Gu Xiaobao is a frequent visitor to Renshou Palace. Gu Jiao hugged him and felt the privilege of entering the palace with a face brush.
Gu Xiaobao ran out of electricity when he was looking for his sister in Bishui Hutong, and now he doesn't take a step.
Gu Jiao was very strong, but she was happy to hug him.
Yu Ya'er helped Gu Jiao carry things, and happily entered the palace together.
Empress Dowager Zhuang is now ignoring the state affairs and going to play cards at Bishui Hutong when she has nothing to do. She lived a very leisurely life, but she was too worried about Gu Jiao in the previous days and suffered from several serious illnesses. It was not until the news of the frontier victory came from the front line that she gradually improving.
"Auntie." Gu Xiaobao was very close to his aunt, and when he entered the bedroom, he reached out to his aunt.
Auntie thinks that children are noisy, but Gu Xiaobao is not noisy, it is a rare quiet little milk bag.
The aunt allowed Eunuch Qin to carry him over.
Eunuch Qin walked forward with a smile: "The county master is back. The queen mother misses you every day, and she doesn't want to eat or drink. If you don't come back, the queen mother will have to—"
I went to Yan Country to find you.
Eunuch Qin swallowed these words wisely.
"Give it to this old slave." Eunuch Qin reached out and hugged Gu Xiaobao.
Gu Xiaobao turned around.
Do not give hugs.
Eunuch Qin let out a sigh.
"I'll come." Gu Jiao said.
"Then, this old slave is going to make tea!" Eunuch Qin stepped back with a smile, and took the maids in the bedroom with him.
Empress Dowager Zhuang was sitting by the window drinking tea when Gu Jiao walked over, sat down beside her, and said hello softly, "Auntie."
Empress Dowager Zhuang: "Humph."
Yu Ya'er bowed her knees and bowed: "The Queen Mother!"
Empress Dowager Zhuang: "Yes."
Gu Jiao: No, is it treated differently
Gu Xiaobao climbed onto Mrs. Zhuang's hind legs and sat for a while, but found it boring, so he twisted his body and climbed down.
Yu Ya'er put the food box on the table and took him out to play.
Gu Jiao opened the food box and took out the contents one by one: "Candied fruit, made by my grandfather, rose cake, made by my mother."
Empress Dowager Zhuang stinks and remains unmoved.
Gu Jiao took out a small box at the bottom: "Peach cake, I made it."
Empress Dowager Zhuang's face softened a little.
But in the next second, her brows twitched fiercely again: "Who let you into the stove? Is there a shortage of peach cakes here in Ai's house or what? Do you think the food you make is delicious?"
Gu Jiao pressed down the corners of her lips, and reached out her hand awkwardly to grab the box of peach cakes: "Oh, then I'll take it back."
Empress Dowager Zhuang hugged Taosu and glared at her very resentfully.
Gu Jiao smiled and rolled over on the chair.
The sun is shining, and the girl has a good smile.
Empress Dowager Zhuang snorted, but the corners of her lips twitched involuntarily, and tears flashed in her eyes.
Her Jiaojiao is back.
All must have returned.
During the year that Gu Jiao was away from the capital, a lot of things happened. First, the crown princess Wen Linlang "died from illness", and then Queen Xiao selected two side concubines for the prince. To Gu Jiao's surprise, one of the side concubines She was actually the sister of Princess Rui.
Her name is Du Xiaoyun.
Gu Jiao has a little impression of her because when she first came to the capital, she met Du Xiaoyun several times. Du Xiaoyun is a loyal supporter of Wen Linlang, and she regards Wen Linlang as the perfect goddess in her heart.
I don't know what kind of mood she was in when she was selected to be the concubine in the East Palace.
Du Xiaoyun's belly is very strong, she became pregnant three months after entering the palace, and she is now five months pregnant.
Empress Xiao once told Empress Dowager Zhuang that if Du Xiaoyun could give birth to a son for the prince, she would invite her to be the concubine of the prince.
In addition, King Rui showed his fists and feet in the court, and was highly regarded by the emperor. The emperor ordered him to be a minister of imperial envoys and went down to the south of the Yangtze River to observe the feelings of the people.
Princess Rui's mother and daughter were with him and had already set off.
Huangfuxian also went to Jiangnan to play together. It is worth mentioning that he can walk with prosthetic limbs.
"Where's King Ning?" Gu Jiao asked.
Empress Dowager Zhuang sighed: "As it was, he was still confined to the mansion. Since Chu Yue divorced him, his temperament has changed a lot. The Aijia heard that he has been sending people secretly to inquire about Chu Yue's whereabouts, but unfortunately nothing has been found."
Prince Ning clearly had Princess Ning in his heart, and he only wanted Wen Linlang when he was a teenager, but he understood it too late.
Chu Yue didn't know where he went, and he regretted it too much.
"Where's Zhuang Yuheng? Is there any news about him?" Gu Jiao asked again.
"There are quite a lot of people you are worried about." Empress Dowager Zhuang said so, but she knew in her heart that Gu Jiao was thinking about her.
Whether it was King Ning or King An, they were all children she really loved. No one expected that Master Zhuang, as King Ning's grandfather, not only failed to discipline King Ning, but secretly encouraged King Ning to rebel.
King Ning fell, Taifu Zhuang was defeated, and the whole family of Zhuang was exiled.
Zhuang Yuheng was expelled from the house by Mrs. Zhuang first, and he made contributions later. He could have stayed in the capital, but he was exiled together without hesitation.
When the banker was in his prime, he gave up his glory and left the banker.
When the dealer fell into the quagmire, he gave up the Splendid Future and returned to the dealer.
Thinking of him, Empress Dowager Zhuang felt distressed and regretful.
She had emotions accumulated in her heart, but no one dared to ask or mention it, only Gu Jiao could make her speak.
Empress Dowager Zhuang sighed: "He became a teacher in a small private school at the border. He taught during the day, helped people write letters at night, copied official documents, and earned a small amount of money to support the family."
Although he was exiled, Zhuang Yuheng himself was not guilty, so he could go to a private school to teach.
Rao is so, life is also very hard.
Zhuang Yuheng didn't feel bitter himself. When the person sent by Queen Mother Zhuang asked him how he was doing, he said that Xiao Liulang had eaten these bitter things before, and if Xiao Liulang could carry it, so could he.
Empress Dowager Zhuang snorted: "I'm still competing with Liu Lang. By the way, Xiao Xue has written to you."
Gu Jiao: "Oh?"
Empress Dowager Zhuang was too lazy to move, she pointed to a location, and Gu Jiao went to get the letter.
There are six letters in total.
In ancient times, the transportation was inconvenient, and a letter might take two or three months on the road. Gu Jiao received six letters in the year and a half that she was gone, which shows that the frequency of Xue Ningxiang's letter writing is not low.
In the letter, Xue Ningxiang mainly talked about the affairs of Houshan and her daily life in the countryside.
"The words are better than I can write..."
Gu Jiao muttered.
The back mountain has been reclaimed, and different kinds of herbs have been planted according to Gu Jiao's needs. It is expected that some of them will be picked next year.
The dog baby is five years old, very naughty, always running around the streets, making Xue Ningxiang easy to find.
Gouwa gets along well with Dean Li. He really thought he was Dean Li's biological child. Dean Li taught him to write. Guess what? He actually learned very well.
The penultimate letter said that my aunt sent a letter to Xue Ningxiang, asking her to bring her husband and dog to play in the capital. She said that she would come right away.
The last letter was sent right after. Xue Ningxiang was pregnant and could not come to the capital for the time being. When the baby was born, she would visit her aunt and Gu Jiao.
Gu Jiao listened to the news all afternoon, and then read so many letters from Xue Ningxiang, and suddenly had a feeling like a lifetime.
When she first came through, the dog was only one year old, and now she is five years old.
Before she knew it, she had been here for four years.
With emotion, Gu Xiaobao staggered in.
He stood in front of Gu Jiao and Empress Dowager Zhuang, looking at Empress Dowager Zhuang with a particularly innocent and well-behaved look.
"Auntie." He called in a milky voice.
Empress Dowager Zhuang snorted: "Oh, what's the trouble again?"
Gu Xiaobao put a pair of small hands in front of him, and pinched the index finger of his left hand with his right hand: "No."
Empress Dowager Zhuang hit the nail on the head: "You didn't show your little hand, that's all."
As soon as the words fell, Yu Ya'er and a little palace maid from Renshou Palace walked in in a panic.
The two bowed their heads.
Yuya'er didn't know what it was or how to report it.
It was the little palace maid who bit her head and said, "Feng... The phoenix seal is broken."
Empress Dowager Zhuang's face sank, and a whole row of eye knives flashed in her eyes!
Gu Xiaobao stepped forward and hugged Empress Dowager Zhuang's hand: "Auntie, Xiaobao loves you."
Empress Dowager Zhuang's phoenix body was shocked: Who taught him! ! !
Gu Jiao went back after having dinner at Renshou Palace.
Gu Xiaobao was so tired that he fell asleep, snoring sweetly in Gu Jiao's arms.
Gu Jiao looked at him: "Well, children are so cute."
Yu Ya'er said with a smile: "Miss, don't be envious, you will soon have a baby with your uncle!"
she? Have a baby? Gu Jiao was dumbfounded.
…
Yuan family.
Yuan Shoufu and the old marquis had a very happy chat in the flower hall.
Gu Changqing was sitting on pins and needles beside the old marquis.
Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of a figure flashing past the window, and the other person seemed to glance at him.
He understood, got up and said, "I'm sorry, I'll go to Gongfang."
The old marquis gave his grandson a dissatisfied look, and said, what kind of respect are you going to
Yuan Shoufu raised his hand with a smile: "It's okay, let's go. Zhao San, take Gu Shizi to Gong's room."
"Yes."
The servant called Zhao San led Gu Changqing to Gongfang.
Gu Changqing said without changing his face: "I know the way, you go back first, it's been a while for me."
"Yes." Zhao San returned to the flower hall.
Gu Changqing turned around, and came to a small garden nearby with Qinggong.
There, the little Taoist nun in a Taoist robe had been waiting for a long time, holding a new book of words in her hand.
The little Taoist aunt closed the half-read book, turned around and looked at Gu Changqing: "You are finally here, if you don't come, I will personally invite you."
He said, "Fang is the one who asked me to call me?"
"Yeah." The little Taoist girl nodded.
He asked, "What's the matter?"
The little Taoist nun glanced behind him, and winked at the maid next to her.
The maid understood, and set off a whistle not far away.
The little Taoist girl then asked, "How are your grandfather and my grandfather talking?"
"They..." Gu Changqing remembered the scene where the two old men hit it off, and his expression was indescribable. "I'm sorry, I didn't expect my grandfather to find Fengniao. You give me a little time, and I will find another way to withdraw from this marriage."
Yuan Baolin paused and asked tentatively, "You quit the marriage, so you don't need to get married in the future?"
"What?" Gu Changqing didn't understand why she asked that.
She explained: "I mean, there are loopholes in our original plan. It's not that easy for me to return to Taoism, especially when my grandmother was trying to kill me a few days ago... The same is true for you, even if you quit your relationship with me, your family I will also talk about the next marriage for you until you get a wife."
Gu Changqing was silent.
Yuan Baolin was right, as the heir of the Hou family, he would inherit the family business of the Hou family in the future, and his grandfather would not give up his marriage.
Yuan Baolin thought about it and asked him, "You are still the same as before, don't you want to get married?"
"En." Gu Changqing nodded firmly.
Yuan Baolin said: "Me too, I don't want to get married. What good is a man? The long-lived women I've seen are all men who die early. Cherish life and stay away from men."
Gu Changqing: "..." I was speechless.
Yuan Baolin held the book of words in her hand, rolled her eyes, looked at him narrowly, and said with a smile, "Since you don't want to marry a wife, and I don't want to marry someone, it's better for the two of us to work together."
Gu Changqing gave her a deep look: "What do you mean—"
Yuan Baolin took a few steps forward, and said calmly, "It's good to deceive them anyway! If you have a sweetheart in the future, or I have a sweetheart, it will not be too late for us to divorce!"
Gu Changqing hesitated for a moment and said, "But this is unfair to you."
It's nothing for a man to reconcile. If a woman reconciles, she will be criticized to some extent. Even if she is Yuan Shoufu's direct granddaughter, she can't avoid this secular rule.
Yuan Baolin smiled and said, "You don't have to worry about this. To be honest, I don't care what other people think of me. Their eyes and words can't hurt me. You just say whether you agree or not, right?"
This maverick temperament... is somewhat similar to his sister.
Gu Changqing frowned, this matter did nothing to him, but to her it did—
Yuan Baolin said frankly: "You don't think women are too weak, and don't measure me with your thinking, I know what I want. Unless you don't want to cooperate with me, then treat me as nothing. Say."
Gu Changqing pondered for a moment, looked at her with a complicated expression, and gave her own choice.
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