Chapter 43

The New Year of the Marquis of Wu'an was spent in the palace.

Empress Qi was wearing a noble and bright yellow phoenix robe, and was bright and charming with Emperor Yuande on the high imperial platform.

The Wu'an Marquis Mansion is the most popular this year. Qi Xuan sat in the hall drinking and watched his father talk to Emperor Yuande on the imperial platform. The king and his ministers were in harmony and laughed in a silence. At this time, the feeling of turning back time is the strongest.

Who would have thought that the current glory would reverse in five years. The sister fell out of favor, the marquis's house made mistakes, the emperor suppressed it, and even the position of the prince was in danger. What kind of kindness is like a sea of ​​people, but in the heart of the emperor, it is just a mirage like a moon.

"Brother Third, I'll give you a cup."

Qi Xuan turned around and his half-brother Qi Chen raised his glass to himself in a well-behaved and neat way. He smiled happily and was generous, and completely inherited the appearance of his beautiful aunt in Thirteen Squares. It was easy to have a good impression when people saw him. From childhood to adulthood, they always followed Qi Xuan's butt and shouted at him, "Any good thing Qi Xuan would think of this younger brother who had lost his biological mother early."

But how did he repay it? After his father passed away, the Wu'an Marquis Mansion suffered consecutive blows. In the most difficult time, he proposed to split up the family and almost half of the Qi family's property, and they were all cash-in-one, which made the Wu'an Marquis Mansion passive. Fortunately, Qingzhu was planning and trying hard to stabilize the Marquis Mansion so that he would not be dragged down by him. Qi Xuan remembered that when he was demoted from the capital, this kid did not even show his face, which was considered heartless.

He raised his glasses and clinked them. Qi Xuan drank the wine in his hand. After Qi Chen finished drinking, he sat next to Qi Xuan:

"San brother, what are you busy with these days? You can't see you going home. When I come back from school, I always want to talk to you, but I can't meet you. Tell me about the war. I haven't left the capital yet."

Qi Xuan poured another glass of wine, and was unhappy: "What's the point of talking about in war? You can study hard."

"Brother Third... Did you forget to take me out of Beijing to see it? On the day of my birthday, you went to the battlefield with your father a few days after you finished speaking. This matter was delayed. I don't care. You have to fulfill your promise, otherwise I will tell my mother to go."

Qi Chen has liked to stick to Qi Xuan since he was a child. He liked the third brother. Since he was a child, the third brother has treated him the best. Others in the mansion will be more despised, but the third brother will not.

When Qi Xuan heard the words of fulfilling his promise, he suddenly remembered that he and Qingzhu won the first battle outside Mobei Pass. When he took a pearl given to him by General Kong Sun, Qingzhu smiled and curled his eyebrows. At that time, Qingzhu encouraged him and said that he must be successful and to establish the door and prestige of the Wu'an Marquis Mansion in the future. Qi Xuan promised her that she would be upright and welcome her back to the Wu'an Marquis Mansion in a grand sedan chair. At that time, Qingzhu just smiled and looked at the yellow sand of the desert and said that she wanted to eat the tofu brain of Babaozhai. In the end, the facts proved that he had never realized her very small wish.

"Third Brother." Seeing Qi Xuan's eyes were distant and he looked lost, Qi Chen reached out and shook his hands in front of him twice. Qi Xuan looked back at him, curled his lips and smiled: "Wait until you have a chance."

Qi Zhengyang returned to the seat adjacent to Qi Xuan and said to Qi Xuan: "The emperor just said that in February next year, I will let you join the imperial guards. Don't be careless all day long, don't you hear it."

"Dad, I don't want to go to the Imperial Army, I want to join the Ministry of War."

The Imperial Guard is the emperor's direct army. Everything obeys the emperor and looks like he is closest to the royal family. In fact, for a family like Wu'an Marquis' Mansion, it is like giving a thousand taels of gold to an already rich family. It is of no use except being good-looking.

Qi Zhengyang glanced at Qi Xuan: "Ministry of War? What do you think? The emperor asked you to go wherever you want. If you want to choose a place, you have to show some real skills. Let's talk about it in two years."

Qi Xuan felt a little bit frustrating. After all, he was praised by the army as a rare general in hundreds of years. In the eyes of his father, he was a idle gangster... Uh, but he had never done anything great before. Before going to Mobei, the most common comments to his guests was that he was born well and could be reincarnated... He even thought so himself back then...

Then he was slapped in the face by reality. After going to Mobei, he almost fell into a slump. Fortunately, Qingzhu is there.

"Also, the queen said just now that you are not young, and someone must be in charge of your side. Let your mother choose a well-educated and well-reasoned wife for you..."

Before Qi Zhengyang finished speaking, he was interrupted by Qi Xuan: "I have no objection to joining the imperial guards, but I have to do it myself when I find a wife."

Qi Zhengyang looked at him: "You do it yourself? Do you like it?"

"Don't worry, anyway, I will find you a satisfactory wife in two years. You tell the Queen not to worry about my affairs." After Qi Xuan finished speaking, he stood up and left the banquet without waiting for Qi Zhengyang to speak.

Qi Zhengyang couldn't even tell him that it was too late. It happened that several officials came to toast him and couldn't leave. This was delayed.

***

The sound of firecrackers outside, Gu Qingzhu was not sleeping soundly. She always felt that someone was looking at her in her dream. When she opened her eyes in a daze, the room was dark and there was nothing. She turned over and continued to fall asleep.

A figure walked out behind the screen. Qi Xuan held a flower-flowered orchid in her hand and replaced the unopened plant on the windowsill of Gu Qingzhu. In the veil, the green bamboo turned to the inner bed, and seemed to be sleeping uneasy. She always liked to be quiet.

If it is now gone, I am afraid it will wake her up.

After standing by the bed for a while, after the battle between heaven and man, he decided not to take risks in order to continue stealing fragrance and jade in the future. Seeing a handkerchief on her pillow, Qi Xuan quietly reached out and took out the handkerchief, put it under her nose and sniffed it gently, full of her fragrance. She proudly folded the handkerchief and put it into the most considerate clothes.

Gu Qingzhu didn't sleep well and was woken up very early in the first day of the New Year.

In a daze, Hongqu changed her clothes, and Hongqu cleaned up her mattress. She sat in front of the dressing table to comb her hair, glanced into the mirror, and was attracted by the orchids on the windowsill.

"Huh."

Gu Qingzhu immediately stood up and went to the windowsill. A pot of cold orchid was placed on the windowsill. She had bought it from the flower market when winter came. Unexpectedly, it bloomed. The thin branches, thin leaves, and thin buds slightly opened, revealing the dots of the stamens in the buds. The next one was already blooming, with three petals, exquisite and cute.

Hongqu muttered and walked over. Seeing Gu Qingzhu standing by the window without combing her hair, she asked, "Miss, what are you looking at?"

Gu Qingzhu pointed at Han Lan and smiled happily: "Look at the Hongqu, it's blooming."

Hongqu then realized that he was also very surprised: "Oh, it really bloomed. I didn't see it yesterday. It bloomed on the first day of the Lunar New Year, but it's a good omen. I wish my lady good luck this year and good luck all year round."

Gu Qingzhu couldn't help but cover her lips and smiled, "Okay, okay, thank you for your good words. I'll give you a big red seal later. Everyone in Qionghua Courtyard will have a share."

Hongqu never be polite to Gu Qingzhu: "I thanked the lady, and I thanked the lady for the people from Qionghuayuan."

Gu Qingzhu glanced at the flattering flower again, touched it with her finger, and then returned to the dressing table and asked Hongqu: "What did you mutter before?"

Hongqu closed Gu Qingzhu's hair behind her back, looked up at Gu Qingzhu in the mirror, and replied, "Oh, the lady's handkerchief can't be found. I remember putting it next to the lady's pillow last night. Maybe I remembered it wrong, so I'll look for it again when I turned around."

Gu Qingzhu was in a good mood today. Although she lacked enough sleep, she was happy to see flowers blooming early in the morning.

Gu Qingxue came to knock on the door early and asked her to go to Songhe Garden to wish the old lady Chen New Year. Gu Qingxue was wearing a round neckline with duck eggs, a green sable cloak on her shoulders, and a low-key and energetic black head. Their siblings were somewhat similar, both of which were very beautiful, and were born with heroic spirit.

Both of them are in the filial piety period, so they will not wear festive clothes that are big red and green even during the Chinese New Year. Gu Qingzhu is still wearing plain clothes, with more colors on her collar and sleeves than usual, with simple outfits, beautiful facial features, and a pair of extraordinary eyes.

Two such people are brothers and sisters at first glance. As long as they dress up, they can attract a lot of attention when they go out.

The siblings happily passed by the garden and headed towards Songhe Garden. When they walked in the garden, they saw many people carrying things on their shoulders. Gu Qingxue stopped someone and asked, "What's this?"

Gardener Acheng cried and said, "Miss, young master, this is the first lunar month gift from the new lady."

"The first month gift? Is there a bag of rice?" Gu Qingxue asked Acheng to turn around and let him see. Acheng sighed: "Where is it? It's a bag of Chen Guzi. I heard that it was left over from the farm two years ago and the big two years ago. I asked the shop to dry it and take it back and eat it directly for us."

It can be heard that Ah Cheng was very dissatisfied with the first lunar month ceremony. No smile could be seen on the faces of those who passed by to salute them. In the past, when Shen was there, the people in the first lunar month had a smile on their faces and said auspicious words to everyone.

After they left, Gu Qingxue looked at Gu Qingzhu: "This woman is really safe. Chen Guzi, who was two years ago, had the nerve to take it out for the first lunar month gift."

Gu Qingzhu reached out and patted the millet shavings he had previously stained from Acheng, curled his lips and smiled: "She wants to be generous. However, your Anchangyuan is not allowed to deduct them. The person who serves you must send a new copy from top to bottom. I'll prepare it for you. I'll ask An later, and you ask Xiaosong to find Hongqu to get it."

Gu Qingxue knows what Gu Qingzhu means, and the people around him have to handle things well before they can do things well.

I went to Songhe Garden to pay tribute to Chen, but Gu Zhiyuan and Qin had not come yet.

Seeing the two grandchildren's spirit, Chen asked Madam Wu to send a New Year's greetings. Unlike last night's New Year's money, this morning's servings were hollowed out, with golden fruits and beans the size of nails. One person grabbed a handful of them to make auspicious and festive.

Gu Qingxue told Chen about what he saw in the garden. It seemed that Chen had known it for a long time, so he waved his hand and told them not to worry: "Let her go, she is in this family, so we don't know anything."
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