Loyal heart travels a long way

After Qin Yong found out that the Chen family was Princess Jingming, he prepared the inner and outer coffins, and now Feng Jinian helped him take care of them, and the efficiency was much faster.

It only took the two of them a day and a half to settle everything, and they were going to bring Gu Zhiyao back to Beijing together.

Although the Qin Mansion in Xiapi City is only a house with three entrances and three exits, it is not considered a big mansion, but Gu Zhiyao has lived here with Qin Yong since he followed him, and now he is somewhat reluctant to leave.

"Reluctance to leave?" Qin Yong saw the reluctance in Gu Zhiyao's eyes, and ordered Qian Duoduo to bring the house deed, "I am also reluctant, so I simply bought this house. When we return to Beijing, we will send someone to repair it. Come back when you have time."

Gu Zhiyao didn't expect Qin Yong to buy the house directly, he was a little surprised at the moment, but couldn't help but rejoice: "Then we can come back after that?"

Qin Yong nodded: "I can't say for sure, but I'll let you come back and have a look. It's good to keep it for a while."

Gu Zhiyao's name was written on the house deed. Although Gu Zhiyao was illiterate, he knew that the house deed should have the owner's name. He was a little confused: "Why is it my name?"

"What's yours is mine, it's all the same." Qin Yong didn't want to say more about this matter with him, "Think about what else is missing in the yard? I'll have someone fix it in advance, and it will be ready-made when I come back later." gone."

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Princess Jingming stayed behind, and although she hasn't been recognized yet, she is still of royal blood, so no matter what, she can't be neglected.

Because Song Ruyan and Zheng Qingfeng framed the court officials and disrespected the imperial daughter's body, both families were implicated and sent to prison.

At that time, Mrs. Song was still messing around with Gu Zhiyao at the gate of the yamen, she didn't want to be arrested by the officials as soon as Gu Zhiyao was so angry.

As a result, the houses of the Song family and the Zheng family were vacant.

Although the Zheng family is richer than the Song family, the Song family is an old house handed down from the ancestors after all, and the courtyard is much larger than the Zheng family.

Ah Man is still a little girl, and Qin Yong is considered a foreigner, so she naturally cannot live in the Qin Mansion. Qin Yong ordered someone to take her and the Chang family to live in the Song Mansion, and sent guards to take Princess Jingming away. His coffin was also placed in the lobby of the Song family.

Everyone was going back to Beijing today, Qin Yong's servants had already packed their luggage, and a group of people took a carriage to the Song Mansion to pick up Ah Man and Chang Shi.

Ah Man changed her clothes, she was dressed in fine satin, she was dressed in white, she wore filial piety on her head, and her face was always full of tears; Chang also changed into filial piety, with a sad expression.

Now that Ah Man is a princess, Gu Zhiyao didn't know if he could still joke with her as before, so he only saluted her and couldn't say anything.

On the contrary, Ah Man supported Gu Zhiyao, and gave him a handful of caramel: "I don't know if I will have the chance to play with you in the future, but I heard from the guards that I am going back to the palace to see my uncle. Don't forget about me in the future. Every time my mother sees you, she will give you sweets, and I will give you sweets too."

Gu Zhiyao felt sad, nodded, and stuffed the caramel into his sleeve pocket.

On the way back, Qin Yong and Gu Zhiyao were in the same carriage at the front, Ah Man himself was in the middle, and Chang's carriage was at the back.

Gu Zhiyao rested his head on the window frame in a daze, holding a piece of caramel in his hand, his hand was so hot that the sugar almost melted.

"Still thinking about Ah Man?"

Gu Zhiyao nodded: "She is a motherless person like me now. I am lucky to have a brother. Will she be bullied by other princes and princesses when she goes to the palace by herself?"

"That depends on her luck," Qin Yong stroked Gu Zhiyao's hair and showed him what was in his hand.

"Brother, how did you get it back?" In Qin Yong's hand was an incense ball with a red ribbon tied on it, and Gu Zhiyao knew at a glance that it was the tooth that was hung on the yellow orchid tree the evening before yesterday.

"Yao'er changed her teeth so late, you have to see it all the time, so that your new teeth can remember to grow out." Qin Yong stood up and hung the incense ball on the car window, "In this way, you will not lose your teeth on the way. I can see it."

Gu Zhiyao was a little embarrassed, but couldn't help liking it, and from time to time raised his eyes to peek at the incense ball hanging on the window frame.

The incense balls are gilded and filigree, and nothing can be seen inside the car. If the curtain is lifted up, the sunlight pours into the car and shines on the gilded incense balls, and you will see the dots of light on the hollowed out incense balls. Dazzlingly beautiful.

Qin Yong embraced Gu Zhiyao and told him that the nobles in the capital like incense, they use agarwood before going to bed, they burn sandalwood when praying to Buddha, and some people like musk and borneol...

Qin Yong said, and took out a new incense ball from the box: "I used this when I was a child, and now I use it for Yao'er."

This incense ball is also gilt and filigree, but the pattern is very special.

There are two hollowed-out carps on the incense ball, surrounded by silk-wrapped flower vines, and a small jade pendant is hung under the incense ball, which is a pink lotus flower and a fluorite bone. The lotus leaves are carved from Dongling jade. They are all patterns that children like, and the materials are extremely particular.

Gu Zhiyao hurriedly waved his hands: "This is too extravagant, I can't hold back."

"Who says you can't hold it back?" Qin Yong sneered, "The jade on it was carved by my grandfather himself, to keep it safe."

Gu Zhiyao still wanted to decline again, but Qin Yong ignored him and tied it directly around his waist: "You still don't know about fragrances, so I'll help you choose."

There are round incense balls in the small bowl of the incense ball. When it is ignited, white smoke overflows from the hollow.

The smell was so good that Gu Zhiyao was a little reluctant to return the incense ball to Qin Yong.

"Then, shall I hang it first? When I grow up and my brother has a son, I will also borrow flowers to offer Buddha to my nephew."

Seeing that he liked it, Qin Yong couldn't help finding a step for himself. He felt amused, and when he heard that Gu Zhiyao used what he had heard from him yesterday, he couldn't help laughing: "Borrowing flowers to offer Buddha is not like that." It’s useful. When I get back to Beijing, I’ll have to hire a gentleman to teach you how to read.”

Gu Zhiyao heard Qin Yong joke that he used the wrong idiom, and said anxiously: "What if I'm too stupid?"

"I'm not pointing at you to be the No. [-] Scholar," Qin Yong laughed dumbly, "What do you think about every day?"

Gu Zhiyao was slightly relieved: "Then I still want to learn martial arts and protect my brother in the future."

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The carriage drove along the official road all the way, and it was almost nightfall before entering the city to rectify and rest. It was the first time for the two children to ride a carriage, and they were dizzy and weak after shaking for a few days. Kankan rushed to Qizhou.

Gu Zhiyao hadn't seen the sun at noon for several days, and he was groggy for the past few days. When the carriage arrived at the gate of Chu Mansion, Gu Zhiyao realized that he had arrived at his grandfather's house.

"Brother," Gu Zhiyao timidly pulled Qin Yong's clothes, "Are we here to pick up my wife?"

"Why don't you usually see you so timid?" Qin Yong squeezed Gu Zhiyao's ear, "Don't be so nervous, my mother must like you."

After hearing Qin Yong's words, Gu Zhiyao's uneasiness subsided a little, he licked his gums and said hesitantly: "How come the timing is so coincidental, yesterday I lost another tooth, now two teeth are missing, and I can't speak."

"Don't lick, be careful, your teeth are crooked," Qin Yong couldn't help laughing, Gu Zhiyao is now more lively, unlike the beginning, he pretends to be good and shows his teeth and claws, probably because he has been with him for a long time, and his nature has been released come out.

He pinched Gu Zhiyao's face and teased him: "Then you should show your wife more of your small mouth. The wife sees that you are pitiful and cute, so she might give you a red envelope."

Gu Zhiyao still wrinkled his small face, and said melancholy: "Oh, I looked so good a few days ago, but now I don't even have complete teeth. I heard from my cousin that the news of you marrying a child bride has spread to the capital. I went, the master was already on fire, but after looking at it again, the daughter-in-law is still changing her teeth, so maybe she will be so angry."

In the past few days, Qin Yong told Gu Zhiyao about the Qin family's affairs in the carriage, but considering Gu Zhiyao's young age, some things were a bit brief.

Gu Zhiyao only knew that Master Qin favored his adopted son, and treated his eldest son and first wife harshly. He didn't quite understand how someone would adopt a son and put him on the tip of his heart.

Hearing that Gu Zhiyao was embarrassing his father here, Qin Yong couldn't help but bend his eyes: "Are you making fun of your brother?"

Qian Manman couldn't help laughing as he waited by the side: "Young master, you have such a powerful mouth, you don't have to be afraid of quarrels in our house from now on!"