The two sat down in the pavilion, and there was tea on the table that had been warmed by the fire.
In the warmth, the sound of snow falling and being roasted on the pavilion was broken, and the footsteps of the soldiers changing guard outside were regular and powerful, but there was a kind of unique tranquility.
Gu Hanmo took the teapot off the stove and poured a cup into a celadon teacup, "This is the tea that the soldiers drink when they rest. The grand master is used to drinking good tea on weekdays, so don't think it's crude."
"No problem."
Tian Yunpo casually finished the teacup, "Cooking tea and snow to talk about life, the scene in front of me is very elegant. It's a pity that a military man who doesn't understand elegance is sitting with me. It's really a pity."
Gu Hanmo: "... who would the Grand Master want to sit with, Your Majesty?"
Tian Yunpo just picked up the teacup, and after hearing the words, he couldn't help laughing and said: "In what capacity is the general saying these things to me? As a second-rank military general, or your majesty's third brother?"
"Is it important?"
"Of course it's important."
Tian Yunpo put the tea back on the table, "If you are an ordinary general, your official position is not as high as mine, and it is already an honor for me to sit here and talk to you. Why do you talk about the affairs of me and Your Majesty?"
"If it's your majesty's third brother, it's even more out of your control. With her current status, even your father and elder brother don't dare to interfere at will, so why do you meddle in her own business?"
After all, it is nothing more than saying that Gu Hanmo is not qualified to take care of his and Yufu's affairs.
Gu Hanmo was at a loss for words for a while, "The grand master reacted so strongly, could it be that he really has intentions for His Majesty?"
"Whether it is intentional or unintentional? I have said it, you have no right to interfere. You should do what you are supposed to do as a commander of the Imperial Forest Army. Your Majesty values it. Don't lose your face and your Majesty's face."
Tian Yunpo still spoke so meanly, Gu Hanmo suddenly stood up, "How can you be interested in His Majesty, don't you know that His Majesty is the one who promised marriage?"
He was furious, but Tian Yunpo stood up without showing any weakness, "The commander-in-chief is still from Dongling after all, and he has never gotten used to my Beili style. In Beili, it is not to say that he is engaged in a marriage. There is nothing wrong with this official's behavior after getting married. What's more, your majesty is your majesty, even if you are a female monarch, you can have people in the harem, so you have to hang yourself on a tree by Gu Shubai?"
These words exposed his original intentions, Gu Hanmo frowned, "You are finally telling the truth, you blindly approach Yufu when the eldest brother is not here. In the past, the second brother said that maybe it was a misunderstanding, you are just a courtier to the monarch to Yufu." It seems that we think of you too noblely!"
"Why am I not noble?"
Tian Yunpo retorted, "My fair lady is a gentleman, she is an unmarried woman, and I am an unmarried man. It is only right and proper for me to have feelings for her, why is it not noble?"
Gu Hanmo said: "Even if you from Beili don't value marriage contracts, but you know that Yufu and my elder brother are in love, why do you want to get involved?"
Tian Yun broke his face coldly, "If the two are really in love, do you still need to worry about other people intervening? I didn't use any tricks to provoke the two of them, and I didn't make any tricks to frame your elder brother. What are you dissatisfied with? Kong is here to tell me these things, why don't you let your elder brother work hard and come back quickly, so that you don't have to worry about him here!"
After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and strode away.
He seemed to be really angry, but Gu Hanmo calmed down, thinking that his intentions for Yufu were probably serious.
I have never seen him get angry before, with his eloquence, only others are mad at him, how can I be mad at him
Gu Hanmo thought blankly about the conversation between the two of them just now, when the felt curtain rang, it was Yin Jixie who walked in.
"Second sister-in-law."
"When I came here, I seemed to see Master Tian leaving angrily. Did you offend him?"
Gu Hanmo frowned slightly, and recounted the conversation between the two of them just now to Yin Jiyu, Yin Jiyu nodded thoughtfully, "Actually, what the grand master said makes sense, who Yufu likes is herself We shouldn't interfere in the matter. I believe that with the character, talent, and appearance of the elder brother, Yufu will not empathize with others."
Gu Hanmo remained silent, and Yin Jixie said again: "Besides, Taishi is different from Emperor Ning and my elder brother. He really didn't frame our Gu family in order to snatch Yufu! At most, he just showed off his tongue, But it still helps us when it is critical, such as the time you won the first prize. The dispute between gentlemen is upright, which is also very good."
When Gu Hanmo was told by her, she also felt that it made sense, but he just couldn't pass the test in his heart.
He is the one who admires and worships the eldest brother the most among the brothers. He always feels that Yufu is promised to the eldest brother, and he is the eldest brother. If the eldest brother is not around, he will help him guard Yufu.
Now seeing other men approaching Yufu, he is naturally unhappy.
"It's because Tian Yunpo is upright, and didn't use any tricks to harm us, that I'm even more worried. His ability in government affairs is indeed very outstanding, and Yufu also doesn't trust him at the beginning, and now he relies more and more on him. .If he is an idiot like Ning Chengzhi, I don't have to worry about it."
Yin Jiyu couldn't help laughing, "To make the young master of the Gu family feel talented and even feel threatened, Grand Master Tian can be considered a top-notch person. Well, take it easy and trust Yufu."
Gu Hanmo nodded, "What did the second sister-in-law say to Yufu when she went in?"
Yin Ji said: "I didn't say anything, I just asked about your second brother's situation, and asked if they could come back in time for the New Year."
She looked a little lonely, it seemed that Yufu didn't give her the answer she wanted.
No wonder she is like this, this is the first year after they got married, seeing Su Yunyan and Gu Yien loving each other in the mansion every day, Yin Jiwei is inevitably disappointed.
Gu Hanmo thought for a while and said: "The battle of Dongling is very important this time. I'm afraid that the eldest brother and the second brother will not be able to come back for a while. I don't know why, our family has accidents every Chinese New Year."
"How to say?"
Gu Hanmo said: "At the end of the previous year, the elder brother and the sixth younger brother escorted the eldest aunt and Yun Yan back to Jinling, but were... intercepted and killed by Yin Shuo's people halfway. The second elder brother took Yufu to rescue them, because the elder brother was seriously poisoned, they It’s the Chinese New Year in Changzhou.”
"At the end of the new year last year, the whole family managed to gather together, but at that time Ning Chengzhi intended to marry Yufu by force. Guhou's mansion was in jeopardy, and everyone lost the enthusiasm for celebrating the new year."
"This year... although we can't get together, I hope everyone can be well."
After hearing this, Yin Jixi became more and more worried, worried that something would happen to Gu Shubai or Gu Jiuge, Gu Hanmo regretted her slip of the tongue, "Second sister-in-law, don't mind, I shouldn't worry you by saying these things."
Yin Jizheng shook her head, "I really want to go to the border to find your second brother, but... the baby in my stomach is not yet three months old, and I can't move until the fetal image is stable."
"What? Second sister-in-law is pregnant?"
Yin Jiyu's face turned reddish, and she nodded, "Well, actually, I entered the palace today to tell Yufu about it. By the way, I will take a look at Yuyang's two children, and feel happy about them. Bless me, too. Pretty Boy."
Gu Hanmo was very happy, "Whether it's male or female, they are the first of our Gu family's grandchildren. Father will be very happy if he knows!"
Yin Jimei pursed her lips and smiled, "I said that after you and Tutu are together, you can talk more and more, right? I should go too, so I won't delay your duty."
After she finished speaking, she walked out of the palace holding the servant girl's hand.
…
"Ah Choo."
In the Hall of Eternal Life, Yufu sat on the bed wrapped in a thick goose feather brocade quilt, wearing only a middle coat but was so hot that he was sweating.
The charcoal fire in the palace was burning so hot that the maids couldn't help sweating while standing, but they didn't dare to delay at all.
Because Yufu was ill.
When she sent Kun Yuyang off that day, she felt cold, and she sneezed several times when she came back, and she was too lazy and weak. For this reason, I have already dropped out of the morning court for two days, concentrating on recuperating in the Hall of Eternal Life.
Yao Lan came in with the medicine from outside the hall, "Your Majesty, drink the medicine quickly! This is the medicine prescribed by the elder sister herself, and it is said that drinking it for three days will cure the disease."
Yu Fu lifted the quilt, took a bowl and drank it down, Yao Lan was dumbfounded, "Your Majesty, isn't it bitter?"
"You know it's bitter, why don't you bring candied fruit?"
Yu Fu stuck out her tongue in agony, Yao Lan hurriedly took a candied fruit and stuffed it into her mouth, and then her wrinkled little face stretched out.
She wiped the sweat from her forehead, "I feel much better after sleeping, and the charcoal fire in the temple doesn't need to be so hot."
"That can't be done!"
Yao Lan said solemnly: "Elder Sister said that His Majesty fell into the water before and suffered from the cold, and the cold is the most unbearable. To recuperate these few days, you must burn charcoal fires to keep you warm, so as not to let the wind evil enter your body again!"
"Forget it, then bring the memorial, I haven't read the memorial for two days."
"That can't be done!"
Yaolan still said the same thing, she always said what the elder sister said, and she listened to what the elder sister said faster than the imperial decree!
Yu Fu lay back on the bed helplessly, covered the brocade quilt loosely, closed her eyes and forced herself to fall asleep.
After sleeping until dawn, she got up and stretched, and couldn't help feeling, "Master's medicine really has a miraculous effect, and the good medicine tastes so good. Today, I feel that the medicine has cured me of my illness."
Lianzhu came up and touched her forehead, "It seems that it is indeed cured, but didn't Immortal Moon Fox Doctor say it will take three days?"
Yu Fu got out of bed on his own, "That's because Eldest Sister is cautious and worried about my body. There are so many memorials piled up in the past few days, it will be troublesome if I don't get up again."
Seeing that she insisted on getting up, Lianzhu, Lianbi and the others had to wash and change her clothes, and only changed into a homely moon white dress with a golden horse face.
She sat in front of the dressing table, her nostrils flaring, "Why does the palace smell like bitter medicine, it makes people uncomfortable."
Lianbi sniffed and said with a smile: "That's right, the smell of your Majesty's medicine these days still lingers in the hall, why don't you light some incense?"
Yu Fu waved his hand, "It's snowing, the red plums in the Imperial Garden must be blooming, why don't you pick some red plums and put them in a bottle. The smell is good, and it fits the ice and snow glazed world."
"Yes, servant girl is going now."
Lianbi blessed Fushen and went out, Yu Fu said: "I'm fine now, I should go to the imperial study to read the papers. Lianbi will bring the red plums back later and you can take care of them. I will read them when I come back at night."
Lian Zhu smiled and said: "Yes, do you want Yao Lan to accompany His Majesty?"
"She's tired of taking care of me these days, let her sleep a little longer."
As Yu Fu said, he tied up his cloak and headed towards the Imperial Study Room alone, snow fell all the way, and the palace city of Zhu Yu Biwa was covered with a layer of white snow, which looked extraordinarily magnificent.
She was greedy for a while, and then realized that she still had many memorials to review, so she hurriedly went to the imperial study.
In addition to the various situations on the battlefield of Dongling, there are many officials' assessments of newcomers such as Jinshi Jinshi and Tong Jinshi who are officials in the court, as well as the plan for storing grain and grass in the capital and other places to deal with the severe winter.
These things have to be resolved before the end of the year, especially the last two. If this year is not handled well, it will be sad.
She held a vermilion pen in her hand and looked at it carefully. At first she was able to sit upright, but then she only felt drowsy, so she tried to support her cheek with the hand that was not holding the pen.
My eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of fog, which became more and more blurred, and even the words on the memorial jumped up.
Yu Fu couldn't help shaking his head, and accidentally dropped the ink on the vermilion pen onto the memorial, and the memorial on a white background looked like a red plum blossom.
She hurriedly wiped it with a handkerchief, but she didn't see it right, but she also stained her sleeves with red ink, and then wiped her sleeves with a handkerchief, the red ink became more and more smudged.
Yu Fu had a headache for a while, so he simply ignored the red ink rubbing everywhere, put the pen down and reached out to support his forehead.
It seems that her illness is still not recovered. It is probably an illusion that she woke up early in the morning and felt better. Now she is ill again, groggy and weak.
Yuehu said that he had to drink the medicine for three days to heal, but it really wouldn't work if he missed one day.
She stood up holding on to the desk, trying to call someone to take her back to the dormitory, not wanting that the slaves on duty in the imperial study would think that she would not come over if she was sick, so there was no one to serve her in the hall.
If she wanted to call, she could only call the Imperial Forest Army guarding outside, but when she opened her mouth, she found that her voice was hoarse, and she couldn't hear it from outside.
She had no choice but to try her best to walk out, only took three or four steps, and accidentally fell down the steps.
Just when she thought she was going to fall with a bruised nose and a bruised face, she was suddenly hugged face to face, and her arms were held up. She looked up and saw that the sky was broken.
"Why is the grand master here?"
Her voice was so hoarse that it was strange to hear it.
Tian Yunpo frowned, "It's because of the cold that I got sick, and I went all the way from the Hall of Eternal Life to the Imperial Study Room, and it's still snowing outside, so can I not catch the cold? When will you get better if you get sick?"
Yu Fu thought of seeing the snow scene when he came here, and he couldn't help regretting, "No wonder, when I woke up in the morning, I was already healed, and now I feel a little worse."
Tian Yunpo hugged her angrily, and shouted outside, "Come on, send the sedan chair!"
Seeing the scene in front of them, the soldiers of the imperial forest army thought that Yu could not support them well, so they hurriedly ordered someone to pass the sedan chair, and Tian Yunpo followed them back to the Hall of Longevity.
Yao Lan was startled when she saw Yu Fu being carried in by him, "What's wrong, Your Majesty?"
"What's the matter?"
Tian Yunpo was even more angry with Yao Lan, "You are the female official in charge of His Majesty, she is not recovering from illness, why did you let her go to the Imperial Study? If her illness relapses, it is because you did not take good care of her reason."
After saying that, he hurried to the inner room with Yu Fu in his arms, and put her on the bed.
Yao Lan had never been reprimanded like this before, she couldn't help feeling wronged, but she also knew it was her fault, so she didn't dare to answer a word, she just hurriedly ordered someone to bring the medicine.
Tian Yunpo sat in front of the bed and watched, seeing Yao Lan's guilty face, he felt a little guilty.
What was he doing throwing a tantrum with a little girl
This girl named Yaolan seemed careless, but she was very loyal. She probably suffered more from Yufu's worsening condition than anyone else.
He suddenly felt a little irritable.
In the past, no matter what happened, he could always control his emotions. He didn't dare to say that Mount Tai collapsed in front of him without changing his face, at least he could not lose his composure in front of others.
But in the past few days, he lost his temper twice in a row.
Once he lost his temper in front of Gu Hanmo, and the other time it was just now.
Looking at the sleeping face of the woman on the bed, he became more and more restless, as if he had always thought that he was invulnerable, but suddenly found that he had a fatal weakness.
She can make him lose his temper, make him unable to help himself, make him unable to extricate himself...
"How is Your Majesty?"
Gu Hanmo heard the news and rushed to the Hall of Eternal Life, and saw Yufu lying on the bed sound asleep, looking in good spirits.
Yao Lan said aggrievedly: "Your Majesty went down to the imperial study room and suffered from the cold again. I'm afraid I'll have to lie down for a few more days. It's all my fault. I didn't look at her and let her go out..."
She had been watching Yu Fu all the time, thought that Yu Fu's condition was getting better soon, but she was just lazy and snoozing for a while today, and went out without thinking about Yu Fu.
Lianzhu and Lianbi also came up to plead guilty, "Third Young Master, it's our fault. We thought His Majesty's illness was cured and let her go out. It's our fault."
Gu Hanmo only sighed, "Forget it, she is obsessed with government affairs, you can't stop her."
After finishing speaking, he realized that the sky seemed to be broken, and his eyes showed vigilance, "Why is the grand master here?"