Heavy rain, no matter how downpour it is, will eventually come to an end.
The heavy rain finally turned into a gentle drizzle with the change of day and night.
Threads as light as clouds are blown by the warm spring breeze, floating on the branches with blooming flowers.
Underneath the overwhelming flowers, the ground was unknowingly filled with fallen flowers.
The ground was soaked by the rain and could no longer fly. The green water in the pond rippled slightly with the wind. The rain has cleared, and a round of setting sun still appears in the eastern sky.
After that quarrel, Gu Ruosu and Xie Ruqing seemed to have changed, but it seemed that they had not changed. What did not change was the harmonious appearance of the two people in the eyes of outsiders. Only Gu Ruosu and Xie Ruqing could feel that, then Gu Ruosu's feelings towards Xie Ruqing Those who are close no longer resist.
Just as under the courtyard that was flooded with sunshine at this moment, Gu Ruosu asked his servants to bring a ladder and, without caring about his identity, took a magnifying glass to look for silkworm babies on the tree, while Xie Ruqing stood under the tree with a doting look on her face. , held the ladder for Gu Ruosu, and let Gu Ruosu rummage for silkworm babies in the tree.
"Sister Zanglan, where did the silkworm babies come from in our courtyard? I remember that the people in our courtyard, including our wife, don't raise any animals except the carp in that pond." Not far away, he was picking up the latest storybook. When Biyun came back and saw this scene, he couldn't help but asked nervously.
"We don't raise them, but didn't we just buy two little girls two days ago? Those two little girls didn't know the rules at first and secretly raised silkworms. Later they learned the rules, but they couldn't bear to kill them. So he threw the silkworm on the tree.
Today it happened to be the two of them's turn to light incense for Madam. The two of them spilled the beans for a moment, which piqued our Madam's curiosity.
No, as soon as the rain stops, our wife will go out to look for spring silkworms, and even the prince will join our wife in mischief. "
Zang Lan was still explaining the ins and outs of this matter to Biyun, but Gu Ruosu, who was lying on the tree on the other side, suddenly shouted in surprise:
"I found it! Found it!"
Gu Ruosu was surprised and picked a leaf from the tree, and carefully pinched the two silkworm babies hidden in the tree to the leaf. Then, she carefully stepped on the ladder and prepared to come down.
"My lady is so amazing. You can find these two little things in such a big tree."
Xie Ruqing praised Gu Ruosu gently at the bottom of the ladder, while holding the ladder steadily with her hands, staring at Gu Ruosu's feet.
When Gu Ruosu stepped on the last step of the bamboo ladder, Xie Ruqing breathed a sigh of relief. Then he stretched out a hand and put his arm around Gu Ruosu's waist, trying to lift Gu Ruosu down from the stairs.
Gu Ruosu didn't feel awkward at the moment. She remained in a very relaxed state and allowed Xie Ruqing to lift her to the ground.
"Look, it's a silkworm baby, so small~" Gu Ruosu held the spring silkworm in her hand to Xie Ruqing's eyes like a treasure, and said with a smile.
"Well, it's very cute. Do you want to raise it?" Xie Ruqing asked.
"I...forget it, in this life, I probably won't be able to raise anything except the fat carp I fed in our pond. I'd better give this to the two little girls to raise. , I'm just a little bored and came here to have a look." Gu Ruosu said sheepishly.
When Xie Ruqing heard this, he suddenly thought of the little rabbit that was raised to death by Gu Ruosu, the little puppy who ran away from home, and the countless flowers and plants that were raised to death, and he couldn't help laughing.
Gu Ruosu pouted in embarrassment. Although the person who did these things was the original owner, she had no choice but to do it. She had done these things just like the original owner. She could not live for anything and ran away...
"Stop laughing, it's embarrassing..."
Xie Ruqing barely held back her smile, smiled and touched Gu Ruosu's little head, which had almost no green decoration, and said:
"There's nothing to be ashamed of. As long as I'm here, no one will dare to laugh at you."
"Nonsense, you are the one who laughs the most..." Gu Ruosu retorted in a low voice.
Xie Ruqing naturally heard these words without missing a word.
into his ears, and then he changed the subject with a guilty conscience:
"Thank you for staying at home these days.
If you don't have a pet, how about I accompany you to have some fun? "
"Lezi, why are you having fun with me? Aren't you busy with official duties? The day before yesterday, you asked Xiu Mu to watch a play with me.
The day before yesterday, you said it was raining and rheumatism broke out, so you took a leave of absence and stayed with me in the house to read a storybook.
Yesterday, you finally went to court, but when you came back, instead of attending to official duties, you gave me pastries from more than a dozen stores and insisted on watching me taste them one by one...
Why are you having fun with me today...Don't tell me that you have no official duties at all..."
Gu Ruosu was actually very happy that Xie Ruqing could play with her all the time.
However, she is not someone who praises Si Daji. She only cares about enjoying herself with her husband and completely forgets the foundation of her life.
"Don't worry, my most important thing right now is to deal with the diplomatic affairs between Nanman and our Dayong. Someone in the court will take care of the other official duties for me." Xie Ruqing naturally saw Gu Ruosu's concerns, and then explained. .
"But, is this diplomacy so simple? I heard them all say that the Nanman came here with bad intentions this time.
If you take over this matter...if you can't handle it well, I don't think our enemies need to step forward...the people's spittle will drown you..." When Gu Ruosu heard this, she couldn't help but feel sorry for her. Xie Ruqing was nervous. No one in the capital knew the importance of the peace talks with the Nanman mission. How could Xie Ruqing still have the heart to play with her...
"Don't worry, I have calculated these things with their Southern Barbarian envoy, my junior brother Chu Ci, who I haven't seen for many years. I think both countries will be satisfied with this result.
It's just that others don't know it yet. "Xie Ruqing said in a low voice that only two people could hear.
At this point, he stopped again, took Gu Ruosu behind the tree, screened away all the servants, and whispered close to Gu Ruosu's ear and continued:
"But I really can't bear to see you worrying about me, so I'll tell you first."
Gu Ruosu couldn't help but blush when she saw Xie Ruqing, who was just a stone's throw away from her, and she even cursed in her heart:
[Is this guy taking advantage of me? When he was talking about important national affairs, he didn't pull me into this little corner to talk about it. He only pulled me over when he had to say something like this... What a scoundrel! ]
Gu Ruosu's blushing face naturally did not escape Xie Ruqing's eyes. Xie Ruqing burst out laughing, which made Gu Ruosu even more angry. She was about to punish Xie Ruqing, but Xie Ruqing, who had already predicted it, spoke first. :
"It's my fault. I shouldn't have laughed. Can I apologize to you?"
"How do you apologize? Do you want me to laugh at you? You are so thick-skinned, I really suffered a bit..."
Xie Ruqing pretended to think deeply for a moment, and then said, "Didn't our family say that we would go to the Taoist temple with Prince Yin and his family to offer incense, but I refused and disturbed your interest.
Otherwise, how about I come forward in person this time and invite Prince Yin's family, and then I go with you in person? "
"Didn't you tell me that it's dangerous outside? This is just an apology. I don't want to lose my life..." Gu Ruosu said in confusion.
"Don't worry, now, the most dangerous Nanman will definitely not take action against us. Chu Ci and I both know this. He is true to his word and will not violate our agreement...
As for other countries, even if they want to interfere with our relationship with the Nanman, they don't have the courage to risk the entire intelligence agency being traced to assassinate us. "
"Then this time, you can bring the little girls at home who are about the same age, as well as the twins from the third child's family... Although I know that this is not good, it will inevitably spread some bad reputation...
But the children have indeed been bored at home for too long, so we should take them out to play..." As soon as Gu Ruosu heard that the danger to her family had been lifted, she agreed to the matter without any scruples, but then she thought After thinking about it, I thought about the welfare of the children at home.
Xie Ruqing looked at Gu Ruosu, who looked hopeful, but couldn't bear to refuse, and said:
“Then go ahead, it’s just a matter of spending more manpower.
However, madam, I still want to tell you once again that our Xie family, no matter what, cannot get rid of the idea of being stabbed in the back by someone else and relying on the royal family...
The relationship between our family and the royal family is indeed like this. The Queen Mother, His Majesty, and Prince Yin have lived in our family for decades. This is an indisputable fact. We cannot be arrogant with kindness, but we do not need to avoid them too much. As long as If you want to make friends, just make friends...don't think twice...
After you fell ill, you only played with people in our house and did not go to other parties' gatherings, which made me a little worried..."
Xie Ruqing understood this truth very early, and wanted to tell Gu Ruosu very early. He originally wanted to have a long talk with Gu Ruosu after he had finished his lessons in the past few days.
But unfortunately, what happened during the last handshake completely broke his arrangement, so he could only wait until now before he could tell Gu Ruosu.
And Xie Ruqing's words really touched Gu Ruosu's biggest concern.
It has been nearly a spring since Gu Ruosu came to this era. A few months have already allowed her to accept her current identity and status quo. However, after all, she is still not used to the so-called aristocratic interaction. Therefore, based on the principle of hiding when she can, Gu Ruosu Except for the banquets that Xiao Liu'er took her to where play was the actual content, she never participated in any serious social gatherings held by the Xie family.
And the so-called royal family, in her heart, is even more out of reach than the nobility.
After all, she is not one of those women who believes that as soon as a time-traveling girl travels here, she can turn her hands into clouds and rain, and attract the attention of the royal family.
She even believed that the historical books with five thousand years of history told her that "nothing in the world belongs to the royal family. The imperial power is supreme and there is nothing to offend."
However, she was too worried and afraid to get close. Instead, she ignored the Xie family she belonged to, her special relationship with the emperor, and her status as the largest royalist in the Xie family. This was putting the cart before the horse.
Xie Ruqing's words suddenly enlightened her. Things that had already happened were established facts. Why should she avoid it because she was concerned about external opinions and her own concerns that were not necessarily appropriate?
"I know, I thought too much before, but I won't do it anymore~" After Gu Ruosu thought clearly, she said with a bit of coquettishness to please.
Xie Ruqing looked at Gu Ruosu who finally no longer thought of herself as a little turtle huddled in a turtle shell, and smiled sincerely. Then, she touched Gu Ruosu's smooth black hair, and even the words that came to her ears at this moment The chirping of birds sounds more melodious than before...
However, when one family is happy, there will be another family in sorrow. The Caiwei Courtyard closest to the Hefeng Hall where Xie Ruqing and his wife live is covered with dark clouds and the sky is full of sorrow...
The red begonia flowers in the Caiwei Courtyard are in full bloom, with a graceful and unrestrained appearance. The flowers bloom like brocade, which is appreciated by both refined and popular people. It lives up to the reputation of "the royal concubine among flowers".
But Haishi, who has always loved Begonia flowers the most, has no intention of admiring them at this moment. Even though he is watching his favorite little daughter Xie Yi, dressed in red, playing freely among the flowers, with a bright smile, lively and smart, and The beauty of the flowers blends into one, and I can only give you a reluctant smile.
As for Xie Haowen, who rarely settled his official duties and took time to accompany him, although he was not as depressed as Heidegger, his expression on his face was still light, which was only slightly better than Heidegger's.
"Husband, it's rare that I can handle my business so early today. The weather is good. If not, I'll send someone to collect some fine wines and enjoy the garden full of crabapples. It will be quite interesting." Haishi fanned, Looking at Xie Haowen beside him, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
But in the end, under the hint of Mother Qiao beside her, she smiled and asked.
When Xie Haowen heard this, his first reaction was to refuse.
He took time out today because he thought that he had not fulfilled his obligation as a father to accompany him for too long. He did not want to spend too much time on elegant matters. After all, the government and the opposition were not peaceful recently.
"Father, I appreciate Madam's kindness, but..." Xie Haowen said something in his mind and was about to refuse, but a thank you not far away suddenly came over and interrupted him.
"Okay, okay, I've been wanting to drink from your private collection, father, for a long time!" Xie Yi said with joy on his face.
"You're a young girl, but you're just like your brother-in-law, a heavy drinker." Xie Haowen said helplessly as he looked at his little daughter, who had never been in tune.
"Hehehe, there is no way. Who said that I was raised by my uncle? Besides, father, I drink with my grandmother's permission. My grandmother said that as long as I don't get drunk outside, I can drink alcohol at home. Feel free to drink~" Xie Yiyi said with a smile without fear of his serious father.
When Xie Haowen heard this, he suddenly felt guilty again.
And he naturally thought of the past when Xie Yi was a child. He neglected her a lot due to his official duties and was bullied by evil slaves. After he was finally discovered, he and his wife had to go to another place to report on their work, so they left her at home, giving her a childish look. His mother and Rokuro took care of her in the past.
"Since your grandmother has said this, what else can I say? If you want any wine, just follow me to the library to get it."
"Really! Father, please don't lie!" Xie Yiyi didn't seem to expect that his father would be so generous this time. He was so happy that he almost jumped three feet high on the spot.
"Of course, let's go. As a father, it's hard for me to follow my words." Xie Haowen said.
Xie Yiyi was afraid that Xie Haowen would regret it, and regardless of the presence of Haishi and others, he smiled and pulled Xie Haowen's sleeves and walked towards Xie Haowen's private treasury.
Looking at the interaction between father and daughter, Heide smiled sincerely, and then said to Mother Qiao beside him:
"I didn't expect that my husband's favorite child would be Yi.
Regardless of the fact that she is a daughter, her temperament is not the best among my four children.
As the eldest son of me and the officer, Chang Yan has read poetry and books since he was a child. He is gentle and elegant, and many people praise him. His academic temperament has never made me and the officer worry. But the officer must not say that he is in a bad mood at the moment. Even when she was in a good mood, she had never treated him so kindly. "
Mother Qiao was listening to Haishi's words. When she heard this, she immediately spoke to comfort her:
"Ma'am, please be considerate. My uncle is used to being dignified in court, so he will inevitably be strict with his children. This is just a common thing.
But no matter how strict a father is, he will always have a kind of fatherly heart towards his children. The old slave looked at him and said, "Master, you just gave all this fatherly heart to Miss Yi."
Miss Meaning, it is a great thing for your biological daughter to be favored by the uncle, and it will be of great benefit to us.
What's more, our girl is already lovable. Think about it, from the Madam and the Grand Master down to our Sixth Master, who in the family is not doting on our girl? "
When Qiao's mother said this, Haishi said with great agreement: "That's true, it means that this child is indeed very lovable. Even if he has a perverse temper, he is very lovable."
"That's it. Didn't our uncle and his wife have some unpleasant feelings a few days ago?
Let's, just in time, let Miss Yi be the key to reconcile the relationship between the uncle and the grandpa.
If the people in the two courtyards are reconciled, our courtyard will continue to have good weather, and the uncle will also be grateful for Miss Yi's benefits. Soon, you will be better at Madam..." After saying this, Qiao's mother fell silent, she believed , Heidegger will definitely understand what she said.
"Yes, you're right. I got a beating from my father-in-law a few days ago, and it's not getting better now. I've been really...
If I want to please Hefeng Hall and use this to bring peace between father and son...then I'd better ask for some benefits for Chang Yan..." After Haishi finished speaking, he immediately looked at Xie Yi and Xie Hao and asked. I chased after him in the direction I left, my eyes filled with all kinds of plots...
