The Rebirth of an Orphan

"Alan, this is a hangover medicine I made myself. It will do absolutely no harm to you. It's all made with herbs." After Zhao Xihua finished speaking, she raised her head and prepared to drink it in front of Gu Lun, but she was unexpectedly blocked by Gu Lun.

He took the bottle from Zhao Xihua's hand carelessly and drank the hangover medicine.

Zhao Xihua didn't expect that Gu Lun actually trusted her so much. She knew that he had to be extremely cautious in everything he did around the Ninth Prince, and that an unexpected incident would lead to his disastrous fate. How could he not worry at all that Zhao Xihua might have added something into the medicine?

But Gu Lun childishly touched the medicine that oozed from the corner of his lips, looked at Zhao Xihua and said, "Forget it, it's getting late, I'll change my clothes and leave."

Zhao Xihua quickly gathered herself together, helped Gu Lun change into clean clothes, and then went out together.

As Zhao Xihua and Gu Lun walked out of the gate of the Gu family compound, they saw two luxury cars parked on the side of the road. The window of the front car opened, revealing Mrs. Hua's ordinary and decent face, with the second lady Gu Xianyu and the third lady Gu Yayu sitting next to her.

According to the rules, Madam Hua had to personally take them to see the Queen Mother today. Madam Hua looked at the two of them and said coldly, "Why are you still dawdling about such an important matter today? Hurry up!"

Gu Lun nodded, but his eyes glanced at Gu Yayu who was sitting next to Mrs. Hua. She was punished to go to a nunnery in the suburbs but it was just a formality and she came back in a few days. It turned out that the father was very fond of his daughter.

When Gu Yayu saw Gu Lun's gaze, a trace of panic instantly appeared on her face, and she quickly turned her face away, but hatred was hidden in her eyes.

Humph, if it weren’t for this couple, how could she have been sent to that place? Even though it had only been a few days, she had already lost face among the noble ladies of Kyoto’s aristocratic families.

She snorted inwardly, she had to avenge this vengeance, she had to severely punish this bastard Gu Lun.

After all, time had already been wasted, and Gu Lun didn't want to argue with Mrs. Hua and the others, so he opened the door of the second car, let Zhao Xihua get in first, and then he followed suit.

Neither of them spoke after getting in the car. The light inside the car was a little dim, and Gu Lun's handsome face was hidden in the dark shadows, making it a little unpredictable.

Zhao Xihua felt a little uneasy. After all, she had such a big quarrel with Gu Lun yesterday. If she went to the Presidential Palace without Gu Lun's protection this time, she would definitely have some trouble. But when she thought about it, she was Gu Lun's wife after all. If she was humiliated, it would be Gu Lun's face. He should not ignore her. Thinking of this, her heart was slightly relieved.

Because neither of them spoke, the atmosphere in the car was a little stagnant. After a long time, Gu Lun's magnetic voice came from his ears.

"Be sure to be alert when you get in. There are many rules there and you need to be careful everywhere."

"Yes, I understand." Zhao Xihua responded.

As soon as this obedient reply came out, Gu Lun's heart began to beat violently, and the anger and resentment that he had been holding back all disappeared in this shallow reply.

Gu Lun's voice became softer, and he continued, "If anything happens, you must delay and wait for me to come over and solve it. Also, don't be afraid, I have people in there."

After hearing this, Zhao Xihua looked towards Gu Lun. How powerful was this man? How could he place his spies in a place like that?

Gu Lun said with a surprised look on his face: "Haha, don't look at your man with those idiotic eyes. Since he is the one I want to protect, nothing will go wrong. You can rest assured."

After hearing this, Zhao Xihua subconsciously avoided Gu Lun's bright gaze, but she had a different feeling in her heart, which made her a little confused.

Soon the car arrived at the Qiankun Gate of the Presidential Palace. The women of the Gu family got off the car, passed the strict inspection of the gun-carrying guards at the main entrance, and followed the court maids who came to receive them towards the grand palace where the Queen Mother lived.

After walking for a while, they arrived at the gate of the Grand Palace. This was Zhao Xihua's first time coming in. Although she was a little nervous, fortunately nothing went wrong.

The Grand Palace's chief housekeeper, Mother Yu, came out to greet Madam Hua and saluted, saying, "Madam Hua, how are you?"

"You're welcome, Madam Yu." Madam Hua finally forced a smile on her serious face. This Madam Yu was an elder who served the Queen Mother, and she dared not disrespect her.

Mother Yu then smiled and looked at the people following Mrs. Hua. When her eyes fell on Zhao Xihua's face, her expression suddenly changed drastically, giving people the feeling that she had discovered something particularly terrifying.

Zhao Xihua saw that she looked like she knew her, which was a bit strange. Mother Yu must have experienced a lot of ups and downs with the Queen Mother. She should have seen through a lot of things a long time ago. Why did she look horrified when she saw her?

However, the strange expression on Mother Yu's face only flashed by, and then she bowed to Zhao Xihua: "This should be the young lady of the Gu family, right? Pay your respects to the young lady." Then she stepped forward and looked at Zhao Xihua carefully, with a more scrutinizing look in her eyes.

"You're welcome, Madam Yu." Zhao Xihua also politely returned the greeting. However, she didn't show any fear when she was examining Madam Yu, but Madam Yu looked at her with a more intriguing and profound look in her eyes.

"Everyone wait here. I will go in and report first." After greeting Zhao Xihua, Mother Yu went straight into the main hall of the Grand Palace to report. Not long after, she was summoned by Queen Mother Wang and she took everyone into her bedroom.

Zhao Xihua was more respectful and cautious at this time. She followed Mrs. Hua and walked cautiously inside. Even the usually domineering Gu Yayu became unusually well-behaved with extra caution.

The main hall of the entire palace was decorated particularly luxuriously. After she turned around a dozen glazed screens at the door, she and Madam Hua stood in the center of the main hall. When she looked up, she could see the Queen Mother sitting in front of her.

The Queen Mother was leaning on a nanmu bench with gold threads, two palace servants were gently fanning her with feather fans, and another two palace servants were half-kneeling in front of the bench, gently patting the Queen Mother's legs.

Zhao Xihua was very curious about what this legendary woman who once turned the entire country upside down looked like.

She raised her head and bravely looked at the woman sitting in the seat, and her heart suddenly skipped a beat. Why did this queen mother give her the feeling that she had seen her before? There was such a strange sense of familiarity?

The surprise on her face flashed away and she quickly lowered her head, then knelt down behind Mrs. Hua and the two young ladies of the Gu family.

"Ask the Queen Mother how she is!"