After the investiture ceremony, Shen Hechuan accompanied Gu Jingchun to Shou'an Palace to pay their respects to the Empress Dowager.
When the Empress Dowager saw the two of them walking hand in hand, she couldn't hide the smile on her face.
After Gu Jingchun paid his respects to the Empress Dowager, he and Shen Hechuan knelt down together to offer tea to the Empress Dowager.
"Daughter-in-law invites Mother to have tea."
The Empress Dowager took the tea and said "good" several times.
"Okay, okay!"
"very nice."
"Jingchun, now that you are the Empress, you are the mistress of the harem. From now on, I will entrust all the affairs of the harem to you."
Gu Jingchun nodded.
"Very well, your daughter-in-law will certainly live up to the Empress Dowager's expectations."
The Empress Dowager nodded and presented the gifts she had prepared in advance.
"This is the jewelry that came with my dowry. Now that I'm getting old, it's no longer appropriate for me to wear it. It's just right for you now."
Upon hearing this, Gu Jingchun looked over and saw an extremely exquisite headdress on the tray.
Very beautiful.
It sparkles, which shows its immense value.
Gu Jingchun hurriedly kowtowed to thank the Empress Dowager, who waved her hand, clearly liking the connector in her hand.
He held Gu Jingchun's hand in his own.
"These things are all material possessions. If you like them, you can have them all. The most important thing is that now that you are married to Hechuan, you should work harder in the future to give His Majesty another little princess as soon as possible!"
After the Empress Dowager finished speaking, Gu Jingchun paused for a moment, then nodded.
He bowed his head and said, "Jingchun...will follow the Empress Dowager's teachings."
Shen Hechuan was in a good mood and didn't notice Gu Jingchun's unusual behavior, so he also spoke up.
"Grandmother, don't worry, you will definitely see a little princess within a year."
Gu Jingchun looked up at Shen Hechuan but didn't say anything.
Afterwards, the Empress Dowager spoke a few more words to the two of them before letting them go back.
When Gu Jingchun returned to the palace, he was so exhausted that he could barely walk.
She went back, took off her elaborate clothes, and removed her intricate headdress.
Another hour passed before Gu Jingchun was finally able to lie in bed.
Meanwhile, Shen Hechuan had already begun processing today's memorials.
In order to spend more time with Gu Jingchun, Shen Hechuan ordered all the memorials to be moved to Gu Jingchun's palace.
Looking at Shen Hechuan working so hard, Gu Jingchun began to feel sorry for him.
She simply got up and went directly to Shen Hechuan's side.
"Do you work this hard every day?"
Shen Hechuan nodded.
"Today is relatively relaxed, as it is a grand wedding and there are not many political matters to attend to."
Gu Jingchun sat down directly next to Shen Hechuan.
"In that case, I'll help you so you can get some rest sooner."
Shen Hechuan handed her a whole stack of memorials.
"Try it first, and you can ask me if you don't understand anything."
Gu Jingchun nodded and then began to read it carefully.
After asking Shen Hechuan several times, she was able to read faster and faster.
The entire stack of memorials was quickly read through after the two discussed and deliberated.
Gu Jingchun was finally able to rest with a clear conscience.
However, it's already dark.
After finishing their dinner, the two fell asleep again.
However, this time Gu Jingchun was smart and told Shen Hechuan in advance that he needed to rest.
Shen Hechuan nodded in agreement.
However, as the two lay in bed, he suddenly rolled over and pinned Gu Jingchun beneath him.
After that, just like last night, through various pleas and coaxing, Gu Jingchun gradually relented.
What happened next naturally spiraled out of control.
Just like last night, Gu Jingchun was tossed and turned over and over again, enduring a lot of torment.
However, Gu Jingchun thoroughly enjoyed it.
I just couldn't keep up physically and was exhausted.
Meanwhile, Tianji and Lanxin, who were outside the door, had also gained experience. They simply sat down on the steps and began to look up at the stars.
When she got tired of watching, Lanxin lay down on Tianji and fell asleep.
The next day, Gu Jingchun opened his eyes early.
Despite being extremely tired, I still stood up.
Because today is the day for the bride to return to her parents' home.
Although she is now the Empress, she still has to return to her parents' home for a wedding.
Lanxin combed Gu Jingchun's hair into a bun and spoke softly.
"Your Majesty, I wonder if His Majesty will accompany you on this homecoming visit."
Gu Jingchun shook his head.
"He's so busy, how could he possibly have time to go back with us?"
"Since we have nothing else to do, we can just go back on our own."
In the past few days, Lanxin realized that Shen Hechuan was really busy, so she nodded.
As Gu Jingchun dressed up and prepared to leave the palace, he saw Shen Hechuan's imperial carriage quietly waiting at the palace gate.
He even smiled when he saw Gu Jingchun.
"Why doesn't the Empress call for her husband when she wants to return home?"
"Or is it that in the Empress's eyes, I am not worthy to return to your parents' home with you?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Jingchun first looked around, fearing that Shen Hechuan's words might be overheard by other ministers.
But Shen Hechuan was not afraid at all.
They got off and entered Gu Jingchun's sedan chair.
Gu Jingchun couldn't help but pat him on the shoulder.
"If you want to come back with me, you could have just told me beforehand. If you insist on sewing it here and the ministers see it, they'll inevitably criticize me again."
After all, since ancient times, when the empress returned to her parents' home, she always went back alone, and it was rare for the emperor to accompany her.
Shen Hechuan's actions will inevitably draw some criticism.
Shen Hechuan took Gu Jingchun's hand, kissed it gently, and then spoke.
"I want them to see, to know how important you are to me, so they won't be foolish enough to say anything wrong."
As they talked, the carriage left the palace.
Meanwhile, Gu Erli and Ye Wenxi were already waiting at the entrance of Gu Jingchun's residence.
When the two saw Gu Jingchun's phoenix carriage stop, they bowed and paid their respects.
Gu Jingchun had also thought long and hard about where to go for his homecoming.
As her godparents, the Luo family had always wanted her to return home to visit her relatives.
Gu Erli had always wanted her to return to the Gu family mansion.
Although her identity has now been revealed, and Gu Erli is no longer her brother.
However, after spending time together, she gradually came to accept this older brother and began to regard Gu Erli as her brother from the bottom of her heart.
As for Ye Wenxi, it goes without saying that as his younger brother, he naturally hoped that Gu Jingchun would return to his side.
They did this not for power, but to give Gu Jingchun a sense of belonging to a family.
However, Gu Jingchun still chose to return to his residence and invited them back to have a simple home-cooked meal together.
This is considered a homecoming visit.
Therefore, when Gu Jingchun stepped down from the imperial carriage, he saw Gu Erli arguing over his position.
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