Chapter 27: Festival of the Hunt

Chapter 27: Festival of the Hunt

The other ladies left with their daughters first, and Liang Shi and Gu Yuqi were also ready to leave. They were invited by the Princess Mansion to another Accord when they left the door of the warm pavilion.

Liang Shi was a little uneasy, but Gu Yuqi was there with the old god, and the princess should be rewarded.

Sure enough, there are already doctors from the Princess Palace waiting in the Accord. Gu Yuqi suffered only skin trauma and did not need to work as a royal doctor.

The doctor carefully cleaned Gu Yuqi's wound, put medicine on it, and bandaged it. When everything was settled, Princess Pinghu walked into the Accord with two maids.

Liang Shi and Gu Yuqi stood up and saluted, and were supported by the princess. The princess carefully looked at Gu Yuqi's wound that had already been wrapped, and smiled, "I just know that this palace has wronged you two. Many, if this palace is biased towards you, I am afraid it will cause something else."

Liang Shi hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you, Her Royal Highness."

"Actually, people with discernment can understand what's going on at a glance." The princess waved her hand and said pleasantly. "But more is worse than less. Less is worse than nothing."

"What the princess said is very true." Although Mrs. Liang said that, she was very unhappy in her heart. This Princess Pinghu is also a woman who can stand and talk without a backache. If it was her daughter who was wronged today, then it is estimated that It won't end so easily.

However, this Princess Pinghu is a little pitiful. She is nearly half a hundred years old, but she has no children around her, and she can't experience the feeling of a mother protecting her daughter.

"It's also Ben Gong and your mother and daughter, especially the child Yuqi." The princess knew that Liang was still a little resentful, and then said, "It's better to let Yuqi come to the princess' mansion to play in the future." After she finished speaking to the maid behind her With a wink, the maid presented a tray in her hand. "This is given to you by this palace." She used her well-maintained hands to undo the brocade covering the tray, took a piece of jade pendant, and hung the jade pendant on Gu Yuqi's waist with her own hands. "This is the waist badge of my Princess Mansion. If you want to come to the Princess Mansion in the future, you can always do it. Don't underestimate this jade pendant. As long as it is in the boundary of the capital, this jade pendant is very useful. Although this thing is not worth it. The things bestowed by the emperor are also extremely precious, you must take good care of them and do not lose them, otherwise this palace will not forgive me." The princess smiled half-advisingly and half-threateningly.

Gu Yuqi knows the goods, and naturally knows what the jade pendant given by the princess represents. Don't think that the princess is an empty position. The Princess Pinghu in front of her is the only princess in the Qi Dynasty who has a fief within the capital. You can see her high status. As long as it is in Beijing. Within the scope of the princess' fief, the person holding this jade pendant can freely enter and leave any place, including the six yamen. Usually, such a princess with jade pendant would not easily agree to others. Gu Yuqi was a little confused, why would the princess have such a good eye on her who had just met once, and handed such an important thing into her hands.

Is it really because he likes her?

How can it be!

In the last life, Zhang Wanyi also had such a princess jade pendant, so she could go in and out of the princess mansion at will, as well as the Hanlin Academy and the Liubu Yamen. Among the many noble ladies, she was simply beautiful, and she was jealous of it back then. It's a pity that there's no way, the previous princess didn't even look at her, let alone give her a jade pendant.

Needless to say, the jade pendant gifted by the princess to the princess mansion. That is, the princess has already regarded her as her own.

Gu Yuqi felt a little dumbfounded for a moment. Although she had a premonition that the princess would be rewarded for leaving them alone, she did not expect such a big surprise. She suddenly felt a little heavy on her waist, as if the jade pendant was too heavy.

Gu Yuqi wanted to shirk what she tried so hard to get in her last life. In this life, she got it without much effort, but she felt as if she had taken a hot potato and wanted to throw it away immediately.

what is this? This is to announce that she will not be involved with these royal family and nobles in the future! She was afraid to avoid it!

It's just that Gu Yuqi was about to return the jade pendant when she saw the princess wave her hand, "Okay, it's getting late, and Yuqi's injury on her hand has to be taken care of, so you should hurry back to the mansion as soon as possible." After she left first, she didn't even give Gu Yuqi a chance to repent.

I rely on ah! What is this!

Although Liang's only came to the capital not long ago, she also knew the power of the princess' mansion. She was very happy when her daughter received the jade pendant from the princess.

In the far corridor, the maid next to the princess accompanied Princess Pinghu to watch the backs of Liang's mother and daughter leave, and asked inexplicably, "Why did Your Highness hand over such an important token to the man in the Hou residence before we met. 's daughter-in-law?"

Princess Pinghu showed a meaningful smile, "Have you ever seen three princes fall in love with a girl at the same time?"

The maid pondered for a moment, and then snorted.

Others may not pay attention, but Princess Pinghu, who was born and raised in the palace, can't watch the six roads and listen to all directions. In the warm pavilion, Gu Yuqi's neither humble nor arrogant is admirable, her calmness, and Zhang Wanyi's unexpected defection, turned the originally one-sided situation over in an instant. This kind of intelligence and bearing is not something ordinary noble girls can do. Originally, she thought it was Gu Yuqi who pushed the three people into the water, but after thinking about it carefully, she was as smart as she remembered it. What surprised her the most was that Yun Yi's eyes never looked away since Gu Yuqi entered the warm pavilion. His Royal Highness was cautious in his words and deeds since he was a child, and he also looked at her a few more times. Qi Yunke, although he has been covering up, but as long as he pays more attention, he can see that his eyes have always been on Gu Yuqi. Interesting! As an aunt, it was the first time she saw three princes pay attention to one girl at the same time. Pounds per bar.

At such a young age, if Gu Yuqi can really push the two sisters of the Zhao family into the water, it should not be underestimated. At least this martial arts foundation is still a little bit. I'm afraid that the bet, His Royal Highness, is likely to lose. As for how much weight Gu Yuqi has, we will have to wait until hunting.

"But isn't Your Highness afraid that this young lady will show off with the jade pendant of the Princess Mansion?" the maid asked again.

"What Ben Gong has given out can be taken back naturally. By the way, I will order someone to give Zhang Wanyi a jade pendant as well. Ben Gong will not go there in person." Princess Pinghu said in a manic voice, "Oh, I'm so tired. I will tell the imperial doctor not to leave, and I will also ask for a Ping An pulse for this palace." Princess Pinghu turned around and left slowly after speaking.

Gu Yuqi, who returned to the Hou Mansion, was sleepless all night. After dealing with the incident of falling into the water, Yun Ke's voice of Gu Cairen resounded in her ears like a nightmare. And what happened to that inexplicable talented girl's name? Gu Yuqi tossed and turned on the bed, like a fish being grilled on the fire. This guy is actually reborn! The idea grew in her mind like weeds, and it kept her up at night. How to do? Most of the time you can't dodge! With his temperament, he would never deliberately stay on the shore and wait for him. If he did, it would mean that he would not let himself go!

I'm going big! Gu Yuqi was so annoyed that she wanted to dismantle the bed. She thought about it for a whole night, and finally decided that she couldn't hide it anyway. Yun Ke is paying so much attention to her now because he is unwilling. Maybe it has been a long time. When he gets married, and when he is busy trying to seize the throne, he will not put too much energy on her.

I can’t stay in this capital for long. Most of the thoughts of cultivating Du Xia to become her husband have to be given up. She must make good use of the past few years to cultivate a little of her own foundation. When the time is right, she will immediately bring her mother’s burdens Ride the horse and leave.

It's just that Yun Ke is someone who wants to be an emperor in the future. I'm afraid she won't be able to stay in the land of Daqi, so she has to plan as soon as possible and go abroad to settle down!

Thinking of this, Gu Yuqi immediately revived with blood and blue, and regardless of the fact that it was midnight, she jumped up from the bed with bare feet, Tara pulled a pair of brocade cotton slippers, and put on a dark red mink fur crane cloak. He ran towards Gu Huaizhong's study. Gu Huaizhong's military exploits were made immediately, and his study naturally had the most complete map of Kyushu!

Also unable to sleep is Yun Ke. He is only fifteen years old now. He has never been married and has never been crowned a king. He still lives in the Si Xian Zhai in the palace. He was sitting in the study, and had been in a daze for several hours. On the table in front of him was a fan with plain white and gold. On it were the poems he wrote in his own hand. for a long time.

"His Royal Highness." A familiar voice came from the shadows, and Yun Ke suddenly came back to his senses, "Speak up if you have something to do."

"This batch of children arranged by His Highness has been trained for about a month, and the subordinates have selected the suitable ones for training. This is the roster, please take a look at it." A figure flashed from the dark of the study, like a ghost. He knelt in front of Yun Ke and handed over a roster.

Yun Ke opened the roster, glanced at it hastily, then picked up the pen and wanted to cross out a few names from the roster, but found that the ink in the inkstone platform had already dried up.

Only then did he realize that he had been in a daze for so long without realizing it.

"Go and get rid of these people." He simply put down the pen, pointed out a few names on the roster, and said to the man in black. After he finished speaking, he thought for a while, then shook his head, "Forget it, that's it. You should focus on training the other four people." He pointed to the four names again and showed them to the man in black, "You can remember them. down?"

"My subordinates remember it." The man in black nodded.

"Show me?" Yun Ke said lightly, he was always cautious. After seeing that the man in black accurately pointed out the four people he wanted, he returned the roster to him, "Go ahead."

"Yes." The man in black took the roster and disappeared again into the darkness without leaving a trace.

The people who first referred to him later betrayed him. He originally wanted to get rid of those few people now, but after thinking about it, he might as well keep them. Since he already knew that they would betray, why not take advantage of them.

On the other hand, the four later people really wanted to focus on training them, especially Du Xia.

Interesting, that woman kept saying that Du Xia was hers! Funny, this future world is his! Where would it be the woman's turn to point fingers.

Could it be that, after reliving a lifetime, the woman's goal became Du Xia?

Also, the future Marquis of Zhen Guo has only one wife in his life, and he died without a disease. No matter how you look at it, he is a good match.

Gu Yuqi's vision is not bad, she chose herself in the previous life, and Du Xia in this life.

But... did she think that she tricked him in the last life, made him miss her all his life, and lived a new life, he would easily spare her? If she didn't carry the memory of the previous life, it would be fine. Maybe he would not put too much energy on her in this life, but although she refused to admit it, she obviously carried the memory of the previous life like him.

Thinking of the moment of stunned and panic in Gu Yuqi's eyes when she heard him suddenly calling her "Gu Cairen" in the Princess Mansion today, an inexplicable excitement surged in his heart.

Just remember him!

Gu Huaizhong was going to the court the next morning. Before dawn, he hurried from Mochizuki to the study to get things, only to find that his eldest daughter was sleeping happily on his large desk with a roll of Kyushu Chronicles. He naturally heard about the princess's other courtyard. He originally wanted to go to see how his daughter was injured, but yesterday Liu Shi said that his chest tightness was pestering him, so he didn't go to Cheng Danxia courtyard. Now that he saw Gu Yuqi in his study, his heart softened.

Her daughter's long hair was scattered behind her, her arms were folded under her head, and the wrist of her right hand and the palm of her left hand were wrapped with thick gauze. She was barefoot, one shoe was hanging on her feet, and the other was kicked by her to the door. There was a small section of blue and black under her long eyelashes, and the candle on the desk was still lit, the candle that had burned to the end It shows that Gu Yuqi has read books here for a long time.

Gu Huaizhong hugged Gu Yuqi and let the scroll of Kyushu Chronicles slip from her arms.

Gu Yuqi looked at the map and Kyushu Chronicle all night, and finally fell asleep. Even if there was a thunderstorm, she would not wake up. She just found a comfortable position in Gu Huaizhong's arms and continued to sleep.

Feeling his daughter's arm wrapping around his neck, Gu Huaizhong's heart was even softer. His feelings for Liang Huaiyu couldn't even be explained by himself. When he was young, he really liked Liang Huaiyu, but later... no mention it. He is still afraid of Liang Huaiyu even now, so he also feels alienated to this daughter who has not seen each other in ten years.

But after getting in touch with him some time ago, he felt more and more that the eldest daughter might really be his pride, and things like bloodlines were really mysterious.

Especially what she did in the Princess's Courtyard yesterday, she was talked about with jealousy, and even he, the father, felt that he was honored. It seems that the direction of his training is really right, even Princess Pinghu. She has green eyes on Gu Yuqi, maybe this daughter will really have a promising future in the future.

He didn't send Gu Yuqi back to Danxia Courtyard, but to Wanxinzhai, because he suddenly wanted to see his wife, Liang Huaiyu.

It was still dark, and the door of Wan Xin Zhai was still tightly closed. Gu Huaizhong knocked on the door a few times. For fear of waking Gu Yuqi, he didn't dare to use too much force. The sleepy-eyed maid came to open the door when she heard the knock on the door, but found that her own Lord Hou was standing outside the door. She was half woken up and hurriedly let Lord Hou in.

Liang Huaiyu was also asleep. In her sleep, she heard that Lord Hou was coming. She opened the door a little reluctantly, but found that her daughter was sleeping in Gu Huaizhong's arms, a fragrance.

Gu Huaizhong put his daughter on Liang Huaiyu's bed, explained it, and then looked at his wife who had just woken up from her sleep.

Now she is facing the sky, wearing only a white underwear, and her long hair is naturally draped over her shoulders. She is actually younger than the one she sees on weekdays. The young reminds him of the past when he first met her. look.

Seeing Gu Huaizhong staring at her, Liang Huaiyu couldn't help frowning slightly, "A-Nan also brought it here, what else can you do, Lord Hou?" She pulled up the quilt to cover her daughter, and touched her daughter's feet. It was cold, and Mrs. Tang, who hurriedly put herself on the head of the bed, took it out and wrapped it in a cloth and put it on her daughter's feet to help her cover it.

Gu Huaizhong saw that Liang Huaiyu didn't put any thought on him, and his words meant to drive him away, and his heart was cold, "I'll go to the court and come back to see you again." He could only whisper.

"Don't worry, Lord Hou." Liang Huaiyu smiled coldly, turned over into the bed, and took the sleeping Gu Yuqi into her arms, "Daughter came back from injury, did Lord Hou have a look?" He waved, and the veil that was scraped down fell, blocking Gu Huaizhong's sight.

Gu Huaizhong was stunned for a long time before he let out a long sigh and walked away slowly.

Their mother and him seem to have been separated by something long ago, just like the veil, they have their own world, and they are standing here, unable to see or touch.

The pinch marks on Gu Yuqi's right hand healed in a few days, but the injury on her left hand was more serious. In order to fear that she would have scars, Mrs. Liang retrieved various medicines to apply to her, and applied pearl powder all day long. . Gu Yuqi was recovering from her injury. Liang Huaiyu originally didn't want her to jump up and down to practice martial arts, but seeing that her daughter was holding back for two days, she was so anxious that she was scratching her ears and scratching her cheeks, so she was relieved. , Gu Yuqi was the one who was afraid of falling into the water in the other courtyard that day.

Those three people didn't have the kindness of Gu Yuqi, they pushed her into the water and tried to find a way to catch her.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Liang was so angry that she could not wait to roll up her sleeves and go to Zhao's house to pull out the three mothers and daughters of the Zhao family and beat them violently to relieve her anger.

So Gu Yuqi said that she wanted to practice martial arts, and she was more attentive than what she taught before.

After another month, Gu Yuqi's hand was completely healed, leaving only a pale white trace.

On the first five days of the Winter Hunting Festival, Gu Huaizhong brought an invitation from the Princess Mansion and invited Gu Yuqi to go hunting in Dongshan.

The Daqi royal family has two hunts a year, one is the autumn hunting, which is held to celebrate the harvest, and the other is the winter hunting, because after the winter hunting festival, the mountain will be closed by heavy snow, and in two months it will be the Spring Festival. Winter hunting is the last hunting of the year, which is highly valued by the royal family. At first, the winter hunting was only attended by princes and ministers, but after a long time, they gradually became emperors, princesses and the families of ministers can participate. Royal ceremony.

The ancestors of the Daqi royal family conquered the world on horseback, and the winter hunting festival of the royal family is also very lively. The Royal Hunting Ground on the Dongshan side is open twice a year, and the most powerful is the Winter Hunting Festival, which is approaching the New Year.

Seeing that Liang's and Gu Yuqi both received invitations from the Princess' Mansion, Liu finally couldn't sit still.

She has endured it for a long time. These days, Gu Yuqi and Liang's life are too moist, and they don't pay attention to her at all. What makes her more anxious is that Gu Huaizhong seems to be more and more towards Gu Yuqi's mother and daughter. close. Even at Mochizukiju, he mentioned their mother and daughter more and more.

At first Liu Shi was able to endure it, but one day she finally couldn't bear it anymore and had a big fight with Gu Huaizhong. As a result, instead of coaxing her as before, Gu Huaizhong moved to the study in a fit of rage and slept for three days in a row. It was she who took Xiao Qu to serve tea and apologized, and Gu Huaizhong returned to Mochizuki Residence.

She pestered Gu Huaizhong and took her there, but Gu Huaizhong was very embarrassed. Only wives were brought on this hunting festival, and there were no concubines.

Seeing that he would definitely not be able to go, Liu Shi retreated and begged Gu Huaizhong to bring Gu Siyang and Gu Siyu. Gu Huaizhong didn't want to bring it either, but he couldn't stand Liu's soft and hard bubbles, so he insisted on it. It was taboo to bring a concubine, but it was a good idea to bring the children of the concubine.

With Gu Huaizhong's answer, Mrs Liu happily went to make clothes for her children.

Gu Yuqi doesn't need to worry about her, but she can't be looked down upon when her son and daughter are taken out. Gu Siyang and Gu Siyu are both already nine years old, and they will be ten years old after the new year. Seeing that in a few years, it will be time to discuss relatives, so they must arrange a good future for them.

Compared with the cheerfulness on Liu's side, Gu Yuqi felt that there was a dark cloud over her head all day.

Winter hunting! She participated in several times in her previous life, and it was indeed a lively place. If she had been in the past, she would have been very happy, but now as long as she thinks that she will face that guy Yun Ke when she participates in the winter hunting, she will not laugh at all.

Not only Yun Ke, but also Zhang Wanyi will go, so embarrassing!

After the incident in the other hospital, Zhang Wanyi also posted a post to come to the house to ask Gu Yuqi how she was doing. Gu Yuqi knew that she was showing her favor on the one hand, and testing herself on the other hand. Therefore, she and Wei She replied with an enthusiastic letter, but she deduced that she had also contracted the cold and it was inconvenient to meet each other.

But after the first day of the new year, but the fifteenth day, the one who should come will come eventually.

Three days later, Gu Yuqi and her mother headed to the Dongshan Hunting Ground in the large carriage of Hou's mansion, escorted by Gu Huaizhong, the Marquis of Dingyuan. There was a carriage behind their carriage, with Gu Siyang and Gu Siyu sitting inside.

Dongshan Hunting Ground is two days away from the capital, and the carriages of the various prefectures leave two or three days in advance. Therefore, before the Winter Hunting Festival, the official roads outside the capital become extremely lively, and all prefectures have horse-drawn carriages to travel. It was inevitable to walk all the way, and even the inns and inns on the road were full of nobles and their families, greeting each other and walking together.

The Winter Hunting Festival has lasted for a hundred years, and the people along the way have long since seen it strange. There are also smart people who clean up their houses near the official road and rent them out. Before and after the Winter Hunting Festival, they can make money from these officials. Everyone is used to comparisons in the capital, and naturally they are not willing to be left behind when they go out, but they have brought a lot of benefits to the people and inns along the way.