late night song

Chapter 260 Unprepared
After leaving Fenghuang Mountain, Gu Yuchu visited remote villages and towns. The New Deal style had gradually spread. The people felt the real benefits and the momentum was like a rainbow. After busy farming, they reclaimed wasteland to prepare for the expansion of crops in the coming year. Be prepared.

Of course, such drastic reforms and orders from the top will not be smooth sailing.

During Gu Yuchu's travels, he caught two examples. One was to deduct the pensions allocated by Qiongzhou to the old and young orphans of families who died in the war, and the other was to increase the requirements from the superiors and force the people to help the officials to reclaim wasteland.

For this reason, she removed two official positions on the spot, replaced them with deputy positions, and promoted talented people from commoner backgrounds.

The Lord has fulfilled his promise and made a promise worth a thousand pieces of gold.She had no control over the process in Qiongzhou, but Yan Ting implemented the letter one by one according to her promise to the people.

With such kindness and power, even though she could not visit every corner of Hehe, the officials in Hehe had already realized that the implementation of the New Deal was not a child's play for the princess to change every day when she was in power. Therefore, every place, no matter how remote, implemented it strictly and conscientiously. .

After these few months of taking power, Gu Yuchu felt deeply exhausted, so she accidentally found a place with pleasant scenery on the way and stayed for more than a month.

When she was alone, she missed Ling Buhuo more and more. She had the urge to return to Yunjing several times, but thinking of his harsh words about leaving and taking things for herself, she forced herself to have some backbone. If he didn't take the initiative to come to her, she would Never bow your head for a day.

Until the first snow fell, she thought of the heavy snowfall at the siege of Tongcheng. Ling Buhuo's persistence in life and death began to waver in her heart. He had paid so much for himself, but he had sacrificed himself again and again for the one he already had. A man from the past trampled on his sincerity, so why should he blame him for this one gaffe?

So, she set off back to Qiongzhou, hoping to make all the arrangements for Yuquan Palace before the New Year, and then go to Yunjing to clearly tell her her wish to be alone with him.

But on the way back, she encountered several injustices. As the temporary owner of this land, how could she just sit back and ignore it? For this reason, the trip was delayed for several days. On the day before New Year's Eve, Gu Yuchu Just entered the city gate of Qiongzhou.

She originally thought about going back to Yuquan Palace to sell a plate of treasury silver and plan New Year's rewards, but when she thought about taking over, there would be endless political affairs to deal with. Her scalp was numb and she had no intention of quitting, so she was not in a hurry to enter the palace.Coincidentally, while she was wandering aimlessly on the street, she suddenly saw an old friend in the "Juan Gu Pharmacy".

Ever since the private banquet at Yuquan Palace, Juan Gu Pharmacy has become very prosperous. Juan Niang is a good businessman. In addition to the traditional medicinal materials business, she has specially added a series of health care packages such as medicinal diet and beauty care in the pharmacy. In the past few months, The profits are huge, and it is precisely because the business is so prosperous that many stores have been expanded. Before the New Year, it is difficult to hire waiters, and the landlady can only go to work in person, and she has no time to spare.

Gu Yuchu swaggered into the store. There were seven or eight customers who had ordered gifts and were waiting in line to pick them up. The two waiters who stayed behind during the New Year were very busy. Juan Niang was busy counting the goods and accounting books, but no one was there to entertain her for a while.

"Boss, give me three kilograms of soy sauce pork elbows and two pots of peach blossom stuffed rice."

Juan Niang, who was busy settling accounts, heard such endless shouting, and she had already scolded this fool without eyes. However, she still raised her head with a smile and was ready to say hello. When she took a closer look, she saw that it was Gu Yuchu, with a smile on his face. 's smile grew brighter.

"I thought some blind person came to the drug store to find a drink. It turned out to be you, a rogue drunkard." Juan Niang happily threw down the account book and said coquettishly.

"Boss Juan, you are still as polite as ever. Even if you come to find trouble, you can still greet him with a smile." Gu Yuchu leaned on the shopkeeper's counter, raising his eyebrows and bending his eyes, teasing.

"Stop hurting each other and come home with me." Juan Niang locked the account book, walked around the counter, took her hand, and walked out.

"What? This guy, this is not going to be settled?" Although Gu Yuchu questioned, his body obeyed without any resistance.

"Even if the benefactor comes, even if something goes wrong with this small account, we won't be able to pay much money." Juan Niang asked the shopkeeper to take care of everything, and by the way, she rewarded the left-behind clerk three times their wages. Those clerks were overjoyed and congratulated. Thanks to the boss lady for feeling refreshed, I started working even harder.

Gu Yuchu admired Juan Niang's way of handling people, and then joked: "Boss Juan is so generous, why don't you donate 8000 million to Yuquan Palace?"

"Come on, you have reserved hundreds of tables for your royal banquet, all of which are real money, and you are still thinking about my idea of ​​making a small profit. You came at the right time. The Yuquan Palace is deserted, and you will be at my house this year. pass!"

"Without the phoenix marrow and dragon liver, I won't eat the delicacies on the jade plate."

"Come on, I'll stew you when I get back."

"Then how big of a knife do you have to use?"

"No, I'll knock you out with medicine first, and then I'll do it."

"The most poisonous woman's heart!"

"Each each other."

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha"

Just like this, you said something and I said something back, and the two women, who had never met again, happily bickered in a carriage and returned to Juan Niang and Meng Gu's mansion.

Although this manor is located in the outskirts of Qiongzhou, it has unique scenery. There are more than ten floors of courtyards inside and outside. There is no shortage of pavilions, pavilions, lakes and elegant gardens. Each courtyard is hung with huge red lanterns for the New Year celebrations. Looks generous.

"The place you live in is no worse than that of Yuquan Palace. Why didn't you send a letter to Yanfeng and the rest of us? Instead of inviting us to stay for a few days," Gu Yuchu sighed.

"Come on. You are someone who is not looked down upon by either Prince Qin's Palace or Prince Jingchuan's Palace. Don't praise me blindly. Not to mention the two of them, noble girls who grew up in Ziyan Palace." Juan Niang retorted casually. Dao, without the mission of the embroidered clothes messenger, he no longer has any scruples when speaking, but this is exactly the case, and it also exposes something more and more.

Gu Yuchu didn't say anything, but smiled meaningfully. Juan Niang knew she had made a mistake, but she was still magnanimous, and sometimes she should be more casual with her recognized confidant.

"I can't hide it from you anymore. The 5000 taels of gold was given by the young master to me."

Gu Yuchu was silent. It was not that she had no doubts, but when she really spoke out, she felt even more guilty. She was sure that she had been wronged, but in the end it was not him who was cruel and decisive, but she still made an excuse:

"Well, he has a lot of money and nowhere to spend it."

"Do you have a conscience? The young master has devoted his whole heart to you, but it is easy for you to say sarcastic words."

"Okay, I don't plan to go back to Yunjing after the new year to have a heart-to-heart talk with him. If he puts all his efforts into it, I will pay him back for the rest of my life. I think the merits and demerits will be equal to each other."

Gu Yuchu was in a good mood and revealed his plans for a surprise attack, regardless of whether Juan Niang would send a message to Yunjing and ruin the surprise he had prepared for Ling Buhuo.

"Tsk, I woke up so quickly, it turns out I was worrying too much." Juan Niang said with a meaningful smile. "Sister, since you invited me to celebrate the New Year, are you ready for the food and wine? I'm almost starving." Gu Yuchu's stomach growled with hunger, returning to the theme.

"Look at my memory. I just returned to Qiongzhou today, and Meng Gu won't be able to get home until later. Just wait for me, and I'll go call the housekeeper to get ready quickly." Juan Niang was worried about herself, but she didn't mean what she said. It was all about the happiness of husband and wife. Gu Yuchu was happy to hear that and was really happy for her good ending.

After that, Juan Niang came out of the hall in a hurry, and the maids and officials nodded repeatedly and moved away quickly, acting as vigorously as their masters.

After answering the greeting, Juan Niang turned around and entered the hall, but there was an opened letter in her hand. Before Gu Yuchu could realize what was going on, there was another sealed letter in the opened letter. The letter was already thrust into her hand.

"what is this?"

"I just came back. They said that this letter was delivered seven days ago. I was not in the house, and this letter was accidentally buried in the study room. No one forwarded it to me. Fortunately, I returned to the house in advance." Juan Niang He frowned, feeling guilty for his mistake.

"Oh." Gu Yuchu responded. For the sake of her own ridiculous face and to avoid being teased by Juan Niang for being impatient, she did not open it immediately, but just stuffed it into her sleeve.

"Aren't you going to open it and take a look? My order is to deliver this letter to you as soon as possible and make sure you open it immediately. It's been seven days..."

"There's no rush." ​​If that were the case, Gu Yuchu would have gone against the grain of the person who sent the message. She would always indulge her willfulness unknowingly towards that person alone.

Until a table of delicacies was served, the two chatted happily about the past days of locking the star palace, but one of the tasks was unfinished, and the other had a letter in his mind, so they both seemed a little absent-minded.

"Before I left Yunjing, Yubai was pregnant with Liujia. I guess the baby will be born by now." Gu Yuchu wanted to find some topics to divert their attention from each other.

"Well, I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl." Juan Niang was not new at all and seemed to know everything about Yunjing.

"You are very well-informed." Gu Yuchu smiled and took a sip of the mulberry sweet dew. "Speaking of which, you and your wife are so happy. When will you be able to put the icing on the cake again?"

"Don't worry, Your Highness, it's just been two months." Juan Niang said with a smile, stroking her belly and raising her eyebrows.

"No wonder! I don't even have any wine. I'm afraid I'll be greedy." Only then did Gu Yuchu suddenly realize that he was really happy for them.

"Exactly. By the way, are you really not curious?" Juan Niang's words made a 180-degree turn, changing the topic that had finally become lively in another direction.

"I guess you're curious." Gu Yuchu pursed her lips. She really couldn't wait any longer, but she still held on and pretended not to care.

"You know, if I can't complete the task, I will be punished. I am fine, but the baby in my belly is so innocent, and her princess aunt will not be so cruel." Juan Niang played the favor card just right. After completing his task, he handed the steps to the stubborn woman in front of him.

"Okay, okay." Gu Yuchu, who was already as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, said this, so of course he followed the rod and stopped being stubborn.

Juan Niang stretched her head, expecting to see some impatient thoughts hidden inside.

But with the appearance of a big red wedding invitation, Gu Yuchu's beating heart stopped for a second, his red cheeks instantly turned cold, and his mind went blank.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, King Jingchuan and General Lingyu got married.

The two names in the wedding invitation kept flashing in her mind, over and over again.

She had only been away for more than three months, what happened to Yunjing? !Did the man who had accommodated and cared for him in every possible way suddenly change his mind like this?
Seeing that Gu Yuchu was so stunned that she didn't know where he was, Juan Niang no longer cared about anything private and grabbed the invitation to find out what was going on.

"This? Nothing else?" Juan Niang was also shocked and looked in disbelief, but she quickly recovered her senses.

"Yeah." Gu Yuchu responded suddenly and lonely, and his enthusiasm that was originally eager to return was suddenly wiped out.

But Juan Niang obviously had doubts. She grabbed the envelope again and turned it over again. Sure enough, there was still a small letter that had not been found. She handed it to the woman with red eyes, and Gu Yuchu took it dejectedly. , pessimistically thinking that there would be no improvement here, and sure enough, it was as she expected.

"On that day, you said that you would give me a great gift on my wedding day. On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, you will marry the bride with me, and it will be regarded as the great gift I want."

This handwriting couldn't be more familiar, and Gu Yuchu could no longer hold back his tears.Ling Buhuo cruelly asked him to accompany him to marry another woman, and he said that he was worthy of the king. He was so alienated and indifferent, murderous and heart-wrenching, he was really a master.

"So cruel?!" Juan Niang felt heartbroken when she saw the woman who was accustomed to killing in the world in front of her was in such a mess, but she still asked cautiously and gently, "Then are you still going?"

"Go! Of course I want to go! Even if he wants it, I can only fulfill it." Gu Yuchu gradually recovered from the sudden grief, gritted his teeth and said stubbornly.

"Young Master, he is obviously very passionate about you, everyone can see it clearly. Maybe this is because he deliberately sent you back." Juan Niang comforted her.

"He is not someone who makes fun of this kind of thing." Gu Yuchu was unusually calm. She clearly realized that the moment she robbed the prisoners in Dali Temple and protected the frame, she finally broke Ling Buhuo's last expectations for herself with her own hands.

"Then when are you going to Yunjing?"

"Qiongzhou is ten days away from Yunjing, and three days have passed. It's just right." Gu Yuchu smiled faintly. Although she had a hundred questions in her heart, she didn't even have the strength to find answers.

Juan Niang opened a bottle of wine and sent it to her room, then wisely stepped out, giving her room to wake up and feel sorry for herself.

Although Gu Yuchu wanted to get drunk, after all, Meng Gu had returned home. Although Juan Niang was her confidant, she didn't want to embarrass Juan Niang by getting drunk in front of others, so she didn't drink at all, but she didn't sleep all night. .

It is only when people have no way out that they learn to cherish everything that they had always had at their fingertips but didn't take seriously. Scenes of Ling Buhuo's care and tenderness in treating her came to mind one by one. She couldn't help it anymore and hid her face. I cried uncontrollably, hating myself for being so careless and ignorant of good and evil.

(End of this chapter)