Yun Zhu approached him and asked in a low voice, "Then do you think the emperor will be happy about the marriage between our two families?" ”

Cao Xun touched her head: "There is no suspicion in employing people, no suspicion is needed, the emperor is like this." ”

Moreover, it is impossible to avoid the marriage of the powerful family in the capital, and the Gaomen family has requirements for the daughter-in-law who wants to marry in, and the requirements for the son-in-law who wants to marry their daughter will not be low, so when there is no accident, the Gaomen will only choose the marriage of the high-ranking family, because there are only a handful of people who are afraid of the emperor and marry the Hanmen.

Marriage does not mean that the two families are really firmly tied together, one party can follow the other party to enjoy the benefits of course, once one party commits the big crime of beheading and robbing the family, the other party can marry the daughter as an abandoned son, or the married daughter-in-law will be abandoned, it is rare to hear that the marriage family will have difficulties.

Including the emperor himself, how many concubines in the harem, I haven't seen the emperor really treat every family well, and it is not a merit to be used, and punishment is punished.

In the final analysis, the emperor believes in these important ministers around him, and does not think that the children of the two families will threaten his throne if they become married.

Yunzhu also felt that Emperor Yuanqing didn't care about these, otherwise there would be so many high-ranking marriages in the capital, and Emperor Yuanqing would not be able to sleep if he was worried about these.

"Then do you think Gu Lao will approve?"

Cao Xun: "Gu Lao and Qinghe love Amin very much, as long as Amin really likes your brother, they will not object." ”

Yunzhu smiled: "That can definitely be done." ”

Cao Xun hugged her into his arms: "You have so much confidence in your brother? ”

Yunzhu snorted: "Relying on him, I will never have a sister-in-law in my life, it was Amin's blush that gave me confidence." ”

Cao Xun touched her face: "The little girl is blushing, she must like each other?" ”

Yunzhu: "Of course, otherwise blush or something." ”

She has seen many ladies blushing in front of Cao Shao and wanting to speak.

She remembered those old things, and listened to Cao Xun coldly ask, "Have you ever blushed?" ”

Yunzhu played with his cuffs.

She didn't seem to have blushed for any of the boys, but she often saw them blushing or red-eared for her gaze.

But looking down at Cao Xun's peaceful eyes, Yun Zhu Fuzhi said in his heart: "It seems that there has been once." ”

Cao Xun motioned for her to continue.

Yun Zhu's gaze turned over his face, and he turned his head and snorted: "On the day you returned to Beijing, I saw a majestic general, and his face seemed to be a little hot. ”

Cao Xun: "Yes, which general?" ”

The corners of Yunzhu's lips rose: "I forgot, I remember that he is not young, but he has not yet married, so I tried to hook it." ”

Cao Xun smiled: "You didn't blush when you hooked him in front of your brother and brother on the street, and your face was still hot when you saw him on the first day?" ”

Yunzhu glared at him: "Believe it or not." ”

Of course Cao Xun didn't believe it, because he could see clearly that day, other ladies were holding fans to block their faces, just her, with empty hands, unabashedly looking at these military generals who had just returned from the battlefield, their delicate and small chins were slightly raised, with a kind of critical arrogance, even if any general noticed her, she would not hide, let alone be ashamed, only give the other party a moment of beauty.

At that time, Cao Xun didn't know who the beauty in the private room was.

I didn't expect to see it soon, a bold little girl, with her hands around her brother's waist, tilting her head and provoking him with her eyes.

Chapter 43: A Knife or a Whetstone

By the evening, the story of Gu Shoufu suffering from heat stroke and being carried back by Li Yao had spread in Nanyuan.

It was originally an ordinary story of a military attaché of a civil minister, but because it involved Gu Shoufu's gentle and beautiful granddaughter, this story had another flavor.

It's hard not to care.

In the evening, Emperor Yuanqing came to her side for dinner.

Emperor Yuanqing, who is just forty-one years old, is also graceful and luxurious, but over the years, Emperor Yuanqing has become more and more lazy, and he doesn't like to move like the cats he raised, and the meat on his face gradually accumulated, and it is in a relaxed state, and he is no longer the graceful and suave when he was young.

When Empress Cao first entered the palace, she still admired Emperor Yuanqing very much, but with Emperor Yuanqing's "aging gradually revealed", that love also quietly dispersed with the wind, and now she no longer cares if Emperor Yuanqing pampered which young beauty again, as long as her son's position as the crown prince is stable, Queen Cao basically does not need to worry about anything.

However, in front of Emperor Yuanqing, Empress Cao will still show just the right amount of admiration.

She took care of Emperor Yuanqing's diet gently and meticulously.

After the meal, Emperor Yuanqing took a health pill as usual before swallowing it, and Empress Cao immediately fed a sweet and sour apricot fruit preserves.

The pill entered the abdomen, and gradually took effect, Emperor Yuanqing only felt refreshed, if it was daytime, he might go to the grassland to run horses to stretch his muscles, because it was night, he used this good spirit on Empress Cao.

Emperor Yuanqing is a person who likes to enjoy, although he likes to tease cats the most now, but he has not completely quit women, but he will no longer spend time coaxing the concubines like when he was young, and forget it after sleeping.

Empress Cao's delicate and tactful voice lasted for two quarters of an hour, because the health pill was really powerful, not only Emperor Yuanqing had regained his former majesty, but Empress Cao was also greatly satisfied.

Afterwards, when the husband and wife embraced each other, Empress Cao waited patiently, and when Emperor Yuanqing took the initiative to gossip, Empress Cao led the topic to Li Yao and Gu Shoufu without a trace: "Li Yao saved Gu Shoufu's ancestors and grandchildren, and he has not yet married a wife, the emperor thinks, will Gu Lao marry his granddaughter to Li Yao out of gratitude?" ”

Emperor Yuanqing touched Empress Cao's slippery shoulders and said with a smile: "I am not a roundworm in his stomach, where would I know." ”

Empress Cao rubbed Emperor Yuanqing's chin: "I hope Gu Lao doesn't have this kind of thought, Gu Min's child, I like it too." ”

Emperor Yuanqing looked at Empress Cao and said unexpectedly: "Are you trying to match Gu Min and Huaibei?" ”

Huaibei is Cao Shao's character.

Queen Cao nodded, and said softly: "Yunzhu and Huaibei childhood sweethearts, I was the most optimistic about them, who knew that the two of them had no fate, looking at other ladies in the capital, Gu Min was gentle and talented, and it was suitable for Huaibei However, it was just that the family had already held a happy event this year, and I planned to match them again next year." ”

In fact, Queen Cao wanted Gu Min to be her daughter-in-law the most, but her son was too young, and the age of the two was not suitable.

Gu Shoufu is only in his fifties, how can he be the first assistant for another ten years, ten years later, her son has also grown up, the eldest prince and the second prince are far away from home, and it is difficult to threaten her son's throne.

It's better for Gu Min to marry her younger brother, and it's okay not to marry her younger brother and marry someone else, but she must not marry into the Li family.

The Li family has a Li Yunzhu who hates his mother to the core, so a beauty blows the wind next to Cao Xun's pillow every day, which is very likely to make Cao Xun's estrangement from them deeper and deeper, and even support his other nephew, the second prince.

The power of Cao Xun and the Li family alone is enough to worry her, and with another Gu family, Queen Cao may not be able to sleep for a full night.

Emperor Yuanqing said to himself: "Gu Min and Huaibei are indeed talented and beautiful, but I am afraid that Huaibei has not let go of the old relationship." ”

Empress Cao smiled: "How can it, Yunzhu is married to his brother and has become his sister-in-law, he is full of sage books, it is impossible to do such a foolish thing, that day in the hunting ground, you also saw how high-spirited he won the championship, how can there be a little shadow of indulging in old things, I heard my mother say that he and his brother have a deep brotherhood, often learn martial arts or go to the suburbs to run horses." ”

Emperor Yuanqing yawned: "This is very good, I also hope that their brothers will be harmonious and serve the court wholeheartedly." ”

Empress Cao: "Then, if the emperor also approves, I will invite Mrs. Shoufu to come over for tea tomorrow?" ”

Emperor Yuanqing: "Please, you can really be this matchmaker, and I will also marry Huaibei." ”

Empress Cao's eyes were full of smiles, and she hugged Emperor Yuanqing's neck and kissed her.

Emperor Yuanqing smiled and patted her on the back.

The next morning, Empress Cao really sent someone to invite Mrs. Shoufu.

While changing her clothes, Mrs. Shoufu told her husband, who was lying on the bed to recuperate, what the queen meant: "If Niangniang cares about your condition, just send a father-in-law and grandmother to run, why do you have to ask me to come over?" ”

Gu Shoufu squinted his eyes, as if he was asleep: "It may be related to Amin's marriage." ”

When he saw Li Yao's reckless husband lifting his granddaughter to the horse, Gu Shoufu guessed that there would be some gossip outside, and even the emperor had asked about the new things of young men and women, not to mention Niangniang.

Mrs. Shoufu remembered Pan.

Pan's favorite daughter-in-law should be Li Yunzhu and Xie Wenying, but the former was lost by Pan himself, and the latter did not take a fancy to her, and the rest of the noble family did not have any great interest, so Pan set his sights on the ladies of the civil official family, and the first one to be looked at was her good granddaughter Amin.

Because Cao Shao was rejected by the Xie family last month, the Pan family only had a little more contact with her for the time being, and he was not embarrassed to open that mouth.

Could it be that the queen is afraid that she will take her granddaughter to repay the Li family's kindness and prepare to take the lead?

Mrs. Shoufu told her husband about this speculation.

Gu Shoufu opened his eyes and snorted, "Then I'd rather choose Li Yao's reckless man than Cao Shao's little white face." ”

Mrs. Shoufu understood, and took the maid to see Queen Cao.

Empress Cao first cared about Gu Shoufu and Gu Min's bodies, and after being polite, she really asked about Gu Min's marriage: "Amin is already sixteen, you and Gu Lao can choose a grandson-in-law?" ”

Mrs. Shoufu said with a smile: "What a coincidence that Niangniang asked, I just made an appointment with Duchess Ningguo yesterday to marry Amin to Li Shizi." ”

Empress Cao's nails were pinched into the palm of her hand, and she said with surprise on her face: "So fast? ”

Mrs. Shoufu was a little embarrassed and said: "Don't hide it from Niangniang, as early as March this year, didn't the uncle Li Shizi play a game of polo, at that time, our family Amin fell in love with Li Shizi's courage and burlyness, and deliberately gave the red silk in his hand, but unfortunately Li Shizi failed to understand her mind, which made Amin really sad for a while." Fortunately, these two children should be fated together, and yesterday I asked Li Shizi to help Amin again, I was afraid that there would be a lot of trouble, so I hurriedly settled with Duchess Ning Guo. ”

was said by Mrs. Shoufu, Gu Min and Li Yao were simply fateful, and if Queen Cao wanted to rob people again, she became a mandarin duck.

No matter how irritable she was, Empress Cao could only smile and congratulate her.

After gossiping, Mrs. Shoufu saluted and retired.

When I returned to the outside of the official residence, Mrs. Shoufu actually ran into Cao Shao, and Uncle Xiaoguo wore a jade-colored round-necked brocade robe, handsome and romantic.

"I've seen the old lady."

Cao Shao smiled and saluted.

Just looking at himself, Mrs. Shoufu couldn't find fault at all, and even felt that this child looked more worthy of her own flowery granddaughter than Li Yao.

It's a pity, Pan's is too far away from Meng's, and her granddaughter is blessed to marry into the Li family, and if she marries into the Cao family, she will only be found fault by her mother-in-law!

Mrs. Shoufu praised Cao Shao first, and then asked, "Where are you going?" ”

Cao Shao replied: "I made an appointment with my colleagues to climb the mountain. ”

Mrs. Shoufu told him to hurry up.

When Mrs. Shoufu returned to the Gu family's courtyard, she found that Yunzhu was actually here, laughing with her granddaughter.

Just in time, Mrs. Shoufu sent the maid and quietly told Empress Cao about finding her.

Yunzhu really didn't expect that Empress Cao or the Pan family would actually think about Gu Min!

Even Changxinghou, the martial artist, couldn't look down on what the Pan family did, how could the mother and daughter be confident that the Gu family of the Shili family would agree?

Gu Min paid attention to another matter, and said with a red face: "Grandmother, you, you said that, have you discussed it with the Duchess of Guo?" Maybe Li Shizi didn't want to ......"

"Yes, yes!" Yun Zhu hurriedly interjected, took Gu Min's hand and smiled: "My brother knew yesterday that my mother came to propose marriage, and said that it was all up to my mother, but he also knew that he was rude, and he couldn't believe that you would actually take a fancy to him." ”

Gu Min couldn't say anything anymore, so he turned his head and became shy.

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Not to mention how happy the Meng clan was when Yunzhu brought the good news back, Emperor Yuanqing soon learned that Empress Cao had suffered a setback with Lady Shoufu.

Emperor Yuanqing only thought it was funny, his queen was really not much smarter than her mother.

The little father-in-law who delivered the news spontaneously retreated.

Emperor Yuanqing held the cat in his arms and looked at the two princes and the crown prince who were standing side by side at a distance on the martial field.