C23 Personal Visit by His Holiness

"My beloved one is joking. How can she be disdainful? I heard that the Su Palace is even more at ease than my Imperial Palace. Haha." Even though the emperor used a joking tone, such words couldn't be so easily joked around.

Su Yan felt that the emperor's personality was becoming more and more unpredictable. Once, just showing weakness was enough to make him feel at ease, and now, the emperor was becoming more and more difficult to deal with, either because he was gradually growing older or for some reason.

He sighed and had no choice but to lure the emperor to the Su residence. Gu Hongzhuang, who was still extremely weak in the mansion, never expected that the emperor would come to the Su residence on a whim.

Rongfu and the other princes naturally chose to follow the steps of the emperor. After all, Rongfu and Rongjing's heart was filled with the desire for Su Furou, and although Rongfu couldn't be considered as someone who liked Su Furou, Su Furou was currently related to Gu Hongzhuang. Thus, Rongfu felt that he should express his concern.

As for Rong Ji, he leaned towards Su Ruyuan. After all, Su Ruyuan was injured right in front of his eyes. No matter what, he had to ensure that Su Ruyuan would be brought to the Su Clan, so he naturally chose to follow her.

In short, Gu Hongzhuang's day was extremely relaxed. Of course, before the arrival of the Emperor and after his arrival, it was not a good thing for her.

However, no matter what, there was no room for resistance. If it was an ordinary person, perhaps they would be able to refute it a bit, but they were still overlords, so how could they be refuted?

Thus, when the news of Su Yan and his mother's return reached Gu Hongzhuang's room, His Majesty personally came. It was said that Rongfan and his princes had also joined in on the fun.

Gu Hongzhuang smiled lightly, "Hugging the zither, help me change and put on some makeup."

Hugging Qin rushed over upon hearing the noise. Looking at Gu Hongzhuang's expression, she felt a bit worried, "Miss, why don't you stop and let the servant pass on the message that your injury has not healed yet?"

"It's not that I don't have a choice. Your Majesty came in person to welcome you as part of the family. If I didn't go, it would have added a lot of trouble to the Su Clan. That's why I took it upon myself."

"Whatever, help me up." Gu Hongzhuang naturally knew that hugging the zither was a consideration for her, but since it was within Su Xu's body, she should also consider it for the sake of the clan, right? If he only cared about his own selfish desires, it was likely that the Su Clan would be buried in his hands.

No matter how prosperous the Su Clan was, they would still be in danger. In the eyes of the Emperor, the most dangerous place was actually the Su Clan, which had a solid foundation. After all, it was not easy to get rid of them.

This was one of the reasons why the Su Clan was cautious and would never side with anyone. It was because only with sufficient fairness could the emperor be at ease with him. As a middle official, this should be the hardest thing to do.

"Yes, miss." Although Qing Qing didn't understand the reason, she still followed the instructions of her young mistress. Before she fell into the water, she had her own thoughts, but it wasn't as long ago as it was now.

On one hand, she was glad that the little miss fell into the water, but when she thought about the little miss's appearance after being fished out, she didn't think it was a good thing at all.

Actually, Gu Hongzhuang was also extremely curious about the cause of Su Suo Ruo's death. After all, the cause of death for a young miss of the Shangguan family like Su Suo Ruo was none other than the internal strife within the clan. However, when she looked at the Su residence, there was no such appearance.

Thus, as a young miss with both fame and fortune, why did she die in the lake? Gu Hongzhuang didn't understand, but she also didn't want to say anything. After all, no matter what, she had to thank Su Xiaoru for giving her a chance to regain her reputation.

He closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, they were filled with hope. I will find out what happened to you and mine.

I will put mine and your portion to good use and live on. Gu Hongzhuang's words really could be considered from the bottom of her heart, because Gu Hongzhuang originally had feelings for her, feelings for her current situation.

If she were to choose between the two of them, Gu Hong Yan felt that it would be to choose the book. If she were to talk about the reason, there could only be one.

Even Rongfu seemed to know the truth about his own death, and that his corpse and jade pendant were with him. No matter what, he had to retrieve these items. Gu Hongzhuang clenched her teeth and stood up.

When he looked at his face in the mirror, he could see that there was a bit of paleness on it. Actually, Su Fusheng's appearance was not outstanding, and it was most likely due to one of Su Yan's Face Devouring Pills.

As for her skin, it was excellent. It had to be said that even after taking the pill, Su Lin's face was still as pretty as a jade, but in terms of temperament, it was completely on the same level as everyone else.

However, it was clear that even Su Suo Ruo didn't know what was going on inside, let alone Gu Hong Yan who was in the middle of talking about it.

With difficulty, she put on her clothes under the protection of Huanqin. However, it had to be said that Mother Su's eyesight was still very good. The light blue clothes matched her flattering skin color, even though her face wasn't that beautiful, and her clothes weren't that new either.

Even if it was within the crowd, no one would pay attention to it. However, if it was especially picked out and placed outside, it would reveal a different kind of light and heat, causing people to be unable to forget about it.

However, the banquet was a crowded place so naturally no one cared about such elegant clothes. On the contrary, if they didn't know Gu Hongzhuang's identity, it was possible for them to think of her as the daughter of a small family.

After all, not many families could afford to casually make a few pieces of clothing out of Yun Jin. Moreover, they had to use such an old-fashioned cutting method, but Yun Jin's clothes were no different from linen clothes at first glance.

However, only those who understood this would know that the reason why Yun Jin was called Yun Jin was because of her uniqueness. Yun Jin's clothes would once again shine under the sunlight, appearing as if they were new.

It had to be said that his mother really loved him to the bones. Perhaps it was just because of her identity at the beginning, but she had loved him for so many years. If he really wanted her to change her pain, then she wouldn't be able to accept it.

Looking at her weak face in the bronze mirror, Gu Hongzhuang's brows tightly knitted together. She was silent for a long time before saying, "Put on more rouge to cover up your pale face."

"Ah?" "Alright." Actually, she didn't know why Gu Hongzhuang acted that way. After all, everyone knew that the young miss was sick, so no one would suddenly appear and say anything to the young miss.

In truth, Gu Hongzhuang was also very clear that even if she were to leave without any worries, there was no harm in doing so. However, since she was the personal visitor of His Majesty, if that was true, even if His Majesty didn't say anything on the surface, he would secretly have a bad impression of the Su Estate.

Furthermore, how could he be so weak and appear in front of Rong Teng? No matter what, in his past life or present, he had to show off his skills in front of Rong Teng, otherwise, how could Rong Teng fall in love with him?

Actually, Gu Hongzhuang's heart was a bit complicated, because right now, Gu Hongzhuang was using an alluring body to do what only Gu Hongzhuang could do, yet he was expressing a difference in detail.

If Rong Meng really did fall in love with him, would that mean that he was proficient, or that the relationship between them was too cheap, and if he didn't fall in love with him, then what would he do?

Gu Hongzhuang's heart was full of complex emotions. Even Huanqin could see that her master seemed to be a bit absent-minded, but Huanqin didn't have the qualifications to say anything. In the end, she looked at her young miss and the corner of her mouth raised slightly.

Since he couldn't come up with a conclusion, he decided to give up thinking. One step at a time, he would take one step. Looking at the person in the mirror, he couldn't help but admire the zither carrying skill in his heart.

There was no way to tell how weak he felt after getting sick, but he didn't have any signs of liveliness. It was as if grass was born on the edge of a stream. Gu Hong Yan looked at the zither and chuckled.

"I don't know yet, but you're so skilled at making a zither." Huanqin was also a bit embarrassed and annoyed by what Gu Hongzhuang had said. She blushed a little, "Young miss is exaggerating."

In fact, it hadn't been one or two days since she started to play the harp technique, but Su Xiaoru felt that there were too many people previously and was troubled instead. She hadn't been served by the harp once, and Gu Hong Yan was a person who firmly believed that everything was fine, so naturally she hadn't used the harp technique, so her harnessing technique was only used until now.

Gu Hong Yan stood up and leaned her body against the zither. Gu Hong Yan's entire body was actually on top of the zither, because she didn't have much strength to walk properly.

After that, she gently helped her young miss's wrist. The two of them walked to the main hall. Inside the main hall, the emperor was seated, while Su Yan and a few others were sitting below him, accompanying him.

"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"

"Daughter (servant) greets Father and Mother (Master, Madam, Miss, Young Master)."

After bowing, Gu Hongzhuang felt that her physical strength had reached its limit. If it wasn't for the barely discernible support of her zither and the people kneeling on the ground, she would have most likely fallen on the ground due to exhaustion.