After returning to Bishui Hutong, Gu Jiao found a vase and kept the begonia flowers on her windowsill.
There is no special smell of Begonia flowers, but the aftertaste of his fingertips remains, and she feels fragrant when she smells it.
When Xiao Liulang came to the door of the East House, he saw Gu Jiao lying on the window sill admiring the begonia that was not at all amazing compared to her. She put her cheeks in her hands and looked very seriously, as if she was looking at some rare treasure she had never seen before. .
Just a begonia, do you like it so much
There are also crabapple trees at home, but the flowering period has passed.
Somewhere in the bottom of his heart was soft as if he had been stabbed again, Xiao Liulang tapped the door with his fingertips, his voice was a little hoarse: "I'll go to my aunt's house."
Gu Jiao turned her head, the girl's face was soaked in the warm twilight, and the corners of her lips were slightly bent at him: "Okay, I'll call you for dinner."
"Um."
Xiao Liulang responded vaguely and turned around quickly, as if something was chasing him.
Gu Jiao couldn't laugh.
She took out a small notebook and wrote seriously - the first time the husband sent flowers.
After a pause, I wrote again, I went to the next door and said hello to her. My husband is really clingy.
After leaving the yard, Xiao Liulang was also embarrassed and panicked. The two families had already gotten through, and going to the next door was almost like going to the study. Why did he explain to her when he went to the study by himself
She didn't explain it to herself.
Xiao Liulang went to Laoji Restaurant to help him correct the papers of the Guozijian.
While the two were working hard, Gu Jiao also came over and knocked on the door.
"Jiaojiao is here?" The old sacrificial wine smiled happily.
"Grandpa." Gu Jiao greeted her, glanced at Xiao Liulang, and said to the old sacrificial wine, "I'll take Xiao Jingkong to the orchard."
"Ah... let's go." Lao Jijiu wondered, this kind of thing doesn't need to come here specially, it was never mentioned before.
Gu Jiao looked at someone with a smile, with her little hands behind her back, she walked away with a special look.
The old sacrifice wine's eyes turned to Xiao Liulang.
Xiao Liulang corrected the paper seriously: "See what I do?"
Not right.
Two young people are very wrong!
The old sacrificial wine came to mind, the little girl was not explaining to him, but to Xiao Liulang.
Is the relationship suddenly so good? Should they...
No, the Shougongsha on his face is still there, and there is no consummation.
In fact, several of their elders have discussed this matter privately. The daughters of large families are married at the age of sixteen or seventeen, and they start to conceive at the age of eighteen or nineteen. At that time, the risk of childbirth will be greatly reduced.
Jiaojiao is still young, so it would be better if she consummates her house later.
Lao Jijiu looked at Xiao Liulang meaningfully: "You kid..."
Xiao Liulang said sternly: "No, no, I can't bear it."
Lao Jijiu: Oh, a man's mouth, a deceiving ghost!
The next day, Gu Jiao took Xiao Liulang to the Imperial Palace and went to the palace.
Gu Jiao went to see her aunt.
Recently, the military situation at the border has become urgent. The Empress Dowager Zhuang and the emperor are both in the side hall of the Jinluan Palace to discuss the war with the ministers of military aircraft, and have not yet returned to the Renshou Palace.
"Miss Gu, the sun is shining today, don't sunbathe outside, go to the Queen Mother's bedroom and rest for a while." Jade said to Gu Jiao.
Gu Jiao liked this clever little palace maid very much, and nodded to her: "Okay."
Gu Jiao went to her aunt's bedroom, and Fei Cui served her favorite melon and fruit snacks. Gu Jiao ate a cantaloupe at will, but accidentally spilled the juice on herself.
Slimy and uncomfortable.
"Oh, it's dirty, the servant will help you find a set of clothes to change."
"No need, I brought clothes."
Originally, she was going to the underground martial arts field today, and her mask and men's clothes were in the small backpack.
She put on her men's clothes, her hair parted, and tied in a high single bun.
Jade took her clothes down to wash them.
Gu Jiao had nothing to do in the bedroom, and admired the treasures in the Duobao Pavilion. Anything in Renshou Palace was an antique and was invaluable. Gu Jiao did not understand antiques, but it did not prevent her from appreciating the taste of money.
Among the treasures she was unexpectedly attracted to a boxy box, probably because it was the least antique of all the treasures.
Gu Jiao looked at it curiously. She didn't have the habit of flipping things around, but she didn't expect the box to pop open when she touched it lightly.
The contents in the box quickly caught her attention. It was a brand-new pair of tiger-toed shoes. It was very delicate and beautiful. It looked like no one had ever worn it, but the fabrics and patterns didn't seem to be fashionable this year.
"it's wired."
Is it for the baby in Yao's womb
"Miss Gu, the clothes are ready and ready in the afternoon." Jade came in and saw Gu Jiao staring at the box on the Duobao Pavilion, she paused and opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something.
"What's wrong?" Gu Jiao noticed her strangeness.
"Ah, no, it's nothing." She said so, but she couldn't help but glance at the box in front of Gu Jiao. In the end, under Gu Jiao's incomprehensible gaze, she was defeated and whispered, "We usually When cleaning Duobao Pavilion, I will pay special attention to this box. Eunuch Qin said that it is not allowed to touch it, let alone look at it. However, the Queen Mother loves Miss Gu, so it should be alright for Miss Gu to take a look."
There is nothing precious in the box, the precious thing is the pair of shoes inside.
Gu Jiao asked, "Is the box always here?"
"Well, it was there when the servant came to Renshou Palace." Jade thought for a while and added, "The servant entered Renshou Palace three years ago."
Three years ago, my aunt hadn't come to their house. She didn't know Yao Shi, and she never expected Yao Shi to be pregnant with a child.
So these shoes are not for the child in Yao's belly.
The military situation at the border was probably more urgent than expected, and she didn't see her aunt coming back until noon, so Gu Jiao decided to come again next time.
She went to the underground martial arts field.
She went to see if King Ning came to her. She was not in a hurry to agree to his proposal, but it did not prevent her from cutting his leeks.
Fifty taels per stick of incense.
Lao He is also a talented person. When he saw the possibility of this business, he directly marked the price - Xiongbatian fifty taels, and chatted with you for an incense stick.
Kinda rhymes.
However, her reputation is not very big, and fifty taels of pure chat is nothing short of sky-high price. Isn't it delicious to have such spare money to go to the brothel to find an oiran
Therefore, except for King Ning, probably no one will take the bait.
However, Gu Jiao was wrong, there are still quite a lot of fatty fish in this big fish pond in the capital.
"A son named Xiao wants to see you." Lao He said.
"Did you tell him the price?" Gu Jiao wrote.
"Of course I told him. He frowned, as if he felt a little worthless, but he didn't say anything. The money was paid to me." Lao He said, and took a fifty tael bill and handed it to Gu Jiao .
"I'll ask him for sixty next time." Gu Jiao collected the bank note and then wrote, "Ten taels are yours."
You can't let Lao He be the middleman in vain.
The green light in Lao He's eyes bloomed, and he nodded as if pounding garlic: "Hey! Okay!"
Gu Jiao has already played five games, and without a single defeat, she will be promoted to the first level if she wins another five games.
There are still three games today, and one of them is against a more powerful character than Daoshan Ke.
Unfortunately, I met Gu Jiao.
But his kung fu is really good, forcing Gu Jiao to use the weapon - the red spear.
Her red ying gun was hit by a small clearance, a big red flower was stuck on the head of the gun, and the gun body was also painted with red flowers, which was especially hot for the eyes.
When such an ugly weapon came out, everyone's eyes were blinded.
I don't know if the swordsman was also blinded, so he was stunned on the spot, and then Gu Jiao stabbed him with a shot, directly into his waistband, and threw the man up and threw him offstage.
The swordsman sat on the ground with a dazed expression...
What was he poking at
Gu Jiao went to see the Young Master Xiao after the fight.
The other party's style is more than Ning Wangzu, and there is a screen in the room. He sits behind the screen and talks to Gu Jiao.
It's a pity that Gu Jiao heard his voice as soon as he opened his mouth.
If it's not the Prince of the East Palace, who is it
She and Xiao Liulang went to Zhouji to eat and met the Crown Princess and the Crown Prince. The impression was not good or bad. After all, it was not someone she cared about, and it had nothing to do with her.
However, by using the surname Xiao today, he reminded that Prince Gu Jiao's mother, Queen Xiao, was the younger sister of Marquis Xuanping.
In other words, this guy is Xiao Liulang's cousin.
"Xiong Shaoxia has good martial arts, young and promising, and I really admire this young master. I don't know where Xiong Shaoxia is a teacher." The prince behind the screen asked nonchalantly.
Speaking of praise, the tone is somewhat high.
This prince was not like this when he used his identity as a prince to handle affairs among the people. He paid great attention to his image in front of the people and did not easily put on airs, but now that he has concealed his identity, he no longer has to hide his true temperament.
Gu Jiao lightly pulled the corner of her lips, took out a charcoal pen, and wrote a sentence in a small book, one stroke at a time, and handed it over to the prince's subordinates.
The prince had already heard that this Xiongbatian was a mute.
He had written for so long, and the prince thought he had written a lot of flattering words, but there were only two words—you guessed it.
Prince: "..."
Afterwards, the crown prince exchanged a few words with Gu Jiao, which was a kind of compliment without soul. Gu Jiao's reply was basically "um", "yes", "okay"... but not more than two words.
The prince was fascinated.
How slow is your kid writing? If it goes on like this, the time for a stick of incense will be gone!
Also, this attitude is too perfunctory!
"Can you not always have two words?" The prince resisted his anger and said.
Gu Jiao thought for a while and wrote, "Yes, yes."
three words.
Prince again: "..."
The prince reminded himself that it was Linlang who asked him to come, and he promised that Linlang could not get mad at the other party, but had a good conversation with the other party.
It's really depressing to say, his dignified crown prince is going to humiliate a Jianghuxiao!
Forget it, in order to allow Linlang to go to Yan State to see Mr. Meng Lao, he endured it!
The prince settled down, looked at the screen and said, "Let's get down to business, this young master asked you to come here this time, in fact, to..."
Snapped!
After he finished speaking, Gu Jiao closed the small notebook in her hand, stood up and pointed to the incense she had lit as soon as she came in.
time up.
Prince: "...!!"
The prince gritted his teeth: "This son will add money!"
Gu Jiao waved her hand without looking back, and threw out a note - the next appointment.
The prince was so angry that he vomited blood—
Did Gu Jiao deliberately embarrass the prince
of course.
She hadn't forgotten the way the Crown Prince treated Xiao Liulang in contempt at Zhou Ji's dinner last time, and bullied her husband, hehe.
Gu Jiao found Lao He and wrote in the small book: "Next time this guy surnamed Xiao comes over, the reserve price is one hundred taels, including your twelve taels, one hundred and twelve taels."
Lao He was stunned, thinking to himself, do you consider yourself the oiran of Xianleju? Such a sky-high price!
"Why, why?" he asked.
Gu Jiao's lips twitched and she wrote, "Family price."
Lao He: "… "
It was still early, and the Hanlin Academy didn't lose its value so quickly, so Gu Jiao returned to Bishui Hutong and changed her clothes.
Just as he was about to go out to pick up Xiao Liulang, Eunuch Qin came.
Eunuch Qin came to see Gu Jiao. He smiled and said, "The Queen Mother came back from the Jinluan Palace and learned that Miss Gu went to Renshou Palace to wait all morning. Why didn't she send someone to report to the Queen Mother?"
Gu Jiao said, "It's okay, my aunt is busy. I'll see her again next time."
Not being arrogant and arrogant, and always being able to keep a good balance, this is what made Eunuch Qin admirable, even Zhuang Guifei and a few small masters of the Zhuang family had a hard time doing this.
Eunuch Qin handed the food box in his hand to Gu Jiao, a total of two: "This food box contains iced melons and fruits, and this food box contains snacks from the imperial kitchen. The queen mother asked the servant to bring it to Miss Gu."
"It's time for Eunuch Qin." Gu Jiao reached out and took the food box, "Sit in Eunuch Qin's house and have a cup of tea before leaving."
The weather was strangely hot, and Eunuch Qin was indeed thirsty.
He and Gu Jiao entered the main room together.
Gu Jiao poured him a cup of herbal tea.
"Thank you, Miss Gu." Eunuch Qin took it with both hands and drank it with a big gulp. He put down the tea bowl and said to Gu Jiao and Yan Yue, "The servant has left, and I have to go back to the Queen Mother."
"I'll send my father-in-law."
"no, I'm fine."
Gu Jiao still insisted on sending people to the door.
The moment Eunuch Qin turned around in the carriage, she suddenly stopped him: "Eunuch Qin."
Eunuch Qin turned around and said, "Do you have any other orders for Miss Gu?"
Gu Jiao said, "I have something to ask."
Qin Gong said: "Gu girl, but it's okay to say it, the slaves must know everything and say everything."
Gu Jiao gestured and said, "What's up with the tiger-toed shoes in that boxy box on the Duobao Pavilion?"
Eunuch Qin's smile froze for a moment.
"It's okay, father-in-law, get in the car." She just asked curiously. If she couldn't say it, she wouldn't force it.
"...the little master's shoes." Eunuch Qin said in a low voice.
There are only two little masters Gu Jiao can think of: "Princess Ning'an or Your Majesty?"
Eunuch Qin sighed and said, "It's not at all, it's the Queen Mother's own flesh and blood, but unfortunately she died when she was born."
"Auntie... has a child?" Gu Jiao had never heard of this.
Eunuch Qin nodded melancholy: "It's a pity that he was born stillborn, he didn't have a family tree, and he didn't have a place in the ranking of the emperor's heir. If the little master survived, he would be the same age as your majesty now. It's only three days away."
Gu Jiao was silent.
Eunuch Qin opened the chat box and couldn't hold it back for a while: "In fact, if this incident hadn't happened, Your Majesty might not have been brought up under the name of Concubine Jing. At that time, the queen was being favored, and the emperor was actually I want to be raised under the Queen's name after His Majesty is born."
Gu Jiao was puzzled and said, "My aunt was pregnant at that time, right? Since my aunt has a child of her own, why do you have to raise one?"
Qin Gong said: "The imperial doctor took the pulse and said that the palace maid was in the belly of the prince, and the empress dowager's belly was uncertain. The emperor thought that if the empress dowager gave birth to a princess, it would be good to give her a prince."
I've only heard of people who can count the number of pulses, but I haven't heard of people who can tell the number of men and women. The people in the palace are also fighting very hard to survive.
"What happened after that?" Gu Jiao asked.
"Later..." Eunuch Qin smiled bitterly. "Then the queen had the first seizure and gave birth to a stillbirth. Stillbirth is an ominous sign for the royal family. At the same time, the villain provoked it. His Majesty Longyan was furious and angered the queen. Three days later, the palace maid was really After giving birth to the prince, His Majesty did not send the prince to Kunning Palace as promised, but to the concubine Jing of the Millennium Palace."
Aunt had deeply looked forward to the birth of that child, right? I just didn't expect to be separated forever after birth.
What Eunuch Qin didn't say was that the queen at that time was still young, but a little girl of seventeen or eighteen. She hadn't despaired of this deep palace yet, and she longed for her first child.
When a cold stillbirth was born, her whole body collapsed, and she burst into tears while holding the child.
Kunning Palace's cries continued all night, she cried all the tears of her life, and she also cried to death with her fresh heart.
"Why is it so coincidental that the aunt just gave birth to a stillbirth, and the palace maid on the other side gave birth to the prince. It was only three days apart. Has anyone suspected anything?"
"Miss Gu, do you want to say that the queen mother was in the scheme of whom? I can't tell." Eunuch Qin wiped away the old tears, "The queen was very simple when she first entered the palace, and she didn't watch out so much. When she finally understood what to do There were no clues when I went to watch out."
Who is born so powerful
But he was forced to pick up his sword and fight a bloody path in the harem.
Gu Jiao felt very uncomfortable. This complex emotion didn't need to be understood, and it exploded in her heart: "That dead child... Could it be your Majesty today?"
After all, it's only been three days.
Eunuch Qin shook his head: "That's a baby girl."
(End of this chapter)