Gu Chutang, who used to love to play pranks, now doesn't want to accompany her to listen to the voice inside.
"Listen, Princess Sister. I still prefer to pick the kite, so I'll go first."
Shen Zhixi put his ear to the window frame but didn't hear anything. He thought it was boring and followed Gu Chutang.
Gu Chutang's hands and eyes were both picking the kite, but her mind was not on it at all. She couldn't hear Shen Zhixi talking to her.
Shen Zhixi didn't take it seriously. When he came back, Xie Zhiyi was no longer at the table.
Yi Tong's eyes turned red when she saw her. Shen Zhixi sighed inwardly. It seemed that her brother really didn't like Yi Tong. Otherwise, they had studied together since childhood, and if he liked her, he would have told their parents a long time ago.
"Don't be sad, let your aunt find a good family for you. If that doesn't work, I'll ask my mother to help you choose."
Yi Tong shook her head. If she could give up, she would have given up long ago: "Xixi, do you have a way to let me enter the palace?"
Shen Zhixi was shocked. What she meant was that she would rather be a concubine... than follow her brother?
"But I don't know if he will have a harem. You know, we are all envious of our parents. We only have each other."
Yi Tong's tears fell: "I can't let him go. I have liked him since childhood. Xixi, please help me."
Shen Zhixi is married now and spends very little time with Xie Zhiyi. She doesn't know what her brother thinks. She is already seventeen years old and has not yet decided on a marriage.
"Okay, don't cry, I'll go ask."
"Thank you, Xixi. Fortunately, I have you. Otherwise, I really don't know what to do."
Shen Zhixi asked someone to send her out of the palace first, and then he went to find Xie Zhiyi. He was glared at as soon as he saw him.
"Brother~Don't be angry, you are so charming, it's normal for her to like you."
The man's hand that was grinding ink paused.
"Besides, you will have 3,000 beauties in your harem in the future, and Duo Yitong is not too many. Why make others sad?"
Xie Zhiyi was displeased: "Don't talk nonsense, it will affect my cousin's reputation."
"Oh, I understand." After failing to find out anything, Shen Zhixi left. She had helped in every way she could and had done her best.
Xie Zhiyi glanced at someone who was trying to get the upper hand, only to see her with her head down, working silently, as if she heard nothing.
He looked away. He didn't have time to think about love affairs. His father had already said clearly that he would pass the throne to him when he turned eighteen next year. He still had a lot to learn.
In the evening, after dinner, Gu Chutang was in a bad mood and went back to rest early.
"Chu Tang, give me a cup of hot tea."
"Your Highness, Lady Gu has gone to rest. I will go and make the arrangements."
Xie Zhiyi looked over with a frown and said "OK" lightly.
It's so quiet since she's not here. I suddenly feel a little uncomfortable.
The next year, Xie Yunzhao and Shen Shurong abdicated and passed the throne to Xie Zhiyi.
He moved into the palace where his parents had lived before, and Gu Chutang was promoted from a lady-in-waiting in the Eastern Palace to a lady-in-waiting in front of the emperor.
One day in the court, Gu Chutang, who was sitting at the back of the hall, heard what the officials were saying and clenched the handkerchief in his hand tightly.
"Your Majesty, do not follow the example of the Emperor Yun. To be honest, although you have given birth to four children, you are the only one who is worthy of being the king."
"I second the motion. The choice of the empress is up to your majesty, and the other concubines can be selected, as long as they can serve your majesty and expand his family line."
"I second the motion."
Xie Zhiyi subconsciously glanced at the back of the palace, feeling a little annoyed: "I am only eighteen, there is no rush, let's discuss it after I am twenty years old."
"It's not a big deal. We can first decide on a candidate and then wait until His Majesty comes of age to get married."
"Yes, Your Majesty, get married sooner so that you can give birth to a legitimate son sooner. This is a major event that concerns the fate of the Great Zhou."
"Don't you have anything else to do?" Xie Zhiyi finally realized how annoying it was to be urged to get married.
The courtiers saw that he was impatient and talked about other things.
There was a flash of disappointment in Gu Chutang's eyes. She was fourteen years old now and understood a lot of things.
Baiguan's words made her clearly aware of her feelings for Xie Zhiyi.
He is the king of the Great Zhou, not the brother who could joke with her when she was a child.
He shoulders the rise and fall of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the three palaces and six courtyards must exist. She can't be naive anymore, it's time to leave the palace.
Gu Chutang returned to the Gu family on her day off and told Yang Qian that she didn't want to be a female official anymore. Yang Qian and Gu Kaizhi understood what she meant and agreed with their daughter's decision.
Gu Kaizhi told Xie Yunzhao about his daughter's idea, and Xie Yunzhao waved his hand, saying that if it didn't work out, forget it.
Gu Chutang had two days off every month. On the third day, Xie Zhiyi didn't see her come back, so he wanted to send someone to pick her up. But thinking that she was quite tired recently, he gave up the idea.
When he still hadn't seen Gu Chutang on the fifth day, he got angry and immediately sent the chief steward to pick him up.
The chief steward went to Gu's house, but didn't see Gu Chutang. She went out to play, but she brought back a piece of news.
"What? She resigned as the imperial concubine?" Xie Zhiyi stood up suddenly when he learned this.
"Yes, Your Majesty, it was approved by Emperor Yun."
Xie Zhiyi was suddenly furious. The little girl had grown up and had her own ideas, but she resigned without telling him?
Dad is the same. He sent the person here without notifying him, and now he sends him away without notifying him.
"Can't I bring her here if she resigns? I remember giving the order to bring her into the palace."
"Your Majesty, Miss Gu is not at home. She went out to play." The chief steward felt a little aggrieved.
Xie Zhiyi: "..."
She sat down, not knowing where the anger came from, as the palace did not need anyone to serve her.
He picked up the memorials and continued to review them, but when he got to the third one, he became so angry that he threw it to the ground.
"Do you know where she went?"
…
In the suburbs, fires were lit on the lakeshore and boats were floating in the center of the lake.
"Master..."
"Don't call me, I want to roast the most delicious rabbit for Tangtang."
"No, Master. Look behind you."
"What's going on behind me?" Shen Zhilan turned around impatiently, with surprise flashing in his eyes: "Brother Emperor? Why are you here?"
"Cousin, tell me, ever since you became the crown prince, you have never accompanied us on a picnic."
Xie Zhiyi didn't answer him, and asked himself: "Roasting rabbit?"
"yes."
"Bake it for Gu Chutang?"
"That's right."
Shen Zhilan looked at the boat in the center of the lake, and a shy look flashed across his face: "What do you think of Tangtang, cousin? My mother and Aunt Qian are interested in us, which I think is great. We grew up together, and my mother likes her, too."
"By the way, she is still working as a lady-in-waiting at your place. Grandmother likes girls who behave themselves the most."
Xie Zhiyi clenched his hands behind his back, narrowed his peach blossom eyes, and said in a cold voice: "I finally know why I have liked beating you since I was a child."
Shen Zhilan thought of the time when he was a chubby kid and got beaten, and stepped back nervously: "Why, cousin, you haven't beaten me in years."
Xie Zhiyi gritted his teeth: "Blame me for being lazy."
…
The boat in the center of the lake returned to the shore, and Gu Chutang ran down first, holding up her skirt: "Brother Lan, is my rabbit ready?"
"It will be ready soon, Tangtang, wait a little longer."
A tall figure walked out from behind the tent: "Brother Lan?"
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