Shi Yun followed Zhao Ruolan's instructions and specially picked out the things. When the third prince came back from court for breakfast the next day, he happened to take the things out and happened to meet him. The third prince took a look at it, asked for the gift list, and then ordered: "Since it is my aunt who is getting married, it is not easy for me as a brother-in-law to leave everything alone. I still have a few things in the warehouse. Manager Su, please pick them out. Send it to General Gu."
When the couple was giving gifts, they had to come together. Shi Yun waited for a while, and then the young father-in-law came out with a box. Eunuch Su was probably afraid that she would be scornful if she didn't understand, so he specially introduced it: "I heard that General Gu likes calligraphy. This inkstone is a fine Duan inkstone, which is a relic of the prince who was a great calligrapher in the previous dynasty. In addition, this brush is a purple hair brush, a set of twelve. , different in size. There is also this paper, which is gold-dusted paper made by the best paper mill in Jiangnan. And there is this ink stick, which is something from a hundred years ago. It was dug out from Shanxi. It is made of pure ink and is worth a lot. Thousands of gold.”
Shi Yun couldn't help but click her tongue when she heard it. Even ordinary pen, ink, paper and inkstone could be used by powerful people. This set cannot be obtained without the three thousand taels of silver, right?
She hurriedly saluted: "Don't worry, Eunuch Su, I will definitely be careful."
The third prince's gift was naturally delivered by the young eunuch. What was Yun worried about at that time? Be careful what you say in front of Zhao Zhilan, and let Zhao Zhilan know that the third prince values General Gu very much.
She had a carriage waiting outside the palace and rushed all the way to General Gu's house. General Gu personally picked up the young eunuch and brought her to the front to talk, while Grandma took Shi Yun to the inner courtyard.
Shi Yun didn't see anyone when she arrived in the living room. She thought she would have to wait - considering the relationship between Zhao Zhilan and Zhao Ruolan, couldn't Zhao Zhilan give Zhao Ruolan's maid a blow? However, unexpectedly, within a short time, Zhao Zhilan came out and said with a smile: "As soon as I heard that my sister sent someone, I hurried to greet her. Is my sister in the palace okay?"
Shi Yun respectfully handed over the gift list: "Everything is fine with the third prince and concubine. Thank you, Mrs. Gu, for thinking about her."
At present, General Gu has not requested a royal title for Zhao Zhilan, so he can only call her Mrs. Gu, Mrs. Gu of the Gu family, and she is still General Gu's biological mother. When Zhao Zhilan is canonized, she will become the young lady of the Gu family.
"Sister, you are so polite. How can we, sisters, give these things as gifts?" Zhao Zhilan did not look at the gift list carefully. She just glanced at it and gave it to the maid next to her. The maid put away the gift list and came over to pick up Shi Yun's things. Shi Yun didn't give in. After giving it, she smiled and said, "Ms. Gu's face looks better. This way, this slave will be able to explain to the third prince and concubine when she returns to the palace."
"You can tell my sister that I'm fine. She's walking on thin ice in the palace. She only cares about herself and doesn't have to worry about me." Zhao Zhilan said, lazily sitting down at the head: "Although my sister was angry at the beginning, She said she wanted to sever ties with me and never have any contact with me again, but after all, we are biological sisters. We are biologically related. We have broken bones and connected tendons. How could we not have contact with each other? I knew that what my sister said were all angry words, and I didn’t take it to heart. My sister doesn’t have to remember these words.”
When Shi Yun was a child, her Chinese language scores were not bad, so her reading comprehension was adequate.
Furthermore, in those days of watching dramas, she had studied several famous palace battle dramas thoroughly. Could Shi Yun not be able to hear the yin and yang in these words?
One is to ridicule Zhao Ruolan for talking like farts. Who said they would never interact with each other again? No matter how much you mock Zhao Ruolan, she is nothing more than the third prince's concubine. Can life in the palace be as comfortable as outside the palace? I'm afraid I have to go through it in my mind a few times even if I say something.
"Ms. Gu is joking. The third prince has always been grand and broad-minded. How could she care about those trivial things in the past?" Shi Yun said with a smile: "Besides, now that she is married, all those embarrassing things before are gone. It doesn’t disgust her anymore, so she won’t mention it again.”
Shi Yun reminded Zhao Zhilan how the marriage came about.
Zhao Zhilan sneered: "She has the nerve to mention that dogs have eaten shit since ancient times, but people have to poop out first. She doesn't find it disgusting to poop, so who am I?"
Shi Yun was a little surprised. In the past, the second girl, Zhao Zhilan, had a lively personality, but she had never shown such a vulgar and vulgar side. We ladies are very reserved even when they go to the latrine. If they want to clean their hands, they are talking about shit and peeing, but it is really...
But Shi Yun quickly understood an important point - what Zhao Zhilan meant was that her matter was plotted by Zhao Ruolan?
The expression on Zhao Zhilan's face changed, and she smiled again: "I am a lowly person. I had to be manipulated by her in the Zhao family. But now, if she still wants to use these things to manipulate me, that's not right. It's possible, you are my eldest sister and a good dog, so please go back and talk to my good sister, I just hope that in the future, she will keep her word, I wish we would never interact again."
Then Zhao Zhilan stood up and motioned to the maid next to her to see off the guests.
Shi Yun also stood up and saluted silently. As Zhao Ruolan's maid, she had to keep Zhao Ruolan's etiquette rules in her heart.
Before the eunuch outside finished speaking, Shi Yun waited for a moment. When she returned to the palace, she recounted to Zhao Ruolan everything Zhao Zhilan said and her demeanor. Zhao Ruokan frowned and asked, "You said she has a maid by her side. Is that maid from our Zhao family?"
Shi Yun was stunned for a moment and shook her head. She had never seen that maid before, so she was probably from the Gu family.
"That's a good idea. My plan was explained clearly in one sentence." Zhao Ruolan sneered: "Silly girl, these words are not for us, but for General Gu."
Shi Yun frowned: "Didn't she and General Gu have a relationship a long time ago?" Since they have been hooking up for a long time, why do they need to clear their name and defend themselves in front of General Gu?
"Firstly, I'm worried that General Gu still has me in his heart. Secondly, being a lover and being a wife are always different." Zhao Ruolan simply explained that being a lover's concubine requires you to learn how to serve others. When a man is happy, he should not be ashamed of his bed. But to be a wife, you have to be dignified and innocent.
Shi Yun suddenly realized it, but she still couldn't figure it out: "Can General Gu believe it?"
If these two people have had an affair for a long time, who is Zhao Zhilan? How can General Gu, a general who has been on the battlefield since he was a teenager, not notice it?
"You little girl, it seems like you have never been exposed to love at first glance." Zhao Ruolan stretched out her hand and tapped Shi Yun's forehead: "Believe it or not, you are also looking at the long term. If it is beneficial to him, then of course you believe it. If there is no benefit to him, then it doesn’t matter if you don’t believe it.”
"Now that the two are married, it would be boring to bring up the past and argue about it." Zhao Ruolan leaned back, feeling very leisurely: "If you want to live a good life, you have to be broad-minded. However, if a husband and wife care about everything and only strive for the past, they will not be able to live together."
But what can I do if I can’t survive? Divorce or divorce?
If you divorce your wife, the adultery cannot be committed by one person. In the case of Heli, the Gu family has a weak bloodline, how can it be explained to the Zhao family? There has to be a reason that makes sense to the outside world, right?
I can’t divorce my wife, and I can’t make peace with her, so what should I do? I can only hold my nose and keep my head down and continue to live the day.
Just as he was talking, the third prince came back: "Have you met your sister?"
Zhao Ruolan stood up to greet him and helped the third prince to loosen his collar. It was hot outside and the third prince was most intolerant of the heat. When he came back, his face and neck were covered with sweat. Undoing his collar would make him feel cooler.
Next to her, Miss Lingling quickly brought a basin over. She first washed the Third Prince's face and hands, then changed the water. She knelt on the ground and took off the Third Prince's shoes and socks, and then washed them with clean water.
Zhao Ruolan asked quickly: "But cold water?"
Miss Lingling responded: "Yes, Your Highness is afraid of heat. Your feet tend to burn easily in summer, so you need to cool them with cold water."
Zhao Ruolan turned to look at the third prince: "I'm afraid it's not appropriate to wash your feet with cold water. Has Your Highness asked the imperial doctor? In fact, it's quite refreshing to wash your feet with warm water in summer."
The third prince smiled and said: "My wife is considerate, but I have already asked the imperial doctor, and the imperial doctor said that it is no big deal if it happens once or twice."
Zhao Ruolan nodded and continued what she said before: "Xiaoyun said, my sister looks like her daughter, lively and straightforward, which shows that she is living a good life in the Gu family, and General Gu must be very caring and considerate to her. . Otherwise, we can’t still be so naive and straightforward.”
The third prince nodded: "That's good. It seems that you don't have to worry about your sister anymore. I know that you two sisters have a deep love. In the future, if you have any good things, just reward her more."
Zhao Ruolan hurriedly responded, and Lingling helped the third prince dry his feet on the ground, and then took the basin down. The third prince put his legs on the soft couch, leaned on the cushion and asked, "Have you felt bored in the palace these past two days? If you feel bored and depressed, you can also talk to your elder sister-in-law or second sister-in-law."
"What is the temperament of the eldest sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law?" Zhao Ruolan asked curiously: "It's not that I want to play with them, it's just that in this palace, you can see them without looking up. If you don't understand the temperament, what if you say the wrong thing? Beautiful.”
The princes' residences are all small courtyards, one next to the other. Next to their courtyard is the residence of the second prince, and next to it is the residence of the eldest prince. As for the fourth prince, he is not yet married and lives on the other side of the third prince.
Today there are nine princes and six princesses, which can be considered a large number of heirs. Among all the princes, only the third prince had the lowest background. The rest had status when their mother was pregnant with them. The third prince, until his mother gave birth to him, was just a maid beside the Queen.
