Chapter 109:

Du Ruo, who was across the street, looked at this scene, inexplicably embarrassed, it was obvious that the two of them did not do anything extraordinary.
She thought about it this way, and in the next moment she saw Gu Zezhi put Qin Jiu's hand on her lips and quickly kissed, and then the two of them held hands and walked south along the street.
On the street, those passers-by who came and went from time to time cast envious eyes on the pair of Biren.
Du Ruo got into the carriage and ordered the coachman to follow from a distance.
The weather has been getting colder recently, the pedestrians on the street have been reduced a lot, and the guys in the shops on the roadside have come out to solicit guests.
Qin Jiu took Gu Zezhi to go shopping along the road casually. When the two of them walked to the Huasheng Street next door, Gu Zezhi had a lot of things in his hands.
Qin Jiu walked beautifully while eating a bunch of candied haws, and asked casually, "Are you going to eat it?"
"Yeah." As he said, Gu Zezhi stopped.
His meaning is very clear.
Qin Jiu had to stop, and raised the bunch of candied haws in his hand to Gu Zezhi's mouth...
At this moment, a messy horseshoe suddenly came from the end of the street ahead.
A group of thirty-odd soldiers riding horses and escorting a canopy carriage galloping over here, passing by Gu Zezhi and Qin Jiao.
Qin Jiao couldn't help but glanced at the carriage.
The regulation of this carriage is obviously not ordinary people, at least it is also regulated by the prince and prince. Seeing this team seems to come from the direction of Nanchengmen.
Qin Jiu felt that his right hand holding the candied haws was torn, and then subconsciously turned to look at Gu Zezhi. Gu Zezhi casually bit a candied haws from the candied haws, as if the person who had just deliberately bitten the bamboo stick was not Like him.
naive! Qin Jiu looked at him amused, feeling that the golden image of the villain in the book was about to collapse.
Gu Zezhi swallowed the candied haws, and said slowly: "I heard that the emperor will'send' the second prince back to Beijing today."
The implication is that the person in the carriage just now should be Gu Jing.
Qin Jiu counted the days, but also remembered.
Yes.
Gu Jing and Tang Fengchun's wedding date is just the day after tomorrow.
"Did you come back to get married?" Qin Jiao raised his eyes and looked at the team escorting the carriage in front of him. He felt that instead of saying "send", it would be more accurate to say "escort".
"Yes." Gu Zezhi gently pulled down her sleeve.
Qin Jiu immediately sent the candied haws skewers in his hand to Gu Zezhi's mouth. He bit another one and answered vaguely "Yes".
Qin Jiu always felt that the emperor's intention to send people back to be married had a profound meaning, so he asked, "Will he leave?"
Gu Zezhi nodded affirmatively: "Yes."
Qin Jiao: "..."
Qin Jiu's expression is very complicated.
Counting the time, winter hunting is almost over. In other words, the emperor will return to Beijing at the beginning of next month at the latest. This also means that Gu Jing finally got to the Nanyuan Hunting Palace after his wedding. Rush back.
One of Gu Ze grabbed her hand and sent the candied haws skewer to her mouth again, and said with a smile, "We are getting married too."
Qin Jiao took another bite of the red candied haws. The icing on the outer layer of candied haws melted little by little in his mouth, and the sweet taste spread from his mouth to the bottom of his heart and eyes.
"Yeah." She answered softly, and a sweet smile couldn't stop flowing from the bottom of her eyes.
Her smile was bright and beautiful, and there was a bit of sweetness and longing in it, just like the buds of the spring breeze blowing across the branches, bright and compelling.
Gu Zezhi looked at her, her eyes brighter, hotter, and tighter.
Recently, there have been many happy events in Beijing. First, the second prince Gu Jing became married on the 27th of the winter moon. The next day, the couple were summoned by the emperor to the Nanyuan Hunting Palace to confess their relatives.
At the same time, the Clan Mansion asked Qintian Supervisor to calculate the auspicious time, and early in the morning on behalf of the King of Chen County, he paid the Qin family a courtesy gift and a betrothal gift.
A full one hundred and twenty-eight people were carried out from the prefectural palace given by the emperor to Gu Zezhi. This team was mighty, with some people carrying the betrothal gifts, others beating gongs and drums, and accompanied by the Ministry of Rites and the Forbidden Army.
This team of at least a hundred people went all the way to the Zhongyi Hou Mansion, attracting many people watching the excitement along the way.
In addition to the articles within the regulations prepared by the patriarchal mansion, the royal mansion of Chenjun also issued a copy of the bride price. It made up one hundred and twenty-eight lifts. Each lift was heavy, and the shoulder carrying the box was also bent. .
Jingzhong hasn't had such a grand betrothal for many years. Compared with that, the appointment of the second prince was simply insignificant before, and it can't be compared at all.
Some curious children walked with the hired team, and wanted to wait for the bride price to be delivered to the woman, so that they could see what kind of bride price was in these boxes.
After being hired, the clan family and Mrs. Qin Tai officially set the wedding date for Gu Zezhi and Qin Jiao.
The wedding date has actually been set a long time ago, but it was only after Mrs. Qin Tai and Xiao Fu made a verbal agreement that today, the ancestor's mansion sent the invitation letter, so that the invitation period in the six ceremonies was completed.
Because it was just a process, the two ceremonies of accepting enlistment and requesting period went very smoothly. After an hour, the officials of the patriarchal palace and the Ministry of rites left, leaving only the smell of firecrackers in the air. .
The people of the Hou Mansion all walked with wind and honor. Today's etiquette is so solemn, that is also the glory of the Hou Mansion, and it also represents the emperor's value to the Chenjun King and the Zhongyi Hou Mansion.
As if Mrs. Qin had taken some panacea, she swept away the depression of the previous days, and looked at her radiant spirit, as if she was several years younger.
"Sister Jiu, it is Mrs. Xiao and the county king Chen who are really interested in you. This time you are hired so solemnly, the people in Beijing will also look at you in the future." Mrs. Qin took Qin Jiu. His hand smiled.
She has always worried that Qin Jiu's past experience will be taken lightly by the wives and ladies of those noble families in Beijing. She is afraid that she will not be able to integrate into the circle of the capital, so she can rest assured in the future.
With the love of Empress Wei, the esteem of her husband, and the support of the Loyalty Marquis, no one will dare to look down upon Qin Jiu.
Qin Jiao also smiled and nodded. Gu Zezhi and Mrs. Xiao treated her really well.
Mrs. Qin was still babbling: "Today's job offer is the only grand one in the past few decades."
"I only remember that when the emperor was still the prince, when he hired the princess, it was so grand."
"At that time, it was like today. There were people watching the excitement along the way. The empress was still married in Weifu in the capital..."
Recalling these past events, Mrs. Qin's eyes flashed with brilliance, and she was a little bit sorrowful. This blink, so many years have passed.
"There is a way, whether it is very peaceful." Mrs. Qin said and patted Qin Jiao's hand again, "You girl, you are a blessed person. All the sufferings you have suffered before have turned into blessings."
With that, Mrs. Qin Taifu chanted the Buddha and twisted her hand to re-string the beads bracelets, "I am going to the Huangjue Temple tomorrow to get incense and make a wish."
Qin Jiao has been confined at home for two more days, and also wants to go out to get some air, and said with a smile, "Grandma, I will go with you."
After Qin Jiu went to Huangjue Temple with Mrs. Qin, he stayed in the house again.
It’s been less than half a month since the wedding. Although she doesn’t have to embroider the wedding gown, she has to try it. It will take a long time to try the wedding gown. Then the wedding gown will need to be changed and then Try, just thinking about it, Qin Jiu felt troublesome.
Other matters of the wedding were handled by others. Apart from trying on the wedding dress, Qin Jiu only had to be busy with her needlework. After a few more days, she finally finished the shoes for Mrs. Xiao.
Qin Jiu thinks that her female celebrity is just a blast, just a few days away from the wedding, she wondered how to use some laziness...cough cough, it is a simple way, and then make a purse, sachet for Gu Zezhi.
Gu Zezhisheng was afraid that Qin Jiu would be bored at home, so he came to the door almost every day. He brought her some gadgets every day. Yesterday I brought Jin Shiji's snacks. Today I brought some notebooks. Tomorrow I will send Western dolls. The day after tomorrow is a music box... …
Gu Zeyu was also looking forward to it, and stayed with Qin Jiu every day, looking forward to seeing what fun things the brother-in-law would bring to her sister this day.
Qin Jiu's life was very fulfilling. Unconsciously, time passed by. When her sachet was half embroidered, she suddenly heard that the emperor was going back to Beijing.
Gu Zezhi and Gu Ju led the ministers out of the city to pick them up, attracting a lot of people to watch, and it was very lively for a long time.
After returning, the emperor listened to Gu Ju's account of all the things in the hall, and the more he heard, the more satisfied.
Gu Yu was only six years old, and at his young age, he could grow so much in the past short year, far exceeding the emperor's expectations of him.
Gu Zezhi really taught Gu Yu very well. His cousin is really good at governing the country with literary ability and martial ability.
When the emperor was satisfied, he started thinking about whether he should let Gu Ju live in Gu Zezhi’s prefectural palace for a while, so that Gu Zezhi could work harder, and by the way, he should also take the position of the prince and grandfather. On it.
Ascended the next morning, and the emperor once again proposed to make the sixth prince Gu Yu the prince.
This time, the opponents were significantly fewer than before the Winter Hunting, and the momentum was very weak.
After retiring from the court, Cheng Engong walked out of the Jinluan Temple with a heavy expression. There were only a few people beside him, which seemed incompatible with the others around him.
Cheng Engong walked in silence for a while, and finally someone couldn't bear it. A middle-aged civil servant frowned and said, "Master Guo, according to the lower officials, I'm afraid it won't be done."
"Yes, Lord Guo, in this situation..." Another gray-haired veteran sighed deeply.
Others also look complicated. Some of them have regretted a bit recently, and I really want to go back in time and slap themselves.
Hey, how could they be greedy by the power of Conglong and get on this boat!
Previously, the emperor’s dragon body went from bad to worse, and the decoctions and medicinal pills continued. He had to declare the emperor almost every two or three days. The emperor’s hospital was even more worried. Anyone could see that the emperor was afraid that it was going to be bad. How long.
If the emperor lived a long life, the courtiers would naturally not be in a hurry to stand in line, but at that time, the emperor was seriously ill. Although the sixth prince was the emperor’s son, but the age was too young, the emperor’s dragon body was obviously not able to reach the age of the sixth prince. The prince was the eldest son, and he was quite wise and capable.
Therefore, when Cheng Engong came to lobby them, they responded. Of course, these people also took the initiative to show their surrender to Cheng En.
but now……
Thinking of Taipu Temple's loss case, thinking of Qin Zhun who was ransacked and seized of the nobility, these people felt a little bit dead in their lips and teeth.
The second prince has not even become a prince, and he already has the taste of "running dog cooking".
Qin Zhun did his best for the second prince, almost dissipating his wealth, but so much money was given to the second prince, and the second prince did not remember him well, even Qin Zhun did not end well, so what about them? !
These courtiers felt colder the more they thought about it, especially, now that the second prince chooses to marry the cousin of the Yu Palace, this is something that these courtiers cannot understand.
However, they can no longer get off the second prince boat.
Therefore, they tried to persuade Cheng En Gong, it is better to admit it.
If they retreat at this time, they can retreat all at once, even if they can't make progress in the future, but at least they will not hurt their muscles. The emperor has always been lenient, and at best he beats them.
Why didn't Cheng En Gong know that the current situation was quite unfavorable, but he was not reconciled.
If the Sixth Prince becomes the throne, the title of Prince Cheng'en will be passed down for at most one generation, and their Liu family will be wiped out. How willing is he!
Besides, the second prince has not lost yet, and he is not without hope.
Cheng Engong calmly said, "You don't want to grow up other people's ambitions. Don't forget that the second prince will have the eldest grandson soon."
"The six princes are too young, how can a six-year-old child be a prince!"
"..."
After persuading these people, Cheng Engong said it was just these old sayings. He knew very well in his heart that these people didn't see rabbits or hawks, and didn't let them see any hope, for fear that they would have a double heart.
His eyes flickered brightly and darkly, and his eyes fell on Gu Zezhi who was walking towards him in front.
The two passed by in a staggered manner, without even greeting each other.
Cheng Engong went out of the palace, while Gu Zezhi entered the imperial study room.
As soon as the emperor saw Gu Zezhi, he asked him to sit down and laughed jokingly: "Zezhi, I think Ju'er has a close relationship with you, so why not take him back to your house to stay for some time."
Gu Zezhi raised his eyes to the emperor's eyes, and said frankly: "The emperor, I am about to get married."
The implication is that the emperor will spare him.
The emperor laughed, walked over to Gu Zezhi and sat down, smiling and asking, "How are you preparing for the wedding?"
"Seventy-seven-eight." Gu Zezhi's eyes were filled with smiles, like spring water rippling, and his face radiant.
Seeing the young man's vigorous look, the emperor also felt a little emotional in his heart. He couldn't help but recall his feelings when he was the groom's official and reminded Gu Ze.
Gu Zezhi also listened patiently.
The monarchs and the ministers were talking and laughing. The atmosphere in the imperial study room was very pleasant. It was not until Zhou Xin came in and presented a copy. "The emperor, the third son of the king of Yu, Gu Xi just handed it over and asked to join the princess Duanrou Back to Yuzhou."
After the words were over, the room fell into silence.
The Kirin three-legged censer in the corner spit out a burst of green smoke, and the light incense filled the air.
The emperor slowly turned the jade pull finger on his thumb, turned his head to look at Gu Zezhi beside him, his eyes deep.
The corners of Gu Zezhi's lips twitched like a smile, and said, "My lord, there have been a few more barrels of kerosene in Jiuqu Garden recently."
emperor:"……"
The emperor's face was calm, his eyes darkened again, and he described it with a touch of high above all living beings.
Gu Zezhi continued unhurriedly: "They should be doing it."
"Zezhi, do you want to drag it for a few more days?" The emperor turned his jade finger twice, and said in a deep voice.
Gu Zezhi smiled slightly, and naturally repeated it again: "The emperor, I am about to get married!"
What he meant was that this matter was still early, and it didn't delay his marriage.
Seeing him put on a sect that everything was worth his marriage, the emperor couldn't help laughing again, in a happy mood, and felt that he would go to Fengluan Palace for lunch later, and said by the way to Queen Wei.
"According to your opinion." The emperor took the Zhubi and approved the zhezi in front of Gu Zezhi.
I just said bluntly, I won't delay your marriage!
On the same day, this zhezi returned to the Xinggong Jiuqu Garden on the outskirts of Beijing.
Princess Duanrou smiled triumphantly, "Brother, our uncle is really weak for decades. You still said that he would not let us go easily. But the result? You see, Didn't he agree?"
"I think Uncle Huang dare to detain us in the capital, he is afraid that his father will raise troops."
Princess Duanrou showed contempt. The emperor's behavior has proven time and time again that he is just a weak and incompetent monarch, and he can't afford this piece of land at all.
Gu Xi squeezed the zigzag and looked at the mark like blood on the zigzag, his pupils were also red.
Not like Princess Duanrou was so optimistic, Gu Xi whispered, "I always think things went too smoothly." Gu Xi always felt that something was wrong.
Originally, he chose this time to pass the fold, just to estimate that the emperor would embarrass them and not let them go. He also figured out what to say if the emperor was embarrassed, and the emperor actually approved the fold so easily. Because he didn't think he could stop them, he would just be a good person, or would he have no plans?
Princess Duanrou felt that her third brother was thinking about it too much, and he had to think about things that were too simple.
Before leaving, Wang Yu ordered Gu Xi to take charge of this trip, so Princess Duanrou patiently asked: "Brother, do you want to leave?"
Gu Xi closed the zipper and nodded, "Go, of course."
No matter what the emperor's intentions, he dared not force them to leave their brothers and sisters, at best, he was embarrassed for several reasons.
Anyway, their purpose of coming to the capital this time has been achieved. As long as they return to Yuzhou and the emperor is far away, who can help them!
"Fuck!"
Gu Xi raised his hand and gave three high-fives, and shouted, "Come on!"
A tall and vigorous head guard walked into the study and bowed to Gu Xi.
"According to the plan." Gu Xi gave a succinct sentence.
The head guard took his life immediately, and in an instant, his whole body released a cold murderous aura like a sharp blade out of a sheath.
The chief guard retired, while Gu Xi stood up and said to Princess Duanrou: "Duanrou, let's see grandma."
Princess Duanrou also got up, and the brothers and sisters went to the residence of Princess Fang.
At this moment, it was dusk, the sky was dim, and the sunset glow reddened the western sky like a raging fire. The red lanterns under the eaves and in the courtyard had been lit, and the night had fallen again.
The entire Jiuqu Garden was shrouded in the silence of the night, and the halls were brightly lit, but it gave people a sense of lifelessness.
The next day, news that the emperor Zhun Gu Xi and Princess Duanrou had returned to Yuzhou also spread in the court. For a while, there was a stir in the court, shocked that the emperor had let the children of the king of Yu back so easily.
The courtiers reacted differently. Some felt that the emperor was too soft; some respected the first emperor’s will and made peace with the king of Yu as the most important thing; others suggested that the emperor should point a family member to Duanrou princess, just as the princess Yongle was left behind. In Yuzhou.
This proposal was out of interest. I wanted to leave Princess Duanrou in the capital as a proton. It immediately attracted the attachment of many courtiers. Some people even proposed that the emperor choose a princess to marry in Yuzhou, the second princess. Xin'an was at the right age, and plausibly stated that the emperor and the king of Yu were both sons of the first emperor, and they were brothers.
"Snapped!"
The emperor slammed the zhezi on the desk, and happened to hit the pile of zhezi next to him. The pile of zhezi was crumbling, and Zhou Xin, who was serving tea next to him, quickly held it with his eyes and hands.
The emperor said coldly: "Zhou Mingyuan is really old and confused. It's time to go back to Rongyang."
Zhou Xin was the who served by the emperor. He knew all about the ministers of civil and military affairs and the dignity of the clan. The emperor kept saying that Zhou Mingyuan was getting older. In fact, Zhou Mingyuan was only a young man. For officials, this was the best. The prosperous years, but now it is going to be "delegated" in advance.
Some people just beg and beat themselves!
Zhou Xin secretly said in his heart and took his life respectfully.
Who doesn't know that the death of Princess Yongle is the pain of the empress dowager and the emperor, and now he can persuade the emperor to let his daughter go to death. Isn't this just going up and stabbing the emperor again? !
After Zhou Mingyuan's "recommendation", the others will naturally disappear.
Zhou Xin retired, but the emperor still felt puzzled. He couldn't help but generalize: "Zezhi, isn't my temper really good?" So these courtiers thought he would move his face to the king Yu !
Gu Zezhi smiled slightly, his eyes were warm, and the emperor looked at each other, saying: "The emperor is a benevolent monarch."
Gu Zezhi said this from the bottom of his heart.
In Gu Zezhi's view, the emperor is indeed a benevolent monarch, a monarch who is willing to accept advice, broad-minded, and world-minded. He exercises benevolent governance internally; externally, he is arrogant.
If the Emperor Xian, the ruler of Lingyi, who was the defeated country, would have been in front of him, he would have been a king of Zhongxing today, making the Daqi Dynasty prosperous, but there is no "if" in this world. The Daqi Dynasty left by the first emperor is such a bunch of ruins. It’s a mess, and now it’s benevolent and righteous, and it’s inevitable that he lacks a bit of slaying and courage in the means of the imperial descendants. It is not easy for the Daqi Dynasty to get to this step!
Gu Zezhi can imagine that the eleven years of his ascension to the throne should have been exhausted to save this tens of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, otherwise his dragon body would have been ruined to the point of precariousness.
Gu Zezhizhi knew what to say and what to say, but even though he didn't say it clearly, the emperor knew what he lacked.
"Yuan'er's temperament is actually like me..." the emperor exclaimed.
The emperor had asked Gu Zezhi to comment on several of his princes before. In fact, he himself knew it well. After all, he knew his sons as his father. They were not ordinary people. The royal family controlled the lifeblood of the world, so he was born from a few princes. Since the beginning, the emperor is observing their temperament, whether they can be worthy of this world.
Gu Jing can neither be a Mingjun nor a virtuous king.
Gu Zezhi looked at the emperor and said with a smile: "The emperor leaves a peace for Gu Ju, and Gu Ju will be able to return to a prosperous age."
Gu Zezhi's smile was still gentle, but when he said this, his eyes burned, and his eyes burst into a kind of self-confidence and flying.
The emperor who was still a little frustrated suddenly laughed again, refreshed, and deliberately asked: "Zezhi, you really don't want to bring Zhu'er back?"
Gu Zezhi flatly refused: "The emperor, I am going to get married."
Just thinking about it, Gu Zezhi's eyes were blooming like stars in the dark night.
In order not to delay Gu Zezhi's marriage, the emperor only gave Prince Yu Mansion three days. When the time was up, Gu Xi and Princess Duanrou set off.
The emperor did not give it away, nor did he give it a reward, and the group left Beijing in a deserted manner.
On the same day, Princess Fang asked Queen Mother Liu to send off her grandson and granddaughter, but she was rejected by the Queen Mother. Princess Fang cried and made trouble in the palace. Queen Mother Liu was unmoved and ignored him. She only gave the eunuch. Let her make trouble.
I heard that Princess Fang knelt and cried to the tablet of the first emperor in the palace, saying how hard she was, why the first emperor didn’t take her away, and that the queen mother and the emperor didn’t read the first emperor’s will at all, and deliberately discussed Grind her...
These words also reached Queen Mother Liu's ears.
Empress Dowager Liu thought of her daughter, Yongle, who had died young, and she hated her hard-to-do granddaughter, and said something cruel: "Since the concubine misses the first emperor so much, she has a deep affection, so she should go to accompany the first emperor. !"
Empress Dowager Liu said so, and the faithfully turned to her dictation.
As a result, that night, there was water in Jiuqu Garden.
All the concubines left by the first emperor lived in the Jiuqu Garden, that is, the current concubines and concubines, and the Tai'an Palace that walked along the water was the residence of Concubine Fang.
The crimson flame flew up with billowing smoke, dyeing the dark night red.