Although Wang Yanran likes to eat, she is, after all, the daughter of the Wang family who was raised pampered. She still knows the difference between men and women. When she heard a man invite her, of course she refused directly.
"If you invite me, I will go. Although I think you are a nice person, don't you know the difference between men and women?"
Gu Xiangning laughed when he heard this: "Oh, it seems that I misunderstood. It's not a white lotus, but a small pepper."
The emperor's mouth twitched: "I think you seem to be quite curious about her, how about giving it to you?"
Gu Xiangning was shocked: "Your Majesty, I have devoted my life to you, and you actually want to murder me. You are not a good person."
The emperor was so angry that he almost threw a cup on Gu Xiangning's head: "Okay, stop being so joking. You are also pitiful. If you dare to marry a woman, I am afraid that Qian Jiujiu will fly back to kill you."
Gu Xiangning laughed: "Am I afraid? I just don't want to. If you weren't too busy, I would have gone far away with my lovely wife. Wouldn't it be nice to hug my lovely wife? I'm being squeezed by you here, and I can't call anyone over. You can do whatever you want."
The emperor glanced at Gu Xiangning and said, "Xiao Man is my lovely wife? Don't you feel guilty when you say this?"
Gu Xiangning didn't care! Sitting aside, he patted his chest and said, "It's okay. I still have a conscience."
The emperor was speechless and could only look at the eunuch beside him: "Go and think of a way to invite that person up to me. This woman is really ungrateful."
The eunuch was somewhat helpless. Was this a case of the fire in the city gate affecting the innocent? For a small shrimp like him, forget it, he should just go.
After all, he was not Prime Minister Gu, so he didn't dare to refuse. He could only turn around and ask for help.
After Wang Yanran finished scolding the person downstairs, she found that the person stopped talking. The mother and daughter also took the food and left. Then she looked at Butler Wang and said, "You can go in and eat now."
Butler Wang deeply felt that he was the one who was most tired. If nothing unexpected happened, the person who invited him just now must be the emperor. The emperor has already spoken, and you refuse as soon as you open your mouth. This is asking for trouble.
I don't know if the emperor is angry? If you, Wang Yanran, still want to enter the palace without an invitation, it's simply wishful thinking. Fortunately, after entering, I saw the eunuch in the room went out. It seemed that he went out to invite.
Butler Wang definitely couldn't let Wang Yanran speak again this time, otherwise it would ruin the good thing, so he could only greet her: "This young man is here to lead the way. Please ask us to go to the private room. Thank you for your help."
As he said this, he gave the eunuch a purse filled with silver bills. The eunuch stretched out his hand and squeezed it, showing that he was very satisfied. His only task was to bring the person in, and how he brought him in was not important.
"Yes, everyone please follow me."
Wang Yanran was still a little puzzled. The service in the restaurant here was better than that in their place. Even the waiter who led the way was dressed so well.
After going upstairs, they arrived at the door of the private room. The eunuch gently opened the door and looked at the emperor and Prime Minister Gu: "Sir, someone is here."
Wang Yanran was still a little confused when she was led in by Butler Wang. She was still a little confused about the direction. What did this mean? She looked at Butler Wang and then at the man. Wang Yanran's eyes widened: "It turned out to be you."
Now it was the emperor's turn to be stunned: "Do you know me?"
Wang Yanran stared at the emperor with wide eyes: "Aren't you the Ninth Madam's brother-in-law? Don't you recognize me so quickly? By the way, where is the Ninth Madam's sister? Where did she go?"
What is Ninth Madam's sister? Ninth Madam's sister? Ninth... The emperor suddenly realized that this was referring to the King and Princess. He coughed and said, "Miss, you recognized the wrong person. That's my sixth brother and his wife."
Wang Yanran suddenly realized: "Oh, so you are his brother, no wonder, you look so much alike, are you twins? That's great, then we are not strangers, I will treat you to a delicious meal later. Butler Wang, ask the waiter to bring the menu."
Seeing this person being so familiar with others, the emperor didn't know what to say. Then he watched Wang Yanran order dishes and eat. She must have cost a lot of money to feed such a big eater.
The Wang family had a really good plan. The Wang family was too powerful. Although the five old surnames and seven old families were going to be re-ranked, they still didn't dare to touch some families. They had to do it step by step, and of course they had to stabilize these families before that.
The best way to stabilize these families is to bring their daughters into the palace. The Wang family's daughter has been sent here, and the Zheng family's daughter is on the way. When the Cui family's daughter arrives, I'm afraid the harem will be even more lively.
Of course, this time the emperor only agreed to allow the girls from the Wang, Zheng, and Cui families to enter the palace, and the girls from the other two families would not be sent in. As for what the other two families would think, the emperor would naturally make careful plans.
After Wang Yanran had almost finished eating, the emperor stood up and said, "Let's go."
Gu Xiangning stood up and left. Wang Yanran looked confused from beginning to end, while Butler Wang saw her off enthusiastically: "Don't you know my young lady?"
The emperor nodded: "Yes!"
This means that this person can enter the palace. After the emperor and Gu Xiangning left, Butler Wang also completed his task and was very happy.
After the emperor returned to the palace, the first thing he did was to go to the queen. The palace was well managed by the queen, but with the arrival of those women, I'm afraid there will be trouble again.
Thinking of this, the emperor also looked a little embarrassed. Seeing the emperor's embarrassed look, the queen couldn't help but raise her eyebrows: "Greetings, Your Majesty, what's wrong with the emperor? You look embarrassed."
The relationship between the emperor and the queen had a rough history. The emperor would not hide anything from the queen, so he told her everything and looked at her: "What do you think should be done?"
The queen was amused when she heard this: "You haven't appointed a crown prince yet, and these people don't know your situation. If you don't want me to suffer, then let's do this..."
The two discussed it for a while. The emperor was a little speechless. He looked at the queen with a bad mood: "Didn't we agree to share the joys and sorrows together? You are going to abandon me for the sake of the child?"
Hearing this, the Queen shrugged and said, "Your Majesty, there is nothing we can do about it. We cannot afford any mistakes here."
The emperor was stunned, his eyes widened: "You, report this matter to the Queen Mother. If the Queen Mother agrees, then let it be."
The queen smiled and said, "I will go and pay my respects to the queen mother now."
After she finished speaking, she asked people to prepare a sedan chair and headed to the Queen Mother's palace. The Queen Mother was bored in the palace. Now the Queen could take care of the child alone, and she missed Nannanbeibei.
Just as I was thinking about whether to go to South Island to see the child, I heard someone say that the queen had arrived, so I quickly welcomed her in: "The daughter-in-law pays respects to the queen mother."
The Queen Mother was very pleased with the Queen: "The Queen is here, get up quickly. Why did you want to come and see me today?"
Why does this sound like some dissatisfaction? The Queen Mother had been in the palace all her life, but after going out for a trip with Qian Jiujiu and others, she fell in love. She has been in the harem for a long time, so she must be upset.
The queen was a little frightened. In this case, she didn't know whether the queen mother would agree with what she said. The queen mother was the winner of the last palace fight. Seeing that the queen had not spoken, how could she not guess that something was going on
"Come on, what's the matter? It's not your style to be hesitant."
The Queen smiled at the Queen Mother and said, "Mother, you said this as if your daughter-in-law didn't come to see you because she was fine. Your daughter-in-law has been a little unhappy lately and has shifted her focus to the eldest prince. Mother, please don't mind."
The Queen Mother laughed and said, "How can I be jealous of my own grandson? But your coming is just in time. I haven't seen Nanbeibei for almost a year. I missed you very much and wanted to go to South Island."
The queen was somewhat helpless, as it turned out that the queen mother wanted to leave the palace again. She could only look at the queen mother pitifully: "Mother, you are my daughter-in-law, and you still have to take care of the harem! My daughter-in-law is pregnant again, I'm afraid she can't work hard anymore."
"Besides, the noble ladies from the Cui, Wang, and Zheng families will enter the palace. I'm afraid my daughter-in-law won't be able to handle it."
Hearing that the queen was pregnant again, the queen mother's face instantly lit up with joy. Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao had been unwilling to have more children over the years, thinking that two children were enough. Fortunately, the queen was very capable. The emperor was severely poisoned during that period, and his fertility was still partially damaged.
Although the fertility is not high, the queen can get pregnant frequently, all thanks to the queen. Whenever the queen mother sees her grandchildren, she likes the queen more and more.
"So it's just a small matter. I thought it was no big deal. Have you thought of a way to avoid it? Don't you have Concubine Han and Concubine Liu? They are there for you at this time. Okay, I am in the harem and I can't stand these monsters and demons."
The queen looked at the queen mother with a touched face: "Mother, you are so kind to me."
This was agreed, and even Nanbeibei did not go to see. The Queen Mother looked at the Queen's belly and said: "You are pregnant with a son now, it would be great if you could have a daughter. Among the young generation, Beibei is the only girl, she is still too lonely."
The queen also wants a daughter! She said with a smile: "What the queen mother said is true. The daughter-in-law also likes a daughter! How cute a pink and tender little girl is. If the queen mother wants to see Nanbeibei, you can let them come back."
"I heard that sister Jiuer hasn't gone out to sea yet! The timing is not right. She needs to go out to sea in March or April next year. There are still several months left. It's okay for her to come back."
The Queen Mother frowned and said, "Send a message. It's not certain whether he can come back or not! The construction of South Island has just started. It's hard to say for sure."
In fact, if possible, Xiao'er would also stay to help the emperor, and the emperor would not be so tired! This is what the Queen Mother thought, maybe it can be implemented