"Auntie, I'm done with my homework, and I'll help Huzi chop wood. ”

Guo Que's voice exploded behind Guo Shu, pulling Guo Shu back. Guo Shu waved his hand and knew it. Guo Que is still a child after all, and the children in Zhuangzi have been playing with him for more than ten days, in addition to Guo Que's daily homework, if it ends early, he will automatically help the children in Zhuangzi chop wood and collect firewood, Guo Shu also knows. Anyway, there are guards by Guo Que's side, Xu Wangfu has combed the entire back mountain back and forth several times in the past few days, and there are no large beasts, the small Guo Que can handle it himself, so Guo Shu doesn't care much. It's in the nature of children to play.

"Don't worry, maybe it'll be fine. Xiao Hengyan patted Guo Shu's shoulder, which was considered comforting.

"In two days, I will be the ninth brother's concubine, you should be lighter. Xiao Hengyan chuckled in order to soothe the atmosphere.

In the custom of the Yue Dynasty, when the man marries, the woman will have family sisters and sisters-in-law guarding the door, and use a wooden stick wrapped in ayako to kill the mighty stick, which is intended to remind the groom to cherish the bride and kill the majesty. The groom still has to enter the cave room, so naturally he will not be beaten, and the most important thing is to help him welcome his relatives. King Ning married Guo Shang as a side concubine, Xiao Hengyan is a natural concubine, and Guo Shu is naturally the eldest sister who guards the door.

Guo Shu thought that he could have the opportunity to beat Xiao Hengyan openly, and his mood suddenly improved, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled. Xiao Hengyan looked at that smile, and for some reason, he suddenly felt a little cold in his back, and suddenly regretted saying this.

Sure enough, Guo Shu's face was full of smug smiles, "Then you have to remember to wear an extra layer of soft armor, don't you say?" ”

Xiao Hengyan suddenly felt that his hairs were blowing up inch by inch......

Time always slips away, and in the blink of an eye, a few days pass leisurely. Half a month is enough to make people forget many things, such as the small fights in the capital, and enough to make people pay attention to other places. For example, King Ning had two big weddings in three days, and the concubine actually entered the door later, which undoubtedly gave Northern Zhou a face.

Perhaps recently, the atmosphere in the capital is too depressing, and His Majesty wants to use this marriage to ease the atmosphere in the capital. Several main roads, especially from the Duke of Qi and Honglu Temple to the Ningwang Mansion, were washed inside and out, and the lights were colorful, and the Imperial Forest Army patrolled the streets every quarter of an hour, and even the thugs who usually collected protection money did not dare to go out at this time, and hid aside one by one, for fear that the people of the Imperial Forest Army would take a second look and then disappear completely.

Guo Shu sat in the carriage, quietly looking at the new capital, silent. After a few days of rest, Guo Que was already full of energy, and he was the only one running back and forth on horseback and forth in a short line. Xiao Hengyan sat in the carriage together, looking at the bustling crowd on the street and lingering in various stalls along the curtain opened by Guo Shu, and seemed to be in a good mood. In fact, there are only four square markets in the capital where formal business is done, but the capital is too big, and only four square markets are not enough to meet everyone's needs. As soon as the burden is released, it is a small stall, and people are shuttling through these stalls, which is very lively.

"Do you want to go down and have a look?" Xiao Hengyan smiled at the corner of his mouth, and quietly looked at Guo Shu's shining eyes, of course, only eyes, because Guo Shu wore a veil again.

"No, those Royal Guards are even more nervous, four or five teams are with us, they are nervous enough, there is no need to bother them anymore. Guo Shu straightened the veil.

Xiao Hengyan frowned, and wanted to reach out to block Guo Shu's hand, but he still stopped, "You shouldn't have taken off the veil in front of everyone, when you were in Yuezhou, you said that you brought a veil to prevent poison, and you didn't take it off when you went back to the capital, why is this?"

"If you can save trouble, you can take it with you, don't you still want your own princess to show up in front of everyone. ”

Xiao Hengyan was speechless for a while, and his face changed for a while, "You have to go to see your mother sooner or later, it's hard for you to still want to take it." ”

"At that time, after all, Concubine Xian didn't take me seriously, and her choice of Princess Xu was not me, and even His Majesty didn't take this marriage seriously, maybe, the whole capital will also take that edict to heart, I heard that half a month later, Concubine Xian's birthday, I don't have a separate birthday invitation, what are you anxious about, but at the birthday banquet, if you can get close to Ge Qingyun, the eldest daughter of the Ge family, I think, Niangniang will be very happy. Guo Shu said with a smile.

The ancestor of the Ge family is the current emperor, and now he has passed away, and the current head of the family, Ge Qiu, has served as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites for many years, and then retired, and the peach and plum are all over the world. Don't say that nobles are children of poor families, and there are few who have not been instructed by him. It's just that he is already old and is recuperating at home. And Ge Qingyun's father, Ge Changxi, has served as the assassin of Suzhou for many years, and his uncle Ge Changwan has served as the editor of Guozi for many years, and even Guo Cai has been taught by him, and the influence of the Ge family can be seen.

Ge Changwan has no daughters, the daughters of the Ge family are all from the long house, Ge Qingyun, as the eldest daughter, her status is more visible, from a famous family, knowledgeable, virtuous, and the name of a talented woman is more obvious, especially a good piano, it is difficult to stand out in the world today. On Concubine Xian's birthday, she specially invited Ge Qingyun to come to help the fun, and she had already lived in the palace at this time.

Sure enough, when Ge Qingyun was mentioned, Xiao Hengyan's face changed, and his face was even more ugly, especially when Guo Shu mentioned that he didn't have a separate invitation.

The previous dynasty was not without precedent, the emperor was drunk, and made a holy decree to give marriage, but the man was a prodigal son who had a hangover all day long, and the woman refused to obey the death. The woman's mother, that is, the emperor's sister, knelt for a few days and nights for her daughter, and the emperor also felt sorry, so he never mentioned this holy decree again.

Very few people know about this, after all, it is a matter of royal face, but this does not mean that Guo Shu and Xiao Hengyan do not know. What Emperor Yue and Concubine Xian did at this time is simply a copy of what happened back then, so Xiao Hengyan can't help but worry, Xiao Hengyan is in Guo Shu's room, and he may not have shown the meaning of cooking raw rice and cooked rice. However, even Guo Shun doesn't seem to take this kind of thing to heart. The attitudes of several parties are elusive.

Guo Shu smiled, opened the curtain casually and saw that the gate of the Duke of Qi had already appeared in the field of vision, Guo Shun was not there, only Guo Yuan stood at the door, Guo Cai stood behind, his face was always a little haggard, and his blue and black beard also came out, which made him look a little depressed.

"It's here. Guo Que rode a big green horse and ran to the front happily. There were not many things on the return trip, only one or two boxes, most of which were wedding gifts from the villagers, as well as the output of the Zhuangzi, including some wedding supplies.

Guo Shu wanted to get out of the car, but Xiao Hengyan grabbed his wrist and pulled him back. got up and got out of the car, Guo Shu pouted and followed behind, but was hugged by Xiao Hengyan, who had already gotten out of the car. Guo Shu exclaimed sullenly, moved twice, but still gave up struggling, and could only lean on Xiao Hengyan's arms under the surprised eyes of everyone, and was carried all the way into Zhilan Garden by Xiao Hengyan.

Guo Cai and Guo Yuan followed behind and saw Xiao Hengyan stepping into Zhilan Garden, so they stepped forward to block Xiao Hengyan's way. Xiao Hengyan didn't insist, he put Guo Shu down lightly, and put Guo Shu back with his hand and protected him behind him. Although it was only a small natural move, it also made the momentum of the two people soften a little.

"Little sister, thank you for escorting Your Highness, it's just your little sister's boudoir, and it's not a place where men can set foot at will, just send your Highness here. Guo Cai arched his hand, politely.

"This king is her fiancé, why not. ”

"After all, she has not yet married, so it is not good for the little sister's name, and I believe this is not what His Highness wants to see. ”

Guo Shu took the initiative to step aside and pushed Xiao Hengyan, "You can go back, anyway, everyone has seen it, you can go." ”

Guo Shu spoke, Xiao Hengyan naturally didn't say anything, just glanced at the two of them deeply, "Shu'er, please take care of you, say goodbye, and come back another day for an official visit." After that, he turned around and left, of course, he didn't leave the house, but walked towards Guo Shun's study. Guo Cai patted Guo Shu's shoulder and followed Xiao Hengyan from a distance, his footwork was light and silent. Guo Yuan smiled, took out a thick account book from his back, stuffed it into Guo Shu's arms, and left as if he had fled, for fear that if he said a word, Guo Shu would arrest him as a coolie.

Looking at the ledger in his hand, he shook his head with a wry smile, but he didn't look at it immediately, but walked towards the servants' room, which was the single room where Qing'er lived.