Chapter Seventy-Nine: So It Was (Part II)
The lights of Chengqian Palace lit up one after another, and the orange light shone brightly on Gu Chaorong's jade-like face, and she asked softly, "Is the emperor resting at Jian Baolin again today?" β
The female officer who was making her bed stiffened and whispered "yes".
Gu Chaorong nodded, revealing a dreamy smile.
She remembered the first encounter under the eaves of Kunning Palace under the bright scorching sun, and the amazement in the eyes of the emperor; She remembered the advice in the study in the bleak autumn wind, and the worship in the eyes of the emperor; She thought of the plan in the melting winter snow, the plan in the Wanmei forest, and the fear in the emperor's eyes...... She also remembered the fear in the emperor's eyes at the celebration of the Autumn Festival two years ago......
I've done too much and I've gone too far......
However, retreating is an abyss; Forward, is a thousand walls.
There are thousands of walls, and there is the possibility of turning over, thousands of abysses, but there is only a place for death and no burial......
The female officer had already helped Gu Chaorong make the bed, and said softly: "Niangniang, it's time to go to bed!" β
Gu Chaorong gradually cleared up from his trance.
When the interruption continues, it will be chaotic.
Now, it's time to make a decision.
Her gaze gradually became firm and cold, and she softly ordered the female official: "Call Lan Ying to me." β
The female official responded with a low "yes", and hurriedly called Lan Ying, the female official of the Chengqian Palace.
Gu Chaorong said to Lan Ying lightly: "Xiyan is going to marry Zuo Xiaoyu." β
The woman named Lan Ying looked up at Gu Chaorong in surprise.
"It was my father, Gu Baozhang, who personally sent me into danger." Gu Chaorong smiled and nodded, "Interesting!" I've done a lot of calculations, even if I miss him. What can we do without children? Alas, now it has to be redeployed. β
Lan Ying said cautiously: "Can you prevent marriage?" β
"Marriage blocking? What's the use? Gu Chaorong said lightly, "The woman who has dissolved the marriage contract." The reputation is over, as long as the Queen Mother is still alive. It would be impossible to let her enter the palace. Find a way to make Jian Qing pregnant with a child! β
Lan Ying's whole body was shocked.
Coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes!
Mother, it's finally time to make a move.
She didn't dare to look up at Gu Chaorong, so she lowered her head and answered "yes". The tone is low, but there is excitement that cannot be ignored.
Gu Chaorong stroked his silky smooth black hair, and said lazily: "If there is any movement between Jing Qi Pavilion and the prince, it will be even better." β
Lan Yingmao took a few steps forward and walked to Gu Chaorong's side: "Listen to Lan Jue, the one from Jingqi Pavilion has already been recorded in the file!" β
Gu Chao couldn't help but laugh when he raised his head. The laughter was hearty and cheerful, resounding through the Chengchao Palace.
"Lan Ying, tell Lan Rui of Chuxiu Palace about this, how can we let our queen mother have nothing to do?" Gu Xiyan easily stopped laughing, "When to choose the crown princess." Didn't she think that Fang Shaoying was too high-minded, afraid that her baby son would be wronged. Now that her son and her have the same heart, they don't like the people of the Fang family, and the queen mother will be very happy when she knows about it. β
Lan Ying was a little worried: "Niangniang, I also dragged the queen in, I'm afraid it's ......"
Gu Chaorong said with a smile: "The more chaotic the scene, the better, if everything is calm, where will we still have a foothold......
A cold streak rose over her delicate countenance.
Emperor. In the past few years, I have been in charge, you have to be windy, you want rain to rain, I don't know how hard the world is!
You're so scared of me that you can't even see my face......
It's okay, I'm about to collapse when I was used as a stepping stone and could be abandoned at any time......
Same moment. Gu Xiyan had already made the bed. Gently urged Mo Ju: "Let's sleep first, keep those for tomorrow and sew them later." β
Mo Ju sat on the big couch by the window, leaning against the glass lamp on the small table, and sewing a white obscene dress with her fingers. Hearing Gu Xiyan's words, she didn't even raise her head, and continued to sew the lichen in her hand: "It'll be fine soon, the girl should rest first, there are only a few days left before the wedding day!" β
Gu Xiyan hesitated for a while, climbed to the inner board of the eight-step bed and rummaged around for a while, took out two yellowed pieces of paper and handed them to Mo Ju: "You can keep this two hundred taels of silver ticket for yourself, you have money to live by." If it's not right, run away, as long as you support Duanniang back. β
Mo Ju stopped and said in a low voice: "The girl gave it all to me, what about yourself?" β
Gu Xiyan pointed to the praise clothes that Mo Ju was sewing: "Liu Zuocheng is generous, there are a total of 1,000 taels of silver tickets in that letter, all of which are small." What do I need, just take apart the coat you sew. β
Mo Ju thought for a moment and took the silver ticket: "Girl, you are alone, be careful." I really can't, just come back like last time. It's always a father and daughter......"
Gu Xiyan patted Mo Ju's shoulder comfortingly, revealing a smile as bright as May: "This time is different from last time. Last time I was hopeful, but this time I was disappointed. What's more, I've settled you all in there, and I don't have anything to worry about. There is only one case, and you must guard my share of the family property well, lest I not even have a place to settle down then. That's where we are founded! β
Mo Ju's face gradually bloomed with an elegant smile like a daisy: "Don't worry, girl." I've memorized everything you said. After meeting with Duanniang, he immediately went to Leng Island; After we go to Lingdao, rent a single-door courtyard, plant a magnolia tree at the door, and paste a book mountain with a road for the path, learn the sea and work hard for the red pair, you can find ......us when the time comes."
Gu Xiyan smiled and nodded.
The Xia Kingdom is still a feudal imperial country fundamentally, the clan cohesion is greater than the court, and the family has lived in the same place for hundreds or even thousands of years. She searched for a long time in the atlas before she chose Prisma Island......
The days of Qiu Xijie and Gu Xiyan's marriage were one after the other, and Mrs. Gu was so busy that she couldn't take care of it, so when Mo Ju's aunt came to redeem her back, Mrs. Gu didn't agree: "The girl is about to get married, and there are only four girls to accompany her, which is already a little shabby, Mo Ju will leave again, where will I go to find someone." β
Mo Ju's aunt brought the ground to help Mo Ju get rid of the ground and immediately said, "Ouch, Mrs. Where can I find a girl with this money. You see if this will work, I'll be responsible for finding you a girl. Her aunt was responsible for the money. Everyone was happy. β
Mrs. Gu glanced at Aunt Mo Ju's half-new clothes, and her eyes were sharp, so she immediately pulled the sleeves of Aunt Mo Ju's lichen. Aunt Mo Judi said "Huh", and immediately took out two ingots of silver from her arms, about ten taels.
Mrs. Gu looked at it and smiled coldly.
Aunt Mo Ju gritted her teeth and took out a silver ticket.
Prosperous money village, fifty taels of silver tickets.
Mrs. Gu was born in a businessman, and she was a person who knew the goods, and her face was slightly gloomy.
Mo Ju's aunt snorted: "...... All to Madame. No, Madame must give me Mo Ju, otherwise, I, I won't be able to explain it when I go back......"
Ya Pozi pulled Aunt Moju's sleeve again. Smiled and explained to Mrs. Gu: "Her uncle is a wine basket, and he will beat him when he drinks it...... You can do it, this is what her aunt has saved for a lifetime! β
Mrs. Gu was relieved at this time: "Liu'er, go and call Mo Ju!" β
The news spread quickly, Aunt Mo Ju ransomed her for sixty taels, and several girls about the same age as Mo Ju in the house were in an uproar, all of them were envious, and they all came to send Mo Ju. Only Xinghong, hiding in the house and secretly wiping her tears. Seeing this, Whelan whispered, "Look, what a coincidence her aunt has come. Let's all have our own plans! Don't be sad, don't you still have me? β
Xinghong threw herself into Whelan's arms and cried.
Over there, Gu Xiyan knew that Mo Ju was gone, and he appreciated a lot of things. Just the clothes I wore all year round were filled with four large boxes. I couldn't even insert my hand into it, which made a group of little sisters tsk. Mo Ju respectfully kowtowed to Gu Xiyan three times. A total of a few large camphor wooden boxes followed my aunt out of the house with red eyes and no return.
In the evening, the bottle was on duty and said with a smile: "It turns out that the girl and Jiang Gongzi are discussing this matter!" β
Gu Xiyan was reading the information about Zuo Xiaoyu under the lamp, she didn't raise her head, and asked a little casually: "What about you?" Come with me? β
Bottle smiled: "Of course. I'm not the servant girl of the Gu family, I'm just your handmaiden. Wherever you go, I'll follow. β
Gu Xiyan raised his head and smiled teasingly: "What about ten years from now?" What are your plans in 10 years? β
"Ahh Bottle'er didn't think so, and said in a relaxed tone, "Ten years later, let's talk about it in ten years." Who knows? With the speed and quality of your troubles, I may be gone in ten years; Maybe in ten years I'll be hired to kill you......"
The bottle's words shocked Gu Xiyan.
yes, ten years from now, and who knows what will happen in ten years?
In the past, she sent people under the fence, and she was used to always looking at people's eyes carefully, and she didn't dare to take a wrong step, for fear of saying the wrong thing, but what was the result? Inexplicably crossed, and everything I longed for disappeared like dust! After arriving in this world, since she enjoys the power of others, she has to fulfill her obligations, but she really doesn't like everything in the Gu family, and she barely got to this day, stumbling and being exhausted.
Being a human being in two lives made her understand the preciousness of time!
She really wanted to be herself while she could still breathe.
Like the clouds in the heavens, like the fish in the water, like the wind in the air.
To enjoy life, not to cope with survival.
Gu Xiyan let out a long breath, stood up and stretched, for the first time he felt that his shoulders were empty, and his whole body was relaxed and happy.
No one knows what will happen in the future, but now, don't do anything that you regret yourself!
There is a bottle, no, Duan Yingluo is a companion, it should be brisker!
It's never too late to understand and communicate.
She smiled and said, "Why did you agree to Qi Hao to come to me?" β
Duan Yingluo's eyebrows were slightly raised.
Gu Xiyan explained: "I don't think you're such a person? β
Duan Yingluo laughed: "What kind of person do you think I am?" Can I skip eating, dressing, and enjoying life? β
Gu Xiyan thought about it and felt that he was naΓ―ve in what he said. He smiled and said, "Yes." Bustling, all for fame and fortune. What are your thoughts on our journey ahead? β
Duan Yingluo raised her eyebrows: "Follow you." β
It's only August, and there is still more than a month before Duanniang and Mo Ju meet, and in her plan, she will go directly to Lingdao to find Mo Ju and them. Thousands of miles away from here, in the north of Shengjing, is a triangular island that rushes out when the Songjiang River estuary, and is a supply station for going out to sea and entering the interior of the Songjiang River. When Mo Ju and the others arrive, it will be at least the beginning of spring next year. It's better to take this opportunity to walk around, of course, it would be better if you could take the opportunity to get rid of Duan Yingluo!
Gu Xiyan asked: "Do you have any trustworthy friends, we are out of Shengjing, in case the family is in hot pursuit, there is also a place to avoid the limelight." β
Duan Yingluo's eyebrows raised: "Didn't you arrange everything?" β
Gu Xiyan blinked and said, "Going to your friend to avoid trouble is also one of my arrangements!" β
Duan Yingluo Qi knot.
Gu Xiyan said softly: "Sister Yingluo, we are sitting in the same boat now......