doctor wife three marriages

Chapter 257
Qianguo Palace.

Duanmu Yi looked at Gu Ling deeply, "I thought you wouldn't come back."

Gu Ling nodded lightly, "If I go back to the emperor, I will travel around and go too far. When I learned that I was pardoned, I came back to Beijing."

"Oh?" Duanmu Yi said calmly, "Where were you when you got the news?"

Gu Ling replied, "A small fishing village at the southernmost tip of Yan Kingdom."

"Hehe, no wonder I sent people to never find you, you ran so far away." Duanmu Yi said softly, but suddenly asked Nian Jincheng, "Why didn't Nian Aiqing come to see me with you? Still angry?"

Gu Ling shook her head calmly, "I don't know where Nian Jincheng is."

Duanmu Yi narrowed his eyes slightly, "You didn't rescue him back then?"

"When Weichen learned of his accident, he had already been rescued." Gu Ling said, "After Weichen left Beijing, he never met Nian Jincheng again, and we don't know who rescued him."

"Is that so? I thought you were together." Duanmu Yi obviously didn't believe it.

"The matter of the Gu family's rebellion has nothing to do with my ministers. Please enlighten me." Gu Ling said, "When I left, I didn't abscond in fear of crime. I just didn't want to ruin my life because of the fault of those people."

Duanmu Yi chuckled, "Gu Yuan is your father after all."

"This matter, I have no chance to choose." Gu Ling looked indifferent.

Duanmuyi sighed, "If I remember correctly, the last time I saw you, you were only 14 years old. Five or six years have passed in a flash. Except that you have grown taller, nothing has changed. If you say yes, you are even more beautiful. Once upon a time."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your praise." Gu Ling nodded slightly.

Duanmuyi changed the subject, and his face became serious, "But as the eldest son of Gu Yuan, according to the law, you should be a capital crime. Although the king of Yue Yue of Liang Kingdom pleaded for mercy this time, I will pardon you because I already knew You did not participate in Gu's rebellion. Now that you are back, remember that you are a Chinese, and don't do things that disappoint me, understand?"

Gu Ling nodded again, "Yes, I will keep it in mind."

"Okay, you just came back, go back and rest. If you are dissatisfied with Changxinhou's Mansion, you can tell me." Duanmu Yi was very generous.

But when Gu Ling thanked En and turned to leave, Duanmu Yi's face darkened, looking at Gu Ling's back, his eyes were full of scrutiny.

Duanmuyi arranged for Eunuch Han beside him to lead the way for Gu Ling, leading him to the imperial residence of Changxinhou.

After leaving the palace, Eunuch Han took a car, and Gu Ling followed behind on horseback, heading towards the west of the city.

Changxinhou Mansion was originally a royal garden in the west of the city, called Qiuming Garden, which has the best scenery in autumn.

Three years ago, Qiuming Garden was caught in a fire in the middle of the night, and all the exotic flowers, plants, trees, rocks, and rocks inside were burned down, and most of the houses were also burned down.

It was supposed to be repaired and rebuilt, but after the fire, rumors spread in the capital that the Qiuming Garden was haunted, and the more it spread, the more evil it became.

Empress Dowager Wan believed it, and felt that the garden on the west side was inauspicious. Not only had it been burned down, but it was also haunted by ghosts, so she ordered the Qiuming Garden to be sealed off and not rebuilt.

When Duanmu Yi rewarded Gu Ling with the abandoned Qiuming Garden as his mansion, many people in the capital thought of the strangeness of this garden again.And even if it wasn't haunted, it didn't know what kind of ghost it turned into inside, which really didn't fit the status of Lord Hou.

Even ordinary people can feel that Duanmu Yi pardoned Gu Ling and even let him inherit the title of Gu's family, but he absolutely does not want to see him, the son of a criminal minister.

Eunuch Han's carriage stopped outside the gate of Qiuming Garden. He was helped out of the carriage by two young eunuchs. He looked up at the mottled gate. The plaque of "Changxinhou Mansion" on it was so new that it seemed out of place.

"Changxinhou, here we are. This garden is a good place." Eunuch Han looked at Gu Ling with a half-hearted smile.

"Thank you father-in-law for leading the way." Gu Ling looked indifferent.

Eunuch Han mentioned Nian Jincheng seemingly unintentionally, "Back then, the miscellaneous family went to the north with General Nian to find Gu Hou, but unexpectedly Gu Hou went to the south. The south is so good, the seasons are like spring."

Gu Ling didn't answer.

"Gu Hou, go back to the mansion to rest, the miscellaneous family will be returning to the palace now." After finishing his sentence, Eunuch Han got into the car again, and left without entering the door with his people.

After the seal on the door was torn off, some small pieces of paper were left, and there was a big lock hanging on it, and no one gave Gu Ling the key.

Gu Ling stepped forward to clean up the pieces of paper on the door, and did not break the lock to get in. Instead, she got on her horse again and headed towards the city east market.

The pair of eyes staring at Gu Ling in the dark followed closely.

Today, everyone in the capital is talking about Gu Meiren who has returned. When he rode his horse and passed through the street, those who saw him with their own eyes described to others that Gu Meiren was more beautiful than before.

Therefore, when Gu Ling appeared on the street again, it immediately attracted the attention of the whole street.Those who do business and go shopping, all cast their attention.

Gu Ling reined in the horse and stopped at the entrance of Wanjia Restaurant.

Xiao Er greeted him enthusiastically, seeing Gu Ling's face froze, and when he recovered, Gu Ling had already entered the door.

Xiao Er hurriedly led Gu Ling's horse to the stable in the backyard of the restaurant.

Under the watchful eyes of the restaurant guests, Gu Ling stepped up to the second floor and entered a private room facing the street.

When the door of the private room was closed, many people looked away.

"So beautiful!"

"Like a fairy, it seems that he will ride the wind and go away at any time."

"He didn't seem to see anyone, and no one cared."

"Gu Meiren is like a cloud in the sky, no matter what she goes through, she will not be stained with dust. God is so unfair!"

……

Wan Hui brought Zheng'er to the restaurant today, and she just left before Gu Ling came over, so she didn't run into her.

Gu Ling ordered four signature dishes and one soup.Nowadays, the signature dishes of Wanjia Restaurant are all recipes given by Su Liang.

The window was open, and the people in the teahouse opposite stretched their necks to look this way.

Gu Ling walked to the window, glanced down, then towards the gate of the city, and then sat back.

When the food came, Gu Ling ate almost enough, put down her chopsticks, called the shopkeeper, and said that he would reserve this private room.

Wanjia restaurant is the best business in the capital city, ordinary people can't afford it, private rooms can be rented for a long time, but the price is quite expensive.

After the shopkeeper quoted the price, Gu Ling took out a bank note and gave it to him, "I will keep more in my account, and I will come here often."

"Yes, Master Hou, go slowly." The shopkeeper sent Gu Ling away respectfully, and explained that the room was occupied by Chang Xinhou for three months, and even if he didn't come, he would not allow other guests to enter.

After Gu Ling left the restaurant, she went to Yan's Embroidery Village not far away to buy clothes.

As soon as he entered the door, before the shopkeeper greeted him, Yan Yu arrived at the door.She came out specially after learning that Gu Ling had returned to the capital in the Su residence, to see if she could see Gu Ling.Nian Jincheng asked her to help see if Gu Ling was okay.But Nian Jincheng knew that Gu Ling was being watched by the emperor, and they could not meet for the time being, at least for a few more days.

"Miss." Seeing Yan Yu coming, the shopkeeper hurriedly saluted.

Gu Ling turned around, Yan Yu saw his face clearly, like other people who saw Gu Ling for the first time, she was amazed, "This young master is..."

"Miss, this is Chang Xinhou who has just returned to Beijing." The shopkeeper quickly introduced, and then introduced to Gu Ling, "Master Hou, this is the eldest lady of our Yan family."

Gu Ling glanced at Yan Yu indifferently, and didn't say hello, but asked the shopkeeper, "Where is the ready-made clothes?"

The shopkeeper hurriedly led Gu Ling up to the second floor, "Master Hou please!"

Yan Yu's expression was incomprehensible, but he didn't think Gu Ling was rude, he didn't know her at all, and his status was very different. Gu Ling's reputation as withdrawn was known all over the world, otherwise there would be no such thing as "he only has one friend".

Gu Ling's temperament of "stay away from strangers" made Yan Yu a little unimaginable how he and Nian Jincheng got along before.

Not long after, Gu Ling bought some clothes, shoes and socks, as well as a ready-made purse, and left with them.

"I'm alone, I can only go to restaurants to eat, and I have to buy clothes now", this is the news about Gu Ling that was spread on the first day of his appearance in the capital, apart from his amazing beauty.

With the clothes she bought, Gu Ling returned to Changxinhou's Mansion again, picked up a brick, smashed the lock on the door, opened the door, and as far as the eye could see, it was full of "natural breath" - overgrown with weeds, broken Stone everywhere, a barren and dilapidated.

When seeing Gu Ling, Duanmu Yi, who was quite amiable and easy-going, gave him such a mansion. It is impossible not to know what it looks like inside, but after a long time, he has never sent anyone to repair it, and he has not arranged for Gu Ling. .

Gu Ling knew that Duanmu Yi's purpose was not to scare him into living in a haunted house, but to test him and see how he would react to such a situation.He can go to a restaurant to eat, but he can't choose to stay in an inn or live in Huguo Temple as before, that would not give Duanmuyi face.

Gu Ling knew about this place a long time ago and was mentally prepared.

He closed the door and walked in through the dry and yellow weeds in early winter.

Before the Qiuming Garden was burned down, Gu Ling had been here, and it was one of his favorite places in the capital.The maple leaves in the garden in autumn are like fire, which is too beautiful to behold.He always sneaks into Qiuming Garden secretly in the evening, and picks the most beautiful maple leaves in the maple forest to take back as bookmarks, or carve landscapes, flowers and birds on the leaves.

In that fire, most of the maple forest was burned, and there are only a few red maple trees that are still alive, with sparse red leaves swaying gently in the wind.

After walking through most of the garden, Gu Ling finally found a house that was still in good condition. The outer wall was covered with vines, and blackened bricks and stones were exposed at the bottom of the wall, but at least it was not collapsed or seriously damaged.

Gu Ling walked in, hung the bundle on the tree, rolled up her sleeves, carried a wooden bucket, went to the lake not far away to fetch water and came back, and began to clean up.

Before the sun set, Gu Ling went out again and bought a lot of tools to use.

At nightfall, Gu Ling cleaned up a room, repaired a bed and a chair, then went to Wanjia Restaurant for dinner, bought a set of quilts before Yanjia Xiuzhuang closed, and brought them back home.

……

Qianguo Palace.

The master who was assigned to watch Gu Ling for a day was reporting to Duanmu Yi.

"He sweeps the floor and cleans the table by himself, and also knows how to do carpentry?" Duanmuyi looked puzzled, "No one else showed up?"

"Yes, there are no other people around Chang Xinhou today."

Duanmuyi was thoughtful, "After so many years, I still can't see what kind of person that kid is. Keep watching, if there is any unusual movement, report it to me immediately."

……

Early the next morning, several carriages from the palace drove out and stopped outside Changxinhou's mansion.

The door just shuts and opens with a push.

Eunuch Han brought a group of craftsmen into the door, and when he saw Gu Ling, he put a smile on his face, "The emperor just found out today that the Qiuming Garden has not been repaired, so he sent a miscellaneous family to clean it up, and rewarded many things."

Gu Ling didn't refuse, and told the craftsmen who came to leave the living trees in the yard and remove the weeds. Except for the place where he lived, the other dilapidated houses didn't need to be repaired, they were directly demolished and razed.

In the middle, Gu Ling went out to eat, and didn't care that the craftsmen were at home.

And at noon that day, Xing Yusheng was also at Wanjia Restaurant.

He came here specially to wait for Gu Ling.Knowing that Gu Ling was returning to Beijing yesterday, Xing Yusheng really wanted to find him, but he didn't dare to contact him rashly at this time, because the emperor would definitely send someone to watch him.

After listening to Qi Yan, Xing Yusheng knew that Qiuming Garden had been deserted for three years, and wanted to help, but in the end he could only hold back.

The two were in the adjacent private room, and Lin Xueqing was also there.

"Gu Meiren is really, really beautiful!" Lin Xueqing just saw Gu Ling go upstairs.

Xing Yusheng nodded, "Indeed." It was so beautiful that he couldn't even feel jealous.

"Master, are you going to say hello to him? It shouldn't be a problem, right?" Lin Xueqing asked.

Xing Yusheng hesitated, "Will it be embarrassing for me to just run over like this? He doesn't even know me."

"Is Xianggong afraid that Gu Meiren will ignore you?" Lin Xueqing chuckled, "How about I go?"

Xing Yusheng shook his head quickly, "How can I do that? I'll go. My father-in-law is right, it's okay to meet frankly, only concealment will attract suspicion."

"Then hurry up, Mr. Gu! You have been thinking about getting to know Gu Meiren for the past two days, and you have forgotten about food and drink." Lin Xueqing teased Xing Yusheng.

"If he really ignores me, forget it." Xing Yusheng took a deep breath, got up and went out, and knocked on the door of Gu Lingya's room.

"Come in." A deep and clear voice came from inside the door.

Xing Yusheng pushed the door open and went in.

Looking at each other, Xing Yusheng didn't see Ning Jing's image in Gu Ling's body, because the facial features of the two had little similarity. Anyone who saw Gu Ling at first sight would be amazed by his beauty and ignore the rest.In terms of temperament, in fact, the current Gu Ling has similarities with the "Tranquility" he pretended to be in the past, they are both too quiet and indifferent, but this similarity is quite subtle and restrained, and it is not easy for people to notice.

"Gu Hou, I'm Xing Yusheng, loyal to the son of the Hou family." Xing Yusheng bowed his hands and greeted Gu Ling solemnly.

Gu Ling looked indifferent, "What's the matter?"

Seeing Gu Ling's attitude, Xing Yusheng didn't mention the fact that he saved Princess Beijing when he was a child, but smiled and said, "It just happened to be next door, so come over to say hello."

"En." Gu Ling replied lightly, and did not invite Xing Yusheng to sit down.

Xing Yusheng had to leave in embarrassment.

Back in the next room, Xing Yusheng sighed, "He is really a difficult person to get along with, no wonder he has no friends."

Lin Xueqing shook her head, "Gu Meiren has friends, so it turns out that General Nian."

"Who knows where he is." Xing Yusheng snorted softly, "And Jin Cheng was not a very easy person to get along with back then."

"Don't you like Gu Meiren?" Lin Xueqing asked.

Xing Yusheng shook his head, "What do you like or not? It doesn't matter. I was supposed to disturb him, so let's just forget about it if he doesn't want to."

Lin Xueqing was a little strange, "Didn't everyone say that General Nian was rescued by Gu Meiren? They were all pardoned, why didn't General Nian come back together?"

"Who knows? The emperor will definitely ask Gu Ling about this matter, presumably there is something inside that we don't know." Xing Yusheng didn't understand either.

Lin Xueqing smiled lightly, "Father said that Gu Meiren's restoration of identity may be for the purpose of marrying a wife and having children in the future. With his fairy appearance, do you think that all the women in this world are vulgar and vulgar fans, and you don't like any of them?" ?”

Xing Yusheng said calmly, "If he thinks that women in the world are uglier than him, he can choose to die alone. To be honest, when I greeted him just now, I think he just wants to die alone and let no one bother him."

Lin Xueqing couldn't help laughing, "Maybe he just treats strangers like this, it's different when he's a friend."

"I really hope that a girl will come out and treat him well!" Xing Yusheng had been looking forward to meeting Gu Ling for a long time, but he was a little disappointed, so he said half-jokingly, "He is my mother's benefactor, of course I hope he won't Lonely forever. With his temperament, it's better to have a girl he likes but doesn't like him, I'd like to see how he pursues her."

Lin Xueqing expressed surprise, "Gu Meiren likes it, but doesn't like Gu Meiren's girl? It's impossible, isn't it?"

The corners of Xing Yusheng's lips curled slightly, "What's impossible? If this happened to your favorite sister Su, wouldn't it be impossible?"

Lin Xueqing's eyes widened, "You mean, Meiren Gu fell in love with Sister Su, but Sister Su didn't like him? That's right, if it was Sister Su, this kind of thing is not impossible. Think about the deceased Senior Brother Ning, Sister Su The way you look at men is actually very strange. Maybe you really like this kind of indifferent and unreasonable person. Then it is also possible that Sister Su has a crush on Gu Ling, but Gu Ling doesn't like Sister Su. Oh no, Sister Su is so nice, How can someone not like her?"

"At first your senior brother said that Su Liang liked him, but he didn't accept it. Su Liang also said the same." Xing Yusheng said in a low tone.

Lin Xueqing shook her head, "Brother is just pretending, alas, it's a pity when I think about it now, he obviously likes Sister Su but he always doesn't say it, if they had been together a long time ago, maybe they wouldn't have ended up..."

Lin Xueqing let out a long sigh, "Actually, I very much hope that sister Su can be accompanied by someone, presumably the same is true for senior brother in heaven."

Xing Yusheng blinked, "Then what do you think of Gu Ling?"

Lin Xueqing was stunned, "How about what?"

"Seriously, do we want to match Gu Ling and Su Liang?" Xing Yusheng looked serious, "Whether he ignores me or not, his beauty is there, no one can match him, and he is my mother's benefactor. Trust him to be a good guy."

"Ah? This..." Lin Xueqing felt that things were getting a little weird, but she couldn't tell what was wrong, "Gu Ling doesn't talk to you, how can we match up? Sister Su certainly doesn't like us meddling in her business."

"How do you know if you don't try?" Xing Yusheng really moved his mind, inexplicably felt that there should be a drama between Su Liang and Gu Ling, "When Su Liang comes back, we will create a chance encounter for them and play by ear."

The sound insulation of Wanjia Restaurant is actually good, but Gu Ling's hearing is better.He heard the words of Xing Yusheng and Lin Xueqing, the couple next door, and then glanced out of the window, murmuring to himself, "Why haven't you come back..."

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