The concubine rushed forward!

Chapter 53

Li Shuren's death did not cause any disturbance in the palace, the queen gave her the last bit of honor, buried her as a dressing-gown, at least she gained a little stability after death.

Before Laba, good news came from the border of the grassland, and the general Jiang Peng defeated the enemy.

Hanar's tribe retreated tens of miles, this battle was not evenly matched, since Dazhou was strong and Hanar was weak.However, Yuan Chong, a traitor who abandoned his family, acted as a crap stick, which lengthened the front of this battle.

The emperor's busyness is no longer fighting on the front line, but finishing work at the end of the year.

The precious concubine's tentative invitation, the emperor did not refuse, and began to flip through the names of several concubines.Those who do not favor such as Concubine Jia, Xue Yunu and others are trying to find ways to invite pets, because after Laba, the emperor will not enter the harem again before the New Year's Eve.

"Did the emperor go to see Xue Yunu yesterday?" Gu Panfu inserted a plum blossom hairpin into the snake bun. She is pregnant this year, so it's not easy to brave the snow to admire the plum blossoms.The emperor sent people to send a lot of things related to plum blossoms, such as gold hairpins, vases, incense balls, there are many styles.

Fu Jiu also personally sent the freshly broken plum blossom branches, saying that the emperor was afraid that Yimei would be bored, so he kept them for fun.

"Yes, Xue Yu's daughter is also old, and the empress let her have a good life, saying that she doesn't have to attend today's Laba feast." Hanrui smiled again as she spoke, "The empress is kind, who knows Xue Yu's daughter I actually misunderstood what the Empress Dowager meant. Yesterday I specially invited the Emperor to the Qiushui Pavilion and begged for a few words."

"Tsk, why bother?"

"The servants also feel that it is cold and slippery in winter, and the servants must protect their master well."

Hanrui helped Gu Panfu put on a pair of gold inlaid jade bracelets, and Qingmei brought a bowl of sweet soup over, first to cushion the master's belly.There are so many people at the Laba Banquet in a while, how many bites can you eat?
When Gu Panfu entered the hall, she felt that the atmosphere was much more lively than usual.The clan wives greeted her, and she responded with a smile one by one.

After sitting down, I realized that several prestigious ladies were chatting and laughing around a strange lady.

Seeing Gu Panfu looking over, he nodded and smiled at her.

"Master, that's Mrs. Han's wife who has just been promoted to Beijing." Hanlu whispered in Gu Panfu's ear.

After saying this, Gu Panfu realized that Mr. Han has been out for many years, and he does things smoothly and decisively.This time I came back to Beijing to replace the elderly Mrs. Xue, and then went to see Mrs. Xue Yu who was forced to come to the banquet. Her expression was ugly, and there was a gloomy look in her eyes.

At this year's banquet, the courtiers of the aristocratic families who participated were quite different from last year.

For example, the emperor's newly promoted Imperial City Secretary to lead Lord Shen's Shen family, who was not even eligible to participate in the palace banquet before, but this year can be ranked in the front seat.

Sitting beside Mrs. Shen is a bright and beautiful girl, who is Shen Fangyi, Shen Shen's only prostitute.

Not only the Shen family brought their daughters of the right age to the banquet, but also some decent families in front of the emperor brought their daughters of the right age to the palace, the intention of which was self-evident.

Every three years, newcomers will be admitted to the palace. Sometimes there will be no national elections, and the courtiers of the aristocratic family will send their daughters to the palace alone, just like a default list.

What Gu Panfu was thinking about was the fact that Mrs. Li wanted to choose a daughter-in-law for Gu Huasi. The old lady had sent someone to ask her opinion.As her younger sister, her elder brother will not talk too much when he marries a wife.But looking at it now, if the Gu family wants to get married to the new rich, then Gu Panfu will be in debt.

Gu Panfu said a few words to Hanrui, Hanrui agreed and quietly backed out.

The atmosphere of the banquet was high until the appearance of the emperor and queen reached its climax, and the two county heads performed dances.

On the second day, the queen spared the greetings from the concubines. Gu Panfu woke up naturally after sleeping, and had a dream of singing birds and flowers.

"Master," Hanrui heard the noise, and came in to put on Gu Panfu's shoes.

"How is the question?" Gu Panfu nodded, and cleaned her face with the handkerchief Qingbi handed over.Yesterday she asked Hanrui to wait until the banquet was over to ask her elder sister Gu Panci, which lady Li Shi fell in love with, probably only Gu Panci could know a thing or two.

"Miss said, Madam Shizi likes the daughter of Mr. Fang, Minister of the Ministry of War."

Gu Panfu frowned when she heard the word Ministry of War. Fang Shi, Minister of the Ministry of War, was a firm member of the Five Princes' party before the emperor ascended the throne. Cong Longzhi is a real confidant of the emperor.

The Fang family's daughters are all up for grabs, and the youngest daughter-in-law is eighteen this year, but she has yet to choose a son-in-law.

I'm afraid the Gu family is not qualified to marry the daughter of the Fang family.

After much deliberation, Gu Panfu decided to meet the old lady and Mrs. Li, "After breakfast, I'm going to see the empress."

In the queen's residence, I was a little surprised when I heard the little maid came in and told Yimei to see her, "Let her in."

"The concubine has met the empress." Gu Panfu entered the room with a smile, and bowed respectfully.

"Sit down, Zilan, go and get a cushion for Yimei. When I'm pregnant, I always feel uncomfortable in my waist. It's better to put a cushion." The queen also smiled, with a kind attitude, "Is Yimei looking for Bengong?"

"My concubine is arrogant. I shouldn't bother my mother with such a trivial matter. It's just that my concubine has missed her family more and more since she was pregnant." Gu Panfu lowered her eyebrows, showing a kind of coquettish attitude of a young daughter, "The concubine the day before yesterday When I received a letter from my family saying that my grandfather was unwell, my concubine was really worried."

"I don't know," Gu Panfu paused for a while, showing a bit of embarrassment, and finally said with determination, "I wonder if the concubine can ask the empress to allow the grandmother and the concubine's aunt to enter the palace to meet the concubine."

The queen did not speak, but looked at Yimei for a moment.Seeing that Yimei pursed her lips nervously, sitting on a third of the chair, she said, "You have always been a sensible person. I think you are really worried about your family when you come here. I will accommodate you once. Just don't meet in the inner palace, just meet in the corner tower of Beigongyuan."

Gu Panfu looked up in surprise, then got up quickly, and thanked the queen again and again.

The East and West Palaces are the inner palace referred to by the queen, and the South Palace is the residence of the former emperor and concubine.The Emperor's Taichen Palace and the Queen's Fengyi Palace are both on the central axis of the entire palace.

After Yimei left, Ziyu hesitated to speak, she wanted to open her mouth several times, but she was afraid that the empress would be unhappy.

The queen glanced at her, "Speak up if you have something to say."

"Your Majesty, this Yimei's status is not enough. Seeing relatives and family members in private is not in line with the palace rules, servants are afraid..." Ziyu is not talking about it this time, but is really afraid that the queen will leave people with words.After all, the queen accommodated Yimeiren today, could she be able to accommodate others tomorrow.

"It's okay, Yimeiren came to beg Bengong instead of the emperor, so it is expected that Bengong will not reject her." The queen smiled indifferently, the cleverness of Yimeiren is that she has always been respectful to her.All the affairs of the harem are decided by her, the queen, instead of relying on her favor to surpass her and ask the emperor.

The surface has always been on the queen's side, so the queen is willing to give Yimei this face.

The Marquis of Anyang received a communication from Ruyixuan Palace, and the old lady was going to bring something to the palace tomorrow.

Mrs. Li was not too happy about it, Gu Panfu suddenly became a high-ranking imperial concubine, quite favored and pregnant, and the whole Marquis Mansion fawned on her.Li Shi, who was not a good mother to Gu Panfu before, was naturally embarrassed, and wished to see her forever.

But the palace people specifically asked that Yimei had something to say, so she also invited Mrs. Shizi to come to the palace to see her.

Sitting in the carriage to the palace, Mrs. Li has never been so uncomfortable.

The old lady raised her eyelids and glanced at her, "Mr. Li, you should be more respectful when you see Yimei later. She is different after all."

Mrs. Li seemed to be choked for a moment, before she said slowly, "Yes, my daughter-in-law knows."

After getting off the carriage, a leading eunuch and a well-dressed court lady were already waiting at the gate of the palace. The court lady wore a silk flower on her head and a carved silver bracelet on her hand.

Seeing the old lady and Mrs. Li, the maid smiled before saying a word, "Hanlu, the maidservant, is the first-class maid of Ruyixuan, who was ordered by Yimei to lead the way for the old lady and Mrs. Shizi."

The old lady didn't dare to take it, so she took a bulging purse and stuffed it into Hanlu's hand. After Hanlu thanked her, she didn't refuse.

"Old lady, Mrs. Shizi, the master is begging the empress empress, she is generous, and she will meet you in the turret over there." Hanlu explained clearly in a few words, making it clear that the master had something to say.

The old lady also saw Gu Panfu who entered the palace more than once, and watched the palace banquet from a distance several times.But the first time they met at such a close distance, she couldn't help but feel drummed in her heart. Gu Panfu was no longer the well-behaved concubine who had no sense of presence in her impression.On the contrary, he has a graceful bearing, and his gestures are full of momentum.

Gu Panfu was polite and did not ask the old lady and Mrs. Li to salute her, "Grandmother, mother, sit down quickly."

When the palace man served the tea, she said again, "I got a few pots of good tea, but I don't like it when I'm pregnant. Grandmother, mother, taste how it tastes. If you like it, you can take it with you when you leave the palace."

The old lady saw that Gu Panfu's attitude was good, and her back straightened a lot, she couldn't help looking at Gu Panfu's belly, "Everything in the palace is good, and I'm lucky too."

"When I was in the palace, I often missed my family. A few days ago, my grandmother wrote to say that she was going to choose a wife for my brother. I asked, which girl did my grandmother and mother like?" Gu Panfu acted as if she didn't see the old lady's eyes. ,Go straight.

The old lady and Mrs. Li didn't expect that Gu Panfu would ask about this, the old lady frowned lightly, and then quickly let go.

Li Shi's complexion was not so good, "This...the beauty may be a bit..."

When she lost her voice, the old lady interrupted Li's words, "It's the lady of Fang's family, Shangshu of the Ministry of War."

"It's indeed a good marriage, but," Gu Panfu's smile faded a little, but the Gu family's appetite was big, "I don't think so."

This was said so quickly and decisively that the old lady and Mrs. Li were taken aback for a moment, and Mrs. Li couldn't bear it any longer, "The beauty is now blessed with grace, and the decision is made on the elder brother's head."

Gu Panfu's face was expressionless, and her voice was slightly cold, "Mother be careful," she stood up holding Hanrui's hand, looked down at the old lady and Li, her eyes full of sarcasm, " I shouldn't have asked about elder brother's marriage. However, my grandmother and mother should know better than me what is going on in the Fang family."

"Elder brother is highly valued by the emperor. If grandmother and mother want to ruin elder brother's future, they should go and ask Miss Fang to marry him." Gu Panfu turned her face away and walked out directly.

Li's face was pale with anger, but the old lady seemed to be enlightened, and said to Gu Panfu's back, "Don't worry, beauty, Aunt Sun is doing well in the mansion."

Gu Panfu kept walking without turning her head.

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