"Father, my son is here~" Lin Sui saluted the emperor with a playful smile.
"See you, Your Majesty." Xichun saluted respectfully from behind.
"Everyone, get up." The emperor finally raised his head from the memorial.
"Tell me, what's going on today?" The emperor looked accustomed to it.
"Father, why do you say that? It's as if I can't come see you if I have nothing to do." Lin Suijiao said angrily.
The emperor raised his eyebrows and said nothing, his eyes revealing "Isn't it?"
"Haha, Father, I brought you the tonic soup I made by myself today, please try it quickly." Lin Sui smiled sarcastically, took the wooden box in Xichun's hand, and said diligently.
Xichun handed over the wooden box and then left.
The emperor removed the memorial in front of him. No matter what the little girl wanted to do, he should first enjoy his daughter's thoughtfulness.
"Father, does it taste good?" Lin Sui blinked and looked at the emperor expectantly.
"Yes." The emperor nodded with satisfaction.
Seeing that his father was in a good mood, Lin Sui cautiously probed.
"Father, what do you think of the Imperial Shang Gu family?"
The emperor's hand holding the spoon paused, and he raised his eyes to look at Lin Sui.
"Why do you suddenly ask about the Gu family?"
"Haha, it's nothing. I just went out to play in the palace yesterday and met a close friend, Gu Yu, the youngest daughter of the Gu family. As soon as I met her, I wanted to ask my father what he thought of the Gu family and whether Gu Yu was worth it. Worthy of friendship."
Hearing what Lin Sui said, the emperor felt a little relieved and said casually.
"The Gu family is not bad. They have contributed a lot to the national treasury. The Gu family focuses on business, but Gu Er seems to have ideas about joining the court as an official." At this point, the emperor paused for a moment.
"It's just making friends. It has no impact. But if I remember correctly, Gu Yu is only six years old, right?" the emperor asked doubtfully.
"Haha, although Gu Yu is only six years old, she has her own unique insights into food." Lin Sui smiled awkwardly.
"Oh, I knew it. You, you, you, just like that stutter." The emperor shook his head helplessly.
"But why did my father just mention that Gu Er was going to join the court as an official..." Lin Sui pretended to mention Gu Jing casually.
Hearing his daughter mention Gu Er, the emperor immediately became vigilant and saw that her expression remained unchanged, but her hands unconsciously grabbed the hem of her skirt. This was Lin Sui's behavior when she was nervous.
The emperor examined Lin Sui for a while, and when she could no longer hold on, he spoke.
"It's nothing. Are you here today just because of Gu Yu?"
"Ah, yes, I will not disturb my father. I will leave." Lin Sui exhaled suddenly, turned around and went out.
"Princess, why is there sweat on your forehead?" Xichun took out a handkerchief and wiped it with Lin Sui.
"Huh, I'm scared to death. I'm going to have a bad start today. Let's fight again tomorrow!" Lin Sui clenched her fists and cheered.
Xichun didn't understand what her princess was saying, but she didn't talk much, so she didn't ask too many questions.
After Lin Sui left, in the imperial study.
"Ying Yi, call Eleven." The emperor said to the air.
"Yes." A voice came, and then the air flow changed for a while before returning to its original state.
Not long after, a man in black knelt in front of the emperor.
"Let me tell you what the princess did when she left the palace yesterday."
"Yes, after the princess left the palace yesterday, she went straight to the newly opened pastry shop on East Street, and then..."
"While the princess was having lunch, Mr. Gu was peeling shrimps for the princess..."
"Crack" the brush in the emperor's hand broke.
"Continue." The emperor took another brush and said calmly.
"After finishing the meal at Zuixian Residence, several people said goodbye at the door...and then the princess returned to the palace."
"Back off."
"Yes." The man in black disappeared from sight in the next second.
"Gu Er." The emperor wrote the word Gu Er on the paper casually.
"Go and check on Gu Er, everything is detailed!" The emperor put down his brush and said.
"yes."
"I just said that this stinky girl can't come to show my courtesy for such a trivial matter. It turns out that she is in love with her."
"Hmph! I thought that this girl, who is so careless and weak every day, would be able to stay until she was eighteen. She is not a good girl." The emperor said in annoyance.
"Show off to Kunning Palace." Hum, he was going to find the queen and said.
Kunning Palace.
"The Emperor has arrived~"
"I am here to see you, Your Majesty." The Queen stood up and saluted.
"See the Emperor."
"Pingshen." The emperor waved his clothes and sat on the soft couch.
The queen motioned for everyone to leave, then sat next to the emperor and spoke softly.
"What else is troubling your Majesty?"
"Humph, she's not that girl from Mingzhu."
"Has she mentioned Gu Er to you?" The emperor suddenly wanted to say something and turned to ask.
"Gu Er? Is this Gu Er of the Gu family of the Royal Businessman?"
"Hmph, I knew it. That girl didn't hide anything in front of you, and she came to test me. I really don't think I can see it!" The emperor snorted coldly.
Seeing the emperor's sour look, the queen couldn't laugh or cry.
"This is how a daughter's family and her hairpin meet the person they like."
"That's because Gu Er looks like that to seduce my daughter!" The emperor was furious and directly put the blame on Gu Jing.
"Didn't the emperor use that handsome face to coax my concubine into marrying the emperor when she was just 16 years old?" The queen casually admired her newly made nails.
"This, how can this be the same? I am your childhood sweetheart, and besides, I am sincere."
"Then how does the emperor know that Gu Er is not sincere?" the queen asked.
The emperor was blocked by the queen's words and became even more upset.
"Well, whether Gu Er is sincere or not depends on whether the Gu family will choose an official career or a pearl after his imperial examination." The queen comforted her.
"Do you think this girl Mingzhu can endure it until after the imperial examination?" The emperor became frustrated when he thought of Lin Sui's eagerness to test his tone today.
"It's okay if the emperor doesn't see her."
"But what if that girl cries?" The emperor obviously didn't want his little daughter to cry. When she cried, he would give her everything he wanted.
"Don't worry, I will stabilize her."
After coming out of Kunning Palace, the emperor's mood immediately improved.
Not long after, the prince came.
"Mother, this is what you want me to investigate."
The queen took the paper handed over by the prince and read it carefully.
"Why did the Queen Mother suddenly ask her son to investigate Gu Er, the emperor's merchant Gu family?" the prince asked in confusion.
"Mingzhu likes Gu Er, so the Queen Mother asked you to check on Gu Er first."
"What! Mingzhu likes Gu Er?" The prince suddenly stood up from the soft couch and paced back and forth in front of the queen.
"When did it happen? She was only a few years old when she already had a man she liked!"
"Could it be that we met him yesterday when he secretly left the palace to play?"
"How come we already fall in love with her after we only met once?"
"It couldn't be that Gu Er did it on purpose!"
"No, Mingzhu might have been deceived!"
