This promise was too heavy, and Prime Minister Gu was speechless for a moment. He didn't dare to conclude whether the emperor was talking nonsense out of joy or was testing his thoughts.
He has been the prime minister for so many years, but the emperor's suspicion of him has not diminished at all.
In fact, it was not just him. Every minister standing in the court had been suspected by the emperor to some extent.
The couple met at the palace gate and hurried home.
Even when she sat on the stool in her room, Gu Chen still had a light and unreal feeling. She had never dreamed that such earth-shaking changes would happen after she entered the palace.
She was full of worries before entering the palace, but felt proud after leaving.
She remembered that she had gone to the palace to visit Gu Wanying because she was worried about the assassination attempt on her last night. How could she have expected that surprises were waiting for her one after another?
This feeling is so unreal.
"Husband, please hit me." Gu Chen said to Gu Xiang.
"What's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?" Minister Gu didn't know what Gu Chen was thinking and thought she was hysterical.
Before Gu Xiang could make a move, Gu Chen hit his arm, and as expected, Gu Xiang grimaced in pain.
"This is real, I'm not dreaming!" Gu Chen finally felt a sense of reality. "Yingying has become Concubine Wan, and the Empress Dowager has even gifted her with a new palace! My husband, I'm so happy."
Prime Minister Gu already knew that Gu Wanying had been made a concubine, but he didn't know that she had also been rewarded with a palace by the Queen Mother.
But he felt mixed emotions.
The good news was that his daughter was valued by the royal family and held a great position in the emperor's heart.
What he was worried about was that a big tree attracts the wind. He was in the position of prime minister, and the intrigues in the court made him walk on thin ice every day. Now Yingying was promoted to the position of concubine. If she gave birth to a prince, she would definitely be in the limelight.
At that time, he will be at the center of the storm. It is easy to avoid the open attacks but difficult to guard against the hidden arrows. He can't always be on guard against others.
Gu Chen was so happy that she didn't know what to say, but when she saw Gu Xiang's expression, she calmed down.
When Prime Minister Gu expressed his thoughts, Mrs. Gu Chen also came to her senses completely.
Just as she was about to speak, the door was pushed open forcefully. The maids were unable to stop it and could only stand on both sides with guilty looks on their faces.
"Gu Qingqing, what are you doing?" When Gu Xiang saw Gu Qingqing standing at the door with an axe, he became furious and his brows were furrowed into the shape of the Chinese character "川".
Gu Qingqing had heard the conversation between Prime Minister Gu and Gu Chen. She was furious when she learned that Gu Wanying had now been named Concubine Wan and had been rewarded with a brand new palace by the Empress Dowager.
It is obvious that Gu Wanying should have had a worse life than anyone else, which is consistent with her guess.
But the reality was not like that. She didn't expect that Gu Wanying would be so successful after entering the palace, and even won the favor of the empress dowager. Her life was getting better and better. She felt extremely sad!
"Qingqing, what's wrong with you?" Gu Chen's eyes froze, and she looked at her in disbelief.
"You just said that Gu Wanying was named a concubine? Did the Empress Dowager also grant her a palace?" Gu Qingqing came in with a cold face, and she looked straight at Gu Chen.
"Yes, that's what mother said just now. Are you unhappy?" Gu Chen was a little confused about Gu Qingqing's thoughts. She just thought that the two sisters' little quarrel was harmless.
Gu Qingqing sat down on the stool and said, "Why should I be happy? I wish she had been killed last night!"
She was happy when she heard the news that Gu Wanying was assassinated last night, and even applauded.
She didn't expect to hear today that not only was Gu Wanying rescued, but also turned a disaster into a blessing, was made a concubine and was given a palace. She was so angry that she pinched and broke several precious flowers. Normally, she would not be willing to touch these flowers.
Gu Xiang slapped her hard. "She's your sister, born of the same mother! How could you curse her like that? Have you lost all your sense of propriety, righteousness, and integrity?"
"Dad! Think about it, other people haven't been able to conceive for years, but how come she got pregnant as soon as she entered the palace? Do you really believe the divinations of the Imperial Observatory?" Gu Qingqing covered her swollen face and remained stubborn. "You slapped me twice for her, Dad, you are so biased! I am also your daughter, but you don't seem to care about me that much!"
Gu Qingqing ran away crying. She couldn't understand why her parents, who had loved her so much, suddenly changed their attitude overnight and even hit her!
Gu Chen felt sorry for her daughter. When Gu Xiang finished beating Gu Qingqing, she pushed him angrily and followed him out.
But it was too late for Gu Chen to chase after her, and there was no trace of Gu Qingqing. She went to the front door, and the doorman said that he saw her go out.
"Come and inform her when she comes back." Gu Chen rubbed her eyebrows tiredly. These two people are also a cause for concern.
Sun Chongming woke up in his messy bed, and the next second he saw a piece of snow-white and tender skin. Some vague yet real fragments flashed through his mind like a kaleidoscope.
He remembered that he seemed to see Gu Wanying asking him about his well-being and gently helping him to bed to rest.
He still remembered her icy and delicate figure, and every inch of her skin deeply attracted him.
Then he fell.
However, he suddenly remembered that Gu Wanying was already pregnant! If they did this again, would she...
Thinking of this, he suddenly lifted the hair from the woman's face, and after seeing her face clearly, he poured a basin of cold water over his head, completely extinguishing the fire rising in his heart.
She, she is not Yingying?
How could she not be Yingying?
The woman in front of him had slowly woken up, and was looking at him with a hint of charm and coquettishness in her eyes.
She moved her arm, revealing a bruised and purple arm covered with traces of last night's ambiguity.
"Who are you?" Sun Chongming asked coldly, with a look of deep alienation in his eyes.
Yunniang's smile froze on her face, and her eyes were filled with grievance. It was the first time for her last night!
He was so passionate about her last night, why did he turn hostile to her as soon as he woke up?
"Sun Lang, I am Yunniang!" The woman's crying voice was gentle and beautiful, gradually overlapping with what he remembered hearing.
Sun Chongming was cold all over, his fingers tightly gripping the quilt. The ambiguous smell in the air hinted at their madness last night.
He closed his eyes in despair.
Yeah, how could she be here?
She had clearly cut off ties with him, so why would she come to care whether he was drunk to death?
"Sun Lang, are you not satisfied with me?" Yunniang saw that his eyes were heavy and confused, so she bravely climbed onto his shoulders.
When they touched each other's skin again, both of them trembled slightly, and Sun Chongming's eyes were dark and unclear.
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