Chapter 249: Wandering in the Night Market
"Qianqian, let's go to Huguo Temple! It's good to ask for a peace charm, and it's also a comfort to my heart to keep a peace. ā
Gu Muzhi also carried a talisman that her mother begged for when she was a child, although she encountered several dangers, but in the end, they were all gone. So the amulet is still useful, and if it weren't for it, I might have died a few times.
"Well, after asking for a peace charm, I will leave from Huguo Temple."
"Okay." Gu Muzhi looked at Ouyang Qian, with some reluctance in her eyes. But it should be separated, not whether she wants to or not.
"Qianqian, remember to come back when you miss me in the future! Alas, I can only think about you when I miss you, do you really want to go? ā
"Well, I'm a ranger. Wherever you go, it's home, and you're used to being unrestrained and free. I've been detained in the capital for so long, and if I don't leave, I think I'm going to stink. ā
Ouyang Qian stretched out her hand and fanned her side, as if her body really stinked.
"Ah Zhi, what is the situation between you and Qin Boyong now? If he doesn't give you a name, then what are you? Kept in an outer room? But you didn't do anything, but it's not good for him to come to Gu Mansion every day with such fanfare. ā
Gu Muzhi was stunned for a moment, never expecting that the topic would suddenly run to himself and Qin Boyong.
"Who I am now...... I don't deserve him at all, although I have returned with the remnants of my mother's family. But this can't hide the fact that the mother clan is plotting rebellion, not to mention that I am no longer a young girl, and it is not good to marry him at my current age, and ...... Before Zhou Xun, he also married me as his wife and named me as the queen, although the ceremony was not held normally. ā
Seeing that Gu Muzhi was in a bad mood, Ouyang Qian also sighed.
"Ah Zhi! Have you ever thought about Qin Boyong? Didn't he want to marry you and make you his queen? And then you fled, but what about him? He chased you back, and he still doesn't give up on you, do you really want to make the two of you have a bad time because of the courtier's eyes? ā
Ouyang Qian didn't quite understand why Gu Muzhi thought so much about her relationship with Qin Boyong, didn't she say that as long as they liked each other, it would be fine?
"As you said, if you have each other in your heart, you can face the wind and waves together. My sweetheart doesn't have me in his heart, but you and Qin Boyong are obviously happy with each other. Otherwise, in the time of war, you won't help Qin Boyong everywhere, Ah Zhi, you should ask yourself if you want to marry Qin Boyong? ā
"I ......" Gu Muzhi lowered her head and looked at the stone steps under her feet, she didn't know what to do! Maybe he should really consider giving himself and Qin Boyong a chance.
"I'm not forcing you, but Ah Zhi, you have to think about it."
"I know, thank you. At first, I thought that he had other plans for marrying me, and I was worried that being with him would be opposed by the ministers and the people. But I ignored my feelings with him and kept thinking about what the people of the world thought. ā
Ouyang Qian shook her head disapprovingly: "You are stupid! If Qin Boyong, as the emperor, can't even make decisions about his own marriage, then being the emperor is too aggrieved! The people~ As long as they live well, they will say two words at most, and they will be grateful to you after knowing your goodness. As for those courtiers, this is even more to worry about. They just want their daughters, nieces and nephews to marry Qin Boyong in order to get promoted and make a fortune, and it seems to me that Qin Boyong didn't care about the women in his harem at all. ā
"Yes."
The two prayed for blessings at Huguo Temple, and after getting the peace charm, they left separately.
"Princess, today is your birthday, don't you really plan to invite someone?" Xiaolan frowned, not understanding what Gu Muzhi thought.
"Xiaolan, you need a lot of things to prepare for the birthday banquet. And I don't want to be false and wronged with people, and the people I know in the capital are gone. Gu Muzhi pruned the bonsai, and inexplicably gave birth to a little melancholy.
"But princess, if you don't ...... with people"
"Xiaolan! You go down first! ā
Xiaolan wanted to say more, but was stopped by Cui Ping: "Miss, Xiaolan, is her heart a little big?" ā
"She's like that, but she doesn't have any bad intentions. If you look at her in the future, it's time to find her an in-law. At that time, I will only have you by my side, Cuiping, don't you plan to go back to your mother's family? ā
Gu Muzhi didn't know much about Cui Ping, and no one took the initiative to mention it.
"I want to follow Miss, Cuiping doesn't want to get married. My mother she ...... I became a family full of joy, but it didn't turn out to be good at all. My sister too, a woman who used to be so bright is now only a handful of loess. Miss, don't drive Cuiping away, okay? I really don't know where to go except for Miss. ā
Cui Ping knelt on the ground with a sad face, her expression a little depressed.
"Cuiping, get up, I just asked you to think more about yourself. It doesn't mean anything else, if you want to follow me all the time. How's the girl doing in the school? I haven't seen her in a long time. ā
"The girl is very good, she has always been very well-behaved. It's just that I don't like to talk much, just go long. Miss, it's not the life of a biological child that is called life. How to make yourself happy is the most important thing, if I am not happy after becoming a biological child with someone, then I might as well be a little girl! Miss doesn't have to think about getting Cuiping married, I just want to live a safe and stable life alone. Enough to eat and wear, not to stumble. ā
After listening to Cui Ping's words, Gu Muzhi was relieved, after all, people have been with him for so long. It's impossible for her not to care and not to care.
"Ah Zhi, are you busy?"
"Why are you here? Got all done? Gu Muzhi looked back at Qin Boyong, who was coming towards the moonlight, wearing a green shirt on his body, just like the shadow of the moon.
"How can I not come on your birthday and go out for a walk?"
"Okay!"
The two walked out hand in hand, and only let go of their hands when they left the gate of the Gu Mansion.
"Does today's Beijing Night Market have the style of previous years?"
"It's even better than before, Your Majesty is indispensable!"
The night market is lit up with artisans' special lights adorning the streets and lanterns to match it.
The market is mostly based on snacks and some exquisite knick-knacks.
"The first time I met you was at the Beijing Night Market, which was not lit up like this at that time. There were only sporadic candles, and I remember when you said that the night market was not fun at all, and no one didn't say it, and you couldn't even see the road clearly. ā
Qin Boyong's voice lingered in Gu Muzhi's ears, and he just ......, "Why don't I remember that the first time we met was in the night market, wasn't it at the palace banquet?" ā
"It's the first time I've seen you, and that day I was tricked out to see my daughter-in-law by the emperor's brother. As a result, he left early, and I actually saw you. So Ah Zhi, when will you become my daughter-in-law! ā
"What do you say? So many people are watching! IāI don't know, you can have as much time as you want!