The reason for this guess is because Xiao Liulang told the old sacrificial wine that Princess Xinyang also had Dragon Shadow Guard in his hands. No matter what purpose the late emperor gave to Princess Xinyang, he at least explained one thing—Princess Xinyang was in the mind of the late emperor. The weight in the is significant.
In fact, if it wasn't from Xiao Liulang's mouth to know that Princess Xinyang holds Long Yingwei, Lao Jijiu would not have known that the relationship between the father and daughter is so deep.
Princess Xinyang's biological mother was Concubine Yu. Concubine Yu died of illness when she was thirteen years old. At that time, Princess Xinyang was all grown up.
The late emperor did not take special care of her because of the loss of her parents. The late emperor treated her just like many princesses in the palace...
The old sacrificial wine shook his head.
It seems that there are many things he doesn't know.
Gu Changqing and Princess Xinyang were not of the same generation, so they didn't know much about the situation at that time, so they didn't have such a big feeling as Lao Jijiu.
He is only the late emperor who has always loved this daughter very much, but he just doesn't know it.
He considered the current situation and said: "Princess Xinyang is not in the capital, but it's not too far. You can reach it in a few days with a quick horse and whip..."
"She may not meet you." Lao Jijiu said.
Gu Changqing was silent.
He understood that what Lao Jijiu said was true.
Since the little Hou Ye died in the fire in the Guozijian, Princess Xinyang was overwhelmed with grief for a while, and finally left the sad place of the capital with her confidants.
She refused to see anyone connected to the capital.
Thinking about it, I can understand that the loss of her son was too big for her. She didn't want to be hurt, and she didn't want to contact anyone who might remind her of the past in the capital.
"You have to try." Gu Changqing said.
Lao Jijiu did not refute, and neither of them were stupid. On the surface, the easiest and most intuitive way was to steal back the imperial edict, but if Long Yingwei was in the hands of Concubine Jing, they would not be able to succeed.
Maybe even if they know the content of the imperial edict, they still can't succeed, but as the saying goes, knowing oneself and knowing the enemy will win a hundred battles.
Gu Changqing said, "Princess Xinyang is near Fengdu Mountain, right? It just so happened that I was going there recently to visit Princess Xinyang."
"What are you doing at Fengdu Mountain?" Lao Jijiu said with concern.
Gu Changqing said, "Grandfather let me go."
Probably about the secret army, but the specific grandfather didn't say much.
Strange to say, the grandfather gave them all the tokens last time as if he was going to explain the funeral, but he took all the tokens back the next day.
Lao Jijiu's mood dropped: "If you go to Fengdu Mountain, go and put incense sticks for an old friend for me."
"Okay." Gu Changqing didn't ask who the old friend was or what it had to do with the old sacrifice wine, but just asked for the address of the cemetery, and then got up and left.
When he walked to the door, he accidentally met Xiao Liulang.
I don't know how long Xiao Liulang has been here and how much he has heard, but after all, he is not an outsider, so he doesn't have to hide it from him.
Gu Changqing nodded in greeting.
Xiao Liulang also nodded in return.
After Gu Changqing left the yard, Lao Jijiu also came out. He looked at Xiao Liulang, who was thin and lonely in the moonlight, opened his mouth, and suddenly didn't know how to speak.
After a long while, he sighed ashamed: "Going to find Princess Xinyang, I have something to ask her... I'm sorry, maybe I should have told you beforehand, and I shouldn't have involved Princess Xinyang like that."
Having said that, even if he did it again, even if Xiao Liulang stopped him, he would still tell Gu Changqing, hoping that Gu Changqing could go to Princess Xinyang and give him an answer.
Not only to bring down Toffee Jing, but also for Xiao Liulang's safety.
Xiao Liulang is already in the game, and if Concubine Jing does not get rid of it, he will not be able to rule out the danger.
"but… "
"Teacher, it's getting late, you should rest."
The voices of Lao Jijiu and Xiao Liulang sounded almost at the same time, which almost meant that Lao Jijiu spoke first, but Xiao Liulang picked up the words after saying two words.
The kind of seamless connection that makes it impossible to feel whether he interrupted on purpose or was indeed accidental.
The old sacrificial wine paused and nodded: "Okay, I'm almost done with my work here, you should also go to rest. It's hard to go to the countryside today, so go to bed early."
Originally, according to the usual practice and the relationship between the two, the old sacrificial wine club cared about what he did when he went to the countryside. After all, for the Hanlin officials, it was often these "political achievements" that really played a role in promotion.
But at this point in the chat, everyone knew that the topic should be terminated.
Xiao Liulang went back to the next door.
Liu Quan came over from the corridor: "Master."
"Alas." Lao Jijiu sighed, "Why do you think he is so stubborn?"
Liu Quan already knew Xiao Liulang's identity, but he still didn't quite understand the words of Lao Jijiu: "Why did you say this?"
The old sacrifice wine waved his hand: "Forget it, it's nothing."
…
After Xiao Liulang returned to his house, he plunged into the study room. He closed the door and stood alone in the boundless night without a lamp.
He understood what the teacher was asking.
—Why didn’t you tell Princess Xinyang that you are back
It would be excusable not to tell Marquis Xuanping reluctantly. After all, the relationship between father and son is not close, and after all, there will always be some strange rejection and friction between men. A boy in the rebellious period and a romantic father become enemies. Not surprising.
What about Princess Trustworthy Yang
What's wrong with the mother who put you on the top of her heart? What's the guilt? What is this!
I used to think that you didn't go to her because you were worried that your affairs would be too involved and that it would implicate her.
But with Long Yingwei in her hand, who can hurt her
Why do you do this, A-Heng, why!
Gu Jiao went to the stove to boil some hot water and made some late-night snacks. She planned to go to see if all the men at home had returned.
When she passed by the study, the door was closed, and no candle light came out, so she walked over without paying much attention.
But before taking two steps, she turned back again.
is an intuition.
Instead of knocking on the door like she used to, she gently pushed open the door and walked in.
The faint candlelight from the corridor penetrated in, allowing her to see the back of the desk that seemed to be enveloped in great sadness.
She closed the door with her backhand, and her figure was swallowed by the darkness again.
But she knew where he was, she could hear his breathing.
She walked over slowly and stopped behind him.
Xiao Liulang didn't turn around and didn't speak.
She didn't speak either.
- It is impossible for him not to know that someone has come in, and he must not want to speak if he doesn't respond.
Just because Gu Jiao can't understand too many complicated emotions doesn't mean she can't feel the emotions of others.
He was sad, sad, sad.
Gu Jiao's mind flashed the picture of him hugging herself into his arms when he was sad because his aunt had forgotten about him.
It's a pity that she's not tall enough to hold someone in her arms like he did, burying the other person's head in her chest.
She thought about it, stepped forward, stretched out her small arms, and hugged him gently from behind him.
That's okay, right
Can you be a little less sad
Gu Jiao hugged very lightly at first, but when she put her cheek against the back of his slightly stiff spine, she didn't know if she was getting closer to his heart, and the sadness she felt became stronger.
She tightened her arms.
In the darkness, Xiao Liulang resisted the sore throat, raised his hand, and covered her hand that was wrapping around his waist.
…
This time was no different from any previous time. Gu Jiao comforted him considerately, but did not question him. Gu Jiao obviously felt that after he calmed down a little, when he pulled away and left, he opened his mouth and seemed to have something to talk about. Say it yourself.
Gu Jiao stopped for a second.
In that second, whether it was fast or slow, if he wanted to explain, he could stop her, and if he still decided not to explain the two, it wouldn't be too embarrassing.
He ultimately didn't explain.
The next day, Gu Jiao woke up early and helped the housewife make breakfast for her family.
When Xiao Liulang came out of the Westinghouse, Gu Jiao was arranging the tableware and chopsticks, she bent her lips at him: "Morning."
It was as if nothing had happened, the same as usual.
Xiao Liulang nodded and said hello, "Morning."
Soon Xiao Jingkong also got up. He went to the backyard to practice the exercises. After a while, Gu Xiaoshun and Gu Yan also got up, and a lively morning began.
After breakfast, Xiao Liulang went to the Hanlin Academy, Xiao Jingkong followed Lao Jijiu to Guozijian, and as for Gu Yan and Gu Xiaoshun, they naturally went to Qinghe Academy.
Now there are two carriages at home, Gu Yan and Gu Xiaoshun used one, and the three of Xiao Liulang got into Liu Quan's carriage. Liu Quan first sent the old and the young to the Guozijian, and finally sent Xiao Liulang to the Hanlin Academy.
Gu Jiao went to the hospital, and she received a reply from Xue Ningxiang.
It has been half a year since the last letter from Xue Ningxiang to her, but after reading the letter, Gu Jiao understands why Xue Ningxiang came back so late.
Xue Ningxiang's mother-in-law passed away, just three days after Zhuang returned home on Tuesday.
Gu Jiao once showed Xue Ningxiang's mother-in-law that she was deteriorating and aging, and all the organs in her body had failed. It was not something that could be reversed by drugs.
She went in her sleep, and went very peacefully.
Zhao State has Ding You system, the elders in the family have to stay at home for at least one and a half to three years to observe the filial piety for the deceased.
But the funeral of the mother's mother still had to be handled well. On Tuesday, Zhuang asked his companions to ask for leave, and he stayed in the village to bury his mother.
This is what happened in spring. Now that summer is almost over, Zhuang has to come back on Tuesday, but another big event happened - Dean Li of Tianxiang Academy actually came to propose to Xue Ningxiang.
Seeing this, Gu Jiao was really surprised.
Xue Ningxiang didn't talk about everything with her, but she never mentioned anything about Dean Li and herself.
Of course, there is a literal explanation on the cover.
It turned out that when she and Xiao Liulang were still in the countryside, Dean Li had met Xue Ningxiang several times, and was chased by the dog and called her father.
Gouwa is a babbling child, and doesn't really understand the meaning of father. Seeing other children calling adult men father, he probably thinks that all these men are fathers.
This is Gu Jiao's own understanding.
Xue Ningxiang did not explain in detail, but said that the dog baby was bumped into by Mrs. Li behind. Mrs. Li was old and her mind was not clear, and she regarded the dog baby as her own little grandson.
Dean Li is a good person, has friendship with Xiao Liulang's family, and helped Xue Ningxiang get out of the siege. Xue Ningxiang couldn't bear the old man's sadness, so she let her mistake it.
Unexpectedly, after that time, it was so out of control that Mrs. Li asked for her little grandson every now and then, and she also regarded Xue Ningxiang as her daughter-in-law...
Dean Li asked Xue Ningxiang not to misunderstand, but Xue Ningxiang really did not misunderstand, but he would come to propose marriage...
Gu Jiao knew that trouble was coming when she saw this.
Sure enough, at the back of the letter, it was written that Tuesday Zhuang had a conflict with President Li, and Tuesday Zhuang also had a fight with President Li.
Zhou Zhuang was a soldier and Dean Li was a literati, so one could imagine who was at a disadvantage in this fight.
Gu Jiao had already seen Zhou Zhuang's thoughts on Xue Ningxiang, but Dean Li's thoughts were not known until today because of her lack of opportunity to discover them.
It is not difficult to explain why Xue Ningxiang's calligraphy has improved so much, and her literary talent has also improved by leaps and bounds, and she no longer needs others to write letters.
Now Xue Ningxiang has a headache. She said that she wanted to shave her head to be a sister-in-law, but she couldn't bear to be a dog.
Gu Jiao could vaguely understand Xue Ningxiang's troubles. In this era, the tolerance for women is very low. Xue Ningxiang is a widow, and her second marriage is already criticized. Besides, she is not marrying Dean Li, who is not in the right household, or violates the law. Ethics is strong on Tuesday.
No matter how you look at it, it's a deadly move.
Unless she can withstand the gossip, which she obviously can't, she won't want to become a monk.
At the end of the letter, he talked about Yaoshan. Yaoshan has been reclaimed, and the herbs designated by Gu Jiao have been planted by the villagers under the leadership of Luo Lizheng.
Gu Jiao tapped the table with her fingertips a few times, and took the letter to the palace.
(End of this chapter)