The Chinese New Year is approaching, and the final exam of the academy will also be held, which is the busiest time of the year.

   Li Baolu yawned and got out of the carriage when she suddenly saw Hou's servant in the yard, startled, and hurriedly took two steps, "Yan Neiguan?"

   Eunuch Yan, who had been waiting for a long time, smiled, bowed and saluted: "Mrs. Gu, the Empress Dowager has given me something, please welcome it."

  Li Baolu: ...Why did you add another queen mother to the reward team?

   However, when someone gave something for nothing, Li Baolu was still very happy, and hurriedly led Eunuch Yan into the main hall, and knelt down to receive the gift order.

   "A reward of Li's Dongzhu, ten pieces of Shu brocade, a red sandalwood carved begonia embroidery screen, and a set of colorful gemstone jewelry..." Eunuch Yan respectfully handed the gift list to Li Baolu and whispered, "Mrs. Gu, take it."

  Li Baolu stuffed a purse into Eunuch Yan, and asked hesitantly, "Why did the Empress Dowager think of rewarding me? There is no reason in Yizhi."

  Although the emperor and empress also rewarded her from time to time, they all found various reasons for her, and only the queen mother rewarded her as soon as she came up.

   Eunuch Yan smiled and said: "Mrs. Gu don't have to worry too much, the Empress Dowager knows that you and Gu Shi are about to talk about good things. This is to congratulate the two in advance, and there will be more rewards in the future."

  Li Baolu blushed, it seemed that this was a big deal, how come the Queen Mother knew about it.

"Niangniang still has a word to tell Gu Shi to talk to Mrs. Gu," Eunuch Yan paused, but still lowered his voice: "Niangniang said that if you want to get married, then you should be perfect, and the masters in the palace will come to join in the fun. , Mrs. Gu and Shi Gu said that it is time to prepare according to the etiquette from now on."

  Li Baolu had an ominous feeling in her heart, "So?"

   "So the Empress Dowager instructed Mrs. Gu to either live in Qin's house or in the palace, and not to meet Mr. Gu for the time being. After all, it is not appropriate for fiancées who are about to get married."

  Li Baolu nodded embarrassedly, "According to Li, this is a good idea, but I can't do it alone. When my husband returns, I will tell him what the empress dowager means."

   Eunuch Yan smiled in satisfaction and handed his farewell.

  Gu Jingyun, who was busier than Li Baolu, received this disaster as soon as he came home under the moonlight, but he was only stunned for a moment before looking at Li Baolu, "Do you want to move in with your aunt?"

   Li Baolu shook her head again and again, and looked at Gu Jingyun baba.

   Gu Jingyun smiled with satisfaction, took her hand and said, "No hurry, I will go to the palace tomorrow to see the Empress Dowager."

   He paused and said, "But we should live separately, but not now."

   "When should that be?"

Gu Jingyun nodded her nose and said, "Of course it was when you got married. I have decided that your wedding ceremony will not be held in the Gu Mansion, but in the Qin Mansion. The eldest princess has recovered a little, and I have asked her to be your female guest. , I will add a wedding ceremony for you, presided over by my aunt, how about you?"

   "Okay!" Li Baolu agreed, "But when did you invite the eldest princess?"

"When the two academies decided to combine the questions together, I saw Huang Shan and said it for a long time. Who knew that he agreed after he went back and asked the eldest princess." Gu Jingyun stroked her hair and said, "The eldest princess is a very good person. Blessed person, I still want to invite her to be your blessed person."

The eldest princess is a famously blessed person in Da Chu. Although she and the late emperor are half-brothers and sisters, because Emperor Qianyuan only has her one daughter, she is also extremely precious, and she is not much different in age from the late emperor, so she is very precious with the late emperor. Very fun.

In the palace, she was a figure like an overlord, and she had the right to speak. When she grew up, she ran out to go to women's school on her own. It can be said to grow up arbitrarily.

   And when he grew up, he chose his own consort, both children, filial piety to his parents-in-law, harmony between sisters and wives, and love between husband and wife...

When Concubine Lan was at her most arrogant, she couldn't see her, and she fought with her a lot. The eldest princess didn't fight back at all. Because Concubine Lan ordered the closure of the women's school, the eldest princess did not enter the palace for the New Year for five years. Going out of the palace and her clothes ended softly.

   Afterwards, the eldest princess did not see Concubine Lan Gui, and Concubine Lan did not dare to provoke her again. Such a powerful person was recognized as the most fortunate person by the aristocratic class in the capital.

   In addition to her longevity, who can compare to her in the capital city?

   Even the most honored empress dowager in the palace cannot be said to be more fortunate than her. Think about what life the empress dowager has lived in the past ten years, and what life has the princess lived?

   The female guests of the ceremonies and the Quanfu people of the wedding usually invite such lucky people, but who dares to invite the eldest princess in Mandachu?

   The eldest princess has only served as a female guest in her life, and one person has been a full-blessing person.

   One is her granddaughter, she was a female guest when she was married, and the other is the current prince concubine, the grandson concubine of the past.

   It is said that the eldest princess will be a full blessing for the crown princess in order to slap Lan Guifei in the face. Anyway, no matter what the reason is, she rarely does it, especially since she is old now.

Li Baolu didn't know whether Gu Jingyun's request to move her was really an understatement as he said, or whether he put a lot of effort into it. Anyway, if he didn't say it, she didn't ask, but just pressed him on the bed at night and gave him a massage, so that He slept peacefully.

  The next day, he went to the palace in good spirits to ask to see the queen mother.

  Gu Jingyun has a pass to enter the palace, so you don't have to wait in line, just let the servants notify Cining Palace.

   Soon Eunuch Yan from the Queen Mother's Palace came out to pick up the person in person.

The Queen Mother smiled at Gu Jingyun with a solemn face, "Yesterday, Ben Gong made a bet with the Queen, he said that you would definitely come to see Ben Gong today, and Ben Gong laughed at her, but they were separated for a few months, and they were in the capital, how could you? Come to the palace for this purpose? But now it seems that this palace has underestimated the love between you and your husband."

"Niangniang, you forgot, my wife and I are still teaching at Qingxi Academy and we meet every day, so it doesn't matter whether the etiquette is observed or not. Besides, the Chinese New Year is approaching, if my wife goes to the Qin Mansion, the family will There are only Wei Chen and a group of children left, and no one will take care of them this year, and the ministers and others are afraid that they will not be able to eat a bowl of hot rice." Gu Jingyun said pitifully, and his face also showed two points of sadness, "I only hope that the mother will have pity and let me After the first month of the first month, I will talk with the minister."

  The Queen Mother asked with interest, "Are you going to live separately after the first month?"

"Yes."

  The queen mother should be happy to see him, and she couldn't help asking with interest, "Can we separate after the first month?"

"Go back to Niangniang, after the first month of the year, all the gifts that should be given away, the people who should be visited have also been visited, the guests that should have been received have been received, and the academy is about to start, even if she is not at home, we are in the academy. You can't starve to death even if you eat in the cafeteria..." This meant that Li Baolu was useless after the first month.

  The Queen Mother intuition that this matter is not so simple, but seeing him speak candidly, and then think that the New Year is really busy, and many things need to be handled by the mistress of the house.

   She thought about it and nodded and said, "Alright, let's separate after the new year."

   Gu Jingyun breathed a sigh of relief and quickly thanked him.

  The Queen Mother asked with a smile, "Have you chosen the time?"

   "Hui Niangniang, the second day of April is a good day."

  The Empress Dowager nodded slightly, "If I remember correctly, is your daughter-in-law's birthday on the fifth day of the third month?"

"Yes."

   "Are you going to post after the ceremony?"

"Yes."

  The Queen Mother nodded slightly, "That's fine, lest you post too early to cause hot discussion, but it will affect your mood. You don't have to worry about the comments of those people in the first place. The most important thing is to live your own life well."

   "Wei Chen thought so."

  The Queen Mother teased: "Don't you dare to hold a wedding four years after your marriage because you don't care about other people's eyes?"

Gu Jingyun only smiled. He really didn't care about other people's gazes, but he would definitely not let Li Baolu be disturbed by these gazes. His eyes were vivid and the preferences of the superiors could influence the thoughts of the inferiors. Now his camp has included them all. The most honorable people in Da Chu, will the people below still think that his wedding name is not right?

   Gu Jingyun bowed and stepped back, the Queen Mother watched his back gradually drifting away, and Eunuch Yan sighed slightly: "This child is not as graceful as his grandfather, it's a pity..."

  It is a pity that his life did not go far in his career.

   Eunuch Yan served tea to the Queen Mother and said with a low laugh: "Everyone has their own aspirations, perhaps Gu Shi said that he was as happy about it as his grandfather?"

  The Queen Mother lowered her eyes and said nothing.

   Eunuch Yan respectfully stepped aside, and after a while, he heard the Empress Dowager sigh, "Bengong remembers what the Empress said that when the Marquis of Zhongyong Mansion was divided, they were all divided into loss-making properties?"

   "Yes, but I heard that those industries turned losses into profits after they entered the hands of Gu Shijiao."

"Nevertheless, the family's wealth is a little thin. No matter how much the jewelry is rewarded, the land will not be beneficial. This palace remembers that there is a village with two hills in my dowry. You go and take out the land deed and I will take a look. "

   "Niangniang?" Eunuch Yan was startled and said in a low voice, "That is your dowry, if my uncle knows..."

   "You also said that it is the dowry of this palace, so go get it."

Eunuch Yan could only bow down and go to get the title deed that the Queen Mother said. He has been with the Queen Mother for more than 30 years. When the Wang family gradually fell, she did not take out the dowry, although the Zhuangzi that the Queen Mother said was not profitable. A lot, but it's also an industry.

   Eunuch Yan took it and offered it with both hands. The queen mother just glanced at it and said, "After two days, I will choose some jewels to reward, and I don't need to remember this."

"Yes."

  Li Baolu's dowry, Gu Jingyun, has already prepared most of it. Among them, there are two properties in the suburbs of Beijing, both of which are newly bought.

  With the blessing of the upcoming Chinese New Year, some people in need will sell some land, but they are not big.

Gu Jingyun also wanted to buy two shops for Li Baolu as a dowry, and asked Erlin to go to Baoding to find people from Yaxing. The shop has not been bought yet, but he bought two big Zhuangzi. The land in Baoding is cheaper, but he can't stand it. It's big.

  The value of these real estates is relatively large, so Gu Jingyun has spent most of the money prepared, but he still wants to prepare more fields for Baolu, he can not plant them himself, or rent or hire long-term workers.

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