If this world and the history she knew were consistent, then the princess consort would be a second-grade noblewoman. Her etiquette was no different from that of Gu Yu's legitimate wife, except for not issuing a decree or welcoming her in person.

  If Gu Jinzhi formally marries in the future and the emperor does not confer a separate title on her parents, then Song Pan'er, as a third-rank outer court lady, will also have to pay respects to Zhu Zhongjun's concubine.

  Let's just say, first and foremost, Song Xiang'er must be driven mad with rage.

  This marriage, which had favorable factors, suddenly became dull and tasteless.

  "I don't want to," said Gu Jin, "If you want her, go tell the Emperor and let her be your official wife. Since she was chosen from the selection of beauties, her family background shouldn't be bad, and she's worthy of being a princess..."

  Zhu Zhongjun smiled and climbed onto the kang, lying in her arms: "I'm a fool, how can I say it? You go say it!"

  Gu Jinzhi pushed him.

  Zhu Zhongjun insisted on lying in her arms.

  Gu Jinzhi refused to let go, and with a burst of strength, he violently pushed him down.

  With a loud crash, Zhu Zhongjun fell down and let out a muffled groan.

  Wish Mom and Niuyao Youhao come quickly to see.

  Zhu Zhongjun lay on the ground and deliberately didn't get up.

  Mother and Niú rushed forward to support him.

  She helped him tidy up his collar, and asked anxiously, "Your Highness, are you hurt anywhere? Does it hurt?" She felt his arm and the back of his head, asking all around.

  Zhu Zhongjun pouted and looked at Gu Jinzhi, not daring to answer, with a pitiful expression.

  Niú Yī and Zhù Māma both turned towards Gù Jǐnzhī.

  Scolding Madam cursed Gu Jin: "Miss is making a big fuss, how can you not know the difference, pushing the king to the ground? This kang is high, and it's going to be a disaster, how can Miss be good?"

  Niang also said: "Miss, you quickly let Wang Ye take a look, where did you get hurt..."

  Zhu Zhongjun won sympathy votes.

  Gu Jin's heart was no longer filled with the playful emotions of the past.

  She got up by herself, without saying a word, and went into the inner room.

  Wishing mom and others all the best.

  Several people looked at Zhu Zhongjun's eyes and added a bit of confusion.

  Zhu Zhongjun still looked pitiful, tidied up his collar and followed him in.

  Gu Jinzhi sat on the western kang, with paper laid out in front of her, and was grinding an inkstick. She seemed to want to use writing to suppress the emotions in her heart.

  Zhu Zhongjun sat quietly opposite her.

  Mom poked her head in to take a look. These two little ones are having a tantrum. Seeing that Gu Jing didn't push or hit Zhu Zhongjun again, Mom thought for a moment and quietly retreated back out.

  Gu Jin's hand was grinding. His hand was very light, and for a long time he didn't let go.

  Zhu Zhongjun sat down opposite her.

  Silence.

  There was only a faint grinding noise in the room.

  "After a good while, Zhu Zhongjun finally spoke up: 'Don't be angry!'"

  "How can I not be angry?" Gu Jinzhi said, "If you were a person of this era, I would naturally consider all factors. Be patient and forbearing. But you're not. You clearly know how disgusting this kind of thing is, yet you still casually bring it back to tell me!"

  Zhu Zhongjun fell silent again for a while.

  "The Emperor seemed to have already chosen her. I accompanied the Emperor in the Imperial Garden, and met her there. Think about it carefully, knowing that the Emperor is in the Imperial Garden, a palace maid without an arrangement would not dare to enter. Are those imperial consorts inside dead? Letting palace maids be so presumptuous and unscrupulous?" Zhu Zhongjian said, "The Emperor saw her and called out to me to take a look, asking if I liked her or not."

  I didn't even answer, but he pulled me in front of the empress and said I had seen that palace maid in the imperial garden and liked her so much. He insisted on having her. I couldn't refute it by saying no. I hid behind the empress, but the emperor said I was being shy... He has been setting this up step by step... wanting to arrange someone for me...

  Gu Jinzhi listened and slightly lowered his head.

  There was also a hint of confusion in her eyes.

  "The empress dowager has already seen it, and only then did she say it was good. She also asked her name and called her to the Qiong Lou Hall to serve me. She said that after the New Year, the Ministry of Rites would choose a good day to grant her to me as a concubine..." Zhu Zhongjun continued.

  After that, the house fell silent again.

  Gu Jin did not speak again.

  Some words, kept in heart hurt people, spoken out hurt people more.

  No need.

  After a lifetime, the comfort and freedom she pursued should no longer be troubled by these things.

  What she fears most is that her mother, who gave birth to and raised Song Daner, will be affected by this.

  Her family...

  "In the imperial court, only I and King Nanchang have the heaviest military power, and it is also within the scope of the ancestral system. He does not have a legitimate son, so he dare not take action. Not only did he reward me with one, but he also chose one for King Nanchang. Gu Jinzhi, I must protect myself first before I can protect you!" said Zhu Zhongjun.

  Gu Jin's hand on the desk slightly curled up.

  She gave a cold laugh.

  She raised her head, and a cold sneer added on her face: "Really? You're protecting me?"

  Zhu Zhongjun's face changed slightly.

  Talking about protection... he actually did very little, and he even pushed Gu Jinzhi and his son Rong Nan to the edge of the cliff with his own hands, almost making them fall off and shatter into pieces.

  No matter what reason he had, there was no way for him to atone for himself.

  But he also made Gu Jinzhi stronger.

  His protection is teaching her self-protection, isn't this a kind of protection?

  The atmosphere in the house became stagnant.

  What's the point of saying these now? Gu Jing thought for a moment and his heart completely calmed down.

  She said: "What were you thinking? Really want to marry her back?"

  Zhu Zhongjun's floating emotions also slowly converged.

  "I can tell you that even if I were to marry her, it would only be for show and I wouldn't touch her, maintaining our mutual chastity," said Zhu Zhongjun. "But would you believe me?"

  Gu Jinzhi did not respond.

  Do you believe it?

  Zhu Zhongjun has a firm stance on women's rights, she is trustworthy.

  Although he has many shortcomings, Gu Jingzhi really believes in this one thing.

  She remained silent...

  "You don't believe it." Zhu Zhongjun said, "I myself think it's so fake. Men are not good things, when beauty is in front of them, they become instinctual animals. What sea and mountain vows, lustful thoughts together, where do they remember?"

  Gu Jin's expression was quite amusing.

  She really laughed out loud.

  Zhu Zhongjun also smiled.

  "I don't know either, what level we can reach in this life." Zhu Zhongjun said finally, "Is it like before, pretending to be together but actually distant, or can we love and support each other until old age. But I want to keep a little hope, hoping you can fall in love with me. Once I have a relationship with someone else, this hope will become nothing, I know your personality, there's no other possibility. So, I won't let you down, let this hope disappear. Can you believe me when I say this?"

  Gu Jin listened attentively.

  "She laughed and said: 'I don't believe it!'"

  Zhu Zhongjun was moved by his own words and was suddenly doused with a bucket of cold water by Gu Jinzhi's remark. He glared at her in anger.

  Gu Jinzhi burst out laughing.

  "I understand what you mean. If I marry you, you won't touch other women. You've already made that clear and I accept it." Gu Jin said, "Since that's the case, I want to make it perfect too. You can rest assured and pretend to be foolish, I'll take care of the rest..."

  Zhu Zhongjun's expression was slightly solemn.

  He asked Gu Jin: "Do you want to refuse?"

  "Of course!" Gu Jin said. "You're a fool, you don't understand the situation here, but I do. Tomorrow I'm going to see the Empress Dowager."

  Zhu Zhongjun furrowed his brow.

  He was afraid of arousing the emperor's suspicion again.

  "The Emperor asked me several times, after the last fall, if I remembered anything." Zhu Zhongjun said, "He seems to be afraid that I will recover. With doubts in his heart, he arranged for someone like you to come. If you go and refuse, wouldn't that confirm his suspicions?"

  It is also possible.

  "Didn't he refuse? Doesn't he suspect anything?" Gu Jinzhi asked.

  Zhu Zhongjun was speechless.

  The next day, Gu Jinzi handed over the card and entered the palace to pay New Year's greetings to Empress Dowager.

  The empress dowager immediately summoned her.

  Zhu Zhongjun also came along with them.

  Upon seeing Gu Jin, the Empress Dowager smiled with joy: "I was just thinking about you a few days ago, wondering when you would come to pay your respects for the new year. Now, I can finally say that I've been able to wait for you..."

  Gu Jin smiled and sat down beside him. "I was afraid you were too busy here, so I didn't dare to disturb you again."

  The empress dowager just smiled and did not blame her.

  Gu Jin directly asked, "When Wang Ye returned, he told me that the Emperor and Empress Dowager gave him a very beautiful sister to serve him in Qiong Lou Hall. Is this true, Empress Dowager?"

  The Empress Dowager was slightly startled.

  She really didn't think Gu Jin would dare to ask directly like this.

  For a moment, the empress dowager was stunned by her question.

  "On the fourth day of the new year, there were many important things to attend to in the morning. The imperial court had not yet discussed this matter, so my family did not send anyone to inform you." The empress dowager smiled and came back to her senses, not taking offense, saying, "There is indeed such a person, chosen by the emperor himself, and I have also taken a look. His temperament is very gentle and considerate. Taking him back to serve you would be perfectly fine..."

  Gu Jinzhi immediately knelt down and said: "I beg Your Majesty the Empress Dowager to retract the imperial decree."

  The empress dowager was thoroughly stunned.

  The emperor's choice, the empress dowager also didn't dare to disobey. For such a small matter, going against the emperor's words, Empress Dowager felt it was not proper.

  She thought of Zhu Zhongjun and Gu Jinzhi, who would not get married for another year or two. She decided to let someone stay by Zhu Zhongjun's side first, so that they could take care of him as well.

  Then she also had someone bring over the palace maid chosen by the emperor for her to take a look.

  The woman's name was Ji Gui, from a prominent family in Ningjiang. Her grandfather had even served as the first assistant to the emperor, and her family was known for its literary traditions. Ji Gui herself was delicate and refined in appearance, with a gentle and petite demeanor that made people want to pamper her.

  With her taking care of Zhu Zhongjun, Gu Jinzi can also worry a little less.

  It's obviously a good thing, but Gu Jingyu wants the Empress Dowager to take back her decree...

  "What made you say such a thing?" Empress Dowager asked, "Is there anything wrong with it?"

  Without a justifiable reason, simply because of jealousy, refusing to let her husband take concubines is a serious offense.

  "I can take good care of the king by myself!" Gu Jinzhi raised her face, looking at the empress dowager, and said, "Empress Dowager, is it that I didn't take good care of the king, so you and the emperor gave the king another person? If so, I will change from now on. Please give me a chance to reform myself, I will definitely take good care of him with all my heart and not let the king suffer in the slightest."

  As soon as she finished speaking, her tears fell down.

  The empress dowager was at a loss for words, both laughing and crying at the same time.

  She didn't know that Gu Jin would think this way...

  "If I fail, I can only die to atone for my sin." Gu Jinzhi said with tears.

  "What's going on here?" The emperor's voice came from the doorway, "It seems lively in the empress dowager's place... What's wrong with Xiaogui?"

  What's wrong with you, don't you know yet? Zhu Zhongjun is secretly criticizing.

  Watching Gu Jin kneel there and cry, although he knew she was pretending, Zhu Zhongjun's heart ached first.

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  Sorry for the delay. Every holiday, my wife's family must invite me to dinner and stuff... There aren't many red envelopes today, no happiness without red envelopes wuwu

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