The Return of the Marquis's Daughter

When Empress Wen saw Prince An, her face was full of smiles. She asked him a lot of questions in a very friendly manner, and was more considerate than Concubine Shu, the aunt who raised him.

She did a very good job on the surface, and one could not find any trace of artificiality in her. She was worthy of being the woman living in the position of the Empress. She did a very good job on the falsehood, and one could not find any fault with her.

She inquired carefully about matters in the Northern Frontier, praising him for being a worthy son of the royal family, saying his bravery and extraordinary ability had brought honor to the Great Xia Kingdom and greatly pleased His Majesty.

Gu Changan has always had an icy face, and he is very strict in what he says and does, and he follows the rules like an old scholar.

No matter how much Empress Wen praised him, and even deliberately praised him so highly, he remained as cold as ice, and simply responded, "Thanks to my father, the emperor, and my mother's earnest teachings, I was able to return from my trip to the northern border with such a great victory."

The imperial concubine glanced at Prince An and chuckled in her heart. Haha, the Wen girl wanted to flatter Prince An and deliberately elevate him, isn't it just to make others jealous and dissatisfied?

And Prince An is not a fool. Look, he is giving the credit directly to His Majesty and you, the daughter of the Wen family. Can you, the daughter of the Wen family, say no?

Haha, it’s really funny.

Seeing that her eldest son had almost coped with the situation, Concubine Shu finally took over the topic. She slowly said to Empress Wen, "Your Majesty, please don't praise him like this, lest he become proud and lose his sense of direction!"

Look at Prince Yun, he's a man of both civil and military talents, and he's been following His Majesty in handling state affairs. It's clear he's a calm and careful person, and that's something he should learn from."

What Concubine Shu said was a double entendre. Was she following Prince Yun to learn about state affairs, or was she learning about moral conduct?

Empress Wen looked at Concubine Shu and smiled, "What is there to learn? Prince Yun is only doing what His Majesty ordered. Prince An has made such a great contribution this time, and His Majesty will definitely reward him~"

"It is only natural for Prince An to share His Majesty's worries and be loyal to the Great Xia Kingdom. If he does it for some reward, it would be a betrayal of His Majesty's kindness in educating them." Concubine Shu said softly.

Empress Wen and Concubine Shu had a verbal exchange. Concubine Xian had a cold and beautiful face and did not get involved, while Concubine De glanced back and forth at the faces of Empress Wen and Concubine Shu.

I sneered in my heart. These bitches are just pretentious. Who are they pretending to be? Haha.

If you really want to fight, just hide away and fight to the death. Fighting here is really an eyesore, hum~

The imperial concubine only looked at Prince An, and sighed in her heart. When they were young, Prince An had such a temper compared to Prince Li, whose mouth seemed to be filled with honey.

There is the scheming Prince Yun, her own son Prince Cheng, the cautious Prince Xian, and the indifferent Prince Ning. In His Majesty's heart, Prince An's position is probably only slightly better than Prince Yu's.

Even though he was born to the former queen, as the princes grew up day by day, the advantages of Prince An's personality became more and more apparent.

Now he is the first one to come back with such military achievements. The Imperial Concubine looked at the Concubine Shu again, and she also vaguely understood something at this time. It seems that it was very far-sighted of her to enter the deep palace for such a prince back then.

This surprised some people who were not optimistic about her. Now look at how successful she is. It can be said that a mother is honored by her son. They can give birth to and raise children, but they are not necessarily more comfortable than her.

After Gu Chang'an came to pay his respects to Queen Wen and asked how she was, the eunuch from the Qinzheng Palace came over and invited him over.

His Majesty wanted to hold a welcoming banquet for Prince An, and Empress Wen couldn't afford to lose face, so she set up several tables in the Yiku Palace and called all the concubines, big and small, in the harem to come and have some fun.

Of course, this is also done for the current emperor to see, otherwise he would not spend so much effort on it. The current emperor likes the daughter of the Wen family and thinks she is very qualified for the position of the Empress.

After the banquet, Concubine Shu listened to a lot of flattering words from the concubines in the harem. Under the increasingly gloomy gaze of Empress Wen, she left the table and left the Yiku Palace.

What Concubine Shu wanted was to see the daughter of the Wen family suffer such a bitter taste. She always told outsiders that Gu Yunzhou was so good in this and that way. Now she wanted people to see that her An'er was the real good one.

It's said that the public has sharp eyes. You can't rely on your daughter Wen to talk nonsense all day long. Haha~

"The banquet in Qinzheng Palace is about to end, right?" Concubine Shu asked the people around her as she walked back to Ziyue Palace.

Nanny Qiu immediately stepped forward and replied, "Wan Liang has checked, and they are almost leaving. His Majesty is too drunk and has already left the table. However, several princes and court officials have been toasting His Majesty, so I'm afraid it will take a while.

After all, our prince is the protagonist today, so how can we not give others some face?"

Upon hearing this, Concubine Shu frowned and asked, "Is there no one who can stand up to block the wine for our prince?"

"Oh my, my queen, why is there no one coming out to block the wine for the prince? The Duke and the Crown Prince have never left our prince's side. You can just put your mind at ease!" Nanny Qiu responded with a smile.

After hearing this, Concubine Shu relaxed a little. With her brother and nephew beside her, she thought An'er would not suffer much loss.

Liu Qingsong grabbed Gu Chang'an and quietly slipped away through the side door. If he continued to drink like this, he would vomit on the spot.

My uncle, Duke Ningguo, is so capable that he is still dealing with those people in the hall.

Liu Qingsong supported Gong Qiang while he took a breath, and muttered unhappily to Prince An, "Today I know these people have no good intentions. Is that wine? You too, how could you keep quiet?"

Gu Changan glanced at his cousin and said calmly, "Compared to the wine from Northern Xinjiang, this is just water."

Liu Qingsong was stunned. "Your Highness has really suffered a lot recently. Staying in a place like Northern Frontier for such a long time must have been really hard for Your Highness."

"It's a bit painful, but the sin is not in vain."

Didn't he get them all drunk? Look at them, they are usually just a bunch of people, but when they see the real situation, they become weird.

Liu Qingsong walked out of the palace along the palace wall. He wanted to send Gu Changan back to his mansion, but as soon as he left the imperial city, he directly ordered the coachman to change the route to Qin Hou Mansion.