The Reborn Widow's Husband Search

When Gu Xingji entered the door, he saw the young daughter-in-law holding a memorial tablet in one hand and stroking a white urn with the other.His face immediately darkened.

"You came just in time, this... this is... Erlang?" Qu Yu showed Gu Xingji the words on the tablet.

Gu Xingji didn't expect the owner of this tablet to be Zhang Erlang, and he was stunned when he saw the words on it.All the dead soldiers under him are enshrined in this small courtyard.Originally, when a dead man dies, he returns to ashes, and the master will never have anything about this dead man.However, the first batch of Gu Xingji's dead soldiers were a few young eunuchs who grew up with him, and they had an unusual relationship with each other. Later, after one of them died protecting Gu Xingji, Gu Xingji gave them permission Find an inconspicuous small place to worship the dead.

Later, Gu Xingji came out of the palace to build a mansion, and this tradition has been preserved.But he didn't expect that Zhang Erlang's ashes were also enshrined here. "I..." Gu Xingji felt that he should explain to his daughter-in-law, but when the words came to his lips, he didn't know what to say, so he swallowed it after only saying one word.

What Qu Yu is most concerned about now is whether the ashes belong to Zhang Erlang, and he can't think of anything else, "This is Erlang, right?"

Gu Xingji couldn't explain, so he could only nod his head.

"Shao'er! Shao'er, come quickly and kowtow to your uncle!" Qu Yu immediately rearranged the tablet, and then called Shao'er to kneel down and kowtow.

After three beeps, Qu Yu slowly got up, and said to Gu Xingji with no expression on his face: "Choose a suitable day, we want to welcome Erlang home. Grandma has been thinking about this grandson for so long, Erlang It should also be buried in peace!"

Gu Xingji continued to nod silently.

"It's getting late, Shao'er and I will go back to the house to make arrangements first, and we will take Erlang home as soon as possible." After Qu Yu finished speaking, he pulled Shao'er to leave in a hurry.

Gu Xingji stretched out his hand to fish it out, clamped the short-legged son by his side, and followed the uncle and nephew out of the courtyard.Walked all the way in silence, Gu Xingji only spoke when he was approaching the gate of the palace, "I'm sorry, I didn't know that Erlang was enshrined in the mansion. Back then I..." Gu Xingji suddenly felt that all the explanations were too much. Pale, paused and said: "It was my negligence, sorry!"

Qu Yu stopped, "No, our uncle and nephew should thank you for bringing Erlang back and not leaving him alone in the northwest. We will inform you when the date is fixed."

Gu Xingji didn't know what to say, "Okay, if there's anything I can do to help, you must tell me." Gu Xingji was also in a tense mood at this moment, and this was his own ashes. Shaking face at him for his own ashes, what the hell is this!

The two of them didn't say anything, and Qu Yu left.Originally, he hurried to keep his little wife back, but in the end he could only watch him go!Annoyed, Gu Xingji almost threw the weight out of his hands, and when he lowered his head, he found that it was his son.

It was also very uncomfortable for Xiaoyao'er to be pinched by his father. When Gu Xingji lowered his head, he quickly raised his face, looked at his father with wet round cat eyes, and shouted aggrievedly: "Father!" ~!"

No matter how angry Gu Xingji was, he couldn't throw his son to vent his anger, so he could only let go of his arms and put his son down.In any case, the young daughter-in-law has already accepted his dowry, and she has done what she should and shouldn't do. The only thing left is to pray to heaven and earth, they are a legitimate husband and wife.

Qu Yu didn't make Gu Xingji wait too long, and he came to the door the next day.It turned out that he had already made an appointment with the monks of Qingshan Temple to perform rituals for Erlang and welcome Erlang back home.As for the other matters of sending Erlang back to the ancestral grave for burial, the old housekeeper had to make another trip to take care of it.

Qu Yu was busy with Erlang's ritual affairs, and Gu Xingji wanted to please him, but the late emperor's family had to be buried in a grand manner. As a parent and son and a military marshal, he had so many things to do that he even counted the hours when he slept, so Even if he wanted to explain it to his daughter-in-law, he would be exhausted.

It was so easy to send the emperor's body to the imperial mausoleum for burial, and in time for the emperor's enthronement ceremony, the new emperor's ascension to the throne must be within the filial piety of the previous emperor.The emperor's ascension to the throne is a big event, and everything has to give way to him. After the new emperor ascends the throne, there are only a few days left for the first emperor's hundred days of filial piety.

People in the Wu Dynasty believed that after the death of a relative, the soul would not leave the relative within a hundred days, so there was an old custom of getting married during the period of filial piety. However, it is very unlucky to get married after a hundred days of filial piety. Therefore, the disrespect of relatives.

At this time, it was obviously too late to get busy with the marriage, but Gu Xingji did not give up. He went to the palace to find his emperor's younger brother, and asked for a simple wedding, as long as the worship was done within a hundred days of filial piety.

Gu Xingji contributed the most to the emperor's accession to the throne, especially now that the emperor's foundation in the court is not stable, and he is very affectionate to his own brother. "I know what my brother is thinking, but I can't find any good days in the past few days. I don't want to wrong my brother!"

"There's nothing to be wronged or wronged, as long as I can marry Xiaoyu into the family, I'll be at ease." Without outsiders around, Gu Xingji is not bound by the customary etiquette.

The emperor smiled, "Sister-in-law is a rare one, so it's no wonder that my brother is in a hurry to marry her into the family, but no matter how anxious my brother is, I should ask her what she means, right? My brother is a brave general and has no taboos. If you don't mind these things, you should always ask, right? Otherwise, someone will say that brother is bullying others!"

Gu Xingji thought about what the emperor said made sense, so he resigned and went to the Duke's mansion to ask the little daughter-in-law in person.As soon as Gu Xingji arrived outside the gate of the Duke's Mansion, he had a bad feeling.

Because Gu Xingji was busy with the funeral of the first emperor and the enthronement of the new emperor, he hadn't visited Duke Huguo's mansion for many days.At this time, there were white lanterns hanging outside the door of the Duke Protector's Mansion, and the door was wide open. As soon as you entered the door, you could see the white curtain hanging on the hall. When you entered again, you could clearly see that the main hall had been changed into a mourning hall. The monk is chanting.

Gu Xingji felt that his steps were a little heavy, so he walked into the main hall with difficulty, and saw Qu Yu, uncle Shao'er and his nephew wearing sackcloth and filial piety, kneeling on the side burning paper.Seeing the decoration of the Duke's Mansion at this time, and seeing the outfits of the uncle and nephew, Gu Xingji understood that it would be difficult for the little daughter-in-law to marry him in Rexiao.

But no matter how difficult it is, Gu Xingji doesn't want to just give up. When the three-year filial piety period is over, who knows what will happen!It's not that Gu Xingji doesn't have confidence or doesn't believe in Qu Yu, it's that he has a special status and if he doesn't get married for a day, there will be variables.

Gu Xingji was not in a hurry to talk to Qu Yu, but knelt beside Qu Yu and burned paper for Zhang Erlang.This feeling of burning paper money for yourself is really terrible!

The two did not talk, and there was no other movement in the main hall except for the sound of the monk chanting sutras.Seeing the yellow sheets being licked clean by the fire in the porcelain basin one by one, Gu Xingji seemed to have thought a lot but didn't seem to think about anything, but when he came back to his senses, the sky had already darkened and it was time to use it. It's supper time.

In the past two days, some officials came to the Duke's mansion one after another to express their condolences, but they only wanted the title of Duke Shao'er Huguo and the status of General Qu Yu Jinhe.No matter whether it is Qu Yu or Shao'er, these people are not uncommon. Today Gu Xingji came to accompany their uncle and nephew to burn papers all afternoon, Qu Yu and Shao'er always felt different in their hearts.

"It's getting late, why don't you go back home after dinner?" The Duke's Mansion is a vegetarian these days, so it's not easy to keep guests, but the uncle and nephew subconsciously didn't regard Gu Xingji as an outsider , so Qu Yu naturally stayed.

The little daughter-in-law opened her mouth, Gu Xingji naturally had nothing to do, not to mention that Gu Xingji himself didn't want to leave, he hasn't told the little daughter-in-law about this yet!

After dinner, Qu Yu asked Shao'er to go back to rest first. The little child knelt for a day to burn paper for his uncle, and it was hard work.Without Shao'er, Gu Xingji's movements became more presumptuous, he stretched out his hand to take Qu Yu's hand into his and played with it carefully.

"Shall we get married?" After being silent for a long time, Gu Xingji also thought of how to express himself tactfully, so he had to say it outright.

Qu Yu was taken aback for a moment, and then withdrew his hand, "The prince sent 64 dowry gifts on the day he left Beijing, and the gift list is in the treasury of the Duke's Mansion. Because something happened later, the former emperor gave some gifts. The belongings, together with their titles, are also put together with the betrothal gift. When the prince is free, he can send someone to count them, and if there is no problem, bring them back as soon as possible!"

"What do you mean?" Gu Xingji frowned, "Even if you don't have time to get married during the filial piety period, you don't need to call off the engagement, right?"

Qu Yu just looked down at his hands and didn't speak.Gu Xingji became anxious, "Are you angry with me? Angry that I kept the whereabouts of Erlang's ashes from you, am I not? I really didn't mean it. I admit that it was wrong to hand over Erlang to his subordinates after he was cremated. My negligence, but I really didn't know that the people below brought Erlang back to the capital!"

After a while, Qu Yu nodded, "Well, I believe in you!"

Hearing what the little daughter-in-law said, Gu Xingji didn't breathe a sigh of relief, instead he raised his heart and cautiously probed: "Then shall we get married?"

Sure enough, the little daughter-in-law shook her head. "No. I know that such a sudden change of mind is not good, especially...especially those things we have done between us, but...I'm sorry. These days I burned paper for Erlang in the mourning hall. I thought a lot, and finally, I still Decided to bring Shao'er back home. From now on, I will be Erlang's widow."

Hearing the last words of the little daughter-in-law, Gu Xingji was shocked, "What about me? You want to be Erlang's widow, what should I do?"

"I'm sorry! In fact, I thought about returning it back when the dowry gift was delivered..."

"What's the use of talking about this now!" Gu Xingji interrupted Qu Yu angrily.

Qu Yu paused, and continued, "Later you sent all the [-] elites back to protect us. I only had worries in my heart. After the palace change subsides, I wish I could lead troops to help you in the battle. Wait until I lead the troops to rush Outside Qushui City, when I saw you leading the soldiers surrounded by the enemy, my heart felt as if someone was clenched, so I rushed up without hesitation. When the enemy surrendered, I looked at the blood-stained You, I thought, it's worth it, as long as this person is fine, everything I do is worth it..."

Gu Xingji pulled the corner of his mouth stiffly, "So in the days to come, you will never refuse any kisses and hugs from me."

Qu Yu nodded, "Later, I went out to sea with the Prince of Liaodong to transport property. In those few days, I could only hide in the cabin and not let anyone find out. When there was no one, I would miss Shao'er and Yao My son also... Miss you, I think we get along like a family these days, and suddenly I feel that there is nothing wrong with me accepting your betrothal gift. "

"Then, after you returned to the camp, I used the excuse of punishment to perform Zhou Gong's ceremony with you, but you didn't refuse." Gu Xingji's face sank.The little daughter-in-law seemed to be expressing his affection for him in every word, but Gu Xingji always felt that it was not that simple. "Since you think there is nothing wrong with marrying me, why do you want to return the dowry now?"

"Because this is the Duke Huguo's Mansion!" Qu Yu said it out of nowhere. He also understood that Gu Xingji couldn't understand, and then explained: "This is the Duke Huguo's Mansion, the Zhang family's place. Outside The ashes of Zhang Erlang are on display, and he is also my husband-in-law! The reason why I was able to jump out of the fire pit and live the life I am now is the favor of the Zhang family and the grandmother of the Zhang family. I must not be ungrateful, and I must not forget my grandmother's entrustment. We must guard the Zhang family..."

"If I'm married, can't I guard the Zhang family? Could it be that I will treat Shao'er harshly?" Gu Xingji growled depressingly.

Qu Yu lowered his head, "I'm sorry, I was wrong, you...you can find a better one..."

Suddenly a big hand appeared in front of Qu Yu's eyes, in the palm lay a fish-shaped jade pendant.Gu Xingji saw Qu Yu's attention was attracted by the jade pendant, so he held the jade pendant tightly and took his hand back.

"Jade pendant, why is the jade pendant in your hand? Erlang gave it to you?" Qu Yu naturally recognized that it was one of the double fish pendants he was dowry.

Gu Xingji shook his head, "If I remember correctly, you should have an almost identical fish pendant in your hand."

"Yes, this jade pendant was originally a pair. Erlang took one before leaving home. I thought, I thought it was lost..." Qu Yu didn't know why the jade pendant ended up in Gu Xingji's hands. Come back, but don't know how to speak.

Gu Xingji lightly rubbed the fish pendant in his hand, "I know, I also know that Qiushuang made these tassels."

"Erlang even told you this?" Qu Yu smiled with difficulty.

"Hmph, Erlang is just a second-class bodyguard, and I am King Ning, the first-class prince who was conferred by the former emperor. How many opportunities do you think two people with such disparity in status will have a chance to talk?" Gu Xingji raised his eyebrows sarcastically. lips. "I'll tell you one more thing. In fact, since I was a child, my martial arts were not good. Even the simplest riding and shooting I was ranked last among my brothers. All my martial arts came after Erlang passed away. Will do."

Qu Yu was shocked, "You, what do you mean?"

"Haven't you ever thought about it? Although my first prince was not favored, he grew up in the palace. What kind of beauty has he never seen? You look handsome, not ugly but not particularly outstanding. You are still a man. Why do I care so much about you, and even marry you as my wife?" Gu Xingji lowered his head and slowly approached Qu Yu.

"Why..." Qu Yu stared blankly at the face that was slowly enlarging in front of him, and asked unconsciously.

Gu Xingji stopped just a finger away from Qu Yu's lips, and with a shake of his hand, the fish pendant in his hand shook slightly beside their cheeks, "Because, you are supposed to be my wife..."