The eastern sky was slightly white, the sun was far from rising, and the windless morning was shrouded in a faint mist. The scattered lanterns on the long street were dimly emitting light, hazy and dim in the fog.

Listening to the boring rotation of the wheels, and feeling the cold of early winter with the back of his hand, Fu Jinzhan sat silently on the carriage back to the palace. Guo Shao sat next to him, and the affectionate whispers of last night were still in his ears, but now they didn't speak. Fu Jinzhan picked up a corner of the curtain and observed the scene outside for a while. Occasionally, one or two shops can be seen taking the door panel in front of the door, ready to open the door for business, and a new day is begining.

"What are you going to do in a moment?" Fu Jinzhan asked softly.

Guo Shao said: "I'll wait to pick up my second sister home, and then go to the front of the palace Sidian Mao It should be too late, Donghua Gate is not too far from home." ”

Fu Jinzhan replied quietly, "I don't know why, I feel weird and a little sour in my heart." ”

At this time, the back of Fu Jinzhan's hand felt warm, and Guo Shao said kindly: "Maybe it's because it's a separation." If you think about it, didn't you just say that the palace and the Guo Mansion are very close, and it is easy for us to see each other again in Tokyo City. ”

"Hmm." Fu Jinzhan tried to put on a smile on her face, her crooked eyes were as gentle as the light of the moon, and she whispered again, "Your hands are so warm on such a cold day." ”

When the people arrived at Xihuamen, the eunuch Cao Tai took the "second sister Fu" into the palace. Guo Shao took people to Donghua Gate and waited.

…… In the dormitory of the Long Live Palace, Fu Ermei rubbed her sleepy eyes, saw Fu Jinzhan yawning with her hand covering her mouth, and couldn't help asking, "Eldest sister didn't sleep last night?" ”

Fu Jinzhan: "Sleep late." Because it was too late at night to finish my work, I rested in the warm pavilion of the Jinxiang Hall for the night. ”

Fu Ermei paid attention to her sister's expression, the face that looked very similar to herself, obviously tired, but very calm and indifferent, she couldn't see anything wrong at all.

"What's going on?" Second Sister Fu asked softly again.

Fu Jinzhan said: "Regarding the Shu Kingdom, there is a secret report that has come back, the Lord of Shu is stepping up defense, and I don't know where to find out that we will attack Shu." ”

"Oh......" The second sister nodded thoughtfully, and then smiled, "I don't understand those things anyway, and it's useless for the eldest sister to tell me." I'm going to get up and wash up. Second Sister Fu got up from the bed briskly, and her sister helped her get dressed surprisingly affectionately.

The eldest sister couldn't see anything unusual on her face, but the second sister's intuition was still a little strange. Including my father and brother, the eldest sister, I didn't bother to explain anything to her at all, most of the sentences you don't understand, it's useless to ask, how could the eldest sister explain in detail to herself this morning?

The second sister Fu is self-aware, and her mind is not as good as that of the eldest sister; also understands the eldest sister, her heart is as calm as the sea, if she doesn't want others to see her thoughts, no one can know the slightest rumor from her...... But Second Sister Fu is not a rough person, and her heart is also very fine.

Fu Jinzhan seemed to be holding back her tiredness, patiently accompanying her second sister to finish breakfast and clean up. At this time, Cao Tai came in to report that Guo Shao went to the outside of Jinxiang Hall early in the morning to wait to pick up his wife.

The second sister said goodbye to Fu Jinzhan, and Jinzhan rewarded her with some jewelry and silk fabrics, which was very generous.

She was very happy to see Guo Shao, followed him home, and then persuaded him to go to duty. Back in the quiet garden by the lake, Second Sister Fu didn't have to do anything, she just needed to find interesting things to do.

She first took out the things given by her eldest sister and looked at them with interest. Second Sister Fu was originally very interested in these delicate and beautiful gadgets, not to mention the tributes in the palace, and the exquisite craftsmanship was a little different from the ones bought casually on the market. But the second sister Fu soon found that although these things were valuable, it was obvious that the eldest sister didn't put a little effort into choosing them, and there were three earrings...... Fu Ermei had such a scene in her mind, and the eldest sister absentmindedly grabbed a handful of it out of her jewelry box.

The second sister dropped the jewelry in her hand, stood up, and walked a few steps in the clear bedroom with her hands together. When she raised her head, Yuqing was standing silently at the door...... has long been accustomed to Yuqing by her side, she is a good person to accompany herself; When she is depressed and doesn't want to speak, Yuqing never annoys her, and when she is in a good mood and wants to find someone to share her happiness, Yuqing will listen to herself carefully, and never thinks her words are trivial.

"Yuqing." The second sister called softly.

The absent-minded Yuqing immediately turned around: "Second lady." ”

Fu Ermei said: "You go and see where Dong Sanniang is and call her over." ”

She remembered that Dong Sanniang's brother Dong Er was a guard beside her husband. Although Fu Ermei didn't come back from her parents' house for a long time and stayed in the palace for another month, she also heard about Dong Sanniang; Because her second brother was rescued from death row by Guo Shao, there were occasional people in the garden who said this.

Not long after, Dong Sanniang timidly walked to the door of the bedroom and curtled her knees: "Madame called me?" ”

Second Sister Fu looked at her timid appearance, and she looked young, so she hurriedly showed a gentle smile and said kindly: "Don't be afraid, I'm usually good to you, okay?" ”

Dong Sanniang whispered: "Okay." ”

Second Sister Fu nodded and beckoned her to come over. Dong Sanniang buried her head and slowly moved to the second sister. Fu Ermei picked up a pair of gold earrings from the dresser and gently put them on Dong Sanniang's ears.

Dong Sanniang's face flushed, she reached out and touched it, she didn't take it, she didn't take it, and said, "...... such a thing."

"It's okay, if you get married in the future, bring it to your mother-in-law's house and have a little more things, and it's useful to keep the golden ones." Fu Ermei said with a smile. Dong Sanniang said carefully: "Thank you, madam." ”

Second Sister Fu said softly, "I have something I want you to do for me." In the afternoon, you go to the front yard and wait for your brother and Ah Lang to come back. You ask your brother, Ah Lang didn't go home last night, where did he go, and who was with him. Would you like to help me? ”

Dong Sanniang was silent for a while, and nodded hesitantly.

Second Sister Fu's face suddenly showed a warm smile, and she said softly: "If you have any grievances in the future, tell me, and I will help you out." ”

…… In the afternoon, Guo Shao went to the military camp of the Guards Division, which had just been reorganized, and then went home directly from the barracks, without staying anywhere. He got out of the carriage and immediately saw Dong Sanniang standing alone on the side of the corridor looking this way.

Dong Er, who was behind, got off the horse, handed the reins to a companion and said, "Do me a favor, my sister is waiting for me." ”

Guo Shao didn't ask Dong Er, turned around and said: "Today's change of duty, the rotating brothers will lead the horse to the stable, and they can go home." Everyone clasped their fists and said, "The Lord resigns." ”

Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked a few steps, he saw Dong Er running back and said, "Lord, my sister is waiting for you......"

Guo Shao smiled awkwardly: "Then I'll go that way and stop by to ask the third sister what is the matter." ”

He turned around and went to the corridor, the third sister followed behind him, turned his head and glanced behind him quickly, and whispered: "Ah Lang, Mrs. asked me today to ask the second brother, where did Ah Lang go last night and who was with him......"

Guo Shao suddenly stopped, he turned around and asked, "What did Dong Er say?" ”

The third sister lowered her head and said, "I didn't ask...... How should I answer Madame? ”

Guo Shao's face became very ugly, he didn't say a word, and continued to walk inside slowly, without saying a word for a long time. He and Fu Jinzhan are together, in fact, the pressure is not too great, because he has been interested in Fu Jinzhan for a long time, and after the second sister got married, he didn't see that she cared about how she and other women, she was as accustomed to men's three wives and four concubines as Fu Jinzhan was...... Guo Shao didn't feel that there was anything wrong with him if he didn't change his mind about Fu Jinzhan , but because of this, it was wrong to deceive Fu Ermei, and he was very unhappy.

He still treats his second sister with his heart. To be sincere to a person, we must first be sincere, in order to get trust and equal sincerity; There is no sincerity, no matter how high the means are, a little longer will always make people feel wrong, and Guo Shao has no means to deal with women.

I really don't want to deceive Second Sister Fu.

He took the petite Dong Sanmei one after the other, silently entered a moon cave door, and then passed through the courtyard in the middle, the rainbow-like overpass in front was very conspicuous, that is, the entrance to the gatehouse in the back garden.

The third sister asked again: "Ah Lang, Madame will definitely ask me in a while, how should I answer her?" ”

Tell her the truth? How to say, could it be that she was with the "second sister" last night, and the second sister Fu was in the palace last night...... She is not a fool, and she can figure out with her toes who the "second sister" who was outside last night was.

Guo Shao realized a very simple and unavoidable contradiction: if he concealed the second sister Fu, he would definitely deceive her; If you don't want to deceive her, you can't hide it from her.

Just like that, I suddenly told her that I actually have that with your sister...... Guo Shao felt that it was too bad to do this, and maybe he should tell her eventually, but now the opportunity was inappropriate; You need to think carefully and find a good opportunity.

He immediately turned around and said, "Said that I went to Li Chuyun's mansion." ”

"Hmm." The third sister replied softly.

Guo Shao said: "Fortunately, you told me first...... Aren't you timid enough to offend your wife? ”

The third sister looked at the ground and did not say a word.

Guo Shao didn't continue to ask her, he happened to have entered the gatehouse, but he didn't see the second sister Fu. So he went straight to the living room, and saw no one, but a strong black woman sweeping the stone path outside, and called her in, and taught her to help remove her armor.

After a while, Second Sister Fu finally walked to the door of the hall and said with a smile: "Husband! She happily stepped forward and threw herself into Guo Shao's arms, hugging him and not letting go, completely ignoring the stout woman next to her.

Seeing this, the woman was embarrassed and said, "I, I'll go out first, and the yard hasn't been swept yet." ”

Guo Shao said: "Where did you go just now?" ”

"I won't tell you." Fu Ermei's face was flushed, and she stood on tiptoe and whispered in his ear, "I will reward you at night." ”

Guo Shao's face twitched slightly, and when he saw the second sister's joyful appearance, his heart felt like he had knocked over the five-flavor bottle. He felt guilty for a while, held her hand and said softly: "Second sister, I must be good to you all my life." ”