After Concubine Xuan left, the emperor leaned back on the couch with his eyes slightly closed, looking exhausted.
"Your Majesty, are you feeling tired? Why don't you let me massage you?"
Seeing that the emperor looked unhappy, Li Dequan immediately stepped forward.
The emperor closed his eyes and rubbed his brows, "No need."
"Your Majesty, you haven't had enough rest recently. Why don't you go to bed early tonight? Your health is more important."
Hearing Li Dequan's caring voice, the emperor slowly opened his eyes and looked at him.
"Li Dequan, do you think the prince's illness is real or fake?"
The emperor's voice was very calm, and no emotion could be heard from it.
Li Dequan paused in thought for a moment. "Your Majesty, I'm not entirely sure, but I've heard that the Crown Prince's health has indeed improved. Even the Queen Mother personally visited the Crown Prince today, bringing the imperial physician to examine his pulse. There are indeed signs of improvement."
After hearing his words, the emperor fell silent. After a while, he spoke again, "How are Marquis Yongchang and General Cheng doing?"
"Your Majesty, we have received a great victory from the front. The Marquis and General Chen will depart soon and will return to the capital in about two weeks."
Li Dequan answered respectfully.
The emperor nodded and said, "Well, you can go down first."
"Yes, I withdraw."
After Li Dequan left, the emperor was the only one left in the room. He raised his hand and rubbed his temples. The sickly look of Song Shian before appeared in his mind, and he felt a little annoyed.
Yongchang Marquis Mansion.
Mrs. Wu was feeling a little embarrassed after being reprimanded by the Empress Dowager today, and was angry in the house.
But in the evening, she heard the news of victory in the battle at the front, and the gloom in her heart was immediately swept away.
Seeing that Mrs. Wu's complexion had improved, Nanny Gu brought her a bowl of bird's nest porridge.
Wu took a few sips and found it tasty, so she scooped another spoonful into her mouth.
"Madam, please be patient for a while. Everything will be settled after the Marquis returns victoriously."
Mrs. Wu put down the bowl and smiled with satisfaction, "Well, you make sense."
…
When Marquis Yongchang and his entourage returned to Beijing, it was spring, and all things were reviving and the vegetation was flourishing.
The so-called "the beauty of April is gone" is probably something like this.
The streets were already crowded with people, all wanting to witness the team's return.
Soon, the sound of horse hooves came from afar. At the front of the team, a middle-aged man riding a maroon horse looked heroic. There was a sense of majesty and dominance between his brows, and he was intimidating without even being angry.
Gu Xiaoqiao poked a cat's head out from Song Shian's arms and looked down at the restaurant.
[Wow, even though the Marquis of Yongchang is a military commander, he's quite handsome! Just looking at him makes me feel comfortable.]
[It's kind of funny, though. They have the same father, but why is Song Shian so handsome, while that fat kid Song Xingrui looks so-so, like neither his mother nor his father.]
Song Shian: “…”
Listening to a certain cat's inner mumbling, he felt a deep sense of powerlessness.
He felt it necessary to give her some basic knowledge, "The leader is General Cheng Liang, the General of the Zhengyuan Campaign. Behind General Cheng are the Marquis of Yongchang and General Wei."
Listening to the words floating above her head, Gu Xiaoqiao silently turned her head and glanced at Song Shian, but from this angle she could only see his chin and not the expression on his face.
So she turned her head back and shifted her gaze to the person behind General Cheng.
A square face, dark skin, and honest looks.
The other one has a slightly rounder appearance, small eyes, but a high nose bridge, thin and full lips, and an expressionless but intimidating face.
Now, needless to say, Gu Xiaoqiao also knew who the Marquis of Yongchang was.
The fat boy Song Xingrui has 60% similarities with the person in front of him in terms of facial features, so she can no longer be seen as a fool.
Gu Xiaoqiao finally understood. "So it's Song Shian who doesn't look like his father. No wonder he's not as likable as his brother."
Song Shian: “…”
[But luckily, he doesn't look like his father. If he did, that would be it. He wouldn't even be as good-looking as General Cheng.]
Song Shian couldn't bear to listen any longer and reached out to pinch her ear. "Do you know who General Cheng is?"
"Meow?" (Which one?)
"Miss Lu's eldest uncle. Old Master Cheng had four sons but only one daughter. Miss Lu's mother was originally the only daughter of a general. She fell in love with Lu Yongchen, the third place winner of the imperial examination, at first sight and married him despite her family's objections. However, her strong character prevented her from living happily in marriage. She died of depression just a few years after giving birth to a daughter."
[Lu Chaoyan's uncle? ]
【Isn’t that my uncle?】
After hearing what Song Shian said, Gu Xiaoqiao became even more excited. She immediately stretched her neck even longer, wishing she could push her entire body out.
[So it's my uncle. I knew it, he looks so kind and friendly at first glance.]
Song Shian: ...
He pushed Gu Xiaoqiao's body back down and said, "Behave yourself, or you'll break your arms and legs if you fall down."
"Meow~Meow~"
Gu Xiaoqiao was dissatisfied. She had recovered her health now, so there was no need to worry about breaking her arms and legs.
Song Shian was speechless. He reached out and poked her belly. "Okay, stop making trouble. We have to go to the palace later. You can take a good look after yourself after you get there."
Hearing this, Gu Xiaoqiao shut up instantly.
When she becomes a human, she will definitely need a legitimate identity, so she has to establish good relationships with the Cheng family in advance.
Seeing that she had stopped messing around, Song Shian turned his gaze away and continued to observe the movements below.
It was not until Yongchang Hou and his group disappeared at the end of the street that he withdrew his gaze, then turned around and walked out of the restaurant holding Gu Xiaoqiao in his arms.
In the carriage.
Gu Xiaoqiao nestled in Song Shian's arms, looking out the window, her big black eyes blinking non-stop.
Song Shian lowered his head and pinched her ear, "What are you thinking of?"
"Meow~"
Gu Xiaoqiao meowed in dissatisfaction and jumped from Song Shian's arms onto the soft cushion beside him.
Then he shook his head, and in the blink of an eye, the originally furry and soft cat turned into the appearance of a young girl.
As Song Shian's health improved, Gu Xiaoqiao's time as a human became longer and longer, and now he was becoming more and more adept at it.
Not only can he control the time of transformation, but he can also use his hair to make clothes for himself during the transformation.
For example, now she is wearing a gradient long skirt that blends light gray, warm orange and white.
"How about it?"
Gu Xiaoqiao casually picked up a small mirror and struck a seductive pose. As her hands moved, she inadvertently revealed a section of her fair and delicate arm.
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