First Lady of the Crown Prince

Chapter 791 Daughter Control (two updates)

Gu Jiao now lives in the Guoshi Palace, and her first reaction is naturally to bring her family to her.

 When I thought about it, I felt it was inappropriate.

She lived in the Imperial Master's Palace to treat the princess's injuries, so it was justifiable to take in two "patients" who came here because of her reputation. She also took in the "fellow countrymen" who came to Yan State with her, which was a little bit no matter how you looked at it. Strange look.

 Easily make the King of Yan suspicious.

“I have to think carefully tonight.” Gu Jiao thought.

 A few people stayed at the inn.

Gu Jiao took out iodophor and gold sore medicine from the first aid kit, and carefully cleaned the wounds of Master Nan and Master Lu.

The two of them suffered mostly superficial injuries. Master Lu had been protecting Master Nan, and she was slightly more seriously injured than Master Nan.

 “I told you not to rush over!” Master Nan glared at him.

 Master Lu chuckled: "I'm thick-skinned and thick-skinned, so I can withstand a beating!"

 —Practice from fighting with the King of Horses.

Gu Jiao treated all the injuries to Master Lu and reminded: "Don't get any water on the wound first. It will be fine in a few days."

 “Are you injured?” Nan Shi Niang asked.

“I wasn’t hurt,” Gu Jiao said, “Ayan and Xiaoshun weren’t hurt either.”

 Senior Nan took a long breath, it didn’t matter to them two adults, as long as the children were fine.

Master Lu asked: "By the way, Jiaojiao, why are you out of the city in the middle of the night?"

Gu Jiao took out the Imperial Master's Palace token hanging on her waist: "I have this."

I'm a good boy, I even got the National Master Palace token. This girl is doing well in the inner city.

Too many things have happened recently, and the space that can be written on the note is limited, so I haven’t had time to elaborate on it with Nan Shiniang and the others.

Taking this opportunity, Gu Jiao told Master Nan and Master Lu what had happened recently. It happened that Gu Xiaoshun and Gu Yan also came over after changing their clothes, and listened to a series of bombshell news from Gu Jiao.

 Everyone’s concerns are different.

  But the surprising points are all the same.

Jiaojiao took away the Han family's Black Wind Cavalry?

 Gu Changqing was injured?

 The Queen Mother and Lao Jijiu came to the State of Yan?

 In comparison, although the fall of the crown prince and Concubine Han was also surprising, it did not receive much attention.

 What they care more about is their own situation.

“…That’s how it is.” Gu Jiao concluded in one sentence.

 The person involved was very calm, but Master Nan and Master Lu were already in a state of turmoil.

The water in the pond of Shengdu has been muddied, and the situation has reached a tense level. The ten major families seem to be monolithic, but in fact they all have their own selfish motives.

There are currently five families that are being manipulated by Jiaojiao and the others, but if you include the Nangong family, there are still six families, among which the fight with the Han family is the most intense.

“There seems to be no movement in the Nangong family recently.” Nan Shiniang said thoughtfully.

The Nangong family has indeed been a little too quiet recently. The only thing that made a big splash was the selection of the commander of the Black Wind Cavalry. The Nangong family's direct daughter went to fight on behalf of her relatives and did not hesitate to disgrace her reputation to force Han Ci to dismount.

 Because he failed, he suddenly became the laughing stock of the whole audience.

Master Lu snorted: "Nangong Li's death was a huge blow to them, and the prince also fell from power. The Nangong family may have to think carefully about whether they should change their master to follow them, right?"

The Nangong family, with a military power of 400,000, has become the most popular family today. As soon as the Han family falls, the Nangong family will rank among the top ten aristocratic families.

 I wonder if they have this chance.

"It's getting late, you should go and rest quickly." Nan Shiniang stopped the conversation in time, otherwise we would have to talk until dawn.

They have nothing to do, but Jiaojiao is running around.

 The three children returned to their respective rooms.

Gu Xiaoshun and Gu Yan share a room, Gu Jiao shares a room, and Mr. Meng also shares a separate room.

Not long after Gu Jiao lay down, Gu Yan came over.

 He climbed onto the bed and lay down next to Gu Jiao.

Then without saying a word, he just held Gu Jiao's waist, gently rested his chin on her shoulder, and breathed in the breath that made him feel reassured.

Gu Jiao lay flat on the bed and looked quietly in the direction of the curtain.

 He said with a hint of pleading: "Don't be angry with me, okay? I won't be like this anymore."

"Yeah." Gu Jiao raised her hand, put one arm behind her head, and held his hand with the other.

There are so many emotions in this world that I cannot feel. Only through you can I cross that black and white zone.

"I'm very nervous now, do you feel it?" Gu Yan asked.

 “Well, I can feel it, my pulse is beating very fast.”

Gu Yan’s face darkened.

Who asked you to take my pulse?

“There is also excitement, happiness, and pride...” Gu Jiao felt them all.

—It’s great to be a normal person. It’s great to be a brother who protects my family for once. And why can I run so well? Haha! I am such an arrogant Yanbao!

Gu Jiao looked at the tent roof: "Well, it is indeed the year of the Ox."

-

Even though she worked until midnight last night, Gu Jiao still got up before dawn.

The sky is gray, and a piece of fish belly white seems to be about to surge out.

Gu Jiao sat up and found two small boxes beside her pillow.

She was dazed for a while before she remembered that Gu Yan seemed to have stuffed something into her hand when he left. She was a little confused at the time, so she didn't pay much attention to it, so she put it on her pillow.

 As for why there are two—

 After Gu Yan left, Gu Xiaoshun seemed to come over too.

 He also stuffed something into her.

"Is it a machine box?" Gu Jiao took it in her hand and looked at it.

These two machine boxes were the life-saving things that Master Lu gave to Gu Xiaoshun and Gu Yan. They were so dangerous last night that they were reluctant to use them, so it was clear that they were given to Gu Jiao.

 “At first glance, it’s Master Lu’s craftsmanship.”

Gu Xiaoshun can't do this level yet.

Gu Jiao almost understood the importance of these two machine boxes. She dressed neatly, washed up, and walked quietly to the next door.

Gu Yan and Gu Xiaoshun were sleeping soundly.

Gu Yan sleeps very well and can stay motionless all night.

 Gu Xiaoshun was originally in a bad state of sleeping, but in order not to kick Gu Yan, he forced himself to hold it in.

 Gu Jiao put the machine box back into their pockets.

Gu Jiao left a note in her room, saying that she was going out and would come over in the afternoon.

 She went to solve the housing problem.

 She returned to the Imperial Master's Hall, where her aunt was still sleeping, so Gu Jiao went directly to Xiao Heng's house without waking her up.

 Xiao Qingkong had no classes today, so he got up early and went to the yard to plant trees.

Xiao Heng had just changed his clothes and looked like he was about to go out. When he saw Gu Jiao coming back, he hurriedly asked: "How is it?"

Gu Jiao went out to save people last night, only he and the state teacher knew.

Gu Jiao said: "The Han family has taken action. Everyone is fine. They are staying at the inn at night. I'm thinking it's time to arrange a place for them to stay."

"Just live in the inner city." Xiao Heng said, "Anyway, we have been targeted by the Han family. There is no difference between the inner city and the outer city for the Han family. The Han family should not expect that we have the courage to pick people up." Come to the inner city.”

Gu Jiao thought it was feasible.

Xiao Heng said: "I have been looking for a house these days. The guarantor said yesterday that there is a small courtyard that meets my needs. Do you want to go and have a look?"

Without waiting for Gu Jiao to answer, Xiao Jingkong stood on tiptoes outside the window, revealing half of his head: "I'm going too! I'm going too!"

The two of them took the little trumpeter and got into the carriage together.

When several people arrived at the place agreed with the guarantor, the guarantor bowed his hand politely, but did not inquire about the identities of the other young masters, one young and one young, brought over by Xiao Heng. He just said pleasantly: "Master Long is here. I and I are here." The owner of the courtyard has said hello, and we can go and see it now."

 The guarantor leads the way.

Gu Jiao whispered: "Are you still using Long Yi's name? What are you going to do when you sign the lease document?"

Xiao Heng also replied in a low voice: "My uncle made a false guide, it's enough to fool one guarantor."

Gu Jiao secretly held out her thumb, uncle, cowhide.

 Xiao Jingkong is holding two adults, jumping and jumping, very happy!

 The family came to the house mentioned by the guarantor.

This is on a relatively quiet old street. Most of the residents have moved out. The area looks a bit old, but the furnishings in the house are new and the lighting and ventilation are excellent.

Xiao Heng looked at the guarantor who was negotiating with the owner of the small courtyard in front, and said to Gu Jiao: "This is very close to Lingbo Academy. We can go through the alley in front and ride a carriage to the east in more than a quarter of an hour."

Since Gu Yan and Nan Shiniang can be hunted down, "Gu Jiao" from Canglan Women's Academy who is related to "Xiao Liulang" will soon become the target of the Han family.

Gu Chengfeng needs to disappear from the academy immediately, and Xiao Jingkong will continue to study day in the future.

 “Do you like it?” Gu Jiao asked Xiao Jingkong.

Xiao Jingkong did not answer immediately, but looked at Gu Jiao and asked, "Liu Lang, did you choose this house?"

 Gu Jiao blinked and nodded: "I chose it, I let...Long Yi choose it."

 Xiao Jingkong stretched out his little arms: "Then I like it!"

Xiao Heng’s mouth twitched.

However, Gu Jiao and Xiao Heng were not very satisfied.

There are many of them. This small courtyard looks big, but there are only three habitable rooms.

"Isn't there five rooms here?" The guarantor discussed with the owner of the small courtyard.

The host said: "There are two rooms that I want to use as warehouses, and I need to put some things in them."

　　　Yeah, it’s yellow again.

The guarantor broke into a cold sweat and said to Xiao Heng: "Well, Mr. Long, I will take you to see somewhere else."

 As a result, I looked at several places nearby and was not satisfied.

Xiao Jingkong took Gu Jiao's hand: "Liu Lang, do we have to rent the house on this street?"

Gu Jiao said: "No, the main reason is that this place is close to where you go to school."

 Small headroom: “Oh, what if there is one closer?”

"How can there be something closer?" the sponsor said confidently, "I have been a sponsor for thirty years, and I own all the best houses in Yaxing. This street is the closest to Lingbo Academy. That’s right, you can’t rent it any further!”

Before he could even finish his words, Xiao Jingkong silently took out a house deed from his purse.

　　Guarantor: “…”

Xiao Heng had a toothache: "Didn't you tell me earlier that you had the deed?"

Xiao Jingkong crossed his arms, turned his face and snorted: "I won't give it to you if you ask! I will give it to Jiaojiao if you ask me!"

The guarantor found a shady spot under a big tree to carefully check the authenticity of the property deed, and did not hear their conversation.

Xiao Heng said: "That Jiaojiao used to live in the outer city. He couldn't live in such a narrow house, and I didn't see you take out the house deed!"

Xiao Jingkong felt extremely wronged. He spread his hands and said, "Jiaojiao, Jiaojiao was looking for a house in the outer city at that time, and I don't have one in the outer city!"

These words are very similar to a country bumpkin friend going to a rich friend to ask questions - Why didn't you lend me your car last night?

The rich man said - You said you could borrow a Xiali, but I don’t have a Xiali, I only have a Ferrari!

　　Gu·Versailles·Jiao: I am willing to admit defeat!

 Xiao Heng’s teeth hurt even more.

Having moved from Zhao to Dayan, his charterer is still the little monk in front of him, right?

How much debt did he owe to the young monk in his previous life?

The little charterer puffed up his little chest and shook one of his little feet: "I'll rent it to you cheaply, five hundred taels a month!"

 Xiao Heng's body was shaken.

 Little monk, you are raising your price from the ground up!

While the big one and the small one were fighting wits and courage, a carriage drove slowly and stopped beside Gu Jiao and the other three.

Immediately afterwards, the car window was opened, and Mr. Jing's head popped out: "Huh? Qing'er, Liulang, why are you here? Well, who is this little devil?"

 Xiao Jingkong put his hands on his hips and glared: "You are the little devil!"

"Ah, I remember, you are the one..." During the three days when Gu Jiao was in coma after the selection of the commander of the Black Wind Cavalry, Mr. Jing accompanied An Guo Gong to visit Gu Jiao in the Imperial Master Palace and met Xiao Jingkong.

It's just that at that time, Xiao Jingkong was wearing the uniform of the academy, like a young scholar, but now he is dressed like an ordinary young master, making him almost unrecognizable.

 “I’m not called that! My name is Jingkong!” Xiao Jingkong corrected seriously.

Jing Erye smiled and said: "Yes, yes, that's the name! You also saved the little princess, you are a little hero!"

 There’s so much nonsense, and it’s blocking my view of my daughter.

Today is another day where I want to beat up my stupid brother.

 The daggers in An Guogong's eyes were swishing.

Unfortunately, Mr. Jing and his eldest brother had no tacit understanding, so Gu Jiao came over and took a look through the window.

 When she saw An Guogong, her mood suddenly became very good.

 When Duke An Guo saw Gu Jiao, he couldn't hide the smile in his eyes.

 …

 After learning that Gu Jiao was looking for a house, Duke An offered to let her live in the Duke's Mansion.

 “Hmm…” Gu Jiao hesitated.

 Seeing her frown, Duke An Guo dipped his fingertips in water and continued to write on the armrest: "The Duke's mansion has guards, so it is safer than you living outside."

 He is writing about you, not you.

As smart as An Guogong, he had already guessed that Gu Jiao was not looking for a house for herself at this juncture.

She lives well in the Guoshi Palace, and there are probably few places in Shengdu that are safer than the Guoshi Palace.

Jing Erye took Xiao Qingkong to a big tree on the street to catch cicadas. Xiao Heng and the guarantor were discussing renting a house under the shade of the tree.

 There were only two people in the carriage, Gu Jiao and An Guogong.

Gu Jiao considered the possibility of living in the Duke's Mansion.

An Guogong continued to write: "It is also close to Lingbo Academy, so it is convenient to take the child to school."

Gu Jiao looked at the words on the armrest and was stunned.

 I clearly didn’t mention the small space, how do you know he wants to live there too?

 You are as good as the Imperial Master!

 Looking at Gu Jiao's cute little look, the smile in An Guogong's eyes almost overflowed.

 He couldn't make any expressions, otherwise the corners of his lips would have to curl up to his ears.

He wrote: "Every day there is good food and drink, there are also a lot of guards, and there is endless money."

At this time, the Duke of the country is a bad guy who seduces children!

Gu Jiao opened her eyes wide and asked, "But didn't the Duke's mansion dissipate all the family wealth?"

 “Earn money again.” An Guogong wrote with a smile in his eyes.

That look in his eyes seemed to say, your adoptive father and I are just an ordinary little business genius.

Gu Jiao raised her eyebrows and said seriously: "It doesn't matter if it's money or not, the main thing is to cultivate a relationship with you, my adoptive father."

 Gong An Guo laughed in his heart.

 Gu Jiao is not a pretentious person, and she didn’t say that if we go, it may bring danger to you.

She is the adopted son of An Guo Gong, and An Guo Gong's government has long been involved in this dispute. In other words, it can be said that An Guo Gong's government has never come out of this dispute.

From the moment An Guogong spent all his wealth to collect the body of Xuanyuan's son, he had declared his position to the entire Yan Dynasty.

 Gu Jiao told Xiao Heng about An Guogong's proposal.

Xiao Heng always felt that Duke An Guo had a father-in-law's hostility toward him. In the past, he might not have agreed easily, but thinking about the little monk's stinky face, he felt that Duke An Guo's government was not so difficult to accept.

 —I will never admit that I am stingy! Five hundred taels a month!

Xiao Heng paused for a moment: "There are also Master Nan and their inner city talismans... I will find a solution for this."

Gu Jiao said, "No need, Duke An Guo said he can get it."

 Xiao Heng felt like he was getting a slap on the head.

  I actually have no chance to show off in front of Jiaojiao.

  Why do you have an inexplicable strong sense of crisis?

It’s not too late to change your mind and rent the little monk’s house now——

After settling on a place to stay, Gu Jiao decided to go back to the inn. Xiao Jing only wanted to be with her, but Xiao Hengti slipped him back.

Xiao Heng said tremblingly: "You are now His Highness's little follower."

 Small headroom makes me crazy.

 Ahhhh, a bad brother-in-law is so unlovable!

 …

Inn.

Mr. Meng finally woke up. He stood blankly in front of the washstand with his chicken coop on his head. He looked at the pig-headed face reflected in the basin and felt ten thousand black wind kings galloping through his heart.

“Did this chess master get beaten by someone?”

　　What happened last night, I don’t remember at all!

Gu Jiao came to the inn, and several people got up and gathered in Mr. Meng's wing.

Master Lu did not dare to say that he was the one who knocked the old man into such a state, and shamelessly pushed it to the guards and soldiers of the Han family.

Mr. Meng was successfully led astray and left a mark on the Han family in his heart!

 Gu Jiao's plan for moving said: "...In the afternoon, the people from the Anguo Palace will deliver the Inner City Talisman Festival to the inn, and we will move there in the evening."

“So fast.” Gu Yan was surprised, “I mean, it’s very fast to get the inner city talisman in half a day.”

Inner city talisman festivals are no small matter. Generally, government offices are not qualified to issue talisman festivals to people from other countries. Even if they can, it will take several months.

Gu Jiao said: "The Duke said he has a way."

After saying goodbye to Gu Jiao, Anguo Gong immediately set out to deal with the matter. Although the talisman festival was difficult, there was a family that had the privilege of issuing talisman festivals.

 That is the Mu family.

Mr. Su was a member of Jing Zhaoyin in the prosperous capital, and he had a good relationship with the minister of Honglu Temple who was in charge of diplomacy.

 The Duke of Guo asked Mr. Jing to invite Mu Qingchen over.

Since Gu Jiao was no longer at Tianqiong Academy, Mu Qingchen rarely went there. He had been staying at Su's house these days, so he came here quickly.

“The Duke looks good,” Mu Qingchen said.

“Much better than before.” An Guogong wrote on the armrest.

Mu Qingchen stood beside him and looked at the words on the armrest. She couldn't help but secretly marvel that a living dead man who had been in a coma for three years could actually recover to such an amazing level in less than three months.

 Gu Jiao participated in the selection of the commander of the Black Wind Cavalry as the adopted son of An Guo Gong, but Gu Jiao won. In other words, this powerful opponent was sent to the field by An Guo Gong.

However, Mu Qingchen did not have any quarrel with An Guogong because of this.

 He didn't even ask Duke An Guo why he accepted a young man from Zhao State as his adopted son.

 They were getting along as usual.

 An Guogong continued to write: "Qingchen, I really don't hide anything from you. I have something to ask for."

"You say."

 Gong An Guo solemnly wrote his request on the armrest.

 He knew that this matter was abrupt and difficult to handle.

 But when the matter came to an emergency, Mu Qingchen's route was the fastest way he could think of.

“When do you want it?” Mu Qingchen asked.

 This is a promise.

 Although he expected that Mu Qingchen would not refuse his request due to his temperament, he still breathed a sigh of relief.

 He wrote: “Today, the sooner the better.”

It takes at least ten days and a half for the locals to hold the Inner City Talisman Festival, and it takes a month for foreigners just to go through the Honglu Temple review. After going through the process, it is considered lucky to get it in the third month. good.

 “Okay, I’ll bring it to you before dinner.”

Mu Qingchen agreed without any hesitation, and did not ask who An Guogong was doing it for.

 An Guogong wrote: "Thank you very much, Qingchen."

Mu Qingchen said: "I promised Yinyin that I would take good care of you."

An Guogong looked at Mu Qingchen's retreating back and sighed in his heart.

-

Since Gu Jiao and her family are moving in, the rest of the house will naturally be cleared away.

"What did you say?"

In Mu Ruxin's courtyard, her personal maid looked at Manager Zheng in disbelief, "My lady is living well in the Duke's Mansion, why should she move out?"

Manager Zheng smiled and said politely: "Miss Mu has been in the Yan Kingdom for so long, and she must be homesick. The Duke's condition has improved, and he no longer dares to force Miss Mu to live in his house."

This is a beautiful thing to say, but it doesn’t mean the same thing?

 Please do it.

Manager Zheng took the brocade box from the servant behind him and handed it to Mu Ruxin: "This is a wish from my father-in-law. Although the consultation fee has been paid at the beginning, Miss Mu has to go back since she came, so this The transportation expenses are also prepared for you.”

The maid was furious: "Who said my lady is going back!"

My young lady has not yet become the daughter of the Duke of your country!

Mu Ruxin's reaction was calmer than that of the maid.

 In fact, this is not the first time that the Duke has revealed his intention to let her go.

Early after the Duke of Guo could write freely, he expressed his gratitude to her tactfully, but at that time, the Duke of Guo did not leave her enough dignity in front of the third person.

　　But she didn’t want to leave, and happened to meet the second lady who accidentally sprained her waist while picking flowers, so she stayed in the name of the second lady to treat her waist injury.

Mu Ruxin said: "It's not a hurry. The second lady's back injury has not healed in the past few days..."

Manager Zheng said with a smile: "Second Madam, we have already hired a doctor. We dare not force Miss Mu to stay and make her suffer from homesickness."

No matter how thick-skinned Mu Ruxin is, she can't act like she's not leaving in front of a few servants.

  She said: "Then I will pack everything tonight..."

Manager Zheng smiled: "The carriage has been prepared for you, right at the door! The guards have also been selected and will **** you all the way back to Chen Kingdom! Of course, if you want to appreciate Dayan's customs and customs again, they will also I will follow you and wait for your orders!"

Mu Ruxin's face felt hot.

This is not a thank you to her, it is clearly an outright rejection of her!

Mu Ruxin said calmly: "I have some private matters in the city these days. I will send you the address when I settle down. If the Duke and the second lady are in need, they can come to me at any time."

That’s not necessary!

Mu Ruxin took a deep breath, calmed down and said, "Please wait a moment, I have something..."

Seventeen or eight capable maids and women swarmed in, neatly waiting for orders.

"many."

　　Mu Ruxin said the last word in a daze, she never wanted to speak again in her life!

 Half an hour later, Manager Zheng politely sent Master and Servant Mu Ruxin to the carriage.

Mu Ruxin looked at the Duke of Guo's Mansion, who had stayed there for half a year, and felt a little unwilling after all. Outsiders only knew that the Duke of Guo had spent all his family wealth for the Xuanyuan family, but only those who had lived in the Duke of Guo's Mansion knew that the Duke of Guo had changed his mind over the years. How much wealth was born.

 Since ancient times, scholars have been noble and they dislike the smell of copper.

 An Guogong did not.

He is not a money-grubbing person, but he understands the importance of money very well. As a scholar, he can both take it and let it go.

The more they get along with each other, the more Mu Ruxin admires An Guogong, and the more she wants to be the apple of his eye.

It’s a pity that after working hard for so long, all her enthusiasm was wasted!

Mu Ruxin opened her mouth: "I haven't had time to talk to the second lady yet—"

Manager Zheng waved decisively: "Goodbye! See you soon!"

   I was very touched when I saw everyone’s messages.

Many readers have sent me private messages, saying that the article "Jiaojiao" has brought them a lot of happiness and passion.

I want to say that you have also given me a lot of strength and inspiration.

Lines that pay homage to "The Legend of the Cat Demon"—

"Shou Fu" is really great because of you.

 (End of this chapter)