Gu Qiang's face had no expression from beginning to end, as if she couldn't hear Shen Zhongbai's words, and naturally Shen Zhongbai did not continue speaking.
The emperor took the words and said: "Zhong Bai, this is the second girl of the Gu family. She performed well in Liu Aiqing's donation of food this time. It was because of her words that Liu Aiqing was determined to donate food. Today I have decided to reward this girl. What do you think? ?”
Shen Zhongbai looked at the emperor strangely. Although he was confused, he still said with a smile: "This is what it should be. Since you have done something good, it would be good to reward him."
The emperor laughed dryly and said to Shen Zhongbai: "This girl's reward is to marry you."
Shen Zhongbai was stunned, the cup in his hand stopped in mid-air, he frowned, and finally couldn't help but said: "Why me?"
After hearing Shen Zhongbai's words, Gu Zhihua and Ye Shi both raised their heads and looked at him in surprise. This man's attitude had obviously been shown. Could it be that this man didn't like Gu Zhihua at all and didn't want to marry her
"It's not because of your good conduct, outstanding appearance, and excellent abilities, Zhong Bai, that other girls like you." The Queen Mother said quickly from the side.
The emperor also smoothed things over and said: "You are not young anymore. If you can have a wife, it will also be helpful to your affairs in the palace. What do you think?"
Shen Zhongbai looked at Gu Zhihua with cold eyes, did this woman want to marry him
Although Gu Zhihua blushed and lowered his head, he knew that Shen Zhongbai was looking at him, and he immediately became more nervous. She already knew his attitude. If he didn't want to marry her, the emperor wouldn't be able to say anything.
It can't be like this. Shen Zhongbai must agree. Gu Zhihua's lifelong wish is to marry Shen Zhongbai. Now that he is only one step away from this opportunity, how can he give up
So Gu Zhihua raised his head and met Shen Zhongbai's eyes, and then said: "Third Prince, please fulfill my daughter's wish."
Shen Zhongbai leaned sideways on the chair and looked Gu Zhihua up and down. This girl had obviously dressed up carefully today. She had exquisite makeup, neat clothes, and a tender and charming appearance. However, Shen Zhongbai didn't feel comfortable no matter how he looked at her.
Looking at Gu Qiang next to Gu Zhihua, she is no different from when she entered the palace before. The material of her clothes is not the best, and her overall dress is very ordinary. She is not as luxurious and gorgeous as the other ladies, but she is just sitting there. It makes people unable to take their eyes away.
"It's great to be concerned about the world, but I don't like you. You should know that." After Shen Zhongbai said this, he met Gu Zhihua's eyes. The ruthlessness in his eyes almost made her nose sore. , and then shed tears in front of everyone.
She wanted to control herself not to show her fragile side in front of these people, and to let Shen Zhongbai know that she was not indispensable to him.
But I couldn't control the sadness in my heart. I could only reach out and wipe my tears.
The emperor couldn't bear to turn his head and said: "Let's let this matter be settled. After all, the Gu family girl has also contributed to helping the people of the capital. I am qualified to fulfill this wish."
In fact, the emperor is looking for a way out for himself. As the king of a country, if he can't satisfy the wishes of a girl, then what the emperor has done is also a bit of a failure.
Of course Shen Zhongbai understood what the emperor meant. Even if he felt unhappy, there was nothing he could do about it. It seemed that Gu Zhihua was going to enter the palace.
Since it was something that could not be changed, Shen Zhongbai had to look at his face, so he hurriedly said: "Since His Highness thinks this is feasible, Zhong Bai has no reason to disagree, but let's forget about the head wife. Miss Gu will marry in as a concubine. how?"
Gu Zhihua couldn't believe his ears, and he couldn't control his expression at all, as if he had been let down. Over there, Mr. Ye stood up suddenly, seeming to have forgotten his identity, and shouted loudly : "Third Prince, what do you mean? Isn't my Zhihua good enough for you?"
Gu Qiang was stunned. Is this Ye mad? How could he say such things in front of the emperor and the queen? If the emperor gets angry and punishes them severely, even Gu Qiang will be punished. Spread.
Sure enough, before the emperor said anything, Shen Zhongbai slammed the table, then stood up and shouted loudly: "Do you know what you are talking about?"
Ye's face suddenly turned pale. Liu Shichu, who had been watching the excitement next to her, was very surprised. She thought that choosing Ye and Gu Zhihua this time was a wise choice, but she didn't expect that she seemed to have made the wrong choice this time. Because Gu Qiang looks smarter.
From the beginning of this incident, Gu Qiang was calm. No matter who made any request or asked what question, she just sat there quietly, as if it had nothing to do with her.
Liu Shichu had been observing Gu Qiang. Of course, she also noticed Liu Shichu's unabashed gaze and met his gaze.
Liu Shichu looked away guiltily and pretended to look away. Gu Qiang sneered. This man seemed to be proud before, but now he must have some regrets.
Ye immediately knelt on the ground. Only then did she realize that her body had begun to tremble, and then she realized that she seemed to have gone too far.
Then Ye gave herself two hard blows. This was a real attack, and her face immediately became red and swollen. After Ye knelt on the ground and kowtowed twice, she looked up at Shen Zhongbai, as if hoping that she would After doing this, he can calm down.
Sure enough, Shen Zhongbai did not expect that Ye could do this, and it was difficult to pursue anything. So Shen Zhongbai adjusted his expression, stood up and said to the emperor: "In this case, my brother will leave first. If Miss Gu is ready, Let me know and I will prepare for you to come through."
After saying that, he left like a gust of wind. The emperor was helpless. Shen Zhongbai didn't want Gu Zhihua to be his wife, and the emperor couldn't force him. He had strong troops in the capital and was weird. Even the emperor was afraid of him. To this point is already the biggest concession.
Then the emperor said to the people in front of him: "You all go down."
After saying that, he and the queen also left together. There were so many people in the pavilion just now, and now only Gu Qiang, Ye family, Gu Zhihua and Liu Shichu were left.
Mrs. Ye pulled Gu Zhihua up from the ground, wiped the tears on her face with a handkerchief, and coaxed: "Zhihua, don't cry. At least you can marry the third prince as you wished. Isn't that good?"
Gu Zhihua's voice was choked and his face was pale. He met Ye's eyes and asked helplessly: "Mother, the third prince doesn't really want to marry me at all. What should I do?"
Liu Shichu stood up from the side, straightened her clothes, and walked up to Gu Qiang very naturally. Her voice was not loud, but Ye and Gu Zhihua heard clearly: "So you are the direct descendant of the Gu family. Female? I have always had a question, why are you not angry at all when your sister takes the credit for you? "
Liu Shichu had never seen such a close relationship between concubine and concubine, and as an outsider, he could see clearly that the third prince seemed to like Gu Qiang a little, but Gu Zhihua liked the third prince so much that he didn't like it. In "Wonderful Relationship", the character played by Gu Zhihua is very tragic, and he should not have a broad mind to confide in Gu Qiang.
Gu Zhihua turned to look at Gu Qiang. Her tears had blocked her sight, and her chest rising and falling showed her uncontrollable emotions.
Gu Qiang's face was pale, as if she didn't want to talk to Liu Shichu. This man was indeed a despicable person, but when he asked herself this today, she made an exception and told him.
"Why should I be angry? I don't have anything I need. After all, I don't have a man I want to marry." After Gu Qiang said that, she turned around and left.
Ye and Gu Zhihua looked at her back from behind, gnashing their teeth angrily. Liu Shichu came up and smiled at Ye, and said helplessly: "Madam, you saw that I have tried my best. It's the third prince who doesn't like your girl, but it should be impossible to change it at this time. If your daughter gets married, please leave me a glass of wedding wine, I'd be very grateful."
After saying that, he slowly left.
When Gu Qiang returned to the mansion, it was already evening. If something like this happened, Ye and Gu Zhihua's sedans would not be able to sit on them. Fortunately, the palace was not far from Prime Minister Gu's mansion and it was only a short walk away.
When passing by the courtyard of the main hall, Prime Minister Gu was sitting inside and sighing. Gu Zhihua was crying beside him. The corners of Gu Qiang's mouth slightly raised an imperceptible arc, and then disappeared.
Walking up to greet Prime Minister Gu, he just waved his hands, seeming to be very impatient, turned around and shouted: "Don't cry, didn't you choose this man yourself? Why are you unhappy now?"
Gu Zhihua was very afraid of Prime Minister Gu before, but today he was really stimulated, so he turned around and said loudly: "What I want to be is the head wife, the prince's concubine, not the side concubine!"
With this roar, Prime Minister Gu even didn't believe his eyes. Is this the daughter who was raised by his strict family rules
So Prime Minister Gu said angrily: "Are you talking to me? What can you do if the third prince doesn't like you? Haven't you two always wanted the third prince to marry you? Now that you have got your wish, are you picky? You Do you really think you are worthy of the position of the princess?"
Gu Zhihua seemed to no longer care if he was overstepping the rules. He turned around and said with sharp eyes: "How can't I? Why can't I become his legal wife?"
Prime Minister Gu's face was red with anger. It was the first time he was contradicted by his own child, and it was in front of Gu Qiang. If he didn't suppress Gu Zhihua's evil fire today, he might not be as majestic in front of Gu Qiang. .
So Prime Minister Gu didn't even think about it, and said coldly: "You are a concubine, so you can enjoy yourself secretly by marrying the prince."