famous eldest daughter

Chapter 561
Xiao Jingyu...

Gu Yuqing heard the sound and hurriedly suppressed the strong emotions rolling in her heart.

In the Queen's game today, she must go all out and not be distracted by anything, and she must not let the Queen's cunning tricks succeed.

As for the Queen Mother, as soon as Gu Yuqing gathered her thoughts, she had already wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, put a smile on her lips, and her emotions converged at a speed that Gu Yuqing could not match. Even Concubine Hui would probably feel inferior to her.

Gu Yuqing sighed again in her heart. Sure enough, the old saying is true, old age is still hotter!
Taking a deep breath and calming down, Gu Yuqing stood up and said in a low voice: "Madam, A-Qing should leave for now and come back to talk to Madam in a few days."

The Queen Mother naturally knew what was going on between Xiao Jingyu and Gu Yuqing. When she heard this, she just thought that she didn't want to see Xiao Jingyu and deliberately avoided it. She sighed, nodded and said: "Go ahead."

As soon as the Queen Mother finished speaking, she heard the jingle of the ring, the bead curtain was raised, Gu Yuqing stood up and turned around, and she happened to meet Xiao Jingyu head-on.

The once gorgeous and charming princess, due to the friction of several things, the last few times we met, her eyes and face were full of rage, and because of the anger in her chest, her whole person took on a ferocious look. breath.

The Chenxiang Pavilion incident was a huge blow to her.

Even in front of the Queen Mother, she tried her best to suppress her anger, but she could not suppress the tiredness that had been unable to sleep for many days.

Her eyes were blue and black, her face was pale, and even the thick makeup could not hide the haggardness that came from her bones.

Since she was greeted head-on, Gu Yuqing had no choice but to kneel down and say hello. After all, she and Xiao Yu were not yet married, and her identity was still just the daughter of a minister.

Although Xiao Jingyu was in the way of the Queen Mother, she was still pleasant-looking, but she didn't expect that Gu Yuqing stood up and walked straight out. She immediately raised her eyebrows slightly, "What? You want to leave?"

Gu Yuqing smiled slightly and nodded as an answer, and kept walking.

"I just came and you left. Are you avoiding me?"

When Gu Yuqing walked side by side with Xiao Jingyu, Xiao Jingyu tugged on Gu Yuqing's sleeve and said as if he was joking, but looked directly into Gu Yuqing's eyes with a fierce light.

With her back to the Queen Mother, Gu Yuqing raised her eyebrows and smiled, raising the corners of her mouth slightly, "Princess, you are worrying too much." He said this, but the expression on his face, in Xiao Jingyu's eyes, was a provocative one.

Xiao Jingyu had been in a state of confusion these days. She was in panic all day long and her energy was fluctuating. How could she resist Gu Yuqing's provocation? Her eyes immediately turned red and her breath became heavier.

Fortunately, Qinghong beside her pulled her sleeves in time and whispered a quiet reminder in her ear, which made her control her temper that almost exploded.

However, his temples were forced to throb, and the hand holding the handkerchief had all the veins on the back.

Gu Yuqing glanced lightly, walked away with a smile on her face.

After leaving the Queen Mother's palace, Ruyi was standing in front of the door. When he saw her coming out, he hurriedly greeted her. Seeing that there was no one around, he lowered his voice and said: "Miss, all the medicinal powder in this bracelet has been taken out and disposed of according to the instructions of the lady." It’s ready.”

Gu Yuqing nodded, linked the coral red bracelet in Ruyi's hand, and slowly put it on his wrist.

The skin is as good as snow, the bracelet is like fire, and the green cuffs are half-covered, which looks good.

Walking all the way from the Queen Mother's palace to the Queen's birthday banquet hall, Ji Xiang whispered in Gu Yuqing's ear the news she had just heard.

"Miss, I heard that it's not the milk that breeds bugs. It's that the milk sent by the previous imperial merchant was unclean and there were flies in the milk. The Ministry of Internal Affairs immediately cut off his supply and chose a new one from the imperial merchant. .”

"The new imperial merchant is not very familiar with the job. The milk supplied in those few days was somewhat insufficient. Now everything is normal."

A new milk supplier?
The auspicious words may sound reasonable at first glance, but they cannot withstand careful consideration.

Royal merchants are different from ordinary businessmen. Many people are eager to get such an errand. In order to get a spot, they don't know how much money they have to give to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the officials in charge to earn a chance.

How could the previous milk merchant be so careless and let flies fall into the milk!
This is already very unreasonable.

What's more, because the imperial merchants directly correspond to the palace, they have heavy responsibilities. If there is the slightest mistake, the whole family will be held accountable. Such big news has been heard in Kyoto for months.

Why is the milk incident so quiet?
"Who handled this matter? But you asked?" On the bluestone corridor, as the banquet hall approached, the sound of silk and bamboo gradually came.

Although it was not yet time for the banquet to begin, guests were already slowly taking their seats.

The silk and bamboo are luxuriant, showing the host's welcome to the guests.

Ji Xiang said immediately, "I have inquired about it, because this matter belongs to the harem and was handled by the Queen. Your Majesty did not participate in the process. As for whether the Queen's meaning is His Majesty's, I cannot ask. But looking at the way they talk, I guess that your Majesty probably doesn’t know about it.”

Gu Yuqing nodded mentally.

now it's right.

Of course the emperor didn't know. If he had known, this would not have been the result.

The Queen... When something intersects with the Queen, Gu Yuqing can't help but think about it more.

"After the banquet is over and you leave the palace, you and Zhou Bingde go to check on the imperial merchants, both old and new." Gu Yuqing ordered Ruyi.

It's best to have nothing to do, but there must be no mistakes in anything. In the current situation, any move the Queen makes may be directed at Concubine Hui and Xiao Yu. Gu Yuqing cannot take it lightly.

If you get the order as you wish, the response will be your promise.

As the words fell, they had already entered the palace courtyard where the banquet hall was located, and they saw a bustling scene, colorful and beautiful, all over the hall.

Before the queen arrived, Gu Yuqing followed the guidance of the palace maid and took a seat at her place. By chance, Gongsun Qi happened to be next to her.

As soon as Gu Yuqing sat down, Gongsun Qi snorted angrily, "I thought you were coming with Concubine Hui! It seems that your mother-in-law may not be happy to see you."

Facing Gongsun Qi's provocation, Gu Yuqing turned around and looked at each other. Their eyes met, sparks bursting out. However, one was dry fire and the other was a flame filled with ice.

"It's different because you didn't attend the event with the queen, so why bother to find trouble for nothing. After all, you are also the daughter of the general's mansion, so why can't you be a little more self-confident? Is it fun to bicker with me? Or, when you I got the upper hand in bickering and got the benefits? No, I have to ask for trouble for what I do. When the time comes, you will be unlucky and not me. No wonder I didn’t remind you! In front of everyone, I don’t want to let your wrist You have been pinched, but if you continue to refuse, no wonder I don’t give you the face of the General’s Palace!”

Gu Yuqing's voice was cold and decisive, without leaving any trace of emotion.

He is already ruthless, so why stay!

(End of this chapter)