Beyond Gold and Jade [Rebirth]

Halfway through the banquet, the Empress Dowager was exhausted. She had already passed the age of enjoying the excitement, and she persisted until now, just to show the civil and military ministers the drama of royal mother-child love.

The emperor wanted to send her back to the palace in person, but was stopped by the queen mother: "How can a state banquet be without an owner, the emperor will stay to preside over the overall situation, and let the queen send Ai's family back to the palace."

Empress Mu said yes, and got up to help her.The relationship between the royal mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is actually mediocre. Back then, the Empress Dowager chose the dignified and virtuous daughter of the Mu family. She personally acted as a matchmaker. She didn't want this girl to be a good girl, but she didn't know how to please a man. Concubine Lan Gui, followed by Concubine Li, the emperor's sweethearts have changed one after another, but there is still no place for her, Mu Xianya.

The Queen Mother also knows that a man's heart is not made by a woman, not to mention that this man is not an ordinary man, he is a real dragon emperor, but she is still angry. The two of them were afraid that they would not be able to maintain the harmony on the bright face.

The two most noble women in Daegu left, but the most comfortable one was Emperor Qingzong. He was tired of the cold face of the empress all night. He glanced at the next seat and called Concubine Lan to serve her. .

Concubine Lan was an old man beside him. She was very favored by Emperor Qingzong when he was the crown prince. Although she was the daughter of a fifth-rank official, she was made a side concubine directly. Now under the queen, only the noble concubine is the eldest.She is nearly thirty years old, and her frown and smile are still pretty and moving.

Concubine Lan Gui was dressed in a smoky purple brocade dress with peony patterns, combed her wishful high bun, and inserted a five-bat holding birthday hairpin obliquely. She raised her sleeves and picked up a pot of imperial sweet-scented osmanthus wine with her fingers like green onions. He poured a glass of wine.

Emperor Qingzong looked at her profile, was silent for a moment, then suddenly raised his eyes and said, "Why don't you see the Fifth Prince?"

Gu Xian was startled, he caused the fifth son to fall into the water today, that idiot is not in good health, even if he didn't get seriously ill because of it, he would have to drink a bowl of ginseng soup and lie in bed all night, so naturally he wouldn't come to the banquet to suffer, What's more, Lao Wu has always had no sense of presence. No matter how important the occasion is, without him, no one will care.

But... why did the emperor suddenly ask him?

He hastily said: "Report to my father..."

"Father, Xiao Wu accidentally fell into the water in the imperial garden today, and is currently recuperating in the palace. I can't spend the festive season with my father. I hope my father will forgive me." It was Gu Chen who replied lightly from the side.

Emperor Qingzong frowned, slapped the table and said, "Why did you fall into the water? Are the guards in the palace just decorations? There are so many people, a seven-year-old child can't take care of them well!"

When he got angry, all the officials present dared not vent their anger, for fear of being affected by the emperor's wrath.

However, Gu Xian is most afraid of Gu Xian, who provoked that incident. If Gu Chen tells the truth, the father must seek justice for the fifth child in front of all civil and military officials, otherwise the emperor tomorrow The reputation of treating the fifth prince harshly will spread.He secretly clenched his fists, hating the two brothers of the Ye family, if they hadn't been talking too much, how would Gu Chen know about this matter, it must be them.

Gu Chen paused for a long while, and then said lightly: "Xiao Wu heard the palace people talk about the custom of praying with lanterns by accident, and was grateful for the father's grace, so he avoided the palace people and stole to Mufang River to pray for the father. The river was slippery , Xiao Wu was dull, and fell into the water. Fortunately, the second son of the Yue State Duke passed by and rescued him."

Gu Xian suddenly heaved a sigh of relief. Although he didn't understand why Gu Chen wanted to distort the facts, he would not foolishly expose him.

Emperor Qingzong was a little dazed when he heard the word "flower lantern".

Concubine Li was pregnant during the Mid-Autumn Festival that year, so he took her to the Mufang River to place lanterns, praying for the safety and happiness of the unborn emperor.

He said that if it wasn't for the father's order, the crown prince would have to be a son, and he would definitely want their child to be the prince.

Concubine Li has an uncontested temperament, so she smiled when she heard the words: "The concubine does not want the emperor's son to be the prince, it is so tiring to be the prince, Your Majesty reads the official documents every day until late at night, and the concubine feels distressed when he sees it, and our The emperor must be the same as the concubine, with a lazy temperament, as long as he lives leisurely, the concubine will be satisfied, and when he grows up, His Majesty will make him a happy king."

She said that she wanted their child to live a leisurely life, and that she would make him the Happy King in the future.

Emperor Qingzong suddenly felt a sudden pain in his heart. After Concubine Li passed away, he hated this mother-killing child so much. His Concubine Li and his beautiful face died because of him. How could he not hate him!But the child's body is still flowing with her blood...

Gu Chen lowered his eyes to hide the deepness in his eyes. In fact, there was only one woman his father really liked, and that was the mere daughter of an imperial physician—Lu Wanyan, who was later Concubine Li.

Concubine Lan Gui is just a substitute, she has been from the beginning.

At that time, the empress, who is now the empress dowager, forced Emperor Qingzong, who was still the prince, to marry the daughter of Shangshu, Mu Xianya. At that time, the court situation was unstable, and the prince had no choice. After accepting Lan Xin, although this Lan Xin is not of high background, she has one advantage, she looks somewhat similar to Lu Wanyan, so she was directly made a side concubine, and she was in the limelight for a while in the East Palace.

A few years later, the first emperor passed away, and Emperor Qingzong finally got his wish, bringing Lu Wanyan into the harem, making her Concubine Li, and giving her to live in Qinghe Palace.

And Concubine Lan, who gave birth to the third prince, was only conferred the title of Concubine Lan hastily after the emperor ascended the throne. This matter has always been ridiculed by concubines in the harem.Concubine Li and Concubine Lan stood together, no one could guess the truth, it turned out that His Majesty had a cinnabar mole in his heart, and Concubine Lan was just a substitute.It's ridiculous that this double takes himself too seriously and has made many enemies in the harem. If it weren't for the prince by his side, he might have died in this deep palace.

Later, when the real body was gone, the substitute became valuable again.

However, Concubine Lan did not dare to be as arrogant and domineering as before, because she knew that if a woman more like Lu Wanyan appeared in the future, she would still lose her status. Emperor Zong also anesthetized himself, and came here in such a chaotic way these years.

These old things are rarely brought up nowadays, firstly, the emperor would be furious when mentioning Concubine Li, and secondly, now the harem is dominated by Concubine Lan's family, no one has the guts to expose her.The reason why Gu Chen knew it was because the queen in his previous life told him.

At that time when Xiao Wu passed away, he blamed himself very much. The empress persuaded: "It's all fate. His mother's life was poor, but he was deeply loved by the sage. Now that he is passing away, Mo Huaixuan is probably worried about his whole life, yes. Who can tell whether it's a blessing or a curse. In this life, the Ai family's son and mother are honored to the world, and everyone in the world is noble and unparalleled, but in fact, they have never had anything...I would rather be a mediocre woman, and the husband and wife will grow old."

Thinking of himself and others, Gu Chen was sure that Emperor Qingzong had feelings for Lu Wanyan, Xiao Wu was the crystallization of the two, and the emperor would be reluctant to let him lose his life even if his father angered him.

Sure enough, Emperor Qingzong pondered for a moment, and said: "Let Imperial Physician Sun go to Qinghe Palace to have a look, and don't let Fifth Prince leave the root cause of his illness."

The servant took the order to leave, but Emperor Qingzong no longer had the mood to drink, so he also got up and left.

Concubine Lan opened her water sleeves, poured a full glass of wine for herself, and drank it with her head raised. This wine really hurts the throat.

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After the banquet, Ye Chongjin fell asleep early. He thought that the amount of alcohol in his previous life would be carried over to this life. Unexpectedly, he was already drunk after two sips of wine. Besides, the smell on Gu Chen was so familiar that he unconsciously let go of all the alcohol. be on guard.

Even though he knows that there is a wolf lying beside him, the little lamb will gradually forget about running away after getting used to the smell of wolves.

Ye Yanbai approached Shiran, bowed first, then picked up the little doll lying on Gu Chen's lap, and said: "Thank you, Your Highness, for taking care of the dog. It's getting late, so I will leave first."

Gu Chen pursed his thin lips slightly, and said: "There is only one thing I want to discuss with the Taifu, can I take a step to talk."

Ye Yanbai raised his guard subconsciously, and when the sword was on the verge of breaking out, the little baby in his arms muttered softly: "It's delicious..."

The prime minister's mouth twitched, and he turned around and handed the little greedy cat in his arms to Mrs. Ye. Gu Chen looked at the little black head of the child exposed outside, until Mrs. An left in a hurry, then he looked away and made a gesture to Ye Yanbai. please gesture.

The moon was bright and bright, and fireworks were being set off outside the Wansheng Hall at this time, lighting up the entire night sky.

Gu Chen said: "Teacher, I still remember that Gu asked you who is qualified to be a lonely companion."

Ye Yanbai said cautiously: "Remember."

"The Taifu recommended Mo Huaixuan at that time."

"Exactly."

Gu Chen suddenly chuckled, and said: "But looking at Gu, Mr. Ye seems to be more suitable. Not only is he talented and famous, but also he is about the same age as Gu, and has similar ideas. Working for Gu in the future will save a lot of inconvenience."

"Well," Ye Cheng quickly bowed and said, "The dog has a stubborn personality. If he offends His Highness and offends His Highness, wouldn't it be a crime? What's more, the dog likes to play with words, and his ambition is not in the officialdom, so I hope His Highness will learn from you..."

Gu Chen raised his hand to interrupt him, and said: "Gu is not someone who can be difficult for the strong. The prime minister has two sons, and he should be willing to give up one, right?"