The reason for this speculation is because Xiao Liulang told the old priest that Princess Xinyang also has a dragon shadow guard in her hand, no matter what purpose the first emperor gave to Princess Xinyang Long Yingwei, it shows at least one thing - the weight of Princess Xinyang in the mind of the first emperor is not trivial.

In fact, if it weren't for Xiao Liulang's mouth to learn that Princess Xinyang held the Dragon Shadow Guard, Lao Saijiu would not have known that the relationship between the father and daughter was so deep.

Princess Xinyang's biological mother is Concubine Yu, Concubine Yu died of illness when she was thirteen years old, Princess Xinyang was older at that time, and there was no such thing as being raised under whose name she had inherited.

The first emperor did not take special care of her because she lost her cowardice, and the first emperor treated her no different from many princesses in the palace......

The old priest shook his head.

Looks like there's a lot he doesn't know.

Gu Changqing and Princess Xinyang are not of the same generation, and they don't know much about the situation at that time, so they don't have such a big feeling as the old sacrificial wine.

He only loved this daughter very much as the first emperor, but he didn't know it.

He considered the current situation and said, "Princess Xinyang is not in the capital, but it is not too far away. A few days away from ......"

"She may not meet you." The old sacrificial wine said.

Gu Changqing was silent.

He understood that what the old priest wine said was true.

Since the little marquis died in the fire of the Guozijian, Princess Xinyang was so sad that she couldn't help herself, and finally left the sad place of the capital with her henchmen.

She refused to see anyone related to the capital.

Thinking about it, it is understandable that the loss of her son is too big a blow for her, and she does not want to touch the sadness of the scene, nor does she want to contact anyone who may remind her of the past in the capital.

"Gotta try." Gu Changqing said.

The old sacrificial wine did not refute, neither of them was stupid, on the surface, the simplest and most intuitive way was to steal back the holy decree, but as soon as the Dragon Shadow Guard was in the hands of Concubine Jing, they would not be able to succeed for a day.

Maybe even if they know the content of the holy decree, they still can't succeed, but as the so-called knowing oneself and knowing the other side will win all battles, as long as they understand the content of the holy decree, they can understand what Concubine Jing's hole cards are.

Gu Changqing said: "Princess Xinyang is near Xudu Mountain, it just so happens that I am going to go there recently, and I am going to visit Princess Xinyang by the way." ”

"What are you going to do in Xudu Mountain?" The old sacrificial wine said with concern.

Gu Changqing said: "Grandfather asked me to go." ”

Probably about the secret army, the specific grandfather didn't say much.

Strange to say, last time my grandfather gave them all the tokens as if he was going to explain what was going on, but the next day he took them back.

The mood of the old sacrificial wine fell: "If you go to Xudu Mountain, go and offer incense to an old friend for me." ”

"Okay." Gu Changqing didn't ask who his old friend was or what his relationship was with the old sacrificial wine, but just asked for the address of the cemetery, and then got up and left.

When he walked to the door, he unexpectedly ran into Xiao Liulang.

I don't know how long Xiao Liulang has been here and how much he has heard, but after all, he is not an outsider, so there is no need to hide it from him.

Gu Changqing nodded and said hello.

Xiao Liulang also bowed his head in return.

After Gu Changqing walked out of the courtyard, the old sacrificial wine also walked out, he looked at Xiao Liulang, who was thin and lonely in the moonlight, opened his mouth, and suddenly didn't know how to speak.

After a long time, he sighed ashamedly: "I'm sorry, I should have informed you in advance, I shouldn't have just involved Princess Xinyang like this." ”

Having said that, even if he did it again, even if Xiao Liulang stopped him, he would still tell Gu Changqing, hoping that Gu Changqing would be able to ask the Xinyang Princesses for an answer.

Not only to bring down Concubine Jing, but also for Xiao Liulang's safety.

Xiao Liulang is already in the game, and if Concubine Jing is not eliminated for a day, he will not be able to rule out the danger for a day.

"But ......"

"Teacher, it's not too early, it's time for you to rest."

The old sacrificial wine and Xiao Liulang's voices sounded almost at the same time, almost meaning that it was indeed the old sacrificial wine who spoke first, but Xiao Liulang picked up the words after saying two words.

The kind that is seamless, and it doesn't feel like he's interrupting on purpose or if it's really accidental.

The old sacrificial wine paused and nodded: "Okay, I'm almost done here, you can also go and rest." It's hard to go to the countryside today, so let's go to bed early. ”

Originally, according to the usual practice and the relationship between the two, the old sacrificial wine club cared about what he did when he went to the countryside, after all, for Hanlin officials, it is often these "political achievements" that really play a role in promotion.

But when it comes to chatting, everyone knows it's time to end the topic.

Xiao Liulang went back to the next door.

Liu Quan walked over from under the porch: "Master." ”

"Ugh." The old sacrificial wine sighed, "Why do you think he is so stubborn?" ”

Liu Quan already knew Xiao Liulang's identity, but he still didn't understand the words of the old sacrificial wine: "Why did the master say this? ”

The old sacrificial wine waved his hand: "Forget it, it's nothing." ”

……

After Xiao Liulang returned to his house, he plunged into the study, he closed the door casually, and stood alone in the boundless night.

He understood what the teacher was asking.

- Why didn't you tell Princess Xinyang that you were back?

It's forgivable not to tell Xuanping Hou reluctantly, after all, the relationship between father and son is not close, and after all, there will always be some strange rejection and friction between men, and it is not strange for a rebellious teenager to become enemies with a romantic father.

What about Princess Credible Yang?

What's wrong with the mother who puts you on the top of her heart? What is the sin? How can that!

I used to think that you didn't go to her because you were worried that your own affairs would be too involved and would affect her.

But she has the Dragon Shadow Guard in her hand, who can hurt her?

Why, Ah Heng, why!

Gu Jiao went to the stove house to boil some hot water, and made some supper, planning to see if the few men in the family had returned.

When she passed by the study, the door was closed, and no candlelight came through, so she walked over without paying much attention.

But she didn't take two steps, and she turned back.

It's an intuition.

Instead of knocking, she gently pushed the door open and entered.

The faint candlelight from under the porch filtered in, allowing her to see clearly the back of the desk that seemed to be shrouded in great sadness.

She closed the door with her backhand, and her figure was once again engulfed in darkness.

But she knew where he was, and she could hear his breathing.

She walked slowly over and stopped behind him.

Xiao Liulang did not turn around, nor did he speak.

She didn't speak.

- There's no way he didn't know that someone had come in, and he didn't want to talk if he didn't react.

Gu Jiao just can't understand too many complex emotions, which doesn't mean that she can't feel the emotions of others.

Gu Jiao's mind flashed the image of him hugging himself into his arms and gently comforting him when he was sad that his aunt had forgotten him.

She stood on tiptoe and gestured behind him.

It's a pity that she is not tall enough to carry people into her arms like he did, and let the other person's head be buried in her chest.

She thought for a moment, stepped forward, stretched out her little arms, and gently hugged him from behind.

That's okay, right?

It can be a little less uncomfortable, right?

Gu Jiao hugged very lightly at first, but when she put her cheek against the back of his slightly stiff spine, she didn't know if it was close to his heart, and the sadness she felt was even stronger.

She tightened her arms.

In the dark, Xiao Liulang endured the swelling pain of his sore throat, raised his hand, and covered the hand she was holding himself.

……

This time was no different from any previous time, Gu Jiao comforted him considerately, but did not question him, Gu Jiao obviously felt that after his emotions calmed down a little, when he pulled away, he opened his mouth, as if he had something to say to himself.

Gu Jiao paused for a second.

At that second, it was not fast to say fast, slow or slow, if he wanted to explain, he could stop her, and if he still decided not to explain, the two would not be too embarrassed.

He didn't end up explaining.

The next day, Gu Jiao got up early in the morning and helped Mama Fang make breakfast for her family.

When Xiao Liulang came out of the West House, Gu Jiao was arranging the dishes and chopsticks, and she curled the corners of her lips at him: "Morning." ”

It's as if nothing had happened, and it's the same as usual.

Xiao Liulang bowed his head and greeted: "Morning." ”

Soon Xiao Jingkong also got up, he went to the backyard to practice, and after practicing for a while, Gu Xiaoshun and Gu Yan also got up, and a lively morning began.

After breakfast, Xiao Liulang went to Hanlin Academy, Xiao Jingkong followed the old sacrificial wine to Guozijian, as for Gu Yan and Gu Xiaoshun, they naturally went to Qinghe Academy.

Now there are two carriages at home, Gu Yan and Gu Xiaoshun used a carriage, Xiao Liulang and the three of them got into Liu Quan's carriage, Liu Quan first sent one old and one young to Guozijian, and finally sent Xiao Liulang to Hanlin Academy.

Gu Jiao went to the hospital, and she received a reply from Xue Ningxiang.

It has been half a year since Xue Ningxiang wrote to her last time, but after reading the content of the letter, Gu Jiao understood why Xue Ningxiang's letter came back so late.

Xue Ningxiang's mother-in-law died of illness, just three days after Zhuang returned home on Tuesday.

Gu Jiao once showed Xue Ningxiang's mother-in-law that she was in decline and aging, and all her body organs were exhausted, which was not something that could be reversed by medicine, and it was not easy to hold on until her son came back to see her for the last time.

She was asleep and walked peacefully.

Zhao has a Ding worry system, and the elders in the family have to stay at home for at least one and a half to three years to keep filial piety for the deceased.

But the funeral of his mother still has to be handled well, and on Tuesday Zhuang asked his companion to ask for leave, and he stayed in the village to bury his mother.

This is a spring thing, and now that the summer is almost over, it stands to reason that Zhuang will come back on Tuesday, but another big event happened - Dean Li of Tianxiang Academy actually came to Xue Ningxiang to propose marriage.

Seeing this, Gu Jiao was really surprised.

Xue Ningxiang didn't talk to her about everything, but she didn't mention Dean Li and herself.

Of course, there is an explanation on the letter.

It turned out that when she and Xiao Liulang were still in the countryside, Dean Li had already met Xue Ningxiang a few times, and was chased by the dog baby and called her father.

The dog baby is a babbling child, and he doesn't understand what his father means, and when he sees other children calling daddy to adult men, he probably thinks that all such men are fathers.

This is Gu Jiao's own understanding.

Xue Ningxiang didn't explain specifically, only said that the dog baby was bumped into by Mrs. Li in the back, and Mrs. Li was old and her brain was not very clear, so she regarded the dog baby as her little grandson.

Dean Li is a good person, he has a friendship with Xiao Liulang's family, and helped Xue Ningxiang get through the siege, Xue Ningxiang couldn't bear the old man's sadness, so she misconfessed it.

Who knew that after that time, it was out of control, and Mrs. Li asked for her little grandson every now and then, and she also regarded Xue Ningxiang as her daughter-in-law......

Dean Li asked Xue Ningxiang not to misunderstand, Xue Ningxiang really didn't misunderstand, how did he know that he would come to the door to propose......

When Gu Jiao saw this, she knew that trouble was coming.

Sure enough, at the end of the letter, it was written that Tuesday Zhuang had a conflict with Dean Li, and Tuesday Zhuang also had a fight with Dean Li.

Tuesday Zhuang is a soldier, and Dean Li is a literati, so it is conceivable who suffers more in this fight.

Tuesday Zhuang's thoughts about Xue Ningxiang Gu Jiao had already seen it, but Dean Li's thoughts were not known until today due to her lack of opportunities to discover.

It is not difficult to explain why Xue Ningxiang's handwriting has improved so much, and her writing has also improved by leaps and bounds, and she doesn't need others to write letters.

Now Xue Ningxiang has a headache, she said that she wants to shave her head and be a sister-in-law, but she is reluctant to be a dog.

Gu Jiao can vaguely understand Xue Ningxiang's troubles, the tolerance for women in this era is very low, Xue Ningxiang is a widow, and her second marriage is already criticized, not to mention that she wants to marry either Dean Li, who is not in the right household, or Zhou Erzhuang, who violates the code of ethics.

No matter how you look at it, it's a dead move.

Unless she can withstand those gossips, obviously she can't bear it, otherwise she won't want to become a monk.

At the end of the letter, he said about the medicine mountain, the medicine mountain has been cleared, and the medicinal materials designated by Gu Jiao have also been planted by the villagers under the leadership of Luo Lizheng.

Gu Jiao's fingertips tapped a few times on the table, and she entered the palace with the letter.