The palace was decorated with lanterns and colored banners because the crown prince was coming back!
GongYimo was a little conflicted. So much time had passed, if her brother still hadn't let go of his obsession with her, how awkward would it be for them to see each other all the time!
But even if it was awkward, what would come would come. She went to the palace with a trace of luck in her heart.
Seeing GongYimo arrive, Emperor Cheng hurriedly waved at her from the imperial study.
"Mo'er, come and take a look!"
"Father, why are you looking for me in such a hurry?" GongYimo walked over with a smile. She saw that he was holding an exquisite portrait in his hand. Looking at the dress, it wasn't a woman from Dai Yu State, but she looked somewhat familiar.
"This is?" GongYimo subconsciously looked at the handwriting under the portrait.
"Princess Lou Ye?"
She raised her eyebrows slightly. She didn't expect that Longcheng Wuji would marry her to Dai Yu State. That was Lou Ye's most honorable little princess!
Emperor Cheng smiled with satisfaction, "This woman's status is honorable, and she is quite favored. It's just that I have a headache, who should I marry her to?"
His words made GongYimo's face pale for some reason.
"The crown prince … But he's going to marry the Su family's daughter in a few days. The other princes have already married, it's really hard to choose …"
He said this, then glanced at GongYimo's expression.
GongYimo naturally knew what he meant.
"Father, you want to marry this woman to Gong Dai?"
Emperor Cheng smiled and nodded, "You still understand my thoughts!"
Speaking of this, he sighed again, "But Gong Dai, that stinking brat, is too insensible. I told him about this matter, but he said that he's still young and doesn't have the heart to marry. But he doesn't look at how old he is. When I was his age, I already had four sons!"
GongYimo couldn't help but smile bitterly. She didn't expect that Gong Dai, who had always been a young man in her heart, had unknowingly grown up. In ancient times, he had also reached the age of late marriage?
"Since Gong Dai has already rejected her, he probably doesn't have any feelings for her. Father, why did you call me here?"
She pretended not to know.
Gong Cheng glared at her, "Don't play dumb, that stinky brat is getting more and more disobedient! You're the only one who might listen to your words … You're the elder sister. Don't you care about your younger brother's marriage? "
He was afraid that it would be fine if she didn't care, but once she did, she would get herself into trouble.
At this moment, Gong Cheng suddenly sighed.
"We know that the two of you have a good relationship. It's not much worse than siblings from the same mother, but … We've been hearing some rumors these past few years …"
GongYimo suddenly looked at him, causing him to wave his hands repeatedly!
"Don't worry, Imperial Father isn't such a foolish person! You and Gong Dai are both smart children. How could you do something unwise? It's just that … Since you said that you won't marry for the rest of your life, Gong Dai … can't possibly not marry for the rest of his life, right? Wouldn't that be confirming the rumors? "
GongYimo carefully discerned Gong Cheng's expression. She wanted to see if he really trusted her or if he was using this matter to test her. Gong Cheng actually felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by GongYimo like this.
When GongYimo wasn't smiling, her eyes were very intimidating. Generally, those who weren't strong-willed wouldn't dare to look her in the eyes.
"Imperial Father wants me to persuade Gong Dai to marry a wife?"
Her voice was deep and slow, with a hint of a smile that could not be understood.
Gong Cheng slightly raised his eyebrows. "Why not? The eldest sister is like a mother. You've been taking care of him since he was young. How could he not listen to you? "
GongYimo chuckled. Suddenly, she felt a trace of pain in her heart.
When she chose to become the princess of Dai Yu State, she didn't expect that there would be such a day.
But she couldn't find any reason to refute. In terms of family background, Lou Ye was the youngest and most favored princess. She was more than enough to be a match for Gong Dai.
In terms of appearance, talent, and temperament, the princess she met in her previous life could be said to be worthy of her reputation.
Moreover, Gong Dai had also reached the age of marriage. At this time, she really couldn't find a reason to refute the emperor.
… Moreover, why should she refute? Could it be that she really wants Gong Dai to not marry for the rest of his life? Can she still respond to him?
"Imperial Father … This woman … is naturally very good."
GongYimo was a little confused about what she was saying. Her head was dizzy.
"This matter … I will mention it to Gong Dai. As for whether he agrees or not, it's really not something I can control."
Hearing this, Gong Cheng laughed and patted her on the shoulder, "Don't worry, your words are much more useful than Zhen's!"
GongYimo smiled faintly and bitterly.
When she finally walked out of Zhaoyang Hall in a daze, she suddenly shivered. At this time, the empress actually sent someone to find her.
GongYimo was already distracted and was pulled to Feng Qi Palace in a daze.
At this time, Feng Qi Palace was very lively.
It turned out that the empress held a small tea party and invited many officials' wives and daughters. The atmosphere was just right.
Seeing so many people, GongYimo's spirit was lifted. She didn't think about those messy things and strode in!
"Feng Gui Rong Ji Gu State's eldest princess has arrived — —!"
When her title came out, everyone present was stunned and then quickly got up to salute!
GongYimo! Why did she come here?!
When the empress saw GongYimo, she was very happy to take her hand and said angrily.
"You've been back for so long, but you haven't come to see Imperial Mother. Mo 'er, you're really biased."
GongYimo was guided to the seat of honor on the left by the empress and sat down. She then toasted the empress with a cup of wine and smiled apologetically.
"Imperial Mother is right, Erchen will punish myself with three cups of wine to express my apology!"
As she spoke, she really drank three cups of wine in a row!
Who was the empress? At a glance, she could tell that GongYimo was in a bad mood, so she easily bypassed her and introduced her to her.
"You ah, you rarely attend these women's banquets since you were young. You probably don't know your Crown Prince brother's future in-laws, right?"
She joked, then pointed to the first lady on the right and said, "This is the wife of the Duke Zhen, a first-rank titled Honorary Madam. And next to her is your future sister-in-law! Marquis Zhen's legitimate daughter, Su Miaolan. "
GongYimo then turned her attention to the seat directly opposite and saw Su Miaolan for the second time.
The Duke Zhen's wife, Madam Zhang, hurriedly stood up and bowed to GongYimo. Because of GongYimo's status, it was far from what people like them could hope to reach.
"Erchen greets Eldest Princess. This is my daughter. She was young back then. If my daughter has offended you in any way, I hope Princess will be magnanimous enough to forgive her!"
Was she talking about what happened at the tea party back then?
GongYimo raised the teacup with one hand and smiled without saying a word. She directly looked at Su Miaolan, who had been avoiding her from the start.
Su Miaolan was tugged by her mother, but she also took into account the situation. She gritted her teeth and obediently bowed.
"Erchen greets Eldest Princess."
At this moment, her mother tugged at her from behind again, causing Su Miaolan to suppress the resentment in her heart and speak in a low voice.
"Erchen was muddle-headed at that time. I hope Princess won't blame me."
After speaking, she lowered her head, clearly enduring silently!
She was the future Crown Prince Consort. In the future, when GongYimo saw her, she would have to respectfully call her sister-in-law! She didn't believe that GongYimo would bite her and not let go!
But now, she had no choice but to lower her head. Because GongYimo's status was high, even her father could only bow to her!
As expected, GongYimo didn't haggle over anything. She held the teacup and smiled faintly.
"No need to be so courteous. Everything that happened in the past, Bengong has long forgotten."
She was speaking the truth. This kind of small matter wasn't worthy of her jealousy.
The Empress smiled and said, "Mo'er is still the most sensible!" As she spoke, she even glared at the Duke Zhen's wife. "You're just too careful. How could Mo'er be that kind of woman who haggles over every little thing?"
The Duke Zhen's wife nodded repeatedly, praising GongYimo as if it didn't cost money. The other madams also chimed in, praising GongYimo to the heavens!
GongYimo put down the teacup and picked up the wine cup again. She took a sip and didn't know why, but she suddenly felt like laughing.
Just a moment ago, the Emperor was afraid that those rumors would come true and wanted her to act as a matchmaker for Gong Dai. The next moment, the Empress was afraid that Gong Che still had feelings for her when he returned, so she hurriedly shoved her daughter-in-law to her. Were they all afraid that she would harm their son?
How interesting.
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