After talking for a while, Gu Yu was about to leave.
My sister has already woken up. It is not appropriate for her to be a "foreign man" in the harem. The Holy Master just said to her that she was "out of bounds".
At this sensitive time, she had to be cautious at all times. Even if she couldn't bear to leave her sister, she couldn't stay any longer.
After bidding farewell to her sister reluctantly, she left the palace.
On the way, she opened the carriage curtain and said to Pingsha: "Ask Zhou Baolin where the people in the fifth server will be exiled, and send more people to take care of them."
Pingsha was stunned for a moment, not understanding why the Crown Prince asked him to take care of Zhou Baolin's people, but he still said: "Yes, Crown Prince."
Gu Yu calmed down, Zhou Baolin finally switched sides, since she agreed, she couldn't break her promise.
It was almost dusk, and people were bustling on both sides of the official road, busy for livelihood, wealth, and power.
Gu Yu looked back at the high palace wall, and a feeling of powerlessness came to her heart.
The weak will eat the strong, this is an eternal principle of nature.
You must reach the pinnacle of power to get rid of this feeling of powerlessness.
...
When she returned to the Zhenguo Palace, her sister watched her on her way back to the courtyard, and her eyes lit up when she saw her.
"Brother, this is the sachet I made for you. See if you like it."
When Gu Yu saw her pretty sister, her depressed mood improved a little, and she took the sachet. The front was embroidered with green bamboo, and the back was a cool and elegant word "Jade".
Gu Qiong said: "I used gauze to trace the word 'jade' against my brother's calligraphy. Who would have thought that once the embroidery was finished, without that flavor, my embroidery would still not survive.
I packed it with cloves, mint, lavender, seven-mile incense, and mugwort leaves. It has the effect of repelling insects and evil spirits."
Gu Yu touched her head and said: "The sachet is very beautiful, I like it very much. If you are interested, I will carry it with me every day."
Seeing that she was affirmed, Gu Qiong smiled and nodded. Then she didn't know what she thought of. She seemed a little embarrassed and said, "Brother, I want to change some maids in my yard."
Gu Yu was quite surprised. She knew that her sister had never been very restrained towards the people in her courtyard.
One time before, she went to her sister's room and saw a maid secretly wearing her sister's jewelry.
She was about to punish her, but her sister rushed over to stop her, and took the initiative to take the blame on herself, saying that she had asked the maid to try it on herself.
To put it mildly, her sister is kind and gentle, but to put it mildly, she is heartless and can be coaxed into turning her around with just one word.
Sometimes she even hopes that her sister can learn from her aunt, even if she is a little mean, it is better than being bullied like a dough.
My sister is too soft-tempered, so what happened last time was that Biluo dared to hide it from her sister and tried to seduce her.
She dealt with that matter directly, otherwise if Biluo brought trouble in front of her sister, her sister would have to be soft-hearted and plead with Biluo.
Now her sister took the initiative to ask for a change of people in the yard, which surprised her.
If my sister can stand up like this, she won't be afraid of being bullied by her husband's family when she gets married in the future.
Gu Yu immediately encouraged her sister: "Of course you have the final say in your yard. Tell the housekeeper and ask him to bring some good ones from the slave market for you to choose from."
"The people in my yard are all very young, and they also have other thoughts. I'm afraid there will be people like Biluo again." Gu Qiong said, her face heating up slightly.
It was a disgraceful thing. The maid in the sister's yard seduced her brother, and if she told him, the family's family tradition would be ruined.
Fortunately, my brother dealt with it in time and other than telling her, no news was leaked to the outside world.
Gu Yudao: "No problem, you can change as much as you want, but you have to discipline them well and don't let them get on top of you."
Gu Qiong knew that her "brother" was teaching her principles and said seriously: "Okay, I will definitely discipline the maids in the courtyard in the future."
Gu Yu pinched her sister's face: "In three days, I will take you to see the fun."
Gu Qiong asked in confusion: "Business? What excitement?"
Gu Yu smiled and said, "Dong Changmao is so lively."
Gu Qiong's face changed slightly and she said sadly: "I don't want to go."
Gu Yu frowned, knowing that her sister had been living in a boudoir for a long time, and Dong Changmao's betrayal of her had left her somewhat psychologically traumatized, so she refused to go out.
Gu Yu held up the corners of her mouth with both hands and said:
"You have to go even if you don't want to. My brother finally gave you a chance to vent your anger. How can you do it if you don't watch?"
"But..."
The younger sister wanted to say something more, but Gu Yu interrupted: "No but, I have to go."
Gu Yu knew that her sister's character was like this, so she had to put some pressure on her before she could move forward.
Gu Yu made up his mind to win back his sister's temper before she got married.
Gu Qiong frowned and went back dejectedly.
Looking at her back, Gu Yu put the sachet on the tip of her nose and smelled it. The medicinal fragrance was mixed with the faint fragrance of flowers, which was refreshing.
She couldn't help but smile. It felt good to have family members.
...
Sixue, the maid of Changchun Palace, walked into the palace carrying a bird's nest, opened the gauze curtain on the bed, and saw Queen Xu's eyes wide open, motionless.
She burst into tears immediately: "Queen, please eat something. If this continues, your body will not be able to bear it."
Sixue sobbed softly, but the queen on the bed showed no response.
Sixue continued: "Aunt Xiang can't be resurrected, but you have to take care of yourself. If you wear down your body, wouldn't it make the mother who is under the nine springs unable to feel at ease?"
Mentioning Aunt Xiang, the Queen's dull look finally changed.
"How is Aunt Xiang doing now?"
Si Xue was excited when she saw the Queen Mother talking, but when she heard her asking about Aunt Xiang, she couldn't help but feel sad, and she covered her face and cried.
"Tell me." The queen turned her head slightly and stared at Sixue with empty eyes.
Si Xue swallowed more and said: "The Holy One ordered that Aunt Xiang be whipped to death, and summoned all the palace attendants in Changchun Palace to see it. The slaves were there and saw that Aunt Xiang's body had been whipped into a state of disgrace."
Sixue burst into tears and continued: "The slave was sent back after watching the execution. But the little eunuch who executed the execution said that grandma's body will be hung in the southwest corner and exposed to the sun for ten days before being fed to the eagles."
The queen spat out a mouthful of blood and said, "Your Majesty, your heart is so cruel."
Sixue quickly wiped the blood from the corner of the queen's mouth with a handkerchief: "My dear wife, please forgive me. Such abuse of your body will only make your loved ones angry and your enemies happy."
The queen leaned on the bed and said bitterly: "Gu Yue, Gu Yu, I want you to die without a burial place."
As he spoke, he vomited another mouthful of blood.
Sixue's handkerchief was already stained with blood. When she saw this, she hurriedly said: "My slave, go and ask the imperial doctor to come over."
The queen stopped and said, "No need. Now that Dr. Lin has become the president of the hospital, I will only make them laugh."
Sixue knew that the Queen had a strong temper, so she could only say: "But the Queen's health is important."
The queen wiped the blood from the corners of her mouth with her hands and said, "It's okay, just come over here."
After hearing the Queen's words, Sixue broke out in a cold sweat: "Your Majesty, this is the death penalty for the Nine Tribes."
The queen looked at her coldly: "Are you afraid?"
Sixue knew in her heart that she had heard this horrifying plan. If she showed her intention to retreat in front of the Queen at this moment, she would be dead.
So he said firmly: "I'm not afraid, slave."
The queen lay back weakly and said: "Go. This is our only chance."
Sixue walked out stiffly, and when she was about to open the door, the Queen's voice sounded from behind again.
"Sixue, you need to remember the principle of prosperity and loss. Your family members are all in my Xu family. Only when the Xu family is well can you be well."
Sixue suppressed the fear in her heart, knelt down and said, "I will keep this in mind."