Chapter 52
Two years later.

Saying goodbye to Uncle Yong'an who was reluctant to leave, and all the uncles and aunts, Yu Xia and Gu Qingshi boarded the carriage back to Beijing.

The two years living at the border was the most relaxing period for Yu Xia. There was no comparison, no calculations, only free running and chatting. She also learned a few martial arts from a few aunts. It is only used for self-defense, otherwise there is a chance to become a martial arts master like Awei.

Awei drove the car with ease. This time he returned to Beijing with twice as much luggage as when he came here. They were all gifts from his uncles. They were all kinds of leather and mountain goods. There were several large boxes so full that the wheels of the carriage made prints. Deeper.

Originally, according to the Empress Dowager's plan, their family should stay at the border until the end of their lives, but after only two years, Gu Qingshi had to be called back to the capital - Princess Luoyang should get married.

Although the princess of Luoyang is very favored by the queen mother, her direct blood relatives should be the ones to see the marriage. In all these years, except for Gu Qingshi who returned to Beijing once on the day of his wedding, King Taiping has never appeared in front of people. Ten letters passed, and five verbal orders were issued in succession, but they still failed to change King Taiping's mind.

As a last resort, Gu Qingshi could only be allowed to return to Beijing - this was also the result of Emperor Chongming's efforts.

The empress dowager called urgently, and there was no delay in returning to Beijing, but the journey was full of dust and dust, adults could endure hardships, but children could not.

When Yu Xia left Beijing, she found out that she was pregnant. After seven months of pregnancy, she successfully gave birth to a pair of twin boys. The eldest son was named Gu Junming, nicknamed Fuji, and the second son was named Gu Junning, named Fuyuan.Now that the whole journey is speeding up, the two children are stunned, and Yu Xia is so distressed that she sheds tears, "Luoyang is a granddaughter, and our Fuji and Fuyuan are still great-grandsons. There is no Queen Mother who acts like this! Tomorrow, I will carry the two children. Cry at the gate of the palace!"

Returning to Beijing this time, the queen mother finally caught the loophole to plot against them.

Previously, Gu Qingshi was dispatched to the border because of contradicting the queen mother, but now if he wants to gain a foothold in the capital again, he can no longer do something that annoys the queen mother, otherwise he will be disobedient and unfilial!Filial piety is greater than the sky, even Emperor Chongming has always set an example and advocated filial piety, how can Gu Qingshi, a little son of the world, surpass the emperor?
But the original two-month itinerary was enough, and the Queen Mother's Yizhi opened her mouth to ask them to arrive in the capital within a month. Isn't this intentional to make things difficult for others!
"I'll take Ah Wei to Beijing first, and you guys can follow me and go later!" Gu Qingshi made a decision as he felt sorry for his son.

"No! I'm not here. Isn't this another excuse for the queen mother to torment others?" Yu Xia gritted her teeth, "Liu Nanny, let's go first, take good care of Fuji and Fuyuan!"

"Let the horse!"

After two years at the border, Yu Xia has become very skilled in equestrian skills. She jumped onto the horse with a fierce look in her eyes, "Didn't the old godly woman use rumors to deliberately belittle you? Then let's see who is worse off!"

Gu Qingshi instantly understood her thoughts, and led someone to lead a horse, leaving the guards to the two children, only bringing Awei and Yunyun, and the four of them rode fast all the way, and when the horse was tired, they went to the post station to change one. It took only 25 days to arrive in Beijing!

When they arrived at the city gate, Yu Xia deliberately told Gu Qing not to change clothes. The two had traveled a long distance, their well-maintained cheeks were a little dry and their hair was withered and yellow like a refugee, but the clothes they wore and the horse they rode were not ordinary, which attracted passers-by All eyes were on, Yu Xia dismounted at the place with the most traffic, and fell directly over it!
"Mrs. Shizi!" Yun Yun yelled at the loudest volume in his life.

They were already attracting people's attention, but now that they shouted like this, people surrounded them one after another.

"What's going on here?"

Yunyun hugged Yu Xia and cried loudly, "Poor my wife, she was originally the concubine of Taiping, but because the prince told the truth in front of the queen mother, the queen mother was furious, and sent her to the border directly! My family has nothing to do with my wife! The complaints went away, but after leaving Beijing, I found out that my wife was pregnant and the border conditions were difficult. After my wife became pregnant, she was lingering on the sick bed, and finally regained some vitality. Returning to Beijing! Poor madam, in order not to drag the crown prince down, hastened all the way, and several horses ran to death. She kept holding on for a while on the road, and now she can't take it anymore! My poor madam!"

"It will take at least two months from the border to the capital. Why is it so urgent?"

"Hey, didn't you say that you want to show the Princess Luoyang a marriage?"

"The elders are the ones who come to see each other, and calling the two juniors back in such a hurry, isn't it intentional to make things difficult for others!"

Someone told the truth quickly, and the people next to him kept telling him to keep quiet.

"However, what did the prince say in front of the queen mother to make the queen mother so angry?"

"These are all old things," Yun Yun wiped her tears, "Every mistake is the fault of my eldest son and his wife, and has nothing to do with the Queen Mother."

"Oh, it's so pitiful, it's still Mrs. Shizi, let's see what it's like to suffer."

"Yes, she is the Queen Mother. How is her method of teasing people different from that of an ordinary old woman?"

"Shh! Be careful! My granddaughter-in-law can be treated so harshly, let alone us ordinary people!"

"Yes, yes, let's go quickly!"

The onlookers dispersed in a hurry, but the Queen Mother's vicious and mean reputation quietly spread throughout the capital.

Not to mention that the Empress Dowager closed her eyes and fainted after hearing the news, even Emperor Chongming was furious, "Just let me make the decision for you, why do you want your daughter-in-law to make such a fuss? Gu Qingshi, then But your real grandmother!"

"It's precisely because she was my nephew's biological grandmother that my nephew didn't stop A Ruo." Gu Qingshi closed her eyes, "Uncle Huang, this is what our Gu family owes her."

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

"Uncle Huang! You are considerate of your grandmother, and you are considerate of your nephew!" Gu Qingshi took a deep breath, "My nephew's two children are still in their infancy. They can't even walk yet so they have to suffer with my nephew. The nephew feels guilty! But because the Queen Mother is his biological grandmother, the nephew can only suffer! A Ruo feels uncomfortable. What she is doing today is the result of his nephew's connivance. If the imperial uncle wants to punish, then punish me. .”

When mentioning the two children who had never met before, Emperor Chongming's expression softened a lot, "Bring the children over some other day so I can meet them."

"Fuji and Fuyuan are still on the way. When they return to Beijing, my nephew will bring someone to pay respects to Uncle Huang."

Thinking of his own mother causing the two children to bump along the road, thinking of Gu Qingshi's grievances all the way, and seeing the skin on his face that was blown chapped by the wind, Emperor Chongming really couldn't say the words to criticize Gu Qingshi, " Forget it, discuss with me in advance next time, so that I can make preparations in advance. Alright, let's go back to the mansion and rest."

Gu Qingshi responded and turned around to leave.

"Come back!" Emperor Chongming stopped him, "Go to the imperial hospital and ask an imperial doctor to take a look at your wife."

"Yes."

Yu Xia was supported by Yunyun back to the mansion. As soon as she entered the door, Princess Luoyang was sitting in the hall.

"What are you doing here?" Yu Xia didn't have the strength to argue with her.

"Sister-in-law is so majestic, the disturbance at the gate of the city just now is enough for half a month's talk in the capital."

"What does what they say about them have to do with me?"

"As expected of Mrs. Shizi, you can sit still. Unfortunately, do you think the queen mother will let you go like this? Today you made the queen mother make a big fool of herself."

"Don't worry, since I dare to do this, I have such confidence. If you don't believe me, just wait and see."

Early the next morning, the servants of Prince Taiping's Mansion mobilized together to distribute leaflets on the street. On the leaflet was a "Report of Guilt" written by Yu Xia in a eloquent voice, apologizing for his public disobedience and embarrassment to the Queen Mother. It is said that the queen mother is her elder, and it is her duty to honor the queen mother. She is too delicate and will not do it again in the future.In short, the fault is hers, the queen mother is just an innocent old lady.

Yu Xia also asked the servants to tell everyone who received the leaflets that the old queen mother would get angry after hearing this, so it is better not to publicize this matter in the capital in the future.

It is said that blocking is worse than sparse, the more people are prohibited from discussing this matter, the stronger people's curiosity will be.

Originally, because of the eminent status of the Queen Mother, very few people dared to discuss this matter in public, but now it is talked about in the streets and alleys, and even many old things are mentioned. For example, the Queen Mother was just a queen before Emperor Chongming ascended the throne. The peasant woman owes her current glory to Emperor Chongming's success - to the Queen Mother's ears, she felt it was more embarrassing than being stripped naked and thrown in front of others.

As for whether this embarrassment hides the guilt and fear of worrying about the past being exposed, it is not known.

"What did the queen mother say?" Emperor Chongming looked at her incredulously, "The queen mother actually wants me to lock up everyone who discusses this matter?"

"Why not?" The queen mother knelt in front of the Buddhist hall, slowly twisting the beads, "Ai's family is so precious as the queen mother, how can it be reduced to the laughing stock of ordinary people?"

"If the queen mother is worried about this matter, I can let people spread some other news on the streets to divert the people's attention."

"No, Aijia made it very clear, Aijia will make everyone who laughed at Aijia pay the price!"

"Mother," Emperor Chongming's expression darkened, "You are deliberately embarrassing me!"

"The Ai family is the empress dowager of the court, with a noble status, and now it has become the laughing stock of the world, so what's the matter with locking them up? Such vulgar people, keeping them alive is because of the kindness of the Ai family!"

"Have you forgotten that without the vulgar person you call me, I wouldn't be able to sit on the throne today?" Emperor Chongming looked at her with a scrutinizing gaze, "I said on the day I ascended the throne that I would share a prosperous age with all the people in the world. Now you You want me to arrest people indiscriminately for my own selfish desires and put the people of the world where they want me to be!"

"Is the emperor determined to fight Aijia?"

"It's right for me to say this. The queen mother wants to silence everyone, but she doesn't want to be that villain. Is she deliberately trying to discredit me in front of the people!"

"Shut up! You, you are trying to piss me off!"

"If Queen Mother insists on calling me unfilial, I have nothing to say."

(End of this chapter)

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