Chapter 147: Promised (Additional chapters to favorites)

"Yes, madam."

Doctor Wang stepped forward and bowed slightly to Du Jingyi with a respectful attitude.

"This old minister will take Madam's pulse."

Du Jingyi knew at first glance that this doctor was definitely Empress Guo's confidant, so he was not worried. He nodded slightly and stretched out his hand.

When taking the pulse, switch hands.

Then Doctor Wang was seen speaking with a happy look on his face.

"Congratulations, ma'am. You are more than two months pregnant."

"How's the child? Is he okay?"

The person who said this was Queen Guo, and the worry and joy in her eyes were genuine.

"Don't worry, Madam. Madam is in good health, so the baby is also safe. But she has been a little upset recently, so I will prescribe some medicine for you to take back. After taking it for half a month, you will feel better."

"Well, I'll trouble Doctor Wang to take care of it."

After the queen said this, she also gave a special instruction.

"From now on, Doctor Wang will go to the General's Mansion every ten days on my behalf and personally diagnose the General's wife's pulse. With you around, I can rest assured."

"Yes! I obey your order."

Although Du Jingyi didn't understand why Empress Guo was so concerned about the child in her womb, she still accepted this kindness calmly.

However, there was a hint of emotion in Mrs. Xing's eyes.

Such a good woman eventually ended up in the dangerous royal family, where she fell into depravity and struggled several times.

Nanny An sent Doctor Wang to get a prescription, and there were only a few people left in the room.

Queen Guo asked Du Jingyi to stand up and waved to her and spoke.

"Take good care of your pregnancy and don't worry about anything else. You are the only hope of the Gu family."

Du Jingyi nodded, but he was full of doubts.

After all, this child was born with the surname Shang, so he is naturally close to the Gu family, but he is not the only hope.

But Mrs. Xing understood and had some guesses in her mind about what Empress Guo might do.

After chatting for a while, Mrs. Xing took them away.

After leaving the palace, Madam Xing and Du Jingyi rode in one carriage, while the eldest sister-in-law Liu and the eighth sister Xueniang rode in another carriage.

On the way back, everyone felt much more relaxed because of the Queen's words.

But Mrs. Xing noticed Du Jingyi's confusion, and with a slightly bitter smile she talked about the past.

"I shouldn't have mentioned these things to you, but sooner or later you'll have to know them, so it doesn't matter if I tell you sooner or later."

Du Jingyi was quite confused, but still listened patiently.

"The Empress is the daughter of the Prime Minister's family, but when she was born, Prime Minister Guo was not in his current position. She was a follower who had been busy all the way with the Emperor Kaizong, and she was unable to manage the affairs of the family."

"But my Gu family is different. It is an aristocratic family in Jinling City. Because Prime Minister Guo and my uncle were good friends, when my mother was three or four years old, she and several other children from the Guo family were sent to the Gu family to be raised by my uncle's mother. This is why my cousin and I have become close friends of my mother, because she grew up in the Gu family."

Du Jingyi looked as if he understood everything.

"No wonder, every time the queen sees me, she always mentions the Gu family. It turns out there is such a connection."

"Yes, those were our happiest days. There were more than a dozen male and female playmates in the mansion who grew up together. Naturally, our feelings were deeper than others. Even if we each started our own families later, our feelings were still deeper than others."

As Mrs. Xing spoke, her eyes were filled with joy for the past.

But Du Jingyi knew that what his aunt wanted to talk about must be more than just the happiness of childhood.

When I thought of the longing in Queen Guo's eyes every time she mentioned the Gu family, an idea inevitably arose in my mind.

Could it be that...

I listened quietly to Mrs. Xing talking about the past.

This time, Mrs. Xing lowered her voice and leaned close to her ear before continuing.

"But fate is so cruel. At that time, the queen and my eldest cousin from my eldest uncle's family were childhood sweethearts. They were in love with each other. If it weren't for what happened later, she should have been the head daughter-in-law of the Gu family."

Hearing this, Du Jingyi's thoughts were indeed confirmed.

Considering the power of the Gu family in Jinling City back then, the Guo family must have sent their children there in the hope that the Gu family would bless and protect more children.

Just looking at how Queen Guo has defended the Gu family over the past few times, it can be seen that she herself has a deep affection for the Gu family.

But why?

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

"Did something happen in the meantime?"

Mrs. Xing's eyes were filled with sorrow, and she sighed deeply and said:

"That year, the queen and my cousin both reached the age of 15. Just when everyone was wondering whether to arrange a marriage for the queen and my eldest cousin first, my eldest uncle and Prime Minister Guo came back and brought back two pieces of news: the queen and my cousin's respective marriages had been planned."

"Could it be related to the time when my grandfather saved my maternal grandfather?"

Du Jingyi guessed about 70% of it.

"Well, when Emperor Kaizong and my uncle were fighting against the enemy army of the previous dynasty, they were besieged in Binzhou. If it weren't for Duke Shang and Prime Minister Guo who risked their lives to lead the troops to rescue, I'm afraid there wouldn't be the Daxing Dynasty today."

"At that time, my uncle was seriously injured while protecting Emperor Kaizong and nearly died. It was Duke Shang who ran all the way for a day and a night to find a doctor to save him. Prime Minister Guo was also seriously injured while staying behind to protect Emperor Kaizong."

"Therefore... Emperor Kaizong and Prime Minister Guo agreed to arrange the marriage of their children, which led to your majesty marrying into the Eastern Palace and becoming the Crown Princess."

"And my grandfather also married his children to each other in order to thank my grandfather for saving his life, right?"

Mrs. Xing nodded. She didn't like these two marriages that were arranged by mistake from the bottom of her heart.

My cousin Gu Yunhe was better. She didn’t have anyone she liked back then, and when she first married into the Duke Shang’s Mansion, she lived a smooth life for many years.

If it weren't for a series of misfortunes that happened later, she would not have died early with the support of Gu Men.

But the Queen Mother almost cried her eyes blind at that time, but for the safety of the Gu family and the honor of the family, she had to reluctantly say goodbye to her eldest cousin.

Put on your wedding dress and go on the path you should take.

In the three years that followed, Gu Jia Dalang was always depressed.

It was not until the Queen Mother (the Crown Princess at that time) gave birth to a princess that he obeyed his family's arrangements and got married and had children.

Speaking of which, it is also a sad thing.

More than ten years ago, all the members of the Gu family died in battle in Cezhou. When the news reached Sui'an City, the whole country was in great grief.

After the Queen Mother heard the news, she fell ill for many years and only gradually recovered in the past two years.

Mrs. Xing would not say these words to Du Jingyi.

But Du Jingyi was not stupid, and he guessed a lot of things correctly.

(End of this chapter)