Blissful Days After Widowhood

Gu Ye and Empress Zhou agreed on the afternoon of the second day, and Lu Zhao appeared at the Wenhua Hall for class.

Gu Ye, as he said, took on the responsibility of the eldest brother, not only begged Emperor Zhengyuan to let the imperial doctor come over, but also moved Lu Zhao's table to the place closest to him. He touched his forehead from time to time to see if he was uncomfortable.

At first, Gu Ye was worried that Lu Zhao would make trouble in class, but Lu Zhao was actually quieter than Lu Xu.

Although he didn't know much about the class, Queen Zhou and Gu Ye repeatedly told him to be respectful to the teacher and be quiet in class. He did all the same. If he was really bored in class, he would play with the small brush and inkstone on the table, and even play with his fingers and look at the scenery outside through the window, and he could enjoy himself.

He adapts well, but Lu Xu reacts a little strangely.

During the day, he watched Gu Ye greet Lu Zhao coldly and silently. In the evening, Gu Ye sent Lu Zhao back, and by the way, he had dinner at Queen Zhou's place, and then returned to Xiefang Hall to play with Lu Xu.

This day, Lu Xu was very abnormal, he didn't wait for him in the house, Gu Ye went to his house to look for someone.

Gu Ye listened carefully.

In the house, Lu Xu's nanny was saying to him, "Don't be sad, Your Highness, the lady told His Highness a long time ago that His Royal Highness King Lie has his own younger brother. Look at it. "The second His Highness came today, and His Royal Highness Lie Wang lost your eyes. You didn't believe what the Empress said before, but now you should know that what Empress said is right!"

Lu Xu's gruff voice came from inside, "Don't talk about nanny, they are brothers, it's better than being close to me. Besides, I'm not nobody playing, I And my cousin."

That's what he said, he just cried when he heard this voice, and the fool knows that this little crying bag is pantothenic acid.

"Although Feng Gongzi is His Highness's cousin, but now he is the companion of His Royal Highness King Lie, I'm afraid he is biased!"

The nurse wanted to persuade again, Gu Ye cleared his throat at the door, and then asked inside, "How about you, Lu Xu? Isn't it fun to throw sandbags today?"

The nurse's voice stopped immediately, and Lu Xu ran out of it.

His eyes were red, he ran to Gu Ye's side, stopped, and asked him in a nasal voice, "Why don't you play with Lu Zhao?"

Gu Ye wondered for a moment, "I made an appointment with you to throw the sandbag, and I didn't say to take him with me at that time. Why did it involve him?"

Lu Xu laughed, rubbed his eyes and urged, "Then let's go, I will win you today!"

Gu Ye started to play with him later, and Feng Yu also came over, but Feng Yu was not so playful, and he didn't like this kind of children's stuff so much, just accompanied them, Judge them.

The whole game played until the night was heavy, and Lu Xu, who had cried for a while, was so tired that he couldn't keep his eyes open.

Thinking of Lu Xu's tongue-in-cheek nanny, Gu Ye said to Lu Xu, "Then you can just stay with me."

The two people's house is in the same palace, and there is no way to walk a few steps away, so sleepy Lu Xu nodded immediately.

Then Gu Ye added: "But I don't have many people here to serve you, so I have to do everything myself."

Lu Xu pushed his small chest forward, raised his chin and said, "I'm not Lu Zhao, I can do it myself!"

Gu Ye took a bath with him. The two sat in a big tub and had a water fight for a while. When the water became warm, Gu Ye gave himself a pancreas and then helped him. I also washed it from head to toe, and came out together after washing.

Lu Xu was wearing Gu Ye's bedclothes, which were wide and big, like singing, and jumped around excitedly after getting into bed.

Gu Ye played with him for a while, until Lu Xu couldn't stand it anymore, he quickly lay down and went to sleep.

Afterwards, Gu Ye stayed in the palace for a few days. Seeing that Lu Zhao was adapting well, Lu Xu no longer had pantothenic acid, and he was going to go home and live today.

What he and Lu Xu said was to go outside to find some new things, so Lu Xu was not unhappy at all, he urged him to leave early after class, it is not easy to buy it late thing!

Gu Ye got on the sedan chair and drove out of the palace without changing his clothes.

When he got outside, Gu Ye didn't run to the British government, he went to eat for the sky.

Gu Yin was in the restaurant, she was very happy to see him, and looked at him from head to toe, "Who is this arrogant brat? Oh, I remembered, it's mine The eldest son who hasn't been home for ten days!"

Gu Ye giggled, "Didn't I come back? Mother knows how to tease me."

Gu Yin and Shopkeeper Zhou greeted them and took Gu Ye back to the British government.

When the Wang family saw Gu Ye back, of course they were all "Xiaoye" and talked to him affectionately.

It has been said that Wu An came back from school, and the two little guys who hadn't seen each other for a long time chatted enthusiastically again.

Gu Yin saw that everyone was happy, so she went to the kitchen in person.

The evening meal in the back kitchen is almost ready. Seeing that she has bought fresh ribs today, Gu Yin is going to make a sweet and sour pork ribs with vegetables.

She had just blanched the ribs and put them in the oil pan when Gu Ye came over.

He came over calmly with his hands in his arms, and his bearing was as Wu Qingyi said before, that is what a prince should have, and he couldn't pick out the slightest mistake.

After he entered the kitchen, he waved his hand and let everyone else go out. When everyone dispersed, he immediately leaned over to Gu Yin's side.

"It's really fragrant." Gu Ye sniffed the fragrance in the kitchen, pouted and complained in a low voice, "Everything is fine in the palace, but I still want to eat my mother's food."

"Slippery tongue," Gu Yin said with a smile: "I rarely cook when you are at home."

She is now almost only cooking for the world, making some desserts for the female guests on the third floor, or like the previous spicy food festival, when developing new dishes, she cooks with shopkeeper Zhou and the others Consult each other.

The chef in the former palace at home is very good at home, and Gu Yin usually only rests after returning home.

The last time I cooked for Gu Ye was when he took Lu Xu and Feng Yu out of the palace to attend the food festival.

"Even if it's not made by my mother, but with my mother, this meal is delicious!"

Gu Yinkui was amused by him and kept laughing. While his men kept on, he pulled him away from the frying pan, and then asked him how he was doing in the palace these few days, living in the palace. Are you used to it?

Gu Ye said: "It's all good, Eunuch Qian pointed Xiaoluzi as my palace servant. Although Xiaoluzi is young, he is very smart, and all the trivial things in life are his. Thoughtful arrangement. And more than that, the other palace members of Xiefang Hall were all accepted by Xiaoluzi, and any news would be passed on to me... Like the previous one, I persuaded the Empress to let Lu Zhao come over to take a class with us. Later, I sent it back to Lu Zhao, and went to look for Lu Xu. The **** reminded me, and let me hear the words of Lu Xu's nanny to sow discord..."

Gu Ye talked in great detail, Gu Yin did two things, listening to him while making the ribs.

Dark red sweet and sour pork ribs, with a sweet and sour aroma, just smelling it makes people drool.

Gu Yin finally sprinkled a layer of white sesame on the ribs, and it was ready to serve.

Gu Ye rushed to help him serve the dishes, and said, "Is this pork ribs a dish from Jiangnan?"

Gu Yin said yes, "Mrs. Lu misses the flavor of her hometown, so when she invited cooks from other places on the fourth floor, she happened to be invited from Jiangnan. The chef has done several things in the past few days. Sweet and sour dishes, I also learned a hand."

"Mother still wants to learn from others? I still think that only people learn crafts from her."

"There is no end to learning. Although I used to make sweet and sour pork ribs, the method is a little different from the most authentic ones over there."

"Did that mother invite the cook over there in Huaiyang? Eunuch Qian and Xiaoluzi are both from Huaiyang."

Gu Yin immediately reacted when she heard it, Qian Sansi was obviously standing among several princes, Gu Ye guessed that she wanted to give her hometown food as a gift in return.

take their relationship one step further.

It is Gu Ye's natural ability to notice such details.

"It's not difficult, since you mentioned it, I'll help you pay attention."

Gu Ye nodded and added: "There is one more thing that I discussed with Wu An earlier. When my mother asked me, I said it might not happen, so I didn't tell you. Now I can say, I'm going to let Wu An enter the palace to be Lu Zhao's companion."

Gu Yin paused, "Did you tell His Majesty?"

"Not yet," Gu Ye shook his head, "I just talked to Wu An first, he said he would consider it, but I asked quietly just now, he said he had considered it, and he was willing. He is willing. Now, I'm the only one left to talk to the palace. That's what I think. The emperor's father said that finding a companion to study is an opportunity to cultivate his own power. But Lu Zhao is so young now, and it's not the time to think about that. He is now What is lacking is a companion who can patiently accompany him and take care of him, and it is estimated that Chaozhong knows that he is not very good at walking and talking at the age of three now, and his body is also weak. Generally, good people are not willing to send their children there. Those who are willing to put the child by his side may have some kind of heart..."

Gu Ye finished the analysis carefully, then paused and said: "So I thought of putting Wu An next to Lu Zhao first, and then waiting for Lu Zhao to be the same as a normal child. Then follow his own will. Looking for new companions. Of course…”

He couldn't help laughing as he spoke, "As long as Wu An enters the palace, he will definitely have a seat in the Wenhua Palace. Growing up with the princes will be good for Wu An in the future. Especially since Mr. Xiaowen is Wu An's husband, and now he has been ordered to teach us, there will be less time left for him, so it is better to let Wu An come to Wenhua Hall to study."

Gu Yin listened carefully, nodded and said, "If Your Majesty agrees, it is indeed a good thing for the Second Highness and Wu An. You are very thoughtful."

Gu Ye said it was, and made an old-fashioned expression of distress, "How about the eldest brother like a father? For the three of them, I've been mad at me."

The mother and son returned to the main courtyard after talking. Wu An heard one ear, he was not stupid, Gu Yejungong had two younger brothers, where did the third one come from? The third one went the closest, and the one who made Gu Ye troublesome to arrange recently was only himself.

He smiled and asked, "Who does Ono want to be the eldest brother? Let me hear it."

He is a year older than Gu Ye! And in terms of seniority, Gu Ye had to call him "Uncle". It's just that Gu Ye refused to shout.

Gu Ye immediately stopped talking, put the sweet and sour pork ribs on the table, and asked innocently, "What? Why can't I understand you?"

Wu An glanced at him with a smile, Gu Ye sat down beside him and served him vegetables with public chopsticks, "Eat more, I won't be back for a few days, you have lost weight Come on, don't think about the tea and rice I think about, right?"

Wu An really misses him a lot. After all, the two grew up together and have a lot of friendship, but they haven't seen each other for a few days, definitely not to that point.

Wu An patted him funny, and the two met again and started talking.

He washed himself and went to Gu Yin's house in his pajamas.

"Where's my uncle? Why didn't you see him today?" The mother and son lay in bed, and Gu Ye asked.

Gu Yin explained: "Your Majesty is going to hold a spring hunt, when the battle will be large, and there will not be enough guards in the palace of light, and you will have to remove staff from the camp on the outskirts of Beijing. Your uncle has been here these days. busy with this."

Gu Ye nodded, "It seems that I heard the emperor's father mentioned. Uncle also, no matter how busy you are, you can't stay home, especially since I'm not at home these days, so that won't let my mother keep the empty room alone? "

"Your uncle just didn't come back today, and someone sent a message to him for food. No matter how busy he is, he will come back."

Since ancient times, spring hunting in March has been a tradition. It is the first time that the new dynasty has held such a grand event. It is not only an opportunity for Emperor Zhengyuan and his courtiers to have fun and connect with each other, but also to show the courtiers of the previous court the strength of the new dynasty's military. the occasion. No mistakes should be made.

Wu Qingyi is really busy, not only to arrange the guards of the hunting ground, to drive away the beasts that can hurt people, but also to step up the training of the soldiers.

But as Gu Yin said, he is not someone who is too busy to stay home.

Just like two days ago, when he came back in the middle of the night, Gu Yindu had already rested, and when he woke up at night, he found that he had been standing outside the window under the porch for a long time.

The window in Gu Yin's house was only opened halfway for ventilation. Through the window lattice, Wu Qingyi couldn't see anything in the house at all.

Gu Yin asked him funnyly what he was standing there for?

Wu Qing commented on her, his stern face loosened, and smiled: "It's nothing, just been busy all day, I want to relax with you for a while."

Gu Yin was about to walk away from the window to open the door for him.

He stopped again: "No, the night is cold, I should go back after a few words."

Speaking, he took out a wild flower from behind and handed it in from the window.

The unknown wild flower is a small group, pink and tender, full of vitality, and fragrant, very pleasing.

"I saw it on the hunting ground. It blooms very well. I know that you are a person who cherishes flowers, so I only picked one back. Put water in the bottle and it can still be opened for several days.”

Now the flower is still blooming in the vase on Gu Yin's bedside table. For several days, the air in the house is full of sweet fragrance.

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Gu Ye re-entered the palace the next day, gave Lu Xu the gadgets that people bought outside, and insulted him a few times with a soft "good brother", and then went to class as usual .

On the same day he sent Lu Zhao back to Kunning Palace, he directly mentioned to Empress Zhou about choosing Lu Zhao to read as a companion.

He repeated what he said to Gu Yin to Queen Zhou, the only difference was that yesterday was a commonplace gossip, and he thought of where to say it, today he has reorganized the language, and it is more organized , is also more euphemistic, and also observes Queen Zhou's reaction in real time. If she shows a little bit of disgust or disagreement, then Gu Ye will immediately stop talking.

Fortunately, Queen Zhou did not disagree, she only smiled: "It's hard for you, if you don't talk about it in class every day, you have to worry about your brother. He really should have more people around him, not just company Taking care of him and having friends at his age is also a good thing."

After finishing speaking, Queen Zhou asked again: "I saw that child of the Wu family in the Cining Palace. He looks like Zhou Zheng does not say anything, and he is also smart and smart, so he has read so many books. You are also aware of your brother's situation, I'm just afraid of being wronged and delaying the child of the Wu family."

Gu Ye said: "The mother can rest assured in this regard, although Wu An is a companion to our family Lu Zhao, but she is not our family's nanny, he will need him to take care of our Lu Zhao after class. , I won't allow my brother to disturb him in class."

Gu Ye didn't say anything more in depth. In fact, in terms of closeness, Lu Zhao's own younger brother had to go to the front row behind Wu'an. If Lu Zhao dared to instigate Wu An, he would be the first to disagree.

Of course, Gu Ye is also very confident that they can get along well and will not let that happen.

Queen Zhou nodded, "It's still what we, Ali, think."

Gu Ye asked again: "Then you agree, I'll go talk to the emperor?"

Empress Zhou shook her head, "No, I'll do it myself. How can I keep you busy with everything?"

The mother and son talked for a while, and Queen Zhou told Gu Ye not to send Lu Zhao over in person every day. After a day of class, there are always times when you are tired and don't want to move.

Gu Ye said no, "Where are you tired? I should have come to see you from time to time and accompany you to eat. We have been apart for so many years, and we have eaten a few meals less, slowly I'll make it up for you."

Empress Zhou's eyes became hot again when she heard this, and she almost cried again.

Gu Ye went back to Xiefang Hall, Queen Zhou settled Lu Zhao, changed clothes and went to Yangxin Hall.

Emperor Zhengyuan handled official business as usual in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. Qian Sansi helped spread the news in. Emperor Zhengyuan was as surprised as Qian Sansi, and hurriedly put away the things at hand and got up to meet her.

"Why is the queen here at this time?"

Emperor Zheng Yuan took Empress Zhou's hand and pulled her to sit down on the dragon chair.

The two have not been this close for a long time. Empress Zhou was a little unnatural at first, but after she sat down, a dozen candles beside the dragon's table were brightly lit, according to the lights on the table. The document also showed the face of Emperor Zhengyuan who was no longer young.

Empress Zhou couldn't help thinking of the former Emperor Zhengyuan - at that time, the two were in the same village. All over the world, even the young man from the next village was willing to run after his ass.

And her parents died early, and she grew up in the house of her uncle and aunt, but because of his care, no one dared to bully her.

At that time she knew that he was different from others, how could she have thought that he would become the master of the world in the future?

The two are about the same age, but because of these years of hard work, Emperor Zhengyuan looks several years older than her.

Empress Zhou's heart softened, and she gently persuaded: "Official duties can't be dealt with, and Your Majesty should also pay attention to your body."

Emperor Zheng Yuan couldn't help laughing, "Allie said this before."

But he closed the memorial according to Queen Zhou's words, and let people serve hot tea and snacks.

After resting for a while, Emperor Zhengyuan asked her why she came here now, and Queen Zhou said that she wanted Wu An to read for Lu Zhao.

After listening to this, Emperor Zheng Yuan couldn't help laughing again: "Wu An is really a sought-after child, and Alie chose him as a companion, and he was the first choice. I told him, Accompanying students is like choosing one's own people, and Wu An is like his own brother, so there is no need for that."

He seems to be gossiping, but he is actually a reminder to Queen Zhou.

The martial family represented by Wu An is definitely from Gu Ye's faction.

Although Emperor Zhengyuan prefers his eldest son, he is not too partial, so he must be reminded.

Empress Zhou heard it, and smiled: "That child is smart and eager to learn, so naturally everyone likes it. It's good that he and Alie are brothers, and naturally he will treat A Zhao as a brother. It hurts. Brother, brother, Gong, this is harmonious."

She meant it very clearly, she didn't think about letting Lu Zhao train her own people, she just hoped that he would be safe. Moreover, Gu Ye was so kind to Lu Zhao, and her mother would also urge Lu Zhao to be respectful to his brother when he grew up.

Emperor Zheng Yuan smiled and nodded, "The queen is right, then compared to the time when Ali called his companions to read, I will also issue the imperial edict when I turn back."

Empress Zhou nodded softly, and continued: "There is one more thing, the concubine wants to go out of the palace in the past few days."

Emperor Zheng Yuan took her hand and asked her what she was going to do.

"Alie's birthday will be soon. I'm ashamed to say that in the past, our family was not in a good situation and we didn't give our children a decent birthday. This is the first birthday of Alie after his return. , the concubine wants to go and ask the general's wife for advice, and quietly hold a lively and festive birthday banquet for him according to Lie's preferences, and give him a surprise."

Queen Zhou felt ashamed, why didn't Emperor Zhengyuan feel guilty about Gu Ye?

Of course he did not disagree.

After asking for instructions on two things, Queen Zhou was about to leave, but Emperor Zhengyuan held her back.

Empress Zhou's face turned red and she said softly, "A Zhao is still waiting for his concubine in Kunning Palace."

Emperor Zheng Yuan held her hand tightly, "I have long heard that Ah Zhao fell asleep after returning from class recently. Queen, don't lie."

The two of them were talking and they came to one place, and the emperor and the queen lived together in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.