Chapter 44: Housework
Li Congxin took out the seal, stamped the marriage contract in a serious way, and said, "Now you can rest assured." ”
Gu Huanyi couldn't say anything in her heart, the prophecy letter was not written by Li Congxin, and she didn't know whether to be happy or sad.
After putting away the marriage book, Gu Huanyi felt guilty again.
Li Congxin treated her sincerely, but she used her feelings as a threat to test him, and after thinking about it, she could only treat him better to make up for it.
Gu Huanyi saw that he was surrounded by guards and servants, and he had never seen maids, grandmothers and the like, so Gu Huanyi was a little uneasy.
Now that winter is approaching, Gu Huanyi asked Li Congxin's residence if someone could take care of the change of seasons, but Li Congxin couldn't answer.
"On weekdays, it's left to the next person, so I don't ask too much."
Gu Huanyi said: "I see that the horsewhip in your hand is still with a gold handle recently, it's cold, how cool it is to hold, it should have been changed to a jade handle or leather." I haven't even changed my belongings, so it can be seen that the utensils at home must not have been changed, or I will go over to help you Zhang Luo? ”
It's still a woman who takes care of housework, so she wants to help him Zhang Luo.
She is willing to take care of her private life, which shows that the relationship between the two is one step closer.
Li Congxin couldn't ask for it: "When I have a day off, I will take you to sit with me." ”
Li Congxin's self-satisfaction was not far from Gu's house, and Gu Huanyi arrived not long after getting into the car, which surprised her for a while.
"Is it so close?"
Li Congxin raised his eyebrows, a little proud.
Gu Huan understood when he saw this expression: "It seems that when choosing a house, the prince was secretly worrying about me." ”
Zidezhai is much smaller than Gu Huan expected, only once you enter, you will enter the main hall with three wide rooms, and there are six rooms in the east and west compartments, plus the inverted seat, and the small kitchen and warehouse at the back.
It's not that it's really small, there are more than a dozen houses, but compared to the Gu house with a garden in Sanjin, which she lives in, this is too simple, and it is very inconsistent with his identity as a son.
Gu Huanyi muttered, "You shouldn't have sold your mansion to me, right?" ”
Li Congxin smiled and said, "That's not it, I was called to Beijing, this is just a place for me to stay, it's okay to be simple." You are different, it is your home, so you naturally have to choose a good house with your heart. ”
This is the first time Gu Huanyi realized Li Congxin's difficulties, his home is not here, he is alone in the capital, although he is valued by the emperor, but he is also a hostage of the emperor to check and balance King Ming.
A sour meaning came out of her heart, she endured it, and said, "That's also where you live, how can you be so careless?" ”
There are all the things that should be in Zidezhai, and there are even many precious items given by the emperor, but Gu Huanyi just feels that there is no breath of life.
She led Li Congxin's close attendant Hu Shen to "inspect" from room to room.
The bamboo curtain should have been replaced with a warm and windproof brocade curtain, the summer glazed ware should be replaced with porcelain, not to mention the bed and the couch, and the summer picture in the study should also be replaced with Hanshan Yongmei.
The bonsai that does not grow well under the windowsill should be replaced with evergreen pines and cypresses, and the vases should be replaced with colors and patterns suitable for winter.
Hu Shen followed behind Gu Huanyi with a pen and paper to write them down one by one, and instructed the other people accompanying him to hurry up and go to the warehouse to find out the existing things and replace them.
Li Congxin watched her busy in and out, and suddenly remembered that when she was in Liangzhou, she was also like this, and it was not good to dislike the small courtyard arranged for her by the servants of the Gu family.
He smiled, he was worried that she was not doing well at the beginning, but now Gu Huanyi is so considerate of him, at least it shows that Gu Huanyi's heart for him at this moment has a little bit of his deep meaning at that time, right?
Gu Huanyi went through the entire Zide Zhai, and while waiting for the servants to change the furnishings, Li Congxin took her to the tea room to rest.
"I don't think you care about these housekeeping, so I took matters into your own hands and didn't ask for your opinion. After a while, if you think something is wrong, let someone replace it. ”
Li Congxin looked at her softly and said, "The family listens to you." ”
With a simple single sentence, Gu Huanyi blushed, and hurriedly covered it up by drinking tea.
Not long after, Hu Shen came and said that "Cui Shizi" was visiting.
Li Congxin nodded and asked someone to come in.
Gu Huanyi immediately said, "I'll avoid it." ”
Li Congxin said: "No need, it's the eldest son of Marquis Fen, Cui Jingxuan." You will also know it later. ”
Marquis Fen is the matchmaker invited by King Ming.
Soon, a man's cool voice came from outside, saying, "Second brother, are you going to move?" ”
A fair-skinned man in a silver robe walked in, and when he saw Gu Huanyi, he was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized, and said to Li Congxin: "It's unfortunate, it's not a coincidence, it's really unfortunate that I'm here today!" Since there is a beautiful woman on the side, the second brother just drove me away, and let me come in for something. ”
Li Congxin smiled and said: "Don't be poor, this is Gu Huanyi, the daughter of the Righteous Marquis, you have been clamoring to see you before, and today I will grant you such an opportunity." ”
Cui Jingxuan looked very pleasing, with a smile on his face all the time, and immediately said to Gu Huanyi: "Miss Gu, I have heard of the name for a long time, and I am very fortunate to see it today!" ”
Gu Huanyi got up and returned the salute and said, "Cui Shizi is polite, I heard that you just got married, and you have time to congratulate you in the future, it's rude." ”
The two were polite and sat down together in the tea room.
Cui Jingxuan asked: "Second brother, what are you doing outside, are you finally willing to change your residence?" ”
Li Congxin shook his head and said, "No, it's the time for the change of seasons, please Miss Gu come over and help you with it, so you can have a good look." ”
Cui Jingxuan smiled: "Hey, it's not easy, you finally have someone around you who knows how to warm and cold!" ”
Li Congxin saw that Gu Huanyi kept his head down, afraid that she would be ashamed, so he opened the topic and asked Cui Jingxuan: "What are you doing with me today?" ”
Cui Jingxuan is also an interesting person, Li Congxin did not let Gu Huanyi avoid it, but he didn't guard against her, so he said bluntly: "The news from Dali Temple, General Lin sentenced him to death, the men of the Lin family were exiled, the women were slaves, and the emperor has already marked Zhu Approval." ”
Gu Huanyi immediately raised his head to listen carefully, but saw that Li Congxin's face was not very good.
Only General Lin was sentenced to death, and the others were only exiled from their homes, not a major crime to exterminate the nine clans, which shows that in addition to smuggling, Dali Temple did not find more evidence of crime.
"It's a pity." Li Congxin got up and said to Gu Huanyi: "I will send you back today, I will go to the palace now." ”
Gu Huanyi said worriedly: "The emperor has already made up his mind, don't go against the emperor." ”
Li Congxin said: "Don't worry, I'm just going to ask about the situation, what is the inside story." ”
Gu Huanyi hesitated: "That...... I'll just wait for you here, okay? ”
Knowing that she was worried, Li Congxin asked Hu Shen to entertain Gu Huanyi, and went out with Cui Jingxuan.
Gu Huanyi arranged the fasting while waiting for Li Congxin to come back, until it was dark, and the sound of horses' hooves came back from the door.