Gu Xiuyi's farce finally came to an end under the intervention of King Gu Hong.
Gu Hong's idea is very simple, Gu Xiu was born with a pure nature, and originally had no intention of seizing the heir.If it is really matched with a daughter of a wealthy family, it is hard to guarantee that the woman's mother will not have any ideas.
The left and right Gu Xiu didn't have the same thoughts at the moment, and it didn't matter if the man married a few years later, so he told Concubine Li that she didn't have to choose again.
The matter of Gu Xiu's marriage was over.
Yongxi's 21st year, new year.
Princess Qingzhao cannot move because she is pregnant.So he appointed a team of envoys from Monan to bring dozens of boxes of carefully selected leather goods to the court, half of which was given to King Gu Hong and the other half was distributed to the four younger brothers in Beijing.
At the palace banquet on New Year's Eve.
The hall of Hanyuan was decorated with lanterns and festoons, and there was a lot of voices.
Before the king came to the palace, it was time for the princes and relatives of the family to talk about the old days.
It has been three years since Gu Xiu attended New Year's Eve in Hanyuan Hall.Before, he was the most inconspicuous prince in the palace, but now he is the prince with the highest rank among all the princes.Gu Xiu's seat was ranked first among the princes in terms of merit.Han Mochu is Gu Xiu's official, and his seat is arranged behind Gu Xiu's seat.
Gu Xiu at the palace banquet was wearing a full black fox cloak and a red gold python crown on his head.The cloak was thick in needle hair, soft in color, and well cut.Gu Xiu, who was already handsome and upright, became more and more energetic, with a dragon and a phoenix posture.
When Ning Wang Gu You saw it, he couldn't help but tut his tongue: "Seventh brother, you look so handsome in this black fox fur. If those little girls who pushed back their marriages see it, they will definitely regret it."
"Eldest sister sent it over years ago. Today is a palace banquet, otherwise I wouldn't wear fur."
"The elder sister gave it to the elder sister. The elder sister is eccentric. It is always the best for you. I am afraid that you will be mean in Beijing. It is also a younger brother, and it is also an annual gift. How can I have only Three collars?" Gu You curled his lips and touched the white fox collar around his neck, with an angry envious expression on his face.
Gu Xiu glanced at the person and said seriously, "If you like it, I'll trade it with you."
"Why are you so ignorant, you wolf cub? It's not a day or two since the eldest sister has been partial to you." Gu You, who was about to get married, finally gained some adult composure: "Besides, I am your imperial brother, yours and mine. What's the difference?"
This year's Hanyuan Palace banquet was more lively than previous years.The seats of King Xun and King Duan were all set up for husband and wife.
On the head of the Marquis clan, there is a big seat.There are a few exquisite toys on the table, and the fruit snacks are also different from those on the side seats. It is obvious at a glance that they are for Jing Yuan Hou Gu's family.
Jing Yuan Hou Gu Zhi is the eldest son, and that child is the first grandchild of King Gu Hong.It was also the first baby born in this imperial city in nearly 20 years.
The absurd things Jing Yuanhou did many years ago, after all, he still didn't remember this hard-won child.
"Seventh brother, seventh brother, have you prepared a gift for the child?" Before the banquet started, Gu You, who couldn't be idle, always pulled Gu Xiu to talk from time to time.
"It's ready, but it's not a big gift. It's already handed over to Cui Weng before the banquet." Gu Xiu turned his head and glanced at Han Mochu vaguely.
Back then, Gu Zhi was punished to leave the palace because of Han Mochu, although Gu Xiu hadn't figured out how that master Daoyuan missed such a big loophole for so many years.However, time has passed, and in view of the emperor's eldest grandson's face, the emperor's anger towards the eldest son has also subsided by half.
If Gu Zhi makes a comeback one day, then Han Mochu will naturally bear the brunt of it.
At dusk at the end of the night, the lights come on.
The king, Gu Hong, embraced Mr. Nan Xi, who was dressed in fine clothes, and took a seat in the hall.
The old eunuch Cui Shang loudly proclaimed the decree, Zhun Jingyuan and Gu Zhi's family went to the hall.
After a few years of separation, Gu Zhi lost the pride of being the eldest son in the palace in the past, and his face was thin, like a knife.The fine stitches of the fine clothes on her body were also rough, it looked like they were roughed out, it was so humble that she didn't look like a person in the palace at all.
The imperial concubine beside her was also dressed in plain clothes, holding a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes in her arms.
A family of three stood in the hall, bowed and saluted King Gu Hong.
Gu Hong raised his hand to allow the couple to level up, and then ordered Cui Shang to carry the child up to the high platform, and coaxed him with Nan Xi who was beside him. The baby was quite playful, and the king didn't cry when he hugged him, and held onto Gu Hong's fingers Grinning and babbling.The king who was over fifty was overjoyed and said softly: "This child is white and tender, how about I name him Yurong?"
"Thank you, father, for the name! My son is grateful for the grace of heaven." Gu Zhi pulled his wife to kneel and bowed his head to thank him,
The scene of father's kindness and son's filial piety moved all bystanders.They all raised their glasses to congratulate the king, Gu Xiu was no exception.It's just that Gu Xiu's table is served with red dates and sweet soup, not wine.
After drinking a cup, the king announced the opening of the banquet in a low voice.
The soft sounds of ritual and music sounded melodious, and the whole palace was filled with joy and celebration.
At this year's palace banquet, the child under the age of one was the focus and stole the limelight.All concubines, concubines, and clan relatives who had given birth to children all came forward to talk to Gu Zhi and his wife about the hard work of raising children.
The adoptive mother, Concubine Xian, who did not even look at her when Gu Zhi left the palace in the past, has transformed into the child's grandmother again, holding the child and smiling from ear to ear.
Gu You, who was originally not very interested, also stretched his neck and looked eagerly: "Seventh brother, what do you think the eldest sister's child will be like?"
"The child born by elder sister will naturally be the same as elder sister." Gu Xiu replied.
"That is, the Buddha blesses the elder sister to give birth to a child that must not look a little like that old thief eagle in Monan, otherwise I will want to beat him when I see him." Gu You hugged his shoulders and talked about Gu Jinyuan's marriage to Monan. , no matter how many years have passed, he still has a grudge.
"Brother Six, do you think it's possible?"
"Then bless elder sister to give birth to a daughter, how nice a girl is." Gu You said while looking forward to a few months later, when Gu Jin returned from Monan holding a white and tender little baby girl, by that time he would So he moved all the flowers in the capital to the princess mansion.
Gu Xiu didn't answer, but he also felt inexplicably yearning.His gentle and beautiful eldest sister brought her newborn daughter back to court to visit her relatives.He wants to take that child to see the best mountains and rivers in the world, the most magnificent scenery, and give her the best everything in the world, just like Gu Jin loves him.
After the palace banquet on New Year's Eve, the new year begins.
Gu Xiu and Han Mochu have been busy in the military camp since the first day of the Lunar New Year, busy supervising the arrival of new soldiers in the camp in early spring and changing the defense at the border.He still went out early and returned late, and didn't even rest for a day, which directly caused all the new year's goods prepared in Zhanwang's mansion to be put on hold.
Aunt Wu, who was so angry that she worked hard to buy new year's goods, yelled in the yard with her hips on her hips: "I don't eat the best fat chicken and duck. What's wrong with spending a day or two at the house for the New Year's Eve? What's so urgent? We can't pass it." Do you want to do it again next year? Thanks to my hard work, the kitchen was full. This year, the vegetable market in Bianjing City was almost trampled to death. Pity me, I almost fought with four or five rough women for two live fish that day. Get up. That's good, I've grown up without eating a bite."
Mrs. Wu is in her 40s, and both her son and her husband died at Mohe Border Pass.On the third day after Gu Xiu went to give her the money, she went to Zhan Wang's Mansion with her bag under her arms, and she didn't want a penny of money, so she forced herself to be the cook in the mansion.Taking care of Gu Xiu like his own son.
In addition to cooking, she also takes care of almost all the muddle-headed lives of the two big men, Gu Xiu and Han Mochu, such as three meals a day, four seasons of clothing, and the magnificent room that can be messed up in Guiyun Palace. Her study room is in perfect order under her care.
Aunt Wu often said that if the two of them hadn't been around in their lives, they probably wouldn't even have noticed that the leader of the Zhan Palace was gone.
Both Gu Xiu and Han Mochu had the illusion that this Aunt Wu was the nemesis sent by Princess Qingzhao for them.
In the yard, Aunt Wu's nagging kept getting into her ears. In the study, Gu Xiu and Han Mochu looked at each other. They obviously mustered up the courage to push the door open, and passed by Aunt Wu in the courtyard as quickly as possible. .
As expected, a new round of nagging rained down on the two of them.
"Hey, hey, he left without eating breakfast? Do you know that the things outside are not clean? What if you eat it later?" Gu Xiu and Han Mochu went out with their whips in their hands, and Aunt Wu followed closely beside them. Follow-up question: "When will you come back today? For dinner or supper, please give me a good word from the master."
"Aunt Wu, we probably won't be coming back today." Han Mochu stood in front of Gu Xiu with a smile to cover him.
"Aren't you coming back again? You've been stuck in the barracks all day long, and the palace is so empty that it's almost haunted, and there's no one around all day long." The sharp-eyed Aunt Wu still caught Gu Xiu's handle: "What's the weather like today? Ah, Your Highness took off the fox fur again! After wearing so little, I rode back to catch the wind! Your Highness! Wait! Put on the fox fur before leaving!"
Taking advantage of Aunt Wu's turning around, Han Mochu and Gu Xiu walked to the gate in a few steps, and they both heaved a sigh of relief when they got on their horses.
"It can be regarded as coming out." Gu Xiu sat on the horseback and rode for a certain distance, then turned sideways and said softly: "Master, I want to eat wonton noodles."
"Your Highness, if Aunt Wu finds out that you don't eat the breakfast she made at home to eat wonton noodles, you'll go to other people's stalls to chatter later."
Mentioning this, Han Mochu couldn't help but think of the soybean milk stand that he brought Gu Xiu to visit last year.Originally, it was because the two of them went to court too early, and they didn't want to make trouble for the government.Unexpectedly, Aunt Wu knew about it, so she insisted on going to other people's stalls every day to check whether there were any defects in each bean, and finally forced them to set up a stall on the street.
"Then, don't let Aunt Wu know, won't it be enough?" Gu Xiu looked at him, obviously making up his mind a long time ago.
"Well, Your Highness, don't confess yourself when you turn around." Han Mochu has been in a good mood these days. Since the emperor ordered him not to choose a concubine with Gu Xiu, his mood has become much smoother. Pressing it over, he can get twice the result with half the effort.
As Gu You's wedding is approaching, Gu Xiu has to go to Gu You's house to help with the management in addition to his busy daily business.
Gu You's fiancée, Xu, is from Suzhou.The family used to be the comprador of the former royal family for several generations, but now that the previous dynasty is lonely, her family is getting richer.Xu's parents originally made a vow when their daughter was born, never to let their daughter be contaminated by the royal family.They didn't want their fate to come today, and they didn't want to do that thing of beating mandarin ducks.
The only requirement is to hope that my daughter can get married according to the wedding customs in Suzhou at that time, and then enter the imperial city to salute and thank her the next day.
Instead of feeling inappropriate, the elderly king found it novel and interesting.As far as he is concerned, as long as he doesn't stay out of the circle, it doesn't matter what kind of marriage it is.
In order to have a wedding that fully complied with Suzhou's wedding customs, Gu You also paid a lot of money to hire a few guests from Suzhou to help with the arrangement.
There is not too much difference between the wedding customs in Suzhou and the wedding customs in Beijing, except that there is a custom of the bride crying for marriage and the groom snatching the marriage when picking up the marriage.
In order to let the groom know that the bride is not easy to marry, he will regard the bride as a treasure in the future.
On the day of welcoming the bride, the male members of the bride's family will guard the gate and question the groom's talents one by one.The female relatives of the bride's family will guard the middle gate and ask one by one about the little things in the boudoir between the husband and wife after they get married in the future.
If the time comes, if the groom can't answer that it's not just the bride, he won't be able to pick him up, and the groom and his accompanying male companions will inevitably be slapped by these female relatives.
It is enough to see that the groom is sincere enough to hand over his daughter.
The Xu family's parents also made it very clear: You have to go through these hurdles if you want to marry my family's treasure.
From the beginning of preparations for this wedding, Gu You wondered from time to time whether this was the retribution for him and his brothers to make things difficult for the son of Alan.
The Xu family had to give him a hard time before it was over.
Two nights before King Ning's wedding.
Ning Wang's mansion was brightly lit.
In the study room in the main hall, the servants who tidied up the arrangement came and went, their feet never touching the floor.Gu Xiu propped his forehead, without saying a word, looked at Gu You, who was reciting makeup poems with his hands shaking his head.
"Don't fan the painting out of the curtain to cover up Chunshan's stagnation. Ruo Dao Ruo Dao..." Gu You got stuck while thinking.
"If a reunion is like a bright moon, sweet-scented osmanthus flowers must bloom inside." Gu Xiu sighed and reminded him coldly.
"Oh...seventh brother...why did you even memorize it?"
"Brother Six, you have recited these four lines of poems no less than thirty times tonight." Gu Xiu propped his forehead helplessly: "I recited them all by myself."
"Then why can't I memorize it? It must be Han Canjun. The make-up reminder poems you found are too difficult. Can you change two more simple ones?" Gu You looked eagerly at Han Mochu who was peeling peanuts: "If not, the next day I can't even enter Xu's courtyard."
"His Royal Highness Ning, the seven urging poems you asked for were given to you half a month ago, and they are all in seven words and four sentences. No matter how simple it is, there is no shorter one." Han Mochu patted the dust on his hands , answered truthfully.
Ever since he heard that there is a custom of making make-up reminder poems for weddings in Suzhou, Gu Xiu begged Han Mochu to find some catchy poems for Gu You.Let him recite it directly when welcoming the relatives when the day comes, and save a lot of trouble.
Who would have thought that this guy would realize that he couldn't recite it at all when he was about to hit the door.
"Then what should I do? I just can't memorize it right now." Gu You scratched his heart and walked around the room, and suddenly grabbed Gu Xiu's shoulder as if grabbing a life-saving straw: "Seventh brother, how about you come back later?" You can carry it for me, will it work?"
"Sixth brother, will you marry or I will marry in the future?" Gu Xiu hugged his shoulders and said in a deep voice.
"Ah!!! I'm dying!!! It's too difficult to get married!!!" Gu You, who had grown up, sat down on the ground and howled again.
Gu You howled twice on the ground, and found that Gu Xiu and Han Mochu were drinking tea and peeling peanuts, and no one paid any attention to him.Then he got up from the ground resentfully, patted the dust off his body, stood in front of Han Mochu, and asked solemnly: "Han Canjun, when you were my seventh brother's young teacher in the past, if my seventh brother couldn't memorize any books, , what did you do in the end?"
"This..." Han Mochu glanced sideways at Gu Xiu, Gu Xiu was still holding the teacup and seemed to turn a deaf ear.But Han Mochu accurately sensed the unnaturalness between Gu Xiu's brows, and then covered his mouth and coughed lightly: "There is a way, but I don't know if it will work or not, and you will have to suffer a little bit, Your Highness Ning Wang."
"It doesn't matter if you suffer. Anyway, a dead horse is now treated as a living horse doctor, as long as you can memorize it and pass the test in the future." Gu You impassionedly rolled up two sleeves, with a heroic look.
"Then..." Han Mochu glanced at Gu Xiu again, this time his four eyes met with Gu Xiu's, and he gave Han Mochu an affirmative look: "Okay then."
After Han Mochu finished speaking, he asked the old lady who cut the red cloth in the house for a wooden ruler, held it in her hand, and signaled with a smile: "His Royal Highness Ning, please memorize it."
"Oh good." Gu You shook his head and began to recite: "Don't fan the painting out of the curtain to cover up the stagnant talents in Chunshan, if you want to reunite, it seems...it seems..."
Gu You recited three and a half sentences and got stuck again. Before Gu Xiu could open his mouth to remind, the wooden ruler in Han Mochu's hand was already on the palm of Gu You's left hand: "What does reunion look like?"
"Ah!" Gu You was so pumped that he immediately jumped up: "Ruodao reunion... reunion... ah!!!"
"What?" Han Mochu smiled and took another stroke, which directly coincided with the first stroke.
"Ruodao reunion is like a bright moon! There must be osmanthus flowers blooming!" Gu You roared and pulled back his left hand, stomping his foot and shaking it to relieve the pain. It took a long time to realize: "It's weird, I really recited it!" .”
"His Royal Highness Ning, do you want to continue?" Han Mochu took the wooden ruler and tapped on his palm one after another: "There are still six poems left to memorize."
While rubbing his swollen and painful palms, Gu You looked hesitantly at the wooden ruler in Han Mochu's hand, gritted his teeth and said, "Forget it, let's die. It's better to be beaten to death by you now than to be laughed to death in the future."
At dusk that day, most of the people in Prince Ning's Mansion heard a very sad movement.
"I will go to Yujing in the past, the first immortal... oh, it hurts!"
"The first immortal, Xu Zhuangtou. Today, I am lucky...fortunately... oh, help me...don't hit me, don't hit me..."
"It's rumored that the candle will be red and pink... Oh, it's not right... It's rumored that the candle will be red and pink, don't make spring in front of the mirror stage. I have memorized Han Canjun, can you put down the ruler first?"
After about an hour or so, Gu You recited the seven Cui Zhuang poems by heart.
"Hiss... If I knew that reciting is so painful, I won't learn to read in my next life." Gu You frowned, soaking one hand in the anti-swelling and pain-reducing potion: "By the way, seventh brother, you always recited like this when you were young." Is it?"
"No."
"Let me just say, if you fight like this, you will be dead long ago."
"What I mean is." Gu Xiu calmly answered, "Han Canjun hit me much harder than you."
Gu You's scalp went numb, and he looked at Han Mochu who was still peeling peanuts with trepidation, and suddenly recalled the deep memory of him when he was young.
wedding day.
Gu You took a team of ceremonial guards to welcome the bride, and walked through the streets and cities, and came to the new house that the Xu family specially bought in Beijing to marry their daughter.
The size of that house is not much smaller than Gu You's county palace, and the decoration is quite gorgeous.According to Xu's parents' wishes, even all the servants in this yard were added to the daughter's dowry list.In addition, she left an old aunt who would manage the house for her daughter to help her with housework after marriage.
Gu You was wearing a bright red wedding dress with a red silk flower in his arms, and happily rolled over and got off the horse. Suddenly, he saw Gu Xiu in full armor and military uniform behind him, and couldn't help asking in a low voice, "Seventh brother, why don't you put on your armor?" What are you doing?"
"You'll find out soon."
Gu You walked in front, Gu Xiu walked in the back, and the welcoming team lined up neatly at the gate of the Xu family's mansion.
The men of the Xu family also stood neatly outside the courtyard, facing Gu Xiu and Gu You, the two princes, without any sign of politeness.
In addition to the few make-up poems that Gu You risked his life to memorize, he also tested a few tricky books, including a biography written by Han Mochu when he was a teenager.Only then did Gu Xiu realize how famous Han Mochu, the son of Yi'an, was among the students of the southern generation.
Gu You basically couldn't answer such a question, Gu Xiu answered a few sentences for him and was stopped.
Seeing that Gu You was about to lose the battle, Gu Xiu quietly took a basket of red envelopes from the crowd behind him, walked up to Gu You calmly, leaned into his ear and said, "Master said today you If you really can't answer, just sprinkle this in the sky."
Gu You nodded knowingly, and took the basket of red envelopes and threw it at the crowd, and the servants and children in the crowd immediately became confused.
Taking advantage of this chaos, Gu Xiu dragged Gu You's arm and squeezed through the crowd to the inner courtyard.A group of menacing female family members waited here early.
The headed female family member is the bride's direct sister-in-law.The lady's surname is Zheng, and she has taken over from Mrs. Xu's class in Xu's house and started to manage the house.Mrs. Zheng has no sisters in her family, and since she got married, she has regarded the bride as her own sister.
Today her younger sister is going to marry the royal family, so it is hard to guarantee that she will not be bullied in the future.It would be better for her to commit the crime of bullying the emperor today, and to bully the little prince first, which can save a lot of trouble in the future.
The question of female relatives is more tricky than that of men.
For example, when a wife is giving birth, what should she do if she encounters danger.What should my wife do after giving birth to daughters one after another?A series of questions that don't even have a serious answer, such as whether the wife can have full power in the inner house.
It forced Gu You to be overwhelmed, and he answered one wrong thing and another wrong one.Seeing that it was past noon, the auspicious time was about to pass.
Gu Xiu suddenly pulled Gu You back a step, and saluted the female relatives: "Ladies, I've offended you."
"Seventh brother, what are you doing?"
Gu Xiu didn't say much, he directly pulled out a beacon bomb from his waist, pulled out the fuse, and the blue smoke went straight to the sky.
After about a breath, the outer courtyard suddenly became noisy.Immediately afterwards, a group of direct soldiers beside Gu Xiu rushed in. Everyone was fully armed and armored, rushing in through the crowd with the momentum of a charge.
The leader, Xiong Hu, with two big red flowers hanging on his chest, grinned and gasped, "Your Highness! The old bear is coming!"
"Okay, stop here." Gu Xiu patted Xiong Hu on the shoulder in a hurry, grabbed Gu You's arm and ran to the inner courtyard, helping people to block the house slaves who tried to stop him, and shouted loudly Said: "Quickly, snatch the bride out."
No matter how many years have passed, the events of that day are still fresh in my memory.
That day, the sun was shining brightly, and a group of flowery female relatives were blocked by a group of rough old men in red flowers.Those soldiers, no matter how kicked and beaten by the group of female relatives, they still regarded death as home and remained motionless.Mrs. Zheng scratched the huge Xionghu because of his solid blocking, and was bitten twice on the arm by someone.
Gu You, who was burdened with a heavy burden and a sense of mission, rushed all the way to the dressing room, and without knowing where the strength came from, he picked up Xu Jingrou and ran away.When passing by Xitang, he didn't even respect the tea, and yelled at Xu and his wife: "King Renben took it away!"
"What kind of rule is this! What kind of reasoning is this! The majestic prince of the country, this is a robbery!" Master Xu obviously did not expect it, and chased him out with a few servants.
It's a pity, those servants with broomsticks are obviously not Gu Xiu's opponents.While apologizing, Gu Xiu said he was offended.He raised his foot and knocked over a servant, ran to Gu You's side in two steps, and shouted at the soldiers who were struggling to support him: "Get out!"
Everyone got orders, and hurriedly followed Gu Xiu to cover Gu You and ran out of the mansion with the bride on his back.
It was only at this moment that the members of the Xu family realized that the custom of snatching relatives in Bianjing City is a real snatching!
Gu You carried the bride on his back, fearing that someone would chase him and stop him, so he simply helped the bride onto the horse's back, and got on the horse himself.
As the team set off, there were sounds of ceremony and music along the way, and joy was melodious.
"Rou'er, how is it? Is your husband majestic today?" Gu You sat on the horse triumphantly with his arms around Xu Jingrou's waist.
"What prestige is prestige? Whose marriage is so obvious?" Xu Jingrou reproached in a low voice through the hijab, "It's all your fault, I was snatched out by you without even crying!"
"It's a pleasure to marry me, why are you crying?" Gu You leaned against Xu Jingrou's body and sniffed the faint fragrance of rouge in her ear: "I'm afraid that I might miss the hour."
"Which bride doesn't cry when she goes out? Who else rides a horse when she gets married? If you let me down, I will take a car."
"What's wrong with riding a horse? This king wants everyone in Bianjing to see how beautiful this king's concubine is."
Gu You straightened up, held Xu Jingrou's hand, and pulled the rein with her.Xu Jingrou stopped struggling and leaned firmly in her husband's arms.From this moment on, she was his wife, and from then on, she was going to be his wife, and she would grow old forever.
At the wedding reception at dusk.
Gu You held a wine glass and toasted to the table. The first toast was Gu Xiu: "Seventh brother, thank you very much for today. I will treat those brothers who robbed me of my marriage to have a drink alone some other day."
"Sixth brother, it's not like you don't know that seventh brother can't drink alcohol." When Gu You's wine glass was brought to Gu Xiu's hand, Gu Yan, who was at the same table, raised his hand to stop him.
At this table, all Gu You's brothers and family members were seated. Except for Jing Yuan Hou Gu, who had not yet been restored, the rest of the princes were all present.
"That's right, the seventh brother has been unable to drink alcohol since he was a child, so it's better to come over with sweet soup like at the palace banquet." Duan Wang Gu Shen also echoed.
"Seventh brother couldn't drink it when he was a child, but now he's an adult. Besides, the fruit wine from the Western Regions is not strong, so it's okay to just drink one glass." Gu You held the wine glass and didn't care. Sometimes he often uses it to quench his thirst, and he is somewhat tipsy after drinking a whole jar.
Gu Xiu took the wine glass and thought about it, but he still raised his head and drank it.
After all, it's a brotherly wedding, no matter how you say it, it's not bad for this glass of wine.
"Seventh brother, how is it? Is this wine okay?" Gu You raised his arm and touched Gu Xiu's shoulder, lowered his voice and said in his ear: "You like to drink, I will quietly pack ten altars for you tonight. , don’t let Han Canjun see it.”
"No, alcohol is not allowed in our army."
As the groom, Gu You was very busy on the wedding night, he greeted Gu Xiu's table, and there were at least a hundred tables outside to entertain.
After Gu You left, Gu Xiu also sat down on the seat, and the maids and servants served food and wine.
After drinking the glass of wine just now, Gu Xiu drank another four or five glasses in succession.The wine was fragrant and sweet, and there was not much taste of it at all. Gu Xiu's mind was still clear after drinking several cups one after another. Except for his cheeks getting hot, Gu Xiu hardly even felt that he had drunk the wine.
Being in today's wedding banquet, Gu Xiu suddenly felt a lot of emotions.
Fengguanxiapei, ten miles of red makeup, to marry the person of his heart.How lucky is this?
What about him?Where is his sweetheart?
He, Gu Xiu, is a prince, a first-rank general of the town, why can't he marry his sweetheart?
Gu Xiu thought about it, then suddenly patted the table and stood up, staring at Han Mochu who was drinking at the military officer's table not far away.
"When you meet your sweetheart, you put him in your arms and say you want to marry him."
Gu Xiu thought about these words in his mind, and prepared to put them into action today with the help of alcohol rushing to the top of his head.
Walked over, put his arms around him, and said he wanted to marry him.
Gu Xiu squinted his eyes, wondering if it was just a moment ago, the whole wedding hall seemed to be spinning, and even Han Mochu's figure was a little blurred.He tried to take another step forward, his feet slumped, and he fell straight down under the eyes of everyone.
"His Royal Highness Zhan Wang! Come quickly! His Royal Highness Zhan Wang has fallen!"
Hearing the screams of a few servants, Han Mochu immediately put down the wine glass in his hand, squeezed through the crowd and walked over.Lifting Gu Xiu's shoulders, he stretched out his hand to check his breath.
The nostrils are steady and the breathing is deep.
Just like when I was a child, I was drunk.
"It's okay, His Royal Highness is just drunk."
Han Mochu raised one of Gu Xiu's arms to help him up. The drunk Gu Xiu couldn't use his strength at all, and leaned limply on Han Mochu's body.
"Seventh brother? What's the matter..." Gu You, who was still greeting the guests just now, also squeezed over. Seeing this scene, he was a little embarrassed for a while: "That, that, hurry up and prepare the car, and send His Royal Highness Zhanwang and Han Go back to the army."
Late at night, in the Palace of the King of War.
Han Mochu carried the unconscious Gu Xiu all the way into the inner courtyard: "Aunt Wu, prepare some hangover soup, His Royal Highness Zhan Wang is drunk."
"It's fine, what's the matter? Who the hell poured wine for His Highness?" Aunt Wu, who had already fallen asleep, heard the movement, hurriedly put on her clothes and got up.
"Your Highness poured it himself." Han Mochu gently put Gu Xiu on his back on the bed, took two deep breaths, and cursed: It's better when I was a child, at least I can hug him.
"Your Highness, wake up, loosen your coat before going to sleep." Han Mochu helped Gu Xiu, who was in a daze, to sit up. How could he not let go of his arm.
"Your Highness, why are you sleeping like this? Be obedient and let go of your hands."
Han Mochu held his temper and patted the back of Gu Xiu's hand.Gu Xiu didn't know whether he was dreaming or waking up, the more Han Mochu coaxed him, the tighter he hugged him.
"Your Highness, let go."
"Um..."
"Your Highness, I can't undress you unless you let go."
"..." Gu Xiu lowered his head, his arms became tighter and tighter.
"Gu Yunchi, have you had enough trouble?" Han Mochu finally put on a straight face, the deterrent power of these words is effective whether Gu Xiu is dreaming or awake.
As soon as Han Mochu finished speaking, Gu Xiu obediently let go of his hand, allowing Han Mochu and him to undress and change into pajamas.
When Gu Xiukuan and Gu Xiukuan were removing their underwear, a small object suddenly fell out of Gu Xiu's clothes.
Han Mochu bent down to pick it up, and it turned out to be the little fox he had broken with Gu Xiu a long time ago.Han Mochu tried his best to recall that on the battlefield of Goguryeo, he happened to see Gu Xiu change his clothes several times, and Gu Xiu would hide an unknown little thing every time.
Now that I think about it, the child is hiding this little fox.
Han Mochu played with the little fox, and couldn't help asking curiously: "Your Highness, tell me, why did you bring the little fox with you?"
Under the dim solitary light, Gu Xiu was half asleep and half awake, and murmured: "Because...I like little foxes...I like...little foxes..."
"Your Highness, what did you say?"
"I like... I like little foxes... I like you..." Gu Xiu still muttered the word "Like" in a daze, like the instinct of a baby crying
like?
how come?
why?
Han Mochu's first reaction was to tell himself that he must have made a mistake.
Because they are mentors and apprentices, confidants, and the two closest people in this world.
They have the most intimate understanding in the world.They still have too many things to do, so much that they don't have time to think about them.
And you shouldn't think about it, you can't think about it.
He is willing to accompany Gu Xiu to any position, and to accompany him to achieve success or retire into the mountains at any time.It was a kind of sympathy between men and men.
Go through fire and water, willingly.
But the word "like" is too heavy, so heavy that he doesn't know how to respond.He comforted himself that maybe he would forget about Gu Xiu when he was older.
He is older, he understands more than Gu Xiu.He can't bring Gu Xiu into obsession, and he can't let the word "like" restrain him and hold Gu Xiu hostage.
He couldn't let these two words become a burden between him and Gu Xiu.These two words cannot be allowed to destroy the firm barrier between them.
The relationship between him and Gu Xiu who shared life and death and depended on each other for good and bad is much more precious than liking these two words.
Han Mochu stroked his chest to calm down for a moment, then put the little fox back to the place where Gu Xiu was hiding next to him, stretched out his hand to stroke Gu Xiu's forehead, and asked softly, "Your Highness, why did you hide the little fox?"
"I... don't want... the little fox to know... I can't let the little fox know." Gu Xiu muttered these words and fell asleep.No matter how Han Mochu yelled, he didn't wake up again.
I don't want the little fox to know.
Little Fox, already knew.
However, the little fox will tell you that he knows nothing.
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Make-up reminder poems appearing in the article: 1. From "Designing Dong Xiucai But Fan" Author: Tang. Li Shangyin.
2. From "Makeup Reminder" Author: Tang Luchu
3. From "Makeup Reminder" Author: Tang Xu Anqi
Gu Hong's idea is very simple, Gu Xiu was born with a pure nature, and originally had no intention of seizing the heir.If it is really matched with a daughter of a wealthy family, it is hard to guarantee that the woman's mother will not have any ideas.
The left and right Gu Xiu didn't have the same thoughts at the moment, and it didn't matter if the man married a few years later, so he told Concubine Li that she didn't have to choose again.
The matter of Gu Xiu's marriage was over.
Yongxi's 21st year, new year.
Princess Qingzhao cannot move because she is pregnant.So he appointed a team of envoys from Monan to bring dozens of boxes of carefully selected leather goods to the court, half of which was given to King Gu Hong and the other half was distributed to the four younger brothers in Beijing.
At the palace banquet on New Year's Eve.
The hall of Hanyuan was decorated with lanterns and festoons, and there was a lot of voices.
Before the king came to the palace, it was time for the princes and relatives of the family to talk about the old days.
It has been three years since Gu Xiu attended New Year's Eve in Hanyuan Hall.Before, he was the most inconspicuous prince in the palace, but now he is the prince with the highest rank among all the princes.Gu Xiu's seat was ranked first among the princes in terms of merit.Han Mochu is Gu Xiu's official, and his seat is arranged behind Gu Xiu's seat.
Gu Xiu at the palace banquet was wearing a full black fox cloak and a red gold python crown on his head.The cloak was thick in needle hair, soft in color, and well cut.Gu Xiu, who was already handsome and upright, became more and more energetic, with a dragon and a phoenix posture.
When Ning Wang Gu You saw it, he couldn't help but tut his tongue: "Seventh brother, you look so handsome in this black fox fur. If those little girls who pushed back their marriages see it, they will definitely regret it."
"Eldest sister sent it over years ago. Today is a palace banquet, otherwise I wouldn't wear fur."
"The elder sister gave it to the elder sister. The elder sister is eccentric. It is always the best for you. I am afraid that you will be mean in Beijing. It is also a younger brother, and it is also an annual gift. How can I have only Three collars?" Gu You curled his lips and touched the white fox collar around his neck, with an angry envious expression on his face.
Gu Xiu glanced at the person and said seriously, "If you like it, I'll trade it with you."
"Why are you so ignorant, you wolf cub? It's not a day or two since the eldest sister has been partial to you." Gu You, who was about to get married, finally gained some adult composure: "Besides, I am your imperial brother, yours and mine. What's the difference?"
This year's Hanyuan Palace banquet was more lively than previous years.The seats of King Xun and King Duan were all set up for husband and wife.
On the head of the Marquis clan, there is a big seat.There are a few exquisite toys on the table, and the fruit snacks are also different from those on the side seats. It is obvious at a glance that they are for Jing Yuan Hou Gu's family.
Jing Yuan Hou Gu Zhi is the eldest son, and that child is the first grandchild of King Gu Hong.It was also the first baby born in this imperial city in nearly 20 years.
The absurd things Jing Yuanhou did many years ago, after all, he still didn't remember this hard-won child.
"Seventh brother, seventh brother, have you prepared a gift for the child?" Before the banquet started, Gu You, who couldn't be idle, always pulled Gu Xiu to talk from time to time.
"It's ready, but it's not a big gift. It's already handed over to Cui Weng before the banquet." Gu Xiu turned his head and glanced at Han Mochu vaguely.
Back then, Gu Zhi was punished to leave the palace because of Han Mochu, although Gu Xiu hadn't figured out how that master Daoyuan missed such a big loophole for so many years.However, time has passed, and in view of the emperor's eldest grandson's face, the emperor's anger towards the eldest son has also subsided by half.
If Gu Zhi makes a comeback one day, then Han Mochu will naturally bear the brunt of it.
At dusk at the end of the night, the lights come on.
The king, Gu Hong, embraced Mr. Nan Xi, who was dressed in fine clothes, and took a seat in the hall.
The old eunuch Cui Shang loudly proclaimed the decree, Zhun Jingyuan and Gu Zhi's family went to the hall.
After a few years of separation, Gu Zhi lost the pride of being the eldest son in the palace in the past, and his face was thin, like a knife.The fine stitches of the fine clothes on her body were also rough, it looked like they were roughed out, it was so humble that she didn't look like a person in the palace at all.
The imperial concubine beside her was also dressed in plain clothes, holding a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes in her arms.
A family of three stood in the hall, bowed and saluted King Gu Hong.
Gu Hong raised his hand to allow the couple to level up, and then ordered Cui Shang to carry the child up to the high platform, and coaxed him with Nan Xi who was beside him. The baby was quite playful, and the king didn't cry when he hugged him, and held onto Gu Hong's fingers Grinning and babbling.The king who was over fifty was overjoyed and said softly: "This child is white and tender, how about I name him Yurong?"
"Thank you, father, for the name! My son is grateful for the grace of heaven." Gu Zhi pulled his wife to kneel and bowed his head to thank him,
The scene of father's kindness and son's filial piety moved all bystanders.They all raised their glasses to congratulate the king, Gu Xiu was no exception.It's just that Gu Xiu's table is served with red dates and sweet soup, not wine.
After drinking a cup, the king announced the opening of the banquet in a low voice.
The soft sounds of ritual and music sounded melodious, and the whole palace was filled with joy and celebration.
At this year's palace banquet, the child under the age of one was the focus and stole the limelight.All concubines, concubines, and clan relatives who had given birth to children all came forward to talk to Gu Zhi and his wife about the hard work of raising children.
The adoptive mother, Concubine Xian, who did not even look at her when Gu Zhi left the palace in the past, has transformed into the child's grandmother again, holding the child and smiling from ear to ear.
Gu You, who was originally not very interested, also stretched his neck and looked eagerly: "Seventh brother, what do you think the eldest sister's child will be like?"
"The child born by elder sister will naturally be the same as elder sister." Gu Xiu replied.
"That is, the Buddha blesses the elder sister to give birth to a child that must not look a little like that old thief eagle in Monan, otherwise I will want to beat him when I see him." Gu You hugged his shoulders and talked about Gu Jinyuan's marriage to Monan. , no matter how many years have passed, he still has a grudge.
"Brother Six, do you think it's possible?"
"Then bless elder sister to give birth to a daughter, how nice a girl is." Gu You said while looking forward to a few months later, when Gu Jin returned from Monan holding a white and tender little baby girl, by that time he would So he moved all the flowers in the capital to the princess mansion.
Gu Xiu didn't answer, but he also felt inexplicably yearning.His gentle and beautiful eldest sister brought her newborn daughter back to court to visit her relatives.He wants to take that child to see the best mountains and rivers in the world, the most magnificent scenery, and give her the best everything in the world, just like Gu Jin loves him.
After the palace banquet on New Year's Eve, the new year begins.
Gu Xiu and Han Mochu have been busy in the military camp since the first day of the Lunar New Year, busy supervising the arrival of new soldiers in the camp in early spring and changing the defense at the border.He still went out early and returned late, and didn't even rest for a day, which directly caused all the new year's goods prepared in Zhanwang's mansion to be put on hold.
Aunt Wu, who was so angry that she worked hard to buy new year's goods, yelled in the yard with her hips on her hips: "I don't eat the best fat chicken and duck. What's wrong with spending a day or two at the house for the New Year's Eve? What's so urgent? We can't pass it." Do you want to do it again next year? Thanks to my hard work, the kitchen was full. This year, the vegetable market in Bianjing City was almost trampled to death. Pity me, I almost fought with four or five rough women for two live fish that day. Get up. That's good, I've grown up without eating a bite."
Mrs. Wu is in her 40s, and both her son and her husband died at Mohe Border Pass.On the third day after Gu Xiu went to give her the money, she went to Zhan Wang's Mansion with her bag under her arms, and she didn't want a penny of money, so she forced herself to be the cook in the mansion.Taking care of Gu Xiu like his own son.
In addition to cooking, she also takes care of almost all the muddle-headed lives of the two big men, Gu Xiu and Han Mochu, such as three meals a day, four seasons of clothing, and the magnificent room that can be messed up in Guiyun Palace. Her study room is in perfect order under her care.
Aunt Wu often said that if the two of them hadn't been around in their lives, they probably wouldn't even have noticed that the leader of the Zhan Palace was gone.
Both Gu Xiu and Han Mochu had the illusion that this Aunt Wu was the nemesis sent by Princess Qingzhao for them.
In the yard, Aunt Wu's nagging kept getting into her ears. In the study, Gu Xiu and Han Mochu looked at each other. They obviously mustered up the courage to push the door open, and passed by Aunt Wu in the courtyard as quickly as possible. .
As expected, a new round of nagging rained down on the two of them.
"Hey, hey, he left without eating breakfast? Do you know that the things outside are not clean? What if you eat it later?" Gu Xiu and Han Mochu went out with their whips in their hands, and Aunt Wu followed closely beside them. Follow-up question: "When will you come back today? For dinner or supper, please give me a good word from the master."
"Aunt Wu, we probably won't be coming back today." Han Mochu stood in front of Gu Xiu with a smile to cover him.
"Aren't you coming back again? You've been stuck in the barracks all day long, and the palace is so empty that it's almost haunted, and there's no one around all day long." The sharp-eyed Aunt Wu still caught Gu Xiu's handle: "What's the weather like today? Ah, Your Highness took off the fox fur again! After wearing so little, I rode back to catch the wind! Your Highness! Wait! Put on the fox fur before leaving!"
Taking advantage of Aunt Wu's turning around, Han Mochu and Gu Xiu walked to the gate in a few steps, and they both heaved a sigh of relief when they got on their horses.
"It can be regarded as coming out." Gu Xiu sat on the horseback and rode for a certain distance, then turned sideways and said softly: "Master, I want to eat wonton noodles."
"Your Highness, if Aunt Wu finds out that you don't eat the breakfast she made at home to eat wonton noodles, you'll go to other people's stalls to chatter later."
Mentioning this, Han Mochu couldn't help but think of the soybean milk stand that he brought Gu Xiu to visit last year.Originally, it was because the two of them went to court too early, and they didn't want to make trouble for the government.Unexpectedly, Aunt Wu knew about it, so she insisted on going to other people's stalls every day to check whether there were any defects in each bean, and finally forced them to set up a stall on the street.
"Then, don't let Aunt Wu know, won't it be enough?" Gu Xiu looked at him, obviously making up his mind a long time ago.
"Well, Your Highness, don't confess yourself when you turn around." Han Mochu has been in a good mood these days. Since the emperor ordered him not to choose a concubine with Gu Xiu, his mood has become much smoother. Pressing it over, he can get twice the result with half the effort.
As Gu You's wedding is approaching, Gu Xiu has to go to Gu You's house to help with the management in addition to his busy daily business.
Gu You's fiancée, Xu, is from Suzhou.The family used to be the comprador of the former royal family for several generations, but now that the previous dynasty is lonely, her family is getting richer.Xu's parents originally made a vow when their daughter was born, never to let their daughter be contaminated by the royal family.They didn't want their fate to come today, and they didn't want to do that thing of beating mandarin ducks.
The only requirement is to hope that my daughter can get married according to the wedding customs in Suzhou at that time, and then enter the imperial city to salute and thank her the next day.
Instead of feeling inappropriate, the elderly king found it novel and interesting.As far as he is concerned, as long as he doesn't stay out of the circle, it doesn't matter what kind of marriage it is.
In order to have a wedding that fully complied with Suzhou's wedding customs, Gu You also paid a lot of money to hire a few guests from Suzhou to help with the arrangement.
There is not too much difference between the wedding customs in Suzhou and the wedding customs in Beijing, except that there is a custom of the bride crying for marriage and the groom snatching the marriage when picking up the marriage.
In order to let the groom know that the bride is not easy to marry, he will regard the bride as a treasure in the future.
On the day of welcoming the bride, the male members of the bride's family will guard the gate and question the groom's talents one by one.The female relatives of the bride's family will guard the middle gate and ask one by one about the little things in the boudoir between the husband and wife after they get married in the future.
If the time comes, if the groom can't answer that it's not just the bride, he won't be able to pick him up, and the groom and his accompanying male companions will inevitably be slapped by these female relatives.
It is enough to see that the groom is sincere enough to hand over his daughter.
The Xu family's parents also made it very clear: You have to go through these hurdles if you want to marry my family's treasure.
From the beginning of preparations for this wedding, Gu You wondered from time to time whether this was the retribution for him and his brothers to make things difficult for the son of Alan.
The Xu family had to give him a hard time before it was over.
Two nights before King Ning's wedding.
Ning Wang's mansion was brightly lit.
In the study room in the main hall, the servants who tidied up the arrangement came and went, their feet never touching the floor.Gu Xiu propped his forehead, without saying a word, looked at Gu You, who was reciting makeup poems with his hands shaking his head.
"Don't fan the painting out of the curtain to cover up Chunshan's stagnation. Ruo Dao Ruo Dao..." Gu You got stuck while thinking.
"If a reunion is like a bright moon, sweet-scented osmanthus flowers must bloom inside." Gu Xiu sighed and reminded him coldly.
"Oh...seventh brother...why did you even memorize it?"
"Brother Six, you have recited these four lines of poems no less than thirty times tonight." Gu Xiu propped his forehead helplessly: "I recited them all by myself."
"Then why can't I memorize it? It must be Han Canjun. The make-up reminder poems you found are too difficult. Can you change two more simple ones?" Gu You looked eagerly at Han Mochu who was peeling peanuts: "If not, the next day I can't even enter Xu's courtyard."
"His Royal Highness Ning, the seven urging poems you asked for were given to you half a month ago, and they are all in seven words and four sentences. No matter how simple it is, there is no shorter one." Han Mochu patted the dust on his hands , answered truthfully.
Ever since he heard that there is a custom of making make-up reminder poems for weddings in Suzhou, Gu Xiu begged Han Mochu to find some catchy poems for Gu You.Let him recite it directly when welcoming the relatives when the day comes, and save a lot of trouble.
Who would have thought that this guy would realize that he couldn't recite it at all when he was about to hit the door.
"Then what should I do? I just can't memorize it right now." Gu You scratched his heart and walked around the room, and suddenly grabbed Gu Xiu's shoulder as if grabbing a life-saving straw: "Seventh brother, how about you come back later?" You can carry it for me, will it work?"
"Sixth brother, will you marry or I will marry in the future?" Gu Xiu hugged his shoulders and said in a deep voice.
"Ah!!! I'm dying!!! It's too difficult to get married!!!" Gu You, who had grown up, sat down on the ground and howled again.
Gu You howled twice on the ground, and found that Gu Xiu and Han Mochu were drinking tea and peeling peanuts, and no one paid any attention to him.Then he got up from the ground resentfully, patted the dust off his body, stood in front of Han Mochu, and asked solemnly: "Han Canjun, when you were my seventh brother's young teacher in the past, if my seventh brother couldn't memorize any books, , what did you do in the end?"
"This..." Han Mochu glanced sideways at Gu Xiu, Gu Xiu was still holding the teacup and seemed to turn a deaf ear.But Han Mochu accurately sensed the unnaturalness between Gu Xiu's brows, and then covered his mouth and coughed lightly: "There is a way, but I don't know if it will work or not, and you will have to suffer a little bit, Your Highness Ning Wang."
"It doesn't matter if you suffer. Anyway, a dead horse is now treated as a living horse doctor, as long as you can memorize it and pass the test in the future." Gu You impassionedly rolled up two sleeves, with a heroic look.
"Then..." Han Mochu glanced at Gu Xiu again, this time his four eyes met with Gu Xiu's, and he gave Han Mochu an affirmative look: "Okay then."
After Han Mochu finished speaking, he asked the old lady who cut the red cloth in the house for a wooden ruler, held it in her hand, and signaled with a smile: "His Royal Highness Ning, please memorize it."
"Oh good." Gu You shook his head and began to recite: "Don't fan the painting out of the curtain to cover up the stagnant talents in Chunshan, if you want to reunite, it seems...it seems..."
Gu You recited three and a half sentences and got stuck again. Before Gu Xiu could open his mouth to remind, the wooden ruler in Han Mochu's hand was already on the palm of Gu You's left hand: "What does reunion look like?"
"Ah!" Gu You was so pumped that he immediately jumped up: "Ruodao reunion... reunion... ah!!!"
"What?" Han Mochu smiled and took another stroke, which directly coincided with the first stroke.
"Ruodao reunion is like a bright moon! There must be osmanthus flowers blooming!" Gu You roared and pulled back his left hand, stomping his foot and shaking it to relieve the pain. It took a long time to realize: "It's weird, I really recited it!" .”
"His Royal Highness Ning, do you want to continue?" Han Mochu took the wooden ruler and tapped on his palm one after another: "There are still six poems left to memorize."
While rubbing his swollen and painful palms, Gu You looked hesitantly at the wooden ruler in Han Mochu's hand, gritted his teeth and said, "Forget it, let's die. It's better to be beaten to death by you now than to be laughed to death in the future."
At dusk that day, most of the people in Prince Ning's Mansion heard a very sad movement.
"I will go to Yujing in the past, the first immortal... oh, it hurts!"
"The first immortal, Xu Zhuangtou. Today, I am lucky...fortunately... oh, help me...don't hit me, don't hit me..."
"It's rumored that the candle will be red and pink... Oh, it's not right... It's rumored that the candle will be red and pink, don't make spring in front of the mirror stage. I have memorized Han Canjun, can you put down the ruler first?"
After about an hour or so, Gu You recited the seven Cui Zhuang poems by heart.
"Hiss... If I knew that reciting is so painful, I won't learn to read in my next life." Gu You frowned, soaking one hand in the anti-swelling and pain-reducing potion: "By the way, seventh brother, you always recited like this when you were young." Is it?"
"No."
"Let me just say, if you fight like this, you will be dead long ago."
"What I mean is." Gu Xiu calmly answered, "Han Canjun hit me much harder than you."
Gu You's scalp went numb, and he looked at Han Mochu who was still peeling peanuts with trepidation, and suddenly recalled the deep memory of him when he was young.
wedding day.
Gu You took a team of ceremonial guards to welcome the bride, and walked through the streets and cities, and came to the new house that the Xu family specially bought in Beijing to marry their daughter.
The size of that house is not much smaller than Gu You's county palace, and the decoration is quite gorgeous.According to Xu's parents' wishes, even all the servants in this yard were added to the daughter's dowry list.In addition, she left an old aunt who would manage the house for her daughter to help her with housework after marriage.
Gu You was wearing a bright red wedding dress with a red silk flower in his arms, and happily rolled over and got off the horse. Suddenly, he saw Gu Xiu in full armor and military uniform behind him, and couldn't help asking in a low voice, "Seventh brother, why don't you put on your armor?" What are you doing?"
"You'll find out soon."
Gu You walked in front, Gu Xiu walked in the back, and the welcoming team lined up neatly at the gate of the Xu family's mansion.
The men of the Xu family also stood neatly outside the courtyard, facing Gu Xiu and Gu You, the two princes, without any sign of politeness.
In addition to the few make-up poems that Gu You risked his life to memorize, he also tested a few tricky books, including a biography written by Han Mochu when he was a teenager.Only then did Gu Xiu realize how famous Han Mochu, the son of Yi'an, was among the students of the southern generation.
Gu You basically couldn't answer such a question, Gu Xiu answered a few sentences for him and was stopped.
Seeing that Gu You was about to lose the battle, Gu Xiu quietly took a basket of red envelopes from the crowd behind him, walked up to Gu You calmly, leaned into his ear and said, "Master said today you If you really can't answer, just sprinkle this in the sky."
Gu You nodded knowingly, and took the basket of red envelopes and threw it at the crowd, and the servants and children in the crowd immediately became confused.
Taking advantage of this chaos, Gu Xiu dragged Gu You's arm and squeezed through the crowd to the inner courtyard.A group of menacing female family members waited here early.
The headed female family member is the bride's direct sister-in-law.The lady's surname is Zheng, and she has taken over from Mrs. Xu's class in Xu's house and started to manage the house.Mrs. Zheng has no sisters in her family, and since she got married, she has regarded the bride as her own sister.
Today her younger sister is going to marry the royal family, so it is hard to guarantee that she will not be bullied in the future.It would be better for her to commit the crime of bullying the emperor today, and to bully the little prince first, which can save a lot of trouble in the future.
The question of female relatives is more tricky than that of men.
For example, when a wife is giving birth, what should she do if she encounters danger.What should my wife do after giving birth to daughters one after another?A series of questions that don't even have a serious answer, such as whether the wife can have full power in the inner house.
It forced Gu You to be overwhelmed, and he answered one wrong thing and another wrong one.Seeing that it was past noon, the auspicious time was about to pass.
Gu Xiu suddenly pulled Gu You back a step, and saluted the female relatives: "Ladies, I've offended you."
"Seventh brother, what are you doing?"
Gu Xiu didn't say much, he directly pulled out a beacon bomb from his waist, pulled out the fuse, and the blue smoke went straight to the sky.
After about a breath, the outer courtyard suddenly became noisy.Immediately afterwards, a group of direct soldiers beside Gu Xiu rushed in. Everyone was fully armed and armored, rushing in through the crowd with the momentum of a charge.
The leader, Xiong Hu, with two big red flowers hanging on his chest, grinned and gasped, "Your Highness! The old bear is coming!"
"Okay, stop here." Gu Xiu patted Xiong Hu on the shoulder in a hurry, grabbed Gu You's arm and ran to the inner courtyard, helping people to block the house slaves who tried to stop him, and shouted loudly Said: "Quickly, snatch the bride out."
No matter how many years have passed, the events of that day are still fresh in my memory.
That day, the sun was shining brightly, and a group of flowery female relatives were blocked by a group of rough old men in red flowers.Those soldiers, no matter how kicked and beaten by the group of female relatives, they still regarded death as home and remained motionless.Mrs. Zheng scratched the huge Xionghu because of his solid blocking, and was bitten twice on the arm by someone.
Gu You, who was burdened with a heavy burden and a sense of mission, rushed all the way to the dressing room, and without knowing where the strength came from, he picked up Xu Jingrou and ran away.When passing by Xitang, he didn't even respect the tea, and yelled at Xu and his wife: "King Renben took it away!"
"What kind of rule is this! What kind of reasoning is this! The majestic prince of the country, this is a robbery!" Master Xu obviously did not expect it, and chased him out with a few servants.
It's a pity, those servants with broomsticks are obviously not Gu Xiu's opponents.While apologizing, Gu Xiu said he was offended.He raised his foot and knocked over a servant, ran to Gu You's side in two steps, and shouted at the soldiers who were struggling to support him: "Get out!"
Everyone got orders, and hurriedly followed Gu Xiu to cover Gu You and ran out of the mansion with the bride on his back.
It was only at this moment that the members of the Xu family realized that the custom of snatching relatives in Bianjing City is a real snatching!
Gu You carried the bride on his back, fearing that someone would chase him and stop him, so he simply helped the bride onto the horse's back, and got on the horse himself.
As the team set off, there were sounds of ceremony and music along the way, and joy was melodious.
"Rou'er, how is it? Is your husband majestic today?" Gu You sat on the horse triumphantly with his arms around Xu Jingrou's waist.
"What prestige is prestige? Whose marriage is so obvious?" Xu Jingrou reproached in a low voice through the hijab, "It's all your fault, I was snatched out by you without even crying!"
"It's a pleasure to marry me, why are you crying?" Gu You leaned against Xu Jingrou's body and sniffed the faint fragrance of rouge in her ear: "I'm afraid that I might miss the hour."
"Which bride doesn't cry when she goes out? Who else rides a horse when she gets married? If you let me down, I will take a car."
"What's wrong with riding a horse? This king wants everyone in Bianjing to see how beautiful this king's concubine is."
Gu You straightened up, held Xu Jingrou's hand, and pulled the rein with her.Xu Jingrou stopped struggling and leaned firmly in her husband's arms.From this moment on, she was his wife, and from then on, she was going to be his wife, and she would grow old forever.
At the wedding reception at dusk.
Gu You held a wine glass and toasted to the table. The first toast was Gu Xiu: "Seventh brother, thank you very much for today. I will treat those brothers who robbed me of my marriage to have a drink alone some other day."
"Sixth brother, it's not like you don't know that seventh brother can't drink alcohol." When Gu You's wine glass was brought to Gu Xiu's hand, Gu Yan, who was at the same table, raised his hand to stop him.
At this table, all Gu You's brothers and family members were seated. Except for Jing Yuan Hou Gu, who had not yet been restored, the rest of the princes were all present.
"That's right, the seventh brother has been unable to drink alcohol since he was a child, so it's better to come over with sweet soup like at the palace banquet." Duan Wang Gu Shen also echoed.
"Seventh brother couldn't drink it when he was a child, but now he's an adult. Besides, the fruit wine from the Western Regions is not strong, so it's okay to just drink one glass." Gu You held the wine glass and didn't care. Sometimes he often uses it to quench his thirst, and he is somewhat tipsy after drinking a whole jar.
Gu Xiu took the wine glass and thought about it, but he still raised his head and drank it.
After all, it's a brotherly wedding, no matter how you say it, it's not bad for this glass of wine.
"Seventh brother, how is it? Is this wine okay?" Gu You raised his arm and touched Gu Xiu's shoulder, lowered his voice and said in his ear: "You like to drink, I will quietly pack ten altars for you tonight. , don’t let Han Canjun see it.”
"No, alcohol is not allowed in our army."
As the groom, Gu You was very busy on the wedding night, he greeted Gu Xiu's table, and there were at least a hundred tables outside to entertain.
After Gu You left, Gu Xiu also sat down on the seat, and the maids and servants served food and wine.
After drinking the glass of wine just now, Gu Xiu drank another four or five glasses in succession.The wine was fragrant and sweet, and there was not much taste of it at all. Gu Xiu's mind was still clear after drinking several cups one after another. Except for his cheeks getting hot, Gu Xiu hardly even felt that he had drunk the wine.
Being in today's wedding banquet, Gu Xiu suddenly felt a lot of emotions.
Fengguanxiapei, ten miles of red makeup, to marry the person of his heart.How lucky is this?
What about him?Where is his sweetheart?
He, Gu Xiu, is a prince, a first-rank general of the town, why can't he marry his sweetheart?
Gu Xiu thought about it, then suddenly patted the table and stood up, staring at Han Mochu who was drinking at the military officer's table not far away.
"When you meet your sweetheart, you put him in your arms and say you want to marry him."
Gu Xiu thought about these words in his mind, and prepared to put them into action today with the help of alcohol rushing to the top of his head.
Walked over, put his arms around him, and said he wanted to marry him.
Gu Xiu squinted his eyes, wondering if it was just a moment ago, the whole wedding hall seemed to be spinning, and even Han Mochu's figure was a little blurred.He tried to take another step forward, his feet slumped, and he fell straight down under the eyes of everyone.
"His Royal Highness Zhan Wang! Come quickly! His Royal Highness Zhan Wang has fallen!"
Hearing the screams of a few servants, Han Mochu immediately put down the wine glass in his hand, squeezed through the crowd and walked over.Lifting Gu Xiu's shoulders, he stretched out his hand to check his breath.
The nostrils are steady and the breathing is deep.
Just like when I was a child, I was drunk.
"It's okay, His Royal Highness is just drunk."
Han Mochu raised one of Gu Xiu's arms to help him up. The drunk Gu Xiu couldn't use his strength at all, and leaned limply on Han Mochu's body.
"Seventh brother? What's the matter..." Gu You, who was still greeting the guests just now, also squeezed over. Seeing this scene, he was a little embarrassed for a while: "That, that, hurry up and prepare the car, and send His Royal Highness Zhanwang and Han Go back to the army."
Late at night, in the Palace of the King of War.
Han Mochu carried the unconscious Gu Xiu all the way into the inner courtyard: "Aunt Wu, prepare some hangover soup, His Royal Highness Zhan Wang is drunk."
"It's fine, what's the matter? Who the hell poured wine for His Highness?" Aunt Wu, who had already fallen asleep, heard the movement, hurriedly put on her clothes and got up.
"Your Highness poured it himself." Han Mochu gently put Gu Xiu on his back on the bed, took two deep breaths, and cursed: It's better when I was a child, at least I can hug him.
"Your Highness, wake up, loosen your coat before going to sleep." Han Mochu helped Gu Xiu, who was in a daze, to sit up. How could he not let go of his arm.
"Your Highness, why are you sleeping like this? Be obedient and let go of your hands."
Han Mochu held his temper and patted the back of Gu Xiu's hand.Gu Xiu didn't know whether he was dreaming or waking up, the more Han Mochu coaxed him, the tighter he hugged him.
"Your Highness, let go."
"Um..."
"Your Highness, I can't undress you unless you let go."
"..." Gu Xiu lowered his head, his arms became tighter and tighter.
"Gu Yunchi, have you had enough trouble?" Han Mochu finally put on a straight face, the deterrent power of these words is effective whether Gu Xiu is dreaming or awake.
As soon as Han Mochu finished speaking, Gu Xiu obediently let go of his hand, allowing Han Mochu and him to undress and change into pajamas.
When Gu Xiukuan and Gu Xiukuan were removing their underwear, a small object suddenly fell out of Gu Xiu's clothes.
Han Mochu bent down to pick it up, and it turned out to be the little fox he had broken with Gu Xiu a long time ago.Han Mochu tried his best to recall that on the battlefield of Goguryeo, he happened to see Gu Xiu change his clothes several times, and Gu Xiu would hide an unknown little thing every time.
Now that I think about it, the child is hiding this little fox.
Han Mochu played with the little fox, and couldn't help asking curiously: "Your Highness, tell me, why did you bring the little fox with you?"
Under the dim solitary light, Gu Xiu was half asleep and half awake, and murmured: "Because...I like little foxes...I like...little foxes..."
"Your Highness, what did you say?"
"I like... I like little foxes... I like you..." Gu Xiu still muttered the word "Like" in a daze, like the instinct of a baby crying
like?
how come?
why?
Han Mochu's first reaction was to tell himself that he must have made a mistake.
Because they are mentors and apprentices, confidants, and the two closest people in this world.
They have the most intimate understanding in the world.They still have too many things to do, so much that they don't have time to think about them.
And you shouldn't think about it, you can't think about it.
He is willing to accompany Gu Xiu to any position, and to accompany him to achieve success or retire into the mountains at any time.It was a kind of sympathy between men and men.
Go through fire and water, willingly.
But the word "like" is too heavy, so heavy that he doesn't know how to respond.He comforted himself that maybe he would forget about Gu Xiu when he was older.
He is older, he understands more than Gu Xiu.He can't bring Gu Xiu into obsession, and he can't let the word "like" restrain him and hold Gu Xiu hostage.
He couldn't let these two words become a burden between him and Gu Xiu.These two words cannot be allowed to destroy the firm barrier between them.
The relationship between him and Gu Xiu who shared life and death and depended on each other for good and bad is much more precious than liking these two words.
Han Mochu stroked his chest to calm down for a moment, then put the little fox back to the place where Gu Xiu was hiding next to him, stretched out his hand to stroke Gu Xiu's forehead, and asked softly, "Your Highness, why did you hide the little fox?"
"I... don't want... the little fox to know... I can't let the little fox know." Gu Xiu muttered these words and fell asleep.No matter how Han Mochu yelled, he didn't wake up again.
I don't want the little fox to know.
Little Fox, already knew.
However, the little fox will tell you that he knows nothing.
The author has something to say:
Make-up reminder poems appearing in the article: 1. From "Designing Dong Xiucai But Fan" Author: Tang. Li Shangyin.
2. From "Makeup Reminder" Author: Tang Luchu
3. From "Makeup Reminder" Author: Tang Xu Anqi
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