Once her three children had all grown up and become successful, Jin Shu finally had a much easier time.
Although Ayu cried and begged to serve Jinshu for the rest of her life, Jinshu really didn't want to see the person beside her grow old alone.
So at a spring banquet one year, it was the same group of people, and the same large scale. However, this time, Jin Shu was the one who sat in the head seat surrounded by all the ladies of noble families. When A Yu met a handsome young guard, Jin Shu acted as matchmaker, and not long after, A Yu got married.
If we were to say who was the most glamorous person in the entire capital at this time, it would undoubtedly be Jin Shu.
Of the three sons who were not his own, one became the world-renowned young martial arts champion, not only achieving numerous feats in the army but also personally leading troops to repel a surprise attack by Japanese pirates. His Majesty was overjoyed and directly promoted him to the position of Left Guard Commander, which was unprecedented at the time.
The remaining two are both in the imperial court and are highly valued by His Majesty. Among them, Lu Huai has become the right-hand man of the current Crown Prince Gao Yan. Now that His Majesty is about to pass away, and Gao Yan will ascend the throne in the future, Lu Huai's status will only rise and he will rise rapidly.
Lu Gu, with his excellent martial arts skills and intelligence, was noticed by the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review and was groomed as his successor.
Jin Shu has now become the highest role model for ladies of prominent families in the capital. After all, there are very few mothers throughout history who can raise three talented people in one go.
So, when the ladies of the Beijing social circle gathered, they would always invite Jin Shu to attend, but she would always be refused.
Jin Shu never attended such banquets. She preferred to stay quietly by herself, and this became more and more pronounced as she got older. In the end, even when those three young men came to visit her, Jin Shu was reluctant to show her face.
Because of her indifference, some people would back down. For example, those fancy banquets in the capital would no longer invite Jin Shu. Her three children would still come to see her, but the frequency gradually decreased, after all, they didn't want to bother her or upset her.
But there was only one person who, from beginning to end, shamelessly refused to leave no matter how hard you tried to chase him away.
Gao Yan was almost thirty years old, and the old emperor was willing to abdicate in his favor as long as he married, had children, and had descendants.
What's frustrating for everyone is that Gao Yan is unyielding and dislikes everyone. Even when the most beautiful and talented women in the world are presented to him, he says they are too thin and weak and may not live long, which makes the girl cry all the way home.
The old emperor was furious at his son's lack of ambition, and the empress talked to him day and night, trying to find out what kind of girl her son really wanted.
At first, Gao Yan didn't say anything, only stating that there was no woman in the world he could be interested in.
Later, when the three children of the Lu family had achieved success and grown up, and Jin Shu was free, Gao Yan took the initiative to find the Empress and tell her.
"I already have someone I like, and if she's willing, we can get married tomorrow!"
The Empress was shocked, never expecting that her dissolute son, who had been so dissolute for so long, would turn out to be such a romantic.
When she asked who the other person was and assured him that she would definitely find her no matter which family the girl belonged to, Gao Yan replied cautiously and earnestly.
"Jin Shu, the eldest daughter of the Jin family."
Upon hearing this, the Empress was stunned for a few seconds, and then it took her more than ten seconds to calm down.
His eldest son, a virgin, is in love with an old woman who has been divorced and has three sons.
"Jin Shu... if I remember correctly... she's almost forty, isn't she?"
When a woman reaches forty, her grandchildren are already running around, and she should be enjoying her retirement. But Gao Yan insists on marrying no one but her.
The Empress's face visibly darkened.
She was worried because her son wouldn't get married.
Now that her son is willing to get married, she seems even more worried.
"My son, Madam Jin is already a titled lady. She has worked hard for half her life and finally got to the end. She just wants to enjoy her retirement. Can you please stop tormenting her?"
He doesn't want any young girls who are fifteen or sixteen years old; he insists on having a forty-year-old woman!
If word gets out, the whole capital will laugh at him, and the royal family will lose all face.
Gao Yan stiffened his neck and simply uttered a sentence.
"My wife in this life can only be Jin Shu. Either you ask my father to grant me a marriage, or I will never marry."
"you……"
"I don't care, I want Jin Shu! I've waited for her for ten years! I finally waited for her to raise her three sons, and now that the opportunity has come, how could I give it up! Mother, don't waste your time trying to persuade me. If you and Father don't agree, I'll either marry into your family or shave my head and become a monk!"
I will spend my whole life praying and chanting sutras for Jin Shu!
Not long after, screams of alarm came from inside the palace.
"Guards! Her Majesty the Empress has fainted! Quickly, summon the imperial physician!!"
The imperial physician rushed to treat her, and after a few acupuncture needles, the Empress slowly woke up. She was about to take advantage of her weakness to threaten Gao Yan when her good son whispered something in her ear.
"I want to marry Jin Shu! I want to marry Jin Shu! You can't make things difficult for her, or I'll marry into her family!"
The crown prince marrying into the family is the most ridiculous thing imaginable!
Then the empress fainted again.
She wasn't the only one being entangled; Jin Shu was in the same boat.
She had already started hitting people with a stick, almost to the point of killing them, but Gao Yan, who had just recovered from his serious injuries, came again.
He couldn't be driven away by force or insults. The tricks Jin Shu used to employ were useless against him. This kind of person's skin was thicker than a city wall. Jin Shu even wondered if his face was made of iron.
In the end, the empress was the first to concede defeat.
She couldn't just stand by and watch her most beloved son become a monk.
After some self-consolation, Gao Yan was still flawless in every way except for his stubbornness when it came to relationships.
So the Empress summoned Jin Shu and offered to grant her a new identity, allowing her to marry Gao Yan as the Crown Princess, who would become the future Empress, as the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister.
Faced with such a great temptation, the Empress never expected that a forty-year-old woman would refuse.
Jin Shu remained composed and unassuming, a faint smile playing on her face that belied her age.
“My heart is with the mountains and rivers, and I have no intention of staying in the palace. Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness.”
The Empress was so shocked she couldn't speak, but Gao Yan was used to it and took Jin Shu's attitude towards him as commonplace.
Jin Shu refused, once or twice.
The Empress was furious, so she simply sent a large number of troops to guard the Jin family and forced Jin Shu to nod.
When the Empress wanted to summon Jin Shu for the third time, the guards could no longer find her.
Jin Shu was nowhere to be found, inside or outside the Jin residence, and no one in the Jin family knew her whereabouts.
And just like that, Jin Shu disappeared.
Overnight, they quietly left the heavily guarded Jin family.
The Empress was at a loss and turned to Gao Yan to persuade him to give up.
Then another night passed, and Gao Yan disappeared as well.
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