Step-room, she is soft and charming

Chapter 179: Meet in person

After hearing this, the prince smiled and said.

"I'm not late, are you?"

"No, it's just right."

All the other ministers who should have arrived have almost arrived, except for those relatives of the emperor, all of whom have to be late for the so-called dignity of the royal family.

It seems that arriving late can show their dignity.

So the prince glanced at the cars and horses parked in front of the general's mansion and smiled, with a shrewd look in his eyes.

"Let's go, since we're here, I'm naturally going to pay Mrs. Gu a rest. The queen mother has asked me to give her a message. When she gets better, she must go to the palace. Gathering is what it is."

The words are full of kindness.

Let people know the Queen's attitude towards the Gu family as soon as they hear it, and this is also the prince's attitude towards the Gu family.

Then Shang Ji said respectfully.

"Grandmother knows the empress's concern, so she recovers very quickly from her illness. When she recovers completely, she will naturally go to the palace to see the empress."

When the prince heard this, his heart was also ironed.

Then he walked into the gate of the General's Mansion and went straight to the front hall.

This was the first time for the Crown Prince and Crown Princess to come to the General's Mansion. They looked around and then said with a smile.

"It's well repaired. It can be seen that thought has been put into it, but it doesn't look like Liu Lang's handwriting."

"Prince Hui, it was my wife Du who majored in it. She spent several years in Jinling City when she was young, so she was very fond of the garden scenery."

"No wonder, this palace seems to have a Jiangnan style."

Mrs. Du, the prince once heard his mother mention it once, and heard that she is a very smart and virtuous woman.

They are sure that such a person can stay by Shang Ji's side.

Following suit, they walked to the front hall. Everyone who was chatting and laughing heard voices coming from outside.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived, the Crown Princess has arrived, Prime Minister Guo has arrived, and the General has arrived."

Mrs. Gu stood up with a calm face and said to Mrs. Guo next to her.

"It's hard to miss the prince and the prime minister."

"What the old sister said, the friendship between our two families for many years should be like this."

When Prime Minister Guo arrived at this time, Mrs. Gu didn't think there was anything wrong.

When the prince arrived at this time, he knew at a glance that he was making faces for them, the widows of the Gu family.

Otherwise, a family like the Gu family who no longer has children and grandchildren to take over the seat is nothing but glory in front of them.

It should not be favored and valued by others.

With so many people coming today, no one can clearly understand the weight of the Gu family in Shang Ji's heart.

Now that the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace are added, one naturally knows who will be respected at today's banquet.

Seeing this, everyone got up and walked outside.

When they saw the prince, they all knelt down to pay respects.

"The minister (the minister's wife) has met the prince and the concubine."

Prime Minister Guo and Shang Ji retreated one after another, as courtiers, they couldn't afford to bow down like this.

"Everyone, stand up, the General's Mansion is the host today, so there is no need to be formal."

"Thank you, Prince."

After saying this, Shang Ji welcomed the prince into the front hall and main room.

In today's General's Mansion, men and women are not divided into seats, but mixed together.

The front hall is large enough, so there are many people who come and don't feel crowded. Instead, old friends meet and have a good chat.

When the prince came, many courtiers who had greeted each other before came closer.

Everyone wants to show their faces in front of the prince and get some appreciation.

And this scene made Shang Zhiping sweat involuntarily, revealing a sense of nervousness and lack of self-confidence.

And He Shilin next to him swallowed nervously because he had never seen such an occasion before.

The two looked at each other, and they both saw tension in each other's eyes.

This touch melted a lot.

How to put it, today is also their home field, but it is not good to hide behind blindly, so that people can see their cowardice.

So, Shang Zhiping gritted his teeth and stood still, he didn't say to go to the prince, but compared to the previous way of hiding when something happened, he has improved a lot.

Sister-in-law Mrs. Liu stood behind her son, not protecting him like before, but giving him strength.

This support from his mother made Shang Zhiping feel more at ease.

Afterwards, the prince spoke with concern to Mrs. Gu.

"I see that the old lady's body and bones are quite strong, and her bearing and appearance are the same as before. It seems that this general's mansion is a treasure, and the old lady is well raised."

When the prince said this, his words were sincere.

Mrs. Gu could hear it, and because he was the son of Queen Guo, she said it with some kindness.

"What Your Highness said is that both Shaoyu and his wife are more filial to their old body, and naturally their bones will be better."

How about saying that Mrs. Gu is a human spirit? The words are simple but the meaning is very clear.

Shang Ji and Du Jingyi are very filial to her, so they are in good health.

And the Duke of the State and Mrs. Wei came to make trouble, so she got sick with anger.

Those two were really sitting at home, and the pot came from the sky. They probably didn't expect that Mrs. Gu would complain so much in front of His Highness the Crown Prince in front of everyone.

It just so happened that the prince was also a person with seven orifices and an exquisite heart, and he quickly understood the meaning.

So, he said very meaningfully.

"My Daxing Dynasty regards filial piety as the law. It is also right for Liulang and his wife to respect you. If someone tells you not to leave your old age in the future, you can just call someone to report to the East Palace. I want to see it. Who dares?" Are you disrespectful to Mrs. Gu?"

Hearing this, even those with sharp ears and eyes understood.

With the crown prince as the guarantor, the old Mrs. Gu might be able to walk sideways in Suian City in the future.

You know, the prince is not someone without real power.

Now most of the imperial court is under him. Although His Majesty is still in power now, he has not been in court for many years, so the crown prince has supervised the country for several years.

Now it's just a matter of getting through the day. When His Majesty dies, the Prince will naturally ascend the throne and become the emperor.

With the protection of the new emperor in the future, no one is an idiot who insists on making the Gu family unhappy.

Therefore, at this moment, all the wives looked at the widows of the Gu family with a little more respect in their eyes.

What's more, even Gu Xiaolang, who was standing aside, received a little more attention.

You know, on such an occasion today, whose wife is not like a mirror in her heart.

But to be honest, Xing Zhao's market is much better than Gu Xiaolang's.

The Xing family has real power and a rich family background. The mother-in-law, Mrs. Xing, also seems to be easy-going and straightforward, so those who came into contact with Mrs. Xing surrounded her several times.

But no one cares about the place of the third aunt and sister-in-law Liu.

But now, not only Gu Xiaolang, but even Xueniang stood out from the crowd, looking much more likable than before.

(End of this chapter)