Chapter 267: Entering the Palace
Early April.
The capital has faded from the faint chill of early spring and is gradually warming.
The sun at noon, when it shines on people, can already make people sweat.
After Gu Qinghuan sent Gu Qingxu and Gu Zheng out early in the morning, he was just about to lead Ah Shuang out shopping. When I returned home, I saw Ah Fu panicking, and after asking, I knew that it was someone from the palace.
Gu Qinghuan's heart sank, and after asking, he realized that he was really from Concubine Tong.
"Sister Qinghuan, I'll enter the palace with you." Ah Shuang held Gu Qinghuan's arm and whispered, "Don't worry, I am also very familiar with the palace rules." β
At this point, Gu Qinghuan is undeniable.
Ah Shuang was young and was able to be selected by Aunt Yuehua to enter the Chengqian Palace, which is naturally not bad in this regard.
"Hmm."
After Gu Qinghuan agreed here, he entered the palace with Ah Shuang.
After entering the palace, take a sedan chair all the way to the palace of Concubine Tong. On the way... I happened to pass by the Chengqian Palace.
Gu Qinghuan looked at the familiar palace outside the curtain, but the door was closed. Since the death of Empress Xiaoyi, Kangxi has never given this palace to others.
The Qianqing Palace and the Chengqian Palace are very close to each other, and they both have the word "Qian". Seem... It has always been the abode of the favored.
Again, it's extraordinarily splendid.
"Can you... Wait? β
Gu Qinghuan suddenly shouted.
The fathers-in-law looked at each other, and although they didn't understand what it meant for the master in the sedan chair to suddenly stop here, they still stopped.
"Miss Gu."
The powerful eunuch led by Gu Qinghuan saw Gu Qinghuan coming out of the sedan chair, so he reminded: "On the palace road, it's not good to stay long." β
"Later, if a noble person comes over, it won't be good to collide."
"Hmm." Gu Qinghuan responded gently, turned his head and bowed with his hands folded to the closed gate of Chengqian Palace. After that, he got into the sedan chair and continued to go to Concubine Tong.
Concubine Tong Guifei, after listening to the report of the little palace maid, saw that Gu Qinghuan had already entered.
Ordinary ladies dress up, not publicized and exaggerated, and look at it, as Yinzhen said, she is a calm, low-key and introverted girl.
The etiquette is not bad at all, and there is that bearing.
"I've seen the concubine." Gu Qinghuan bowed. Eyes, just looking at the ground.
Here, it is slightly different from the Chengqian Palace. It's not so brilliant and gorgeous, and it's more ordinary. If you want to say that it is a concubine's residence, it really doesn't look like it.
"I heard... When you passed by the gate of Chengqian Palace, you went in and worshipped? β
After Concubine Tong called Gu Qinghuan to get up, she just finished saying that she would give a seat, and suddenly asked like this.
Gu Qinghuan was stunned for a moment, but he still bowed his head and said, "Yes." The courtiers were taken care of by the former queen in the past, so when they passed by, they thought... Commemorate it. β
"Hmm."
Concubine Tong frowned, although the expression on her face did not change much, but her heart was at ease.
The person who took Gu Qinghuan into the palace was arranged by Concubine Tong.
And originally... There is no need to go through the Chengqian Palace. Concubine Tong did this, in fact, she just wanted to give Gu Qinghuan a test.
After all, if my sister is still there, she must be very strict with her future daughter-in-law.
On this day, Gu Qinghuan didn't stay with Concubine Tong for too long. But in about two quarters of an hour, Concubine Tong seemed to be a little tired, and Gu Qinghuan said goodbye by herself.
On the carriage back home, Ah Shuang began to chatter.
"I thought it would be a tough battle to enter the palace today, but the concubine didn't seem to say anything."
Ah Shuang tilted her head, thought for a while, and said, "It seems that the concubine is a very good person to get along with, very gentle." It feels like ... Also approachable. β
Rather... It's different from Concubine De.
Somehow, Concubine De is also very gentle when she is in front of people. Except... These are the people of the Qiangong Palace.
"I think so too..."
Gu Qinghuan thought seriously about the conversations between himself and Concubine Tong. It's just some simple homely things, casual chat. Even... There are also favorite dishes.
At the beginning, Gu Qinghuan was still cautious. Gradually, there is nothing to hide, and the matter of what he likes to eat is also answered seriously, and he does not hide it.
didn't deliberately say it because of Yinzhen's preferences in diet on weekdays.
"It's not because the concubine is too boring, looking for Sister Qinghuan to chat with you in the palace, right?" After Ah Shuang said it, she didn't seem to believe it.
"I don't think so."
Gu Qinghuan smiled, but seemed to feel a little relieved.
In any case, this hurdle is barely past now. In fact, sometimes when talking to a person, you can often see a person's character from the simplest daily life, right?
On this day, Gu Qinghuan did not go back to the house directly, but invited Fu Chaxue to go to Tao Ran Curie to eat roast chicken.
Fu Chaxue was distressed for a while because of what happened at the gate of the mansion last time, and finally plucked up the courage to talk to Zhang Tingyu about it...
Zhang Tingyu actually went to study in a academy on the outskirts of Beijing!
Originally, he was in the Guozijian.
But because Zhang Tingyu was going to participate in the Autumn Festival more than two years later, in order to be able to calm down and study, he specially asked Zhang Ying to send himself there.
Once a month, I go home.
When Fuchaxue learned the news, she didn't know whether she should be disappointed or happy. But in any case, there is no chance to explain to Zhang Tingyu.
And after Fucha Fu Yu learned about Zhang Tingyu, he also asked Fucha Xue to stay in the house and go out as little as possible.
Until... Gu Qinghuan came, and Fu Chaxue finally got the opportunity to go out.
"I'm really suffocated at home. You don't know that my brother's madness actually made people guard me and prevent me from going out. β
"I don't know who looked wilted all day long when he couldn't go out before, and asked me to go to Taoranju to bring him roast chicken! Look at what I did to him and how he did to me. β
Along the way, Fuchaxue thought of these things, and she was indescribably indignant.
"Speaking of which, it's still your brother who is much better. He is the most gentle of people. Unlike my brother, that's... You canβt judge a book by its cover! β
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Meanwhile. Gu Qingxu, who was in the Hanlin Academy, and Fucha Fu Yu sneezed together.
They looked at each other and smiled, and said in unison: "Maybe it's blowing the wind, it's a little cold." β
Otherwise, someone can't be scolding them, right?