Use a substitute on your wedding night to scatter the ashes of your entire family

"Brother!" Gu Xingyan held Gu Xingcheng's hand. "You have just ascended the throne. When my father was alive, he favored corrupt officials. The imperial relatives have controlled the government for many years. The court is corrupt and needs to be rebuilt. If Uncle Ou leaves with me, what will happen to the court? Who will check and balance the Chen family? Your health is not good. If you let Uncle Ou go with me, I will be worried."

"Little Nine!"

"Besides, the decree you issued during the morning court session that allowed women to take the imperial examinations and enter the government was something that the Chen family couldn't have done nothing about."

Gu Xingcheng sighed deeply. It was all his fault that he was useless. He was useless.

Gu Xingyan gave Gu Xingcheng a reassuring look: "So, brother, even if you say it to the sky, I will not agree to this matter. Uncle Ou must stay with you. If you insist on doing so, I will go to find mother and see whose side she will stand on."

Gu Xingcheng frowned deeply, and then he heard a young eunuch outside come to report: "Your Majesty, the Queen is here."

Gu Xingyan shook his brother's hand and said, "Only the three of us know about this."

Su Chaoquan patted his mouth and said, "Oh, I am old and I doze off easily. I don't know what His Majesty and His Highness the Ninth Prince have said in this hour."

Gu Xingyan laughed, this old fox.

Gu Xingcheng closed his eyes deeply, took the hot tea that Xiaojiu handed to his lips and drank it, suppressing the discomfort in his heart, and then he felt better: "Please let the queen in."

Queen Zhai Shuhua was a gentle and kind woman. She wore a dark blue brocade dress with a brocade of the same color tied around her waist. Her hair was tied up in a high bun with a pearl and jade hairpin inlaid in her hair and a pair of pearl earrings on her ears.

Behind her followed a palace maid in lotus green clothes, holding two food boxes in her hands.

She smiled and approached: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

Gu Xingyan also stood up and saluted her: "Imperial sister-in-law."

"Xiaojiu, please sit down." Zhai Shuhua said with a smile.

"Shuhua, why are you here?" Ever since this woman came in, Gu Xingcheng's eyes were full of tenderness and affection when he looked at her.

He stood up, walked over, and took the woman's hand, "I have told you many times that you and I are husband and wife. From now on, you are not allowed to bow to me in front of your family."

Zhai Shuhua blushed slightly and patted his hand gently: "Yes, I remember. Xiaojiu is still here."

Gu Xingyan smiled and stood up: "Brother, sister-in-law, I have something to do and I'll leave first."

"I know that you two brothers are too busy discussing government affairs to have meals, so I came here specially to bring you food. As soon as I come, you must leave, Xiaojiu. The next time, the Queen's sister-in-law won't dare to come again."

The palace maid had already placed the food on the table. Gu Xingcheng smiled and said, "Sit down. This is all made by your sister-in-law. Try it and see if you like it."

Su Chaoquan took out a silver needle to test the poison, but was suppressed by a glare from Gu Xingcheng.

Su Chaoquan had no choice but to shrink into the corner like a quail.

"What does Xiaojiu like to eat? Sister-in-law will make it for you."

"That's good."

Gu Xingcheng slowly put down his chopsticks. Zhai Shuhua asked curiously, "What's wrong? Don't you like it?"

He sighed deeply: "Xiaojiu eats everything, which shows that he has suffered a lot in Northern Jin for so many years."

"Brother, this matter is over. It's not that I'm not picky about food, but the cooking of the Imperial Sister-in-law is really delicious. Imperial Sister-in-law, don't you agree?"

Zhai Shuhua smiled and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, it's all in the past, don't think about it anymore. Xiaojiu is by your side, by the Queen Mother's side, and that's enough."

Gu Xingcheng pulled Zhai Shuhua to sit down as well: "Have you eaten?"

"I've already eaten. Go eat now. Don't let your stomach get hungry again."

Just as they picked up their chopsticks, Gu Xingcheng arrived. Just as they were about to bow, Gu Xingcheng pulled them to sit down: "Have you eaten?"

"Hehe, every time I come to my brother's place I can eat delicious food. It's because my sister-in-law loves me so much."

Zhai Shuhua asked someone to bring a set of bowls and chopsticks and passed them over: "Eat quickly, I knew you were coming, so there's your share."

Gu Xingsheng chuckled, sat down opposite Gu Xingyan, picked up his chopsticks and started eating: "Mmm, delicious, delicious, I'm starving."

Gu Xingcheng gave him a glare: "Have you made any progress on the matter I asked you to keep an eye on?"

Gu Xingsheng gulped down a bowl of soup, nodding as he drank, "Royal brother, you are right. After leaving Prince Chen's mansion, that bastard Chen Shouye went straight to the 24th Guards. Don't worry, I have someone watching him. I have already asked a few brothers to invite him to Chunhua Tower tonight. Prince Chen and Chen Tinghua are plotting something. When he is almost drunk, he will lie on that woman's belly and I guarantee that he will pour out all the liquid like pouring beans."

Gu Xingcheng glared at him unhappily.

Gu Xingsheng scratched his head embarrassedly: "Sister-in-law, I spoke a little rudely."

Zhai Shuhua laughed and scolded: "I know you are this scoundrel."

“Is the person you are looking for reliable?”

"Reliable, don't worry."

When they were full, Gu Xingsheng wiped his mouth with his sleeve, pulled Gu Xingyan and stood up: "Let's go and take a look together?"

"Chunhua Tower?"

"Hey, Xiaojiu, you're good. I haven't even said anything yet, and you already know where to go?"

"Don't go."

"Xiao Sheng, you are not allowed to take him to that kind of place." Gu Xingcheng's face darkened.

Zhai Shuhua laughed and scolded, "Be careful if Uncle and Aunt Rui find out, they'll skin you alive."

"How could that be possible? I don't want the concubine and the small hotel my mother found for me. How could I go to such a place?"

Gu Xingyan glanced at Gu Xingsheng and said, "Ask your men to get two uniforms of ordinary soldiers from the Brave Guard Battalion. Let's go and check it out tonight."

Gu Xingsheng laughed and pointed at Gu Xingyan and said to Gu Xingcheng: "Royal brother, look, Xiaojiu and I want to go together." After that, he clapped his hands, and two imperial guards came in with two sets of clothes of the soldiers from the Yongwei Camp.

He raised his head and said proudly: "Look, what is this?"

Gu Xingcheng smiled and threw a chopstick at him: "Go quickly, it's cold at night, wear more clothes."

"Okay." After saying that, he pulled Gu Xingyan and left.

"Brother, mother's side..."

Gu Xingcheng waved at him: "You are scared now. Where is the momentum you had in the hall this morning? Go ahead. I will go and talk to the Queen Mother."

Zhai Shuhua watched the two brothers walk away, then said, "I just came from my mother's place. She knew about it early in the morning."

"My Queen Mother..."

"The Queen Mother is different from ordinary women. She will understand."

Gu Xingcheng stood up and said, "I'll go pay my respects to the Queen Mother."

Zhai Shuhua took the cloak from Su Chaoquan and put it on him. Gu Xingcheng was only slightly shorter than Gu Xingyan, so Zhai Shuhua had to stand on tiptoe slightly when tying the belt for him.

This cloak with moon-colored gold embroidery and eight dark cloud patterns was embroidered by her stitch by stitch. Normally, since he had ascended the throne, all his clothes should have dragon patterns and be made by the weaving bureau, but he loved this cloak very much.

Gu Xingcheng bent his body slightly, his eyes full of the woman in front of him.