"Miss Gu, you can set off now.”Old Master Zhang knocked on the door of Gu Luo Luo's room.
"Now? Isn't it too early? The sky is still bright!" Gu Luoluo looked at the sky and felt that it was still too early to go. She wanted to wait until it was dark before setting off.
"Young Lady Gu may not know, but ordinary women only need to participate in the Lantern Festival and have some fun. People like us, who are famous, have to meet the officials of the court before that. Actually, the Empress Dowager would choose a suitable concubine at this time every year.”Old Master Zhang explained to Gu Luoluo.
"Wouldn't my identity be exposed?”Gu Luoluo asked in a panic.
"Miss Gu need not worry. The Empress Dowager has never seen my Miss, so you only need to speak less.”
Gu Luoluo nodded.
"What about Divine Lord Di? What is he going to do?" Gu Luoluo asked uneasily.
"Miss Gu, don't worry. I'll get him to dress up as a guard and accompany you.”
Lonely, she walked out of the gate of the Zhang Manor. She covered her face with a white veil, revealing only a pair of bright eyes.
"You must be Miss Zhang!" A eunuch asked Gu Luoluo.
Gu Luoluo nodded.
"Please." The eunuch lifted the curtain for Gu Luoluo so that she could sit in the sedan chair.
"Where are we going?" Gu Luoluo asked softly.
"Naturally, we have to go to the Empress Dowager's banquet.”The eunuch smiled and said," It's getting late. We should go early so that we won't be late and anger the Empress Dowager."”The eunuch urged Gu Luoluo.
Gu Luoluo did not sit in the sedan chair for a long time. She kept looking back at the door of the Zhang family as if she was waiting for someone.
The eunuch saw that she had been staring at the door for a long time and comforted her," Miss Zhang, don't worry. You'll be back soon. I won't leave you there."”He thought that Gu Luoluo was reluctant to leave because she couldn't bear to leave home.
In fact, Gu Luoluo was waiting for Divine Lord Di. She would feel uneasy if she did not see him.
After a while, a man in white came out. His face was also covered with a veil, and he was the same color as Lonely.
Gu Luoluo finally smiled when she saw Divine Lord Di come out.
"I'll escort you." Divine Lord Di looked into Gu Luoluo's eyes and said.
" This…" The eunuch hesitated. No man had ever been able to enter this place before.
Gu Luoluo hurriedly explained to the eunuch," This is my bodyguard, he is responsible for my safety. I hope that the eunuch will allow him to go with me."”
"Alright, alright, but you can only follow beside the palanquin.”the eunuch said to Divine Lord Di.
Divine Lord Di nodded.
Lonely, she came to the Empress Dowager's place and found that it was no different from an ordinary house.
The eunuch explained to Gu Luoluo," Every time the Lantern Festival comes, the Empress Dowager will come here to celebrate these festivals with the people.”
Gu Luoluo nodded slightly and found a place to sit down.
"Empress Dowager." The eunuch saw the Empress Dowager and hurriedly called out.
Gu Luoluo also bowed.
"Which family are you from?" the empress dowager asked.
"Replying to Niangniang, this little daughter is the daughter of Uncle Zhang.”Gu Luoluo replied softly.
"Oh! The daughter of that famous demon exorcist?”
"That's right." Gu Luoluo didn't dare to answer another word, afraid that she would expose her true identity.
"Raise your head and let me take a good look.”The Empress Dowager ordered Gu Luoluo.
" This..." Gu Luoluo's heart started beating faster.
"What's wrong? Bengong only made you raise your head, is there a need for you to be so afraid?”The Empress Dowager questioned Gu Luoluo.
Gu Luoluo immediately raised her head, afraid that the Empress Dowager would blame her again.
The Empress Dowager looked at her face." Your eyes are really beautiful. BenGong wants to see you more. Take off your veil!”
Gu Luoluo knew that she couldn't be manipulated by the Empress Dowager anymore." Replying to the Empress Dowager, this seems to be a little against the rules. Isn't it necessary to wear a mask to participate in the Lantern Festival?"”
"That's the rule for ordinary women, and it doesn't apply to big families like yours. Among you, there might be a future empress. How can I make a choice without taking a good look at you?”The empress dowager took a sip of tea.
"Replying to the Empress Dowager, this little daughter had unfortunately contracted chickenella a few days ago. Her face is full of red pimples, so I'm afraid I can't show it to the Empress.”Gu Luoluo replied with trepidation.
The empress dowager wanted to ask the imperial physician to take a look at Gu Luoluo, but the other young misses also came in at this time.
"Empress Dowager." The young misses all paid their respects to the Empress Dowager.
"Rise!" the empress dowager said to them.
"Thank you, Empress Dowager." The women replied in unison.
"My father specifically ordered me to bring this to you. He said that this snow cream can make your skin forever fair.”A woman smiled at the empress dowager.
"Who is your father?" The empress dowager asked curiously.
"My father is a merchant who deals with the trade of goods with the western border. My father heard that this snow cream is made from the snow of the Western Regions, so he ordered me to bring it to you.”
The Empress Dowager thought for a moment." So you're the daughter of Jia Shang!”
"That's right." the woman said with a smile.
The merchants were in charge of the trade between the Central Plains and the Western Regions. They owned almost half of the assets of the Central Plains. They were the largest merchant family in the Central Plains, and their strength could not be underestimated.
"Help me thank your father." The empress dowager smiled at her and asked someone to bring the bottle of snow cream to her nose.
"There is indeed a fragrance."
"If Empress Dowager likes it, this little daughter can ask my father to bring you more.”The daughter of the rich merchant said. The purpose of her trip was to make the Empress Dowager take a fancy to her. In this way, not only would his father be able to own more than half of the assets in the Central Plains, but he would also be able to have a good official career.
A few more women showed their hospitality to the Empress Dowager. They also occupied a place in the Central Plains. Only they sat there alone and did not say a word.
At this moment, Gu Luoluo only wanted to end all of this as soon as possible and embark on her journey to the Wilderness.
"Alright, I invited you here today to celebrate this festival with you. I've specially asked someone to prepare some songs and dances.”The empress dowager felt that it was time to put an end to what had just happened. If this continued, who knew when these women would be able to finish introducing the things that had been given to her.
"Yes." Seeing that the Empress Dowager had spoken, the girls could only follow the Empress Dowager's wishes and come out of the courtyard.
Gu Luoluo followed them to the outer courtyard. She looked at Divine Lord Di, who was guarding outside the house.
"Don't worry, I'm here." Divine Lord Di saw Gu Luoluo's panic.
Hearing this, Gu Luoluo smiled and felt very relieved.
"Eh, who is this?" All the women asked. They saw Divine Lord Di, who had been following Gu Luoluo.
Gu Luoluo quickly explained to them," This is the guard my father sent me. Because my father has a special identity, he has offended many demons and ghosts on a daily basis, so he specially sent him to protect me.”#
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