This was not the news sent back by Gu Jinke. On the contrary, she kept the news secret. However, due to the suddenness of the Chinese medicine incident that day, many people paid attention to it. The people below might not know about it, but the people above probably knew about it. If he was an ordinary man, it would be fine, but Qiao Xi's status was not low. His mother was one of the six ministers. With such a family background, Gu Jinke could not just send him away. Therefore, the empress got the news.
Fang Rui nodded: "Yes."
The queen coughed slowly again, but her eyes became silent. She rubbed the table with her fingers, as if thinking about something.
"Master Qiao must be going crazy with joy," she said after a while.
Fang Rui didn't know how to respond, because Lord Qiao was indeed extremely happy.
Qiao's mother is the Minister of War and has connections. She soon found out about Qiao Xi and Gu Jinke's affair. The Crown Princess hasn't even entered the family yet, but with this fact Qiao Xi's identity is set in stone. She will soon be a royal relative, and Qiao Xi is so smart. Could it be that the Qiao family will not have a good future in the future? She felt elated when she went to and from court these days, and she felt a sense of closeness whenever she saw the empress.
The Queen didn't think so. She looked at the memorial and sneered, "It seems that Master Qiao needs to calm down."
If the princess likes the young master of the Qiao family, she can ignore it, and she will not say which man she favors. But if the in-laws want to dominate the world, or even want to get rich overnight, then this will touch her sore spot.
"First, pass the news to the Xue family, then to the Gongzhong family."
The Xue family is now nominally the royal family of the princess, but the Gongzhong family has a Gong Zhongxing who cannot see his own heart clearly. If she knew that the princess has someone she truly favors, Xue's mother would check and balance Qiao's mother for the sake of her son. But Gong Zhongxing is an impulsive and irritable young man, who knows what he would do?
Fang Rui nodded.
The queen smiled, and she was actually somewhat happy this time. After all, apart from this bad thing, there were also good things. She did not expect that the army fighting against the Barbarian Kingdom would be so successful this time. Not only did they directly attack the royal court, but they even captured the Barbarian King alive, as well as a little princess of noble status.
And from the news that came in, the two battles that were originally thought to be the most difficult did not take much effort, and it was the princess who made the greatest contribution.
She sighed softly, thinking of Gu Jinke's slender and straight figure. The child who had been deliberately indulged over the years eventually grew up to be an eagle soaring in the sky, while the ones she had secretly doted on made big mistakes one after another. She didn't know for a moment whether she felt regretful in her heart.
Fang Rui brought the medicine bowl and said, "Your Majesty, it's time to take the medicine."
The queen looked at the black medicine, her eyes darkened. She knew her own body well, and she was probably... But fortunately, there was someone to succeed her.
She was used to taking medicine these days, so when the medicine cooled down a little, she didn't need to be served, so she picked up the bowl and drank it. She heard Fang Rui beside her report: "Your Majesty, the noble Lord and the Queen have sent people to pass on the message many times, saying that they want to see you and then take care of you."
Previously, the Queen had issued an order not to allow people from the harem to come to serve, but the Queen and the Noble Lord still came to deliver things every now and then. Although I didn't accept them, they were still passing on messages. Suddenly, when she heard the news from these two people again, the Queen's hand clenched the bowl, and her breathing was a moment of rapidity. It took a long time for her to slowly calm down: "Send them away to me! Don't pass on any news from them in the future!"
Otherwise, she was really afraid that she would not be able to control herself and would deal with these two vicious people now, thus ruining her plan.
Fang Rui probably guessed some of the truth and did not dare to argue, so she agreed immediately.
After the empress finished taking the medicine and rested, she seemed to have some feelings while half asleep and half awake. She suddenly asked Fang Rui, who was accompanying her at the bedside: "How is the imperial mausoleum?"
"Cultivate your character and you will be at peace." Fang Rui answered softly.
The Queen slept more relaxedly. Fang Rui couldn't help herself and asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, why don't you ask the Princess Royal?"
After she finished speaking, she was startled by herself and quickly looked up at the Queen, only to find that she had fallen asleep and must not have heard what she said. Fang Rui quickly lowered her head, feeling extremely relieved, then slapped herself and scolded herself in her heart: You talk too much! nonsense!
Seeing that the empress was fast asleep, she tucked in the quilt for her. The empress had been ill for a long time and had lost a lot of weight. No matter how hard she tried to cover her temples, she still had white hair and fine lines around her eyes. She was buried in the quilt, no longer a high and mighty monarch, but an old man in his twilight years. Fang Rui had accompanied the empress from childhood to adulthood, from the residence to the palace, and from her youth to the present. She was the person who had accompanied the empress the longest. Seeing the empress like this, her nose suddenly felt a little sour and she cried, "Your Majesty!"
After a long time, she wiped her eyes and retreated quietly.
After Fang Rui left, a tear slowly oozed out of the corner of the eye of the empress lying on the bed.
She had been feeling unwell, especially in recent days. Even after drinking the medicine and lying down to sleep soon after, she did not sleep well. First, she had difficulty falling asleep, and second, she had a light sleep and could not fall asleep even with the slightest noise.
She grabbed the quilt and uttered an unclear voice: "It's too late."
It’s not that she doesn’t want to ask Gu Jinke, it’s just that Gu Jinke... doesn’t need her to ask anymore.
…
The message spread by the Queen was quickly delivered to the people she asked it to be delivered to.
Xue Cang frowned suddenly and sighed deeply. She actually didn't want her pampered son to marry into the royal family. She was afraid of such a day. She didn't expect that this day would come so early. She narrowed her eyes.
And now it's just Qiao Xi. As an elder, she can see clearly that the young master of Master Jiang's family, Li Yuxin, also has an unclear relationship with the princess. She thought about it, then waved her hand and asked the servant to call Xue Luan over.
She is a mother and it is right for her to protect her son, but Xue Luan is the future Queen Mother, and he needs to establish himself, otherwise no matter how much help he gets, it will be useless.
Xue Luan came in a hurry, with a rare look of anxiety on his face. He had been a little listless these days because he was worried about Gu Jinke. Originally, he only knew that Gu Jinke was at the border, and he was already very worried. But then he had nightmares about Gu Jinke for several days in a row, and he felt very uneasy. He even wanted to run to the border to see Gu Jinke to feel at ease. In order to stop him, Xue Cang could only tell him that Gu Jinke was not at the border, but was secretly deep in the barbarian country. Because others were not clear about Gu Jinke's route, Xue Luan's eager heart was suppressed.
Now Xue Cang came to him alone, Xue Luan knew intuitively that it was because he had news about Gu Jinke, so he ran extra fast, and was even more delighted when he saw Xue Cang: "Mother, is there any news about His Highness?"
His eyes were round and big, and now because of his joy, they were especially bright and beautiful.
Xue Cang was a little depressed at first, but when he saw Xue Luan's appearance, he couldn't help but smile. However, when he heard him asking about Gu Jinke, his face became a little gloomy again and he snorted coldly.
Xue Luan's eyes brightened. Ever since the imperial decree granting the marriage came down, his mother always felt awkward when she mentioned His Highness.
He hurried over and shook Xue Cang's arm. Xue Cang touched his head. Seeing her son's happy smile, she even felt reluctant to hand over the note. She could only give him a heads-up in advance: "It's bad news."
Xue Luan's face suddenly turned pale: "Bad news!"
What kind of bad news is this? Is His Highness injured, or... A lot of thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant, and his breathing stopped. Xue Cang was shocked to see his son like this, and quickly said: "That's not what I meant, His Highness is fine!"
She quickly handed over the note.
Xue Luan took it with trembling hands, looked around, and soon breathed a sigh of relief: His Highness is really fine.
only……
He looked at the content and Josh's name on it, tears flashed quickly in his eyes, and then he tilted his head.
Xue Cang frowned: "Luan'er, if..."
"Mom, I'm happy." Xue Luan quickly interrupted what she was about to say. When he turned around, he was smiling.
"Your Highness was poisoned for no apparent reason. Fortunately, there was someone trustworthy by his side, otherwise... and fortunately, it was this kind of drug that was poisoned. If it was anything else..."
He was really sad, but also really fortunate and happy. At least at a time like this, Gu Jinke had someone he could trust around him who could give him the antidote. Fortunately, she wasn't poisoned with any other drugs that were harmful to her body or life-threatening.
What was even more unacceptable to him than what happened to Qiao Xi was the fact that Gu Jinke was injured.
He was even a little annoyed that he didn't accompany Gu Jinke earlier.
Xue Cang was a little surprised and a little sad. She originally thought that Xue Luan would make a scene because he just had a childish temper, but she didn't expect this reaction. She said with some complex feelings: "You have grown up!"
Xue Luan smiled. No one can remain unchanged. He touched the copper coin on his wrist. Since he decided to become a king, in order to be worthy of Gu Jinke and to be a qualified king, he grew a lot and learned a lot in a short period of time. The time I missed when I was playing around in the past is now being made up.
He is learning the ways of the world, how to deal with people, and is also frantically increasing his knowledge and insights. It is impossible that the future Queen Mother will always have a childish temper. He is just simple, not stupid.
Xue Cang looked at his reaction, not knowing whether to be happy or sad. She had always been looking forward to her child growing up, but when the child really grew up, she felt lost. She calmed herself down and asked, "About Qiao Xi?"
Xue Luan shook his head: "Mother, let's not interfere in this matter. His Highness will make the decision. As for Master Qiao, you don't have to pay attention to him."
Xue Cang nodded. After all, Xue Luan was the nominal Queen Mother, and she really shouldn't interfere in this matter. They just needed to do their own jobs well.
But the other family that received the news was not as calm as the Xue family.
Gong Zhongxing had been under house arrest by Prime Minister Gong Zhong because of the previous incident. He was only released in the past two days. However, he did not expect that when he came out, the outside world had undergone earth-shaking changes.
Gu Jinke has made great contributions, and her position as the Crown Princess is unshakable. The third princess was imprisoned, and now, Gu Jinke is accompanied by a beautiful woman.
Xue Luan, who was chosen by the imperial decree, now even favors the son of the Minister of War. It can be predicted that her life will get better and better.
Gong Zhongxing held the note in his hand and suddenly covered his heart, where he felt uncomfortable and painful. Why? Why is Gu Jinke living such a good life? His expression became gloomy.
Not only towards Gu Jinke, but also towards Xue Luan and Qiao Xi, he suddenly felt indescribable malice.
Gu Jinke had no idea that the news would spread so quickly. She probably still wanted to return to the capital to celebrate the New Year. She was on a fast track and quickly returned to the border with her men. However, because the news of the great victory had spread early, Gu Jinke's itinerary could no longer be concealed. She could not keep a low profile when she returned. The people in the border were eagerly waiting for her. In addition to burning incense at her longevity tablet every day, they would ask her every day, "Has His Highness arrived today?"
In such an atmosphere, when Gu Jinke was three days away from the border, the border was already decorated with lights and colors everywhere; when he was two days away from the border, the inns were full and crowded with people, and everyone was excited; when he was only one day away from the border, local officials had already organized people to pick him up, and many young and strong women took the initiative to come and protect him, and then the officials and Gu Jinke reported the local grand occasion.
Gu Jinke was stunned. He sat in the makeshift tent and rubbed his face in disbelief. Xun Ji behind him couldn't help laughing, but his eyes were slightly red and he said nasally, "Your Highness, the people love you!"
Gu Jinke buried his face in his hands, and after a while, he uttered a muffled "hmm".
Suddenly, my palms felt wet.
The author has something to say:
Woohoo, Your Highness loves his people, and his people love Your Highness
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