"No! No one needs my protection." While the two were stunned, Gu Jinke suddenly frowned and said.
A little disappointment and discomfort appeared on her face, but it quickly disappeared. She put down her hands that were protecting the person and looked at Xun Ji who was holding the wine at the door. Her face became more serious: "Xun Ji, you actually drank secretly!"
Xun Ji was speechless for a moment and said:...Isn't it you who wanted to drink it, Your Highness?
"Drinking will only delay things. Let's go back home. I remember there are still many things we haven't done." She waved and walked out, her brows slightly furrowed, but because she was drunk, her steps were a little staggering.
Xun Ji quickly put down the wine in his hand and helped her up. Xue Luan behind him didn't know what happened, but he also felt something was wrong. He reached out to support her, looking a little worried: "Your Highness!"
Gu Jinke's attention fell on him and he frowned: "You just said you are my husband?"
Being asked this in front of Xun Ji, Xue Luan's face flushed for a moment, but since he had already said it, wouldn't it be more embarrassing to deny it now?
He thought about it, closed his eyes, and gave it his all, puffing out his chest: "Yes."
He is like this, he must not be a coward!
After he finished speaking, he secretly opened his eyes and looked at Gu Jinke, and saw Gu Jinke shaking his head, looking very patient, and said earnestly: "Don't talk nonsense, I'm not married yet, and the young master seems to be unmarried too. If you are unmarried, don't talk about who you like. If you meet a bad woman, the world is harsh, and it will damage your reputation for no reason. You must protect yourself. I won't tell anyone about what happened today."
As she spoke, she patted Xue Luan's shoulder, then turned to Xun Ji and said, "Okay, let's go back home."
Xue Luan froze in place, muttering softly, "How can you be so gentle? Even when you're drunk you still remember to protect my reputation."
Seeing Xun Ji nodded in response, he nodded slightly to greet him and then helped Gu Jinke leave quickly.
Xue Luan sat down in his original position, a little dazed, until he was tapped on the back. He turned around and said in surprise, "Ah Xin! Didn't you say you were leaving?"
Li Yu smiled with difficulty: "I can't bear to do that!"
After they parted at Qingcheng Mansion, he had not seen the prince since. Although he said it firmly, he was reluctant to leave in the end, so he stayed aside and watched quietly. Thinking of this, he smiled at Xue Luan jokingly: "Husband?"
Xue Luan suddenly felt embarrassed and punched him. The two laughed and joked for a while, and Xue Luan suddenly asked, "Why did you let me go just now? Do you feel like you owed me something?"
Li Yuxin's smile froze. Of course he felt indebted. Before he met the prince, all his warmth came from Xue Luan. So today when they both met the princess at the same time, he gave way. But after giving way, he couldn't bear to leave, so he stayed next door.
He also understood the meaning of Xue Luan's question, and after a pause he said, "This is just the first time. I can't bear to give up, and I won't give in again. Next time, it depends on your ability."
The two looked at each other, and the barrier in their hearts finally disappeared. Then the two of them looked more serious and said in unison: "There is a problem between His Highness and Jiang Mo."
Everyone can see what kind of person Gu Jinke is. There must be something wrong with his sudden appearance here. She had just gone to deal with Li Qi and the third princess, so there were only a few reasons for her to come here. Thinking of this, the two remembered Gu Jinke's frowning and sad look just now. Their brows also frowned in worry, and there was a flash of heartache in their eyes.
…
Xun Ji carried Gu Jinke back to the carriage, and Gu Jinke fell asleep obediently. When they arrived at the Princess's Mansion, Sang Yi and Xin Shuang came out to greet them. He couldn't help but frowned: "What's wrong with His Highness?"
He doesn't drink alcohol on weekdays. He only drinks a little occasionally for fun and doesn't allow himself to indulge or get drunk.
Xun Ji hesitated for a moment and said, "Don't mention Young Master Jiang in front of His Majesty anymore."
Sang Yi frowned immediately. Although he didn't know the reason, he couldn't help but vent his anger on Jiang Mo. Is Your Highness not good enough to Jiang Mo? Jiang Mo actually wants to make His Highness sad.
Several people worked together to clean up Gu Jinke, fed him some sobering soup, and he fell asleep comfortably.
…
Jiang Mansion.
Master Jiang saw Gu Jinke walk away with his sleeves swung. He waited for a long time, but there was no sign of Jiang Mo. He couldn't help but feel worried and pushed open the door of the study.
"Mo'er?" she called tentatively.
Jiang Mo fell to the ground and came back to his senses: "Grandma..."
He looked dazed, his eyes were empty and blank. "I just let Her Highness go. I tried so hard to get closer to her, but I let her go again. I made her sad again. Will she never see me again?"
Master Jiang had never seen him like this before, and couldn't help feeling sad and distressed, even hesitating: "If you can't bear to let him go, you can..."
Jiang Mo shook his head: "I don't want her to suffer so much."
He paused, looked at Master Jiang, and finally his eyes regained some light: "Grandmother, this time I went to Qingcheng Mansion, I actually saw a lot of things clearly and learned a lot. My weakness and timidity may not be suitable for that position and accompany Her Highness, but I want to help her as much as I can. Grandmother, you should help her too, she is not His Majesty. Her Highness, she will really be a good monarch, and she cares about the people."
He went to Qingcheng Prefecture and met the group of the Third Princess after they were attacked by bandits. He also saw the people of Qingcheng Prefecture thriving in the ruins.
The people along the way were praising the Third Princess, praising her for serving the people and the country, but he didn't feel it was real.
However, when he saw the hope and smiles on the faces of the people in the orderly and constantly rebuilt Qingcheng Prefecture, he particularly admired Gu Jinke, who was the princess. That is different from the princess Gu Jinke from the capital.
Tutor Jiang was a little evasive. She was very disappointed with the Empress, and therefore implicated all the royal family members.
Jiang Mo pulled her sleeve, his eyes full of pleading: "Tomorrow we will go to the city gate to seek justice. But grandma, don't be disappointed with Her Highness. Go and see what she did in Qingcheng Mansion, and you will be impressed by her."
Master Jiang looked at him: "What about you?"
Jiang Mo chose to let go, but he still wanted Master Jiang to help Gu Jinke. Naturally, the contact between the two would inevitably increase, but what about him?
Jiang Mo paused, his eyes evasive, then he became firm: "Grandma, I am really a coward!"
In the capital, everyone praised him as one of the four famous young masters of the capital. But after encountering this incident, he realized how shallow he was. Apart from his grandmother, his skills in music, chess, calligraphy, and a good face, these empty reputations, he seemed to be useless and could not provide any benefit to Gu Jinke. So he thought he should grow up a little. Not to mention whether he could be worthy of her, at least he could help her a little, which was also good.
"I want to travel around and open a charity. The book says that if you are poor, you should take care of yourself, but if you are rich, you should help the world. I can't help the world, so I will try to start with a charity."
After leaving the capital, he saw more poverty. In Qingcheng Prefecture, he saw many orphans and people who had no ability to live. Gu Jinke once expressed his concerns and his intention to build a charity hall in the future. He had done fundraising before and had some money left, so he could start with it.
He would be happy to give her even the slightest help.
Master Jiang looked at the light in his grandson's eyes and said nothing: "Just wait and see..."
A good monarch cannot be judged by one thing. All aspects of the country, the people and the subjects must be subject to scrutiny.
…
At daybreak, Gu Jinke woke up from her sleep. She looked around and quickly recalled what happened yesterday. She couldn't help rubbing her brows. Sang Yi outside had heard the noise: "Your Highness, are you awake?"
Gu Jinke responded, and Sang Yi came in with a copper basin filled with warm water. He looked at Gu Jinke's face carefully.
But Gu Jinke's complexion had returned to normal, and nothing could be seen. He even smiled at Sang Yi: "Why are you staring at me so early in the morning?"
Sang Yi pursed her lips quietly but said nothing, of course because she was worried.
Although he didn't say it, Gu Jinke could guess that she was indeed a little abnormal yesterday.
Jiang Mo's behavior really made her unable to understand, but since it was Jiang Mo who chose not to continue, she would not pester him. For everything, that drink yesterday was enough. Let’s just consider it as a farewell to the friendship we had when we grew up together as children and the subtle heartbeats we felt a few days ago. She would not allow herself to indulge in these emotions. Right now, she had more important things to do.
After washing up, she called Xin Shuang directly: "What happened in the back palace yesterday?"
The Queen was caught off guard and forced to convict the Third Princess of a crime, but before that, the Queen actually wanted to have Jiang Mo marry her to bring good luck. If the Queen knew about this, the palace would surely not be peaceful.
When Xin Shuang heard Gu Jinke ask this, his expression became a little complicated for a moment, mainly because he didn't expect that the empress would go to such lengths for the third princess.
"Yesterday, just as His Highness left the palace, the messenger arrived at Zhaoxian Palace and announced the imperial decree, and then prepared to take the Third Princess away. Lord Xian did not believe it and tried to stop them. As a result, the Queen and her men broke into Zhaoxian Palace and carried out the imperial decree. They threw the unconscious Third Princess onto the carriage and sent her to the Imperial Mausoleum."
Gu Jinke seemed to be thinking about something. The Queen had always been a virtuous person in front of the Empress. But this time she sent the Third Princess directly to the Imperial Mausoleum, and she rescued Jiang Mo yesterday. Did she realize the Empress' intentions?
"Then His Majesty left the palace late last night with the imperial physician."
Gu Jinke couldn't help but sneer. Ever since she met the Empress in the Imperial Mausoleum last time, she had added a tail behind the Empress. She didn't expect to see the deep mother-daughter love between the Empress and the Third Princess. If the empress really took the imperial physician to the imperial mausoleum, she would definitely feel even more guilty towards the third princess, after all, the third princess's father was still buried there.
She thought for a moment and said, "Let's secretly tell the Queen and the Noble Lord this news."
We also need to see whether the Queen can tolerate the Queen having other favorite children besides her eldest daughter?
Then help Xian Guijun to wake up. He is just a tool to help the Queen's beloved raise children.
Let these two people retaliate against the Queen first.
Speaking of the backlash queen, there is another person: "What's going on with Master Jiang?"
Master Jiang would not keep silent after suffering such humiliation yesterday.
Xin Shuang hesitated for a moment: "Taifu Jiang has contacted many of the court's disciples, and they are going to kneel at the palace gate today. Your Highness, do you want to stop him?"
After all, this damages the reputation of the royal family.
Gu Jinke shook his head: "The Queen Mother must know the consequences of what she did, so that she can wake up! Also, Master Jiang must vent his anger!"
The Queen has been a little crazy recently because of the Third Princess. Since Gu Jinke cannot seize power, the Queen still needs to be relatively sober. Master Jiang is a good hammer, and I hope he can wake the Queen up.
The Queen was able to take Jiang Mo away with her men without warning, simply because she took advantage of the fact that the two were defenseless in the mansion, and one was old and the other was weak, and they could not resist in the emergency. If the Queen had not released Jiang Mo yesterday, Master Jiang might have really tolerated this for the sake of Jiang Mo's reputation.
But now that Master Jiang is not threatened and the Queen has no time to care about her, the power she can exert is enormous.
They, the literati, value integrity, and they were worried about what might happen in the future if they were holding Gu Jinke in their hearts. Now that Taifu Jiang and others have knelt at the palace gate to seek justice, the anger in their hearts has been vented. Gu Jinke can feel at ease and can employ people with confidence in the future.
After all, Master Jiang's reputation is really great, and it is winter now. The capital will have the imperial examination in the spring of next year. It is best to resolve this matter now.
"What if Your Majesty..." Xun Ji was a little worried, what if the Queen was unwilling to apologize.
Gu Jinke chuckled: "Don't worry."
She looked at the sky and said, "Let's go to court. It's almost time."
Xin Shuang didn't know what Gu Jinke meant by being relieved. The weather was cold, so she put a fur-collared cloak on Gu Jinke, accompanied Gu Jinke to the carriage, and sent her to court.
The carriage was swaying as it moved. When it reached the palace gate, Xun Ji frowned and said, "Your Highness, we can't go any further. The palace gate is blocked."
Gu Jinke lifted the car curtain, didn’t he?
The palace gate was quiet yet crowded. Gu Jinke could see from afar a sea of kneeling heads. The officials who came to attend the court were in a hurry with serious expressions. When they saw Gu Jinke's carriage, they became even more serious.
The capital city has been very busy in the past two days. The third princess returned seriously injured, and impeachment memorials against her were flying everywhere. They were originally suppressed by the empress. Many ministers were worried, but they never expected that the crown princess returned to the capital, went straight into the palace, confirmed the guilt of the third princess, and sent her to the imperial mausoleum. Such a thunderous and decisive approach made people involuntarily feel fear towards Gu Jinke.
Not only Gu Jinke, but everyone was also a little afraid of the Queen's expression today. But when they came in the morning, they saw Master Jiang, his grandson and many civil servants kneeling in front of the palace gate. It was obvious that something big was about to happen, which made several timid officials regret not claiming illness and not attending the court today.
Gu Jinke had no idea of what they were whispering in their hearts. She got off the carriage and walked straight forward. The officials coming and going all saluted and greeted her, and Gu Jinke politely nodded in response. She also quickly glanced at the people invited by Master Jiang.
She walked straight to the palace gate and saw Master Jiang and Jiang Mo kneeling in front of her.
Imperial Tutor Jiang wore an official robe, but she held the official hat on her head in both hands. She knelt straight in front of the palace gate, her eyes bright and determined.
Jiang Mo was dressed in white, one step behind Master Jiang, and also knelt there straight and firmly.
Gu Jinke paused and bowed to Master Jiang as a disciple: "Master."
Master Jiang was slightly stunned and his expression changed. But Gu Jinke just smiled slightly and walked straight forward.
Since Master Jiang wanted justice, Gu Jinke was willing to build momentum for her and show his support. She wanted everyone to remember that Master Jiang was not only Master Jiang, but also the teacher of the princess.
This is not only beneficial to what Master Jiang is going to do today, but Gu Jinke also needs to create the image that a princess should have, in order to gain a good reputation for future struggles with other princesses and the empress.
Sure enough, after she finished her ceremony, the scene suddenly became different.
Originally, because Master Jiang knelt at the palace gate for a long time, many people who were afraid of being involved in gossip walked away from him. There was a lot of speculation in their eyes and they felt uneasy. But after Gu Jinke finished his ceremony, many people's expressions changed. We all watch the wind direction. Immediately, someone with a normal expression greeted the acquaintance who was kneeling at the palace gate.
The quiet palace gate suddenly became lively again, with people greeting each other.
Looking at this scene, Master Jiang fell into deep thought for a moment. Someone patted her shoulder from behind. Master Jiang turned around and was a little surprised. It was Prime Minister Gongzhong.
Prime Minister Gongzhong patted her shoulder, smiled, and whispered to her, "How is your highness?"
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