Chapter 15: Queen Mother's Birthday Banquet
The carriage was bumpy all the way.
Gu Jingchun was used to riding in spacious and stable carriages.
Now he was sitting in the carriage of the Yong'an Marquis Mansion, feeling dizzy from the shaking. Not only did he not get a good rest, but his complexion became even worse.
Finally, the carriage slowly stopped.
Gu Jingchun breathed a sigh of relief and slowly got out of the carriage with the help of Lan Xin.
She looked up at the magnificent palace in front of her, with its red walls, yellow tiles, flying eaves, brackets, carved beams and painted buildings. Every detail showed the majesty and luxury of the royal family.
The palace in the distance is stacked up layer upon layer, stretching as far as the eye can see, like a mysterious maze.
Just like Gu Jingchun in his previous life, after entering the palace gate, he was trapped in a small palace inside for the rest of his life.
And now that she is back, she will not go down that path again, and she wants Gu Yunjin to also taste the feeling of being imprisoned and whipped.
"snort!"
After Chu Qianlan got off the car, she saw Gu Jingchun staring at the palace in a daze, and couldn't help but snort coldly.
"Take away your shocked look, lower your head and follow me."
Chu Qianlan said this, and looked at Gu Yunjin, whom she raised, with approval.
She was wearing a newly made light pink gold-woven gown, which made her look dignified, beautiful and graceful.
Even when she arrived at the palace gate, she stood beside Chu Qianlan with neither arrogance nor servility, displaying the demeanor of a noble lady.
She approved in her heart, then turned to look at Gu Jingchun and whispered something in a low voice.
"Keep up."
"Don't look around, don't act like a petty, unpresentable person, and make people laugh at you."
As he said that, he led his men in.
Led by a young eunuch, they walked through the long vermilion palace wall and finally stopped at a towering palace.
This is Shoukang Palace where the Queen Mother lived.
When Gu Jingchun walked here, he couldn't help but look up and take another look.
The Queen Mother of Dacheng Kingdom was also a legendary figure.
Back then, she personally put on armor and led the troops into battle.
On the battlefield, she led the charge and was the first to attack, making enemies within a hundred miles tremble in fear.
A true woman is as good as any man.
It can be said that half of this Dacheng empire was conquered by her.
After the empire was initially settled, the empress dowager assisted the emperor in ascending the throne. She single-handedly coordinated the harem, acted decisively and strictly disciplined herself, and completely freed the emperor from worries.
Therefore, even though she is now in her sixties and never interferes in state affairs, the emperor does not dare to look down on her in the slightest.
The reason why Gu Jingchun had deep respect for the empress dowager.
In addition to these things, it was also because in her previous life, the Queen Mother was one of the few people who truly cared about her.
At that time, she was beaten all over by the third prince. After the empress dowager learned the news, she personally brought the imperial physician to treat her.
Therefore, she also taught the third prince a severe lesson.
The Third Prince was scolded by her. Even though he was stupid, he knew he had made a mistake and didn't dare to breathe.
After that, the Third Prince beat her less often.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. The third prince started beating her again after he went out one day.
He ordered his men to heat the iron hook red hot, pierce it through her butterfly bone, and hang her up.
She screamed in pain, and the Third Prince clapped his hands happily like a child.
"It's fun, fun. She really can sing, just like Sister Yunjin said."
"Her voice is so nice, I want to hear it again."
As soon as she finished speaking, a whip would fall on her.
It was also at that time that Gu Jingchun realized that the reason why the Third Prince beat her was because Gu Yunjin was secretly interfering.
And now, God has given her a chance to start over.
Then she also wanted to let Gu Yunjin taste the feeling of having her butterfly bone pierced.
This time, she will make her pay back double the pain and suffering she experienced in her previous life.
And this time, it was the first "gift" she prepared for her.
At this time, Shoukang Palace was decorated with lights and many noble ladies from aristocratic families were sitting together in twos and threes, chatting happily and having a great time.
And just at the moment Gu Jingchun stepped in.
The originally lively and noisy atmosphere seemed to be paused, and everyone's eyes were cast on her.
There was curiosity and inquiry in those glances, but more of it was undisguised contempt and disdain.
"Look, that's the one who grew up in Gu's hometown."
A noble lady in a goose yellow brocade robe covered her face with a veil and whispered to the person next to her. Although her voice was low, it was loud enough for everyone around to hear.
Although Gu Jingchun was dressed simply, her face was stunning enough, and paired with her clothes, she looked quite unique.
Even standing in a crowd of colorful flowers, it was hard to overshadow her brilliance, which made everyone present jealous for a moment.
Especially the young ladies from aristocratic families, the handkerchiefs in their hands were wrinkled.
After all, others may not know what happened today, but those present know it very well.
The Queen Mother has never liked to show off. The reason why she held grand birthday banquets in the past two years was to select a princess for the Crown Prince.
Therefore, all the noble ladies from aristocratic families tried their best to dress themselves up, just to catch the Crown Prince's attention at today's birthday banquet.
But now such a beautiful woman appeared.
Although they all knew that Gu Jingchun was a widow, the prince would definitely look down on her.
But she couldn't help but outshine everyone else.
This caused dissatisfaction among the people.
"Humph, this wife of the Marquis of Yong'an is really funny. This is the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, can anyone come?"
Another woman in a bright red dress woven with gold snorted softly, her eyes full of mockery.
"She's a widow, and yet she's worthy enough to attend this banquet. Isn't she afraid that the Queen Mother will find it unlucky and offend Her Majesty?"
All these words reached Gu Jingchun's ears.
Gu Jingchun walked through the crowd as usual, as if he hadn't heard anything.
But Chu Qianlan frowned deeply, and subconsciously leaned to the side, silently distancing herself from Gu Jingchun.
It was as if Gu Jingchun was a monster, and his face was full of disgust.
Gu Jingchun's eyes moved away from Chu Qianlan's disgusted face and looked towards the main hall of Shoukang Palace.
Sitting there was the Empress Dowager who had been very kind to her in her previous life, and she couldn't wait to pay her respects.
Gu Yunjin also noticed the disgust on Chu Qianlan's face and hurried forward to hold Chu Qianlan's hand.
"Mother, your hands are so cold, are you feeling cold?"
Gu Yunjin was previously trained to be the Crown Princess, and the noble ladies of Tiandu all knew that the Emperor had previously intended for the Crown Prince to make the daughter of the Yong'an Marquis the Crown Princess.
Therefore, at that time, all the noble ladies came to curry favor with Gu Yunjin.
And now, everyone knows that Gu Yunjin is not the biological daughter of Marquis Yong'an.
The noble ladies naturally also knew that Gu Yunjin's marriage partner had changed from the crown prince to the foolish third prince.
Therefore, she no longer posed a threat to the noble ladies.
Moreover, when they thought of Gu Yunjin's tortuous life experience and the fact that she was forced to marry the third prince, they all felt sorry for her.
Naturally, my attitude towards her is better.
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