Early in the morning, just as Ali had finished washing and dressing, the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict arrived at the Prime Minister's residence.
"Ms. Ah Li, the Queen Mother wants to see you, hurry up and pack your things."
Aunt Yucui strode up to A Li and pushed her in front of the dressing table without waiting for A Li to react.
She personally put on appropriate makeup for Ali at a very fast speed, and then picked and chose a plain outfit from a pile of clothes.
After all, the Prime Minister's Mansion had never made any decent clothes for Ah Li, so Ah Li could only wear her own old clothes, which were not expensive but clean.
Aunt Yucui specially chose this dress for a reason. She wanted the Empress Dowager to see clearly how Ali was treated in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Ali was completely confused and hadn't prepared anything yet she was pushed onto the carriage by everyone.
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He rushed all the way to the gate of the imperial palace.
Aunt Yucui kept reminding us along the way that when we met the Empress Dowager, we should be polite and know when to speak, and we should be tactful and also tell her about our grievances appropriately.
The rest was up to Ali herself, and she was told not to be afraid, because it must be that their general had asked the Queen Mother for something, which was why the Queen Mother wanted to see her.
Moreover, the Queen Mother has a gentle temperament and is a very good old lady. As long as Ah Li doesn't do anything too excessive, the Queen Mother will be kind to her.
Ali nodded hurriedly, signaling Aunt Yucui not to worry, and soon arrived at the Empress Dowager's Palace. When she entered the palace, she saw that the Empress Dowager was the only one there, along with Ali.
She was a little nervous and took a few deep breaths.
Ali walked in slowly.
As soon as he entered the room, he saw Gu Qichuan looking at him. His eyes were gentle and full of encouragement, as if saying, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Ah Li smiled at Gu Qichuan, and the moment their eyes met, it seemed as if they only had each other and the feeling was very touching.
The Queen Mother naturally noticed the affection between them.
The Queen Mother said cheerfully, "Come, let me see what this lady who caters to the fans of the generals and comes to block my way early in the morning looks like."
Ah Li's face turned slightly red as she looked up at the Queen Mother who was sitting on the throne. "Your servant Shen Ah Li pays respects to the Queen Mother. May the Queen Mother live a thousand years."
"Get up, get up. Look at the way General Gu is looking at you. If I let you kneel for a while longer, he will reach out to help you up." The Queen Mother joked.
Ah Li blushed and stood up to stand beside Gu Qichuan.
"Yes, you look like a perfect couple. Today I will be a good person and arrange a marriage for you. From today on, you, Shen Ali, are the fiancée of General Gu Qichuan. The wedding date is set for half a month from now. The people from Qintianjian just came and it was the nearest auspicious day chosen by General Gu himself." The Queen Mother said with a smile. The more she spoke, the more interesting it became.
She called the grandmother who was in charge beside her to give Ali a lot of gold, silver and treasures.
Ah Li and Gu Qichuan thanked together and left the Empress Dowager's Palace after lunch.
The Queen Mother's order naturally reached the Prime Minister's Residence, and she specially sent a pile of fine silk fabrics, specifying that they were to make some new clothes for Ali.
She also directly rebuked the prime minister's wife, saying that since the prime minister's mansion could not afford to buy new clothes for their young lady, all expenses for Ah Li would be borne by the empress dowager from now on.
The Queen Mother's decree was a slap in the face to Prime Minister Shen.
Cui Yuewei was trembling all over when she received the imperial edict. Thinking about how the prime minister would treat her after returning home, she felt like the sky was falling.
At this time, Gu Qichuan and A Li didn't know that the Queen Mother had let them off such a whim.
The two of them went to a farm in the suburbs together.
As soon as she entered the room, Ali asked everyone else to leave, and she and Gu Qichuan sat alone together.
She directly took Gu Qichuan's hand and started to press his pulse.
"Ali." Gu Qichuan wanted to refuse, but Ali's expression was firm and he couldn't refuse. He could only let Ali check his pulse.
"You've been poisoned." Ali looked at him with heavy eyes.
"Yes, I'm poisoned, but it's not serious. I can still live for a while."
Ah Li stared at Gu Qichuan, her eyes reddened, "Brother Qichuan, how could you do this to me? I finally found you, and you just wanted to live for a while."
Gu Qichuan hurriedly reached out and hugged A Li, coaxing her gently, "What I mean is that I can live for a while without seeing you. After I see you, you will definitely heal me. I believe in you, A Li, and my life will be in your hands from now on." Gu Qichuan said in a gentle voice.
Ali hugged Gu Qichuan and kissed him on the face.
"I will definitely cure you." Ali said firmly. She was the direct disciple of Doctor Huo.
Doctor Huo has hundreds of years of medical skills inherited from the Huo family. Ah Li is a very smart person and she has mastered the medical skills long ago.
Ali did what she said. She immediately performed several examinations on Gu Qichuan and used a silver needle to run blood through his body to expel some of the toxins.
Going to buy medicinal herbs with Gu Qichuan, Ah Li looked at the pharmacy and suddenly turned her head to Gu Qichuan who was accompanying her and asked,
"Brother Qichuan, can I buy out the pharmacy?"
"Of course you can." Gu Qichuan glanced to the side.
Songbai immediately went up to the boss and discussed the matter with him. In the end, he bought the entire pharmacy and gave it to Ali.
Ah Li's eyes sparkled.
After buying the pharmacy, she can prepare the medicine directly in the pharmacy, so that no one will know what kind of poison Gu Qichuan was poisoned by.
The two people had no idea that their actions had been seen by someone and spread.
General Gu went to the Prime Minister's Mansion, fell in love with the second daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and personally went to the Empress Dowager's Palace to ask for an imperial decree to grant marriage.
As soon as the two met, the second lady wanted to treat General Gu's injuries, so General Gu even bought a pharmacy for her. From then on, a beautiful story spread.
I wonder how many people envy Ali's good luck.
Gu Qichuan immediately asked people to pay attention to who was spreading the rumor. Neither he nor Ali were the kind of people who acted in a high-profile manner. Since this matter could be spread all over the city, there must be someone manipulating it.
And they are not trying to move in a good direction. They must be planning something.
Gu Qichuan's eyes were gloomy. He and Ali had just been together, and someone wanted to plot against them. It was simply courting death.
Gu Qichuan retracted his hands slightly at his side. Whoever wanted to hurt Ah Li would be made to pay the price.
Ah Li had already devoted herself to the process of preparing medicines, and it was not until dusk that Gu Qichuan pulled her out from the pile of medicines.
"It's time for dinner."
"But I'm not hungry yet."
"Are you really not hungry?" Gu Qichuan looked into Ah Li's eyes with a doting look.
Ali touched her belly.
"Okay? I wasn't hungry when you didn't tell me, but now that you tell me I'm really hungry. What shall we eat? Or the barbecue from yesterday?"
Ali licked the corner of her lips.
"We won't have barbecue today. I didn't have time to prepare it, but I asked someone to prepare a copper pot for hot pot."
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