Empress Dowager Zhuang paused when she picked up the banknotes.
The rain was heavy and the wind was strong. If Empress Dowager Zhuang raised her head, she would not be able to open her eyes at all.
She squatted so stiffly on the rainy ground, like a little old country lady who was rushing to pick vegetable seedlings on the ridge.
She only paused before continuing to pick up the banknotes.
He must be thinking too much about Jiaojiao, and heard it wrong.
With such a heavy rain, how could Jiaojiao appear here
"Aunt?"
Another familiar voice, this time directly approaching the top of her head.
The boy in the hoodie and the hat knelt down beside her on one knee.
Empress Dowager Zhuang still couldn't raise her eyes, but she caught a glimpse of the ugly red tassel spear, small pigtails, and big red flowers, which were so familiar they couldn't be more familiar.
However, Empress Dowager Zhuang suddenly stopped looking up.
She lowered her head and brushed the hair that was drooping on her cheeks in the rain, trying to straighten it out so that she didn't look so embarrassed.
She also moved her squatting toes, as if she wanted to assume a less embarrassing squatting position.
Gu Jiao tilted her head and looked at her: "Aunt, is it really you? Why are you here?"
The aunt this time is no longer in a questioning tone. She is really sure that she has met the person who is most unlikely to appear in Dayan, and the person she has been thinking about all the time.
The old lady felt wronged all of a sudden. She didn't feel the slightest bit of grievance when she was robbed on the street, suffocated into steamed shrimp in a carriage, beaten by wind and rain, and couldn't get up again and again after falling.
But Gu Jiao's aunt made all her strengths break in an instant.
Her eyes were red.
Like a child who was bullied outside and finally found by his parents.
Her small mouth was deflated, her nose was sour, and she said with a cry, "Why did you come here—I've been waiting for you for a day—"
Gu Jiao was at a loss for a moment, and she said dumbly, "I, I... I'm walking slower on the road. I'll pay attention next time. I'm not riding a carriage, I'm riding a horse, riding the Black Wind King."
The old lady didn't understand what the Lord of the Black Wind was. She grabbed the bank note and squatted on the ground, so grieved that she twitched.
"Aijia didn't cry."
she said stubbornly.
"Uh, yes, my aunt didn't cry." Gu Jiao hurriedly took off her robe and put it on Empress Dowager Zhuang.
"No need for Aijia, you are wearing it." Empress Dowager Zhuang said, not only to reject Gu Jiao's robe, but also to take off the hat on her head.
Gu Jiao stopped her.
There is no pressure to stop a little old lady with Gu Jiao's strength.
She fastened both the hat and the robe tightly, so that Empress Dowager Zhuang couldn't take it off.
Seeing this, Empress Dowager Zhuang no longer struggled fearlessly. She sniffed, pointed to a silver note in front of her, and said, "The last one, my feet are numb."
Gu Jiao picked up the silver note and handed it to Empress Zhuang.
Empress Dowager Zhuang did not put it away immediately after receiving the banknote, but handed it to Gu Jiao together with the rest of the banknote in her hand: "Here, it's for you."
Many years later, when Gu Jiao galloped on the battlefield, she could always recall this scene—on a rainy day, her aunt who had traveled thousands of miles and was embarrassed, squatted on the ground and picked up the flying silver bills one by one, just to hand them over in good condition. give her.
When she lived on campus in her previous life, she never understood why her roommate's mother could take a few cars from the countryside to the city, and she was too motion sick, just to deliver a jar of pickles to her daughter who lived on campus.
She thought, she understood that feeling.
Gu Jiao carried her aunt to the restaurant near the alley, and came back to carry the old sacrifice wine.
"I want two wing rooms." Gu Jiao said.
The old sacrificial wine lingered at the entrance of Lingbo Academy, and the nearby shops were already eyeing it. The shopkeeper of the inn wanted to check the identity of the second old man, but Gu Jiao directly showed the token of the National Master Hall.
The shopkeeper tensed up instantly: "The old man please, the old lady please! This young man please!"
"Bring two buckets of hot water." Gu Jiao ordered.
The shopkeeper hurriedly responded: "Yes! Yes! Come here!"
Empress Dowager Zhuang glanced at the shopkeeper whose attitude changed suddenly: "What token did you take so well?"
You are also worried that a few children will be stretched for various reasons, but it doesn't seem to be the same as what you think
"The token of the National Teacher's Hall." Gu Jiao said truthfully.
Empress Dowager Zhuang hummed calmly.
At this moment, I was a little immersed in the excitement of recognizing Gu Jiao, but I didn't realize what the National Master Palace was.
Although the two old men brought luggage, they were all soaked by the heavy rain.
Gu Jiao sent the two elders to their respective rooms, and then went to a nearby clothing store to buy a few sets of dry clothes. She herself had spare clothes on the carriage.
Gu Jiao came to pick up Xiao Jingkong today, but who would have expected the little guy to enter the palace with the little princess.
Queen Mother Zhuang's mouth twitched, did the little monk get along so well? Are you able to visit the Dayan Palace
"Then what are you doing with the weapon?"
As expected of the queen mother, her eyes are very vicious.
Gu Jiao scratched her little head: "There have been a lot of enemies recently, protect yourself."
Empress Dowager Zhuang sat in the tub behind the screen and hummed calmly.
As if to say that this is the correct way to open, she knew that it was not peaceful, and she came at the right time.
When Empress Dowager Zhuang and the old sacrificial wine were all cleaned up, Xiao Heng also rushed over.
When Gu Jiao went downstairs to buy clothes, she asked the driver to go back to the National Teacher's Hall, and asked Xiao Heng to come to this restaurant.
Xiao Heng didn't know that it was his aunt and the old sacrifice wine who came. When he entered the wing, he saw the second old man sitting on the chair of the master, so shocked that his mouth could not close.
There are not many chances to see Xiao Heng so rude.
Gu Jiao sat beside her aunt and looked at him with a relaxed look, the corners of her lips slightly raised.
Apparently, he really enjoyed Xianggong's confused expression.
It took Xiao Heng a long time to wake up from the shock. He hurriedly entered the room, closed the door, and inserted the latch.
"Auntie, teacher." He greeted in surprise.
The old sacrificial wine coughed lightly: "It's easy to reveal your identity if you're called a teacher."
"Grandpa." Xiao Heng changed his mouth.
The old sacrificial wine held up the teacup at hand with satisfaction, and took a sip with a calm demeanor.
Xiao Heng was really shocked, he couldn't believe what he saw, but the second old man really appeared in the capital of Dayan.
Xiao Heng took a deep breath and suppressed the remaining shock in his heart. He asked the second old man, "Auntie, grandpa, why did you come to Yan Kingdom?"
The old sacrificial wine asked in a tone of voice: "Are you asking the reason or the method?"
Xiao Heng said, "Don't pick words."
"Before answering your question, tell me what's going on with your face?" Lao Jijiu asked, looking at the mole under his right eye.
This tear mole was originally lost by Princess Xinyang.
Xiao Heng touched the tear mole under his eyes and said, "Draw it."
The old sacrificial wine said: "Why do you draw this?"
Xiao Heng said: "I'll talk to you in detail later, first talk about how you and your aunt came here."
The old sacrificial wine straightened his expression: "Isn't it that I don't worry about you? You have been gone for so long, and there is not even a letter."
It's only been over three months since we left Zhaoguo. You guys left more than a month ago, and you've only waited for two months. Jiaojiao has been fighting for longer than this.
"What about the method?" Xiao Heng asked.
The old sacrificial wine brushed off his wide sleeves, and said rather proudly: "Your aunt, I forged an employment document for Lingbo Academy."
Xiao Heng: "..."
You don't have to stress your aunt and grandpa.
As for why Lao Jijiu knew what the employment documents of Lingbo Academy looked like, it was because Feng Lao had received it before. Feng Lao’s talent was underestimated in Zhao Kingdom, and the major academies in Yan Kingdom were eager to grab him, at least The six academies of Yan Kingdom sent invitations to Lao Feng, including Lingbo Academy in Shengdu.
It's a pity that they were all rejected by Feng Lao.
Lao Jijiu had seen those documents and forged a copy from memory.
However, the anti-counterfeiting of Lingbo Academy is so good that he succeeded in imitating it for more than a month.
It has to be replaced by someone else, and it cannot be imitated at all.
Gu Jiao leaned on her aunt's side and listened to the teacher and apprentice quietly. She was rarely so close to people, and she seemed to be leaning on her aunt's arms.
At this moment, she is not the bloody commander of the Black Wind Rider, nor the young genius doctor who saves the dying, she is the aunt's Jiaojiao.
Empress Dowager Zhuang is not accustomed to being close to people, but when Gu Jiao is by her side, she can let go of all her guards.
Of course, she didn't hold Gu Jiao in her arms tiredly, that was not her temperament, nor was it in line with Gu Jiao's temperament.
The relationship between the two goes beyond the apparent intimacy, and is a tacit understanding that can burn life for each other.
This conversation was mainly between Xiao Heng and Lao Jijiu.
Auntie and Gu Jiao were the audience in the room, blowing their beards and staring while watching the teacher and apprentice chatting, enjoying the long-lost intimacy and peace.
Both felt so good.
It's nice to have my aunt by my side.
It's great to have found Jiaojiao.
…
"Okay, our business is over, it's time to talk about yours." Lao Jijiu said.
He didn't mention the hardships along the way, but Xiao Heng and Gu Jiao had a hard time on the road, not to mention their two elders were old.
"Okay, okay, what's the situation on your side?" Lao Jijiu was most afraid of sudden sensationalism, so he hurriedly urged Xiao Heng to exchange information about Shengdu.
The situation on their side is a bit complicated, Xiao Heng couldn't talk about it for a while, so he had to start with the current identities of him and Gu Jiao.
"What? You replaced Shangguan Qing as the eldest grandson of the emperor?" Lao Jijiu was shocked, and co-authoring him and Zhuang Jinse to Sheng was not the biggest shock, but Xiao Heng's life experience!
Xiao Heng said again: "Forgot to mention, Shangguan Qing is Xiao Qing, my mother and my father's son."
The old sacrificial wine pondered: "The son of Princess Xinyang and Marquis Xuanping? Is that child still alive?"
"Yes." Xiao Heng said, "I was brought to Yan Kingdom by my mother."
Lao Jijiu was a little overwhelmed: "Your mother is—"
Xiao Heng replied seriously: "Da Yan's ex-wife, Shangguan Yan."
Therefore, the woman who was brought back to the capital by the Marquis of Xuanping was not a female slave of the State of Yan, but a princess of the royal family.
Is Xuanpinghou so lucky
Empress Dowager Zhuang is a person from the palace after all. Her sensitivity and acceptance in this regard are higher than that of the old sacrifice wine, and her reaction is relatively calm.
But when Xiao Heng talked about Gu Jiao next, she couldn't calm down.
The righteous son of the Duke's government, the commander-in-chief of the Black Wind Rider, the public enemy of the ten great families—
Queen Mother Zhuang's mouth twitched.
She said how could this girl not do anything
Look at her, she is about to turn Shengdu upside down.
- Still on my own.
Xiao Heng talked with the old sacrificial wine for a full hour before finally exchanging all the information.
The two elders were silent.
A few little things are messing around, and there are too many spoofs, and they are too shocked. They need time to digest it.
Although Xiao Heng and Gu Jiao have won a lot of victories at this stage, in the eyes of the experienced Empress Dowager Zhuang and Lao Jijiu, the play of a few small things is still not perfect. Organization and planning.
Thinking of how fiercely Empress Dowager Zhuang fought with the old sacrificial wine, it was from the court to the harem, from the harem to the officialdom, and even indirectly to the battlefield.
Just two little things, drizzle.
Empress Dowager Zhuang snorted: "If you had only used this method of A-Heng back then, the Ai family would have exiled you for 3,000 miles, and you would never be able to return to the capital for the rest of your life!"
The old sacrifice wine cut a cry: "If you were like Jiaojiao back then, I would have let you sit through the cold palace!"
Xiao Heng and Gu Jiao: "..."
You two are quarreling, can you not take us with you
Are we shameless
Besides, you didn't have to hide your identities back then, so of course you fought how you wanted to!
Let you change to Yan Kingdom and try to hide your name incognito!
So angry.
The two turned their faces away.
"Ahem." The old sacrificial wine was defeated by Empress Dowager Zhuang's death stare, "Ah-Heng, where do you live now?"
…
Half an hour later, a carriage drove into the National Teacher's Hall.
Just after the heavy rain stopped, Yu He walked over from the west corridor with the boiled soup and saw Xiao Heng and Gu Jiao leading a strange couple into the Qilin Hall.
He wondered: "His eldest grandson, Young Master Xiao, they are—"
Xiao Heng said calmly: "They are the patients of Young Master Xiao. They came from the outer city. There is nowhere to go when it rains heavily. I will take the lead and bring them here. I will talk to the national teacher when I turn back."
Yu He hurriedly said: "No, it's a trivial matter. Master and his old man explained, let His Highness the eldest grandson treat the National Teacher's Hall as his home, you don't have to be polite."
After all, Your Highness the eldest grandson, you have never been polite to the National Teacher Palace.
It's not just once or twice that you bring those friends from the rivers and lakes to spend the night here, but this time bringing two normal patients is a pleasant surprise.
How did Xiao Heng know that Shangguan Qing was so rude, and being a national teacher was polite.
Recently, the inner city has been strictly investigated, leaving the two aunts in the inn, Xiao Heng and Gu Jiao were not at ease, so they temporarily brought the two elders back to the National Master Hall.
But the National Teacher's Hall is not a place to live for a long time. At dawn tomorrow, Xiao Heng set off to find a suitable house.
There are many wing rooms in the Qilin Hall. There are only Xiao Heng, Gu Jiao, Shangguan Yan, Xiao Jingkong, and a few servants in the more than ten rooms in the east corridor. There are still many empty rooms.
Because it was "two in-laws", it was too strange to live in two rooms, so Gu Jiao only asked the servants to clean up one room.
Lao Jijiu looked at the spacious room and said nervously, "So what, I'll lay the floor tonight."
"Haha." Empress Dowager Zhuang rolled her eyes and went to Gu Jiao's side.
"His Royal Highness eldest grandson!"
The four palace servants who were sweeping the corridor gave Xiao Heng a salute.
Xiao Heng nodded slightly: "You guys go get busy."
"Yes." The four continued to work.
Empress Dowager Zhuang just walked to the door of Gu Jiao's room.
She looked at the two palace maids and the two eunuchs who were doing sweeping.
His eyes fell on one of them, and his brows were slightly wrinkled.
(End of this chapter)