Girl, someone has come from the palace. They said that they came to announce the decree under the order of the Empress. The eldest wife and the wife are greeting you in the front hall, so you can come quickly.

Xiaocui hurried in from the outside, and sweat came out.

Gu Jiu put down the book in his hand and asked, Aren't the master and the uncle in the mansion?

The two masters have gone out to be guests. Miss, have you forgotten? There is a banquet in the Chen family tonight. I invited the master and the eldest master.

The Chen family is the ancestral home of Master Gu, which is also the natal family of Gu Jiu's own grandmother.

In Gu Jiu's generation, there were not many contacts between the two. Gu Jiu didn't even recognize the cousins ​​of the Chen family.

However, Master Gu's generation has a good relationship with the cousins ​​of the Chen family, and they will often come and go.

If there is any banquet between the two, they will give each other a message.

Today's banquet from the Chen family collided with the banquet from the Hou Mansion.

After Master Gu and the eldest master, Gu Zhiming, finished the luncheon at Hou Mansion, they drove over in a carriage.

Mrs. Xie and Mrs. Zhang did not go.

Neither the girls nor the boys went.

Anyway, the two brothers, Lord Gu, are still thinking about the relatives over the Chen family, and the two brothers go to the general banquet.

The rest of the Gu Mansion won't go if they don't go.

Master Gu and the eldest master are not reluctant. The Chen family has no opinion.

Even the old man Gu has not been to his brother-in-law's house for more than ten years. Although both live in the capital, they are not far from each other.

The Chen family didn't say a word of gossip.

It is estimated that the Chen family is eager to take care of the old man not to come to the door, so as not to play drunken madness in front of the guests.

The two masters were not there, and when someone came to the palace, only the two wives came forward to say hello.

Gu Jiu changed her clothes and rushed to the front hall with her maid.

She thought that there were only two wives to accompany and greet the people in the palace, but she didn't expect that the eldest brother Gu Ban, the second brother Gu Jue, the elder brother Gu Jun, and the sixth elder brother Gu Ting all came to the front hall, and everyone greeted the people from the palace together. Internal waiter.

Gu Jiu took a deep breath, walked into the front hall, and greeted the servant first.

The servant is very strange,

The first time I saw him, he had a white face and no beard, and he looked like he was in his forties. His surname was Xia, and he was called Eunuch Xia.

I have seen Eunuch Xia.

Eunuch Xia's pair of eyes, just like picking out goods, made Gu Jiu picky from top to bottom.

This is Miss Gu Er, she's so handsome.

Father-in-law praised.

Gu Jiu said calmly.

Eunuch Xia said, Our family has been ordered by the Empress to announce that Miss Gu Jiugu from the General's House of the Town Army will enter the palace at three o'clock tomorrow.

The ministers and daughters follow the order. Gu Jiu bowed to take the order.

Eunuch Xia smiled, Miss Gu, remember to bring some extra clothes, the maiden may keep you in the palace for a few days.

Gu Jiu was surprised, her heart was beating wildly, and she suddenly had a bad feeling.

She looked at Eunuch Xia, Does the Empress really want to keep the ministers and daughters and others in the palace?

Eunuch Xia was like a smiling Buddha, smiling before saying a word, Miss Gu is prepared, it's always right. Our family has to go to the next house to pass the order, so let's say goodbye first.

Father-in-law, walk slowly.

Gu Ban got up, personally sent Eunuch Xia out of Gu Mansion, and offered him a big reward.

After a while, Gu Ban returned to the front hall.

Everyone is still there, no one has left.

The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, frowned and looked at Gu Jiu worriedly, What's the purpose of the queen's concubine calling Xiao Jiu and the others into the palace?

Xie shi smiled, Who knows. Second girl, go down and prepare first. We will have someone escort you to the gate of the palace in the morning. In the next few days, you will be living in the palace, so be careful about everything and talk less. Look more, don't cause trouble for the family.

Gu Jiu ignored Xie Shi.

Gu Jun shouted: Sister, if you don't want to go, just call me sick.

Gu Jiu shook her head, It's too late! Eunuch Xia saw me and knew that I was fine. I was ill at this time, and the palace would definitely be dissatisfied.

Sanlang, don't come up with bad ideas, do you want to harm the whole family?

Xie Shi was extremely dissatisfied and scolded Gu Jun sharply.

Gu Jun snorted twice, I'm worried about the second sister.

Xie Shi was furious, Second girl alone is more important, or is the life of the whole family more important?

Gu Jun was speechless.

Gu Jiu frowned, did Xie Shi eat gunpowder today?

The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, said: Brother and sister, when you speak in front of the younger generation, you should be careful. Xiaojiu has already said that Saburo's method will not work. She has to go to the palace on time tomorrow. Isn't it a slap in the face?

Xie Shi snorted coldly, I discipline our children in the second room, and it's not your turn to criticize your sister-in-law.

Zhang Shi rolled his eyes.

Gu Jiu said: Madam, don't worry about it, the third brother is just talking, the wife can't be so angry. After the first month, the third brother will follow the eldest uncle to the military camp for training. Get clean.

Gu Jun followed up and said, When I go to the military camp, I won't come back if I have nothing to do, and don't call me back if I have anything. Unless my sister sends someone to call me.

Gu Jiu supported his forehead, brother, you are adding fuel to the fire! Didn't you see that Xie's face was blue?

Have you all turned against each other?

Xie Shi was very angry.

Gu Jiu secretly kicked Gu Jun and told him to go first.

Gu Jun stared, how could he be so dishonest, leave his sister here and go first.

Gu Jiu looked at the sky speechlessly, brother, don't you know that you are holding back?

It's okay, okay, let's go with her brother.

Gu Jiu said, If my wife has nothing else to do, my brother and I will retire first.

Xie shi stared at Gu Jiu, Second girl, do you think that you don't need to take me seriously when you are assigned to marry the prince? Let me tell you, no matter who you marry, I am your mother in name. .

Gu Jiu looked at Xie Shi with a half-smile, Madam is right, we are mother and daughter in name. So please ask your wife to show the generosity of being a first-mother, don't have the same knowledge as me. I have to rush back for tomorrow. Make preparations for entering the palace. Or, does the wife have a way to make the empress change her mind and prevent me from entering the palace?

Xie Shi was blocked so much that he couldn't speak.

Mrs. Zhang gave Gu Jiu a wink and told Gu Jiu to leave it alone.

Gu Jiu smiled slightly, especially grateful to Mrs Zhang. She and Gu Jun left the front hall first.

Mrs. Zhang said to the two sons again: You all go down too. Send someone to the Chen's house and talk to your father.

My son knows.

Gu Ban and Gu Jue left the front hall together.

Gu Zhen was still sitting on the chair, frowning all the time.

He didn't avoid Mrs. Zhang, and said directly, Mother, the second sister has already assigned the marriage to Young Master Zhao. You should give the second sister some dignity.

I give her respect, who will give me respect. Xie Shi was annoyed.

His biological son turned to Gu Jiu, this was digging her heart.

Gu Zhen said: Second sister is also the Gu family, even if she marries Gongzi Zhao, she is also the aunt of the Gu family and my sister. From now on, during the New Years and festivals, they will communicate with each other. Mother offends everyone, if the second sister is in her heart With resentment accumulated on the head, I’m afraid it’s not beautiful.”

I'm afraid she won't succeed. I don't believe it. She has the courage to do something to me? Unless she wants to carry the reputation of being unfilial and be cast aside by the whole world.

Relying on the identity of the elder, the Xie family is very confident.

Hearing this, Gu Chen frowned.

He looked at Xie Shi, Second sister does not dare to touch her mother, but if she intends to deal with me, she has no scruples. If mother is not afraid of delaying her son's future, then you can continue to be willful and offend the second sister to the lowest level. Let her hate you for the rest of her life.

Xie shivered in anger, pointed at Gu Zhen, with a shocked expression, You actually threatened your mother for the second girl? How could I have given birth to such an unfilial son as you, and turned your elbows out. Do you still have a conscience?

Gu Zhen's face was pale and embarrassed.

The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, was very dissatisfied and scolded: Brother and sister, have you had enough trouble? Are you deliberately trying to push all the children out one by one, so that the children will be separated from you?

Xie was stunned.

Mrs. Zhang snorted coldly, Look at you, how does it look like you are an elder. I think what Gu Chen said is very reasonable.

After all, Gu Jiu is also a girl from the second room. She is decent, which means your second room is decent.

You keep picking on the thorns, apart from having a headache in your heart, what else is there to benefit?

Everyone has been offended by you, and your children have all turned away from you. Is this the result you want?

Xie's face turned blue, and he gritted his teeth.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Chun He hurriedly brought tea, Madam, calm down and take a sip of tea to calm down.

Xie held up the teacup, unexpectedly, she smashed the teacup directly on the ground.

The tea was splashed everywhere, causing Chunhe to be splashed all over.

Xie's eyes swept across Zhang's, Gu Chen, snorted coldly, got up and left.

Gu Zhen frowned and called out, Mother?

Xie Shi didn't look back, just pretended not to hear.

Gu Zhen watched helplessly as Xie shi left, and could only sigh helplessly.

Mrs. Zhang advised: Liu Lang, don't be too disappointed. Too many things happened today, and your mother will still be angry. When she calms down, you can find a chance to talk to her again. I believe she can still listen to you.

Thank you auntie. The aunt has caused a lot of trouble these days. The aunt doesn't care, and we are all grateful.

It's all a family, don't be so polite.

...

Gu Jiu asked Gu Jun a few words, telling Gu Jun not to provoke the Xie family.

Gu Jun's mouth is stupid, where is Xie's opponent. A few words of effort will be pinched by Mr. Xie.

Gu Jun smiled, It's not because my sister is around that I've come forward. If my sister isn't around, I'll hide from her.

Gu Jiu rolled his eyes at him, Don't worry about the inner house in the future. You are a man, and the man wants to be in all directions. Leave the inner house to me. I can't go out anyway, so I just have to pass the time.

Gu Jun laughed, I listen to my sister.

The two brothers and sisters separated in the second gate, and Gu Jiu returned to the Zhilan Courtyard.

Qingmei and several maids were in a hurry.

Girl, I have to enter the palace tomorrow morning, what should I do?

Gu Jiu looked calm and pointed at the maids, I'm not panicking, why are you panicking? It's not just entering the palace, or going up the mountain of swords and going down the sea of ​​fire.

The imperial palace is even more terrifying than going up a mountain of knives and descending a sea of ​​fire, Qingmei said.

Gu Jiu smiled and pinched Qingmei's cheek, Okay, the sky is falling and there is still a tall man on the back. Even if the Queen has any plans, she will not directly do anything to us girls who have already assigned marriage to the prince, I understand. Yet?

We are married by His Majesty's order, and we also represent His Majesty's face. The Empress is such a shrewd person, she will not directly hit Her Majesty in the face.

If you want to fight, you will fight in the dark, never openly.

The Empress is going to fight to the death to plan for the next year, or even the next five years, for His Royal Highness.

Five years later, the Empress was powerless. You can only do your best to obey the destiny.

If the prince can survive the emperor, then the prince will succeed the throne logically.

If the prince fails to survive the emperor in the end, he can only say that fate should be like this.

Gu Jiu pondered that if the Empress wanted to plan the future for Her Royal Highness, it must be arranged in three aspects: the courthouse, the military camp, and the royal family.

Gu Jiu didn't know the inside story about how to arrange it. He couldn't even figure out the names of officials. Naturally, he didn't know.

However, she could still see the general trend clearly.

The Empress asked them to enter the palace at this time, perhaps using them as bargaining chips?

Or, does the Empress want to choose a few of them to be buried in the palaces of various palaces as nails?

Maybe there are other intentions, Gu Jiu couldn't understand for a while.

Qingmei packed a large bag and came out, which contained Gu Jiu's toiletries, a change of clothes, and various emergency items.

Immediately afterwards, the eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, sent the eldest girl, Shaoyao, beside her.

Sister Shaoyao, please take a seat.

Gu Jiu raised her eyebrows and greeted Shaoyao to sit down and drink tea.

Shaoyao said with a smile: The slave will not sit down, and the slave will rush back to resume her orders. The slave was ordered by my wife to come and give the second girl money. Tomorrow, the second girl will enter the palace, and everything needs money. The eldest wife will pay from the accountant. It took a thousand taels, and the slaves were brought here.

Saying that, Shaoyao took out a wooden box, which contained one thousand taels of scattered silver notes, the smallest denomination was one tael, and the largest was one hundred tael.

Gu Jiu said gratefully, Auntie still cares for me the most, and I ask Sister Shaoyao to thank Auntie for me. The last time I entered the palace, it was also thanks to the money that Auntie prepared for me, which played a big role in my heart. gratitude.

Shaoyao smiled and said: Second girl, you are very polite. The herbal formula that second girl sent last time is very useful. After my wife used it, the pain is gone every month, and her complexion is much better. Even the slaves After everyone else has been exposed to the light, using that recipe, it really nourishes people.

Gu Jiu pursed her lips and smiled, My aunt trusts me and is willing to use the recipe I gave. I should thank my aunt. If elder sister Shaoyao is in trouble in the future, if I can help, elder sister Shaoyao can come to me.

It's better than anything to be able to get the second girl's words. This servant will leave.

Qingmei, quickly send Sister Shaoyao for me.

Qingmei took orders and sent peony out.

Shaoyao has the heart to make friends with Zhilan Courtyard, and is polite to the top and bottom of Zhilan Courtyard.

It was a very respectable thing to think that the second girl would marry into the palace in the future. There is no harm in making more friends.

Gu Jiu held one thousand taels of silver bills, and was sincerely grateful to his aunt, Mrs. Zhang.

Mr. Xie held the air of an elder all day long, but never fulfilled the responsibilities of an elder.

Thinking that she is going to enter the palace tomorrow, her net worth is only a few dozen taels, so how can it be enough when she arrives in the palace.

Last time, this time, the Xie family never sent anyone to send money.

On the contrary, the eldest aunt in the next room was thinking about her everywhere, for fear that she would be inconvenient in the palace, so she prepared money for her early in the morning.

Of course, Gu Jiu didn't expect Xie's to send her money.

She just despised Xie's behavior. Not to mention comparing with others, just comparing with the eldest aunt Zhang, the Zhang family has dumped more than a hundred streets from the Xie family.

The Hou residence also sent people over to care about Gu Jiu.

The old lady Wei was very worried, and it could be seen that the old lady Wei was deeply afraid of the empress.

Gu Jiu guessed whether the old lady had suffered under the hands of the queen.

Thank you old lady for your concern. I'm okay. I'm ready to go to the palace tomorrow. Please thank the old lady for her kindness, and I will greet the old lady tomorrow.

Mother Yu smiled and said, Miss Xiaojiu has filial piety. In addition, this is a little bit of the old lady's intention. She was worried about your nervousness, so she specially asked her servant to bring it to you.

Mammy Yu took out two jade jues, which were very small, but very delicate and of high quality.

Such two small pieces of jade are worth a few hundred taels at least.

Gu Jiu quickly waved her hand, Auntie has already spent a thousand taels for me from the accountant. I can no longer ask for the old lady's things. Please bring it back.

That can't be done. There is no reason to take back what the old lady sent. Besides, the elder does not dare to give up, so Miss Xiaojiu should accept it quickly. As long as you don't let the old lady's wishes come true.

How embarrassing that is.

Gu Jiu accepted the two pieces of jade, and wrote down this feeling in his heart. Thinking that if there is an opportunity in the future, it is necessary to repay.

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