my grandmother

Master Hong Shi'an followed behind Li Wenliang, both of them trotted all the way, and followed the young man into the gate of the post station.

The servant signaled the two to wait outside the gate, walked in quickly, came out after a while, and signaled Li Wenliang to follow him in.

Li Wenliang followed the young man into the inn room.

In the room, Shi Gun and another servant who was close to him were waiting for Gu Yan to change his clothes.

Li Wenliang didn't dare to look any further, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed.

"Get up." Gu Yan sized up Li Wenliang and said with a smile, "Anan told me about you. What are your plans for going to Jianle City?"

"Yes." Li Wenliang stood up, tense and stiff, "Buy a house first, and then look at the shop Zhuangzi."

"Well, does Ah Nan know that you are going to Jianle City?"

"I know. I met Ah Nan and her elder sister before I left, and discussed it."

"Well, you set off on the sixth day of the lunar new year, and you've only arrived here now, so it's a bit late. After arriving at Jianle City, first go to the palace to say hello. Go."

"Yes." Li Wenliang hurriedly responded, and followed the boy out of the gate. The cool wind blew on his face, and he was overwhelmed.

The Shizi said that they were a little slow, and they had to leave quickly!Li Wenliang turned around and looked around for Master Hong before he really came back to his senses. Master Hong had gone in to meet the Shizi, and he had to wait for a while.

Li Wenliang exhaled slowly.The majesty of the son is too heavy.

The servant sent Li Wenliang out, turned around and took Hong Shian in.

Both Li Wenliang and Hong Shi'an were nervous, they passed each other, and turned a blind eye to each other.

In the upper room, Gu Yan had already changed his clothes, and was picking out purses, pendants, etc. from several boxes.

Hong Shi'an kowtowed, and stood up quickly when he heard the sound of getting up.

"It's good that you and your father know that relatives should help each other." Gu Yan looked at Hong Shi'an, "A'nan is closest to her third sister." Gu Yan paused, and there was a smile in his words : "Anan is also the most worried about her third sister. She said that among the three sisters, the third sister is the most careless. This daughter-in-law asks you to be more worried, so that Anan does not worry."

"Don't dare dare, oh, yes yes yes! Please rest assured, Shizi." Hong Shi'an was nervous and incoherent.

The boy pushed Hong Shi'an, and Hong Shi'an hurriedly followed the boy out, only to realize that he didn't say goodbye to the son when he got out of the gate.

Li Wenliang dragged Master Hong out for a dozen steps, looked back, saw the young man entering, and asked in a low voice, "What did I tell you?"

"Aunt is worried about her third sister." Hong Shi'an also looked back and let out a sigh of relief, "The meaning of what Shizi said... I have to think about it."

"The elder son said that we set off on the sixth day of the lunar new year and only arrived here today, which is too slow." Li Wenliang still suppressed his voice, "Let's start now and talk on the way.

"Okay, okay." Master Hong agreed repeatedly, "Then let's go, I have to write a letter."

Before Li Wenliang and Hong Shi'an returned to the inn not far from the post house, Gu Yan galloped away surrounded by a group of guards.

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The Wei family's fleet stopped in Yangzhou for three days. Li Xiaonan and Mrs. Wei went for a stroll. The fleet made up for supplies and set off early in the morning. Just after leaving Yangzhou City, one man and one horse galloped after them, waving a small flag at the big ship. .

The guards commanded the big ship to dock, and the steward sent a message: It is the son of the world.

Li Xiaonan and Mrs. Wei Si came out in a hurry, and the guards who surrounded Gu Yan had already caught up with the big ship.

The boat approached the shore, and a gangplank was set up. Shi Gun trotted onto the boat. After seeing the ceremony, he laughed and said, "My lord, invite Miss Li to come over, and just say a few words."

On the shore, Gu Yanchong looked at his Fourth Lady Wei with a smile and bowed.

Li Xiaonan followed the stone to the shore, and Gu Yan looked her up and down.

"What are you looking at? What's the matter?" Li Xiaonan also looked at Gu Yan.

He looks good.

"Let's see how you are." Gu Yan smiled.

"Wan Qing writes you a letter every three days, and Si Niangzi also writes a letter every three days?"

"Wan Qing's letter was very perfunctory, did you watch her write it?"

"No!" Li Xiaonan answered very quickly.

"That means she wrote it for you to read." Gu Yan snorted, "Si Niangzi said that your mind was shaken by listening to the book?"

"It's nothing, you came here for this? I'm fine." Li Xiaonan subconsciously looked at the position of the narrow sword on Gu Yan's waist.

That Shuai Sang didn't just shake her mind!Her current state of mind is in such a state of turmoil that it makes her whole body feel like a mess.

"There are a lot of nonsense in that storytelling book, don't take it too seriously." Gu Yan explained seriously.

"Well, Si Niangzi said that about Sang Shuai, which storytelling is the only record handed down?" Li Xiaonan asked.

"How do I know that there are a lot of nonsense, right? You have grown a lot and learned to be tactful."

Gu Yan put on a straight face, "Our grandmother in Prince Rui's residence has no biography, but Taizong and Prince Rui's residence respect her wishes: do not leave an image, no biography. What this great-grandmother did is very understandable, she Said: Leave a record, it must be interpreted by people, and those stupid and mediocre people point out that she must think about this because of this, but she is already dead, and there is no way to refute it. I really can't bear it, so I don't leave a word. These The words are written in the notebooks of the ancestors, and we also have a copy in our house."

Li Xiaonan's eyes widened.

Gu Yan tapped on Li Xiaonan's shoulder with a horsewhip, "The grandma of our Prince Rui's mansion made great contributions to the founding of the country. Even if there is no biography of her, there are everywhere in the records of the courtiers, in the edicts of Taizong, and in the records of military exploits with the army. They are all about the records of this great-grandmother, how can they be lost? She planted the [-] Qionghua in Yangzhou."

"Miss Wei Si told me that we went to see the earliest Qionghua." Li Xiaonan changed the topic, "You just came here from Jiangnan? You happened to meet us?"

"That's right." Gu Yan bowed slightly, looked at Li Xiaonan with a serious expression, "After seeing you, I will rush back to Jianle City day and night. I have a few words to tell you, listen carefully."

Li Xiaonan held her breath slightly, but also had a serious face.

"I met your cousins ​​Li Wenliang and Hong Shi'an before I came here. Li Wenliang said that they discussed with you about going to Jianle City?"

"Correct!"

"Well, I asked them to rush to Jianle City as soon as possible. Before you arrive in Jianle City, they have to make preparations. You don't have to worry about this part. I will arrange it."

Li Xiaonan nodded.She didn't know how to manage or arrange it, and Jianle City was a blank for her.

"It's enough to listen to Sang Shuai's biography for an hour a day. Two hours is too much. You have to focus on the genealogy and the biographies of the ancestors of each family. After I arrive in Jianle City, I will choose some morning newspapers and booklets carefully See, it's best to remember.

"If you have free time, let Si Niangzi tell you more about Wei's family, the palace, especially A Niang. Before you go to Jianle City, the more you know about A Niang, the better."

Gu Yan's words paused, looking at Li Xiaonan's expression, he continued cautiously: "I hope Auntie will accept you sincerely, I'm not willing to wrong you, and I don't want to wrong Aniang either."

Li Xiaonan kept nodding.

"You nod your head so fast, are you dizzy? Do you really understand?" Gu Yan pressed the whip against Li Xiaonan's forehead.

"Of course I understand. It's just like talking to my brother about kissing. If my brother feels good, my elder sister should feel good too. Neither one will do." Li Xiaonan pushed Gu Yan's whip away.

Hearing what Li Xiaonan said, Gu Yan felt relieved, and teased, "Didn't you say you nodded first?"

"It's not me, it's you. Just now you said that you met the hall uncle and the others." Li Xiaonan looked up at Gu Yan.

Gu Yan was a little surprised, and then smiled and said: "It seems that you really understand. Then I will go first. I must be very busy when I return to Jianle City. If I can't take care of it for a while, don't think too much about who you meet. You'd better tell me everything. Also, did Mrs. Shi write you a letter? You must think about what she said, and you'd better show me her letter."

"I will tell you what I should tell you. I can't show you Mrs. Shi's letter. I don't want you to decide everything about me. If I'm not capable enough to be the daughter-in-law of your prince's mansion, then I won't marry Here it is, let me be your concubine."

Gu Yan choked on Li Xiaonan's last sentence of being a concubine.

"But I think I can do it!" Li Xiaonan hurriedly added.

"Since you like listening to Sang Shuai's biography so much, you should also learn from Sang Shuai's heart! You can say that you are a concubine?" Gu Yan twirled the horsewhip in his hand.

He really wanted to hit her hard on the head!
"It's not that you think you can do it, it's that you can do it! It's me. I'm leaving, you go back." Gu Yan stabbed Li Xiaonan with a horsewhip, turned around, watched her get on the boat, and waved her hand to signal the big boat to set off. He got off his horse and galloped northward.

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Outside Jianle City.

Mrs. Shi Wenqi, Mrs. Shi watched her sister-in-law get into the car, the car moved forward slowly, and turned around with a gloomy expression.

The eldest girl Yulan, who was closely following Mrs. Shi, stared at Mrs. Shi's straight back, full of worry and uneasiness.

Back in the Buddhist hall, Mrs. Shi stared at the futon in front of the Buddha, stayed for a while, kicked the futon aside with her feet, turned around, and sat cross-legged on the armchair in the corridor.

Yulan brewed a bowl of tea and handed it to Madam Shi, "Madam Shi, let's have a cup of tea."

Mrs. Shi took the tea and held it, and glanced at Magnolia.

Yulan's eyes were full of worry.

"I don't even remember that Shi's family still has their ancestral home." Mrs. Shi handed the tea bowl back to Yulan.

"What Grandma said is true? That Miss Li from Pingjiang Mansion is really going to marry the Shizi?" Yulan asked, she couldn't believe it.

"I asked her, and you heard it, she said no! Don't marry!" Mrs. Shi finished speaking every single word, and stood up abruptly, "I want to ask her!"

Yulan was too hasty to follow, splashing the tea in the tea bowl with one hand, putting down the tea bowl, shaking the water in her hands and following Mrs. Shi, "Miss, madam! What are you doing? You?"

Mrs. Shi had already reached the table, took the letterhead, picked out a pen, and told Yulan, "Grind the ink."

Yulan looked at Mrs. Shi with a stern expression, and didn't dare to say any more, so she poured water and rubbed ink.

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After seeing Li Xiaonan, Gu Yan traveled day and night, and returned to Jianle City the next evening.

After entering the city gate, Shi Gun waited for a dozen young servants to guard Gu Yan and went straight to the imperial city, while the rest went back to Prince Rui's mansion.

Gu Yan waited for a while outside the gate of the palace city, and the servant trotted out all the way, leading Gu Yan into the emperor's bedroom.

The inside of the hall was much warmer than the outside, Gu Yan quickly stepped into the hall, kowtowed, and looked up at the emperor.

The emperor was much thinner than when he met last time, and under the warm colors of the room, his complexion looked fine.

"It's not very good, is it?" The emperor smiled slowly while meeting Gu Yan's sizing up.

"The emperor looks very good." Gu Yan responded with a smile.

"You rushed back in such a hurry..." The emperor changed the subject before finishing his sentence. "Has everything been properly arranged by the Customs Department?"

"Yes! Don't worry." Gu Yan understood the meaning of the first half of the sentence of the emperor, and there was a surge of sadness in his heart, and tears almost came out.

"The crown prince has moved to the side hall. You brothers should discuss the matter of the sea tax department. Go." The emperor smiled.

"Yes!" Gu Yan agreed, stepped back a few steps, and left the main hall.

When Gu Yan left the main hall, he saw the prince standing at the door of the side hall with his hands behind his back, looking at him with a smile.Gu Yan quickly walked up to the prince and knelt down.

"Come in and talk." The prince stretched out his hand to pull Gu Yan up, and the two entered the side hall one after the other.

"The emperor looks fine." Gu Yan subconsciously looked at the main hall.

"I had an extra half bowl of soup at noon today, and the imperial doctor said that the pulse condition is also slightly stronger than yesterday." The prince smiled.

"The most common thing the imperial physician said was that the emperor has worked too much. If he can live in peace and rest, he might become stronger." Gu Yan turned his head and looked at the two stacks of papers on the long case.

"I think so too. Sit down." The crown prince sat on the upper couch and motioned to Gu Yan. "How is the Customs Department? Tell me carefully."

"Yes!" Gu Yan leaned forward and said it carefully after the prince left.

The prince listened intently to Gu Yan's words, leaned back on the pillow, breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "Let the porters on the pier and the silk workshop start a fight, from bottom to top, I also think it's very good. That thing Mr. Xi, do you really have such great power?"

"We'll know when he gets to Jianle City. He'll be there in five days." Gu Yan laughed.

"Yeah. Keep an eye on me!" The prince snorted coldly.

"rest assured."

"When will Miss Li arrive?" The prince squinted at Gu Yan.

"For half a month, I'll let them go slowly, and you know that her visit to Jianle City is a cover." Gu Yan smiled at the prince's sideways glance.

"Everyone in the capital is waiting for you, Miss Li." The prince clicked his tongue.

"Huh? What are you waiting for her for? How do you know?" Gu Yan was taken aback.

"Even my mother knows, and my mother asked me if I had heard of this Miss Li when I went to Jiangnan, and if I had seen her before." The prince clicked his tongue again.

Gu Yan stretched out his hand to serve tea.

"Okay, you can go back quickly, there are a lot of things in your house!" The prince smiled gloatingly all the way, and waved at Gu Yan.

Gu Yan pretended not to see the gloating look on the prince's face, and resigned.

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Prince Rui was not at home, so Gu Yan went straight to see his mother, Princess Wei.

Concubine Wei was sitting on the couch, obviously more serious than usual, but the woman in charge on duty and the maids in the room were as enthusiastic as usual, sending bath veils, fragrant tea soup, snacks and fresh fruits like flowing water. It's full.

Gu Yan looked at the plate of bright red cherries placed in front of him, and raised his voice to call Shi Gun: "Go and ask if there are any more of these cherries. If so, bring some more to Cousin Wei's family."

Shi Gun answered yes, turned around and left with his head down.

He is the servant next to his family's senior son, and he only obeys his family's senior master's orders. As for the meaning of the princess, he doesn't know!According to the rules, these servants are not allowed to look around in front of the master, of course they don't know if they don't see him!

The servants in the room were unable to leave, all of them lowered their eyebrows and lowered their eyes, not daring to vent their breath.

Princess Wei watched Shi Gun go out, and said coldly: "Your father said you are sensible, and indeed you are sensible, and know to send cherries to your cousin of the Wei family."

"Wei's cousin made a special trip to accompany Miss Li on this trip, and my son is very grateful." Gu Yan smiled.

"You finally talked about Miss Li!" Princess Wei placed the tea bowl in her hand heavily on the couch.

"Everyone back down." Gu Yan ordered, the woman in charge glanced at Princess Wei, and signaled the maids and women in the room to back out.

"The reason why I didn't tell A Niang about Miss Li is because my son hasn't been able to spot this Miss Li, and my son hasn't made up his mind, so he didn't dare to tell A Niang." Gu Yan looked at Princess Wei, Concubine Wei's expression was slightly pale.

"Did Father tell Mother the reason why my son came back in such a hurry?"

Princess Wei nodded.

"If my son comes back suddenly, if there is no suitable excuse, I'm afraid that people in the south of the Yangtze River will be turbulent. After thinking about it, the son's marriage is the best excuse, so the son let the wind go out and invited the cousin of Wei's family to accompany Ms. Li to visit the building. Lecheng." Gu Yan continued with a smile.

"Nonsense!" Princess Wei frowned.

"It's good for my son to think about it. I'd like to invite Miss Li to come over for this trip. If my son didn't see it clearly, I just ask my mother to take a good look." Gu Yan continued.

"You invited Miss Li to come here, how did you tell her?" Princess Wei frowned.

"I made it clear. Firstly, the emperor's dragon body is not in good shape, so he invited her to Beijing to cover up, and secondly, let her meet A Niang." Gu Yan told the truth.

"You can even tell her this, and you haven't seen it yet?" Princess Wei's voice became louder.

"Ms. Li is my son's friend first, and she is also a half teacher. She has also helped my son a lot in matters related to the Sea Taxation Department." Gu Yan looked at Princess Wei.

Princess Wei met Gu Yan's gaze, and for a moment, snorted coldly, "Isn't that right?"

"I really don't know for certain. Miss Li comes from a poor family. If she can afford the middle income of our palace, I have to ask A Niang to take a good look. This is a big deal, isn't it?" Gu Yan laughed.

Princess Wei was silent for a moment, "What if she can't afford it? How are you going to arrange for Miss Li? Because of your arbitrariness, there is already a nunnery outside the city!"

"Oh!" Gu Yan seemed to be stopped by Wei Wangfei's question, he was stunned for a moment and said: "My son hasn't thought about it yet."

Concubine Wei stared at Gu Yan, "Your dad still says you're sensible?"

"I just thought that I have a mother at home. Since I have arrived in Jianle City, I don't need to take care of it later." Gu Yan looked at his mother with a smile.

Princess Wei took a deep breath, and then sighed again.

Her son has really grown up.

Concubine Wei had mixed feelings in her heart, it was hard to say whether she was pleased or annoyed. (end of this chapter)