A quick journey starting from Wu Dalang

Chapter 115 I am the Golden House (7)

The emperor had a good plan, but A Jiao refused to cooperate. Early in the morning, A Jiao had intended to have some fun with Wei Zifu, but when the emperor arrived, everyone had to serve him, so he could not have any fun.

After waiting for a long time for the emperor to leave, A Jiao summoned Wei Zifu to play with the toys left by Xiao Jin, but she didn't expect that the emperor would come over for dinner again.

"Didn't you just leave not long ago? You still want to come to my palace for dinner? What time is it now?" Gillian was a little confused. Even if you were going to have dinner, you wouldn't have to say it now. What time is it now?

"Sister A Jiao, it is now three quarters past nine (9:45)" Wei Zifu answered obediently. She had washed her face and was not wearing any makeup. There was an ugly scar on her fair and tender face.

"It's all his fault. If it weren't for him, how could you be like this?" Gillian felt distressed when she saw the scar on Wei Zifu's face, but Wei Zifu mentioned Xiao Jin to change the subject.

"It seems that Lord Xiao Jin will be out of confinement soon, right? Didn't he say that when he comes out, he can take Sister A Jiao to fly to the sky?" Wei Zifu was also full of longing. She knew that she didn't have that blessing, but being able to see such a thing was a great blessing in life.

After lunch, A Jiao brought Wei Zifu to the Golden House. Wei Zifu sang as usual, but this time, she wore a scarf to cover her face.

The two stayed together for another afternoon. When it was almost time for dinner, in order not to attract the emperor's attention, Wei Zifu returned to her room first, while A Jiao ate alone and waited for the emperor to arrive.

The emperor arrived soon and was used to seeing Gillian dining alone. This was how the two of them had always gotten along, and the emperor didn't think there was any problem.

But the emperor didn't mind, which didn't mean that other people didn't mind either. The older nanny beside the emperor came from the empress dowager's side. When she saw Gillian like this, she was very dissatisfied and made a note of her.

Seeing that the emperor did not leave after the meal and seemed to want to stay overnight, A Jiao began to tactfully drive him away: "Your Majesty, why don't you go back to Weiyang Palace to rest early? I have to go to the Golden House later to wash the offerings for Xiao Jin and send them over tomorrow morning."

When mentioning Xiao Jin, the emperor couldn't help but think of the little golden man who looked a bit like Ah Jiao, and his expression was subtle: "Ah Jiao, Aunt Guantao doesn't have any other illegitimate children, right?"

"??? Your Majesty, what does this mean? Although mother has been criticized, she has always been brave and responsible for her actions. If she had other children, how could she hide it from me?" Gillian was very dissatisfied and looked at the emperor with anger in her eyes.

A Jiao usually looks spoiled. Although she has a bad temper, she is completely different from Guan Tao. But at this moment, her angry look is very much like Guan Tao. For a moment, the emperor seemed to see his aunt.

With this thought in mind, the emperor suddenly couldn't stay there any longer. He felt like he was committing a sin, so he left the queen's bedroom in a hurry. He still felt a little unreal until he returned to Weiyang Palace.

Gillian didn't understand why the emperor left, but she was very happy since she didn't have to accompany him. However, she didn't know that the nanny who disliked her had already started to say bad things about her.

"Your Majesty, I saw you and the Empress getting along together today, and I felt really unfair for you." The nanny looked heartbroken, as if the emperor had been neglected.

"What are you talking about?" The emperor himself was a little confused. Was he really being neglected by the queen?

"Even in other couples, women serve their husbands, but the Queen not only does not serve you, but is also so rude. This is really not a role model for women."

The emperor found it ridiculous after hearing this. In the Han Dynasty, there was no rule that women had to serve their husbands, especially in the royal family. It seemed that this nanny was brainwashed by his mother.

After all, his mother had been educated in this way all along. If this happened to his aunt in Guantao, she would probably die a hundred times. Thinking of this, the emperor looked at the nanny.

"I remember that you served the Queen Mother. I'm afraid she can't do without you. You should go back and continue to serve her." He sent the nanny away with just one sentence.

The nanny left reluctantly, but the emperor didn't care. What he was thinking about now was how to take over power from the Empress Dowager and Guantao.

The Empress Dowager is very old. To put it bluntly, she doesn't have many years left to live. But he is afraid that once she dies, power will be handed over to Guantao. By then, it will be difficult for him to get what he wants.

No, Gillian can still help me.

The emperor thought of Gillian at this time. As husband and wife are one, he might be able to use Gillian to seize power without paying too high a price.

Gillian was also considering the issue of power at this time. She didn't want to take over her power from her mother, but she was afraid that she could not get it by herself, unless she went to her grandmother.

Regardless of whether to change it or not, Gillian and the emperor are cousins ​​after all. The first things they thought of were Guantao and the Empress Dowager. However, compared to the emperor's hesitation, Gillian was much more direct.

Gillian hurried to the Empress Dowager's bedroom. The palace servants around the Empress Dowager thought something had happened, but then they heard Gillian say in a loud voice that she wanted some power.

"Hahaha, our Gillian has grown up now. She knows how to handle palace affairs and help relieve her grandmother's worries." The Empress Dowager thought that the power Gillian wanted was the power of the harem.

"Grandma, I'm not talking about that power. I want the power in the court, just like my mother." Gillian has always been willful and thought that she would be successful this time, but she made a mistake.

"Nonsense, Gillian, I think you are becoming more and more outrageous. Are these the words you should say? Go back and study hard!" The Empress Dowager was so angry that she kept coughing, but Gillian was still a little unconvinced.

"Grandma, why can mother and Che'er do it, but I can't?"

"Ah Jiao, your mother has been studying with me and your grandfather since she was young, and the emperor was carefully trained by the previous emperor. You have never learned these things, so how can you hold power?"

"But it's obviously you who never let me learn these things." Gillian continued to fight for herself, but the Empress Dowager ignored her.

A Jiao left the Empress Dowager's palace in frustration, and turned around to write a letter to Guantao, asking for a female official who was proficient in government affairs to teach her, and also instructed not to tell her grandmother.

When Guantao saw his daughter's letter for help, he immediately arranged for a female official to be assigned, and even thoughtfully prepared several female officials who were guaranteed to teach and learn. Unexpectedly, in the end, all of them went to Wei Zifu.

Of course, no one could have thought of the final result at that time. For now, Gillian is determined to learn well and impress her grandmother.