Guo Gege?
Is he the one who saved Tuantuan?
Regardless of whether she was an informant or whose informant she was, Changning was willing to give her face because she was willing to lend a helping hand to Tuantuan.
So Changning nodded: "Let them in."
Gu and Guo were brought in by the second-class maid, Grape.
Both of them were feeling quite uneasy.
Since they entered the household, they had heard a lot about this Pure Consort.
It wasn't just her status and favor, but also her iron-fisted methods.
The two people came in and immediately knelt down and kowtowed. They didn't even see Changning's shadow clearly before they knelt down, their heads hitting the ground, not daring to move, trembling.
This startled Changning. What's going on? Why such a grand gesture when it's neither a holiday nor a festival?
Want a red envelope?
Changning was taken aback, gave Zhuiyu a look, and then went back into the inner room to bring out two trays with Tingfeng.
"Get up. I just returned to the manor. This is a small gift for you. Take it and play with it."
Hearing that Consort Chun's tone was relatively calm, the two of them felt slightly relieved.
Guo Gege and Gu Gege kowtowed again before getting up.
They quickly took the tray, glanced at it briefly, and gasped. There were two exquisite gold hairpins, a box with about twelve palace flowers, six brightly colored agate bracelets, two bolts of brocade satin, and one bolt of fragrant cloud gauze.
There were so many wonderful things, especially the fragrant cloud yarn, which they had never seen before, and they were stunned on the spot.
This is far more generous than the gifts given to the Princess Consort.
Seeing their stunned expressions, Changning was also taken aback for a moment, then realized that Chuixue was usually in charge of this matter. Zhuiyu, that silly girl, didn't know anything and probably just picked out some junk that she didn't need.
Who would have thought that this gift was a bit too extravagant?
Changning didn't mind, after all, she still needed to give Guo Gege some sweetness. Gratitude is a virtue of the Chinese nation.
"Please sit down. Speaking of which, I must thank Princess Guo. I heard from Prince that it was thanks to you that it rained so heavily that day."
Guo Gege had just sat down when she heard this, and as if she had burned her bottom, she jumped up and stammered, "No, no, Consort Chun is too kind. It's my pleasure."
What's going on? Am I that scary?
Changning touched her face; how gentle she was.
I don't understand.
Then she began to look at the two people.
To be honest, they were quite pretty, but among the many beautiful women in the imperial concubine selection, they were rather ordinary and unremarkable.
The only thing I can say is that he's honest and law-abiding.
Choosing such a young lady as an informant is clearly aimed at Yinzhen (the future emperor).
After all, Consort De preferred to choose people who weren't outstanding. In her view, honesty and integrity meant they wouldn't have any ulterior motives or schemes that would cause trouble for her son's household.
Unlike Consort Yi, who loved to choose beautiful girls for her son.
However, when Guo Gege saw her, she acted like a mouse seeing a cat, and no one knew why she was so afraid of her.
The other Gu Gege was also very well-behaved, but a bit bolder, daring to look up at her.
In Gu Gege's eyes, this Pure Consort was truly beautiful, just like a person in a painting, and also like the Bodhisattva statue worshipped in her grandmother's room.
She's so beautiful, no wonder the Fourth Prince dotes on her so much.
She tried to strike up a conversation: "I've heard that Consort Chun is from Northeast China."
Changning nodded. This was no secret; everyone knew that Fucha's ancestors were from the Northeast.
Gu Gege forced a smile: "I have some rice sausages that my mother sent me. I wonder if Consort Chun would like to eat them?"
Changning really doesn't like to eat it...
She has never liked eating glutinous rice, especially glutinous rice shumai and glutinous rice chicken. She thinks that shumai should be filled with beef!
She couldn't quite stomach rice sausage, which is made with glutinous rice and filled with pig's blood.
Then she refused: "No need, it was brought in from Gu Gege's family to ease your homesickness. There's no need to give it to me."
Gu Gege was a little discouraged, so she could only smile and say, "I just thought that Chun Fujin might like to eat it. I had heard that Chun Fujin was kind and good to the sisters in the mansion, so I wanted to take this opportunity to get closer to you."
She's so good to the ladies in the manor? Changning almost burst out laughing.
Guo Gege was shocked. She almost lost her composure. How could Sister Gu, who was always honest and cautious, say such a thing! And without even flinching!
Chun Fujin (a woman) cuts out people's tongues at the drop of a hat!
What's so great about it?!
Guo Gege didn't understand.
Moreover, Gu Gege spoke with such sincerity that it made Guo Gege question her own existence.
However, Consort Chun's attitude today was indeed quite gentle, and these rewards were both respectable and practical.
Guo Gege felt a little grateful, but she was still very afraid.
Chang Ning said that Guo Gege is fine as she is; as long as she is afraid, that's fine.
She doesn't need to make friends; the women in her backyard just need to keep their distance.
Then she drove the two princesses away.
To everyone's surprise, it was said that Guo Gege had obediently returned to Yunqi Courtyard.
Gu Gege was still lingering near Qingzhi Courtyard, but she wasn't being too blatant. She just pretended to admire the flowers near the small garden while gathering information.
Changning frowned. She was trying to find out about the front yard but couldn't reach it, so she came here to check if the fence had been loosened.
Unexpectedly, this Lady Gu is so impatient.
He couldn't contain himself on his very first day back.
However, she might also feel that since the Fourth Master was not around and she had just returned to the manor, the courtyard was in a mess, and he didn't have the time or energy to deal with her.
She really underestimated her.
Being young means one doesn't think things through thoroughly.
Before she could do anything, Granny Zhang rushed in again.
"Master, Xiao Fang and Xiao Qi have taken the Fifth Prince and the Sixth Prince to the small garden."
"Good, very good," Changning laughed angrily. "She really did smell it. If it weren't for this Gu family, I really wouldn't have known that there was something fishy going on with the people around me! Just who are these two people?"
Granny Zhang was also very angry. She recalled for a moment: "Reporting to Your Majesty, they are from the Imperial Household Department. We have investigated them and found that their family background is indeed clean and trustworthy. We also had their family members under control before placing them by Your Majesty's side."
“That means the investigation wasn’t thorough enough.” Changning narrowed her eyes. She knew the importance of not alerting the enemy, but she also knew she couldn’t afford to be afraid of harming them.
Now that my son is involved, if we drag this out any longer, it will be too late if something happens to the children!
"Call Zhao Fuhai over." Changning put down her teacup; it was time to hunt again. When it came to killing, Zhao Fuhai was the best knife to use.
Zhao Fuhai, with a chilling smile on his face, crouched down as he entered: "As you command, Master."
"Let's go. I've said it before: I won't offend others unless they offend me. If they do offend me, I'll repay them a hundredfold."
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