Gu Nian heard the movement outside, and sat in a daze for a long time before he got up and freshened up under the reminder of the maid.

Because he was going to leave today, Xiao Yue did not go out yesterday, but stayed in the palace all day to accompany the mother and son.

In the evening, after sending Xu'er back to the room, the couple sat down and talked well.

As early as when he knew that the imperial court had decided to send troops to the northern frontier, Gu Nian's whole heart was raised.

After she was sure that Xiao Yue would lead the army to the battle, she couldn't say what it felt like in her heart, if it was according to her selfish intentions, she didn't want Xiao Yue to go.

Xiao Yue came in from outside, and what he saw was Gu Nian sitting on the edge of the couch, holding his clothes in a daze.

He stepped forward and took her into his arms, remembering that she had not seemed to have slept peacefully at night in the past few days, and that she was probably worried about going on the expedition.

He said apologetically, "Niannian, I'm sorry." ”

Gu Nian was slightly stunned, and then said, "You have to take good care of yourself, don't worry, I will take care of myself and Xu'er." ”

Xiao Yue was silent, stretched out his hand and crossed his hands around her waist, resting his chin on her general, and leaning against her.

Halfway, his hoarse voice whispered in her ear, "Even if it's for you, I'll try to survive." ”

After that, he said something that he once said, "Nian Nian, I don't know what I did in my last life, and after cultivating such a great blessing, I can be accompanied by you in this life......

Gu Nian turned around and gnawed his neck, before reaching out to hug him and whispering in his ear, "I can't bear to ...... you"

Xiao Yue's eyes paused slightly, stroked her facial features inch by inch, and then picked her up and walked to the bed.

One night, he went from being extremely gentle at the beginning, to becoming more and more fierce possessive, and when her head was confused, he heard his hoarse voice say, "I can't bear you ......."

Even if he was reluctant, he still had to do it, but his whole heart was warm because of her understanding, and he couldn't wait to make her small.

You can carry her in your pocket, take her with you wherever you go, and never be separated.

When Gu Nian was washing, Xu'er came in, he looked around the inner room, and when he came out, he hung his head, a little depressed, since he knew that his father was going to go to the north alone to fight the bad guys, but he had to stay in the capital with his mother, and he couldn't be with his father like before, he was sad.

He hung his head and climbed onto the couch, his eyes covered with tears and his red eyes, but he still remembered what his father had said to him yesterday, and a man should not cry easily.

Yesterday, after the father and son had practiced, his father squatted in front of him, holding a handkerchief, and gently wiped his sweat.

"Xu'er, Daddy is going to go far away, so I'll hand over my mother to you, Daddy is not around, Xu'er wants to coax her mother to be happy, don't let her cry."

Xu'er said 'um', "Xu'er will protect her mother and don't let her cry." ”

Xiao Yue held Xu'er in his arms, patted him on the back, and then kissed him on the forehead.

Xu Er has never kissed him since he can remember, this is the first time, he can't help but be happy and shy in his heart, his little head retracted and leaned on his father's shoulder, motionless.

He will definitely protect his mother well.

Gu Nian twisted the hot handkerchief to the side of the couch and wiped it for Xu'er, "Daddy, I'll be back soon." ”

This time, Xiao Yue left for a long time to come back, although Gu Nian was reluctant to give up, but after all, there was a son by her side to take care of, and she soon dispelled the loss in her heart.

Although she can't go to the school field with Xu'er to practice, she will accompany her son when he is practicing calligraphy in the room.

The days slowly calmed down, Gu Nian directly closed the door to thank the guests, except for relatives and friends, other places did not move.

At the same time, he also pushed a lot of posts inviting her to enjoy the flowers and drink.

Now that Xiao Yue is not in Beijing, people are more idle than before, she takes Xu'er to visit the eldest princess of the country from time to time, or to the Su Wangfu to see, and sometimes, to see Liu Danyang and Ji Zhu'er.

The refusal of marriage at the palace gate did not make Ji Zhuer's fiancé's family retreat, but became more determined to marry Ji Zhuer.

Now, Ji Zhu'er's belly is nine months old.

After Xiao Yue left, the emperor used the name of the queen to announce her into the palace, so that she had to tell herself something, and even rewarded a lot of things to the palace of the king of Jin.

*

Time flies very fast, one letter a month with Northern Xinjiang, and before I know it, I have saved more than a dozen letters, and Xu'er is already four years old.

In the spring of this year, the eldest princess of the country was seriously ill, and Gu Nian took care of it, not only sent Zhang Chunzi over, but also sent a lot of precious medicinal materials from the palace, and visited them from time to time, so the whole person lost weight.

Fortunately, the eldest princess who protects the country is only because of the change of seasons, and because she is getting older, she is prone to diseases, and she needs to be raised well, but it is no problem.

When the eldest princess of the Protectorate saw Gu Nian's red eyes, she was extremely open, and said, "Silly child, what are you crying about, your grandmother is old, and one day she will leave you and go to your grandfather and your mother."

You still have Xu'er to take care of, but you can't ignore your own body. ”

Gu Nian let out a 'whimper' and held the eldest princess's somewhat cold hand.

What she thought in her heart was that if she hadn't been for her grandmother, she would have stayed in the Qi State Mansion to grow up, how depressing her life would have been.

In her heart, the eldest princess of the country is not just a grandmother.

However, fortunately, when the spring ended and the weather gradually warmed up, the body of the eldest princess of the Protectorate gradually improved, which also made Gu Nian breathe a sigh of relief.

*

In the summer, Gu Nian took the child and went to Zhuangzi to escape the summer with the emperor's army.

Xu Er likes the coolness and freedom of Zhuangzi very much, and every day except for completing the homework that Xiao Yue explained before leaving, he runs around in Zhuangzi every other time.

even saw the ducks in the pond, and begged Gu Nian to let him raise a nest.

Gu Nian really went to the tenant farmer and brought back a nest of newborn ducks and let him raise them.

So, after Xu'er finished his homework every day, he took a group of ducklings to spread wild on the Zhuangzi, so that the subordinates in the Zhuangzi couldn't help but laugh.

Xu'er, who is really serious, follows a group of quacking ducks, and the picture makes people can't bear to look at it directly.

The emperor in Huangzhuang heard that Xu'er had raised ducks, and asked Chang Yuan to come over and take Xu'er and the group of ducklings over for him to see......

Gu Nian wanted to refuse, but the emperor's order was difficult, she didn't have anything to tell Xu'er, but the ducks ...... As soon as she thought of the officials coming and going in the imperial village, under the eyes of countless pairs of eyes, Xu Er walked over with the duckling, and she beat her head.

At that time, why did you agree to let Xu'er raise ducks?

"The father is too doting on the children of the ninth uncle's family. None of our brothers have seen our father pamper us like this. Lin Rui stood on the corridor, looking at Xu'er's disappearing back, and there was such a voice behind him.

It was Lin Rui's cousin who spoke, the current second prince.

Lin Rui said, "Who does my father want to favor, it's his business, or if you are angry, you will talk to your father, what's the use of saying this in front of Lao Tzu?" ”

After saying that, he raised his feet and left.

Behind him, the second prince thought that Lin Rui had been detained by the emperor to study in the Palace of Cultivating Hearts, and after becoming more and more favored by the emperor, he couldn't help but smile coldly, the mud couldn't support the wall, he looked at the direction where Xu'er disappeared again, and left with a strange thought.

*

The emperor is almost forty years old, Lin Rui, the eldest son of the emperor, is eighteen this year, and he has also reached the marriageable age, and he was only the eldest grandson of the emperor in the past, because he had an unfavored prince father.

Lin Rui's marriage is not easy to find, of course, the prince didn't expect these things.

Unexpectedly, the crown prince ascended the throne like this, and Queen Jiang also put Lin Rui's marriage on the agenda.

The emperor thought about it, and it was indeed the same, so he asked Empress Jiang to make her own ideas first, and then submit the candidate to him for review.

Empress Jiang didn't expect such a good thing, and the emperor directly delegated power to herself. Although she still has to let the emperor see it in the end, at least she can pick a few good ones by herself, and she can do it openly.

Now, it is impossible for the emperor to make Lin Rui the crown prince at once, and he can only plan a little by himself.

Here, Empress Jiang obeyed the emperor's will, and within a few days, the entire Huangzhuang knew that the emperor's eldest son, Lin Rui, was finally going to choose a concubine.

Some people are ready to move, while others are unimpressed, and they are not interested at all.

The eldest princess of the protector also followed to Zhuangzi for summer vacation, and the Marquis of Anyuan's mansion also had Zhuangzi, but the eldest princess of the protector wanted to see Xu'er, so she lived in the Zhuangzi of the Jin Palace.

Naturally, the grandparents and grandchildren also received the news that the eldest son of the emperor was going to choose a concubine.

After Gu Nian put Xu'er to sleep, he went to the courtyard of the eldest princess of the country and saw that she was facing herself.

After Gu Nian sat down, he had already asked someone to bring a bowl of lotus leaf porridge up, "Pad your stomach." ”

Gu Nian was not polite, and chatted with the eldest princess of the protector while eating.

Talking, talking, the two talked about the emperor's eldest son's choice of concubine.

It is obvious to all that Empress Jiang took the eldest girl of the Jiang family with her, and the eldest princess of the protector snorted, "I went to the Queen Mother during the day, and Queen Jiang was also there, and I don't know what she thought, so she ran to the Queen Mother by herself, saying that she begged the Queen Mother to give the emperor two good people." ”

Gu Nian almost squirted the porridge in his mouth.

What does Empress Jiang want to do? If you want to show off her generosity and virtuousness, you can also score time.

She heard Xiao Yue and the eldest princess of the country protect the country say that the queen mother is different from ordinary mothers-in-law, and she has never added to the blockage between the emperor and the queen.

Not to mention giving people, he always called the then prince and the current emperor to Fengyi Palace to teach, so that he must be good to the queen.

The eldest princess of the protector smiled, "I didn't expect the emperor to be really pitiful, Empress Jiang has stones in her head."

The Queen Mother's mother-in-law didn't make trouble for her, but she made trouble for herself.

If you want me to say, not only did she not have the emperor in her heart, but she didn't even think about the child.

only cares about her own reputation, she still thinks that she is the eldest grandson queen, and she can leave a reputation as a virtuous queen in the annals of history.

Adding people means adding Ding, what about after adding Ding? There will be a lot of trouble in the future. How can she guarantee that it will be her child who will be on top in the future......"

Gu Nian is clear in his heart!

The Jiang family went from Jiangnan to the capital, which is obviously going out of the mountain.

On the one hand, Queen Jiang supports her mother's family, and then lets her mother's strength support her son, otherwise, why did the eldest girl of the Jiang family enter the palace?

On the other hand, Empress Jiang recruited concubines for the emperor and spread out branches in exchange for a reputation for virtue and won the support of courtiers.

I really want everything.

But she just gave up the most undesirable thing. I'm not afraid of killing the emperor's eldest son!

She thought she was a smart person, but she didn't think that others were not stupid.

She's got a good plan, and she's got to have someone to work with her.

If the emperor really reuses the Jiang family, then he will really be a faint king.

Gu Nian asked the eldest princess with a smile, "Then what did the Queen Mother say at that time?" ”

"What else can the Queen Mother do? I was by her. Speaking of which, the Queen Mother originally wanted to add someone to the emperor, didn't she have a maiden niece in the palace? has been kept by his side for more than a year, and the emperor doesn't even look at it.

The Queen Mother also stopped thinking about this, and was about to send people out of the palace, so Queen Jiang came out like this. ”

Since he arrived in Zhuangzi, Gu Nian has often slept with the eldest princess of the country as he did when he was a child.

She got up, climbed into bed, and lay down.

The eldest princess of the protectorate nodded at her and said, "You are also a mother, I didn't see you sleeping with Xu'er, but you came to me." ”

Gu Nian said coquettishly, "I'm a grandmother, and that's still your granddaughter......"

The eldest princess of the protectorate glared at her, her face full of doting.

On the first day of the new year, the fifteenth day is the day when the wives enter the palace to greet the queen mother and the queen.

Although he came to Zhuangzi to escape the summer, he still had to abide by this rule.

On the fifteenth day, Gu Nian went to the Huangzhuang to ask the queen for peace, and halfway through, Gu Nian knew that today, the queen also asked those women to bring the little ladies in the family to come over to ask for peace.

The corners of Gu Nian's mouth curled, ready to wait to watch a good show.

However, she didn't expect that this good show would actually see her come to her.

When Gu thought of it, the Qiwu Hall where the queen now lives was full, the queen mother sat at the top, the queen sat at the bottom right, and then the eldest princess, as well as the emperor's concubine and two concubines.

The Queen Mother sat on the side of the ladies of each family, the first was the eldest princess of Changning, Mo Fei stood behind her, and then down was the Queen Mother's mother, Duchess Chengen, and Miss Yun'er stood behind Duchess Chengen.

Mrs. Jiang is descending in turn from the ladies of the high families.

When Gu Nian came, the Queen Mother beckoned and asked her how the health of the eldest princess of the country was, and Gu Nian answered the Queen Mother's questions one by one.

The Queen Mother smiled and said to everyone, "Aunt Huguo has just been sick in the spring, and if you don't ask in person, you won't be at ease." ”

Everyone present knew that Emperor Yongping was able to ascend the throne thanks to the great help of the eldest princess of the country, and it was understandable that the Queen Mother would miss her kindness.

Duchess Chengen said, "No, although the eldest princess of the protectorate has lived in Beijing for a long time, she often closes her door, and we juniors don't dare to come to the door to disturb her, Princess Jin must convey our greetings." ”

Gu Nian saluted Duchess Chengen and thanked her for her concern.

Mrs. Jiang suddenly said, "Looking at the appearance of Princess Jin, I don't know how good King Su's demeanor is." The courtesy of Jingning County back then was fortunate to see her, and she was also a person with outstanding style, but unfortunately, I didn't see the two standing together. ”

The Queen Mother looked at Mrs. Jiang and said with a smile, "King Su's demeanor is really good, but it's a pity that Jingning went early." ”

Speaking of the county lord of Jingning, this is a person who has passed away for many years, so he naturally has a relationship.

The eldest princess of Changning held a tea cup in her hand, sat without speaking, and looked at Gu Nian from time to time from the corner of her eyes.

Gu Nian had a faint idea in her heart when Mrs. Jiang talked about her father Gu Shi'an, and before she had time to think about it, she heard Queen Jiang say, "Queen Mother, you pity Jingning, in the end, the deceased is gone."

If you want your daughter-in-law to say, the living still have to look ahead, there is not even a hostess in this Su Wang's mansion, or will you be a matchmaker for Su Wang? ”

The Queen Mother frowned, but she couldn't save the queen's face, so she smiled and said tactfully, "King Su has vowed not to marry again, and the mourning family will not be this bad person." ”

Empress Jiang said more and more, "How can you be a bad person, the old man is holding the red line, that is a great merit." My daughter-in-law sees that there is a suitable candidate here, and my aunt and grandmother don't know if you are reluctant to part with your love. ”

The eldest princess of Changning was the most senior person present, and she said with a smile, "The queen's mouth is becoming more and more able to speak." What cuts love and doesn't cut love. My Fei'er is just a willow posture, how can she be worthy of King Su. ”

Empress Jiang said, "In my short opinion, it is simply made in heaven, the two are still cousins, as the saying goes, cousins and cousins are a family, where they are not worthy." ”

Empress Jiang and the eldest princess of Changning sang and sang together, talking lively, and the queen mother at the top was already smiling.

Unexpectedly, after Queen Jiang finished speaking, she still pulled Gu Nian and said, "Princess Jin, did you say?" ”

The Queen Mother said lightly, "You are also confused, what do you ask her to do?" Can she still take care of her elders? Don't talk about this anymore, you don't have to make King Su a bad person. “

At this time, Mo Fei suddenly walked out from behind the eldest princess of Changning, knelt down in front of the queen mother with a 'plop', and said firmly, "I ask the queen mother to be the master, the courtiers have admired King Su for a long time and are willing to marry King Su." ”

As soon as Mo Fei knelt out like this, not only the queen mother's face was not good-looking, but the eldest princess of Changning's face was not very good-looking.

She has always wanted to fulfill her granddaughter's wish and let her marry Gu Shi'an, but she can't really let her granddaughter be a concubine.

What's more, there is no way to even be a concubine.

It's just that the Queen Mother didn't say anything to let her get up, and the eldest princess of Changning had no way at all.

The ladies who were sitting stood up one after another, wanting to leave, but they didn't expect the Queen Mother to say, "Slow, you don't have to leave the table." ”

She looked at Mo Fei and said, "You kneel out like this, the mourning family is not helping you, and it is not helping you, so you get up, and the mourning family will call King Su over and listen to what he means."

After all, the twisted melon is not sweet, even if the mourning family is today, it can't be forcibly ordered, King Su happily took it, if he doesn't accept it, then not only the mourning family has no face, you also have no face, right?

The ladies sitting here all know the importance of this, and today's matter, starting from this Qiwu Palace, also ends here. ”

The Queen Mother did this, which was already a great face-saving face for the eldest princess of Changning. also made the eldest princess of Changning unable to say anything else.

Even if she is an elder, she can rely on the old and sell the old, but she can't stand her granddaughter from fainting.

Today, Mo Fei knelt like this, no matter whether things work out or not, he will have no face in the future.

She regretted it in her heart, but it was too late at this time.

Gu Shi'an came quickly, along with the emperor, and the emperor's eldest son Lin Rui, who was still detained by the emperor when he arrived in Huangzhuang.

When Gu Shi'an heard the summons of the Queen Mother, he didn't know what was going on, he only knew that today was the day when Gu Nian went to ask for peace, and he was shocked, thinking that something had happened to Gu Nian.

At the same time, before Xiao Yue set out on the expedition, he gave Gu Nian to the emperor, and the emperor was a foreign man, so he naturally didn't ask questions from time to time, so he only entrusted Gu Nian to the queen.

When the Queen Mother sent someone to find Gu Shi'an, Gu Shi'an happened to be with him to discuss the war in Northern Xinjiang, and he also thought that something had happened to Gu Nian, so he followed Gu Shi'an to Qiwu Palace.

At the same time, he also brought Lin Rui with him, and he vaguely remembered that today was the day when the queen asked the wives to bring the girls in the family to visit.

Thinking about it, if you let Lin Rui go and see those girls, it is better to choose a girl he likes than to marry blindly and dumbly.

He himself is already like this, and he doesn't want his children to continue to live a life of husband and wife.

Before Gu Shi'an came, the Queen Mother had already let the girls who had not left the pavilion go to the back of the screen, leaving Mo Fei alone to stand behind the eldest princess of Changning.

When Gu Shi'an arrived at the Qiwu Palace, he saw that Gu Nian was doing well, and like the emperor, he put down his heart.

As long as it's not your own daughter's problem, everything else is easy to say.

The Queen Mother said the matter again in front of everyone, without adding a word or subtracting a word, Gu Shi'an heard it and suddenly laughed.

He smiled and said, "At the beginning, the minister swore in front of the first emperor that he would not marry in this life.

Come to think of it, this oath is not heavy, which makes everyone think that the minister is making a show and winning everyone's attention.

It just so happens that today's emperor, queen mother, and queen are all here, and at the same time, there are female relatives of various families as witnesses.

The minister never thought that a widower could make people so worried.

All the women in this world are good women, and I don't marry, not because she is not good, but because I really don't want to marry.

However, if someone really wants to marry the minister alive or dead, it is not impossible, first go to the minister's mansion to wash the toilet for ten years, and after ten years of perseverance, the minister immediately carries the sedan chair and marries her home.

After all, true love is not, it must be willing to do anything. ”

As soon as Gu Shi'an's words came out, the people present were amused and angry.

The eldest princess of Changning was dark, she thought that Gu Shi'an would refuse, but she didn't expect him to give him such a face.

But Gu Shi'an's next sentence made people almost fall under the chair.

The corners of Gu Shi'an's lips hooked, and said, "The minister was afraid that he would not be able to guard Jing Ning, so he had asked the imperial doctor to prescribe a prescription, not only could not have a child, but even a husband and wife Dunlun could not." ”

"Ten years of toilet washing, presumably no matter which girl is a true Aichen, then it must not mind this, the ladies said it is not ......"

His smile was gentle and frank, which made people feel that this matter could not be more true, not to mention, Gu Shi'an also told who the imperial doctor who prescribed the prescription was.

That means let those who don't believe it and don't give up to verify it.

Gu Nian listened to the curve of his lips, and his father really tried his best to refuse to marry again. Even killing a thousand enemies and destroying eight hundred self-destructing things like this have been done.

Gu Shi'an turned around, and blinked at Gu Nian with nobody, all of this made the emperor look at it.

His heart was blazing, and sure enough, Xiao Jiu was happier than him.

He looked at the interaction between Gu Nian and Gu Shi'an with gentle eyes, but in the eyes of Empress Jiang who was above, it was a big thunder explosion overhead.

The emperor has not been to Fengyi Palace for a long time, and although he occasionally goes back to other palaces, he has rarely done so.

She began to think that the emperor did not come to the harem because he had just ascended the throne and was busy with court affairs.

But Your Majesty, how long has it been since you looked at her so gently?

Emperor...... Emperor...... Empress Jiang stopped herself from thinking about it, all this was incredible.

Mo Fei, who was standing behind the eldest princess of Changning, looked at Gu Shi'an obsessively, she listened to Gu Shi'an's words, she didn't think about it, blurted out, and said, "I am willing, I am willing to do anything for you." ”

The eldest princess of Changning shouted loudly, "Enough, Fei'er, you have hysteria today, why don't you go back with your grandmother soon." ”

She glanced at the grandmother who came behind her, asked her to restrain Mo Fei first, and then said to Gu Nian, "I heard that Doctor Zhang is in your mansion, I don't know if I can let Doctor Zhang show Fei'er." Recently, her hysteria has been getting worse. ”

Gu Nian knew that the eldest princess of Changning was about to give up Mo Fei, so she wanted her to send Zhang Chunzi to show Mo Fei, so that the hysteria that passed through Doctor Zhang's hands would be true.

However, Gu Nian was unwilling to cooperate with the eldest princess of Changning to do this, it made no sense that Mo Fei had disgusted himself for so long, and he didn't let himself fight back.

Others spread that Murphy's hysteria was real, and she couldn't care about it. But definitely not through the hands of your own home.

Not to mention, she is the daughter of King Su.

In case, one day someone bites back and says that she didn't want her stepmother to enter the door to do this, then she really jumped into the Yellow River and couldn't wash it.

She smiled slightly and said, "Although Mr. Zhang lives in the palace, he is only a guest of the palace, not a subordinate of the palace, I can't tell him what to do, everything depends on Mr. Zhang's own wishes." ”

When the eldest princess of Changning heard this, her face was not very good, and she forced a smile and said, "Then please ask Mr. Zhang." ”

Gu Nian nodded, and kindly reminded, "It's better for Grandmother Gu to ask other imperial doctors to take a look first." ”

After the eldest princess of Changning hurriedly said a few words, she left with Mo Fei to say goodbye.

The emperor waited until the eldest princess of Changning left, and suddenly remembered the purpose of letting Lin Rui come, so he said to the queen, "Rui'er is here with you in the morning, and I will go to my side in the afternoon." ”

If it was normal, Empress Jiang would have understood the emperor's meaning a long time ago, and it was nothing more than to let Lin Rui take a look at those girls in private, but the queen was still immersed in the impossible thoughts just now.

For a while, she was stunned, she was still the queen mother, she beckoned to Lin Rui and asked him to come to her.

Lin Rui's gaze stayed on the little pink skirt exposed behind the screen, and the foot under the skirt, the slightly upturned embroidered shoes, and the toe of the shoe inlaid with Dongzhu.

The foot bit by bit, so that Lin Rui didn't see anyone, and he was hooked.