Chang'an Fu

Gu Huai Room

"Oh, by the way, Qin Shuang came to look for you two days ago. I told you that you were sick and she had to go in to have a look before she could rest assured, so..." Yang Ruqing seemed hesitant to speak, but she was still on his face. don't see the slightest worry

"It's okay, Qin Shuang won't say anything."

Sure enough, Gu Huai didn't care at all that Qin Shuang knew about it, and Yang Ruqing seemed to know it all.

"But I still don't want to involve too many people in this matter, so don't tell others about it anymore"

"How do I see that you are a little different when you come back this time?" Yang Ruqing looked at Gu Huai

"What's the difference?" Gu Huai asked guiltily, afraid that Yang Ruqing would notice something.

"Thin? Well, it should be thin." Yang Ruqing made such a conclusion after looking at it

"So you're talking about this?" Gu Huai thought he was talking about something else, and heaved a sigh of relief.

"Otherwise, what do you think I said?" Yang Ruqing looked at his rare guilty look, and asked closer, "You didn't cause me some emotional debt outside, did you?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Huai quickly changed the subject, "By the way, I brought you a present when I went out this time."

After hearing the gift, Yang Ruqing doesn't care whether he has incurred emotional debt or not, anyway, at such an old age, if he doesn't cause any emotional debt, he should suspect that he likes men

"What what? What did you bring me?" Yang Ruqing asked expectantly

Gu Huai took out a dagger from his cuff and threw it to Yang Ruqing, and the purple orchid jade hairpin also fell out. Fortunately, Gu Huai quickly caught it, otherwise such a fragile thing would have broken if it fell to the ground

"Yo yo, what is this?"

Gu Huai's nervous look on the jade hairpin just now was fully seen by Yang Ruqing, who looked at him as if watching the excitement

"This is the hairpin I bought for Qin Shuang when I went to the market before." When Gu Huai said this, what popped into Gu Huai's mind was the scene when Li Yu picked out the hairpin for him that night.

"Oh..." Yang Ruqing continued to think about his dagger with an expression that he didn't want to listen to the gossip. He has all the daggers, so this is why Gu Huai will pick him a dagger when he goes out.

After admiring her own gift, Yang Ruqing focused on Gu Huai now.

"Hey, I didn't say that, Qin Shuang is actually pretty good, you two already have a marriage contract, you..."

Before Yang Ruqing finished speaking, Gu Huai interrupted him

"The marriage contract was made by my parents, and I treat her as my younger sister"

"Yeah, you treat her as a younger sister, but they don't necessarily treat you as an elder brother. You didn't see her that day and she thought you were sick, so she was so anxious. Later, when she found out the truth, she became even more anxious. That's definitely not how a sister treats a brother." concern," Yang Ruqing said while staring at Gu Huai.

Gu Huai frowned, and then relaxed, "I'll make it clear to her."

Seeing that he looked like this again, Yang Ruqing shook her head, "You don't even want to give Qin Shuang a chance, you really don't know how to be compassionate, I wonder if you like men."

Hearing this, Gu Huai reacted greatly, "What are you talking about? How can I like men!!"

Yang Ruqing was taken aback by his reaction. Gu Huai was always as steady as a mountain when things came to an end, and he was even quicker when it came to love affairs. Based on his appearance, there were many women who admired him, but they were all rejected by him. He refused one by one, and now this reaction is problematic, very problematic!Yang Ruqing became more convinced of her thoughts

"What are you two?" Guo Ye pushed open the door at this moment, "I heard you talking all the way, Uncle Gu told me to call you to eat!"

Gu Huai and the two of them grew up together, and when there were no outsiders around, there would be no such politeness, so Gu Huai acquiesced in the fact that Guo opened the door openly without knocking.

"Here we go, we can finally eat!" Yang Ruqing took care of the meal, and didn't care about those previous thoughts. Anyway, there is plenty of time, so there is no rush

The three of them came to the hall and looked at the table full of dishes, including the braised pork that Gu Huai liked, the vinegar ribs that Yang Ruqing liked, and the steamed fish that Guo also liked...

Not long after the few people sat down, they wolfed down the food and stuffed it into their mouths, while Gu Da kept saying

"Eat slowly, eat slowly..." Seeing that it didn't work, he shook his head, and didn't say anything at all, and directly gave them bowls of vegetables.

After a while, the table was swept away by several people, and Gu Da and Xiao Yanran naturally didn't eat much, but these two people had something to look forward to, the person they looked at ate well and they were full

A few people were full of wine and food, leaning on the chairs like an old man, with a look of unsatisfactory expressions on their faces

"Uncle Gu, the food you cook is so delicious, it's comparable to an imperial chef!" Yang Ruqing said while touching her belly full of food

"When did you eat the dishes of the imperial chef?" Gu Huai asked

"You still have the nerve to say it?" Yang Ruqing, who was leaning on the chair, suddenly jumped up and sat upright when she heard this. "If it weren't for your big heart, would I be called by the emperor to chat and drink tea for three days or two?"

Hearing this, Gu Huai knew that he shouldn't have opened his mouth, but it was too late to regret, Yang Ruqing's chatterbox had already been opened, it would not be so easy to shut it down

"Do you think it's easy for me? I, I used to be a dumb civil servant in the court. It's fine now. I can't move. The emperor invited me to chat or drink tea. It was fine a few days ago, just shouted. I'll have dinner together." Yang Ruqing scolded Gu Huai for his crimes to the people at the table.

"Tell me, the food made by the imperial chef is so delicious, but do I dare to eat it? I was terrified to eat that meal. Is it easy for me?" I said, wiping my tears

This series of actions made Gu Huai's face full of black lines, but it made the rest of the people at the table laugh out loud.

However, this kind of situation made Gu Huai forget the troubles of these days, and looked at the group of people on the table with a smile. The tiredness of the day ended at the table of laughter

Early the next morning, before Gu Huai had time to have breakfast, he heard Uncle Gu shouting outside.

"The emperor is here." Fearing that Gu Huai was still asleep, he loudly shouted repeatedly, "Emperor! Come! Come! Come!"

"Hey, General Gu is resting, don't disturb me, I just came to see how he is doing." Emperor Xianning stopped

Hearing the emperor's words, Gu Da naturally didn't dare to speak out, but he didn't know if his young master heard his words

But at this moment when Gu Huai saw the emperor coming into his room, he immediately made a gesture to sit up

"I see the emperor"

"Hey, Yan Ping, lie down quickly." Emperor Xianning hurried forward to support Gu Huai, "I just came to see you, are you feeling better?"

"Back to the emperor, I feel much better, and I should be able to return to the north in a few days."

"That's good, as long as you get better, you don't have to worry about going back to the north. There is no fighting there now, and you can take a good rest for a while." Emperor Xianning let go of Gu Huai's hand and said

Gu Huai didn't say much about this, but just ordered Gu Da to serve tea to the emperor

"Uncle Gu, what are you doing in a daze, serving tea to the emperor?"

Gu Da was always worried that his young master had forgotten about the business at this moment, and he heard the young master's reminder to make tea in a hurry

"No need, I'm just here to take a look. At this time, the government has something to deal with, so it's time to go back."

"Your servant sends the emperor off respectfully." Gu Huai got up from the bed when he saw that Emperor Xianning had gone far away. Pretending to be sick is really not suitable for him. Next time it is better to pretend to be sick. If it doesn't work, he has to find another way

Emperor Xianning, who had just stepped out of the General's Mansion, looked back at the plaque on the mansion

"This plaque was bestowed by the first emperor. It has been used for generations."

"Your Majesty, do you really think that General Gu is sick?" said An Donghai, the father-in-law next to Emperor Xianning.

In fact, anyone with a discerning eye knows that Emperor Xianning came to Gu Huai. On the surface, he wanted to condolences to the hero, but actually he wanted to see what he wanted to do.

"Yes or no, it doesn't matter anymore." Xianning Emperor Li Chuang seemed to have the answer in his heart, "Let's go back to the palace."