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Zhao's mind is only equivalent to that of a child less than ten years old, but he has a natural sensitivity.
She rushed over and yelled for Gu Shangshu to drive out the Ouchi guards, but in the next moment, she was surrounded by the guards, trying to take him down.
The servants in Gu's mansion saw a lot of Mrs. Zhao's beauty, and they were more or less immune, but the guards from the palace had never seen it. If it was someone else, they might be caught early, but everyone was only shocked by his beauty. , so only surrounded but not caught.
Gu Shangshu turned pale with shock, "Let go of Madam!" As he said that, he rushed over, but was stopped by the leading military officer.
"Master Shangshu, do you want to disrespect the order?" The military officer reminded in a deep voice.
After all, Gu Shangshu was born as a scholar, he has no power to restrain a chicken, he does not have the slightest advantage in terms of force, and in terms of reason, he is also suppressed to death by oral instructions.
In order to appease Mrs. Zhao, Gu Qianxue squeezed away the guards and rushed into the siege, "Mother, don't be afraid, I'm here." She grabbed Mrs. Zhao, and then asked the military officer, "My lord, is the emperor's order to arrest us or not?" What?"
The man was surprised by Gu Qianxue's calmness. After all, the other party was only a fifteen-year-old girl, and even Gu Shangshu was extremely terrified, "Back to Princess Qianxue, the emperor only said that Madam Gu and the princess should be invited into the palace."
Qianxue looked at Gu Shangshu, but saw that he had no other choice but to be anxious, so she could only sigh secretly, "Since this is the case, then let's go, thank you sir and all the soldiers."
Gu Shangshu was taken aback, "What? Qianxue, how can this be done?"
Gu Qianxue said helplessly, "Otherwise? Father has also seen the current situation. The emperor has issued an order. Either we resist the order, or we will be taken into the palace like prisoners. Instead of toasting and not eating and drinking, it is better to obey the order." Palace, the emperor will not do anything to us." As he spoke, he took a deep look at the crowd stopped by the guards.
Yulian and Yucui in the crowd immediately received the order to go to Wumingju for help.
Yulian nodded her head and mouthed—Don't worry, princess.
Just like that, the mighty Ouchi guards came, brought Zhao's mother and daughter, and left in a mighty way.
When Shang Shufu calmed down, Zheng's "belated arrival".
"Qingze, everyone is gone, what are you doing standing there stupidly? Why don't you go back to your room to rest?"
Yes, the person has already left, but Gu Shangshu still stands at the door of Tingxue Courtyard in a daze, lost in thought.
"Qingze!" Mrs. Zheng called out again.
Only then did Gu Shangshu come back to his senses, "Mother, why are you here?"
Mrs. Zheng came here deliberately waiting for Zhao's mother and daughter to be taken away. In other words, she wished that Marshal Zhao would be collaborating with the enemy and treason. Mistress, the Gu family will not be laughed at either. "Come with me, I have something to tell you."
Gu Shangshu was still in a daze, and followed Mrs. Zheng to Manfuyuan, mother and son had nothing to say along the way.
When they arrived at the Manfuyuan, Mrs. Zheng happily asked the servant girl to bring over the hill-like portraits of women, "Qingze, look at these."
Gu Shangshu was at a loss, "What is this?" As he spoke, he picked up a scroll, opened it, and saw that it was a portrait of a woman. He immediately understood, "What does mother mean, let me take a concubine?"
Zheng said, "That's right, Qingze, think about it carefully. Your official position is getting higher and higher. In the future, our Gu family will be a scholarly family and a family of officials, but which big family in the capital does not participate in social activities? Since Pei's family left our family , I never participated again, that’s not okay.”
Gu Shangshu intuitively refused, "No, I don't take concubines."
Zheng said, "I know you like Zhao. With Zhao's appearance, let alone a man's heart, even a woman can't help but look at it a few more times, but Qingze, you have to know that a woman's appearance is just like that. Hua'er, after the blooming season, you will be defeated, and sooner or later you will die. Besides, I am not asking you to divorce the Zhao family, I just want to marry two people who can afford it."
Gu Shangshu listened to Zheng's words quietly, and then slowly said, "Mother, what I like is not Zhao's appearance, nor Zhao's person, maybe what I like is a kind of ordinary life. I I have never been an ambitious person. I don’t like fighting for power in the court, and I don’t like intrigue at home. I used to avoid it. After Qianxue sent all my aunts away, I suddenly realized that the road of life is controlled by myself. It’s better to escape than to escape. face."
Zheng was surprised.
Gu Shangshu smiled, and continued to calmly say, "Humans are sexually inclined. I also like talented women and beautiful women, but compared with a peaceful and comfortable life, I still choose the latter."
Zheng was dumbfounded, because this was the first time that Gu Shangshu had expressed his feelings frankly, "But...but...but even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about Qianyi." Qianyi, Gu Qianyi, That is, Zhao's son is also the son of the Gu family.
"If it wasn't for Qianyi, I would have resigned." Gu Shangshu said directly.
Mrs. Zheng was even more taken aback, "Qingze, are you bewitched? Qingze, what's wrong with you?"
Gu Shangshu sighed helplessly, he knew that his mother would not understand him.
"Qingze, don't be impulsive. It's not easy for you to come to this stage, and it's not easy for our Gu family to develop to this stage. If you really resign, you will have no face to face the ranks of the Gu family even after being a mother for a hundred years. Ancestors," Zheng said in a hurry, "Qingze, you must have been tired recently, or Zhao was taken away by the emperor, and you have suffered too much. Please, please, don't look at this portrait first, and don't think about taking concubines beforehand. You go back and rest."
Made a step back.
Gu Shangshu nodded and sighed, "Mother, rest, my son still has work to do, so I'm leaving." After saying that, he left.
Gu Shangshu left, and Zheng became more and more irritable, afraid and angry. What he regretted most was that he allowed to marry Zhao. He thought even more fiercely in his heart, Zhao Yuanzheng would better be collaborating with the enemy and treason, and dragged Zhao out and beheaded. never mind.
On the other hand, when entering the palace this time, Gu Qianxue was not sent to Qianxue Pavilion, but to a place far away from the palace of the concubines in the harem, named Jianning Palace.
Although Jianning Palace is not a cold palace, it is also like a luxurious prison, surrounded by wilderness and open space, with only a lonely courtyard and three houses. Except for the heavy guards, there are almost no palace visitors.
After Mrs. Zhao entered the palace, she first cursed, then cried, and finally clamored for a son, wanting to take care of Qianyi.
Gu Qianxue stood quietly in front of the window, looking through the window at the guards guarding the courtyard, her mind was running fast, and her heart was spinning a thousand times.
"My beautiful, lovely, gentle and generous daughter, what do you think should I do, or..." Mrs. Zhao also thought hard, and then suddenly seemed to think of something, "Let me write to your grandfather, your grandfather is amazing, It will definitely save us."
Gu Qianxue turned around slowly, with a calm but sad expression, "Maybe... Grandpa will never receive your letter again."
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