After being married off by my younger sister, I became the most beloved person in the palace

Mother Hu did not speak, but looked at Gu Zhiyin.

Gu Zhiyin smiled faintly: "You'll know when you get back."

Not long after, the carriage stopped in front of the Gu family's door.

"Your servant greets the Princess." The servant respectfully welcomed Gu Zhiyin in.

Gu Yanqing came back early and was waiting for her in the front hall.

Gu Zhiyin entered the front hall. Jiang was also there, sitting next to Gu Yanqing and drinking tea elegantly.

"Greetings to father and mother." Gu Zhiyin stood in front of the two and knelt down obediently.

Gu Yanqing smiled happily and raised his hand and said, "Yin'er, there's no need to be polite. Come and sit down. Someone, serve tea to the princess."

As soon as she finished speaking, a maid brought a cup of tea to Gu Zhiyin.

"Dad suddenly called me back. Is there something wrong?" Gu Zhiyin asked straight to the point.

Gu Yanqing smiled and joked: "Dad hasn't seen you for a long time. I can't even have a meal with you."

"It's my daughter's fault. There are too many things to do and I neglected them." Gu Zhiyin lowered her eyes, hiding a trace of loneliness in her eyes, and said in a light voice.

If he had said this when he was young, I would have firmly believed it.

But so many years have passed, and she is no longer such an easy-to-please child.

What's more, she lived another life.

There is a father-daughter relationship, but not much. At least I will always rank behind Jiang and Gu Jinse.

Gu Yanqing didn't notice Gu Zhiyin's perfunctory response, or even if he did, he wouldn't care much. He looked at her lovingly and said, "You have to take care of so many things in Prince Pingyang's Palace. It's normal to be busy. Dad doesn't blame you, but you should find time to come back more often."

The Gu family still has to rely on the Pingyang Palace to make further progress.

If his wife hadn't told him, he wouldn't have known that his eldest daughter was on good terms with the daughter of the Duke of Protectorate.

This is a big, thick guy!

Gu Zhiyin nodded: "I understand, Dad."

At this time, the steward Gu Zhong came in and reported respectfully: "Master, Madam, Princess, the wine and food are ready."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yanqing stood up first and looked at Gu Zhiyin with a smile: "Yin'er, let's go. Your mother prepared this dinner carefully. She was afraid that the people below would be lazy, so she personally watched over it in the kitchen."

Gu Zhiyin looked towards Jiang.

Jiang smiled gently and said lovingly, "Your father is exaggerating, but I heard that he asked you to come back home for dinner. He prepared all your favorite dishes. Eat more later."

Tsk, the softer her smile, the harder he will trick her.

Gu Zhiyin smiled back at her: "Mother is thoughtful."

This Hongmen Banquet is really not tasty.

A few people moved to the small hall next to them. The round table carved from pear wood was filled with exquisite dishes. Gu Yanqing sat in the main seat, and Jiang pulled Gu Zhiyin to sit down.

"Just... us?" Gu Zhiyin asked as she watched Jiang pick up some food for her.

Jiang said, "It's rare for you to have a meal with your father. Your father doesn't want others to disturb you, so he didn't even call Jinse back. This shows how much he loves you."

Gu Zhiyin looked at Gu Yanqing with a touched expression, full of admiration.

Gu Yanqing immediately felt that his father's love was affirmed and drank a glass of wine with satisfaction.

"Yin'er is my eldest daughter. It's my duty to love her. I love Jinse the same way."

Jiang's expression was gentle: "Jinse and I both understand, and we won't feel bad about it."

Gu Zhiyin ate the food in the bowl calmly and silently.

Jiang was praising Gu Yanqing and speaking well of Gu Zhiyin. Then she came to her senses and saw that Gu Zhiyin was only focused on eating and not responding to any other words. She couldn't help but choke and could hardly hold back the smile on her lips. She almost lost her image as a loving mother.

She winked at Gu Yanqing, who cleared his throat and said to Gu Zhiyin.

"Yin'er, I heard that the Duke of Huguo's Mansion held a banquet and sent you an invitation, right?"

Gu Zhiyin nodded: "Yes."

"Your sister has always felt deeply sorry for Miss Liu, but she has never found a chance to make peace with her. You have a good relationship with Miss Liu, so when the time comes, you can bring her to the banquet. Not only can you have a good talk with Miss Liu and explain the misunderstanding, but you can also let her get to know the ladies and wives of the various families. In the future, you two sisters can support each other and go further and higher."

It was not a tone of negotiation, but a tone of command.

Gu Zhiyin swallowed the food in his mouth, put down his chopsticks, and looked at Gu Yanqing seriously: "Dad, Miss Liu has already said that she will not bother with my second sister."

"But she still doesn't want to pay attention to Jinse."

"So I can't force Miss Liu to take care of my second sister."

Gu Yanqing's eyes darkened and he said, "How can it be forced? You should try to negotiate more. Miss Liu will not reject your face."

"Dad." Gu Zhiyin looked at Gu Yanqing without blinking: "What if it backfires?"

Gu Yanqing was stunned for a moment: "No... No way, you are the princess of a county anyway."

Gu Zhiyin smiled softly: "My daughter's status as a county prince's princess is indeed not low, but in terms of nobility, Liu Zhenzhen was born into a century-old family, the Duke of the State, whose family holds military power and is unfilial, and who also has a queen who is the mother of the country. With such a family background, why would father think that she would consider me, a powerless county prince's princess, for a favor?"

If the old prince was still alive, the Pingyang Palace would be in the limelight, and he could naturally use his status to pressure others. But now...

Although they are not extremely poor, the real top families in the capital don't really care about the people in Pingyang Palace.

Gu Yanqing opened his mouth and wanted to refute, but found that he didn't know how to refute.

"I just asked you to bring Jinse to attend the banquet at the Duke of Huguo's Mansion. You don't need to do anything else. How can it be as serious as you say?" Seeing that Gu Yanqing didn't say anything, Jiang was afraid that he would be intimidated by Gu Zhiyin's words, so she interrupted.

Gu Zhiyin looked at Jiang: "Mother, are you sure you just want to bring her into the mansion? I don't need to do anything?"

Jiang was also choked.

How is it possible? If Gu Zhiyin hadn't acted as a matchmaker, her daughter would have been able to have a good talk with Liu Zhenzhen and change Liu Zhenzhen's opinion of her.

But if she didn't agree, Jiang was sure that Gu Zhiyin would never take her daughter with her.

Jiang gritted her teeth and said, "Yes, as long as you take her to the banquet at the Duke of Huguo's Mansion, you don't need to do anything else."

"What do you think, Dad?" Gu Zhiyin looked at Gu Yanqing.

what?

If the second daughter is not allowed to go, she will lose the opportunity to establish a relationship with Miss Liu.

But if we let the second daughter go, she will have a chance to establish a relationship with Liu Zhenzhen, but if things go wrong even the eldest daughter might resent her, wouldn't that be a loss?

"Do you want to... or do you want to return it..."

Before Gu Yanqing could finish his words, Jiang stepped on the instep of his foot under the table. He gasped in pain and turned to Gu Zhiyin and said, "Just follow your mother's wishes and take Jinse to the banquet. You don't need to do anything else."

Jiang grinned and said, "Don't worry, Jinse knows her limits."

"I understand." Gu Zhiyin lowered her eyes and said.

Jiang got Gu Zhiyin's approval, and her mood suddenly became happy.

This time the master spoke and put pressure on her. Gu Zhiyin must not dare to bluff Jinse again. The people who attended the banquet held by the Duke of Huguo's Mansion were all rich or noble. With her daughter's ability, even if she couldn't win Liu Zhenzhen this time, she could always get along well among other noble ladies.

"I'm full. It's getting late. I'll go back first." Gu Zhiyin stood up and bowed to Gu Yanqing and Jiang: "Father and mother, I'm leaving."

"Want to eat something more?" Gu Yanqing asked.

"My daughter is full." Gu Zhiyin said calmly.

Gu Yanqing nodded and did not try to persuade him to stay.

Jiang didn't care whether Gu Zhiyin was full or not, and ate her food happily.