"Yes. They should have been talking about this at the time. After he swore, your father agreed to reinvestigate it." Concubine Xiao tried hard to recall it again, confirming that this was it.
"Is that really all?"
Concubine Xiao nodded.
Seeing her son lost in thought, she couldn't help but ask, "Fanzhi, what's wrong?"
"It's okay. I just feel strange. Why is father so harsh on Jingyu this time?"
Concubine Xiao was afraid her foolish son would speak up for Tang Jingyu again. "Fanzhi, don't make your father angry again. The disaster in Yanzhou was resolved thanks to Mu Zhitao. If your father doesn't severely punish Tang Jingyu, the people there will cause unrest, which will be another big problem. It's all because of beautiful women. That woman, Gu Pianran, has caused so much harm."
"How can you blame her? What did she do wrong?" Gu Fanzhi immediately retorted.
Seeing her son so excited, Concubine Xiao looked at him suspiciously, "Fanzhi, what is your relationship with that Gu Pianran?"
"It's nothing, we just know each other."
"Really?" With her woman's intuition, she always felt that this matter was not as he said.
Concubine Xiao was clear-minded and took his hand. "Fanzhi, you're not young anymore. Mother thinks Prime Minister Zhou's daughter and Duke Jingguo's granddaughter are both good candidates. They are well-educated, virtuous, and good candidates for the princess."
"Which one do you like? Mother will tell your father to grant you a marriage."
Gu Fanzhi's face darkened. "Mother, my third brother hasn't married yet. It wouldn't be nice for me to get ahead of him."
"I heard that Concubine Mei is already looking for a wife for the Third Prince. Among them are Prime Minister Zhou's daughter and Duke Jingguo's granddaughter. If they beat you to the punch, it will be disadvantageous for you."
Concubine Xiao continued to persuade him, "Prime Minister Zhou is the head of the civil service. If his daughter becomes your princess, you will have more supporters among the civil and military officials, which will be of great benefit to you. You are also aware of the situation of Duke Jingguo, so I don't need to explain it further, right?"
"Mother is doing this for your own good. Please think about it carefully. Don't let the third and fifth brothers get ahead of you." Concubine Xiao said in a deep voice.
Concubine Xiao saw his resistance and softly persuaded him, "Your Highness, you may not love or like her, but she must be able to help you consolidate your position. As for concubines, I will do whatever you like. You can marry any girl you want, I will never interfere."
"We'll talk about this later. I'm going to go see Jingyu."
Gu Fanzhi left as if escaping.
As soon as he left, Concubine Xiao's face suddenly darkened.
"Call Changxi into the palace." Concubine Xiao ordered coldly.
She wanted to see which vixen had bewitched her son.
"Yes." The head maid hurried out to make arrangements.
On the other side, after leaving the palace, Gu Fanzhi went straight to the Tang Mansion.
Gu Fanzhi looked at the desolate Tang Mansion, frowning slightly, "Where have all the servants gone?"
As we walked along, we saw very few maids in the huge palace. The whole palace was cold and deserted, and very desolate.
Butler Tang sighed, "They've all left. They wanted to leave, and we couldn't force them to stay. Miss Gu made the decision, so they all left."
"These little dogs."
Gu Fanzhi was very angry and blamed himself for not being able to get out at that time, otherwise how could these dogs bully their master.
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