Soon after Pingnanhou's birthday, Old Man He set off to return to the countryside.

On the day he left, the weather was fine, the lock of the city gate was pale green, and the wind was slightly sunset.

The old man looked much haggard than when he first saw him, standing in the red and raising his eyes, the setting sun reflected in his eyes, and his eyes turned slightly, all of which were dark and unknown colors.

In the end, nothing was said.

Gu Nan watched the carriage gradually fade out of sight, thinking about the love hidden in the last eye of the old man when he turned around, and sighed softly.

Since ancient times, beauties sighed in the twilight, and heroes were not allowed to see white heads.

This sentence is really true.

The birthday has ended, and the old man He has also left, but the matter of the Pingnan Hou Mansion is far from over.

The matter between the concubines of the Pingnan Marquis Mansion has long been no secret among the magnates in the capital, but it has always been secretly placed, and now it is suddenly brought to the table, and many things are no longer hidden.

Someone with a heart naturally secretly figured out the deep meaning, and gradually, they were led to the death of Mrs. Ning.

And just when the rumors were spreading, He Xiaoge and Gu Nan went back to the Beijing suburb courtyard, and when they left, they were still holding Mrs. Ning's tablet.

This attitude is very clear, the capital is in an uproar, the palace city has sent people to the Pingnan Hou Mansion, the Pingnan Hou is angry, whitewashing the Taiping in front of outsiders is all rumors, but there is no way to turn around and sink his face, He Xiaoge's great achievements do not need to be attached to others, and the Hou Mansion is indeed ashamed of him.

There was nothing he could do about He Xiaoge, so his anger was sprinkled on the Qin family and He Xiaoge, and he could no longer see the appearance of a loving father and a good husband in the past.

These Gu Nan had already expected it, and he only smiled when he knew the news.

How can this be? A qiē has just begun.

This time, He Xiaoge's attitude was too resolute, and the Pingnan Hou Mansion sent people several times, but they were all turned away.

These actions could not escape the eyes of the people in the capital, and everyone speculated about He Xiaoge's future movements, and the Beijing suburb courtyard became the focus of attention for a while.

There are many opinions outside, but the people inside are very comfortable, with light tea and wine, three dishes of small dishes, and they are idle and romantic.

"It's lively outside these days, I've seen Pingnanhou a few times from afar when I'm outside, and my face is really not good-looking." Gu Nan bent his eyes and smiled, and gave He Xiaoge a chopstick beef.

As for He Xiaocheng, he has not been seen since the day of Pingnanhou's birthday.

Hearing this, He Xiaoge's expression did not change in the slightest, and he stretched out his hand to push the soup that Gu Nan loved to drink in front of him and said softly: "Lu Rong sent a letter yesterday, saying that it is ready. ”

"It's a pity that I can't do it yet." Gu Nan pursed his lips, thought about it and suddenly fell silent, and after a while, he said in a low voice: "However, it won't be too late." ”

The tone was like a sigh and a regret.

For the sake of Old Man He.

Although Old Man He is full of energy, his body and bones are already decaying.

The last time Gu Nan talked to him in the study, he had already seen that the young man was running around on the expedition, and after decades of bloodshed, although he returned with glory, his body and bones were injured.

He Xiaoge understood the meaning of Gu Nan's words, and although his face did not change, the depths of his eyes still sank a little.

For the only old man in the Pingnanhou Mansion who has given him kindness, even after so many years of harsh treatment, that friendship He Xiaoge still can't forget.

"How much longer?" He Xiaoge asked, his voice trembling a little.

Gu Nan's voice paused, lowered his eyes for a while, and opened his mouth lightly.

"I'm afraid...... I can't survive this winter. ”――

In a word, it is a proverb.

This winter was extremely cold, and the first heavy snow in the middle of winter passed, and the old man did not open his eyes again as soon as he fell asleep.

Pingnan Hou Mansion hung up the white silk paper lamp, the body of the old man He was put into the golden silk nan wooden coffin and placed in the mourning hall, Gu Nan and He Xiaoge burned incense in the mourning hall and knelt down, surrounded by wind and snow mixed with crying, in such a cold season, it made people feel sad for no reason.

Seven days later, the coffin was buried in the clan. On the night when the white matter was settled, the seven elders of the clan gathered in the front hall, and the old steward stood in the center in mourning clothes, took out a letter from his arms and handed it over.

The elder looked at them one by one, shook his head and sighed, and left the Pingnan Hou Mansion the next day.

Pingnanhou sent the elder away, and before he could take a break, he heard the steward report in a panic that He Xiaocheng was suffering from hysteria again.

His eyes were red, and he looked like he was crazy.

It looks exactly the same as when Pingnan Hou was born half a year ago.

Last time, it was in a secluded place in the middle of the house, but this time it was in front of Shomei Temple in Kyoto, and the crazy and ugly appearance was seen by many people.

Pingnanhou was angry, and sent the steward to lead people to forcibly knock He Xiaocheng back unconscious, a basin of cold water was splashed on it, He Xiaocheng came back to his senses, Pingnanhou glared, but the most panicked was the Qin family.

Others don't know, but she knows best, He Xiaocheng's hysteria has not been better in the past six months, and she has been hidden from her several times before, but this time there is no way.

This is retribution.

On the same day, He Xiaocheng personally went to the Beijing suburb courtyard to look for Gu Nan, Gu Nan looked at his haggard appearance, smiled and raised his eyebrows, and his voice was as warm as usual: "I said that the days will be long." ”

In one sentence, he blocked all the words He Xiaocheng wanted to say, and returned to the Pingnan Hou Mansion in silence, and since then, the frequency of hysteria has increased day by day.

The Qin family was extremely panicked, and when they went to look for Gu Nan again, they found that He Xiaoge had taken Gu Nan back to the border pass at some point, and he couldn't find it at all.

Although people are not in the suburbs of Beijing, many things are still under control.

He Xiaocheng was plagued by hysteria, and soon after, the whole person was described as withered, and he stood like a skeleton in decadence. Pingnanhou originally had a prejudice against him when he heard what he said when he was born, and later bumped into him a few times, which was even more dangerous.

The Qin family had no result, so he could only pretend to be pitiful and beg bitterly, quietly mentioning the power of his mother's family, and after weighing, although Pingnanhou was not satisfied, there was no big change on the surface.

This situation was told by He Xiaoge's eyeliner letterhead left in the capital, Gu Nan shook his head and smiled after learning about it, and sent someone to send a wooden box into the capital, half a month later, a ragged person complained outside the Dali Temple, and sued Qin Taishi for the case of the Hubu Shangshu ten years ago, and handed over the pleadings and witnesses to confess, and the Dali Temple sent people to investigate the truth and falsehood.

The unjust case has fallen, but the involvement is not over. Under the careful investigation, the Taishi Mansion has been guilty of many years, and the Dali Temple Qing sorted it out and handed it to the imperial front, the emperor was furious and ordered a thorough investigation, and the matter was revealed one by one, and the Taishi Mansion was imprisoned one hundred and seven people, and the mastermind was beheaded, and the accomplice was exiled for thousands of miles.

Where can the Kyoto family be completely clean behind their backs, everyone knows that this matter could have been brushed aside, and now it is like this, it is the new emperor who uses the reason to eradicate dissidents.

The emperor meant, naturally no one dared to take the initiative to implicate it.

For a while, the wall fell down and everyone pushed it, and the Taishi Mansion, which had been glorious in Kyoto for decades, was defeated in the end.

The Qin family has not been involved in prison because of the marriage for many years, but the Pingnanhou Mansion has also been somewhat involved, without the support of the Qin family, and the Pingnanhou has been really tired of the Qin family recently, and he immediately lost his good face.

The warmth of the person next to the pillow is gone, the son who has high hopes is crazy, Qin's visit to famous doctors everywhere has no effect, looking at his son's withered appearance, he lowered his head and hugged him silently.

But there was nothing left to do.

Soon after, the beginning of spring.

New greenery is emerging everywhere, and the warm sun is shining, and the scenery is infinite.

The weather is fine, and the days are a little calmer, and it is difficult for Pingnanhou to have a peaceful birthday.

At the beginning of April, the peach red and willow green, Pingnan Hou went to the friend banquet, drunk at night and went to the lake to watch the lanterns, not very much the Hou family heirloom jade pendant was lost, looked for a long time and met a woman to return the things, the woman looked beautiful, taking advantage of the lights around is more flawless, just a glance let Pingnan Hou never forget, ask around but there is no news.

It was nearly May, and in the middle of the year, I went out of the suburbs of Beijing to play, passing by the stream, and saw a purple figure in the distance.

One person raised his eyes, one person looked back, and for a moment, he saw affection in the daylight.

After March, the woman was admitted to the Hou Mansion by the Marquis of Pingnan, placed in another courtyard, and was pampered.

The message was sent to the border gate on letterhead, and when he received the letter, Gu Nanzheng and He Xiaoge were cooking together, and they opened the letterhead with their flour-stained hands, but they suddenly felt disdainful.

"This kind of affectionate person will definitely not end well." Gu Nan dropped the letter, turned around and looked at He Xiaoge with a smile: "It's good that you don't follow him, otherwise you ......"

As he spoke, his threatening gaze glanced down at He Xiaoge's lower abdomen, and the meaning was self-evident.

The threatened person had a good temper and reached out to rub Gu Nan's hair, and smiled: "Okay." ”

Gu Nan liked his gentle smile the most, and he stepped forward in a good mood, stopped at the moment when his lips were about to touch the latter's cheek, and stretched out his hand.

The calm and stern general's cheeks were stained with flour.

The appearance is actually a little funny, Gu Nan bent his eyes and smiled, very satisfied with his masterpiece: "Not bad." ”

It looks like a little fox.

He Xiaoge's eyebrows and eyes were softer, and the soft light in his dark eyes flickered, like the appearance of the first sale of ice and snow in early spring, soft and lingering.

Particularly sultry.

What is the first thing that comes to your mind when a boyfriend is MAX, a person who smiles sultry without a word, stands in front of you?

Gu Nan thought for the first time, it would be a pity not to do something at this time.

Thinking like this, he didn't have the heart to cook, Gu Xiaofox glanced around, squinted and smiled after making sure that the doors and windows were closed, stretched out his hand that was still stained with flour and put it close to He Xiaoge's chest, blinked his eyes, and called softly in a soft tone: "He Xiaoge......"

The eyes of the people who were called sank.

There is play.

The sly color on the corner of Gu Nan's mouth was a little heavier, and his tone was so soft that he didn't like words: "I'm a little tired, do you want to hug me?" ”

The soft and cute little fox blinked his black and moist eyes and begged for a hug, no one could refuse, He Xiaoge looked at him with lowered eyes, and after a while, he took a step forward and bent over.

The little fox who was picked up by the waist smiled and wrapped his arms around the neck of the person above, and in the end, with red ears and paws, handed over the rose ointment.

Warmth does not distinguish between before and after.

Uh-huh, day or night.