Chapter 73: Temporary Residence in the Palace

Feng Zuo Zhaoyi saw that Li Yi brought Gu Qingcheng to the palace safely, and updated it the fastest

Gu Tingcheng was assassinated but unharmed, and her heart was settled.

She knew that Gu Qingcheng was willing to stay in Yuxiu Palace, and she was very happy.

Ordered people to prepare Gu Qingcheng's favorite pastries, melons, fruits and snacks, and the bedding supplies in the west hall were also arranged early.

Everything is careful and thoughtful like a loving mother.

Gu Tingcheng's heart became warmer and warmer, and seeing his aunt was like seeing his mother.

After Gu Qingcheng returned to the palace, he first had to meet the ancestors.

Gu Tingcheng changed into an elegant magnolia loose gauze dress, Feng Zuozhao wore an elegant pleated Ruyi moon skirt, and the two went to Wanshou Palace together.

"Oh, Little Allure, you're here. My ancestor misses you! The old ancestor stretched out his hand to Gu Qingcheng with a smile on his face.

The ancestor was dressed in a silk mud gold and silver Ruyi cloud pattern satin, lined with her hair bun and golden hairpin, which was so expensive.

"Ancestor, Allure also thinks about you." Gu Qingcheng walked forward quickly and hugged the old ancestor.

"It's only been a few days, running back and forth, but Xiao Chengcheng is tired and thin." The old ancestor pursed his lips and shook his head.

"Really? Ancestor, how do I feel chubby, like a piglet. Gu Qingcheng smiled and squeezed his face into a ball, so that he looked a little fatter.

"Look, it's really a mourner's little heart!" The old ancestor happily patted Gu Qingcheng's little face.

Then he quickly took Gu Qingcheng's hand away, and said distressedly:

"Don't squeeze, don't squeeze, it'll squeeze out wrinkles."

Feng Zuo Zhaoyi was also very happy to see Gu Tingcheng and his ancestor have a filial piety.

"Rest assured, the ancestor can rest assured, the concubine has invited the city to enter the palace, and she will live in the concubine's Yuxiu Palace, and she will not leave the palace for the time being." Feng Zuo Zhaoyi said softly.

"Really?" The ancestors were overjoyed.

"Hmm." Gu Qingcheng smiled lightly and nodded, "In the future, Xiao Chengcheng will be able to accompany the ancestor at any time." ”

"Okay, okay, why don't you move to Wanshou Palace and live with your ancestors?" The old ancestor looked at Gu Qingcheng fixedly, "In this way, the old ancestor can look at Xiao Qingcheng all the time." ”

Gu Qingcheng bit his little red lip lightly and was hesitating.

Feng Zuo Zhaoyi had already begun to smile coquettishly:

"Ancestor, it's rare for the concubine to take Allure into the palace, Yuxiu Palace has just gained some popularity, your old man has to let Yuxiu Palace be lively for a few days, right? The concubines, this Yuxiu Palace, have been deserted for so many years. ”

The old ancestor looked at Feng Zuo Zhaoyi, who had always been gentle and dignified, and it was rare to see her coquettish, so he smiled and looked at Gu Qingcheng reluctantly.

Finally, I said briskly:

"Okay, good, the mourning family won't rob you. Your Yuxiu Palace is really deserted. You have been alone for so many years, and you don't have a son and a half daughter to bear your knees, which is really pitiful. ”

"Thank you, Ancestor, for your understanding." Feng Zuo Zhaoyi smiled and saluted.

"Oh, old ancestor, who do you say is pitiful?"

At this time, the eight-sided exquisite Lu Zuo Zhaoyi came to Wanshou Palace, and before anyone arrived, the clever voice had already arrived.

With exquisite makeup, Lu Zuo Zhaoyi, who was wearing a pleated phoenix tail skirt with water sleeves on the floor, fell in front of everyone.

"Lu girl, are you here to join in the fun?" The old ancestor smiled.

"Of course, ancestor, how can the liveliness of Wanshou Palace be separated from the concubines." Lu Zuo Zhaoyi Road.

She saluted her ancestors, and Gu Qingcheng also saluted her.

"We were talking just now that Xiaocheng is willing to live in the palace temporarily, and Yuxiu Palace will be lively, and it will not be as deserted as before." Ancestor Dao.

"Oh, Allure wants to stay in Yuxiu Palace temporarily?" Lu Zuo Zhaoyi was a little stunned.

looked at Gu Qingcheng, and then at Feng Zuo Zhaoyi.

Feng Zuo Zhaoyi nodded.

Lu Zuo Zhaoyi's face sank slightly, and he said coldly: "Have you asked the queen's permission?" ”

"It's a trivial matter, just inform the queen, do you still need her to nod and agree?" The old ancestor sneered, "It's not easy, Xiao Chengcheng is willing to agree to come in and live." ”

"Oh......" Lu Zuo Zhaoyi said in a somewhat embarrassed voice.

In front of the old ancestor, he hurriedly turned the cold face just now.

After a pause, Lu Zuo Zhaoyi squinted at Feng Zuo Zhaoyi again, and said with a smile:

"It seems that the friendship between Allure and Feng Zuo Zhaoyi is deeper than that of the future mother-in-law of this palace!"

"That's fate." Before Feng Zuo Zhaoyi could speak, the old ancestor had already answered Lu Zuo Zhaoyi.

The ancestor knew that Lu Zuo Zhaoyi was sharp and sharp, and Feng Zuo Zhaoyi was generous and not good at words.

"Yes, that's fate." Feng Zuo Zhaoyi nodded.

Lu Zuo Zhaoyi pursed his lips and smiled, then looked at Gu Tingcheng and said:

"Allure, entering the palace for a while, and following up on the palace errands, are two different things. There are a lot of rules, you have to be clear, and observe the etiquette of the palace.

Don't be at that time, if you offend any mother, Your Majesty and the queen will blame you, and the palace will not be able to protect you. ”

Lu Zuo Zhaoyi is not only exquisite, but also a decisive person. Looking at Gu Qingcheng's eyes, he unexpectedly showed a cold glow.

"Yes, thank you for your teachings." Gu Qingcheng blessed the body.

"Little Allure, don't worry, in the palace, you can play as much as you like, and you can make trouble as much as you like, just like in your own home. But don't be restrained, your ancestors will support you in everything. The old ancestor touched Gu Qingcheng's head dotingly.

Lu Zuo Zhaoyi suddenly lost his smile.

Gu Tingcheng must have given the ancestor a ** soup!

In the past few decades, how have you ever seen an ancestor spoil a person like this?

Gu Qingcheng looked at the ancestor who doted on him so much, and the peach grandma in his dream appeared in his eyes.

Could it be that the ancestor is really his own peach grandmother?

The old ancestor said to Mama Rong again:

"Ah Rong, pass on the will of the mourning family, let the imperial dining room pick the best food these days, and send it to Yuxiu Palace.

Then let the Shangfu Bureau find some handmade embroidery tailors, make more beautiful clothes for Allure, and be sure to dress up the little Allure beautifully.

In addition, you have to take out the jewelry in the early years of the mourning family, and the mourning family will personally pick out some novel and unique styles for Xiaoqingcheng.

Passing on the will to the people in the harem, although Xiao Chengcheng has no title for the time being, his identity seems to be inferior to those princesses and princesses.

But she is the heart and soul of the mourning family, and the golden branches and jade leaves of the mourning family, so that the ladies must not treat the mourning family's small allure city lightly. ”

"No, Ancestor. The slave and maid will go to pass on the decree of the ancestors. "Mama Rong said.

The more Lu Zuo Zhaoyi listened, the more shocked she became, seeing that the ancestor cared so much for Gu Qingcheng, all her words were stuck in her throat.

After sitting for a while, she saw that the old ancestor was only talking to Gu Qingcheng, but she was left out in the cold, and she was bored.

So he found an excuse to say goodbye and left the Wanshou Palace.

The heart and liver of the ancestors, golden branches and jade leaves?

She gritted her teeth and clenched her fists tightly, what kind of medicine did this Gu Qingcheng give to the old ancestor, but the old ancestor has never loved someone so much?

After Lu Zuo Zhaoyi left, Gu Tingcheng sat in the water pavilion in the middle of the lake and played a poem "Flat Sand and Falling Geese" for the ancestors.

The melody is melodious and smooth, and through the chirping of geese that appear and disappear from time to time, it depicts the scene of geese circling in the sky before landing.

The first bullet is like a wild goose guest, the ethereal sky, the order of the geese to sing in harmony, faint and faint, if you come and go.

It wants to fall, looking around and looking around, hovering in the sky; It will also fall. The sound of breath swept obliquely, and it circled the continent three times.

It is also falling, echoing the other, three or five in groups, flying food and lodging, to the right situation.

The mother of the male and female can also be tasted.

Lu Zuo Zhaoyi, who was depressed and admiring the flowers in the Imperial Garden, heard the sound of the piano coming from the Wanshou Palace, rubbed the Jinpa fiercely, gritted his teeth and whispered:

"One is scheming and can be coquettish and pleasing now, and the other can now play the piano to please the ancestors?!"

She thought it was Feng Zuo Zhaoyi who played the piano.

Tuoba Tao heard the sound of Gu Tingcheng's piano in the imperial study, put down the fold in his hand, and walked out of the imperial garden, intoxicated by Gu Tingcheng's piano rhyme.

This is "Flat Sand and Falling Geese", covering its autumn high and refreshing, the wind is calm and flat sand, the clouds are thousands of miles, and the sky is flying.

Borrow the ambition of the bird and the bird, and write the mind of Yishi.

The whole song is euphemistic and smooth, timeless and fresh. ”

Tuoba Tao is leisurely fascinated:

"I didn't expect that the Gu family's girl's piano attainments are as good as Feng Zuozhaoyi!"

"Your Majesty, I didn't expect Gu Tingcheng, a country girl, to learn piano music from Feng Zuo Zhaoyi, but she is quite smart." Zong Ai observes words and colors.

Seeing the intoxication on the emperor's face, he changed his words and said:

"It's a pity that after all, she is the doll of His Royal Highness the King of Nan'an, and His Majesty will not see her."

He deliberately reminded Gu Tingcheng in front of His Majesty that he was the doll of King Nan'an, lest His Majesty favor Gu Tingcheng and let the stinky girl fly up the branches and become a phoenix.

She scolded his apprentice, and he hadn't punished her properly.

"Gu Qingcheng? Looking at the city, and then looking at the country, it's really a good name.

Her piano rhyme is so superb, I don't know what her people look like? Tuobatao's voice was a little desolate and long.

Tuoba Tao looked at Caixia in the distance, thinking about the figure that made him forget, but he couldn't see the beautiful woman's voice and smile anymore.

His heart couldn't help but feel lost.

"Minions, let's go see for ourselves?" Zong Ai grinned.

"Forget it, didn't you just say it, that's the baby of King Nan'an." Tuoba Tao shook his head slowly and said, "Whether it looks good or bad, that's Yu'er's business, I don't have to ask." ”

"No." The corners of Zong Ai's mouth curled slightly.

Gu Tingcheng and Feng Zuo Zhaoyi left the Wanshou Palace and returned to the West Palace, and after some comparison, they decided to use the Kong Ming lantern from the Qian Lantern Workshop.

After deciding, he instructed the palace people to order the goods the next day and deliver them within a month.

Although there are still enough days before the birthday of the ancestors, everything must be done in advance so as not to be in a hurry.

All matters related to the birthday are in full swing.

At dinner, the imperial study followed the will of the ancestors and sent all kinds of delicacies.

Feng Zuo Zhaoyi was worried that Gu Qingcheng would be frightened by the assassination, so he specially stewed a tonic soup in the imperial dining room.

"Allure, my aunt went to consult the imperial doctor, this pig's heart soup with medicinal herbs can calm your nerves, you were assassinated that day, you must have been frightened, hurry up and drink some soup, you will be shocked." Feng Zuo Zhaoyi sent a cup of stewed soup to Gu Qingcheng.

Gu Tingcheng was grateful in his heart, and said with a light smile:

"Ginseng, stone lotus meat, lotus whiskers, wheat winter, yuanzhi, licorice and pig heart are indeed calming. But Allure looks at it, this soup should be made up for my aunt. ”

Gu Qingcheng let Feng Zuo Zhaoyi drink the soup.

“…… Why is that? Feng Zuo Zhaoyi looked at the soup in front of him.

"It was my aunt who was really frightened, and my aunt was scared for Allure. Actually, auntie, I'm not scared at all. Gu Qingcheng smiled lightly and comforted his aunt.

"You're not afraid? How can a girl not be afraid when she encounters so many killers to kill herself. Feng Zuo Zhaoyi shook his head and said with pity.

"Then, let's drink together." Gu Tingcheng carefully scooped Le Yao half of the soup into his aunt's bowl.

They drank soup and ate the delicacies of the Imperial Dining Room.

Feng Zuo Zhaoyi said with emotion:

"The ancestor made a decree, and the meals cooked in the imperial dining room were more attentive than usual."

"The old ancestor is indeed too fond of Allure." Gu Qingcheng's eyes were filled with tears.

Feng Zuo Zhaoyi asked with palpitations:

"Allure, do you know those killers, who sent them to assassinate you?"

"If Allure's estimate is good, it should be invited by my stepmother to the light cavalry general Yihun." Gu Tingcheng Road.

"That woman is so vicious?" Feng Zuozhaoyi was so angry that he couldn't eat.

"Auntie, don't be angry, it's all over." Gu Tingcheng patted his aunt's hand and said softly.

"Allure, I heard that another group of masked people came to save you later, who are those people?" Feng Zuo Zhaoyi asked again.

Gu Tingcheng is still in the name of the king of Nan'an, and he doesn't dare to make his affairs with General Dian public.

I'm even more afraid that my aunt will know too much, and then it will affect my aunt.

After a slight groan, he said: "It seems that a general just passed by and relieved the siege of Allure." ”

“…… Checkmate? Do generals need to be masked? Feng Zuo Zhaoyi said with some skepticism.

"They probably don't want the people behind the scenes to know about saving me, so they temporarily masked their faces." Gu Qingcheng explained.

"If we know who that general is, we have to thank them." Feng Zuo Zhaoyi looked at Gu Qingcheng Dao.

Gu Qingcheng lowered his head to eat, not daring to look at his aunt's eyes.

Gu Qingcheng paused for a moment, and then told Feng Zuo Zhaoyi about Liu Rushuang wearing poisonous shoes for her at home in the morning.

Feng Zuo Zhaoyi was so frightened that she slapped her chest continuously.

"Liu Rushuang, that poisonous woman, caused my eldest sister's mother and son to be separated before, and then did everything possible to harm me to fall into the city.

Hongu will not forgive her! Allure, that home, must not go back. ”

“…… Not going back? Gu Qingcheng's mouth opened slightly, and he asked in his heart.

Feng Zuo Zhaoyi continued:

"Everyone in the world says that the harem fights, you are deceitful, you hide a knife in your smile, and you can't prevent it.

I didn't expect Xiao Gu Fu, but he was also frightened step by step.

It is better than this palace, and if you are not careful, there will be no bones.

My aunt will never let you get into danger again. ”

"Auntie, that's Allure's responsibility. Allure also has to find out about the death of his mother and grandfather and uncle.

Now the only thing that can avenge them is Allure, and I can't ignore it. ”

"But you ......," Feng Zuo Zhaoyi stopped talking.

looked at the palace maids waiting left and right, nodded silently and said: "The heavens are entrusted to the people, and they will definitely work their muscles and bones, and their hearts and minds." It's time to exercise well. ”

These words seemed to encourage Gu Qingcheng, and it seemed to admonish herself.

Gu Qingcheng suddenly smiled and said:

"Auntie, I used to think that people would become timid when they were frightened. I see, not. ”

"Look at you, you just said you weren't afraid. Frightened by this, hurry up, drink all this soup. Feng Zuo Zhaoyi looked nervous again.

Gu Qingcheng drank the last soup in the bowl, and when he thought of the devil surnamed Dien, the corners of his mouth curled slightly:

"Allure has ever seen the most terrifying torture, thinking that it will be a bow and a snake, and the courage is gone.

It turned out that after that terrible scene, Allure's courage became stronger.

encounters a series of assassinations and poisons again, and it seems that the more frustrated he becomes, the more courageous he becomes, and he is really not afraid of heaven and earth. ”

Of course, there were also those terrifying dreams, and the weirdness of the Peach Blossom Temple, she didn't tell her aunt, so as not to frighten her aunt.

"Isn't it, there are needles hidden in the shoes, and they are poisonous needles, if you don't die, you will be disabled, but it is human torture." Feng Zuo Zhaoyi said with palpitations.

She was terrified when she thought about it, and thought that the torture that Gu Qingcheng said was poisoned shoes.

Before long, he laughed again.

almost laughed at the rice, and almost lost his calm, steady, graceful and luxurious demeanor.

"But when I think of my Alluring City, I actually treat others in the way of others, and my aunt feels very happy." Feng Zuo Zhaoyi said.

Feng Zuo Zhaoyi's smile infected Gu Qingcheng, and when she thought about it herself, she was really angry.

I couldn't help but laugh, it was really hearty.

Her laughter was light and pleasant, not abrupt, revealing the beauty of a girl.

"If no one offends me, I will not offend anyone. If anyone sins against me, I will offend. Gu Tingcheng said, "Auntie, this is the purpose of Allure's life." ”

Feng Zuo Zhaoyi looked at Gu Qingcheng with a good demeanor, and she in front of her seemed to have the momentum of a mother's honor in the world.

Feng Zuo Zhaoyi was not only not half jealous, but actually smiled with satisfaction.

After the meal, Feng Zuo Zhaoyi retreated from the palace and had a detailed conversation with Gu Tingcheng.

"Allure, do you think the person who stabbed you behind the scenes is really your stepmother?

Could there be anyone else who wants to kill you? Feng Zuo Zhaoyi asked worriedly.

"Except for my stepmother, the most suspicious person is Lu Zuo Zhaoyi." Gu Qingcheng frowned.

"You blocked your eldest sister's path as a princess, and your stepmother wanted to harm you, that's very possible." Feng Zuo Zhaoyi muttered, "What about Lu Zuo Zhaoyi?" ”

"I have some handles of Lu Zuo Zhaoyi in my hands, so she can't wait for me to die." Gu Tingcheng Road.

“…… Handle? Feng Zuo Zhaoyi suddenly realized, "No wonder she only applied for 100,000 silver taels for you to hold a birthday banquet." ”

"But I have her handles in my hands, and she is also afraid that something will happen to me, and those handles will fall into the hands of His Majesty.

Yes, not because she stabbed me. Gu Qingcheng groaned again.

"It depends on what the handle, if it is the handle that wants their lives, she will not sit still." Feng Zuo Zhaoyi shook his head and said.

"Auntie, can you tell me the details of Lu Zuo Zhaoyi?" Gu Tingcheng Road.

"Her bottom line?" Feng Zuo Zhaoyi looked at Gu Qingcheng without worry.

How tired this kid is.

"Yes, from her Lu family to everything she just entered the palace, I want to know." Gu Qingcheng's eyes shone brightly.

"Lu Zuo Zhaoyi's father is the Marquis of Lu, and I heard that Lu Zuo Zhaoyi did not wait before entering the palace.

Later, Lu Zuo Zhaoyi entered the palace, and soon there was a prince, that is, the current King of Nan'an, and the King of Nan'an grew up, and her father made the Hou Ye.

Her eldest brother Lu Wang was the head of the household department, and his younger brother Lu Ling also prospered all the way and became the current general of the chariot cavalry.

Since then, the Lu family has been prosperous in official fortune, and the financial resources of the past ten years have also risen rapidly, and they are about to catch up with those princes and princes. ”

"Rapid rise in power and wealth?" Gu Qingcheng muttered.

Some doubts flashed through my mind:

My grandfather was rich all over the world, and he was able to fund His Majesty to expand his territory.

How did my father inherit my grandfather's property, except for the big house, but he didn't think it was very rich.

Even his own biological daughter was so stingy that she didn't give any living expenses.

And it's just a four-grade household langzhong, looking for a job under the hands of the household secretary?

"She entered the palace earlier than me, I heard that she was a show girl of the official eunuch family at the beginning, and then she had the king of Nan'an, so she was promoted to a nobleman, and she was already full of energy when I entered the palace." Feng Zuo Zhaoyi said slowly.

"But even if she gives birth to a prince, her position is only comparable to that of her aunt." Gu Qingcheng said with a smile.

"That's because my aunt is the princess of Beiyan and Qin, and as soon as she enters the palace, she is Zuo Zhaoyi, second only to Queen Helian." Feng Zuo Zhaoyi smiled indifferently.

Gu Tingcheng sighed for a moment, and said with a slight bow:

"Therefore, even if Lu Zuo Zhaoyi gave birth to a prince, her mother's status is not high, and her status in the palace is not high.

If she hadn't given birth to a prince, and even her status as a maiden family would have gradually become prominent, I'm afraid she wouldn't even have the position of Zuo Zhaoyi, right? ”

"Then it depends on whether you are favored by Your Majesty." Feng Zuo Zhaoyi smiled faintly at the corner of his mouth, "As long as Your Majesty likes it, don't say it's Zuo Zhaoyi, even if it's a star in the sky, you will take it off." ”

"Yes, the most important thing is to get the Sacred Heart." Gu Qingcheng said again.

"Although your aunt has the same rank as her, she has a prince, the eldest brother has been promoted to the secretary of the military department over the years, and the younger brother is a general of the chariot and cavalry, so my aunt can't compare." Feng Zuo Zhaoyi said indifferently.

"Allure looks at my aunt, it seems that she doesn't care about His Majesty's grace?" Gu Tingcheng had a slight doubt.

“…… Ay! Feng Zuo Zhaoyi sighed.

Her smile faded, her eyes looked into the distance, and tears welled up in her eyes:

"Things are people, not everything. Since His Majesty destroyed Beiyan and killed my Feng Sect Five Clans, Feng Zuo Zhaoyi in the palace has already been a walking corpse. ”

Feng Zuo Zhaoyi recalled that she was dancing for His Majesty that day, and His Majesty was watching it with relish.

She suddenly heard the news of the death of the five clans of the Feng Sect and the king of Liaoxi.

At that moment she fell in horror and sprained her waist, perhaps intentionally, perhaps by providence.

In short, she has never danced again.

And her heart was completely dead at that moment.

"Auntie, I'm sorry......" Gu Tingcheng hugged his aunt tightly, and he was also in tears, "Allure shouldn't have evoked my aunt's sadness." ”

"It's better to mourn than to die, my aunt has no intention for a long time, so she has never been willing to deliberately please Your Majesty, and she is even unwilling to have a son and a half daughter with him." Feng Zuo Zhaoyi wiped away tears.

"No wonder my aunt doesn't have children." Gu Qingcheng muttered.

"But now that my aunt has a fallen city, God treats my aunt well." Feng Zuo Zhaoyi looked at Gu Qingcheng lovingly.

"Auntie......" Gu Tingcheng took his aunt's hand.

Feng Zuo Zhaoyi also earnestly taught:

"Allure, marriage is a woman's second life, a woman is like a seed, when it falls on good soil, it will grow luxuriantly, and it will blossom and bear fruit in the future and shade its descendants.

If it falls on bad soil, it will wither and wither early in the morning, not to mention sheltering your descendants, and even you will have no support.

Therefore, even if you want to take the initiative to withdraw from your family and choose a husband in the future, you must choose someone who is reliable and truly loves you. ”

"Okay, Allure knows, thank you aunt." Gu Tingcheng looked at her aunt and nodded movingly.

Feng Zuo Zhaoyi stared at Gu Qingcheng again, tears rolling down: "You must take care of yourself, there are some things, one day, you will understand." ”

“…… Auntie, do you have something to hide from Allure? Gu Qingcheng faintly felt that his aunt was too good to him.

After a pause, he asked hesitantly: "Does my aunt know, my nurse?" ”

Feng Zuo Zhaoyi sighed heavily, stopped talking, and finally said with tears in her eyes:

"If you want to cross the Yellow River, you will climb the snow-covered mountains. There are too many difficulties and obstacles in life, and Allure must be cautious and cautious.

You avenged the revenge of the Gu Mansion first, and my aunt will tell you about other things slowly in the future. ”

Gu Qingcheng looked thoughtfully, and suddenly thought of something:

"That aunt sprained her back at the time, what happened now? Allure will show you. ”

Feng Zuo Zhaoyi smiled lightly and shook his head:

"Auntie's back injury is a cover-up, but she doesn't want to dance for His Majesty anymore."

Gu Qingcheng's heart was suddenly desolate, and for some reason, he felt that his aunt was so pitiful, and hugged his aunt and wept.

"Child, it's okay, my aunt has been like this all these years. Isn't my aunt okay yet? Feng Zuo Zhaoyi got up, with a light smile on her graceful and elegant face.

Since then, Gu Tingcheng has temporarily stayed in the palace.