Although the affairs of the Wang family did not end as well as expected, she still tried her best. Gu Shiba was about to pack her luggage and set off to Nanzhang again, but suddenly she received a letter from Cao, and Gu Hai was taken into custody. When she was notified of being transferred back to the capital for investigation, she had to rush back before the year at the latest. Cao asked her to stay in the capital and stop traveling. At the same time, Gu Shen'an's third son got a son. Washing the third son was a big day. Cao's Since she is not here, she has to give gifts to her mother.
There was almost no parking space outside Gu Shen'an's house. After all, it was a happy event for a member of the imperial court, and the ostentation was not comparable to that of ordinary people.
In the backyard, surrounded by pearls and jade, the conversation among the women has shifted from the newborn to Gu Luoer, who is like a star holding the moon. She is sitting on a chair, caressing her gently from time to time. On the abdomen, the gauze and bright summer clothes could not block the slightly bulging abdomen.
"The hexagram says that this baby is a son..." The two women with flattering smiles said to the people beside them, "It makes our young master so nervous that he wants to hold him all day long. If Madam hadn’t come forward and said it again and again, I would never have been allowed to come today..."
These words attracted a mixture of admiration and slightly jealous glances.
"Don't be nervous..." Someone laughed in a low voice, "The prince of Baoding gave birth to four daughters in a row. The old prince is anxiously looking forward to his grandson. If our Luo'er gets a boy in one fell swoop, the old prince might give it to him. Luo'er begs for a first-class title to come back..."
Then she would be on an equal footing with the Princess of Baoding...
The expressions of people in the room flickered, and their eyes on Gu Luoer became a little more eager.
Gu Luoer looked indifferent in the face of everyone's envious compliments. After not seeing her for more than half a year, she became much calmer. It seemed that leaving the Baoding Marquis Mansion and opening a new residence in the capital had made her grow a lot.
"I heard Brother Yu is going to be transferred back?" A woman asked Mrs. Gu quietly.
In total, Gu Yu has been outside for almost two years, and has received many praises. After all, as the number one scholar, the emperor cannot really let him stay in the position of seventh-grade county magistrate forever. A large number of officials will be transferred during the New Year this year. News came out that the emperor was interested in entrusting him with important tasks.
Mrs. Gu obviously knew something inside. She smiled on her face, but vaguely said that she didn't know anything about the important affairs of the court.
This sentence is equivalent to acquiescence, and everyone understands it.
"Young Master Yu is not young this year, so he hasn't said goodbye yet, right?" Someone suddenly asked.
These words immediately attracted the attention of the women in the room who had girls of suitable age, and they all looked over.
"Marriage matters will be arranged by others..." Mrs. Gu said with a smile again.
This was intentional, and the women immediately cheered up and had thoughts in their minds.
While they were joking, a woman from outside hurried in, "Princess Baiyu is here..."
These words made everyone stop talking and laughing. Mrs. Gu had already stood up, straightened her clothes, and walked out quickly to greet her.
A man walked in surrounded by four or five beautiful maids.
This is a girl who is sixteen or seventeen years old, wearing a purple dress, with a cool temperament and outstanding beauty. Surrounded by everyone, she moves lightly, her hands are held in front of her, and her sleeves trimmed with black gold silk are like water. Hanging down, revealing the delicate snow-white wrists, each carrying two bracelets of indiscernible materials, which were neither gold nor jade, making crisp sounds as they moved around.
As she walked in, everyone in the room bowed respectfully.
Princess Baiyu, the granddaughter of the eldest princess, although she is not of pure royal blood, but compared with these official women, her status is indistinguishable.
Gu Luo'er, who was so proud, had to bend down to salute even though she was pregnant, but there was no trace of dissatisfaction or dissatisfaction on her face, instead she looked proud.
I didn't expect that the eldest princess's family would ask Princess Baiyu to come in person. This is already a great honor.
"Luo'er, there's no need to be polite." Princess Baiyu walked slowly under everyone's respectful gaze, paused for a moment beside Gu Luo'er, and said calmly.
"Thank you, Princess." Gu Luoer thanked her hurriedly, but did not straighten up.
Princess Baiyu didn't say any more. She passed her and sat down on the main seat. She looked around at everyone and said that no one needed to be polite. Then everyone returned to their seats and spoke carefully and respectfully.
After the banquet, most of the people said goodbye and left, but a few close ones stayed to see the newborn gifts. The wedding gifts coincided with the occasion. Many of them were rare things that were not commonly seen on other festivals, and the ladies at home would appreciate them. happy.
Princess Baiyu was about to leave, but after hearing what they said, she became somewhat interested. The youngest person in the Eldest Princess Mansion at this time was the princess. Of course, there were also children born to concubines and maids, but those people were in Baiyu County. The Lord didn't even consider him a child, and naturally he had never held a grand bathing banquet, so he ordered her to take it and see it.
Everyone did not dare to neglect and hurriedly went to prepare. Gu Luoer's eyes suddenly flashed and he thought of something. He waved to a maid and whispered a few words in her ear. The maid nodded and turned around and left.
Various congratulatory gifts were quickly brought in and a long table was set up. Most of them were made of gold and jade, sparkling at first glance.
Many of the shapes of naughty children playing looked really cute. Princess Baiyu rarely saw these folk playing objects, so she couldn't help but look at them with great interest.
"Hey, what is this?" She pointed at one of them.
This is a piece of seventeen-gold naughty boy. It is only as big as a fist. The seventeen-year-old naughty boy has different postures. Everyone looked at it as she said, and many of them did not recognize it.
"It seems to be doing something..." a woman said thoughtfully, pointing to one of the urchins who was sitting on a chair with bare feet and a pestle, "I seem to have seen..."
She tilted her head and thought, but couldn't remember it for a moment.
"Ah, I know," another young woman suddenly shouted, "This is crushed medicine."
"Yes, yes, I also remembered it, then this is a cutting medicine..."
With these words, everyone became excited, pointing at the urchin statue and guessing its identification.
"This is speculation..."
Everyone was talking and laughing, it was the first time they had seen such a statue, and it was exquisite and cute. It was made of pure gold, which showed that the gift-giver was very considerate.
A "pop" sound interrupted everyone's chatter.
Princess Baiyu threw the naughty boy statue heavily on the table, and the objects collided with each other, making a muffled sound.
"In the house of Shili, in the court of officials and gentry, such cheap playthings should not be put on the table." Princess Baiyu squinted her eyes slightly, raised her smooth chin slightly, and said calmly, "I'm going to take the first step, everyone, please stay."
After saying that, he walked away, and everyone was busy seeing him off.
This sudden appearance made everyone present a little puzzled, and they looked at each other in confusion when they came back.
She was obviously the one who fell in love with him first, so why did she suddenly become angry
"I heard that the Queen Mother intends to betroth Princess Baiyu to Prince Wen..." Gu Luoer whispered, with a trace of complicated emotions flashing in his eyes, but a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Then..." Everyone was still a little confused.
It was said that Prince Wen was about to be crowned the crown prince and would be the future emperor. Princess Baiyu came from a famous family and had royal blood. The two of them were a match made in heaven.
But what does this have to do with the matter at hand
Everyone was a little panicked. Such nobles could not be easily offended. They didn't know what was wrong that made the princess leave unhappy...
"This must have been sent by Gu Shiba Niang." Gu Luoer reached out and picked up a naughty boy statue and slowly turned it around in his hand.
"Yes, miss." The maid on the side quickly replied.
After saying this sentence, some people suddenly realized it.
I heard that Prince Wen and Gu Shiniang seemed to have... a smile of unknown meaning on everyone's faces. The white jade princess felt displeased just by seeing these gunpowder statues. , that is to say, this rumor is not groundless...
"So, our Gu family is really going to have a princess?" Someone chuckled, but there was a hint of surprise on his face.
"Don't dream about princess, it would be great to be a concubine..." Someone shook his head and said thoughtfully.
"The side concubine is also a concubine..." Many people couldn't help but whisper. If Prince Wenjun really ascends the throne in the future, he will be... the empress.
This thought caused a hint of shock to appear on everyone's faces, and eagerness appeared in their eyes. If a queen is born in the family, her status is not ordinary.
It seems that it is necessary to visit Cao's house more...
Everyone's thoughts naturally fell on Mrs. Gu and Gu Luo'er.
"Luo'er, did you put it on purpose?" Mrs. Gu asked in a low voice.
Gu Luo'er smiled and nodded, "I just want to see if Princess Baiyu knows..."
"So what if you know? What's the point of having us? You kid, you're still acting recklessly. If you make such a fuss, won't you put that girl's matter on the table? If more people say this, the falsehood will become true. That's it!" Mrs. Gu whispered with a bit of anger.
A mocking and disdainful smile appeared on Gu Luoer's face.
"Fake becomes real?" She turned the golden medicine boy in her hand. "Real and fake are all playthings that cannot be put on the table. She is just playing tricks in front of us. What if she really falls into the hands of those noble people? …..”
A cold light flashed in Gu Luo'er's eyes, but the smile on her lips became stronger and stronger. When she turned her hand, the golden medicine boy rolled to the ground. She lifted up her exquisite embroidered shoes and crushed them hard.
"She didn't come today. She's lucky." Looking out the door, Gu Luo'er slightly raised her smooth chin and said, "However, she can't always be so lucky..."
The Peach Blossom Temple on the outskirts of Beijing has a vulgar name, but its beauty is its tranquility.
"It's nice here." Gu Shiba Niang followed Lingbao around a tree of sweet-scented osmanthus, looked at the ancient Taoist temple, and nodded.
"I heard people talking about this place when I first came to the capital, but this is my first time here..." Lingbao looked around and said with emotion, "I heard that the fortune-telling and divination here are very effective..."
Asking for fortune-telling about the past and future is taboo for Gu Shiba Niang.
"Go ahead and ask about your marriage." Gu Shiba Niang stopped her words and said with a smile, "I'll wait for you here so that you won't be embarrassed..."
Lingbao suddenly blushed with embarrassment, stamped his feet and called out to the lady.
"I...I'm asking for my brother." She still wanted to go, but she was afraid of confirming Gu Shiba Niang's teasing, so she pouted.
"Go quickly..." Gu Shiba Niang laughed.
Lingbao felt coy for a moment, but couldn't help but leave as he had always wanted.
"I also want to ask for Miss..." She didn't forget to say something back.
"No, please don't." Gu Shiba Niang said hurriedly, "My fate is up to me, regardless of ghosts and gods."
Lingbao has gone far.
"That's good. My fate is up to me." Xin Chaoyang's laughter came from the side.
Gu Shiba Niang was a little surprised and turned to look over.
Xin Chaoyang came elegantly in green clothes, followed by four or five maids, carrying chessboards and tea sets.
"What a coincidence," Gu Shiba Niang said with a smile, while looking at him, "Is the eldest young master just taking a break?"
Since the Baohetang incident, Dayousheng, which had only opened a semicolon in the capital for more than a year, has been devouring the capital's pharmaceutical market share at a rapid rate. In just a few months, it has forced four companies in the capital to establish businesses with the name "Heng". It has been known for hundreds of years as one of the Four Great Constant Medicine Stores.
Unlike in Jiankang, where he always stood behind his grandfather and father, here Xin Chaoyang appeared in front of everyone, chatting and laughing, quarreling, strategizing, squeezing out or merging the large and small medicine sheds, making people talk. His mood changed, and he was both respectful and afraid. No matter what everyone was thinking, they had to pay attention to him. Therefore, Xin Chaoyang was particularly busy. He met Gu Shiba Niang once in the past few months, and it was at a banquet held by the pharmaceutical industry. .
Looking at the indifferent girl with a bright smile in front of him, Xin Chaoyang felt the corners of his mouth raised unconsciously.
For the first time, he felt that there was actually a person who made you unconsciously take pleasure in seeing him...
Why is this? For Thaksin Chaoyang, this feeling is too strange.
"Why should I hide? It's up to me." He turned away slightly and smiled.
Gu Shiba Niang raised her eyebrows and smiled, "Anyway, whatever you say makes sense."
While he was talking, Xin Chaoyang had already laid out a large carpet and set up the chessboard. The maids knelt down obediently and made tea.
"Please." He stretched out his arms and sleeves, sat down cross-legged, and smiled at Gu Shiba Niang.
"You dare to play chess with me?" Gu Shiba Niang smiled, knelt down and sat down, gently held up her sleeve with one hand, "Don't regret it..."
"Oh? Then I understand..." Xin Chaoyang nodded and said, raising his hand to ask her to make the first move.
Gu Shiba Niang was not polite and put the twist on the plate.
Not long after, Xin Chaoyang's face looked slightly strange. The maid on the side gently brought tea over. She glanced at the chessboard and couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Seeing Xin Chaoyang frowning for a moment, Gu Shiba Niang picked up the tea, nodded and said, "You win," and took a sip.
"Ms. Gu... it's really... a divine hand..." Xin Chaoyang said, stroking his forehead.
"Thank you for the compliment. This is really my first time playing this..." Gu Shiba Niang smiled, put down her tea cup, pointed at the chessboard and said, "Look, I made a word." She pursed her lips and raised her eyes to smile at Xin Chaoyang, "I didn't expect to lose after finishing writing..."
"What word?" Xin Chaoyang moved sideways and looked in her direction.
"My last name..." he smiled, and then pretended to smile a little bit, "I thought Mrs. Gu was pretending to be unreal. If I had known you wouldn't know it, you wouldn't even be able to finish a stroke..."
As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Shiba Niang.
"...However, this is all my own fault. A soldier never tires of deceit..." His voice suddenly stopped.
Suddenly, I found that I was very close to this girl. This delicate porcelain white face, without any makeup, was extremely elegant.
"This is called overwhelming power. If you can't beat him, you still have to scare him..." Gu Shiba Niang said with a smile. She noticed that Xin Chaoyang was acting strangely and turned her head.
When their eyes met, they were all stunned for a moment, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little strange.
"Master, your tea."
The maid on the side said softly, handing over a cup of fragrant tea.
The weird and somewhat awkward atmosphere was broken.
Xin Chaoyang moved back to his original position, subconsciously feeling that his movements were a bit awkward.
Gu Shiba Niang also stood up, "I'm going to see if Lingbao is back..." She seemed to think it was inappropriate to say this, and hurriedly added, "In case she can't find me..."
After that, without waiting for a reply, he bowed briefly and walked away quickly.
The maids laughed softly at the thought.
"Why are you laughing?" Xin Chaoyang felt uncomfortable for the first time because of someone else's smile. He touched his nose with one hand and took a sip from the tea cup. "Do I look a little embarrassed?"
He actually asked unconsciously what was in his mind.
The maids laughed loudly.
"No, Master, take it easy..." they said softly, "But Master, isn't this tea hot?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xin Chaoyang felt his mouth full of heat. He couldn't help but reach out to cover his mouth, and at the same time he felt his face getting hot.
Oops, did you catch the cold? A thought flashed through his mind.
"Oh," the maids opened their eyes wide, as if they saw something rare, "Master...is he blushing?"
-------------------------------------------------- -------
Recommended: Yun Huan
, written by Yu Jiuhua, the author of Ancestral Instructions, has been overhauled and is almost complete.