Chapter 233: Restlessness
The grievances and hatred between Princess Ning'an and Gu Hou can be described as a well-known secret, and in the end, the princess died. Gu Hou got his wish, married his beloved, and was also honored in front of the emperor.
When others mentioned it, they either lamented the princess's lack of life, or ridiculed Gu Hou's skill, Gu Yueyao had been forgotten. If it weren't for the emperor to take people to the palace and seal the lord of Mingzhu, I'm afraid that few people in the capital still remember such a number one person.
Gu Yueyao grew up in the palace since she was a child, and until she was thirteen or fourteen years old, there were always some rumors, and the emperor let her go back to the Gu family.
But she has listened to the gossip of others since she was a child, and she is not close to her father, as well as her stepmother and a pair of half-siblings, and the situation at home can be imagined.
Gu Yueyao has lived in the palace for more than ten years, but it is not her home. Now that she has finally returned to Gu's house, she is like a send-off here.
Her father treated her indifferently, her stepmother was polite, and even a pair of siblings were ordered not to get too close to her. She had obviously returned to her home, but she was still alone.
Ji Lingyun was the first person in the palace to be kind to her, and he was willing to protect her and play with her. She kept this love in her heart, and as she grew older, she gave birth to other thoughts, but it was just a flash.
She was worried about Lingxi, but it was because Lingxi really regarded her as a relative. This may be a small handout to Lingxi, but it is precious to her.
However, in her heart, there is still a hidden expectation. She has no mother since she was a child, but she still has a father. She had seen her father's indulgence and pampering of Lingjiao, and she hoped to see her father smile like that to her one day.
However, today, she is completely dead, and finally no longer has any extravagant hopes for her father.
Gu Yueyao's throat tightened, and she said with difficulty for a while: "Father...... Do you want me to marry Nanrong and his relatives? ”
Gu Hou's expression was calm, as if what she had just said was nothing more than an inconsequential matter. He nodded, looked at his daughter coldly, and said, "This is not only what I meant, but also what the emperor meant." At present, the marriage between the two countries is a foregone conclusion, but the two princesses are in poor health, so they can only choose a woman of appropriate age from other royal bloodlines to canonize the princess and relatives. ”
Gu Yueyao's voice trembled: "So, you thought of me?" ”
Although there is not much royal blood, there are also a lot. Dali has been founded for hundreds of years, and the royal family has spread its branches, if it is not intimate or sparse, there are naturally women of appropriate age.
Not to mention, Princess Celestia has a cousin of similar age to her under her knees. Because the princess and the colt are reluctant to give up their daughter, they have not yet said anything about their family.
Farther away, Taizu has many heirs under his knees, and although there were many dead and injured in the battle for succession, there are still a few young people who survived. Although they are only idle now, their children are also of royal blood.
But there are many school-age women with royal blood, but there are few people who are willing to marry their daughters to other countries and relatives, and it has to be the daughter's family who is willing, otherwise something happens in Nanrong and it will ruin the friendship between the two countries.
Therefore, the emperor was embarrassed, and Gu Hou, as a minister of the humerus, realized the emperor's sentence in the early dynasty, "I am relieved", so after returning home, he spontaneously persuaded his daughter.
Gu Hou's face was slightly stunned, and he said coldly: "You have grown up in the palace since you were a child, and you are deeply favored by the emperor, since you inherit the identity of the county lord, you should worry about the country and the people, and share the worries for the king, and now is the time for you to serve the emperor." ”
Gu Yueyao closed her eyes and sneered, "Is it when I repay the emperor's grace?" Or is it the opportunity for you to become an official and become a knight, father? ”
Gu Hou was annoyed and ashamed, and reprimanded: "Presumptuous! Don't you know what your reputation is in Beijing now?
You grew up in the palace since you were a child, and even if you returned home, Yueniang was not easy to teach you because of her identity, so you became more and more ignorant of etiquette, entangled with King An, and fell into the hands of others.
Later, he was unclear with the king of Jian, and the trouble was known all over the city. When you provoked these ugly things, did you think you could get married? In the capital, who dares to let you in the door! ”
Gu Hou turned around twice in the angry room, pointed at Gu Yueyao and said: "Now that she is canonized as a princess, marrying Nanrong is the regent princess, this is a blessing that many people can't ask for." You can have such a creation, or thanks to your mother's blessing, don't know what to do. ”
Gu Yueyao's eyes were red, and she closed her eyes to force back the tears in her eyes little by little. I opened my eyes again and looked at the familiar and unfamiliar man in front of me, and a thousand words were in my throat.
She wanted to say that you knew that King Jian insisted on correcting at the beginning. entangled, I avoided it, but I was still calculated. Everyone knows that I admired King An at the beginning, and you have never stopped it.
But in the end, Gu Yueyao didn't say anything, because there was no need. He knew everything, but he wanted to put all the blame on himself, just because he felt that she had lost the face of the Gu family.
Gu Yueyao looked at the plate of plum cakes on the table, and said after a while: "If today's person is Lingjiao, will you still be so righteous and awe-inspiring?" ”
Gu Hou choked, and then snorted coldly: "You still have the face to mention Lingjiao, if it weren't for you, who was a sister, who ruined the reputation of the Gu family, how could Lingjiao be ignored, and no one has come to say goodbye so far!" ”
He also glanced at the plate of plum cakes, and finally said, "Lingjiao has always been close to you and spoke for you, but you, who are a sister, have to drag her down so much. If you still have a little conscience, you should be both faithful and righteous. This plum cake was specially made for you by Lingjiao in the kitchen, so you don't have to live up to her wishes. ”
Gu Hou brushed his sleeves away, and Ju Dan, who was guarding outside, walked in from the wide open door, and couldn't help crying when he saw Gu Yueyao's appearance.
"Miss, don't take anything the master says to heart, as long as you don't want to, he can't force you to kiss. Even if you don't marry for the rest of your life, you can be prosperous and rich for the rest of your life if you keep your wife's dowry.
We can't stay in this mansion, and it's not comfortable to live here left and right, so the slave and maid will go and pack up our things, and we will live in the princess's mansion in the future. ”
Generally, when the princess gets married, the concubine lives with her in the princess's mansion, of course, there are exceptions. Today's Princess Changping has a very close relationship with the horse, and she is a casual person, so she simply waits for the house with the horse.
Although Princess Ning'an was married, because she knew that Gu Hou was arrogant by nature, she abandoned the princess's mansion in order to accommodate her, and then moved to the Gu family, but she couldn't get half of Gu Hou's pity.
Gu Yueyao was in a trance, as if she hadn't heard Ju Dan's voice at all, and was still immersed in her own thoughts. Seeing that she didn't refute herself, Ju Dan thought that Gu Yueyao had agreed, so she went down to pack her things.
Gu Yueyao just sat stiffly, and she didn't eat water and rice for a day. It wasn't until it was getting dark outside that Ju Dan came in from outside, saw that the lunch had not moved at all, and persuaded: "Miss, no matter how angry you are, you can't ignore your body, you still use things, right?" ”
Gu Yueyao blinked, as if she had just woken up from a dream, she turned her head in a trance, saw the plate of plum cakes on the table, picked up a piece and put it in her mouth.
When she was young, she loved to eat plum cakes in the palace, but because the prince was fond of sweets, the queen sometimes made cakes with her own hands when she was interested, and Gu Yueyao also tasted a piece once she met it.
She didn't really like to eat Mei Zihan much, she just envied the smile of the queen when she watched the prince eat cakes, kind and satisfied, she could only hope in her dreams.
Now that she tastes the plum cake of Houfu, she finally understands that some things are unavoidable, not because she can't ask for them. She swallowed the last bite of the plum cake, and the last bit of hope in her heart completely vanished.
"Judan, turn around and dress for me."
When Ju Dan heard this, he said, "Miss, don't worry, I've packed up all my things, let's go." ”
Gu Yueyao said: "Ask someone to prepare the car, I want to enter the palace." ”
Tossing and turning all night, Bai Yanran could only fall asleep when the sky was bright. I don't know if I was frightened by Lingxi's appearance during the day, Bai Yanran had a nightmare after sleeping for a while, and was soon awakened again.
The sky was already completely bright, and there was the sound of the girls' deliberately lightened footsteps outside, last night was Zhu Ling's vigil, knowing that Bai Yanran slept late last night, and did not come in early to disturb her.
Bai Yanran sat in a stunned state for a moment, her body was shocked into a cold sweat, and it was very uncomfortable to stick to her body. She summoned Su Xin and asked someone to prepare a hot bath. Sitting in the bathtub, I looked down and inadvertently saw a small red mole on my chest.
I don't know why, Ji Lingyun always prefers this place every time he has a relationship. Kneading and kissing, refusing to let go easily. Seeing this now, Bai Yanran couldn't help but think of some pictures in her mind, and when she came back to her senses, she couldn't help blushing.
probably knew that he had annoyed Bai Yanran yesterday, Qin Ruhua didn't come over to act today, and Bai Yanran just didn't have the heart to act perfunctory with her.
It stands to reason that Lian Yue should have brought Ji Lingyun's reply today, Bai Yanran has been thinking about this since early in the morning, and the things around her are absent-minded.
After miscalculating a few accounts, she finally gave up and put the ledger aside. Mr. Pei shook his head and smiled, and teased her: "Sure enough, it's the newlywed Yan'er, and you've only been thinking about it for a few days?" ”
Mr. Pei is an elder, Bai Yanran was a little embarrassed to be said, and pretended to go out for a walk. When I arrived at the flower garden, I saw that the hibiscus flowers were already budding and ready to bloom, and I couldn't say that they would bloom wantonly in the next moment.
When Bai Yanran saw this flower, she thought of Ji Lingyun's joy at the beginning, and said that this was the love flower between the two, and she would have a drink with Bai Yanran under the flower tree when the flowers bloomed in the future.
But now that the flowers are about to bloom, Ji Lingyun doesn't know when he will be able to return and whether he can catch up with the flowering period. There was a feeling of irritability in her heart for no reason, Bai Yanran walked out along the Linglong Xiaozhu, and walked around the house, not knowing where she was going. Su Xin followed behind her, knowing that she was in a hurry, so she didn't make a sound, but suddenly heard a cry not far away.
Then a voice said bitterly: "What are you crying about?" If the aunt is kind-hearted, she will remember that you are a dowry girl, and she will leave you in the house to give you a way to live. You can do some rough work like this now as a cripple, is it possible that you still want to wait by your aunt's side, and you are also worthy? Don't hurry up and wash it yet! ”
Bai Yanran motioned to Su Xin to take a look, Su Xin glanced at it and came back and said softly: "It's Hanjin, those mothers-in-law of Xirong Courtyard pushed their clothes to Hanjin to wash, it seems that she is no longer treated by Aunt Tong now." ”
Although Hanjin saved his life, one leg was too seriously injured to be saved, and he became a cripple after recovering from the injury. But even so, she is Tong Ruoyao's dowry girl, if it weren't for Tong Ruoyao's signal, the people below would never dare to treat her like this.