In the afternoon of the second day after Gu Ye and Empress Zhou agreed, Lu Zhao appeared in the Wenhua Hall for class.
Gu Ye, as he said, took on the responsibility of the eldest brother, not only begged Emperor Zhengyuan to let the imperial doctor come over, but also moved Lu Zhao's table to the place closest to him, and patted his forehead every now and then. See if he is uncomfortable.
At first, Gu Ye was worried that Lu Zhao would make trouble in class, but Lu Zhao was actually quieter than Lu Xu.
Although he didn't know much about the class, Empress Zhou and Gu Ye repeatedly told him to be respectful to Mr. and to be quiet in class. He did all the same. If he was really bored in class, he would play with the small brush and inkstone on the table, and even play with his own fingers and enjoy the scenery outside through the window.
He adapted well, but Lu Xu reacted a little strangely.
During the day, he watched Gu Ye greet Lu Zhao coldly and silently. In the evening, Gu Ye sent Lu Zhao back, and by the way, he had dinner at Empress Zhou's place, and then returned to Xiefang Hall to play with Lu Xu.
On this day, Lu Xu was very abnormal. He didn't wait for him in the house, so Gu Ye went to his house to look for someone.
When he walked to the door of Lu Xu's house, Gu Ye was about to open his mouth, but the eunuch who was guarding the door immediately made a silent gesture and pointed to the inside, letting Gu Ye listen to the movement inside.
Gu Ye listened carefully.
In the room, Lu Xu's nanny was saying to him, "Don't be sad, Your Highness. The lady told His Highness a long time ago that His Royal Highness King Lie has his own younger brother. Look, the Second Highness is here today, Lie Your Highness is missing you in his eyes. You don't always believe what the mother said, but now you should know that what the mother said is right!"
Lu Xu's grumpy voice then came from inside, "Don't talk about nanny, they are brothers, and it should be better than being closer to me. Besides, it's not that I have no one to play, and I have a cousin."
That being said, when he heard his voice, he just cried, and the fool also knew that this little crying bag was pantothenic acid.
"Although Young Master Feng is His Royal Highness's cousin, but now he is the companion of His Royal Highness King Lie, I'm afraid he is biased!"
The nurse wanted to persuade him again, Gu Ye cleared his throat at the door, and then asked inside, "How about you, Lu Xu? Isn't it fun to throw sandbags today?"
The nurse's voice stopped immediately, and Lu Xu ran out of it.
His eyes were red, he ran to Gu Ye's side, stopped, and asked him in a nasal voice, "Why don't you play with Lu Zhao, eldest brother?"
Gu Ye wondered for a moment, "I made an appointment with you to throw the sandbag, and I didn't say to take him. Why did it involve him?"
Only then did Lu Xu laugh, rubbing his eyes and urging: "Then let's go, I will definitely win you today!"
Gu Ye played with him later, and Feng Yu also came over, but Feng Yu was not so playful, and he didn't like this kind of kid's stuff so much, so he just accompanied them and served as the referee for them.
After playing until the night was heavy, Lu Xu, who had cried a lot, was so sleepy that he couldn't keep his eyes open.
Thinking of Lu Xu's nanny, Gu Ye said to Lu Xu, "Then you can just stay with me."
The two people's houses were in the same palace, and there was no distance between them. Lu Xu, who was feeling sleepy, nodded immediately.
Then Gu Ye added: "But I don't have so many people here to serve you, so I have to do everything myself."
Lu Xu pushed his small chest forward, raised his chin and said, "I'm not Lu Zhao, I can do it myself!"
Gu Ye took a bath with him. The two sat in a large tub and fought a water fight for a while. When the water became warm, Gu Ye gave himself a pancreas and washed him from head to toe again. Washed and came out together.
Lu Xu was wearing Gu Ye's pajamas, which were big and wide, like singing, and jumped around excitedly after getting into bed.
Gu Ye played with him for a while, until Lu Xu couldn't stand it anymore, so he hurriedly lay down and went to sleep.
Afterwards, Gu Ye stayed in the palace for a few more days. Seeing that Lu Zhao was adapting well, Lu Xu no longer had pantothenic acid, and he was going to go home and live on that day.
What he and Lu Xu said was to go outside to find some new things, so Lu Xu was not unhappy at all. After class, he urged him to leave early. It's not good to buy things late!
Gu Ye didn't change the clothes he urged, so he got on the sedan chair and drove out of the palace.
When he got outside, Gu Ye didn't rush to the British government, he hurried to eat for the sky.
Gu Yin was in the restaurant, she was very happy to see him, and looked at him from head to toe, "Who is this feisty little brat? Oh, I remember, it's my eldest son who hasn't been home for ten days! "
Gu Ye giggled, "Didn't I come back? Mother knows how to tease me."
Gu Yin and Shopkeeper Zhou greeted them and took Gu Ye back to the British government.
When Wang and the others saw Gu Ye coming back, of course they were all "Xiaoye", and they talked to him affectionately.
It's been said that Wu An has come back from school, and the two little guys who haven't seen each other for a long time are chatting enthusiastically again.
Gu Yin saw that everyone was happy, so she went to the kitchen in person.
The evening meal in the back kitchen was almost ready. Gu Yin saw that she had bought fresh pork ribs today, so Gu Yin was going to make sweet and sour pork ribs with dishes.
She had just blanched the ribs and put them in the oil pan, when Gu Ye came over.
He calmly came over with his hands in his arms, and his bearing was exactly as Wu Qingyi said before, which is what a prince should have, and he couldn't pick out the slightest mistake.
After he entered the kitchen, he waved his hand and let everyone else go out. When everyone dispersed, he immediately leaned over to Gu Yin's side.
"It's really fragrant." Gu Ye sniffed the fragrance in the kitchen and complained in a low voice, "Everything is fine in the palace, but I still want to eat my mother's cooking."
"Smooth tongue," Gu Yin said with a funny smile, "I rarely cook when you are at home."
Now she is almost only cooking for the world, making some desserts for the female guests on the third floor, or, like in the previous spicy food festival, when developing new dishes, she cooks with shopkeeper Zhou and the others and consults each other.
The chef from the former palace in the family was very skilled, and Gu Yin usually only rested after returning home.
The last time I cooked for Gu Ye was when he took Lu Xu and Feng Yu out of the palace to attend the food festival.
"Even if it's not made by my mother, but with my mother, this meal is delicious!"
Gu Yinkuai was amused by him and laughed non-stop. While his subordinates kept on, he pulled him away from the frying pan, and then asked him how he had been in the palace these few days. Are you used to living there
Gu Ye said: "It's all very good. Eunuch Qian pointed Xiaoluzi as my palace servant. Although Xiaoluzi is young, he is very clever in handling things. The trivial things in life are all arranged by him. And more than that, take The rest of the palace people in Fangdian were accepted by Xiaoluzi, and all the news would pass through to me... Like the previous one, I persuaded the Empress to let Lu Zhao come over to join us in class, and then I sent it back to Lu Zhao, and then Go to find Lu Xu. The eunuch reminded me, and let me hear the words of Nanny Lu Xu to sow discord... "
Gu Ye talked in great detail, and Gu Yin used two things in one mind, listening to him while making the ribs.
The dark red sweet and sour pork ribs, with a sweet and sour aroma, make people drool just by smelling it.
Gu Yin finally sprinkled a layer of white sesame seeds on the ribs, and it was ready to serve.
Gu Ye rushed to help him serve the dishes, and said, "Is this pork ribs a dish from Jiangnan?"
Gu Yin said yes, "Mrs. Lu misses the flavor of her hometown, so when she invited cooks from other places on the fourth floor, she happened to invite someone from Jiangnan. The chef has made several sweet and sour dishes in the past few days, and I too Learn it along the way.”
"Mother still wants to learn from others? I still think it's only people who learn crafts from my mother."
"There's no end to learning. Although I used to make sweet and sour pork ribs, the practice is still a bit different from the most authentic ones over there."
"Did that mother invite the cook over there in Huaiyang? Eunuch Qian and Xiaoluzi are both from Huaiyang."
Gu Yin reacted when she heard it. Qian Sansi was obviously standing among several princes. Gu Ye guessed that she wanted to give her hometown food as a gift in return.
Although this method is simple, but Qian Sansi's status as the imperial eunuch has no shortage of filial piety of gold and silver treasures, but this kind of heart-filled thing makes him feel warmer and further improves their relationship.
It was Gu Ye's natural ability to notice such details.
"It's not difficult, since you mentioned it, I'll help you pay attention."
Gu Ye nodded and said again: "There is one more thing that I discussed with Wu An earlier. When my mother asked, I said it might not happen, so I didn't tell you. Now I can talk about it, I'm ready Let Wu An enter the palace to be Lu Zhao's companion."
Gu Yin paused, "Did you tell His Majesty?"
"Not yet," Gu Ye shook his head, "I only talked to Wu An first. He said he would consider it, but I asked quietly, and he said that he had already considered it, and he was willing. If he was willing, I was the only one left to discuss The palace said it. That's what I think. The emperor's father said that finding a companion to study is an opportunity to cultivate his own power. But Lu Zhao is so young now, and he is not thinking about those times. What he lacks now is the patience to accompany him and take care of him. His companion reading, and it is estimated that Chaozhong knows that he is not very good at walking and talking at the age of three now, and his body is also weak. Generally, good people are not willing to send their children there, but are willing to put them by his side. I don't know what's on my mind..."
After Gu Ye analyzed it carefully, he paused and then said, "So I thought of putting Wu An next to Lu Zhao first, and then waiting for Lu Zhao to be like a normal child. Then he will find a new companion according to his own wishes. Of course. …”
He couldn't help laughing as he spoke, "As long as Wu An enters the palace, he will definitely have a seat in Wenhua Palace. Growing up with the princes will be good for Wu An in the future. Mr. Wu An, now he has been ordered to teach us, and the time left for him will be less and less, so it is better to let Wu An come to the Wenhua Palace to study."
Gu Yin listened carefully, nodded and said, "If Your Majesty agrees, it is indeed a good thing for the Second Highness and Wu An. You are very thoughtful."
Gu Ye said it was, and made an old-fashioned expression of distress, "How else is the eldest brother like a father? For the three of them, I've been worrying about my old nose."
The mother and son returned to the main courtyard after talking. Wu An heard one ear, he was not stupid, Gu Yezheng had two younger brothers, where did the third one come from? The third one who went the closest, and the one who made Gu Ye's trouble arrangement recently, was only himself.
He smiled and asked, "Who does Xiaoye want to be the eldest brother? Let me hear it."
He is one year older than Gu Ye! And in terms of seniority, Gu Ye had to call him "Uncle". It's just that Gu Ye refused to shout.
Gu Ye immediately stopped talking, put the sweet and sour pork ribs on the table, and asked innocently, "What? Why can't I understand you?"
Wu An glanced at him with a smile, Gu Ye sat down beside him and served him vegetables with public chopsticks, "Eat more, I won't be back for a few days, you've lost a lot of weight, don't think what I think. Don't you think about tea and rice?"
Wu An really misses him a lot. After all, the two grew up together and have a lot of friendship, but they haven't seen each other for a few days, and they definitely haven't reached that point.
He did lose weight, but it wasn't what Gu Ye thought, but he had grown so fast recently, and as soon as a person drew, he would naturally look thinner.
Wu An patted him funny, and the two of them met again and started talking.
After the evening meal was over, Wu An went to do his homework. Gu Ye took advantage of the lunch break and afternoon calligraphy practice to finish all his homework, so he could rest.
After washing himself, he went to Gu Yin's house in his pajamas.
"Where's my uncle? Why didn't you see him today?" Gu Ye asked when the mother and son lay in bed.
Gu Yin explained: "Your Majesty is going to hold a spring hunt. The battle will be huge, and there will not be enough guards in the Palace of Light. You will have to remove the staff from the camp in the suburbs of Beijing. Your uncle has been busy with this these days."
Gu Ye nodded, "It seems that I heard the emperor's father mentioned. Uncle too, no matter how busy you are, you can't stay home, especially since I'm not at home these days, so that won't let my mother keep the vacant room alone?"
The words "staying alone in the empty room" came out, Gu Yin raised his hand in a gesture, and Gu Ye repeatedly begged for mercy, saying that he was just talking bald.
"Your uncle just didn't come back today, and someone sent a message to him. No matter how busy he is, he will come back."
Spring hunting in March has been a tradition since ancient times. It was the first time that the new dynasty held such a grand event. It was not only an opportunity for Emperor Zhengyuan and his courtiers to have fun and connect with each other, but also an occasion for the courtiers of the previous court to show the strength of the new dynasty's military. Let no mistakes be made.
Wu Qingyi is really busy, not only to arrange the guards of the hunting ground, to drive away the beasts that can hurt people, but also to step up the training of the soldiers.
But as Gu Yin said, he is not someone who is too busy to stay home.
Just like two days ago, when he came back in the middle of the night, Gu Yin had already rested, and when he woke up at night, he found that he had been standing outside the window under the porch for a long time.
The window in Gu Yin's house was only opened a little, for ventilation, and Wu Qingyi couldn't see anything in the house through the window lattice.
Gu Yin asked in a funny way what was he doing standing there
Wu Qing commented on her, his solemn face loosened, and he smiled: "It's nothing, just been busy all day, I want to relax with you for a while."
Gu Yin was about to walk away from the window to open the door for him.
He stopped again: "No, it's cold at night, I should go back if I can't say a few words."
With that said, he took out another wild flower from behind and handed it in through the window.
The unknown wild flower is a small group, pink and tender, full of vitality, and fragrant, which is very pleasing.
"I saw it in the hunting ground. It's blooming very well. I know that you are a person who cherishes flowers, so I only picked one and brought it back. I asked someone and said that this flower is very good for life. Put it in a bottle and put water. Drive for a few days."
Gu Yin pressed the post in her heart, and after taking it, she responded with a low "Okay", "Then I'll have someone take care of it for a few days."
Now that flower is still blooming in the vase on the table next to Gu Yin's bed. For several days, the air in the house is filled with a sweet fragrance.
…
Gu Ye re-entered the palace the next day, gave Lu Xu the gadgets that people bought outside, and scolded him a few times with a soft "good brother", and then went to class as usual.
On the same day he sent Lu Zhao back to Kunning Palace, he directly mentioned to Empress Zhou about choosing a companion for Lu Zhao to read.
He repeated what he said to Gu Yin to Queen Zhou, the only difference was that yesterday was a commonplace gossip, and he thought of where to say where he wanted to say. Today, he has reorganized the language, and it is more organized and more euphemistic, and at the same time it is real-time. Watching Queen Zhou's reaction, if she showed a little bit of disgust or disagreement, then Gu Ye would immediately stop talking.
Fortunately, Empress Zhou didn't disagree, she just smiled: "It's hard for you, you have to worry about your younger brother if you don't talk about it in class every day. He really should have more people around him, not only to accompany him and take care of him, but he is much older than him. A friend is also a good thing.”
After finishing speaking, Queen Zhou asked again: "I saw the child of the Wu family in the Cining Palace. He looks like Zhou Zheng doesn't talk about it, he is also smart and smart, and he has read so many books when he is older. You also know the situation of your brother. , I'm just afraid of being wronged and delaying the child of the Wu family."
Gu Ye said: "The mother can rest assured in this regard, although Wu An is a companion for our family Lu Zhao, but she is not our family's nanny, he will need him to take care of our Lu Zhao after class, I will not allow it in class My brother disturbed him."
Gu Ye didn't say anything more in depth. In fact, in terms of closeness, Lu Zhao, his own younger brother, had to line up behind Wu An. If Lu Zhao dared to instigate Wu An, he would be the first to disagree.
Of course, Gu Ye was also very confident that they could get along well and would not let that happen.
Queen Zhou nodded, "It's still what we, Ali, think about it."
Gu Ye asked again: "Then you agree, I'll go talk to the royal father?"
Queen Zhou shook her head, "No, I'll do it myself. How can I keep you busy with everything?"
The mother and son talked for a while. Queen Zhou told Gu Ye not to send Lu Zhao over in person every day. Although they were both in the palace, the journey back and forth was not short. After a day of class, there are always times when you are tired and don't want to move.
Gu Ye said no, "Where do you get tired? I should have come to see you from time to time and accompany you to eat. We have been apart for so many years, and we have missed a few meals. I will make it up for you gradually. ."
After hearing this, Queen Zhou's eyes became hot again, and she almost cried again.
Afterwards, Gu Ye went back to Xiefang Hall. Queen Zhou settled Lu Zhao, changed clothes and went to Yangxin Hall.
Emperor Zhengyuan was handling official business in the Hall of Mental Cultivation as usual, and Qian Sansi helped pass the news in. Emperor Zhengyuan was as surprised as Qian Sansi, and quickly put away his things and got up to meet her.
"Why is the queen here at this time?"
Emperor Zhengyuan took Queen Zhou's hand and pulled her to sit down on the dragon chair.
The two hadn't been this close for a long time. Empress Zhou was a little unnatural at first, but after she was seated, more than a dozen candles beside the dragon's desk were lit up, according to the documents on the desk, and also according to whether Emperor Zhengyuan was not. Younger face.
Empress Zhou couldn't help thinking of the former Emperor Zheng Yuan. At that time, the two lived in the same village. When they grew up as childhood sweethearts, Emperor Zheng Yuan was different when he was young. Although his family was poor, he could make friends all over the world without money, even the teenagers in the next village. Lang Du is willing to run behind his ass.
And her parents died early and grew up in the house of her uncle and aunt, but because of his care, no one dared to bully her.
At that time, she knew that he was different from others, how could she have thought that he would become the ruler of the world in the future
The two are about the same age, but because of these years of hard work, Emperor Zhengyuan looks several years older than her.
Empress Zhou's heart softened, and she gently persuaded: "Official duties cannot be dealt with, and Your Majesty should also pay attention to your health."
Emperor Zhengyuan couldn't help laughing, "Alie said this before."
But he still closed the memorial according to Queen Zhou's words, and let people serve hot tea and snacks.
After resting for a while, Emperor Zhengyuan asked her why she came here now, and Queen Zhou said that she wanted Wu An to read Lu Zhao as her companion.
After hearing this, Emperor Zhengyuan couldn't help laughing again: "Wu'an is a really sought-after kid. Alie chose his companion to read, and he was the first to choose. I told him that the companion was just like choosing himself. Man, that Wu An is like his own brother, so there is no need for that."
As if he was gossiping, he was actually a reminder to Queen Zhou.
The Wu family represented by Wu An was definitely from Gu Ye's faction.
Although Emperor Zhengyuan was more interested in his eldest son, he was not too partial, so he should be reminded as well.
When Empress Zhou heard it, she smiled and said, "That kid is smart and eager to learn, so everyone will like him. It's good that he and Alie are brothers, and naturally they will treat A Zhao as a brother. Peaceful."
Her meaning was also very obvious, she didn't think about letting Lu Zhao train her own people, she just hoped that he would be safe. Moreover, Gu Ye was so kind to Lu Zhao, and her mother would also urge Lu Zhao to be respectful to his brother when he grew up.
Emperor Zhengyuan smiled and nodded, "The queen said it well, then compared to the time when Ali called his companions to read, I will also issue an imperial decree when I look back."
Empress Zhou nodded meekly, and then continued: "There is one more thing, the concubine wants to go out of the palace in the past few days."
Emperor Zhengyuan took her hand and asked her what she was going to do.
"It will be Alie's birthday soon. I'm ashamed to say that our family was not in a good situation before, and we didn't give our children a decent birthday. This is the first birthday of Alie after his return. The concubine wants to go to the general's wife. Ask for advice, and quietly give him a lively and festive birthday feast according to Ali's preferences, and give him a surprise."
Empress Zhou felt ashamed, why didn't Emperor Zhengyuan feel guilty to Gu Ye
Of course he didn't disagree.
After asking for two things, Queen Zhou was about to leave, but Emperor Zhengyuan held her back.
Empress Zhou's face turned red and she said softly, "A Zhao is still waiting for his concubine in Kunning Palace."
Emperor Zhengyuan didn't let go of her hand, "I've heard people say that A Zhao recently went back to class and fell asleep. Queen, don't lie."
As the two talked, they came to a place where the emperor and the empress lived together in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.