Traveling through time and space

"Yes, Your Majesty, all have witnessed over the years how much Princess Anle has contributed to our Qingyang. Prince De has made numerous contributions and escaped death several times. As for the old Marquis Xiaoyong, he died on the battlefield. His lineage has yet to be passed down."

"Yes, Princess Anle has been amazing in recent years. She has grown so many kinds of grains and fruits that we don't have in Qingyang. This has made several neighboring countries look up to us."

"Yes, Your Majesty, no matter what kind of reward Princess Anle gets, she deserves it. You may not know this yet, but our Ministry of War and Ministry of Works all know it. We in Qingyang have been victorious in all these years, all thanks to the things the princess has tinkered with. They are all important national treasures." Someone said it very proudly. Gu Yuanyuan took a closer look and saw that they were Ren Jinxian from the Ministry of War and Guan Baodi from the Ministry of Works.

"Yes, now no one in the surrounding countries dares to covet our Qingyang," the man said with pride.

"Is there anyone who still questions my actions?" My father's voice sounded somewhat displeased.

Gu Yuanyuan thought again and again, and since she had received such a great benefit, she naturally had to express her gratitude. She stood up and left her seat, kneeling down to express her gratitude. "Father, Yuanyuan thanks you, Father. On behalf of the young princes, I also thank you for the names you gave me and for your kindness to the children."

"Princess Anle, you are the only legitimate princess of our Qingyang. You must do a better job for the people of Qingyang in the future." The emperor, who was sitting on a high seat, raised his head and motioned Gu Yuanyuan to stand up. Gu Yuanyuan also looked up and saw several eyes looking at her with some displeasure. These were from several women in the harem. Gu Yuanyuan glanced at them with contempt and sat back in her seat.

Eunuch Zhang put down the imperial edict in his hand and picked up the imperial edict on the plate behind him. "The Emperor of Heaven and the Chengyun decrees that I have heard that Qi Manxue, the second legitimate daughter of Duke Qi, is of outstanding character and appearance, gentle and honest, virtuous and generous, and knows etiquette but not arrogance." When Gu Yuanyuan heard this, she knew it was bad news. This meant she was going to be granted a marriage. Once the imperial edict was read out, it would not be easy to regret it. If she really married into the family, the eldest princess would be so angry that she would die. It would be the same as having no mother at all.

But I can't let anything happen to my mother again. Besides, it's very easy to set up a harmonious family. I laughed deliberately, and now everyone looked at Gu Yuanyuan.

Gu Yuanyuan quickly stood up, walked to the middle, knelt down and bowed deeply to his father, "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, Yuanyuan is rude." Gu Yuanyuan lay down.

"Look up when you speak." The emperor was not angry. "Why are you laughing?" The emperor gestured to Gu Yuanyuan to speak.

"Father, after hearing these words, Yuanyuan wonders if he's going to arrange a marriage for Qi Manxue. Yuanyuan is curious: does this Duke Qi have a grudge against someone? He's marrying off his poorly educated daughter to bring disaster upon them. How deep must this grudge be, how deep must his hatred be?"

"Princess Anle, please be careful with your words. How did our prince's daughter offend Princess Anle?" A man standing nearby stepped forward and saluted in one breath.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the legitimate princess has humiliated my sister in this way. She doesn't take our Duke of Qi's Mansion and me seriously." A lady came forward, she should be the lady from the Duke of Qi's Mansion.

"Gentle and kind? Skilled and generous? Knowing etiquette but not arrogant? Duke Qi, which one of these does your daughter deserve? Which of these beautiful words can be said to be suitable for her? You say that this princess humiliated Qi Manxue? That is not happening. This princess just doesn't want your father to be deceived. Father, it is not Yuanyuan who humiliated the Duke Qi's Mansion and this lady, but Qi Manxue who has been bullying Yuanyuan and humiliating this princess all these years. Since Yuanyuan returned to Beijing, Qi Manxue has bullied Yuanyuan time and time again. Yuanyuan doesn't want to say here the dirty words she used to curse Yuanyuan, so as not to dirty your father's ears. It came from her mouth. She called Yuanyuan a bitch no less than ten times. If your father doesn't believe it, As for Yuanyuan, you can ask a few witnesses to come over. Qi Manxue's followers, Zheng Yun'er from the old Taifu Mansion, and Jia Xiaojing, the legitimate daughter of Lord Jia from the Ministry of Justice, were at Miaoyufang a few days ago, and they were all insulting Yuanyuan as a little bitch. The head steward of Miaoyufang can all testify to this. "Gu Yuanyuan didn't stand up. "Your Majesty, I believe the ministers in the palace should have heard about this when they returned home," Gu Yuanyuan kept kneeling and spoke, trying to squeeze out tears as she spoke. She lived up to expectations, but she didn't lie, and her words were very calm.

"Why didn't you tell the emperor earlier?" The emperor's face was gloomy and a group of people knelt down.

"Father, I dare not speak. In the past, I had no one to protect me. It was because I was useless that I was bullied by others. I am also afraid that if I speak out, the Duke of Qi's Mansion will be punished, which will make some people unhappy. They will accuse me of being troublesome and bullying others because of my status as a legitimate princess. I said I endured it, but when I heard the words written in the imperial edict just now, I couldn't help but laugh out loud. I hope Father will forgive me."

"Your Majesty, I will never do that..."

"Duke Qi, at the family banquet at the Princess's residence that day, your daughter teamed up with these girls to embarrass the legitimate princess. If you don't believe me, I can call those who attended the banquet to testify." The Princess's wife stood up and bowed.

"Your Majesty, I do know about this matter. My wife and daughter went to the Princess's Mansion that day and heard about it when they came back. The princess of the Duke of Qi's Mansion had no respect for the princess at all." A kneeling minister looked up and said, and when he opened his mouth, someone echoed him.

"Yuanyuan, why didn't you tell Father?"

"Yuanyuan really doesn't dare. Yuanyuan has no roots or foundation in this palace. If I say I'm afraid, you won't believe me."

"What nonsense are you talking about? You are my daughter. I will make the decision for you. How can our Qingyang's only legitimate princess be bullied by others?" The emperor waved his hand angrily. Eunuch Shen immediately stepped forward and pushed Eunuch Zhang out. "Qi Shiming of the Duke of Qi's Mansion is blind and heartless. He dared to conceal and deceive me. All titles of the Duke of Qi's Mansion will be stripped away and demoted to a commoner. Qi Manxue, you have humiliated our Qingyang's only legitimate princess three times and will be beaten to death immediately. The rest of the people in the mansion will be immediately expelled from the capital and moved three thousand miles away. Qi Shiming's descendants will not be allowed to take the imperial examinations for three generations. As for Concubine Jing, you will be stripped of everything and demoted to a commoner. Follow the Qi family. Prince Huan, Gu Yuanhuan, will be fined one year's salary and confined to reflect on his mistakes for three months. As for Zheng Yun'er of the Fu Mansion, Lord Jia's legitimate daughter, she will be confined to the mansion for one year, and Lord Jia of the Ministry of Justice will be demoted three levels." The emperor was so angry that he stood up and sat down again. "Remember, you are a legitimate princess. No one can bully you."

"Father, Yuanyuan knows." Seeing his father's angry look and sympathetic look at his misfortune, he was very happy. "Father, Yuanyuan used to be a peaceful person. She just wanted to do what she liked, so she didn't bother with those people. But from now on, Yuanyuan won't be like that. She will take revenge and will never let anyone bully her or the children again."

"Okay, only when you stand up for yourself, others won't bully you, and then you can do more things." The father sat and gestured.

"Yuanyuan understands. Thank you, father, for your teachings." Gu Yuanyuan kowtowed and bowed deeply.

"Help your princess up!" the emperor shouted at the little boy standing nearby. "Yuanyuan thanks you, father." Gu Yuanyuan, with the little boy's help, stood up, called the children over, and had the maids hold her as she bowed to the emperor. It was time for everyone to present their gifts. The young princes were very cooperative. The table in front of Gu Yuanyuan had been cleared several times. Gu Yuanyuan asked Chunmei and the others to take the children back to Yuanfu Palace to rest. He chatted with the people who came to greet him from time to time. A sudden commotion arose from somewhere. Gu Yuanyuan looked around, wanting to stand up and watch the excitement, but was too embarrassed to do so.

"What happened?" The people above also heard it. Gu Yuanyuan heard her father asking.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the second son of Lord Zhao's family has suddenly fallen ill."

"Hurry, hurry, go and get the imperial physician." The emperor was a little anxious, and the eunuch who spoke quickly ran out.

Gu Yuanyuan stood up and looked at the back of the hall. The Lixiang Hall was very large. If it was fully occupied, it could seat hundreds of people. Sure enough, a group of people gathered together. Gu Yuanyuan shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, please save my son." Someone staggered over and knelt in front of his father. He was a man in his forties.

"Princess, this is Lord Zhao Qiyang." Xiao Maozi reminded in a low voice. Yes, the woman standing next to him was the friend of the eldest princess's mother. Looking at the eldest princess's mother, she was also talking to the woman anxiously and quickly walked towards Gu Yuanyuan.

"Yuanyuan, can you please take a look at the Second Young Master Zhao?" The Princess asked Gu Yuanyuan. For the Princess' sake, Gu Yuanyuan couldn't help but nodded and walked towards the crowded place.

"Scatter away, spread out." Gu Yuanyuan felt a little embarrassed. This little Russian had a really loud voice. She looked at a young man who was leaning on another young man's arms. He was in pain and struggling left and right. It seemed that he couldn't cough out a breath, his face was flushed, and his lips were purple and black. The man who was leaning on him was trying hard to restrain him.

Gu Yuanyuan squatted down and felt his pulse, "Let him go first." Gu Yuanyuan ordered.

"Who are you? Go away, don't..." The young man who was supporting the person was obviously displeased with Gu Yuanyuan's attack.

"Mo Wen, don't be rude. Princess Anle is well versed in medicine and can save your third brother." The woman who followed over quickly scolded him.

Gu Yuanyuan ignored them and took a closer look at the man lying on the ground. He was rolling around, clutching his neck with both hands. Gu Yuanyuan was even more certain that he was choking. "What did he just eat?"

"Maybe it's red dates." The young master replied.

Gu Yuanyuan was sure that the person was choking. "Help him up," Gu Yuanyuan took a step back and asked someone to help the person lying down. The young man helped him up, but the person lying down, the second master of the Zhao family, could not stand at all. Gu Yuanyuan was suddenly caught off guard.

"Princess, please save my son." The eldest princess's friend, Madam Zhao, knelt down suddenly.

"Madam Zhao, he is a man and I am a woman." Gu Yuanyuan was also a little anxious.

"Yuanyuan, what should I do? Big brother is here to help you."

"Yes, second brother will come to help you too." The two older brothers of the Wei family stood beside Gu Yuanyuan.

Gu Yuanyuan looked around and found that only the eldest brother looked a little stronger. "Eldest brother, you do as Yuanyuan did. Second brother, you help the eldest brother." Gu Yuanyuan looked around, trying to find a palace maid with a petite figure, but saw none. "Have you seen any woman with a petite figure?" Gu Yuanyuan asked Xiao Maozi.

"Princess, I am willing to cooperate with you." A little girl came out.

"Okay, thank you, just stand still, it won't hurt." Gu Yuanyuan pulled her to stand in front of him. "Big brother, second brother, watch carefully," Gu Yuanyuan watched the eldest brother help the patient, and Gu Yuanyuan pulled the girl to stand opposite them, so that they could see more clearly. "Big brother, open your hands and hold his chest, make a fist with one hand, and put it here,

"Gu Yuanyuan saw that the second young master was even more uncomfortable, "Shut up, don't make any sound." Hearing someone chattering, Gu Yuanyuan was afraid that the other party couldn't hear clearly, so she stopped them, "Brother, watch carefully, point your hand upwards again." Gu Yuanyuan saw that his hand was not in the right position, "Make your other hand into a fist, and then quickly and continuously, forcefully strike the back of the patient's chest, just like Yuanyuan does." Gu Yuanyuan demonstrated several times. "Girl, that's it, thank you for your cooperation." Gu Yuanyuan pushed the girl in front of him away, watching his brother do the Heimlich maneuver, but he ran out of strength after just a few moves.

"Princess, you are still talking about strict separation between men and women at this time. Please save my son." Seeing her son showing no improvement and with an increasingly ugly complexion, Madam Zhao was very anxious.

Gu Yuanyuan didn't care about anything else. She pushed her brother away and pulled the man in front of her. One minute later, the patient's life would be in danger. She calmly followed the procedure. Fortunately, the method was correct. It only took less than three times and he really vomited something. But Gu Yuanyuan really had no strength left and collapsed to the ground. The person who vomited the date pit was also gasping for breath.