Emperor Hui couldn't help but tap him on the head with his pen: "I've seen people who dote on their wives, but I've never seen anyone like you. Don't worry, no matter who slanders Xie to me, I will side with her and support her, okay?"
Gu Shaoyu knelt down and kowtowed to Emperor Hui, solemnly saying, "I will certainly live up to my mission, and I hope Your Majesty will take care of your health and wait for my return."
Emperor Hui's eyes suddenly reddened, and he waved his hand, saying, "Go, and come back soon."
Gu Shaoyu returned to Qingpu Garden and told Xie Zhaozhao about the disaster in Zizhou.
"I estimate it will be several months before I return from Zizhou. While you are at the manor, please be careful and avoid participating in any activities you can avoid. If guests come, you don't need to see those you don't want to see; we'll discuss that when I get back."
Gu Shaoyu said, "I have already told His Majesty that you are not feeling well and do not need to attend the Empress Dowager's funeral tomorrow."
Xie Zhaozhao shook her head: "If we don't attend the Empress Dowager's funeral, people will criticize us. With Yuanyuan and Manman by our side, and now with the little miracle doctor Feiyan, everything at home is fine. On the contrary, you must take care of yourself while you are away."
Gu Shaoyu did not tell Xie Zhaozhao about the rebellion of Prince Rong and Prince Ning.
I didn't want her to worry or fret.
While helping him pack his clothes, Xie Zhaozhao said, "You're going to Zizhou. It'll be freezing cold all the way. Have Nanxing drive you. Also, Hongying doesn't have any missions lately. Have her take some people with her to go and train with you."
Gu Shaoyu didn't know what she meant, so he looked at her intently for a few moments.
Xie Zhaozhao knew what he meant. She tiptoed and kissed the corner of his lips, then said coquettishly, "I'll send a female general to keep an eye on you, so you won't sneak any more food!"
Gu Shaoyu pinched her cheek: "Don't worry, I've been able to live a life of abstinence for over twenty years, what's a year or two of abstinence?"
That night, Hongying received orders to gather thirty female soldiers at a village in the suburbs. With Xie Zhaozhao's written order, they were to collect twenty earthenware pot bombs, ten iron bombs, and five cloud-piercing arrows from Chu Zhongtian.
The carriage was loaded and they waited for Gu Shaoyu on the official road outside the city gate.
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