The journey to the palace was neither long nor short. When he waited in front of the palace gate, Gu Baiyu reluctantly got off Mrs. Gu's carriage and returned to Xiao Yanlin's carriage.

When Xiao Yanlin looked at her unfinished expression, he knew that the two women hadn't finished speaking yet, so he patted her shoulder gently and said, "I'll take you back in a few days."

They didn't wait for a while at the palace gate before Concubine Zhou's father-in-law took them into the palace.

Gu Ruanruan followed at the end, raised his head and glanced at the backs of Xiao Yanlin and Gu Baiyu walking hand in hand, with a sneer on his lips.

She didn't believe that Gu Baiyu didn't know the true purpose of this banquet, Concubine Zhou and the emperor.

Gu Baiyu was not in a hurry at all!

It seems that he is very confident in himself!

I just don’t know how Gu Baiyu will face it if His Majesty comes again to grant a marriage.

She was looking forward to it!

Just as everyone was walking towards Concubine Zhou's palace, a young father-in-law walked in a hurry.

When passing by Gu Ruanruan, his feet seemed to have slipped and he stumbled, causing a small sign to fall out.

Gu Ruanruan leaned over to help him pick it up, and the young father-in-law immediately lowered his head and thanked him: "Thank you very much! I hurried to Jieyang Palace and walked a little faster. I hope this master will forgive me."

It was a sign used by the palace servants to enter and exit. When Gu Ruanruan handed the sign over, the father-in-law pinched her finger intentionally or unintentionally.

Gu Ruanruan's heart trembled.

Jieyang Palace...

That was the palace of the second prince, his mother and his concubine.

This little father-in-law may be the person sent by the second prince to ventilate her.

She had tried every means to get in touch with the second prince in the past few days, but it was because she was grounded that she didn't dare to send Licorice out rashly.

Fortunately, the second prince had not contacted her during this period, and he might have been anxious, so he sent someone to ventilate her.

But how was she going to leave the party later?

Gu Ruanruan was worried all the way, and only calmed down his emotions when he arrived in front of the imperial concubine's palace.

When they arrived, many people were already seated. Seeing them coming, some people naturally stood up to greet them.

Both Mrs. Gu and Gu Ruanruan were surrounded by many female relatives.

The men had their own things to talk about, while the women were talking about the filial piety of the parents. Looking at the people standing together in twos and threes, she was the only one standing alone.

Xiao Ruoyun wanted to accompany her, but was called away by a colleague. He could only turn around and tell her to just call him if she had anything to do.

Gu Ruanruan sat down alone. At a glance, many of them were famous nobles in Kyoto. She knew some of them more or less, but the legendary number one scholar and his sister were nowhere to be seen.

After everyone chatted for a while, a father-in-law came outside to report that the emperor and Concubine Zhou were coming soon.

But before they came in, an elegant-looking man in a long gown came out with an elegant-looking woman.

When the serving father-in-law saw them coming, he greeted them enthusiastically and sat them down.

Gu Baiyu kept staring at the two people, guessing that they might be Zuo Lingfeng and his sister.

And what made her feel even more strange was that these two people were seated further forward than many people from famous families!

It is precisely because of this that Gu Ruanruan became more sure of his thoughts, and a twisted joy flashed in his heart. These brothers and sisters were really here for Xiao Yanlin, right?

Mrs. Gu glanced at the brother and sister, with some worry on her face. She whispered to Gu Baiyu: "Do you have any guesses about today's banquet? I'm afraid that the number one scholar's sister has reached the age to propose marriage, and your majesty will give it to her. She calls the shots.”

Gu Baiyu replied in a low voice, "Not only that, most likely they are coming for our Hou Mansion."

Mrs. Gu has been recuperating in the back house for these years and has not taken care of things much. She is not as well-informed as Gu Baiyu. When she heard this, she was immediately surprised: "Did you fall in love with the Marquis? You shouldn't... I heard that he is the number one scholar." He loves his sister in every possible way, and a person born in a poor family like this is the most conceited. I'm afraid he won't let his sister grow up in someone else's back house."

A smile flashed across Gu Baiyu's lips, "It's not the Marquis. Mother, just wait and watch the show."

Mrs. Gu has such an exquisite mind. Being old does not mean that she is dull. On the contrary, she is more sensitive to certain things than these young women in the back house. She immediately turned her eyes to Gu Ruanruan, who was sitting alone in the corner. , with a bit of surprise in his tone, "You mean..."

Gu Baiyu smiled and nodded, "Yeah. I heard that the number one scholar's sister and Xiao Ruoyun once had a relationship, but I don't know if my guess is right."

Mrs. Gu thought deeper than Gu Baiyu.

"If that girl is really interested in Xiao Ruoyun, will your sister be happy?"

Gu Baiyu said calmly: "Mom, look at today's situation, your Majesty is most likely to make the decision. How can we change what your Majesty has decided?"

Mrs. Gu sighed, "That's right. I just feel sorry for you. It's already tiring enough to have an anxious sister in the house. If another one comes in, the whole situation will be crazy..."

"What are you afraid of? I have Lord Marquis to support me."

Gu Baiyu put away the indifference on his face and became a little lively now.

"They are making trouble, so I can just watch the show on the sidelines. With the Marquis protecting me, it will never happen to me. Besides, I am not someone who can be bullied by others. Mother, you know that!"

"You……"

Mrs. Gu smiled and shook her head. She was about to say something else, but the sound of her father-in-law singing and drinking could be heard outside.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

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