At this time, Gu Guanning was in the Jiaofang Hall to accept a group of women who had ordered to bow down.

Another year has passed, and Gu Wanning is forty out of twenty this year. She was wearing a red palace dress, with a little fat powder, and she was already radiant. His eyes wandered, smiling slightly, and his gentleness was full of majesty.

Nine-year-old Gillian stood beside Gu Wanning. She is much taller than girls of the same age, her eyebrows and eyes are heroic, her look is dazzling, and she has the demeanor of a young girl.

Five-year-old Ah Chun stood on the other side of Gu Wanning. A white, tender and handsome face can always easily attract everyone's attention, and people can't help but have the urge to step forward and pinch it.

As for Ah Yi, he was not in Jiaofang Hall today, but was taken by Xiao Xu to participate in the ceremony of worshiping the heavens and ancestors.

The most eye-catching thing today is not Gillian and Ah Yi, but Sister Yue, who is also standing beside Gu Guanning.

After living in the palace for more than half a year, Sister Yue has grown taller and her little face is slightly plump. The ten-year-old little girl, like a delicate bud that has not yet bloomed, is quite delicate and moving.

Sister Yue is most afraid of a lot of people, and she never shows up in front of people except for reading in the study in the palace on weekdays. Today's rare appearance attracted everyone's attention. When I entered the Jiaofang Hall to meet the women who asked for peace, I couldn't help but look at Sister Yue more.

No one would have thought that Gillian would choose Sister Yue as her companion. What's even more unexpected is that Gu Guanning really agreed to take Sister Yue into the palace.

The child is innocent, this is true. It is also an indisputable fact that the father and son of King Qi led the troops to seize the palace and rebel that day. With Gu Wanning's ruthlessness, it is already surprising that he did not cut the grass and eradicate the roots. Let Sister Yue live in the palace, which is even more shocking.

Everyone has known about this matter for a long time, and they have quietly discussed it several times in private. However, it was not as shocking as witnessing Sister Yue'er's appearance in the Jiaofang Palace.

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Sister Yue'er's palms were sweaty, her body was stiff, she had already hung her head, and she didn't have the courage to look at anyone.

She certainly didn't want to show her face.

However, this is what Gu Wanning meant, she didn't dare to disobey, so she could only come to Jiaofang Hall hard.

More and more people entered the temple to ask for peace, and more and more eyes fell on her. In these curious scrutinies, there are inquiries, doubts, incomprehensions, and a hint of contempt and contempt......

"Cousin Yue," Gillian whispered into her ear, "Don't be afraid. They're all looking at you because you're looking so good today. ”

The familiar voice came into her ears, which eased Sister Yue'er's tense emotions slightly. She tilted her head slightly and squeezed out a smile at Gillian.

She knew that her identity was very embarrassing.

However, with the protection of the imperial aunt, no one dared to despise and laugh at her openly.

The imperial aunt is cold on the outside and hot on the inside, and Gillian is even more chivalrous, and they are all very good to her. Otherwise, as the granddaughter of the Qi Palace, she should have been a prisoner, how could she be qualified to stand in this Jiaofang Palace?

Gillian's eyes were full of encouragement, and she tried her best to lower her voice: "Cousin Yue, straighten your chest." ”

Yes, how can she be worthy of all those who care about her when she is so cowering and cowardly?

Sister Yue took a deep breath and forced herself to straighten her chest and raise her head. The unfamiliar faces of the hall came into view...... Actually, it's not that scary.

The whispers of the two were listened to by Gu Wanning word for word.

The corners of Gu Wanning's mouth raised slightly, and a smile flashed in his eyes.

Gillian's temperament is quite similar to her. Disdainful of disgusting people.,A little domineering.,Like to dominate everything.,But there's a soft and kind side.。

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Gu Wanning was in a good mood, and his eyebrows and eyes softened a little.

The ladies who entered the palace to meet were all clever people who raised their eyebrows and were good at observing words and feelings. Queen Gu was so easy-going and easy-going, everyone naturally knew what was going on, and praised Gillian and Ah Chun deliberately.

Thousands of clothes are not worn. It will never go wrong to praise the child in front of the mother.

Gu Wanning's eyes were even more smiling, and he smiled in the praise of everyone: "You are holding it like this, I'm afraid that Gillian and Ah Chun are about to be fluttering, and they don't know the south, south, and north." ”

Lin Ruxue replied quite wittily: "If someone praises Brother Lang like this, my mother-in-law will be the first to get carried away, not as calm and calm as my mother." ”

The crowd laughed.

There was harmony in the Jiaofang Palace.

Fu Yan, who has always been sleek and exquisite, was always the most active one on such occasions in the past. For more than half a year, it has fallen silent. Mrs. Fu died, Fu Ge Lao was worried in the house, and there was no one else in the Fu family except for Fu Zhuo who was robbed of love by the Son of Heaven. Hit by this heavy blow, the decline of the Fu family was inevitable.

The Fu family, which was once prosperous, fell to this point, which had a great impact on her. Even with the attitude of the prince of Wei towards her, he became cold.

The bitter taste is not humane.

Fu Yan sat upright, smiling dignifiedly, her heart was like being filled with lead, heavy, bitter and unbearable.

At this moment, Linlang came to report with a heavy face: "Queen Qi, the emperor ordered someone to deliver the letter, and the wolf smoke on the beacon tower was lit!"

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What the?

The faces of the people changed, and they looked at each other in fear and anxiety.

Gu Wanning was also taken aback, with no smile on his face, and asked in a deep voice, "When did this happen?"

Linlang replied with a worried face, "Just a moment ago." Before the festival was completed, it was interrupted. At this time, the emperor had already led hundreds of officials into the Jinluan Palace to discuss countermeasures. His Royal Highness the Grand Prince also went to the Jinluan Palace. ”

The land of Daqin is vast and very rich. It has always been coveted by the nomads outside the Guan.

Since the founding of the dynasty, the border passes have been repeatedly invaded. The Dingbei Marquis Mansion, which has guarded the border passes and made great achievements in the past dynasties, has a transcendent position in the court.

The border pass is thousands of miles away from the capital, and it is quite inconvenient to transmit war reports back and forth. It takes seven or eight days to speed up the fast horse day and night. Once you come and go, it will take more than half a month. The Turkic cavalry came and went like the wind, and by the time the war reports arrived in the capital, most of the battles had already ended. Even if it is not over yet, the capital is not able to command the war.

In order to transmit the news of the war in a timely manner, Emperor Yuanyou built dozens of beacon towers from the border pass to the capital during his reign.

When the border war is urgent, wolf smoke will be lit on the beacon tower, and within a day, the wolf smoke will be transmitted to the capital to warn the Son of Heaven.

Every time the wolf smoke is ignited, it will be followed by a series of wars that will affect the people. I don't know how many soldiers will die on the battlefield.

Over the years, there has been a war at the border pass, but it has not broken its muscles and bones, nor has it reached the point of burning wolf smoke. For the people living in the prosperous and wealthy capital, the word war is quite distant.

The last wolf smoke was more than ten years ago. Gu Zhan, Marquis of Dingbei, the biological father of Empress Gu, died in that war.