"Concubine Shun, I beg you, don't destroy me!" Gu Zhao said coldly.
If she really wanted to continue to disgust him, Gu Zhao wouldn't mind letting her die.
He doesn't care about the emperor's favorite concubine.
Concubine Shun nodded repeatedly and said hurriedly, "I know, you should pretend that what I came here today never happened."
After saying that, he left.
After the wind blew outside for a while, Concubine Shun returned to the banquet, but the emperor drank too much.
People are no longer awake.
Concubine Fang quickly stepped forward to support the emperor and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, why don't you go to Laixi Palace to rest?"
Concubine Shun didn't want it, so she quickly said, "Sister Fang Concubine, I'll help you."
After speaking, he said to the palace attendants, "Come here, take the emperor to the Laixi Palace."
Concubine Fang frowned when she saw this, not knowing what she meant.
This seems to be indisputable, but Concubine Fang really feels angry.
It was as if she got what she fought so hard for easily.
Although this was true, she was also unhappy.
Concubine Shun ignored her thoughts and felt much more relaxed watching the emperor being taken away by Concubine Fang.
Gu Zhao left the palace overnight. He didn't want to cause any trouble in the palace.
When Concubine Shun found out, her mood suddenly became doubly humiliating.
General Gu looks down on himself.
She was acting strangely at that time and just wanted to see him. Seeing that he was drunk, she thought he wouldn't know.
But when Gu Zhao returned to Beijing, she could no longer calm down.
Jin Xin rested for a long time, and then she felt much better.
Cui Gu brought the last bowl of medicine to Jin Xin.
Jin Xin had no choice but to hold her nose and drink it.
"I heard that the emperor wants to grant a marriage to General Gu and is looking for the legitimate daughters of aristocratic families. There are also many daughters of officials who have proposed themselves. It seems that good things are coming soon." Cui Gu said while cleaning up.
"General Gu is not young anymore. He is indeed getting married. Which noble girl does the emperor like?" Jin Xin asked curiously.
"This is not certain. Now the threshold of Gu Mansion is almost leveled."
Hearing this, Jin Xin thought for a while, "Is there any news from the emperor?"
"I heard that the emperor intends to choose a noble daughter among several veterans to combine civil and military affairs."
Finally, Cui Gu whispered, "General Gu now has an army of one hundred thousand. Will the Emperor be afraid of him and suppress him?"
This is not impossible.
Which emperor would let a minister have such great military power? If he really wanted to rebel, Gu Zhao might really cause chaos in the dynasty.
"Gu Zhao... looks like he won't do this." Jin Xin frowned and murmured.
In fact, her feelings for Gu Zhao were very complicated.
There was obviously no relationship, but they seemed to be very close. It was said that they were cooperating, but Jin Xin really didn't help him. Except for the fact that she rescued him in front of the seventh princess at the beginning, the two of them couldn't be said to have a close relationship.
But Jin Xin just felt that Gu Zhao was not the kind of person who would rebel against Chao Gang.
But he now has too much military power, which will only make the emperor jealous, and Jin Xin still doesn't want the emperor to be suspicious of him.
The sun was shining outside, the spring was warm and the flowers were blooming. Some dead trees in the yard began to sprout new buds. Jin Xin looked outside through the window, feeling very happy and said, "Let's go for a walk. I haven't had a good walk for a long time." ”
She had been ill for half a month and her body was sore from lying all day long.
When I came out, I happened to see Concubine Shun enjoying the flowers. The peach blossoms in March were in bloom, and many concubines came out to enjoy the flowers.
Jin Xin stepped forward, and everyone quickly came over to salute.
"Everyone, get up and continue." Jin Xin smiled.
However, the emperor happened to come out at this moment. Seeing Jin Xin, he smiled and said, "Queen, I was just going to find you."
Jin Xin stood up and said, "Your Majesty is in a good mood today. Did something good happen?"
The emperor smiled and said, "It's for General Gu's marriage. I plan to find a noble girl for him to marry, but I don't have an idea about this candidate. It just so happens that the queen gives me some ideas."
Jin Xin understood what was said, stepped forward, and returned to Kunning Palace with the emperor, asking, "Which noble girl does the emperor have your heart for?"
"Lord Hong's daughter is pretty good. There is also the legitimate second daughter of Duke Zhongguo, and the granddaughter of Grand Tutor. These are all pretty good, especially the second daughter of Duke Zhongguo. I have seen the portrait, and it's very good. "
Listening to the emperor chatting with great interest, Jin Xin carefully calculated that these were all ministers who had supported the emperor's enthronement in the early years and were loyal to the emperor.
Jin Xin didn't want to think about conspiracy theories, but after thinking about it, she wondered if the emperor wanted one of his own to monitor Gu Zhao.
No matter what Gu Zhao said, it was true that he was a foreign minister and had a large number of troops, so it was normal for the emperor to be wary of him.
"What does General Gu think?" Jin Xin was curious.
You can't just stuff it in casually, people have to appreciate it.
Concubine Shun listened to the conversation between the emperor and the queen, feeling mixed in her heart, but she did not dare to say anything.
"So you go and ask him to come to the palace to ask questions. If it doesn't work out which one you like, you organize a palace banquet and let them all come. If Gu Zhao likes whoever he likes, I will marry him."
But the emperor has a list of people who come, and they must be the daughters of his loyal party.
Forcibly inserting an informant will make him resist. If you arrange someone on the grounds that you care about his life events, you will naturally not be able to refuse.
The emperor said so, so naturally Jin Xin could only do it.
Jin Xin took the list given by the emperor and knew what the emperor meant at a glance.
The lady who received the post was invited to attend the lotus banquet in May.
When Gu Zhao received the post about coming to watch the scene, he couldn't sit still.
Immediately applied to enter the palace to see the queen.
As soon as Jin Xin saw him coming, she immediately invited him into the palace.
"General Gu is so anxious to enter the palace, but what about the lotus banquet?" Jin Xin asked with a smile.
"Is the empress sincerely choosing a wife for me?" Gu Zhao asked angrily.
When Jin Xin asked this question, she immediately smiled bitterly, "Who does General Gu think this lotus banquet is for? Of course it is for you."
"But I don't want to get married." Gu Zhao said displeased.
"Men should marry when they are older, and women should marry when they are older. It is a truth that has not changed since ancient times. General Gu now has military honors and a bright future. If he can get married early and have children, his life will be considered complete. Isn't that good? Jin Xin advised.
Gu Zhao felt somewhat uncomfortable when he saw Jin Xin trying to persuade him from the perspective of the queen.
Although this was her duty, he had someone in his heart, so how could he get married to another woman? He couldn't give that person a place, and he didn't want to harm others.
"The emperor asked you to persuade me, right? You want to put an informant on me and spy on me?" Gu Zhao stood up and looked at Jin Xin with a cold face.
Jin Xin was stunned, and with a stern look in her eyes, she asked all the slaves to retreat.
"General Gu, you shouldn't say these words. In the eyes of the emperor, you are an indispensable general who is the god of war. Don't think twice."
Gu Zhao took a deep breath and stopped hiding. He said, "I won't get married because there is someone in my heart. I have never let go of that person since I was sixteen."
"Who is that person? If there is someone in your heart, you can tell the emperor, and the emperor will definitely fulfill your wish."
Gu Zhao stared at her, wondering how the emperor could satisfy him.
