January 24th is the first day of the Lunar New Year.
Tianjin City, Zhang Garden.
The last emperor wore a dragon robe and held a New Year's Day court meeting in the living room.
Ahem, it’s called a court meeting, but in fact it’s just a bunch of old people trying to make the last emperor happy.
"Long live our emperor! Long live the emperor!"
"My dear ministers, please stand up!"
Seeing the twenty or thirty people kneeling down, the Last Emperor sitting in the main hall felt that wonderful feeling of being the king and the superior.
Alas, what a pity, this is just a small courtyard, not his palace!
The court officials were also of varying quality, lacking the solemnity and majesty of a court session.
"reward!"
Although he felt that there was something missing, the last emperor still got to experience the life of an emperor.
After bowing and shouting "Long live the emperor", the reward process is welcomed by all the "court officials".
The last emperor gave out rewards according to the level of their "rank".
There were more than one envelope containing silver dollars.
The rewards, added up, amounted to at least several hundred silver dollars.
The last emperor enjoyed spending money, and the old and young people who remained behind could also receive rewards from their emperor.
It can be said that everyone is happy.
The Queen, wearing a formal gown, met with many female attendants in the flower hall on the other side.
The topics discussed by the women were more relaxed.
From foreigners to foreign students, from men to concubines.
There are also topics such as clothes, jewelry, hairstyle, makeup, cocktail parties, and family gatherings.
As they were talking, someone mentioned Gu Qingcheng next door.
"I heard that Princess Qingcheng is living very well in the capital."
"Yes, not only did she hook up with a foreigner, but she also became good sisters with the Marshal's daughter."
"I heard about that, too. When someone wanted to pick a fight with Princess Qingcheng, she didn't even have to do anything herself. The marshal's daughter would just come charging at them with a whip in hand."
"Ah, she is a Princess of the First Rank after all. Even if she leaves the palace, she can still live a respectable and elegant life in the capital!"
"What's that? I also heard that after the New Year, Princess Qingcheng will go to the Ugly Country. I heard that Country Y also invited her."
Tianjin is too close to Beijing, and all kinds of gossip can be transmitted to it in the shortest time.
Princess Qingcheng's status as a royal noble lady has always attracted the most attention from the descendants of the previous dynasty.
Therefore, even though they were two or three hundred miles away, the women in Tianjin could still know the latest news about the princess in the capital.
When the queen heard everyone talking, she couldn't help but clench her handkerchief.
How could Princess Qingcheng be so popular in the capital?
Not only was he not "purged" by the commander-in-chief of the new army, but he also became a frequent guest in the commander-in-chief's mansion?
And those foreigners.
There were also many foreign consuls in Tianjin, and the last emperor and the empress tried hard to make friends with them.
When the emperor and empress first arrived, they did cause quite a stir.
But gradually, only a few "court officials" were left in Zhang Garden, and the foreigners were not as enthusiastic anymore.
This made the queen, who loved socializing, dancing and riding, feel quite disappointed.
In fact, even the last emperor would probably be disappointed.
He thought that by coming to Tianjin, away from the New Army, he could form an alliance with foreigners and then rely on them to restore his country.
Unexpectedly, in less than two months, already...
Among so many foreign consuls, only Japan still maintains its enthusiasm for the Last Emperor.
And the Princess Qingcheng next door has already started to "visit" abroad!
The last emperor held a grand court meeting on New Year's Day, and the "foreign envoys" were supposed to come to offer congratulations, but they were all absent!
"Those foreigners have no manners. They leave the emperor alone and go to curry favor with a maid!"
"What's wrong with Princess Gulun? She's still a princess. We don't have a queen in Daqing."
"... Qingcheng is the same. Even if she's not a blood relative of the emperor, she's still his cousin. She has a good relationship with foreigners, so why doesn't she help the emperor?"
"She's even going to visit the Ugly Country! What could a princess like her visit?"
The queen was secretly annoyed while listening to the women praising Princess Qingcheng.
She even wondered whether she should talk to the emperor about going to the Ugly Country with Princess Qingcheng?
No matter how noble Princess Qingcheng is, she is just a princess.
The emperor is the orthodox one.
The Last Emperor: ...I also want to go, but the problem is that the ugly people there won’t agree.
I guess even that damn girl Qingcheng wouldn't agree.
He did not forget that day in the capital, Princess Qingcheng looked arrogant and indifferent.
No rules, no sense of hierarchy!
It’s better not to have a sister like this!
…
Gu Qingcheng didn't care about what was happening in Tianjin or what the emperor and empress were thinking.
If they want to indulge in the dream of the empire, let them do as they please.
Gu Qingcheng was about to proceed with her next plan.
The Xishan military camp has been taken. Thanks to Youwu's treatment, Gu Qingcheng not only has three hundred princess guards, but also two or three hundred more people.
She already has a regular regiment of troops under her command!
She selected sixty people from them to escort her to the Ugly Country.
Well, this is what she agreed with Mr. Dulang.
With the endorsement of the Dulang family, Gu Qingcheng can enter the territory of the Ugly Country with his own guards and fully armed.
The remaining 500-odd people were arranged by Gu Qingcheng to go to the suburbs of Beijing.
As for the location, Tangcheng!
Ahem, Gu Qingcheng hasn’t forgotten her ancestral grave yet.
There is no need to rush into action now, just send the troops over for "training" first.
Just suppress the bandits and treat it as military training.
On the surface, Gu Qingcheng will not divide the territory, but she wants to control this area in her own hands.
Although there are only a few hundred people, she has foreigners and the Marshal's Mansion behind her.
An Qi, the arrogant young lady, has completely become her good sister.
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