Chapter 393 Do You Know Why the Eldest Brother only Wants Jiaojiao as His Child?

Gu Baozhu really didn't want Ji Shuo to marry someone else, and she also wanted to stay with him for the rest of her life, but she had some reservations in her heart.

Ji Shuo knew the crux of her heart: "Brother obviously agrees with what mother said. I won't force you. Go find 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."

Ji Shuo laughed softly a few times.

Gu Baozhu's face flushed and she struggled slightly.

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

Gu Baozhu covered her hot cheeks with both hands, thinking of her girlish thoughts, maybe she could get what she wanted, and she felt a sense of joy afterward.

She tidied her clothes and quietly followed 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 who was on night watch stood at the door and wanted to say hello when she saw Gu Baozhu.

Gu Baozhu put her index finger on her red lips, signaling the maid to shut up.

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

Gu's mother and Ji Shuo talked in the house for a long time, 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. He walked towards her and couldn't help but raise his hand to rub her head: "Have you been waiting for a long time?"

"Just came a while."

"The mist wet your hair."

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

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

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

Ji Shuo said "um", with a smile in his eyes: "You accompany mother to talk, I will go back to the palace first."

Gu Baozhu's mood was up and down, and she didn't have time to happily ask him what he said to his mother, and the two were about to part. She subconsciously replied, "Ah? You want to go back to the palace?"

Ji Shuo touched her bright eyes, which were filled with disappointment and reluctance. He pinched her face helplessly, "Will I accompany you for a while?"

"Government affairs are important. You should go back to the palace first. We can talk about other things when you come back." Gu Baozhu is a sensible person. She knows what is important and will not be too willful: "We met every day before. I haven't been with my mother for a long time. I will accompany her well tonight."

Ji Shuo wanted to go to the palace to discuss his and Gu Baozhu's affairs with the Queen Mother to prevent any more troubles: "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 did not sleep. She sat on the kang to sew a skirt for Gu Jiaojiao, waiting for Gu Baozhu to come and ask her questions.

"Mother..." Gu Baozhu stood by the kang, looking at her mother Gu, whose face was peaceful under the light, and she felt a little guilty after all: "Have you agreed to my second brother?"

"What else can I do if I don't agree? Your eldest brother has already spoken to you." Mother Gu tied a knot in the thread and cut it with scissors. When she saw that the skirt that was torn by the branches was sewn up, she looked up at Gu Baozhu: "Have you thought it through?"

Gu Baozhu twisted her fingers and nodded.

"Well, children and grandchildren have their own blessings." Gu's mother folded her skirt and put it aside, saying ugly things in advance: "Jingyun said that he is now fully grown, with his left and right arms, and they are all his own people. He does not need to marry a concubine from a minister's family to consolidate his position, and there will be no three palaces and six courtyards. But mother wants to tell you that what you say now can only be listened to now, and cannot be used as a lifetime promise. There is still a long time, and people are still moving forward. The vision and mind will change. No one can predict what the future will be 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, if you can't stand it and don't want to stay with him anymore, allow your eldest brother to take you back to the mansion."

This is a scene that Gu's mother doesn't want to see, for fear that because of Gu Baozhu, the relationship will become bad and they will turn against each other.

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

Finally, she was moved by Ji Shuo's words: "Mother, my current position was paved for me by my elder brother. He is now the Prime Minister and in charge of the Ministry of Personnel. No one in the court dares to offend him. They are more afraid of him than me. The charity and the Huimin Medical Clinic opened by my elder sister-in-law are very popular among the people, especially because she has a complete monopoly on the supply of medicine for the army. The one who guards the border is General Qi Guangda, who is my elder sister-in-law's man. The only one who can make a difference in the Duke of Zhao's Mansion is Zhao Wei, who still owes my elder sister-in-law a promise, and Tang Nuan is loyal to my elder sister-in-law... Under such circumstances, it is faster for my elder brother to drive me out of office than for me to take action against the Gu family."

"What you think in your heart is also a problem that has troubled me. I can't guarantee that I will always be loyal to you in the future, but I have provoked Zhuzhu today, and I am willing to bear the price of betraying her in the future."

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

"It takes two to clap." Gu's mother hugged Gu Baozhu, feeling a little bitter. She was a little girl before, but now she was going to get married. "You two should be good. If it's your problem, mother won't allow your elder brother to help you. If it's Jingyun's problem, if you want to go home, send a message to your elder brother and he will take you back."

Tears rolled down Gu Baozhu's eyes. She hugged Gu's mother tightly and said firmly, "Mother, this is the path I chose. Even if there are many obstacles ahead, I will overcome all difficulties and will never look back and cause trouble for our family."

She can bear any result in the future, whether good or bad. Everyone must be responsible for their own choices. Even if she loses the bet, she can't implicate her elder brother and sister-in-law.

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

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

"Shuo'er, you're back." The Queen Mother stood up with the help of the palace maids and asked with a smile: "Didn't you say you would stay overnight 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 long time, and the smile on her face disappeared. It seemed that she had anticipated what he was going to say. She sat in the chair and dismissed the palace maids in the palace.

There were only mother and son in the huge bedroom.

He knelt on the ground with his knees bent: "I want to marry Baozhu as my queen, and she is the only one in the harem."

The Queen Mother fell into silence.

"Women are full of troubles. If the late emperor had only you as his queen, my brother would not have died young, and you would not have been separated from your son. Mother, you have suffered a lot, and you should hate having three wives and four concubines." Ji Shuo gave a negative example: "What if your son indulges in women, does not do his job properly, and becomes a tyrant?"

The Queen Mother laughed angrily: "Don't you know that everyone has one standard for their own people and another standard for others? Oh, that's what Wanwan said about double standards. I hate your father and hope that he only has one woman. Similarly, as your mother, I hope you marry more women to consolidate your position and expand your family."

Ji Shuo: "..."

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

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

"You are worried about the monopoly of power by relatives, but you should also know that without my elder brother, there would be no achievements of my today, and no prosperity of the Great Zhou. If he wanted this position, he would be sitting in this position now, not me." Ji Shuo was a little emotional when he said this, and his eyes were a little red: "Do you know why my elder brother insisted on having only Jiaojiao as a child and was unwilling to have a second child?"

The Queen Mother was startled, and it seemed that she had not thought about the hidden truth of this matter, but after Ji Shuo mentioned this, she was shocked.