Chapter 102: Little Family
Diffuse between heaven and earth, if thousands of fireflies are constantly churning, at this time like fog, then like rain, harmoniously integrated with all things in the world, both the grace of the sun shining on the world, and their own unique temperament of quiet and cold loneliness, under the bright moon, two women in elegant palace clothes, are hand in hand, stepping on a very rhythmic step, extremely gracefully following the gravel road under their feet, slowly moving forward.
These two people, one is the Empress of Da Liang, her family surname is Su, and her father is the Zhongshu Ling who once had a lot of power in the Liang country, and has been the main examiner of the imperial examination several times, and the protégé of the old officials is all over the world, which is also the foundation of the princelings in the previous dynasty.
After a month, Pei Sheng is in the opposition, known as the unparalleled Great Liang Young Dragon, the death of the crown prince Gu Cang has been transmitted from Liangzhou to the capital, even if the outside world has changed, how many young people who once longed for him have collapsed because of this, but on the face of this strong mother, there is not much sadness.
Since she is sitting in such a high position, she can no longer show her emotions wantonly like ordinary people, because she is carrying a burden on her shoulders.
How many people need to look at her face to live, her words and deeds, how many families will be affected, how many joys and sorrows will be generated, it is like being in a fragile ant pile, and there are small lives all around her feet, so her every move must be careful and small, cautious and cautious, so any selfishness and emotions of her have to be swallowed in her stomach, no matter how sad and sad she is, she has to play the role of the mother of the country as the master of the harem.
She can't cry, let alone cry in front of other people, in order to calm the hearts of others, she even took the initiative to talk and laugh with Gu Xuan's mother, Concubine Li, talking about some of her daughter's private words, chatting about female red, embroidery, etc., and from time to time she would make some small jokes, talk about some interesting things that she heard, and amuse each other.
In fact, the relationship between these two people is far more intimate than outsiders imagined.
I think that at the beginning, Concubine Li Niangniang stepped into this Gyeonggi important place as a civilian, the royal compound, it was unrelated, no one around her was credible, if her status after entering the palace was low, it would be fine, but what she got as a pariah, was actually the same as the daughter of the Jiangzhou clan and the daughter of the Youzhou general Xu Quanzhong, the first-class disciples of the gate lords, which was too eye-catching, so it immediately attracted ruthless suppression from the outside world.
This is a very normal thing, aside from jealousy, disdain and resentment and other emotions, in this kind of place, there are only two kinds of bullying and being bullied, even if you really beg for mercy in a low voice, it will still inevitably become a thorn in the side of some people, a thorn in the flesh.
This is the capital, this is the harem.
Studying it carefully, in fact, this is the mistake of Emperor Gu Yi, maybe he just wanted to give good things to this beloved woman back then, but ignored the serious consequences that this would bring, but fortunately, there was this discerning queen mother, who gave them too much help and support from Yongle Palace, which helped their mother and son stabilize their foundation in this dangerous place, and then because the emperor no longer seemed to be interested in her, for more than ten years, she never went to Yongle Palace again, which made the rest of the concubines give up their hostility to Yongle Palace, only occasionally mentioning it, and still being very disdainful。
Compared with Queen Su, who has been a beautiful lady since she was a child, literate and hyphenated, not losing to men, dignified and generous, and a person who is a mother in the world, Concubine Li is much weaker, and in her words, she mostly nods and agrees, which is also a set of ways of life that she, a concubine from a civilian background, has learned over the years.
Because it was Queen Su who took the initiative to hold her, the two of them walked to the gate of the courtyard almost side by side, and saw her husband who had been with her for decades day and night, even if it was just the back, but Queen Su, who thought that she couldn't recognize the wrong person, raised her throat and greeted loudly: "Your Majesty, why didn't you inform me in advance, and actually took advantage of the chat between our sisters and the two sisters to secretly run to this back garden to enjoy the moon?"
Since he was at the end of his life, she gave up her life to marry him, accompanied and supported her all the way, the relationship between husband and wife is by no means imaginable by outsiders, plus Gu Yi herself is also a person who loves his wife, in private, the two are unscrupulous.
In the courtyard, the father and son, who were originally talking to the moon, turned their heads together and looked at this side after hearing the movement, but this time it was the turn of the two women who had just come over and were stunned for a moment.
Gu Xuan saw clearly who was coming, his heart was suddenly shocked, he hurriedly flicked his sleeves, bowed down, and at the same time buried his head lower, and then arched his hand and said: "Child Gu Xuan, I have seen the queen mother, I have seen the mother, I wish the two of you"
Before the routine auspicious words were spoken, Concubine Li hurriedly stepped forward, this time she completely forgot the small steps she had learned from the ceremonial officer for more than ten years, and she ran a little faster, and even threw off the skirt at once, she ran in front of Gu Xuan in a few steps, supported the other party's bowing figure, and asked very hurriedly: "Xuan'er, what's wrong with you?"
Gu Xuan's body shook slightly, he subconsciously wanted to exert his strength to stabilize his figure, but in the end, he didn't do that, but obediently was helped up by his hand, but after standing up straight, he still tilted his head, not daring to look directly at the other party's concerned eyes.
The moment she saw the conspicuous black blindfold on Gu Xuan's face, as a mother's heart, she pinched it fiercely, she stretched out her hand tremblingly, but the movement lifted the blindfold very gently.
Even though she actually had some psychological precautions, when she found out that what was presented in front of her eyes and on her child's face was a hideous and terrifying black hole, she still felt dizzy and weak.
"Whew!"
She stretched out her hand and covered her mouth violently, not allowing herself to cry completely, but the tears still filled her eyes in an instant, and then slipped down silently.
Gu Xuan's heart was like a knife, but he still insisted on turning his head, reluctantly squeezed out a smile towards the other party, and tried to comfort: "It's not in the way, mother, it's really not in the way." ”
Queen Su, who was still standing at the gate of the courtyard and had not moved, was also very sad in her heart, but she was still very energetic, trying to inhale, and she didn't dare to show half of her sadness.
She is also afraid that as soon as she cries, she will not be able to stop, so what kind of system will it be?
She sighed in her heart, once upon a time, she and her own children were so close, Gu Xuan's child had a good relationship with her son since childhood, how cute he was when he was a child, the little boy back then, now when he goes out, he even has one less eye, and his own child has died in another country, she doesn't understand, why do these good children suffer such an unfair fate?
She really would rather her son be mediocre than be so eye-catching, if time could come back, she would definitely prevent him from leaving the capital, even if it was just to give each other a serious hug, even if she could take a last look at him who was still alive.
But everything can never happen, and this regret can never be made up.
On this side, regardless of the presence of outsiders watching, as a mother, Concubine Li couldn't help but whimper in a low voice, and kept repeating in her mouth: "Why don't you get in the way, why don't you get in the way?"
Seeing this, Gu Yi, who was standing awkwardly on the side, hurriedly opened his mouth to comfort the other party and said: "I, I have asked the merman clan, there is a magic medicine in their clan that can heal the mutilation of limbs, don't worry too much, with the relationship between my Da Liang and the merman clan now, it is not difficult to get this kind of magic medicine." ”
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Yi felt a little guilty in his heart, thinking that at the beginning, in the same way, he had also used it to trick Queen Su who was standing over there, wanting the other party not to worry about Cang'er's body, but unfortunately, it was still later
"Really?"
When Concubine Li heard this, she raised her head suddenly and looked at the man beside her with a clear gaze.
"Hmm. ”
Gu Yi nodded solemnly, but the sigh in his heart did not stop for a moment.
Many years ago, she also looked at herself like this, but she didn't expect that after so many years, each other was no longer young, and there was no impulse at that time, Gu Yi thought about it like this, and spontaneously felt tired, maybe she was really tired, and she had been in charge of this "everyone" for too long.
At this moment, he almost wanted to let Gu Xuan take power tomorrow, retreat into the background, and be a comfortable emperor, gather them all who have been neglected because of busy political affairs over the years, change into civilian clothes, and travel the world together, no longer have the intrigue of the harem, no longer worry about the Zen spirit of the children, anyway, the war in the south has been decided, and it is time for him to enjoy the joy of family, no, he has lived until now in this life, it seems that he has not lived for himself for a day.
But he only weighed a few breaths, so he still chose to give up, because if he really did this, Gu Xuan's foundation would be unstable, and he might cause a big disaster, and he still needed to guard the last shift for him, which was also his responsibility as a father, and it was also the responsibility that he should bear for the people of the world as a king.
Turning his head, he said to Gu Xuan again: "As soon as you come back, you will accompany your mother for a while, and the Chaohui will be postponed for a day, you are ready, in the future, there will not be so many idle days, I will not disturb your mother and son reunion, and go back with the queen first." ”
When Gu Xuan heard this, he hurriedly saluted and said, "Congratulations to my father, congratulations to the queen!"
They were sent to the door, and a large number of people such as their own palace maids, chamberlains, Xiao cavalry guards, and Han Mink Temple, who had been waiting for a long time, greeted them and escorted them back to Queen Su's Weiyang Palace.
Seeing the team go away, Gu Xuan was relieved in his heart, but in a blink of an eye, he was even more helpless, how to face his mother next was the most headache, but he had to suffer this knife quickly or slowly, so he was better to be neat, and he told his experience these days selectively, thinking that his mother was also a person who had seen the world, so he would not be too embarrassed about himself.