She picked up the teapot at the bedside, poured a cup of hot tea and moistened her throat before looking at him again, "I don't think you're admitting your mistake to me." After all, what you did to me was to break your legs, and I will not forgive you. ”

Jun Tianlan lowered his eyelashes, and when he heard her words, his pupils shrank suddenly.

And the slender eyelashes just covered the anger and sadness in his eyes.

Shen Miaoyan lay down in the brocade quilt by herself, and fell asleep quickly because of the pain and soreness all over her body.

The man knelt on the cold washboard, looked at the endless void in front of him for a moment, and then looked at the girl sleeping soundly on the bed.

She breathed evenly and steadily, and probably slept soundly.

In the silence of the long winter night, he listened to her breathing, listened to her occasional slight movements of turning over and kicking the quilt, and the manic beast in his chest gradually quieted down.

All his anger, all his jealousy, in front of his love for her, turned into a helpless sigh.

The corners of the temple, the sound of dripping.

As soon as the time arrived, the lively sound of firecrackers in the distance was gradually heard in the distance, mixed with noise and laughter, and everyone was celebrating the arrival of the New Year.

Jun Tianlan stood up with the dragon bed, rubbed his knees, sat on the edge of the bed, and looked at the girl who was still asleep.

He tossed her too hard, and now that it was so noisy outside, she still hadn't woken up.

He leaned over, kissed her on the forehead lovingly, and took out the red envelope that had been prepared from the box resting at the head of the bed, and put it into her arms.

She is the most money-loving person, and the red envelopes every year are indispensable.

Shen Miaoyan held the red envelope stuffed with silver tickets, muttered something, and turned inward with a pout.

The long night was silent.

In the imperial city, the sleepless song of Chinese New Year's Eve was faintly heard.

Outside the window, the snow drifted away, and the candles in the temple gradually burned out, leaving only boundless darkness.

On the first day of the first month, hundreds of officials worship.

Because it was the first lunar month, it didn't matter much, Jun Tianlan was about to ask them to retire from the dynasty and go home to reunite with their families, when an official suddenly came out: "Your Majesty, the minister has something to do!" ”

Jun Tianlan waved his sleeves and motioned for him to say.

The counselor held an ivory wat and said solemnly: "The emperor has given the minister the right to hear about the matter, and the minister will impeach one today!" ”

"Say."

The counselor glanced at Gu Qinyuan, and said: "It is the so-called Gangchang education, but Gu Xiang favors the concubine and kills his wife, and even connives, the concubine frames the main room, so that the main room has a miscarriage, which is really against morality and ethics." If a small family can't be cured, how can a big country be governed? Weichen privately thinks that Gu Xiang's talent does not match the status of the prime minister! Ask the emperor to remove him from his post and investigate! ”

As he spoke, he lifted the hem of his robe and knelt down respectfully.

Some Confucian scholars also knelt down one after another:

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

Gu Qinyuan stood in front of Wenchen with a pale face, glanced at the group of people coldly with his residual light, and then looked at Zhang Qiyun who was diagonally behind.

Zhang Qiyun was holding an ivory wat in his hand, wearing a three-grade official uniform, with a gold belt tied around his waist, his eyes lowered, and he never looked at him.

Jun Tianlan sat on the dragon chair, looking at Gu Qinyuan, and didn't feel a headache.

He rubbed his eyebrows and said lightly, "Gu Qing, do you have something to argue?" ”

Gu Qinyuan lowered his eyes and arched his hand, "Minister, no." ”

Jun Tianlan looked at him, and pitied him for following him for half his life, so he finally opened the net: "In this case, I will punish you for a year and dismiss you for half a month for the sake of your dedication to the Great Zhou, can you be convinced?" ”

Gu Qinyuan knelt down, "Minister's order, thank you Lord Longen!" ”

After retiring from the dynasty, the officials walked out of the Jinluan Hall one after another.

On the stone steps of white marble, Gu Qinyuan followed Zhang Qiyun silently, "Lord Zhang has good means." ”

Zhang Qiyun chuckled: "Since Gu Xiang already has a heart, why don't you take the initiative to let go?" If you are willing to cede Tao Tao, you will never oppose you in the court and below. ”

"Dreaming." Gu Qinyuan coldly threw him two words, brushed his sleeves and strode away.

Zhang Qiyun looked at his back and smiled disapprovingly.

Gu Qinyuan returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and instead of going to Zhaohua Courtyard as before, he went to Chuxin Courtyard for the first time.

Although Xie Tao's body was still weak, he was already able to walk on the ground, and he was playing with the little rice cake with the brocade chicken feathers at this time.

Gu Qinyuan broke in, and saw a girl in a small jacket under the porch, with a white face and a ruddy little mouth slightly upturned, staring at the little rice cake that jumped up and down to chase the feathers of the brocade chicken, with a little smile in her eyes.

He looked at it quietly for a while before he stepped forward slowly, "Tao Tao." ”

Xie Tao heard his voice, the smile on the corner of his lips faded, straightened up, hid the brocade feathers behind him, and looked up at him: "What are you doing here?" ”

"I'm here to see you." Gu Qinyuan stood in front of her and subconsciously looked behind her.

Xie Tao hid the feathers of the golden chicken tighter, took half a step back, and gently kicked the small rice cake with his toes, signaling it to hide in the house.

Gu Qinyuan didn't like her to raise small animals, she wanted to raise kittens in the past, but he refused to raise him for a long time.

And Gu Qinyuan had already noticed her small movements, looked down at the curious kitten gathered around his boots, and suddenly bent down and hugged the little rice cake.

Xie Tao's eyes widened in horror, and he saw that Gu Qinyuan actually held the little rice cake in his arms, and reached out to touch its little furry head!

She licked her lips, "Brother Qin Yuan, do you want to eat it?" ”

The corners of Gu Qinyuan's mouth twitched, and he was about to speak, when the little rice cake arched in his arms and sniffed, and suddenly jumped up suddenly, and it was a claw towards his face!

Gu Qinyuan hissed, hurriedly took a few steps back, and the little rice cake jumped on his head like crazy, desperately scratching his head!

Xie Tao saw the blood marks on his face, for fear that Gu Qin was going to take the little rice cake out of anger, so he hurriedly stepped forward and hugged the little rice cake, looked at the man who was still struggling with his feet in fear, and hurriedly hid in the house.

Gu Qinyuan was bitten by a dog when he was a child, and he didn't like cats and dogs since he was a child, thinking that the little rice cake was still on his head, so he rubbed his head and danced wildly, and it took a long time to find that the little rice cake and Xie Tao were gone.

His face was a little red, and he had his hair and clothes cut on the porch, and stared at the drooping cotton curtain for a long time, before finally mustering up the courage to step into the room.

If he doesn't work hard, his wife will be pried away by Zhang Qiyun.

There was a stove burning in the house, Xie Tao was sitting by the stove with taro in his hand, and the little rice cake was sitting on the flower table, licking the cat's paws elegantly.

Hearing the footsteps, the little rice cake squinted at the man who walked in.

Gu Qinyuan subconsciously stayed away from it, sat next to Xie Tao, looked at the thing she was holding in her hand, and said softly: "Eat taro at noon?" ”

Xie Tao kept his eyes down, "My dowry is running out, and I'm embarrassed to ask for the food sent by my uncle, and the food delivered in the kitchen can't be eaten......"

Gu Qinyuan listened, and subconsciously reprimanded her: "Why can't the dishes cooked in the kitchen be eaten?" I often say that a wife should be diligent and thrifty, have you forgotten it?! ”

When the words landed, the mother-in-law's voice sounded outside: "Madam, your lunch slave is at the door, you can come out and get it yourself!" ”

Xie Tao got up and went outside to get the food box and stuffed it into Gu Qinyuan's arms, "Since Xiangye thinks that he can get into it, then he will give it to you to eat." ”

Gu Qinyuan opened the lid of the food box, and his eyes changed slightly.

There is a bowl of noodles in the food box.

A bowl of moldy, black vegetable noodles.

The bowl was already rough, but there were still a few gaps in the rim, and there was even a layer of ice on the noodle soup.

On the New Year's dinner on the first day of the Lunar New Year, he Gu Qinyuan, the wife of Prime Minister Gu Cheng, ate this thing!

If it spreads, he won't have to be the prime minister anymore, and his face will be lost, so why bother to enter and leave the officialdom again!

Xie Tao looked at his cold face and tilted his head, "My dowry is all called to be taken outside the house to buy dishes and daily utensils." Now that my pockets are empty, I can't live anymore.

"For so many years, I have never opened my mouth to ask you for a monthly amount of silver, I heard that Xie Zhao's monthly case is twenty taels of silver, and I don't ask for much, you can count it according to thirty taels, and give me all the monthly silver for all these years."

Gu Qinyuan listened, and his face was hot again.

He was so negligent that Tao Tao had gone to......

Which family's wife has to use her own dowry and silver in her daily life, and if it is passed on, no one will poke his backbone?

He closed the food box heavily and said coldly: "Come on, bring Xie Zhao over to the prime minister." ”