When he first returned to the capital, Gu Chao had been in a state of almost excitement. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

She hated to have the art of doppelganger, and visited the mansions of her best friends and newly married women one by one.

It wasn't until the Empress Dowager returned to Beijing that Emperor Yongtai canonized Su Lin as the lord of Shuhe, but did not mention anything about giving her and the second prince a marriage, that Gu Chao gradually reduced the number of times he went out.

Emperor Yongtai's meaning is obvious, and he does not plan to choose concubines for the princes for the time being.

In this regard, Gu Chao simply didn't know whether to be happy or anxious.

She is not as ambitious as the Empress Dowager and the Su family, of course it is best to be the mother-in-law of the future emperor, but it is not bad to have a prince as a son-in-law.

For the time being, not choosing the princess can also allow her to take a breath, step by step.

What makes her anxious is her daughter's age, seeing that Yuan Xiang is about to be fourteen years old, the marriage is still not settled.

There are a lot of people who are interested in getting married, and there are many boys with quite good family backgrounds, but it is not enough to compare with the princes.

She couldn't help but scold Emperor Yongtai a few more times in her heart.

I don't know how long he was referring to this "temporary".

If you can barely wait for a year or two, if there is no movement for three or five years, then it will not make Xiang'er a pit!

It's so worrying.

When Mama Jin heard that the Empress Dowager had returned to the palace, she had already had the intention of visiting the old master in the palace, but Gu Chao didn't speak, how dare she make her own opinions.

What's more, with her identity, if she doesn't pull the banner of Gu Chao, she doesn't even have the qualifications to send a message to the Empress Dowager.

So Mama Jin has often been talking about the Queen Mother in front of Gu Chao recently, intending to arouse Gu Chao's thoughts of entering the palace.

Helplessly, this time Gu Chao was unmoved, which made her a little confused.

What Mama Jin didn't know was that Gu Chao no longer had any hope for the Empress Dowager since the marriage contract was cancelled in the first place.

It's not that she can't give up her son to go to Ci'an Palace to please her, but she sees clearly that the empress dowager has no real power in her hands, and she can't even be the master of the princes' marriage.

Xuande was like this back then, and now Yongtai is not to mention.

It's not that she is too realistic, she fell into such an embarrassing situation at the beginning, Emperor Xuande certainly has to bear the main responsibility, and the Empress Dowager is also inseparable.

She Gu Chao was originally a cautious person who would repay her, and she wanted her to completely ignore how it was possible to do things back then.

So Mama Jin repeatedly whispered in her ear about the Queen Mother, but she directly chose to turn a deaf ear.

What's more, in her opinion, the Empress Dowager is now full of eyes with only one blessed king, and even Su Lin has been sent back to the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion, how can she still remember herself who she has not met for more than ten years.

It's better not to take the initiative to send it to the door to ask for it.

Now that the weather is also very cold, Gu Chao doesn't like to go out, so she just nests at home and teases her two sons, and when she is made a fuss by two naughty little guys, the haze in her heart has dissipated a lot.

What Gu Chao didn't expect was that she didn't plan to enter the palace at all, but the Empress Dowager sent Lan Niang, the most useful female official around her, to announce her decree in person, and let her take her daughter to the palace for an audience the next day.

Lan Niang was also very familiar with her back then, she secretly inquired a few words, and learned that the Empress Dowager was also summoned by her sister Gu Xi, as well as the wives of the Gu family's Su family.

And they all asked them to bring their daughters with them.

Gu Chao couldn't help beating a small drum in his heart, couldn't it be that the Empress Dowager had the idea of giving the princes a look at the princess again?

She didn't know how to describe this aunt and grandmother, and she still didn't change her mind after decades of repeated defeats.

The Su family is your maiden family, the emperor or your grandson!

has lived for dozens of years, and I can't even tell the difference between relatives and relatives!

But she couldn't refuse such a will, so she had to choose the clothes and jewelry for her daughter to wear in the palace tomorrow, and let Lilac go to the corner gate to meet Yuan Xiang's carriage.

Of course, going to the palace to meet the Empress Dowager will naturally meet the princes, and Yuan'er, who is too outstanding, will be exempted, who can still see her Xiang'er with that wild girl present.

Gu Chao gave Ding Xiang an extra word, asking her to just invite the eldest girl over.

It was not uncommon for Doudou to meet the Empress Dowager, and Gu Chao's plan was exactly what she wanted.

After seeing Doudou leave, Yuan Xiang reluctantly followed Lilac to Chaoyun Courtyard.

Ordered to stay outside the main house like frost and snow, Yuan Xiang walked in with Lilac.

Gu Chao was busy choosing clothes and jewelry, when he heard the footsteps of someone entering the house, he turned his head and looked towards the door.

Today, Yuan Xiang and Gongsun Mo met in private, in order not to attract attention, she did the most simple dress, but she didn't expect this dress to provoke a burst of scolding from Gu Chao.

"Yuan Xiang! Mother, you forgot what you said last time? As a noble girl, how can you not care about your dress!"

This is the second time my mother has called her full name and scolded her for dress.

Yuan Xiang's scalp was numb, and he said stubbornly: "My daughter is wrong, I will never do it again next time." ”

Gu Chao saw that her attitude was quite upright, so he let her go after a few more words.

Yuan Xiang barely pretended to be smiling, and slowly moved to his mother's side.

She flashed her eyes and saw a set of honey-pink dresses on the couch, the style was very novel and chic, and it was suitable for thirteen or fourteen-year-old girls at first glance.

She knew in her heart that this must have been specially prepared for her by her mother.

It's just that...... Why do you want to prepare clothes and jewelry for her?

She couldn't help but ring the alarm bell in her heart, and her little hands were clenched together.

Gu Chao didn't care about his daughter's emotions at all, picked up a pair of earrings in his hand and said, "This is a reward from the Empress Dowager when my mother was twelve years old, and you will wear this tomorrow." ”

Yuan Xiang was puzzled: "Tomorrow, which aunt will my mother take her daughter to visit again?"

Gu Chao said with a smile: "The Empress Dowager will summon our mother and daughter into the palace tomorrow to talk to her, you wear this pair of earrings that her old man personally rewarded, she will definitely like it when she sees it." ”

"Enter the palace?" Yuan Xiang was even more puzzled, although her mother was the niece and granddaughter of the Empress Dowager, but she had been back in Beijing for a long time, and she had already been summoned to summon her, why did she suddenly come out like this?

And the Empress Dowager is over 70 years old, and she can't count the things she has rewarded others in her life, will she still remember such a pair of earrings?

She still has very important things to tell her father, where do you have the heart to enter what palace, what to see the queen mother.

Pursing his lips, Yuan Xiang was a little dissatisfied and said: "Since it was summoned by the Empress Dowager, why don't you bring Yuan with you, it doesn't make sense for me to go alone, let others know and chew the root of my tongue." ”

This kid is stupid!

Gu Chaoliu raised his eyebrows and said: "Although I agreed to your father's request not to tell the matter that Yuan'er is an adopted daughter, it doesn't mean that in my heart she is the same as you, what a big deal to meet the Empress Dowager, why should I take her with me?" )