Value peace

Chapter 153 The Newlyweds ([-])

Gu Xiyan blushed, raised her ears when she heard the footsteps of Cuiyu and Yanhong going away, she breathed a sigh of relief, got up rustlingly, and poured a cup of warm tea from the kang table beside her.

During the action, the shadow of a woman swayed across the three mirrors.

The skin is as fine and white as porcelain, and there are obvious dark circles under the eyelids, but the cheeks are as gorgeous as burning fire, and the eyes are as sparkling as spring water, and the softness and charm are revealed from the bones.

Gu Xiyan reluctantly took a sip of tea, then hurriedly retreated into the bed, pulled the quilt over her head, and moaned.

Never again!
It's just... lewd and absurd!

Did that guy let Duan Yingluo use the quiet room every morning, assuming that he would not be able to get up in the morning?

She was ashamed and angry, and a little frustrated, why is that guy so energetic.

I go to practice early in the morning every day, and then go to Xiao Ao Xuan to deal with some affairs and have breakfast, sometimes I will come back and pull her out of the quilt to have lunch together, but most of the time I will stay in Xiao Ao Xuan and eat with Qi Xiao lunch.If he stays at Xiao Aoxuan for lunch, it means that he won't come back in the afternoon, and Gu Xiyan will find something to do by himself; if he comes back for lunch, then Gu Xiyan doesn't want to do anything in the afternoon. Be with him all the time.

If he was looking at some confidential document, he would let her sit beside him to write or read a book, then inadvertently looked up and told her which word was well written and which word was not well written to practice, this book Which sentences in the book are interesting and which are boring, but every time before Gu Xiyan speaks, Qi Maosheng has already lowered his head to look at his secrets and approved his instructions, the only thing Gu Xiyan can do is to sigh in vain ;If he reads idle books, he will give her back and forth, make some tea for a while, and squeeze his shoulders for a while, but most of the time he holds her in his arms and asks her to read to him A few pages of the book, if she doesn't do it, she will bite her ear and whisper in her ear, "I like hearing your voice the most, it's so cute, like on the bed...", Gu Xiyan was busy struggling Sitting up from his arms to read, he just giggled, laughed, and made a fuss... Those two times, he just couldn't stop it...

Thinking of this, Gu Xi couldn't help holding her breath.

The two always eat dinner together.

After dinner, Mr. Ding will come to talk with Qi Maosheng.Because she was outside every time, so far, Gu Xiyan has only heard the voice of Mr. Ding, but has not seen this person.

He often brings all kinds of news to Qi Maosheng, sometimes it is good news that Qi Maosheng wants to hear, and sometimes it is bad news that he does not want to hear.But whether it is good news or bad news, Qi Maosheng will chat with her before going to bed.

Suddenly, Gu Xiyan had a feeling that the world's major events were shaking hands.

For example, she knew that Jian Baolin gave birth to the prince who died after only three days; Yu Shi, the son of the crown prince Yang Yu, gave birth to a son in mid-February, and Yu Shi became the concubine Liang and became the crown prince. Fang Shaoying, the concubine of the state of Jin, did not move at all; Xu Zhen's new concubine three years ago gave birth to him a son last year, and she is pregnant again this year; Luo Weijie, the minister of the Shaofu, went to Dawu Temple to worship God together during the New Year, and lived there for five days without proper etiquette; and his nominal father, Gu Baozhang, was promoted to the third rank a few days ago because of his "diligence" "Taichang Temple chat".

As for those who were promoted and who were demoted, those names were just a character to her, and she couldn't deduce anything from these words, so she naturally skipped them.

One day, Gu Xiyan couldn't help pouting and said, "I don't know if there is any movement from Zuo Xiaoyu? I really hope Huilan and the others are okay!"

Qi Maosheng didn't take it seriously, and said contemptuously: "Only the officials above the first rank come to me!"

Gu Xiyan looked at him with blinking eyes, and pointed to the message in her hand about the pregnancy of Mi Ji's wife, Lian Fanghua: "When did Mi Ji get promoted to the first rank!"

Qi Maosheng raised his eyebrows lightly: "Didn't he almost become your brother-in-law? That's why I paid attention!"

Gu Xiyan curled her lips.

Qi Maosheng smiled and scratched her nose: "I'll just send someone to find out!"

Gu Xiyan and Qi Maosheng are at the time when honey is mixed with oil, and they wish that everyone else is like them.She sighed and said, "Tell me, if Mi Ji really becomes my brother-in-law, that would be great! Maybe we can still walk around like ordinary relatives!"

At that time, Qi Maosheng was leaning on the pillow to look at the box Mr. Ding brought in. Inside the box were the news sent by Yandi's spy agencies in various places.

He put down the piece of paper in his hand and pondered for a long time, then said sternly: "This is how destiny is changed inadvertently. At that time, the Mi family had already fallen, and if your sister didn't enter the palace as a female official, how could Mi Ji's official career be so smooth?" Teng Da; similarly, without Mi Ji's contemporaries and old friends in the ruling and opposition parties, it is impossible for your sister to stand out so quickly in the palace. I think when they made this kind of decision, they had already planned it. Only But I didn't expect things to change in the end. The emperor actually violated the ancestral system and accepted a female official as a concubine. Now, Yang Yu has followed suit and accepted a female official as a concubine. I think those who want to enter the palace as a female official in the future Girl, I'm afraid I have to think about it before thinking about it!"

Gu Xiyan said disapprovingly: "There is nothing to think about before you think about it. Anyway, it is entering the palace, not serving the emperor. After all, the palace is just a palace lady in disguise!"

Qi Maosheng looked at her very strangely: "Don't you know anything about these things?"

Gu Xiyan stared back at him very guilty.

Qi Maosheng looked at her child, couldn't help laughing, and said: "You don't know, it's common sense. This rule was broken by Li Chaoyang in the early dynasty. It turns out that only women are used in the palace of Xia Kingdom. The maids are servants, and the ladies are officials. The ladies are responsible for the daily life of the royal family, and the ladies are responsible for the education of the ladies and assist the queen in managing the inner court. The ladies are elected every three years and released every ten years; Every year, there will be a women's six-art exam. Those women who pass the exam will be recorded in the Ministry of Officials. When there is a vacancy in the palace, they can fill the vacancy and enter the palace as a female official. Once they become a female official, they are the same as Jinshi and the first. The size of the ability, the length of the palace, etc. enjoy the state's salary according to the rank. Among the female officials, there are also two types, one is the female official who masters the classics, and the other is the female envoy who is in charge of the music. Women who are too ugly or unwilling to marry for other reasons are determined to serve the royal family for life. The royal family also treats female officials much higher than female envoys, and some female officials are even named first-class wives; They are all those women who come from high-ranking families. They are proud of being admitted to the Six Arts and serving the queen. They hope that through their close relationship with the inner court, they can get the royal family's finger marriage and marry into a more prominent family. And the royal family is also very I like this kind of envoys, they don’t need to pay a lot of salary, and they can maintain a good relationship with various noble families... But in the hands of the Li family of the Taichu Dynasty, everything changed, and eunuchs appeared, "Speaking of this, Qi Maosheng A contemptuous expression appeared on his face, "That's why we have the current situation. In the inner court, female officials and eunuchs are allowed to rule side by side."

It can be seen that Qi Maosheng despised the eunuch system very much.

Gu Xiyan was startled when she heard that, thinking of the message in Qi Maosheng's words, she said in disbelief: "But when my sister entered the palace, she broke off her engagement with Mi Ji, and she was a female official! "

Qi Maosheng laughed and said: "Women who have a marriage contract can't be female officials, and they don't need to be accused of marriage. What are they going to do as female officials in the palace! Besides, when female officials enter the palace, there is no distinction between female envoys and female officials in the first three years. Because there are no restrictions on female envoys, as long as they are willing and the queen agrees, they can go home after the case is dismissed by the Ministry of Officials. But female officials are different, they are life-long, so they will be given a period of time to consider, and they will not rush It is decided. The female officials are in charge of the classics, they are the real female officials in the palace, and they are the ones who master the secrets of the palace. Even if they die, they must be cremated in the palace before they can be released."

"Could it be that when my sister entered the palace, she made some agreement with Mi Ji..." Gu Xiyan couldn't help stammering when she thought of the meaning of this move, "But in the end she still chose to be a female official, And she lied to me, wanting me to enter the palace too...

Qi Maosheng nodded and said, "That should be the case! Otherwise, why didn't Mi Ji marry a wife until he was 30 years old. I'm afraid it was because your sister was hopeless, so I had no choice but to do it. Speaking of which, he is the heir of the Mi family. I'm the only seedling, and I can't wait any longer for the sake of my heir."

For some reason, Gu Xiyan felt uncomfortable in her heart.

She thought of the Gu Chaorong she saw in Chengqian Palace that time, with a flower-like delicate face sitting among the lifeless century-old purple purlin furniture, which made people feel disappointed.She couldn't help muttering: "Is she doing it for Mi Ji, or for power? Or, at the beginning, it was for Mi Ji, but later, after tasting the taste of power, she couldn't stop... Is this kind of sacrifice worth it?"

Qi Maosheng was not as sentimental as she was, and said very rationally: "Since you have made a choice, you must have the courage to accept failure. Otherwise, it is better for me to grow my one-acre three-point land at home instead of messing around. "

Gu Xiyan said coquettishly: "Maosheng, how many people are as courageous as you, and how many people are as tenacious as you!"

Seeing her displeased, Qi Maosheng calmed down and said calmly: "Mi Ji is indeed too inappropriate. If you want to marry, you can just find someone casually. Why bother to marry a girl from the Lian family with a grandiose red makeup? The imperial concubine is indeed too pitiful some!"

What are they all about!

I didn't understand what I meant at all!
Gu Xiyan listened to him insincerely comforting herself, and couldn't help giving him a slanting glance.

Qi Maosheng naturally lowered his head to read the spy information in silence, and pretended to be deaf to Gu Xiyan's glance.

Amidst the quiet sound of turning the pages, Gu Xiyan felt a little deserted. She shuddered, and put her arms around Qi Maosheng's neck as if to prove something, laying in his arms, and said in a low mood: "Maosheng, the world is changing!" It's too fast, we never know what decision we will make in the next moment, while we are still together, we must love each other well."

Qi Maosheng was distracted by the limp body on his body, and the words on the spy report seemed to be swinging back and forth, making him unable to see clearly, but Gu Xiyan was still there without any natural nagging.

For those words and deeds that made him feel inexplicable, he would ask at the beginning, but every time the two would have disputes over it.If Gu Xiyan persuaded him, it would be fine, but if she couldn't, she would just pout and ignore him, and in the end she didn't want him to be careful.So Qi Maosheng took advantage of the opportunity to kiss Yanyan's lips, and put his hand into her skirt... This also became a means for Qi Maosheng to solve the problem.

Thinking of this, the beautiful scenery of that day came to Gu Xiyan's mind again, and the bed suddenly became stuffy, she hurriedly pulled down the quilt covering her head, trying to let the light in the room divert her mood, breathable.

While looking around, out of the corner of her eye, she caught an envelope on the kang table.

(The computer at home is broken, so I will try my best to write. If you are free, please take a look around 18:[-] in the afternoon. If there is no update, please don’t blame me!)
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