Chapter 51: Entering the Palace
Prime Minister Gu didn't notice the expression on Gu Yan's face, he was very happy, and said to her: "In a while, someone will come to the palace to pick up the painting into the palace, just so you can go and have a look." ”
Gu Yan was puzzled in her heart, she didn't know why Gu Zhihua was able to enter the palace, but Gu Chengxiang didn't say much, and she didn't want to ask more, just nodded and said, "My daughter knows." ”
Not long after, a delicate small sedan chair stopped at the door, Gu Yan also changed into clean clothes, followed Ye and Gu Zhihua on the sedan chair, the mother and daughter were simply dancing happily, not far away from Gu Cheng's mansion, Ye finally turned his head to look at Gu Yan, and then lowered his voice and said, "Do you know what we are doing when we enter the palace this time?" ”
Gu Yan also turned her head to look at Ye's family, without any expression on her face, and she didn't answer Ye's words, because she could obviously see that this Ye family and Gu Zhihua should be going to enter the palace to receive the reward, she had seen a lot of this matter before, Ye's family and Gu Zhihua's mother and daughter were the kind of people who could go to heaven as long as they got the opportunity, she looked at Ye quietly.
Sure enough, Ye knew that Gu Yan would have such an attitude, but when people didn't answer, it seemed a little immodest to say it directly, so she was choked up like this.
When Gu Zhihua couldn't wait, he shook his head and said: "She naturally doesn't know, how could she think of the Liu family......"
Before Gu Zhihua's words were finished, Ye Shi hurriedly touched her leg, she felt as if she had lost her words, shut up and lowered her head, desperately suppressing the joy in her heart, Gu Yan would know sooner or later, why did she make her uncomfortable at this time? There are many uncomfortable times in the future.
Gu Yan naturally heard the words Liu family in Gu Zhihua's mouth, and knew very well in her heart that what she had done with Shen Qianshan before was probably known by Gu Zhihua, could it be that today's incident had anything to do with it?
Along the way, the Ye family suppressed the joy in his heart, and when he arrived at the palace, the small sedan chair entered through the side door and drove into the imperial garden.
The three of them took the maid to the pavilion in the imperial garden, the emperor and the queen mother were sitting there, the queen mother saw Ye and Gu Zhihua coming, she actually got up to greet her, and when Ye had not yet saluted, she enthusiastically pulled Ye's hand over, walked to the emperor's side and said: "Your Majesty, this is what I told you, in this donation, the very hard Mrs. Gu family." ”
The emperor is a man in his early thirties, holding a teacup in his hand, looking heroic and domineering, he didn't raise his eyes, looked at the book in his hand with a cold face, and seemed to don't want to hear the queen's words, but he just said yes and didn't say anything again.
The queen mother probably felt that she couldn't hold her face, so she was very embarrassed and pulled Ye over to sit beside her, Gu Yan and Gu Zhihua both knelt on the ground, there were many people around, most of them were palace maids in the palace, as many as a dozen people, Gu Yan looked up cautiously, and actually saw Liu Shixiao sitting next to the emperor.
At this time, Liu Shiyan also looked at Gu Yan, and when she met her eyes, she avoided her eyes at once, and then pretended to be careless, the emperor turned his head, motioned for the two girls to sit on the chair next to him, and after closing the book in his hand, he asked, "Which is Gu Zhihua, the second girl of the Gu family?" ”
Gu Zhihua took two steps forward, his expression of joy was completely uncontrollable, and he said to the emperor: "It's a courtier." ”
The emperor raised his head, and the eyes of this man in his thirties wandered on Gu Zhihua's body like a knife, and the whole person had a cold royal atmosphere.
There was alienation in that aura, and this was the first time Gu Yan felt that there was really a class between people.
The emperor stretched out his hand and pointed at Gu Zhihua, turned his head to look at Liu Shixiao, and asked, "Liu Aiqing, the girl you are talking about is her?" ”
Liu Shixiao hurriedly nodded and said to the emperor: "If you go back to the emperor, it is indeed this girl who came to beg me and discuss with me to donate food." ”
Gu Yan raised her eyebrows, didn't she do this, why did it become Gu Zhihua's work now? At this moment, she seemed to finally understand why the uncontrollable joy on Gu Zhihua and Ye's faces was because of this.
Originally, this credit should have been Gu Yan's, but I don't know what Gu Zhihua and Ye did behind her back, so Gu Zhihua came up to replace her.
The emperor nodded, in fact, the emperor is very clear about the fact that Liu Shihina's family is rich, and his family's money is relatively different, because he is a businessman, as long as he teaches the country enough tax money, people can hand over their own food in this situation, and they will always give some rewards.
Gu Yan looked up at Liu Shixiao, and had a lot of words in her heart that she wanted to ask him, but she didn't say it, this opportunity was gone, but it was nothing, she still had a chance.
Liu Shiyan also seemed to know what Gu Yan thought, after she left Liu's house, Gu Zhihua and the Ye family came over, discussed with Liu Shiyan for a long time, and finally put Gu Zhihua on the top, of course, the benefits are naturally there, otherwise he would not do this kind of thing.
In fact, Gu Yan, this girl is also good, she has the courage to find herself, and successfully rescued Ru'er, Liu Shixiao still admires her, but people are under the eaves, and they must bow their heads.
This kind of mutually beneficial and win-win thing, Liu Shihina believes that her choice is the right one.
I thought that Gu Yan could reprimand herself loudly, or defend herself with the emperor, but she just sat there quietly, as if everything around her had nothing to do with her, Liu Shihina was really a little impressed by her.
The emperor was very satisfied with Liu Shiyan's answer, so he turned his head to look at Gu Zhihua, his voice was dignified, and asked: "You are a little woman, you are actually concerned about the world, it is really extraordinary, the reward is deserved, you can tell me, what do you want." ”
Gu Zhihua's eyes lit up suddenly, if he let himself choose...... She turned her head to look at her mother, as if she wanted to ask for Ye's meaning.
Ye Shi was secretly happy in his heart to Gu Zhihua, as long as it was the emperor's promise, then he could make a lot of requests, and sure enough, he made the right move, if Gu Yan had this right, wouldn't he be going to heaven now.
So Ye Shi nodded and gave Gu Zhi a look, this opportunity is not something that can be had at any time, as long as you make a request, then just make the request you want most.
Gu Zhihua knelt on the ground with a plop, trembling in his voice, and said slowly but firmly: "The courtier wants to marry the third prince." ”
The emperor had a cold face, and after hearing Gu Zhihua's words, he didn't answer, but turned his head to look at the queen, the queen didn't seem to expect this woman to make this request, looking at Gu Zhihua who was kneeling on the ground with her head down, trembling all over, she opened her mouth, and finally said, "You like the third prince?" ”
Shen Zhongbai, as the third prince, is chic and handsome, but I heard that the relationship between the three princes and Gu Yan is very good, and the Queen Mother has the intention to make these two people together, and now Gu Zhihua is also in love with the three princes, can it be said that this sister has a crush on the same man?
Gu Zhihua nodded shyly, the blush on her face was like a cloud, and she was very delicate against her.
The queen's eyes swept away, Gu Yan sat quietly on the chair, and there was no reaction at all, in fact, she knew best what Gu Zhihua wanted, Gu Zhihua liked Shen Zhongbai since she was a child, marrying him was her only dream in this life, and now that there is an opportunity, she naturally wants to fight for it with all her might.
"How does the emperor think this matter is better handled?" The queen asked.
The emperor held the teacup and buttoned his fingers twice on the table, in fact, it is not impossible to give this woman to Shen Zhongbai, Shen Zhongbai is not young, but he does not have a wife, although Gu Zhihua is not the daughter of the Gu family, her status is still able to take a shot.
So the emperor nodded and said to the queen's mother: "I can see that this matter is okay, but I have to ask Zhongbai's opinion." ”
The queen mother was full of hope to help Gu Zhihua and Shen Zhongbai, after all, in the donations she organized, Ye and Gu Zhihua performed well.
"The third prince is in the palace, I'll call him over!" The queen mother hurriedly gave the palace maid behind her a look, and the palace maid left in a hurry.
Ye sat beside Gu Yan, his back was very straight, a cut higher than Gu Yan, and he was very energetic.
After a cup of tea, Shen Zhongbai came over, he was wearing light blue clothes today, his long hair was simply tied behind his head, with a lazy expression on his face, when he walked to the door of the pavilion, he looked at the people inside, saluted the emperor, and said jokingly: "There are a lot of people today, but how can this Gu family sit with the Liu family?" ”
The emperor smiled and asked Shen Zhongbai to sit down, and after sitting down, Shen Zhongbai suddenly saw Gu Yan, who had no sense of existence, who had been silent, and was shocked, opened his mouth and said, "You're also there, Sister-in-law." ”
Gu Yan originally thought that Shen Zhongbai, a man, was indeed a little frivolous, but in front of so many people, he would definitely not talk to him, but he didn't expect that Shen Zhongbai would not change his life, but he still had to greet himself in front of so many people.
So Gu Yan had no choice but to stand up with Xiaoxiao, saluted Shen Zhongbai, and said respectfully: "Yes, come over with the wife of the family." ”
Shen Zhongbai was stunned by Gu Yan's etiquette, so he immediately smiled and said, "You also know that you don't have to see me like this. ”
Gu Yan still had a smile on her face, but she thought coldly in her heart, the person in the world who should keep her distance from herself the most is Shen Zhongbai.
The emperor looked at the two of them, and there was a deep meaning in his eyes, anyone could see that Gu Yan had a good relationship with Shen Zhongbai, but Gu Zhihua asked to marry Shen Zhongbai, I am afraid that it should have something to do with Gu Chang.