He left Gu Mansion without riding a horse, and walked slowly towards the east of the city all the way.
The long street was covered with snow, not thick, only to the bottom of his boots.
He wears white-bottomed black soap boots uniformed by the generals of the imperial forest in the palace, and the inner layer is covered with cowhide. In such a snowy weather, he is not afraid of freezing his feet or being afraid of dampness.
Walking along the street all the way to the east, and turning into the alley at a suitable location, you can see from a distance that Li Mansion is located between several houses, with a thin layer of snow on the roof, which is white and lovely.
The corner of his mouth was slightly tilted, and he walked slowly towards that place. Suddenly a carriage came out of the palace gate, and then a pink figure bounced out of it, shouting in his mouth, "Go, go, brother. The palace is on duty, Gu Sange must be back home!"
Gu Hanmo couldn't help but find it interesting.
Did she go to find herself
He walked a few steps forward. Li Tu was already in the carriage, and the servant was about to drive the carriage towards Gu's mansion. He was surprised to see Gu Hanmo ahead.
"Miss, who do you see is here!"
"I don't see anyone, let's go to Gu Mansion, hurry up and go!"
Li Tu's voice came from the carriage, very anxious, lest the guests at home need her to receive him at this time.
Gu Hanmo cleared his throat, "It's me."
The carriage curtain was lifted in an uproar, and Li Tu's small face poked out from the heavy wind of the cloak, and he smiled immediately when he saw that, "Gu Sange, why are you here?"
Gu Hanmo rarely came to Li Mansion. Although he had a good relationship with Liming, he always felt that coming to Li Mansion would make Liming even more likely to ask him to marry Li Tu.
Therefore, he has been avoiding, but he has always been very familiar with the way to the Lei Mansion.
"I am off today, but I have nothing to do in the house, so I want to come and see you."
When Li Tu hurriedly got out of the carriage and walked to the frame, she jumped off without waiting for the servant to take the chair.
The servants were so used to seeing it, but Gu Hanmo was taken aback.
He suddenly remembered the scene when Yu Fuchu arrived at Guhou Mansion when she also jumped directly from the carriage. Just coming out of a pristine place like Xianren Valley, she was not yet familiar with the rules of Lin'an high-ranking women.
What's more rare is that naive, unmodified nature.
After many years, I don't want him to see this scene on Li Tu again.
Li Tu took his arm and walked towards the mansion, "It's windy outside, go in and talk, can I make tea for you?"
Gu Hanmo was taken into the mansion by her, and the servants all laughed secretly, lowering their heads and pretending not to laugh.
He was rather helpless, thinking that Li Tu should have been here in her own home for so many years. Fortunately, Li Tu, the brother Liming, has the majesty, and the family dare not despise Li Tu.
Li Tu didn't take him to the front hall, but took him to his boudoir. When Gu Hanmo reacted, it was too late and he was a little uncomfortable.
Although Bei Li is a country that doesn’t care about men and women, he grew up in Dongling and has never been to an unmarried woman’s boudoir—
Except Yufu.
Li Tu didn't notice his strangeness at all, staring at the teapot and cups in his hands intently, and finally pouring out one carefully and sending it to his hand.
"How can you taste it?"
Hope flashed in her eyes, and her eyelashes flickered.
Before I met Gu Hanmo, she didn't touch Yang Chunshui with her ten fingers.
Liming was worried that she would be scalded by hot water, and was afraid of her hard work, and never forced her to learn, but he was somewhat worried about what she would do after getting married.
Although the Li family is a big family with a family background, it is inferior to the noble and noble family. The larger the family, the more important the daughter-in-law's merits, and Li Tu is afraid that it will be rejected.
After she didn't want to know Gu Hanmo, she took the initiative to learn these things on her own.
Gu Hanmo lowered his head and took a sip, the tea fragrance lingered 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 secretly and how many times she was burned to get his evaluation.
She said with joy: "If you like it, next time I practice hard, I will..."
"no need."
Before Li Tu's words were finished, he was interrupted for a moment, with an ominous premonition.
She was at a loss, "Gu third brother, what's the matter with you?"
Gu Hanmo said, "I mean, you don't need to practice these anymore, you are already doing very well."
Li Tu cautiously said: "But I want to do this, I want to do a little better, to make you happier."
Make him happy
It seems that Li Tu has been doing this all the time.
She learned to make all kinds of soups and snacks for him, and learned to make tea. She also pleaded for him in front of Gu Huaijiang, but she knelt down with him in the snow without any results, almost caught the wind.
And he
Every time Liming is half joking and half earnestly letting him marry Li Tu, he avoids it for fear. In fact, he obviously likes her in his heart, but he can't save face.
If it weren't for Lin Xuan's remarks, he might not have understood it till now.
How does his most respected elder brother cherish his beloved woman? I would rather let myself be injured, disregarding dignity and demeanor, even if the fall is ugly, I still have to protect Yufu.
Compared to Gu Shubai, he owes Li Tu too much.
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, no one interrupted.
This is probably the second happiest thing in the world.
As for the happiest thing...
"I will tell my father when I go back and pick a lucky day to propose marriage."
"what?"
Li Tu took a step back in fright. How did Gu Hanmo know what she was thinking
Isn't it right, what did he just say
Li Tu stammered suddenly, "You said... Proposal? Who proposes? Who proposes? Whom to kiss?"
What is she talking about
Li Tu slapped herself on the head annoyedly. She was already incoherent, "You mean, you want to propose a marriage..."
Gu Hanmo stood up from the seat and took a step towards her. His tall body suddenly cast a shadow over him, "I propose a kiss, mention you, and kiss you."
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"The scope of this year's imperial examination is too wide. I'm afraid that 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 Longevity. When it comes to the local imperial examination, Xue Rou also said: "Yes, it's interesting that we don't have to worry about the Dongling Wenju, but it's a matter of martial arts. If you want to mobilize more, Xikun will do the opposite. One place is literary and the other place is martial, and it needs to be tailored to local conditions."
Zhang Jiuque said: "In this case, let General Kun and the others stare at Dongling's martial arts, and you stare at Xikun's martial arts. It's just..."
"Just what?"
Zhang Jiuque frowned slightly, "It’s just that whenever I think of Emperor Ning’s unpredictability of Bei Li, I am unavoidably worried that the measures implemented in the ten towns of Dongling will be hindered. After all, Emperor Ning still has half of Dongling’s country in his hands. The barbarians colluded with Bei Li and swallowed me, but he didn't take action. I don't know what Ning Di was thinking about, and whether he would feel unhappy with Bei Li again."
It was about the imperial examination, but I didn't know how to transfer the topic to Ning Di.
Xue Judao: "I heard your Majesty mention a few days ago that since Li Fei was enrolled as a queen, Emperor Ning’s temperament is not as violent as before. His Majesty is quite satisfied, and he feels that Emperor Ning will not hinder us with any more branches."
Zhang Jiuque nodded when he heard the words, "If it is so natural, after all, Dongling's ten important towns have returned to Beili, after all, they are closer to Emperor Ning. If he really wants to do anything, it is difficult to send troops based on Beili's current situation. confrontation."
Xue Rou smiled, "Taibao, you said that now Sang Yi is defeated, and Gaoli is attached, and the entire Jiuzhou Continent is peaceful. Only Emperor Ning defends the ground, when will he be unified?"
Zhang Jiuque glanced at her. This household minister was a civilian, and he meant a warlike general when he spoke.
He couldn't help laughing: "Maybe it doesn't need to fight and kill, this piece of land will be automatically returned. The people's aspirations in the world may not be able to quickly influence the decision of the superiors, but in the subtlety, it is incomprehensible. The power of resistance."
Xue Rou smiled and gestured towards him, asking him to move forward, "I hope the Taibao said."
Not only did Zhang Jiuque feel this way, Yufu had been faintly predicting since defeating the Sangyi people, and the most important officials in the court were waiting for this day.
Some results are not justified. If you have to give a reason, it may be the general trend.
Even though Bei Li is slightly weak in dealing with the Sangyi people, this unprecedented battle has also established Bei Li's position in the mainland of Kyushu.
Without Beili, the entire continent of Kyushu might have become Sangyi people.
Sure enough, in the cold spring of February, the envoy of Dongling came with Ning Chengzhi's surrender letter, in which he stated that he was willing to demote himself as a prince and belong to Beili.
The ruling and savages are very excited, and are preparing to regain the Dongling Jiangshan.
This is no small matter.
He Bing will be sent to take over military defenses, He ministers will be sent to manage the locality, how to arrange Ning Chengzhi and the Ning imperial family members, etc.... It is not easy.
On this day, Yu Fugang came back from the morning and finally leaned on the couch to rest for a while, and saw Yaolan hurried in from outside the hall.
"Your Majesty, the Sixth Lady was born prematurely."
"what?"
She straightened up immediately, and Yaolan quickly explained, "Your Majesty, don't worry, it has already been born, and there will be no pain soon after birth. The master sister is there, born in the early reign!"
It turned out to have been born.
Yufu breathed a sigh of relief, "Are mother and child safe? Why so suddenly, Yunyan's fetus is one month younger than mine."
Yaolan said, "There is a big sister who is naturally safe, and she is a little boy again! I didn't hear what happened, and suddenly he was born prematurely. Liu Gongzi said that it was the sixth lady who liked to eat candied haws, and it was caused by eating too much hawthorn. But six The wife said no, saying that she only eats once every three or four days, and nothing will happen!"
Yufu shook his head helplessly and said with a smile: "When Ji Wei gave birth to Yuanzhang, he was always careful. He drank a bowl of anti-fetal medicine every day, but it was painful when he was born. Yunyan has a temperament and loves to eat candied haws. Also, she often refused to drink the anti-fetal medicine, which made her life easier."
Yaolan smiled and said, "Isn't it? It's just that Mrs. Six's birth was originally a younger brother, but now he has become an older brother. The baby in your majesty's abdomen is approaching, and I don't know when it will be delivered."
If Yaolan didn't say that she hadn't noticed that Su Yunyan was a boy again.
Looking around, the next generation of Gu's family are all boys. Is it possible that the birth of a boy is a trait passed down from generation to generation in the Gu family
She couldn't help but chuckled, thinking about the one in her stomach, and then said: "I am inconvenient, you will visit Yunyan for me, and then send the pillow carp jade that I prepared for her earlier."
"Hey."
Yaolan responded and was about to go out, and suddenly said: "By the way, I heard that Lord Hou would like to ask your majesty to give the child a name, can your majesty take the slaves out?"
Yufu couldn't laugh or cry, "It's awful. In the future, the third, fourth, and fifth brothers will have children, and I will have to name them all. How can I come up with a good name for a while?"
She thought about it for a while and said, "You go first, and wait until I think about it. The child's name is not sloppy."
Especially the name of Godsend, if it's not good, you can't even change it, that would be a big trouble.
Yaolan walked for a long time before Gu Shubai came back. Yufu thought he had secretly gone to the Gu Mansion to see the child, so he snorted and ignored him.
Gu Shubai stepped forward and said, "What's the matter? The sixth brother's son has taken the position of the elder brother. Should we hold the injustice for our children?"
Yufu couldn't help turning his anger into a smile, "How can I be so stingy? I didn't know that I was so angry that I gave birth to a child. I didn't know until I came back from the court. Have you just been back to the house to see it?"
"No."
Gu Shubai sat down and pressed his neck, "Talking to the Taishi about Ningdi's surrender, and standing and talking for too long, my neck is a little sore."
Yufu: "..."
She secretly felt that this was Gu Shubai's satirizing Tianyun's broken shortness.
Gu Shubai pretended not to know that she understood, "By the way, my father has agreed to let the third brother go to Li Mansion to propose marriage. It was a matter of two days. It was a double happiness. I originally wanted to go back to the mansion and think of you The palace must wait anxiously, and simply come back to tell you first."
Yufu was relieved, "Is my third brother finally willing to propose marriage? I thought he wanted to drag him to the sea. That's good, the sixth brother's children are all born, and the third brother should get married. I was worried that my father would disagree, but I didn't expect it. He agreed so quickly."
"He didn’t know about Li Tu. That time you fell to Li Tu in the Mausoleum of the Heroes and went to kneel with your third brother. After I returned to Beijing, my father mentioned this matter to me and said Li Tu was very good. Contradictory, but you know, my father is not such an unenlightened person. He values Li Tu's friendship with his third brother even more."
Yufu pursed his lips and smiled, "Father told me the same way."
Gu Shubai raised his eyes to look at her, "Did your father tell you that he thinks Li Tu is a bit like you?"
Yufu was stunned, thinking that Li Tu had previously entered the palace, she looked like a little girl who had no knowledge of the world, one or two years older than Yufu, but her temperament was only ten years old.
Yufu shook his head, "Did my father tell you? She is like me... Like me when I was a child, right?"
Gu Shubai snorted, "You don't think it looks like it, too, I don't think. In fact, my father likes his daughters, and he especially likes to be as delicate and cute as you were when you were a child. In the mansion, my father loves Ji Yan and Yun Yan the most. Yes, he doesn't say it, but he always accommodates them when things happen."
Of course, Yufu is the most accommodating.
After hearing this, Yufu frowned, "Oh, how good is that? Seeing that the grandchildren are all boys, my father must be anxious. By the way, I suddenly thought of what name should be given to the sixth brother's child."
"what?"
"Pick a little girl's name, and my father will love him the most in the future. How about calling... Jiaojiao?"
puff.
Gu Shubai silently put down the tea cup in his hand, pretending not to hear anything.
After choosing a free day, Yufu asked Gu Shubai to take her back to the Gu Mansion. From the palace to the Gu Mansion, Gu Shubai, the imperial army, and the eunuchs and palace ladies were like enemies, carefully accompanying them. She went out.
Yuehu said that the child will be fine this month, but everyone is still worried that things like the Mausoleum of the Heroes will happen again.
The guard of honor went outside Gu's residence, and Gu Jiuge and others personally greeted her, even surrounding her tightly.
Everyone was worried that if she fell down, she would be able to hold her by her side. As for Yaolan, who had an imprudent criminal record, she had been squeezed far away by the Gu family's brothers a long time ago.
Yaolan knew that she was not careful enough to be proper, so she couldn't go forward, and silently followed behind.
Su Yunyan was lying in bed confinement, and seeing her coming out of the palace in person with her big belly, she was moved and worried, "Yufu, you are so kind to me, oooooo."
Yufu sat on the edge of her bed and smiled and said: "You can't cry during the confinement period. The root of the disease will fall. Take the child to me and see."
The nurse took the child and asked Yufu to look at her with her hand. Yufu took a closer look, and the child's eyebrows were very delicate, and he was born more like Su Yunyan.
She immediately felt relieved, "The name I gave my child matches his delicate appearance. My name is Gu Jiaojiao, what do you think?"