Concubine Li smashed the cup in her hand and said, "Are you going to let all the principles I taught you go back to your head like this? Which is more important, your face or the throne?"
Gu Cheng gritted his teeth. He didn’t think that Gu Yanran was important enough to be compared with the throne.
"I know what you're thinking. But don't forget that Marquis Gu holds the most troops in the court. If you really ascend the throne one day and have a grudge against the Gu family, will you be able to sit firmly on the throne? Your father is still wary of the Gu family, but you almost offended them to death with just one move!"
Hearing this, Gu Cheng felt a little relieved and clenched his fists, "Forget it, since mother said so, then I will go and pick up Gu Yanran." There are so many empty houses in the mansion, it won't matter if he keeps one more person.
As long as he tells Gu Yanran not to appear in front of him again in the future, everything will be fine.
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Ever since Gu Yanran sent him tiger-head shoes on Gu Xiaoran’s one-month birthday, his relationship with Liu has improved a lot.
But she knew in her heart that she was not suitable to live in the mansion. It would not be a good thing for people coming and going to see her like this. So she found the old lady and wanted to open a Buddhist temple outside to live there.
The old lady looked at her like this. Ying Yeshi didn't respond, so in the end, Shen Qingqiu had to step in. "This is your home, where else can you go? We have forgotten what happened in the past, and you should forget it as soon as possible. There are still many days to come, so don't keep everything in your heart."
The Ghost Festival was approaching, so Shen Qingqiu could only pick an auspicious day and set off a string of firecrackers at the door to get rid of the bad luck. Gu Yanran followed Jin Cai and watched the excitement outside for a while. When the firecrackers were set off, she felt the excitement she had not seen for a long time.
Gu Yanran was wearing a royal blue dress, and her face looked much rounder than before.
Yunzhu looked at her and said, "You look much better these past few days. I told you that your illness is not serious. You just felt depressed before. Now that you have changed your place, you feel better than before. Your body is getting better gradually. You don't have to be so sad."
Gu Yanran smiled, "Thank you for your good words."
She was born beautiful, originally with a sense of frailty, but now that she has recovered, the elegance of being a pampered person in the Hou Mansion is hard to erase. Although her appearance is ruined, her elegance is extraordinary. At first glance, she looks as gorgeous as a rich and beautiful woman. Yunzhu was stunned for a moment, then she changed her expression, "Miss, you should smile more often. Girls look better when they smile."
Gu Yanran lowered her head, feeling quite embarrassed.
Although her appearance was no longer the same as before, her hostility had disappeared, and she looked more peaceful and serene than before. Gu Cheng, who had just stepped in, was slightly stunned. But after a moment, he frowned again. As long as he thought about how Gu Yanran had plotted against him, he was filled with rage.
"What are you doing here?" Gu Yanran naturally saw Gu Cheng, and the smile on her face disappeared instantly.
Shen Qingqiu also looked back and couldn't help but frowned.
"I'm here to take my concubine back," Gu Cheng said in a not-so-nice tone, "Gu Yanran, if you've had enough of the trouble, come back to the palace with me."
Gu Yanran bit her lip, but she didn't know what to say. She was still Gu Cheng's princess in name only, so she couldn't refuse him if he wanted to take her back to the mansion, nor could she shamelessly stay in the mansion.
But at this moment Shen Qingqiu patted her shoulder, and Gu Yanran felt relieved instantly.
“Your Highness, although you are a royal descendant, I, the legitimate daughter of the Gu family, am not a piece of trash that can be summoned and dismissed at will.” Shen Qingqiu’s eyes were cold: “Since she has already returned, there is absolutely no possibility that she will return to the mansion.”
After going through so many things, Gu Cheng no longer had any romantic feelings for Shen Qingqiu. Seeing her confronting him like this, he could not help but get furious. "Shen Qingqiu, your last name is Shen. You are not from the Gu family, let alone my palace. What qualifications do you have to speak here!"
"Qiu'er is not qualified, but I am qualified, right?"
A majestic voice came over, and everyone looked back and saw Old Lady Xu being supported by someone and walking slowly towards them. "Of course the daughter of my mansion should stay in the mansion."
Even the emperor had to show some respect to the old lady, let alone Gu Cheng.
He narrowed his eyes dangerously, only looking at the old lady, and then said: "Old lady, please think clearly, after I leave, with Gu Yanran's appearance that can scare children to tears, who can she marry?"
"Your Highness, please don't worry about this. Please come in." Old Lady Xu asked someone to see the guest off.
Gu Cheng stood up, lifted the corner of his robe, and left.
Concubine Li originally wanted her son to reconcile with the Gu family, but after hearing about this, she was even more angry that the Gu family refused to give her son face, so she slammed her hand on the table and said, "What a great mansion! Since you are shameless after giving me face, don't blame me for being ruthless."
"Mother, what can you do?"
Concubine Li said: "Since the Gu family is unwilling to reconcile with us, why not let your father be completely disgusted with him." When she said this, Concubine Li's originally beautiful eyes emitted a bit of cold light.
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There have always been many romantic affairs in the capital, but it is not so pleasant when the emperor is involved.
He and the beauties sent by Concubine Li had been playing too much these days, so many censors came to impeach him. The emperor was naturally not afraid of impeachment, but he was old and cared more about his reputation.
I'm not in a good mood at the moment.
After coming out of the court, he didn't go anywhere else because he was in a bad mood, and went straight to his favorite beauty, Hu Ji.
Logically speaking, the blond and blue-eyed Hu people are not very powerful in the Central Plains, but Hu Ji is now the emperor's favorite. No matter what outsiders think, no one in the entire palace dares to look down on her.
"Your Majesty, you are here?"
Hu Ji wore a dark blue dress today, which did not look like a favorite concubine at all. However, she was born with a very beautiful face, and such a simple dress made her look particularly radiant and charming.
"Why does the emperor look like this? Who in the court has made you unhappy?" Hu Ji smiled, "If someone else has made you unhappy, I have good news to tell you. Didn't you say a few days ago that you wanted to listen to Kunqu Opera? I have already arranged it and I am waiting for you to come and listen when you are free~"
Hu Ji's voice was full of smiles and her words really made people feel comfortable.
The emperor was originally in the court, having some unpleasantness with Gu Yong. Now, seeing this woman who had won his favor, looking at this place with a smile, his mood immediately became much better. "Forget about Kunqu Opera. There have been too many annoying things recently. My son is not in the mood right now. It's a waste of my beloved concubine's kindness."
Hu Ji looked at the emperor's face and said, "Look at your Majesty, have you encountered any difficulties in the court?
The emperor glanced at Hu Ji and said, "After all, it's more comfortable here, my beloved concubine. Other places are full of unpleasant things."
Hu Ji smiled and poured tea for the emperor. "Even if you are unhappy, you still have to take care of your body. This is the tea I brought back from my hometown. It is said that drinking it can prolong your life. I don't know if it is useful. I just got the recipe and shared it with your majesty. There is nothing special about this tea. Even if it is useless, it will not harm your body. I think it is good for me. If I feel unhappy on weekdays, drinking it can calm me down. Your Majesty, would you like to try it?"
Hu Ji spoke slowly.
At the age of the emperor, he was naturally afraid of death. He immediately became more energetic when he heard the words "extending life". However, at his age, he had eaten a lot of things that could extend his life, so he just patted Hu Ji's hand and said, "My beloved concubine, you are thoughtful. After all, it is tea, which is naturally harmless to the body. It is said that it can extend life. I will drink some every day, so as not to waste your kindness."
Hu Ji smiled and said, "I am just a concubine in the boudoir, occasionally helping the emperor to share his worries.
The emperor's frustration over the things that happened in the court disappeared in her few words. He held Hu Ji's hand and sighed, "If everyone in the world is like my beloved concubine, then what would I have to worry about?"
When Hu Ji heard this, she sighed softly.
"My dear, what happened?"
Then I heard Hu Ji say: "Your Majesty also knows that Concubine Li is my benefactor, but when I met her today, I found that she was frowning. After learning what she did, I felt unfair not only for her, but also for you, Your Majesty."
The emperor was very suspicious when he heard this, "Why, what happened?"
Hu Ji said, "Some time ago, the Seventh Prince had some unpleasantness with the daughter of the Marquis's mansion, who was also his concubine. The Marquis's mansion actually took her back home. The Seventh Prince was afraid that the discord in the harem would spread to the front and make people worry, so he took the initiative to admit his fault and went to the Marquis's mansion to pick her up. But who knew that the Marquis's mansion would not let her go. It seems that they want the two to divorce!"
"How can this be possible!" the emperor was furious. "How can my son be separated from them?"
The emperor was already irritated by Gu Yong in the court, and this time he was even more furious. "Well, since she doesn't want to be the seventh prince's concubine, then don't do it!" But divorce is absolutely not an option. "Issue an order for me that the seventh prince's concubine, Gu Yanran, is not a faithful wife. She is ordered to return to her original residence and cultivate her virtues as a wife!"
This was already an extremely severe punishment. The emperor personally wrote the divorce letter, which was equivalent to trampling on the face of all the women in the marquis's mansion.
Seeing this, Hu Ji curled her lips slightly.
Gu Yanwei and the Ninth Princess' illnesses were not minor problems, so Shen Qingqiu had to find a lot of medicinal herbs to experiment with.
But even so, she didn't dare to test the medicine on the two of them easily, after all, she didn't know much about the efficacy of ancient medicine. For this reason, Shen Qingqiu specially opened a free clinic, and only said to the outside world that the Hou Mansion treated patients for free. This move could not only maintain the reputation of the Hou Mansion, but also facilitate her experiments.
Secondly, Shen Qingqiu was very confident that her medical skills were correct, and that the people would only become healthier after taking her medicine. She simply wanted to understand the efficacy of the medicine more clearly, so this move would kill two birds with one stone.
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