Sit in the carriage and stagger all the way to the palace.
"Girl, will something happen?"
Qingmei was terribly worried, her heart was beating non-stop, as if it was about to jump out of her throat.
Gu Jiu frowned in thought, with two vertical lines on his forehead, looking very worried.
After she entered Beijing, she went through all the things she experienced in her mind.
The only thing that is certain is that Emperor Kai Yao probably doesn't know her character. Ninety-eight out of ten, I learned that there is such a person as her from other people.
Among other people, Gu Jiu only thought of two people.
One is Empress Empress, and the other is Prince Zhao.
During yesterday's congratulations, the empress asked her a few words, and she had a bad premonition at that time.
But, why did the Empress mention her before Your Majesty? This point, Gu Jiu couldn't figure it out.
Maybe not the Empress Dowager.
Then only son Liu Zhao is left.
Gu Jiu closed her eyes, she didn't want to think about the worst, but with the facts in front of her eyes, she had to think about it.
At the juncture of the emperor's grandson's selection of a wife, His Majesty called her into the palace. If Liu Zhao did this, then the truth of the matter has already been revealed.
Gu Jiu couldn't fool herself even if she wanted to.
She rubbed the center of her brows, feeling a fire in her heart.
If Liu Zhao was in front of her, she would beat him up.
Crazy! As the emperor's grandson, he didn't choose his wife well, but he wanted to involve her in it. What kind of grudge does he have
"Girl, are you okay?" Qing Mei looked at Gu Jiu worriedly.
Gu Jiu shook her head, "I'm fine, you don't have to worry. How many purses did your aunt give you?"
Qing Mei whispered: "A total of ten were given. Five of them contained ten taels of silver notes, and the other five each contained fifty taels of silver notes. Girl, is this too much?"
Gu Jiu laughed at himself, "You should worry too little, not too much. I really want to thank my aunt for being so thoughtful for me. Don't take out the purse we prepared ourselves."
After all, Gu Jiu didn't have much money on hand, so she prepared a total of ten purses, and each purse contained only two taels of small denomination banknotes.
Compared with the purse prepared by my aunt Zhang, I really can't get it out.
Who made Gu Jiu too poor, all the money was invested in the business, and he hasn't seen any profit yet.
But next month, Er Zhuang should be able to bring her dozens of taels of income. The rest of the money is used to hire people to expand the business.
The carriage drove directly into the palace gate.
Gu Jiu raised the curtains of the car and looked outside. This is going directly to Xingqing Palace to meet His Majesty.
The carriage stopped halfway, Gu Jiu got out of the carriage, followed the servant and walked to Xingqing Palace.
When they arrived at Xingqing Palace, the servants first went to the main hall to report.
Gu Jiu stood under the eaves, secretly looking at the surrounding environment.
The palace people were doing things in an orderly manner, and no one paid attention to her.
Gu Jiu was bored waiting, her mind was wide open.
If His Majesty ordered someone to kill her, would she be able to escape
There are people everywhere, and I'm afraid they've been caught before they even took two steps, and they've been stabbed with a knife.
Thinking of that scene, Gu Jiu couldn't help laughing.
How bored she is to open up such a brain hole.
"Miss Gu, please come in! Your Majesty has been waiting for a long time."
The door of the hall opened from the inside, and the servant came out, inviting Gu Jiu to enter.
Gu Jiu thanked in a low voice, sent a purse, and then walked into the hall with the servants.
She walked forward slowly and stood in the center of the hall, her voice was crisp and clear: "My daughter Gu Jiu kowtows to Your Majesty, Your Majesty is blessed and safe!"
"Flat body!"
A deep voice sounded in the hall.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Gu Jiu stood up, her brows were pleasing to the eye, and she didn't dare to peek ahead.
Speaking of it, this was the time when she was the most disciplined, and she never looked at what she shouldn't.
"Look up and let me see."
Gu Jiu raised her head slightly, her eyes drooped, and she didn't meet Emperor Kai Yao's eyes.
However, she still saw Emperor Kai Yao's true face from the corner of her eye.
An old fat old man with a gray beard and an ordinary complexion. It must be due to overwork.
Age spots are faintly visible on the face.
Gu Jiu thought in his heart, people who are emperors really age quickly.
Not only the emperor is aging fast, but the empress is also aging fast. It's all because of worrying too much.
Emperor Kai Yao stared at Gu Jiu for size-up, his expression calm and majestic.
Hey, this little girl is a bit interesting, she is not afraid of him.
Emperor Kai Yao looked at Liu Zhao who was standing on the side, Liu Zhao was right, but the little girl was not so cowardly and timid.
"Your name is Gu Jiu?"
Gu Jiu came back to his senses and braced himself to deal with Emperor Kaiyao's question.
She bowed and answered, "Yes!"
Emperor Kai Yao asked: "Did you say we are kissing?"
While complaining about gossip about Emperor Yao in his heart, Gu Jiu replied respectfully: "I haven't said anything about my marriage yet."
"Why didn't you say goodbye? You're about to reach Ji, don't girls of this age make marriages early?"
Gu Jiu Waterfall Khan, Emperor Kaiyao is indeed a gossip emperor.
She considered it for a while, and said cautiously: "Before, the minister's daughter had been working with her father in the Northwest, which delayed her marriage. A few months ago, because of her father's transfer, the whole family returned to the capital. There are so many things going on in the mansion. They should all be dealt with first. But my father said that after the Chinese New Year, I will marry my courtier's daughter."
Emperor Kai Yao nodded secretly, his order was clear, his speech was sharp, and he was really courageous.
"When did you meet Liu Zhao?"
Emperor Kai Yao suddenly raised this question, which startled Gu Jiu.
Because she didn't dare to look around, she didn't know that Liu Zhao was also in the hall.
At this moment, she glanced at both sides of the hall, only to find that Liu Zhao was standing not far from her.
When Gu Jiu saw Liu Zhao, he really had the urge to beat him up.
She glared at Liu Zhao fiercely, and then said weakly: "I don't really remember, maybe it happened two months ago."
Emperor Kai Yao laughed, looked at Liu Zhao with a playful expression, "Zhao'er, did you hear that Miss Gu said that she didn't remember meeting you."
Liu Zhao glanced at Gu Jiu, then said solemnly: "It doesn't matter if she doesn't remember, as long as grandson remembers her."
Emperor Kai Yao stared at Liu Zhao with deep eyes, "Have you made up your mind? I'll give you a chance, there's still time for you to change your mind."
Liu Zhao shook his head, "Thank you, Grandfather, for giving my grandson a chance, but my grandson has already made up his mind. Please allow me, Grandfather."
I disagree!
This girl firmly opposes it!
Gu Jiu shouted in her heart, but unfortunately no one could hear what she was saying.
Gu Jiu was so embarrassed, the occasion was wrong, she couldn't speak casually. He could only beat Liu Zhao in his heart until his skin was torn apart.
Liu Zhao suddenly felt his nose itchy.
He looked towards Gu Jiu. Gu Jiu guessed that Gu Jiu was secretly scolding him inwardly.
Gu Jiu: Hehe!
Emperor Kai Yao seems to be very free today.
He asked Gu Jiu: "Gu Jiu, what do you think of the emperor's grandson Liu Zhao?"
Gu Jiu was finally able to look at Liu Zhao openly and aboveboard, and made her feel so embarrassed, what she could say on this occasion, of course, she could only say nice things.
Gu Jiu smiled shyly, "Master Zhao is naturally excellent."
"Really? So, let you marry the emperor's grandson Liu Zhao, are you willing?"
Gu Jiu held the handkerchief firmly in his sleeve.
Facing the emperor's inquiry, can she say no
Gu Jiu lowered his eyebrows and said pleasingly: "Marriage is an important matter, the order of the parents is the words of the matchmaker."
The standard official answer, which never goes wrong no matter what.
"Hearing what you said, it seems that I am not very happy to marry the emperor's grandson Liu Zhao."
Gu Jiu lowered her head, smiled awkwardly, and remained silent.
Liu Zhao frowned, stood up, and said, "Grandfather, grandson has a few words that I want to say to Miss Gu."
Emperor Kai Yao looked at Liu Zhao with a half-smile, "Say it, I won't hinder you."
Liu Zhao walked towards Gu Jiu with a straight face and expressionless face.
Gu Jiu watched Liu Zhao walking towards her, but couldn't retreat, so she could only stand where she was, her eyes widened.
Liu Zhao came to Gu Jiu's side, and the distance between the two was less than ten centimeters.
Gu Jiu asked softly: "You want to choose a wife, why did you choose me? Are you sick?"
Liu Zhao looked serious, raised his eyebrows, and whispered: "My son has already chosen you, I advise you to accept it obediently. Or do you want to marry to the East Palace?"
Gu Jiu was right, "Don't use Donggong to scare me. How could Donggong know me? I'm just a small person, but I can't get into Donggong's eyes."
"You are wrong! From the moment I circled your name, you have already entered the eyes of Weiyang Palace, and you have also entered the eyes of East Palace. If you don't marry me, you can only marry to East Palace? Think do you understand?"
Liu Zhao's lips were pressed against Gu Jiu's earlobe.
The warm breath spilled over his ears, making Gu Jiu feel uncomfortable.
"You plot against me!"
The corner of Liu Zhao's mouth raised slightly, and he said solemnly: "Yes, I plotted against you, do you want to beat me up?"
Gu Jiu glared at him, "Shameless enough!"
Liu Zhao blocked Gu Jiu's escape route in all directions, without any dead ends. Now Gu Jiu seems to have no choice but to marry Liu Zhao.
Gu Jiu calmed down and said, "My family background is not obvious, and it won't do any good for you to marry me."
Liu Zhao looked at Gu Jiu with a half-smile, "Are you sure? I know you, so you won't be so unconfident."
Gu Jiu frowned, "What do you like about me? Can't I change it?"
Liu Zhao vomited blood and snorted coldly, "Anyway, just wait for the order."
After finishing speaking, Liu Zhao left and said to Emperor Kaiyao: "Report to the emperor's grandfather, grandson has already talked with Miss Gu. She agrees to marry grandson."
This time it was Gu Jiu's turn to vomit blood. Secretly cursed a capricious villain, a bastard who suffered a thousand knives.
Emperor Kai Yao stared at Gu Jiu, "Gu Jiu, do you agree to marry the emperor's grandson Liu Zhao?"
Liu Zhao turned his head, his eyes pierced Gu Jiu's body like a sword.
It seemed to be reminding Gu Jiu that if you don't marry me, you can only marry the East Palace. The two sons of the Eastern Palace are both fat. Are you sure you want to marry a fat man and not this son
Gu Jiu was very irritable, she took a deep breath, and said calmly, "It's up to His Majesty to decide."
As a girl, of course I can't directly say who I want to marry.
Moreover, Gu Jiu was worried that when he said yes, his voice would tremble, which would make His Majesty see a flaw.
Emperor Kai Yao laughed, "It seems that it is useful to talk about it. You should step back first and wait for the order."
Gu Jiu bowed and stepped back.
Liu Zhao said loudly, "Thank you, Grandfather, for making this happen."
Emperor Kai Yao took a deep look at Liu Zhao, "It's just as long as you don't regret it."
"Grandson has no regrets."
"That's very good. Go down."
"Grandson obeys."
Liu Zhao exited the hall and caught up with Gu Jiu.
With a straight face, he said indifferently: "I will send you out of the palace."
Gu Jiu frowned.
But the servant retreated knowingly.
Now, Gu Jiu has to accept it or not.
Gu Jiu walked forward silently, Liu Zhao walked side by side with her, "You are not happy to marry me?"
Gu Jiu used to be very jealous of Liu Zhao's status, and absolutely respected Liu Zhao at a distance.
Now, thinking that the two of them will be tied together for the rest of their lives, the feeling of dread is gone in an instant.
With no one around, Gu Jiu said without any scruples, "I'm afraid that I will die too early."
Liu Zhao twitched his eyebrows, "You look down on me so much, are you sure I will die?"
Gu Jiu stopped and looked at him, "Your emperor and grandson are all trying to die. If you don't die, someone else will die. After all, you have a 50% chance of dying early. As your wife, I can still die if you die. alive?"
After finishing speaking, Gu Jiu secretly rolled her eyes.
Enough is enough!
She is determined to be a little rich woman.
The imagined marriage is also a good match, and both parties respect each other as guests. She is a rich wife, and she will spend her whole life in luxury and luxury.
However, as soon as Liu Zhao made a move, her plan was completely disrupted.
Marrying the emperor's grandson, she thinks her life will be long.
In the future, I have to live my life with fear, can I live in that day
At this moment, Liu Zhao really wanted to marry Gu Jiu home. In this way, he can spank Gu Jiu's ass.
This woman must be trying to piss him off on purpose.
"You can't expect me to be good? You have to know that when the imperial decree is issued, you and I will be bound together for the rest of your life. Only when I am good can you be well."
Gu Jiu: Hehe!
"Your so-called good, what kind of good is it? Living in the palace? Transforming from a grandson to a prince? Then there will be another bloodbath. My little arms and legs can't bear such a heavy burden."
When Liu Zhao heard the words, he laughed instead of anger.
He whispered in his ear: "You can say these words, which proves that my son's vision is right. You are more suitable than anyone else to take on this burden."
Gu Jiu just looked at Liu Zhao as if he was insane, can't understand people's words
Liu Zhao suddenly held Gu Jiu's hand.
Gu Jiu struggled, but did not break free.
"You let go, you were seen."
"What are you afraid of! Anyway, sooner or later you will belong to my son."
Gu Jiu snorted and looked disgusted, but still let Liu Zhao hold hands.
Liu Zhao's palm is very generous, and his hand is very steady, warm in winter, with a warm body temperature.
Gu Jiu would never admit that she likes being held hands like this. The cold hands finally got warm in the cold winter.
She looked arrogant and disgusted, "What do you want to say, say it quickly. My girl's time is precious."
The corners of Liu Zhao's mouth twitched, how could he feel that Gu Jiu's attitude towards him was as far apart as a hundred and eight thousand miles.
In the past, Gu Jiu always had a polite appearance, and he called out.
Now, obviously impatient and disgusted, you are screaming, not even the son.
Liu Zhao frowned, did he dig a hole for himself
He said to Gu Jiu: "Looking at your attitude, I feel relieved."
Gu Jiu raised her eyebrows, with a look of incomprehension.
Liu Zhao raised his fingers and flicked on Gu Jiu's forehead. He wanted to do this a long time ago, as early as when he was in the northwest.
After waiting for so long, I finally got my wish.
Gu Jiu felt the pain, touched her forehead, and bared her teeth at Liu Zhao.
Bullying her is addictive, right
Liu Zhao's face was serious, and he especially disliked Gu Jiu's faceless appearance. But he had already laughed in his heart, this little expression was exactly as he had imagined.
He coughed lightly and said: "Keep your current mentality, no matter how heavy the burden will be in the future, I will carry it with you."
Gu Jiu didn't speak. Saying anything now is superfluous.
Liu Zhao was not happy, "Do you have nothing to say to me?"
Gu Jiu looked at him, wondering why he was so tall, so she had to lean her neck up.
"Are you sure you want to hear me?" she asked.
Liu Zhao nodded, "Definitely."
Gu Jiu said solemnly: "I hope that before the big wedding, you can stay away from me, as far as you can. Don't meet each other, and don't talk when you meet, just pretend you don't know each other. Can you agree?"
Liu Zhao was dissatisfied, his face sank like water, "Why?"
"Because I'm unhappy."
Gu Jiu is so righteous.
Throwing away the so-called identity scruples, throwing away the so-called politeness, she was really upset that Gu Jiu didn't hide anything in front of Liu Zhao.
She needs some time to accept this marriage, and also needs time to adjust her mentality.
Forget about the imaginary life of a well-matched family, a little rich woman.
She had to rearm herself to adapt to the new status of the emperor's grandson's wife.
Because she doesn't want to die early, she wants to live a long, long life, until she is seventy and eighty, with a full house of children and grandchildren.
She still has to learn to accept the man in front of her, cross him off the list of keeping him at arm's length, and regard him as a community of interests and a marriage partner.
Gu Jiu needs to do too many, too many things.
So many that she wanted to beat Liu Zhao violently and let him know that this girl is capable of domestic violence.