Queen Dugu watched her daughter having a great time and pondered whether or not to take the child back this time.
Should Mingyue be happier now that she's at home?
The Gu family has Gu Ren, Gu Xiaoqi and Gu Xiaoba who are the same age, and the second sister-in-law has given birth to two more children. The eldest sister-in-law and the fourth sister-in-law are also about to give birth. With so many children, let Mingyue stay at her aunt's house to be raised!
Yes, I'll keep her. I'll come and check on her every month. Mingyue is much safer at the Gu family's house than at the Goddess Palace.
My aunt's family also teaches martial arts to their children. Gu Ren, the chubby boy, has lost a lot of weight since he started practicing martial arts, which shows that he's not just playing around. Let Mingyue stay a few more years!
And so, Queen Dugu gave Grandma Gu a child to raise and play with.
Queen Dugu knew that her aunt was cold on the outside but warm on the inside, and that as long as she spoke nicely, her aunt would definitely agree.
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That evening, the Gu family had four tables full of people, enjoying fine wine and delicious food, relatives and friends, making it a lively and festive occasion!
The emperor drank heartily with everyone; he had no one to drink with in the palace, and he always wanted to drink to his heart's content when he was out.
Last time in Qingzhou, neither he nor Xue Qianyu could get Gu Shouxin to cooperate, so this time he won't look for Gu Shouxin, but will look for Uncle Gu, Fourth Uncle Gu, Duke Chengen, and Prince Kang.
As a result, King Jinnan and Queen Dugu also wanted to join.
So they discussed how to form a squadron.
The Emperor, Prince Kang, Duke Cheng'en and Prince Jinnan form one team; Gu Shouxin, Queen Dugu, Uncle Gu and Fourth Uncle Gu form another team.
Playing drinking games.
Queen Dugu laughed arrogantly: "We four siblings are invincible! You'd better admit defeat!"
The emperor stood up abruptly, put his feet on the stool, and said, "Hmph, we can't lose our spirit no matter what we lose. Come on, let's finish this bowl first!"
The Empress Dowager and Grandma Gu, standing nearby, simply didn't want to watch anymore.
Empress Dowager: The emperor I painstakingly nurtured, is this all...?
Grandma Gu: The queen carefully nurtured by the Goddess Kingdom, that's all...
Unfortunately, the Gu sisters went over to watch the excitement, cheer, and act as referees.
The servants carried in jars of wine one by one, and then carried out empty jars one by one.
Despite being heavily pregnant, Zhang still played mahjong with Princess Kang and Madam Xue. Yang, thinking that she was due to give birth in the next few days, went back to her room to rest after eating. Cai Xiaolian was also in her postpartum confinement period, so they were short one person, and Princess Nan filled in for her.
Princess He Nan is only sixteen years old this year. She is smart and can learn quickly. Once she learns something, she wins. She made the three old hands very frustrated and they wanted to throw down their cards and quit.
But how can you get angry at a little girl with those innocent big eyes?
Losing money is a small matter. What's really frustrating is when a card player keeps getting bad cards, or gets good cards but can't win, or has their cards blocked by others.
At midnight, the people drinking next to them were still asleep, and the Gu sisters had been urged to go to bed by their grandmother, but the mahjong game was still going on.
Grandma Gu felt a headache coming on when she saw Zhang's big belly, and finally couldn't care less about anything else, so she came over and chased her away.
Zhang, holding a good hand, pleaded with Grandma Gu, "Mother, Mother, please let me finish this hand! This hand is good, really good, I'm sure I can win. I haven't had a good hand all night. Please, Mother."
Grandma Gu sighed, "The last one."
Zhang nodded like a chick pecking at rice.
It was time to play a card with Princess Nan. She was a novice; although she knew how to win, she couldn't figure out who wanted what, so she played what she thought was useless: "One of Bamboo!"
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