The favorite of the Nongmen group: the female supporting role is a full-level boss

Gu Baozhu really didn't want Ji Shuo to marry anyone else, and wanted to stay with him like that for the rest of his life, but he had some scruples in his heart.

Ji Shuo knew the crux of her heart: "Eldest brother obviously agrees with what my mother said. I won't force you to go to your mother now. If she agrees, you can't refuse me."

Gu Baozhu bit her lower lip, and when he leaned close to her lips, she shrank back in fear and said hurriedly: "Then go ahead."

Ji Shuo laughed softly.

Gu Baozhu's face turned red and she struggled slightly.

Ji Shuo didn't tease her, let go of his hand, and opened the door to find Gu's mother.

Gu Baozhu covered her hot cheeks with both hands, thinking that her girlish concern might be fulfilled, and she felt a sense of joy belatedly.

She arranged her clothes and followed quietly to her mother's yard.

An oil lamp was lit in the room, reflecting the shadows of Gu's mother and Ji Shuo on the window paper.

The maid keeping watch at night stood at the door and wanted to say hello when she saw Gu Baozhu.

Gu Baozhu raised her index finger to Yin Hong's lips, signaling the maid to silence.

She sat on a stone bench in the yard and waited silently for them to finish their conversation.

Gu's mother and Ji Shuo talked in the room for a long time, and it took about half an hour before the door opened again.

Ji Shuo came out and saw Gu Baozhu sitting in the yard. The smile in his eyes deepened and he walked towards her. He couldn't help but raise his hand and rub her head: "You've been waiting for a long time?"

"I've only been here for a while."

"The mist has wet your hair."

"Really?" Gu Baozhu raised her hand to touch her head, but was held by his hand. The palm was dry and warm. She realized that she had been deceived and glared at him: "You bullied me again!"

"I feel sorry for you." Ji Shuo looked at her red face and said warmly: "You go back to Xinghua Village with your mother, and I will pick you up when the time comes."

Gu Baozhu asked blankly, "Mother... agreed?"

Ji Shuo said "hmm" with a smile in his eyes: "You talk to your mother, I'll go back to the palace first."

Gu Baozhu's mood went up and down, and she didn't have time to happily ask him what he had said to his mother before they were about to part ways. She answered subconsciously: "Ah? You want to go back to the palace?"

Ji Shuo touched her bright eyes, hiding loss and reluctance. He pinched her face helplessly, "Will I stay with you for a while longer?"

"Government affairs are important, you go back to the palace first, and we can wait until you get back to talk about anything else." Gu Baozhu is a person who knows the general situation and can distinguish what is important and what is important, and will not be too willful: "We met every day before, and I haven't been with my mother for a long time. , spend good time with her tonight."

Ji Shuo wanted to go into the palace to discuss his and Gu Baozhu's affairs with the Queen Mother in case the night was long and the dream was too much: "Take care of yourself."

Gu Baozhu nodded, sent Ji Shuo to the carriage, and then returned to Gu's mother's yard.

Gu's mother didn't sleep. She sat on the kang and sewed Gu Jiaojiao's skirt, waiting for Gu Baozhu to come and ask her something.

"Mother..." Gu Baozhu stood by the kang, looking at Gu's mother with peaceful eyebrows under the light. After all, she felt a little guilty: "Have you promised your second brother?"

"What else can I do if I don't agree? Your elder brother has already spoken for you." Gu's mother tied a knot in the thread and cut it with scissors. When she saw that the skirt that had been snagged by a branch was sewn up, she looked up at Gu Baozhu: "Have you thought about it?"

Gu Baozhu wrung her fingers and nodded.

"It doesn't matter, children and grandchildren will have their own blessings." Gu's mother folded the skirt and put it aside, and said something ugly before: "Jingyun said that now he has full wings, his left and right arms are all his own, and there is no need to take a concubine from the minister's family to stabilize him. Status, there will not be three palaces and six courtyards. But I want to tell you, you can only listen to the words of the moment, and cannot be used as a lifelong commitment. The years are still long, and people are still moving forward, and their vision and mind will change in the future. No one can tell what it will look like. Whether you can catch him and let him treat you like this for the rest of your life depends on your ability. "

"I told Jingyun that if he wants to take a concubine in the future and you can't bear it and are unwilling to stay with him any longer, I will allow your elder brother to take you back to the house."

Gu's mother didn't want to see such a scene, because she was afraid that because of Gu Baozhu, the relationship would become bad and they would become enemies.

Ji Shuo said a lot, but Gu's mother was still afraid. After all, he was the emperor. What should he do if he wanted to touch the Gu family in the future?

She was finally moved by Ji Shuo's words: "Mother, my current status is because of my eldest brother. He is now the chief minister and in charge of the official department. No one in the court dares to offend him and is more afraid of him than they are of me. Sister-in-law The charity association, Huimin Medical Center, has a high reputation among the people, especially since she has a complete monopoly on the supply of medicinal materials to the army. The one who guards the border is General Qi Guangda, who is my elder sister-in-law. The only one who has good prospects is Zhao Guogong. Wei, he still owes his sister-in-law a promise, and Tang Nuan is committed to her sister-in-law... Under this situation, it would be quicker for my elder brother to kick me out than to attack the Gu family. "

"What you are thinking is also a problem that has troubled me. I can't guarantee whether I will always be of the same mind in the future, but I have offended Zhuzhu now, and I am willing to bear the price of losing her in the future."

Gu Baozhu suddenly felt uncomfortable and threw herself into Gu's mother's arms: "Mom, am I being selfish?"

"One slap can't make a difference." Gu's mother hugged Gu Baozhu, and she felt a little sour in her heart. She was obviously a little girl before, and she was about to get married in a blink of an eye. "You two are doing well. If it's your problem, mother won't allow it." Your elder brother will help you. If it’s Jing Yun’s problem, if you want to go home, send a message to your elder brother and he will take you back.”

Tears rolled down from Gu Baozhu's eyes. She hugged Gu's mother tightly and said firmly: "Mother, this is the path I have chosen. Even if there are many obstacles on the road ahead, I will overcome all difficulties and never look back. Adding chaos to our family."

She can bear any outcome in the future, good or bad. Everyone must be responsible for their own choices. Even if she loses the bet, she cannot involve her eldest brother and sister-in-law.

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Ji Shuo returned to the palace and went directly to Ci'an Palace.

The Queen Mother was still copying scriptures. When she heard the maid's announcement, she put down her control and took the hot handkerchief handed by the maid to wipe her hands.

"Shuo'er, you're back." The Empress Dowager stood up with the help of her maid, and asked with a smile: "Didn't you say you have to stay one night before returning to the palace?"

"Mother, I have something to discuss with you." Ji Shuo looked serious.

The Queen Mother stared at him for a while, the smile on her face faded, as if she had anticipated what he was going to say, she sat in the chair and waved away the maids in the palace.

There were only mother and son in the huge dormitory.

He knelt on the ground and said, "I want to marry Baozhu as my queen, but she is the only one in the harem."

The Queen Mother fell into silence.

"There are many women, and there are many right and wrongs. If the late emperor only had you as his queen, his brother would not have died young, and you would not have been separated from your sons and daughters. Mother, you have suffered greatly from this, and you should deeply hate three wives and four concubines. "Ji Shuo gave a negative example: "What if my son is addicted to women and stops doing his job and becomes a coward?"

The Empress Dowager laughed angrily: "Don't you know that everyone has one standard for themselves and another for others? Oh, it's the double standards Wan Wan said. I hate your father deeply, and I hope he only has a woman from the Ai family. . Similarly, as your mother, the Ai family hopes that you will marry more women to consolidate your status and spread your branches. "

Ji Shuo: "..."

He said helplessly: "Mother, you understand what I mean."

The Queen Mother took a sip from a glass of water and said calmly: "You should know the problems you will face after marrying Baozhu."

"You are worried about the exclusive power of your relatives, but you must also know that without the eldest brother and the others, there would be no achievements today for the sons and ministers, and there would be no prosperity for the Zhou Dynasty today. If he wanted this position, it would be him, not the son, who is sitting in this position now. "Chen." Ji Shuo got a little excited when he said this, and his eyes turned red: "Do you know why the eldest brother insists on having only one child for Jiaojiao and is unwilling to have a second child?"

The Empress Dowager was stunned and seemed not to have thought about the hidden meaning of this matter. However, after Ji Shuo mentioned it, she was shocked.