Quick Wear: The bad female supporting role, the male protagonist prefers

"Since we're all getting married, why shouldn't I marry a man who's more to my liking and more powerful?"

Gu Shutang was shocked by Gu Shulan's words at this moment. Her eyelashes trembled, "I will take you to see the Queen Mother."

The palace banquet was already halfway through, and the Queen Mother had already left the banquet and returned to the palace to rest.

Gu Shutang lowered his eyes and did not return to the hall where the banquet was held. Instead, he took Gu Shulan directly to the outside of the Empress Dowager's palace.

The Queen Mother sat at the top with her eyes closed, resting, while a maidservant massaged her shoulders. When she saw Gu Shutang bringing a strange woman into the palace, she couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.

"Mother, this is the second daughter of Minister Gu's family. She heard that the court was arguing over the selection of relatives. For the sake of the Jing Dynasty and the land where she was born and raised, the second daughter asked me to bring her to you, mother, to recommend herself."

When the Queen Mother heard Gu Shutang explain the reason for the arrival of the woman behind her, her frown relaxed and she looked at Gu Shulan with a very kind look.

"Good boy, is what Shu Tang said really your wish?"

Gu Shulan nodded her head and said yes, not daring to say more. The Queen Mother became even more kind upon seeing this and offered her a seat next to Gu Shutang.

Gu Shutang saw the anxiety unconsciously revealed on Gu Shulan's face and thought of the marriage she had mentioned when she first found her.

She said with a gentle smile, "Mother, the second young lady asked me to come to you. She has something she would like to ask for your help."

The Queen Mother was now happy that she had solved the problem. She waved her hand and said, "Tell me what you want. I will do everything for you."

The marriage with the Rouran was a favor bestowed by the Jing Dynasty on the Rouran. By marrying the princess to the Rouran who had voluntarily surrendered, the Jing Dynasty naturally had the upper hand and was not afraid that the princess would feel as aggrieved as the princesses of the previous dynasty.

But the Rouran were thousands of miles away from the capital, and marrying there would mean being far away from her homeland, and it would be difficult for her to have the chance to return to the court.

There are not many girls of marriageable age in the royal family. They have been looking for sons-in-law recently, fearing that the emperor will choose their daughters to marry. The empress dowager and the emperor are worried about the selection of the bride.

Gu Shulan came over and proposed a marriage, which relieved the worries of her and the emperor. As long as it was not too excessive, the empress dowager would be happy to do it for Gu Shulan.

"Mother, the second young lady's family is looking for a husband for her. How could the second young lady dare to disobey her parents' orders? But she is concerned about the Jing Dynasty and wants to relieve the worries of the mother and the emperor, marry into the Rouran clan, and show kindness to the Rouran clan.

So that the Rouran can remember that they are just a vassal of the Jing Dynasty and remember the Jing Dynasty's support for the Rouran."

Gu Shutang patted the obviously uneasy Gu Shulan beside him, signaling her to relax, "I'd like to ask the Queen Mother to summon Madam Gu to the palace to persuade her."

The Queen Mother quickly agreed upon hearing this, chatted with Gu Shutang and the other man about some family matters, and then let them go.

The Empress Dowager was very efficient. She summoned Madam Gu into the palace on the second day after the palace banquet. Madam Gu was smiling when she returned home. Even when she saw Gu Zongqing, who was reflecting on himself at home and had a big quarrel with her for three days, her smile did not fade.

Instead, she brought Gu Shulan, who had come to greet her, to show off to Gu Zongqing: "Lan'er was chosen by the palace to be a princess married to a foreign country. The emperor has shown his favor and has promised Kuan'er to enter the Hanlin Academy and appointed her as an editor."

Her eldest son is still poor, and he studies hard just to achieve fame and fortune one day.

Although Mrs. Gu had high hopes for her eldest son, she also knew that he was not suitable for the imperial examinations, and it would be a blessing if he could enter the palace examination.

Now that I have obtained an official position, and am appointed as an editor in the Hanlin Academy, it is a great joy.

The prosperity or decline of her mother's family is naturally not as important as the future of her eldest son, whom she carried for ten months and carefully raised.

Mrs. Gu happily accepted the olive branch offered by the Empress Dowager without waiting for her advice.

When Gu Zongqing heard that his two daughters had become princesses of marriage, he hoped that his own future would be more promising. Since his daughters had been named princesses of marriage, the emperor should show favor to their Gu family so as not to disappoint the court officials.

Gu Zongqing thought that this favor would definitely fall on him, the biological father of the princess who was married to another country, but he did not expect that the emperor would bypass him and directly give the official position to his eldest son.

Although Gu Zongqing encountered unexpected events, his eldest son was the one he had high hopes for and whom he raised personally. It was a blessing for him and the family that his eldest son had a promising future.

He quickly put aside his dissatisfaction and hoped that his eldest son would gain experience and then enter the court smoothly to serve as an official with him.

Unfortunately, his wish was not fulfilled.

Along with the imperial edict conferring the title of princess, there was also a hint to appoint a eunuch to announce the eunuch.

It indicates that he should retire to his hometown and enjoy his remaining years.

Otherwise, the evidence of corruption that the eunuch brought in and that he had not yet collected would be placed in the court.

Gu Zongqing was not happy at all. He was holding the imperial edict that bestowed the title, feeling depressed. He knew that if his family had not had a princess who was married off to foreign countries, the evidence would have appeared in the hands of his colleagues when he returned to the court.

Not to mention whether he can keep his official position, it is even uncertain whether he can save his life.

Gu Zongqing had a sad face. He gave the eunuch some reward and drafted a memorial to retire and return home.

If he had not drafted this memorial, his corruption would have been exposed, and not only would his own career have been ruined, but his son's future would also have been affected.

Fortunately, his eldest son now has a good future, which gives him some comfort. He is also glad that his daughter was suddenly chosen by the emperor to be a princess for marriage, which saved his life.

Without knowing that it was Gu Shulan who requested the marriage, there was no worry at all about Gu Shulan, a weak girl, marrying into the unfamiliar Rouran people.

He only thought about how much benefit her marriage to Rouran could bring to the Gu family.

Gu Shulan had long been disappointed with her father. Even though she knew that he was forced to resign and retire due to her own fault, she did not plead for him because of her status as a princess.

Gu Shutang had just sent away Gu Shulan, who had come to visit, when the 5834 that had been dormant in her body for a long time suddenly woke up.

Inside her, she screamed in panic: [Host, host! Oops! The villain's data in this plane is abnormal and the plot is deviating.]

5834 grabbed the little chirp on his head and sighed with a headache. Sure enough, the plane where the fragments of that big guy existed could not be peaceful.

[5834? Are you awake?]

Gu Shutang dismissed the servants and focused on contacting 5834.

She lowered her eyes, hiding the complex expression within them. [Prince Jin was reborn, and currently he doesn't seem to have any intention of rebelling.]

Our mission remains unchanged?

She currently only has one major plot left to complete, and the rest is to live in the small world until she dies of natural causes.

But now that the reborn Prince Jin has no intention of rebelling, how should she complete the plot, betray the villain, and inform the heroine's sister?

When 5834 heard this shocking news, it was so worried that it stared at the screen of the system space, scratching its head, and frantically reported to its superiors, requesting an update on the task.

[Host, don't worry, I've already sent an email to ask the boss]

There was only one concise sentence on the screen opposite 5834, which made it even more at a loss.