Chapter 273: Mrs. Anshen
Dumb Lian walked in front of Gu Banqin and made a 'please' gesture to her, Gu Banqin followed Dumb Lian, passed through a water corridor, and arrived at the courtyard where Duan's lived.
Duan stood next to a deep well in the courtyard, as if looking at the reflection in the water, Gu Banqin walked over, she didn't notice, Gu Banqin also put her face to the well, in the reflection, the two looked at each other.
Duan raised his head, looked at Gu Banqin, and then pulled Gu Banqin away from the wellhead and sat down at the stone table in the courtyard.
Gu Banqin saw that her expression was different, and after hesitating for a moment, he asked her:
"How? He...... Has it changed? β
Duan exhaled deeply and shook his head slowly, Gu Banqin saw this and said with a smile:
"Hasn't changed? Isn't that great? That...... What do you think? Do you want to stay? β
For Gu Banqin's successive questions, Duan was a little helpless, and after sorting out his thoughts, he said to Gu Banqin:
"He hasn't changed, it's me who has changed, I and his identity, there will always be a moat, no one can accommodate it, even if I come back, it doesn't mean that I will succumb to his side, be a foil, watch him drag his family, husband and wife love."
In a few words, Duan's feelings and β‘β‘feelings between her and Chu Yanzhang were clear, and Gu Banqin could understand that Chu Yanzhang, who appeared in Duan's words, should be a person who loves rivers and mountains and beauties.
He may have love for Duan, but this love cannot override his country, he is very sensible, but love is selfish, he hopes that Duan, like other women, can stay in his identity because of his love, waiting for his good fortune.
Duan's is not a vassal person, her love is pure, and a sentence of 'accommodation' is enough to show that the relationship between the two is affectionate, but neither of them is willing to compromise.
If it was Gu Banqin in the past, he might persuade the Duan family, who will he live with for the rest of his life, anyway, he will eventually leave alone, as long as he lives his life better day by day, isn't it better than anything else?
But the current Gu Banqin will not say so.
Just imagine, if it was Helian Hongyi, she would rather leave than watch him fall in love with other women, even if she was acting on the spot, she would feel uncomfortable.
Thinking of this, Gu Banqin's eyes also dimmed, Duan exhaled and patted Gu Banqin on the shoulder:
"Don't think about it so much, now that you're back. Then stay here, at least here, don't have to be displaced, I have figured it out, even if you want to avoid him, it doesn't necessarily mean that I have to go away from the world, it was just in the past, I am alone, without you to take care of me, I can do whatever I want, but now it's different, you can't run around with me, if you can't run, let's be here, there will be no less stuttering. β
Duan's words made Gu Banqin feel a lot of helplessness, and lowered his head to apologize: "I'm sorry...... Let you choose to stay because of me. β
Such a serious Gu Banqin, Duan has never seen it, and he can't help laughing:
"You know now how much trouble you have, right? If it wasn't for being pregnant with you, I wouldn't have stayed in the Gu family for so long, I stayed in Daqi because of you, and now because you stayed in Chu State, I, I owe you in my last life, my children are debts, and you came up to collect debts. No way. β
Duan's words made Gu Banqin even more embarrassed, and whispered:
"I didn't impregnate you in the first place. You are a good spy in the northern country, why do you follow Gu Fengmao? You can't blame me entirely, you have ...... yourself."
Before Gu Banqin's words were finished, his ears were pinched by Duan's ears: "Ouch, ouch, it hurts, it hurts!" β
Duan's didn't feel sorry for Gu Banqin, he moved a lot, Gu Banqin had to beg for mercy, and Duan's let her go and glared at her: "Still talking nonsense?" β
Gu Banqin shook her head vigorously: "Don't say it, don't say it." β
I still can't help but slander in my heart, what she said is the truth.
It's like Gu Banqin is now in the Chu Kingdom, and she can't blame the child in her belly, because he didn't want to come.
Seeing Gu Banqin looking down at his stomach, Duan remembered this stubble, and then sighed loudly: "Alas, we are two mothers and sons, and we have the same disease." They are all going to be tired and hurt by this kind of thing. β
"Don't think too much, I told you at the beginning, don't put too much emotion on Emperor Daqi, you just don't listen, Emperor Daqi and Chu Yanzhang are a type of man, they only have Jiangshan Sheji in their eyes, women are the icing on the cake for them, how infatuated they are in their mouths, but the women around them have never broken, holding other people and women in their arms, saying that they love you, this kind of love is too cheap."
Duan's words made Gu Banqin scratch his head, and secretly argued for Helian Hongyi in his heart: Helian Hongyi didn't hug other women and said that he loved her, since he was with her, he was the only woman.
But Gu Banqin knew that when he said this, he would definitely be taught a lesson by the Duan family again, so he simply didn't say anything, and habitually stroked his still flat lower abdomen, which was the most common action Gu Banqin did along the way.
As if as long as she put her hand there, she could communicate with the piece of meat in her womb that might not be conscious, and after leaving Helian Hongyi, she had nothing left but the baby in her belly.
"Alright, alright. Let's not talk about these sad things, let's stay here for a few days, and when my mother re-establishes the mansion outside, then we will move out together. β
Duan helped Gu Banqin to get up, Gu Banqin nodded, and asked, "This is Chu Xiaocheng's house, is he ...... Can you agree to buy a new house outside? β
Gu Banqin's question, Duan did not answer, Gu Banqin saw this, and took advantage of the situation to ask: "Does he have an adoptive mother in the palace?" β
Duan nodded: "It is recorded in the name of the Empress Chu family, the Chu family has no concubine, and it is said that he is very good to him." β
The name is under the queen, that is, the heir, Chu Yanzhang seems to still attach great importance to Chu Xiaocheng.
It's just that when Duan's mentioned Chu's just now, his tone was a little stiff, and Gu Banqin asked Duan's again while walking:
"That Chu Clan...... Know you're back? β
If she didn't know, she would know sooner or later; If he already knew, then Gu Banqin felt a little embarrassed.
After all, Chu Xiaocheng is a child she has raised for twenty years, and she has always regarded it as her own, but it is about to happen, her mother is back, and it can be seen from Chu Xiaocheng's usual performance that he is still quite dependent on his mother, if Chu is jealous in this matter, it is indeed a difficult thing to do.
"I don't know now, but I should know in a few days. You don't care about this, you can rest in peace, everything is with me. β
Duan's words were light, but how could Gu Banqin really believe that things would be so easy, but now she had no other way to rescue Duan's from this embarrassing situation, since she had no ability to solve it, then don't add new problems to Duan's, this is the only thing Gu Banqin can do now.
Duan had dinner with her in her yard, Chu Xiaocheng came over, and when he heard that Duan was here in Gu Banqin, he didn't have any scruples to come to her, the mother and son met, and they couldn't be as comfortable as ordinary mothers and sons, each with their own difficulties, Chu Xiaocheng said to Duan:
"My father summoned me to tell me about you. Have you figured it out? My father has never forgotten you over the years, he ......"
Duan interrupted Chu Xiaocheng's words: "Don't say it, I have made up my mind, I have already made it clear to him what I should say, I don't want to be rich and rich, I just want to have a place in Chu State, and I can live with Qin'er." β
Chu Xiaocheng's expression seemed to be a little injured, his fingers were spinning around the edge of the cup, and he looked absent-minded, Duan couldn't help but ask when he saw him like this: "Listen to Qin'er, you were injured in Daqi?" How's it going? β
The lost Chu Xiaocheng heard Duan's concern, his eyes immediately lit up, and he shook his head with a smile: "It's okay." Helian Hongyi didn't really intend to kill me, so he kept a hand. If he hadn't left a hand, I wouldn't have been able to stay in Daqi and save you. β
When talking about Helian Hongyi, Chu Xiaocheng's eyes went behind Duan's back, holding a teacup, but his ears couldn't wait to grow to Gu Banqin's side, Gu Banqin, who was watching, hurriedly avoided his gaze and turned his body inside, just as if he didn't see Chu Xiaocheng's gaze, Chu Xiaocheng snorted, withdrew his gaze, and continued to Duan:
"Father said that even if you don't want to stay in the harem, he won't be reluctant, but he can't look at you in front of you, but he is like a stranger, he said that he wants to canonize you as the wife of the country and enjoy a good life."
Chu Yanzhang said that he would do it, and within two days, he really gave the Duan family the title of Mrs. Guo, called Mrs. Anshen.
Gu Banqin sat in front of the dresser and looked at Duan from the mirror: "Mother, the emperor invited you to dinner, why did you let me go too?" He won't know who I am, will he? This time I went back to eat, is it a Hongmen banquet? β
Duan combed Gu Banqin's hair: "He knows everything about me in Daqi, your identity ...... Naturally, I also knew. But it's okay, he won't embarrass you as a little woman, you just go to dinner, and I insist that you are my righteous daughter to others, and I don't think anything will happen, but now it is the queen Chu who has mentioned you and invited you to go with you, if you don't go, it will seem strange. β
What Duan's words also made a little sense, but it was still a little unexpected for Gu Banqin, Chu Yanzhang actually knew her embarrassing identity, and there was nothing strange about it, Chu Xiaocheng found out the news, it was impossible for Chu Yanzhang not to know.
But since the Duan family said that it was okay, she must have a lot of trust in Chu Yanzhang, as far as Gu Banqin is concerned, in fact, she is a little willing to see what the man who is involved with the Duan family looks like.
"Empress Chu's proposal?"
Gu Banqin repeated such a sentence, and thought to herself: "Will she be so kind? As soon as you come back, the emperor can't wait to seal Mrs. Anshen, Empress Chu must be holding her breath in her heart, right? β
The corners of Duan's mouth curled:
"Hold it back, hold it, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, since you have decided to come back, these demons and monsters will have to face one day."
Gu Banqin heard Duan's use of the words 'demons and monsters' to describe the Chu family, which showed that this woman was not simple, and she secretly prepared an eye in her heart.