Chapter 137:

A good news from the front!
The army of King Yu was defeated, and King Yu and his son were captured alive.
Qin Jiao was overjoyed and walked out of the main courtyard happily, as if he was about to float.
Great, Gu Zezhi is finally back! !
She has to find out when Gu Zezhi will return to Luo'an City later. Well, she has to prepare some golden sore medicine for him in advance. The last time he came back, he hurt his hand. Keep it from yourself!
and also……
In his thoughts, Qin Jiu left the gate of the main courtyard.
She was thinking about things absent-mindedly, so she didn't look at the way at all, until Du Ruo behind her shouted: "Mrs. San!"
Qin Jiao turned his head to look at Du Ruo subconsciously, but when the corner of his eye swept straight ahead, he was startled and quickly raised his eyes and looked forward.
Two or three feet away, Gu Zezhi, wearing a silver armor, was standing next to a tree hibiscus. He didn’t wear a helmet. His black hair was combed into a ponytail behind his head. The purple hairband hung on his chest. There was a gentle smile on his face.
A pair of phoenix eyes are as deep as the sea, looking at her quietly, seeming to travel through the ages.
Under the scorching summer sun, his whole body seemed to be coated with a layer of gold powder, which was more eye-catching than the red hibiscus flower beside him.
"Zezhi!"
Qin Jiao rushed directly at him, and even if there were people beside him, he happily hugged him on the waist.
Du Ruo's face turned pale in shock, and she trembled: "Mrs. San, belly!"
Gu Zezhi: "???"
Gu Zezhi raised his eyebrows, not knowing what was going on.
Qin Jiao responded by grabbing one of his hands and putting it on his abdomen.
It has been four months since the birth, Qin Jiu's figure is still slender, and his stomach looks flat, without any signs of embarrassment. Du Ruo was more worried than Qin Jiu every day, and invited many doctors and wife Wen to show him to Qin Jiao. Po Wen said that Qin Jiao is the first child, and his belly will grow slower.
Gu Zezhi's big palm was on Qin Jiu's abdomen. After a moment of stunned, he reacted, his eyes widened.
It's been more than two months since he left, and he has no idea about Qin Jiao's pregnancy.
King Duan also thought about sending someone to inform Gu Zezhi of the good news, but he was worried that Gu Zezhi would be eager to win the battle, but it only increased the variables, so he simply kept it secret.
Gu Zezhi: "..."
Qin Jiao had never seen him so lost before, so he couldn't help but raised his hand and shook his eyes...
In the next moment, she whispered and she was hugged by Gu Zezhi.
Qin Jiu almost thought that he was going to hug her in circles next step, but he just hugged her for a while, as if he was holding a fragile treasure.
Qin Jiao laughed out loud, a bit horrible.
But she is really happy. Jin Thigh always looks calm and strategizing. He will be so gaffe today, it should mean that he is very happy!
Du Ruo: "..."
Poor Du Ruo felt that his guard was trembling, and he almost didn't get frightened by being bounced and hugged by Qin Jiu and Gu Zezhi, until Gu Zezhi put Qin Ji down and Qin Jiu fell down on the ground. After the ground, Du Ruo breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that he had to keep an eye on Gu Zezhi recently and couldn't let him mess around.
The young couple held hands and walked back. Gu Zezhi came back and naturally wanted to greet King Duan.
Qin Jiao asked as he walked, "Is the battle over?"
Gu Zezhi licked his lips and said, "It's over."
Gu Zezhi picked up the key points and briefly talked about the course of the battle.
After Gu Zezhi laid down a few cities in the rear of Yuzhou at the end of June, he began to gradually cut off the grain and grass of the army of the king of Yu. There are only three main grain-producing areas in Yuzhou. As long as these three roads leading to the front battlefield are blocked, the king of Yu Naturally, the army's forage was cut off.
After that, Yu Fuyun changed his previous defensive position and began to approach Wang Yu’s army step by step...
Gu Zezhi said lightly about the past two months:
"...When Yu Fuyun forced the army of the King of Yu back to the border between Yuzhou and Jizhou, the King of Yu deliberately made a defeat, intending to lead Yu Fuyun to the north of Henan, and the King of Yu had secretly let a support army bypass Yu Fuyun. To the southeast, the two armies intend to outflank Yu Fuyun."
"Unfortunately, King Yu is still too impatient. His plan to lure the emperor into the urn can't be concealed by Yu Fuyun, but Yu Fuyun is using it."
Gu Zezhi put it simply. In fact, the situation at the time was very dangerous. Yu Fuyun made him a decoy to attract the king of Yu. The army of the Western Frontier, besieged from all sides, laid a net of heaven and earth, and then took the king Yu and his son.
This battle must be hit immediately. Once King Yu and his son are allowed to retreat to the hinterland of Yuzhou, with Yuzhou's easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack terrain, and with the intricate forces of Yu and his sons in Yuzhou, I am afraid this battle will take another year and a half.
Qin Jiao's left ear went in and his right ear went out. He had no brains at all. It would be good if the court won this game, and Gu Zezhi would have returned safely anyway.
He is safer than anything else!
In the past few months, Qin Jiu knew what it means to be worried.
He's back, so good!
She took his hand and shook it happily, with a silly smile on her face, her face glowing like a flower.
Gu Zezhi put her little hand on his lips, and gently kissed her white, slender, invisible fingers, and then wrapped her little hand in his hand, and his heart was as soft as spring water: she was there. ,that's nice.
The young couple held hands and walked into the courtyard of the main courtyard. The fragrance of hibiscus muffin came with the autumn wind. The weather at this moment is neither hot nor cold, but it is the most comfortable time.
Qin Jiu said sweetly: "Is that going to return to the capital?"
"..." Gu Zezhi originally planned to return to the capital as soon as the battle was over, but now that Qin Jiu is pregnant, he hesitates a little.
This road travels thousands of miles, even if it goes slowly, it will inevitably be exhausted, and Gu Zezhisheng is afraid of accidents on the road.
As soon as Gu Zezhi's eyes fell on her lower abdomen, Qin Jiao knew what he was worrying about, and said hurriedly, "Go back and go back."
"The doctor said, it doesn't matter if it's three months old, I've been four months, and it's even more inconvenient for my belly to become bigger in the future."
"At most, we just walk a little slower on the road."
Qin Jiu shook Gu Zezhi's hand and said in a coquettish tone.
She knew that Gu Zezhi would definitely return to Beijing to return to life. After going through such a battle, Gu Zezhi always wanted to report to the emperor about the situation. Although Yu Fuyun and his son would probably be escorted to the capital by Yu Fuyun, it is not realistic for Gu Zezhi not to return. Qin Jiu really didn't want to stay alone in Duanwang's Mansion.
If she can't go now, she won't be able to go when her belly is big. After giving birth, she will feel that the child is too young to go. After all, in this era, children are the most expensive and most likely to die. You must be cautious.
After going back and forth like this, isn't she going to stay in Xijiang for a few years? !
Gu Zezhi had an errand in the capital, and could not stay with them in Xijiang for a long time, and she couldn't let him give up everything in the capital to stay in Xijiang for her and her children.
Therefore, their family must go back to Beijing.
Qin Jiao looked up at him and repeated: "Go back and go back, let's go back."
Her ending sound is soft and waxy, coquettish, so well-behaved.
Those and white eyes did not blink, and their pupils were as bright as the starry sky reflected in the summer night.
Gu Zezhi looked down at her, his brows moved, as if he still hesitated.
He opened his lips slightly, but Qin Jiao pressed his thin lips with an index finger, not allowing him to speak.
"Just nod!" Qin Jiao looked at him with a smile, doing both soft and hard, not giving him any opportunity to refuse.
Gu Zezhi: "..."
Qin Jiu quickly looked to the left and right of the courtyard, and made sure that there was no one nearby, so he quickly got up on his tiptoe and kissed the corner of his lips.
Du Ruo behind her only regarded herself as not a "human", silently looked at the sun in the sky, and said in her heart: Today's weather is really good!
Gu Zezhi: "..."
Qin Jiu felt that Jin Thigh was too uncomfortable.
She fought off, stood on tiptoe again, licked his thin lips this time, and then continued to look at him with flickering eyes.
Means, he will agree!
Gu Zezhi squeezed her hand, her hand was so small, as if the flower blooming on the branch was weak and easy to break.
However, he knew that his Xiao Jiu was not a delicate flower, nor was he so weak.
As she wished, Gu Zezhi nodded and finally agreed.
Qin Jiu smiled happily, his eyes instantly turned into a pair of crescent moons, and his smile was bright.
The young couple entered the East Room of the main courtyard together.
King Duan already knew the news of Gu Zezhi's return, and was waiting eagerly. He didn't expect that his son would have walked a full cup of tea to arrive here from the entrance of the courtyard.
I didn't expect that the first sentence of my son's meeting was to bring his pregnant daughter-in-law back to the capital.
"Zezhi, your daughter-in-law is pregnant, this is a thousand miles away, I am afraid it is wrong." King Duan wanted to persuade them not to rush back in such a hurry.
However, Gu Ze's decision will not change easily. He just said: "It's been half a year since Xiaojiu and I left the capital. My mother must miss us very much."
Hearing Gu Zezhi mentioning his mother, Duan Wang would not make any difference, and thinking that if the princess knew the news that his third daughter-in-law was pregnant, she would definitely be happy, maybe she would lose his temper... and if he stopped her daughter-in-law from going back, the princess would not Would he think he wanted to use his little grandson to force her?
After thinking about it, King Duan finally let go and agreed to let Gu Zezhi and Qin Jiao leave.
As a result, the Wangfu family saw that Gu Zezhi had just returned, and Sanfang began to pack his bags.
Originally, after this trip, Gu Zezhi didn't plan to live long, so he didn't bring many things back. It was almost enough for the people to pack up for a day or two.
In the past two days, Duan Wang thought a lot.
Seeing Gu Zezhi set the departure day closer and closer, King Duan couldn't hold back, and finally when Gu Zezhi came to please him, he asked: "Zezhi, will you not come back later?"
When he asked this sentence, King Duan was panicked and raised his heart little by little.
In fact, as early as the night when Gu Zezhi proposed to take Qin Jiao back to Beijing, when he was lying on the couch alone in the dead of night, this idea suddenly came to mind.
That night, he stayed up all night for this.
He had an answer vaguely in his heart, but he did not dare to ask. Before that, he thought that Gu Zezhi would be willing to stay in Xijiang and become the world's son; but Gu Zezhi planned to take Qin Jiu to the capital. It is conceivable that the child was born. Later, for at least several years, he could not go back to Xijiang.
Although he had doubts in his heart, Duan Wang had not dared to ask for these two days, because he was afraid of hearing the answers he didn't want to hear.
Gu Zezhi fixedly looked directly at the King of Duan, who was separated from him by a small and small side.
King Duan is fifty-four years old. He is a martial artist. He was a bit old and looked at his forties. But in the past few months, he has experienced so many things and suffered. After a serious injury, he is now completely old, his whole body is a lot more haggard, a lot of hair is added to the temples, and the wrinkles on the corners of the eyes and lips have deepened a lot.
Gu Zezhi nodded directly and bluntly admitted: "Yes, I won't be back in the future."
From now on, the president of their family will live in Beijing.
Duan Wang shook his knees with his hands, feeling like there was a hollow in his heart, and the cold wind whizzed past.
"However, Zezhi, Duan Palace needs you to inherit. This king will write a letter to call you the son of the world." His voice was a little hoarse and a little tight.
Gu Zezhi's eyes were calm, like a bottomless pool, Duan Wang's words did not make a ripple in his eyes.
Gu Zezhi said indifferently: "Father, I have never had the intention of holding the title of a king."
"The title, I can earn it back myself."
He said calmly, not taking an oath, just making a statement. From beginning to end, his emotions were surprisingly calm, no anger, no unwillingness, no ridicule, and no pleasure.
Duan Wang: "..."
The more calm Gu Zezhi was, the more uncomfortable Duan Wang felt, and his heart was throbbing.
The room fell silent.
The sunlight threw a mottled light and shadow on the ground through the gaps between the branches and leaves of the protactinium. When the wind blew, the light and shadow flickered, making it extremely quiet.
Duan Wang stared at Gu Zezhi in a daze, the past flashing through his mind like a revolving lantern.
Remembering that in the past, Gu Zezhi had said more than once that he was not interested in the title, nor was he interested in fighting with Gu Chen, but he always guarded him and suppressed him.
Duan Wang originally thought that this was to prevent brothers from smashing the wall and for the overall situation, but now thinking about it, everything is extremely mocking.
Thinking that back then, Gu Zezhi had repeatedly made military exploits on the battlefield between the Xijiang Army and Xidi, but he just summoned him back from the front line and let Gu Chenzhi pick up the ready military exploits.
Originally, based on Gu Zezhi's military exploits in the Battle of Pingxidi, even if he couldn't make a county king, at least he, the father, could first ask the emperor to make a town general or auxiliary general.
It was because he was afraid that Gu Zezhi's reputation in the army would surpass Gu Chenzhi, and he was afraid that Gu Zezhi would covet the position of the world's son, so he killed Gu Zezhi's future with one hand, just to become the white-eyed wolf of Gu Chenzhi.
He was blind and blind, blindly putting his efforts on Gu Chenzhi, it was he who ignored Gu Zezhi, it was him who was the father of the third son.
King Duan regrets it in his heart, he has made too many mistakes...Is it still too late to make up for it now?
Even if Gu Zezhi could not read his mind, he could see what Duan Wang was thinking, but he didn't mean to explain him, let alone give him any hope, and said, "My home with Xiaogui is in the capital."
King Duan felt that his heart shrank again and was hit hard, his eyes dimmed a bit, his heart was mixed with all kinds of flavors, and he was suffering extremely, and it was more guilt, self-blame and regret.
"Ze Zhi..." King Duan opened his mouth slightly, and wanted to say something. In the past, he had always believed that the princess would forgive him and would come back, but now he can no longer deceive himself like this.
Since Zezhi was so disappointed with him, the princess was afraid of the same mood.
She said righteousness, that is, she really wanted to be righteous to herself, and from then on, husband and wife's grace was cut off.
Gu Zezhi got up, saluted King Duan, and left.
In the room, only King Duan was left sitting there alone, his tall and loose figure seemed a little more slouchy, and he looked a little older.
Outside the window, the flowers and trees were still swaying in the wind, rustling, and the mottled light and shadow cast on King Duan's face, depressed and condensed.
The sunset gradually went down.
That night, King Duan stayed up all night and sat motionless until dawn.
Early the next morning, Gu Zezhi and Qin Jiu left Luo'an City. Their caravan added ten more vehicles recently, all of which were special products of Xijiang and a gift from Duanwang.
Because Qin Jiu was pregnant, Gu Zezhi deliberately put a thick cushion in the carriage so that she could lie down.
He was also afraid of bumping her, and would rather take a detour, and take the spacious and flat official road, and deliberately slowed down.
Qin Jiao had a good feeling, and she had nothing to be uncomfortable along the way. There was no motion sickness or morning sickness. Every day was delicious and sleepy. Du Ruo and several maids secretly admired that the little master must be a well-behaved personality, so she knew that she was considerate.
They were slow along the way and didn't reach the capital until the end of October.
And just three days before they arrived, Yu Fuyun had just returned to the capital. Unlike Gu Zezhi, who patted his and returned to Xijiang after the defeat of the King of Yu’s army, Yu Fuyun, as the marshal, had to deal with too many things. He had to clear the battlefield and stabilize the people’s mind in Yuzhou. We also want to eliminate the remnants of the Yu Wang Army...
It took more than a full month to deal with the follow-up matters in Yuzhou before Yu Fuyun had the time to personally the King of Yu back to Beijing.
Qin Jiu felt that this would be too coincidental, and couldn't help asking, "Did you deliberately calculate a good time?"
Qin Jiao had to suspect that Gu Zezhi had deliberately arrived in the capital a few days later than Yu Fuyun so as not to steal his limelight. After all, Yu Fuyun was the coach in the battle between the court and Yuzhou.
Gu Zezhi smiled without answering, and reached out to hold Qin Jiao's hand under the carriage.
Next to the carriage, Mother Wang had long been eagerly waiting, and gave Gu Zezhi and Qin Jiufu a salute, "The prince, the princess, and the concubine are waiting for the two in the main hall!"
Madam Wang said that the concubine was referring to Mrs. Xiao, the mother of Gu Zezhi.
Originally, after they set off for Xijiang in February, Mrs. Xiao moved back to her Xiao Mansion. Gu Zezhi let her go and sent someone back to Beijing until five days ago to tell Mrs. Xiao that Qin Jiu was pregnant. He also said that he was worried that Qin Jiu had no one to take care of after he arrived in Beijing.
So, Mrs. Xiao hurriedly had people tidy up their things and hurriedly moved back to the prefectural palace. For these two days, she was busy supervising the cleaning and layout of the house, and almost all the angular things were collected.
When Mrs. Xiao saw Gu Zezhi and Qin Jiu come to her hand in hand, she couldn't help but glared at her son first, as if she was saying, stinky boy, you did it on purpose, and you were hiding something like this from her. Wait until they are almost there.
"Mother." Gu Zezhi smiled slightly, and together with Qin Jiao, he bowed to Madam Xiao.
He did deliberately. He said it was early. He was afraid that his mother would not be able to sleep well for more than a month. He also knew that his mother’s heart disease had always been a problem when he got married so late. No matter how he comforted his mother in the past, his mother always felt that she was right. This is also half the responsibility, I feel that she has delayed her marriage.
Madam Xiao couldn’t bear to let Qin Jiu bend her knees at all. Qin Jiu just bends her knees and was lifted up by her by herself. "Xiao Jiu, what kind of courtesy do you do? You are now a double body. Keep everything simple. What are you doing. Sit down."
Qin Jiu sat down in good faith.
Mrs. Xiao looked up and down Qin Jiao.
Qin Jiu's lower abdomen was slightly bulging, but she was wearing a loose skirt, so her belly was not visible, her face was red, her skin was shiny, and her eyes were energetic.
Madam Xiao knows that she is pregnant with her baby when she sees her energetic look.
Gu Zezhi smiled and bowed his hand at Madam Xiao, "Mother, Xiao Jiu will take care of you, and I will go to the palace to return to life."
At the moment, Mrs. Xiao only had Qin Jiu who was pregnant, so she waved her hand casually without paying attention to Gu Zezhi.
Qin Jiu smiled sweetly at Gu Zezhi and motioned him to go.
When Gu Zezhi left, Mrs. Xiao took Qin Jiao's hand and asked: "Zezhi said in the letter that you have been born for more than five months, what did the doctor say?"
Qin Jiao said with a smile, "Mother, I'm fine. In the morning, Doctor Wang Liang just gave me a pulse. I don't need to take antifetal medicine or any tonic."
They came with Wang Liangyi along the way. This was what Duan Wang insisted, and Gu Zezhi agreed.
Doctor Wang Liang was entrusted with the important task of the king, and he had to ask Qin Jiu's pulse once a day, which was conscientious.
"Okay, that's good!" Madam Xiao said repeatedly, and couldn't help sighing, "In the past, when I was Huai Zezhi, I was not as good as you!"
As she said, she glanced at the back of her son outside the hall with a bit of disgust, and saw that he was now a dog, and she was tossed by then.
To be honest, Mrs. Xiao only gave birth to Gu Zezhi, and she was too old when she was born. Not only did she suffer from morning sickness, but she also had an unstable pregnancy. She almost lay on the couch for seven or eight months until Gu Zezhi landed. After the confinement, he dared to stay.
Therefore, Mrs. Xiao had no experience with Qin Jiu's good looks, who could eat and sleep.
Grandma Wang also recalled the past and said with a sorrowful expression: "The princess had severe morning sickness at that time..."
Back then, when the princess was pregnant with the third master, she was in her 30s. No one thought that the princess would be pregnant, even her. The princess hadn't had a menstrual event for three months, and she didn’t even notice. It was so terrible that I invited a good doctor to see it.
Listening to Madam Wang talking about this past, Du Ruo looked complicated, and remembered how he invited Doctor Cheng to see the pulse of his master...
Thinking of the past, Mrs. Xiao also felt funny, saying: "Don't worry, Xiao Jiu, I have already sent a letter to Jiangnan, and asked Zezhi's aunt to send some experienced mothers over."
Mrs. Xiao was thinking that she could also ask Queen Wei to mention it to see if she had any suitable candidates. Besides, the candidate for this nanny had to be picked up earlier. In the past, it was very simple in Xijiang. The foundation of the capital is still too shallow.
Qin Jiu looked at Madam Xiao as if he was upset, and deliberately diverted her attention: "Mother, do you know about the world?"
Since Mrs. Xiao's fight with Duan Wang Yi, she has never inquired about the news of Duan Wang’s Mansion. She only pays attention to the news about Gu Zezhi. Sometimes when others talk about it, one or two words will get into her ears, such as—
"I heard he was beheaded for public display."
Madam Xiao lowered her mouth mockingly, her eyes slightly cold.
Qin Jiu told her all the things Gu Zezhi told her, including King Duan personally ordered Gu Chenzhi to rectify the Fa on the spot.
For these, Mrs. Xiao just sighed. She watched Gu Chenzhi grow up. She couldn't say to him as a parent and child, but she also believed that she had never treated him wrongly, whether she had it or not, but what about Gu Chenzhi?
Now that she had decided to cut her righteousness with Duan Wang's Mansion, Mrs. Xiao, after a brief sigh, put Gu Chenzhi behind and listened to Qin Jiu talking about Gu Zezhi's battle.
One speaks excitedly, one listens attentively.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law laughed at Yan Yan, and they were naturally happy when talking about the person they cared about the most.
At this time, Gu Zezhi had already entered the palace, and he was also telling the emperor the same thing, except that he was much more concise and concise than Qin Hui.
The emperor's mood was better than anyone else, his face was radiant, and he couldn't stop laughing, "Zezhi, I will wait for you to come back and celebrate your work with Yu Fuyun."
For the emperor, the battle went so well beyond imagination, and the battle was settled in less than a year.
Before the Great Victory of Evergreen City, because Yu Fuyun from time to time abandon the city to retreat, the king of Yu approached the capital steadily, which caused a lot of doubts and controversy in the DPRK. Feeling that Yu Fuyun was timid, she proposed to change the coach, but all were suppressed by the emperor.
The emperor believed in Yu Fuyun and Gu Zezhi.
The emperor not only suppressed these voices, but also did his best to protect them from worries.
It was not until the great victory of the Evergreen City that the Yu Wangjun was forced to retreat thirty miles for the first time.
After that, Yu Fuyun swept away his previous defensive style, led the army to counterattack, and gradually forced the king of Henan army back to Yuzhou, taking back one city after another, and finally in Gu Zezhi, Jinzhouwei and Minzhouwei. With concerted efforts, the army of the king of Henan was defeated in northern Henan.
To be honest, when he learned that King Yu and his son had been captured alive, the emperor was a little bit embarrassed, as if the stone that had been crushed for more than ten years fell most of the time, feeling relieved.
He sat in a daze by the window of the imperial study room for a long time, thinking of many past events in his mind, thinking of the first emperor, thinking of Yongle, thinking of...
Finally, his long-cherished wish for so many years has been achieved!