Aunt Zhao was obviously stunned when she heard Su Man's words.
It was not only because she had no way to refute Su Man's words, but also because Su Man actually did not give her face like this. It must be that Tao Yuan was relying on the fact that she was the queen's dowry and was muttering something behind her back.
Aunt Zhao's face darkened. She was old, and the flesh on her cheeks had become loose. Now that she was pulling her face, the flesh seemed as if it was about to flow down.
"Even if it's for the sake of your Majesty's health, you still have to understand the rules."
Aunt Zhao glared at Tao Yuan and said, "Miss Tao Yuan is young and inevitably frivolous. If Your Majesty is always with her, she will become impetuous. Why not..."
"Why don't you go back to the palace first, or I'll freeze to death. Taoyuan, support me."
After saying that, Su Man no longer looked at the old lady, and directly took Tao Yuan's hand and left.
After walking for a long time, Taoyuan couldn't help but look back at Aunt Zhao.
"My Lady, look at Aunt Zhao's face, it's all green."
Hearing her gloating, Su Man said with a hint of helplessness, "You, don't always confront her. She is the emperor's person. If you mess with her, you will suffer."
"I just can't stand her always controlling the Empress, and always saying that the Emperor likes this, the Emperor likes that. If she knew what the Emperor likes, why doesn't she become a concubine..."
Taoyuan suddenly froze.
She had spoken hastily and even offended the Emperor. Her Empress treated the Emperor with such utmost devotion that she was sure to be furious.
Tao Yuan's mind was in turmoil, but Su Man looked puzzled. "Tell me, why don't you say anything?"
She was enjoying what she was hearing. Anyway, she couldn't do anything to Murong Hong at the moment, so she might as well talk it out.
Tao Yuan thought Su Man was angry, and knelt down at her feet. "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Your Majesty, please forgive me. I didn't mean to do that. I deserve to be beaten."
Her round face was full of fear, as if she would be dragged out and beheaded by Su Man, who was "eager to protect her husband" in the next second.
But Su Man helped her up and said, "It's okay if you say this in front of me, but don't say it outside."
Tao Yuan hadn't recovered yet, so she asked tentatively, "You don't blame me?"
Su Man smiled and said, "Don't blame me. From now on, I will be me and he will be him."
Tao Yuan smiled brightly, "Yes, I understand."
...
When we returned to Kunning Palace, the palace servants had already been evacuated.
Su Man knew that this was because they were afraid that Gu Man would contact Prime Minister Gu's people and make his plan fail.
The queen's residence is naturally unusual.
In order to win over Prime Minister Gu, Murong Hong hired someone to renovate the place when she moved in, making it look more magnificent.
At this moment, there were only the two of them in this empty palace, and their words were echoed.
Tao Yuan looked at the empty hall, afraid that Su Man would be sad, so she said, "My Lady, you are tired today. Let me help you to the bedroom to rest."
"Um."
Although Taoyuan was alone, she quickly boiled water for Suman's bath and added ginger to it, asking her to drive away the cold.
Only after taking a bath did Su Man feel alive again.
There was no one around, and she was too lazy to let Taoyuan do those complicated buns, so she just tied it with a hairband and called it a day.
Looking at the bronze mirror, Suman saw Guman's true appearance.
It’s not absolutely beautiful, but it’s definitely luxurious and elegant.
Perhaps it was because she was born into the family of an ancient prime minister and had been treated with dignity and pampering since childhood, which gave her a noble temperament and made her absolutely worthy of being the mother of a country.
Only now...
The beauty in the bronze mirror frowned.
Now that she is under house arrest in Kunning Palace, Murong Hong will definitely spread the news so as to set a trap for Prime Minister Gu and offer to help him get rid of the King of Beiping.
The best plan now is to send a message to let Prime Minister Gu know that she is not in danger and to not attack the King of Beiping.
Thinking of this, Su Man asked Tao Yuan, who was combing her hair, "Do you know how to contact my father?"
Tao Yuan nodded hesitantly, "I know, but don't you hate exchanging information with the master?"
Yes, after Murong Hong told him several times about the troubles caused by the secret collusion between the harem and the outsiders, the original Guman not only did not tell Gu Ye anything about himself and Murong Hong, but also strictly forbade Tao Yuan to pass on the information to anyone.
Su Man was afraid that if things changed too much, Tao Yuan would notice something was wrong, so she explained, "I was suddenly grounded, and my father must be very worried. I wanted to let him know I'm safe."
Tao Yuan had no doubts, "There's a guard at the north gate of the palace who's the master's confidant. He's on duty every three days, and that's..."
She counted on her fingers and suddenly looked up, "The day after tomorrow."
Su Man tapped her fingers twice on the table.
Even if Prime Minister Gu agreed now, he could still go back on his word. It would still be too late the next day.
It is useless to just delay. We still have to find a way to restrain Murong Hong.
Su Man suddenly thought of something, "Do you know what kind of person the King of Beiping is?"
Guman grew up in seclusion. When she was old enough to go out, her heart was devoted to Murong Hong. She knew very little about the King of Beiping.
She only knew that he was Murong Hong's youngest uncle. In his early years, he was abandoned by his father, Murong Hong's grandfather, because he was obsessed with women and was thrown into the northern fiefdom.
During the reign of the late emperor, the border was in constant war. This gentleman volunteered to quell the rebellion, allowing the late emperor to see peace on the border before his death. He was then named King of Beiping and given a house before returning to Beijing.
When Tao Yuan mentioned the King of Beiping, she became excited. "Miss, you are talking about the King of Beiping. He is famous for his unruly behavior. I heard that two courtesans even fought over him a few days ago."
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