Gu Qingcheng led a large group of people away, but the first and second princes did not take it too seriously.
They are just a bunch of playboys, and there are women among them. It's totally nonsense!
If Gu Qingcheng was alone, or had only brought those young men with her, the eldest prince and the second prince would still be wary.
However, with Huo Wuniang and the other little girls around, the two of them just laughed: "This Jiulang, he really wasted all of his father's painstaking efforts!"
"That's right! How could they go to Xizhou to establish themselves? They're clearly going out for an outing and some fun!"
It was Empress Yuan, who originally regarded Concubine Dong as a thorn in her side because of the Ninth Prince's favor.
Afterwards, she stood on the palace wall and saw with her own eyes the baggy and gaudy "team" leaving the city, and she couldn't help laughing:
You can't help but push the mud up the wall!
So what if he is your Majesty’s beloved son?
Your Majesty has made painstaking plans for him, but unfortunately, he is a hopeless person.
He turned a good opportunity to gild himself into a ridiculous tour group.
Such a group of spoiled dandies, let alone going to Xizhou to kill Xirong, would probably be scared to death if they met a horse bandit on the road!
"Mrs. Dong is truly pitiful. She went through so much hardship to give birth to a child, and raised him through countless hardships, yet he still behaves like this!"
For a moment, Empress Yuan even felt a little sympathy for Concubine Dong.
Of course, Empress Yuan hated Concubine Dong for more than ten years, and her so-called "sympathy" was just a casual remark.
However, Empress Yuan did not continue to negotiate.
It’s not that she doesn’t want to, but Concubine Dong is so sick that she is on her last breath.
Empress Yuan wanted to use the same trick again and pretended to be sick and asked Concubine Dong to take care of her.
But Concubine Dong couldn't even stand up. Was she going to be supported by her maids and drag her body, which could die at any time, to serve the plump and rosy-faced Empress Yuan?
Although Empress Yuan was domineering, she still had a little sense of shame.
"Forget it! Let's spare Dong first!"
Empress Yuan was not afraid of Concubine Dong, but she felt that if she made trouble and Concubine Dong died in front of her, wouldn't that be unlucky?
Even to Emperor Qing, it is difficult to explain.
Indeed, Empress Yuan had the support of the Empress Dowager.
But the Queen Mother is not only her aunt, but also Emperor Qing's biological mother.
After coming to the Qing Dynasty and staying in the harem for nearly twenty years, Empress Yuan, no matter how dull she was, had seen some facts clearly.
In some insignificant matters, such as humiliating and torturing Concubine Dong, Empress Dowager Yuan sided with Empress Yuan.
However, once it comes to matters of principle, such as state affairs or the prince, Empress Dowager Yuan is still the most partial to her own son!
Empress Yuan could torture a woman like Concubine Dong, but she could not actually kill her.
Empress Yuan was already nearly forty years old, without favor or children, and her only support was her aunt's unreliable preference.
If I go too far, my aunt will definitely turn hostile to me for her son's sake.
Haha, I only have one aunt, the Empress Dowager, but the Empress Dowager has several nieces and even great-nieces.
Empress Dowager Yuan only wanted the empress of the Qing Dynasty to have the surname Yuan. She didn't care which daughter of the Yuan family she was!
"It took me nearly twenty years to figure this out. This proves I'm not very smart!"
Empress Yuan secretly laughed at herself, "I am stupid, but not completely stupid!"
"And Dong, she doesn't seem very smart either!"
Favored concubine?
Empress Yuan had no idea what the favorite concubines in history were like.
But she still felt that a true favorite concubine was at least not like Concubine Dong.
“…She’s pitiful too!”
He was so sick that he was on his last breath, and his only son was "exiled".
Perhaps, Concubine Dong couldn't even see her son for the last time.
Concubine Dong: ...
right!
I can’t take it anymore!
"Cough! Cough cough!"
Concubine Dong coughed procedurally and stuffed the processed handkerchief under the bed, completing her "mission" for the day.
She lay comfortably on the bed, thinking casually: "I wonder if my son is having a smooth journey!"
Of course everything went smoothly for Gu Qingcheng.
After leaving the city for a few days, the large army had already run more than a hundred miles and left the capital area.
The young men and women in bright clothes and galloping horses were excited for a few days, and then gradually calmed down.
The world outside is just like this—
The official road is marked with deep ruts, with mountains or fields on both sides.
Occasionally, a few pedestrians and nearby people would look at them with awe or curiosity.
After looking at the same scenery for too long and experiencing the same encounters too many times, you will start to feel tired and bored!
"How far is it still!"
"Yeah, so boring!"
"...We're only just getting started! There's still another seven or eight hundred miles to go!"
"You're such a bitch, aren't you?"
This group of nth generation people are spoiled and indulged in pleasure.
The pie that Gu Qingcheng painted was indeed very big and fragrant, but it was just a pie after all.
It cannot be seen or touched, but the hardships of the journey are real.
These days are not like the later times, where logistics are developed, transportation is convenient, and supplies are abundant. As long as you have money, you can feel comfortable wherever you go.
Here, you can’t buy anything even if you have money.
If you miss the post station or village, you can only stay in the wilderness and can't even have a meal that suits your taste.
This group of nobles and n generations of aristocratic families began to feel impatient and even wanted to give up.
Huo Wuniang noticed that the atmosphere was not right and couldn't help but feel a little worried.
She tried to boost morale.
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