gu Jiu tried to get up, but Liu Zhao held his hand tightly.
Liu Zhao exerted force on his hands, and Gu Jiu lost his balance and fell towards Liu Zhao.
Liu Zhao took advantage of the situation and hugged Gu Jiu, his arms around Gu Jiu's waist, full of strength.
Gu Jiu's cheeks flushed slightly and there was a little sweat on his forehead.
It was the first time in her two lifetimes that she was so close to a man. She felt very uncomfortable and even a little at a loss.
She deliberately put on a stern face and said angrily, "Let me go."
Liu Zhao said with a serious face, "Are you sure you can stand firmly?"
Gu Jiu sneered, "Let me go first." Otherwise, don't blame me for getting angry.
Liu Zhao suppressed his smile and let go of Gu Jiu with a serious face. But he did not let go of Gu Jiu's hand, he kept holding her hand.
Gu Jiu had no choice but to sit down next to Liu Zhao again.
She looked at him, raised her eyebrows and smiled, "If I support the family, you have to listen to me in everything."
Liu Zhao frowned, "Why is that? Men are responsible for external affairs, and women are responsible for internal affairs. I am confident that you can handle the affairs of the palace. But women should not interfere in the affairs of the court."
Gu Jiu secretly rolled his eyes and said, "Of course, I won't get involved in the affairs of the court. But you have to listen to me when it comes to matters within the palace."
Liu Zhao looked at Gu Jiu, waiting for her next words.
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