Chapter 196 Gu Siyi

Qin Shuchun smiled bitterly and said, "These good things are not for me, but for the future Queen Beidi."

Gu Yuling's eyes widened in surprise, and then she comforted the fifth princess, "How could it be? The princess was raised by the concubine herself, how could the concubine be so willing to do so?"

I had heard before that the imperial court was planning to marry Beidi, and I thought it would not be put on the agenda so soon. The fifth princess had just reached hairpin age, so if Concubine Liu Gui was interested, it would not be impossible to arrange a marriage for her as soon as possible.

In this way, even if there is a marriage, it will not be the turn of the fifth princess. If the royal family does not have a princess of the right age, they can choose among the royal relatives and nobles. When the time comes to get married, they can just give a princess a title.

"Gu Siyi, you don't understand Concubine Mother. Even though I grew up beside Concubine Mother, to Concubine Mother, I am just a tool. Concubine Mother only really cares about her fourth brother." Qin Shuchun has been with Concubine Liu Gui since she was a child. How could he not know what Concubine Liu Gui was really thinking.

Concubine Liu Gui hopes that she will go to Beidi to get married and win Beidi's support for her fourth brother!
Gu Yuling paused and said, "What does the princess think?"

Qin Shuchun smiled ugly, "Of course I don't want to go to Beidi to get married. As long as the princesses from the royal family go to Beidi to get married, no one will end up well. Although my mother-in-law raised me and was kind to me, I don't want to sacrifice me either." For the rest of my life. If my mother needs it, I can repay my mother in other ways... However, in this matter, I am afraid that not only my mother, but also the entire court will not give me a chance to choose..."

After learning Qin Shuchun's thoughts, Gu Yuling walked up to her and gently patted her back, "Princess, do you think His Royal Highness Prince Ping will agree?"

Qin Shuchun finally had a genuine smile on his face, "My brother actually loves me more than my mother and concubine. My fourth brother probably won't agree easily."

After saying this, Qin Shuchun's face immediately fell again, "But fourth brother is just a prince. If he stands up to fight against the regent, I am afraid that not only will he fail to achieve his goal, but he will also be implicated by me. Once he is regarded as a thorn in the regent's side, Life will not be easy for the fourth brother and the mother-in-law."

"The princess is so considerate of the concubine, but the concubine only wants the princess to go to Beidi to get married."

At this moment, Gu Yuling felt the same.

She was raised by the Gu family since she was a child, and it was not that she did not miss the kindness of the Gu family. However, Mrs. Gu not only did not regard her as a human being, but suppressed her at every turn, and even sent her to the "wolf's den". If not, how could she be willing to leave? Gu family.

The fifth princess's life seems to be better than hers, but Beidi is more terrifying than the wolf's den. None of the Dawu princesses who went to Beidi to get married had any blood in the Beidi royal court.As long as Concubine Liu Gui has any friendship with the fifth princess, she will not let the fifth princess take the road of marriage.

Coming out of the Moon Lotus Palace of the fifth princess, Gu Yuling decided to tell Qin Shuhuang the news about the fifth princess, Concubine Liu Gui, and Prince Ping.

Soon Qin Shuhuang, who was at the eldest princess's residence, received the news that Gu Yuling had someone deliver.

This time Gu Yuling used people from Shao Gongzheng.

After Qin Shuhuang read the small note that Gu Yuling had sent out, he threw it into the brazier nearby.

The person who delivered the letter was a palace maid who was released from the palace. She was in her 30s, with ordinary appearance and average figure. Qin Shuhuang saw a patch in the hidden part of her skirt and glanced at Ruihe.

When Ruihe saw the palace maid off from Yuanxiang Garden, he gave her a piece of Songjiang cotton cloth and a banknote worth ten taels of silver.

Winter is coming soon. Songjiang cotton is of high quality and not eye-catching, and its warmth retention is much better than other fabrics. It can not only be used as lining for inner clothes, but also excellent for outerwear and coats. It is very practical.

The palace maid who came out of retirement to deliver the letter did not expect to receive a reward, but it was such a thoughtful reward. She immediately knelt down to thank her, but was helped up by Ruihe.

"No need to thank you, His Highness did not reward you for nothing." After saying that, Ruihe handed an indigo package to the palace maid, "Please give this package to Gu Siyi in the palace. There is nothing important in it. It’s just some household items.”

There was a smile on the face of the palace maid, and many retired palace maids and eunuchs were asked to send things to the palace people outside the palace.

As long as it's not contraband, they have their own way of giving some clothes and practical things, and it's not a big deal.

The palace maid left happily holding her things.

Ruihe sent the palace maid out through the back door of the eldest princess's mansion before turning around.

Returning to Yuanxiang Garden, Ruihe said with some worry: "Your Highness, since you want to send something to Miss Gu San, why don't you send our people there? What if the palace maid was unfaithful just now?"

Qin Shuhuang explained while sewing the clothes in his hands, "Whose spy was this woman just now?"

Ruihe replied: "Shao Gongzheng's." "Using this person to pass things on is to tell Shao Gongzheng how much I value Yuling. Secondly, we can also verify whether Shao Gongzheng's people are reliable. Thirdly, we can't let others do it for the time being. It is found that I have too many connections with Yu Ling, which is not good for Yu Ling in the palace, and it is also not good for me."

Ruihe was surprised. He never thought that there were so many ways to do just one small thing.

It seems that she will need to think more when doing things around His Highness in the future.

At the end of the day's work, Gu Yuling returned to his residence in the palace.

Most female officers live in the Sixth Division, and she is no exception.

Her residence in Liusi was a small room, separated into two rooms by a screen, with a simple bed, dressing table, and wardrobe in the inner room.

There is a desk by the window in the outside room. Behind the desk is a small bookshelf filled with books. There is a set of low tables and cushions next to the screen, which are used to temporarily entertain guests.

As the chief minister, Gu Yuling had a palace maid who was responsible for taking care of her. She usually slept in the palm-sized ear room next to her room and listened to her calls at any time.

As soon as Gu Yuling took off her official uniform and changed into comfortable old clothes, the maid who took care of her brought her dinner.

"Si Yi, it's time to eat."

Gu Yuling responded and sat down in front of the table.

The palace maid took out two dishes and one soup from the food box, plus a small bowl of rice, placed it on the low table, and handed Gu Yuling chopsticks. These were Gu Yuling's usual dinners in the palace.

These meals were brought back by the palace maids in the kitchen.

One meat, one vegetable, one soup and one rice, the portion is not much, just enough for a woman to eat.

Of course, the taste is not that good, but it is better than clean.

In this way, only female officials and high-ranking eunuchs had this kind of dinner. The other palace servants only had two meals a day, one in the morning and one at noon.

The maid who served Gu Yuling was young, only 13 years old. Her name was Xiaoqiu. She was just growing taller and was as thin as a stick.

Watching Xiaoqiu swallow her dinner.

Gu Yuling, who just picked up the chopsticks, put it down again, "Xiaoqiu, I don't have much appetite today, you can take these and eat them."

Xiaoqiu looked at Gu Yuling in surprise with wide eyes, "Si Yi, but you haven't moved a word yet."

"It's okay, just take it and eat it."

Xiaoqiu was pleasantly surprised, "Thank you Si Yi."

Xiaoqiu quickly put the food into the food box and took it to her palm-sized room.

Looking at Xiaoqiu's thin back, Gu Yuling thought of her maid Taohua in Gu Mansion.

She treated Taohua like a sister, but she didn't expect that the person who betrayed her in the end was also Taohua.

Even if the palace maid Xiaoqiu who took care of her this time tried her best, she would not easily take her under her wing.

When Gu Yuling was stunned, Shao Gongzheng arrived.

(End of this chapter)

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