Immediately after returning from the palace, Zhu Zhongjun was silent.

Gu Jinzhi gently stretched out his hand, held his hand, and said softly, "Does your leg hurt?" ”

Zhu Zhongjun came back to his senses, smiled lightly, and shook Gu Jinzhi's hand a little hard, holding Gu Jinzhi's hand slightly painfully: "It doesn't hurt!" ”

Gu Jinzhi leaned on him gently, leaned on his shoulder, and said, "It's good if it doesn't hurt." When I was in the palace, I was always worried that you couldn't stand it. When you get home, you have a good rest, and you don't even want to go out until the Chinese New Year, okay? ”

The soft words, like a warm hand, gently brushed Zhu Zhongjun's chest.

The suffocation in my heart gradually dissipated.

He held Gu Jinzhi's hand a little looser, and it was a lot gentler.

He chuckled and said, "Okay, you have the final say." ”

Gu Jinzhi also smiled.

She sat upright.

After a moment of silence, Gu Jinzhi said again: "I'll go out of the city tomorrow and let Shicang follow me, right?" ”

"Where to go?" Zhu Zhongjun asked, "Go to Fujiazhuang?" ”

"No, go to Liujiazhuang. Zhen Mo's father, wife and children are all in Liujiazhuang. Zhen Mo saved me once, and in the future, the Tan family will suffer, and I don't want him to be implicated. I want him to be my man. His family is not safe in Liujiazhuang. I went several times, and when they were defenseless against me, I led men to take them away and take them to safety. "Gu Jin's way.

"Abducted?" Zhu Zhongjun asked with a smile.

Although Gu Jinzhi told Zhu Zhongjun about the kidnapping in an understated tone, it was the first time that the Tan family "suffered".

Zhu Zhongjun listened to it in his ears and stayed in his heart. I passed it in my heart, but I still smiled in my mouth, and I didn't show anything unusual.

"Well, kidnapping." Gu Jin said, "Otherwise, Zhen Mo would not be willing to stand on my side." One is like his sister, and the other is his loyal master, he has a hard time making a choice, and he should be persecuted. ”

"Confused." Zhu Zhongjun said, "What kind of master is Tan You?" The end of Zhen was a thousand households in the imperial court. It's not the Tan family's thousand households. His money was issued by the imperial court. The emperor is his master. ”

Gu Jinzhi smiled lightly.

The couple went home.

The next day, Gu Jinyi left the city early in the morning and went to Liujiazhuang.

She brought the guards Ishikura and the secretary's note.

Ishikura wears his usual civilian clothes, and there is no sword hanging from his waist; The secretary wore a silk jacket. Like a steward. They followed Gu Jinzhi. Rode in two ordinary black-painted flat-topped carriages. Directly from the small road to Liujiazhuang.

In the middle of the winter morning, there were no people in the fields, and they walked on the path. Not many people saw them. Even if I saw it, I only thought it was a passing by a landlord's house in Zhuangzi next door, and I wouldn't think that it was a distinguished guest from Beijing.

This time, Gu Jinzhi did not walk the gate of the Zhen family in a big way, but knocked on the back door of the old lady Zhen's courtyard.

The maid opened the door.

She knew Gu Jinzhi and invited her in.

Old lady Zhen was surprised and delighted, and asked, "Girl...... Why are the kings and princesses here? ”

He was a little unaccustomed to the word princess.

"You still call me girl." Gu Jinzhi smiled, "I listen to it." ”

Old lady Zhen was a little embarrassed. He said, "How can it? Although Xiao Lao'er is from a humble background, he also knows how to respect and be inferior. A princess is a princess. ”

His gaze couldn't help but refuse to move away from Gu Jinzhi's face.

It's too much like it, Old Lady Zhen thought to himself.

Gu Jinzhi came in and sat down, Shi Cang and Si Jian stood aside, and Old Lady Zhen also invited the two of them to sit.

The two confessed and sat down on the small pestle on the side.

Old lady Zhen instructed the maid to serve tea: "Take out the Longjing that Sister Yu asked someone to send over during the Mid-Autumn Festival and make tea for the princess." ”

Then he said, "Go and tell Grandma Sù to prepare the meal." There was no food at home, so I asked someone to go to the city to buy it. ”

In his words, he wanted to give Gu Jinzhi the best.

Gu Jinzhi didn't stop it.

The maid said yes, and took the order to go.

After a while, a maid made good tea.

Gu Jinzhi took a sip, his mouth was full of fragrance, the tea was mellow and rich, and he couldn't help but praise: "Good tea." ”

This tea was sent by the Tan family, and Mrs. Zhen only ate it once. Seeing that it was really good, he put it away, and waited for the next time his niece Sister Yu came, and then took it out to entertain him.

Hearing Gu Jinzhi say good tea, Old Lady Zhen squinted his eyes and smiled, his face full of satisfaction.

From the bottom of his eyes, Gu Jinzhi saw the relieved and satisfied expression of his mother Song Pan'er when he was a child.

Her heart was touched for a moment.

"You like, you took it all back. There are still at home. Old lady Zhen said.

Gu Jinzhi smiled: "Then you're welcome......."

"Be polite, come home, and take whatever you want." Old lady Zhen's words blurted out.

After that, he felt inappropriate, his face was slightly constricted, and he was a little annoyed.

Gu Jinzhi smiled happily: "Thank you." ”

Seeing that she didn't think much about it, Old Lady Zhen looked slightly softened. He asked Gu Jinzhi again: "...... What are you going to do this time? ”

Gu Jinzhi smiled: "Wasn't it a blizzard a few days ago? I went to the countryside to sweep my grandfather's grave, and I saw that many of the houses of the farmers had collapsed. I thought, you don't know how here. When the snow clears and the road opens, I can't wait to come back and have a look. Look, everything is okay at home? ”

Old lady Zhen smiled and said, "It's all right." Although the house was built ten years ago, there have been no insects on the beams over the years, and it is strong. Except for a small pavilion in the back garden, which collapsed, everything else was fine. ”

"Then I'll be relieved." Gu Jinzhi breathed a sigh of relief.

While he was talking, Grandma Zhen rushed over.

She hurriedly gave Gu Jinzhi a blessing and called out to the princess.

Gu Jinzhi got up and returned the salute.

"It's almost the New Year, there are a lot of trivial things at home, and it is really rude to not be able to greet the princess at the door in person." Grandma Zhen said deliberately.

Gu Jin said: "If you say that, it's my rudeness first." I didn't go through the gate, I went straight to this backyard......"

Grandma Zhen got the confirmation and hurriedly said, "The princess came here first, as it should be." Or am I too late to greet it? ”

A polite one. before he sat down to speak.

"The lord is still in the city. I don't know if he is on duty today. The concubine immediately sent someone to tell the master to come back. Grandma Zhen said again.

Gu Jinzhi hurriedly stopped: "Don't delay his errand." I'm here today just to see the old man, and it's good to see you. It snowed heavily a few days ago, and many people were injured, and I always think about it. I wanted to send someone to ask. Just because I've been idle lately, I'm greedy to go out, so I came in person......"

Grandma Zhen laughed.

When we met for the first time, although there was no affectionate talk. I don't know why. When I said goodbye for the second time. There was a sense of reunion.

Gu Jinzhi is also a lot more kind in Grandma Zhen's heart.

“…… Moreover, during the New Year, I want to enter the palace with the prince and accompany the Queen Mother and Her Majesty to celebrate the New Year. I'm afraid I won't be able to come to you to pay New Year's greetings. I'll say it in advance. Wait for the New Year. I'll come back to see you. Gu Jinzhi said again.

Grandma Zhen was terrified: "I don't dare!" We wanted to go to the princess to pay New Year's greetings, but we were afraid that we would not be able to come to the door and not embarrass the princess. I don't dare to let you come in person. Doesn't that afflict us? ”

"Again." Gu Jinzhi said with a smile. "Is it so polite that I am not welcome to come?"

Grandma Zhen was busy saying that she didn't dare, so she had to stand up.

Grandma Zhen's father is a showman, and he is also a small jasper, and he knows the rules. Zhen Mo is just a small thousand households, and King Luyang is a prince, how can he make friends?

I'm afraid that the janitors won't look down on them.

Hearing Gu Jinzhi's words of such humility, Grandma Zhen was a little frightened.

"You're welcome." Old lady Zhen spoke, "The princess has commanded, say don't be polite, you should go." ”

Grandma Zhen said yes.

Gu Jinzhi smiled, took her hand, and let her sit beside him.

Before leaving, Grandma Zhen carried the tea given to Gu Jinzhi by the old man and sent Gu Jinzhi out.

Gu Jinzhi took off a gold-inlaid beaded emerald hairpin on his head, gave it to Grandma Zhen, and whispered to her: "Our two families are destined, I am Zhen Mo is a brother, and you are a sister-in-law, if you see me, I will feel that I am here, disturbing you, and I feel uneasy." Let's make out together in the future......"

Grandma Zhen's heart turned.

She also wants to tie up Princess Luyang.

It's just that the Zhen family is a blacksmith and has a low status. Zhen Mo is just a thousand households, and when the sister-in-law was an aunt to the Tan family, the Tan family looked down on the Zhen family, and Grandma Zhen never came to the door.

Every time the sister-in-law comes back during the New Year's holidays, the servants who came with the Tan family have their eyes above the top, and that arrogant attitude, Grandma Zhen still remembers.

Now, Gu Jinzhi is so affectionate. If I can make friends with her, the next time the servant of the Tan family comes with Sister Yu'er, I will have a little confidence.

She took Gu Jinzhi's gift with a smile and said, "Is there a concubine, I will apologize to you......"

Seeing that she had relaxed her guard against herself, Gu Jinzhi smiled with satisfaction, took the tea in her hand, got in the car and went back to the city.

She did not stay at Zhen's house for dinner.

By the time she got back to the city, it was past lunchtime.

There were some pastries in the car, which Gu Jinzhi prepared before going out. She didn't want to eat at Zhen's house, she thought that if she couldn't catch up with the meal back, she shouldn't have an empty stomach, she would easily get hungry.

She ate two bites of pastry and drank some water in the car.

She did not go back to the palace annex, but went to the Gu family's old mansion first.

When he arrived at the gate of the old mansion, Gu Jinzhi instructed the secretary and the stone warehouse: "You find a place to eat something." I went to the old house to talk, and I couldn't get out for an hour. When you are full, go back and tell the prince that we have come back from the country, and it will not be too late to pick me up. ”

Ishikura and Shimachi are.

Gu Jinzhi entered the door of the old mansion by himself.

She told her aunt and sister-in-law all about the countryside.

By the way, I saw a few nieces and nephews.

I talked to the fifth sister for a while.

The eldest aunt kept her again.

An hour passed in a flash.

Gu Jinzhi got up to say goodbye, and her sister-in-law sent her to the door of the weeping flowers.

The Priest and Ishikura had already arrived, and they had arrived half an hour earlier.

Gu Jinzhi and her sister-in-law made speeches and returned to the palace annex.

When she came back, she first asked Zhu Zhongjun if he was doing today and if his leg hurt.

"I'm fine...... Zhu Zhongjun said with a smile, "Someone from King Jian's Mansion is here." ”

"Who's coming?" Gu Jinzhi was not surprised.

"The son of their family." Zhu Zhongjun said, "Looking at his appearance, he is very anxious, and wants you to go to see a doctor for the county lord of Sirou." What disease did Lord Sirou have? The princess of their family has only been ill for a short time, and she is the lord of Sirou County......"

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Ask for a pink ticket. (To be continued......)