"What is my mother talking to Concubine Gu about? Tell me too." The emperor arrived in person before he did in person.
Seeing her son, the queen mother's smile widened. "Your cousin has always been kind-hearted. Even a half-sister..."
The empress dowager told the emperor what Gu Niaoniao had said, including many praises for Gu Niaoniao, but the emperor was a little impatient.
Gu Niaoniao was also absent-minded. She recalled the emperor who questioned her that day. He was so cold-blooded and ruthless that she was scared. She even wanted to hide her head in her neck so that the emperor would not notice her.
After reluctantly listening to the Queen Mother finish her words, the Emperor said softly, "Miss Jiang is not from the palace, and she is in her prime. It is not appropriate for her to stay in the palace all the time. Don't come back this time."
The Queen Mother was indifferent to this and said, "I feel the same way."
"No." Gu Niaoniao said hurriedly: "My sister is pitiful. She might be bullied outside the palace. If she follows me, at least I can protect her."
The Queen Mother's expression grew even colder upon hearing this. "Did your adopted sister tell you that? She comes from a humble family, and her tactics are so dishonest that they'll only deceive a naive girl like you."
"Niaoniao, you can't continue to be deceived by her. She might just want to use you..." The empress dowager was quite disappointed with the emperor, but after glancing at him, she didn't say the rest of the words.
The empress dowager thought that Jiang Yi had always wanted to follow Gu Niaoniao, and she was probably trying to use Niaoniao to seduce the emperor.
She has seen many people like this.
Otherwise, why would a girl who is of marriageable age not stay outside but insist on marrying into the palace to become the younger sister of a noble concubine?
Those who don’t know would think that Jiang Yi was Niao Niao’s dowry.
After hearing the Queen Mother's words, Gu Niaoniao let out a lot of the gloomy mood she had been feeling for the past few days. If she hadn't still needed Jiang Yi, she would have agreed with him today.
"Sister is so pitiful, she won't lie to me." Gu Niaoniao pretended to be innocent and said, "Besides, I am used to your company. I just entered the palace and am not familiar with the people there. The Queen and Concubine Shu don't pay much attention to me. I am really a little scared..."
The Queen Mother was about to give in.
The emperor said, "Rituals cannot be abolished."
Gu Niaoniao was stunned and her face turned pale instantly.
If Jiang Yiruo can no longer stay by her side, where can she find a substitute with a similar body shape to her?
Moreover, the emperor has always been with Jiang Yi. If it were someone else, he would definitely notice it immediately.
"Then why don't you let her leave the palace?" Gu Niaoniao said cautiously.
"Yes," the emperor continued, "if she truly misses her family, she can have them come to the palace to visit her and see the imperial concubine as well."
It sounds like it's simply about Concubine Gu.
The Queen Mother smiled and said, "That's a good idea. Niao Niao has just gotten married, and I think she misses her family very much. So why not ask the Marquis' wife to come to the palace?"
He added, "Your Majesty is so considerate."
Gu Niaoniao finally breathed a sigh of relief, and after hearing the Queen Mother's words, she couldn't help but feel complacent.
The emperor might be cold on the outside but warm on the inside. In his heart, I should be his only woman, so he naturally treats me differently.
In this way, most of the panic in Gu Niaoniao's heart in the past few days was gone. She thought that after her mother entered the palace, she would definitely deal with Jiang Yi.
So, Gu Niaoniao accompanied the empress dowager for lunch before returning to the palace.
"Where is Jiang Yi?" Gu Niaoniao looked quite proud.
Jiang Yi was favored by the emperor again at night, but she was not just her substitute.
The Empress Dowager was her aunt and had always loved her. The Emperor also treated her with some concern, but Jiang Yi had nothing.
It turned out that she took Jiang Yi too seriously.
Just thinking about the slap Jiang Yi had given her before, Gu Niaoniao couldn't hide the depression in her heart.
She needs to be given a good beating by her mother.
"Miss Jiang is sleeping." The palace servant reported in embarrassment.
"Wake her up and tell her I have something important to tell her."
After a long time, Jiang Yifang walked over lazily.
"Sister, is there something wrong?" Perhaps because she had just woken up, Jiang Yi still looked a little lazy, with a hint of charm that she had never had before.
Gu Niaoniao knew that it was because of the emperor's favor.
She was furious. "When we were sisters at home, we had no taboos. But now that we're in the palace, you'd better call me 'Noble Consort'."
"Your Majesty." Jiang Yi readily agreed.
Gu Niaoniao felt like she had punched cotton, but she didn't lose heart. Instead, she acted like a royal concubine. "I thought you would miss your family after just arriving at the palace, so I reported it to the Queen Mother. But she misunderstood you, thinking you were trying to seduce the Emperor through me."
"Sister, I don't think so."
Jiang Yi was too lazy to argue with her about useless things. She said with a hint of meaning, "Is there still a need for seduction between my sister and the emperor? It's not like the imperial concubine didn't hear that the emperor... was very proactive."
Gu Niaoniao was furious, no longer as majestic as before. She angrily said, "Mother will be here in the next two days, and I will be able to see our dear brother. I'd better go back and prepare well."
Jiang Yi just left like that.
Looking at Jiang Yi's receding figure, Gu Niaoniao suddenly sneered and said to the maid beside her: "Sister has become more and more arrogant these past two days. We need to teach her a lesson."
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