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The army had left the court, and the battle reports from the front would not arrive for a while.

It takes at least one month to get from Kyoto to Chang'an and Qinfeng.

Xie Zhaozhao sat in a carriage in a secluded place outside the city gate and watched Gu Shaoyu leave, but she sat in the carriage and did not show her face.

She asked people to set up a Buddhist shrine in the yard, where she chanted and copied scriptures every day.

Now that Gu Shaoyu has gone to the front line, Wei's spies are everywhere, so she can't go to the Huguo Temple to burn incense on her own initiative.

If someone catches him and takes him hostage, and uses him to threaten Gu Shaoyu, it would be nothing but a nuisance, not to mention praying for him.

I recited scriptures and copied texts in the mansion, and the gods knew my heart.

She prayed for Gu Shaoyu, Yin Jinan, Li Yunmu, her cousin Xie Jue, Gu Chongjin and others.

The battle with Wei involved all her relatives.

She had been chanting sutras for almost half a month since Gu Shaoyu passed away.

June 6th is Tianfu Festival. Aunt Cui and Manman started kneading dough and making fried sugar cakes early in the morning.

The sugar cake made from white flour, glutinous rice flour, brown sugar, white sugar, cooking oil and black sesame seeds is crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, fragrant and sweet.

After Xie Zhaozhao ate one, Aunt Cui told her not to eat it anymore, saying it was too sweet and would make the fetus too big and difficult to deliver.

But she was a little greedy and begged Aunt Cui to give her another one.

Yuanyuan came in and reported: "Master is here."

Uncle, Gu Zheng.

As they were talking, Gu Zheng had already entered the yard, and Xie Zhaozhao met him in the reception room.

I gave him a piece of fried cake that I had made: "Gu Zheng, try it."

Gu Zheng took one and said while eating, "Aunt San, Gu Jiaojiao is back."

"Who?"

I haven't heard of this name for a long time. Xie Zhaozhao was stunned for a moment. Gu Jiaojiao, wasn't she married to Nanzhao Kingdom by Guan Yingying?

"Gu Jiaojiao came here with her husband."

Gu Zheng said that the old chieftain of Qinglaizhou died, Jin Shun inherited the title, and Gu Jiaojiao became the chieftain's wife.

This time they came in the name of the Nanzhao Kingdom's envoys to submit their credentials and visit His Majesty the Emperor Daqian.

"Have they been to the Bo's house?"

"They are staying at the post station. They sent someone to deliver a message to the mansion this morning, saying that they will come to the mansion at 3 p.m." Gu Zheng asked, "Aunt San, what should I do?"

Xie Zhaozhao said: "Now you are the uncle, she is just a married girl, you can treat her like a normal girl, no need to be so grand."

She warned Gu Zheng to be careful with the food they brought.

Jin Shunke is the owner of the largest hibiscus cream production estate.

Gu Zheng stayed for a short while and then left. Before leaving, Xie Zhaozhao asked him to take away a small basket of fried sugar cakes for Aunt Zhao to try.

The next day, someone came from the palace and Emperor Hui summoned Xie Zhaozhao into the palace to have dinner with the envoys from the Nanzhao Kingdom.

Gu Zheng came to Qingpu Garden and entered the palace with Xie Zhaozhao.

He stopped his carriage at the gate of Qingpu Garden and came in with the small basket from yesterday.

She said to Xie Zhaozhao, "Aunt San, I ate another fried cake you brought me yesterday when it got dark, and I thought it didn't taste right."

He saw that the fried cakes had been torn apart, and thinking of how Xie Zhaozhao had repeatedly reminded him to pay attention to the food that Gu Jiaojiao brought, he immediately packed up all the fried cakes, intending to bring them to Third Aunt today.

Xie Zhaozhao called Lu Feiyan over: "Feiyan, come and take a look at these fried cakes."

Lu Feiyan opened the cracks in the fried cake. The paste looked like fried caramel and smelled sweet, but -

"Ma'am, this is Ripe Hibiscus Cream."

Lu Feiyan is an expert in using poisons, and can tell this kind of thing at a glance.

Gu Zheng got nervous when he heard this: "Aunt San, my mother seems to have eaten a few. Is it dangerous?"

"Your mother only ate it once. Although the amount was a bit much, if it was only once, she shouldn't be addicted. Just don't keep eating it."

"She also brought a lot of honey, which looks like it's not edible either."

"Take it and ask Feiyan to check it later. If you are worried, just throw it away."

"Gu Jiaojiao came to the mansion yesterday and learned that her father, mother, and brother had passed away. She caused a scene in the mansion and my mother was beaten."

Gu Zheng said angrily, "My mother is used to being the aunt. When Gu Jiaojiao hit her, she didn't dare to fight back."

"Gu Zheng, you are now the lord of the lord's mansion. She is just a married girl. If she dares to hit your mother, you should drive her out. You have the final say in the lord's mansion."

"She even poisoned my mother. She is so vicious." Gu Zheng was furious.

It was vicious. If Gu Zheng hadn't been careful, Xie Zhaozhao would have been the scapegoat.

"Gu Jiaojiao must have bad intentions," Yuanyuan said. "She specifically asked you to attend the palace banquet. I wonder what she wants to do?"

"No matter what she wants to do, I will only attend the palace banquet in accordance with His Majesty's order."

At noon, everyone from Bo's Mansion entered the palace.

Xie Zhaozhao brought Yuanyuan and Lu Feiyan.

Those who received the envoys included Liu Yiyi's mother, Mrs. Liu, the wife of the Duke of England, Zhang Yanyan's mother, Mrs. Zhang, and so on.

Because the queen was away, Concubine Xi was in charge of the reception, and Emperor Hui also came and sat for a while.

Zhang Yanyan's mother saw Xie Zhaozhao and immediately came over to hold her hand: "Madam, please be careful."

The Duchess of England also said, "Six or seven months, right?"

"Well, it's almost seven months."

Right now, Daqian is in a special period. The Wei family is rebelling, and Western Xia, Uighurs, and Eastern Liao are invading. Daqian is in a turbulent time.

Therefore, Emperor Hui wanted to appease the southern countries to avoid further wars. He attached great importance to the visits of envoys and asked the officials and their families to accompany them.

The envoys from the Nanzhao Kingdom included the Crown Prince, the Third Princess, the chieftain of Qinglai Prefecture, Jin Shun, and his wife Gu Jiaojiao.

The old lady saw Gu Jiaojiao, held her hand, and said tearfully, "Jiaojiao, since you are back, you can live in the Bo's house. Let's talk!"

Gu Jiaojiao did not respond positively to the old lady's overtures, and said indifferently: "Bo's Mansion? Without my father, mother, brother and sister-in-law, that is not my home. The chieftain and I can live in the inn."

The old lady choked.

Lu and Xie Zhaozhao both sat in their seats and didn't pay any attention to Jiaojiao.

Gu Jiaojiao looked at Xie Zhaozhao and Lu and smiled sarcastically: "Second Aunt and Third Aunt are so arrogant."

Xie Zhaozhao glanced at her calmly and said, "In public, I am the wife of the Daqian Pavilion. In private, I am the elder. You should come over and pay your respects to me."

Gu Jiaojiao stared, speechless for a moment.

Mrs. Lu also laughed: "You should greet your elders. Do you think we should greet you?"

"I represent the Nanzhao Kingdom." Gu Jiaojiao said arrogantly.

"Oh, you can represent Nanzhao?" Xie Zhaozhao looked at the crown prince and princess of Nanzhao, "Your Highness the Crown Prince and Your Highness the Princess also mean the same thing?"

The prince of Nanzhao looked worried and said to Jin Shun, "Master Tusi, take care of your wife."

Jin Shun pulled Gu Jiaojiao's sleeve, and Gu Jiaojiao sat down angrily, her face full of resentment.

After three rounds of wine at the palace banquet, Gu Jiaojiao poked Jin Shun, and Jin Shun stood up and bowed to his majesty.

He said, "Before my wife went to Nanzhao, her parents, brother and sister-in-law were all healthy. Now, in just over a year, they have all had accidents. There are not so many coincidences in this world. I hope Your Majesty can give my wife an explanation."