Fu Jinming knelt outside all night.
The palace people who were originally cleaning all deliberately took a long way when they saw it, not daring to appear in front of His Majesty, for fear of running into bad luck.
The fact that the Empress Dowager punished His Majesty to kneel down spread throughout the palace in just one night, and everyone was worried the next day.
Gu Yu acted like nothing happened, doing what she had to do.
Axi was forced to rest by Gu Yu because of her injury, so she selected a new servant from among the newly assigned maids.
There was some water in the yard, and when Gu Yu got up from the couch, she realized that it had rained late last night, her eyes paused for a moment.
"Your Majesty was outside the courtyard last night?" She asked quietly.
The maid bent down to look at her, and said cautiously: "Report to the Queen Mother, Your Majesty has always been here."
Since seeing her when she was furious yesterday, everyone has been cautious when seeing the Queen Mother. The palace maid was new here, she thought that the rumors that the Queen Mother monopolized the power and that the whole family was the dominant family were all rumors, but after what happened last night, I realized that those rumors outside were just light words.
The person in this palace who cannot be offended the most is the Queen Mother.
After she answered, she waited quietly, but Gu Yu just looked away a little bored. Last night, Fu Jinming's words kept echoing in his ears.
The words "the smell of incense ash on the queen mother" and "temple fair" made Gu Yu wonder if he knew about her going out to meet Xie Xiao.
But Ah Xi didn't reveal it, so how did Fu Jinming know about it
Gu Yu was wondering, when the system laughed and said: "Don't forget, there are royal spies in this world, and Fu Jinming knows far more than you imagined."
He made a sudden noise, which startled Gu Yu, and frowned when he heard the secret agent he said: "Then he also knows about the conversation I had with Xie Xiao last night?"
Yesterday's conversation was not as simple as bragging about the world's disgrace. As long as it spread, even if there was a Gu family behind Gu Yu, it would inevitably be criticized by others.
She was worried in her heart, but the system shook her head: "I only know that there is a spy in the men's mate, but I don't know the details."
"However, I think that if Fu Jinming knew the content of the conversation, he would not have borne it again last night, so you can rest assured."
The system's comfort made Gu Yu feel less uneasy. I just hope that it is really like what he said, and the extra changes will not affect the plot.
Gu Yu sorted out the script in her hand last night, and knew that after being punished to kneel down, she would not have many good days to live.
When the heroine is released from prison, she will bring evidence about the Gu family's collusion with the enemy and traitorous country to the imperial court. This is the beginning of the disintegration of her power in the original book.
Gu Yu didn't know whether the evidence was true or not, but after the imperial court, although the matter was forcibly suppressed, the empress dowager's reputation among the people has been completely ruined.
Some people who had defected to Gu's family before gradually began to choose to be wise and protect themselves. After all, it is one thing to have power, but it is another matter to have life or not.
Recalling those plots, Gu Yu knew that what she had to do now was to wait until her sister got married. In the name of amnesty, the emperor seemed to please the Gu family, but actually let Zhou Yi out.
What happened last night, I only thought about it in my heart for a while, and then I was suppressed.
In the court hall not far from Zhanghua Palace, when the performance started today, the courtiers were all cautious. Although what happened last night happened in the palace, many people had already heard the news.
They didn't dare to look at His Majesty's face, so they could only carefully lower their heads to discuss the court affairs.
Fu Jinming sat in the hall with a calm expression, but the atmosphere in the hall seemed a bit depressed. It wasn't until everyone stopped talking, and the eunuch beside him almost shouted that there was something to do, and when there was nothing to leave, someone stood up and said: "Your Majesty, today Mobei sent a letter to formally give the dowry to Princess Huining. Dare to ask, which adult is in charge of this marriage?"
The title of Hui Ning was specially chosen by the Queen Mother for Second Miss Gu, and the person who stood up was also afraid. Mentioning the Queen Mother's sister to His Majesty at this juncture would be tantamount to adding fuel to the fire. But Mobei's letter has already been delivered, and this matter must be sorted out as soon as possible. If it is delayed, it will be hard to explain to either side.
He was tangled in his heart, and lowered his body even lower. But I didn't think that there was no anger in His Majesty's tone.
Today's son has only been on the throne for one year, but the power of the emperor is stronger than that of the previous emperor, and almost no one can understand his mind.
After Fu Jinming heard this, he lightly raised his eyes and said: "Although this matter is a major event of the marriage between Dajin and Mobei, in the final analysis it is General Gu marrying a daughter. It is very appropriate for General Gu to handle this matter. General Gu What do you think?"
When he talked about General Gu, his eyes darkened slightly, but no one saw him.
Everyone didn't think much about it, they just felt that His Majesty was magnanimous, and those who thought His Majesty was afraid of the Gu family's power did not dare to express it.
Old General Gu, who was called on one side, stood up. Even though he was wary of the young emperor, he had to admit that this arrangement was indeed what he had in mind.
He was a father first, and then a prestigious general in the court. Back then, he had always regretted not being able to watch Gu Yu's first daughter get married. Now that this girl is married to Mobei, no matter what, he must send it all the way to the border.
Thinking of this, Old General Gu leaned over slightly, and said in a low voice, "Thank you Your Majesty for your fulfillment, I will definitely live up to your Majesty's trust."
Fu Jinming's eyes paused, his stern face was calm, and after General Gu got up, he said, "This must be the queen mother's wish."
This sentence made many people bow their heads.
Old General Gu paused with his fingertips, and he didn't dare to answer any more. He only thought that His Majesty's move today was ordered by the Queen Mother.
After the court was over, everyone was discussing what happened in the court hall today, and Xie Xiao also received the news in the palace.
He has always been a little confused about Fu Jinming's marriage of Miss Gu and Mobei's eldest son Xie Chengying. Now he has granted permission to Old General Gu to see off his relatives.
Such a way of blindly accommodating the Gu family is really not like what the calm emperor did.
If he didn't know what he was thinking about Gu Yu, he might have done this to curry favor, Xie Xiao would have thought that he was going to take advantage of the day when General Gu sent off his relatives to raise troops.
This thought only flashed away, and Xie Xiao shook his head and laughed.
Even if the Gu family's imperial army was transferred away on the day of sending off the relatives, Fu Jinming did not have enough troops and court support to intimidate the Gu family, not to mention the queen mother was in charge in Beijing, this idea was really impossible.
After he ruled out this matter, the only answer left was that Fu Jinming was courting Gu Yu.
Like himself, he has the Queen Mother in his heart, so he wants to take this opportunity to please the Queen Mother.
In the courtyard, Xie Xiao put down the long sword in his hand, and when the guard handed over the handkerchief, he lowered his eyes lightly: "Is there any news from the palace?"
After that day's proposal, Xie Xiao had been waiting for news from Gu Yu, but the queen mother did not express her opinion for a long time.
The guard was a little strange: "You offered to help the Gu family, why wouldn't the Queen Mother be willing?"
An ordinary person would have agreed to such a good thing long ago. But the queen mother, just like what she said that day, pretended she had never heard of it, and never said a word.
The guards who had been inquiring about the news were surprised, but Xie Xiao was not much surprised. He handed the sword aside and smiled lightly: "If the Queen Mother is like those people, how can she be the Queen Mother?"
Only this kind of Gu Yu, who is not confused by fame and fortune and has always been aloof, is the one he admires in his heart.
The sky outside was clear, and it looked like a good weather. Xie Xiao didn't know what he thought of, and raised the corners of his lips: "Go prepare the horse, I want to go to the palace."
He was dressed in red, with a sassy expression, just like a young man. Knowing that he was going to the palace to see the queen mother, the guards couldn't help but frowned a little, and hurried to prepare the horse.
Gu Yu had just received a letter from her family, saying that her sister's marriage had been settled, and the wedding day was set three days later, when she saw Xie Xiao coming from afar.
This person had been avoiding her before, but after he said those words by the river that day, he stopped avoiding her.
Xie Xiao got up after saluting, and on the other side, just as Fu Jinming returned to the Palace of Qinzheng, he saw a shadow flashing in front of him, a man in black kneeling on the ground, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, just received the news that King Mobei Entering the palace."
King Mobei entered the palace but didn't go to see His Majesty, so he knew where he went.
Fu Jinming paused with his fingertips, his eyes dimmed a little, and he closed his eyes after a long time and asked, "Are you ready for what will happen in three days?"
His voice was calm, but the hearts of those who heard it could not help but feel a little chill.
Three days later, the day the Gu family saw off their relatives was the time when they were all wiped out.
The dark guard bowed his head in response. For some reason, he thought of the Queen Mother at this moment. According to His Majesty's hatred for the Gu family, the Queen Mother might...
His heart sank and he didn't dare to think any more, but he didn't see the complex and dark /desire/ in Fu Jinming's eyes.
Three days, just wait another three days.
After three days, whether it is the Queen Mother or others, everything will come true.