"Your Majesty, the Gu family did not agree to the request of Duke Yang's family." Hu Yunqi was almost taken aback by His Majesty's reaction. He had guessed that His Majesty had some kind of male and female thoughts towards the Gu family's sister, but he did not expect it to be so deep. He and his family's wife were the matchmaker's words for his parents. Although it wasn't like glue, he raised his eyebrows together, never blushed or had any disputes. For a son of an aristocratic family like him, he is already very satisfied with the relationship between husband and wife.
Crazy for love is something he can't understand and can't do. In his opinion, love affairs are nothing but a mirror, written in books and talked about by others, but they are illusory and intangible things.
However, although he didn't understand it, it didn't mean that he sneered at other people's feelings, so seeing Jin Yang's anger and his pale face, he didn't dare to talk too much, and directly told what he knew, "Your Majesty, the Gu family loves their daughter Nian. I’m young, so I declined my mother’s offer of kissing.” Hu Yunqi is more worried now, whether His Majesty will anger the Hu family for this. If he had known that his mother would help Yang Guogong matchmaking, he would definitely have stopped him.
"You mean, the Gu family didn't intend to marry Yang Guogong's family?" Jin Yang supported the imperial case, coughed a few times, and his fair face was a little morbidly red.
Hu Yunqi wanted to say that although the Gu family has now rejected Yang Guogong's family's proposal, it does not mean that Yang Chuiwen has no chance. As long as the Yang family has a thicker face, Yang Chuiwen can win the favor of the Gu family's sister, and this matter still has a chance. But seeing His Majesty's appearance, Hu Yunqi didn't dare to say such words, "Since the Gu family refused my mother to help Yang Guogong's family to marry, I think they have no intention of marrying Yang Guogong's family. Yang Guogong's family is a prominent family in Beijing. , Although the Gu family refused to be tactful, but as the Yang family, they should not be shameless to ask for marriage again. Therefore, the marriage between the two families will naturally not happen. "
After Hu Yunqi said this, Jin Yang slowly calmed down. After he calmed down completely, he looked at Hu Yunqi, who was standing with his head bowed, and said solemnly, "Can Yunqi know why I don't want my junior sister to marry the Yang family?"
You're so excited, what could be the reason
Hu Yunqi cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty treats the county magistrate of Changyan like a family member, and naturally he wants to choose a good husband for her."
His wife is also a family member, and Hu Yunqi felt that he used the word very appropriately.
"You're right, why would I want my junior sister to marry the Yang family?" Jin Yang glanced at the messy court case, put his hands behind his back, his originally morbid face became a little more smiling and firm, " You should take good care of your family."
Hu Yunqi breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that His Majesty's attention was not on the Hu family who was helping the family.
"By the way, this time Mrs. Hu who helped Yang Guogong's family to say that he was kissing was Lingtang?" Jin Yang turned to look at Hu Yunqi, but there was no joy or anger on his face. In other words, even if he is unhappy, he will not take anger on the innocent Hu family because of this incident. Although he is a high-ranking king, he is not a tyrant who does whatever he wants.
"Go back to your majesty, help Yang Guogong's family to say that the one who kisses is my mother," Hu Yunqi glanced at Jin Yang's face, but could not see any emotion, so he could only honestly say, "My mother's surname is Yang, and she is Yang Guogong's cousin. , and our Hu family and Gu family are related by marriage, so Yang Guogong asked my mother to take this trip for them."
"I see, it seems that your family has a better relationship with the Gu family?" Jin Yang asked casually.
It is normal for aristocratic families to have a relationship by marriage, so Hu Yunqi didn't worry about Jin Yang's over-heartedness, and returned honestly: "Shemei is Cunjing's wife, so the relationship is inevitably a little closer."
"That's right," Jin Yang nodded and said nothing more.
Until Hu Yunqi withdrew, he looked up at the emperor who had regained his composure, and felt a little awe in his heart. If it weren't for the chaos of the imperial case, he would almost feel that the emperor who seemed like a young man in a hurry just now was his illusion, and now this emperor, who is full of majesty and calm and self-controlled, is the only truth.
In the backyard of Gu's house, Gu Rujiu put the throat moisturizing tea she had made into two ceramic jars, and then pasted a red strip with the word "Dedication" on the jars.
Sitting next to her, Mrs Yang glanced at the red strip, "This is for the Queen Mother?"
Gu Rujiu nodded: "The queen mother has been coughing a little lately. Your Majesty... also coughs often. I saw that this tea was good, so I brought it in and let them taste it."
"Falling up and down, no one dares to easily give things to the nobles in the palace, you..." Yang sighed, "Although I don't know why you don't want to marry the son of Yang Guogong's family, since you don't want to, I pushed it for you, I hope you will not regret it in the future."
"Mother, the husband I want should be the way my father treats you. Young Master Yang is good in everything, but he treats everyone well," Gu Rujiu said with a smile, "How can this be compared to Daddy?"
"You girl, you dared to talk about the elders," Yang was amused by Gu Rujiu, and the last pimple in her heart disappeared without a trace, "But there are many good boys in the capital, you are not yet at the top of your head, and Take it slow."
Although Yang shi said this, she knew very well in her heart that she would never marry Jiujiu outside the capital, and the families in the capital that could marry the Gu family belonged to those families. It's just that the matter of marriage cannot be forced. She can't bear her children suffer a little bit.
The fact that Yang Guogong asked the Gu family for marriage was only known to those who were relatively close to the two families. Now everyone is more concerned about the candidates for the latter position. There is not much possibility for the Sima family, and the Li family is not very active, so the latter position has become confusing.
Some guessed the Gu family, some guessed the Li family, and some guessed the Yang Guogong family, and there were several other families with school-age girls and good family style, which were also within the scope of everyone's guess.
A few days later, Empress Dowager Zhou suddenly summoned Mrs. Hu and left Mrs. Hu to have lunch in the palace. Everyone couldn't help but wonder, does the royal family want to marry Hu's daughter
No matter how outsiders guessed, the Hu family didn't stand up and say anything, but after half a month, Hu Xi, the girl of the Hu family, and Yang Wenji, the son of the Yang family, got engaged.
Everyone was stunned by the behavior of the Hu family. Could it be that the Hu family despised the royal family, so they were going to marry their daughter? The last family that dared to do this was in the early days of Dafeng’s founding, but unfortunately this family ended up so miserably that all families have learned their lesson, and their respect for the royal family has reached a new high.
But if the Hu family is so arrogant, why would they let their son enter the palace as a dragon guard? Isn't this some inconsistency
All said... The truth is that the royal family has no intention of marrying the Hu family
As the central figure guessed by everyone in the capital, the Queen Mother Zhou really held a teacup and tasted the tea that Gu Rujiu brought in. The taste of the tea is not very good, and it has a herbal smell, but this is a rare feeling, and the Queen Mother Zhou still drinks it slowly.
"I haven't entered the palace for a long time," the Queen Mother Zhou put down the teacup, and saw that the maid behind Gu Rujiu was still holding a tin of tea, she said, "Is this tin also for Ai's family?"
"When I met His Majesty at the Taihe Palace a few days ago, I saw that he was still coughing, so I prepared a can for His Majesty." Gu Rujiu took the tea can from Qiuluo and explained, "This tea is mild in nature. , drinking it not only moistens the lungs and relieves cough, but also has a calming effect."
"Since that's the case, you will run again and send it to the emperor," Queen Mother Zhou said. "Since your Majesty has been in power, the affairs of the DPRK and China have been busy, and you haven't had a good rest. When you go, help me to persuade him. You are His junior sister, he always has to listen to what you say."
Gu Rujiu thought of Jin Yang's not-so-good body and had to work all day, so she couldn't help frowning. She got up and blessed Empress Dowager Zhou: "Aunt, then I'll go take a look."
"Well, hurry up and wait for your Majesty to come to my place for dinner with His Majesty." Empress Dowager Zhou nodded with a smile.
After leaving Kangquan Palace, they had to pass through Luanhe Palace. Gu Rujiu heard the sound inside, and asked the maid who led the way curiously: "Why is there any sound in here?" The place is empty, who would be so bold to make a noise in it.
"Back to the county lord, this is the Ministry of Industry and the people from the Dianzhong Province who are renovating the palace," the palace maid said with a blessing, "It has already been renovated, but your Majesty felt that it was not good enough a few days ago, so I asked the Ministry of Industry and The people in the province of the temple have renovated it again."
Gu Rujiu nodded thoughtfully. When she passed by the main entrance of Luanhe Palace, she saw that there seemed to be a transplanted orange tree in the yard, but its branches were cut off, so that it was so bare that it was difficult to recognize.
"Does the county chief go in and have a look?" The palace maid said, seeing Gu Rujiu looking into the door, "If you want to take a look, the servant will ask the people inside to stop first."
"No need," Gu Rujiu smiled and shook his head, walked through the road between Luan and the palace gate, and said, "That's the Queen's residence, how can I easily enter."
Hearing this, the palace maid bowed her knees and said, "It's the servant who didn't think about it carefully."
Gu Rujiu smiled and shook her head, this palace maid was always brought by Aunt Liu, and she always acted prudently. Today, she must have said this because she was curious.
After passing through the Luanhe Palace, and walking a distance, it is the Qiankun Palace. When he arrived at the gate of Qiankun Palace and waited for the announcement, Gu Rujiu saw a person he hadn't seen for a long time.
"Slave Bai Xian has seen the county magistrate of Changyan." Bai Xian stopped when he saw Gu Rujiu, deliberately walked back a few steps and walked in front of Gu Rujiu: "The county magistrate has been doing well recently."
"Father Lao is concerned, everything is fine." Gu Rujiu saw that Bai Xian's expression was haggard than before, and there were no little eunuchs around him who were courting and behaving. Although there was some doubts in his heart, he didn't show any signs in front of him, "How is your father-in-law recently?"
"Excuse me from the county magistrate Xie, the slaves and maids are fine." Bai Xian responded very decently, but he was a little excited. Now that he is detested by His Majesty, he has little chance to serve in front of His Majesty. He has already regretted his original behavior, but his position has been seized by He Ming. Even if he wants to go back, He Ming will stop him.
When he saw the county lord of Changyan at this moment, a glimmer of hope suddenly surged in his heart. His Majesty's path would not work. However, he knew in his heart that noble people like Changyan County Master would not like overly flattering servants, so he had a good attitude.
"This servant has seen the county magistrate Changyan," He Ming came out of the inner hall and bowed to Gu Rujiu with a smile, "Come in quickly."
Leaving aside the twists and turns in the back, Gu Rujiu admired Bai Xian's style more, He Ming was a little over-the-top. I don't know if it was her illusion. Although He Ming had been serving Jin Yang closely these days, Gu Rujiu felt that Jin Yang didn't seem to use He Ming the way he used Bai Xian at the beginning.
Is Jin Yang really hating Bai Xian, or is Bai Xian doing something wrong, so he wants to teach him a lesson
Gu Rujiu was not interested in the way of the emperor, and she came to the palace this time just for Jin Yang's body. Although Jin Yang is not her family, she really cares about Jin Yang, not because of his identity.
No one's heart is made of stone. Jin Yang treats her well, and she has already remembered it in her heart.
"Junior sister is here?" Seeing Gu Rujiu coming in, before she could salute, Jin Yang quickly walked in front of her, holding her up and not letting her salute, "We haven't seen each other for half a month."
Gu Rujiu smiled and put the tea pot in his hand: "I'm also worried that I've been in the palace too many times, you think I'm annoying."
"If you enter the palace every day, my mother and I will only be happy, why are you annoying?"
He Ming wanted to go up and take the jar from Jin Yang's hand. Jin Yang waved his hand to let him back down, then lowered his head to lift the lid and said, "What good things are in it?"
"Your Majesty, what else is missing here?" Gu Rujiu said, "I found a single book in the library at home. It said that this tea can relieve cough and moisten the lungs and calm the soul, so I found a way to get some. Before sending it to the palace, I have been drinking it for a while, and it does have some effect. Your Majesty will drink it and try it first, and if it is useful, I will prepare more."
Although Gu Rujiu couldn't give away the family's ancestral recipe, it was still possible to give something that was ready.
"I've made my junior sister worry," Jin Yang even asked the maid to remove the teacup he was drinking and let him replace it with tea leaves sent by Gu Rujiu.
"Your Majesty," He Ming looked worriedly at the teacup in Jin Yang's hand. The thing sent by the county magistrate of Changyan was prepared to enter the entrance without checking the emperor. This...
"Although the taste of this tea is not very good, it is more useful," Gu Rujiu didn't seem to see He Ming's small gesture, took a sip of the newly replaced tea cup, and smiled, "Your Majesty can Don't dislike it because it doesn't taste good, so just don't drink it willfully."
When He Ming saw that the tea in the Changyan County Master's cup was a little less, he immediately knew that the action he had just made was not appropriate. Otherwise, how could a noble lady like the Changyan County Master drink tea with such a dignified mouthful of tea.
It's just that what Changyan County Lord thinks at this moment, he doesn't care. What he is most afraid of is that something happened to His Majesty, and then their Qiankun Palace will lose their heads.
Jin Yang glanced at He Ming, followed Gu Rujiu's style and took a sip, then said with a smile, "No matter how bitter the food is, I will drink it well."
Gu Rujiu's brows trembled slightly, why does this sound a little wrong
But before she could think about it, Jin Yang suddenly coughed again. She saw that he was coughing so hard that he could hardly breathe. He patted Jin Yang's back lightly.
"The last time I saw you in the Taihe Palace, I didn't have such a bad cough, why is it worse?" Gu Rujiu waited for him to stop coughing, and took a few sips of tea to Jin Yang to moisten his throat, "The imperial doctor Have you seen it?"
"The imperial doctor comes every few days to ask for a pulse, and he doesn't see any major problems," Jin Yang smiled at Gu Rujiu, "It's all an old problem."
"How old are you, you're still old," Gu Rujiu threw out such a sentence. After she said it, she realized that her words were too casual. She paused, seeing Jin Yang still smiling softly, as if it wasn't him who was sick. Yes, sighed and said, "Please also take care of yourself, Your Majesty, otherwise many people will be worried."
Seeing her frown slightly, Jin Yang nodded and said, "Okay, I will pay attention to it in the future, don't be upset, eh?"
Gu Rujiu avoided his gaze, took a step back, and said with a smile, "You can think of it this way, my aunt said, let's go to Kangquan Palace for lunch, now that it's almost noon, you shouldn't be busy with political affairs. ."
Jin Yang put down the teacup, "I originally wanted to go to my mother's place to sit today, why don't I go there now."
He Ming, who was standing in the corner, followed, Gu Rujiu glanced at him, smiled and said nothing.
After exiting the gate of Qiankun Palace, Gu Rujiu mentioned that he met Bai Xian at the door just now. Although he didn't say anything else, he at least helped Bai Xian to brush his presence in front of Jin Yang.
"He had something to do a few days ago, and I'm asking him to think about it," Jin Yang said, "If Junior Sister likes him to serve, she will call him to Kangquan Palace later."
"Since he made a mistake, let him think about it," Gu Rujiu shook his head and said, "I don't want to get involved in this kind of thing."
Seeing her speaking so frankly, Jin Yang was helpless and funny: "Don't worry, it's not a big mistake, and I didn't plan to keep him from being an errand."
"That should also be your business, because I just said a few words, what is it like to call people back?" Gu Rujiu still shook his head, "You can't change your mind at will because of me, or I won't dare to tell you this in the future." She wasn't particularly afraid of getting into trouble, but she just didn't want Jin Yang to change what she had planned because of herself.
This... will make her feel bad.
When the two arrived at Kangquan Palace, the meal was ready. When Queen Mother Zhou saw them, she greeted them to sit down and wash their hands, and then said to Jin Yang, "I was thinking of waiting for someone to invite you over, but I didn't expect you to come first."
"How could I forget what my aunt asked me to do?" Gu Rujiu smiled and took the handkerchief presented by the palace maid to dry her hands, "I just said a few more words in the Zichen Palace just now."
The Queen Mother Zhou saw that Jin Yang just lowered her head and smiled, her face was fine, so she had to let the palace attendant open the meal.
After lunch, Gu Rujiu didn't plan to stay for long and got up to say goodbye to the Queen Mother and the Emperor.
"Why are you in such a hurry today?" In the past, when Gu Rujiu entered the palace, even if he didn't stay overnight, he would have to wait until the evening before leaving. It's rare to see him like this today.
"I have been following a few gentlemen in class these days, and I was able to come to the palace today because my mother specially asked for a leave of absence from the gentlemen on my behalf," Gu Rujiu explained helplessly, "Although the gentlemen gave me a day off today, I still have to leave tomorrow. Do your homework."
After hearing her say this, Queen Mother Zhou suddenly understood, nodded and said, "If that's the case, you can go."
Having reached this age for a long time, it is time to learn about household affairs such as housekeeping and financial management.
"It just so happens that I'm going back to the Zichen Palace, so let's accompany the junior sister for a while." Jin Yang stood up, and after standing up to salute the Queen Mother Zhou, he was ready to send Gu Rujiu out.
When the Queen Mother Zhou saw that he wanted to be courteous, she pretended to be on the way, and waved her hand, indicating that she was out of sight and not upset.
If you don't want to stay, let him go.
"Your Majesty," Gu Rujiu stopped to look at Jin Yang when he was about to leave with Jin Yang, "Although I said this a bit too much, but if I didn't say it, I would feel uncomfortable."
Jin Yang looked at her, waiting for her next words.
"The ministers and daughters have said earlier that the world will be in the palm of the hand sooner or later, but the world is important, and you are equally important," she said deeply to Jin Yang, "Please take care of yourself and the world for the sake of yourself. Body."
In her mouth, he is in front and the world is behind.
Jin Yang bent over to support her through his sleeves, nodded solemnly and said, "Don't worry, Junior Sister, I will definitely remember your words." After speaking, he smiled and said, "I also said that I will not worry Junior Sister in the future. ."
Gu Rujiu laughed when he heard the words: "A gentleman has a word, and an emperor has a golden mouth to say, but he must do what he says."
When Gu Rujiu got on the carriage, the carriage slowly moved forward. After the news was passed through the long palace road, the smile on Jin Yang's face gradually faded, and he turned to the palace maid and eunuch who came to serve him and said, "Come back."
Returning to the Zichen Palace, Jin Yang saw a eunuch cleaning the imperial case, and said, "Retreat, no need to clean."
The eunuch stepped aside in panic, not understanding that it had been fine in the past, why today His Majesty suddenly stopped him from touching the imperial case, what did he do wrong
Jin Yang picked up the tea pot on the imperial case, held it in the palm of his hand and looked at it for a long time before saying, "Put this tea pot in my inner room."
"Yes," a eunuch who was serving closely held the tea jug carefully, as if holding a priceless treasure, and walked cautiously towards the inner room.
In the days that followed, everything was fine, the waves were calm, and the surrounding countries were honest, until two months later, the obituary of King Cheng suddenly came from Jinzhou.
The originally peaceful court, like boiling water, became lively again.