The White-haired Queen

As soon as Wen Lanyue stepped into Shengde Palace, Dongchen appeared and reported, "Your Majesty, Xiao Xizi is an orphan. He was sent here by the Regent to be castrated."

Seeing that the queen mother's expression remained the same, Dong Chen continued, "What happened between him and the little emperor should just be a joke between children, so we can observe it first. There is also a palace maid named Taohua. She has a face like a peach blossom, red lips and white teeth. She is pretty and has a lively personality. When she talked to the little emperor, she might have been a little playful. She was also sent in by the regent..."

Wen Lanyue's face darkened. Regent, regent, regent again, all regents. He arranged maids and eunuchs for the little emperor and secret guards for the queen mother. What on earth did he want to do? Surveillance or usurpation of power?

It seemed that I had to meet him first, so I said calmly: "I understand, you go down first."

Then Wen Lanyue called Honghe: "Ask Xiao Xizi to summon the Regent to the palace and tell him that I want to have dinner with him tonight."

When Hong He heard this, she immediately gossiped, "Miss, you are finally going to meet your future husband."

Wen Lanyue heard what a mess it was, so she said seriously: "What future husband? Entering the palace means entering the palace, you should also be more careful and stop calling me so disrespectful, so as not to cause gossip."

Hong He stuck out her tongue at Wen Lanyue, and then imitated Wen Lanyue and answered seriously: "Yes, Queen Mother, I obey your command."

Half an hour later, a man in white clothes and a turban walked in. He was holding a bag of osmanthus cake in his left hand and a pot of osmanthus wine in his right hand. He had fair skin and regular features, and looked like he had walked out of a painting.

It was evening, the breeze was blowing, the clothes were fluttering, Wen Lanyue could not help but be stunned, the only word left in his mind was "handsome".

The man put away the cakes and the wine bottle, and with a snap of his fingers, a branch of osmanthus appeared, and then the fragrance of osmanthus filled his nose. Seeing Wen Lanyue was stunned, the man reached out and took Wen Lanyue's hand, and put the osmanthus in her hand.

A magnetic voice came: "Yue'er, do you miss me?" Seeing that Wen Lanyue didn't say anything, he asked again: "How do you think of my scholar outfit?"

Wen Lanyue came back to her senses, threw the osmanthus in her hand over, and said, "Lecher."

Gu Changfeng chuckled as he caught the osmanthus flower and said, "Flower thief is more appropriate."

When Wen Lanyue heard this, she blurted out, "How shameless."

Gu Changfeng was stunned for a moment. He felt that his Yue'er would not be serious. When she spoke of him like this, he couldn't help but murmur in his heart: When Yue'er was a female official in the past, the two of them would sometimes laugh and joke, but they had a mutual understanding and cooperated very well. Now that she is the empress dowager, has her status changed and her temper changed as well?

It was all his elder brother's fault, for changing the imperial decree granting marriage into one conferring the title of empress. He said that although his first wife was the empress, she came from a peasant family, was not very literate, and was unable to manage the harem, let alone teach the prince. He therefore granted her the title of Empress Dowager West, allowing her to enjoy wealth and glory, while Yue'er was conferred the title of Empress Dowager East, holding the phoenix seal and the jade seal.

Now, the moon has changed. Gu Changfeng sighed and said in a businesslike manner, "What is the matter that the Queen Mother summoned me for?"

Wen Lanyue thought about it and realized that all business transactions in the 21st century could be said to be completed at the dinner table, so she shouted, "Bilian, prepare the banquet." After that, she motioned Gu Changfeng to sit down.

At this time, Wen Lanyue noticed that there was a half jade pendant hanging on Gu Changfeng's waist, which was exactly the same as the one in her dressing box. So she opened the dressing box, took out the half jade pendant, and prepared to give it to Gu Changfeng to make a pair.

Before he could say anything, he heard Gu Changfeng say in surprise: "This is our token of love. I hope Yue'er still remembers our marriage."

Wen Lanyue's eyes opened wide, her mouth slightly open, and her hand holding the jade pendant froze in the air. She had originally wanted to give it to him to make a pair, but it turned out to be...

"Hmm, hmm." Wen Lanyue cleared her throat, pursed her lips, and said helplessly: "I think the tassel on the prince's jade pendant is very beautiful, and I also want to match one for this jade pendant."

Gu Changfeng smiled and said, "I thought Yue'er would definitely like this tassel, so I made a pair. Mine is light blue, and Yue'er's is light pink." As soon as he finished speaking, he took out a light pink tassel from his arms and handed it to Wen Lanyue.

Wen Lanyue was unexpectedly at a loss and did not reach out to take it. Seeing this, Gu Changfeng took the jade pendant from Wen Lanyue's hand, put on the tassels, and handed it to her.

Wen Lanyue thought: I wanted to give the jade pendant as a prelude to the conversation, but now the prince is giving the tassel. Oh, never mind, it's all a prelude.

So he said, "Your Majesty, I want to ask how the matter between Xiao Xizi and Taohua was handled?"

Gu Changfeng was confused and said, "Xiao Xizi and Taohua? What happened?"

Wen Lanyue briefly talked about "catching sparrows to get an official position" and Taohua saying "she wanted to play house with the little emperor".

Gu Changfeng burst out laughing after hearing this: "Hahahaha...hahahaha...I thought it was a big deal? Turns out it's just the careless talk of children. Then the Queen Mother can handle it however she wants!"

When Wen Lanyue heard the prince say that children speak without restraint, her heart suddenly skipped a beat. Was she making a big deal out of nothing? If it were the 21st century, this would definitely be children speaking without restraint.

But in ancient times, when a young emperor was the ruler, he also said whatever he wanted. Shouldn't it be "the ruler should not joke"?

Besides, the original owner died because of the "Sparrow Award" incident. No matter whether it was unfair or not, it had to be dealt with anyway.

So, he added, "You know 'no joke'."

Gu Changfeng said with a smile: "Yes, 'Sir, don't joke', but there is no time limit for rewards, right?"

Wen Lanyue smiled knowingly and said, "Then I understand. Since the prince asked me to handle it, I will let...

Gu Changfeng looked at Wen Lanyue's playful yet somewhat evil expression and felt that the familiar Yue'er had returned.

Wen Lanyue originally wanted them to go to the Ye Ting Palace, and let Xiao Xizi be responsible for cleaning the chamber pot, and Taohua be responsible for sewing and washing clothes.

But considering the young emperor's "golden rule", he said casually: "Then let them serve me. Only after they are trained well can they be entrusted with important tasks."

Gu Changfeng was stunned, staring straight at Wen Lanyue. Didn't he dislike them? Why did he keep them under his nose?

Besides, in the first half of the month, the king sent a group of eunuchs and palace maids, but he didn't keep any of them and sent them all away, saying that he wanted to be frugal. But the people he chose for her were all trustworthy and useful people for her to cultivate. Gu Changfeng felt that he was really confused about Wen Lanyue.

So, he wanted to change the subject and said, "If that's the case, then it's the best. I also think that they have good natures. After the Queen Mother disciplines them, they can be entrusted with important tasks. May I ask if the Queen Mother has any other business?"

Wen Lanyue thought for a moment and said, "For the time being, there is no more. Then I will not invite Your Majesty to have dinner with me."

Gu Changfeng looked at the delicious food on the table, smiled and said, "The Queen Mother has just recovered from a serious illness, so she eats light food. I'd better stay and finish these greasy foods to avoid wasting them. In addition, since the Queen Mother has no official business, let's talk about some private matters."

Wen Lanyue said nothing.

Gu Changfeng went straight to the point, "Before, we planned to assist the little emperor for 10 years, and when he turned 20, we would travel the world. Later, I heard that many people get married at the age of 13, and become parents at the age of 14. So we will assist the little emperor until he turns 18. We can't let his affairs delay our business."

Wen Lanyue opened her mouth and eyes wide, feeling that he couldn't wait any longer, so she said, "Let's take it one step at a time, okay?"

Gu Changfeng, who did not get a direct answer, said angrily: "This prince is 25 years old this year. Shouldn't he marry a principal wife and take a concubine?"