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Chapter 378 Princess's Skirt 24
Shen Qingzhou's appearance made Gu Li's mood, which had finally calmed down, become irritable again.
He was supposed to be hit hard, but Fatty Xia delayed him halfway. The Shen family was lucky this time and could survive for another month.
We can only wait for Mrs. Shen to burn incense next month!
Gu Li pressed her aching temples. She had gotten up too early today and was feeling a little sleepy.
After returning to the princess's mansion, Gu Li was helped to wash and dress, and then she fell asleep immediately.
When Gu Li woke up hungry, it was already past noon. Feicui asked the kitchen to bring a bowl of golden bird's nest. Gu Li ate it in small bites. Feixue came in from outside.
"Commander Hu is back."
"Yeah." It's time to come back.
Commander Hu also brought back some news from the palace.
After the seventh prince left the court, he was called to the imperial study by the emperor. He waited outside the palace until almost noon when he was summoned in.
No one knew what happened after the Seventh Prince went in. When he came out, he had a wound on his forehead and his face was pale.
As soon as the seventh prince returned home, the imperial edict arrived, and the emperor conferred the title of Prince An on him.
Just be a prince.
He is still a prince with only a title but no fiefdom.
He was destined to be an idle prince who was even worse than his brother Li Rong.
Mei Fei's lifelong plan was ruined because of her son's concubine. I don't know if she would be angry to death.
There will probably be no ending for Concubine Xia who is good at whispering in someone's ear.
Gu Li had no choice but to do so, hoping that this incident would make Li Rong and Li Jun restrain themselves, and not think that they were only one step away from the supreme position, and they would fight against the Crown Prince at every turn, which would only increase internal friction.
That afternoon, an imperial decree was delivered to the Seventh Prince's Mansion.
The queen appointed the eldest daughter of the Wu family to be the principal wife of the newly promoted Prince An.
As for which Wu family it is.
The Wu family, a fourth-rank General of the Central Army, had never been heard of in the capital, where many wealthy people gathered.
The noble families kept asking questions.
The Wu family, isn’t that the same Wu family as the man in purple robe in Fengya Tower?
With one move by the Queen, the Seventh Prince's last hope was blocked, and Mei Fei's idea of finding a Yue family that the Seventh Prince could rely on and gain favor again was aborted.
How could the Wu family, with its power, be worthy of the status of the prince's principal wife? It happened that the eldest son of the Wu family was demoted and exiled for disrespecting the royal family a while ago, and all the Wu family members in the court were demoted.
The Queen's decree was a slap in the face to the Seventh Prince.
I don’t know how Emperor Wuchang agreed to it.
In fact, the emperor was unaware of the imperial edict before it left the palace. The empress's decision to execute first and report later caught Concubine Mei off guard.
However, the matter is settled.
The Emperor of Wuchang pretended not to know.
As for the Xia family, whose entire family was demoted and imprisoned, not even worthy of being a topic of conversation among the noble families in the capital, no one paid any attention to them.
The seventh prince came to Princess Gu Li’s mansion the next day.
"Thirteenth Imperial Sister, it is my brother's failure to discipline me that has caused you to suffer."
Gu Li sighed. To be fair, her older brothers and sisters had never had any bad intentions towards her, whether because they didn't dare or for some other reason.
But the five fingers also have different lengths, and her relationship with them also has different closeness.
But, "Seventh Brother, you are too serious. How can you be blamed for the Xia family's affairs?"
"It was my negligence that almost caused the imperial sister to be bullied."
Gu Li interrupted, "That's the end of the matter, don't think too much about it, Brother Qi."
The Seventh Prince talked to Gu Li for a while, but in the end he still wanted Gu Li to go to the Queen to beg for mercy.
"Seventh brother, the imperial decree has been issued, and no one can change it." Didn't she see that even the Emperor Wuchang didn't object? What else could she do? Wasn't it because they had acted too arrogantly before and had to bully Li Shao? How could the Queen let them go?
"Seventh Brother, there's nothing wrong with eating, drinking and having fun all day like me. Even gods wouldn't envy me."
Li Jun didn't say anything more. After a few pleasantries, he got up and left.
How could he be the same as her?
How could this pampered imperial sister, who had grown up in the palm of her father's hand, the emperor and the empress, understand the hardships of these princes?
If you don’t fight, you’ll probably die.
Gu Li really didn't understand what was so worth fighting for that chair.
For someone like her, someone takes care of her food, clothing, housing and transportation, and someone takes care of her outside affairs. She only needs to worry about which restaurant's specialties she wants to eat every day.
Aren’t days like this wonderful?
If she didn't have something important to do, she would have lay flatter.
After Li Jun left, Li Shao came.
Gu Li was somewhat displeased that Li Shao had just received the news and rushed over at this time. She thought the Eastern Palace was too isolated from the outside world.
She was a little surprised to meet Shen Qingzhou when she left the palace in the morning. She didn't know if it was a coincidence or if he had received the news early and was waiting at the palace gate.
If it is the latter, then Shen Qingzhou's business operations over the years cannot be underestimated.
"Aunt, are you okay?"
"By the time you get here, I, your aunt, will be dead!"
"Let's see who dares!" Li Shao glared angrily, pretending to be ready to eat someone.
Gu Li was so angry that she laughed, "You just found out about this."
"I knew about it this morning, but something happened in Huaizhou and I couldn't get away for the moment. I only had time to visit my aunt at this hour."
"Well, things have their priorities. You are right to put Huaizhou's affairs first."
Gu Li sent Li Shao away with a lot of instructions, and then she was able to rest. This busy day was the total turnover she had made in the past half month.
A month passed in a flash, and the disaster situation in Huaizhou gradually stabilized. The prince was not besieged by the mob because of the diversion of relief grain like in his previous life.
Gu Li had nothing to worry about anymore.
On the 14th, it was another snowy day.
Gu Li was riding in a horse-drawn carriage on the way to Guanshan Temple. Tomorrow was the fifteenth day of the lunar month. Some things should have a conclusion.
The snow fell on the 14th and continued to fall until the 15th.
The princess suddenly had the urge to go to Guanshan Temple to worship Buddha and burn incense. The temple no longer accepted individual visitors except for distinguished guests who had made reservations in advance.
Mrs. Shen was the one who had made an appointment in advance and was one of the few noble ladies who came to Guanshan Temple to worship Buddha on the 15th of every month.
After eating the breakfast brought by the monks, Gu Li took Feixue for a stroll in the temple and unknowingly went to the rooms in the backyard.
"Is Mo Yun here?"
"Yes, Princess. Shall we call him out?"
Gu Li shook her head, but she kept walking forward. The wing rooms here were connected in a row, but each had a wall around it to form an independent courtyard.
Gu Li's gaze fell on a courtyard in the westernmost corner, but she took a glance and then silently withdrew her gaze.
In her previous life, she did not come here in person, but based on the report from the secret guards, she learned that the child was found here.
For today's action, she specifically told Ah Shao to find something to trip up Shen Qingzhou today. She was worried that once Shen Qingzhou heard that she was coming to Guanshan Temple, he would probably follow Madam Shen.
In this life, Shen Qingzhou has been secretly planning for so many years, and Gu Li is worried that something bad will happen with him around.
After walking around the temple, Gu Li returned to her own room in the front yard.
After a while, Feixue came to report that Mrs. Shen had arrived.
Gu Li poured herself a cup of hot tea and waited patiently.