My Stepmother is Soft and Charming

The Taihe Palace of the Daxing Dynasty was the palace designated for use by the upper dynasty during the founding emperor's reign. The first few times Du Jingyi entered the palace, he entered the Changchun Palace. Now when he really saw the Taihe Palace, he understood what the imperial palace was. Power.

The ground is paved with white jade Chinese stone, and up the stairs is a pattern of dragons and seas. The exquisite carvings of the reliefs clearly indicate that many skilled craftsmen were employed. In addition, the stone material is extraordinary, so it looks like Extraordinarily adding to the power of the dragon.

The palace is nine rooms wide and five rooms deep. They are all bright and grand. There are reliefs of clouds and dragons everywhere, and even the joints have gilt copper leaves engraved with dragon patterns.

Although Du Jingyi was not able to go inside to take a look, he knew that the floor must be paved with gold bricks and the giant pillars holding up the sky. On the platform in front of the palace, there are a pair of bronze turtles and bronze cranes, which are symbols of longevity. There is a sense of peace between heaven and earth.

When she arrived with Mrs. Guo, many people were already standing on the field outside Taihe Palace.

From high to low status, they are naturally members of the royal family, civil and military officials, and royal wives like them are all waiting here.

Of course, there are thousands of people in the palace, all dressed calmly and standing behind, waiting for the new emperor to appear after returning from the sacrifice to heaven.

As Mrs. Guo, she would naturally cause some noise when she appeared. The other ladies of Gaoming also came over one after another to pay their respects to Mrs. Guo.

Of course, some of them are good friends with them, and some of them are not on good terms with them. But at this time, no one wants to get in trouble with others.

Therefore, when they meet, regardless of whether they are sincere or not, at least the smiles on their faces are high, and the most excited people here are the people in Earl Weiyuan's Mansion.

You know, the crown prince's rise to the throne means that their family is very likely to have a queen.

This is a supreme honor!

After all, it had only been three generations since the founding of the Daxing Dynasty. The queen of the founding emperor was granted posthumous title, and Empress Guo, who had been in the Changchun Palace for decades, was officially promoted to the queen mother with the new emperor's accession to the throne.

Therefore, the princess who has been married to the East Palace for more than ten years should be promoted to the queen as a matter of course. And just looking at the glory of the Guo family today, one can imagine the convenience of the Yan family in the coming year, so how can the whole family be unhappy!

Therefore, the countess and her eldest daughter-in-law Li, who were originally surrounded by everyone, pushed aside the crowd and came closer when they saw Mrs. Guo coming. The smiles on their faces made them want to get closer.

I've met the old lady.

The Countess is really early.

It's only a quarter of an hour early. Madam looks great today. This official uniform looks really more dignified on you.

The Countess was not usually a glib person, so when she said this, Mrs. Guo accepted the sentiment and replied.

Each other, each other.

There were smiles in the eyes of both parties. They were the two most proud families among Mrs. Gaoming. The countess and the old lady were talking to each other, and the eldest daughter-in-law Li next to them did not let Du Jingyi go. With just Sister Du, they were killed. The relationship between people has been brought closer.

However, this is indeed the case for their relationship at the moment.

The relationship between Ping'er and the Li family, and the relationship between Gu Xiaolang and Yan Sanlang, are very close relationships by marriage, so naturally they are a little closer than others.

It's rude to come and go without reciprocating. Li Shi has already spoken, so Du Jingyi naturally wants to go back.

The words Sister Li made the other party feel elated. After all, everyone knew that General Gu was naturally on the list of those who went to worship with His Majesty today, so it was also a benefit to be on good terms with his wife. news.

Therefore, Mrs. Li, the assistant minister's wife, smiled even more happily and said hurriedly.

Among the people in our circle, you are the luckiest. Look, you are a good young man. Don't tell me that I have seen you in regular clothes on weekdays. When you suddenly dress up like this, you know What does beauty mean?

That's right.

Her words were supported by many people behind her. They all wanted to make good friends with the Gu family, so naturally they also wanted to praise her.

Therefore, those who could come today, such as the wife of the Li family, the wife of the He family, and even the wife of the Dingping Marquis Mansion, were all talking beside her.

Although the voice is not loud, the meaning is obvious.

Du Jingyi had guessed before he came that this social interaction would not be less, so he took on the same attitude of socializing as before. You complimented me, and I responded with a few words. In short, he didn't have bad relations with anyone, but he was friendly with everyone. Don’t be sincere.

It is tiring to deal with such a scene. After all, wearing a mask can be said to be simple. Just ignore the Guo family who are really good friends and treat everyone else equally.

Therefore, the people in the circle where Mrs. Gaoming lived were chatting happily, but Princess Yuehua, who was also standing among the royal family members not far away, was not very happy.

When the late emperor was still alive, she was always a distinguished guest both inside and outside the palace, but now, less than a month after her death, she was already in a state of despair.

Not to mention other things, Mrs. Wei's party with Princess Fu, who used to be attached to her, has now become a taboo, and cannot even be mentioned, so many people also take the initiative to avoid her.

She was originally a popular figure in front of the late emperor, but now that the new emperor has come to power, she has been squeezed out a lot.

During these days, there were hints in and out of words that she wanted to return to the fiefdom to live a peaceful life, so after attending the enthronement ceremony today, she was about to return to Yizhou.

Just when she was in a difficult mood, she saw Du Jingyi surrounded by people and trying to make ends meet, and she couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

The daughter of a merchant who was not even qualified to sit at her table in the past has now become a popular star. And as a prosperous princess, she does not even receive as much support as she does. Naturally, she is not happy in her heart. of.

But no matter how unhappy she is, it won't help at this moment.

Who made Gu Shaoyu, the evil man, so capable? He could withdraw a large amount of money, protect Cezhou, investigate corruption, catch the remnants, and settle the matter! After these achievements, she naturally became the most valued minister of the new emperor, and she could only gradually step aside with the tide of the times.

Yizhou is certainly a good place to retire.

But after all their troubles in Jinling City, many of the threads that used to support her were cut off. Of course, she didn't have to worry about food and clothing, but it was impossible to spend as unscrupulously as before.

Thinking of these, one more thing to worry about.

When she raised her eyes again, her unhappiness at the moment was all condensed into her displeasure towards Gu Shaoyu and Du Jingyi. Why could they rise so high while she was forced to leave?