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

"The Seventh Princess's mother, Consort Shu, was from the Prime Minister Qin family, and the old lady of the Qin family was the current Queen Mother's biological sister, so the Seventh Princess was very much favored by the Queen Mother and was on par with the Tenth Princess in the palace. The Tenth Princess was straightforward and suffered a lot at the hands of the Seventh Princess."

This is because the Tenth Princess is the Queen's legitimate daughter, and the Seventh Princess doesn't dare to do anything too excessive, otherwise the Tenth Princess would be bullied to no end.

Gu Zhiyin listened quietly and nodded in understanding.

The Duke of Protectorate holds a high position of power, and the Empress has no son. Several princes who want to compete for the position of Crown Prince want to win over the Duke of Protectorate. Concubine Shu has no son, but the Fifth Prince has been raised by her since childhood, so she will try her best to support the Fifth Prince to ascend the throne both publicly and privately. No matter who becomes the Emperor in the end, the Empress is the Queen Mother and has a noble status. So even if the Duke of Protectorate is a minister, several princes including the Seventh Princess will not cause trouble at the banquet.

Although Gu Zhiyin served as the marquis' wife for a short time in her previous life, she still had some understanding of the relationship between the harem and the princes.

The current Empress Dowager Xiao is also a very powerful woman. It is rumored that she is cruel and ruthless, and ruthless in killing. When she was young, she was framed by concubines in the harem and suffered miscarriage, making her infertile. The late emperor had only three sons, and after she was bedridden, the two older princes fought each other to the death. The court was in chaos. Empress Dowager Xiao, who was still the queen at the time, suppressed the court with thunder and cleansed the harem. After the death of the late emperor, she killed one of the two princes and demoted the other. Then she supported the youngest prince whose mother died young to ascend the throne, that is, the current emperor, while she ruled the country from behind the curtain.

The emperor's strategies for governing the country were all taught by Empress Dowager Xiao after he ascended the throne. When the emperor wanted to rule the country himself, he found that the entire court was controlled by the empress dowager, and it was not easy to take back power. Empress Dowager Xiao refused to give up power, and the emperor felt like a puppet. The anger and resentment accumulated day by day, and later the relationship between the two became like fire and water.

The emperor and the empress dowager have been fighting for many years. Now half of the officials in the court obey the empress dowager, and half obey the emperor. Empress Dowager Xiao does not have the power to depose the emperor, and the emperor does not have the ability to seize the empress dowager's power. The two are evenly matched.

The harem is closely related to the previous dynasty and is inseparable. As a member of the Qin family, Shufei has a close relationship with the empress dowager, so she must be disliked by the emperor. However, due to the authority of the empress dowager, the emperor has to take the daughter of the Qin family as his concubine. With the empress dowager as her backer, Shufei's position in the harem is as stable as Mount Tai, and even the queen gives her some respect.

"But every time the Seventh Princess argued with the Tenth Princess, Concubine Shu would take her to Kunning Palace to apologize, and punish her severely after returning. Concubine Shu had done this, so the Queen and the Tenth Princess couldn't hold on to her anymore. The Seventh Princess has restrained herself a lot in the past few years, but I still don't like her. Her smile is so fake."

Liu Zhenzhen hugged Gu Zhiyin's arm and complained quietly.

She didn't dare let others know, and she gossiped about him behind his back, and slandered the princess of the time. When she was caught, even her parents couldn't help her.

"Stay away from her when you meet her in the future, and don't let her plot against you." Liu Zhenzhen said earnestly.

Gu Zhiyin smiled and nodded: "Yes, but I am of a low birth, and the Prince of Pingyang's Mansion is not very prominent nowadays, so there shouldn't be anything for her to plot against."

"Sister Gu, there's no need to belittle yourself. Background can't determine a person's status. Some people have high backgrounds, but they do despicable things." Liu Zhenzhen blinked and said anxiously.

Gu Zhiyin looked at Liu Zhenzhen's sincere gaze and curled her lips slightly.

"Sister Gu, do you know the third prince? Why does he always stare at you?" Liu Zhenzhen suddenly asked.

Gu Zhiyin glanced at the Third Prince without leaving a trace and shook his head: "I don't know."

The Third Prince was not interested in her, but in "someone from Prince Pingyang's Palace". Although the person who was cuckolded was Fu Yunjing, the Third Prince was caught in bed with someone else and lost all his face. He felt frustrated that he wanted to get rid of the Fu family but couldn't.

Seeing that he appeared at the banquet held at the Duke of Protectorate's Mansion and had a good relationship with Liu Zhenzhen, the Third Prince was probably more alert and fearful.

Guests arrived one after another, and for a moment the whole garden was filled with lively laughter.

When almost everyone had arrived, the servants began to serve the dishes and pour the wine in an orderly manner.

Liu Zhenzhen called the maid to change the tea.

The maid came over with the tea and suddenly tripped when passing by Gu Zhiyin. She cried "Ouch", and then the whole cup of tea spilled on Gu Zhiyin's dress.

There was a wet spot on her skirt, with green tea stalks stained on it.

Before Gu Zhiyin could say anything, Liu Zhenzhen flew into a rage: "What's going on? You're so clumsy."

"This slave deserves to die, this slave deserves to die."

The maid was so frightened that she knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly to apologize.

Gu Zhiyin pulled Liu Zhenzhen's sleeve and said softly, "It's okay."

The wife of the Duke of the Guard came over and asked with concern, "Are you burned?"

"Thank you for your concern, Madam. I'm fine. I just need to change my clothes." Gu Zhiyin said.

The wife of the Duke of Huguo nodded, looked at the maid who had caused the trouble and said, "Why don't you take the Princess to change her clothes quickly?"

"Yes, yes." The maid replied in fear, "Princess, please come this way."

"I'll go with you." Liu Zhenzhen stood up and said.

Gu Zhiyin smiled gently: "You stay with the Tenth Princess, I will be well soon."

Liu Zhenzhen: "Okay."

The Seventh Princess kept pestering the Tenth Princess to talk, and the Tenth Princess was annoyed to death. However, with so many people around, it was not easy for her to get angry on the spot. Liu Zhenzhen felt that she had to rescue her little cousin.

Gu Zhiyin followed the maid. Today, she and Wen Shi only brought one maid each to the banquet. Mother Hu went to the carriage to get spare clothes. Seeing this, Wen Shi asked Mother Luo to follow Gu Zhiyin.

There is a row of houses near the garden for people to rest.

The maid brought Gu Zhiyin into the house and said, "Princess, I'll be waiting outside. If you have anything to say, just tell me."

Gu Zhiyin nodded slightly.

The maid bowed and left, closing the door behind her.

"Princess, let me take off your outer garment first. It's uncomfortable to wear it when it's wet." Mother Luo looked around and said as she walked towards the screen.

Gu Zhiyin: "Mother Luo, don't be busy yet."

Hearing this, Mother Luo stopped and turned to look at Gu Zhiyin. She quickly took out a handkerchief, picked up the teapot on the table and poured the tea on the handkerchief, then covered her mouth and nose with the wet handkerchief.

"Mother Luo, take the handkerchief."

Mother Luo was shocked. Without asking any more questions, she took the handkerchief and strode towards Gu Zhiyin.

Gu Zhiyin also wet Luo Mama's handkerchief, and Luo Mama also covered her mouth and nose.

"Princess, is there anything unusual in this room?" Mother Luo looked at Gu Zhiyin with horror and asked.

Gu Zhiyin: "I'm not sure yet, but the taste is wrong."