The first day of the twelfth lunar month

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As soon as Gu Xiang entered the gate of the Princess' Mansion in Beijing, a group of female officials, palace maids, Jiang Sizan and others came to the palace and sent Gu Xiang directly to the hot spring pool to wash it thoroughly. Then she applied the top jade cream in the palace from head to toe, and took good care of her skin.

The hair was soaked with a hair cream made of Polygonum multiflorum three times. After washing it, it was smooth and brighter, which was even more beautiful than the pearlescent satin that was popular in the palace recently.

Taking a shower and changing clothes, Gu Xiang looked at himself in the mirror, and saw that her skin was red, and she seemed to be shining.

Not long after, Jiang Sizan brought someone in with his clothes, cleaned up Gu Xiang with decent beauty, and sent her to the palace to pay homage to the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother and His Majesty.

As soon as Gu Xiang entered the Cining Hall, he smelled a strong fragrance of medicine.

There was a guest in the Cining Hall, and a wife in her forties was sitting on a rose chair. As soon as Gu Xiang entered the hall, she looked at her. She immediately saw that the lady showed some vigilance and disgust on her face, and she didn't know how to restrain herself and hide.

The Empress Dowager smiled, and seemed very happy, and said loudly: "A Xiang is back. Come quickly. Knowing that you are coming, the Ai family specially asked the imperial kitchen to make fried duck feet for you. It is very fat and tender. Today I will stay for dinner with the Ai family."

Gu Xiang immediately stopped thinking about what the Empress Dowager was and why he was very hostile, and just responded with a smile.

The empress dowager held Gu Xiang's hand and kept her attention on Gu Xiang. She just said to the lady carelessly: "Yu Le, your mother's affairs are just to deal with. I am so old, and I can't even control my own son and granddaughter. How can I control others? Let's go, don't always run into the palace if you have any trouble. I am so quiet, old, and I'm even worse, so I'm too lazy to socialize you juniors."

The lady's face sank, feeling resentful. She only looked at the empress dowager's expression, and she could only bear to say goodbye and leave.

As soon as the lady left, the empress dowager sighed gently, her expression still tightly, but the atmosphere that was a little deliberate and familiar but somewhat uncomfortable discomfort dissipated.

As expected, she asked someone to bring fried duck feet. The chef of the imperial kitchen was very good at craftsmanship, and Gu Xiang was not very polite, so he ate several of them in a row.

The empress dowager looked at the comfort and freedom on Gu Xiang's face and couldn't help but feel happy. She ate half a bowl of rice. In recent years, her appetite has become worse and worse. Speaking of which, it was the refreshing side dishes that Gu Xiang sent to the palace, which made her even better.

While eating, a lucky nanny came in outside. The queen mother glanced at her and sighed, "Have you gone to your Empress Yang again?"

The nanny nodded helplessly.

The Empress Dowager closed her eyes and shook her head and said, "This Yule is becoming more and more inconsistent."

As she said that, the Empress Dowager looked down at Gu Xiang, with a little helplessness on her face: "Yu Le is Yu Zhen's daughter, and Yu Zhen is spoiled. If she provokes A Xiang, don't spoil her. Tell me, I'll deal with her for you."

Gu Xiang's mind turned around and remembered that the "Yuzhen" mentioned by the Empress Dowager was His Majesty's aunt, the eldest princess of this dynasty.

The lady in front of me should be a princess.

It’s not a big mistake for her to have no impression. Her days in the capital were still short, there were many royal families and many clan girls in this dynasty. She had never cared about the numerous complicated relationships between nobles in the court before. Even if she read the files of the Imperial City Department, she also read them as a vernacular book, only remembering some interesting things. She thought about it carefully for a while, but she didn’t think of her interactions with the princess, so naturally she couldn’t think of grudges.

The empress dowager said softly: "Yule fell in love with Yuguang as her son-in-law. Alas, if her plan could succeed, it would have been possible. How could she wait until today? She just couldn't think about it."

After a pause, the Queen Mother brought out a few jokes in her words.

"It's okay if that child Yu Guang doesn't know the trick. Now that he has the trick? She has been thinking again, it's a pity."

The queen mother smiled and said, "She can see it and can't eat it. Yu Guang is already the thing in our A Xiang's bag."

Gu Xiang: "..."

It seems that she is a human-eating fairy.

Gu Xiang originally planned to pay a visit to the Empress Dowager, but he left with a wink, but he didn't expect to sit there until noon as soon as he sat there.

The Queen Mother took her to eat all kinds of delicious food prepared by the imperial kitchen. She listened to the storytelling of the female husband and had refreshments, and also took her to pick up various silks and satin sent by the embroiderers. She heard them describe the materials and styles of wedding clothes, talk and laugh, and time passed quickly and easily.

Gu Xiang was a little surprised that the Cining Palace was so peaceful.

Before and after she entered Beijing, everyone clearly felt like a string was tense. When Jiang Sizan saw her go back, tears were about to flow out. The entire princess's mansion wanted to rush to her to describe the situation in the capital.

Because she was about to enter the palace, Jiang Sizan rarely gave up her always implicit remarks and told her about all the troubles that had happened in the capital recently.

Over the past few months, from top to bottom, almost everyone in the capital has been involved in the "Crown Prince" incident, and all the ministers and royal nobles in the court have been trapped in it.

Gu Xiang thought the atmosphere in the palace must be very terrifying, but he never thought that the Empress Dowager's expression was as calm as before and that her daily life was not affected at all.

No, it should be said that the empress dowager was not at all concerned with the prince. She was only concerned about the marriage of Duke An Guo, Zhao Ying.

From now on, he seems to be no longer a Duke. In one step, His Majesty has already sent a message to grant Duke An of Zhao Ying the King of Ying.

Obviously, in the heart of the empress dowager, Zhao Ying’s wedding and title of kings are the real serious things.

"The 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month is the auspicious day. It is logical that the princess will surrender, and it will take at least one or two years to prepare. But A Xiang, you and Yu Guang are also familiar with him. Yu Guang is actually an impatient person. If he makes him anxious, he doesn't know what is wrong with him and what happened. If A Xiang, you are happy, it's better to follow his wishes."

The queen mother chuckled and said, "Don't worry about anything else. As early as Yu Guang's letter was sent to the capital, the inner mansion began to prepare for the grand event of the princess surrender. Yu Guang was named king, A Xiang surrendered, and the two joys were coming to the door, and it was passed down to future generations. It was said that she could still write a note in history books."

Gu Xiang: "..."

In a flash of time, the Queen Mother had asked her to show her dowry list and betrothal gift list. She said it very well, as if she had known her family. She knew it at first glance that she had thought about it for a long time.

Gu Xiang was so amused and cried. He blinked but did not refute. Instead, he responded generously.

She is not that kind of person who is so stubborn.
Chapter completed!