Everyone could see that Father Chen was worried that things might change. He was a little reserved just now, but now that the marriage has been settled, there is no need to be reserved anymore.
Xiaoman looked at Father Chen with dissatisfaction: "Dad, I have to go out with the princess soon! This time we may not be back until the Chinese New Year."
"After the Chinese New Year, I will be exactly 16 years old. Is it okay to get married then?"
Gu Xiangning raised his eyebrows: "I will listen to you and have no objection, but it would be fine if we wait for a year. I can use this year to clean up the mansion."
Father Chen watched the two of them make the decision just by looking at each other. For the first time, he felt that he was a useless father! He was just ignored by Hualili.
After Gu Xiangning and Xiaoman's marriage was settled, the group had lunch at Chen's house before heading back to the palace. After returning to the palace, Gu Xiangning sent Xiaoman back to the courtyard.
"Are you still rushing to make the drawings?"
Xiaoman nodded: "Yes, some people may not understand my drawings, but there is a master who can definitely understand them. You can take the drawings and ask him to come out."
"I'm sure he'll be happy to help. After all, we have some friendship."
Gu Xiangning nodded: "Okay, take care of yourself and have a good rest. There is no rush for the blueprint. At worst, I can wait for you to send it back with the Eagle."
"You're leaving in two days. Come to think of it, we haven't been apart for so long since we met, have we?"
When Xiaoman heard this, it seemed to be true. She looked at Gu Xiangning with raised eyebrows: "What's the matter? I haven't left yet! You can't bear to leave me?"
"Brother, I'm telling you, you are not allowed to mess around with other girls when I'm not around, even if someone comes to you! Do you understand?"
Gu Xiangning was somewhat speechless: "Do you think I'm a playboy? You alone are enough for me to drink a pot of wine, and if there is another one, I can't afford it."
When Xiaoman heard this, he put his hands on his hips and said, "What do you mean? Are you saying that I'm difficult to deal with?"
Gu Xiangning looked at Xiaoman from head to toe before speaking: "So you're going to tell me now that you're actually a lady?"
Xiaoman was stunned for a moment, and instantly felt that his behavior was not good. He wrinkled his nose and snorted: "Brother, are you very proud now?"
"You thought that since we were engaged, I was destined to be your wife, so no matter how much you dislike me, I would never leave you, right?"
Gu Xiangning raised his eyebrows: "Don't talk nonsense, I don't dislike you, I like you so much! Okay, we don't have much time to spend together."
"What a waste of time arguing, let me help you draw and discuss our future home."
After hearing this, Xiaoman was satisfied: "You make sense, then come in, I'll go grind the ink, and then we can discuss it."
After they finished talking, they started to take action. For the rest of the time, Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao did not come to disturb the two of them. They knew that the two of them were about to separate and needed to spend more time together.
In the blink of an eye, it was time for Qian Jiujiu and others to set off. The carriage and luggage were ready, and everyone was present. Even the Queen Mother was so excited that she couldn't sleep.
He came to the palace early and saw that Qian Jiujiu and others were almost ready. He looked at Qian Jiujiu and said, "Jiu'er, are you all ready?"
"Then we can set off. By the way, where should we go first? I've always heard that the scenery in Jiangnan is very beautiful. How about we go there?"
Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao really hadn't thought about the route. After all, they had plenty of time and could just walk around. The two looked at each other.
Since the Queen Mother wants to go to Jiangnan, it is also possible. Speaking of which, during the war, as long as some cities in the Great Zhou are not destroyed.
It still maintains a prosperous appearance. Jiangnan is the place of the Great Zhou Kingdom. Qian Jiujiu looked at Mu Yexiao and said, "Then let's go to Jiangnan."
After deciding on the destination, everyone was ready to set off, got on the carriage, and started to leave. After everyone left the city gate, they found that the emperor was standing on the city wall.
Watching the convoy leave, I felt a little depressed. We are all human beings, but I have to stay behind to face countless intrigues and endless memorials to review.
But his younger brother can enjoy life without restraint with his beloved woman and children. He felt a little unbalanced, but it was useless.
Because this was all his own choice. As the convoy slowly went away and he could no longer see it, the emperor turned around and prepared to leave, but he met Gu Xiangning at the city gate.
Raised an eyebrow: "Xiangning, are you here to see Xiaoman off?"
Gu Xiangning saluted the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, are you leaving the palace incognito? You are here to see the Empress Dowager off, right? The Empress Dowager seems to be in a good mood."
The emperor knew that the queen mother was in a bad mood. Anyone would be in a good mood if they could go out and play. He looked at Gu Xiangning and said, "Yes."
"Xiang Ning, if you don't want Xiao Man to leave, why don't you keep Xiao Man here?"
Gu Xiangning found it funny, but he could only keep it to himself because the emperor was upset. He believed that Xiaoman was definitely special in the emperor's heart.
It is even possible that the emperor has not given up on Xiaoman yet. Shaking off the random thoughts in my mind, I looked at the emperor: "Xiaoman is free and not restricted by anyone."
The emperor was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "That's right. It's a good thing I met you. I have something to ask you. Let's go."
The two of them went to do their business together, and when they left the convoy, the Queen Mother felt a little bored riding alone in a carriage, and wanted to go to Qian Jiujiu's carriage.
It was just that Xiaoman and the two children were in Qian Jiujiu's carriage, which was a little crowded. Most importantly, there was singing coming from the carriage.
It turned out that Beibei was looking at the scenery outside and felt a little bored sitting in the car: "Mother, Beibei wants to get off."
Qian Jiujiu looked at Bei Bei with amusement: "Want to go down and walk? With your short legs, you will be left behind soon, okay? If you are bored, let mother teach you to sing."
"Also, Beibei, Nannan, listen up, we are out now! We need to hide our identities, so from now on, you have to call me mother."
"This is Daddy. You can't call me Grandma anymore. You have to call me Grandmother. The rest doesn't have to change. Well, Mommy will teach you to sing, okay?"
Beibei nodded: "Beibei remembers it, then mother, please teach me to sing."
Qian Jiujiu thought for a moment and then spoke: "Little Swallow, wearing flowery clothes, comes here every spring..."
They sang a nursery rhyme which was very famous in the 21st century. Xiaoman knew the nursery rhyme, so he sang along, and then taught Beibei. It was very lively for a while.
Of course, the Queen Mother also wanted to come and play. It was boring to sit in the carriage alone! Although there were two maids serving her.
But this is always different from being with my family. I looked at the servants around me and said, "Stop the car."
Seeing the Queen Mother's car stopped, Qian Jiujiu and the others also stopped and looked at Mu Yexiao: "Go and see if there is anything wrong with mother?"
Mu Yexiao nodded, then got out of the car and walked to the Queen Mother: "Mom, what's the matter with you stopping?"
The Queen Mother then realized that her actions were reckless, and looked at Mu Yexiao with some embarrassment: "Well, I just think your carriage is so lively, I want to go too."
Mu Yexiao was a little confused and said, "Okay, then come over and ride in the same carriage with us."
When the Queen Mother came to the carriage where Qian Jiujiu was, she saw Qian Jiujiu taking out a strange plate and placing it on the table in the carriage.
"Come, let mother teach you how to play checkers, okay?"
The two children answered happily: "Okay."
Qian Jiujiu then hummed in satisfaction, and then began to listen to Qian Jiujiu explaining the rules, and then took out beads of different colors.
The Queen Mother was very surprised: "Your pearl is very beautiful, what is it?"
Qian Jiujiu chuckled and said, "Mom, these are marbles from overseas. They are beautiful, aren't they? I collected them for a long time to get enough for a set of checkers."
"Okay, let's have a real fight. Beibei and Nannan will come. Does Xiaoman want to come? Where's your husband? Mother, do you want to come?"
The Queen Mother was actually very tempted, but was still hesitant. However, when she saw Xiaoman and Mu Yexiao joining in one by one, she naturally didn't want to be left behind: "Come on."
Including Qian Jiujiu, there were exactly six people in total. We each chose a color and started. Along the way, the company of checkers added a lot of color.
While this group was traveling in a grand manner, the other two people were not so lucky. To use modern terms, what they were doing was a budget trip.
They go to a place to make money first, and then move on to the next place. These two people are Mu Yesheng and He Lu Feifei, one of them was once a princess.
A former prince, now he has experienced the feeling of being defeated by a penny. Originally, they came out of the imperial mausoleum with a lot of gold.
It was a pity that the two of them spent lavishly and could not sustain it for long. At this time, Helu Feifei was eating roast duck and calculating the money in her hand.
Looking at Mu Yesheng: "Mu Yesheng, it's time for us to go make money again. You say, I can't even support myself, do I have the ability to restore the country?"
Mu Yesheng smiled and shook his head. In fact, he could see that Lu Feifei was actually very conflicted in her heart and always felt that she should do something.
Only in this way can she live up to her country. It's not that she doesn't have the ability, she is just hesitant. As for what she is hesitating about, she herself can't explain it clearly now.
Seeing that Mu Yesheng didn't answer her, He Lu Feifei rolled her eyes: "I knew you wouldn't answer my question."
Mu Yesheng laughed: "If you don't figure it out yourself, no matter how many answers I tell you, they are all wrong. You should experience it yourself. By the way, there is a village ahead. How about we stay there for a while?"