"This servant, Yueji, greets Consort Gu."
Her bowing was measured and proper, clearly the result of practice.
Before the Empress Dowager brought her here, she must have had someone teach her properly.
Gu Jiangli naturally knew what the Empress Dowager was thinking.
Although the emperor did not want to add any more women to his harem, the empress dowager was different.
Even if she liked herself very much, what the Empress Dowager cared about more was the continuation of the Emperor's lineage.
If a rose has been pregnant before, it has the potential to become pregnant again.
Therefore, the Empress Dowager hoped that the rose could have a proper status.
Gu Jiangli was actually quite pleased with the Empress Dowager's actions.
Because the Empress Dowager did not directly ask the Emperor to grant Yueji the title of Empress Dowager, but instead approached her immediately, hoping that she would agree to the matter.
This is enough to prove that the Empress Dowager also cared about her.
Moreover, from the Empress Dowager's perspective, this matter is entirely understandable.
"No need for formalities, please get up."
She had already told the emperor her thoughts, so it could be said that she and the empress dowager shared the same idea.
Therefore, there is no need to make things difficult for the roses.
As long as she doesn't cause trouble, I can coexist peacefully with her.
Rose thanked the Empress Dowager shyly, then stood up with her head bowed, still standing respectfully behind her.
The Empress Dowager spoke frankly, telling Gu Jiangli all her thoughts.
She told us about the origin of roses and their history over the years.
She deliberately referred to the rose as the "prince's concubine" to make it easier for Gu Jiangli to accept.
She hoped that Gu Jiangli could say some good words for Yueji in front of the emperor, so that the emperor would grant her the status of a talented woman.
Gu Jiangli listened attentively, and then said with great agreement:
"Your Majesty, please rest assured. Since Yueji was once by His Majesty's side and has gone through so many hardships, it is only natural that she wants a formal title now."
"Although I am of lowly status and my voice carries little weight, I will certainly try my best to persuade him before His Majesty."
"Your Majesty believes that, given His Majesty's character, he would not mistreat Yueji, after all, she once had His Majesty's child."
The Empress Dowager was very pleased to see that she was so understanding.
"Good child, I was worried that you would be angry, but I didn't expect you to be so magnanimous. It makes me seem petty."
"Your Majesty, why do you say that? It is because you value my thoughts that you specifically explained the matter of roses to me. I am grateful to you."
The two held hands, their affection genuine.
Gu Jiangli smiled and glanced lightly at the roses behind the Empress Dowager.
Rose always wore a smile, revealing no true emotion on her face.
A strange feeling suddenly arose in Gu Jiangli's heart.
This feeling came from Yueji; her smile and expression gave Gu Jiangli a sense of eeriness that was hard to describe.
She immediately summoned Zizai in her heart.
"Zizai, I want to use my points to see how good or bad the rose is to me."
[Darling, Zizai is online. Points have been deducted for you, and we are checking them for you.]
While Gu Jiangli waited for the results, Zizai said a moment later:
[Dear customer, we apologize for the inconvenience. Due to a system malfunction, we were unable to determine the "Rose" attribute towards you. The corresponding points have been refunded to your account.]
[We suggest you check this information another day.]
Gu Jiangli was greatly shocked.
In front of the Empress Dowager, he almost couldn't even maintain the most basic smile.
"Zizai, are you alright? How can a system like yours malfunction?"
Sorry, there's a system malfunction and we can't find the information you need. We suggest you try again another day.
Helpless, Gu Jiangli could only fix his searching gaze on the rose.
The system had never had any problems before.
How come problems arise as soon as it comes into contact with roses?
What a coincidence!
She became increasingly curious about this rose.
There was no other way; she couldn't use her points, so she could only follow the system's instructions and wait.
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That night, Gu Jiangli once again brought up the matter of roses with the emperor.
The Empress Dowager may have spoken to the Emperor at length, but the Emperor still granted Yueji the position of a talented woman.
His eyes were filled with distress, as if he were showing Gu Jiangli his helplessness and resignation.
Gu Jiangli just lowered his head and smiled.
She found that this kind of emperor was actually quite likable.
After Yueji became a talented woman, Gu Jiangli repeatedly tried to use the system's points system to check her good and evil scores.
However, the answers obtained were all the same:
This function is unavailable due to a system malfunction.
This almost made Gu Jiangli think that the system had abandoned her.
But when she tried to buy other items in the mall, she found that she could buy them all.
In other words, only that one function is unavailable.
With no other option, she had to give up.
But the roses were very honest and well-behaved, and didn't cause any trouble.
After becoming a concubine, Yueji did not participate in the so-called palace intrigue.
An An settled down in her residence, tending to her flowers and plants, occasionally visiting the Empress Dowager, and sometimes checking in on Gu Jiangli.
She came alone without bringing any gifts, just to chat with Gu Jiangli and talk about her feelings during her pregnancy, without doing anything else.
They didn't even mention the emperor.
It was as if the emperor was completely unimportant to her.
With Yueji doing nothing else, Gu Jiangli could focus on her pregnancy.
What she could feel was that the emperor was becoming more and more attentive to her each day.
The imperial physician entered and exited Yunguang Palace every day, and the palace maids, both high and low, kept a close eye on her at all times.
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