It was already getting late when Gu Zhouting and Ji Yunchen returned home.
The two of them came back on foot, and Ji Yunchen needed to get rid of the alcohol.
"Master Jiang is an upright official. No wonder Lu Yiming set fire to the granary in Yanzhou. He not only wanted to transfer us away from Dengzhou, but also wanted to take this opportunity to take down Master Jiang, killing two birds with one stone."
Gu Zhouting sneered: "Whether he kills two birds with one stone or shoots himself in the foot is still unclear."
This New Year's gift from Mr. Jiang is too big.
Evidence of empty pay among the Zhenbei army.
This evidence alone is enough for Lu Yiming to drink a pot.
However, he still needs to verify this evidence. After collecting more evidence, he can take down Lu Yiming in one go.
Ji Yunchen was in a good mood and patted Gu Zhouting's shoulder: "Old Gu, after three years, the dark cloud above our head finally shed a ray of light."
Gu Zhouting raised the corners of his lips: "Well, there is a time to clear the clouds and see the end of the day."
Ji Yunchen stumbled on his feet. Gu Zhou stopped and supported him: "Be careful where you step."
He couldn't blame him for drinking too much. Ji Yunchen would drink too much just to stop him from drinking.
"Forget it, you can go to bed early when you get back later, and I'll handle those accounts."
Ji Yunchen smiled with his eyes closed, showing his white teeth, and his whole body was almost attached to Gu Zhouting: "Old Gu, if you have a conscience, you can do anything else you ask me to do. Let me look at that mountain of accounts. I Just a headache.”
Gu Zhouting called Jiuli and Gao Shi said, "Help your master go back."
Too heavy to die.
The two men stepped forward, one on the left and the other on the right, and drove Ji Yunchen away.
Gu Zhouting looked up at the falling snowflakes and went straight to Jiang Wanning's residence.
Standing at the door, Gu Zhou stopped brushing the snowflakes from his hood, fearing that he would bring in the cold air, and then opened the door curtain and entered the house.
The charcoal fire in the charcoal pot in the house was burning brightly and warmly, and the air was filled with the scent of soothing incense, as if the cold winter had suddenly entered the warm spring.
Qingxing was sitting on the embroidery post beside the bed, holding a flower stretcher and embroidering. When she heard the movement, she raised her eyes and saw Master Gu coming.
Qing Xing hurriedly got up and wanted to call someone.
Gu Zhouting raised his hand to signal her to be quiet.
The person on the bed had his eyes closed, his face was peaceful, and he was already asleep.
Gu Zhou stopped and waved to Qing Xing to go out and talk.
"Did your wife drink her medicine at night?"
"Sir, drink it, not a drop is left. My wife always drinks medicine very neatly."
These words make people feel no joy in life, only heartache.
"Is it ready for dinner?"
"After eating some rice porridge, my wife still doesn't have a good appetite."
"Ask her what she wants to eat and let the kitchen cook it."
"Um!"
Qingxing looked at Mr. Gu: "Mr. Gu, is there anything else you want to ask?"
Gu Zhouting looked at her with hope in his eyes, as if he wished he could ask more questions. It's a bit funny. This girl is very sensible.
"No, please take good care of your wife. If anything happens, ask Xiao Pan to find me in the study."
"OK."
"Let's go back."
"Oh..." Qingxing was a little disappointed, but she still went back obediently.
Gu Zhou stopped in the corridor and reached out to catch a few snowflakes.
The warm palms quickly melted the snowflakes.
He lowered his eyebrows and frowned slightly.
After she left, what he disliked the most was winter, especially snow.
Because on the day she died in the battle in Gubei, there was heavy snowfall in the capital. When her coffin came back, the sky was also filled with snow, and the heaven and earth were covered with snow.
Because winter holds many happy memories.
Three or five friends sit around the fire, drink a pot of Chunshan drunkenness, chat and think about the future.
We went to Ding'an Temple together to compete for the first incense and had snowball fights in the mountains behind Ding'an Temple. He never participated. He stood aside and watched her laugh happily, beating Ji Yunchen until he ran away with his head in his arms.
The good things that were once have become wounds hidden deep in my heart that cannot be healed.
Now, she is back.
The cold snowflakes have become gentle and lovely.
Gu Zhou stopped and stood in the corridor for a long time, until the drum sounded at midnight.
"Wan Ning, it's New Year, I wish you health and happiness, and may you have all you wish for." Gu Zhou paused silently in his heart.
Mo Yu folded his arms and leaned on a pillar not far away. Looking at his master with a springy look on his face, he was very worried whether his master had been too tired recently and was not mentally normal.
Jiang Wan Ning slept peacefully, and when she woke up, she felt much refreshed.
"Qingxing, did Master Gu come here last night?"
"Coming!"
Jiang Wan Ning was startled: "Then why didn't you call me?"
"Madam, it's not that this servant didn't call you, it's that Master Gu saw that you were asleep and didn't let you call. Master Gu also asked you if you had taken medicine? What did you have for dinner? Later, Master Gu stood outside until the third drum beat. Just left."
Jiang Wan Ning frowned, what was he doing standing outside? Such a cold day.
"Have you said anything about your plans today?"
After all, today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and the matter in Yanzhou has almost been solved, so it’s time to take a day off.
"Your Majesty didn't say anything. I heard that your Majesty stayed up all night in the study last night to read the accounts and went out before dawn today."
Jiang Wanning was speechless for a moment. Did Gu Zhouting work so hard on the first day of the new year?
At this time, Gu Zhou stopped on the way back from Bao'en Temple. In the carriage, Ji Yunchen folded his arms and couldn't open his eyes due to sleepiness. He spoke lazily: "Drag people up before dawn. I thought there was someone there." What's the important matter? It turns out that you have nothing to do to compete with the people of Yanzhou."
Gu Zhouting pinched the sachet in his hand. Inside the sachet was the peace charm he had just prayed for.
"Didn't you grab it before?" Gu Zhouting said calmly.
Ji Yunchen opened one eye and looked at him sideways: "That's different."
That's because Nan Zhi likes to grab the first prize, so everyone goes with her to grab it.
But what's the use of grabbing the first fragrance so many times?
I have prayed for so much peace, are you at peace?
He would never forget the scene he saw when he rode his horse and charged into Gubei City. My heart was shattered and the earth was shattering were not enough to describe my feelings at that time.
My heart throbbed hard, and my facial features wrinkled up in pain.
Gu Zhouting was silent in his mind, when will this kid discover Wan Ning's secret?
It's just such a mysterious and mysterious thing. If Jiang Wanning didn't tell it himself, it would be inconvenient for him to expose it, let alone tell a third person.
"Master Jiang said that Baoen Temple is very effective."
"Every temple says it has miraculous effects." Ji Yunchen used to believe it, but now he doesn't. After returning from Gubei, he never went to a temple to worship.
Today, this person was forcefully dragged away by Gu Zhouting.
Gu Zhouting is just the opposite. He didn't believe it before, but now he does.
"I stayed up all night last night to help you reconcile the accounts. I didn't say anything. I asked you to accompany me. There are so many complaints." Gu Zhou gave him an angry look.
Ji Yunchen made a gesture of shutting up knowingly. He didn't know if he had finished checking the accounts. If not, he would have another headache if the rest were thrown to him.
Gu Zhou stopped and sighed slightly, looking at the sachet in his hand. I hope this New Year gift can bring her good luck.
Stay away from illness.
