Xie Shi has no expression on his face, but his facial features are tough.
He glanced at Gu Yue calmly, then looked elsewhere, opened and closed his lips, and said, "What do you think?"
Gu Yue's eyes turned red immediately, "I've always been thinking about my cousin."
Xie Shi laughed at himself, "My mother is arranging a marriage for me."
Gu Yue was stunned, "Are you going to get married?"
She was shocked, even in disbelief.
Xie Shi sneered, "Shouldn't I get married? Am I going to guard you forever?"
"No, that's not what I meant. It's just that the news came too suddenly."
Xie Shi said in a cold tone: "You are married to the prince, of course I want to get married too."
Gu Yue felt aggrieved, "Then what about our child?"
Xie Shi changed his face, "Shut up! Don't talk nonsense in the future, that is the prince's child."
Gu Yue sobbed, "You actually attacked me. You never..."
"Enough. They're back."
Gu Yue stopped sobbing immediately, and everything returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.
The driver and the maid came back together.
The two maids chattered, but did not find anything unusual.
The carriage continued on and returned to Chu Palace.
…
When Gu Jiu returned to the palace, he went back to his room and changed into a cotton coat before going to Chunhe Hall to pay his respects.
Pei's brows looked sad.
"Today, my concubine enters the palace to pay my respects to the empress, and the empress feels a little unwell."
"It's okay?" Xiao Qin'er was worried.
Mrs. Pei said: "The imperial doctor said that the empress is only suffering from the cold occasionally, and it should be fine. Tomorrow, you will follow my concubine into the palace and pay my respects to the empress."
"My daughter-in-law obeys."
Mrs. Pei said there was no serious problem, but she was still very worried.
After all, Concubine Xiao Shu is almost sixty and has a long lifespan.
I'm sick at this age, and it's a cold winter. I'm really afraid that something will go wrong.
If King Ning is here, she can still ask King Ning for advice.
Now that King Ning is not here, she can only call her two sons to ask for advice.
When Liu Yi heard that Concubine Xiao Shu was ill, she clamored to visit the palace.
Mrs. Pei glared at him, "Boss is not young, so don't bluff whenever you encounter something. Learn from your elder brother, and be prudent when you encounter problems."
Liu Yi couldn't believe that his concubine let him and Liu Zhao learn from each other.
In the past, the mother and concubine always disliked Liu Zhao and told him not to learn from Liu Zhao.
So he really didn't learn from Liu Zhao.
Now the concubine mother has changed her words and asked him to learn from Liu Zhao, the change is too fast.
Liu Yi suddenly felt a sense of crisis and didn't dare to bluff anymore.
"Zhao'er, can you contact your royal father? My mother is sick, and he is not around, what should I do?" Pei was very worried.
"Mother and concubine, don't panic. Tomorrow, when the son enters the palace, he will check the situation first. As for the father, even if he writes and sends it now, he may not receive it years ago. Moreover, the road is frozen and it is difficult to walk. What if the father is worried about the empress?" An Wei, what should I do if I make a mistake in my busy schedule."
Liu Zhao's voice seemed to have a soothing effect.
After hearing what he said, Mrs. Pei was not as nervous as before.
She took a deep breath, "Tomorrow, you two brothers will go to the palace to visit your empress together. This princess is planning to go to the temple to pray for your empress."
"Mother and concubine should also take care of their health." Liu Yi was full of worry.
Seeing this, Mrs. Pei was comforted in her heart, she didn't hurt Liu Yi in vain, she finally knew how to care about others.
She smiled and said, "Yi'er, don't worry about Concubine Mu, I am in good health."
"My son is still worried."
"There is nothing to worry about. When you enter the palace tomorrow, don't be naughty."
"The son listens to the concubine mother."
Looking at the loving mother and child, Liu Zhao felt no wavering in his heart.
Over the years, he has already gotten used to it.
He took the opportunity to leave without staying longer.
Seeing this, Liu Yi smiled even brighter.
Liu Yi is really not stupid, not only is he not stupid, but he is very smart. In the past, he was just too lazy, too lazy to use his brain, too lazy to work hard.
Anyway, he only needs to say everything he wants, and someone will hold it in front of him.
Everything is so easy, why bother to work hard, why bother brains.
But not anymore.
Liu Zhao left him far behind, and the distance between the two brothers became farther and farther.
What's more terrible is that the concubine mother actually said something for him and Liu Zhao to learn from.
This made Liu Yi feel a strong sense of crisis.
He soon realized that he could no longer get what he needed by opening his mouth like he did when he was a child.
If he wanted to get the resources of the palace, and the love and trust of his father, queen, mother and concubine, he had to show his true skills.
Liu Yi lowered his head and smiled.
Liu Zhao, you wait. I'll catch up.
Liu Yi patiently talked with Mrs. Pei, making Mrs. Pei very happy.
Pei praised him for his filial piety.
Liu Yi naturally had to be humble.
From the beginning to the end, he never said a bad word about Liu Zhao.
He is not an idiot, gossip behind people's back is really a villain's behavior.
Moreover, he and Liu Zhao are brothers, so gossip about Liu Zhao behind his back will only be despised by others.
Liu Yi held his ground and waited until it was dark before leaving and returning to the west courtyard.
Xiao Qin'er was very worried about Concubine Xiao Shu's condition.
Seeing Liu Yi, she said, "Tomorrow, I want to go to the palace with you to visit my empress."
"Don't mess around."
Liu Yi's words were neither light nor heavy, but Xiao Qin'er found it harsh.
Sure enough, he felt impatient when talking to himself now.
Xiao Qin'er bit her lip, "I'm worried about my mother's safety."
"No one is worried. Tomorrow, my elder brother and I will go into the palace to see the situation. The concubine mother is going to the temple to pray for the empress, and you should go too. Be good and don't be petty. In a few days, you will enter the palace with the concubine mother. "
Xiao Qin'er asked: "Is the mother concubine going to the temple to pay her respects tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow will not be very good, and we can only go the day after tomorrow."
Liu Yi looked at her, saw her aggrieved look, and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Xiao Qin'er took a deep breath, "I'm fine."
"If it's okay, I'll go to the study to rest."
Since the last time the couple fell out because of taking a concubine, Liu Yi never wanted to enter her bedroom again.
Of course, the three concubines were also sent away.
During this time, Liu Yi has been sleeping in the study.
"etc!"
Xiao Qin'er called him, "Brother has been clamoring for you, why don't you go and see him?"
The eldest brother is in the bedroom.
Liu Yi glanced inside, "Let's try another day."
"Liu Yi, you don't need to come into my bedroom, but you have to care about big brother."
Xiao Qin'er couldn't bear it anymore, and directly pierced the window paper.
Liu Yi frowned, "You think too much."
"Am I thinking too much? You know best in your heart. Also, I want to add a brother or sister to my elder brother."
Liu Yi frowned, "We'll talk about this later."
Xiao Qin'er was extremely wronged, "When is the future? Next year, the year after? After you take a concubine, come and talk to me about having a concubine when you have a concubine?"
"Don't make trouble for no reason."
Xiao Qin'er laughed at herself, "I'm not being unreasonable, I just want a child."
Liu Yi gritted his teeth, held back his anger, and asked, "Okay, I will come over whenever you say you want to have sex. I will definitely satisfy you."
Xiao Qin'er was heartbroken.
Having sex with her, in Liu Yi's eyes, seemed to be a form of torture.
She covered her heart, "Do you have to?"
Liu Yi took a deep breath and told himself not to get angry, not to get angry.
He suppressed his anger and said, "I have already agreed to your request, what do you want from me?"
"No way! Forget it, you'd better go see your elder brother, I won't do anything to you."
Both are restrained.
It was hard for both of them.
Liu Yi hesitated for a moment, then walked into the bedroom, hugging his elder brother for the first time in so many days.
Xiao Qin'er sat outside, weeping silently.
What Mrs. Xiao warned her at the beginning has come true.
Liu Yi has a grudge against her, and is no longer willing to touch her.
Does she regret it
She has no regrets.
Once again, she would still make a big fuss.
She, Xiao Qin'er, is by no means a woman who compromises.
She looked at Liu Yi's back, if you are unkind, then don't blame me for being unrighteous.
In this life, only I am qualified to give birth to your child.
…
Liu Zhao returned to the east courtyard, feeling cold all over.
He waited for his body to warm up before walking into the small study room and hugging Gu Jiu.
Gu Jiu patted him on the back and asked, "Your Majesty's illness, you know, right?"
"Well, my fourth brother and I will enter the palace early tomorrow morning to see the situation first. The day after tomorrow, the concubine mother will go to the temple to pay her respects, and you will go too."
Gu Jiu nodded in agreement.
"Does it matter if your mother is ill? Do you want me to go into the palace to take care of your mother?"
"We'll talk about this later. The imperial doctor said it was just a common soldier's cold. I hope he can get better soon."
Concubine Xiao Shu is just cold, but the reason why everyone is so nervous is because Concubine Xiao Shu is getting older and will be sixty years old in two years.
For elderly people, a small wind and cold may kill them.
So everyone was a little nervous.
They all hope that Concubine Xiao Shu can recover soon.
…
Burning incense in Xiangguo Temple is the most effective, so Mrs. Pei decided to go to Xiangguo Temple to burn incense.
Early in the morning, the palace was all in motion. No one sleeps in today.
Mrs. Pei took several daughters-in-law and Concubine Shen to Xiangguo Temple in a carriage.
Liu Yi specially asked for a day off to stay with Mrs. Pei.
Liu Zhao went to the Yamen as usual.
Regarding this, Mrs. Pei had some thoughts in her heart.
She said to Liu Yi in private: "Your elder brother has been indifferent since he was a child."
"Brother has a heavy sense of responsibility and can't let go of the errands in the yamen. The concubine understands."
Liu Yi actually spoke well for Liu Zhao.
Pei was surprised.
Liu Yi looked as usual, "He is my elder brother after all. This time when the father and king left Beijing, the son deeply felt the meaning of the saying, "Father and son are soldiers, and brothers fight tigers". In the past, sons were too naive and immature to He cares about big brother. From now on, my son will respect big brother and take him as an example."
Mrs. Pei is not sure whether Liu Yi's words are true or false.
She felt relieved in her heart.
"Good boy, you've finally grown up."
Liu Yi looked guilty, "I used to be ignorant, and always made my mother worry about it. It's my son's unfilial piety. My son will work hard in the future to live up to my mother's expectations."
"It's really good to let your father see what you look like now."
Liu Yi said with a smile: "I will write a letter to my father to report the situation in the mansion, so that my father should not worry."
"Good boy, you should write to your father and king."
The mother and son talked a lot.
Pei felt that Liu Yi had really changed.
She said, how could her son be worthless.
Liu Yi used to be too playful.
Now that I have grown up, I will be promising sooner or later.
Liu Yi lowered his head and smiled.
Halfway through the journey, he went to ride a horse to cool off and cool off.
In order to welcome Prince Ning's family, Xiangguo Temple closed the mountain gate today to prevent other people from going up the mountain.
The abbot went out to greet him personally and exchanged greetings with Mrs. Pei.
Knowing that it was to pray for Concubine Xiao Shu, Xiangguo Temple offered the highest standard.
Everyone knelt on the futons and prayed devoutly.
Ouyang Fu felt a little uncomfortable.
With a belly of more than eight months, she knelt on the futon and managed to support it until the end of the blessing.
When I got up, my body was shaking.
Fortunately, Gu Jiu who was standing next to her supported her.
"Second sibling, are you okay?"
Ouyang Fu took a breath, "Thank you sister-in-law. I'm fine and I can hold on."
"Second brother and sister, don't force yourself."
Ouyang Fu shook her head, "I just can't use my waist, there is no other problem."
Gu Jiu has never been pregnant, nor has she studied obstetrics and gynecology, so she can't say how to alleviate this situation.
Concubine Shen came to Ouyang Fu's side very nervously, "Are you all right!"
Ouyang Fu got pregnant with this child with great difficulty, so nothing can happen.
"I'm fine, it's just that I've been kneeling for a long time, and I feel a little uncomfortable."
"Hurry up and lie down in the backyard. She's about to give birth, so there shouldn't be any mistakes."
Concubine Shen has only the second son and one son, and she is counting on Ouyang Fu to have a boy in one fell swoop, so that she can feel proud.
After a hundred years from the prince, when the prince's family is separated, she can live with her son and grandson.
Therefore, Ouyang Fu must not make any mistakes.
Concubine Shen personally helped Ouyang Fu to the backyard.
Secretly complaining about Mrs. Pei.
"I said yesterday that you have a big belly and it's inconvenient to go out. The princess has to say that everyone is present to show sincerity. If that's the case, why don't you ask the third lady to go out? Hmph, I think the princess is deliberately torturing you. She wants you A little bit of a surprise."
"Mother-in-law, calm down. The concubine mother is really worried about the safety of the empress."
Concubine Shen snorted coldly, "Who doesn't worry about the safety of the empress, is she alone? You, you are too honest, this is about to happen, and you still have to run outside. If there is an emergency, I think what would you do."
Ouyang Fu smiled, "Mother-in-law, don't worry, I'm just tired for a while, I'll be fine if I take a rest."
"Better be okay."
Putting Ouyang Fu in the wing room, Concubine Shen ordered people to prepare food and drink, and told Ouyang Fu to eat more.
Ouyang Fu refused to eat more.
"Eat too much, the fetus will be too big, and it will be easy to give birth to dystocia."
"Bah, bah, bah, say something about dystocia."
Ouyang Fu still refused to eat more, she was afraid of dystocia and accident to the child.
So she has always respected the doctor's advice, obeyed Gu Jiu's advice, and never dared to eat more since she was pregnant.
During the whole pregnancy, she gained about ten catties. The belly is not small, but there is no flesh on the body.
She thought it was fine.
The smaller the fetus, the easier it will be to give birth.
Concubine Shen saw that Ouyang Fu refused to eat more, so she also gave up persuading her.
"That's all, that's all, as long as it's for the good of the child, I don't care about you. You are my ancestor now."
Ouyang Fu was a little embarrassed, "It's because the daughter-in-law is unfilial that the mother-in-law is worried."
"It's useless to say these things. Adding a son to the second son is the most important thing."
"I see."
Ouyang Fu also hoped that this child would be a son.
Gu Jiu took people to the wing to visit Ouyang Fu.
"Second brother and sister are all right. Mother and concubine learned that you are unwell, so she specially asked me to come and have a look."
"I'm tired and worried. I'm much better. Sister-in-law, please sit down."
Gu Jiu greeted Concubine Shen before sitting down.
She held Ouyang Fu's hand, and while speaking, she quietly checked the pulse.
"Second brother and sister look better. Seeing that you are fine, I am relieved."
Ouyang Fu's pulse was a little weak, she seemed to be tired.
"Second brother and sister, let's lie down and rest, don't sit. Sitting for a long time can't bear the waist."
"The lady is right, you lie down quickly." Consort Shen echoed Gu Jiu's words.
Ouyang Fu had no choice but to lie down.
At this moment, a servant girl hurried in.
"The side concubine, the second wife, and the second son have arrived in the capital."
"Is the son back?"
Ouyang Fu sat up abruptly.
Gu Jiu has sharp eyes and quick hands, and hurriedly supported her, "Second sibling, be careful."
Ouyang Fu was also a little flustered. She collected herself and asked the servant girl, "Is the young master really back?"
"Reporting to the Second Madam, the Second Young Master has returned to the palace. The Master Jia Ling specially sent someone up the mountain to inform."
Ouyang Fu let out a long breath, "Thank God, I'm finally back."
The husband and wife separated for half a year, and Ouyang Fu missed the second young master very much with her stomach full.
Concubine Shen is also thanking God, Bodhisattva.
The second young master returned to Beijing safely, this is the greatest good news.
After she was happy, Ouyang Fu asked again: "Do you know how much money the Second Young Master brought back this time?"
"The servant does not know."
"How can you say such things casually. It's not too late to ask him when you return to the palace."
Concubine Shen also secretly gave Ouyang Fu a wink, telling her to be careful.
Didn't you see that the eldest lady Gu Jiu is also there
He opened his mouth and asked how much money he brought back, which was inappropriate.
Gu Jiu lowered his head and smiled.
Concubine Shen has a lot of thoughts.