Old Princess Mu intentionally brought up Gu Nanci because she felt that Xie Ying would have a place in the future palace no matter whether it was for Gu Taiyan's sake or for Gu Nanci's sake. Starting with her, it would be easier for Xie Ying to accept Zhu Dai.
"After all, Nanci has been waiting for you for so many years. Taking her in is an account for her and Mr. Gu."
Xie Ying's expression didn't change, but his gaze was frozen. He said: "Grandmother be careful, Gu Nanci was married before, and she only reconciled with her husband when she was at odds with her. Why wait for me to tell you."
"Why did she divorce, Aying doesn't know the reason? Or..."
Old Princess Mu was interrupted by Xie Ying's voice of putting down the teacup before she could finish her words, and then saw him get up abruptly.
Old Princess Mu was shocked. Unexpectedly, she only asked Xie Ying to take a concubine, and the other party reacted so strongly.
Xie Ying's voice was not high: "Grandmother is getting old, the most important thing is to take care of yourself, don't worry about my affairs anymore. I don't want to hear similar words again, let alone allow such words to reach the princess's ears. Princess I just risked my life to give birth to my son-in-law, and I hope my grandmother will not let me be a ungrateful person."
"I... It's for your sake too!" Old Princess Mu didn't expect that he wouldn't even play tricks on her.
Xie Ying smiled sarcastically, and said, "No matter who is in the Xie family, the grandmother can enjoy the honor. You don't want to wade into the muddy water by yourself."
That last sentence is really rude.
However, Old Princess Mu could only watch him and said "Farewell, grandson" before turning around and leaving. The old lady felt a rush of urgency, which made her eyes go dark and she almost fainted. King Ning of Wei had always been submissive in front of her, but a grandson of Xie Ying treated her like this. The surrounding maidservants hurriedly supported Old Princess Mu, but they all hung their heads and dared not say a word.
Old Princess Mu originally thought that as long as Zhu Yi's status as mistress was guaranteed, she would be sure about taking a concubine, but now she could only cry out for her heartache, and there was nothing she could do with Xie Ying.
No matter how chaotic his North Courtyard was, Xie Ying went back to Lushi Courtyard on his own.
Zhu Yi was awake, and the two talked for a while. Zhu Yi joked to hide that he didn't see Xie Ying's disappointment when he woke up, and said, "I thought you saw me and Ah Rong, so you went to Beijing again."
Xie Ying said: "How could it be. I will stay until Yiyi is out of the moon, and then I will take you and Ah Rong to Beijing together."
Zhu Yi was taken aback, then smiled in surprise, "Really?" She thought Xie Ying would leave after staying for a few days.
"Well. The weather is not good, your body doesn't allow it, and the Forbidden City is being renovated. It will be fine when you are out of the moon." Zhu Yi's mother and son are too far away from him, and he is worried after all. Being called out by the old princess Mu strengthened his determination even more.
He said again: "Zhu Ning is going to Beijing too, and with her and Zhu Chuo accompanying you, you won't be bored."
"Eldest sister is going to Beijing too?" Zhu Yi became even happier when she heard that. Then he frowned: "However, if the Yan family invades the capital during this period of time, if they hold Zhu Xiujing as a flag, it will be justifiable to restore the Zhu family..." Xie Ying led the army to replace the Yongnan Palace, isn't it for the Yan family to marry
Xie Ying said: "The Yan family will not attack Zhongzhou for the time being, King Jinghai is dead. The Yan family is fighting among themselves."
Originally, it was a good time for Xie Ying to attack Jingzhou with all his might. Regardless of the opposition of the generals, he decided to rush back to Weizhou, just because Zhu Yi was about to give birth. Giving birth is the most dangerous moment in a woman's life, and there are people in the palace who have ulterior motives for Zhu Yi.
Xie Ying gave up attacking Jingzhou almost without thinking about it, and chose to return to Weizhou. If Zhu Yi had an accident, what would it mean for him to conquer the country. Thinking that Zhu Yi was thinking of him too, he wanted to go back to her immediately.
Zhu Yi was stunned. What surprised her even more than hearing the news of King Jinghai's death was that the Yan family was fighting among themselves...
"Isn't King Jinghai only one son, Yan Fengqin? Who will fight with him?"
Xie Ying replied: "Yan Yu'er and Zhu Xiujing formed a party to fight for power with Yan Fengqin."
Zhu Yi was even more surprised: "Isn't Yan Yuer's real brother Yan Fengqin? Why did she help Ah Chuo's brother Zhu Xiujing?"
The man said slowly: "I don't know about that."
Zhu Yi didn't really believe that Xie Ying didn't know the reason, but after she finished asking, she immediately remembered that she had seen Yan Fengqin and Yan Yu'er facing each other in Qinzhou last time.
"However, how could Yan Fengqin give Yan Yuer and the others a chance to initiate internal fighting?"
Xie Ying simply said: "Yan Yuer is a very crazy person."
Zhu Yi always felt that when Xie Ying answered her questions about Jingzhou, she always said a little bit and included a lot, as if there were some things she didn't want to reveal to her completely. But it was about Yan Fengqin, and she couldn't ask too many questions, in case he had any ideas.
Wu Feitu left, and a month passed quickly.
Because Zhu Yi had exercised a lot before and ate intensively during the confinement period, he recovered very well.
She never tried not to go out for a whole month. Just after the Lantern Festival, and the lanterns on the street hadn't been removed, Xie Ying knew she was panicking, and took her to the streets to see the bright spring night in Weiyuan City.
Tomorrow they will leave for Beijing, Zhu Yi instructed everyone to pack up their belongings, and said: "The Lushiyuan is so beautiful, I am really reluctant to leave."
In fact, she was reluctant to part with her new house. Zhu Yi stood under the mica canopy that Xie Ying specially built for her. The raindrops fell on the transparent mica screen, splashing water. The courtyard was bright red and green, and the water was clean in spring.
"We can come back in the future." Xie Ying comforted her. He said again: "I have something to discuss with Yiyi."
The two returned to Ah Rong's bedside, and Zhu Yi asked, "What's the matter?"
"Yiyi also knows what the purpose of my fights is. In order to avoid embarrassment in the future, Ali has to change his surname to Xie from now on." Xie Ying did not tell Zhu Yi how much he was fighting against. Under pressure, Zhu Xiuli's life was saved from Gu Taiyan and Sheng Xiao. Killing Zhu Xiuli secretly was the unanimous opinion of his two teachers.
Zhu Yi only thought for a moment, then said: "Okay, I will persuade Ali."
She has always been very grateful to Xie Ying for willing to save Zhu Xiuli's life, instead of letting Zhu Xiuli die for "unknown reasons". Xie Ying didn't tell her that she would understand that if someone claimed that the orthodox blood of the Zhu Dynasty still existed, it would be troublesome after all even if Xie Ying had the ability to suppress Xie Ying's rebellion through Zhu Xiuli. Most people will choose to cut the weeds and exterminate the roots.
Zhu Yi took Xie Ying's hand and said, "Thank you, husband."
The man glanced at her. When Xie is called Husband, I usually call him by my first name. Originally he didn't like Zhu Yi saying thank you, but the word "husband" was called out by her voice, which made him feel really comfortable, so he said, "Just thank you verbally?"
Zhu Yi knew what he was thinking just by looking at his eyes, and took the initiative to climb Xie Ying's shoulders, kissed him, and used what he learned from him, from the shallow to the deep, with a long kiss. She didn't let him go until her cheeks flushed and she gasped a little.
Xie Ying closed her eyes, and after enjoying it passively, she said: "This is still oral."
Zhu Yi was slightly stunned, and now she pretended not to hear and turned around to arrange her son's quilt.
But the man hugged her waist from behind with his arms, and he imprisoned her freedom: "Yiyi, can you help me?"
The fiery temperature behind Zhu Yi is showing his strong possessive desire. After understanding his hint, she glanced at the sleeping soundly child, slightly embarrassed: "What if Ah Rong wakes up later, what are you doing with your own hands?"
Xie Ying said: "So what's the same? I just like Yiyi's hands." He added in his heart, Yiyi's hands are small and smooth, soft as if they were boneless, can they feel the same as his own hands? He coaxed again: "Ah Rong just fell asleep just now, how could he wake up so quickly."
Zhu Yi's eyes were glued to Ah Rong's face, still hesitating.
"Then let's go to the clean room." Xie Ying meant that everyone took a step back and vowed not to give up until they reached their goals. As he spoke, Wen Yan and the two nurses were called in to guard the son, while the son's mother was taken into the clean room and let him do whatever he wanted...
This time when he went to Beijing, Xie Ying wanted to take Princess Lian with him, but was rejected by the other party.
A group of people arrived in the capital in the spring of February.
Standing under the red wall of the palace city under the warm sun, Zhu Yi smelled the fragrance of plum blossoms protruding along the base of the wall. Although she had only left here for more than a year, seeing the familiar scenery, she felt as if she had been a lifetime away.
As soon as Xie Ying entered Beijing, she didn't have the time to accompany her and Ah Rong in Weizhou all day long. After returning one day, the two only met once at night.
It took a few days to get together less and leave more. But no matter how late, Xie Ying will always return to the mother and son. Everything is difficult at the beginning, and Zhu Yi also understands.
Soon there will be news.
The Yan family's army divided into two groups, and marched from the east to the Central Plains.
Xie Shao led the troops back from the south, but did not return to Weizhou, but also went straight to the capital.