Chapter 501 Wen Wanqin Returns to Beijing
After hearing this, Cui Huailin's anxious heart finally calmed down.
He hugged Miaomiao tightly in his arms and said excitedly: "Thank you, Miaomiao."
"Thank you for not falling in love with someone else. Thank you for giving me a chance."
The two hugged each other for a long time.
Cui Huailin said softly, "Think about it carefully. I will ask His Majesty to grant us a marriage tomorrow."
"When you figure it out, we'll get married."
Miaomiao always felt that this order was not right. She blinked and responded obediently: "Okay."
Cui Huailin then reluctantly let her go and gave her a light kiss on the forehead.
"Wait for me." After saying that, he left as quietly as he came.
Miaomiao touched the remaining warmth on her forehead, her heart filled with sweetness and shyness.
And all this was seen by Zhao Zhao in the dark.
She was so angry that her white teeth almost broke.
If Qiu Ying and Hua Zhan hadn't stopped her, she would have jumped out and beaten Cui Huailin up.
"You call yourself a gentleman, yet you're doing all sorts of thieving and sneaking into people's boudoirs. You're totally shameless!"
Zhao Zhao gritted his teeth.
Qiu Ying gently advised, "Second Princess, calm down. It seems that the eldest princess really likes Master Cui."
Hua Zhan also agreed: "Yes, and Master Cui seems to be sincere this time."
Zhao Zhao snorted coldly: "Sincerity? How much is his sincerity worth?"
"My sister is really... too stupid!"
She didn't know how to comment on it!
But she is my own sister after all, so I can't scold her too harshly.
She snorted heavily and went back to sleep.
Cui Huailin's previous actions had already angered the public, and when he knelt before the emperor the next day to ask for a marriage...
Yan Shixu refused outright.
Cui Huailin was not discouraged. In the following days, he went to the imperial study on time every day to ask for a meeting.
I request Your Majesty to grant me the marriage.
From time to time, he would find some things that the queen liked and send them to her.
He still understands the principle that in order to please the father-in-law, one must first please the mother-in-law.
Your Majesty dotes on the Empress to the core, so it is absolutely right to please the Empress.
As expected, Wen Li'er is soft-hearted and reluctant to take things from others.
I couldn't help but say a few words for Cui Huailin that day.
"Your Majesty, I think Huailin is truly repentant this time, and Miaomiao really likes him. Why don't you help them?"
This directly stirred up a hornet's nest.
The next day, Wen Li'er held her sore waist and almost couldn't get out of bed.
She kept shouting, "It seems that I am really old..."
Then he cursed Yan Shixu in his heart, saying that he was so old and still acted like this!
Yan Shixu was still angry about the Queen's plea for Cui Huailin last night.
When Cui Huailin came to ask for an imperial decree again the next day, his eyes were no longer eyes and his nose was no longer a nose.
He was made to kneel in front of the imperial study for two hours and was not allowed to get up.
Many civil and military officials who came to pay homage to the emperor saw this scene.
The story that the eldest son of the Cui family went to the palace every day to ask for the princess' hand in marriage, but was rejected time and time again by His Majesty, was widely spread in the capital.
People even set up bets as to whether he could finally win the princess.
And all of this is just a small test on the road of this marriage.
Cui Huailin knew very well that it was not easy to win back the princess's heart, and it was even more difficult to gain the emperor's approval.
But he has made up his mind that no matter how many people try to stop him, he will stick to it.
He had been terribly wrong before, and this was the punishment he deserved.
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Time flies, and two months have passed in a flash.
In early autumn, Cangzhou Governor Gu Jinxiu was ordered to return to Beijing with his family.
Promoted to Minister of Works.
On the day he entered the palace to express his gratitude, Gu Jinxiu was wearing a brand new official robe and looked calm and capable.
His wife, Wen Wanqin, was dressed simply but had an extraordinary demeanor.
There is a gentleness accumulated over the years between her brows, as well as a clear and generous demeanor that is different from that of ordinary girls in the boudoir.
They were followed by their four children, all of whom were handsome and well-behaved.
Yan Shixu summoned Gu Jinxiu to the imperial study and highly praised his political achievements in Cangzhou. The emperor and his minister had a very pleasant conversation.
Wen Wanqin brought her children and, after thanking the emperor for his grace, went to pay a visit to the empress according to etiquette.
In the side hall of Zichen Palace, there is an elegant aroma.
When Wen Li'er heard that her old friend had arrived, she had already ordered the palace servants to prepare tea and snacks.
When the eunuch announced "Mrs. Gu is here", she couldn't help but sit up straight and look towards the palace door.
Wen Wanqin led the four children into the hall step by step.
The sunlight slanted in from the palace door, outlining her still slim figure.
Wen Wanqin raised her head and looked at the most noble woman in the world sitting on the Phoenix Throne.
Fifteen years have passed since we last met.
Although they had occasionally exchanged letters and greetings over the past fifteen years, this was the first time Wen Wanqin had seen Wen Li'er since leaving the palace.
Last time, Wen Wanqin was still a concubine in the emperor's harem.
And Wen Li'er was only the Imperial Noble Consort.
At that time, she and the emperor secretly reached a shocking deal.
She helped him clean up the chaotic harem and cleared the obstacles for Wen Lier;
After the matter was accomplished, he fulfilled his promise, granted her freedom and let her leave the palace.
Let her stay together with the man she loves forever - Gu Jinxiu.
She still remembered her eager desire for freedom and her inexpressible gratitude to His Majesty and His Majesty when she left the palace.
She never thought that she would have the chance to enter the palace again in this life and meet the woman who changed her destiny.
While her thoughts were churning, Wen Wanqin had already arrived in the hall.
She suppressed her excitement, led her children to bow deeply before Wen Li'er, and lightly touched their foreheads to the mirror-like gold bricks.
"Your Highness, Wen, and I, along with our children, pay our respects to the Empress. May Her Majesty live a thousand years."
The voice was choked with a hint of reunion after a long separation.
Wen Li'er looked at her old friend kneeling below, feeling filled with emotion.
Time seemed to go back, and I saw again the woman who was cautious and self-disguised in the deep palace but had clear eyes.
She quickly signaled Dieyi and Diewu beside her, "Help Madam Gu up quickly."
The palace maid stepped forward and respectfully helped Wen Wanqin up.
Wen Li'er looked at her gently, then looked at her several outstanding children behind her, and a genuine smile appeared at the corner of her lips:
"Wanqin, get up quickly."
"After so many years, I am so relieved to see you with your children and your husband and wife living in harmony.
Wen Wanqin stood up, her eyes slightly red:
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. Without the grace of Your Majesty and Your Majesty, there would be no Wanqin today."
"Wanqin and Gulang will never forget this kindness and virtue."
The two looked at each other and smiled, and a thousand words were expressed without words.
Wen Lier offered her a seat and asked her in detail about her life in Cangzhou over the years and the situation of her children.
Wen Wanqin answered them one by one, with appropriate words and a respectful yet friendly attitude.
The atmosphere in the hall is warm and slightly sentimental.
Fifteen years seemed to be gently connected at this moment.
Two women, one a mother of the country, the other a lady of high rank in the imperial court, meet again in the deep palace because of a special past.
What they don't know is that this reunion may quietly affect the fate of the next generation.
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