He left Gu's mansion without riding a horse, and walked slowly towards the east of the city.
The long street was covered with snow, not thick, it only reached the level of his boots.
He was wearing black soap boots with white bottoms, which were uniform for officers and soldiers of the Imperial Forest Army in the palace, and the inner layer was covered with cowhide, so that they would not freeze their feet or be afraid of wetness in such a snowy weather.
Walking along the street to the east, turning into an alley at a suitable location, you can see Li Mansion located between several houses from a distance, with a thin layer of snow on the roof, which is white and lovely.
The corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and he walked slowly towards that place, and suddenly saw a carriage coming out of the mansion gate, and then a pink figure jumped out of it, shouting, "Hurry up, brother, come in!" The palace is on duty, Gu Sange must be back home!"
Gu Hanmo couldn't help but find it interesting.
Is she looking for herself
He took a few steps forward, Li Tu had already boarded the carriage, and the servant was about to drive the carriage towards Gu's mansion, he was surprised to see Gu Hanmo right ahead.
"Miss, look who is here!"
"I don't see anyone, let's go to Gu's mansion, let's go!"
Li Tu's voice came from the carriage, quite anxious, as if she was afraid that the guests at home would need her reception at this time.
Gu Hanmo cleared his throat, "It's me."
The curtain of the carriage was lifted in an uproar, Li Tu's small face poked out from the heavy wind of the cloak, and when he saw that it was him, he immediately smiled, "Brother Gu, why are you here?"
Gu Hanmo seldom came to Li Mansion, although he and Li Ming had a very good friendship, but he always felt that coming to Li Manor would make Li Ming want him to marry Li Tu by force.
So he has been avoiding it all the time, but he has always been familiar with the way to Li Mansion.
"I'm off today, but there's nothing wrong with the mansion, so I want to see you."
Li Tu hurriedly got out of the carriage, and when she got to the frame, she jumped off without waiting for the servant to take the chair.
The servants were used to it, but Gu Hanmo was taken aback.
He suddenly remembered the scene when Yu Fu first arrived at Guhou's Mansion, when she also jumped directly from the carriage. Having just come out of such a simple place as Immortal Valley, she is still not familiar with the rules of Lin'an high-ranking and wealthy women.
What's more rare is that innocent, unmodified nature.
After many years, he didn't want to see this scene on Li Tu again.
Li Tu took him by the arm and walked towards the mansion, "It's windy outside, hurry up and talk, let me make you some tea, okay?"
Gu Hanmo was dragged into the mansion by her, and the servants all secretly laughed, lowering their heads and pretending not to laugh.
He was quite helpless, thinking that Li Tu should have come here in her own family for so many years, but fortunately, Li Ming is a majestic elder brother, and the family members dare not despise Li Tu.
Li Tu didn't pull him to the front hall, but took him to his boudoir courtyard. When Gu Hanmo realized it, it was too late and he was a little uncomfortable.
Although Beili is a country where men and women are not valued, he grew up in Dongling after all, and has never been to the boudoir of an unmarried woman—
Except for Yufu.
Li Tu didn't notice his strangeness at all, and stared intently at the teapot and teacup in his hand, and finally poured out one carefully and handed it to him.
"Try it to see if it tastes good."
There was hope in her eyes, and her eyelashes flickered.
Before meeting Gu Hanmo, she didn't touch Yang Chunshui with her ten fingers, whether it was making soup for snacks or the most basic tea, she couldn't do it.
Liming was worried that she would be scalded by hot water and that she would work hard, so he never forced her to learn, but he was somewhat worried about what she would do after she got married.
Although the Li family is a rich family, they are not comparable to the noble family of Chao Zhongxun. The richer the family, the more they value the femininity of their daughter-in-law. Li Tu is afraid that they will be looked down upon.
After she didn't want to know Gu Hanmo, she took the initiative to learn these things, hard work can make up for her shortcomings, and her skills have improved more and more with practice.
Gu Hanmo lowered his head and took a sip. The aftertaste of the tea fragrance was leisurely, and he couldn't help laughing: "It's delicious."
Li Tu breathed a sigh of relief.
It doesn't matter how many times she practiced behind her back and how many times she was burned if she could get his evaluation.
She said happily: "If you like it, I will practice hard next time, and I will..."
"No."
Before Li Tu finished speaking, he was interrupted by him and was stunned, feeling a sense of ominous foreboding.
She was at a loss, "Brother Gu, what's wrong with you?"
Gu Hanmo said: "I mean, you don't need to practice these anymore, you've already done well."
Li Tu cautiously said: "But I want to do this, I want to do better, to make you happier."
make him happy
Li Tu seems to be doing this all the time.
She learned how to make all kinds of soups and snacks for him, and how to make tea. She even pleaded for him in front of Gu Huaijiang, but when the pleading failed, she knelt with him in the snow and almost caught a cold.
And him
Every time Liming asks him to marry Li Tu half in jest and half in earnest, he always avoids it. In fact, he obviously likes her in his heart, but he can't save face.
If it weren't for Lin Xuan's words, he might not have figured it out until now.
How does his most respected elder brother cherish his beloved woman? He would rather let himself get hurt, he would disregard his dignity and demeanor, and he would protect Yufu no matter how ugly the fall was.
Compared to Gu Shubai, he owes Li Tu a lot.
He said, "Then are you happy?"
"of course!"
Li Tu stared at him and smiled, as long as she could see him, she would be very happy, not to mention that the two of them could sit here and talk slowly without being disturbed.
This is probably the second happiest thing in the world.
As for the happiest things...
"I'll tell my father when I get back, and pick an auspicious day to propose marriage."
"ah?"
Li Tu took a step back in fright, how did Gu Hanmo know what she was thinking
No, no, what did he just say
Li Tu suddenly stammered, "You said... Propose marriage? Who proposes marriage? Propose whom? Kiss whom?"
What is she talking about
Li Tu hit her head in frustration, she was incoherent, "You mean, you want to propose marriage..."
Gu Hanmo stood up from his seat and took a step towards her, his tall body was suddenly covered by a shadow, "I propose marriage, propose you, kiss you."
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"The scope of this year's imperial examination is too wide. I'm afraid Chunwei will have to prepare early, especially in Dongling and Xikun."
Zhang Jiuque and Xue Rou talked in detail under the long corridor near the Hall of Eternal Life. When it came to the local imperial examination, Xue Rou also said: "Yeah, what's interesting is that we don't have to worry about Wenju in Dongling, but it's a matter of Wuju We need to mobilize more, but Xikun is doing the opposite. One place favors culture and another place favors martial arts, so we need to adapt to local conditions."
Zhang Jiuque said: "In this case, let General Kun and the others focus more on Dongling's martial arts, and you more on Xikun's martial arts. It's just..."
"Just what?"
Zhang Jiuque frowned slightly, "It's just that every time I think of Emperor Ning's unpredictability towards me, Beili, I inevitably feel a little worried that the implementation of the measures in Dongling Ten Towns will be hindered. After all, Emperor Ning still has half of Dongling in his hands. Previously, Sang The barbarians conspired with him to embezzle me, Bei Li, but he didn't take action. I don't know what Emperor Ning is thinking, and whether he will have another heart against Bei Li."
It was originally about the imperial examination, but somehow the topic shifted to Emperor Ning.
Xue Judao: "A few days ago, I heard His Majesty mention that since Concubine Li was proclaimed Empress, Emperor Ning's temperament is not as violent as before. His Majesty is quite satisfied, and feels that Emperor Ning will not hinder us with any further incidents."
Zhang Jiuque nodded when he heard the words, "It would be great if it was so natural. After all, the ten important towns of Dongling belonged to Beili, after all, they are closer to Emperor Ning. If he really wants to do something, it is difficult for Beili to send troops under the current situation. confrontation."
Xue Rou smiled, "Taibao, you said that now that Sang Yi has been defeated and Goryeo has surrendered, the entire Kyushu continent is at peace. Only Emperor Ning holds the territory in his hands, when will it be unified?"
Zhang Jiuque glanced at her. This Minister of the Household Department is a civil servant, and he speaks like a general who is belligerent.
He couldn't help laughing and said: "Perhaps there is no need to fight and kill, this country will be automatically taken back. The aspirations of the people in the world may not be able to quickly affect the decision of the superior, but in the subtle influence, it is a force that cannot be controlled." The power to resist."
Xue Rou smiled and gestured to him, asking him to go forward, "I hope it will be as the Tai Bao said."
Not only did Zhang Jiuque feel that way, Yufu had been vaguely anticipating this since defeating the Sangyi people, and all the important officials in the court were waiting for this day.
There are no reasons for some results. If you have to give a reason, it may be the general trend.
Even though the current Bei Li is a little weak because of dealing with the Sangyi people, this battle of the world has also established Bei Li's position in the mainland of Kyushu.
Without Beili, the entire mainland of Kyushu might have been owned by the Sanyi people.
Sure enough, in the cold spring of February, the envoy of Dongling came with Ning Chengzhi's surrender letter, which stated that he was willing to demote himself to the rank of Marquis and submit to Beili.
The hearts of the ruling and the wild were greatly encouraged, and they were preparing for the recovery of Dongling.
This is no small matter.
Send He Bingjiang to take over the military defense, send He Chenzi to govern the local area, how to arrange Ning Chengzhi and Ning's royal family, etc... everything is not easy.
This day, Yu Fu had just come back from the morning court, and finally leaned on the couch to rest for a while, when she saw Yao Lan rushing in from outside the hall.
"Your Majesty, the Sixth Madam gave birth prematurely."
"What?"
She straightened up immediately, and Yao Lan hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, don't worry, she has already given birth, and the birth will be soon without pain. Where is the eldest sister, she was born in the early court!"
It turned out to have been born.
Yu Fu breathed a sigh of relief, "Are the mother and child safe? Why is it so sudden, Yun Yan's baby is obviously one month younger than mine."
Yao Lan said: "It's safe to have a big sister here, and he's a little boy again! I didn't hear what happened, but he gave birth prematurely. The sixth son said that it was because the sixth lady liked to eat candied haws, and she ate too much hawthorn. But the six The madam just said no, she only eats once every three or four days, and it will be fine!"
Yu Fu shook his head helplessly, and said with a smile: "When Ji Wei gave birth to Yuanzhang, she was careful everywhere, and she drank a bowl of anti-natal medicine every day, but it was painful when she was born. Yunyan has such a temper, and loves to eat candied haws, She often refuses to take the anti-fetal medicine because she thinks it is bitter, so she is more relaxed."
Yao Lan smiled and said: "Isn't it? It's just that Madam Six's baby was originally the younger brother's, but now it's the older brother. The baby in His Majesty's womb is coming soon, and I don't know when it will be delivered."
Yaolan didn't tell her that she didn't realize that Su Yunyan's child was a boy again.
Looking around, the next generation of the Gu family are all boys. Could it be possible that having boys is a characteristic passed down from generation to generation in the Gu family
She couldn't help covering her mouth and chuckling, thinking about the one in her belly, she said again: "I have limited mobility, you go to visit Yunyan for me, and then send the carp and jade ring I prepared for her as a pillow."
"Why."
Yao Lan responded, and was about to go out when she suddenly said: "By the way, I heard that Lord Hou wants to ask His Majesty to give the child a name, does Your Majesty want your servant to take it out?"
Yu Fu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "What a shame, in the future the third brother, the fourth brother and the fifth brother will have children, and I will name them all. How can I come up with a good name?"
She thought for a while and said, "You go first, I'll think about it later, the child's name can't be careless."
Especially the name of Yuci, if it is not good and cannot even be changed, it will be a big trouble.
Yaolan walked away for a long time before Gu Shubai came back, Yufu thought that he had secretly gone to Gu's mansion to look after the child, so he snorted and ignored him.
Gu Shubai approached and said, "What's the matter? The sixth brother's son took over the title of elder brother, are you arguing for our child?"
Yu Fu couldn't help turning his anger into a smile, "How could I be so stingy? I didn't even know that I had a baby in such a rage, I only heard about it when I came back from the court. Did you go back to the mansion to see it?"
"No."
Gu Shubai sat down, pressed his neck, "discussed with the Grand Master about Emperor Ning's surrender, and my neck is a little sore after standing and talking for too long."
Yufu: "..."
She secretly felt that Gu Shubai was mocking Tian Yunpo Shorty.
Gu Shubai pretended not to know that she understood, "By the way, my father has agreed to let my third brother go to Li Mansion to propose a marriage. It's just a matter of one or two days. It's a double blessing. I wanted to go back to the mansion to have a look. I thought you were here The palace must be anxious to wait, so I'll come back first and tell you."
Yu Fu seemed relieved, "The third brother is finally willing to propose a marriage? I thought he wanted to wait till the end of the world. That's fine, the sixth brother's children are born, and the third brother should get married too. I was worried that my father would not agree, but I didn't expect He agreed so quickly."
"At first he didn't know Li Tu. That time you fell Li Tu and went to kneel with your third brother in the Mausoleum of Heroes. After I returned to Beijing, my father mentioned this to me and said that Li Tu was very good. I contradict you, but you know, my father is not such an unenlightened person, he values Li Tu's friendship with his third brother more."
Yu Fu pursed his lips and smiled, "Father told me that too."
Gu Shubai looked up at her, "Did your father tell you that he thinks Li Tu looks a bit like you?"
Yu Fu was stunned for a moment, thinking that Li Tu had entered the palace earlier, she looked like a little girl who didn't know much about the world, she was a year or two older than Yu Fu, but her temperament was only ten years old.
Yu Fu shook her head, "Did father tell you? She looks like me...like me when I was a child, right?"
Gu Shubai snorted softly, "You don't think so, I think so too. In fact, father just likes daughters, especially those who are as delicate and soft as you were when you were young. In the mansion, father loves Ji Yao and Yun Yan the most. Yes, he doesn't say it, but he always accommodates them when things happen."
Of course, the most accommodating one is Yufu.
After hearing this, Yu Fu frowned slightly, "Oh, how good is that? Seeing that the grandchildren are all boys, my father must be very anxious. By the way, I suddenly thought of what to name Sixth Brother's child."
"What?"
"If you name a little girl, my father will love her the most in the future. Why don't I just call it... Jiaojiao?"
puff.
Gu Shubai silently put down the teacup in his hand, pretending he didn't hear anything.
Picking a free day, Yufu asked Gu Shubai to take her back to the Gu Mansion. It was a short distance from the palace city to the Gu Mansion. She goes out.
Yuehu said that the child will be fine this month, but everyone is still worried that something like the last time at the Mausoleum of Heroes will happen again.
When the guard of honor arrived outside Gu's mansion, Gu Jiuge and others greeted her personally, and surrounded her tightly.
Everyone was worried that if she fell down, it would be easy for him to be there to support her. As for Yao Lan, who had a previous record of carelessness, she had already been pushed to a distance by the brothers of the Gu family.
Yao Lan knew that she was not careful enough, so she simply didn't go forward and followed behind silently.
Su Yunyan was lying on the bed and confinement, seeing her coming out of the palace herself with her big belly, she was moved and worried, "Yu Fu, you are so kind to me, woo woo woo."
Yu Fu sat beside her bed, smiled and said: "You can't cry during the confinement period, it will cause the root of the disease, quickly bring the child to me to have a look."
The nanny brought the child over and asked Yufu to look at her hand. Yufu took a closer look and found that the child's eyebrows and eyes were very delicate, and he looked more like Su Yunyan.
She immediately felt relieved, "The name I named the child matches his delicate appearance. I'll call it Gu Jiaojiao, what do you think?"