When the emperor traveled, flags fluttered and his motorcade stretched for dozens of miles.
There were as many as six or seven hundred officials, royal relatives, and noble families accompanying him.
Together with the servants who served them and the guards who provided safety, the huge team slowly moved towards the palace.
Niu Niu stuck her head out of the car window and looked around curiously.
“So many people!”
"Let me see, I want to see it too." Brother He squeezed to the window.
Fortunately, the window is big enough.
The two children leaned on the window and looked outside with great interest.
Gu Jiu covered his lips and coughed twice, "It's dusty outside, close the car window."
"My daughter wants to watch it for a while longer."
"When we get to the palace, feel free to look around."
Gu Jiu stretched out his hand and pulled Niu Niu into his arms.
"Daddy is coming back soon. Do you miss him?"
Niuniu hesitated for a moment, then said aggrievedly, "My daughter doesn't remember her father."
Gu Jiu's heart softened immediately. She placed a kiss on Niuniu's forehead and said, "Daddy remembers Niuniu."
"Really?" Niu Niu tilted her head back, looking so pretty.
Gu Jiu nodded heavily, "Daddy will always remember Niuniu."
Niu Niu giggled.
With a look of envy on his face, Brother Xun also came to Gu Jiu and said, "Mother, I remember my father."
"Really? You have a really good memory, Brother. That's amazing! When Daddy comes back, let him take you hunting in the mountains, okay?"
"Okay, okay!" Brother Xun laughed so hard that his teeth were showing.
Niuniu competed for favor, "I want one too, I want to hunt too."
"When Daddy comes back, tell him to take Niangniang and Brother Xun into the mountains to hunt and have fun."
“That’s great!”
Liu Zhao was still on his way back to Beijing, but Gu Jiu had already assigned him an important task, the task of taking care of the children.
Oh, oh, oh!
He had just finished his job and suddenly he had to become a stay-at-home husband, responsible for taking care of the children. This change of identity was too fast, and he didn't even have time to prepare.
The team moved slowly and it took three full days to reach the palace.
After settling down in the palace, Gu Jiu received news from the capital.
Liu Zhao arrived in the capital, rested for a day, and was on his way to the temporary palace. He would probably arrive early tomorrow morning.
When Gu Jiu heard this, his mood fluctuated and he couldn't calm down.
She thought she wouldn't be excited, but when the time came, she realized how much she missed him and how much she wanted to see the man who had been gone for several years.
She needs to calm down.
So he opened a jar of fruit wine and drank it alone facing the moon.
After getting tipsy, I imitated Li Bai, raised my glass to the bright moon, and my shadow and I became three people.
Hey, why are there two shadows on the ground?
Could it be that the moon has appeared?
Gu Jiu burped. She seemed to be drunk. It must be double vision.
"It's not ghosting, idiot. I'm back!"
Liu Zhao has a weathered face and deep eyes, which adds to his masculine charm.
She exudes a fatal attraction.
It's really terrible.
Gu Jiu was in a daze, "Why did I dream about you? You won't arrive until tomorrow morning, and it's still dark now."
Liu Zhao took the wine glass from her hand and all the maids were sent away.
He sat down next to her and put his arm around her waist. "Look carefully, this is a real person, not a dream. How much have you drunk?"
Gu Jiu reached out his hand, pinched Liu Zhao's cheek first, then pinched it hard, and said in confusion: "It doesn't hurt!"
Liu Zhao grimaced. He never expected that the first time he saw his beloved wife, he would be greeted with a fierce pinch.
He grabbed her hand and said, "You're pinching me, so of course it doesn't hurt. Come on, pinch your own thigh."
"Bad guy! Do you really think you can trick me just because I'm drunk?"
Gu Jiu slapped Liu Zhao in the face.
Liu Zhao laughed angrily, moving closer and sniffing the familiar yet nostalgic scent. "Are you really drunk, or just pretending? I'm back, and you're not happy."
"The servant who brought the message said that you won't arrive until tomorrow morning."
Gu Jiu lay in his arms, looking aggrieved.
She was five-tenths sober and still five-tenths drunk, which allowed her to do whatever she wanted.
Liu Zhao hugged her and said, "I missed you and the children so much that I rushed here as fast as I could. I thought you would throw yourself into my arms when we met, but instead, you pinched my face and it felt so good."
Gu Jiu giggled and laughed so hard that her body shook.
"You've been gone for several years, and you didn't even let me pinch you when I was drunk. Don't you think I can pinch your face?"
"Pinch it, pinch it. You're the only one in the world who can pinch my face."
Gu Jiu smiled smugly, "You stink all over. How long has it been since you took a shower? You have a face full of stubble. You look very old. I don't like you anymore."
"I just washed last night. I rushed here, changing horses but not people along the way, so it's normal for me to smell a little sweaty. Are you disgusted with it now?" Liu Zhao felt very aggrieved.
He fought bravely on the front line, but his wife ended up disliking him because he was old.
He touched his face. "Am I really old? I don't feel anything when I look in the mirror. I haven't changed from a few years ago. And if you touch my face again, there's not a single wrinkle. It's very tight."
Phew!
Gu Jiu laughed, "Are you serious? She still looks good even when she's old."
Liu Zhao looked upset. "It must be because the light is too dim that you think I look old. Come, let's go inside. Take a closer look. I guarantee I'm not old."
Gu Jiu held him back.
The weather is very good, the sky is full of stars, and tomorrow will be another sunny day.
“So there’s no moon!”
She was completely bewildered and only realized it later.
She was drinking facing the moon, it seemed she was drunk.
Hahaha……
"There's no moon today, but there are lanterns. Could it be that you mistook the lanterns for the moon?"
When the truth was revealed, Gu Ji was embarrassed and rolled his eyes at him.
She snuggled in Liu Zhao's arms and held his hand.
His hands were covered with thick calluses from wind, frost, sword rain, and so on.
Her hand climbed up to his cheek, which was weathered by the wind and sun, tempered by the years, and filled with murderous intent forged in blood.
"Try to control the smell of blood on you, or you might scare the child." She whispered.
Liu Zhao lowered his head and sniffed himself, "Smell of blood? No way!"
Gu Jiu laughed, laughing at his stupidity.
She couldn't help but pinch his cheek again. "After killing so many people, you naturally have a lingering smell of blood on you. Remember to be more restrained. Back in the capital, things will be different from the northwest. You need to adjust as soon as possible."
Liu Zhao smiled knowingly, "Don't worry, I know my limits."
Gu Jiu smiled, "You really know your limits. You're not trying to tease me?"
"Why would I try to coax you?" Liu Zhao scratched her nose. "You haven't changed at all over these years. You're still as beautiful as ever."
Gu Jiu smiled coquettishly, "Who made me born beautiful?"
Liu Zhao was a little depressed, "Am I really old?"
Oh my god!
Why would a man care so much about his appearance? Is he possessed by a demon?
Gu Jiu gently touched his lips and said, "You are becoming more and more manly."
"Did this king not have manliness before?"
Hey, hey, hey, is it really that serious to be jealous of your past self?
Gu Jiu soothed the man's wounded and fragile heart, "Of course I was manly before, but now I am more charming than before."
"So, I am really old."
Liu Zhao looked depressed.
Gu Jiu burst into laughter, completely ignoring his words.
Man, your name is vanity.
She cupped his cheeks and said seriously, "I don't dislike you."
Liu Zhao's mouth twitched. These words did not comfort him at all.
Gu Jiu pinched his ear and said, "Don't forget that Brother Yu is almost reaching the age of twenty. Do you still think you are young?"
Liu Zhao snorted twice. "You are so young and beautiful, and I am so old. It would be awkward for us to stand together. Others would think we are an old man and a young wife."
Stinky man, it’s really his vanity that’s at work.
Gu Jiu deliberately put on a stern face, "Haha! You really want me to be exposed to the wind and sun every day and become a yellow-faced woman, so that you can have an excuse to find a young and beautiful girl."
"You are slandering me."
"Then shut up and don't feel wronged."
He doesn't even allow me to complain. He is so overbearing.
Liu Zhao held her hand and said, "I noticed that you are particularly domineering when you drink."
Gu Jiu raised his eyebrows and smiled, "You only discovered it now, it's too late!"
"It's not too late at all. I'll drink with you."
Liu Zhao picked up the wine pot and filled the wine glass.
The two men raised their glasses and drank.
"Brother Yu and Brother Heng must have gone crazy playing outside. I don't think they even know which direction the front door is."
Liu Zhao hummed twice and complained slightly.
Gu Jiu rolled his eyes at him and said, "Kid, you're grown up now. You should go out and broaden your horizons. When you were the same age as them, didn't you also sneak out of the capital and fool around?"
"What do you mean by nonsense? I am doing serious business." He also took a wife home.
Gu Jiu laughed at him: "You left the capital without an imperial decree, but they left the capital with an imperial decree. The nature of the decree is completely different."
"I find you biased. You treat the children better than me." Liu Zhao accused.
Gu Jiu looked at him speechlessly, stroking his rough cheek. "The older we get, the thicker our skin becomes, and the more unreasonable we become. It's really impressive that you're jealous of the kids."
Liu Zhao leaned close to Gu Jiu's ear and said, "In front of you, I am also a child."
Ugh!
Shameless man.
Who isn't a child?
This princess is also a child.
Gu Jiu pinched his ear and said, "Stop messing around."
Liu Zhao laughed triumphantly.
Gu Jiu was so angry that he punched him twice.
Liu Zhao held her hand. "Alright, alright, I admit my mistake. I'm going to see the emperor tomorrow. Does my lady have any suggestions?"
Gu Jiu hesitated for a moment, "Be prepared, His Majesty has aged a lot in the past few years since you were away."
“How much older is a lot?”
Gu Jiu thought for a moment and said, "He's really old and frail!"
Liu Zhao looked surprised.
He still remembered that when he left the capital, his father was in high spirits and gave him a lecture with great vigor.
"Is he sick?" Liu Zhao asked.
Gu Jiu shook his head. "I'm just old! It's like I went from middle age to old age overnight. I'm getting old so fast."
Liu Zhao frowned. "So the capital is not peaceful? Everyone is ready to make a move."
"Exactly."
Liu Zhao said, "I'll have to have a good chat with my father tomorrow when I see him."
"What are you talking about?" Gu Jiu asked curiously.
"I can't imagine what my father looks like when he is so old and frail. It must be very sad." Liu Zhao felt a little heavy.
No matter how many conflicts there are between father and son, or how complicated their emotions are, the deepest feeling buried in their hearts must be the original father-son love.
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