After raising the emperor, he always wanted to marry me

The nine-day Chunwei Examination started as scheduled.There is a huge flow of people outside the Gongyuan, and it is hard to get through every day.

The wedding date of Princess Qingzhao Gu Jin has also been tentatively fixed, it will be in September this year.

Although the king did not have a clear will yet, everyone in the palace began to prepare for it.

The first half of the year is to prepare the dowry for the princess, and the second is to build the princess mansion in case the princess returns to court at any time to visit relatives.After the time has passed, the sixth prince Gu You hugged his shoulders worriedly on the palace road that returned from the previous dynasty to the inner palace.

"Seventh brother, is it possible to let elder sister marry that eagle from Monan? How is he worthy of elder sister from head to toe?"

"You just took in a curly-haired poodle yesterday, and you still say that today?" Gu Xiu glanced at Gu You, and said in a deep voice.

"Then you also took a long! Gun?" Gu You put his chest on his hips and bumped Gu Xiu's shoulder: "Tell me, have you been bribed?"

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Remember the length of the pole the day before yesterday!The gun, Gu Xiu was very upset, originally wanted to throw the gun out, but found it in his hand, it was long!The gun was completely imitated of the Dragon Spear used by his grandfather Yunlie when he fought on the battlefield.He wanted to throw it, but couldn't bear it.He could only hold his breath and put the gun away.

"This old thief eagle from Monan, I don't know where it came from in the past few days. Give me a poodle, give you a long! Brother sent a dozen or so top-quality horses. Who can’t see the evil intentions of trying to buy us off?”

"What do you think, which servant in this palace dares to tell him our thoughts? Who in this palace knows our preferences best?"

"You mean, the eldest sister told him all this?" Gu Xiu pointed to the pain point that Gu You was most unwilling to accept: "Impossible, impossible, why did the elder sister tell him?"

"Because Elder Sister likes him, she doesn't want us to embarrass him any longer." Gu Xiu looked up at the blue sky like washed, with a somewhat helpless tone.

"Eldest sister likes him? Impossible! Is he as likable as me? Is he as attractive as you in appearance and skills? Is Monan richer than Da Zhou?"

"What do you ask me for? I'm not the elder sister."

On the tenth day of the fifth lunar month, the marriage gift decree for the princess to marry the prince of Monan was made known to the world, and Princess Qingzhao Gu Jin married the prince of Monan on the third day of September in the 17th year of Yongxi.

Gu Hong's will is obvious.

The princess of the country is to marry, not to marry.The princess is a gift from the kingdom, and is to be respected and worshiped by foreign countries as a goddess.

As soon as the decree was issued, Ari Silan immediately returned to Monan to prepare for the wedding.

Gu Jin's marriage is much more grand than that of Prince Rui and Gu Zhi's marriage a few years ago, because the princess is regarded as a distant marriage, so King Gu Hong meant to make enough appearance for his own daughter.

According to the prince's rules, the Princess Mansion was located in a place with excellent scenery in the suburbs of Beijing, and it was very close to Jinghua Temple.Gu Hong even made a decree that during the period when the princess was about to get married, she could leave the palace at any time to stay with Empress Meng.

Gu Jin's dowry is divided into three parts, one was prepared the year Gu Jin was born, the other was added by the king's decree from the Inner House Secretary, and the other came from the residence of Prince Rong An and the princess's mother's family. Montenegro.Not to mention the congratulatory gifts presented by the courtiers, and the private affairs of those high-ranking concubines in the palace.

Now that it is a foregone conclusion that the eldest sister will surrender, the four princes in the palace also follow their own wishes and buy dowry with their eldest sister.

Gu Yan, the fourth son of the emperor, left Beijing to inspect the waterlogging in Suzhou, and prepared [-] pieces of rare Kesi, almost monopolizing all the Kesi fabrics in the southern world at that time, and only added makeup for the princess.

The mother family of the third son of the emperor, Gu Shen, was a family of scholars for three generations, so he added two servants who were proficient in Mongolian language and characters for the princess, and traveled with the princess to prepare for emergencies.

Even Gu Zhi, the Marquis of Jingyuan who was far away in the south of the Lingnan, sent someone back to Beijing to add a bottle of Guanyin jade to the princess's dowry.

Gu You was the most careless person, he had a headache looking at those antiques, so he took Gu Xiu and actually added sixteen boxes of gold ingots to the princess's dowry, so that Gu Jin could make any jewelry he wanted.

When the betrothal gift from Monanan was delivered, the king decreed that all the betrothal gifts from Monanan should be added to the princess’s dowry. If those dowries were piled up and lined up, they would be enough to be discharged from the Hanyuan Hall Bianjing City.

In order to show the princess's status as a noble daughter of a great country, the king Gu Hong also issued a decree to reduce the offerings in the whole area of ​​the monastery for three years, and the southern part of the desert would not pay the court offerings for ten years.

According to the system of the Great Zhou Dynasty, when a princess descends to a foreign clan, she must be sent by the emperor and clan relatives to marry outside the customs.There is no doubt that the candidate from the clan to marry the general should be General Meng Shao, the princess's uncle who was the second-rank General Weirong at the time.

However, there are many disputes about the selection of the former imperial family.One faction advocated that the elder brother of the princess should send the marriage according to the old system.But because the princess has no biological elder brother, only a concubine brother who has been reviled, the other faction advocates marrying off the noble prince in the court to show the prestige of the court.

It was June, and the weather was muggy and rainless.The scorching sun was in the sky, and the noise of cicadas made people feel uneasy.

At noon, when the heat was overwhelming, Han Mochu took a bone bamboo paper umbrella with a wide brim and stood on the corridor that Gu Xiu must pass when he went to court, waiting for Gu Xiu to return to the palace after leaving the court.

About half an hour later, there were two teenagers, one tall and one short, one with a calm face and one with a look of anxiety.

"Seventh brother, it's too hot today. It's really a pain to wear court clothes. Fortunately, you and I have court every three days. If I come to court every day like my fourth brother, I can't bear it." Gu You ignored the civil and military ministers behind him. It's not that he stretched out his hand and loosened his robe collar before it was all gone.

"Right now, I'm just studying, and one day I'm going to go to the court to participate in politics. What will you do then?" Although there were beads of sweat on Gu Xiu's face, his expression was obviously much calmer than Gu You's.

"Let me ask for leave, what else can I do? I don't want to make meritorious deeds, I just want to wait for my adulthood to leave the palace and be a happy prince." Gu You leaned sideways and touched Gu Xiu's shoulder: "By the way, my mother and concubine have already started to work hard. I have chosen the homestead of the adult Lifu for me. The concubine mother said that if there is mine, there will be yours. Would you like to take a look together? At that time, we two brothers will choose a street, and it is best to be separated by a wall ,what do you think?"

"Oh, I don't want it." Gu Xiu hugged his shoulders and took a step aside.

"Wolf cub! What's wrong with staying with a likable person like me, your sixth brother?"

Here Gu You was trying to hook Gu Xiu's arm to show his affection, while Gu Xiu saw Han Mochu who was waiting on the corridor holding an umbrella, and walked straight over, causing Gu You to almost stumble.

"Master." Gu Xiu stood in front of Han Mochu, and let Han Mochu wipe the sweat off his face with him: "Have you been waiting for a long time?"

"I came here after I had enough sleep, and it wasn't too long."

"Seventh brother, to be honest, you should add two slaves to your palace. At that time, you were sick, and the emperor ordered you to add a few more servants to your palace, but you don't want it." Gu You said Dragging an ice handkerchief to wipe off his sweat, four or five servants around him waited on him with umbrellas and fans.

"I'm so unlucky, I can't stand Sixth Brother's ostentation." Gu Xiu took the paper umbrella from Han Mochu's hand, put it in the middle, and walked side by side with Han Mochu. If two inches only look at the figure and not the eyebrows, the two of them look coldly like people of the same age.

"Then you are not afraid of young master Han's hard work? He will come to pick you up on such a hot day." Gu You raised his round face and said with his hips akimbo.

"Your Highness the Sixth Highness is serious. I'm not at the age of pedantry. After all, I still can't stay idle." Han Mochu glanced at Gu Xiu beside him, signaling that he doesn't need to take this matter to heart.

"Seventh brother, do you want to come to my palace after lunch? I built a pool for the snowflake cheese, and it swims really fast." The snowflake cheese that Gu You said was the one that Arisilan gave him. Curly-haired poodle, that dog is playful and cute by nature, and Gu You likes it very much.

"No, I still have homework to do in the afternoon."

"What are you working so hard for? You're not the fourth brother." Gu You always speaks with no intentions, and has no plans, and he has no sense of what he said.

A group of people broke up at a door and went back to the palace.

In Guiyun Palace, Han Mochu and Gu Xiu changed out of their sweaty court clothes and changed into a clean plain gauze gown.

After Gu You finished saying that, Gu Xiu's expression darkened imperceptibly.

Others couldn't see it, but Han Mochu could.

"Your Highness, why does the older you get, the more you look like a child, with all your thoughts written on your face?" Han Mochu raised his lips and smiled.

"Huh?" Gu Xiu was puzzled, he claimed that his expression was normal, and he didn't know where Han Mochu saw something wrong.

"Every time your Highness thinks deeply, there will be a fine line between the eyebrows." Han Mochu stretched out his hand and stroked Gu Xiu's brow bone with the pulp of his thumb: "I guess, Your Highness must be wondering when you will be able to be like the Fourth Prince in the previous court." stand."

"Yes." Gu Xiu was always calm in front of Han Mochu.

"Actually, with His Highness's aptitude, you can already share His Majesty's worries, so why stick to your age."

"But the Great Zhou state system is like this, so what can we do?"

"Your Highness, in fact, there is one thing that His Highness can fight for himself right now."

"What's the matter?"

"That's what His Highness has been thinking about." Han Mochu raised his brows lightly, with a smile on his lips.That kind of gentle and comfortable demeanor can always make people fascinated: "Didn't Your Highness always want to marry the princess? The princess has no elder brother, so the four princes in the court are all qualified. In this case , Your Highness, why can't you fight."

"This matter must be decided by the emperor, how can I fight?"

"Your Highness only needs to go to the Chongning Palace in the afternoon and tell His Majesty clearly that you want to marry the princess, and you don't need to say anything else."

"really?"

"Of course it's true. Your Highness and Your Majesty are biological father and son. It's best to say some things directly." Han Mochu's expression seemed to be full of confidence, which made people believe it involuntarily.

When the sun is going to the west, the heat at noon has not dissipated.

Gu Xiu took Baode and stood in front of the Chongning Palace where the king lived.This is the first time after Gu Xiu entered the palace, he came to the gate of Chongning Palace without being summoned.

Gu Xiu stood in front of the door with a cold face and did not speak. The little eunuch who was guarding the door did not dare to ask more questions, and he did not know whether he should pass it on. When I went out to check and bumped into him, I slapped the little eunuch: "Your Highness the Seventh Prince has arrived, why didn't you even say a word?"

"Cui Weng, it's because I didn't know whether Father is free or not, that's why I didn't pass it on to anyone." Seeing the young eunuch being beaten, Gu Xiu stopped him.

"His Royal Highness doesn't come here often. He must come here on important matters. Since it is important, it is necessary for someone to tell you." Cui Shang has been in this palace for more than 30 years. He has always had a thorough understanding of Gu Hong's Sacred Heart.

Gu Xiu, the little prince with the blood of a criminal official, although he still lives in seclusion, is no longer the downcast prince who didn't want to be a king when he first entered the palace. The attitude towards Gu Xiu is very respectful.

"Then there will be Lautrion, pass it on for me."

Gu Xiu went into the inner room of Chongning Palace to salute the king. At that time, the king Gu Hong was drawing on rice paper with the hand of Mr. Nanxi.

In the hot summer, that Mr. Nan Xi was only wearing a light veil that could almost see his nakedness, which caused Gu Xiu, who had a calm demeanor, to hang his head and dare not look directly at him.

Gu Xiu is almost 15 years old. A boy of this age already has a ignorant mind about such things. Seeing Mr. Nan Xi's attire, Gu Xiu's mind is inexplicably erratic.

Why is it that Nan Xi is clearly a man, but Gu Xiu instinctively came up with the words "do not regard evil as evil"?

"Xiu'er, get up. What's the purpose of coming here today?" King Gu Hong asked Gu Xiu to get up, and when Cui Shang came to pass the news just now, he was also very surprised.How could his son, who had never taken the initiative to get close to him, suddenly come to ask to see him.

"My son came here today because I wanted to ask my father for something." Gu Hong's words pulled Gu Xiu's thoughts back, and he lifted up his clothes and knelt down, saying in a deep voice.

"Oh? What's the matter?" Gu Hong let go of Nan Xi in his arms, and motioned him to retreat into the inner hall to rest, while he himself sat behind the Long Shu table: "You just say it's okay."

"My son, I want to send my eldest sister off as a royal family." After Gu Xiu finished speaking, he leaned forward and sincerely gave Gu Hong a big salute.

"So that's what happened."

Gu Hong's tone could not be heard to be very emotional, let alone whether he agreed or not to this matter, Gu Xiuping raised his arms and played upwards: "I know that I am young and immoral, but the eldest sister has been here since I returned to the palace. The son-in-law really prefers it, unlike all brothers, the son-in-law has no possessions, can't buy makeup and property with the elder sister, so he just wants to send the elder sister out of customs in person, and express his affection."

Gu Xiu had a solemn expression, sincere words, and rare earnestness in his eyes.

It was the first time Gu Hong saw his son like this, recalling that when Gu Xiu just returned to the palace more than two years ago, the indifference in his eyes was worse than that of a stranger he met for the first time.

"Xiu'er, this is a state matter, why do you think of asking me to come here?"

Gu Xiu's lips trembled slightly, as if mustering up a lot of courage, he raised his head and met the king's eyes: "Because I feel that my son and my father are father and son, and since they are father and son, there is nothing that cannot be said. of."

When Gu Xiu said a word, Gu Hong was taken aback.He never thought that Gu Xiu would say such things to him one day.

At that time, Gu Hong was very disliked by Gu Xiu because of his withdrawn temperament, and he was very harsh on him because of his mother Yunyao and the Yun clan in the past, but in the end he still hoped that Gu Xiu could treat him regarded as a father.

But Gu Xiu is not good at words, as a father, he always has to put on airs.There is a barrier of monarch and minister between father and son, so they can't get close at all.

Today, Gu Xiu's words about father and son really touched Gu Hong's heart.

He looked at the young man kneeling on the spot with a straight face, and raised the corners of his mouth in satisfaction: "If that's the case, then I'll agree."

Gu Xiu's pupils dilated inconceivably, what surprised him so far was not the king's permission, but Han Mochu's foresight.

In just a few words, the king really granted his request.

Even Gu Xiu himself didn't know how much the meaning of "father and son" is.

"My son..." Gu Xiu lowered his body and saluted Gu Hong, "My son...thank you for your success."

"I have agreed, so there is no need to thank you so much." Gu Hong looked at Gu Xiu who was somewhat beaming in front of him, and he himself became more amiable: "It's already this hour, let's go back to the palace for dinner."

Gu Xiu stood up according to his words, and respectfully said: "Father, my son and minister will leave."

"Wait." Gu Hong raised his hand to call Gu Xiu: "There is one iced watermelon left in the afternoon, you can take it home and eat it."

This is the first time that Gu Xiu came back from Chongning Palace without any injuries on his body.

In late autumn in September, autumn is as cool as water.

Princess Qingzhao's wedding is approaching, and gorgeous golden colors and reds can be seen everywhere in the imperial city.

Gu Jin came back from the Yunni Nunnery outside the palace after bidding farewell to Empress Meng, and was waiting to be married in the palace.

But for some reason, the festive and peaceful inner palace is always shrouded in a cloud of melancholy.Regardless of civil or royal, marrying a daughter and getting married are different.

Marriage is the entrance of adding people, and marrying a daughter is the separation of flesh and blood.

Princess Qingzhao Gu Jin is also a real golden branch and jade leaf, knowledgeable and courteous, and generous.Marrying Monan suddenly, those in the palace who are connected with the princess' blood will inevitably be lost.

"Seventh brother, I regret it. We should have focused on it at the beginning and kicked that **** son into a cripple."

Gu You and Gu Xiu sat side by side under the porch of Guiyun Palace, looking at the red lights falling on the palace road, the red carpet everywhere, and the palace people running back and forth to transport those festive decorations, with complicated expressions.

"What's the use of talking about this right now?" Gu Xiu glanced at the people, staring intently at the lanterns on both sides of the palace road, with exactly the same thoughts as Gu You.

"In short, I don't want my eldest sister to go to Monan, not at all." Gu You said willful words, but he knew that no matter how willful he was, he couldn't change this matter.

On the third day of September, at dawn.

The Hanyuan Hall was brightly lit, and the princess was wearing a Zhou Dynasty costume, wearing a golden phoenix crown with six-winged colorful beads, and holding a palace fan, saying goodbye to her father.

King Gu Hong's expression was solemn and solemn, his every move was in accordance with court etiquette, and was recorded by the historian at any time, so he could not say a word.

The few princes standing aside watching the ceremony all looked bad. Gu You, who used to be able to cry a few times without incident, did not cry today, with an uncharacteristically serious expression, without saying a word.

Gu Xiu, as the royal family to be married off, had already arranged the ceremonial guards outside the palace gate yesterday, together with the princess's mother-in-law, General Meng Shao, arranged for the escorting army, inspected the accompanying carriages and horses, and waited in front of the ceremony gate until about right time.

Han Mochu was also appointed as the ceremonial officer, dressed in the official uniform of the Ministry of Rites, and accompanied Gu Xiu.

At Chenshi, after the princess salutes with the king in the inner palace, she will change into auspicious clothes and leave the palace in a sedan chair with phoenix wings and get off the sedan chair before the Yimen Gate.

Gu Xiu Yili, who had been waiting at the door of the ceremony early in the morning, stepped forward, raised his arm, and let Gu Jin, who was dressed in a phoenix crown, support his arm.

Behind the princess, three pairs of maids stood on both sides, holding up the skirt of the princess's long tail, and stepping across the red carpet step by step.

Gu Xiu supported Gu Jin's arm and supported her heavy and complicated auspicious costume and make-up, and said sincerely: "Sister, you are really beautiful today."

"Chi'er is also very imposing today. I haven't seen you in two months, and she is really taller than Eldest Sister."

Gu Jin looked at the young man beside him with relief. Today, Gu Xiu was wearing a light red-gold fur coat with a long sword on his waist.The thick animal-headed golden armor propped up the tall and straight back of the young man, with a golden crown on his head, revealing a domineering nobility all over his body.

It was about the same time three years ago, when Gu Xiu came back from the Northern Wilderness, dressed in a filthy body, and was left to kneel under the royal steps by the king. She reached out and touched his forehead, and he called her the first time. A long sister.

Now this child has truly become the prince of the dynasty with a bright future.

Gu Xiu supported Gu Jin's arm and walked [-] steps without missing a beat. When he arrived at the main gate of the Imperial City, the melodious sound of ceremony and music sounded slowly.

Gu Jin turned around and looked at the majestic gate of the Great Zhou Imperial City, his eyes turned red unconsciously.

"Princess Qingzhao, please pedal." The female officer next to Gu Jin reminded in a low voice.

Gu Jin withdrew his expression, and with Gu Xiu's support, he stepped into the extremely exquisite Luanjia.

After the princess was seated, Gu Xiu also walked in front of the procession, turned over and stepped on the horse fifty gold that had also been carefully dressed, and a wedding procession of nearly 2000 people set off from Bianjing to the north. Kneeling along the road, you can't tell the prosperity and abundance of the prosperous age.

The route for the princess to leave and land is well-planned in advance, and there is a basis to follow when to stop and when to go along the way.

The auspicious day calculated by Qintian monitoring was good, and the journey was safe and smooth.

Nine days later, Luanjia arrived at the wedding ceremony in the southern part of the desert. Ari Silan was wearing a heavy heavy armor from the southern part of the desert, fully armed, and behind him was a guard of honor that could not be seen at a glance.

General Meng Shao dismounted first, exchanged marriage certificates with the envoy of Monan, and drank a bowl of strong wine according to the custom of Monan.

Next, the guard of honor for the female officer raised the curtain of the princess's car. At this time, the princess had already changed into a red dress embroidered with gold thread in the southern part of the desert, with a huge crown of coral beads hanging down. Under the warm sunlight, she was so beautiful. dazzling.

"Sister, don't worry, I will take good care of the queen mother." Gu Xiu raised his arm and helped Gu Jin down the steps on both sides of the car.

Gu Jin couldn't restrain her eyes from turning red. She supported Gu Xiu's arm and looked at Han Mochu who was holding a gift list in her arms. She knew that this man treated Gu Xiu sincerely.

Han Mochu nodded earnestly at Gu Jin.

All promises are made quietly.

Gu Xiu supported Gu Jin and set foot on the grassland. Han Mochu followed the two with the gift list in his hand.

Ari Silan greeted him with a happy face, followed by a high-ranking priest.

The two sides stood facing each other, Gu Xiu held the elder sister's hand and looked at Ari Silan who was looking eagerly on the opposite side: "Today, I will entrust the elder sister to you as the prince of the dynasty, I hope you will treat each other sincerely in the future, Let her live without worry, you can do it?"

"I, Arisilan, swear here today that I will live forever. It is my honor to have Princess Qingzhao as my wife. If I lose half of my life to the princess in the future, I will definitely end up in a different place, and I will not die well." Arisilan raised his right hand and swore to the sky, the sound of the oath was clearly heard by the teams on both sides.

Gu Xiu silently handed the elder sister's hand to Ari Silan, and Ari Silan firmly held Gu Jin, the two of them clasped their fingers tightly, and behind them were the cheers of the Monan tribe.

Gu Xiu didn't stop much, turned around and left, he was afraid that if he stayed for a moment longer, he would try to snatch the eldest sister back from the hands of the prince of Monan.Han Mochu also handed the gift slip in his hand to the priest who followed, and followed Gu Xiu slowly back into the guard of honor of the court.

Until the separation of the guard of honor and return to the imperial court was completed, the team of marrying merged into Monan Road. Gu Xiulema stood at the border stone of the closed gate and watched the guard of honor go further and further away. Xiu was beside him, and the two watched the wedding procession that was miles long until the figures of the guard of honor disappeared into the vast grassland.

"Your Highness, it's time to return to court."

"it is good."

Gu Xiu turned his horse's head around and ordered to return. Although the two did not speak, they had different thoughts in their hearts.

The princess gets married, and the new official enters the court. The real situation is about to begin at this moment.