After being reborn, I was won over by the heartfelt words of my loyal bodyguard.

Chapter 274: Playful Fighting

"I never expected that she would be the Minister's daughter. But as far as I know, doesn't the Minister only have one son? When did a daughter suddenly appear? It really makes me quite puzzled. I will have to ask my father about it when I get back."

They were all in a state of confusion at this time.

While at the princess's residence, Gan Luo felt that Shangguan Tian'er had been in the palace for several days, and he hadn't visited her yet. Seeing that the weather outside was quite nice, Gan Luo decided to go and see Shangguan Tian'er himself.

Afterwards, Gan Luo packed up all the jewelry and other items and entered the palace. Upon arriving at the harem, he saw the concubines playing and frolicking.

In the pavilion in the Imperial Garden sat Xu Jiu, looking quite relaxed, seemingly resting during her pregnancy. Gan Luo naturally walked up to Xu Jiu, and Xu Jiu immediately stood up and bowed to him. "Now that you are pregnant, I think it's unnecessary for you to bow to me anymore. Just rest here and enjoy your pregnancy."

Gan Luo then turned his gaze to the concubines at the bottom. Upon seeing Gan Luo's arrival, the concubines hurriedly went to his side and bowed to him. "After all, this is a princess, the emperor's own sister. Her status is much higher than theirs. They should all be mindful of her, shouldn't they?"

Gan Luo had never been pregnant before, so she didn't know what pregnancy was like, and that's why she was asking, "I'm particularly curious about something: are you pregnant or not...?"

Xu Jiu told Gan Luo that it was hard work, but it was alright, at least he could manage.

"Actually, I have never understood why my elder sister arranged for Shangguan Tian'er to come to the palace now. What is the purpose of doing so? It is because if my elder sister wants to know some things about the palace, she can ask me here, because I still have a say in His Majesty's life."

Gan Luo told Xu Jiu that he had arranged for Shangguan Tian'er to be placed in the palace, the purpose of which was to protect her there.

"You are already pregnant, aren't you? If I don't let her enter the palace to protect you, the jealousy of these concubines will definitely affect the baby in your womb."

Xu Jiu instantly understood Gan Luo's meaning. At this moment, Xu Jiu asked Gan Luo if he still hated her. "For me, these things are all in the past. I don't hate you that much. You just need to take good care of yourself here and have a healthy pregnancy. I will take care of everything."

For some reason, Xu Jiu felt very happy listening to Gan Luo's words. Besides happiness, he also felt a sense of relief.

If it weren't for Gan Luo's help, Xu Jiu really wouldn't know how he would have survived.

"I have something I want to tell you, and the person you can rely on in this palace is Shangguan Tian'er. I hope that the two of you can work together to improve the atmosphere in the harem."

Xu Jiu understood Gan Luo's meaning and nodded to show that he knew what to do.

Now, Gan Yanling has many concubines in the harem, and the ministers in the court have started talking about Gan Luo again.

"Your Majesty, your harem is now filled with many concubines, but the princess has remained unmarried. The princess is already of marriageable age; if this continues, won't she grow old before her time?"

As luck would have it, Gan Luo arrived at Yushufang and overheard an official mentioning the words "the old man is the Emperor." Gan Luo's face turned ashen. He walked directly up to the official, a sword in his hand.

The sword was pressed against the official's neck, and the official was so frightened that he took several steps back.

"I didn't quite catch what you just said. Why don't you say it to me again?"

Unexpectedly, this official immediately chickened out and kowtowed to Gan Luo. Gan Yanling was naturally surprised to see the official kowtowing to Gan Luo, as he had never imagined that an official would kowtow to Gan Luo.

"There is one more thing I want to tell you, and that is whether I get married or not. Even if I never get married, does Your Majesty not support me for the rest of my life?"

Although there were indeed some conflicts between Gan Luo and Gan Yanling on ordinary days, Gan Yanling did not show any sign of not protecting Gan Luo under these circumstances.

"Minister Li, what exactly are you saying here? Even if my elder sister is old and frail, I will still take care of her. Don't keep pressuring her here."

The official had never imagined things would develop to this point, nor that the two men would actually share a common hatred. At this moment, the official felt that he had unspeakable suffering in his heart.

The official eventually had no choice but to excuse himself, saying he had other matters to attend to. Once outside, he turned and glanced at the enormous palace, then angrily stomped his feet and left.

When Lin Fengmian saw the official's actions, he couldn't help but burst out laughing. For some reason, he found the official somewhat endearing.

After all, the official's angry appearance was rather ridiculous, while Gan Luo and Gan Yanling were chatting. At this moment, Gan Luo told Gan Yanling, "Do you know that Shangguan Tian'er is someone close to me?"

Gan Yanling hadn't expected Gan Luo to bring this up here. "I naturally know that Shangguan Tian'er is someone close to my elder sister. That's why I directly conferred upon her the rank of Consort."

It was for these reasons that she was granted the title of Consort. If it weren't for these reasons, how could she have been granted the title of Consort?

"I thought you didn't know."

Gan Yanling said that he already knew about this on the first day.

Gan Luo never imagined that his younger brother would be so intelligent.