Consort Gao quickly went to Chen Wan'er's room.
Chen Wan'er is breastfeeding her son.
After seeing Consort Gao enter.
He immediately prepared to rise and pay his respects to Consort Gao.
I originally thought...
I still have a few days left in my postpartum confinement period.
Consort Gao would take into account her physical condition and ask her to waive the formalities.
However.
Consort Gao stood there haughtily, waiting for Chen Wan'er to pay her respects.
There was no indication that she was exempt from formalities.
Chen Wan'er had no choice but to kneel down.
"Greetings to Consort Gao."
Consort Gao deliberately spoke to the maid beside her.
"Is this place never cleaned?"
The maid was taken aback.
"Your Majesty, this place was cleaned every day."
"But the Duke of Gao said that the servants were coming and going, and he was worried that the lady would catch a cold, so he told us to clean the room every three days and not to open the door unless there was a reason."
"Really? Father is so considerate to his stepmother!"
Back in the day.
My mother had never shown me such tender care since she gave birth to my brother.
When it comes to favoring his concubines, if my father dares to say he's second, no one dares to say he's first!
"Cough cough cough!"
Chen Wan'er tried to remind Consort Gao that she was still kneeling on the ground by coughing.
Consort Gao deliberately spoke slowly.
"You've forgotten that your stepmother is still kneeling on the ground. Get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Chen Wan'er was actually somewhat afraid of Consort Gao.
Back then, taking advantage of the fact that Gao Zhu didn't have a mother to back her up, she hurt her quite a bit.
Duke Gao knew his daughter had been wronged, but he simply turned a blind eye, said a few indifferent words, and then let it pass.
later.
Chen Wan'er was worried that as Gao Zhu grew up, he would deliberately seek revenge on her.
So he thought of destroying her from the root.
At that time, Chen Wan'er took a fancy to a playboy and wanted to marry Gao Zhu to him.
After Gao Zhu marries into the family, she will definitely not have a good life.
Not to mention having the inclination to deal with her.
However, things still went wrong.
After Takasugi made his fortune outside, he took his younger sister away.
It also happened that the late emperor was selecting concubines for the current emperor.
The late emperor took a liking to Gao Zhu.
Gao Zhu then married Ye Ling, who was then a prince.
Later, the prince became emperor, and Gao Zhu was made the empress dowager's principal wife.
At that time.
Chen Wan'er began to feel scared.
She worried that Gao Zhu would use his position to retaliate against her.
However, Consort Gao remained silent and never inquired about her family's affairs.
Instead, he focused his attention on helping his brother's business.
Thanks to the glory brought by Gao Fei, Gao Shan's herbal medicine business has always been very successful.
Chen Wan'er had a premonition that Gao Zhu's return to her parents' home today was probably aimed at her.
Consort Gao suppressed her anger towards Chen Wan'er.
On the surface, they pretend to be enthusiastic and concerned.
"Is your stepmother feeling any better?"
"Your Majesty, I am much better now. In a few more days, I will be able to finish my confinement period, and Cang'er will be a month old!"
"Yes!" Consort Gao nodded.
"Takakura, that name sounds very auspicious. Was it given to you by your father?"
"Yes, Master values Cang'er very much."
"Is that so? I do remember now. Back then, after my mother gave birth to me, my father was with my stepmother looking at the bamboo forest, so he named me Zhu (Bamboo)!"
"Looking back now, it must have been something my father used to commemorate the deep affection he had for his stepmother."
hehe!
He used his feelings for a concubine to name the daughter of his first wife.
This name is disgusting!
After realizing that he had said something wrong.
Chen Wan'er immediately said.
"Your Majesty, your husband absolutely did not mean that. Your husband hopes that Your Majesty can be like green bamboo! Full of vitality and with integrity and upright character!"
Gao Zhu said it casually.
"I understand, Father. I will never misunderstand your good intentions."
You don't need to defend that old man.
In his eyes.
I know very well what my status is.
What kind of good person is an old man who allows his concubine to bully his wife's daughter?
"Of course, I also hope that my stepmother can understand my good intentions in returning to her parents' home this time."
Chen Wan'er was taken aback.
Isn't your intention to get revenge on me?
"I don't understand what Your Majesty means."
"I believe my stepmother has also heard that there is a shortage of herbs in Dayuan City recently."
"Since my brother is in the herbal medicine business, I asked him to take out all of this year's harvest to help the common people!"
"But after reviewing the accounts, I can see that even with my brother's generous donations, it's still far from enough to meet such a huge demand!"
"Therefore, I thought of my stepmother's family, who, like my brother, were in the herbal medicine business!"
"Now is the time when His Majesty needs us to help him overcome his difficulties. I think that my stepmother's family will surely do something for His Majesty and the people at this crucial moment."
"Why not do what your elder brother did and use this year's harvest to treat the people's illnesses?"
"Although we won't make much money this year, the profits from previous years are more than enough!"
"The Emperor will surely reward the stepmother's family, and the people of the world will remember the kindness of the stepmother's family."
Chen Wan'er remained expressionless after hearing this.
But in his mind, he began to make plans.
So this was Gao Zhu's purpose in returning to her parents' home this time.
It didn't seem like revenge, but it hit her right where it hurt.
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