beauty heart thorn

Chapter 127
On the second day of July, the group arrived at the boundary of Jiangling.

Just after dusk, the gate of the city was closed, and as soon as they approached, they heard the guards on the gate shouting from a distance: "Who broke into the gate without authorization?"

The guard stepped forward and held up his waist card: "Open the door!"

When the soldier saw the plaque, he immediately changed his voice: "Song... open the city gate!"

The gate of the city burst open, and everyone entered.

When we arrived at the Song Mansion, it was already the second watch, and the journey was tiring, so Song Zixi ordered someone to vacate a garden, put a few people there, and after cleaning up, they all went to sleep.

In the early morning of the second day, a servant from the mansion came to invite someone: "Miss Gu, Master asked me to invite you over for breakfast."

Gu Mingzhu had just tied up, so she asked the people in the garden to make their own arrangement and follow the boy.

This garden looks like it has been newly renovated, and most of the objects are very new, even the rubble on the house. There are only three gardens in the whole mansion. Song Zixi lived in one, and swept out another one for her. There is a vacant room. In the morning, people speculate that they are going to bring their parents to live with them.

Gu Mingzhu didn't know.

When she stepped into the room, Song Zixi was making tea, and a dozen delicate dishes were placed on the table.

He was wearing a red official robe, sitting dignifiedly, and there was a kind of quiet concentration when making tea. When he heard the movement at the door, he looked over: "Wake up."

Gu Mingzhu sat down opposite him, looked at a table of dishes, and said, "Is there anyone else?"

Song Zixi put down the teapot and pushed a cup of tea over: "It's just the two of us, I'm afraid it won't suit your taste, so let the kitchen prepare some more. New tea, try it."

Gu Mingzhu didn't have the habit of drinking tea in the morning. She didn't touch the teacup, but she was a little hungry. She moved her chopsticks, took a few mouthfuls, and asked in surprise, "Southern cook?"

Song Zixi smiled: "It's Uncle Mu. He knows that I'm picky and maybe I'm not used to the food cooked by Jiangling cooks, so he came here from Gusu to serve me."

"Tsk..." Gu Mingzhu shook her head.

"What do you mean?" Song Zixi asked.

Gu Mingzhu said: "Young Master Song is really picky, there are so many famous chefs in Jiangling, there is no one you like?"

"I like it, but it's not my own. I get tired of it after a few days after buying it. It's not as good as my own. I know the bottom line, and I will change the way to make it when I get tired."

Gu Mingzhu blinked twice, without retorting, saw that he was wearing a bright red official robe, and said, "You want to go to court?"

Song Zixi said: "It's time for the court to pass, I will go to the palace later, the corruption case in Southwest China has been investigated."

Gu Mingzhu took a bite of the steamed bun, which was filled with plain stuffing, and said casually, "How about working under his hands?"

Song Zixi thought about it for a while: "It's not bad, but I'm a little busy."

"Oh?" Gu Mingzhu lowered her eyelids, her gaze fell on the bun in her hand.

Song Zixi said persuasively: "Diligence in government can also be regarded as loving the people, and he is a good emperor."

This is not the first time I have heard such an evaluation.

Gu Mingzhu swallowed that mouthful of rice, with a half-smile on her face: "It seems that you like him quite a bit, so I want you to go with me, I'm afraid it's impossible?"

Song Zixi took a look: "Follow you? How can I follow you?"

Gu Mingzhu said: "Just walk with two legs and follow me."

Song Zixi laughed dumbfounded, and shook his head: "Gu Mingzhu, you didn't pry the corner of the wall like this."

She regained her laziness: "Then how should I pry it? It's also my first time doing this kind of thing. Everything is difficult at the beginning, or you can teach me? Practice makes perfect."

Song Zixi didn't answer any more, and Gu Mingzhu ended the topic wisely.

This morning, when they were still friends, such casual probing was dismissed as a joke.

Re-entering Jiangling City, with a different status than before, and it was an urgent situation, Gu Mingzhu restrained her legs and stayed in the Song Mansion for four days without even seeing a single outsider.

Just after noon today, Xia Yu received the news that the Nanming mission had entered Jiangling. When the news reached Gu Mingzhu's ears, the people from the imperial court had already gone to meet the news.

Gu Mingzhu agreed to Zhou Yan today and took her to visit Jiangling City.

Southwest searched for Zhou Yan's traces to no avail, and had already handed over a paperwork requesting to expand the search. No one would have guessed that people had already quietly arrived at Jiangling City.

The court's attitude towards this matter is strange. It seems to be very caring, but it seems not so caring.

Gu Mingzhu figured out other meanings. Zhou Yan's marriage partner could not be the young fifth prince, nor could he be separated by Youzu. That would be Yun Zhao.

Zhou Yan came to Jiangling for the first time, and she couldn't help but find everything new. Gu Mingzhu let her go around, and after a while, Xia Yu carried things big and small in her hands.

Seeing that it was almost noon, Gu Mingzhu said, "Are you tired from shopping?"

Zhou Yan said, "It's a bit."

"Take you to dinner."

After lunch, they walked around again, Zhou Yan was tired, and the three of them went back home.

As soon as he entered the door, someone came to report: "Miss Gu is back, the master is back, just sent someone to look for the girl."

Gu Mingzhu signaled the two of them to return to the garden, while she followed the young man and said, "Why are you looking for me?"

"The master said that tonight he would welcome the Nanming envoys to clean up the dust, and he wanted the girl to go with him. The clothes have been prepared for the girl."

Gu Mingzhu paused: "Enter the palace?"

"Miss misunderstood, there is no need to enter the palace, the banquet will be held at Cuiyuanzhuang in Jiangling City."

Gu Mingzhu smiled and said nothing, walked towards Song Zixi's room, and met him head-on.

Gu Mingzhu said: "What do you mean by asking me to attend the banquet?"

Song Zixi glanced at her and said, "Aren't you going to see it with your own eyes?"

Gu Mingzhu squinted her eyes, but said nothing.

"Go and see, see our bet, who won."

Gu Mingzhu smiled: "Okay."

Gu Mingzhu followed Song Zixi to the banquet.

The carriage was driving on the bustling street and passed through several streets. On the way, Gu Mingzhu seemed to have sensed something. When she lifted the curtain of the car, she happened to see a lonely mansion gate.

Gu Mingzhu stared at it for a long time, until Song Zixi noticed her ecstasy and asked, "What are you looking at?"

Gu Mingzhu put down the car curtain and said, "It's nothing."

Song Zixi smiled, and said: "The emperor has entrusted the whole matter of cleaning up the dust to Li Yi, the prime minister. He will inevitably ask you a few questions when he sees you, so don't worry."

Gu Mingzhu hooked her lips: "He has made the position of Xiangye very stable, and he is good at dancing sleeves."

Song Zixi said: "It is also a skill to be good at dancing sleeves."

Song Zixi thought for a while, then continued: "The Xiangye's daughter, Li Ruyue, will soon enter the palace as a concubine. She has a good family background and a great reputation. I'm afraid she is going to be the queen."

Gu Mingzhu was expressionless: "Oh, is that so? Then congratulations to her, keep the clouds open to see the moonlight."

Song Zixi smiled: "Why does it sound a bit unwilling?"

Gu Mingzhu snorted and said, "I'm a little bit reluctant for her to be the queen."

"Qi Feiyan is a no-brainer. Even though she is the only concubine in the harem now, if there is one, there will be another. Every family is watching."

Gu Mingzhu lowered her eyes and said, "That's his business."

(End of this chapter)