The bright moonlight shines through the window and falls on the blue bricks.
Gu Nanxi's heart felt cold.
Did the loving mother system, which has been silent all this time, foresee the current outcome long ago?
How cruel is the fight for the throne?
Gu Nanxi only drew a bottom line, which was that they must not interfere with the country, but he did not say that the three brothers and sisters must not harm each other's lives.
Gu Nanxi raised her head and looked at the moon in the sky.
The crescent moon remains the same as it was many years ago, without any change.
People have joys and sorrows, separations and reunions; the moon waxes and wanes.
Su Xuanming and his two siblings have a deep relationship, but when facing a fight for the throne, will they put aside their brotherly love?
Gu Nanxi didn’t know and wasn’t sure.
"Lumei, I am not a good mother."
She personally pushed her own children into the vortex of struggle.
Lumei sniffed and put a robe on Gu Nanxi: "Master, it's late, you should go to bed early."
Lumei didn't know how to persuade her, and she didn't know how to open her mouth to persuade her.
The one who is most sad is the master. The palms and backs of her hands are all made of flesh. When flesh fights against flesh, how can she not feel heartbroken?
If a mother gets a piece of dessert, she would rather not eat it herself but break it into three pieces and share them with her children.
But this country is not a snack, it cannot be divided into three parts.
Gu Nanxi lay on the bed with her eyes closed, her mind always thinking back to when she first entered the book, it was also in this yard that the family had a barbecue, played, and were carefree.
At that time, the three of them were always vying for favor, wanting to be the emperor's favorite child.
Gu Nanxi turned over and sighed deeply.
The next day, morning light broke.
Gu Nanxi was in a bad mood and wanted to give herself a break, so she told people who came to see her to leave it until tomorrow unless it was an emergency.
Cui Sanlun was surprised: "Lumei, Nanxi is sick?"
"No, maybe I'm tired and want to rest for a day or two."
Cui Sanlun nodded: "Okay, we've been busy as a top lately, and the people below have been working day and night. Today, let's just give all the officials a day off, so that they won't call us Zhou Paopi behind our backs."
Gu Nanxi lay on the bed, not eating or drinking, not thinking about anything, with an empty mind, just lying there.
Don't think about how short time is, and cherish it.
Just like now, purely wasting time and spending time openly is also a rare kind of relaxation and happiness.
It was not until the sun climbed high in the sky that Gu Nanxi got up lazily. Without combing her hair or putting on makeup, she wore a nightgown and slippers, and sat down at the table with three unsteady steps.
"I want green bean and milk smoothie."
Mung beans are cold in nature, milk is cold in nature, and ice cubes are even colder. These are all things that doctors forbid you to eat.
"Okay, I'll be right there. I bought it outside, okay?"
Gu Nanxi smiled and said, "Okay! There's also the braised pork from Daxiangguo Temple, the salted plums from Li's shop, the sashimi from Baxianlou, and the butter-fried snails from Tang's Dim Sum Shop."
There are sweet, salty, greasy, raw and cold foods, all of which are foods that doctors require people to avoid.
But seeing Gu Nanxi showing such a rare relaxed smile, Lu Mei couldn't help but curl her lips and nodded heavily: "Okay! I'll buy you two, eat one and keep the other, you can eat it whenever you want."
Gu Nanxi was happy: "In the evening, call Dalang back, we will have a barbecue, don't forget to call Jiulang and his wife."
There is no problem that a delicious meal can't solve.
If not, have another meal.
The efforts of Gu Nanxi and other officials were effective. Kyoto was gradually returning to normal, and the idle men who helped buy things returned to the city.
More and more people asked idle people to help buy food.
This is a good phenomenon, which shows that people dare to spend money and are confident that they can make money in the future.
After receiving the news, Song Zhizhou and Tan Sanniang went to the market and bought a lot of mutton, donkey meat and vegetables.
A lot of vegetables have come down.
Vegetable farmers carry shoulder poles and go to Kyoto to sell the vegetables they grow.
Kyoto does not charge a city entrance fee, and has set aside two streets for vegetable farmers to sell their own produce. They do not charge any stall fees, but are only required to clean the area they are responsible for when they leave.
The various hawking sounds, some loud and some low, make the city of Kyoto smell like life again.
Song Zhizhou walked into Yongchang Marquis's Mansion with a lot of bags and small things. Lu Mei hurriedly greeted him: "Jiulang, why did you bring so many things?"
Song Zhizhou handed the things to the servants: "Go buy them early, the ingredients should be fresh. Some of them we brought from home, see if mother likes them."
"As long as it tastes good, the master will definitely like it."
Tan Sanniang walked into the room and told Gu Nanxi about her work as a lawyer: "Some time ago, I helped a woman with a lawsuit and divorce."
"Oh? What's going on?"
"The woman's husband rented her to a scholar's family as a concubine. As long as she gave birth to a son, she would be given 20 taels of silver. The woman didn't want to, so she complained to the government."
Gu Nanxi frowned. This was a problem left over from the Great Zhou Dynasty, and it was not uncommon.
Husbands rent wives, parents rent daughters. Rent them to other families to give birth to children.
Generally speaking, women who have childbearing experience and have given birth to sons are more popular.
But there are also some people who use this method to avoid legal risks and take concubines reasonably.
After all, according to the laws of the Great Zhou, not everyone can take a concubine.
"Win?"
Tan Sanniang sighed, "I won. There are many differences between the laws of our Yunzhou and the laws of the Great Zhou. Most people, especially those in the countryside, don't understand the new laws. I plan to organize a volunteer legal education team to go to the villages and popularize the law."
"This is a good thing. If you encounter any difficulties and need help, just tell Jiulang."
"Um!"
"Where is your Dalang? Why don't you bring him here for me to see? I haven't seen him for so many years, I'm afraid he doesn't recognize me." Gu Nanxi was quite fond of the chubby little boy from Song Zhizhou's family.
At first glance, he looks very blessed.
Tan Sanniang said with a smile, "He is in the school. He wanted to come and see you, but the school has a practical activity today and he has to go to investigate the prices in Kyoto. He made an appointment with his classmates to go to the West Market after class."
"Study is more important. When he has a holiday, I will bring him to the Marquis' Mansion to play."
Song Zhizhou supported Cui Sanlun and walked in: "Master Cui, you and mother have a good rest, I will go to grill skewers. The skewers they grill are not as delicious as mine."
Gu Nanxi said bluntly: "I want to grill the eggplant and brush it with garlic sauce."
"Okay!"
At the gate of Yongchang Marquis' Mansion, Su Xuanming, who had left his post early after knowing that there would be a dinner party tonight, was tripped by someone.
He looked helpless: "Mrs. Chen, the evidence of the Ye family's crimes is conclusive, and we have not sentenced them too much. You should go back quickly."
Mrs. Chen said nothing and just kept crying.
Everyone said that Su Dalang was the softest person, but she didn't believe that Su Dalang would let her cry like this at the door! (End of this chapter)
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