Empress has purpose

Chapter 16 Family Dinner
Ci'an Hall.

Except for Gu Yunwan, all the girls arrived, as did Second Aunt and Aunt Sun. The old lady was sitting at the top right now, with a smile on her face, not as gloomy as she was at the beginning.

Gu Yunxi and the others were gathering beside Aunt Sun to tease her little brother Gu Qingzhuo who just turned one year old.

Xiao Qingzhuo has a pair of big black eyes, which are rolling around at this moment, looking at the few people around him.

"Aunt Sun, my brother is so cute, soft and chubby." Gu Qingrui poked Xiao Qingzhuo's face lightly, turned her head and smiled and said to Aunt Sun who was standing beside her.

"The fifth girl has won the prize." Her voice was beautiful, and it made people feel like a spring breeze. The third aunt was brought back from the south by Gu Yunxi's father, Gu Chengxiang, when he was out on errands a few years ago. She said that she was the daughter of a fisherman's family.

The old lady smiled more, and said with a smile: "Come, bring my grandson here and have a look."

Su Momo went down, took Gu Qingzhuo from the nanny's arms, carried her to the old lady, squatted down slightly, and let the old lady look more carefully.

Gu Yunxi's somewhat dazed eyes followed Nanny Su's footsteps and moved to the old lady's side, with a trace of pain and nostalgia in her eyes, if her child didn't die...

She quickly shook her head, there is no such thing, the gods let her live a new life, just to avenge her child.

"Third Sister, what's the matter with you?" Gu Qingwu who was on the side noticed Gu Yunxi's strangeness, and stepped forward to ask worriedly.

"It's okay, I just thought of some past events."

Gu Qingwu still wanted to ask in detail, but Gu Qingmo pulled off her sleeves, shook her head at her, and turned her head to signal her to look aside. Gu Qingwu turned her head to look to the side, and found that Aunt Sun was looking at them, with a look Look thoughtful.

Gu Qingwu nodded and said nothing more.Just in time, the servant girl also came in to report: "Master, Madam, and the fourth girl are here."

Everyone followed Gu Yunxi to the main room, and saluted the Prime Minister and his wife who came in. Gu Zhengyao was also smiling and got up, and the four girls also bowed one by one. She changed her clothes again tonight, green The emerald green smoked sweater and the soft smoke skirt sprinkled with green flowers are much more elegant and elegant.

The old lady also came out with the help of the maids, Gu Zhengyao and Meng Shi saluted the old lady again and said: "The son (daughter-in-law) is late."

Mrs. Gu nodded, looked around, frowned and asked, "Where's Yun Zhao? Why didn't you come back with you?"

Gu Zhengyao then replied: "The prince has something to discuss with him, I'm afraid I won't be able to make it in time for the reunion dinner."

Mrs. Gu nodded: "Even if the crown prince has something to do, then don't wait for him."

While talking, everyone sat down, Gu Zhengyao smiled and asked Gu Yunwan about the situation in Jizhou and whether the road was going well, Gu Yunwan replied respectfully.

Gu Zhengyao asked Gu Yunxi and the others how they were doing recently, and asked the nanny to bring Gu Qingzhuo up to have a look, and the maids put the food on the table one after another.

Mrs. Gu sat at the same table with her son and daughter-in-law, and the rest of the girls sat at the other table. A few aunts stood behind the old lady and the others, helping to prepare vegetables. This was a rule.

Meng's face was a bit haggard, but the smile on her face was extraordinarily gentle. She smiled and said to Prime Minister Gu and Mrs. Gu: "Mother, master, I am very happy that Yun Wan is back. Today is It's a good day for the family to reunite, so let's not let the second auntie set the rules, let's sit down and eat too."

Gu Zhengyao nodded, looked at Mrs. Meng with satisfaction, and said, "Madam is right, today is the day of family reunion, and everyone will have a reunion dinner in a friendly manner." After speaking, he turned to the second aunt and the others Said: "Yuehe, you don't need to wait, just sit and eat." Yuehe is the second aunt's boudoir name.

The aunts thanked each other, and the maid brought up a small table and served the dishes, and the aunts sat around.

After dinner, the family sat and chatted. Gu Yunwan laughed and told anecdotes about her in Jizhou. Gu Yunxi watched her father laugh heartily. She seemed to be in a good mood. The old lady was also full of smiles at this moment. Gu Yunwan was indeed eloquent, making everyone smile. Gu Yunxi could tell that the old lady's attitude towards Gu Yunwan was no longer as cold and rigid as it was at the beginning.

At this time, Gu Yunwan said again: "Grandmother, when Yunwan was in Jizhou, by chance, an expert got something as a gift. I heard that it was a rare Huiwen brocade, so I wanted to take it back to honor my grandmother. you."

After hearing this, Mrs. Gu asked with interest, "Oh? Show it to grandma."

Gu Yunwan nodded in agreement, and ordered the maid beside her to serve the book and go back to get the cloth.

Gu Yunxi sneered in her heart, she also knew about Wenjin that time, Gu Yunwan relied on that piece of cloth in her previous life, and she flattered the old lady as soon as she came back, but she also offended Gu Qingrui.

Not long after, the servant came in holding a small black sandalwood box. Gu Yunwan took the brocade box in her hand, walked to Mrs. Gu, opened it gently and said, "Grandmother, look."

The moment she lifted the lid of the box, Mrs. Gu's face was full of amazement, and she said in a low voice, "There is such an exquisite thing in the world?"

Everyone also probed to see what was in the box, so Gu Yunwan turned the mouth of the box outward and showed it to everyone.

Gu Zhengyao also showed admiration, and praised: "It is indeed a rare thing."

Gu Yunwan said with a sweet smile on her face: "Hui Wen Jin, also known as Xuan Ji Tu, was made by Su Shi, the wife of Dou, the governor of Qingzhou in the former dynasty. The anger almost caused the couple to turn against each other. Dou took his beautiful concubine to the post, and Su stayed alone in the empty boudoir. After a long time, he was full of thoughts, so he wrote poems and compositions to pass the lonely time. The arrangement is hidden in 29 lines and 29 columns of text, and then the poems are woven on the eight-inch brocade with full of meditation and sleepless nights, named Xuanji Huiwen brocade."

Speaking of this, Gu Yunwan paused for a moment, turned around and said to Mrs. Gu with a smile: "Grandmother, the piece of fretwork brocade my granddaughter got is different from the fretwork brocade woven by the Su family. Hui Wenjin, no matter which character it starts from, whether it is five characters or seven characters, it is a sentence of blessing and longevity, and each sentence contains a word of blessing, the granddaughter uses this piece of cloth to wish her grandma a long life and good health."

The old lady laughed out loud when she heard the words. Elderly people are always very concerned about health and longevity, and old lady Gu is no exception. She looked at it carefully for a while, and couldn't put it down. She smiled and said to Gu Yunwan: "Si girl has a heart." ’” He beckoned to Madam Su who was following him, “Go and get my set of gold inlaid jade and ruby ​​headbands.”

Gu Yunxi noticed that Gu Qingrui, who had been silent all this time, raised her head in a daze, and looked at Mrs. Gu in surprise, with tears gradually filling her eyes.

Gu Yunxi looked at it coldly, she knew that Mrs. Gu's favourite, Gu Qingrui pestered her for a long time before Mrs. Gu agreed to give her a dowry when she got married.But now because of a piece of Huiwen brocade, it was easily given to Gu Yunwan, how could Gu Qingrui be reconciled.

But Gu Qingrui is a smart person, no matter how unwilling she is, she quickly suppressed her emotions and sat quietly.

Madam Su walked in holding a very delicate red sandalwood box. Madam Gu patted Gu Yunwan's hand with a smile and said, "Si girl is so filial, so I'll give you this set of favorite hairstyles."

Gu Yunwan refused again and again, Gu Zhengyao smiled and said: "Yunwan, take it as mother tells you, you deserve it." After speaking, he glanced approvingly at Mrs. Meng sitting beside him, Meng Shi also looked up at him tenderly.

Gu Yunwan took it without any refusal, and Madam Gu smiled and asked her to open it to have a look. This is a very delicate set of hairstyles, and the materials are very particular, so it's no wonder Madam Gu is so reluctant.

After talking for a while, the dinner party was about to end, Gu Yunwan smiled and said to Gu Yunxi and the others: "Eldest sister, second sister, third sister, and fifth sister, I still have a lot of cloth jewelry brought back from Jizhou, I think it is with There are many different styles in Beijing, and tomorrow I will give some of each to the sisters, and make clothes or something, so that I can get something new when I go out." Then she turned her head and smiled and said to Sun: "Third aunt, Yun Wan I have prepared a gift for my younger brother, and it would be great if the maid sent it to me tomorrow."

Mrs. Sun thanked Gu Yunwan with a smile, and Mrs. Gu and Gu Zhengyao were even more satisfied with Gu Yunwan. Before leaving, Gu Yunxi deliberately walked behind, seeing that Gu Zhengyao and Mrs. Meng had returned to the Chonghua Courtyard together.

Smiling, he took the maid back to the Jinxiu Courtyard without hesitation, maybe there will be a good show tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)