Shocked! After rebirth, my princess wants to remarry

When Gu Qinghe got up, it was already early morning, and the mansion was very quiet.

"Yingchun, has mother gotten up?" Gu Qinghe rubbed his sleepy eyes.

"Miss, the lady has been up for a while and is waiting for you to come over for breakfast." Yingchun said as she folded the bed curtains.

Wangchun was also tidying up the clothes the girl would wear when going out today. This was the first time that the lady took the girl out to meet guests after returning to Beijing, and she wanted to dress the girl up more beautifully.

After Gu Qinghe got dressed, he went to the main house to find his mother. Mrs. Bai was checking the gifts for her old friends.

"Mother, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. Let's have breakfast." Gu Qinghe came to Bai's side and looked at the things in the box.

A few hairpins and pearl hairpins, as well as a set of four treasures of the study, were all brought over from Dengzhou.

Dengzhou Prefecture is a place where literary culture prevails, and the items in this study are also uniquely crafted, making them ideal for gifts.

Mrs. Bai asked Mother Liu to pack up her things and have breakfast with her daughter. On the table was a plate of dumplings, a dish of stir-fried choy sum, an egg custard, and a bowl of soup.

It is difficult to compare with the wealth of the first and third wives, but the money in Bai's hands is much more than that in the public account. It's just that Gu An's family does not like extravagance.

After breakfast, Bai and Gu Qinghe got on a carriage and headed west of the capital.

In the carriage, Bai was telling Gu Qinghe about the old friend she was going to visit today.

"This family's surname is Chen, and they are also in business. However, they are more powerful and are imperial merchants." Bai said excitedly, probably because she came from a family of merchants, and her mother always admired powerful businessmen.

When Gu Qinghe heard the word "imperial merchant", she felt a little disgusted. Although imperial merchants mostly dealt with the palace managers, she really didn't want to see any pornography in her life, let alone this emperor.

However, I still have to behave well. After all, this is the first friend my mother wants to meet, so it must be very important.

The imperial merchants were wealthy, and their houses were located in places where every inch of land was worth a lot of money, not far from the imperial palace.

The invitation was delivered a few days in advance, and as soon as the doorman saw the visitor, he ran to the backyard to inform them.

Soon, a woman about 35 years old came out, her laughter coming from far away. You could tell she was a cheerful person without even looking at her. Behind her was a girl in her early teens and a boy of seven or eight years old.

"Sister Bai, you really make me miss you so much." The woman came over and grabbed Bai's hand.

"Sister Wen, I miss you too, but now our family has moved back to the capital, so we can meet often in the future." Bai said with a smile.

"This must be Qinghe. She's so pretty." Mrs. Wen said with a smile while holding Gu Qinghe's hand.

"Greetings to my aunt." Gu Qinghe bowed and said softly.

"That's great." Wen said with emotion.

After Wen's two children paid their respects to Bai and Gu Qinghe, everyone sat down and chatted slowly.

Bai and Wen talked about everything from their childhood to their marriage and now about raising children. They really couldn't stop talking.

After lunch, Bai and Wen made an appointment to meet next time and exchanged gifts before reluctantly parting ways.

Mrs. Wen watched the departing carriage go further and further away, "Brother Feng, Sister Rui, go back to the house."

"Mom, I saw this sister Qinghe today, she is so pretty, can we let her marry our eldest brother?" Sister Rui looked up with anticipation in her eyes.

Wen shook her head. The gap between scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans was so huge that she didn't even dare to think about it.

The flower-viewing banquet at Prince Yan's mansion was in full swing, and it could even be said to be bustling with people. All who came were young ladies and young men from aristocratic families.

Everyone was taking a try-it attitude. If they caught the prince's eye, they could enter the Eastern Palace. If not, there were more than one or two talented young people here.

Moreover, only those who can enter the palace are prominent and influential.

Xiao Jingheng arrived at Prince Yan's Mansion early, accompanied by Xiao Yifei, who kept chattering in his ear.

"We're at the Gu Mansion—" the servant welcoming guests at the door shouted loudly.

"There are quite a few wealthy families with the surname Gu in the capital. I wonder which Gu family this is?"

Xiao Yifei joked with a faint smile.

After he said this funny remark, he waited for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to speak, but after waiting for several breaths, the Crown Prince did not move at all. He looked sideways and saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince staring at the women who came in from downstairs.

Xiao Jingheng doubted his own eyes. He looked carefully several times but did not see Gu Qinghe.

Why didn’t he come again?

Then, he saw a familiar figure, dressed very much like Gu Qinghe. When he looked closely, it was not her. She looked a bit similar, but not her.

It was the woman who climbed onto the dragon bed, the daughter of the third branch of the Gu family. She took advantage of the Queen's inconvenience and entered the palace under the pretext of something, but did something disgusting.

Xiao Jingheng didn't want to waste time on irrelevant people. He was really puzzled. Seeing that there were five women coming to the Gu family, both young and old, it meant that nothing big had happened in the Gu family.

Then why didn’t Gu Qinghe come?

The wife of the second wife didn't come either. Is it because the second wife is the only one who has something to do today?

What could be more important than attending a banquet at Prince Yan's mansion? Besides, Gu An hadn't been appointed yet, so didn't his wife also engage in a circle of wives?

One guess after another popped up in his mind, but he immediately rejected them. He felt like a cat was scratching his heart.

He waved behind him, "Han Desheng, tell the old princess that I have something urgent to do and I have to leave first."

Xiao Yifei was stunned listening to this and quickly reached out to stop him, "Hey, no, you're the star today. I don't know how many families are here for you. How can you just leave like that?"

"Today is a flower viewing party, and the protagonists are the flowers, not me." Xiao Jingheng said in a deep voice.

"But others have assumed that you will come, and the Empress Dowager will also be here. It's not appropriate for you to leave now. At least show up before you leave." Xiao Yifei said with effort.

When Xiao Jingheng heard that the Empress Dowager was also coming, he sat back down. It would be inappropriate for him to leave before the Empress Dowager arrived.

Finally, after guzzling a few more cups of tea, the welcoming servant at the door yelled at the top of his voice, "The Empress Dowager has arrived—"

Everyone present stood up and prepared to pay their respects to the Empress Dowager.

"Good luck to the Empress Dowager."

"Everyone, please don't be polite. Today is a flower-viewing banquet. Don't be restrained and just have fun. I just came out to get some fresh air." The Queen Mother said with a smile.

"Thank you, Queen Mother."

When Xiao Jingheng saw the Queen Mother coming, he also stood up and went down from the attic. He held the Queen Mother's arm and said softly: "Grandmother, I have something urgent to do, so I will go back first. You can have fun here."