Changji and Hengping are both in the study.

The two of them knew about Gu Changjin's visit to Shuntian Mansion yesterday, but they didn't know why the master went to find Zhu Mansion, until they saw the letter of separation with the official seal.

Changji and Hengping knew very well that the master's ability to take the young lady to Qiu Shan Villa showed that he trusted the young lady. Over the years, apart from the three of them, there is no one else that the master can trust sincerely.

Even the lady and master of Liu Miao Hall are on guard.

Chang Ji thought too much. He thought that the master was more or less attracted to the young lady.

No, based on his understanding of his master, his master must have been moved.

If not, how could we explain the master's rush to Linjiang Tower that day?

The master has never been such a nosy person.

Changji was full of doubts, but he couldn't ask. Furthermore, rather than why his master wanted to reconcile, he was more worried about the reaction from the other side of Liu Miao Hall.

It was that person who gave the order to marry the young lady.

The one who couldn't tolerate her master disobeying her orders was the most intolerable. Now that the master was taking the initiative to make peace with the young lady, she might be very angry based on her temperament.

Chang Ji said worriedly: "Master, Madam..."

Gu Changjin interrupted him calmly: "It doesn't matter, I will deal with it myself. Hengping -"

He looked sideways at Hengping, "What did I ask you to check before? Do you have any clues?"

Heng Ping nodded and said, "Empress Qi did have her eye on the third girl from the British Duke's palace to be the second princess, but later Concubine Xing took the lead and settled on the third girl from Song Dynasty.

" You can only get engaged when you are fifteen years old. The eldest prince is two years older than the second prince, so he can get the upper hand in the marriage and settle down with Song Yingzhen first.

After missing Song Yingzhen, Queen Qi seemed to have given up her interest in looking for a concubine for the second prince. Now that the second prince is eighteen years old, the marriage still has not been decided. It is not known whether Queen Qi is unwilling or the Qi family has other plans.

Queen Qi's father was once the Grand Governor of the Jiande Dynasty, with half a million elite soldiers from Dayin.

As the saying goes, how can others be allowed to sleep soundly on the side of the couch? How can Emperor Jiande feel at ease with such a strong general? Probably because he saw the emperor's fear, Qi Zhang asked to step down as the governor when he was seriously ill and dying.

Governor Qi knew this, and Emperor Jiande was naturally very happy. In order to show the emperor's favor, he not only gave Qi Zhang a grand burial, but also issued a marriage decree to marry Qi Zhen to Xiao Yan, the seventh prince who had no hope of becoming emperor.

The Qi family fell into silence since then. It was not until Emperor Jiayou rose up in rebellion that Qi Heng united with his father's old tribe and achieved the feat of following the dragon, thus reviving the Qi family's lintel.

Compared with his father, Governor Qi Heng can be said to be better than his predecessor.

When Emperor Jiayou came to the throne, most of Dayin's military power was in the hands of the Qi family.

The emperor was weak and his ministers were strong, and everyone thought that the frail and sick emperor would become a puppet.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Jiayou spent more than ten years to release the military power of the Qi family, abolished the chief governor and built the Five Army Governor's Office, and divided the military power into the power of commanding troops and the power of dispatching troops. The power to command troops belongs to the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army, but the power to mobilize troops falls into the hands of the Ministry of War.

At the same time, the civil servant group headed by Shou Kui Xing Shicong was also supported, and eunuchs were reused, forming a balanced situation in which military generals, civil servants and eunuchs were in conflict with each other.

Emperor Jiayou's throne has been firmly established since then.

Qi Heng went from the chief governor to the left governor of the central military governor's mansion, and his troops were divided into five.

Only the three armies in the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army were all former members of the Qi family. After all, the Qi family was the second prince's maternal family, and these old members still regarded the Qi family as the leader.

The only exception was Duke Yingying, the left governor of the Houjun Governor's Mansion.

If Song Yingzhen marries the second prince, the entire five-army governor's office will form an alliance and listen to the Qi family's orders. The Qi family's status will be the same as that of the former chief governor's office. If Song Yingzhen marries the eldest prince, it will be a civil-military marriage that can disintegrate the five armies from within. The alliance of the Dudu Mansion.

This is why both the Xing family and the Qi family want to win over the British government.

Gu Changjin lowered his eyes and said, "I'm going to Liumiao Hall."

He had to take the initiative to explain to Xu Fu about his reconciliation with Rong Shu.

When they arrived at Liumiao Hall, Xu Fu heard about Gu Changjin's reconciliation and smashed the teacup in his hand to the ground with a "clang".

"Who allowed you to make peace without permission? Did you know that you ruined my plan?"

"Plan? What plan?" Gu Changjin frowned and said, "My nephew's move was carefully considered. The Jiang family is determined to catch up with the big family. The prince thinks that if he has good relations with the British prince, he will become the eldest prince's faction. The British prince has become the eldest prince's in-laws. It is not clear where the British prince is. If the British prince is not the eldest prince's family, The Jiang family is in danger. Now that the Rong family's concubine is marrying into the Jiang family, if the nephew doesn't reconcile with her, won't he be involved in this troubled waters? In the party struggle."

Xu Fu stared at him.

He wasn't wrong.

The British Duke Song Pei is indeed a very calm person. Song Yingzhen's marriage to the eldest prince does not mean that the British Duke's family is of the eldest prince's lineage.

If the Jiang family insists on getting involved, not to mention that they won't be able to gain any merit from the dragon, they may be in for a big disaster.

Gu Changjin's thoughts are not unreasonable. How can he be good at making decisions on the matter of reconciliation? How dare you keep Liu Miao Hall completely in the dark, not even the slightest bit of news leaked out.

"When did you mention the reconciliation with Rong Shu? And when did you go to Shuntian Mansion with her to complete the paperwork?" Xu Fu asked.

"On New Year's Eve, when she came to the study, my nephew mentioned it to her." Gu Changjin slowly exhaled and said in a deep voice: "Aunt, you know that I don't like her and don't want her to get close to me. I can't even sleep on the same bed or live in the same room with her. I have endured to the extreme."

The man's expression was indeed extremely impatient.

Xu Fu stared at his face for a moment.

It had been a long time since she had seen him show such an expression, an expression that seemed to be about to burst into monstrous rage in the next moment.

When she took him back, he was already six years old. Probably because of the fire, he was extremely resistant to her.

Xu Fu spent a lot of effort to get him to accept her, and also spent all his efforts to cultivate him.

But even so, he still burst into anger twice.

Once, he was asked to kill the mastiff, and once, he was ordered to have his attendant who had been serving him since childhood stab him in the back.

She discovered from the day she brought him back that this child had a kind heart and always had a useless pity for the weak.

He will be the one to sit in that position in the future, and being soft-hearted will harm him sooner or later.

As an emperor, you should not be too kind, nor should you be too trusting of others.

If his father hadn't trusted others, how could he have been poisoned and died?

She had sworn that she would train Yan'er to be the most qualified emperor and take back that position for his father.

She thought that over the years, his temper had calmed down, and he was no longer as naughty as before, and he would no longer let her emotions get bad.

He never thought that Rong Shu would make him feel so ill.

However, his dislike for Rong Shu made Xu Fu feel a strange and even twisted sense of joy in his heart.

This pleasure bit by bit overwhelmed the original anger.

Nanny An was right. Although Yan'er was that man's son, she was not worthy of him in this regard.

Forget it, she can no longer conflict with him.

Otherwise, all the hard-earned affection will be lost again.

After all, even if Rong Shu left the Gu family, he could not escape from her grasp.

Xu Fu gradually put away his anger and sighed: "Since I have arranged for Rong Shu to marry you, I will naturally consider these things. You don't have to worry about the Rong family or the Jiang family getting you involved. But since you don't like Rong Shu so much, your aunt doesn't like it either." I won't force you. It's just that Yan'er——"

Xu Fu paused slightly, looked at Gu Changjin with his dark eyes, and said with a smile on his lips: "It won't happen again, my aunt will do it again. I can't spare you."

...

Rong Shu was unaware of the conversation that took place in Liu Miao Hall.

As soon as Gu Changjin left, she called Mother Zhang and others into the house and said to them: "We will go back to Mingluyuan early tomorrow morning."

Mother Zhang's eyes widened: "Young lady just came back to Wutong Lane, why are you leaving again? " "

Not only Zhang's mother, but Yingyue and Yingque also looked disapproving, "If you go to Minglu Courtyard tomorrow, Madam might not even open the door for you."

The letter of He Li in Rong Shu's arms was still warm. His hands reached into his arms to take out the He Li Shu and show it to Zhang’s mother and others.

As soon as she said this, she might not be able to sleep tonight, and she would have to gather some energy to coax her mother-in-law.

Then he retracted his hand and said with a smile: "Anyway, you will know why when we arrive at Mingluyuan tomorrow." The lights

were turned off at night, but Rong Shu couldn't sleep, like a pancake that was tossed and turned.

He simply lit the lamp, lifted the curtain, sat on the couch and looked at the room carefully.

She has lived in this house for more than three years, and she personally selected every decoration in it. She once thought this would be her home.

There used to be many memories here, but now those memories have gradually become covered with dust, gradually gone away, and gradually become unimportant.

This is the feeling of having no worries.

Rong Shu smiled and was about to lean over to extinguish the candle when he suddenly heard a soft "crunch" sound.

Someone is outside.

After turning off the lamp for a moment, Rong Shu put on his cloak and went outside with the lamp in hand.

The door creaked open, and the lost girl standing in the middle of the yard looked up.

It was Lin Qingyue.

Rong Shu couldn't figure out why she came to Songsiyuan in the middle of the night.

Could it be like in the previous life, saying that she stole other people's things?

She walked over with a lantern and said, "Miss Lin came to Songsi Courtyard in the middle of the night, but you have something to tell me?"

Lin Qingyue bit her lip and looked at Rong Shu, her eyes gradually turning red.

"Do you know -"

"Do you know how much I stole from other people?" Rong Shu frowned slightly, "Tell me, who did I steal? If you are talking about Mr. Gu, don't worry. , I returned it."

Lin Qingyue choked on Rong Shu's words, her lips moved, as if she had a lot of words on her tongue that she wanted to spit out in one breath.

Rong Shu waited leisurely, and finally saw Lin Qingyue opening her mouth to speak, when suddenly there was a burst of messy footsteps behind her.

Lin Qingyue was startled by the footsteps, as if waking up from a dream, and hurriedly closed her mouth again.

Zhang’s mother and Yingyue came over with lanterns.

The two of them were both a little surprised when they saw the scene in the courtyard. Mother Zhang hesitated and said: "Girl, Miss Lin, who are you?"

Lin Qingyue paused for a moment, bit her lip and was silent for a long time, then turned around and ran out. Songsiyuan.

Zhang's mother stepped forward and patted away the fine snow that fell on Rong Shu, and said, "Why did the girl come out wearing such short clothes? You must have caught a cold. Did Miss Lin just come to look for the girl?"

Rong Shu gathered up his cloak, She shook her head and said, "I don't know why she appeared here."

Lin Qingyue clearly had something to say, but what did she want to say?

In her previous life, something happened to the Rong family, and she came to add insult to injury. Later, Zhang's mother stepped forward and slapped her hard. She covered her face and stared at her and Zhang's mother.

Rong Shu still remembers the look in her eyes at that time.

A little bit crazy, a little bit resentful.

Rong Shu's heart skipped a beat, and something seemed to flash through his mind.

"Girl, please go back to the house quickly." Seeing her motionless in the snow, Zhang's mother couldn't help but urge: "You're really going to get sick if you stay here any longer."

Rong Shu said "hmm" and looked around. Zhang's mother and Yingyue said, "You guys should go back and have a rest."

Zhang's mother waved Yingyue back to the East Room, but she followed Rong Shu into the dormitory.

"I don't worry, I still stay here with the girl." Mother Zhang sighed: "Every time the girl has something on her mind, she can't sleep. The old slave doesn't ask the girl, just sings a little song for the girl, please go to sleep quickly. "

When Rong Shu can't sleep, he loves to listen to Zhang's mother singing little songs.

She stayed in Yangzhou for nine years, and her mother Zhang was by her side during those nine years.

When she first arrived in Yangzhou, the little girl was only four years old. She always cried and called "Aniang" at night. Mother Zhang couldn't coax her Jin Doudou with all kinds of coaxing, so she had no choice but to get on the bed by herself, hugging the little one, singing songs and patting her on the back.

Rong Shu arched her eyebrows, moved her baby pillow in her arms, and said, "Mom, come on the couch and sleep with me."

Mother Zhang got on the couch, patted Rong Shu's back, and slowly hummed a ditty. Son.

Rong Shu fell asleep listening to this little song while peeing, and fell asleep in a daze.

When I woke up the next day, the snow outside had stopped.

New buds sprouted from the sycamore branches, accompanied by the lingering spring scenery, crossing the eaves.

Gu Changjin went to the Criminal Department early in the morning. Hengping and Chang Ji did not follow him, but stayed in Wutong Lane to say goodbye to Rong Shu.

After the gold-carved carriage with jade inlays disappeared at the entrance of the alley, Chang Ji lowered his voice and whispered: "Actually, the young lady and the master... are really suitable for each other."

The young lady has a certain quality in her that is the same as the master.

It's hard for Changji to say what kind of trait that is.

It can only be said that it is a very rare quality that people can't help but notice.

"Hengping, do you feel that the master is treating the young lady—"

"Don't say it." Hengping interrupted Chang Ji coldly, his eyes were slightly cold, and said: "You can't force matters of love. The master doesn't like the young lady, so is the divorce. Good thing."

Chang Ji's eyebrows twitched, he patted his mouth and said, "That's right, my master's temper has become darker and darker every day since we got married, so it's better to get divorced, so that you and I won't be worried all day long. "

Under the sycamore tree separated by a wall, Nanny An and Lin Qingyue stood quietly for I don't know how long.

Lin Qingyue's eyes were red, and one of her hands was tightly grasped by Granny An.

"Yesterday you sneaked away to Song Si Yuan, you thought I didn't know!" Aunt An fiercely grabbed Li Qingyue's wrist and said, "Go back here! Don't silence the Poison Sutra ten or eight times. Don't even think about coming out!"

"Mother An, Miss Lin, why are you here?" Chang Ji walked through the door and said with a smile, "You are also here to see off the young lady?"

Lin Qingyue looked at Hengping behind him and quietly turned away.

Aunt An said with a cold face: "There will be no young ladies here from now on."

After saying that, she forcefully pulled Lin Qingyue away.

Changji slowly frowned as he watched the two people leaving.

At night, Gu Changjin returned from duty under the Ministry of Justice, and Chang Ji reported to him what happened in the morning.

"Master, it looks like Grandma An is here to catch Miss Lin and take her back. Miss Lin also ran over early in the morning for some reason." When Chang Ji said this, he glanced at Hengping and said, "Hey, Hengping, what do you mean? "Tell me, have you done anything to Miss Lin recently? I see her eyes are red."

Hengping frowned in displeasure and said, "Nothing."

He had been avoiding Lin Qingyue all day long. What chance to provoke her.

Lin Qingyue has been with Nanny An since she was a child. Speaking of which, they, Lin Qingyue and Wen Xi all grew up together.

Only Chang Ji and Heng Ping knew very well that both Lin Qingyue and Wen Xi were from the other side of Liu Miao Hall, not their own.

Gu Changjin took off his official hat, took a cup of cold tea and took a sip, and said calmly: "Young Madam -"

He paused and changed his words: "Miss Rong, when did you arrive at Minglu Courtyard?"

Chang Ji said: "Young Master "Miss Rong will set off at four o'clock in the morning and arrive at Minglu Courtyard

at Deshen hour." Gu Changjin frowned: "Is the road difficult to walk today?" The journey from Wutong Lane to Minglu Courtyard takes at least three hours. If you set off and arrive in time, how can you delay the application time?

"After Miss Rong left Wutong Lane, she went to the very famous breakfast shop on Chang'an Street and queued up to eat their soup dumplings. After leaving the city gate, she took a detour to the western suburbs. I heard that she bought it there. A few pieces of land, and then we slowly headed to Minglu Mountain from the western suburbs."

Chang Ji felt something was wrong halfway through.

The young lady and Li Hou queued up to eat delicious soup dumplings, went to see the newly purchased land, and were particularly interested in going on a spring outing.

Why do you seem so happy to be divorced?

The sky is high and birds can fly, and the sea is wide and fish can jump.

On the other hand, the master...

Chang Ji bravely looked at Gu Changjin. Although his face was as pale as before, Chang Ji could sense that the master was unhappy.

It's not that Gu Changjin didn't notice Chang Ji's gaze, but he was too lazy to respond, or in other words, he wasn't in the mood to respond.

"Let's all go out."

After the two left, Gu Changjin slowly drank the cold tea in the tea cup, slowly changed out of his official uniform, sat down in front of the desk, dipped his pen in ink and slowly wrote the text.

The night is getting darker.

The man felt soreness in his wrist and could no longer write. He put down his pen, rested his head on the back of the chair, and closed his eyes.

My heart is heavy and blocked, as if there are thousands of needles passing by.

He knew something was wrong with him, and if he were to put aside his usual situation, he would not hesitate to completely stifle these almost weak emotions.

But he let it go, with a sadistic sense of powerlessness, and allowed these dense pains to surge through his limbs.

It seems that I want to use these pains to make myself forget this feeling as soon as possible.

Gu Changjin opened his eyes and took out an exquisite and simple box from the wooden drawer on the side.

This is the wooden box she handed over yesterday.

The fingertips caressed the places she had touched, and the heavy pain in her heart became more intense.

For a long time, the corners of the man's lips gradually curled up with a hint of ridicule.

Do you really like her that much?

But what qualifications does he have to talk about liking it? For him, liking someone is a luxury.

Think about father and mother, brother and sister, and chase.

Gu Yunzhi, you are not qualified to like someone.

Gu Changjin looked at the empty room, took off his outer robe and went to bed.

He didn't sleep all night last night, and he thought he would have insomnia today, but unexpectedly, within a quarter of an hour, he fell into a deep sleep.

But he didn't sleep for long before he was awakened by a voice.

"Mr. Lang."

Gu Changjin opened his eyes and found that he had sat back on the official hat chair behind the desk.

"Lang Jun, do you look good?" The voice sounded again.

Gu Changjin raised his eyes and looked up, unexpectedly meeting a pair of smiling peach blossom eyes.