A Thousand Gold Order: Inheritance

Chapter 331 The only arrogant family in the world!

"What are you doing here? I won't get lost." Seeing him, Qi Huan was still quite happy in his heart, so he muttered casually.

"Let's go, it won't be too late to watch the ceremony." Gu Zhan stretched out his hand.

Qi Huan put her fingers on his palm and let him hold it firmly.

This moment's gentle and submissive appearance is completely different from the previous moment's sharp and aggressive appearance.

Gu Zhan only glanced at Concubine Sheng Xian who was sitting blankly in the hall, and led Qi Huan away without saying hello.

When Qi Huan came over, in order to catch up with time and also to deceive others, he took a small sedan chair instead.

At this time, the sedan chair was still waiting outside the Yonghe Palace.

After leaving the door, Gu Zhan gave him a questioning look.

Qi Huan shook his head, and interlocked his fingers instead: "Go back, I don't like to sit in sedan chairs."

Without Gu Zhan's instructions, the accompanying female officer took the sedan chair away first.

If you go diagonally through the imperial garden and take a shortcut, Yonghe Palace is not too far from Queen Gu's Fengming Palace.

Qi Huan chatted with Gu Zhan, and teased him: "This is in the palace, are you afraid that she will become angry and do something to me?"

There was no expression on Gu Zhan's face, he just followed her steps and walked forward slowly, his tone was light: "You know, I actually don't want you to get involved in these things."

Of course Qi Huan knew.

If it weren't for his conflicting attitude, it would be more convenient for Empress Gu to ask him to send a message instead of sending Prince Yun Zhan to find her.

Qi Huan's footsteps stopped.

Gu Zhan took another step forward before realizing it.

Then, he also stopped and turned around.

Qi Huan walked up to him, raised his head slightly to look at him, then raised his right hand to touch his cheek.

Her eyes were clear and firm, without any hint of a joke, she said solemnly: "I told you, I am willing, this is not a lie."

Of course Gu Zhan knew that she didn't need to lie to him, but because of these things, he really felt a burden in his heart.

So, he pursed his lips and didn't answer.

Qi Huan said: "This is not your business alone. You have done everything you can undertake and do for me. Since it is for the future of the two of us, I should share it together. And It’s all within my power, and I don’t find it difficult.”

In fact, if you want to beat and warn Concubine Sheng Xian, even if Empress Gu or the Emperor directly confronts her, she will be able to calm her down immediately, ensuring that she will not dare to mess around with Ye Xunyi again.

But they are either due to their identities, or their positions are limited...

Once there is a face-to-face showdown, the relationship between father and son, the relationship between husband and wife, the stability and harmony of the harem, and the stability and balance of the court will all be broken and cease to exist.

As a big family of theirs, there are certain things that everyone can know each other well, and even have a grudge against each other, but this layer of window paper is not easy to pierce directly, otherwise they will not be able to get along in the future.

Moreover, it was not convenient for Gu Zhan to come forward because of the obvious standing in line.

Instead, she introduced Qi Huan, who had no sense of presence and irrelevance in the court and harem, and with her status and age experience, when meeting in private, even if her words were harsh, Concubine Sheng Xian would naturally lower her guard and compare It is easy to listen to the words.

Human nature is like this. Their mother and son were originally dissatisfied and even wanted to turn against Queen Gu's mother and son and replace them. If the queen stepped forward to put pressure on her, it would only arouse even greater hatred and rebellion...

Instead, it would be better to send a little person who she couldn't see in her eyes and thought it was insignificant.

More importantly——

Although this little girl Qi Huan is young and unknown, she is actually bold, careful and eloquent.

Queen Gu is sure that she is competent!

Gu Zhan must have heard the last few words she said to Concubine Sheng Xian in Yonghe Palace just now.

He also raised his hand and gently traced the outline of the girl's eyebrows with his fingers, and then he spoke with a helpless smile: "So, you are going to imitate my elder sister and be a good wife, mother and wife ?”

"Don't even think about it." Qi Huan also laughed out loud, and gave him a look, "I will try my best to help you as a good wife, but don't count on being a good wife and mother."

Gu Zhan frowned suspiciously: "Is there any difference?"

Qi Huan took his hand, leaned close to his lips and gnawed two rows of teeth marks on the back of his hand, then raised his head again, and looked at him who was still at a loss with a ferocious face: "I am not as virtuous and magnanimous as the empress. , not only taking care of you but also your other women and children? If you want to enjoy the blessings of everyone, then be prepared to be restless and bloody. You also want me to help you settle things ? I’m sure I’ll be the first to jump out and make trouble!”

Empress Gu should be regarded as a model virtuous wife in the feudal background of ancient times. She has a good family background, looks good, has a style and means, is neither arrogant nor jealous, and can love her family and take care of the overall situation...

In the eyes of men, she should be a perfect and good first wife.

But if you want to judge her with modern people's thinking, Qi Huan feels worthless for her.

Even if the emperor may love her and favor her more than any other woman in the harem, a woman like her should be worthy of a love and only affection, instead of working hard as a housekeeper in a man's backyard.

Gu Zhan's brows gradually stretched, with a look of obvious joy in his brows.

Qi Huan didn't think it was funny what he said, he thought he was going to talk about him, but his expression became guarded.

The next moment, Gu Zhan raised his hand to pinch her cheek again, rubbing back the ferocious expression on her face, and then let out a breath of relief: "This way, I can feel at ease."

Qi Huan was confused by what he said, and raised his eyebrows at him: "What?"

Gu Zhan took her into his arms and hugged her, then gently lifted her out, and was satisfied when he held her again: "I don't worry that someone will snatch her from me if you do this, after all, there is nothing in this world. No one can stand you except me."

The words are a joke, but considering the reality of the current environment, it is not entirely a joke.

Qi Huan took advantage of the situation and kicked him again: "You are mocking me!"

"No!" Gu Zhan was so good-tempered that he could avoid it but let her step on a shoe print on his boots, "It's because you are different, it suits me very well."

The two of them talked and joked and turned into the imperial garden, as if they just had nothing to do, just took a walk in the garden.

At that time, in the small garden of Fengming Palace, many people had gathered bustlingly.

Because it was to attend Princess Zhaoyang's Jiji ceremony, most of the people who were invited into the palace today were wives, and in order to meet the occasion, they were allowed to bring one or two young ladies of the same age from their families to join in the fun. That is, all the members of the Yun family's royal family, regardless of men and women, elders or juniors, almost all of them in Beijing came out.

At this moment, it is still time to prepare, the emperor sat on the elders' seat early, chatting with the elders of the clan.

Empress Guang hasn't been there yet, she should still be helping the little princess in the apse to prepare.

Because the emperor arrived, the other guests who watched the ceremony did not dare to walk around at will, so they all stood around the arranged venue step by step.

Ye Xunyi didn't move forward too much, she was chased and beaten by Yang Panyu, it took a lot of effort to calm down completely, and on the way back to Yonghe Palace, she was stopped by Concubine Sheng Xian's eldest maid, telling her to let her Come directly to the viewing site of Fengming Palace.

She had been here for a while, but she hadn't seen Concubine Sheng Xian yet, so she couldn't help but feel a little anxious, so she turned her head and asked the big palace maid beside her in a low voice: "Is the concubine mother not here yet?"

The big maid was also not very stable, but after all she had served in the palace for many years, she was very stable.

At the Jiji ceremony, there was a seat for Concubine Sheng Xian, and that seat was still vacant at the moment, so she didn't need to wait and see, and blurted out: "Maybe I was delayed on the way, but it is also possible that I will see you in the back hall first." Seeing His Royal Highness Princess Zhaoyang. Please stay calm and don't be impatient, and the empress will not make any mistakes on this occasion."

At this moment, she followed Ye Xunyi every step of the way, and refused to leave for a moment.

Ye Xunyi didn't care about this, but only asked casually when he saw that the time was approaching.

Then—

Just when she was about to look away, she heard someone from the palace calling: "His Royal Highness."

Xun Sheng looked in the direction of the entrance of the garden, only to see that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who was dressed in the prince's imperial attire, was indeed long in coming.

and--

Accompanied by him was actually Qi Wenyan, the young minister of Dali Temple who was notoriously unsophisticated and hated trouble!
Qi Wenyan was also wearing court clothes, so it seemed that the two of them had met somewhere after they went down to court.

Thinking of the house where Qi Wenyan lives now is adjacent to Yun Cheng...

Ye Xunyi, who didn't think much about it before, instinctively felt that something was wrong, and even had an absurd and ridiculous idea in an instant.

Her expression froze here, and she couldn't help but asked the maid next to her again: "On an occasion like today, the male guests present are either young princes who came with the elders in the family, or relatives and elders in the royal family. Courtier?"

The palace lady didn't understand what she meant at first, but she followed her gaze and was a little surprised when she saw Qi Wenyan appearing, she murmured: "Yes..."

Here, before the two of them figured out why...

The crowd has automatically made way for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

His Highness the Crown Prince swaggered and walked directly towards His Majesty the Emperor who was the guest of honor. Qi Wenyan immediately stopped around the periphery, just about to greet His Majesty the Emperor from afar, and then retreated to the side...

Unexpectedly, His Majesty the Emperor had already seen him with sharp eyes.

"Yo." He yelled loudly and waved his hands, "Qi Aiqing is here too?"

When Qi Wenyan heard the words, he could only follow Yun Zhan and walk directly in front of him, and greeted him face to face: "I have seen my father/Your Majesty."

The emperor first glared at his son feigning anger: "Today's Jiji ceremony is your imperial sister's big day, and you are late too? I thought you would not come."

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still very stylish in front of people, not like a hippie-smiling apprentice, but like a well-behaved baby, and bowed to the emperor: "It's my son's fault. That case was very intriguing, so I went to discuss it with Qi Aiqing, if it wasn't for the imperial sister's consecration ceremony... Erchen really doesn't have the heart to come to the palace right now."

As he spoke, he probably was afraid that Qi Wenyan would be in trouble, so he took the initiative to take a look at the other party, and then explained: "No, I didn't want to finish it for a while, so I brought Qi Aiqing along with me."

He understood what his father was thinking, this was a veiled look at His Majesty the Emperor, and a small look asking for credit.

His Majesty the Emperor is afraid of his own daughter, and today he wanted to call Qi Wenyan to come, but he didn't dare, because he was afraid that his elf daughter would catch a clue, and he managed to manage it step by step for so long. The results of the battle are ruined once...

"Qi Aiqing is indeed one of the best when it comes to the ability to see clearly and judge cases and people." His Majesty the Emperor was elated, with a loving smile on his face, "The prince can learn more from him. There is no harm in that. Come here, move a stool, and sit next to me." Keep talking."

All those who are qualified to sit here today are the highly respected elders of the royal clan Reed.

The excessive enthusiasm of His Majesty the Emperor immediately attracted strange looks from many people.

Qi Wenyan remained calm, and quickly shied away: "Thank you for your love, but on the way here just now, the minister and His Highness the Crown Prince have already talked about the same thing. The auspicious time is approaching, so I should stand outside first."

This is...

finished talking?
His Majesty's heart suddenly tightened.

His Royal Highness immediately made up his mind: "I still have a few questions, but the emperor's sister's ceremony is important. Let's sit closer at the luncheon, and Ai Qing will continue to explain my doubts."

His Majesty the Emperor flipped the abacus in his heart twice, and felt that his son was really well-raised, caring and clever.

Pulling Qi Wenyan to sit with them in the warm pavilion during the luncheon is equivalent to sitting with their big family.

Sure enough, Qi Wenyan did not shirk his refusal, and bowed again to salute, and then calmly retreated to the periphery.

Afterwards, Concubine Sheng Xian came dressed up, but there was no abnormal expression on her face. She had obviously adjusted her mentality, and she went to greet the emperor face to face before taking her seat.

Then, she acted a full set, and after she sat down, she searched for Ye Xunyi's location in the crowd, and gave Ye Xunyi a calm look.

Because from her standpoint, she probably didn't know that Yang Panyu's plan was in vain at this time, so she just reminded Ye Xunyi that this is not a place to talk, and then she looked away, and no longer had direct contact with the other party.

But after the performance just now, she has already spent a lot of energy, and now the fingers under the wide sleeves are tightly grasping the hem of the clothes, so as to restrain and stabilize her emotions.

Qi Huan and Gu Zhan dawdled until the end, before the ceremony came in from outside the garden.

The two walked side by side, talking in a low voice, looking very harmonious.

Ye Xunyi looked over, his gaze was fixed, and he looked at Qi Huan several more times, with a bit of resentment in his eyes that couldn't be suppressed.

Qi Huan seemed to have sensed it, and he didn't get used to her. When he raised his head, he caught her with great precision, and stared back viciously, which made Ye Xunyi stunned for a moment.

Then the ceremony officially began.

Her Royal Highness Princess Zhaoyang was surrounded by stars and entered the arena...

Sure enough, because of her disfigured face, it inevitably caused an uproar in the audience.

Those present, including most of the members of the clan, did not know her before, but because she walked around Beijing under the name of Gu Xuanxuan, and because the scar on her face was so recognizable, those who had seen her before Those who passed her immediately understood what was going on.

It turned out that this so-called girl from the Gu family was the first princess who had been kept outside the palace by His Majesty the Emperor and the Empress!
It's no wonder that she has such a big face, she can get the personal care of Duke Ping, and she lives directly in the Duke's mansion as the master.

Just looking at her face on the other side, it can be seen that the original appearance of this princess is also very good, and it is precisely because of this that it is even more regrettable to be ruined like this.

Of course, in addition to regretting, there were also people who immediately gloated——

After all, she can't take all the good things by herself. Since she has obtained the only noble status in the world, it is only fair that she must lack something.

It's just that the first princess is the first princess after all, no matter how different these people's minds were, they didn't dare to make a sound on the spot, let alone discuss it. Everyone pretended to be fine and watched the ceremony in silence.

Looking at the audience, Qi Huan found that among so many people present, the expressions of His Majesty's family of four were genuine and natural——

Her Royal Highness Princess Zhaoyang acted as if no one was around, and she retracted freely;
The empress is smiling, calm and gentle;

His Majesty the Emperor and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are genuinely proud of the pride of having a young girl in our family, and they are extremely gratified...

In stark contrast to the others present.

This family really showed their strength what it means to be unique in the world!

Oh, no, if you have to say that there are still people who can completely keep up with their rhythm...

That was her family's third uncle who shouldn't have appeared on such an occasion today!
　Third Uncle: I am so good at integrating into my new family without barriers...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)