After arriving in the capital, the Gu family's daughter rarely interacted with other girls. She mainly attended banquets held at the imperial palace, while the other banquets were hosted by families she knew well.
But not having contact doesn't mean they don't observe; Lu Ni certainly doesn't give off a very good impression.
"Hey, I'm going to tell you some big gossip about Lu Ni. Do you want to hear it?" Huo Yanyu suddenly remembered something when Lu Ni was mentioned and said mysteriously.
The girls nodded in unison, and Gu Xin even told her maid to stand guard at the door and let her know if anyone came.
She doesn't usually talk about gossip, she just listens. But if she does talk about it, it's big gossip.
"Lu Ni actually wants to enter the palace!" Huo Yanyu said with a serious expression.
Everyone:"?"
Huo Yanyu continued, "Didn't my parents go back to the capital? This year, my cousin, who is my uncle's daughter, came to our house to pay New Year's respects. There are two cousins, one in the capital and one in Tongzhou. The one in the capital is close to Li Yuyan from the Li family. You all know Li Yuyan, the one who tried to win Xinxin's money with Lu Ni and Jiang Hong on New Year's Eve."
“Li Yuyan is Lu Ni’s little shadow, always following her around. My cousin lives next door to Li Yuyan’s family, and the two are very close. Li Yuyan tells my cousin everything. My cousin is a big gossip, and she told my cousin in Tongzhou about this. Li Yuyan said that Lu Ni and Jiang Hong are asking her to find a way to get into the palace.”
Gu Nian asked in surprise, "There's only the Emperor and the Crown Prince in the palace now! They wouldn't possibly want to become palace maids!"
Huo Yanyu nodded: "Of course not to become a palace maid! Lu Ni wants to follow in her aunt's footsteps and become someone close to the emperor!"
Gu Xin: "What? The Emperor is only a few years younger than Uncle Lu, and she wants to marry the Emperor?"
Xie Zhiyi: "Besides the Empress, no one else can marry the Emperor. Only the Empress is the principal wife; everyone else is a concubine. Tch, a noble lady, yet she's willing to be a concubine?"
Because of her father, Xie Zhiyi disliked concubines intensely and looked down on anyone who willingly degraded themselves to become a concubine.
Huo Yanyu said, "Yiyi, don't say that. Although Consort Lin is gone, there are still other concubines in the palace."
Xie Zhiyi pursed her lips and remained silent.
Gu Nian asked, "Does the Lin family know about Lu Ni's idea?"
Huo Yanyu shook her head: "Of course she doesn't know! Lin Shi definitely wants Lu Ni to marry the prince! But how could that be possible? Also, if Lin Shi knew, Lu Ni wouldn't be stupid enough to ask Jiang Hong and Li Yuyan for help."
Gu Xin: "Have they come up with any solutions?"
Huo Yanyu shook her head: "I don't know. But, there's going to be a good show on the second day of the second lunar month. My cousin has asked my cousin in Tongzhou to stay in the capital until the second lunar month. Although Tongzhou isn't far, it's more fun to watch the show if you catch it in time. They're probably going to pull something on the second day of the second lunar month."
Gu Xin frowned and said, "Should we remind the Emperor? What if we fall into a trap and let Lu Ni into the palace? Wouldn't that make her a generation older than us for no reason?"
Huo Yanyu shook her head: "His Majesty is wise and powerful, and not stupid. Even my cousin knows that they are just watching the show, so Lu Ni and the others will not succeed. I guess there must still be people from the Lin family in the palace, otherwise, Lu Ni probably wouldn't be able to complete any mission."
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