The spring is cold.

It's another year after year.

The capital is covered with snow and dotted with red lanterns, creating a joyful atmosphere.

This is the third year of Duanmujing's ascension to the throne, and the situation of the dynasty is becoming more and more stable year by year, the people live and work in peace and contentment, the border defense line is stable, and the ministers can live a good year with peace of mind.

General's Palace.

This is the house that Gu Jinzhen has already bought in the capital, three years ago, after Qiao Lixi gave birth to her brother, they moved in after the confinement in the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion.

At that time, the people in the capital once again refreshed their cognition of Gu Jinzhen.

This person is definitely not a martial artist with empty muscles, whether it is strategy or means, it is beyond the reach of those old horsemen in the court, not to mention his status among his peers.

In the past few years, the Shen family army was still guarding in southern Xinjiang, and after several other defense lines were stabilized, the Marquis of Zhenyuan withdrew the Shen family army that temporarily "helped", and the power was returned to Duanmu Jing.

Compared with the old emperor's strong methods, Duanmu Jing is much softer.

I don't know what kind of psychology it is, Duanmu Jing and Gu Jinzhen maintain a good relationship between monarchs and ministers, without excessive favor and no senseless defense.

The fact that the dynasty has been able to have such a stable development in recent years has a lot to do with the harmony between the two people, so even those ministers who were not optimistic about Duanmujing before had to admire Duanmujing's far-sighted vision.

Marquis Zhenyuan has passed the title to Shen Huaihao, but in the past two years, Shen Huaihao has traveled with Huang Zheng in the mountains and rivers, and he has no idea of coming back.

Shen Jiajun is now in Gu Jinzhen's hands, Shen Huaihao has nothing to worry about, so he is naturally happy.

Gu Jinzhen darkened his face and put down the letter in his hand.

Three years is not a long time, but it is enough for him to grow to a new height.

A man with an increasingly mature appearance can attract everyone's attention everywhere.

Qiao Yixi looked sideways and looked at Gu Jinzhen's side face.

The warm winter sun shone obliquely into the study, and the whole person who was sitting by the window was caged.

The faded but slightly immature face, between youth and maturity, is the best age for men, there is no mature philistine, and there is no childish ignorance.

The already delicate facial features, because of the mature atmosphere, become more and more brilliant, no wonder so many girls in the capital want to squeeze around him.

Qiao Yixi pouted in taste.

If it weren't for the fact that this man was too angry and unsmiling, who knows how much mess she would have to clean up?

"What are you thinking?" I don't know when, Gu Jinzhen had already sat in front of Qiao Lixi, as if she was dissatisfied with Qiao Lixi's distraction, and scratched her nose.

"I'm thinking, my man is still hot and handsome!" With both hands around Gu Jinzhen's neck, Qiao Yixi wrinkled her nose playfully.

Gu Jinzhen only felt a tightness in her lower abdomen, and looked at Qiao Yixi's gaze with depth and ...... Plaintive.

"Jojo, you're playing with fire!" The sound of gnashing teeth.

Qiao Lixi was not scared at all, on the contrary, she had to get closer inch by inch, "So what?" ”

"You ......"

"Father!" A childish voice, with the maturity and steadiness of pretending to be old, and the dissatisfaction from the heart, a short figure appeared by the door.

Coming in with little short legs, he first cautiously glanced at Qiao Yixi's slightly bulging abdomen, the little guy breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at Gu Jinzhen's gaze with more and more reproach, "Mother is heavy, father, you better restrain your desires." ”

"I ......"

"Father, mother is pregnant with a sister, you better be careful, you are impulsive, you will become the target of public criticism."

Gu Jinzhen was so angry that he couldn't speak.

Qiao Lixi beckoned to her brother and motioned for him to come to her side.

The little guy hesitated for a moment, and slowly leaned over, carefully avoiding Qiao Lixi's stomach.

"Why did you come back so early today?" As Gu Jinzhen said, the little guy was thrown into the barracks at the age of three, watched by Tang Yuan and Lantern Xiao, and followed the master to learn martial arts and the art of war.

It's not that Gu Jinzhen doesn't want to teach him personally, but hopes that the little guy can learn different things from different people, and distinguish them by himself, and learn from each other's strengths on the one hand, and on the other hand, he hopes that the little guy can have his own judgment.

Moreover, he and his grandfather have always taught this child, even the little uncle who travels in the mountains and rivers, and from time to time he will assign some homework, and the little guy has gathered the best resources around him.

"The master is going back to her parents' house today, and the master will leave class early." The little guy said with a straight look.

The fingers behind his back twisted, and his eyes stared at Qiao Lixi's abdomen.

Qiao Lixi looked at Gu Jinzhen, and Gu Jinzhen said, "Brother is learning equestrianism today, and it is Pan Haosong who is teaching him." ”

Qiao Yixi nodded knowingly.

Pan Haosong is half of the Hu blood, and his kung fu is the best in the Shen family's army, and even in the entire dynasty.

"Tired or not? The mother asked people to cook goat's milk and drink some together. ”

The little guy nodded his head, and his eyes couldn't hide his excitement.

Qiao Yixi shook her head with a smile.

In the end, he is just a child, no matter how old he is, he still has the innocence of a child in his bones.

took the face towel, helped the little guy wipe his face, and let him wipe his hands by himself, and the wolfberry served goat's milk.

Goji Berry and Skullcap are both married, and now they are the housekeepers and grandmothers by Qiao Lixi's side, and when the two of them are fine, they will still serve Qiao Lixi, and they will do everything themselves.

At this time, the maids in the courtyard are very envious, such a master-servant relationship is really a lifelong friendship.

The little guy had a straight face and drank goat's milk seriously, Qiao Yixi sat on the side, cut the snack into small pieces, inserted a toothpick, and handed it to the little guy.

The little guy was a little embarrassed at first, but after Qiao Yixi fed two pieces, he opened his mouth more and more smoothly.

Gu Jinzhen sat opposite the little guy, with a black face the whole time.

Dead boy!

Sure enough, he was born to collect debts!

is only three years old, and he knows that he has used means to compete for favor, and he will pay it back when he grows up!

Gu Jinzhen tightened her eyes slightly, pondering: Do you want to send the little guy to southern Xinjiang after the New Year, let him be stocked for three or five years, and when he is older, he will come back and pass the age of coquettishness, and throw him directly into the outer courtyard!

Gu Jinzhen's little abacus crackled, and over there, after the little guy was "full of wine and food", he finally arrived in the outer courtyard.

Gu Jinzhen sat opposite him angrily, seeing that Qiao Yixi didn't mean to appease him, he clenched his left hand into a fist and put it to his mouth, "Cough, cough, cough......"

No movement?

"Ahem, ahem, ahem, ......"

Still haven't moved?

Gu Jinzhen was even more angry now, and just when he was about to run away, a cup of hot tea was finally put in front of him.

"How can such a big person still look like a child and be jealous of his own son."

"Son, amazing, huh? Can the son come against Lao Tzu? ”

Facing Gu Jinzhen's arrogance, Qiao Lixi said funny: "Don't be complacent, in the future, you will have your son to support her for the elderly." ”

"I'm not without money, I'm not a subordinate, what do I rely on him? And, I have a daughter! As he spoke, he glanced proudly at Qiao Lixi's lower abdomen.

Qiao Yixi couldn't cry or laugh, "My daughter will always grow up and get married, but she can't support you." ”

"Who said that?" Gu Jinzhen immediately glared at him, "Those of ours will all belong to our daughters in the future, what are you afraid of when you recruit a son-in-law for your daughter?" ”

"What about the son?"

"Son?" Gu Jinzhen smiled wickedly, "There is food and accommodation in the barracks, as well as money and money, he can save it himself, and in the future, he will take his daughter-in-law and move out directly, out of sight and out of mind." ”

Qiao Yixi raised her eyebrows, "Co-author, your son is nothing in your heart?" ”

"Who let him be not honest at all when he was in your belly, and made you suffer so much? I didn't throw him out, I was already benevolent, what else did he want? ”

yes, it doesn't make sense.

Qiao Lixi handed the list in her hand to Gu Jinzhen.

Gu Jinzhen frowned, "Just let Mama Shen handle these things, why do you have to do it yourself." ”

"Once a year, Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, everyone is coming back, and I want to be lively."

Gu Jinzhen was still not satisfied.

Qiao Lixi continued: "Everyone will come back this year, and Jin Fatzi and Sister Yu will also come back with Brother Jun, speaking of which, the child is almost two years old, I still saw it last summer, I don't know what it looks like now." ”

"What does it look like? It's definitely not as good as ours. ”

Qiao Lixi looked disdainful, "I see that you dislike your son so much, it turns out that your son still has enough weight in your heart." ”

"That's compared to outsiders!" Gu Jinzhen said stiffly.

Qiao Yixi smiled, "Grandfather and grandmother have been playing in Chaotianmen for more than half a year, and the letter said that they will enter Beijing in these two days, and my father and mother will come to help me prepare in the afternoon, and the golden fat man seems to have entered Beijing in these two days." By the way, Zhong Chenglin's fleet is coming back soon, right? Well, this year's Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is here for us. Over there in Jincheng, Qiao Sanye also asked people to give New Year's gifts. ”

Gu Jinzhen snorted lightly.

Qiao Laosan is smart.

Since the Qiao family separated, he stayed in Jincheng alone and did his duty to do business.

With the contacts and relationships he has accumulated in the past few years, he can not only maintain the livelihood of Sanfang, but also develop his own career.

After Aunt Zhang returned to Jincheng, she was placed under house arrest by Qiao Sanye.

Eating and sleeping well, but not letting her meddle in any of the affairs of the third room, Qiao Jin, the only sister-in-law of the third room, has gradually taken over the business of the Qiao family's three rooms under the teaching of Qiao Sanye over the years, and the secret recipe of the Qiao family's Shu brocade is now the heirloom of the Qiao family's three rooms. This is something that Aunt Zhang has been planning, so with this result, she can also cultivate herself with peace of mind.

In the past few years, Sanfang and Qiao Lixi have maintained an understanding relationship, Qiao Laosan knows how to be proportionate, and he doesn't mind helping at the right time, at least, the position of Qiao's Sanfang in Jincheng Chamber of Commerce is stable.

Not long after Qiao Lixi gave birth to her brother, Jin Baijin and Yu Rou also got married in the capital, and ten months later, they gave birth to Jun'er.

In the past two years, Kimberkin and Qiaoqiao have cooperated more and more businesses, and the business has become bigger and bigger, but except for restaurants, Jingjin and pharmacies, there are no other industries.

In this way, the tragedy of the tree can be avoided.

The Gu family still dominates one side in Chaotianmen.

Although Shu Dao has been promoted, the people of Shuzhou still like to use boats out of Sichuan, Duanmujing has no intention of competing with the old town Yuanhou for Shuzhou, and has acquiesced to the monopoly of the old town Yuanhou over Shuzhou.

In the past two years, Duanmujing has relied a lot on the old town Yuanhou and Gu Jinzhen, and he knows better than the old emperor that these two people are really dedicated to the people.

They don't even care who is the emperor, they only care about the stability of the dynasty.

Therefore, in terms of military affairs, Duanmu Jing has relied on the two of them in the past two years, until this year, the Marquis of Lao Zhenyuan let the prince inherit the lord and completely handed back the military power in his hand, and Shen Huaihao is a tourist, leaving only Gu Jinzhen alone in the Shen family's army.

The Shen Jiajun did not expand its recruitment this year, but filled the number of people in southern Xinjiang with the soldiers in Duanmu Jing's hands.

This seems to be hinting at something.

The ministers in the court paid close attention to Gu Jinzhen's movements.

"By the way, this is a letter from the little uncle and the little aunt, they will come back in time for the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner."

"Yo, he still knows to come back?" The sound of eating until it tastes sour.

Qiao Lixi was quite happy, "In the past few years, my little uncle has taken my little aunt to play in the mountains and rivers outside, and I am in a good mood, and my body and bones have recovered a lot. In order to repay the grace of saving his life, the divine doctor has been treating his uncle's legs, and now he can stand up! ”

Qiao Yixi said beautifully: "I think, you will soon have a cousin." ”

Cut!

Gu Jinzhen scoffed.

"By the way, my eldest uncle and younger uncle will also rush back this year, the two aunts went to Zhuangzi yesterday, it was too late yesterday, I didn't visit, in the afternoon, we went together." Seeing Gu Jinzhen frowning, Qiao Yixi comforted: "I've let people see it, there is not much snow on the road, and the carriage will be ready for anti-skid, it will be fine." ”

In the end, it is the elders, and it is also appropriate to see, and the wives and children of the two cousins who came together, and the two families have to try to be as comprehensive as possible.

Qiao Lixi's small mouth was still muttering the news she had received one after another in the past few days, and the people she would see suddenly turned black in her eyes and her lips were cold.

The corners of his eyes slowly fell.

"Qiaoqiao, I have lost too much, I have hated many people, and I have hated this world, only you, only your existence, has washed away all my anger and filled all my regrets."

The hardships he endured and the misfortunes he suffered in his previous life were all so that he could meet Qiaoqiao and meet a better version of himself.

Qiao Yixi patted Gu Jinzhen's back soothingly, looked up, and looked at the red lantern hanging under the eaves outside the door.

Dazzling red.

Foreshadowing...... I am well-being.