The Empress Dowager said that Gu Jin was made a princess, and the Emperor said that Gu Jin was made an imperial noble consort, all of which were said behind her back.
Numbers don't count, it's all about the situation and their mood.
But now, the Emperor's words "Luoyang Princess" were spoken in a grand and public manner, in front of the Empress Dowager, King Nanchang, and all the palace maids and eunuchs in the Kun Ning Palace.
The emperor's word is like a nine tripod cauldron, now it is impossible to change again.
Luoyang King didn't understand what was going on, looking pleased; Empress Dowager was deep in thought, thinking about the reason for the changes before and after the emperor's death; Nanchang King also had his thoughts, his face not very natural, trying hard to hold back.
Gu Jin's hand was tightly held by King Lu Yang.
She then grasped the hand of Luoyang Wang, pulled him along, and walked slowly down to the steps below, pulling Luoyang Wang to kneel before the Emperor: "Thank you for your great kindness."
She said with a bow.
The Prince of Luoyang hastily kowtowed and thanked the master for his great kindness.
The two of them held hands, like a golden boy and jade girl, bowing to each other with their sleeves folded. Zhong Jun's appearance was outstanding, his demeanor elegant and refined, an extremely handsome man; Gu Jin's eyebrows and eyes were clear and beautiful, although in terms of appearance she couldn't compare to Zhong Jun's beauty, but she had a dignified and elegant bearing that even surpassed that of a royal princess.
The empress dowager's heart suddenly felt a surge of heat.
This is indeed a very good thing, although I don't know what the emperor's intention is.
Gu Jin's medical skills are excellent, and she can bring people back from the brink of death. Perhaps in the future, she will be able to cure Zhong Jun?
She spoke in front of the empress dowager and the emperor, neither servile nor overbearing, far superior to ordinary noblewomen. She had an air of having managed a household before, was very capable, and followed Zhongjun to Anhui, where she could help him with domestic affairs, so the empress dowager didn't have to worry about Zhongjun being deceived or taken advantage of.
Moreover, when the Empress Dowager said that the Emperor wanted to make her a Noble Consort, she was unwilling and even had the intention of letting the Empress Dowager refute the Emperor. This is a woman with a clear mind and not afraid of trouble, having her take care of Zhong Jun. The Empress Dowager personally came to persuade her.
The empress dowager also thought it was very good.
She smiled slightly.
The emperor spoke up and Gu Jinzhi also agreed, the empress dowager was even more satisfied, but only Luoyang King Zhongjun still didn't quite understand what to do.
He was like a child picking up a doll, delighted beyond measure, unwilling to let go for a moment, and foolishly smiled at Gu Jin.
Gu Jing looked at the person in front of him and thought of trivial matters from his childhood.
She and her ex-husband Zhu Zhongjun met at that age. At that time, Zhu Zhongjun was the most handsome boy in the class, even more beautiful than the girls; he was also the best student in the class and had the best relationships with others.
He is also in that class. The highest status at home.
So, Nian Zhong's Gu Jinzhi and Zhu Zhongjun were deskmates in junior high school, never thinking that one day she would marry such a man.
They are people from two different worlds.
She is mediocre in everything and has a gentle personality. She is extremely ordinary.
Later, her potential was ignited by her grandfather, and she had a talent for Chinese medicine pulse diagnosis and observation. However, compared to Zhu Zhongjun, she was still ordinary and insignificant.
After graduating from junior high school, Zhu Zhongjun went abroad to study. Gu Jinzhi never thought of trying to contact his former deskmate again. People from two different worlds would not have any intersection at all.
She was in high school and had an upperclassman who liked her.
Later, Gu Jin followed her grandfather's words and stayed in the country to study traditional Chinese medicine, while that senior went abroad. Later still, she became proficient in traditional Chinese medicine, so her grandfather let her also study Western medicine. Taking the strengths of various schools, she too went abroad.
At that time, I was with my senior fellow student.
After graduation, she didn't return alone, but with a senior who was already her boyfriend.
Her boyfriend's family is also in politics, and her parents know his family. The two children get along well, and both sides are satisfied.
Gu Jing is about to become a bride.
The mood at that time was really beautiful. Whether it was the cold operating table in front of her or the dry books, she could see a sea of flowers.
Their wedding was set for a year later.
Gu Jing had everything ready, and her wedding dress was even shipped from Australia ahead of time. She secretly tried it on several times...
But half a year before the wedding, something happened at her boyfriend's home, and he made a big political mistake. His parents were both investigated.
For a time, everyone avoided it.
For those who are in politics, the choice of stance is extremely important. Once a wrong choice is made, the consequences are unthinkable.
No one dares to guarantee their own cleanliness.
Her boyfriend asked for help from Gu's family, but Gu Jia's parents and two uncles refused him, even refusing to meet with him.
At that time, Gu Jing looked at the boy who was only two years older than herself, with a lonely and helpless background, she hugged him and cried loudly.
The next day, her mother told her to return the engagement ring to her boyfriend and cut ties with him. If things continued like this, the Gu family would be dragged into the turmoil of the boyfriend's family.
Nowadays, her boyfriend's family is in a situation where everyone is pushing the wall to fall, and Gu Jia originally didn't have a very close relationship with them, so she naturally doesn't plan to take the blame for their family.
Her parents, two uncles, an aunt and even her three cousins who were closest to her all advised her to break up with her boyfriend.
Gu Jin was only twenty-five years old at that time, and she was bewildered by the first storm of her life.
She didn't know the consequences of insisting on it, she couldn't sleep all night and suddenly became thin. Her parents forced her, and her uncles, aunts, and elder sisters also helped to force her...
The relatives she relied on for survival all stood on the opposite side of her.
She persisted in her principles, her conscience, her love...
Finally, Grandfather told her that one cannot argue with the whole world. That boy's family is doomed, they have made a political mistake and there is no turning back. Even if Gu's family intervened, it would be of no use.
Why drag family into this?
Love and family, when in conflict, one must be chosen.
Grandfather's words became the last straw that crushed Gu Jin's love.
Gu Jingze and her boyfriend broke up.
Later, their family was indeed ruined, and her boyfriend's father was sentenced to death by shooting.
That boy never looked for Gu Jinzi again.
Gu Jing did not look for him either.
Two years later, things calmed down, and she got close to Zhu Zhongjun. After everyone left, only she and Zhu Zhongjun were left behind. Suddenly, Zhu Zhongjun said: "I thought that after everything was over, you would definitely go to the US with Qian Zhan."
Qian Zhan is Gu Jing's ex-boyfriend.
She was completely stunned at that time, like sitting on pins and needles.
The man in front of her was a childhood classmate, with a flawless face and a charming smile, but the words he spoke were venomous and pierced her heart.
His eyes flowed with cunning, as if he had control over the entire world and Gu Jin, letting him play tricks on them.
Gu Jin fled in disarray.
When she was young, she was indeed a useless person. Later on, she was forced to grow up by Zhu Zhongjun. Step by step, he forced her to abandon the conscience and kindness that her grandfather had taught her, and finally became someone who controlled others' lives and deaths just like Zhu Zhongjun.
But then they became sworn enemies...
There he was, the silly boy in front of her. All the experiences Gu Jin had gone through in her past life came flooding back to her mind. She couldn't help but think of her junior high school days again. Back then, Zhu Zhongjun was just a clever classmate, and Gu Jin was just a simple and kind girl.
The man in front of her eyes, with the same stunning face, was no longer the Zhu Zhongjun who was good at calculating. Gu Jin himself had also lost his original pure heart.
She is going to marry this man again.
Gu Xuan thought, a predestined relationship from their past lives. Whether it was a good or bad fate, they hadn't fulfilled it yet?
Otherwise, how did the couple from two lifetimes cultivate their relationship?
Thank you, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor were both very pleased.
The King of Louyang was also delighted.
Gu Jin's heart was very calm.
She didn't refuse.
Things were settled, and the emperor said to King Nanchang: "Second brother, you will drink sixth brother's wedding wine and then go back."
Nanchang Wang hastily agreed, but his forehead was also covered in fine sweat.
Attending younger brother's wedding banquet...
Although it is an arranged marriage, we still need to match the eight characters and choose a good day. This girl is young, maybe she will be in turmoil for one or two years.
The emperor's intention was just to let him and his sixth brother live in the capital for two years?
Wang Bie of Nanchang didn't worry about anything else, he only worried about his bodyguard.
Each vassal king can have three branches of guards. Each branch of the guard has a number of people ranging from 3,000 to 20,000. As long as they can afford it, they can raise many.
Some vassal kings' fiefs were poor. Three branches of guards, each with three thousand men, only maintained nine thousand.
The fiefs of Luoyang King and Nanchang King were the most rich and fertile, they two brothers each had 600,000 guards.
The guard troops of King Nanchang were commanded by the gate guests of King Nanchang himself, while the guard troops of King Luyang were commanded by a nephew of Empress Dowager.
The guard troops of other vassal kings were all dispatched by the imperial court as commanders-in-chief
Nanchang Wang's staff had said many times that he and the Luoyang Wang's guard troops were more, originally for defensive considerations. However, now that the world is at peace, if the emperor is a cautious person, these two guard troops are likely to have already caught the emperor's attention.
Nanchang Wang has always been moved by his staff's words and remembered them in his heart.
The Emperor took advantage of the Empress Dowager's illness and summoned them to the capital, so the King of Nanchang had no choice but to come.
He stayed in the capital for half a year, waiting for the empress dowager's illness to recover or her death.
Now, the Empress Dowager is fine, and the Emperor wants to come up with a new plan to keep him.
He couldn't say anything in rebuttal...
If he insists on going back, he may be accused of treason; if he stays for a year or two, his guards may change allegiance.
Wang Ke of Nanchang did not want his personal guards to be made into Imperial Commanders by the Emperor.
His palms were sweating.
Luyang Wang didn't know what to worry about, laughing happily with a pleased expression.
After dispersing, the Emperor kept the King of Nanchang and the King of Luyang in the palace, living in the Qionglang Hall, accompanying the Empress Dowager for a few days.
The emperor went to the imperial study and summoned the officials of the Ministry of Rites, instructing them to begin preparations for the wedding of Prince Luoyang.
"Miss Gu is still under thirteen years old, and the etiquette must be complete. Wait until she comes of age, then formally hold the ceremony." The emperor ordered the Minister of Rites, "Discuss the specifics with each other."
Then he found the Minister of Revenue, "The seventh daughter of the Duke of Guo's family, because she had merit in the Empress Dowager, was rewarded with 500 catties of gold."
The Ministry of Revenue is in charge of the country's finances and grain supplies.
The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue was slightly surprised: in the past, only when a great merit was made and a marquis was granted would there be such a heavy reward. What did Miss Guo do to receive such a large sum of money?
However, after more than thirty years of peace today, the country is rich and the treasury is full. Although five hundred kilograms of gold is a lot, it can also be taken out.
The Minister of Revenue repeatedly said yes.
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