Chapter 46: Public Humiliation
The carriage traveled all the way to the gate of the palace, and there were already palace people waiting at the gate of the palace, and when they saw Gu Jiuge and the others coming down, they were stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly greeted them and took them to the Scarlet Palace.
At that time, there were already a lot of people in the Scarlet Palace, and they got together in twos and threes, and they were happy and unhappy.
"It's a few young ladies of the Gu family!" I don't know who shouted that Miss Gu was coming, and everyone stopped their movements and cast their eyes here.
Gu Qinglai looked around, and straightened his back with a smile on the corner of his mouth. In the past, she attended the palace banquets, Gu Jiuge had never appeared in front of people, there were so many rules in the palace, Gu Jiuge was bound to make mistakes, and it would only make people laugh at that time.
Thinking of this, the smile on Gu Qinglai's face became more and more prosperous.
Gu Qinglai greeted those ladies skillfully, and naturally left Gu Jiuge and the others in place, Gu Qingxue was also the first time to enter the palace, and she didn't understand the rules, for fear that she would make a mistake, so she followed Gu Qinglai inch by her side. In an instant, only Gu Jiuge and Gu Qingwei were left in the center of the main hall.
Seeing Gu Jiu Ge standing there without moving, Gu Qinglai only thought that she was frightened by the battle in the palace, and the smug look on her face became more and more obvious.
"Hmph, I haven't seen the world before. What virtue can be seen at a glance. Xuan Jing, who was sitting next to Gu Qinglai, couldn't help but sneer and said when she saw this. Her voice was loud enough for everyone present to hear clearly. Gu Qinglai's heart was happy when she heard this, but she still pretended to pull her clothes.
"Jing'er, don't mess around, this is the first time the eldest sister has entered the palace to see the palace banquet, and it is inevitable that she will be a little afraid." Gu Qinglai looked at Xuan Jing and pretended to scold, but he was sarcastic about Gu Jiuge's cowardice and cowardice, and he couldn't get on the stage.
The two of them sang and harmonized, and everyone present laughed when they heard the words.
"Big sister, let's go sit down first." Gu Qingwei blushed from being ridiculed by everyone, and pulled Gu Jiuge's sleeve and whispered.
Gu Jiuge patted her hand as if soothed when he heard this, signaling her not to worry, and then flicked his sleeves and walked to Zhao Qianqian's side and sat down, too lazy to entangle with Xuan Jing and the others. This is the palace after all, if there is a conflict with her, it will not be a good thing for Gu Jiuge.
What's more, she has already died once, where does she care about these gossips.
Seeing that Gu Jiuge didn't care about himself, the anger in Xuan Jing's heart had nowhere to vent, and Fang Cai's punch seemed to hit cotton, soft and weak, so angry that Xuan Jing couldn't hold back more and more.
"Gu Jiuge, why don't you say hello when you see this princess!" Xuan Jing stood up suddenly, walked towards Gu Jiuge, pointed at her and asked angrily. She is the ninth princess of the dynasty, and today she is being hung like this by Gu Jiuge, where does she have face? Anyway, she made up her mind, and today she will make Gu Jiuge make a fool of herself in front of others! Teach her a good lesson!
Gu Jiuge didn't say anything when he heard this, and in line with the principle of not messing around with her, Gu Jiuge got up and saluted very respectfully.
"The courtiers have seen the princess." Gu Jiu Geyun said lightly, and sat down again with a wave of his sleeves. Her appearance aroused the anger in Xuan Jing's heart.
"Big sister, admit your mistake quickly, don't anger the princess!" Seeing that Xuan Jing's face turned red with anger, Gu Qinglai on the side did not forget to add oil and vinegar to say, and in just a few words, he gave Gu Jiuge a charge of disrespecting the princess.
"Where did the second sister start with this, I only said such a sentence from beginning to end, and somehow angered the princess? Or is it that in the eyes of the second sister, the princess is such a small-bellied and angry person? Gu Jiuge was not a person to be messed with, he raised his eyes and looked at Gu Qinglai and asked coldly.
She wants to calm things down, but people are trying to go up, if she doesn't fight back, I'm afraid I don't know how to die.
"What a proud Miss Gu family! Didn't your mother teach you the rules? Xuan Jing was furious, her eyes were on fire, staring directly at Gu Jiuge and roaring angrily, she just wanted to slap her in the face. But as soon as her words fell, she saw that Gu Jiuge's face instantly became gloomy, and she suddenly remembered something, and a smug smile appeared on her face.
"It's Princess Ben who forgot, Miss Gu's mother died early, and no one taught her, and it's normal to not understand the rules." Xuan Jing propped her hands on the table, leaned forward slightly, stared at Gu Jiuge's cold eyes and said with a chuckle.
As soon as these words came out, the audience was silent.
Zhao Qianqian, who was sitting next to Gu Jiuge, was so angry when she heard this, this Xuan Jing always relied on her identity as a princess to do nonsense. She knew how hard Zhao Lin's departure would be to Gu Jiuge, but Xuan Jing was good, obviously she was looking at her wound.
When Gu Jiuge heard this, the expression on her face finally relaxed, and she slowly stood up, her eyes as if they were fixed on Xuan Jing.
"You...... What do you want to do? This is the Imperial Palace! Xuan Jing saw Gu Jiu Ge approaching step by step, and her whole body was overwhelming, she was a little weak for a while, and looked at Gu Jiu Ge and said threateningly while retreating.
"Yes, big sister, don't mess around, hurting Her Royal Highness the princess is a capital crime, and our prime minister can't afford it!" When Gu Qinglai heard this, he also hurriedly protected Xuan Jing, looked at Gu Jiuge and said in warning. When she said this, she was telling everyone that Gu Jiuge deliberately committed a crime and hurt Xuan Jing.
"The princess taught her that it was the courtiers who didn't understand the rules. The courtiers are here to make amends to the princess, and ask the princess not to be surprised. Just as everyone was holding their breath and waiting for Gu Jiuge's reaction, I saw her folded hands in front of her chest, slowly lowered her body, and said with her eyes very respectful.
Everyone didn't expect her to be like this, and they were stunned for a while, and even Xuan Jing and the others didn't react.
It's just that everyone was only immersed in Gu Jiuge's reparation, but they didn't see her when Fang Caifu came down, her slender little finger gently hooked the ribbon around Xuan Jing's waist and brought it down.
"Humph! How good I am for you! Xuan Jing said with a sneer, but as soon as she moved, she felt a chill on her body, and when she came to her senses, she found that her clothes had slipped off, revealing white jade-like skin.
"Ahh Xuan Jing screamed, and hurriedly covered the exposed place.
Everyone was too frightened to speak when they saw this scene, Xuan Jing was even more ashamed and blushing to herself, there were still many princes and grandsons in the main hall, she was now disheveled in front of everyone, and her daughter's reputation could be regarded as lost.
"Her Royal Highness the princess's mother is still alive, but the courtiers look at it, and the teaching is not very good." Seeing that Xuan Jing was so anxious that she was about to cry, Gu Jiuge's thin red lips were slightly hooked, and she said lightly with cold eyes.
"You! I'll kill you! Xuan Jing was even more angry when she heard this, and she couldn't care about her messy clothes, so she pounced forward with her teeth and claws, and was about to fight with Gu Jiuge.
"Why don't you take the princess down and disgrace the royal family by staying here?" Gu Jiu Ge's eyes took a step back, avoiding Xuan Jing's insane attack. Just then looked at the few palace maids who were waiting around and scolded coldly, everyone couldn't help but gasp when they heard this, I don't know why, when Gu Jiuge said this, they seemed to see an undoubted momentum in her.
The so-called king's spirit, not angry and self-authoritative, as if she was born like this.
Several palace maids came back to their senses and hurriedly coaxed Xuan Jing out of the Scarlet Palace.
Gu Qinglai didn't expect Gu Jiuge's courage to be so big, even Xuan Jing couldn't do anything about her, she thought about it left and right, and could only obediently return to her position and sit down.
A farce was over, but the atmosphere above the hall was far less harmonious than just now, and everyone was sitting quietly in their places at this moment, whispering about this arrogant and arrogant eldest lady of the Gu family.
"Cousin, you tease the princess like this, in case she sues later, things will be in trouble." As soon as Gu Jiuge sat down, Zhao Qianqian stepped forward and said very worriedly in her ear.
Although she also hated Xuan Jing's appearance, she would never dare to do something to Xuan Jing in front of so many people like Gu Jiuge. No one else may have noticed, but she was sitting here, so close to a few people, she could clearly see Gu Jiuge's small movements.
"Since you dare to do it, you are not afraid of her suering. What's more, how could a woman mention such a humiliating thing in front of everyone. Gu Jiuge just smiled lightly when he heard this, and his tone was full of indifference.
Zhao Qianqian nodded when she heard this, she knew that Gu Jiuge must be measured in his actions.
Fortunately, Empress Mu Yao and the others came soon, and everyone did not mention this matter very familiarly. Gu Qinglai wanted to sue, but was stopped by the Jiang family.
"Even you didn't see if Gu Jiuge had done anything, and even if we said it, we had no evidence. Look at who is standing behind Your Majesty! Zhao Gao's status as an old fox is not low, if she knows that Xuan Jing is talking about Zhao Lin, I am afraid that things will be even more difficult to clean up, and we will not be able to take advantage of it, so it is better not to take risks. Jiang deliberately lowered his voice and said in Gu Qinglai's ear.
When Gu Qinglai heard this, he realized that what she said was reasonable, even if he was unwilling in his heart, he could only grit his teeth and endure it.
"Well, let's not forget that the highlight of the day isn't here! Do not act rashly, lest you startle the snake. Seeing her indignant appearance, Jiang Shi hurriedly took her hand and whispered comfort.
Hearing Jiang say this, Gu Qinglai felt a little better in his heart.
"Today is a banquet for the queen to receive the wind and wash the dust, Zhu Aiqing doesn't have to be restrained." Mu Yao sat down, raised his hand and looked at the people who were kneeling down to ask for peace.