Early the next morning, Liu sent someone to deliver clothes to Chen and her daughter.
At the same time, Gu Shaohe was also in Meng's courtyard, waiting to listen to his stepmother's teachings.
Mrs. Meng looked at the young man who looked 70% similar to her husband, her eyes turning around. Such a familiar yet youthful face seemed to bring her back to her youthful days many years ago.
"I changed your name to Gu Shaohe." Meng said.
Gu Shaohe nodded and said honestly, "Thank you, stepmother, for changing my name."
Meng said, "Call me mother."
Gu Shaohe felt a little awkward.
Mrs. Meng said, "We haven't seen each other for more than ten years. We are no different from strangers. I know it's a bit difficult for you to suddenly call a stranger mother. But I am your father's legitimate wife, and that's the rule. You can still call your mother mother at home, but outside, your mother is me."
Meng talked about the past of the Gu family, and told Gu Shaohe how Gu Sanlang fought on the battlefield and defended his country. The young man's blood boiled after hearing this.
"Back then, the Marquis' Mansion was on the verge of collapse. If it weren't for your uncle's support, I'm afraid there wouldn't be such a big family business today. Now that you've returned home, you're the only male in the third branch, and the backbone of the third branch. I don't ask you to make achievements and bring honor to your ancestors, but you must never do anything that would ruin the virtues of your ancestors. Can you do that?"
Gu Shaohe was a young boy, and the heroic deeds of his ancestors mentioned by Meng had already inspired him. He had already considered himself a member of the Gu family. "Don't worry, mother. Our ancestors were loyal and brave. I don't know how much blood they shed on the battlefield to create the current Marquisate. I will never betray the reputation of the Marquisate."
Seeing this, Mrs. Meng smiled and nodded.
"Come with me to see your old lady."
On the other side, Chen and Gu Yarong had also packed up and arrived at the old lady's door together.
When Chen saw Meng, she put on a smile and looked at Meng's son behind her, "He'er, how was your aunt's teaching yesterday?" She looked at Meng again with a flattering face, "Madam, didn't this child give you any trouble yesterday?"
Meng put on an indifferent expression and did not say a word.
Gu Shaohe was the first to speak, "Listening to your mother's teachings yesterday, it really opened my eyes."
Chen was stunned when she heard what he said, "Mother?"
Gu Shaohe said, "Mother is father's legitimate wife, so she is naturally my mother." He quickly whispered in Chen's ear, "Mother, please don't say anything like aunt or anything like that. This capital is not our small border town, there is no such thing as aunt or little aunt. Mother is generous and has allowed me to call you mother in private."
Chen was already furious after hearing this. Then she looked at her son being so respectful to Meng. If it wasn't in front of others, she would have wanted to slap him twice.
"Yes, you are right, it is my mother who doesn't know the rules."
But since she was in front of others, Chen had no choice but to swallow it.
Soon, several people went in to pay their respects to Old Lady Xu.
Old Lady Xu looked down, knowing that Meng had no grudges, and she did not hide her kindness. She called Gu Yarong and Gu Shaohe forward, spoke to them in a friendly and considerate manner, and then gave Gu Yarong a transparent jade bracelet. Gu Shaohe was a man, so jewelry was not suitable for him.
The old lady gave him the amulet that she had personally asked for in the Buddhist temple many years ago.
They both thanked the old lady.
Old Madam Xu was now old and in poor health, so she did not keep the guests for long and they all left soon.
After paying her respects to the old lady, Liu entered the palace and talked about this matter with Shen Qingqiu.
"Your third aunt is also pitiful. She has deep affection for her husband and originally wanted to wait for him to meet him in the underworld. Now she really doesn't know how to meet him in this situation when she really reaches the underworld?" Liu shook her head.
No one is perfect. No matter how kind a person is, they will always have some minor flaws.
Even Shen Qingqiu herself had many people who hated her, but Gu's Third Uncle, the Third Uncle she had never met, fought on the battlefield and died on the battlefield to defend his country. He was definitely a man of steel. He was worthy of his country and his subjects, and the only person he was sorry for was his wife.
Shen Qingqiu had no way to comment on him, "How is Third Aunt now?"
Liu said: "I was sad for a while, but I feel much better now."
Shen Qingqiu nodded, and Liu continued, "But actually this is not bad at the moment. The Marquis's Mansion is sparsely populated, and now the Third House has an heir. I think your Third Aunt wants to do her best to educate Gu Shaohe, so that she will have something to look forward to in her old age. When Gu Shaohe gets married and has children, she can raise her grandson from childhood, and she can also enjoy her old age in peace."
Shen Qingqiu nodded and said, "I'll go back home one of these days."
Liu frowned, "I didn't tell you about this right away because I was afraid you would go back. Qiu'er, you are the queen now, you can't be as willful as before. How can a queen go back to her parents' home at every turn?"
Shen Qingqiu said: "If I become the Queen, will I no longer be your daughter? If I become the Queen, I cannot go back to my parents' home. How can this be justified in the world?"
She used the same words to choke back Liu's words. Liu was angry and wanted to laugh. "Anyway, you don't have to go back. I will bring them to the palace to pay you a visit later. You are the queen now, so you have to abide by the rules."
"Mother-in-law, it's wrong to say that. I don't know where Qiu'er broke the rules."
When the voice came, they both looked back and saw Gu Yanwei, wearing court robes, striding towards them.
Liu hurriedly tried to salute, but was helped up by Gu Yanwei. "This is the backyard, we are all family, why is mother-in-law acting like this?"
Liu asked him to help her up. She could only shake her head as she looked at the couple in front of her. "I thought Qiu'er didn't know the rules anymore after getting married. It's all because of the emperor who spoiled her."
Shen Qingqiu looked as if it should be so, and Gu Yanwei also smiled and said nothing.
Although Liu was scolding her, she was satisfied in her heart as she saw that her son-in-law, who was now the emperor, still treated her daughter the same as before.
Gu Yanwei listened for a while and knew what happened in the Marquis' Mansion recently. "The martyr of the Marquis' Mansion, my father-in-law is no longer in the capital, so I must meet him."
Liu Shi didn't understand what he meant. Seeing that she didn't agree with Shen Qingqiu going back to her parents' home, he, the emperor, wanted to go back with her! Liu Shi was about to shake her head, but Gu Yanwei said, "In public, I am the emperor. It is my duty to meet the orphans of the martyrs who fought for me on the battlefield to defend my country. In private, I am the son-in-law of the marquis' mansion. It is also my duty to meet relatives I have never met."
Having said that, Liu Zishi no longer had any chance to refuse.
“It’s better to do it today than to choose a day. I think today is a good day.” Shen Qingqiu added.
The couple worked together, and so Liu, who had originally entered the palace alone, became a group of three when she left the palace.
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Naturally, the two of them would not act in a swaggering manner when they left the palace and returned to the marquis's mansion. They both changed into casual clothes.
Gu Yanwei went to see Gu Shaohe, while Shen Qingqiu and Liu went to see Gu Yarong and Chen.
"Change clothes, what clothes?"
Gu Yarong was getting a little impatient now. Although the Marquis's Mansion was small, there were many relatives, both near and far. After returning to her ancestral home, she had seen countless aunts, cousins, and uncles every day. Now she had to see them again? Those people were not her relatives. Besides, she, the daughter of the Marquis's Mansion, was in a higher position in every way!
The maid said, "Seventh Miss and her husband will be returning home soon, and Old Lady Xu will bring the whole family to pay homage."
As an outsider, Gu Yarong naturally didn't know what was going on. She was just shocked when she heard it. "Seventh Miss? She is so arrogant. She even asked the whole family to kowtow to her when she came back. Who is she?"
The maid couldn't say Shen Qingqiu's name directly, nor could she point out her identity directly.
After all, she and Gu Yanwei were on a secret visit this time.
"The seventh girl is the Marquis' daughter."
Gu Yarong frowned. What else did she think she was? Wasn't she just Marquis Gu's daughter?
They are both daughters of the Marquis's Mansion. Could it be that because she is from the third wife, the seventh daughter is the Marquis's legitimate daughter, so the difference in status is so big... Wait, the Marquis's daughter... She remembered that Marquis Gu didn't have a biological daughter?
The only one was Shen Qingqiu, who entered the palace to become the queen!
"It's that Shen Qing..." Before she could finish, she was stopped by the maid, "Young lady, please remember that you can't call the queen by her name now!"
Gu Yarong pouted, "Got it."
So what if she's the queen? She still has to put on such a grand ceremony when she returns home.
There is nothing to envy when you have nothing. Gu Yarong suppressed her jealousy and went to see Shen Qingqiu with Chen.
Her appearance was like Chen's. In a place like the border, the girls were all big and strong, and it was not easy to find a slightly neat girl. Chen was chosen to be with Gu Sanlang, so her appearance was naturally good. Gu Yarong inherited the appearance of the two, tall and pretty, and she always thought she was a beauty.
Before I met Shen Qingqiu, I was thinking that the current emperor had never seen me. If he had really seen me, it would be uncertain whether Shen Qingqiu could become the queen.
"Someone is coming." Liu reminded.
Shen Qingqiu turned his head, and at the same time, Chen and Gu Yarong also walked in.
When Gu Yarong saw the woman, her face and eyebrows were as graceful as a willow.
When she first met Liu, she knew that Liu was a beautiful woman, extremely beautiful. But Gu Yarong never felt ashamed of herself. After all, she was old. No matter how well a woman in her thirties or forties looked after herself, she was still a generation behind her. Even if she was beautiful now, wouldn't she look old in five or six years? On the contrary, after five or six years, she would be in her prime and would be the most beautiful age for a girl.
But all the scheming and arrogance hidden in her heart disappeared the moment she saw Shen Qingqiu.
She is really beautiful. Apart from her facial features, she has an indescribable temperament.
Girls of Gu Yarong's age don't care about anything except beauty. Seeing that Shen Qingqiu was superior to her in appearance, she stared at her intently, scanning her body, as if to find a place on her that was inferior to her.
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