When I left the palace and returned to Guo's mansion, it was already the beginning of Hai.

In the car, he traveled all the way to the world thinking about the emperor's intention of arranging him to the frontier, coupled with a face-to-face confrontation with the emperor before, every sentence had to be considered, Guo Ying was exhausted and his head was dizzy at this moment.

"Starling."

As soon as he stepped on the steps in front of the mansion, a gentle and pleasant voice sounded in his ears, and the voice was a little happy and slightly childish.

Guo Ying was stunned, her eyes moved slightly, and she saw a girl in an emerald green dress standing in the lamplight, with a cute little face with a sweet smile, as if beckoning to him.

The girl's name is Guo Wan, Guo Ying's half-sister, and she is in the prime of her cardamom years.

Although she was born delicate and lovely, because she was a concubine, she was not favored in the house, and she was not as good as her sister-in-law in terms of food and clothing.

Fortunately, the seven sisters above her are all married, and the brothers except Guo Ying have all started a family, each with their own affairs, and no one competes with her for favor.

Of course, Guo Ying is a person of later generations, so he will naturally not be too obedient to the ancients, and he has always loved this little sister.

But whatever she wanted, Guo Ying did her best, and even deliberately spent a lot of money to invite the noble girls from the middle of the family to come back to teach her piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, which can be described as painstaking.

And her little sister is indeed a jade, she learns everything quickly, and soon emerges among the nobles in the capital, and is deeply appreciated by the noblewomen in Beijing.

"It's so late, why haven't you slept yet?"

Guo Ying walked quickly to Guo Wan, raised her hand and pinched her puffy little face, and asked with a smile.

Guo Wan didn't dodge or dodge, stretched her neck, blew her two cheeks into a bulge, and looked at Guo Ying with a smile like a little squirrel: "I'm waiting for you." ”

"What are you waiting for me for? Three hundred and sixty-five days a year, I haven't seen you wait a few times. Guo Ying couldn't help but laugh.

"It's not your fault, you don't know what happened to A-Niang when the people in the palace said that you were summoned into the palace by the saint?"

Guo Wan pursed her ruddy and soft lips, humming and chirping: "As for why I don't wait for you to go home on weekdays, don't you know?"

You wander in the Qin Tower of the Chu Pavilion all day long, and those dusty women, bewitching and cheap goods, when did you go home not with the smell of wine and the smell of fat powder, so I didn't bother to take care of you? ”

Guo Ying's face froze when she heard this, and she immediately coughed lightly to hide her embarrassment, and replied seriously: "Why do you slander people's innocence out of thin air like this?" ”

"What innocence? A few days ago, I saw with my own eyes that you went to Shengyefang Ancient Temple Lane, do you dare to say that you didn't go to find Huo Xiaoyu? ”

Guo Ying's face flushed, the green tendons on her forehead bloomed, and she argued: "Huo Niang's talent and appearance are the best in the world, but unfortunately she met Li Yi, a fortunate person, and hurt her so that she was depressed and sick, I became the first affectionate person in Chang'an, how can I sit idly by."

Moreover, such a beauty, if it is really fragrant and jade, wouldn't it be painful? ”

One after another, it was difficult to understand, what "a man's true colors", what "chromophobia", etc., which caused everyone to laugh, and the house was full of happy air inside and outside.

……

Guo Ying's mother, Zhao, was originally a palace person given to Guo Ziyi by Emperor Suzong, born in a small family, although she was favored because of her appearance when she was young, but with Guo Ziyi's advanced age in recent years, she was unable to do so, and gradually lost her grace.

Of course, after all, the Zhao family came out of the palace, and his vision was much wider than that of ordinary girls from small families, and he didn't have any thoughts of competing for favor and being a demon.

On weekdays, I stay in the inner courtyard to play with some flowers and plants, or tease the little things such as raccoon slaves and parrots, and the days are also leisurely.

Anyway, it is not her turn to worry about the affairs of the house, and Guo Ziyi's first title of acting duke a hundred years later will not be inherited by his son Guo Ying.

It's just that today when I heard the people talking about Hachiro being summoned into the palace by the saint because of what he had done before, the Zhao family couldn't help but panic.

She is a transparent character, and naturally knows what kind of character her son Guo Ying is, although she has also caused trouble in the past, but it is the first time that a saint has come forward?

She thought that she could attract the summons of the Son of Heaven, and it would never be a trivial matter!

When Guo Ying entered the mansion, Zhao was burning incense and praying, and when she heard Guo Ying's voice, she turned her head and waved her hand at the people under her, and her eyebrows and eyes were dyed with a little warmth: "Balang, are you back?" The saints didn't condemn you, did they? ”

Guo Ying shook his head and sighed lightly, his eyes swept over the Zhao family who was full of sadness but forced a happy face, and his heart couldn't help but feel a trace of warmth, so he took her hand and said, "What kind of person is the saint, how can he care about me."

A-Niang doesn't have to worry, the child is fine, but I'm afraid I won't be able to accompany A-Niang in the future. ”

Zhao Shi was stunned when he heard this, subconsciously grabbed his sleeve, and said in a trembling voice: "This ...... Will the saints want to exile you to Lingnan? ”

"No, it's the sage who sees that I am good-looking, have good intentions, and have armor in my belly, and I am a rare general, and he wants me to get out of the town."

Guo Ying lowered her eyes, covering the haze under her eyes, with a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, and explained in a gentle tone.

He didn't want the Zhao family to worry, and he didn't want her to be scared for himself.

Sure enough, after listening to his explanation, Zhao was obviously relieved and relieved: "That's good, that's good."

Since the saints rely on you so much, you must not fail the grace of the saints! ”

Although the Tang Dynasty experienced the Anshi Rebellion, the martial atmosphere was not extinguished, literati and scholars abound in the army, and the Guo family was originally a general, after hearing this, the Zhao family was not as panicked as an ordinary woman, but was very pleased.

According to her thoughts, Guo Ying has a good martial arts, so she should take advantage of her husband Guo Ziyi's life to make a good reputation, otherwise when her husband dies, he will not be able to attack the title, and he will not have the official position, so he can only be sad.

Guo Ying didn't know what she thought, but when she said this, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but show a hint of sarcasm.

He said in his heart that Li Shi is something, and he deserves my loyalty, not only will I not be loyal to him, if there is a chance, I will climb to the top step by step, step by step, and replace him.

But these words, after all, can only be thought about in his heart, on the surface he is still submissive, seeing this, he nodded busily in response: "My Guo family is full of loyalty, and the child does not dare to fall into the door." ”

Seeing Guo Ying respond so well-behaved, Zhao nodded with satisfaction.

Immediately, as if she suddenly remembered something, she asked with concern: "Is the saint preparing for you to serve where?" ”