The Queen is not yet her enemy, and the malice she shows towards her is not obvious.
She didn't plan to target the Empress immediately; perhaps the Empress would still be useful.
With only two months left for the baby, she'd better put on a good show for those two months.
She looked at the shining luminous pearl and thought of the emperor who had just entered the palace.
He came in such a hurry and left in such a hurry, just to give her this most precious treasure in the world as soon as possible.
The emperor has indeed fallen into depravity.
The deeper his love, the more painful it will be to lose this child, and the more devastating his revenge against his enemies will be.
Gu Jiangli sighed.
There was no other way but to take advantage of the emperor's feelings.
"Lotus," she called softly.
"My lord, what are your orders?"
"Place this luminous pearl in a prominent position on the shelf. Then, please call Aunt Zhang in; I have something to tell her."
"Yes, this servant will have someone take care of it right away."
Since the wound on her face healed, Lotus has become much more composed.
She adapted to her role as a personal palace maid in the shortest amount of time; her growth rate depended on her self-respect and loyalty.
Gu Jiangli watched Hehua instructing the palace servants to do their work, and felt very gratified.
The lotus flower is now capable of standing on its own.
Soon after, Aunt Zhang was brought before her.
Lotus understood Gu Jiangli's signal, so she took all the palace servants away, leaving only Aunt Zhang and Gu Jiangli in the room.
Gu Jiangli smiled and glanced at Aunt Zhang. The dazzling jewels and ornaments almost covered her hair, making a lot of noise and attracting attention.
Aunt Zhang's face was plastered with a fawning smile, as if she had completely forgotten about her daughter's ordeal.
"My lord, did you call me?"
Gu Jiangli nodded. "Aunt Zhang, you've worked hard these past two days. I do have something I'd like to ask you for a favor."
"Look at what you're saying, young master." Aunt Zhang's eyes gleamed. She had figured out Gu Jiangli's personality in the past two days. Whenever she asked him to do something, he would definitely offer a generous reward.
She's now eager to do things for Gu Jiangli.
“My lady, if there’s anything you need, just tell your aunt. It’s only right that your aunt does things for you. We’re family, so why talk about ‘helping’?”
Gu Jiangli chuckled: "Aunt Zhang is right, so I won't beat around the bush. I would like to ask you to make a dress for my child."
Aunt Zhang's smile froze. "Clothes? Are we making clothes so early? My mistress has only been here for a little over a month."
"Yes, even though the baby is still young, it's always good to prepare in advance."
"Logically speaking, in ordinary families, a child's first clothes should be prepared by the mother, but my aunt knows that I'm not good at needlework, so I thought I'd ask her to help me with this."
"By the way, I recently acquired a red jade coral. If you like it, Auntie, I'll give it to you."
Aunt Zhang was initially hesitant, but upon hearing Gu Jiangli's last words, she immediately agreed.
"Please rest assured, my lady, leave this to me. This little matter is no problem for me."
Seeing that Aunt Zhang had agreed, Gu Jiangli's smile deepened.
She pulled a large square handkerchief from under her pillow, handed it to Aunt Zhang, and said:
"Auntie, when you're making the clothes, please add this piece of fabric as well."
Aunt Zhang took the fabric. It was a terribly ugly red and green, and it would be too unsightly to make clothes out of it.
She was just about to ask what it was when Gu Jiangli answered the question himself.
"This is the first swaddle blanket I've ever used since I was born. My mother went to a temple to have it blessed by a master, and it carries my mother's wishes for me."
“I want this blessing to be passed on to my child, so I hope that when you make clothes, you can add this fabric, so that my child can also enjoy this blessing.”
Aunt Zhang nodded blankly. It turned out to be just a swaddling blanket. No wonder it looked so ugly.
Who cares?
It's not like it's her child wearing these clothes; so what if they look bad?
"My lady, please leave this matter to your concubine."
"Thank you for your trouble, Auntie." Gu Jiangli said, then suddenly added nervously, "By the way, Auntie, could you do this secretly and not tell anyone else?"
Before Aunt Zhang could ask a question, Gu Jiangli continued, "This child was born a royal heir, and his clothing and meals are all arranged by the royal family."
"If others find out that I used my not-so-good-looking blanket to make clothes, it will inevitably violate the palace rules, and the palace servants will gossip."
"Although His Majesty loves me, he certainly won't object to me doing this, but if there are criticisms or controversies behind my back, it will definitely make him feel awkward."
"Since I am in the inner palace, I must consider His Majesty's interests in everything I do."
"After the clothes are made, I will let the child wear them close to his body so that no one will notice and no one will gossip. This way, the child can enjoy the blessings without making His Majesty feel awkward."
"Auntie, do you... understand what I mean?"
Aunt Zhang was feeling uneasy.
Actually, Gu Jiangli's words are not difficult to understand.
It's not difficult to have her make the clothes secretly so that no one can see it.
Now she has her own room in Guangming Palace, and no other palace maids will disturb her except for herself.
As long as she stays in her room and does it peacefully, no one will find out.
But if she really did this for Gu Jiangli, wouldn't she have naturally gained leverage over Gu Jiangli?
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