The Grand Secretary’s Pampered Wife

Chapter 546: Mother and Child (Part 1)

"Young master!"

Lian'er pushed the door open, "Why are you sitting by the window alone? The wind is so strong, you'll catch a cold!"

Huangfuxian stared fixedly at the scenery outside the window, and did not answer Lianer's words.

Xiao Qingkong is no longer in the house, and there is not even a trace of his presence here.

Lian'er walked over quickly, and closed the window across the table.

"Don't close it." Huangfuxian said.

Lian'er's hands froze halfway through closing the window, she turned to look at her young master suspiciously: "It's cold."

"I'm not cold." Huangfu Xian said flatly.

"Then, well, I'll close it a little bit." Lian Er closed the window halfway.

Huangfuxian looked out through the gap in the window, his expression was indifferent, gloomy and depressed.

It wasn't the first day that Lian'er came to serve Princess Ning'an, and she was not surprised by Huangfuxian's appearance, but she still felt a little distressed.

She looked at Huangfuxian whose blood had already dried up, but didn't ask him how he did it, because she had already heard people say that her son killed the seventh prince's dog.

She said in a low voice: "The servant girl went to fetch water to wash the young master's face."

Lian'er quickly fetched hot water, and changed two basins of water just to wash her face. When she washed Huangfuxian's hands, she unexpectedly found that the back of Huangfuxian's hand was scratched, leaving a long gash .

She turned pale: "Young master, you are injured! Why didn't you say it? Could it be that the blood on this, this, this hand is your own?"

Of course it wasn't all Huangfuxian's, that cut wouldn't be able to shed so much blood.

Huangfuxian frowned impatiently and said: "I'm so bored, you go out, I don't want to see you."

Lian Er said: "I'll tell the princess to ask the imperial doctor."

Huangfu Xian said: "I don't want to see the imperial doctor."

Lian Er worried: "But..."

Huangfuxian said coldly: "If you talk nonsense, get out!"

Lian'er could only shut her mouth angrily.

Perhaps it was this wound that attracted Lian Er's attention, and then she looked at Huangfu Xian again, and this time found a few faint finger marks on Huangfu Xian's cheek.

"Did the princess hit you?" Lian Er asked weakly.

Huangfuxian ignored her.

Lian'er lowered her head sadly, and continued to wipe Huangfuxian's hands: "Young master,

Can't you not make the princess angry in the future? It's hard for the princess to be alone, she..."

Huangfu Xian sneered: "What's wrong with her? Is it hard to raise such a useless son like me?"

Lian'er was choked speechless.

Lian'er didn't dare to say a word after that, she wiped the blood on Huangfuxian's cheeks, hands, and neck, and then helped Huangfuxian change his clothes.

But she only changed the jacket for Huangfuxian, and Huangfuxian changed the trousers himself.

Ever since his broken leg scared a servant, he never let others change his pants.

When Princess Ning'an came over, Huangfu Xian was already fully dressed, and was quietly sitting on the wheelchair by the window.

"I heard that your hand was injured." Princess Ning An walked over and closed the window.

She is not Lian'er, she wants to obey Huangfu Xian's orders.

On the contrary, Huangfuxian is her son, and Huangfuxian should listen to her.

"Let me see." She said to Huangfuxian.

Huangfuxian didn't move.

Princess Ning An picked up his left hand: "Why didn't you tell me about such a long cut?"

Huangfuxian turned his face away and ignored her.

Princess Ning An opened the golden sore medicine she brought, dipped a little bit of it with her fingertips and applied it to his affected area, and then applied it to his swollen cheeks.

Huangfuxian tilted his head slightly, avoiding her hand.

"You still don't like people touching you." Princess Ning An's fingertips still landed on his cheek.

After applying the medicine to Huangfuxian, Princess Ning'an said, "I'll come over and apply it on you again before going to bed. I'm going to pay my respects to the Queen Mother. Do you want to go there together?"

Huangfuxian twitched his lips, and said with a sneer: "Are you sure you want the Queen Mother to see my swollen face?"

Princess Ning An squeezed her fingers, took a deep breath, put the golden sore medicine on the table, turned and walked out.

...

In Renshou Palace, Xiao Heng had official duties, so he left the palace after visiting his aunt.

When they came, it was only him and Xiao Qingkong, and Gu Jiao also came from behind.

There is Jiaojiao in Xiaoqingkong, how can I remember the bad brother-in-law? Wave your little hand to send the bad brother-in-law away!

Then he began to go to the Renshou Palace to reveal tiles.

As he grew older, his energy became stronger and his destructive power became stronger, but Gu Jiao can basically fix it for him.

When Princess Ning An walked into the Renshou Palace, she happened to see Gu Jiao repairing the swing frame in the small clear space.

Princess Ning'an had seen this swing many times, but she had never asked about its origin.

King Ning has two little princesses under his knees, so it is natural for people who don't know to think that the swing frame is prepared for the two little princesses.

"Jiaojiao, is my swing ready?" Xiao Jingkong stood behind the swing frame and asked Gu Jiao cutely.

Gu Jiao said: "Not so fast, the seat plate is worn out, and the rope needs to be strengthened again."

Xiao Jingkong thought for a while: "Then I'll go find my aunt first!"

Gu Jiao nodded: "Okay."

"Auntie! I'm coming!" Xiao Jingkong waved his little arms and went away.

Gu Jiao squatted down and carefully repaired the swing in the small clear space, not paying attention to Princess Ning'an at the door.

Princess Ning An stopped walking, and looked at Gu Jiao without blinking.

After entering the palace, Princess Ning'an returned to the gorgeous costumes of the royal princess, and occasionally painted her eyebrows and makeup, no longer the plain-clothed, plain-faced look she had when she was in the frontier fortress.

Especially today, she also put on the old begonia makeup on the scar on her left cheek.

At first glance, the red birthmark on Gu Jiao's cheek resembled her begonia makeup.

It's just that the begonia makeup is painted, small and delicate, and the birthmark pales in comparison.

Princess Ning'an was a lively and active little princess before she came out of the pavilion, but when she calms down, she will also have a quiet, demure and gentle side.

The aura exuding from Gu Jiao's body was a bit like Princess Ning'an's calm appearance, but it was even more detached and cold.

"Princess." The maid who cleaned the house saw Princess Ning An and saluted her respectfully.

Gu Jiao turned her head, Princess Ning An smiled at her, Gu Jiao nodded her head.

Regarding Gu Jiao's behavior of not bowing to Princess Ning An in the palace, all the palace people present were not surprised at all.

In fact, just now in front of the emperor, Gu Jiao didn't show a groveling attitude, and the emperor and Eunuch Wei still had a normal look on their faces.

Although Princess Ning'an walked with Gu Jiao all the way, they didn't have much contact with each other. After Gu Jiao fell into a coma in the snow-capped mountain where the remnants of the previous dynasty were, she was always protected by Gu Changqing on her back. When she returned to the barracks, she immediately sent her isolation.

On the way back to Beijing, Princess Ning'an was always sitting in her carriage, while Gu Jiao was at the front of the procession alongside the Gu family brothers.

The two... are not very familiar.

Princess Ning'an bypassed the corridor, passed through the hanging flower gate, and went to the bedroom of Empress Dowager Zhuang.

She couldn't help but look back at Gu Jiao.

Coincidentally, at this moment, a little eunuch hurried over, clutching his fingers: "Miss Gu! Miss Gu! My finger is broken!"

That was a little eunuch without rank.

"Let me see." Gu Jiao put down the tool in her hand, took out a clean handkerchief to support his hand, checked it carefully, and said, "It's not broken, how did you do it?"

The little eunuch breathed a sigh of relief and said in a low voice, "I just... smashed walnuts."

The maids doing sweeping at the side covered their mouths and snickered.

The little eunuch scratched his head in embarrassment.

Gu Jiao said: "Wrap it in a handkerchief and apply ice. If the swelling doesn't subside tomorrow, apply it again. Two days later, apply heat."

The little eunuch hurriedly thanked: "Thank you, Miss Gu, I've made a note of it!"

Princess Ning An withdrew her gaze, and continued to walk towards Empress Dowager Zhuang's bedroom, never thinking that she would run into that little eunuch again halfway.

The little eunuch should be a newcomer, and he didn't know the rules, so he rushed out from the back of the corridor and almost bumped into Princess Ning'an.

Princess Ning An didn't say anything, but he himself was so frightened that Liushen Wuzhu fell to his knees on the ground with a plop: "Princess, spare my life! Princess, spare my life!"

Princess Ning An said calmly: "Get up, I don't blame you."

"Yes! Thank you, Princess Ning'an!" The little eunuch stood up tremblingly, not daring to raise his head to peek at his master's face.

Princess Ning'an said slowly: "I remember you weren't so scared in front of Dr. Gu, and I don't eat people."

The little eunuch said respectfully: "You are a princess, the queen mother's favorite princess, with golden branches and jade leaves. I dare not offend you."

Princess Ning An said: "Isn't Dr. Gu the one whom my empress dotes on?"

The little eunuch said awkwardly: "Of course Miss Gu is too, but..."

"Just what?" Princess Ning An looked at him and asked.

"Miss Gu, she...she..." The little eunuch faltered, not knowing what to say.

Princess Ning'an smiled faintly: "She is more approachable than me, and you like her more than me."

The little eunuch trembled in fright: "This is not the meaning of the slave!"