Chapter 124: It's better to have one yourself
"Xiaoxiao." Jiang Zhiyuan looked at her eagerly, wanting to touch her face at this moment and let her feel her warmth.
"All I need to know is my cousin's safety." Guo Xiaoxiao wanted to speak and stopped, and after thinking about it, he said, "After the incident of the Japanese Kou, I understand one thing, that is, as long as my family is safe." ”
Jiang Zhiyuan didn't speak again, but he understood Guo Xiaoxiao's resentment towards him, and he must fulfill his promise in the future, and he couldn't let Guo Xiaoxiao be disappointed again.
The two talked a lot, from small households to the overall situation of the country, from the love of children to worrying about the country and the people, and they all sighed for the rise and fall of the country.
After Guo Xiaoxiao came out of Chu Tou Zhai, he said goodbye to Jiang Zhiyuan briefly, and returned to the general's mansion wearing a white gauze hat.
Nan Yue saw that Guo Xiaoxiao looked very good, and knew that Guo Xiaoxiao and Jiang Zhiyuan had a good conversation.
Guo Xiaoxiao looked around, but when he didn't see Guo Qianqian and Wei Qing, he said, "Is Wei Qing resting?" ”
"The little master is playing with the lady in the lady's room right now." Nan Yue said with a smile.
Guo Xiaoxiao shook his head, since Wei Qing came, Mrs. Guo often called Wei Qing to play in her house. Maybe I'm getting older, and I always want to taste the feeling of my children and grandchildren under my knees.
"Let's go have fun, too." Guo Xiaoxiao took off his white gauze hat.
"The county lord wants to bathe first?" Nan Yue took the white gauze hat and hid it in the closet.
"No, let's go to my mother first."
After that, Guo Xiaoxiao ordered Nan Yue to prepare a plate of osmanthus cake and go to Mrs. Guo's room. Before he got inside, Guo Xiaoxiao heard the sound of Weiqing and Xiaozhu laughing and playing.
"I'm late." Guo Xiaoxiao strode in.
Wei Qing smiled and rushed over: "Auntie! ”
Guo Xiaoxiao picked up Wei Qing, kissed her on the cheek, and said with a smile: "Little naughty, my aunt brought Wei Qing osmanthus cake, Wei Qing wants to taste it?" ”
"Yes!" As soon as Wei Qing saw the pastry in Nan Yue's hand, her eyes lit up, and she immediately reached out and took a piece and put it in her mouth.
Guo Xiaoxiao sat on the seat with Wei Qing in his arms, and smiled at Mrs. Guo beside him: "Since Wei Qing came to the General's Mansion, my mother has to be with Wei Qing every day. ”
Mrs. Guo smiled from ear to ear when she heard this: "I am over forty years old now that I have tasted the joy of family under the knees of my children and grandchildren, and I am happy." You and Qianqian have grown up again, don't you allow me, a lonely old man, to have a companion? ”
"Mother said she laughed." Guo Xiaoxiao wiped Wei Qing's mouth with a handkerchief, and asked again, "Where did Qianqian go?" ”
"She, I heard that there were a few girls in the firewood room making trouble, so she hurried there." Mrs. Guo shook her head, "She's just a high-spirited person." ”
Guo Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "Those girls are really restless, and they should be taken care of." ”
Although Mrs. Guo said on her face that Guo Qianqian was angry, she was not angry at all about Guo Qianqian's interference in the trivial affairs of the General's Mansion, let alone that Guo Qianqian was overstepping.
Guo Xiaoxiao lowered his eyes and thought to himself, only Luo Xuan didn't say anything, Guo Qianqian would let her take care of it. At this time, the half-eaten osmanthus cake fell to the ground.
"It's gone." Wei Qing whispered.
Nan Yue put the half of the osmanthus cake on an empty plate, and then took the osmanthus cake and asked Wei Qing to choose a piece again.
"Little master, take a new one."
Wei Qing stretched out her immature hand and began to eat again. Guo Xiaoxiao said to Nan Yue: "Come on some water." ”
Nan Yue was about to pour tea from the teapot on the table, Guo Xiaoxiao said again: "Don't want tea, if you don't drink it, you want water." ”
Nan Yue bowed, turned around and went to the kitchen. After a while, Nan Yue brought a pot of boiling water, poured a cup and handed it to Guo Xiaoxiao.
Guo Xiaoxiao took it and carefully put it to Wei Qing's mouth: "Come, Wei Qing, let's drink some water." ”
Wei Qing twisted his head to the side in disgust, and Guo Xiaoxiao said again: "Wei Qing is good, eating osmanthus cake is to drink some water, otherwise the body is easy to get sick due to lack of water." ”
"Don't." Wei Qing was reluctant to drink.
"Does Wei Qing want to take medicine when she is sick?"
"I don't want to take medicine."
"Then drink water."
Wei Qing reluctantly opened her mouth and took several sips. Mrs. Guo saw that Guo Xiaoxiao took care of Wei Qing so well, and immediately felt very relieved, but a little melancholy.
"Xiaoxiao." Mrs. Guo suddenly began.
"Huh?" Guo Xiaoxiao looked at feeding Weiqing water.
Mrs. Guo asked tentatively: "You like children so much, why don't you want one yourself?" ”
Guo Xiaoxiao lowered his eyes and said, "I'm afraid I'm past the age of having a child." ”
"What nonsense, you're still young, and this body is just right for having children."
Mrs. Guo thought that the Yuan Mansion handed over the letter of reconciliation, and knew that Guo Xiaoxiao was still stuck in the affairs of the Yuan family, but the days to come were still very long, Guo Xiaoxiao was still so young, and now he had the identity of the county lord, so he could find another one.
"My mother now has Weiqing, and there is no shortage of grandchildren." Guo Xiaoxiao said lightly.
"That's fine." Mrs. Guo nodded, "Go as you wish." ”
Guo Xiaoxiao stayed in Mrs. Guo's room for a while, then got up and went to the bathroom. Nan Yue helped Guo Xiaoxiao take off all her clothes, Guo Xiaoxiao went into the bathtub, the warm water flooded her chest, and she suddenly felt a little stuffy in her chest.
"What Madame said is not unreasonable, the county lord is still so young, he should find another one." Nan Yue put flower petals in the bathtub.
"I had a heart-to-heart talk with my cousin today, but ...... I feel like there's an insurmountable chasm between us. ”
"What do you mean by that?"
"The Hai clan has not yet reconciled with him." Guo Xiaoxiao's eyes were full of melancholy.
Nan Yue's eyes rolled, and she already understood what Guo Xiaoxiao meant, so she didn't say anything anymore. However, Nan Yue has only seen Guo Xiaoxiao's meticulous appearance towards Wei Qing, and these days, Guo Xiaoxiao really regards Wei Qing as his own.
Nan Yue said: "The county lord likes children so much, perhaps, you can listen to Madame's words......"
The rest of the words, Nan Yue did not speak.
Guo Xiaoxiao leaned his head on the edge of the bathtub, closed his eyes and said, "I don't like children." ”
Nan Yue was shocked, and after a while, she asked, "The county lord doesn't like children, why is he so good to Wei Qing?" Or did the county lord do it on purpose for everyone to see? ”
Guo Xiaoxiao said lightly: "I'm good to Weiqing, but it's because she is Qianqian's child." If she weren't Qianqian's child, I wouldn't care anyway. ”
Nan Yue sighed when she heard this, although Guo Xiaoxiao has never been used to Guo Qianqian's behavior, but Guo Xiaoxiao has always put his flesh and blood family affection in his heart. I don't know what Guo Qianqian thinks in her heart, at least Guo Xiaoxiao is sincere to Guo Qianqian's mother and daughter.
In the days that followed, Guo Xiaoxia would go to Chu Tou Zhai at the end of Jingyun Lane to drink tea with Jiang Zhiyuan every three days. Guo Qianqian found out about Guo Xiaoxiao's strange appearance, so she quietly followed Guo Xiaoxiao.
Guo Qianqian was surprised when she found out that person was Jiang Zhiyuan, she had heard that Jiang Zhiyuan had caught robbers in the desolate mountains, but she didn't expect that she was still alive, and she also went to the capital, and had a private meeting with Guo Xiaoxiao three times and twice.
Yes, here in Guo Qianqian, tea and chatting have become private meetings. Guo Qianqian has always known Jiang Zhiyuan's affection for Guo Xiaoxiao, which is one of the reasons why Guo Qianqian has been jealous of Guo Xiaoxiao for so many years. Guo Xiaoxiao has the status of a noble concubine and a cousin who loves her, and she doesn't want to talk about her grandmother, she doesn't even have a mother anymore.
Therefore, Guo Qianqian's heart was very unbalanced, she couldn't watch Jiang Zhiyuan and Guo Xiaoxiao have a private meeting. But how can we break them apart? Guo Qianqian racked her brains and thought for a long time, Guo Xiaoxiao had reconciled with the Yuan family, and the Yuan family could not become a reason to hinder them from being together.
By the way, and Hai's! Guo Qianqian's wit, the Hai family is still the daughter-in-law of the Jiang family, as long as the Hai family is there, Guo Xiaoxiao and Jiang Zhiyuan will not be together.
Thinking like this, she began to plan how to break up Guo Xiaoxiao and Jiang Zhiyuan.
Guo Qianqian wanted to secretly cross Chen Cang, but Guo Xiaoxiao didn't know it. This is not because Guo Xiaoxiao is stupid, but because Guo Xiaoxiao is unwilling to doubt Guo Qianqian. Guo Xiaoxiao believes that if you can't even trust your own sister, then who else in this world can trust?
Guo Qianqian is weak, but this is not difficult for her. Money can make ghosts grind, Guo Qianqian has long been in harmony with Xiu'er and Ying'er. She used silver taels to buy off Xiu'er and Ying'er, and ordered her to go to Yangzhou to find out the news of the sea rose.
However, this time to inquire about the news was very long, and Guo Qianqian still had to watch Guo Xiaoxiao and Jiang Zhiyuan have a private meeting. Luo Xuan went to the court every day, and recently the border war was tight, so Luo Xuan often stayed in the palace for a long time after going to the court, discussing countermeasures with other generals. Therefore, Luo Xuan had no time to take care of family affairs.
Always at the beginning of the day, Guo Xiaoxiao and Jiang Zhiyuan felt bored, and the two came to the street. At first, Guo Xiaoxiao was still wearing a white gauze hat, but later he came out directly in civilian clothes.
In fact, few of the people in Jingshi have seen the county lord of Baoyi with their own eyes, so Guo Xiaoxiao did not come out with great fanfare or recruited bees and butterflies by himself, and basically did not recognize it. The two can walk down the street with peace of mind.
Going to the theater together, eating street snacks together, strolling together, talking and laughing together, for Guo Xiaoxiao, this is a happy time.
"You know what?" Guo Xiaoxiao suddenly asked, "It's really fun to go shopping like this." ”
"It's all gadgets you're used to, what's the fun?" Jiang Zhi went far away.
"Maybe I've been stuck at home for too long." Guo Xiaoxiao lowered his head, "Since my father passed away and I took over Zijinfang, I rarely wandered around the streets. I'm always afraid of being gossiped upon. Later, when I married into the Yuan family, I didn't go out of the door. ”
"Then I should accompany you out for more walks in the future." Jiang Zhiyuan quipped, "Lest you sit at home for too long and get moldy on your body." ”
Guo Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "I'm not a nest, what kind of mold!" ”
"Yes." Jiang Zhiyuan suddenly held her hand, "If you don't let the sun bask and the wind blows, people will become moldy." ”
"Well, that makes sense." Guo Xiaoxiao quietly put his fingers into the cracks of his fingers and clasped them tightly with him.
Jiang Zhiyuan felt her initiative and enthusiasm, so he also held her hand tightly, and the two walked on the street like this.
"It would be great if we could do this together when we are old in the future." Guo Xiaoxiao smiled shyly.
"Yes, as long as our hearts are together, we will." Jiang Zhiyuan said in a firm tone.