The emperor and Zhou Guifei came hand in hand, and everyone present got up one after another, knelt down and shouted long live.

After the salute, the emperor waved his hand, asked everyone to get up, and said with a smile: "This is just a family banquet, you Aiqing don't have to care about these false gifts, just sit down." ”

After everyone was seated, the emperor immediately turned his gaze to Zuo Lingfeng and his sister, who were sitting on the side.

"Today's banquet is me and Zhou Guifei, I want to introduce the two to you Aiqing, these two people are also familiar to everyone, they are the champion Lang Zuo Lingfeng and his sister at home. They came as far as Kyoto, and now they don't have many friends in Kyoto, so they want everyone to be close. ”

The emperor said so, and the following naturally said with a thoughtful smile, "Where and where, we also admire the demeanor of Zhuang Yuanlang, but there are many official affairs on weekdays, and there is less contact. ”

The people under his hands were so upright, and the emperor was also very happy in his heart.

On this occasion, Gu Baiyu, as a female dependent, had no room for her to talk much, she just raised her head and glanced at Zhou Guifei, who was in the upper position.

Zhou Guifei also caught a glimpse of her gaze, glanced at Zuo Lingfeng and his sister on the side, and winked at Gu Baiyu playfully.

As soon as the two looked at each other, Gu Baiyu knew that his previous guess was correct.

This banquet is to say goodbye to the sister of this champion Lang.

Through everyone's conversation, Gu Baiyu also knew that Zhuang Yuanlang's sister was named Zuo Ningshuang.

It's very good-looking to look at the birth, although it is a poor birth, but every word and deed is generous, and it doesn't look like a difficult person to get along with.

The emperor came with a purpose, and after chatting a few words casually, he brought it to Zuo Ningshuang.

He also said that Zuo Ningshuang came to Kyoto alone to join her brother, and there was no pastime at home on weekdays, so let everyone talk to her more and make a few friends.

The people below immediately started talking to her, and the emperor was very satisfied, nodded, and suddenly turned his gaze to Xiao Yanlin's side.

"Zhenbei Hou's wife and sister are all the same age as you, there must be many topics to talk about, so ......"

The emperor said to the grand duke on the side, "You go and change your position and let Zuo Ningshuang sit next to them." ”

The father-in-law on the side immediately ordered someone to move the position, but he actually made way between Xiao Yanlin and Xiao Ruoyun and added a new seat.

The people present were all thoughtful people, and at a glance, they knew that only the idea of the two brothers and sisters was to hit the Hou Mansion in Zhenbei.

I just don't know if this target is the brother of Zhenbei Hou, or ......

Most people still think that Zuo Ningshuang is more likely to fall in love with Xiao Yanlin.

After all, Xiao Yanlin is so good, under his foil, Xiao Ruoyun, the younger brother, is much less popular, and many people don't take him seriously.

There were also many female relatives who had been observing Gu Baiyu's expression, but seeing Gu Baiyu's indifferent expression, seeing Zuo Ningshuang coming, they even took the initiative to greet her.

Gu Ruan Ruan was naturally not far behind, and after Zuo Ningshuang sat down, he pulled her affectionately and said a few words to her.

Her attitude towards enthusiasm made Zuo Ningshuang stunned for a moment, but it was only a second, she quickly put away her expression and chatted with Gu Ruan Ruan with a smile.

The emperor sitting on the upper seat was even more satisfied, nodded and said, "The two ladies of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion still know the general situation. ”

What he said was very face-saving for Gu Ruan.

Gu Ruan Ruan is just a concubine, although it is a holy decree to marry, but she can't afford this lady.

Hearing the emperor say this, Gu Ruan Ruan was quite flattered, thinking that he could be on the same front with this Zuo Ningshuang in the future, he was even more kind to her, and took her hand affectionately, asking long and short questions, I heard that she had a hard time by herself in the past, and there was some pity on her face.

Everyone was also sure of the emperor's mind at this time, knowing that they were only here to accompany them.

Since there are people accompanying Zuo Ningshuang, they are not confined to Zuo Ningshuanghou's side, but they have people who are familiar with each other and chat in a low voice.

This is just a family banquet, and the emperor doesn't care so much, he drinks tea with Zhou Guifei.

However, Gu Ruan Ruan was chatting with Zuo Ningshuang affectionately, while observing Gu Baiyu's expression, and the more he looked at it, the more strange he felt.

The emperor's mind was obvious enough, and then he looked at Zuo Lingfeng who was sitting there, he didn't look surprised, and the idea had already hit his face, why wasn't Gu Baiyu in a hurry at all?

Gu Ruan Ruan was puzzled, and a palace maid came over to replace the cold tea for them.

That person didn't know why, his hand shook, and a cup of cold tea was poured on Gu Ruan Ruan's body.

Gu Ruan Ruan was about to have a seizure, and the little palace maid hurriedly knelt down.

"The slave and maid didn't notice it for a while, the lady's skirt was wet, and asked the lady to change it with the slave!"

Their movement here is very small, and some people don't care when they see it, Gu Ruan Ruan wanted to be angry, but when she saw the little palace maid winking at her, her heart moved, and she said to the little palace maid, "You little girl is a messy girl, forget it, it's okay, I'll go with you to change clothes." ”

The little maid smiled and whispered to her: "Jieyang Palace is relatively close to here, Madame should come with me." ”

Gu Ruan Ruan actually wanted to stay here and see the follow-up development of the matter, but she was worried about the second prince's side.

After thinking about it, if the emperor really made up his mind to stuff this woman into the Hou Mansion, she would not be able to delay the matter for a while.

That's it, this is lively, she will keep it for a while, and then follow the palace maid.

Before leaving, he pretended to be reluctant to pull Zuo Ningshuang's hand, "You can talk to my sister for a while first, maybe you will have to come and go often in the future." ”

What she said meant was meaningful, "Have a good chat, and I'll be back in a moment." ”

Gu Baiyu also heard it on the side, and a smile curled up on her lips, "Go ahead, I will definitely take good care of her." ”

Gu Ruan Ruan felt more and more that something was wrong, but time did not allow her to think so much.

She stood up and followed the little maid away.

Sure enough, the little palace maid took her to Jieyang Palace by copying a path.

As soon as he walked to the gate of the palace, the second prince walked out head-on, "You are here." Come on in! ”

Time was limited, and the two did not do much to greet each other.

Gu Ruan Ruan said with a little grievance what happened in the Hou Mansion these days, thinking that the second prince, the nominal brother-in-law, would care about a few words, but he didn't think that the second prince was very perfunctory, but the focus was on the matter of the Ministry of Industry in her mouth.

"According to what you mean, the Hou Mansion has recently been under martial law, could it be that Xiao Ruoyun hasn't given up on getting involved in this matter?"

The second prince was furious, "Why is he so ignorant?" ”

Gu Ruan Ruan saw that he was angry, and hurriedly dissuaded, "Second prince, don't worry. My husband is watching over there, maybe they are just more cautious? But on the second prince's side, how did he talk to the officials in the northwest? ”

Hearing this, the second prince's face was also very unpleasant, and he snorted and said, "It's really a poor mountain and a bad water." It's not negotiated yet. ”

The implication is that there is no negotiation on the matter of kickbacks.

One point of kickback, people on both sides eat, and everyone wants to take advantage of it, which shows that the spoils are unevenly distributed.

Gu Ruan Ruan just wanted this matter to calm down quickly, and was a little anxious, "It's better for the second prince to settle down as soon as possible!" When His Majesty promulgates the charter, even if there are any objections from the Hou Mansion, it will be useless, so it is better to settle it as soon as possible. ”

She was kind enough to persuade her, but the second prince didn't take her words to heart at all, and said lightly, "You are a backhouse woman, what do you know?" ”

Gu Ruan Ruan was depressed in her heart, but she didn't dare to show it.

Yes, in the eyes of these ancients, women are not a big deal, they are not of great use, even if she gives advice to the second prince, and even sacrifices the drawings of the waterwheel, in his eyes she is just a dispensable chess piece.

Gu Ruan Ruan secretly swore in her heart that she must change this status quo, and she must let the second prince know her importance, so the two chatted about the matter on the Ministry of Industry.

Before she could say a few words, the little palace maid at the door was a little anxious, "Madam, it's almost time!" You do it as soon as possible. ”

Gu Ruan Ruan wanted to leave, but after a pause, he suddenly said, "Is Wan Concubine Niangniang here?" I've never seen it before. ”

The second prince thought she had a lot of things, so he said, "Let's have a chance to see you again in the future." ”

Gu Ruan Ruan is very persistent, she feels that she has nothing to say to men, they look down on herself, this concubine lady heard that she has a good means, maybe she will appreciate herself, so she begged cheekily.

The second prince had no choice but to impatiently bring her inside.

Concubine Wan was holding a white kitten in her hand at this time, and she was drinking tea, and when she saw Gu Ruan Ruan coming, she didn't even give her a look.

Gu Ruan Ruan suddenly felt humiliated, but he still knelt down and saluted her because of the number of courtesies.

Waiting for permission to sit down, time is limited, Gu Ruan Ruan wanted to behave in front of Wan Concubine, so he said some relatively new-school ideas, mostly about the harem to compete for favor.

She wanted to attract the attention of Wan Concubine, but she didn't expect Wan Concubine to only care about teasing her cats, and she didn't seem to listen to a word.

And those self-righteous thoughts of her not only did not arouse Wan Concubine's favor, but made her frown.

This harem is competing for favor, deceitful, and dangerous every step, where is Gu Ruan Ruan, a modern person, who can explain it in a few words?

Gu Ruan Ruan's words, she only felt like a tale in her ears when she heard it.

But in the end, this is the righteous sister recognized by her son, and she can't refute Gu Ruanruan's face, and said very perfunctorily: "Thank you for bothering." ”

Gu Ruan Ruan knew at a glance that these two people didn't care about their thoughts at all, and they secretly hated in their hearts, these two people didn't know how to lift!

The little palace maid outside was urging so tightly that Gu Ruan Ruan had to say goodbye in a hurry: "Then the junior will leave first, and come back to visit another day." ”

After Gu Ruan Ruan left, Wan Concubine's face suddenly pulled down, and suddenly pushed the cat in her arms out.

The cat was frightened, meowed, and hurried away.

Wan Concubine looked disgusted: "What kind of character do you think this sister is?" A woman who has just come out of the cabinet to get married has nothing to say! Who is Hongu? She actually let Hongu charm His Majesty in bed! Can this bed be proclaimed in this daylight? There are no half-rules! Hongu needs her to teach Hongu how to do things?! ”

The second prince hurriedly comforted, "Don't be angry, concubine, I don't treat him as a real sister, but I think she is a little biased and knows some novelties, and when she is drained, I will dissociate myself from her." ”

Concubine Wan nodded with satisfaction, "This woman looks at her misconception, son, it's better for you to stay away from her!" ”

At this time, Gu Ruan Ruan didn't know that she had become a very unbearable existence in the eyes of the mother and son, and she only thought that when she had the opportunity to meet Wan Concubine in the future, she would definitely win her favor.