So the Gu family did not wait too long on the streets of Kyoto before they arrived at the palace. After arriving at the palace, they began to wait to welcome the Queen Mother.
It didn't take long for the officials to arrive.
A lot of order in Kyoto is subtle. Officials with lower official positions put those with higher positions at the front, and those with lower positions at the back.
After everyone arrived, they started waiting.
The estimated time was almost there, but the old lady whispered: "The Queen Mother always likes to be pompous. Even if the time comes, even if she walks slower on the road, she will make everyone wait a little longer.
So let’s take a rest secretly now, but we won’t dare to take a rest in a while.”
Gu Jinyan secretly made herself comfortable.
The etiquette and various things in the palace are very complicated. After all, the day has passed, and people are still very tired.
So if you can be lazy for a while, you usually have to be lazy for a while.
While Gu Yin was secretly resting, Meng Yun had already secretly sat down, with a nonchalant expression. When he saw Gu Jinyan looking at her, he mouthed: "It'll be a while."
Gu Jinyan smiled.
Sure enough, after waiting for another hour, the Queen Mother slowly arrived.
When entering from outside the palace, all the officials were saluting.
The Queen Mother was dressed relatively plainly, but she was accompanied by many people, including a young lady who was about the same age as Gu Jinyan.
The old lady whispered: "That is the princess of Prince Yun's Mansion. When the Queen Mother went to Mount Wutai, she asked to go with her. She has been with the Queen Mother in Mount Wutai for almost three years, and she happened to be of marriageable age.
Given our age, now is the most appropriate time to come back to Kyoto with us."
Gu Jinyan nodded.
The old lady continued: "This princess was engaged to the Prince Regent when the Prince Regent was still alive."
This princess?
Gu Jinyan remembered that Xiao Yuheng had mentioned such a thing, but he did not expect that this person was involved.
It's quite related.
The Queen Mother's team was about to arrive while they were talking, and the old lady couldn't continue talking anymore, so everyone fell silent.
The Queen Mother slowly came to the front.
When she walked in front of the Gu Mansion, she stopped. She glanced at Mrs. Gu first, and then her eyes fell on Gu Jinyan: "This young lady from the Gu Mansion is quite familiar. Is she a concubine?"
The Queen Mother stopped here to speak.
Mrs. Gu's eyes almost rolled to the sky.
The Queen Mother has never been very polite when speaking. What do you mean by a concubine? This is not intentional? Who would bring a concubine to such an occasion? What does this mean?
"This is the daughter-in-law of Zhenbei Houfu. The Queen Mother has been in Wutai Mountain. She may not know some things in Kyoto yet." Mrs. Gu explained lightly.
The Queen Mother seemed to have suddenly remembered something at this moment: "The Ai family seemed to have heard something when they were in Wutai Mountain. It was your Gu family. It was said that the lady of Monk Shufu had been replaced?"
The Queen Mother shook her head: "The young lady who grew up in the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion is naturally different from the young lady who grew up in the Shangshu Mansion. What's more, she grew up with such a woman. In the future, we should pay more attention to etiquette.
I'm afraid that this person is not worthy of this status, which is not good. The ladies from the aristocratic families in Kyoto are also the face of most of us."
After that, move on.
Mrs. Gu's expression was ugly. Wasn't the Queen Mother's words embarrassing and demeaning?
As expected, even Mount Wutai couldn't make this man pure and reticent, and he was still as annoying as before.
"Jin Yan, don't take her words to heart." The old lady said. There were many people with mixed eyes, and no matter how much she said, it would be hard for her to say anything.
Gu Jinyan nodded, naturally he wouldn't care about this.
Everything everyone in the palace does is for a purpose behind it.
The emperor received the Queen Mother, who said helplessly: "Emperor, why did the Ai family make such an exaggeration when they returned to the palace? The Ai family came back this time because the cold syndrome is serious, so there is no way to torment these ministers like this."
The emperor smiled and said: "My mother has been praying for blessings in Mount Wutai for many years, and now she is back. This is what they should do."
The Queen Mother said nothing more.
"The situation in most cities is tense at the moment. Let them do whatever they have to do and don't waste time here. The Ai family doesn't pay attention to this," the Queen Mother said.
"Yes, Queen Mother." The Emperor responded. Just when he was about to give instructions, the Queen Mother waved her hand and said, "Let the Regent and the Gu family stay here first. The Ai family has something to say to them."
The emperor's expression froze and he nodded.
Arranged things.
When Mrs. Gu saw that they were left behind, her face became more serious: "The Queen Mother doesn't know why. She has to be more alert for a while. Don't say the wrong thing. If you say the wrong thing, someone will come up with an excuse. This matter is...
It’s even more troublesome.”
Everyone in Gu Mansion became a little tense.
The officials had dispersed, and the Queen Mother met the regent and everyone in the Gu family in her Cining Palace. The emperor was also there.
Gu Jinyan saw the sachet hanging on Xiao Yuheng's waist at a glance, and was a little blind. This sachet was indeed a little too delicate. Didn't he expect that he would hang it up regardless of time and occasion?
Gu Jinyan motioned to Xiao Yuheng to take it down, but Xiao Yuheng had no intention of doing so.
What a joke, the sachet given to me by the future Princess Regent for the first time was embroidered by myself. Of course I had to carry it with me every day, so how could I take it off?
Everyone waited in Cining Palace for a while, and then the Queen Mother came belatedly. After sitting down, she said: "The Ai family has been traveling all the way, so I freshened up in the palace first, so everyone has been waiting for a long time."
Who dares to criticize the Queen Mother?
"Boy Yu Heng, are you engaged?" The Queen Mother looked at the regent and asked: "I have never thought about getting engaged in these years. Why are you suddenly engaged, and it is with a girl whose life experience is controversial?"
The Queen Mother didn't even look at Gu Jinyan, she just looked at Xiao Yuheng and asked.
"The Queen Mother, my father and mother are no longer here. When you meet someone you like, you will naturally get engaged." Xiao Yuheng said calmly, not thinking there was anything wrong with it.
"After all, you are still hasty. You are the only regent in the current dynasty. Your father and mother are no longer there. Many things need to be more cautious. You should ask before making a decision. It is also the emperor's fault. He did not give you more.
Of course, this bet must be carefully selected and suitable, and cannot be made casually." The Queen Mother said rather dissatisfied: "Before getting engaged, you should come to Mount Wutai to talk to the Ai family. Your father
The king has always regarded the Ai family as his mother."