Xiao Yao fixed his mind and read the letter attentively.

Mingzhu wrote that the second sister-in-law, Yan Qingyi, gave birth to a pink-carved daughter that night, Gu Shinian kept watch all night, but when he heard the good news, he fainted in shame.

said that Zhong Taojiao is also about to give birth, but she can live all day long, eat and sleep well. On the contrary, Yan Changxin was worried all day long and lost a lot of weight.

Xiao Yao smiled knowingly, Mingzhu is a lively person, and now that the people around her are their own children, she must also want to have a home of her own.

Gu Fanghua also wrote that her grandfather and grandmother, as well as Mrs. Mei, became a fun trio.

The three of them are almost two hundred years old, and they are still walking around, playing the piano and chanting poems and paintings. Younger than them, they can eat, drink and have fun, which is simply disrespectful to the old.

From Gu Fanghua's brisk handwriting, Xiao Yao could see that Mingzhu was in a good mood.

Jiangnan's business, with Gu Fuma and Gu Shinian, and Yan Changxin assisting, even the governor of Jiangnan also clamped his tail and did not dare to show it off.

The whole south of the Yangtze River is peaceful, and the wind and rain are smooth.

And in the affairs of the family, there are Mrs. Mei and Mrs. Zhong, their juniors only live their own small lives behind closed doors, which is simply leisurely.

Xiao Yao had a smile on his lips, it seemed that Mingzhu was really happy.

In fact, as long as Mingzhu is willing, after they get married, they can also travel all over the mountains and rivers of the Great Zhou. You can even go to the Western Regions and the East China Sea, as long as Mingzhu wants to go, she can accompany her.

Xiao Yao continued to look down, and Mingzhu also wrote that he was a little reluctant to go south of the Yangtze River and reluctant to live such a comfortable day.

Reluctant? Could it be that the emperor urged the queen mother to return to the palace?

In the end, Mingzhu wrote that the Queen Mother had set a departure at the end of February, and was expected to return to Beijing in May and June, so that she would return to Beijing at the end of the year to report on her work.

The letter came to an abrupt end here, Xiao Yao was stunned, his mind was blank, and he focused on the last sentence again.

"Wait until you return to Beijing at the end of the year to report on your work."

What does that mean? Mingzhu is waiting for himself to return to Beijing at the end of the year to report on his work? Why did she wait for her to return to Beijing to report on her work? Is it because we want to discuss marriage?

Xiao Yao's heart was high for a while, low for a while, his eyes were staring at the letter, but his mind flew out of 108,000 miles.

In the past, in the dead of night, Xiao Yao often tossed and turned. He often thought of Mingzhu's blushing face, and remembered his heartbeat when he hugged Mingzhu into his arms.

Even Mingzhu occasionally goes into his own dreams, so that those who have not squandered clean energy during the day can find other ways to vent.

And now, is Mingzhu hinting at herself that she will go back at the end of the year to propose marriage?

When Xiao Yao looked at it dozens of times, he finally determined that Mingzhu was telling himself her itinerary and her arrangement. Let yourself return to Beijing at the end of the year, and you can come to the door to ask for relatives.

Xiao Yao jumped up from the kang and walked around the room barefoot.

How should he reply? Does he need to prepare a wedding ceremony and a dowry now? Now that I have no elders, how should I act?

This thought went from day to night. It wasn't until Lu Fei knocked on the door for the third time to deliver food that Xiao Yao found that he was hungry.

When the joy finally passed, Xiao Yao'an ate peacefully, and then began to write a reply.

This time, Xiao Yao didn't want to hand it over to the letter soldiers at the post station, so he decided to let his relatives send it in person. This is just in case the letter arrives, Mingzhu has already returned to Beijing.

Then you have to chase after it, and you must send this letter to Mingzhu.

In fact, when this letter arrived in Mingzhu's hands, they were indeed on their way back to Beijing.

Gu Fanghua accepted the letter and did not reply, only brought a message: "You go back and tell Xiao Yao, let him come back when the Yumen Pass is stable, there are still many things to do." ”

After finishing the message, Gu Fanghua drove Xiao Yao's personal entourage back to Yumen Pass.

Anyway, Gu Fanghua thought about it, and before he returned to Beijing, he would not write to him again. Let him think about it on his own, which can be regarded as his final punishment.

Empress Dowager Zhong deeply agreed with Gu Fanghua's approach.

"Yes, Mingzhu, you just want to cold him. If you hadn't taken a fancy to Xiao Yao, the mourning family would still want to hold a son-in-law banquet for you and invite talented people from all over the world. ”

Gu Fanghua couldn't stop laughing, leaned on the shoulder of Empress Dowager Zhong, and said with a smile: "Grandmother, I have only heard of the concubine selection banquet, where is the son-in-law selection banquet." Besides, the essay Wu Shuangquan, except for the emperor's uncle's princes, who can compare to Xiao Yao? ”

"You, before you got married, your elbow began to turn outward. is equivalent to Xiao Yao becoming a relative, I'm afraid that I will go back to the border with him, and it will be difficult for the mourning family to see you. ”

Empress Dowager Zhong expected Xiao Yao to return to Beijing in September and October, and then Mingzhu and Xiao Yao would return to Yumen Pass together.

Gu Fanghua didn't think so, and said with a smile: "What did grandmother say? If I become a relative, I will also be in the capital, and I will enter the palace every day, at most I will change places to sleep. ”

Empress Dowager Zhong only thought that Gu Fanghua was joking, of course, even if Gu Fanghua meant this, Empress Dowager Zhong would not agree.

Or stay far away from the capital, so that it can be stable. I don't know if the prince Yan Rongling's mind has changed in the past two years?

However, looking at the things Yan Rongling sent over in the past two years, whether it is cloth or jewelry, they are the best objects, and I also know that his mind has not changed yet.

When Empress Dowager Zhong thought of this, she couldn't help but sigh lightly.

In the past two years, Yan Rongling has basically mastered most of the government. Except for some very important excerpts, which were submitted to Emperor Hong Zheng for approval, the others were all disposed of by Yan Rongling.

The most rare thing is that Yan Rongling is only in charge of political affairs, regardless of military affairs. Whether it was the Gyeonggi Battalion, the Xiaocai Battalion, or the Forward Battalion, Yan Rongling did not stretch out his hand.

Even the Imperial Forest Army and the Beijing Yamen, Yan Rongling didn't care about the change of guard and appointment, and only handed it over to the emperor.

So hard work to share the government, but not to fight for power. He is lenient and strict with the courtiers, diligent and wise in political affairs, and takes his position as the crown prince just right.

Such a self-disciplined prince will definitely live to ascend the throne as an emperor. Then his only obsession is Mingzhu, will he give up Mingzhu?

The stakes are related to this, and the Empress Dowager Zhong privately discussed with Mrs. Gu's father and son many times.

It is only necessary to marry Mingzhu to Yumen Pass, which is the best choice. Then no matter whether Empress Dowager Zhong left first or Emperor Hong Zheng left first, he left a will not to return to Beijing before he could be stable.

Of course, maybe more than ten or twenty years later, Yan Rongling doesn't have that mind, but everyone is happy.

It's just that Empress Dowager Zhong has been paying attention to Yan Rongling's backyard and knows that he will go back at most five or six times a month. Except for the first and fifteenth days of the new year, who rested at the crown princess, there were several other good women who took turns.

At such an age, he is so cold to the backyard, either Yan Rongling is not interested in the affairs of husband and wife, or because he is not the person in his heart.

Empress Dowager Zhong believes that the latter is more likely.