Not long after, it was the winter solstice of Wanshun 31st. Lin Size asked Gu Hongjian to accompany him to the Yingxi Palace.
Gu Hong saw that she was struck by lightning after hearing this, and said, "Me? Why?"
Lin Size said, "You are my maid."
"Am I not the maid of the Baifu Palace?!" Gu Hong knew for the first time that she was actually the maid of the Fifth Prince.
Lin Size said, "Your Highness Baifu, you are the only servant who will show up."
Gu Hongjian couldn't refute: "..."
Gu Hong saw a bitter face, and watched Lin Size choose the only set of clothes and black cloak that was a little more polite.
It was actually Lin Size's before, but now that he is a little smaller, Lin Size threw it to her.
Although Lin Size's side is relatively scarce, there are always some things that are sent out every New Year. Although I don't know how much has been deducted, there are generally not too many cold-proof materials such as cloaks. After all, if a prince directly It is too much to say that he is dead in the hall.
Gu Hongjian followed Lin Size to Yingxi Hall timidly, her hands and feet were shaking. Because Baifu Hall was very remote, there were not many people on the road. When they approached Yingxi Hall, the number of people gradually increased.
It seemed that she just took two more steps, and suddenly stepped into a noisy place from an extremely deserted place. Gu Hong was naturally nervous when she saw this kind of little girl who was used to staying in a deserted corner. She couldn't help but secretly look at it. Glancing at Lin Size, she saw that Lin Size's face was calm, and she couldn't help but feel at ease.
The interior of Yingxi Hall was as warm as spring, and the carved beams and painted buildings were magnificent. Gu Hongjian was the first time to come to such an occasion, but only stayed in the corner with Lin Size.
This was also the first time that Gu Hongjian saw the legendary emperor.
He is not too young, his eyes are cloudy, but he has an indescribable deterrent force. Gu Hongjian only glanced up secretly and quickly lowered his head, while the aloof emperor asked with a fatherly kindness and filial piety. Although he did the homework of a few princes, he only missed Lin Size, as if he did not exist.
Lin Size was probably used to it, eating dishes with his head down and not saying a word.
Gu Hongjian looked at him and felt a little sad, but Lin Size whispered, "Where's the wooden box that I asked you to take?"
Gu Hongjian carefully gave it to him.
Lin Size packed a lot of food into it.
Gu Hongjian: "..."
Lin Size: "If you reward you, go back to the Baifu Palace and eat it."
Gu Hongjian: "..."
She looked at the other masters, all of them were very well dressed. She was the youngest and the most shabby of all the servants. Even the rewards given by the master were all meals that were secretly allocated from the dining table.
However, Gu Hongjian thought that even if other people fell in love with her, she would not abandon Lin Size, because this guy is so pitiful, he is so pitiful that he wants to give all the things he has to others.
And that other person was her, Gu Hongjian.
Such thoughts supported Gu Hongjian, who accompanied Lin Size for twenty years.
Even after that, he would never remind people of the word "poor" again, and he would never share what he had with Gu Hongjian.
And this time, for some unknown reason, Gu Hongjian secretly paid attention to another person, but she looked all over the Yingxi Palace and didn't see the figure of that person - Zuo Ningyan.
Later, after she went back, she made a special inquiries, only to find out that there was a very powerful celestial master, saying that Zuo Ningyan had a fate in the capital, and she had to stay away from the capital before the age of sixteen.
Because this is actually a bit absurd, it was widely circulated, and Gu Hongjian could only inquire about it, but for some reason, she knew that she would not come back before the age of sixteen. According to her age, at least Wan Shunsi She will only return to the capital in twelve years, and when Gu Hongjian thinks of this, she feels a lot more at ease.
Later, Gu Hongjian recalled her inexplicable thoughts at this time, only to realize that there was a providence in everything. She was very sensitive to know in advance how incompatible Zuo Ningyan and her were.
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From the thirty-two years of Wanshun to the thirty-ninth year of Wanshun, it was six years in which time flies. Gu Hongjian practiced martial arts every day and studied, and Lin Size also practiced and studied martial arts. There will always be only the two of them in the empty Baifu Hall.
At first, Gu Hongjian still lived in the servant's room abiding by the rules. Later, seeing that the place was too remote, and there was no one else, she wanted to move the place - from the poor servant's room to the master maid's room. In the room, unexpectedly, after she made this request to Lin Size, Lin Size directly asked her to move to the side hall.
Although the Baifu Palace is very remote, it also has a main hall and a side hall. The main hall is where Lin Size sleeps, and the side hall is a spare place for half of the palaces. In this case, another empress could come to stay, so she slept in the side hall.
Or if there is an accident in the main hall, you can switch to the side hall to sleep.
In short, it is where the master sleeps.
Therefore, when Lin Size said this, Gu Hongjian was very panicked, but after panicking for a while, she also... lived in.
There is only one word to feel, that is cool.
However, because of the conversation with Lin Size earlier, Gu Hongjian realized that if she wanted to assist Lin Size, if she wanted to become an official, she would first have to abandon the fact that she was a woman, although Gu Hongjian believed that even if she was a woman , can also do great things. Lin Size and Mr. Meng don't discriminate against women, but others don't think so.
Gu Hongjian also simulated that if Lin Size takes him to do errands in the future, and others see a well-behaved little maid behind Lin Size, what would they think!
So Gu Hongjian began to treat herself as a man as much as possible, and asked Lin Size to treat her as a man too.
After hearing this, Lin Size was silent for a moment, and said, "I've always been like this."
Gu Hongjian really wanted to beat him, but he held back.
But she didn't endure it like that, but called out the title she had recited in her heart several times: "Miss Lin."
Lin Size said incredulously, "What?"
Gu Hongjian smiled and said, "Lin-girl-mother-"
"You..." Lin Size was still stunned.
Gu Hong said: "Why? You are only allowed to treat me as a man, but not as a woman? Are we brothers or sisters the same!"
Lin Size: "..."
In fact, Lin Size said that Gu Hongjian was a man, and it was not completely unreasonable. After all, Gu Hongjian's martial arts skills were almost a thousand miles away. When Lin Size woke up early one day and saw Gu Hongjian chopping wood with his bare hands in the yard, he just paused. And then left as if nothing had happened.
It's a little difficult to think of someone who can chop wood from empty mountains, lift stone tables easily, and have a lot of tricks with Mr. Meng as a girl.
Corresponding to this, Gu Hongjian could indeed see Lin Size as a woman.
Especially unlike Gu Hongjian's arrogant and domineering personality, Lin Size is more introverted, whether angry, happy, moved, always buried in the bottom of his heart, silently not saying, although this is the result of his tolerance, but in Gu Hongjian seemed to think that he had a girlish temperament - he was squeamish.
But probably because of this, the relationship between the two can be described by leaps and bounds.
Boys in this period would like to play with "boys" of the same age. Lin Size's brothers were all very scary, and Gu Hongjian's appearance undoubtedly just occupied the position of this good brother.
Although Lin Size still likes to pretend to be an adult and is very serious with Gu Hongjian, he is fundamentally different from before. He has begun to trust Gu Hongjian and is willing to exchange ideas with Gu Hongjian, and even willing to sit with her in his spare time. In the yard chatting about messy things, if the weather is good, the two will hold the astronomical book and compare it to see which star in the sky is.
Lin Size would test what Gu Hongjian learned every week. Most of the time, Gu Hongjian couldn't pass the test. Whenever this time, Lin Size would sigh and tell Gu Hongjian the content of the book that he didn't know how many times. Occasionally, when Gu Hong sees a pass, Lin Size will reward Gu Hongjian with a pat on the head. Although Gu Hongjian will fiercely say, "What are you doing by slapping my head?" Happy to bloom.
Lin Size's talent is extraordinary, but he can already write very good poems, but he never sends them to the emperor. Gu Hong has seen it a few times. Although he doesn't quite understand what Lin Size is talking about, he always thinks that he is very powerful. When the emperor saw it, he would definitely change his opinion on Lin Size, a cheap son, and would take him seriously.
After hearing Gu Hongjian's thoughts, Lin Size said lightly, "I'm used to being ignored. If I suddenly get attention, it would be a bad thing for me."
Gu Hong saw that he understood, this is called keeping a low profile, so he didn't say anything more.
After that, Mr. Meng began to show the two of them the art of war, saying that although it was the art of war, it could be applied to everything in the palace.
At that time, Lin Size was fourteen years old. At the beginning of the year, he had a tall and handsome appearance in the future. There were some deep lines on his originally fleshy face, but Gu Hongjian grew faster than Lin Size. Wanshun was thirty-nine years old. Gu Hongjian was half a head taller than Lin Size.
Sometimes when Gu Hongjian stood on the edge of the flower bed and practiced martial arts to make the bottom plate more stable, Lin Size had to look up when he stood up to talk to her.
Gu Hongjian was very proud, and occasionally stretched out his hand on top of his head for a comparison, implying that he was taller than him, Lin Size would immediately leave with a dark face and throw his sleeves away, while Gu Hongjian would burst into a burst of laughter.
Sixteen-year-old Lin Size has become more and more calm, but he is still easily provoked by Gu Hongjian. After six years of getting along, Gu Hongjian has learned not only martial arts, but also unscrupulousness towards Lin Size.
However, Lin Size was angry, but he was never really unhappy about it.
After all, he was only sixteen years old that year, and there was only one Gu Hongjian by his side. He wouldn't want to drive her away just because this guy sometimes made him angry.
He trusts her just as she trusts him. At this time, they only have each other. They are the master and the servant, and they are also the best and only friend. He is her little master and teaches her to read and write. She is an arrogant and strange girl. , teach him to keep fit, he is also a teacher and a friend, and it is difficult to let go of each other.