Linglong Pavilion.

Gu Yilan excused herself and said that she was tired and wanted to rest. The shopkeeper of Linglong Pavilion hurriedly let Gu Yilan to the side of the private room prepared in advance for the nobles to rest.

Tea and snacks had already been prepared in advance in the private room, and the dim sum was bought by the shopkeeper at Kuixing Tower.

"Young grandma and eldest lady can rest here first," the shopkeeper of Linglong Pavilion smiled at Gu Yilan and Mu Hongsheng: "Tea and snacks are ready early in the morning." They are all prepared according to the preferences of the eldest lady. ”

Mu Hongsheng looked at the sun through the window, turned her head to Gu Yilan and smiled, "Sister Xie probably has to wait to arrive." Sister-in-law, why don't you wait for her here, I'll go to Yunyifang first. ”

"What's the hurry?" Gu Yilan hurriedly shook her head: "Wait for me to accompany you." ”

"No, I'll be back soon." Mu Hongshang smiled at Gu Yilan: "The hour is still there, and my grandmother and mother have just had breakfast." I want to buy some kidney bean cakes and have the driver rush them back to make them tea. ”

Gu Yilan just wanted to stand up and accompany Mu Hongsheng, but suddenly remembered something and sat back in the chair. She smiled and nodded at Mu Hongsheng: "Okay, I'll wait for you here." Let Fangxin and water chestnut accompany you, and you are not allowed to walk around. ”

Mu Hongsheng agreed with a smile, and hurriedly went downstairs with the two maids and left. The time was just right, and soon after she left, Xie Shurou arrived. As soon as Xie Shurou entered the Linglong Pavilion, she went straight to the room where Gu Yilan was, and as soon as she pushed the door, she saw that Mu Hongshang was not there, and her face immediately showed a little disappointment.

"How?" Gu Yilan snorted lightly: "You are disappointed to see that I am alone?" ”

Xie Shurou waved her hand first and told everyone to leave, then she rolled her eyes at Gu Yilan: "Of course I'm disappointed." Where's my little baby in a red coat? ”

"What do you call your house?" Gu Yilan pouted: "That's my sister." ”

"Humph! Flaunt! Xie Shurou's mouth was even more crooked: "Where did the red dress go?" ”

"Yunyifang." Gu Yilan replied: "You don't need to pout, I originally wanted to accompany her." It's just because I have something to say to you that I'm waiting for you here. I'll make a long story short, I went back to my parents' house a few days ago......"

Gu Yilan didn't wait for Xie Shurou to answer, lowered her voice and explained clearly what happened to her at her parents' house two days ago, and then asked, "What about you?" What's been going on in your house lately? You're going to be eighteen soon, and Xie Xiang and Xiao Xie haven't mentioned your marriage? ”

"I mentioned it." Xie Shurou nodded, calmly not as if she was talking about her own business: "But my father has been very busy these days, and I don't know why, so he just mentioned it, and there was no follow-up." But I don't think my grandfather will be able to drag it out anymore, and he will definitely make a decision in the near future. ”

"Could it be that what's going on with the household department lately?" Gu Yilan also frowned: "In the days when I went back to my parents' house, my father was so busy that he disappeared all day. But I looked at my grandfather's face as before, and it didn't look like something big was going on. ”

"It's not clear." Xie Shurou shook her head: "If you are worried, I will find a way to inquire, if there is something really important, I will write to tell Hongshang." ”

"Then please." Gu Yilan nodded, and was not polite: "The military rations and ordnance transported to the north have been gone for ten days, and yesterday my grandmother also mentioned that there will be about seven or eight more days, and it should be able to reach the north, and when this batch of materials arrives, my grandmother plans to enter the palace again and re-mention the matter of increasing troops. ”

"You don't need to tell me this." Xie Shurou replied very happily: "I will do my best." On your mother's side, you should also keep an eye on it. ”

"I'm going to go back to my parents' house in two days." Gu Yilan replied: "If there is no movement, I will find my mother to add fire." I don't think it's a big problem on my parents' side, I know their people. It's just my grandfather......"

"I'm not worried." Xie Shurou smiled: "I think, you are just right at this time." As long as your father can make a move in the near future, go to Pingyang Pony or Qiao in charge, no one is fine, and he doesn't need to do anything, he just needs to move. Who did your father go to, but he couldn't hide it from my grandfather's eyes, let alone the eyes of King Yi and the queen. ”

"What do you mean," Gu Yilan nodded clearly: "As long as my father makes a move, our Gu family will have no way out, and we can only choose King Xin, because King Yi will think that our Gu family has already chosen King Xin, and will not trust us in the future." ”

"What are you afraid of?" Xie Shurou replied in a firm tone: "As long as the king is on the throne, your Gu family's move is a good one." ”

"That's nice." Gu Yilan snorted coldly: "Why don't you make a mistake and lose everything." ”

"It's either King Yi or King Xin," Xie Shurou replied, "Whoever you choose doesn't all take the wrong step and lose the whole game?" It's all gambling, so why not bet on what we want. At least at the moment, I think the chances of winning are still big. My grandfather is still hesitating, if your Gu family takes this step first, what do you think my grandfather will do? ”

"I can think of it." Gu Yilan replied: "If the Gu family protects the king." The weight of the king of Nashin in your grandfather's heart will be heavier. Or your Xie family has good conditions and can have the right to take the initiative. ”

"Not only that," Xie Shurou smiled: "If my grandfather chooses King Xin, then our Xie family will no longer have to show mercy to the Li family." My grandfather still holds a grudge. In fact, I always thought that he didn't want to work with Lee Sang. It's just that because there was a queen standing behind King Yi before, and Li Xiangli Bao, the winning face seemed to be bigger than King Xin. But if your Gu family chooses the king of faith...... The situation has changed! ”

"Hopefully, it's in time." Gu Yilan replied: "And don't underestimate King Yi, even if King Xin has two important ministers to protect him in the future, it is impossible for King Yi to sit still." ”

"Let's take one step at a time," Xie Shurou was silent for a moment, and then sighed softly: "There is only so much we can do. ”

"Now that you've done that, don't look for any more reasons to comfort yourself." Gu Yilan laughed self-deprecatingly: "If there are any consequences, just bear it together." Using our families to achieve our own ends, we are two selfish people. ”

"Don't overestimate your own influence," Xie Shurou raised her eyebrows: "Actually, no matter what, it's my grandfather, your grandfather, my father, your father, they made their own decisions." Don't think that your words can really sway your father's thoughts, the most you can do is to make the seeds that already exist in his heart germinate. But you're right, there's no need to comfort yourself, you want to protect your husband, I'm for my own marriage, and for the protection of Hongshang, we all have our own selfish purposes, so whether it succeeds or not, what the consequences will be in the future, just bear it. ”