The queen turned around and looked at her with a faint gaze.
Fang Rui was startled: "Your Majesty, it has been more than half a month."
Since receiving the news that the fifth princess was in a coma, His Majesty has rarely visited the harem. Most of the time, government affairs were handled in Baohedian and then people would go back to rest.
Your Majesty is relatively restrained when it comes to male beauty, and the harem has always been treated equally.
Therefore, they had not entered the harem for more than half a month. Seeing that the Fifth Princess was much better, the nobles and servants in the harem mustered up the courage to come to Fang Rui to inquire and talk.
The Queen leaned back on the Phoenix Chair and said, "Then let's flip the cards."
Fang Rui agreed, stepped back, and came up with the sign.
The Queen looked at the wooden plates with the same pattern on them, her hand casually fell on one of the plates, and just as she was about to turn it over, she suddenly asked, "Did the Third and Fifth brothers go hunting today?"
Fang Rui didn't expect that this question would jump to her mind, and she responded promptly and promptly, telling the families of several young masters and princesses who were participating in the hunt, as well as the news of the first prize that was reported back.
The Queen withdrew her hand and snorted, "It seems that Old Five is indeed well again. Go and tell them to come back tomorrow. I want to ask her what she did with the military pay!"
Fang Rui lowered his head, held up the sign, and responded with a "yes".
The Queen lowered her eyes and whispered softly: "The son of Li Qi, the grandson of Master Jiang, the son of Xue Cang..."
She raised her head and said, "Go to the palace of the virtuous and noble Lord."
When Xian Guijun received the news, he was a little surprised, but then he was overjoyed. He quickly dressed up and went to greet the empress: "Your Majesty."
The queen smiled, put her arm around his waist, and led the group into the palace.
After the two of them had a great time. The Queen leaned against the head of the bed and played with his black hair, while Xian Guijun softly clung to her arms, slowly calming his breathing, and the two of them quietly enjoyed the afterglow.
Xian Guijun is a little conflicted now. He remembered what he promised Gu Jinxiu, but he doesn't know whether he should bring it up at this time.
The Queen seemed to notice his hesitation and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Xian Guijun then said hesitantly: "Didn't your Majesty say a few days ago that you would choose princes for the princesses? I am worried about the prince Jinxiu. I wonder if your Majesty has made up his mind?"
The Queen narrowed her eyes slightly, glanced at him calmly, and then smiled: "Not yet. You are her father, and she grew up beside you since she was a child. Naturally, I don't understand her as well as you do. Which young master do you think is suitable?"
Xian Guijun then laughed and said to her: "Your Majesty loves to tease people. Jinxiu also grew up under your Majesty's nose. How could you not understand her? Your Majesty really wants to hear what the maid thinks."
The empress smiled and said nothing, so Xian Guijun counted on her fingers and said, "I have seen that the young masters in the capital are all excellent. But Jinxiu has a gentle personality and now likes poetry, calligraphy and painting. So, I want to find a young master who likes poetry, calligraphy and painting and has a similar personality to Jinxiu. This way, the two of them can get along well after marriage."
He glanced at the empress, and seeing that she had no other emotions, he was relieved and continued, "Jinxiu is also a slow-tempered child. I was thinking about whether I should find her a man she knows and is close to within this condition."
Before the Third Princess left the palace and set up her own residence, the number of young masters she had contact with was limited. After leaving the palace and setting up her own household, she didn't come into contact with many young masters, and this scope was immediately greatly narrowed.
Xian Guijun looked at the Queen tentatively.
The Queen patted him on the back and said, "Well, I will consider it."
Xian Guijun felt relieved. He knew that too much was as bad as too little. He couldn't say Jiang Mo's name right away, or he would definitely be rejected by the Queen. He can only guide her step by step. After a few more times, the Queen will naturally think of Jiang Mo. When he brings it up again, the chances of success will be very high.
"Okay, let's go to sleep." The queen hugged him and lay down.
Xian Guijun had just finished his work and had just served the Empress, so he was naturally tired. Now relax and you will fall asleep in no time.
The queen slowly opened her eyes, looked at the ceiling, and fell into thought.
…
In the middle of the night, Xue Luan felt a noise beside him. He woke up in a daze and saw Li Yuxin lying curled up beside him, with his quilt loosely draped around his waist.
Xue Luan frowned, tentatively reached out to pull the quilt up to cover his neck, and then pressed it tightly, while he couldn't help muttering: "It's getting cold, the quilt should be covered properly."
After he finished speaking, he put his hand on Li Yuxin's quilt, and couldn't resist the sleepiness, closed his eyes and fell asleep.
When his breathing became long again, Li Yuxin opened his eyes and smiled.
He rubbed his hands until they were a little warmer before reaching out to put Xue Luan's hands back into the quilt. Then he rubbed his own cold body, covered himself with the quilt, and closed his eyes.
Xue Luan is right. The weather is getting cold, so you should cover yourself with a blanket to avoid getting sick.
Everyone wanted to play again the next day, but someone from the palace who came privately to deliver a message to the fifth princess arrived.
After receiving the news, the Fifth Princess looked unhappy for a while, then she came out to apologize to everyone, saying that the Queen had summoned her back to the capital to discuss important matters, and asked everyone to have fun in the villa.
But the host family was about to leave, so how could anyone feel comfortable staying? They all said they wanted to go back to Beijing together.
After reaching a consensus, they harnessed their carriage and headed back to the capital.
After entering the city gate, the fifth princess hurried into the palace to meet the empress.
Gu Jinke knew that she would at most be reprimanded, so she was not worried. The few of them said goodbye to each other and went their separate ways.
Gu Jinke brought Xun Ji and Sang Yi back to the mansion, and Xin Shuang whispered in her ear, "Your Highness, His Majesty stayed in Zhaoxian Palace last night. When Lord Xiangui and other palace attendants had a small gathering today, he mentioned that Master Jiang and Master Gongzhong often came in and out of the palace, and they were childhood sweethearts with several princesses."
Gu Jinke smiled and said, "He is smart and careful. He even wants to drag the Gongzhong family into this. Fortunately, Gongzhongxing is not in the capital."
Otherwise, if this person knew that someone was plotting, he would still bring him along...
Gu Jinke shook his head: "Has the news leaked yet?"
"The Queen has already known about this. This morning, she smashed a set of fine teacups in the palace."
Gu Jinke nodded and didn't ask any more questions. Xin Shuang asked curiously, "Your Highness, why don't you ask the Queen for her reaction?"
Gu Jinke was stunned for a moment. How would the Queen react? When she was young, she wanted to gain the Queen's attention. She studied the Queen carefully, but the Queen hid herself so well, how could she show any abnormality now? Once the Queen can react, it means that the matter is settled.
As expected, the Fifth Princess was reprimanded after entering the palace. The Queen also fined her one year's salary on the grounds that she did not observe the matter carefully enough.
The fifth princess bowed her head and accepted the punishment, waiting for the Queen's anger to subside. She then asked the Empress for permission to stay in the capital for a while to accompany Degui Jun and the newly married Wang Jun.
The Queen looked at her and agreed.
When Tan Xi heard the reason why she stayed, he became even more attached to her and decided to go wherever his wife went from then on.
The news that Xian Guijun wanted to spread was not going smoothly either.
He originally thought that the palace attendants or servants would subconsciously think that Jiang Mo and Gong Zhongxing were childhood sweethearts with several princesses. If someone mentioned it to the empress inadvertently and influenced the empress indirectly, the empress would take the initiative to consider these two people.
Unexpectedly, after a few days of dispersing the order, he mentioned it several times when he was having small gatherings with other palace attendants, but the palace seemed indifferent to the matter and there was no movement for several days.
He had to call someone to inquire. The waiter kneeling below trembled: "Your Excellency."
Xian Guijun sat on the chaise longue: "How come there is no sound when you do what you do?"
The waiter was sweating coldly, and he glanced at the noble lord, then lowered his head and said, "Lord, everyone in the palace has been reading Man's Virtue with the queen these days."
Xian Guijun: ...
A man should possess four virtues: virtue, speech, appearance, and achievement.
No wonder the palace has been so quiet recently. Xian Guijun sent everyone away and wrote several large characters before he calmed down his anger and tried to find another way.
Not to mention the harem, there have also been new changes in the court.
The fifth princess stayed in the capital temporarily. The empress could not let her completely indulge in male beauty, so she was placed in the Ministry of War to learn something from the Minister of War.
She couldn't favor one over the other, so the empress quickly issued an order to place the third princess under the command of Li Qi, the Minister of Revenue, who had worked with her before. The Fourth Princess went to the Ministry of Rites. The Second Princess was originally going to be placed in the Ministry of Works, but the Second Princess took the initiative to ask for it, and finally went to the Ministry of Rites like the Fourth Princess.
Originally, it was arranged that other princesses should enter the court to participate in politics separately, which would threaten the status of the Crown Princess and she would definitely be lectured by the Zhengtong Party. However, the Queen seemed to have considered it long ago and asked Gu Jinke to supervise not only the Dali Temple but also the six ministries of the court. She also needed to take turns to learn so that she could govern in the future.
This established the status of the princess, and although the conservative Justice and Unification Party was dissatisfied, they did not make a fuss.
The fifth princess, Gu Jinyun, looked at the direction that was similar to that in her previous life and smiled slowly.
Several princesses began to take up their duties. Gu Jinke was no exception. The Queen showed that she attached great importance to her. The six ministries took turns to train her as the crown prince.
But Gu Jinke did not let her guard down. Although she had gained experience in rotating among the six ministries, several other princesses also came to court at the same time.
In the original book, the Queen used this method of boiling a frog in warm water to gradually bring Gu Jinxiu to the forefront.
It would have been fine if Gu Jinke couldn’t fight before, but now the fifth princess has been reborn!
Therefore, Gu Jinke did not mind changing a person in the final outcome. Her target was the six departments where she would be on duty - the operating center of the entire Dajin.
The first one to feel it was Xue Cang.
Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess began to calm down. She no longer sat lazily in the armchair reading files in various ways. She began to understand the internal and external affairs of the Ministry of Justice as a controller.
After just a few days, Xue Cang could vaguely feel that she was doing things with ease. With such a quick grasp and talent, Xue Cang held the file and smiled. No wonder Master Jiang regarded it as a treasure and praised it frequently.
I just don't know why I was so unrestrained and wanted to create a reputation for myself? However, thinking of the dirty deeds of the royal family in the past, Xue Cang wisely stopped his thoughts and mouth.
Curiosity kills the cat. As someone from the Ministry of Justice, she understands this only too well.
Instead of having this much free time, she would rather worry about her little son and husband.
Ever since he and several princesses returned from hunting in the villa, Xue Luan had been pestering her to find a new riding master, and then he got up early every day to learn, like a different person.
However, her family has always been relaxed about their children. Since Xue Luan was interested, his wife and husband let him go to study. Moreover, it was rare for a child to be so motivated, so Xue Cang and his husband Xue were very pleased.
But everything ended when Mr. Xue discovered that Xue Cang's hands and thighs were worn out from practicing so hard. He had to stop the child from practicing excessively, but found that Xue Cang, who usually practiced for three days and rested for two days, was actually very persistent this time, and was not afraid of hardship or fatigue.
Mr. Xue couldn't help but suspect that there was something else going on. Could it be that the child suffered a major setback this time when he went out?
But it doesn’t look like it.
Of course, Xue Luan wouldn't get any answers if he asked him more questions. Therefore, Xue Cang and Xue Zhufu were a little worried these two days.
However, Xue Cang thought about the fact that Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess was among the people who went this time. With her keen intuition, she felt that there was some relationship between Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess, but it was not entirely based on speculation. She could not go up and question her, so she could only save the country in a roundabout way.
Xue Cang gave Mr. Xue an idea and invited Xue Luan's close friend Li Yuxin to come and ask him to help find out the truth.
If you don't want to tell your mother and father, you should at least tell your close friends.
Mr. Xue suddenly realized what was going on and immediately sent a message to Li Yuxin.
Li Yuxin has been very busy during this period.
The third princess followed the Minister of Revenue, Li Qi, to learn things. It turned out that the two had similar personalities. One was willing to teach, the other was willing to learn. They were like a pair of good teachers and friends. Their relationship quickly heated up within a few days and became close.
The third princess even visited the Li residence and humbly asked Li Qi for advice. During this period, whenever Li Qi had free time, he would naturally let Li Yuxin come out and show his face. Or they might meet by chance in the garden with the Three Emperors' daughters, or they might occasionally talk about poetry, calligraphy and painting, or they might occasionally send them some snacks.
After a few interactions, Li Yuxin actually became familiar with the Third Princess.
After receiving Xue Luan's invitation that day, he immediately accepted it and went to Xue's house as agreed.
They hadn't seen each other since they came back from hunting last time, about half a month. They had never seen each other for such a long time before. Xue Luan immediately ran out of the mansion: "Axin! Axin! You're here at last."
Li Yuxin smiled, and the two of them walked into Xue Luan's bedroom arm in arm.
Xue Luan's bedroom was not very luxurious, but it was very comfortable and warm, and there were many exquisite little things to decorate it. Xue Luan pulled him directly onto the couch and said, "Why didn't you let me come to see you these days?"
It's not like he hasn't posted anything before, but Li Yuxin rejected them all.
Li Yuxin lowered her eyes and smiled: "Recently, the Third Princess has often come to the mansion to ask mother some questions. If you come and meet the Third Princess, would you like to talk to her about poetry and songs?"
Xue Luan immediately shook his head: "No, I don't even want to discuss this with the Master."
Why do you still want to go and talk to the Third Princess? He didn't say the second half of the sentence, but Li Yuxin knew him very well and laughed immediately.
Xue Luan also understood immediately. Ah Xin understood all these, but he didn't. No wonder Ah Xin didn't call him. He took Li Yuxin's hand and said proudly: "Then the Third Princess will often visit your house in the future. If you don't want to talk about poetry and songs with her, then Ah Xin, you can come to me."
Li Yuxin smiled and nodded in agreement, then her eyes fell on him: "Okay, let's talk about you."
Xue Luan was startled and wanted to shrink back: "What are you talking about?"
Li Yuxin's eyes fell on his gauze-wrapped hand, and she raised her eyes slightly, smiling, "Let's talk about Xue Luanluan's fearlessness of hard work and his determination to learn to ride a horse. If you have anything to hide from me, just tell me the truth."
Xue Luan: ...He immediately withdrew his hand.
Li Yuxin narrowed her eyes, and he became cowardly again, hesitantly moving towards her: "Okay, I'll tell you, I'll tell you."
Li Yuxin pretended to listen attentively.
Xue Luan wrinkled his nose. The baby fat on his face had shrunk a little due to the hard practice in the past few days. He snorted softly: "It's to avenge my previous shame and help you get first place."
Li Yuxin was slightly startled, and heard him continue, "I accidentally fell asleep that night of the hunt, and I didn't finish telling you. I was chasing pheasants and got in a mess, and then I met Her Royal Highness the Princess."
He pouted, "It would have been fine if she didn't help me, but she even disdained the pheasant's flailing and avoided it, letting it run away right under my nose. Not only that, I accidentally fell, and she actually laughed! Laughed!"
Xue Luan clenched his fists angrily. He still felt wronged when he thought about it now.
Li Yuxin raised his eyebrows. There was even a matter about the Crown Princess. He asked, "And then?"
At this point, Xue Luan felt a little embarrassed, and his face turned red with embarrassment: "I... cried."
He didn't know why he had so many inexplicable emotions at the time and burst into tears without restraint, but he quickly explained: "I didn't cry for long. Her Highness the Princess said she would teach me hunting, so I went to learn hunting from her."
The corner of Li Yuxin's mouth twitched slightly. This guy is too easy to coax.
"As a result, I successfully hunted a wild rabbit, but she still looked down on me, saying that I was the worst of all her students! Humph! I came back to practice hard. I want to let her know that when a man has been away for three days, he should be looked at with new eyes!" Xue Luan clenched his fist to cheer himself up.
"Then, weren't you sad that you didn't get the first prize that day? I've thought about it too. If I practiced well, I would be able to help you next time and would never hold you back. I would give you everything I hunted, and you would be the first prize!" As he spoke, his round eyes lit up, as if he had already seen that day.
Li Yuxin's heart was shaken, and he blinked his long and curled eyelashes quickly a few times, barely hiding the soreness in his throat, and smiled, "So how's your practice going?"
Speaking of this, Xue Luan smiled proudly: "Master Wu praised me for my talent. Given time, I will surely be famous in Dajin. By then, not only will you be the one taught by the princess, but you, Xin, will also be the first."
Li Yuxin: ...
He felt like crying and laughing at the same time. He rubbed his brow helplessly and asked him, "You are so confident. Do you know who the princess has taught to ride?"
Xue Luan was stunned. He had never noticed this before. "Which people?"
Li Yuxin smiled slightly: "Master Jiang Mojiang is one of them."
The leader of this hunt is Jiang Mo.
Xue Luan was surprised: "How could it be? Are they so familiar with each other?"
Li Yuxin also smiled, also feeling strange. Over the years, the two of them had become so unfamiliar with each other that everyone had forgotten that Jiang Mo had grown up in the palace of the Queen and several princesses.
How could they not be familiar with each other?
There was even a time when there seemed to be a rumor that Jiang Mo would become the prince of Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess. It just seems that the rumor disappeared just as it began.
In the capital, it seemed that everyone had forgotten about it.
Knowing that Jiang Mo once learned Qishencun with Gu Jinke, Xue Luan couldn't help but wilted for a moment.
Li Yuxin couldn't bear to discourage him again: "Okay. You should practice well, I am still waiting for your help. Just be moderate, otherwise in the future..."
He shook his head.
Xue Luan immediately regained his confidence after being given some hope: "Okay! I will definitely practice hard and help you in the future."
Li Yuxin looked at his innocent appearance, lowered his head and smiled, then took a sip of tea. It's good for Xue Luan to be happy like this all the time. As for him, he already understood it that night.
If he can't reach those illusory hopes and can't wait for anyone's mercy, he will make a way for himself.
Use your own strength.
The people here are harmonious and friendly, and in the Princess' Mansion, teachers are respected.
When Gu Jinke came back from the yamen, he heard Xin Shuang report, "Your Highness, your salary has arrived."
Gu Jinke was puzzled: "Who sent it?"
She didn't accept any students, so who could send her tuition fees?
Xin Shuang smiled and said, "Master Jiang Mo."
Gu Jinke raised his eyebrows: "Bring it up and let me see it."
Xin Shuang retreated immediately. Gu Jinke quickly washed up and changed his clothes. Sang Yi had already prepared meals for her.
Gu Jinke sat down and ate something. Sang Yi served him on the side. Then he saw Xin Shuang and his men bringing something up. It should be the "Sui Xiu" given by Jiang Mo.
Gu Jinke had almost finished eating. He rinsed his mouth and then stood up to take a look. He found that they were all kinds of things made of the finest furs.
There are hats, fur coats, boots, and even gloves. It's almost a complete set.
Gu Jinke couldn't help but laugh. How could a wild master be treated so well?
She did teach Jiang Mo how to ride for a period of time. At that time, Jiang Mo was often in the palace and was very isolated.
She was an excellent student and the Queen doted on her on the surface. She took advantage of this doting and brought Jiang Mo with her every day. Because he was young, the Queen turned a blind eye and indulged him.
But even if she is kept by her side, she cannot be idle. Wen Jiangmo can learn from Master Jiang, so there is no need for her. Gu Jinke thought about it and decided to teach him how to ride.
At the martial arts training ground, the empress who came to test her said with a smile: "Your Highness, you are so young and you want to take on a disciple."
Jiang Mo tugged at her clothes and asked her, "Sister, should I call you Master from now on?"
Everyone was there, and Gu Jinke, who was still a child, nodded immediately.
Jiang Mo smiled at her with his beautiful black eyes, and called out in a soft voice, "Master!"
Everyone present thought the two children were innocent and cute, so they just let them be and didn't correct them. The Queen even smiled jokingly at Master Jiang beside her: "Master Jiang, your little grandson has become a disciple. Remember to ask Jiang Mo to send Shu Xiu here in the future."
Master Jiang also agreed jokingly, and later the two of them indeed exchanged children's toys as holiday gifts a few times as a joke.
But later on, Jiang Mo understood what his master meant and didn't want to call her that anymore. He switched to calling her sister.
But after we became estranged, we all tacitly agreed not to mention these past events. I didn’t expect to receive the “Supplement of Repair” again today.
Gu Jinke reached out and took the boots. They were a pair of very beautiful deerskin boots with neat and dense stitching.
Gu Jinke was stunned for a moment: "I put my heart into it."
Xin Shuang smiled: "That's right, this is Master Jiang's trophy."
Gu Jinge was puzzled: "Spoils of war?"
Sang Yi behind him also set his eyes on the pair of deerskin boots.
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Then let me talk about the update time. It is the same as before. Generally, the chapters are updated at midnight on the same day. Usually, due to work and hand speed issues, I will update three chapters a day. When I am free, I will update more chapters for the babies, such as six chapters a day, or (ten thousand bushi a day)
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