Gu Ziye's habit of speaking without a filter was likely a bad influence from her nephew, Gu Gaoxu. After all, the father she mentioned was the reigning Emperor.
"Don't speak such nonsense. Be careful, or I'll spank you. Have you forgotten when your Father-Emperor had your nephew beaten with a plank?" Empress Ma chided.
Gu Ziye let out an "oh" and clutched her bottom, lowering her head to admit her fault. "Mother, I know I was wrong. I just don't want to get married."
The mere thought of her nephew, Gu Gaoxu, being beaten with a plank by her Father-Emperor a few years ago made Gu Ziye's own bottom burn with a phantom pain.
Empress Ma ignored her daughter and turned to converse with Su Liyan's mother. "Your son-in-law is quite a capable man. Ever since His Majesty the Emperor started drinking the medicinal soup Lord Lu prepared, his constitution has become much more robust."
Back then, Lu Yuan didn't know Alchemy yet.
