The King of Jinan passed away. After all, he was the previous emperor. He had to make a funeral announcement to the current emperor before he could continue to prepare for the funeral.
Gao Yan naturally expressed regret on the surface, but in fact he was very happy because he was the one who sent someone to do it. Since someone came to report the funeral, he, the emperor, had to send someone to Jinan to offer condolences, but no one in this deposed emperor was willing to go there in a thankless way. No matter whether he was really unwilling or was afraid of being implicated, no one was willing to go.
Gongsun Yu took the initiative to request to go to Jinan to see the King of Jinan on his last journey. This was a hot potato. Originally, Gao Yan was hesitant about who to send to Jinan. Since Gongsun Yu requested it, the emperor was naturally willing for him to lead the royal family to condolences to the family members.
Gongsun Yu knew that Qi'er had always wanted the Netherworld Lotus. Anyway, he was still in love with Bei Qi now. Even if he kept the Netherworld Lotus, he would not use it again. He might as well give the Netherworld Lotus to Qi'er. It was Netherworld Lotus that brought Qi'er in the first place.
It was also announced that the scriptures had been translated and Qi'er was no longer the translator of Gongsun Mansion.
Gongsun Yu gave the Netherworld Lotus to Qi'er and said, "You originally came to Gongsun Mansion for the Netherworld Lotus, and now I give it to you..."
Qi'er was so happy that she couldn't believe it. Are you giving this to me? Take the Netherworld Lotus, this is indeed true!
Gongsun Yu looked at the ecstatic Qi'er, but he felt pain in his heart. He knew that Qi'er had approached him because of this Netherworld Lotus, but now that she got what she wanted, would she naturally leave quickly? Deliberately strong and calm "When are you going to leave?"
Qi'er blurted out, "Of course, the faster, the better..." Looking at Gongsun Yu, how affectionately was he looking at him? I felt a pain in my heart, so I changed my mind and said, "Wait a few days. Didn't you apply with the emperor to send the King of Jinan on his last journey? Or wait until you come back..."
Before he could finish speaking, he heard Gongsun Yu say, "Think about it for yourself. You can leave at any time." In fact, Gongsun Yu didn't expect her to leave in such a hurry. He pretended to be calm and let her think for herself.
"Do you know how to get back?" I still couldn't help but ask.
"Just choose a suitable day when yin and yang meet, visualize where you want to go, tell the time and place, and then you can go back..." She felt happy just thinking about being able to go back and see her parents, thinking about how beautiful they looked at her. My daughter, I definitely don’t believe it, my God! I can be beautiful without plastic surgery. The more I think about it, the happier I am. Seeing the disappointed Gongsun Yu, he suddenly felt a little reluctant to leave so soon?
Gongsun Yu looked at the happy Qi'er, was she really in such a hurry to leave? There is no thing or person here that she misses? My heart was suddenly filled with ice.
Gongsun Yu couldn't help but asked deliberately, "I'm going to deliver the funeral for the King of Jinan...are you going? Last time I came back from Liangzhou in a hurry and didn't take you to have fun. This time you can..."
Qi'er seems to be willing to go to Jinan with Gongsun Yu's arrangement.
Yecheng was hundreds of kilometers away from Jinan. The road was not so smooth at that time, so Gongsun Yu ordered people to speed up and prepare the necessary items for the road.
Tan Weike knew that Gongsun Yu was going to Jinan, so Qi'er also followed. She repeatedly asked her parents for permission to go to Jinan, but her father did not agree. He felt that it was inconvenient for a girl to go out, let alone an unpopular deposed emperor.
My mother also disagreed. She felt that the journey was far and there would be hardships along the way.
Tan Weike comforted her mother and said, "Brother Yu is a person who values emotions. The last time Qi'er went to Yingzhou, my daughter didn't go, so Brother Yu and Qi'er could get along day and night, which strengthened their relationship. If I go this time, my daughter and I will be together." We’ve known Brother Yu since we were young, so he will definitely treat me better than Qi’er.”
Her mother couldn't stand her pleading, but she agreed with her idea, thinking that this way she could get along with Gongsun Yu day and night, and help Gongsun Yu change his attitude towards his daughter. Dozens of people were sent to protect Tan Weike all the way, and they even went to Gongsun Mansion to ask Gongsun Yu to take care of Tan Weike all the way.
Xia Zhunei stayed in Gongsun Mansion before his injuries recovered.
Gongsun Yu, Luan Yue and Qi'er brought a few followers, while Tan Wei brought dozens of people for protection.
Because they were going to attend the funeral, they hurried to Jinan. In ancient times, death was more complicated. The king of Jinan was a prince and had to sacrifice every seven days until the end of the forty-nine days and then be buried.
Therefore, when Gongsun Yu and others arrived in Jinan, the funeral was not over yet. Gongsun Yu observed filial piety as scheduled until the funeral was over.
The weather was getting colder and the river was prone to freezing, so Gongsun Yu had to return to Beijing after the funeral.
Since Gongsun Yu arrived in Jinan, he has been observing filial piety for the king of Jinan these days. After the burial, Gongsun Yu hardly said much.
Both Qi'er and Tan Weike knew that Gongsun Yu was feeling uncomfortable, and Tan Weike tried his best to comfort Gongsun Yu.
Qi'er knew that Gongsun Yu understood all the principles, and also knew that the destiny of Northern Qi was due to the persistence in his heart that he couldn't get over.
After the King of Jinan was buried, Gongsun Yu and others left Jinan on their way back to Beijing. It snowed heavily, so they had to stay at an inn.
Tan Weike felt a little chilly due to the cold, so Gongsun Yu called a doctor for him. After seeing him, the doctor said he was fine and prescribed a few medicines and said he would be cured if he took them on time.
Gongsun Yu asked Luan Yue to get the medicine, and also told Tan Weike's maid Yingqiao to pay attention. After all, when she came to Jinan, she promised Lou to take care of her daughter.
Tan Weike felt very happy when she saw Gongsun Yu caring about her. She sat on the bed and listened happily to Gongsun Yu's instructions.
Tan Weike just wanted Yingqiao to bring Gongsun Yu a stool and wanted him to stay a little longer.
Qi'er came into the house at this time and said that it was snowing very thickly outside, and asked Gongsun Yu to accompany her to build a snowman.
Gongsun Yu said it was cold outside and knew Qi'er was weak, so he wouldn't let her go.
Tan Weike felt that Qi'er was unnecessary, and wondered how Gongsun Yu could go with her. He glanced at Qi'er to see how Gongsun Yu would reject her.
Qi'er actually pulled Gongsun Yu out of the house? Tan Weike got off the bed angrily. Why did Qi'er forcefully pull Brother Yu away just as he felt happy with him? Last time I went to Plum Grove Garden, this time I was sick...
Tan Weike lost his temper in the room, feeling that he didn't need to take medicine and had endless energy in his body.
Gongsun Yu was pulled by Qi'er to the open space outside the inn. The open land was covered with thick snow.
Gongsun Yu was very repelled by Qi'er's childish behavior at first, but Qi'er seriously and sincerely pulled him to build a snowman together. Qi'er urged Gongsun Yu as he piled snow. Gongsun Yu knew that Qi'er was cold and was afraid that she would be cold, so he piled the snow reluctantly and slowly. Although he was reluctant and slow, he still did it. The two made a snowman together. It seemed like they were working together for the first time. Happy!
After Qi'er and Gongsun Yu finished piling up, Qi'er deliberately rolled the remaining snow into a ball and threw it on Gongsun Yu. Gongsun Yu grabbed the snowball and seemed to understand, but would he have a snowball fight with Qi'er like this?
This is simply child's play...
"It's just you and me here. It's so cold. No one will come. Even if someone comes, no one will know who you are."
Gongsun Yu still couldn't stand Qi'er's persuasion, so the two had a snowball fight together. Gongsun Yu hadn't played so wantonly for a long time, until both of them were covered with snow. Gongsun Yu went over to pat the snow off Qi'er's body. See Holding Qi'er's red and swollen hands, knowing that Qi'er was trying to please her, she felt distressed and grabbed Qi'er's cold hands, held them in her palms, and said, "Qi'er, thank you..."
Both of them knew that after returning to Beijing, they might not have the chance to see each other again, so no one said anything, and they tried to spend as much time with each other as possible, just stay with each other, or maybe let the other party stay with them.
Qi'er saw that although Gongsun Yu didn't smile, his brows relaxed a lot, and she knew that he might feel better.
Gongsun Yu wanted to say, Qi'er should stay, but the words still didn't come out. Maybe he felt it was cruel to say it. After all, it means that Qi'er will have to cut off contact with his parents from now on.
Qi'er's stomach rumbled a few times.
Gongsun Yu said, "It's getting late, why don't you go in and have some food?"
"I'm not going..." He was thinking about eating and saw Tan Weike's jealous eyes looking at him. He was unhappy. He glanced at Gongsun Yu and said, "Shall we go out to eat?"
"Okay!" Gongsun Yu didn't know whether Qi'er didn't like Tan Weike, or whether he just went out to eat with him.
Entering the inn, Gongsun Yu asked Luan Yue to add some charcoal to Qi'er's hand stove, and asked Qi'er to change into a pair of clean cotton boots. Qi'er carried the hand stove and Gongsun Yu to the market.
"Fire roasting, fried cakes, mutton soup..." the shop owner yelled.
"Let's drink something hot." Qi'er said and sat down with Gongsun Yu.
The two ordered Huo Shao and mutton soup. Qi'er ate the Huo Shao and said, "Yeah. It's delicious! The Huo Shao here is still delicious. It's authentic and tastes like this!"
"Do you like the huoshao here?" He said and took a huoshao to eat.
"You know, a man came here later. Everyone called him King Lanling. He was handsome in both civil and military affairs. He was one of the four most handsome men in history. They all said that their old Gao family had handsome men and beautiful women. Thinking about Gao Yan and Gao Zhan, they were already very handsome. Especially Gao Zhan, his appearance is so delicate and handsome, how handsome does King Lanling think?"
Qi'er obviously saw that Gongsun Yu was a little jealous? He quickly said, "Gao Zhan is good-looking, but the rest is really not good. He will be extremely luxurious when he becomes the emperor in the future." Seeing that Gongsun Yu still didn't speak, he added, "Gao Yan is not bad in appearance. He has both ability and political integrity, but his life is not good." It’s long! It’s better to live longer.” He said and handed Gongsun Yu a clove of garlic.
Gongsun Yu refused, and Qi'er added, "If you eat meat but not garlic, your nutrition will be reduced by half. It would be best if you are healthy, handsome, good at both civil and military skills, and can be liked by girls."
Qi'er still held up the garlic. Gongsun Yu knew that this was a compliment to him, but he didn't eat raw garlic, especially the smell after eating it... Seeing that Qi'er still held it up with a smile, he reluctantly took it.
Qi'er added, "If you can eat green onion, pepper and garlic without fear, it will be even more perfect!"
Gongsun Yu was very happy knowing that Qi'er could praise him so much, but he really couldn't eat raw garlic. He handed the garlic to Qi'er and said, "You can eat it anytime in the future!"
"Haha! You said this!" Qi'er took it and bit it.
Gongsun Yu seems to know that he has been fooled? Yes, he once said that he would not eat anything that smelled bad in his mouth.
"If you like...eat in front of me every day...that's fine."
Qi'er understood Gongsun Yu's words and couldn't bear to see Gongsun Yu looking directly at her. She didn't dare to let herself take it too seriously for fear of changing her mind. Gongsun Yu knew that the countdown was the same, so when he was with Qi'er, he couldn't help but look at her.
