"It seems that you like your cousin?" Gu Yanwei opened the curtain of the sedan chair. Shen Qinghe in the distance had not left yet and was still seeing Shen Qingqiu off from afar.
Shen Qingqiu didn't detect the jealousy in his words, and only said: "This cousin is decisive and kind, I think he is a talent that can be cultivated."
Gu Yanwei became angrier as he listened, and pulled down the curtain of the sedan chair.
Shen Qingqiu was confused, "What's wrong with you? Do you feel uncomfortable because of the strong wind?" Actually, Gu Yanwei is in good health now, but Shen Qingqiu always remembers how he fell to the ground when the wind blew for the first time when they met. So even now, when he sees him, he always habitually thinks that he is not in good health.
What can Gu Yanwei say when faced with such a wife?
The carriage continued to move forward. Now they were not in a hurry to return to the capital. Shen Qingqiu knew Gu Yanwei's plan and thought that they would have to pass through Hangzhou County to return to the palace, so they might as well go back to Hangzhou County to take a look. Gu Tang and Wang Qingluo lived here. They hadn't seen each other for a long time since they parted that year.
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In the setting sun, the golden willows hanging down on the lake surface reflected the ripples of light. A naughty child was outside holding a dog, laughing and making noises.
But at this moment, a carriage stopped in front of the door, and a gentle and handsome young man who looked like a god walked out of it. After getting off the carriage, the young man stretched out his hand again, and a pair of snow-white hands rested on his wrist. Gu Luoluo opened her eyes wide and looked at him.
An extremely beautiful sister got off the carriage, as beautiful as a flower in spring.
Shen Qingqiu also saw the little baby, she walked over and asked: "Where are your parents?" The little baby looked like Wang Qingluo, but his affectionate eyes looked very much like the prince Gu Tang back then. It was not difficult to guess whose child he was.
Gu Luoluo immediately freed herself from the mystery in front of her and asked in a baby voice, "Who are you? Why are you asking about my parents?"
Little thing, you are quite alert.
Just as Shen Qingqiu was about to speak, a woman dressed in green came out from the doorway. Seeing the two of them, she dropped the dustpan in their hands and shouted, "Qiu'er!!" Who else could it be but Wang Qingluo?
She cried out in surprise, and immediately walked over and hugged Shen Qingqiu, "Why are you here! And you didn't even send me a letter!!"
Shen Qingqiu smiled and pulled her off him, "You are already a mother, why are you still so unstable?"
Wang Qingluo hadn't seen her old friend for three or four years since she came here. She was so excited that tears were streaming down her face. Hearing this, she glanced at Shen Qingqiu and said, "What are you talking about? You suddenly came here without even saying hello. Of course I--" At this point, she suddenly saw Gu Yanwei behind her, and her eyes widened immediately.
Although they are far away in Hangzhou County, they know who the emperor is in the court now.
"Emperor..." Before Wang Qingluo could call out, Gu Yanwei waved his hand and said, "Sister-in-law, let's just be like before." He smiled gently, still like the gentle and jade-like Ninth Prince he had seen in the East Palace before.
Wang Qingluo was immediately relieved, "Okay, then I won't care about these etiquettes." She used to be a careless person, and now that others told her not to care about the rules, why should she care about them?
"Come in quickly, you're in for a treat today. It's this little guy's birthday, so I prepared a large table of dishes." Wang Qingluo said with a smile.
Shen Qingqiu and Gu Yanwei were a little embarrassed. They were elders, but they didn't bring any gifts for the younger generation's birthday.
Gu Yanwei thought for a moment and took off a jade pendant from his body and gave it to the little kid. "I heard that today is your birthday. Uncle Jiu didn't prepare anything else. You can take this jade pendant first. If you need any gifts in the future, tell Uncle Jiu and I'll make it up to you."
Gu Luoluo stared at them with her big cute eyes. Her son started to look at them shyly and hid in her mother's arms, not daring to speak. Wang Qingluo gave her the jade pendant and said, "Aren't you like a crazy monkey on weekdays? You can't speak when you see people today. Hurry up and thank Uncle Jiu."
"Thank you, Uncle Nine."
Gu Luoluo asked, "Are you my uncle? A biological uncle? Or are you like in the little guy's storybook, my father's sworn brother?"
This child is so smart and smart that Shen Qingqiu couldn't help but laugh when she heard it. Gu Yanwei explained to her with a smile, "Of course I am your biological father. I am your father's ninth brother."
"Daddy has so many brothers? Why haven't I met any of them?" Gu Luoluo counted on her fingers, "Other people have grandparents, but I only have grandparents... Then I have so many uncles, but I haven't met any of them either."
Wang Qingluo was embarrassed... This kid was a smart kid, and he started asking her these questions as soon as he could talk, but she couldn't listen to these things at her age. Since she was here, Wang Qingluo never thought about the things in the capital again.
She just wanted her daughter to grow up safely and happily like an ordinary girl.
Gu Yanwei rubbed the child's head, "But doesn't grandpa treat you well?"
"very good!"
"Uncle Jiu will treat you well. Isn't it enough to have only Uncle Jiu as your uncle? Why do you want someone else? Uncle Jiu will be sad," Gu Yanwei looked so good at coaxing children. "If grandparents knew that they have been with you all the time and you still want grandparents, they would also be sad."
Gu Luoluo thought he was really sad, and quickly waved her little hands to comfort him.
Soon, the niece and uncle who had just known each other for a short time became extremely close. "Mom, I'm taking Uncle Nine to find Daddy!!" Gu Luoluo, riding on Gu Yanwei's shoulders, shouted loudly to Wang Qingluo behind her.
Wang Qingluo ordered, "We have guests today, remember to ask your father to buy some wine!"
"good!"
After tidying up the room a bit, Wang Qingluo sat down to chat with Shen Qingqiu. The two talked about some things in the capital. Wang Qingluo smiled and said, "I thought we were destined to be together. In the end, you still became my sister-in-law?"
Shen Qingqiu smiled, and surprisingly, he was less arrogant than before, and instead more gentle and calm.
Wang Qingluo couldn't help but sigh when she saw her like this.
"Why are you sighing?"
Wang Qingluo said: "Time is unforgiving. When I first met you, you were still a baby. Now you have not only grown into a graceful young lady and married, but even your temperament is different from before." Looking at Shen Qingqiu like this, he no longer looks like the laughing little evil star who used to shout for war and killing.
Shen Qingqiu smiled bitterly, "If I were just Shen Qingqiu, I would naturally be able to do whatever I want."
People only pursue high positions and great power, but the higher the position, the greater the responsibility. For example, there is a saying that if the sky falls, there will be someone tall to hold it up, and she and Gu Yanwei are the tall ones now.
Wang Qingluo sighed again, "I have also heard about some things in your palace, but Qingqiu... if Ninth Brother is still the Ninth Brother as before, I will be relieved. But in his position, there are too many things he has to do, and people's hearts are always changing. You have to make more plans for yourself, and it is better to give birth to a prince as soon as possible."
Shen Qingqiu's lowered eyes deepened. She knew Wang Qingluo was doing this for her own good. "Let's wait and see."
But the life now is no longer what she wanted. Everything that happened in the palace before... If she had another child, it would be another layer of shackles.
Wang Qingluo stopped trying to persuade him and just said, "No matter what, I hope you'll be fine."
Shen Qingqiu smiled at her, "I'll lend you my good wishes."
Gu Tang was soon called back by Gu Yanwei, and the family sat in the small house to have a reunion dinner that day.
After three rounds of drinking, Gu Yanwei said, "Brother, if you want to return to the capital, I—"
"I don't want to go back to the capital." Gu Tang interrupted him. His once brilliant peach blossom eyes were now less brilliant, but with a little more tenderness as a father. "Ninth brother, I know you have good intentions. But this kind of free and unrestrained life is what I want. And I am the former prince after all. Although you are the emperor now, if you ask me, a former prince, to go back, those people will inevitably think too much."
If you think too much, there will always be some trouble.
Wang Qingluo also said, "We are doing well here. It's not like the capital where we have to follow rules for everything."
She smiled and looked at Shen Qingqiu, "I'm really fine, Qiu'er, now I work in your textile factory, I can make money, buy clothes and jewelry for myself, and support my daughter. I think this kind of life is much more interesting than the past."
Seeing how determined they were, Gu Yanwei smiled and stopped trying to persuade them. "If you two want to live a carefree life, that's your business. But Luoluo can't. She is the only little princess in the royal family. Are you still thinking of finding her a country boy to marry in this rural area?"
This made the couple stunned for a moment.
"When Luoluo grows up, ask her to go to the palace every year to learn some rules." Gu Yanwei said, "She doesn't have to learn those tedious things, but it is necessary for a girl to learn to read and write."
Since it was for their daughter, Gu Tang and Wang Qingluo could not refute it.
After making a fuss for a long time, Gu Tang smiled and said, "Ninth brother, I haven't seen you for many years. It turns out that your thoughts are even more complicated than before?" Isn't it the same as tying them up as well if their daughter entered the capital and the palace?
Gu Yanwei was not angry even though he was exposed. "My brother is back home. As his younger brother, I have to find a way to get him to come over once a year."
Gu Tang smiled and shook his head, "Come on, cheers."
The moonlight is swaying outside the window, and there are laughter and joy inside.
Although visiting relatives and friends is a joy in life, they can't always stay here for too long. About five days later, Gu Yanwei set off and said goodbye to Shen Qingqiu and Gu Tang.
The adults were fine, but the little kid Gu Luoluo was reluctant to leave her Uncle Jiu and Aunt Jiu, whom she had just met, so she cried her heart out.
In the end, she had to ask Gu Yanwei to coax her and tell her that they could meet again in a year, and only then did she hold back her tears and send them off.
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