The world is heavy and late

Chapter 188
After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, Gu Weiyun saw a figure running over in the rain.

As soon as Xia Qing got to the corridor, she kept the umbrella aside, and when she entered the door, she quickly threw aside the soaked blanket wrapped around Jing Ning's body, and then quickly put the little man in her arms into Gu Weiyun's arms.

Gu Weiyun took Jing Ning, looked at Xia Qing's completely soaked lower body and shoulders, and said, "Go in and change quickly, find my clothes, and don't go back, you will also get wet in the rain."

Xia Qing was not polite either. After saluting, Qiao Huan followed behind and went in.

After a while, there were people coming from Weiyang Palace again, quite a few. It was the people led by Xu Li who arrived. When they saw Gu Weiyun and a group of people, they just saluted, and then straightened up and said: "Your Majesty is worried about the masters, so he ordered the master to take people to the East Palace. , I also heard that the empress entertained Princess An today and sent a slave to give the banquet."

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and the drenched waiter behind him opened the sealed food box. The contents inside were not soaked in any water, but they were still steaming. It looked like they had rushed all the way.

Gu Weiyun held Jingning in his arms, glanced at the absence of Qiao Huan, Xia Qing and Xiang Cang behind him, looked at Xu Li in front of him, thought for a while, took a jade pendant from his body, and rewarded Xu Li, "Please trouble Master Xu."

Xu Li hurriedly knelt down to thank him.

Gu Weiyun didn't stop him, Xu Li was still different from other servants, but to Gu Weiyun it was because of Xia Qing.

When Xia Qing came out, Xu Li had already left, and the palace servants had already prepared dinner.

After seeing Xia Qing coming out, Gu Weiyun said, "Come on, Your Majesty even specially sent ginger soup, and you have a bowl too."

Xia Qing first saluted Princess An and Princess Anyang, and then stepped forward to take the bowl from Gu Weiyun's side.

Princess An kept looking at this scene, with an unclear look in her eyes. This ginger soup was served by Gu Weiyun after seeing it. She thought it was for His Highness the Second Highness, but was it for Xia Qing?
She lowered her eyelids and thought for a while. After Xia Qing drank the ginger soup, she hugged Jing Ning in Gu Weiyun's arms, and wanted Gu Weiyun to accompany the two of them for dinner. She glanced at Princess An, but still closed her mouth.

Concubine An looked at this scene and said: "Ms. Xia Qing, why don't you sit down and use it a little, the rain is so heavy, I'm afraid it will take a long time for the dinner to be delivered."

Gu Weiyun smiled, and without waiting for Xia Qing to refuse, she said directly, "Xia Qing, sit down too, and let Qiao Huan hug this kid."

Xia Qing glanced at Gu Weiyun and did not refuse again, but avoided Qiao Huan's hand and said: "He was frightened just now, others will cry when they hug him."

Gu Weiyun stretched out his hand and pulled the clothes on La Jingning's body, then turned his head and smiled apologetically at Princess An, "Auntie, please forgive me, it rained suddenly today, and the reception was not good."

Princess An smiled and said, "Your Majesty took care of it specially, so there's nothing wrong with it."

Gu Weiyun smiled, and the group began to eat.

They were almost used up, and at Xia Qing's suggestion, a few people began to sit and chat.

Gu Weiyun looked at Xia Qing and nodded towards her in surprise, Xia Qing lowered her eyelids and thought, she just thought about it, but maybe it is feasible.

Not surprisingly, Princess An brought the topic back to the matter of returning to the fief. Gu Weiyun was thinking about what to say, but she found that Xia Qing behind her touched her.

She paused in her heart, and her words changed to "Aunt Huang actually doesn't need to worry. Aunt Huang and Uncle Huang naturally know what His Majesty wants to do, so there is no need to worry."

Princess An did not expect to hear this answer, she looked at Gu Weiyun with some surprise.

Xia Qing lowered his head and hooked the corners of his mouth.

Gu Weiyun felt that Xia Qing tugged his sleeve again, so he continued, "I see what His Majesty means, that Aunt Huang and Uncle Huang must wait until November."

Princess An didn't know how to speak, she just knew the exact time, but she frowned, a little late, thinking that An Yang next to her also said: "It will take so long, there are still five months."

Xia Qing said at this time: "Is the princess a little bored in the capital?"

An Yang took a look at Princess An before nodding, Xia Qing smiled and said, "If the princess wants to ride a horse, he can learn horse riding with His Highness the Crown Prince, or come to Weiyang Palace to see His Highness the Second Highness."

After speaking, he glanced at Princess An who was about to resign, and said: "There will be a female officer selection test in August, how about the princess and the princess come into the palace to help?"

Concubine An paused for a moment, but Anyang said in a spirited manner: "Is it the selection exam that the empress mentioned last time?"

Gu Weiyun glanced at Xia Qing, then turned his head and said: "Yes, Anyang, do you want to see how the little lady is an examiner?"

Anyang nodded, and then said: "Is it possible that a daughter can be an official here? Concubine mother, why don't we have one in Yizhou?"

Gu Weiyun said in front of Princess An: "There will be, but it will only take a few years. At that time, we in Anyang will be the chief examiner. Can we select talents?"

Anyang nodded first, then shook his head and said, "I'll wait until I grow up. I haven't finished reading yet."

Gu Weiyun touched Anyang's head with a smile, looked at Princess An and said: "Anyang is really smart and lively, and also has ambition. If the situation of women is better in the future, Anyang may have great fortune."

Princess An looked at Gu Weiyun all of a sudden, and Gu Weiyun let Princess An stare.

He only reached out to touch Anyang, and Anyang asked happily: "Really? But they said that a daughter only needs a husband and a child."

Xia Qing glanced at Gu Weiyun, who was thinking about how to answer better, and said first, "What will happen to a woman who doesn't marry her husband and raise her children?"

An Yang tilted his head and thought for a long time, then shook his head honestly, Wang Concubine An couldn't sit still anymore, she said: "Your Majesty, you are joking, the selection of female officials is a matter of the harem, how dare the concubine intervene."

Gu Weiyun glanced at Xia Qing, Xia Qing nodded firmly to her, and Gu Weiyun said to Princess An: "Auntie, don't you feel bored staying in the palace all day, and you can pass some time by going to the palace to have a look." .”

After speaking, he directly took Princess An's hand, pulling the distance between the two of them, and then said softly:
"Aunt Huang, we are all daughters' families, so we are the ones who understand the difficulties of daughters' families the most. If the female officials of the Sixth Department in the palace are favored by others, won't our girls be looked up to by others?"

Princess An wanted to pull her hand back, but Gu Weiyun took her hand and placed it on Anyang's head, saying:

"I don't want a woman to be an official in the court, but isn't there more women in this line of work who study and practice calligraphy? Even when they go out on weekdays, they can be more relaxed. Aunt Huang looked at Anyang's cousin. I'm afraid she will be restrained after coming to the capital." It's tight, I haven't been out of the house a few times."

Concubine An paused when she wanted to withdraw her hand. They Anyang is the youngest daughter, and they can follow her in Yizhou City on weekdays, but when they arrive in the capital, they can only stay in the mansion every day.

But Anyang is the princess, how could she stay in Yizhou City all her life, and they, Anyang, should be the same as her?

Princess An's eyes slowly fell on Anyang, and it took a long time before she whispered: "Concubine Rong Chen think about it."

Gu Weiyun raised the corners of his mouth, Xia Qing also said: "Princess, why don't you stay in the palace for a few more days, firstly, let the princess get along with His Royal Highness the Second Crown Prince, and secondly, the princess can also see the difference between the present palace and the past .”

Concubine An dragged Princess Anyang away in a dazed manner, and Princess Anyang saw that she was in high spirits.

Gu Weiyun waited until he saw the person leave, then turned his head and asked Xia Qing: "Why did you suddenly think of bringing Princess An in?"

Xia Qing handed Jingning, who was already sleeping in her arms, to Qiao Huan, and asked her to hug her to rest. She watched the person leave before she sat down and said, "Because she asked me to sit down."

Gu Weiyun thought for a while, then smiled and said: "But that's good too, with Princess An here, we can get twice the result with half the effort."

Xia Qing also leisurely picked up the teacup and started to drink tea. Gu Weiyun looked at Xia Qing and said, "I didn't expect you to look good in this moon white dress, you look like a goddess."

Xia Qing turned back indifferently and said, "In front of you, I am at best a maid, not a goddess."

Gu Weiyun glanced at Xia Qing angrily, this person is really good, and he will be right in a while.

Princess An at the back also asked Anyang: "Does Anyang really want to come and see?"

An Yang nodded and said: "I still want to learn how to ride a horse. Aunt Xia Qing said that you can learn how to ride a horse in the palace. Concubine Mu, let me learn."

Concubine An combed Anyang's hair softly, she said: "Can't we go back and learn?"

When Anyang heard this, he lowered his head in displeasure, a little listless.

Princess An couldn't help asking: "What's wrong?"

Anyang glanced at Princess An and said: "When I go back, they will definitely warn my father. When I go out to meet friends on weekdays, some people will say that I don't know what is solemn and elegant."

Princess An tightly squeezed the comb in her hand, narrowed her eyes and asked: "Who said that, who dares to chew tongues in your ears."

An Yang took a careful look at Concubine An and said: "I heard it myself. Last time the old matriarch of the Yang family had his [-]th birthday, I heard that Yang San talking about me with a group of people behind his back."

Concubine An gritted her teeth, Anyang, whom they loved so much, was pointed behind her back.

But facing Anyang who was a little guilty in the mirror, she tapped Anyang's forehead fiercely with her fingers and said, "It's exactly the same as your father, and you even learned to eavesdrop. Is this what a gentleman does?"

An Yang followed Concubine An's fingers and looked up, then turned around and pulled Concubine An, looked at her with bright eyes and said, "Concubine Mother, let me learn to ride a horse, I am two years older than the prince."

Princess An angrily pinched his little nose and said, "You have to be good before I go."

When Anyang heard this, his eyes became brighter, but he still had to salute and thank Princess An with a tense face.

(End of this chapter)