Chapter 44: A Stumbling Block

The little girl hurriedly walked along the green path with a plate, and the red figure loomed in the shadows of the trees. Another little girl chased after her from behind and patted the little girl in red in front of her on the back.

The little girl in red turned her head and looked at the little girl in green behind her in surprise: "Pothos, why are you here?

"Sister Amin, I just came to see you when I was free, what are you busy with?" asked Luluo with a wink.

"Of course, it's the old lady's birthday. “

The pothos looked at the things in Ah Ming's hand and asked with some curiosity, "What is this?"

"I don't know, butler An ordered it, and we just did it. “

"How's the old lady's birthday going?" asked Luthos.

"It's a mess, and we don't know what we're doing. Amin was a little helpless.

Green Pothos had a distressed expression on her face: "Sister Ah Ming has worked hard. “

"That's it, I'm going to get busy. After Ah Ming finished speaking, he hurried away with his things.

As soon as Ah Ming left, the distress on the face of the pothos turned into a smile, and she happily reported to the side concubine.

After listening to the little girl's report, Meng Xiyu's face was not the slightest surprised. After two days of silence, Gu Shuiyue finally woke up from her initial ignorance and began to prepare for the old lady's birthday.

But what about waking up? Isn't it overwhelmed and prepared?

"I really admire her character of not hitting the south wall and not looking back. Meng Xiyu scoffed. When the head is broken and bleeding, it is too late to regret it.

In the next few days, news kept coming from Gu Shuiyue's side. Meng Xiyu listened to these things, and couldn't help laughing even when she slept at night.

For example, the location of Gu Shuiyue's dinner party. In the past, dinner parties were usually held in the back garden, where there was a stage, and the old lady liked to listen to the play. And Gu Shuiyue actually set up the dinner party in the courtyard to the west, which was inaccessible and almost abandoned.

For another example, there is Mrs. Chen Guo in the guest list. This lady is the sister of the emperor's favorite concubine, and the special lady of the decree. This lady used to have some trouble with the old lady when she was in the boudoir, and the old lady was very disgusted with Mrs. Chen Guo, and Gu Shuiyue actually invited her. She could almost imagine the old lady's face when she saw Mrs. Chen Guo at her birthday banquet.

Meng Xiyu is looking forward to the day of the old lady's birthday more and more.

Gu Shuiyue was already too busy to touch the ground.

She has to do almost everything herself, which makes her feel like she is back at the Mochizuki Palace. At that time, she was the queen and the mother of the country, and she had to show herself in front of the people in the best possible way, and every banquet she held had to be perfect.

She couldn't hold back Emperor Wangyue, she worked hard to be a virtuous helper, and she did it. Although the final result was ironic, Gu Shuiyue never regretted it.

After a busy day, Gu Shuiyue returned to her room almost abruptly, she just wanted to take a bath and sleep again.

The tub is filled with water, and a few wisps of flower petals float on the steaming water, which have the effect of relieving fatigue. Gu Shuiyue completely bathed herself in hot water from the head down, and her whole body was indescribably relaxed and comfortable.

Suddenly, a rough hand fell on Gu Shuiyue's shoulder, Gu Shuiyue instinctively stretched out her hand, grabbed the hand that fell on her shoulder, and twisted it hard.

It's all a soldier's instinct.

Gu Shuiyue opened her eyes and fell into a pair of dark eyes.

The coldness on Gu Shuiyue's face turned to softness, and she called softly: "Lord Wang." “

Since that day, Gongsun Yi had ill intentions towards her and was resolved by her, and he hadn't seen him for a few days. As soon as Gu Shuiyue's hand was released, Gongsun Yi withdrew his hand.

He walked to the edge of the bed and sat down, clasped his arms in his arms, and looked at her intently.

Gu Shuiyue washed his body under his gaze, dried it, and then put on his clothes and went out of the water.

Gongsun Yi beckoned to her.

Gu Shuiyue walked over, Gongsun Yi took her hand, and suddenly with a force on her hand, she pulled Gu Shuiyue into her arms and let her sit on her lap.

This posture is very ambiguous for men and women. Gu Shuiyue didn't struggle.

Gu Shuiyue's hair was still wet, and as soon as Gongsun Yi stretched out his long arm, he took the towel hanging and wiped Gu Shuiyue's hair. Gongsun Yi's movements were very gentle, Gu Shuiyue tilted her head and closed her eyes, very supple and well-behaved.

Gongsun Yi looked at her long eyelashes, and suddenly a thought rose in his heart, if she was just a simple lady, her nature was so supple and well-behaved, how good it would be. But that scene just now shows that she is not a simple woman in the boudoir.

She's not an ordinary woman, who is she?

This question has been bothering Gongsun Yi.

He was drawn to all his attention by a woman who he didn't even know who she was. It's a bad feeling to be out of control.

"Suiyue, let's play a game with this king. Gongsun Yi said.

Gu Shuiyue opened her eyes to look at him, her eyes were simple and curious: "What game?"

"Pitch pots. Gongsun Yi said.

Pitching a pot is to place a pot there, and the person stands at a fixed distance and throws the scissors into the pot. Medium wins.

Gu Shuiyue often played when she was in the army.

Tools for pitching pots were quickly delivered.

Gu Shuiyue held ten arrows in her hands, and her beautiful eyes couldn't help but look at Gongsun Yi. She didn't know why Gongsun Yi wanted to play this game.

"The winner can ask the loser a secret. Gongsun Yi said.

Gu Shuiyue pursed her lips, and a hint of darkness flashed in her eyes.

Gu Shuiyue was wearing a white robe, and as soon as she stretched out her hand, she revealed her white arm, pinching a feather arrow between her plain white fingers, and as soon as she used her strength, the arrow fell directly into the pot.

The two competed, and in the first game, Gu Shuiyue won.

Gu Shuiyue could have voted for ten, but she hit nine, which was originally a temptation, but she didn't expect Gongsun Yi to only hit eight. Gongsun Yi gave Gu Shuiyue a chance to ask.

"The prince has a poison in his body, and he will have an attack once a month. The prince can completely get rid of this poison, why does he keep letting the toxin spread in his body?" Gu Shuiyue asked.

Under the lamp and candle, Gongsun Yi's face was a little gloomy and inexplicable: "Because this poison is given by a very close person, this king does not detoxify it in order to fulfill her wishes." “

In the second game, Gu Shuiyue was still nine, and Gongsun Yi was ten. Gongsun Yi wins.

Gongsun Yi asked, "You are not Gu Shuiyue." “

The posture of throwing the pot just now, Gu Shuiyue was deliberately clumsy, but it was still difficult to hide her skill. She was slender and graceful, and her every move was very bold, which made him more sure of his thoughts.

Yun Wang Ye'er wanted to ask himself about this after going around in such a big circle?

It's a tough question to answer.

Her current behavior is completely beyond the behavior pattern that a lady should have, but if she said that she was Gu Tianlan, she was cut by Gongsun Yi in a quarter of an hour.

Gu Shuiyue said: "Zhuang Sheng dreams of butterflies, I don't know if it is Zhuang Shenghua Butterfly, or Butterfly Zhuang Sheng." The concubine is Gu Shuiyue, not Gu Shuiyue. “

"The butterfly is Gu Shuiyue, who is Zhuang Sheng?"

"Lord Wang, you have already asked a question. “

Point to point, best.

Gongsun Yi didn't ask anymore.

Gu Shuiyue was lying on the bed, Gongsun Yi did not leave, but took off his robe and got into the bed.

He took Gu Shuiyue into his arms. Gu Shuiyue's body couldn't help but stiffen.

"This king will not do anything until you are willing. “

Gongsun Yi's words rang in her ears.

Perhaps because she was too tired, Gu Shuiyue lost her vigilance and fell asleep in the arms of her rival.

Originally, she was still Gu Tianlan, but she would never have thought of such a day when she fought to the death with Gongsun Yi on the battlefield.

On the second day, Gu Shuiyue woke up, and Gongsun Yi had already finished freshening up. He stood tall and tall on the edge of the bed in a dark gold-trimmed robe, waiting for her to wake up.

Gongsun Yi looked at her with tired eyes, the gentleness in last night had disappeared, and there was a hint of casual ridicule on his face: "If the concubine feels that the birthday banquet is too tiring, this king will go to talk to the concubine." “

"Not tired. Gu Shuiyue shook her head firmly, "The concubine is not tired, if she can't even hold a birthday banquet, how can the concubine be the princess of Yun, and how can she be worthy of standing with the prince?"

The ridicule on Gongsun Yi's face disappeared, his originally frozen heart gradually melted, his face returned to the tenderness of the night, he glanced at Gu Shuiyue deeply, and then turned to leave.

Gu Shuiyue hurriedly freshened up, and fell into a busyness.

Gu Shuiyue's busyness was not in vain, after more than half a month of hard work, the birthday banquet finally began to take shape.

What should be purchased has been purchased, what should be arranged has been arranged, and the invitations that should have been sent have been sent.

And Meng Xiyu was already a little impatient to see the results of Gu Shuiyue. She couldn't wait for the birthday feast anymore.

Meng Xiyu was accompanied by an old woman and a maid pothos and came to the banquet place in the West Courtyard.

This was originally a wasteland, and when Meng Xiyu was in charge of the house, he only set foot once. She originally wanted to open up this place as a place for the prince to practice, but there were too many streams and too dense bamboo forests, so it was too difficult to open up, so Meng Xiyu let it be abandoned.

"Mother, there are too many streams here, and it is dark at night, so I accidentally stepped on the pit. Isn't it crazy that the princess should set the dinner party in such a place?" said the green pothos.

The old woman patted the little girl's head: "Don't talk nonsense, the princess has her own reasons for doing this," Fu smiled gloatingly, "although the slave maid can't guess her reason." “

Meng Xiyu also had a smile on her face.

Isn't the reason simple? Isn't it just that Gu Shuiyue is crazy?

When they stepped into the wasteland, all three were stunned.

The bamboo forest is still there, but it has been rested, and some red lanterns are hung on it, and it is full of joy. The potholes had already been filled, and the small streams converged into large streams that flowed through the middle of the bamboo forest. A gravel path was paved with stones next to the stream, and some tables and chairs were placed.

Dense forests and bamboos, winding water.

Elegance without losing joy.

The old princess was born into a famous family, and it is best to do elegant things, which is a thousand times more pleasing to the old lady than asking a famous character to sing for the old lady.

Meng Xiyu walked into the West Courtyard with a happy face, but her face was very ugly and she left.

She never thought that Gu Shuiyue would have such a trick. Not only did she not panic, but she also established such a suitable place for dinner in a short period of time.

The old lady is her aunt, but she is also a person who loves talents, and when she sees such a scene, she will inevitably look at Gu Shuiyue with admiration.

She has lost the favor of the prince, and the only one she can rely on is her aunt.

She must find a way to make Gu Shuiyue mess up this birthday banquet!