Chapter 749: 347 Mother and Son United (First Update)

"No!"

"I won't listen!"

"No way!"

"Not unless I am dead!"

In the Sleeping Palace of Renshou Palace, Dowager Empress Zhuang rejected Gu Jiao's suggestion without consideration, leaving absolutely no room for negotiation.

Gu Jiao hummed in a peculiar way.

In all the years she knew her aunt, this was the first time she was rejected so utterly.

All she did was to convey her uncle's words, advising her aunt to temporarily put aside her prejudices and cooperate with the emperor to lure the schemer behind the scenes.

However, it seemed that her aunt wasn't too pleased with her grandfather's proposal.

"How about eating three honeyed sweets every day?" Gu Jiao threw out a sugary incentive.

"Hmph!" Dowager Empress was unmoved.

"Four?"

"Hmm... five?" Gu Jiao measured out five on her fingers.

However, Dowager Empress held her ground, not giving Gu Jiao a chance to take down her defenses with mere sweet offers, and angrily walked to the Study Room without looking back.