It was almost time for the banquet to end.
As soon as Li Qinyuan and his wife walked to the carriage, a palace servant from the crown princess came over, holding a prescription in his hand, saw the two salute first, and then said to Gu Wuyou, "The county master, this is my house. The master sent it to you, she said that the reception was not good today, and she will invite you and General Huaiyuan over for dinner in the next day."
Bai Lu stepped forward to take the post, and Gu Wuyou said politely, "I'm bothering you to make this trip." Then she added, "Tell my sister-in-law for me, thank her a lot."
The palace servant smiled.
Gu Wuyou said nothing, and got into the carriage with Li Qinyuan.
Bai Lu and the driver were sitting outside, and the two of them were the only couple in the carriage. Li Qinyuan held back outside and didn't ask, but he couldn't bear it any longer. Looking at the recipe in Gu Wuyou's hand, he frowned and said: " What is this?"
How dare Gu Wuyou tell him
Afraid of being questioned, he said vaguely, "It's just an ordinary nourishing recipe."
But Li Qinyuan has always cared about her. Usually, he has to ask someone for a doctor when he coughs lightly, not to mention a nourishing prescription. His brows deepened, he held the person's hand and said nervously, "Is there something wrong? Comfortable?"
Gu Wuyou blushed slightly and said softly, "No..."
"That's good, what do you want to nourish?" Li Qinyuan chased after him, and said, "Forget it, I'll ask someone to ask what's in here, don't eat it bad."
Looking at his nervous appearance, it is estimated that when he gets home, he will have to ask someone to ask. Thinking that it will not take long for those people to know that she is in a hurry to get pregnant, Gu Wuyou is overwhelmed, knowing that this person is the one who broke the casserole and asked to the end. Lord, shame in front of him, and shame in front of everyone... Gu Wuyou still chose the former one.
Pulling on the man's sleeve, he said helplessly, "Don't ask, it's just..."
Seeing her like this, Li Qinyuan became even more anxious, "What is it? We are husband and wife, what have you to hide from me?"
Gu Wuyou looked at him, and seemed to be venting all his strength, but in the end he had no choice but to say a word.
There was a brief silence in the carriage, which made the sound of the reels outside the carriage clearer. After a while, Li Qinyuan asked incredulously, "You, what did you say?" Before anyone could answer, he became furious. "Gu Wuyou, do you think your man is useless, you need these to get you pregnant, or do you think I don't love you enough?"
Li Qinyuan, who was red with anger, trapped the person in his arms, looked at her dangerously, and looked very angry.
Gu Wuyou was trapped and had nowhere to hide, so he could only lean on the carriage, looked at him and stammered, "Where did you think of going? It's a very ordinary nourishing recipe, and other women are there too. Eat... and, it's not that you can't."
The last few words were pressed very lightly by her.
"That's not OK!"
Li Qinyuan looked at her angrily, "It's a three-point drug, what are you doing when you don't have anything to eat? If you really want to get pregnant earlier, I'll hurt you a few more times."
He looked like he made a lot of sense, and was a little angry and aggrieved, "Whoever hums every night, screams pain and doesn't want it, I think you're young and pitiful to let you go, you're better... General Li Xiao felt that his good intentions were eaten by others, bit his ear, and said angrily, "I'll take care of you when I go back tonight."
After he finished speaking, he took away the prescription and threw it into the copper basin at a point on the candle.
Seeing that the spark was burnt out a little, he said again: "Don't eat these messy things in the future. If you let me know, see how I punish you."
Gu Wuyou looked at the recipe that was burned to ashes, and felt a great pity in her heart. These nourishing recipes were things that were not passed down by other families, and she didn't even have time to take a look when she got them.
"Still watching?" Li Qinyuan glared at her, and regardless of whether she agreed or not, he took the person directly into his arms, but his words softened a bit later, "How long have we been married, why do we need to be so anxious?" , After a while, he suddenly held the person's hand and frowned: "But grandma told you?"
Thinking about these people in the family, my grandmother has this position and possibility.
"No, grandmother didn't tell me." Gu Wu was afraid that he would misunderstand, so he quickly explained: "I just saw the eldest grandson of the emperor at my sister-in-law's place today and thought it was cute, so I thought it would be good if we had a child."
Li Qinyuan saw that her expression was calm and did not hide, and he let out a light sigh of relief.
Then he said to the same person: "The child's affairs are destiny, there is no need to hurry, and we have only been married for a few months, and you and I haven't had enough time." In their days, General Li felt that if there were multiple cubs, his status in the family would definitely drop a lot, and his young daughter-in-law would definitely take care of the cub and leave him alone.
Think of this.
He didn't want any more cubs.
Gu Wuyou said strangely, "What are you muttering about?"
"Ah? It's nothing..." Li Qinyuan felt that he was already married anyway, so it's better to keep jealous of the little cub who hasn't been seen, so as not to make his young daughter-in-law feel that he is naive.
After a slight cough, he thought of another possibility, "Are you bored staying at home alone?"
It's possible that he thought about it, otherwise it would be good, why was she suddenly eager to have a child? Thinking about it, since they got married, he has spent most of the time in the camp in the western suburbs, leaving early and returning late every day. She must be bored at home alone.
Gu Wuyou looked at the expression on his face, and guessed what he was thinking, afraid that he would have to blame himself later, and hurriedly said: "I just see the eldest grandson is cute, I don't think about it that much... Well, I don't want to. This thing is over, don't eat those messy things."
He was right.
Children are things that are set in heaven, and there is no need to hurry.
And she has no problems with her body in this life, and she can always get pregnant.
"Really?" Li Qinyuan looked at her in disbelief.
Gu Wuyou was a little helpless, but also a little funny: "Really, it's more true than pearls. If I eat indiscriminately in private, I will punish you as you please."
"It's almost there."
Li Qinyuan held the person firmly in his arms, bowed his head and kissed her several times, and then said in a low voice, "I'll be free when I'm busy for a while, and then I'll be at home with you, and I won't be anywhere. go."
He still remembered that he owed her company.
Gu Wuyou smiled and touched his face, and gave a low reply.
"but-"
"What?" Gu Wuyou looked up at him.
In the carriage that wasn't very bright, Li Qinyuan's slightly downcast eyes showed a lust that could not be hidden. He was young and energetic, and he was dissatisfied with his little daughter-in-law's pushback at night... Now he has a legitimate reason, and he is serious about it. The person said in his ear: "I think there is one thing, we can try a few more times."
Gu Wuyou understood at once, her face was so embarrassed that she was about to open her mouth to refuse when she was kissed.
"Well… "
The man is strong, but Gu Wuyou can't earn it, and the little face is ashamed and aggrieved. She feels that she has really made a mistake today. If she had known what her sister-in-law said, she would have refused.
it's good now.
With the energy of a man, she can foresee how miserable the days will be in the future.
Outside the carriage.
Someone said, "Is that... General Huaiyuan's carriage?"
Zhao Chengyou followed the sound and saw an ebony carriage passing them by. Looking at it from his angle, he could vaguely see two figures snuggling together under the warm candlelight... He was sitting on the side of the horse. Looking at this scene, the hand holding the reins tightened, and the face hidden in the dark night was even more gloomy.
However, there are still a few short-sighted people around, who are still saying: "This general Huaiyuan is really powerful, the young man is successful, he is in charge of the Li family army, and he is married to the county master of Leping, all the good things have been taken up, which is really impressive. Envy."
"It's also that he is very good. I have heard that the business he is in charge of is also booming now."
"In the end, it's a genius, not something mortals like us can compare."
…
A group of people were chatting and laughing, and suddenly they caught a glimpse of Zhao Chengyou beside him. The voice was another one, and someone pressed his voice and said, "Keep your voice down, Zhao Shizi is still there."
"So what?" Someone said strangely: "This Leping County Lord has nothing to do with him, and besides, this is a marriage bestowed by the emperor, what is there to avoid? Let me tell you, this Leping County Lord is really insightful. If you can see the pearl of wisdom, if…”
Before he could finish speaking, he received two gazes from the beast, as if they could penetrate his soul, causing him to shiver uncontrollably.
Looking back, I saw no one, only a distant figure, walking farther and farther in this dark night.
"Master Sun, what's wrong?"
"No, it's alright..."
Thinking of the feeling of fear that came from the bottom of his heart just now, Master Sun felt his scalp tingle, and he didn't dare to say those words just now.
When Zhao Chengyou returned home, it was three quarters of an hour later.
With a gloomy face, he turned over and dismounted, and without waiting for the servant to greet him, he threw the riding whip in his hand, and then walked inside without saying a word... Sheng Ze was still waiting for him in the yard as before, watching Busy greeted him when he came back.
Seeing his gloomy expression, his heart skipped a beat, and he asked with concern, "Little Master, what's the matter with you?"
Zhao Chengyou didn't say a word, pushed open the door, and drank the tea on the table regardless of whether it was cold. It took several cups to suppress the anger in his heart.
"you… "
Sheng Ze frowned and said worriedly, "Is something wrong?"
"...It's alright." Zhao Chengyou barely suppressed his anger, didn't let out his anger at Sheng Ze, and drank another cup of herbal tea, and then asked in a deep voice, "Has Bei Di received a letter?"
As soon as he heard this, the expression on Sheng Ze's face became worse and worse. He looked at Zhao Chengyou hesitantly. Just as he was about to persuade him again, he saw that the eyes were full of lifelessness, and he lowered his head, he hesitated. After a while, he still took out a letter from his arms, "Someone sent it this morning."
When he handed it to someone, he couldn't help but say, "Little Master, if people know about you, you will be completely finished!"
Fornicating with the enemy country, this is the big crime of punishing the Nine Clan!
"I'm already done."
Zhao Chengyou ignored his dissuasion, took the letter directly, opened it with a letter knife, and saw that the letter was written in Beidi language, he glanced at it and handed it to Sheng Ze, "What is written on it."
Sheng Ze is a child that Master Sheng picked up in his early years.
Not many people know that he has half of the blood of Bei Di people. This time Zhao Chengyou also came into contact with Bei Di through Sheng Ze's hand.
Seeing Sheng Ze's hesitant expression under the candlelight, Zhao Chengyou lost his patience, grabbed the letter and walked outside.
Sheng Ze was startled and hurriedly said, "Little Master, where are you going?!"
Zhao Chengyou's tone was indifferent: "Since Uncle Sheng is so embarrassed, I will find someone else. After all, you are not the only one in this capital who speaks Beidi language."
Where did Sheng Ze dare to ask him to find someone else, he hurried to the person and blocked his way, knowing that he couldn't persuade him, so he had to take the letter and whispered: "It says, the royal family of Bei Di is very satisfied with you. He is willing to unite with several other tribes to accompany you to complete this plan, as long as the matter is completed, the Dazhou royal family will send troops to help him solve the Xiyi."
After he finished reading, he handed the letter to Zhao Chengyou again, without saying a word.
After solving this matter, Zhao Chengyou felt a little more relaxed. He planned for months for this... Now I only owe Xiao Ke the east wind.
Seeing his relaxed expression, Sheng Ze said in a low voice, "Young Master, have you ever thought that His Royal Highness King Jin may not want to rebel."
"He will." Zhao Chengyou said without hesitation, "No one wants to be crushed and unable to turn over for a lifetime, but he just needs a fire."
Sheng Ze was taken aback, "What fire?"
Zhao Chengyou didn't speak, but got up and walked inside, took out a letter from a brocade box and handed it to Sheng Ze, and said to him, "Look back and find someone who has nothing to do with us to send this letter to Jin Wangfu. "
"what is this?"
The candle was dimly lit, Zhao Chengyou looked at the letter and sneered softly, "The truth about the death of Concubine Chen."
"what?!"
Sheng Ze was shocked, and felt that the letter was a hot potato, and was a little surprised, "Little Master, how did you know such a palace secret?" When Concubine Chen passed away, the young master hadn't been born yet. .
Zhao Chengyou didn't answer, just instructed in a low voice, "Just do what I tell you."
Sheng Ze opened his mouth to say, but thinking of the changes in the young master over the past year, he lowered his head, "...Yes." When he was about to leave, he remembered something and said to Zhao Chengyou, "Little young master, today the young lady has written a letter. ."
Zhao Chengyou frowned, "What's the matter with her?"
Sheng Ze replied in a low voice: "Little miss doesn't want to stay in the family, but wants to come to the capital, but the people in the clan have your orders and dare not help her."
"Instruct the people in the clan to watch that girl carefully, and don't let her run around..." He didn't have much affection for his sister, and he could do what he could to protect her life's prosperity and safety. As for everything else, he Can't take it and don't bother to give it.
"The conditions in the clan are a little worse, and it's normal for the young lady to be unhappy." Sheng Ze loved them the most, and he wanted to persuade him a few words, so he heard Zhao Chengyou speak coldly, " Did Uncle Sheng forget what I'm doing now?"
"Let her stay in the clan is for her good."
Seeing that Sheng Ze's face changed, he didn't bother to say anything, and waved his hand, "Go on."
until the person whispered back.
Zhao Chengyou sat back on the chair with a tired expression. It is easy to think about when people are free. He couldn't help but think of the carriage he saw when he came back today, and the way the two were snuggling together. His expression suddenly became gloomy again. He thought he could endure and wait after going through so much, but he was about to go mad as he watched them love each other day by day!
He can't wait!
Don't want to wait any longer!
In the silent night, the entire Marquis of Yongan's mansion became quiet, and in this room with the doors and windows closed, only Zhao Chengyou was breathing slightly, as if he was trying to suppress something... He was like a furious beast.
It wasn't until his eyes swept to the ceramic girl doll on the shelf that his expression softened a bit, and his breath gradually became calmer.
Three days later.
It is the birthday of Xiao Ke, King of Jin.
On this day, Zhao Chengyou was called to the Jin Palace by a secret letter from Xiao Ke.