The house search was carried out very smoothly because of the intervention of the Dali Temple. When Gu Jinke woke up from a nap, he found that a group of people were following the carriage on their way back.
The leading officer was holding a long iron chain, which was used to string together a string of people like candied haws. These people's hands and feet were shackled, and they could only follow the officers with heavy steps and difficulty. Everyone's face was filled with despair and dejection.
There were also family members who usually lived a life of luxury in their boudoirs, sobbing softly and shedding tears silently. They did not dare to cry loudly, because if they did, the guards would come up with handkerchiefs to cover their mouths and then drag them away.
The team became eerily quiet.
Gu Jinke rubbed his forehead dejectedly and looked at the distance. It seemed that they were not far from the Dali Temple prison. Thinking of the imperial edict that required her to return to the palace to report on her work, she called Xun Ji.
"Have Lord Li escort me back to the palace and turn the carriage around. I need to go back to the palace to report on my duties."
"Yes." Xun Ji responded. After a while, Gu Jinke felt the carriage turn a direction and gradually began to trot briskly.
Lord Li looked at the carriage going away, and he relaxed completely, only to realize that he was tired. Glancing at the prisoners and their families behind her, she ordered the people around her, "Pass the order down, walk faster."
Gu Jinke entered the palace smoothly, only to find out that the empress was in the Jingren Palace of the Queen Mother. Gu Jinke immediately felt a headache.
The Queen is not Gu Jinke's biological father, but she was raised by the Queen as the legitimate princess since she was a child. Her biological father is a bastard from the side branch of the Queen's Zhao family.
Because the queen was old at that time, she only had one son and could not have any more children. The Queen, unwilling to give up the position of Crown Princess to someone else, summoned the handsome illegitimate son of the clan into the palace. Once he was favored, Gu Jinke was born. After Gu Jinke was born, she was held in the emperor's arms, recorded as the legitimate daughter, and then named the Crown Princess.
When Gu Jinke arrived at Jingren Palace, there was laughter and joy inside. She walked straight in and saluted the Queen and the Queen without even looking away. In the eyes of others, she seemed a little arrogant and cold. The place suddenly became quiet and everyone looked at her.
Emperor Yuan Qing raised his hand and said, "Stand up. How is it? Has he been brought to justice?"
"Reporting to the Queen Mother, all the people mentioned in General Chen's letter have been brought to justice one by one. We are just waiting for the Dali Temple to verify it. Then we will submit a memorial to the Queen Mother for the final decision."
"General Chen? You still call him General Chen? She doesn't deserve it!" After hearing the report, the Queen's mood took a sharp turn for the worse. Whenever she thought of the embezzled money, she became furious and couldn't help but smash the teacup in her hand.
The teacup fell on the carpet on the floor and was still broken into pieces, which shows how angry the Queen was.
Everyone in Jingren Palace knelt down trembling with fear. Gu Jinke also knelt down like everyone else, and heard the Queen's voice of consolation: "Your Majesty, calm down! It's not worth hurting yourself for such a treacherous minister."
"Besides, isn't there a happy event today?" The Queen's voice suddenly became smiling, and her eyes moved towards a servant lying on the ground.
"Your Majesty, please let Yan Jun stand up quickly. He is now in a state of paralysis and cannot kneel for long."
The empress was old, and suddenly she had a child. Whether it was a princess or a prince, it was very happy, and it also proved that she was still strong and healthy.
So even though I was angry about General Chen's affairs at that time. I heard the good news from the Queen. The empress still came to Jingren Palace. That’s why there was laughter and joy just now. Now that he heard what the Queen said, he calmed down a little and asked everyone to stand up.
Gu Jinke stood up again. The servant of Yan Jun was given a cushioned chair to sit on, but he looked very trembling when he sat there. Gu Jinke felt that it would be better not to sit down.
Gu Jinke then took a good look at the people in the palace. Now I understand why this servant of Yan Jun was so trembling with fear.
In addition to the palace servants, there are also many masters who come here. There are two of the four great noble lords, Xian Guijun and Liang Guijun, and three of the five great giants in the harem are here.
The generation of princes and princesses includes the second princess and her family who have already started a family and been crowned a queen. Her biological father is Liang Guijun in the palace.
Behind Xian Guijun stood a handsome young man in his prime, his youngest son, the Eighth Prince. There is another memorable point about Xian Guijun: he is the nominal father of the Third Princess.
Gu Jinke withdrew her gaze and heard the Queen on the main throne calling her, "Ke'er, come here to see your father. Since you left the palace, your father hasn't seen you come to pay your respects every day. I miss you very much."
Gu Jin Ke walked up and cooperated as the Queen looked at him "lovingly". Everyone in the hall turned their eyes to them. The Queen's gaze also cast over vaguely.
"Just get used to it, Your Majesty. When the second prince went out to set up his own household, I was also very uncomfortable with it. But look, Your Majesty, today the second prince has started a family and also brought me a lovely granddaughter, right?" Liang Guijun took the little grandson from the Second Prince, held him in his arms and teased him, and the child giggled.
The queen was also attracted and her eyes turned over. She seemed to be interested, and said, "Bring the child up so I can have a look."
Liang Guijun's face lit up with joy, and he personally stood up and carried the baby to the Empress. The child was very cute. Seeing how adorable she was, the empress reached out her hand and wanted to touch her cheek, but the child turned her head and went into Liang Guijun's arms.
The expression on Liang Guijun's face became a little stiff.
However, having a large number of offspring is a good thing, representing the prosperity of the royal family. The queen was not angry, but she was no longer interested in teasing him. She withdrew her hand and said, "Take him away. The second son and his wife must educate him well."
The second princess and the prince bowed and said "Yes."
Liang Guijun had no choice but to return with the child regretfully. The noble lady had a peaceful expression on her face, and looked very virtuous and decent. The Queen's face looked a little bad, but he quickly concealed it.
The Queen turned her gaze to the Empress: "Your Majesty, Ke'er has now left the palace and established his own residence. Do you think we should also take care of the affairs of the Queen Mother and the Queen? The second child is already this big, but Ke'er's is still nowhere to be seen."
The Queen's gaze fell directly on Gu Jinke: "Madam, what do you think?"
"I will follow the arrangements of my mother and father. However... the elder one will be married first and the younger one later. My third sister hasn't married yet. What if I marry her first?"
The empress paused for a moment, then looked at the queen and the noble lord: "You two will take care of the marriages of the unmarried princesses. I will decide on the list."
"Yes." The two of them stood up and answered.
When Gu Jinke heard this, his eyes couldn't help but flicker slightly. As expected, he couldn't avoid it!
The empress waved her hand and said, "Princess, please stay and talk to your father. Everyone else can go, Fang Rui. Let's go to Baohe Hall."
The others first saw the queen off, and then left one by one. In an instant, the huge palace became empty, with only the Queen and Gu Jinke left in the room.
The Queen's face paled. He was a very handsome man when he was young. Of course, time never defeats beauty. He is still very handsome now, but he is even more majestic. He and the Queen were a young couple, and they had been together from the time they first arrived in the country until now. The Queen trusted and respected him very much, otherwise she would not have calmed down after hearing his advice.
But, in the end... they all lost to the Third Princess.
"Kneel down!" Gu Jinke heard his cold shout.
She lifted her robe and knelt down.
A teacup hit her shoulder hard, the tea inside spilled out and scattered everywhere, and then the teacup rolled to the ground.
"Gu Jinke, what are you doing? Look at how your reputation is being spread outside now."
Gu Jinke closed his eyes, letting the water stains on his clothes drip away, without saying a word.
Seeing her like this, the Queen became even angrier: "Gu Jinke!! Don't forget who made you a princess!"
Gu Jinke's lowered eyes flashed with sarcasm: "I haven't forgotten."
"It's good that you haven't forgotten! I don't mind other things, but this time you marry Wang Jun, you must follow my request."
"Yes." Gu Jinke responded casually. She was not actually worried. Because the queen's plans will ultimately fail.
Ever since the Queen said that, she knew it!
The original storyline has begun!
The original book begins with the arrangement of marriages for the princesses, and the third princess begins to shine. The queen chose a husband for her and then gradually pushed her to the forefront.
When the Queen saw her respond, and saw that she was covered in tea stains and looked very embarrassed, she waved her hand impatiently and said, "Get out!"
Gu Jinke didn't say much. He bowed and left, then went to the palace servant outside to get a cloak to cover his disheveled body, tied the drawstring tightly, and went straight out of the palace.
As soon as Xun Ji saw her coming out wearing a cloak, he hurried forward and helped her up familiarly: "Your Highness?" His tone was a little worried.
"It's nothing, just a cup of tea, let's go back home." She didn't want to say more and got on the carriage directly.
Xun Ji heard a faint sound coming from the closing carriage. It must be His Highness changing his clothes.
Xun Ji breathed a sigh of relief and drove the carriage back to the Princess's Mansion.
Xin Shuang had been waiting at the door early. On her other side was a handsome and gentle man, who was the servant assigned by the palace to teach the princesses about human affairs.
Gu Jinke pushed open the carriage door and got out. She saw him at a glance. She frowned and looked at Xin Shuang: "Why is he here?"
Xin Shuang saluted her first, and the man also saluted with a trembling voice. After hearing Gu Jinke's question, his face, which had finally calmed down, suddenly turned pale again, looking pitiful.
"Your Highness. This is the requirement of their servants, and it cannot be changed. He can't go anywhere else except our mansion, so Your Highness should leave him to take care of your daily life."
Gu Jinke frowned: "I don't need it, Xin Shuang."
The man suddenly knelt down with a "thump". His voice was gentle and timid. His body was like catkins in the air or duckweed in the water, with nowhere to go. "I beg your Highness to have mercy on me. I just want to survive. I serve tea and water, do rough work, just to make a living and survive for the time being. Without your Highness's order, I would never dare to do anything to curry favor with you or be ungrateful."
As he spoke, he bowed his head deeply. When he raised his head, his little face was gentle and beautiful, but with tears in his eyes, his eyes were so watery that I felt even more pitiful for him.
Gu Jinke suddenly paused, turned his head and looked at him again.
This time he looked at her more carefully. She had a beautiful face, and her waist, which was bound by a green belt, was barely slender enough to be held in one hand. Although she was petite when she was standing just now, her body proportions were apparently very good.
She is a beauty in the aesthetic sense of the Dajin Dynasty!
"What's your name?" she asked.
"Serve me, Sang Yi." Sang Yi bowed down.
"Sang...Yi?"
"Serving is like the Sang in the mulberry tree, and being suitable for the family and home is like the Yi in the family." Sang Yi forced himself to remain calm. Butler Xin Shuang had said before that he could still survive if he talked nicely, and he... still wanted to live!
"Okay, Sang Yi, then you will stay with me from now on." Gu Jinke suddenly said.
Sang Yi looked up at her, but the sun was setting and the halo of light fell on the Princess Royal, so Sang Yi could not see her expression clearly.
Although they were still afraid of her, at that moment, she seemed like a god covered in holy light, dazzling them.
"Yes, Your Highness." He agreed and bowed deeply again.
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Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess looked at Sang Yi: Huh! good! It's you!
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