Chapter 386 Errand

Could it be that in this life, just like in his previous life, Gu Yu would marry the eleventh daughter of Earl Yongen's family as his first wife?

Dou Zhao was silent for a moment.

Gu Yu was not only dissatisfied with the Feng family, he even hated them.

Feng was the granddaughter of Earl Yongen's younger brother. Dou Zhao had never seen her in his previous life. He only heard people say that Feng was ordinary in appearance, timid and dull.

In the second year after King Liao ascended the throne, Gu Yu divorced Feng on the grounds that she had no children.

Feng hanged himself in the Feng family temple.

When the Feng family was embalming her, they discovered that she was still a girl.

The Feng family quarreled with the Gu family in front of the palace.

The King of Liao naturally defended Gu Yu, saying that the Feng family was mediocre and unworthy of being the wife of the Earl of Yunyang. Not only did the Feng family not get any good results, but Earl Yongen was also fined two years' salary. A few days later, the old Earl Yongen died of illness, and the Feng family lost the favor of the emperor and fell into a slump, quickly falling from the first-class nobles to the third-class.

However, Gu Yu was granted a marriage by Queen Wan and soon married the eldest daughter of Anlu Marquis Zhou Chao.

Dou Zhao had seen this Zhou before. Not only was she beautiful, she was also good at calligraphy and painting. After the death of Earl Yunyang, Gu Yu's father was exposed for committing adultery during his filial piety period. As a result, Gu Yu directly inherited the title of Earl Yunyang, bypassing his father. The Gu family was in chaos for a while, but Zhou still managed the Gu family's inner house in order. People in the circle of nobles in Kyoto said that Earl Yunyang had married a virtuous wife.

But strangely, the relationship between Gu Yu and this Zhou was also very cold.

He moved out of the Yunyang Marquis's mansion and lived next door to Song Mo. Song Mo's inner house was full of beauties, while his inner house was full of concubines. Song Mo had no offspring, but he would have a son or daughter born out of wedlock every now and then, and then have someone send them back to the Yunyang Marquis's mansion to be raised by Zhou. It is said that because he had so many children, he did not even recognize his eldest son when he returned to the Yunyang Marquis's mansion to worship his ancestors during the New Year.

For a time, he and Song Mo became the scenery of Kyoto.

In this life, is he going to follow the same path as in his previous life?

Dou Zhao thought for a moment and said, "Since Gu Yu is not very satisfied, why don't you help him? Don't make it too difficult for him."

Song Mo said "Huh" and laughed, "Didn't you say you would never be a matchmaker again? Why are you meddling in Gu Yu's affairs?"

Dou Zhao said in a blushing tone, "His grandmother doesn't love him, and his uncle doesn't like him. Don't I feel sorry for him because no one cares about him? Being a couple is a lifelong thing. It's not good to force them to be together..."

Song Mo, however, perked up and walked up to her and asked her, "Do you think being together as a couple is a lifelong thing?" As he spoke, he gently stroked her face as if he couldn't help himself. The scene was so ambiguous that Gan Lu, who was serving her in the room, immediately retreated with a red face.

Dou Zhao pushed his hand away and said angrily, "What are you making a fuss about? After spending a night in the palace, don't you feel sore in your back? Why don't you go wash up quickly? I'll massage your shoulders for you!"

Song Mo smiled brightly, responded loudly, and went to the wash room.

Dou Zhao couldn't help but laugh and shake his head.

Sometimes Song Mo is more stable than she is in her two lifetimes, and sometimes he is as naive as a child.

Ever since he complained to her about the bed in the duty room being too hard and uncomfortable after returning home after working the night in the palace, she knew he was just being coquettish but still felt sorry for him. After giving him a massage to relieve his fatigue, he would complain about his back and waist pain every time after working the night.

Song Mo soon came in wearing only a shirt, and lay on the kang, with Dou Zhao massaging his back.

Just like the previous times, she pressed a few times before Song Mo stopped her: "This requires strength. Wait until you give birth to the baby, and then you can help me with the massage. We haven't seen each other for two days, why don't we talk?"

Dou Zhao thought about how he was in a bad mood when he came back, and said with a smile: "I know my own business. If you are tired, just stop." He continued to massage his back.

However, Song Mo turned over with some uneasiness and pulled Dou Zhao to lie down with him.

Seeing that he was really in no mood, Dou Zhao followed his instructions and snuggled into his arms.

Song Mo didn't say anything. He played with her hair with his fingers from time to time, making her neat braid a mess.

Looks like something really happened!

Dou Zhao became more gentle and considerate, and asked him indirectly what had happened in the palace in the past two days.

Although Song Mo was afraid that Dou Zhao would worry, after thinking about it, he decided to tell Dou Zhao about Dou Ming.

"Child born out of adultery?" Dou Zhao was a little surprised and said, "After they went to the Wei family, my sixth sister-in-law brought Jing Jie'er to visit my house and told me everything that happened. However, she didn't mention this matter, probably because she was afraid of embarrassing me. Although this matter has damaged Dou Ming's reputation, my father can't escape the blame either." She said with some concern, "I wonder how my father is doing now? Can you go to see my father tomorrow? He and you can talk together. If I go, I'm afraid we will part on bad terms again."

Song Mo smiled and said, "Don't worry. You and your father-in-law are both victims of this incident. It is your fifth uncle who has been criticized by the Hanlin Academy. They say that he is greedy and even wants to scheme against his own cousin. Some people also spread the news that it was your second great-aunt who made the decision. Your fifth uncle was in Kyoto at the time and had no idea about it. Some people also said that your second great-aunt was too confused to agree to make such a woman the legal wife. The most shameful family is the Wang family now. Some people even dug up the fact that when Wang Yousheng was young, he got drunk in a brothel and had no money to pay. He was able to get out of it only with the help of his classmate. They said that Wang Yousheng was hypocritical and lustful, and his character was not good, so his daughter would rather be a concubine. They put the blame on Wang Yousheng."

Why did Dou Zhao feel so happy after hearing this?

The corners of her mouth curled up.

Song Mo said curiously: "Oh, so you hate Wang Yousheng!"

"Isn't that nonsense?" Dou Zhao said angrily, "My mother committed suicide because of her personality, but if Wang Yingxue wasn't Wang Yousheng's daughter, would my mother have done that? I'm naturally happy that their family is unlucky."

Song Mo immediately came up with an idea and said, "What do you think? How about we make things difficult for Wang Yousheng?"

Dou Zhao was shocked and said hurriedly, "He is now a very important official. You have more important things to do. Don't drag yourself into this for the sake of a prince!"

"Don't worry." Song Mo said more happily than Dou Zhao, "I want to grow old with you, and I don't want to waste my time on him."

Dou Zhao felt uneasy when she thought of how domineering he was in his previous life, and she insisted that Song Mo promise her.

Song Mo smiled and hooked Dou Zhao's finger, saying, "Let's make a pinky promise, okay?"

Dou Zhao really made a pinky promise with him.

Song Mo laughed so hard that he held her tightly in his arms: "How come I married such an interesting wife!"

Dou Zhao hurriedly reminded him, "Child, be careful with your child!" He also joked with him, "Now you realize that your wife is good!"

Song Mo suddenly calmed down, his smile gradually faded, he carefully held her face, stared into her eyes, and said seriously: "I knew I married a good wife..."

That's why he tried every possible means to marry her.

He whispered to himself in his heart.

He decided to never tell Dou Zhao what he had done.

Dou Zhao was startled by Song Mo's serious expression and asked hurriedly, "What happened?"

"Nothing happened." Song Mo chuckled, turned over and lay on his back beside her, half jokingly and half with emotion, "I just think things in this world are very strange. You and I, one in Zhending and the other in Kyoto, people from different sides of the world, can become husband and wife..."

And they are so close.

Could it be that God was compensating him for the suffering he had endured?

He said secretly in his heart.

Dou Zhao also found it very strange.

In her previous life, she was just an unknown woman in the backyard, while he was the focus that made the entire court and the country silent. In this life, they became husband and wife by chance, and he treated her so well. It was like a dream.

The thought flashed through her mind and she was stunned.

Aren’t I really dreaming?

She pinched Song Mo.

Song Mo groaned, and his eyes on her were full of concern: "What's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"

Dou Zhao laughed.

So what if this is just a dream?

She would rather be in a drunken dream than wake up.

Dou Zhao threw himself into Song Mo's arms and hugged him without saying a word.

A warm embrace and a refreshing scent.

This is Song Mo.

How could it be a dream?

Dou Zhao kissed Song Mo's chin gently.

Song Mo exclaimed in a low voice in a funny way, and said fiercely: "You tease me too? You will have to bear the consequences yourself!"

Dou Zhao smiled sweetly, with a hint of indulgence.

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The next day, Song Mo took a day off and went to the Dongping Marquis's Mansion.

He was wearing a bamboo-leaf-green silk gown. In the spring breeze, his jade-like face was serene and calm, making people feel tipsy like a warm spring day.

Dongping Bo couldn't help but sigh: "The prince really deserves to be the most handsome man in Kyoto!"

Song Mo couldn't help but frown.

Dongping Bo was shocked to realize that he had said something wrong, and hurriedly asked Song Mo to go to the study with a smile.

Song Mo talked about Jiang Yi: "He and I have some affinity, and he was recommended by Lord Ma. He is also smart, so we have to give him a chance. It just so happens that there is a position of Tongzhi in the Fifth Army Camp. I want to recommend the South City Commander to go there and transfer Jiang Yi to be the South City Commander. What do you think?"

The people in the Five Army Camp cannot leave the camp easily. Even if they are promoted to a higher rank, they are not as free and lucrative as the Five Cities Army!

This is simply forcing Commander Nancheng to move Jiang Yi's position!

Naturally, the Duke of Dongping would not let Song Mo be unhappy about such a small matter. He agreed readily. After all, he was only the acting military commander of the Five Cities Army, so it would be a waste not to do such a favor.

But he still couldn't help asking Wei Tingyu: "...After two years as deputy commander, do you want to make some adjustments?"

Song Mo sneered in his heart, but said warmly on the surface: "Although Jining Hou is my brother-in-law, he is older than me, and he has the Wang family to worry about, so there are some things that I can't interfere with!"

The Earl of Dongping thought that Wei Tingyu came to the Wucheng Bingmasi through Wang Yousheng's path, and thought of the rumors about Wang Yousheng in the capital in recent days. He thought he had found the reason, and showed an expression of sudden enlightenment. He said repeatedly: "So that's it! The prince's concerns are not unreasonable." He smiled and invited Song Mo to taste tea and revealed this part.

However, the rumor that Jiang Yi had curry favor with Song Mo, the prince of the Duke of England, and was promoted to the commander of South City spread like wildfire in the Five Cities Military Department.