In the palace, Zhulan was summoned by the Queen Mother. Not long after her granddaughters left, she also set off for the palace. As soon as she entered the Queen Mother's bedroom, she saw the little princess playing with the dog, and the Queen Mother was sitting beside her watching.
When the Queen Mother saw Zhulan, she waived the formalities and waved to her, "Sit next to me."
Because of the ten days of spending time together during the vacation, the already good relationship between the Queen Mother and Zhulan gradually developed into that of friends, and they have both become friends since then.
Zhulan was wearing casual clothes today, which made her body feel light and easy to move around. She walked to the chair and sat down. "The little princess is so lively."
The Queen Mother's eyes were gentle, "Yes."
When she first brought her granddaughter to raise, she was very quiet. She spent a lot of time and effort to make her cheerful.
The little princess put down the dog in her arms and ran over quickly, "Grandma, the ball is too heavy."
The Queen Mother pinched her granddaughter's nose lovingly, "That's because you made her fat."
The little princess peeked at Zhulan, who smiled back, "Hello, Princess."
The little princess tilted her head and said, "Hello, old lady."
Zhulan said to the Queen Mother: "The little princess is very smart."
The Queen Mother said cheerfully, "She is just too smart. I won't be able to deceive her in the future."
The little princess hugged the Queen Grandma tightly and said, "Grandma, you must take your granddaughter with you next time you go out."
The Queen Mother hugged her little granddaughter tightly, but sighed in her heart. The Queen had hurt her little granddaughter. She had been away for more than ten days, and the Queen had been carefully trying to please her for more than ten days, but there was still no effect. The rift between mother and daughter could not be restored.
Her only consolation was that the Emperor was not confused about the child, and that she would not be afraid of her granddaughter getting hurt again if she died early. She no longer trusted the Queen.
The female official came in, "The eldest princess and her future consort are here."
The Queen Mother smiled and said, "Please come in."
Zhulan thought what a coincidence and looked towards the door. She had heard her son talk a lot about the great achievements of his future prince consort.
Zhenyue and her future husband came in together, and the Queen Mother said to Zhulan, "Look how well they match each other."
Zhulan nodded in agreement. They were indeed a good match, both in appearance and temperament. "A perfect match."
The Queen Mother was happy that her granddaughter had made a good choice of consort. "Why did you come here together?"
Zhenyue was surprised that Madam Zhou was also there, and replied to her grandmother, "My granddaughter sent a purse to my father. Wu Shangheng is also here. My father asked my granddaughter to bring him to greet you."
The Queen Mother is old, so she likes young people. Now her eldest granddaughter is getting engaged, and her eldest grandson is also getting married. She is happy to see so many couples. "Okay, okay, come and sit down, don't be shy."
Zhen Yue sat down with a smile. The future prince consort didn't dare to look around and quietly ate the snacks at hand.
The Queen Mother asked, "I called you Shang Heng? Don't be nervous. You are far away from home and staying in the capital. If you feel uncomfortable, just tell Zhenyue. Don't wrong yourself."
Wu Shangheng felt guilty, but he was not at all uncomfortable. After his parents knew that he married a princess, they happily came to the capital. They stayed there for a few days and left a large sum of money. He had an official position and money, plus the identity of a future prince consort, so there were few people in the capital who were blind to him, so he lived a comfortable life. This was the life he dreamed of!
Wu Shangheng, "I have not been wronged. I am very happy because of the princess."
Zhen Yue covered her face with a fan to hide her smile. She didn't have much expectation when she first got engaged. After all, she was the eldest princess and could live her life however she wanted after marriage. After getting along with him for a long time, she felt that her husband was a good person and was not someone who was pushed out of the family with resentment. Her husband enjoyed life very much and would be away from conflicts in the future. She also began to look forward to his future life.
The empress dowager was a very capable person. She was very happy to see that the two young people had a good impression of each other. She gave them a lot of rewards with a wave of her hand.
Zhulan, who was just a bystander, also received a lot. She thanked him for the reward and said, "I am just taking advantage of my future husband."
Queen Mother, "I am happy today."
Zhulan: "Then I will keep it well and give it to my granddaughter as a dowry in the future."
The Queen Mother asked, "You still have two unengaged granddaughters left?"
Zhu Lan nodded, "An He and the little granddaughter. The little granddaughter is too young."
The Queen Mother smiled and said, "Do you want me to help introduce a good man to An He?"
Zhulan was familiar with the Queen Mother, so she declined directly, "Among all the granddaughters, Anhe has the most ideas. Thank you for your kindness, Queen Mother."
When the Queen Mother heard this, she was optimistic.
Temple, Yudie knew why Yuwen came to the temple, "How did you know they would come to the temple?"
Yu Wen stood not far away, shielding her face with a fan. "Ever since Li was splashed with dirty water, she has liked to worship Buddha and comes to the temple on a fixed day every month."
The date that Aunt Guo changed happened to be the day when Li came to the temple.
Yudie rubbed her arms, "You want to know all this?"
Yu Wen, "I really didn't ask around. I just heard my mother asking about Li and remembered it immediately."
She is used to picking out important information, of course, because she has the best memory. Although she can't remember everything she hears, she can still remember important information.
Yudie muttered, "No wonder Fourth Uncle and my father feel sorry that you are not a man."
Yuwen: "Then I'm really glad that I'm a girl."
"I'm too lazy to give you that."
At this time, Li sat down to rest in front. Yu Wen saw a young lady walking towards Li and raised her eyebrows, "Here she comes."
The reason she came was not to meet Li by chance, she just wanted to know whether Miss Zhang had given up!
Yudie listened and her eyes widened, "You came here today for Miss Zhang!"
"You guessed it right. This Miss Zhang has not given up."
Yudie, "Mr. Gu is good-looking, so the original five-point calculation has now increased to seven or eight points."
Yuwen had already started walking. When Yudie saw her, she ignored her fiancé who was standing in the distance talking to someone and quickly followed her.
Li was a little wary. She used to be a maid and was very good at reading people's faces. She was lucky to marry her husband, and her brother-in-law was a top scholar in the imperial examination. She was wary of anyone who asked about her brother-in-law, fearing that she would cause trouble for him.
Miss Zhang saw that the woman was distant and said softly, "I just heard Lord Gu's name, so I interrupted him. I was rude."
Li didn't ask how the young lady knew her brother-in-law. She just said it to please the young lady. She didn't want to talk more, so she stood up and said, "I'm ready to rest. Please go ahead."
Miss Zhang, "..."
Shouldn't the normal thing to do be to ask her how she knew Lord Gu
Yu Wen spoke up at this time, "Mrs. Li."
Li's smile was sincere, and she hurriedly greeted him, "County Lady Anhe, are you here to worship Buddha today as well?"
Yu Wen smiled and nodded, "I came here today to accompany my second aunt. Just now, I saw someone who looked like you from a distance. When I got closer, I realized it was really you. I have heard that you often worship Buddha, and it seems to be true."
Lee, “It is indeed true.”
During her darkest times, worshipping Buddha became her spiritual support. She got used to it, and now that she has a good marriage, she is even more sincere.
Miss Zhang greeted him and said, "Meetings, Princess Anhe."
Yuwen asked, "Who are you?"
Miss Zhang blushed slightly. She was not even the legitimate daughter of the Zhang family. She could not see County Lady Anhe at the banquet her legitimate mother took her to. She pursed her lips and said, "The daughter of Grand Secretary Zhang."
Yu Wen, "You are the lady who hit Lord Gu's carriage? Didn't you pay compensation? Did you pay too little?"
Jade Butterfly, "..."
Gu Yan looked up at the sky and decided to have a good talk with his brother when he got back!