When Gu Jiao returned home, Gu Yan had already gotten up and was sitting in the hall with the old lady eating sugar water eggs.

Seeing Gu Jiao enter the house, the old lady quickly pushed the sugar water egg in front of Gu Yan, and said righteously: "I said that I won't eat it!" You have to honor me! ”

Gu Yan: "......"

Who was the person who took half of his sugar water eggs?

The sugar water egg was made by Xue Ningxiang, of course the old lady didn't come forward, so she instigated Gu Yan to ask for it, Xue Ningxiang couldn't resist Gu Yan's little charm at all, and cooked a big bowl without saying a word, and Xiao Jingkong and Gu Xiaoshun also shared a small bowl each.

Gu Xiaoshun ate quickly, and had already gone back to the house to study his wood carving, and Xiao Jingkong was still practicing on the tree, and he hadn't started eating yet.

Gu Jiao decisively confiscated the old lady's sugar water eggs.

In fact, the old lady who had already eaten a bowl and a half wiped her mouth and went back to the house.

As long as I eat fast enough, Jiaojiao won't be able to catch me!

Gu Jiao gave the three gifts given by the man to the three younger brothers, and the things were laid out, and without her asking, the three of them accurately found the things they liked.

Xiao Jingkong picked up the glittering Huarong Dao, and couldn't put it down!

Gu Yan picked a jade wrench made of thousand-year-old cold jade, which was better than the original one.

Gu Xiaoshun has a dagger that sharpens iron like clay, this dagger is smaller than ordinary daggers, easy to carry, and can be used as an excellent carving knife.

All three were happy!

Xue Ningxiang was helping Gu Jiao clean up the backyard.

Xue Ningxiang would often come over to help, and in return, Gu Jiao would help Xue Ningxiang work in the field, and the old lady would occasionally help Xue Ningxiang take care of the children.

The main thing is that the dog baby doesn't talk much, give him a candied fruit and he can lick his in the morning, the old lady's ears are very clean, and she naturally feels that the dog baby is easy to bring.

A small headroom is just-

"Auntie! You're stealing preserves again! Jiaojiao! My aunt is eating preserves again! She ate all five of them today! ”

As soon as I finished practicing, I grabbed the old lady's bag: My aunt is too bad! I said that I was not allowed to eat it, and I always ate it secretly!

The old lady's hand shook, and the stinky little monk ......

Xue Ningxiang came over today to find Gu Jiao.

"Jiao Niang, the second uncle of the dog baby sent a letter to the family again, you help me read it." Xue Ningxiang handed a folded envelope to Gu Jiao.

Since Gu Jiao learned to read and write with Xiao Liulang, Xue Ningxiang didn't ask Xiao Liulang to read the letter at all.

Gu Jiao opened the letter and glanced at it: "Huh? ”

"What's wrong?" Xue Ningxiang asked.

Gu Jiao said: "Oh, this letter is different from the previous handwriting, it seems to be written by the second uncle of the dog baby himself." ”

Xue Ningxiang's eyes lit up: "Really? His second uncle can also write? ”

Gu Jiao looked at her with a proud look, and couldn't bear to tell her why she could tell that he wrote it himself, because the writing was too ugly, uglier than her brush words, and the words were very immature, at the level of a primary school student, but he could also express the meaning clearly.

The letter said that the second uncle of the dog baby was promoted and became a personal soldier under the adjutant general, although it was only a small soldier, but it was a great honor to follow the adjutant general.

However, in this way, the original plan to return to his hometown to visit relatives this year had to be canceled, and he had to follow the deputy general back to Beijing to report on his work.

"The adjutant general only brought a hundred personal soldiers, and he is one of them, so the opportunity is rare." Gu Jiao said.

However, this sentence did not comfort Xue Ningxiang, Xue Ningxiang's expression dimmed: "After the death of the dog baby's father, the mother is the second uncle of the dog baby, the mother looks forward to it day and night, and looks forward to him coming back to see him. Now that he's not coming back, why should you let me explain to my mother? ”

Xue Ningxiang is only two years older than Gu Jiao, she was still a young high school student in her previous life, but now she is a sister-in-law, mother, and daughter-in-law.

Gu Jiao didn't know how to comfort her, and continued to look down: "The second uncle of the dog baby also sent you silver, saying that your birthday is coming, and let you take the silver to make two sets of jewelry, a total of twenty taels." ”

Xue Ningxiang said worriedly: "Why did he send so much?" Didn't he eat well? All the money is given to the family! ”

This Gu Jiao knew how to comfort: "Don't worry, he can't be hungry in the barracks, but he has nowhere to spend the silver, so he sent it all back." ”

Xue Ningxiang relaxed slightly.

Gu Jiao looked down further: "The second uncle of the dog baby said that he didn't want you to farm the land, the silver he gave was enough for you and the eldest lady and the dog baby to spend, you can rent the land cheaply to the villagers to plant." ”

Xue Ningxiang hurriedly said: "How can that happen?" Let him save up the money for his wife's wife. ”

Gu Jiaoxin said, if a man wants to give you jewelry, don't you really have any other ideas?

After lunch, Xue Ningxiang went to the money village to get the silver, the dog baby hugged her thigh and didn't let go, Xue Ningxiang couldn't, so she had to take the dog baby.

There are not many people in Qianzhuang, Xue Ningxiang waited for a while and got twenty taels of silver, she put the silver in her bag, the dog baby was on her back, and the burden was in her arms.

Coming out of the bank, she was hit by a young man dressed as a scholar.

"Do you have long eyes? How do you walk? The scholar impatiently patted the arm that had been touched by Xue Ningxiang.

Xue Ningxiang apologized embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry ......"

The scholar's companion said: "Forget it, ignore her, and rush to the exam, I can't afford to pay for the delay." ”

As soon as she heard that she was going to pay compensation, Xue Ningxiang's face turned white.

Fortunately, the scholar was persuaded away by her companions, and Xue Ningxiang breathed a sigh of relief, but soon, she found that there was something wrong with her burden, and it seemed to be much lighter.

She hurriedly took it out of her hand, and was instantly dumbfounded.

Her twenty taels of silver are all gone!

Xue Ningxiang thought of the scholar who was just now, and her eyes changed and she caught up: "Wait! ”

The two young men paused.

The scholar who hit her turned around and looked at her impatiently: "What are you doing?" ”

Xue Ningxiang strengthened her courage and said, "You...... You have stolen my money! ”

"What?" The scholar's face was inexplicable, and there was a hint of shame that he had been wronged.

Xue Ningxiang is already a nest, she eats soft and is afraid of hard, she is a little scared when she confronts two big men, but it is twenty taels of silver, such a large sum of money, the dog baby and his second uncle earned it with his life, she can't let people steal it!

"That's you!" She forced herself to muster up her courage, "I just came out of the money bank, and I covered it tightly all the way, but I was hit by you...... The silver is gone! ”

The scholar rolled up his sleeves and was about to get angry, but his companion grabbed him: "What are you doing?" Why bother with an ignorant woman? ”

The scholar snorted: "It's not that I want to care, it's someone else who has blackmailed me!" ”

The companion sighed: "Forget it, the exam is important, don't pay attention to her." ”

"Look at your face, don't report to the official!" The scholar snorted coldly, and turned to leave with his companions.

Xue Ningxiang rushed forward with an arrow step and grabbed the scholar's arm: "You give me back the silver!" ”

"You're crazy!" The book jumped to his feet in anger and brushed her hand away.

Xue Ningxiang pounced again.

While the two were tugging, the surrounding people gathered around.

The scholar was indignant: "You said that I stole your silver, can you show evidence?" If you slander me again, I'll report to the official! I remember that you are a woman, and you carry a child on your back, and how honest you are. Don't you feel ashamed to take your children to do such indiscriminate things? ”

"You...... You ......" Xue Ningxiang's face turned green when he said it.

The people around him started pointing.

In today's world, men are inferior to women, not to mention that everything is inferior, only reading is high, a little widow is a scholar, no one will believe Xue Ningxiang at all.

The scholar said bitterly: "I kindly didn't report to the official, first, I read that you are a woman, and secondly, because we are going to the township to take the test, and we don't have the time to fight with you!" ”

"It's too much, why is she even lying to the students who are rushing to take the exam? Do you have a conscience? ”

"Isn't it? People have been studying hard for ten years, just to be slandered by her? ”

"She doesn't look good!"

Passers-by accused Xue Ningxiang one after another, Xue Ningxiang was so aggrieved that tears came out, she didn't lie to them, she really lost the silver......

The dog baby was asleep, but now it was woken up.

Seeing that he and his mother were surrounded by a bunch of people, he cried in fear.

Dean Li had just come out of the dim sum shop and was about to go to the town's medical center when he heard a heart-rending cry.

The voice was a little familiar, and Dean Li paused and walked over.

Xue Ningxiang was poked in the backbone by everyone at this time, and no one believed what she said.

Dean Li quickly recognized her, the neighbor of the Aitu family! Then he recognized the dog baby, the little fat man who called him daddy.

Dean Li walked into the crowd, he was the dean of Tianxiang Academy, even if he didn't wear the clothes of a master, and the scholarly luxury of that body still suppressed the scene in an instant.

"What's going on?" He asked.

Xue Ningxiang couldn't cry for a long time.

The scholar said, "This little woman is lying to me! ”

Dean Li asked, "What did she slander you?" ”

The scholar replied angrily, "She said I stole his money!" ”

Dean Li said again: "Then did you steal it?" ”

The scholar was furious: "What are you talking about?" Of course I didn't steal! I said that she lied to me, didn't you hear? ”

A big aunt who watched the excitement said: "Yes, the two of them are students who are going to the provincial capital to catch the exam, they are really unlucky, and they were falsely accused by this mother-in-law." ”

Dean Li looked the two of them up and down: "Which private school are you from?" ”

The scholar straightened his waist and said, "We are from Tianxiang Academy!" ”

Dean Li's eyes narrowed slightly: "Really?" What's your name? Which class? ”

"What are you doing?" The scholar asked impatiently.

Dean Li smiled faintly: "I am the dean of Tianxiang Academy, I don't remember that the academy has accepted you two students. ”

The faces of the scholar and his companion changed.

The people around him were shocked.

Dean Li said unhurriedly to a young man beside him: "I'm tired of my little brother to report to the official, just say that there are people here who pretend to be students of Tianxiang Academy to deceive and bully women and children. ”

Those two shouted fiercely, but they didn't report to the official for a long time, and he reported to the official as soon as he came, and it was immediately clear who was true and who was false!

The young man had a sentence floating in his head: Dean Li and I have spoken! Dean Li spoke to me!

"Please, little brother." Dean Li said gently.

The young man solemnly replied and ran towards the county government with a puff of smoke.

This is the water that washed the Dragon King Temple, and the scholar and his companions saw that the situation was not good, so they ran away.

Dean Li said unhurriedly: "Bother the two strong men to stop them. ”

His words did not have a half-commanding tone, but they were inexplicably convincing.

Two strong men who watched the excitement grabbed the two of them.

"I, my silver ......" Xue Ningxiang cried.

Dean Li bowed slightly, stepped forward, and found Xue Ningxiang's silver on the two of them.

Seeing the lost silver, Xue Ningxiang cried and was excited, and as a result, she hiccuped: "How much ...... Belch! Thanks a lot...... Belch! ”

"Daddy!" The dog baby saw Dean Li.

Xue Ningxiang was so shocked that she didn't hiccup.

This baby recognizes his father again!

Dean Li is a mature and experienced man, of course he will not be angry because of such a trivial matter, he has asked the experienced master of the academy, when the child has just learned to speak, it is not uncommon to call the mother when he catches a woman and his father when he arrests a man.

"Daddy." The dog baby asked him to hug it.

Xue Ningxiang was so embarrassed that she couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into.

"You're hurt." Dean Li saw the inch-long slit on her wrist, bleeding profusely.

Fang Cai was only concerned about getting the silver back, and he didn't notice that his wrist was scratched on the other party's ornament.

Dean Li said politely: "Give me the child, the medical hall is nearby, I'll take you to bandage it." ”

Xue Ningxiang hurriedly covered her wrist with her sleeve: "No, no need, a little injury is not in the way." ”

Dean Li Zhengse said: "You still have to look at it, the weather is hot, and it is easy to get infected." ”

Xue Ningxiang thought for a while: "I'll go by myself." ”

"I just happened to be going to the infirmary, just stopping by." Dean Li said, hugging the dog baby who kept reaching out to him.

The dog baby had a father, and immediately stopped being a mother, and the fleshy little hands wrapped around Dean Li's neck and buried his head in his arms.

Xue Ningxiang was so embarrassed.

The two went to the hospital one after the other.

Dean Li sent the old mother of the family to the hospital, because when the little maid was cleaning the yard, he found that the old mother was halfway through eating mulberries, and suddenly fainted on the wicker chair.

Mrs. Li is old, and this situation is very dangerous, so Dean Li can't wait to invite the doctor to her home and send someone over directly.

As a result, the doctor looked at it and said, "It's all right, the old lady is just asleep." ”

Dean Li on the spot: "......"

He was worried that Mrs. Li would be hungry when she woke up, so he hurriedly went to a nearby dim sum shop and bought some osmanthus cakes that the old people loved to eat.

After entering the medical hall, Dean Li found a doctor to treat Xue Ningxiang's injuries, and the dog baby was pressed on a chair by Xue Ningxiang.

Dean Li took a piece of osmanthus cake for the dog baby.

The dog baby feasted on it.

He was eating, and when he looked up, he found that his father was gone.

He climbed down from his chair and staggered to find his father, only to follow him into a side room.

Mrs. Li woke up faintly, and as soon as she opened it, she saw a small bean ding.

The little bean is chubby, round and cute.

Mrs. Li beckoned to Xiao Douding.

The dog baby was timid, and was so frightened that he retreated again and again, and it happened that at this time, Dean Li came out from behind the blue gauze cupboard, and the little dog baby rolled over and hugged his thigh: "Dad...... Daddy......"

Father?

Mrs. Li looked at her son, and then at Xiaodouding, her cloudy old eyes lit up.

The Bodhisattva has appeared!

She has a little grandchild!

Because Gu Jiao refused to return to the house for a long time, the return of Gu Hou Ye and Gu Jinyu to Beijing was also delayed.

Originally, Gu Houye planned to take the Yao family and the dragon and phoenix fetus back to Beijing at the end of June at the latest, but now the Yao family and Gu Yan are staying here for Gu Jiao, which makes Gu Houye very distressed.

Even more distressed was Gu Jinyu.

Concubine Shu promised to hold a ceremony for her, and canonized her as the county lord at the ceremony.

The county lord is a rare honor, as long as he becomes the county lord, even if the news that he is not the Gu family's biological flesh and blood spreads in the future, it will not be too valuable.

But if she can't go back, what will she talk about and a big gift?

Gu Jinyu was in a hurry, and there was a bubble on her mouth.

Gu Hou Ye came to visit her, and when he saw her on fire like this, he couldn't help but feel very distressed: "How do you serve Miss?" It's so hot, don't you know how to make less spicy dishes? ”

The little maid said: "Wronged, Master Hou, Miss's recent diet is very light, and Miss is depressed before she gets angry." ”

Gu Jinyu sighed: "Don't talk nonsense, you guys should all step down." ”

"Yes."

The maids retreated.

Gu Jinyu said to Gu Houye: "Daddy, my daughter is really fine. ”

Gu Houye frowned and said, "Nonsense, you just have something on your mind, you haven't laughed lately." ”

Gu Jinyu lowered her eyes: "My daughter just misses her grandmother, my grandmother is old, and she fell again a few years ago, although she is healed, but her body bones don't have to be before." The daughter doesn't know how much filial piety she can do in front of her grandmother. ”

This is said to Gu Houye's heart, Gu Houye is a filial piety on weekdays, not to mention that the old lady only has two children left in her life, he and Concubine Shu.

Concubine Shu entered the palace, and the old lady rarely saw her once a year, and her son could not serve his mother in front of him, so it was unfilial to think about it.

Gu Houye frowned and decided to give Yao some eye medicine again.

How do you know that Yao's heart is like a rock: "If I don't go back, Yan'er won't go back." ”

Gu Houye sighed: "How many years has my mother not seen Yan'er?" ”

Yao said: "Left, but she doesn't want to see Yan'er." ”

Gu Houye retorted: "When won't my mother wait to see Yan'er?" Yan'er is her own grandson, and it's too late for her to hurt him. ”

It's just that it's better to hurt the three precious grandchildren in front of you.

The former Mrs. Hou and the old lady are of the same clan and clan, and they have to call the old lady an aunt according to their generation, and the marriage between the two families is considered to be close to each other, and her child, the old lady, naturally has a little bit of pain.

In addition, the three sons lost their mothers early, and the old lady was too late to feel distressed.

The third is that the old lady looks down on Yao's background, Yao gave birth to the sick Gu Yan, and the old lady feels that Yao's own health is wrong, which has affected the children and grandchildren of the Gu family.

The old lady was not lukewarm to Gu Jinyu at first, but Gu Jinyu was so good, she gave the Hou Mansion a long face, and the concubine also valued her, so the old lady gradually changed her opinion of Gu Jinyu.

Gu Houye's few rebuttals didn't have much confidence, he cleared his throat and said, "But Jinyu is about to make a ceremony, how can she do it when her mother is not around when she does the ceremony?" ”

Yao said: "It's the same in the villa." ”

Gu Houye said: "I can't stay in the villa all the time, my mother is here, and my father has to be there." ”

Yao thought for a while: "Why don't you go back to the capital first, and come back on the day of Jilu?" ”

Gu Houye: "......"

Why is it so difficult to kidnap his wife and children back to the capital?

Gu Houye's eighteen martial arts were used, and the Yao family just didn't let go.

Gu Houye: "Why are you willing to go back to the capital?" ”

Yao said seriously: "Jiaojiao back, I'll go back." ”

Gu Houye: How could that girl come back!

Gu Jinyu came over to deliver ginseng soup to Yao's family, and inadvertently overheard the conversation between the two outside the door.

The little maid is also there.

The little maid served Gu Jinyu closely, and she already knew her and Gu Jiao's life experience.

The little maid was upset for her master and said, "Why did the eldest lady go back to the capital and the lady returned to the capital?" Isn't the second lady Madame's child? It is the second lady who has been filial piety in front of Mrs. all these years, and Mrs. is too partial! ”

Gu Jinyu took the ginseng soup on the tray and did not speak.

The little maid said aggrievedly: "On a hot day, the second lady also went to the kitchen to cook ginseng soup for her husband in person, and her hands were burned, what did the eldest lady do?" As soon as it came, it caused the lady to be so partial......"

"Don't say it, she is my sister, she has suffered a lot, and her mother should love her." Gu Jinyu said that, and left with a gloomy expression.

For a few days, no one in the house mentioned the matter of returning to Beijing, and the villa seemed to have returned to a calm and peaceful life.

It wasn't until the end of the month that a pair of carriages and horses came to the villa, which broke the tranquility of the villa for many days.

Gu Houye put on his official uniform, tidied up his appearance, and personally went to the gate of the villa to welcome the other party's arrival.

Dozens of guards lined up, and a young man dressed in white slowly walked down from a carriage pulled by four horses at the head.

The young man's white clothes are like snow, and he is noble.

Gu Houye snapped off the wide sleeves of his official uniform, stepped forward, and bowed his hand: "Minister, meet King Anjun!" ”

The young man who was called the king of Anjun raised his hand slightly, and said coldly and politely: "Ding'an Hou doesn't need to be polite, my sister and I have traveled all over the world, and this time I rushed back to Jingcheng to try." Passing by here, he suddenly came to the door to disturb him, and hoped that he would not be surprised. ”

Gu Houye said with a smile: "King Anjun is serious, it is an honor for King Anjun and Sister Ling to come to the cold house!" It's a hot day, so King Anjun and Miss Zhuang might as well move to the villa and talk in the house. ”

King Anjun bowed, turned his head slightly, and said to the carriage lane behind him: "Why don't you get out of the car soon?" ”

The curtain of the car was lifted, and a quirky little girl stuck out her head, her eyes dripping and turning twice, as if she was a little curious, and then jumped down with the help of her subordinates.

She came to King Anjun's side: "Brother! Is this the mountain resort with hot springs? ”

"I've seen Ding'anhou." King Anjun said to his sister.

The little girl pursed her lips and bowed to Gu Hou Ye in a good posture.

Gu Houye's title is under the king of Anjun, although the little girl is his sister, she has no rank, according to the rules, she should indeed salute Gu Houye.

It's just that, aside from the number of courtesies, the little girl's status is really precious, although she is hindered by her brother's majesty, her attitude is not very respectful.

Gu Houye smiled, as if he didn't see it, and led the brother and sister into the villa with a pleasant face.

In the villa, Yao and Gu Jinyu also got the news that they were female dependents and it was inconvenient to go out to greet each other, so they waited for King Anjun in the flower hall of Tingtao Pavilion.

Yao has been away from Beijing for many years, indifferent to the situation in Beijing, and has not heard of this king of Anjun, Gu Jinyu patiently told her about the legendary life of this king of Anjun.

"He is the grandson of Mrs. Zhuang, and he is only eighteen years old this year."

"Is eighteen the king?" The Yao family was quite surprised, even the prince rarely canonized so early.

Gu Jinyu shook his head: "He didn't canonize the king of the county at the age of eighteen, he was canonized at the age of eight." ”

However, this canonization was not his luck, on the contrary, his misfortune.

Ten years ago, Zhao Guo and Chen Guo fought a war, Zhao Guo lost, Chen Guo proposed to take the crown prince of Zhao Guo as a hostage, the emperor was reluctant to have a son, and the courtiers also objected. At this time, Mrs. Zhuang stepped forward and was willing to let one of his best grandsons go to Chen Guo as a proton for the prince.

If it is the children and grandchildren of the ministers next to him, Chen Guo will probably not agree, but the Zhuang family is the mother family of the Queen Mother, the Zhuang Taifu is the brother of the Queen Mother, and his grandson is the nephew of the Queen Mother Zhuang.

Everyone knows that Empress Dowager Zhuang has listened to the government for many years, and her power is higher than that of the emperor, and her nephew is indeed not much inferior to the prince.

The emperor then canonized the grandson of Zhuang Taifu as the king of Anjun, and entered the Chen State as a hostage as the prince.

It wasn't until more than three years ago that the two countries fought again, and this time Chen Guo lost, and King Anjun finally returned to Zhao.

There are many deeds of King Anjun in the capital, and Gu Jinyu has heard of them, but she has not seen them with her own eyes.

She was curious in her heart, but her face was polite and polite, and she didn't see half a point of transgression.

When Gu Houye and his party finally arrived at the flower hall, Yao and Gu Jinyu saluted King Anjun.

Yao lowered his eyebrows from beginning to end, Gu Jinyu was young in the end, and no matter how good the rules were on his face, he couldn't help but glance at the other party with curiosity.

Then she froze.

How can there be such a pure and elegant man in the world?

Noble and not arrogant, elegant and profound, all of them are noble, and there is a trace of immortal spirit.

"This is the Nei Yao family, this is the little girl." Gu Houye introduced.

King Anjun bowed slightly: "Mrs. Gu, Miss Gu." ”

Miss Zhuang stepped forward: "You are Gu Jinyu?" I know you! ”

Gu Jinyu was slightly stunned.

Yao and Gu Hou Ye also looked at Miss Zhuang in astonishment.

Miss Zhuang raised her eyebrows and said, "My fourth uncle praised your handwriting and said that among people of my age, your handwriting is the best!" ”

Miss Zhuang's fourth uncle is none other than Zhuang Xianzhi, the assassin of Pingcheng Mansion.

Miss Zhuang smiled coldly: "Heh, bring the pen!" I'm going to compete with you! ”