The long-eared marten jumped around Gu Yinwei and wagged its tail at her to ask for food.
Gu Yinwei was holding a pile of dried fish in her hand and playing with the long-eared marten.
The Poison Eye King rowed a small boat to send Gu Yinwei away, and repeatedly reminded her along the way, "My dear, please don't forget the agreement between us."
"Go back with peace of mind. I won't forget."
Gu Yinwei recaptured the bandits on Dongzhou Island and signed a trade agreement with them. The people of Dongzhou planted sweet potatoes, peppers, and lotus fruits, and Gu Yinwei was responsible for finding sales channels for them.
The ship sailed along the coastline. In Gu Yinwei's sight, Dongzhou Island became smaller and smaller, and finally turned into a small gray dot.
Everyone returned to Kyoto along the same route they came. Zhu Qian's mood gradually changed from joy at the beginning to sadness.
He was both moved and guilty when his brother, the emperor, went deep into the tiger's den and saved him from danger.
When everyone passed by Cangyun Villa, the Yang family father and daughter came out to greet them, and Yang Suyin looked much better.
Yang Qiaoxi looked straight ahead, calm and capable.
The round trip took more than two months, but it felt like two or three years.
Yang Suyin personally prepared a gift for Gu Yinwei. When she opened the package, she found a Shu brocade cloak inside.
It is said that the embroidery on the cloak was embroidered stitch by stitch by the manor owner's wife back then, and Gu Yinwei accepted it with great joy.
The sound of horse hooves echoed throughout the mountains and forests.
The bluestone slabs were covered with deep and shallow footprints. After going down the mountain, the convoy drove into the pipeline, and the towering imperial city came into view.
The Empress Dowager of Cining Palace was the first to hear the news and waited at the palace gate in person.
"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back."
"Now that the prince is back, the queen mother can finally get a good night's sleep."
"A mother worries about her son even when he is thousands of miles away. I am worried when my third son is not with me."
Zhu Qian jumped off the carriage and ran all the way in from the palace gate. The Queen Mother clenched her fist and hit him, "You evil creature, is Dongzhou so fun? You're having so much fun that you don't even go home."
The mother and son poured out their hearts to each other. The Queen Mother expressed her concern, and the Third Prince talked about his experiences. The mother and son were in great joy.
The emperor lowered the curtain and ordered, "Go through the side door."
"Okay!" Fugui turned the car around and left.
The Empress Dowager never mentioned the Emperor from beginning to end. Gu Yinwei saw the loneliness on the Emperor's face and held his hand.
The warmth of her hands melted his frozen heart.
There are many other purest emotions in the world besides family love.
He is not without anything, nor is he unloved.
Gu Yinwei sent the emperor back to the imperial study and comforted him for a while, then walked into the Pepper Palace with the gift given by Yang Suyin.
Rose girl was wearing a big cotton-padded jacket, with bright red rouge on her cheeks. "Master, please change me back quickly. I want to be a rose, not a human."
Gu Yinwei flicked her wrist and cast a spell, and the Rose Girl turned into a rose and was planted in the garden.
Gu Yingxia ran out holding a box of rouge in her hand and holding up her skirt: "Why did you wash your face? Who told you to wash it? I just painted it for you. Come here and I will dress you up."
Gu Yinwei stood still, looking upwards. Gu Yingxia threw away her rouge and ran out.
Gu Yinwei hugged her around the waist and picked up the rouge on the ground and applied it on her face.
Gu Yingxia cried out, "I won't dare to do it again."
Chu Chu heard the laughter and ran out to see, "Master, you're back."
"Well, I brought you a gift. Open the package and take a look."
Chu Chu opened the bundle and exclaimed, "Wow."
"Chu Chu, save me."
Chuchu was busy analyzing the famous needlework techniques and had no time to rescue Gu Yingxia.
Gu Yinwei painted a big clown face for Gu Yingxia.
After the two sisters made a fuss for a while, they sat around the fire and ate dried sweet potatoes. Gu Yingxia went to look through the bag that Gu Yinwei brought back.
"You brought a gift for Chuchu and a gift for Biantao, but where's my gift?"
Gu Yinwei pretended to be calm and said, "Of course I brought it."
"Where?"
"It's the red one at the bottom of the bundle."
Gu Yingxia took out two bell peppers and said, "They are bright red like a small moon. What are they?"
"This is Dongzhou's most famous ornamental flower, and every household in Dongzhou grows it."
"Seriously, you're not lying to me?"
"Why would I lie to you? Such beautiful ornamental flowers are not even grown in the palace."
"I just like things that others don't have. I took the flowers away."
Gu Yingxia was afraid that Gu Yinwei would change her mind, so she left with the peppers in her pocket. Gu Yinwei wanted to remind her to wash her face, but she ran away very quickly.
In winter, the concubines were lazy and rarely went out. When others did not go out, it was her time to go out. Concubine Rou chose a sheltered place to make tea.
Gu Yingxia passed by her, and Concubine Rou asked Shuanglu, "Why is she painted like a monkey? The rouge on her face must be two kilograms thick."
Shuanglu said, "Maybe it's the makeup that's popular these days."
"I am really becoming less and less able to understand the aesthetic tastes of young girls.
Shuanglu added two pieces of charcoal into the small red clay stove. The water in the teapot kept boiling. Shuanglu took out the tea leaves and made tea for Concubine Rou.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor has returned to the palace. You can't continue to be so negative."
"So what if I'm negative? So what if I'm positive? Life still goes on like this."
"These two sisters from the Gu family are about to become the new stars of the harem. No matter how much others try to mess with them, it will be in vain."
Shuanglu moved her lips, wanting to say something in rebuttal, but Concubine Xian was no longer in the mood to speak. She raised her eyes and looked at the green mountains in the distance.
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"Ah Qing, hurry up and look, my third sister brought me a gift from Dongzhou."
Gu Yingxia stretched out her hand, and in her palm lay three bright red peppers.
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