Chapter 159: 159 Couple (second update)
Chapter 159 159 Couple (Second update)
Gu Jue received Queen Mother Yin's eyes, raised the corners of his lips slightly, stood up and extended his hand to Chu Qianchen.
Chu Qianchen smiled, took Gu Jue's hand and sat down next to him.
Seeing this, Queen Mother Yin nodded slightly with satisfaction.
Children can be taught!
Queen Mother Yin looked at her gently and asked with concern: "Qianchen, did the Queen bully you?"
Gu Jue picked up a white porcelain embossed tea cup, a smile overflowing from his eyes.
He felt that maybe the queen mother should ask the other way around.
Lan Ruo looked at Queen Mother Yin and twitched the corners of her mouth, feeling speechless.
"Mother, don't worry, I won't suffer any loss." Chu Qianchen said with a smile.
Then, she vividly told the story of her verbal battle with the heroes in Fengluan Palace, firstly to please the Queen Mother, and secondly to tell Gu Jue that she was really capable.
As Chu Qianchen spoke, he smiled, revealing a row of braided jade teeth with shallow pear curls. He looked lively and innocent, with his tail almost raised to the sky.
She was a little different from what Gu Jue had seen in the past.
This girl is like a fickle cat with countless sides, sometimes cold, sometimes arrogant, sometimes delicate, sometimes lively, sometimes murderous...
She's so funny.
Gu Jue slowly sipped the hot tea, feeling that the little girl was as proud as a cat with its tail erect.
Chu Qianchen felt Gu Jue's gaze and turned back to give him a bright smile.
The silent interaction between the two fell into the eyes of Queen Mother Yin, who made her even more happy and smiled from ear to ear.
People are in high spirits during happy events. Today's Queen Mother Yin looked in high spirits. Aunt He looked at her eyes with sore eyes and quietly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.
Queen Mother Yin looked at the young couple with a faint glint in her eyes.
She lowered her eyes slightly, her half-draped eyelids covering all her thoughts, remaining calm.
Aunt He put away the handkerchief and saw that the time was almost up, so she asked softly: "Empress Dowager, do you want to prepare the meal?"
Empress Dowager Yin nodded in response, and the palace attendants in Shouning Palace became busy.
Those who passed the food around passed the food around, those who served the food served the food, and there were palace servants who were responsible for serving the masters' meals.
On weekdays, Empress Dowager Yin mostly eats vegetarian food. Today, because Gu Jue and Chu Qianchen are here, the meal becomes particularly rich. There is no shortage of chicken, duck, fish, delicacies from the mountains and seas. They are produced by the imperial dining room, so they are all delicious and delicious.
Chu Qianchen felt that there were only a handful of things worthy of praise in this huge palace, and one of them was that the chefs in the imperial dining room were pretty good at it.
She ate happily and didn't care at all when Lanruo left and when she came back.
After lunch, after watching Queen Mother Yin drink ginseng tea, Chu Qianchen and Gu Jue left the palace and got on the Zhulun chariot.
Amidst the shouts of the driver and the sound of whips, the Zhulun cart accelerated little by little, speeding along Chang'an Avenue with an even and smooth speed, without any bumps at all.
There is an ice basin in the carriage, which is cool and very comfortable.
Chu Qianchen quickly poured Gu Jue a cup of scented tea to relieve the heat. However, when she brought the tea to Gu Jue's hand, he didn't take it immediately. He looked at her quietly and raised his eyebrows slightly.
Chu Qianchen's shoulders suddenly slumped, and she sighed silently in her heart: It's been a whole morning, and she thought the prince had forgotten it.
Hey, the prince is really not that easy to fool.
Chu Qianchen moved the tea cup to Gu Jue again, squinting and smiling.
Gu Jue half-closed his eyes and looked at the cup of scented tea in her hand.
Because we were in a carriage, the cup of scented tea was only half filled, with pieces of rose petals floating in the tea.
Gu Jue raised his hand to take the tea cup, but did not drink it. He held it casually and played with it twice between his fingers.
Chu Qianchen poured himself a cup of scented tea and obediently started talking about the day when the Queen Mother "rewarded" Nanny Yan to her, and how Lan Ruo was sent to her.
Gu Jue drank tea and listened.
Chu Qianchen was so honest that Amber was a little surprised by his honesty, for fear that King Chen would not like it.
My girl's behavior may be regarded as scheming in the eyes of some people.
Amber glanced at Gu Jue quietly, but saw that Gu Jue didn't even move his eyebrows, wasn't surprised at all, and even slightly raised the corners of his lips, as if he was amused.
Yes, how can King Chen be an ordinary person!
Hu Hui felt relieved, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt that his girl and King Chen were a perfect match.
Thinking about it, she quickly took some melon and fruit cakes from the food box and placed them on the small table in the center of the carriage.
Gu Jue was indeed not surprised.
Although he and Chu Qianchen had known each other not long ago, Chu Qianchen always trusted him unreservedly and never tried to hide herself. He had always seen the most real her.
His little wife is someone who even the emperor dares to confront.
Gu Jue put his fist to his lips and laughed silently.
Chu Qianchen smiled slightly, his eyebrows curved.
There was nothing hard to say about this matter, but she didn't want the prince to be distracted by some unnecessary trivial matters.
The prince just needs to take good care of his health now.
Gu Jue looked at her eyes that seemed to be able to speak, and his smile became gentler, as warm as the spring breeze.
He suddenly wanted to touch this girl's head. He thought so and did so. He raised his hand and took off the heavy Jiuzhai crown from her head.
Without the mountain-like beaded crown on his head, Chu Qianchen suddenly felt refreshed.
She reciprocated the favor and helped Gu Jue take off the leather hat with colorful beads sewn on his head.
Gu Jue raised his hand and touched the top of her soft hair. Chu Qianchen smiled obediently, his voice sweet and gentle, "Do you still want to drink scented tea, Your Majesty?"
Gu Jue: "Yeah."
Obviously the two of them didn't say anything special, but Amber felt a little redundant.
Fortunately, Prince Chen's Mansion was not far from the palace. The Zhu Lun Car slowed down and the Prince's Mansion arrived.
The return of Gu Jue and Chu Qianchen made the originally peaceful palace suddenly become lively. Immediately, a concierge opened the door, and a concierge came over to welcome Zhu Lunche into the palace.
The Zhu Lun car stopped smoothly outside Wai Yi's door.
Cheng Linhua, Xue Fengyan, Yun Zhan and others came to greet them after hearing the news and saluted.
Afterwards, everyone gathered around Gu Jue and Chu Qianchen to go to the Qiongbi Hall in the outer courtyard.
Immediately afterwards, all the servants of the palace gathered outside Qionbi Hall. The servants all kowtowed to the prince and princess, and then were sent away, leaving only Cheng Linhua and others and some stewards of the palace.
Gu Jue personally introduced them to Chu Qianchen, and the first person he introduced was Prince Palace Chief Shi Cheng Linhua.
"See you, Princess." Cheng Linhua solemnly bowed to Chu Qianchen.
The second person on the list was Su Mubai.
He had obviously taken care of himself. He had changed into a pair of lake blue straight clothes, and looked as elegant as a orchid orchid tree.
Gu Jue raised his finger and pointed at Su Mubai, and only said his name: "This is Su Mubai."
Then, Cheng Linhua added: "Su Mubai is currently the commander-in-chief of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division. He is from the Su family in Liangzhou."
Su Mubai also made a long bow and said, "See you, Princess."
Chu Qianchen sat upright and nodded slightly to him as a greeting.
She had a light smile, an elegant posture, and no trace of guilt at all.
"..." Su Mubai was convinced again. He had indeed shouldered half of the blame for the princess.
Gu Jue pointed at Mo Chen for the third time, "This is Mo Chen."
Mo Chen was still wearing simple gray clothes, and he just bowed silently, his face expressionless, and his whole body exuded an aura as cold as a sword.
Cheng Linhua twitched the corner of his mouth and explained: "Princess, Mo Chen has never been a talkative, so don't mind. He is the prince's personal guard."
Cheng Linhua didn't say much about Mo Chen's origins.
Mo Chen was originally a killer, but he followed the prince because of his life-saving grace. He was not considered a member of the Northern Army, he was just responsible for following Gu Jue to protect his safety.
Cheng Linhua was afraid that Mo Chen would scare Chu Qianchen, but Chu Qianchen still smiled like a flower and nodded again, thinking: We are all old acquaintances.
Except for Yun Zhan, Chu Qianchen knew all of these people present very well in his previous life.
In this life, although they could not be called acquaintances, they gradually became warm to each other as they got along again and again.
Chu Qianchen believed that they would get along happily in this life.
Others also came forward in an orderly manner and bowed to Chu Qianchen. They were all polite and convinced.
Tang Yuchu was the last one to arrive. He had just gotten up after sleeping all day and night. His hair was still a little messy, which attracted several looks of disgust.
After Tang Yuchu also bowed, it was the palace stewards' turn to come forward to greet Chu Qianchen.
Gu Jue directly asked the stewards to hand over all the account books, cards, and warehouse keys to Chu Qianchen, which was equivalent to handing over the inner and outer courtyards of the palace to her.
The several stewards all agreed and could not help but secretly exchange glances.
The prince is indeed very unusual towards this new princess!
Cheng Linhua was relieved and said with a smile: "Princess, if you have any questions, just ask me and Sui Da."
Manager Sui Da also responded repeatedly with a smile on his face.
Manager Sui Da was a middle-aged man in his forties, tall and handsome, but lame in one foot.
His appearance and temperament are not like a steward, but more like a soldier in the army.
He was indeed retired from the army because he injured his right leg on the battlefield and had to leave the North. Gu Jue arranged for him to come to Prince Chen's Mansion as a steward.
These things are all Chu Qianchen’s treasures.
In the previous life, after the death of the prince, the chief steward of the Sui Dynasty put on his war robe again and came under Qin Yao's command.
Chu Qianchen felt particularly cordial to these old friends. In fact, she felt that letting Manager Sui become a mere manager was really undermining his talents.
"Sui Da is in charge, please give me more advice in the future."
Chu Qianchen smiled brightly, so brightly that even the hall seemed to light up.
Seeing Chu Qianchen's cheerful look, Gu Jue's mood became inexplicably happy and he thought to himself: Silly girl.
Gu Jue stood up and said to Chu Qianchen, "Let's go change clothes. I'll take you around the palace."
They were also wearing layers of large formal clothes. They were luxurious, but they were very cumbersome and not suitable for walking.
Chu Qianchen stood up calmly and couldn't help laughing.
The prince has been on the front line in the North since he was fifteen years old. He has not been back to the capital a few times in these years. He has only lived in the palace for a few days. I am afraid that she is more familiar with the palace than he is.
Thinking about it, her smile became even brighter. As she walked, she pulled Gu Jue's sleeves with a smile, "My lord, do you have the drawings of the palace?"
In fact, they can also visit the palace according to the drawings. Chu Qianchen thought thoughtfully.
Gu Jue moved his eyebrows and heard it.
Was he questioned by this girl?
Gu Jue and Chu Qianchen had just walked under the eaves. Cheng Linhua and others behind them also heard their conversation. Xue Fengyan and Tang Yuchu tried hard to hold back their laughter for fear of being overheard by the prince.
Cheng Linhua cleared his throat and suggested: "Your Majesty, I have the drawings there. Why don't I ask Aunt Cai to send them to you later?"
Gu Jue wanted to say no, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw Chu Qianchen looking at him with crooked eyebrows. When the words came to his lips, he changed his mind and said yes.
"Let's go." Gu Jue said, walking toward the inner courtyard with Chu Qianchen, who was holding his sleeve.
The two passed through the Neiyi Gate and then walked around a tall nine-dragon screen wall. Directly in front of them was the main hall of the inner courtyard of the palace.
On the plaque, there are three big characters written with flying dragons and phoenixes -
Xuanwei Hall.
Chu Qianchen looked up at the front, with a smile as bright as a flower, and deliberately asked: "Your Majesty, are these the words Xie Wenjing's name?"
Gu Jue nodded in agreement and thought to herself: She really loves Xie Wenjing's words.
This was the word Xie Wenjing mentioned to him when his father rewarded him with the palace of Prince Chen.
If Xie Wenjing hadn't retired and returned to his hometown, Gu Jue would have wanted to take Chu Qianchen to visit his house in person.
By the way, maybe he can send a letter to Xie Wenjing. Chu Qianchen's birthday is next month, so he should be able to make it in time.
The two walked and talked at the same time, and the atmosphere was harmonious.
The sun gradually set towards the west, dyeing half of the sky blood red.
In the palace, everyone is harmonious and happy!
In the palace, the emperor was furious.
(End of chapter)