Rebirth and Revenge: The Imperial Master’s Pampering of Me is Addicting Me

Although the emperor was ill, the court was still getting more and more lively day by day. Not to mention the intrigues between the two factions of Prince An and Prince Ting, even the two recent marriages with the Dongyi Kingdom were a lot of talk for them.

"Isn't this bad? Didn't Dayan already have a marriage alliance with the Dongyi Kingdom? If we marry again, I wonder if other countries will have any objections? What if they think we're in league with the Dongyi Kingdom? Wouldn't that be bad?"

"Yes, we in Dayan have been facing some internal and external troubles in recent years. The flood in Yunzhou just ended a while ago. If those small countries around us unite to besiege us again, it will not be a good thing."

"Aren't the Dongyi Kingdom's envoys almost due to leave? We can just let them go while His Majesty is still recovering."

"But... aren't you curious about what Shentu Chi showed His Majesty? Although His Majesty didn't say anything at the time, he seemed to be about to agree. Are you really not going to ask His Majesty about such a big thing?"

"Haven't you heard that His Majesty is still recuperating in the harem? Why are you still asking questions at this time? What if the emperor is ill?"

The court officials were making so much noise that in an instant the whole hall was as noisy as the vegetable market on West Street. Gu Chengjin was so annoyed by the noise that he simply hid behind the people around him without making a sound, and stared blankly with his head shrunk.

He has been really busy these days dealing with marriage proposals in the mansion. After all, he wanted to help his wife with some things, but he didn't expect that the dowry list handed over by the Mu family would be so shocking.

So much so that these days he and his wife have been trying to find ways to give their son as much dowry as possible, otherwise he would not be worthy of Ali.

He was so lost in thought that he didn't notice someone secretly watching him from a distance until a deep and experienced voice suddenly called out his name.

"I wonder what Minister Gu thinks about this matter? Why haven't you said anything? Are you still trying to remain neutral at this time?"

When Gu Chengjin heard his name, he subconsciously looked up and saw Prime Minister Tang Kun not far in front of him squinting at him. His eyes were so deep that it was impossible to tell what he was feeling.

The fingers he had tucked into his sleeves suddenly tightened a little, but he forced a smile with some embarrassment on his face and explained a few words in a gentle voice.

"Please forgive me, Prime Minister. We have been so busy preparing for the wedding these days that I was completely overwhelmed. I was so engrossed in listening to the discussions with my colleagues just now that I almost didn't hear you calling me.

Besides, this is a major matter concerning the marriage between the two countries, and ordinary people cannot make the decision easily. Even if the Queen is now in charge of government affairs, she would have to ask His Majesty's opinion first, right?

I heard from the delegation that Shentu Chi put a lot of thought into the betrothal gift he proposed to the Fifth Princess. Your Majesty must have had some thoughts on this, otherwise he wouldn't have said we'd discuss it later."

Many officials nodded in agreement, but soon looked up at the Queen sitting above with strange eyes and remained silent.

While the truth is true, you can't imply in front of the Empress that she shouldn't interfere too much in government affairs, right? Could it be that Minister Gu has been so busy these past few days that he's lost his mind?

Tang Kun frowned even more, glanced at the Queen's suddenly gloomy face, and then returned his gaze to Gu Chengjin's face. A gleam of light flashed in his turbid eyes.

Gu family... Although he hasn't found anything wrong with the Gu family these days, he always feels that something is wrong as he sees that the confrontation between the Queen's party and Prince An's party is getting more and more intense these days, just like he planned.

It’s hard to say what’s wrong, but the Gu family must be hiding some secret. What could it be?

He didn't say anything else, just quietly lowered his eyes and listened to how the situation would develop.

The queen, who was sitting firmly on the side of the dragon throne, looked around at them, took a deep breath to suppress the anger in her heart, and then smiled to ease the atmosphere.

"Why are you all arguing over such a trivial matter? Lord Gu is right. I will consult His Majesty regarding the important matter of a marriage between the two countries. If he is determined to agree to the marriage, I will naturally agree as well. Speaking of which, I am also curious about what kind of betrothal gift the East Wing Kingdom has proposed."

As soon as these words were spoken, many court officials' eyes lit up subconsciously, especially the Minister of Revenue Xu Zhiji, who couldn't help but touch his chin and began to speculate wildly.

The Dongyi Kingdom possessed considerable financial resources, so naturally, they could offer valuable goods. But what would even tempt the Emperor? Weapons? Beauty? Or perhaps even gold, silver, and treasures?

These speculations and suspicions in the court soon spread to the palace.

In Concubine Ying's palace, Lu Yao was extremely shocked after hearing the news. She almost rushed into her mother's palace and started crying and making a fuss, refusing to marry to the Dongyi Kingdom no matter what.

"Mother, mother, please save me! You know I only like Gu Luoheng. It's fine that my father didn't want him to marry me, but is he going to marry me off to another country now? I don't want it, I don't want it, wuwu!"

Lu Yao was really sad this time. There had actually been some rumors in the palace about this marriage before, but her father and mother didn't say anything at that time, so she didn't take it to heart at all.

But this time it was different. I heard that the Queen had already asked His Majesty for his opinion. Many people in the former court and the harem wanted to marry her off. No one cared whether there would be any danger for her to marry far away or whether she could be happy in the future.

She, a princess, can't even decide her own destiny. It's so funny if you tell others about it.

Concubine Ying had a headache when she thought about this marriage, but she felt even more headache when she heard her daughter's sharp cry. After enduring for a while, she couldn't help but yelled.

"Come on, what's the point of just crying? Isn't this matter still settled? Even if you want to cry, you should wait until it's finally settled!"

Although it may be useless by then...

Lu Yao thought so too. Her face suddenly became gloomy. She raised her eyes abruptly and looked at Concubine Ying with a pitiful look.

"Mother, please save me! I really don't want to marry into the East Wing Kingdom! My brother is still so young, I have to stay by your side and take care of you! You can't just let me marry far away!"

Concubine Ying was troubled by her daughter's nagging, but after all, she was the only daughter around her and she had no intention of really marrying her off. After thinking about it, she lowered her head and asked her.

"That Shentu Chi once said in front of the emperor that he fell in love with you at first sight. What happened? When did you meet?"