Min Huang was truly curious and excited about his discovery.
Empress Gu was the daughter of the Gu family of Jingzhao.
A six-hundred-year-old clan, a true aristocratic family.
She was born into a noble family and was even more admired than royal ladies.
Gu herself was also very outstanding and was a famous talented woman in the capital.
Writing poems and essays can only be considered minor arts. Gu started writing books when he was twelve years old.
Her annotated "Waterways of the South of the Yangtze River" once attracted many great scholars in the capital to read it, and paper was in great demand in Luoyang for a time.
She is not just a girl from the boudoir, but more of a celebrity who has been carefully educated by an aristocratic family!
If she had not entered the palace and become the queen, perhaps this talented woman Gu would have followed the example of her ancestors, started traveling around, continued writing books, and one day founded a school of thought.
Compared with Gu's extraordinary talent, Concubine Cui De, who was known as the "Twin Beauties of Beijing" together with her, was actually the "talented woman" recognized by the world. She was good at playing the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and could write poems and articles.
But, writing books? Annotating classics?
The difference between the two cannot be said to be cloud and mud, but more like a college student and an academician of the Huazhong University of Science and Technology!
In a sense, the Cui family was trying to scam the Gu family.
And Concubine Cui De was already the fairy that Min Huang had always "dreamed of".
The Gu family, which is N levels higher than the Cui family, is a god that Min Huang dare not blaspheme.
If he had not become the crown prince, and if the Gu family had not been interested in investing in the royal family, Min Huang could not imagine that he would be able to marry Gu.
She has a noble birth and talents that are beyond the reach of men. Naturally, she is cold and difficult to approach.
Although they were husband and wife and fought side by side, Min Huang never regarded Gu as a woman in his harem.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to, nor that he “disdains” it, but that he doesn’t dare.
That’s Gu Qing!
His existence has made Gu Zhongshu Ling and many great scholars sigh many times, "I wish I were not a man."
How could she be obsessed with petty love affairs like an ordinary woman?
In fact, after the marriage, Gu really showed an arrogant attitude of "not relying on the emperor's favor".
Moreover, her coldness and arrogance are truly "arrogant", unlike Concubine Cui De, which has some traces of "performance".
Knowing that Gu Qing had the capital to be arrogant, Min Huang thought it was natural that Gu Qing was treated coldly after entering the palace.
He never got angry about it.
Of course, it is also possible that for now, Min Huang still needs the support of Queen Gu and the entire Gu family.
When one day he becomes the most powerful ruler, he might come to "repay the debt" and then -
The topic has gone too far. At the moment, Min Huang is just a young emperor who has just taken power.
He doesn't have that much prestige, nor does he have such a dirty heart, he still cares about that little bit of "feeling" -
"Gu, she admires me!"
Min Huang was overjoyed, but he tried his best to control his emotions and not let his "surprise" show on the surface.
Not bad. After all, he was a prince who grew up in the harem and served as emperor for three years. Min Huang's ability to control his expression is still quite high.
His face was as gloomy as water, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry. There was even a hint of helplessness in his eyes - his mother was causing trouble. He was sleeping soundly (just about to have sex with his trusted palace maid?), but was interrupted in the middle of the night. If he could still smile, then there would be a problem!
However, even though he had perfectly controlled his emotions, Min Huang still unconsciously looked at Gu Qingcheng again.
His gaze remained focused on Gu Qingcheng's mouth for a few moments.
Gu Qingcheng: ...Why are you looking at my mouth?
As a high-ranking official in the government, Gu Qingcheng naturally wouldn't be like an ordinary woman who would suspect that there was something wrong with her lip makeup when someone "peeked" at her mouth.
She remained calm and continued to compartmentalize internally.
Apart from that most secret little corner, Gu Qingcheng's "heart speaks":
[I'm sorry to have disturbed Your Majesty. Ultimately, it's my fault as the Queen!]
[Although Mother is not very sympathetic to Your Majesty, her feelings are understandable and sympathetic!]
[…No matter how many faults she has, as long as she gave birth to an outstanding emperor, she is the greatest contributor to the Jing Dynasty!]
While Gu Qingcheng was "thinking", she observed Min Huang out of the corner of her eye.
Sure enough, I saw a slight change in Min Huang's pupils.
The change was very subtle and fleeting, and was concealed by Min Huang's helpless eyes.
This is the real "face changing", there is almost no change!
Instead of some of the stars' much-praised "eye skills", the audience can see that he is unhappy through the screen. How can the big guys in the harem standing opposite him not see it?
If it weren't for Gu Qingcheng's keen senses and if she hadn't observed closely, she wouldn't have noticed it at all.
After all, it was Min Huang. The reason why Gu Qingcheng still discovered the clues was not because he was not capable enough, but because he was young.
If Min Huang grows up in a few years or even a dozen years, Gu Qingcheng cannot guarantee that she can "see through" him.
[My mother was a meritorious official of the dynasty. Her son became emperor, but due to etiquette and laws, she could only be a concubine, and lived under the empress dowager for the rest of her life.]
[This is etiquette, this is the rule! But, the law is nothing more than human nature!]
[Regardless of anything else, just consider Your Majesty. You should also treat Mother well! ]
[Unfortunately, I am the Queen. I want to be the mother of the nation and a role model for all women. I, I cannot, out of pity and gratitude in my heart, bypass the Queen Mother and honor my mother instead!]
Gu Qingcheng has a lot of thoughts and a lot of information.
Min Huang accurately captured the key point——
First, Queen Gu did not seem to dislike Concubine Xie. On the contrary, she understood Concubine Xie and pitied and respected her.
Second, Queen Gu did have a grudge against Queen Mother Wang.
At least, between Concubine Xie and Queen Mother Wang, Queen Gu was closer to the former in her heart.
You can tell the clue just by listening to their titles: one is the mother concubine, and the other is the queen mother!
Third, on the surface, Queen Gu was indeed very cold towards Concubine Xie, and she would often use Min Huang, the "middleman", as a shield and fire extinguisher.
In fact, Queen Gu did not do this out of her sincerity, but was forced by etiquette and rules.
Alas, there is no way. According to etiquette and law, Xie is just a concubine mother. The fact that she can be honored as a concubine is already in consideration of her contribution to childbearing.
Trying to elevate her to the same level of respect as the Queen Mother is against etiquette and will also bring bad reputation to the Emperor and Empress.
Queen Gu's "two-faced" behavior was also a helpless move.
...and all of this has a fundamental reason——
Queen Gu loves the whole family because of her love for the whole family.
She mentioned Concubine Xie's contribution to childbirth several times, which was actually a disguised way of praising Emperor Min Huang for being excellent.
"So, in Gu's heart, I am actually this good?"
"A woman as foolish as my mother should be the one the Gu family hates the most. Yet, just because I gave birth to you, the Gu family admires, praises, and even feels grateful to you?"
Min Huang's heart was touched.
He still controlled his emotions, but still unconsciously glanced at Gu Qingcheng secretly.
Gu Qingcheng: ...
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