Qing Yi walked in with a small hand stove in his hand and spoke as he walked.
"Miss, the Crown Prince sent someone to say that he is waiting for you at the door."
"Yes, I understand." Chaoli responded.
In his previous life, Gu Hanzhang also returned home with Chaoli. Even though his face was tense, he had to go. After all, this was a marriage granted by the Queen Mother.
If you don't return home with Chaoli, it will be hard for the Queen Mother to explain to you.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Chaoli and Qing Yi left the house together and went straight to the carriage.
Gu Hanzhang was already sitting in the carriage. He had not been seen for two days. At this moment, he even spared Chaoli's eyes and stared intently at the book in his hand.
Chaoli didn't ask any questions and calmly stepped on the stool and got into the carriage. Anyway, the two of them just treated each other as familiar strangers.
There was a vague stiffness lingering between the two of them, and neither of them wanted to break it.
"Walk."
Following Gu Hanzhang's instructions, the carriage began to shake.
Chaoli had slept fairly well these past two days and had sorted out the situation in his previous life. He was not sleepy at all now and seemed a little uncomfortable just sitting in the carriage.
No matter how spacious the carriage is, it is only so big, but the breaths of the two people are still inevitably entangled slightly.
Now facing Gu Hanzhang, Chaoli was much more arbitrary than before.
They looked at each other coldly, when Gu Hanzhang raised his head, their eyes met, and then they both looked away, pretending that nothing happened.
However, the glance just now made Chaoli realize something was wrong.
"Prince." Chaoli called tentatively.
Gu Hanzhang didn't move, "What's the matter?"
Chaoli pursed his lips and said, "It's nothing important. I just want to ask if the book the prince is reading is good. I think it must be a good one."
"What do you mean?" Gu Hanzhang frowned.
"Oh, I just read the prince's book upside down, so I didn't mean to ask more questions," Chao Li said.
The atmosphere fell into silence. Chaoli didn't feel any discomfort at all, only a trace of curiosity.
After a while, Gu Hanzhang put down his book and glanced at Chaoli coolly.
"My prince likes it."
After finishing his words, Gu Hanzhang picked up the book again, but still did not turn it around.
Chaoli nodded, "So that's it."
I had never seen Gu Hanzhang have such a hobby in his previous life. I think he just didn't understand it well enough.
Immediately, Chaoli slightly lifted the car curtain and looked outside, missing Gu Hanzhang's slightly red neck and stiff body.
No wonder Chaoli didn't think much about it, she didn't intend to care about Gu Hanzhang in this life, she was just slightly curious just now.
But considering that Gu Hanzhang was both civilized and military, he might have read backwards to make reading more difficult, which is probably the case.
As for whether it's about Chaoli, that's impossible.
The atmosphere on the carriage became more and more weird, but fortunately, it didn't take long before we arrived at the imperial palace.
Gu Hanzhang was the first to jump out of the carriage. This time, he did not help Chao Li get off the carriage as he did on the day he entered the palace, but went straight to the gate of the palace.
Chaoli was helped out of the carriage by Qing Yi and walked slowly to the entrance of the Chao Mansion.
Looking at the familiar plaque, Chao Li felt a sour feeling in his throat, and his eyes even felt a little sore.
"Miss, you and your uncle are back. No, it's the Crown Princess and the Crown Prince. You two are coming back today, please come in quickly."
The concierge knew Chaoli, and she had always been gentle to others, so the servants in the mansion thought of Chaoli's kindness and respected her.
Chao Li smiled gently, "Well, we are back."
Gu Hanzhang didn't say much, and walked into the Chao Mansion together with Chao Li, heading straight to the front hall.
The front hall was already full of people, and those sitting at the top were Chao Lu and Chao Li's biological mother, Fang Huimin.
Even though Chao Lu was Gu Hanzhang's father-in-law and Chao Li's biological father, his status was not as good as the two of them. He would not ask anyone to invite him when they arrived.
Fang Huimin looked at the door longingly, and couldn't help but get up when she saw Chao Li. Fortunately, the others also got up, so it wasn't too sudden.
Seeing that there was no pain on Chao Li's face, Fang Huimin finally breathed a sigh of relief and suppressed the wetness in her eyes.
At least, from the outside, Chaoli didn't suffer any injustice.
Fang Huimin was the daughter of Jun Yaohui, the deputy general under General Zhenguo. It was she who saved Gu Qinghan in the first place. It was also he who, after getting Gu Qinghan's approval, abandoned his old face and entered the palace to invite the Queen Mother.
However, Fang Huimin was not loved by Chao Lu, so Fang Huimin only had one daughter, Chao Li.
As the head mother of the house, she was already in a difficult situation without a son, let alone Chaolv who also had his childhood sweetheart, Li Shi.
It can be said that Chao Li and Fang Huimin have struggled in the family for so many years and have not received the respect they deserve. The rights of the head of the family are also in the hands of the Li family.
If Chao Lu hadn't been concerned about Fang Yaohui and Fang Huimin's younger brother Fang Zhengye, Chao Lu might have abandoned them long ago.
The moment Chaoli saw Fang Huimin, tears welled up in his eyes.
In her previous life, Fang Huimin died of dystocia, but she was assassinated by someone in the palace. When she went to mourn, she could only see Fang Huimin's towering abdomen and pale face.
Chaoli's hands hidden in his sleeves were clenched into fists, and his nails dug into his palms without realizing it.
The government owes them a blood debt, and they must pay with their blood in this life!
Looking at Fang Huimin, who also had tears in her eyes, Chaoli felt extremely distressed.
If there weren't so many people present, she would have thrown herself into Fang Huimin's arms and cried loudly. At this moment, she could only suppress the sadness in her heart.
"I have met my father and my mother." Chaoli Fushen said.
"I've met my father-in-law and mother-in-law." Gu Hanzhang clasped his hands in fists.
Chaoli and Gu Hanzhang spoke one after another, but did not speak to anyone else.
The servants of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion also brought in the gifts at the right time. These were all prepared by the Queen Mother, and some were brought out by the Zhenbei Hou Mansion. They definitely gave Chaoli enough face.
There is no way, the Queen Mother grants marriage, which is different.
In the entire hall, the only elders were Chao Lu and Fang Huimin. As for Chao Lu's two concubines, they were not worthy of Gu Hanzhang and Chao Li's greetings.
Chao Lu quickly helped Gu Hanzhang, "A good son-in-law, don't be too polite, just come back. Why are you preparing so many gifts? Today I will have a few drinks with my good son-in-law, and I will not stop getting drunk."
That's what he said, but everyone present knew that it was just Chao Lu's talk, and he didn't have the guts to pour wine into Gu Hanzhang.
Gu Hanzhang nodded silently and was not enthusiastic about the laws of the court. From the beginning, he disliked the people in the court, especially the laws of the court.
They all hang out in the court, so of course he knows the rules of the court.
Everyone present knew that Gu Hanzhang had a cold temper, so they were not too surprised to see that he was not approachable.
"I've met the crown prince."
A sweet voice suddenly sounded in the front hall, and except for Gu Hanzhang, all the eyes in the hall focused on one place.
Chao Li suppressed the hatred in his eyes, turned to look at the speaker, and showed a bright smile.