"Baby girl?" Gu Jiao thought of Princess Ning'an of Concubine Jing's, but this time she didn't guess whether the child was her aunt or not. After all, Princess Ning'an was a few years younger than His Majesty, and the years were not right.
This time, Eunuch Qin himself mentioned Princess Ning'an, "The queen mother loves Princess Ning'an very much, so Miss Gu must have heard about it."
"Yeah." Gu Jiao nodded.
Wei Gonggong said: "Actually, there is a reason. Princess Ning'an's birthday happens to be on the same day as the little master's birthday. The queen mother... The queen mother may think that her child has returned, and become Ning'an."
When Eunuch Qin said this, he smiled embarrassingly, "This is just the old slave's guess. The slave does not know what the queen mother thinks. The slave only remembers the night Princess Ning'an was born, and the queen sat in Kunning Palace. for a long time."
After thinking of something, Eunuch Qin said again: "Speaking of which, the relationship between the Queen and Concubine Jing became closer because after Princess Ning'an was born, Concubine Jing often carried Princess Ning'an to visit the Queen, but it really made the Queen open to Princess Ning'an. My heart is still when Princess Ning An grabbed Zhou. She grabbed the Queen's hand."
At that moment, my aunt couldn't help but not bear it, right
The pain in my heart was healed by the one-year-old little princess, as if... her child really came back.
Gu Jiao didn't ask if it was Concubine Jing's calculations, because no matter whether she asked or not, what should have happened has already happened, and the feelings and sincerity that should be paid cannot be taken back.
"The princess is sincere when she treats the queen mother." This is also what Eunuch Qin is happy about. Sometimes even he thinks that maybe people really have reincarnation, and the little master just threw himself into the belly of Princess Jing and came back to the queen mother. reunited.
Gu Jiao didn't find it strange, blood is not the only bond in the world, she had parents who abandoned her like a shoe, and she also met an aunt who cherished her.
What happened to my aunt is too embarrassing. If everything in that year was planned by Concubine Jing, then this woman is too guilty and deserves to die.
…
On this day at the end of the month, the Hanlin Academy was resting, and Xiao Liulang agreed to take his family to Ning Zhiyuan's house.
Lao Jijiu looked at Xiao Liulang suspiciously: "You two... go out alone?"
I always feel that the two of them are going to do bad things behind their backs!
At his age, he was really worried that this kid wouldn't be able to control it.
It was also a coincidence that there was no class in the small headroom today, and Lao Jijiu resolutely stuffed the small headroom into the carriage.
The little headroom with a confused face: "..."
Lao Jijiu: The best way to ruin a couple's life is to give them a child!
Xiao Liulang and Gu Jiao took Xiaojingkong to Ning Zhiyuan's house.
Ning Zhiyuan's home is a bit out of the way, almost belonging to the outer city. It takes half an hour to ride a carriage from Bishui Hutong. On weekdays, Ning Zhiyuan rides horses for convenience and good value, so it takes half an hour less.
Ning Zhiyuan's house was a one-stop mansion. It was not large in size. It was only less than half the size of Xiao Liulang and Gu Jiao's house. There were two rooms in total, plus a small study room.
Ning Zhiyuan came from a poor family. I heard that after high school, there were actually many squires in his hometown who wanted to befriend him. The way to make friends was to give gifts or daughters.
Ning Zhiyuan was so poor that he had a strong backbone, confiscated gifts and did not take concubines.
His parents lived with their eldest son in their hometown, and he sent a sum of money to the family.
The Hanlin Academy's salary alone cannot afford to support such a large family. Fortunately, Sandingjia has a silver reward from the court - 500 taels for the champion, 300 taels for the second place and 300 taels for the third flower.
Ning Zhiyuan paid 100 taels to his parents, and another 50 taels to pay off the family's debts. The remaining money was almost nothing left after renting the house, buying a horse, and transporting his wife and children to the capital. what.
So he is really poor now.
Ning Zhiyuan got married early, in his early thirties, his eldest son was thirteen, his second son was ten years old, and his daughter was one year younger than Jing Kong.
Ning Zhiyuan's wife, surnamed Wen, is an honest and virtuous inner helper. She doesn't talk much, and she is a little shy and introverted, but it may be because she is not familiar with Gu Jiao and Xiao Liulang.
Ning Zhiyuan's two sons go to school in a nearby private school, and they don't come back for lunch at noon.
There is only a three-year-old girl at home.
I don't know if it is because the other party is a girl, Xiao Jingkong is not as good as he used to be, he is very good, he does not make noise, does not run around, and has the demeanor of a little gentleman, letting his little sister do everything.
Wen Shi directly praised Qing Kong for being sensible and smart: "Much better than those two boys in my family."
Gu Jiao has never seen it before, so it's hard to compare, but it's true that the little guy accidentally made a face for her outside.
In the back room, Wen Shi and Gu Jiao were talking: "... I heard that A Yuan was talking about the champion of the new division. At that time, I thought, I was better than A Yuan, how old was that, I never expected that Xiao Zhuang Yuan was so young and promising. ."
Gu Jiao looked at Xiao Liulang, who was talking to Ning Zhiyuan in the hall, and nodded, "Well, I think so too."
Wen Shi: … Although I am telling the truth, are you really not humble
Ning Zhiyuan and Xiao Liulang were sitting in the main room, Ning Zhiyuan was facing the back room, while Xiao Liulang was sitting opposite him with his back to the back room, Gu Jiao could only see Xiao Liulang's back.
Gu Jiao rested her cheeks with her hands, um, Xianggong probably didn't even know she was looking at him, and could only see a back.
"Hey, I heard that the border of the Chen country is restless again, and I don't know if there is going to be a war..."
Halfway through Ning Zhiyuan's words, Xiao Liulang suddenly stood up, walked over and said to Ning Zhiyuan, "Change your seat."
"Uh? What's wrong?" Ning Zhiyuan asked.
Xiao Liulang's expression was calm, his eyes did not change at all: "You are cool here."
Ning Zhiyuan: ... No, the seat just now was the coolest, specially reserved for you.
But the visitor is a guest, and Xiao Liulang can let him sit in this sun-baked seat.
Xiao Liulang sat where the sun came in.
The young man was dressed in white, bathed in light, his face was like jade, his expression was cold, and the back of his white neck under his black hair was slightly sweating.
Ning Zhiyuan asked strangely, "Is it really cool?"
Xiao Liulang drank tea quietly, his long eyelashes hung down, and said, "Well, it's cool."
In the afternoon, Ning Zhiyuan's two sons came back from the private school. Their appearances followed Wen's more, and they were more handsome than Ning Zhiyuan, a father.
In character, the eldest son follows Ning Zhiyuan and dances well with long sleeves; the younger son follows Wen Shi and is more introverted.
All in all, great kids.
Ning Zhiyuan also asked Xiao Liulang to take the exam for the two of them.
Ning Zhiyuan is Tanhualang. His knowledge is not mixed with water, and it is more than enough to check the homework of his two sons. The reason why Xiao Liulang takes the test for them is more like an incentive.
Gu Jiao could see that the eyes of the two youngsters looking at Xiao Liulang were full of reverence and apprehension.
As for Gu Jiao's birthmark and Xiao Liulang's bad behavior, no one cared about it. Gu Jiao had a very comfortable day.
The family got up to say goodbye after dinner.
Ning Zhiyuan and his wife and children sent the three to the door.
Wen Shi's heart has always been very uneasy, worried about her husband's career and also worried about the difficult life in Beijing. Seeing her husband made such a good friend, her heart was really returned to her stomach.
Xiao Jingkong and Ning Xiaoya played all afternoon, and when they parted, Ning Xiaoya was reluctant to part, hugging Brother Jingkong... No, Uncle Jingkong was crying.
Xiao Jingkong gently comforted her: "It's okay, you can come to my house next time to play."
Wen Shi brought his daughter over, smiled and watched the family of three get on the carriage.
A small headroom sat between the two.
Gu Jiao touched his small head and planned to tell him, "So you like the little sister, and you have such a good time with the little sister." Unexpectedly, the next second he lay on Gu Jiao's lap.
He sighed feebly: "Oh, it's so tiring to have children!"
Gu Jiao: "..."
Xiao Jingkong was probably really tired, and after a while, she fell asleep on Gu Jiao's lap, drooling.
Gu Jiao was worried that this posture would make him short of breath, and turned him over, intending to hold him in her arms, but suddenly, a slender hand like jade stretched out and lifted the chubby little guy over.
The expression between Xiao Liulang's brows and eyes was very light, and he couldn't tell whether he liked it or not. He let Xiaojingkong lie down in his arms, and put his strong arms around Xiaojingkong to withstand the bumps of the carriage.
His hand seemed to hang down by his side unintentionally and landed on the stool, gently touching Gu Jiao's sleeve.
Gu Jiao didn't move.
Xiao Liulang suddenly said, "It's not good for the girl to get tanned."
"Huh?" Gu Jiao was taken aback.
"You are very dry over there." Xiao Liulang said without squinting.
His tone was calm, as if to say that the weather was fine today.
Gu Jiao looked to the other side of her.
It really is.
The setting sun cast in, and large swaths fell on her.
Although Gu Jiao felt like she couldn't get a tan, what if...
Thinking of her husband's saying that it's not good for a girl to be tanned, she resolutely moved to Xiao Liulang's side.
They were riding in old carriages, and there was not much space at all.
With such a move, the shoulders of the two inevitably came close to each other.
Hmph, I don't want to be in the sun, why didn't you sit there in the first place!
(End of this chapter)