377 Mother's kindness and filial piety (second watch)

Gu Jiao was not good at dealing with emotional issues, but she remembered that her great-aunt was quite fond of Xue Ningxiang. She wondered if she still remembered Xue Ningxiang after having her brain struck once.

"Miss Gu has arrived!"

The palace maids from Renshou Palace paid their respects to Gu Jiao.

"Is the Empress Dowager in?" Gu Jiao asked.

"Yes, she just returned from court," the palace maid added. "His Highness Prince Ning is also here."

Hm?

Prince Ning returned to the Imperial Palace?

Since Gu Jiao began frequenting the Imperial Palace, she didn't need to inquire deliberately to hear some of the movements at court. Prince Ning had recently taken Tang Yueshan to the north to suppress bandits.

Though it was said to be suppression, it was actually an excuse to investigate the military intelligence at the border pass—Chen Kingdom had grown restless again, quietly stationing a significant number of troops near the border.