Like Pearl and Jade

Chapter 42

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"Father, mother," Gu Rujiu walked into the main courtyard, saluted her parents, and bowed her knees to her eldest brother and second brother and second sister-in-law. The whole family was sitting upright, which made her feel a little inexplicable. Nothing special happened in the capital recently. Why are you so serious all of a sudden

"Come here for a long time, sit down and talk," Gu Changling sighed with emotion in the eyes of the whole family, "Next month, you will be ready for your haircut. I think back to the past for my father. When you were just born, you were still a wrinkled little dumpling. Fifteen years have passed in a blink of an eye."

Gu Rujiu's heart was hot, and she got up and greeted Yang Shi and Gu Changling deeply: "Thank you father and mother for their nurturing grace."

"Parents raise their children to expect them to be healthy and grow up. Children are grateful to their parents for raising them, and we, as parents, also thank our children for coming into our lives." Yang's eyes were slightly red, and he used a smile to hide his emotions, "So In the future, don't say such words again, there is no thanks or no thanks between parents and children."

"Well," Gu Rujiu nodded with a smile, walked to Yang's side, squatted down and looked up at Yang's, "Mother, what's the matter with you?"

"I'm fine, it's just that you've grown up day by day, and you've reached the age where you can leave the pavilion. I'm reluctant to be a mother," Yang shi smiled and wiped the moisture from the corners of his eyes, reached out and touched Gu Rujiu's forehead, "There's something I haven't told you. , I should have told you early in the morning, which one was later sent to the capital by the obituary of King Cheng, and His Majesty will be filial to King Cheng for seven months, and if this matter is not raised, it will be delayed."

Looking at the bewildered look on her daughter's face, she knew that the royal family had not told her daughter about it after entering the palace for a long time, so the unwillingness in her heart disappeared a lot. After all, the emperor knew the rules and didn't do anything like private life.

"The royal family once asked Mrs. Hu to propose marriage to our family," Yang's tone was very slow, obviously not wanting to mention this to Gu Rujiu, "Your Majesty intends to marry you as his queen."

What? !

Gu Rujiu couldn't turn her head around, marrying her as the queen? Is this what Jin Yang meant

In the past six months, she has not seen Jin Yang many times. On March 3, the spring of this year, she made two lucky and longevity purses and entered the palace. Because at that time, His Majesty was still keeping filial piety for King Cheng, and she was a daughter-in-law, so she got up and left without saying a few words to Jin Yang.

Later, she also met Jin Yang twice in Kangquan Palace. Although Jin Yang personally escorted her to the carriage every time, she came and went in a hurry. How could she have thought that Jin Yang would have such thoughts

"I heard that this is indeed His Majesty's intention," Mrs. Yang sighed when she saw her expression of disbelief, "I thought about it with your father, if you don't want to, we will find a reason to push the royal marriage. Anyway, no one else knows about this matter except us, the Hu family, the Queen Mother and Her Majesty."

"Allow me to think about it," Gu Rujiu stood up in a daze and sat down on the chair next to her. The royal family opened this mouth, how could it be easily pushed? In order to appease her emotions, the mother spoke so easily, but she is not an ignorant child, how could she not be aware of the powerful relationship here

The rest of the family couldn't bear to see her like this. Hu Shi whispered, "How does Auntie think your Majesty is a person?"

"He... treats me extremely well," Gu Rujiu pondered for a moment, "Never oppressed people with his identity, he is careful and considerate, even if you guys treat me like brothers, it's nothing more than that."

Gu Cunjing's face changed slightly when he heard the words. He had long seen that His Majesty was very kind to his sister, but at that time he only thought that his sister was cute, which made His Majesty feel a little brother and sister. What's more, at that time, he felt that His Majesty didn't care about his younger sister.

When Hu Shi heard Gu Rujiu say this, his expression softened a little: "It can be seen that Your Majesty treats you with sincerity." But how long can this sincerity last, two years? Five years? Or ten years? Marrying into the royal family can make the family honorable, but with a family like them, why sacrifice my sister-in-law to get this honor

"Master Hou, Madam, Aunt Liu from Kangquan Palace is here." A servant came to report.

"Please," Gu Changling was stunned for a moment, and motioned for the housekeeper to meet him in person.

Aunt Liu entered the main courtyard and saw that the Gu family was all there. She first bowed to everyone before saying, "The slave and maid have come to the Houye's mansion to ask for a cup of tea. The Houye and his wife should not dislike it."

"Aunt Liu is being polite," Mrs Yang said with a smile, "When you come, the humble house will only greet you by sweeping the couch, so why do you dislike it?"

After joking for a few words, Aunt Liu brought her words to the point: "This time the slave and maid are here to pick up the head of Changyan County into the palace."

After hearing this, Mrs. Yang hesitated for a moment: "The queen mother invited me, I shouldn't have given up, but it will be the ceremony of the little girl and the wedding dress soon, I'm afraid..."

"Please rest assured, madam, this time the queen mother only asked the county owner to stay for two days, and she will send the county owner back in a few days." Aunt Liu understood Yang's concerns, so she explained carefully, "The county owner and the wedding ceremony, the queen mother is due to identity issues. I can't come in person, so I specially invited the county lord to stay in the palace, and I also asked the prince and his wife to understand."

For Aunt Liu's words, it would be a little inhumane if Mrs. Yang refused again. After thinking for a while, she turned to look at her daughter and let her make up her own mind.

"The ministers and daughters have not seen the queen mother for a few days," Gu Rujiu smiled slowly, "In that case, I will go and disturb my aunt for a few days."

"No harassment, harassment, the queen mother is looking forward to you." Aunt Liu was overjoyed when she saw Gu Rujiu nodding, and the smile on her face relaxed.

When Gu Rujiu took the maid to her yard to pack her luggage, Aunt Liu said to Mrs Yang, "This time the slave is here, there is one more thing I want to mention to the Hou Ye and his wife."

Yang shi glanced at her silent husband, knowing that he was not good at speaking because of his manhood, so he still came forward and said, "Aunt, please speak up."

"Now that His Majesty's filial piety has passed, there is no time to delay the matter." Aunt Liu bowed to Yang's and Gu Changling's knees, "I also ask the Marquis and Madam to agree to this marriage."

Gu Changling, who had not spoken for a long time, said, "Although marriage has always been the word of parents' life matchmaker, we must also pay attention to fate." He took a sip from the teacup, "Your Majesty is the prince of benevolence, we Gu family naturally hope to have a relationship. Such a quick son-in-law. It's just that the young people who need to support each other in the future, not the older ones like us, so whether things are successful or not, we should also look at the opinions of their juniors."

Gu Changling's words were not euphemistic, and Aunt Liu understood what he meant. In this marriage with the royal family, they have no opinion on their parents, the key lies in the willingness of the Changyan County Lord.

I had heard that the Gu family cared about their daughter, but it was rare to see such pain. If someone else's family encountered such a good thing, they would have nodded and agreed, how could it be like the Gu family

"I'm going to see if Jiujiu has packed it up, so as not to make Auntie wait for a long time." Mrs Yang got up and smiled at Aunt Liu, then turned and walked towards the inner courtyard.

When he arrived at the yard where his daughter lived, Mrs. Yang saw that everything had been put away, and took her daughter's hand and said, "No need to worry too much, everything is still with us."

"Don't worry, mother, daughter understands." Gu Rujiu smiled at Yang's, took Yang's arm, and rested her head on her shoulder, "You are so good to me, how can I let your goodness go to waste?"

Yang patted her on the back and laughed silently.

After Aunt Liu took Gu Rujiu into the palace, she went to return to the Empress Dowager Liu, and then told the Empress Dowager Zhou what Gu Changling and Mrs Yang had said.

After listening to this, Empress Dowager Zhou laughed instead of being angry, "The Gu family has this kind of temperament. After so many years, the Yang family has not changed much. It is no wonder that a girl like Jiujiu can be brought up." After saying this, she said to Aunt Liu, "You Go and tell the emperor what the Gu family has to say, and tell him that, considering my relationship with his mother and son, no matter whether his affair with Jiujiu is successful or not, I can't take anger on the Gu family for this."

Aunt Liu glanced at Empress Dowager Zhou, and the infinitely complicated emotions in her heart finally turned into silence, "This servant will go."

In the West Side Hall, Gu Rujiu looked at the house where she once lived. It was cleaned very neatly, and the furnishings inside were placed as she was accustomed to, as if they had never been moved, just waiting for her to come and live there. .

"You guys are packing up slowly, I'll go over to greet the Queen Mother," Gu Rujiu brought Baolu, Qiuluo and two palace maids to the main hall. As soon as they arrived at the door, they saw Aunt Liu coming out of the house. After Aunt Liu gave her a salute, she Wei Wei turned sideways to avoid the half salute and walked inside.

Aunt Liu stood where she was, and waited until Gu Rujiu entered before continuing to walk forward. Before she took a few steps, she heard the happy laughter of the queen mother coming from inside. Although I don't know what Changyan County Master said, she can tell how happy the Queen Mother is.

The empress dowager loves the county magistrate so much, probably this is really the so-called fate, Aunt Liu thought in her heart.

When Aunt Liu arrived at the Zichen Palace, Jin Yang was looking at the drought and flood conditions reported by various places, and when he heard Aunt Liu came, he put down what was in his hand and let Aunt Liu be invited in.

"My servant has seen Your Majesty," Aunt Liu said after saluting Jin Yang with a smile, "Today, the Queen Mother invited the county magistrate of Changyan to stay in the palace, so please accompany the Queen Mother for dinner at noon."

"Auntie doesn't need to be so polite," Jin Yang raised his hand to help him, his eyes brightened, "Junior sister hasn't entered the palace for a few days, is she okay?"

"Looking at it, it seems to be thinner and taller than before," Aunt Liu said with a smile when she saw that His Majesty was still standing upright, as if unmoved but with worried eyes, "but people are more and more beautiful. Now, when I saw the county lord at the Hou's mansion today, the slaves almost lost their respect."

Hearing Aunt Liu's words, Jin Yang felt better again, put his hands behind his back and said with a smile, "Junior sister is taking the advantages of both husband and wife into her own body." In his opinion, junior sister's skin White, with big eyes, curved eyebrows, and black hair, no one looks better than her.

Seeing that His Majesty was in a good mood at the moment, Aunt Liu took advantage of the situation to tell him what the Gu family and the Queen Mother meant. She was originally worried that His Majesty would be angry, but after listening to her speech, His Majesty actually praised the Gu family.

"Mr. Gu's words are very reasonable." Jin Yang used the Gu family carefully, some of which were due to Jiujiu, but more were due to the style of the family and the ability of the family. As an emperor, he wanted subjects who were capable but did not like to cause trouble, and who valued friendship.

If a person doesn't even love his own family, how can he expect him to love the people of the world? If a person can even give up his own children for the sake of glory and wealth, then under the attraction of interests and power, he may do more daring things.

The Gu family's answer today made him suddenly feel that he is indeed the Gu family, and indeed the Gu family feels.

As a wise ruler, only hope to meet a good minister. Back then, Mr. Gu was willing to report the ground movement to him under great pressure for the sake of the people of the capital. He knew that the Gu family had the people of the world in their hearts.

Seeing Gu Rujiu again after two months, no matter how good Jin Yang's concentration was, he couldn't help but look at Gu Rujiu several times during the meal. Only he thought he had done a good job of covering it up, and the Queen Mother Zhou next to him could hardly stand it any longer.

"Your Majesty," Queen Mother Zhou rubbed her forehead and said after the meal, "I'm a little sleepy right now. You walked around the palace for a long time, and she hasn't been in the palace for a long time to take a good look." Son, Wei Niang Can only help you here.

"Please have a good rest, the son must treat the junior sister well." Jin Yang returned Empress Dowager Zhou with a bright smile, stepped forward to help Empress Dowager Zhou get up, and sent her to the door of the inner room of the apse before letting go.

"Your Majesty, there is only one way to get a sincerity in the world," the Queen Mother Zhou looked back at herself, a child who has always been very sensible, "that is to change the sincerity for the sincerity."

"Thank you mother, my son understands." Jin Yang bowed to the Queen Mother of Zhou.

"It's good to understand," Empress Dowager Zhou waved her hand, "Go on your own." Even if people are standing here, their hearts are still in the front hall.

At this time, Gu Rujiu was looking at the teacup in his hand. This teacup has a delicate feel, the shape of the cup is perfect, and even the patterns on the surface of the cup are extremely beautiful and delicate, which can be called a work of art. The green tea leaves float in the cup, with a white porcelain bottom, bringing out a bit of serenity. Even before drinking the tea, it is already three-pointed elegant.

"For a long time," Jin Yang walked behind her, hesitated for a while, and sat down beside her.

"Your Majesty," Gu Rujiu put down the teacup and wanted to stand up to salute, but was stopped by Jin Yang, "There is no need to be so polite between you and me."

It was late summer and early autumn, and the weather was still a little hot. The wide-sleeved skirt Gu Rujiu wore was made of satin. Although Jin Yang pressed her arm through her sleeve, she could still feel the temperature of the other's palm.

The temperature from the palm made Jin Yang quickly withdraw his hand, "Sorry, I accidentally offended." It was just that the palm of her hand seemed to be burned, and even after leaving her arm, she still felt unbearably hot.

"It's alright," Gu Rujiu smiled lightly when he saw that he was at a loss.

"There is a bamboo forest behind Luanhe Palace. It's quiet and cool. Would it be better for Junior Sister to accompany me there?" Jin Yang looked at Gu Rujiu, worried that she would refuse his invitation.

Gu Rujiu raised her head, met his eyes, nodded and said, "Please lead the way."

Seeing that she agreed to his invitation, Jin Yang was overjoyed, so he instructed the palace attendants to go to the bamboo forest to prepare tea and snacks for use.

After leaving the main hall, Gu Rujiu saw that Bai Xian and He Ming were both guarding outside the hall, stopped and smiled at Bai Xian.

Bai Xian respectfully bowed back to her, and took a step back in a show of respect. Last year, since he was rejected by His Majesty, his life has not been easy until he met the county magistrate of Changyan that day.

Not long after that day, he was summoned by His Majesty and returned to the imperial court to serve him again. Although there is still a He Ming in front of him now, but the days are much better than the time when His Majesty left him in the cold.

In this place in the palace, as long as you inquire with your heart, there are no secrets that cannot be known. What's more, Bai Xian has served by His Majesty's side for so many years, and there are more or less people in Qiankun Palace who have been favored by him, so he will know the truth after inquiring. .

It turned out that after seeing him that day, the county magistrate Changyan made a few words to His Majesty. Although he did not deliberately say good things about him, he finally reminded His Majesty of him.

So now that he can return to the scenery, the Changyan County Lord can take most of the credit.

After leaving Kangquan Palace, there was a place where the sun was shining. He Ming took the lead and held up an umbrella for Jin Yang. Bai Xian was too lazy to argue with him, so he cautiously walked to Gu Rujiu with an umbrella, not only to prevent the sun from shining on her, but also to allow the cool wind to blow on her.

After crossing the rockery, the lotus pond, and a nine-curved bridge, Gu Rujiu finally came to this bamboo forest. The bamboo forest was swept clean, and there were no mosquitoes. She even saw an incense burner in a hidden place.

"It's really quiet and cool here." Gu Rujiu looked around, Bai Xian retracted his umbrella in time and stepped aside, without even looking at He Ming next to him. He was sneering in his heart, after all, he was the one serving by His Majesty's side, but he couldn't see His Majesty's full of affection towards the county magistrate of Changyan, so he still wanted to fight with him

Even if he doesn't do anything, He Ming will be killed sooner or later by lack of wink.

"I know you have a hard summer, so I will definitely like it here," Jin Yang pointed to the Luanhe Palace, "When the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Industry in the Palace renovated the palace, I asked them to connect this place to the palace, and from the Luanhe Palace, only It takes a few steps."

Gu Rujiu silently looked at the palace that reflected golden rays of light in the sun, the wind rustled bamboo leaves.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Jin Yang was not discouraged. He led her to sit down in the pavilion, and then poured a cup of bamboo leaf green tea and handed it to her, "Jiu Jiu, do you understand what I mean?"

Gu Rujiu looked at the hand holding the teacup. It was clean, white and flawless.

She looked up at him and asked after a moment, "Your Majesty, making me your queen is not the best choice."

"For me, this is the best and the only choice." Seeing that she didn't take the teacup, Jin Yang didn't take it back, he stretched out his hand and said with a smile, "When I first saw you, you were still half-aged. A little girl with a round face, like a virgin in front of Andromeda."

"Your Majesty, is this judging people by their appearance?"

Jin Yang smiled and shook his head: "At that time, I thought, where does such a lucky and lovely girl belong. She looks healthy and healthy, which is really pleasing."

Gu Rujiu touched her face between the goose eggs and the melon seeds, and a smile appeared on her face: "I was only in my early ten years at that time, and it's normal to have a lot of flesh on my face."

It turned out that four or five years had passed in the blink of an eye.

"Yeah, I think you're so good." The smile on Jin Yang's face never disappeared, "I found out later that you are the daughter of Mr. Gu's family, and I was even happier. Treating you like a little sister. Later, when you got older, I began to worry that you would be wronged when you marry into someone else’s family, that other girls would make things difficult for you, and then I even felt that if I didn’t protect you well, I wouldn’t even have a meal. I can’t eat well, and I can’t sleep well. Whenever I hear that you go to parties with other young masters and girls, I always think, if there are so many young masters and girls in the capital, will there be any bad relationship with the Gu family? Taking the opportunity to embarrass you and embarrass you?"

"In the end, even I myself felt that this problem was a little bad," said this, Jin Yang's smile was a bit bitter, "Since I figured out my heart for you, I've been worrying about it. Afraid, worried that you will marry someone else before I ask you for a kiss; or you have no friendship with me at all, and I will force you into the palace and make you feel wronged for the rest of your life."

"I was so worried until the Duke of Yang's family asked you to marry me," Jin Yang paused, then glanced at Gu Rujiu, who bowed his head in silence, "I only realized then that if you married someone else, I might want to destroy it. That family, and then snatched you into the palace."

When it comes to his unspeakable and dirty thoughts, the bitterness on Jin Yang's face is even stronger: "That's why I have such despicable thoughts for you."

Gu Rujiu saw the hand holding the teacup in front of him trembling slightly, and the turquoise tea swayed in circles of water in the cup. She slowly stretched out her hand and took the cup of tea: "Your Majesty, the servant girl is not as beautiful as you imagined." Sometimes the love of youth will automatically bring a beautifying halo to the person you love, but when you wait After this halo disappears, this love will slowly become embarrassing.

"I'm jealous, vengeful, small-minded and ambitious," Jin Yang smiled and looked at Gu Rujiu, "Is Jiu Jiu more ugly than my heart?"

"Your Majesty!" Gu Rujiu frowned, looking at the beautiful young man in front of him, "It is human nature to be jealous and grudge, to be cautious and ambitious, you are the prince of benevolence and righteousness in the world, and there is no one greater than you in this world."

When Jin Yang heard the words, the smile on his face was even hotter than the sun in the sky: "So, for me, whatever Jiujiu looks like, it is better than others, and more lovely than others. In the world, there is no woman to be with you. shoulder to shoulder."

Gu Rujiu turned the teacup in her hand, the teacup swayed slightly, and the warm tea splashed on the back of her hand.

A soft handkerchief was placed on the back of her hand, and one hand gently wiped away the water stains for her: "If it lasts for a long time, I will never accept the concubine, and hope to grow old with Jiujiu until death."

rustle.

The wind blows the bamboo branches, the bamboo shadows shake, and the cool breeze blows.

Gu Rujiu heard her voice, it was not loud, but it was calm and expectant even for herself.

"If Your Majesty is willing to be in love with your servants and daughters, please ask Your Majesty to formally propose marriage to my family."

Saying this sentence is not so difficult to accept, nor is it half embarrassing.