Chapter 303: Finding Earthworms
"If you don't accept it, I will inevitably feel guilty and uneasy, and I'm afraid I won't be able to rest in peace today."
After hearing this, Gu Jingchun accepted it.
She put the bracelet on her wrist. The empress dowager saw it and praised it for its beauty. She held Gu Jingchun's hand and spoke sincerely.
"Since you've done business before, I'm sure this little banquet will be a simple matter for you. I'll leave this matter entirely to you."
"If you encounter something you don't understand, it's not too late to ask me."
Gu Jingchun nodded, but the empress dowager looked at her and sighed softly.
"I have seen everything you and Mu Qian have been through."
"Logically speaking, you and Mu Qian should be married as soon as possible.
What a pity, Queen..."
The Queen Mother sobbed slightly as she spoke, and tears instantly welled up in her eyes. After a pause, she continued:
"Now that the Queen has been in trouble, the Crown Prince has to observe mourning. Your marriage will inevitably be postponed."
Gu Jingchun didn't care about this.
She comforted the Queen Mother, "It's okay, I didn't follow His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for the position of Crown Princess.
Whether this marriage takes place or not, it makes no difference to me."
"As for Xier, I think he should be freer now."
The Queen Mother nodded.
"I'm sorry for wronging you and your son."
"I'm not wronged. I'm already very satisfied to be able to stay by the Crown Prince's side."
Besides, without these identity restrictions, it would be more convenient for her to act, and Gu Jingchun was naturally happy to see it happen.
Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother felt that Gu Jingchun was sensible and could not help but pat her hand gently.
"When I first saw you, I liked you. Now it seems I was right."
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Time flies, and soon it is the day of the palace banquet.
With the support of Nanny Li, the Queen Mother looked at how everything was in order under Gu Jingchun's instructions and nodded with satisfaction.
Nanny Li couldn't help but praise her.
“I didn’t expect Miss Gu to be so capable. This banquet is better arranged than anything we’ve ever done before.
Now, you can rest assured."
The Queen Mother nodded slowly.
"Yes, there have been too many things happening in the palace recently. I was worried that Hechuan was too young.
Now it seems that both Hechuan and Jingchun can be relied upon. Now, I can really have a good rest for a few days."
As she spoke, she ordered, "Before everyone arrives, help me go back and rest for a while. It won't be too late for me to come out after my family members arrive."
"yes."
Nanny Li nodded and immediately helped the empress dowager back to Shou'an Palace.
On the way, the Queen Mother sighed and asked Emperor Xiang Rongcheng again.
"Your Majesty..."
Upon hearing this, Nanny Li paused for a moment before speaking.
"Your Majesty... is still the same as always, staying in Jingyu Palace all the time, not seeing anyone, and even not eating much of the daily food."
"Eunuch Dexi tries to persuade His Majesty every day, but His Majesty refuses to listen. Today, he dug out a tattered box from somewhere and burst into laughter in the courtyard."
Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother stopped in her tracks.
"Box?"
"What box?"
"This... I don't know either..."
Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother immediately turned around.
"Forget it. I'd better go see His Majesty first. If he continues to make such a fuss, how will his body be able to hold on?"
When the Empress Dowager found Emperor Rongcheng, he was lying on the ground in the imperial garden, looking for something.
The Empress Dowager had walked all the way and was already exhausted, but when she saw Emperor Rongcheng in this state, she felt her head buzzing and almost fainted.
Nanny Li quickly supported her.
"Empress Dowager..."
The Queen Mother waved her hand.
"No problem, Your Majesty...what happened?"
Nanny Li couldn't help but look at Emperor Rongcheng.
At this time, Emperor Rongcheng was only wearing a middle-length robe, with disheveled hair, lying on the ground, digging the soil with all his might.
The Queen Mother walked over and angrily scolded him with a look of disappointment on her face.
"Your Majesty, what are you doing?"
"Don't forget, you are the emperor!"
Emperor Rongcheng raised his head, put his fingers in front of his mouth and made a soft "hush" sound.
"Mother, please keep your voice down."
"I'm catching earthworms. If you make such a loud noise, the earthworms will be scared away."
Hearing this, the Queen Mother suddenly felt a headache.
"Earthworms? Why are you catching earthworms for no reason?"
"Look at what you look like now?"
The Empress Dowager's words were full of pearls, but Emperor Rongcheng pretended not to hear them and caught a worm from the flower bed. He happily placed it in the tattered box.
At this time, there were already many earthworms in the box.
Emperor Rongcheng couldn't help but count all the earthworms one by one.
"One, two... fifty... I already have fifty. When I find another fifty, and we have a hundred, Ah Hao will definitely forgive me and marry me sincerely."
The Empress Dowager looked at Emperor Rongcheng like this and her heart was filled with anger.
"Come, send His Majesty back to Wanhe Palace and have the imperial physician examine him."
"As for these dirty things, throw them all away for him."
After he finished speaking, Dexi immediately breathed a sigh of relief and immediately went to support Emperor Rongcheng with a few young eunuchs.
Emperor Rongcheng, however, threw them aside, stood up abruptly, and spoke with a cold and stern face.
"Let's see who dares!"
As he spoke, he stared at the Queen Mother with eyes full of anger.
"Mother, today is the important day of the Dragon Boat Festival family banquet. You should go to the banquet first to prevent Hechuan's wife from being bullied.
As for me, I know what's going on, so you don't need to worry."
As he said this, he flicked his long sleeves, snorted coldly, and immediately lay on the ground to continue looking for earthworms.
The Queen Mother couldn't help but take a step back in surprise.
Judging from the state of Emperor Rongcheng just now, he didn't seem to be stupid.
Moreover, he just mentioned the banquet and Gu Jingchun, which shows that he knows everything about the palace.
The Queen Mother also breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
She looked at Emperor Rongcheng squatting on the ground, which really undermined the emperor's dignity and respect.
He then sighed, ordered his men to guard the Imperial Garden and absolutely not let the ministers' families set foot here today, and then left.
At this time, many people had already arrived at the banquet.
Gu Jingchun sat in the inner room, blocked by a gauze curtain, and watched the noble ladies walk in in gorgeous clothes.
It can be seen that these noble ladies are trying their best to make Shen Hechuan look at them more.
What he wears and what he wears on his head are not ordinary items.
Any one of them could be an ordinary person's lifetime livelihood.
Gu Jingchun couldn't help but sneer when he thought of the people who had no food to eat.
"It seems these officials are even fatter than we thought. Today, why not take this opportunity to make them vomit blood?"
Lan Xin became interested as soon as she heard it.
"Miss, what do you want to do?"
Gu Jingchun chuckled and waved his hand, and Lan Xin immediately leaned over to listen.
After a moment, Lan Xin stood up with a hesitant look on her face.
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