The day Gu Jinke arrived at the border, the city was in an uproar.
Even though Gu Jinke had anticipated this and had ordered the evacuation of the people in advance, he could still see the huge crowd from a distance at the city gate.
The common people had already seen Gu Jinke's procession. They had been eagerly waiting for so many days and finally saw the Princess Royal whom they had been longing for. Immediately, the whole city spread the news by word of mouth and everyone got into action. Wives and husbands snuggled up to each other, the old and the young supported each other, and they all came forward, stretched their necks and looked up, and then saw the frame and Gu Jinke on it. They fell to the ground with tears in their eyes and saluted loudly.
"Live a thousand years, Princess Royal."
"Live a thousand years, Princess Royal."
The sounds of worship are like the tide, rising and falling, without stopping for a long time.
Gu Jinke prepared for a long time yesterday and thought he should be able to adapt to the situation today. However, when he saw the huge crowds and the beautiful scenery, his heart was still surging and he was full of confidence.
She stood in front of the carriage, her phoenix robe rustling in the wind. The cold weather could not suppress the passion in her heart. She looked at the people who admired her, bowed her hands in return, and said, "Stand up."
The people stood up and spontaneously made way for her. The princess' carriage and procession, surrounded by the crowd, slowly drove into the city, all the way to the courtyard where Gu Jinke had stayed before.
Watching Gu Jinke enter the yard, the people stopped and stayed for a long time until a soldier came over and said not to disturb His Highness's rest. Only then did the people slowly retreat and normal life order returned to the city.
Xun Ji followed Gu Jinke and was also uncontrollably excited. She was sincerely happy for Gu Jinke: "Your Highness, your reputation is getting better and better. The people all love you."
In the past, when Gu Jinke was hiding his true identity, he kept tinkering with his reputation. Whenever people mentioned him, they would curse him, question him, and even be afraid of him. Xun Ji felt sorry for his master. Now that her reputation had changed and was getting better and better, Xun Ji was also happy.
Gu Jinke smiled warmly, and the tips of her ears were rarely rosy. She even pinched her earlobes with her hands feeling a little uncomfortably, only to feel her ears were very hot and she felt a little embarrassed.
But she didn't let herself indulge in such emotions for long. Slowly, her expression became serious: "We are going back to the capital."
The frontier is a battlefield with real swords and guns, but the capital is a battlefield without weapons.
Xun Ji's expression also became more serious. Recently, Xin Shuang was still sending them messages, but as if they were on guard, the messages sent by Xin Shuang mentioned several times vaguely that the empress had been ill and the imperial physician had been watching her, but for some reason the empress had not recovered and had not even set foot in the harem for many days.
Such an action was very strange. After all, the empress used to follow the ancestral system. No matter how busy she was, she would always take out some time in a month to favor the harem. Xin Shuang was very unsure and had a bad feeling in his heart, so he urged Gu Jinke to go back as soon as possible in the letter.
Gu Jinke recalled the plot of the original book, because the original plot line in the book had been destroyed, many processes were fragmented, and the direction of many things were very different. Gu Jinke was not sure what was wrong.
Because in the original book, the empress had been in poor health, but she had never been sick all the time. It is said that the biggest cause of her death in the book was the rebellion of the crown princess, which made the empress so angry that she even vomited blood, which damaged her fundamental health.
But she still forced herself to deal with the affairs of the Crown Princess, and handed over everything to the former Third Princess Gu Jinxiu before she fell ill. But according to that timeline, it should still be too early, but the subtle connection in the blood made Gu Jinke have a bad premonition and feel anxious.
Gu Jinke looked towards the capital and suddenly became anxious: "We will take a day off today and we will set off back to the capital tomorrow."
Xun Ji responded: "Yes!"
In order to avoid the huge crowds today, Gu Jinke secretly summoned local officials at night, explained some follow-up matters, and then talked about leaving. She refused all pomp and ceremonials. Originally, the officials disagreed, but no one dared to challenge Gu Jinke's authority.
Before dawn the next day, Gu Jinke and his men quietly left the border during the last bit of darkness, and rode at full speed straight to the capital. Everyone in the group felt her inner urgency and anxiety, and naturally cooperated with her with all their strength, but they were also worried.
Resting at night on the road, Gu Jinke sat in front of the campfire, broke off a branch, and stuffed it into the fire, looking at the jumping flames in silence.
Qiao Xi took a piece of dry food and a water bag, sat next to her and accompanied her quietly. The firewood burned vigorously in the fire, occasionally exploding with a crackling sound.
"How do you get along with your mother and stepfather on a daily basis?" Gu Jinke asked in a low voice, seemingly unintentionally.
She still remembered that when Qiao Xi first arrived in Beijing, he made an excuse to come and meet her, and then talked about his terrible mother and stepfather, and that the relationship in his family was not good.
Qiao Xi smiled and said, "She's a person who exchanges benefits for others, or a business partner. We need to control her."
Everything is based on interests. He holds Qiao's wife and husband in his hands, making them unable to make any waves, and then uses them to achieve his own goals. This is how Qiao Xi gets along with his mother and stepfather.
Gu Jinke couldn't help laughing when he heard him say that. He saw Qiao Xi smiled meaningfully and looked at her with shining eyes. "For example, regarding the matter between you and me this time, she has some connections in the army and should have known about it. She must be ready to make a move. However, I sent a letter to the capital. I think they will behave themselves soon after receiving the letter."
Gu Jinke glanced at him. She was just in the mood to ask some questions casually to resolve the confusion in her heart, but Qiao Xi told her that he had quietly solved another worry. Gu Jinke didn't know whether she should praise him or do something.
Finally, I could only shake his hand and say, "Thank you for worrying about me."
Qiao Xi smiled gently, enjoying the tenderness that Gu Jinke showed him at this time. However, this is what he should do. Since he wants to be with Gu Jinke, he naturally doesn't want anything to become an obstacle between them. People like Qiao's wife and husband who can easily become stumbling blocks should be suppressed to prevent them from causing trouble to Gu Jinke.
After talking about these little things jokingly, Gu Jinke's thoughts were successfully pulled back. Qiao Xi felt that the atmosphere around Gu Jinke was better, so he turned and asked, "What about His Highness? How does His Highness get along with his mother and father on weekdays?"
Gu Jinke was silent for a moment, and Qiao Xi was also very patient.
Gu Jinke had been holding his hand before, so he now took the initiative and took Gu Jinke's hand, placing it on his knees, and slowly playing with it with both hands, as if the question just now was just a casual question.
Gu Jinke's hands were being kneaded by Qiao Xi's hands, which attracted most of her attention. In addition, looking at the rare bright moonlight in winter, Gu Jinke suddenly felt that it was not difficult to speak.
"We don't get along." She said softly.
At least, not like the way a mother, father and child get along.
Because whenever he saw the Queen, he would either beat or scold her, and his demand for her was excellence, excellence, and she must not live up to his eldest princess' position as the Crown Princess. The two of them had never had a chance to live in peace with each other.
As for the Queen, they didn't get along at all. They only met in official occasions. The Queen would make a few symbolic compliments, and she would symbolically agree with him. When the two met privately, they talked about nothing but business. Apart from the name and the blood flowing in their bodies, there was really no sense of the bond of family.
Gu Jinke had tried hard in this regard. When she first came here, with her weak and young body and unfamiliar environment, she was not without a sense of dependence on her mother and father. She also tried to ease the relationship and rewrite her fate, but the Queen was only thinking about the eldest princess, and the Empress was obsessed with secretly caring for the daughter born to her by her beloved.
Neither of them had room for her in their hearts, so Gu Jinke no longer had any extravagant hopes, but he was still sad in the end.
For example, she and the fifth princess were both harmed by the outside world, but the empress's attitudes were completely different. Gu Jinke saw it and couldn't help but feel disappointed.
As she was talking about these things, she came to her senses and found herself being a little boring and sentimental, so she stopped talking immediately. After all, this was something that only she cared about, but the Queen and the King and Queen didn't care about at all. She brought it up and said that she was the only one who was sad. She shook her head and laughed, "I'm confused."
She had clearly let it go before, but it must be because she heard that the empress had been ill for a long time, and this return to the capital gave her a bad premonition that she started to have such wild thoughts.
Qiao Xi felt distressed when he heard this. He unconsciously used more force on the fingers that were playing with Gu Jinke. He was startled and quickly let go. He saw that the place he had just kneaded was already red. He hurriedly asked Gu Jinke, "Does it hurt?"
Gu Jinke shook his head.
Qiao Xi breathed a sigh of relief, then patted his thigh and said, "Your Highness, lie down and rest for a while."
Gu Jinke smiled and shook his head: "I'm not that fragile. I don't need comfort."
Qiao Xi snorted, and took Gu Jinke's shoulder, forcing him to lie down, and rest on his thighs. He raised his eyebrows and ordered, "It's not comfort, it's fun! Don't struggle!"
With his strong command and awkward care, Gu Jinke's depression suddenly disappeared. He couldn't help but laugh and lay quietly on his lap.
She raised her eyes and could see Qiao Xi clearly above her. Coincidentally, Qiao Xi also looked down at her. When their eyes met, they were both stunned because they had never seen such an angle before. Then Qiao Xi said, "Your Highness is very beautiful."
Moreover, this angle would also make Qiao Xi feel very safe. With Gu Jinke in his arms, he could see him clearly. He even wanted to bend down and kiss Gu Jinke, and then hide him in his secret room.
But this is impossible to accomplish. He sighed with a hint of regret, and then whispered to Gu Jinke: "If Your Highness doesn't like them, then don't get along with them."
Gu Jinke raised his hand and touched his face: "Well, I have figured it out."
And I probably figured it out a long time ago and gave up those vague hopes and longings. It was just that I got this news suddenly, and I felt confused and couldn't help myself, so I let these little emotions emerge.
The two of them kept each other company in front of the campfire, and Gu Jinke's mood completely returned to normal. He even started to check the arrangements for his trip back to Beijing tomorrow. But such a warm moment soon disappeared, as a letter was received by carrier pigeon in their team.
The subordinates came in a hurry: "Your Highness, urgent report!"
Gu Jinke frowned, got up from Qiao Xi's legs, and took the tightly wrapped note.
This should be an urgent report from Xin Shuang, and the handwriting is a bit hurried.
"Your Highness, there has been an incident in the capital. Please bring your troops back quickly!"
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