Alluring City

"Well, I see." Gu Xiaowu nodded, then pushed the door open and entered.

"You're here, take a seat." The queen pointed to the chair opposite her, signaling Gu Xiaowu to sit there.

Gu Xiaowu nodded, then sat down.

"What do you want from me?" Gu Xiaowu directly stated his purpose.

The queen sighed softly, and said with a guilty face: "I have heard about what happened yesterday, and I have wronged you."

If she had not agreed to her request, she would not have encountered such a thing.

"It's okay, anyway, I don't have anything to lose in the end." Gu Xiaowu said indifferently, it's just a pity that the wedding dress was made by so many embroiderers working day and night, and now I'm afraid it will be wasted.

"In any case, this palace should give you an explanation for what happened." The queen said sincerely, "I have ordered the prince to thoroughly investigate this matter, and I will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation."

Such a thing happened in the harem under her jurisdiction, which she could not allow.

No matter how often those concubines fight openly and secretly, as long as it is not too much, she will turn a blind eye and close her eyes and not control them too much, but now someone is doing this to the concubine Chen'er is about to marry, it is really tolerable, What can't be tolerated.

Gu Xiaowu lowered his head slightly, smiled, and looked up at the queen again, "If the person who did this is a concubine with a higher rank in the harem, how do you plan to punish him?"

Now there are not many concubines in the harem, under the queen, there are only four concubines, one noble concubine and a few Zhaoyi talents.None of the natal families of Zhaoyi and Cairen had any married women, but the natal families of the two concubines and noble concubines had married women...

Speaking of it, she seemed to have offended Concubine De at the Hundred Flowers Banquet. Although she didn't know that she was Gu Qingcheng, her natal family also had a young lady who happened to be married.

The queen thought about it for a moment, and then said decisively: "No matter who it is, as long as the evidence is convincing, I will deal with it according to the palace rules."

This harem should also be properly managed. Over the years, because of her inconvenient legs and feet, and her hearing loss, she has not managed the harem much. Some concubines are afraid that because she did not manage the harem much, they will have ideas that they shouldn't have. .

Regardless of whether the person who bewitched this girl had a grudge against her or wanted to ration her natal lady to Chen'er, she would definitely deal with it according to the palace rules.

The maid who was guarding outside suddenly came in, "Empress, the crown prince has come."

Hearing this, the Queen couldn't help but raise the corners of her lips, "Please invite him in."

Dugu Chen knelt down on one foot, then raised his head to look at the queen and said: "My son, please greet the queen."

"Get up quickly, how many times have I told you, in the future, if there are no outsiders around, don't kneel down to your mother, but your child is always unwilling to listen to persuasion." The queen smiled happily, seeing Duguchen, she It seems very happy.

"Empress mother, etiquette cannot be discarded." Although Dugu Chen was sitting beside the empress, he always turned his head to look at the empress so that the empress could see the shape of his lips when he was speaking.

The queen nodded with a satisfied smile, and said: "You came just in time, the queen mother just talked about you with Qingcheng."

Duguchen turned his head to look at Gu Xiaowu, then nodded to her.

"Really, I don't know what the queen mother and Cheng'er said?"

"The queen mother is telling Qingcheng that I don't know when you will be able to find out the real culprit who put Gu worms on Qingcheng's wedding dress." The queen smiled and couldn't help joking.

When Dugu Chen heard the empress mentioning this matter, he couldn't help but look a little dignified, "Mother, my son will find out the real culprit as soon as possible, and give Cheng'er an explanation."

The queen nodded in satisfaction, suddenly she seemed to have thought of something, and hurriedly said: "Speaking of which, that wedding dress has been let go of the Gu worm, and it would be unlucky to wear it again. The wedding is approaching, and if we rush to make it again, the embroidered lady Can we get out before we get married?"

Duguchen hesitated for a moment, then said: "I have already asked Luochen to go to the tailor shop outside the palace to find a good embroiderer to enter the palace. If we add more people, it should be no problem to drive out another wedding dress before we get married. of."

"Don't be so troublesome, leave the wedding dress to me." Gu Xiaowu said suddenly.

"This..." The queen looked at Gu Xiaowu with some hesitation. Royal marriages are naturally inferior to ordinary people, and the wedding dress is naturally exquisite. After all, she is only a thirteen or fourteen-year-old child. she……

"Empress mother, just listen to Cheng'er, let Cheng'er handle the matter of the wedding dress." Dugu Chen persuaded.

"But..." The queen was still a little hesitant. Although the wedding would eventually be interrupted, it was the first time for this child to wear a wedding dress, and she still hoped that her wedding dress could be more exquisite.

"Queen, how about this? The embroiderers will continue to rush to make wedding dresses. If the wedding dresses in Cheng'er are not good, then the embroiderers will be used to drive them out. Do you think it's okay?" Dugu Chen Asked with a gentle smile.

The queen sighed softly, shook her head, and said, "Forget it, let's do it this way." It's good to have a preparation, in case the same thing happens again...

Thinking of the previous wedding dress, the queen couldn't help but exhorted: "This time, you have to pay attention, don't let people fix those messy things on the wedding dress again."

Dugu Chen nodded and said: "I understand." It is enough for such a thing to happen once, if it happens again, where will he put the prince's face?

"Okay, just understand. The queen mother believes that you can handle it well." The queen is naturally very pleased that her only child can be so outstanding, but it's a pity...

If it wasn't for what happened back then, Chen'er wouldn't have had such a hard life.

"The queen mother is a little tired, Chen'er, you can take Qingcheng out for a walk, in two days, you will have to wait until the day you get married before you can meet again." The queen said with a slight smile.

"Yes, my son obeys the order." Dugu Chen nodded in response.

The queen couldn't help laughing, "Silly boy, what are you doing so seriously? The queen mother actually hopes that you can treat yourself and the queen mother as ordinary people."

Dugu Chen was slightly taken aback, although he showed an elegant smile, "I understand."

"Okay, let's go." The queen smiled, and then summoned the maid to push herself into the inner room.

Dugu Chen looked at Gu Xiaowu, and said, "Let's go."

Gu Xiaowu got up and followed Duguchen, playing with the jade pendant Duguchen gave him in his sleeve, thinking whether to return the jade pendant to him now.

After thinking about it, he didn't take out the jade pendant after all.

It's better to wait until the day we get married to pay back, now is not the time.

The two walked side by side on the road paved with bluestone slabs, and the maids and servants were very sensible and kept away from them.

"The wedding date is set in five days, you...but are you really willing to marry me?" Dugu Chen asked in a low voice.

Gu Xiaowu didn't raise his head, but said indifferently: "Don't you think it's too late to ask now?"

It seems redundant to ask her if she is really willing to marry him after it has been announced to the world.

Duguchen was slightly taken aback, as if he didn't expect Gu Xiaowu to say such a thing.

"That's really like your answer." If it were other women, they would definitely nod happily and say yes, right?

"The weather has been cloudy and rainy recently, has the wound hurt?" Dugu Chen walked slowly, following Gu Xiaowu's pace without any trace.

Gu Xiaowu shook his head and said, "No, the wound has healed well."

Her body was already relatively good, and after Lan Shenglian detoxified her, the wound began to heal quickly.

Moreover, Lan Shenglian's medical skills seem to be very good. The medicines she used during that time were all prepared by him, and the results were very good.

If one day Lan's family collapses, he can still rely on his excellent medical skills to support himself.

Dugu Chen suddenly felt that it would be good if he could go on like this for the rest of his life.

Smelling the faint fragrance coming from his side, he suddenly wanted to hug her.

And in fact he did.

Gu Xiaowu's body froze, she never thought that Duguchen would suddenly embrace her in his arms.After reacting, she didn't push him away, but let her hug her.

"Cheng'er..." If you can hold her in your arms for the rest of your life, it is actually a kind of happiness, but...

Thinking of his mother's legs and hearing, Dugu Chen's eyes couldn't help but darken, and the arms that hugged Gu Xiaowu secretly increased their strength.

Gu Xiaowu was a little out of breath being hugged by Dugu Chen, but he just frowned and didn't make a sound.

Seeing this scene, the court ladies who came and went couldn't help showing envious expressions, they all hoped that they could exchange places with Gu Xiaowu.

Duguchen just hugged Gu Xiaowu quietly until his arms became sore, then he let her go lightly, but took Gu Xiaowu's hand behind his back.

Gu Xiaowu looked at Dugu Chen with some surprise, although he was full of doubts, he couldn't say a word in the end.

Today's Dugu Chen is a bit strange, she can see that he is struggling, but she doesn't know what to do.

To be honest, she actually cherishes him as a friend, not to mention that he is the eldest brother of Ah Xun and Shiyi.

Although she didn't know what the empress was worried about, she could faintly feel that Dugu Chen was slowly changing, gradually becoming something she didn't know.

At the Hundred Flowers Banquet, the magnificent man seemed to be slowly becoming blurred, but now Dugu Chen was already a stranger to her.

"Chenger..." Duguchen held Gu Xiaowu's hand slightly, with a complicated expression on his face.

"Huh?" Gu Xiaowu seemed to have expected what kind of expression Dugu Chen would have, so he didn't turn his head to look at him, but still counted the bluestone slabs on the ground with his head down.

"The wedding dress...you can do it with confidence. No matter what you like, I will let you wear it on the day of marriage." He can't give her a complete wedding, but he can give her a satisfactory wedding dress. Isn't it my wedding dress?

Gu Xiaowu was taken aback for a moment, then nodded and said, "I see."

I always feel that Dugu Chen seems to be planning something, and my heart can't help but sink slightly.