Chapter 31 The Queen Mother is a Sensible Person
Lu Enyan said calmly, "Maybe. Isn't the Zhou family trying to get it for their old lady..."
The Queen Mother's tone turned cold. "What the Zhou family did back then is retribution for anyone, and no one deserves sympathy. Concubine Ning is also ungrateful. If it weren't for Ye Hesheng's help, how could she have entered the palace, let alone had the opportunity to give birth to Enrui and now sit on the throne of a concubine."
Lu Enyan coughed lightly, calmed down a little, and then said: "So, if you are not from the same family, you will not enter the same door."
"We can all see that Ye is dead. Why are the Zhou family still so obsessed with it and insisting on her coming forward to explain what happened? Wrong is wrong, and letting the deceased victim whitewash the situation, especially Ye's three sons, is truly disappointing."
The Empress Dowager sighed, remembering how Gu Ruanci had always been so tactful and had bright eyes in front of her, and she felt very sad.
"This Princess Chaoyang is really good. In the situation yesterday, she was not only calm and collected but also not blindly kind. She also knew how to send people to you... How did she know about that pawnshop? Does she know that you are the person behind the pawnshop?" The Empress Dowager naturally had no way of asking Gu Ruanci these questions.
Lu Enyan still did not hide it: "This is not the first time she has made a contribution. If it weren't for her, the spy we rescued before would have been ruined, and we would not have been able to obtain so much useful intelligence."
The Empress Dowager was stunned, and then her eyes began to light up.
"So, she is the Little Medical Fairy?"
Lu Enyan nodded: "The things I gave to Xiao Yixian during the family recognition banquet were not returned. Plus, her maid had my token, so I was sure it was her..."
The Queen Mother was a little excited and asked quickly, "Then you should quickly find a way to ask her to help you. What if she really has a way?"
Lu Enyan turned his head and deliberately avoided looking into the Empress Dowager's eyes.
"I'll try to find a suitable time. She hasn't revealed her identity, probably because she doesn't want to be discovered. She is the Little Medical Fairy, but she's deliberately misleading the Zhou family. I'm afraid there's going to be some drama."
"Forget it, we'll just watch their affairs quietly." The Queen Mother knew that Lu Enyan was a man of his own ideas, so she simply changed the subject. "When you returned to Prince Duan's Mansion yesterday, did your father scold you again because of Wen Xue?"
Lu Enyan didn't care: "Haven't you gotten used to it?"
"Back then, it was I who owed him, not the Emperor, and certainly not anyone else. After all these years, he still hasn't improved."
"What we think is not important to him."
When Lu Enyan was sober, the Empress Dowager looked at him with a look of even more heartache.
"How is your mother's health?" the Empress Dowager asked again.
"It's still the same. Years of worrying have already damaged the root of the problem. It needs to be healed slowly."
The Queen Mother sighed again: "After all, I have to let down Master Mo. He gave his daughter to my son, but she didn't cherish him."
Lu Enyan glanced at the Queen Mother and said, "Everyone must be responsible for their own choices. The Zhou family is responsible, and so is my father."
The Empress Dowager was stunned and said nothing more.
Gu Ruanci and the others had lunch in the palace before leaving. On the way back, Gu Congyun had the opportunity to ask her if anything unpleasant happened when she went to the Empress Dowager's bedroom.
"Father, didn't I come back quickly? The Queen Mother only asked me a few questions and was very kind to let me come back. However, on the way back, I met someone from Concubine Ning, who wanted to invite me over for a chat."
Gu Ruanci did not hide anything and spoke directly.
Zhuang Hefeng was immediately excited: "Concubine Ning? She invited you? Who the hell is she!"
"Madam, please keep your voice down. We haven't completely left the palace yet... After all, Concubine Ning is the biological mother of the Third Prince."
Gu Congyun reminded him that although he had made great military achievements, he never took credit for himself.
"What did the Zhou family do? Doesn't she know? She didn't even tell the Emperor or the Empress that she kidnapped someone from the Empress Dowager. Does she really think we Gu family members are easy to bully? Soft words, why didn't you say anything in front of the Emperor just now?"
Zhuang Hefeng became furious when he mentioned the Zhou family.
Gu Ruanci gently took her hand and said, "Mother, how could such a thing happen in the palace, and it happened to me? How could I possibly keep it secret? It's our Gu family's integrity not to complain. How could the Emperor and the Empress not know what Concubine Ning did? The people present at the time were the Empress Dowager's maids. Their words would have a better effect than mine."
Zhuang Hefeng was stunned. He didn't expect that Gu Ruanci could handle the ways of the world so easily.
"Yes, if you go back and complain, not only will it ruin the atmosphere, it will also make the Emperor think too much. The Empress Dowager will put pressure on the Emperor, and with your compromise, Concubine Ning is the one who is really in trouble."
Gu Congyun said this with appreciation, feeling even more proud of his daughter's intelligence.
"No matter which direction the wind blows from in the Imperial State, once it reaches the palace, those few people will ultimately determine its impact. Some winds may not be felt unless they blow directly upon one's head."
Gu Ruanci's words made a lot of sense, but they made Zhuang Hefeng feel uncomfortable again.
How much has she had to go through over the years to see these truths clearly?
When they returned home, Gu Yuting and Gu Yuxuan were both at home, but Gu Yulou was nowhere to be found.
"Where is Yulou?" Gu Congyun asked.
"My third brother said he had something important to do, and he left not long after you left."
Gu Yuting looked at Gu Ruanci, who looked a little tired, and asked, "How is it? Did the Queen Mother give you any trouble?"
"Yes, that Lu Wenxue can be so arrogant. Besides Prince Duan's favor, there are also reasons on the side of the Empress Dowager..."
Gu Ruanci knew that his second brother cared about him, so he emphasized it again: "The Queen Mother just asked me a few questions and wanted to see me. After all, the Zhou family has been in a big commotion these days. After asking a few questions, she easily let me go."
Gu Yuting still heard about Concubine Ning from Zhuang Hefeng.
"When the Zhou family wronged Aunt Ye, she pretended to be deaf and dumb. Now she is sharp-eyed and sharp-eared again. Don't pay attention to her, but don't offend her too much either." Gu Yuting warned.
"It's too late. The offense is profound."
After Gu Ruanci finished speaking, Gu Yuting was stunned for a moment, then said with relief: "It's okay, it's okay if she offended me. Anyway, our Gu family has no dealings with her. If anything happens in the future, your brother will help you. Besides, with the Zhou family around, there will definitely be conflicts between Concubine Ning and you. If you give her enough face and treat her well on the surface, she will stab you in the back again and again, which will make you even more uncomfortable. It's better to ignore her from the beginning. The result will be the same anyway."
"That's right, those people in the Zhou family are all reincarnated ungrateful wolves, each one more disgusting than the other."
Gu Yuxuan was deeply touched by this. Although they had not had much dealings in recent years, every time he had a conflict with Ye Chengyun from the Ye family, the three ungrateful people from the Zhou family would always side with their relatives and ignore the Zhou family.
"Don't worry, I don't have any affection for this lady." Gu Ruanci's assurance made Gu Yuxuan feel relieved.
"Calculating the time, my second brother has been out for most of the day. Why hasn't he come back yet?"
At this time, a servant came to report: "Master, Madam, the Third Young Master beat up the people from the Jing'an Marquis Mansion at the Xuan Emperor Temple..."
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