Harue Kagetsu

Gao Qiao followed Xiao Yongjia into the room, staggered on the soles of his feet, and rested half of his body on her shoulders.

The servants who followed closely beside him felt like they were facing a great enemy. Seeing this, "Ouch", seven or eight hands rushed over to pull him away from the mistress.

Xiao Yongjia waved his hand and asked Aju to help her husband with him, and took him to the bed to lie down.

The hangover soup was delivered soon after. Xiao Yongjia fed her husband a drink. The next man brought water in again. Sitting on the edge of the bed, she wiped his face and body for him in person. After a lot of work, she finally settled down.

Gao Qiao lay down for a while with his eyes closed, and the wine rush in his stomach finally eased.

Quiet in the ear. When he opened his eyes, the servants were gone. On the bedside lamp stand, a night lamp was lit, and the light in the tent was dim. Turning his face, his wife was lying beside him, her forehead resting on his shoulder, her eyes closed, motionless, as if she had already fallen asleep.

Gao Qiao stared at her sleeping face for a moment, and gradually felt dry, and couldn't help but stretched out a hand to her.

It has been some time since the two stopped having sex. Because she said that she had asked an imperial doctor to see her that day, saying that she was weak and needed to be recuperated slowly, and it was inconvenient to have sexual intercourse.

His wife said so, of course he wouldn't force it. It's been three or two months now. Sometimes in the middle, she would use other methods to relieve him. But after all, the feeling of closeness and intimacy is missing.

I used to be alone, I didn't want to, and after years and months, it just came down like this.

Now facing her, sleeping in the same bed every night, it is naturally different.

He was a little concerned.

The palm of his hand caressed his wife's soft and warm skin, feeling more rounded than before. I think she's in good spirits recently, her appetite is bigger than before, and she eats a lot.

He prefers her plumpness. But nowadays women are all looking for elegant posture. Knowing that she has always loved beauty the most, and was afraid that she would mind being banned, she didn't mention it in front of her, but just ignored it.

I felt the woman in my arms move and seemed to wake up.

Gao Qiao couldn't help it, and with a bit of alcoholism, he asked in a low voice, "A Ling, did the imperial doctor say, when will the body be recuperated?"

Xiao Yongjia was awake all the time. Hearing her husband ask such a question, he felt the arm resting on his body slowly tighten, how could he not know what he was thinking.

The fact that she was pregnant, the people around her who were close to serving had already known about her, but Gao Qiao had not noticed it yet. At first, of course, she was afraid that the fetus would be unstable, and wanted to wait until the situation stabilized before telling him. So whenever he got close, he declined on the grounds of taking care of his body. He believed it.

During that time, when she saw her taking medicine, her spirit was not good, and she was languishing all day. Although he had a lot of things to do, he would come back as early as possible to accompany her every day. Calling Xiao Yongjia felt very appropriate.

Later, her body gradually stabilized, she wanted to tell her husband, and when Xu Lu had a lot of things to do in the Northern Expedition, Gao Qiao left her to keep busy, leaving early and returning late every day.

Even Xiao Yongjia felt that she had gained a lot of weight, but her husband turned a blind eye. He only stared at the affairs of the imperial court. He seemed to have no sense of the changes in her body at all. It was both funny and annoyed to call her, plus the imperial doctor. Before giving a precise word, he simply endured it again. Let's see, when will he find out for himself.

Today, I finally heard the long-awaited words from the imperial doctor's mouth. I got what I wanted, and my daughter and son-in-law came back. Xiao Yongjia was in a good mood, holding down her husband's hand that was left on her body, and opened her eyes: "You didn't even notice. Now, am I fatter than before?"

Gao Qiao shook his head: "Never." After speaking, he saw his wife staring at him.

"No matter how fat or thin, I feel good."

After thinking about it, he quickly added another sentence.

Xiao Yongjia held back his laughter, took her husband's palm, and slowly came to her lower abdomen, saying, "Touch it and see, is this different from before?"

Gao Qiao gently stroked his wife's sensual belly, and was about to close her eyes and say that she was the same as before, when she suddenly noticed that her eyes were staring at him, and there seemed to be a flash of joy in the bottom of her eyes, making her whole face full of excitement that he could see. The tenderness that was reluctant to look away, was stunned for a moment.

Suddenly, an incredible thought popped out of his mind.

A few months ago, his wife suddenly stopped having **** with him. During that time, she was sullen and always liked to sleep. He was worried, and he went to ask the imperial doctor who was taking care of her body. The doctor said that there was nothing wrong. Later, when he was busy with work, he saw that she gradually recovered her spirits, her appetite improved, and she gained weight, so she didn't think about anything else.

She was reminded at this moment. No matter how confused he was, he knew something was different.

He finally remembered.

I remember many years ago, when she was just pregnant with her daughter, in the first few months, her body seemed to be somewhat similar to now...

Gao Qiao's blood boiled and his heart beat faster.

But I feel like I don't have such luck.

He couldn't believe it.

"A Ling... Could it be that you..."

He stared at his wife lying on the pillow, hesitated for a while, and didn't dare to ask that sentence.

Seeing her husband so nervous, Xiao Yongjia's reaction when he learned that she was pregnant with her daughter for the first time in her memory was worse than she remembered. Unable to bear it any longer, he turned his back to him, his shoulders shrugged slightly, and his smile was trembling.

Seeing her react like this, Gao Qiao finally understood no matter how slow he was.

Overjoyed, he quickly got up, grabbed his wife's shoulders with both hands, and pulled her over to face him.

"A Ling! You didn't lie to me? Really? I'm really a father again?"

Xiao Yongjia smiled, looked at her husband, and nodded.

"It's been four or five months. At first, the imperial doctor said that the fetal image was unstable, so I wanted to tell you slowly. Who would have thought that as soon as I got better, you would lose me in your eyes. I'm getting fat every day, and you didn't pay any attention to it. I just want to see, if I don't say it, when will you think that you will be a father again."

Her tone was a bit complaining, but full of love.

Gao Qiao stared at her blankly for a moment, then suddenly seemed to have reacted, laughed, rolled over from the bed, and walked around barefoot, without even putting on his shoes, as if that was the only way to express his moment. That kind of excitement. After walking back and forth a few times, he suddenly stopped, raised his hand, tapped his head hard, showed an annoyed expression, and ran back.

"I'm so confused! Ah Ling, I've wronged you! You calm down, you hit me!"

He held Xiao Yongjia in his arms and kept kissing her face indiscriminately, chattering incessantly.

Xiao Yongjia smiled, stretched out his hand to push his face away, and fanned the wind in front of him: "Who is happy to hit you! You're full of alcohol, stay away from me!"

Gao Qiao hurriedly let go of his hand and moved back, but he was leaning against the edge of the bed without being careful. With this move, he moved for a while, and with a "gudong" sound, the whole person fell down from the bed.

Xiao Yongjia was startled, and hurriedly leaned out to see her husband fell to the ground, with his eyes closed and motionless.

Knowing that he and his son-in-law drank too much tonight and fell so hard, they might not be able to get up for a while. Feeling distressed and funny again, complaining in his mouth, he hurriedly got out of bed and asked him to get up from the ground. Unexpectedly, his waist warmed, he lowered his head, and when he saw her husband stretched out his arms, he was already hugging him.

Gao Qiao got up from the ground in front of the bed, picked up his wife, put her back on the bed, put her carefully on the pillow, leaned over and stroked her lower abdomen again.

"A-Ling, I really didn't expect that at this age, I can still have another child! Thank you for your hard work..."

Xiao Yongjia stared at the man beside her who fell in love at first sight when she was a young girl, and slowly stroked his face that was no longer young, but still made her heartfelt, and said softly, "I don't have to work hard. It is my duty to give you another child."

Gao Qiao was excited, he gently took his wife into his arms, and after a moment of warmth with her, he suddenly thought of his daughter. "Does Amy know?"

Xiao Yongjia nodded: "She is very happy."

Gao Qiao breathed a sigh of relief, hugged his wife, and felt very emotional.

"A Ling, I have a wife like you, and a daughter, Ami. My son-in-law has made extraordinary achievements, not only did he not take credit for himself, but I had a conversation with him tonight, and looking at his attitude, he was a little less rebellious than before. "

"I know that he has a deep heart, but he is still dissatisfied with the court, and he will not let me know. But now that he is willing to obey, it is a good thing. Take your time! I hope that the emperor will live up to the world and his subjects, Really make a difference. In the future, if he can really work together with me to support Dayu, the day when he becomes the mainstay of the court's humerus will be the day of my retirement. On that day, I will take you and your belly Among our children, we will retreat to the countryside together."

"Then I, Gao Qiao, have no regrets in this life."

Xiao Yongjia didn't say a word, she was dazed for a moment, and slowly closed her eyes in her husband's arms.

…

A Niang took the drunk Aye away, and Luo Shen also took Lang Jun back to the room.

It was obvious that he was not drunk, but he seemed to be drunk, or he didn't know which tendon touched him, and despite the hard work during the day, he insisted on Emperor Hu Tian and Hu, and she was tired until midnight, so he finally let her go and called him. She fell asleep.

The next day, Luoshen finally woke up, and Li Mu had already gone to court.

The maid said that early in the morning, Li Langjun got up and told her not to wake her up, and he went up to the court himself.

After Luoshen finished washing and dressing, he went to his mother's place.

Xiao Yongjia also just got up not long ago, and was about to ask someone to call her to have breakfast with him. When he saw his daughter came by himself, he ordered someone to put the meal, and the mother and daughter ate together.

Seeing that her mother was looking very good, Luoshen remembered last night that she said that she had returned to the room and told Aye the good news of her pregnancy, so she couldn't help but ask, "Mother, what did I Aye say last night?"

Xiao Yongjia remembered the scene where her husband woke up at the fourth watch this morning, touched his belly, and didn't want to go out to court at the fifth watch. To his daughter, he just said, "You, Aye, are very happy."

Luoshen knew that his mother must be hiding something, so he covered his mouth and secretly laughed.

Xiao Yongjia gave his daughter a blank look. The atmosphere was relaxing, Aju came in and said that there was a palace chariot outside, and the queen sent a palace envoy, saying that she was here to pick up Amei into the palace, and the sisters talked.

This is also what Luo Shen expected. Very happy, he immediately nodded, turned to his mother and smiled: "Aniang, I told you in the letter, right? When I was in Yicheng, my sister sent me a lot of things, and I was thinking of giving me a gift in person. She said thank you."

Xiao Yongjia slowly put down his chopsticks and asked Aju to go to greet the palace envoy first, saying that the little lady was going to dress up and change clothes, and asked someone to wait.

Ah Ju responded, turned around and hurried away.

Although the sister relationship has been friendly since childhood, and my cousin treats her better than her own sister, my sister is now the queen after all, and she can't make her wait too long because of their close relationship.

Luo Shen immediately got up and went back to the house, combing his hair and changing clothes. After tidying up in a hurry, I was about to go out when I saw my mother coming. He hurried up to meet her and helped her sit down: "Aniang, you have my brother and sister in your belly, be careful, just call me if you have anything, you don't have to come here on purpose."

Xiao Yongjia smiled and said, "A-niang is not a person made of paper, she just blows a sip and she falls down. Don't worry, I have counted myself." She looked at her daughter and nodded, "My daughter is really getting better and better, compared to When A-Niang is so old, I don't know how much she looks good."

Luoshen knew that her mother was one of the most beautiful in Jiankang, let alone when she was young, she grabbed her sleeve and shook it: "Aniang, you made fun of me again!"

The mother and daughter laughed a few words, and Xiao Yongjia told everyone to go out and bring them to the door.

Seeing that she seemed to have something to say, Luo Shen smiled and looked at his mother: "Aniang, do you have something to do?"

Xiao Yongjia looked at his daughter: "Ami, Jingchen is going to court today, do you know what's going on?"

"Should it be the emperor's brother-in-law to reward the prince?"

Xiao Yongjia nodded: "That's right. He is already General Wei. Going up, there are chariots, hussars, and the Great Sima. The post of Great Sima has not been established in the imperial court since the time of your emperor. It should be He won’t be reappointed easily. If I’m right, he should be named Hussar General today. It’s also a second-rank official position, and it’s the highest official position a military attaché can achieve today.”

Luoshen was born in a noble family. If it wasn't for Gao Qiao's resignation, she herself is the county owner, how could she have taken this official position in her eyes?

But thinking that this is what her husband earned by his military exploits, no one knows better than her how hard it was from the time when she first went to the Four Walls of Yicheng to the present day.

This official position, in her heart, naturally has a different weight and is particularly heavy.

"Lang Jun can have today, he deserves it all."

Her tone was a little more proud of herself.

Xiao Yongjia nodded: "Indeed. But others only see him being promoted and promoted, how do they know how he got it? You are different. You are his wife."

"Ami, you have been raised by me and you, Aye, in the palm of your hand since you were young. You are more than innocent, but you are not enough to guard against others. You must know that now, you are not the same as before. Being the wife of a hero, especially a hero like Jing Chen, you meet people and meet people. You have to pay more attention to things. You can’t believe what others say. People are unpredictable. There are people who are kind to you, but there are those who seem to be loyal and kind, but in fact have secret thoughts and want to use you as a plan. ."

It was the first time that Luoshen heard his mother say such words to himself. With a sigh, he nodded immediately: "Aniang, I understand. I will remember your words."

Xiao Yongjia smiled: "You have been smart since you were young. If you pay more attention to yourself in the future, A-Niang will not be afraid of you being disadvantaged."

Luoshen is a smart person.

Mother didn't say it early, didn't say it late, when she picked her to go to the palace to see her cousin, she suddenly deliberately said these words to herself...

She hesitated and asked tentatively, "A-Niang, did you remind me to beware of A-Sister?"

When she asked the question, she herself felt astonished.

A sister and her grew up together, and she is so kind to herself, and it's not that A Niang doesn't know. How do you mean sister?

She hurriedly shook her head: "If I'm wrong, don't blame me, Auntie!"

Xiao Yongjia stared at his daughter and shook his head.

"Ami, you're not mistaken. Aniang really wants to remind you that you shouldn't take her as a child to look at the current elder sister. Things are changing, and people are even more so. When you were a child, your elder sister certainly treated you. Very good, I sacrificed myself to save you, and A-Niang has never forgotten it. But just as you were no longer in front of A-Niang Aye, your sister-in-law is not your old sister-in-law anymore. A-Niang has grown up since she was a child. Longer than the palace, I have seen more than you. Fei Niang slandered, once people approach the chair in the palace, they rarely lose their hearts. The closer they get, the more unrecognizable they are. people."

"Your elder sister, she is now the queen of Dayu. She sits on that seat, and even if she is still close to you as a sister, A-Niang dares to say that every word she says to you now bears her current identity. Consideration of status. Especially, you are now Jingchen's wife. She and your emperor's brother-in-law now use Jingchen."

Xiao Yongjia paused.

"A-Niang told you this, not to provoke your sister's feelings, but to treat her as an enemy. You, Aye, are an important official of the court, and A-Niang comes from the royal family. Everything today comes from the royal family's heavenly grace. If in the future, Your elder sister and the emperor can be in harmony with you, Aye, and your lord, and it is natural for A-niang to get along with you.

"From today onwards, when you get along with your elder sister, you must always keep in mind that you are not only Gao's daughter, but also Li Mu's wife. Your elder sister is not only your cousin, but also the current queen. There are certain etiquette, which cannot be neglected. It is always right to be more careful about everything.”

"Do you understand what grandma means?"

Luoshen held his breath for a long time, then slowly exhaled and nodded.

"I understand. Thank you for your suggestion!"

With a smile on his face, Xiao Yongjia raised his hand, lovingly tidied his daughter's hair, and urged him to get up.

"Go ahead. Don't make her wait too long."

…

The palace envoy who came to pick up the person was very respectful.

Luoshen got in the car, accompanied by Gao Qi and others, and went to the palace. On the way, he pondered what his mother said to him, and his heart was filled with unspeakable feelings. Unconsciously, the car entered the palace gate, and after it stopped, there were already palace servants waiting by the side, and asked Luoshen to take a chariot carried by four people to enter.

Sitting in the palace, this kind of treatment can only be enjoyed by the empress dowager, concubine, empress or prince.

How could Luoshen dare to be arrogant, and repeatedly refused, asking the palace people to lead the way and walk in by himself.

The palace servants had no choice but to lead her on foot, and finally came to the queen's bedroom where Gao Yongrong was, and went in to spread the word.

Luoshen was still waiting outside the hall, when he heard footsteps, he raised his head, saw the elder sister with a smile on her face, and came out in person.

Gao Yongrong hurriedly lifted her up, looked behind her, and scolded the palace servants with frowns: "The way from the palace gate to me is a bit long. Didn't I specifically tell Amei to sit in my chariot? Why do I still walk in here? already?"

The palace servant knelt down and kowtowed to apologize.

Luoshen hurriedly explained that he wanted to walk by himself.

Gao Yongrong smiled again, took her arm, led her inside, sighed and said, "I don't know what to do with being the empress of this lazy son. Not only is it not as free as before, now even my sister and I see it like this. Besides. Others respect me as the queen, and my sister doesn't want you to be the same as others. My sister has looked down on you since you were a child. If you call me like this, won't it make me sad?"

Luo Shen smiled and said, "I thought, I still regard A-sister as an A-sister in my heart, but on the surface, I have to respect A-sister as a queen. Because A-sister is now the queen of the world, I will kiss her again. , nor can we overstep the quantiles.”

"Those things are just for outsiders to see. You and I are like sisters, there are no outsiders in front of you, just call me sister."

Gao Yongrong personally supported Luoshen into the seat, as if she was still the little girl back then.

Luo Shen was no longer stubborn, and obeyed her words and said, "Thank you for sending people to send me those rewards earlier. I wanted to thank my sister for a long time. I have a chance today."

Then Gao Yongrong smiled again and waved his hand, saying that it was just an ordinary thing, telling her not to worry about it, then looked at Luoshen, praised her for her more beautiful appearance, and said, "Amei, you and Li Mu are really made in heaven. A pair of beautiful people. I only hate myself, how could I be so confused in the first place, I almost ruined your good relationship, and almost called me Dayu, losing a loyal minister and good general! Sister, I really regret it!"

Luoshen was surprised, and a little puzzled: "A sister, what do you mean by this?"

Gao Yongrong looked ashamed and regretful: "Amei, I think my aunt has already told you about it. Before you married Li Mu, he was assassinated, and I sent someone to do it. At that time, I knew you and Jianzhi I was in love with each other and didn't want to marry him. My uncle and aunt hated him, but I couldn't do anything about it. I was angry for a while, and I did that thing. Knowing that I was wrong, I am not a human being on both sides, and I regret it. After coming to Jiankang, I also went to see my uncle and aunt early, and admitted my mistake to the two adults. Fortunately, the two adults also understood what I did at the time and did not Blame. But I'm afraid that you will still blame me, so I take advantage of today to admit my mistake to Amei. Amei must not blame me."

Luo Shen was stunned.

At the beginning, she always thought that her mother hated Li Mu and did it for her own moment of anger.

But how did she think that the murder was actually done by the stable and gentle cousin she always thought?

When I think of the teaching my mother taught me before I came out this morning, I suddenly feel empowered.

Listening to my sister's tone, it was obvious that she was worried that her mother had already told her about it.

Given the level of trust she had in her, if it wasn't for her mother's teaching before she came here, the elder sister would blame herself like this. In terms of the situation at the time, she wouldn't have thought of anything else besides being moved.

At this moment, thinking about what my mother said, Sister Dao's words and deeds are all based on her status and status. I can't help but be completely convinced, and I also vaguely understand why she would take the initiative to bring up this old thing in front of her.

She looked at her cousin, and when she saw her eyes were on her, she seemed to have a trace of scrutiny. She suddenly woke up and hurriedly said, "Sister, don't say that! I really don't know about this!"

"Aniang Aye, they have never mentioned a single sentence in front of me before. It can be seen that they have indeed forgiven my sister for a long time. It's me, I know now, and I have no other thoughts except gratitude. In that situation, Not to mention my sister, it was me, Aye, and I don't know what happened next. A sister was willing to help me out of a love for me. How could I blame my sister for whatever reason? Sister, don't blame yourself again! Otherwise, how will I deal with myself in the future?"

Gao Yongrong showed a relieved expression and said softly, "Sis, if you can think like this, Sis will really be at ease."

She sighed and shook her head with a smile: "Who would have thought that Li Langjun, who was hated by the Gao family back then, would be my sister's son-in-law today? It is blocked, and it cannot be blocked.”

Luoshen smiled shyly.

"By the way, are your husband and wife still satisfied with the mansion given by His Majesty? If you feel something is wrong, just tell the elder sister." Gao Yongrong said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, and Sister. The mansion is excellent. Langjun and I are very grateful."

"My brother-in-law recaptured Chang'an for the imperial court, so that the Southern Dynasty was finally able to raise its eyebrows and make such a great contribution, no matter how rewarding it was, it would not be enough. It's just a house, so what is there to be grateful for."

She took Luoshen's hand and stared at her: "Ami, when you go back, transfer the message to my brother-in-law on my behalf, and say that Your Majesty and I have high hopes for him, and hope that he will, as always, protect me in the future. Sheji, be my loyal minister and good general of the Great Yu."

"Sister, don't worry! Food for the king, loyalty to the king. Lang Jun will definitely abide by his duty and be loyal to Your Majesty!" Luo Shen said immediately.

Gao Yongrong smiled slowly: "Amei will be fine in the future, remember to go to the palace more often. What we did in the past will be the same in the future."

Luoshen nodded and smiled.

She was left by her cousin for lunch and talked about many things about her childhood. Naturally, Luoshen once again sincerely thanked the elder sister for her kindness in saving her back then.

When she finally came out of the palace, the court meeting had long since dispersed.

The emperor made Li Mu the hussar general, with a gold medal and a purple ribbon, and the governor of Chang'an.

"All the civil and military affairs of the dynasty are congratulating General Li. That kind of scenery is really enviable!"

The palace servant who accompanied her out of the palace said with a shrill voice and a full smile.