Rebirth of marriage

When they arrived at the Tsuchiya after thanking the wine, the old couple was drinking from a bowl of porridge. The bowl was clear and there was a plate of pickles in front of them. However, the two of them were eating very seriously.

Seeing the wine coming, the old lady raised her head from the bowl and asked, "Who are you looking for, girl?"

Xie Jiu smiled, his delicate eyebrows filled with sincerity, "My name is Xie Jiu, and I'm here to give you something."

After that, he took out half a bag of rice, a bag of medicinal materials for treating wind and cold, and most of a frame of coal cakes from his backpack.

She picked up a piece of coal cake, "This is called coal cake, and it is used in the same way as charcoal. But if you want to put it in the stove for heating at night, remember to open the window for ventilation."

The two old men neither asked her why she brought the food, nor did they refuse. They just ate their food and ignored her presence.

Xie Jiu didn't expect to get to know them well the first time. She smiled, put down her things and left.

The old lady looked at her back and asked the old censor quietly, "Old Lin, what does this girl want?"

"What do we have to gain?" the old censor asked his wife after taking a sip of porridge.

The old lady seemed to think about it very seriously, took a big mouthful of porridge and said, "Then accept it?"

"Take it, I'll give you some white rice to eat tonight." The old censor said generously.

Xie Jiu's lips curled up slightly as she listened to what the two said. She did have something in mind. She wanted to find out something about her biological parents from the old censor.

She needed to find evidence that the fake Nihuang had replaced her back then. It would be too reckless to go directly to the Duke's Mansion, and it might even cost her her life if she didn't say anything.

Duke Zhen Guo had only two children. Her biological father was the eldest son of Duke Zhen Guo. After her parents died in the war, the emperor placed their parents' merits on her, named her Princess Nihuang, and granted her a marriage to his eldest son Gu. Xiao.

She was the only child of her parents. The Duke of Zhen lost his eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law at the same time. He would not neglect his granddaughter, but why was she abandoned on the streets of the capital when she was only three years old?

When her parents found her, they reported her to the police. After waiting for seven days, no one came to claim her, and there was no news from the town government office that the child had been lost.

Presumably the fake Nihuang had already taken over her identity at that time, but she had no resemblance to the fake Nihuang in appearance, so how did she avoid making the people in the Zhenguo Palace suspicious?

The old censor has been in the censor's station all his life and knows more things than ordinary officials. Maybe you can get some clues from him.

Xie Jiu respected the upright old man very much and did not want to use conspiracies on him. It might not be useful if they were used, so she chose conspiracy.

There is no good thing in the world without a reason. The old censor was shrewd all his life and knew that she wanted something. He was willing to accept it because he had weighed it in his heart.

Of course, there is also the possibility that he would just collect the things and not do anything, and it would be a good thing to say thank you for the wine and lunch.

After leaving the old censor's house, she found a secluded place nearby to rest.

It was a show and a trap. In the eyes of the Yang family, she went into the mountains to collect herbs and could not return to Lin Shu's house too early.

When Gu Xiao appeared, Xie Jiu was confused for a moment, and then became happy. She had not seen him for several days, and she missed him a little.

"What are you doing?" Gu Xiao lowered his eyes and looked at the woman whose head and face were wrapped in a cloth with only a pair of eyes outside. When he came down from the mountain, he saw her basking in the sun leisurely with her hands behind her head.

Xie Jiu had a smile in his eyes, "I'm basking in the sun, why is the prince here?"

Gu Xiao looked at her smiling with crooked eyebrows and bright black eyes. He took a few breaths and uttered two words, "Passing by."

Mo Qi, who was following him, turned away and took a few steps back. Today, he was going to the camp. When the secret guard reported the situation in the exile area, he thanked the wine and returned to the Lin family. The Yang family was looking for trouble.

The master asked him if he hadn't seen Mr. and Mrs. Lin for a long time.

Now that the person he wants to see is already in front of him, I'm afraid he won't be able to go to Old Lin and his wife. He should also go farther away so as not to disturb his master's good affairs.

Xie Jiu had no doubts about Gu Xiao's words. After all, Gu Xiao was busy all day long in his previous life, and it was even more impossible for him to pretend to pass by just to see her. "Where are you going next, Your Majesty?"

Gu Xiao didn't answer, his deep gaze stayed on her face for a moment, and then he raised his hand to take off the cloth from her face.

Xie Jiu didn't expect him to pull off her face towel, and subconsciously covered her face, but her hands were held by the man.

Gu Xiao's tone was cold, "Why is your face so pale? The injury hasn't healed yet?"

Yuyouguan is Gu Xiao's territory. It's normal for him to know about his injuries. It's just that women want to please their appearance. Xie Jiu doesn't want to see this haggard face by him. He has always liked beautiful things.

But since he had been seen, there was no point in trying to hide it. Xie Jiu raised his head to meet his gaze, "Okay, that's almost it."

Gu Xiao obviously didn't believe it and pulled her forward.

Xie Jiu realized that he might be taking her to find Lin Shu, and hurriedly said, "I can't go back to Lin Shu's house now."

Gu Xiao's eyes were searching, and Xie Jiu told him that he came out to pretend to collect medicine, "I don't want to and don't have the energy to struggle with them every day, so I can only use this method."

The most important thing is that she can't get her hands dirty. Losing her reputation will be detrimental to what she is planning.

Gu Xiao glanced at her and thought that it would not be difficult to escape from them, but she chose the most troublesome path.

But he had promised that their affairs would not be known, and he would not repeat his offer of letting her stay in the palace's backyard.

He bent down and picked her up, then jumped far away on her tiptoes.

When they arrived at his other hospital, Xie Jiu had already fallen asleep in his arms. He called the doctor to see her, but she didn't even wake up. The doctor said she had a severe deficiency of qi and blood and needed to be recuperated.

When the doctor went to prepare the medicine, he took off Xie Jiu's clothes and the gauze wrapped around her waist. All the wounds on her body were exposed in front of him, and Gu Xiao's pupils shrank.

"Does the prince think they are ugly?" Xie Jiu didn't know when he opened his eyes to look at him.

Gu Xiao's cold eyes swept over her wounds, and his tone was unkind, "Ugly."

Xie Jiu's body froze slightly, and then he heard him say, "I can only decide what belongs to me. Since you are my woman, this body belongs to me.

You dare to let it get damaged like this without my permission. Thank you for drinking. Remember, this is the last time. "

Gu Xiao's face was gloomy, and his tone was cold without any warmth.

Xie Jiu stared at him for a while, and suddenly his heart became brighter, "The prince is caring about me."

After she was reborn, she repeatedly thought about their time together and Gu Xiao's character.

What Gu Xiao just said didn't sound good. In her previous life, she would have thought he was overbearing and inhumane, but now she heard another meaning, because if Gu Xiao didn't care about someone, he would simply ignore her.

Gu Xiao didn't admit it, but his eyes were obviously not as cold as before.

The corners of Xie Jiu's mouth slowly raised, she guessed correctly.

Could it be that in the previous life, Gu Xiao actually had feelings for her very early, but at that time, she believed the Yang family's words and thought that he had forced her, so she hated him for rejecting him. Gu Xiao suppressed this feeling Or hide it?

He has always been reserved and indifferent. Maybe he doesn't know how to care about people, so he said it in that way.

Thinking of this, Xie Jiu felt that she should make her attitude clear to him and encourage him. She chuckled and said, "Your Majesty cares about me, I'm very happy."

Gu Xiao moved his lips and looked at her with a somewhat complicated look. Before Xie Jiu had time to think about the meaning behind this look, he heard a woman outside the door replying, "Master, the medicine is ready."

Her expression suddenly changed and she clenched her hands suddenly.

Because her face was already pale, Gu Xiao didn't notice anything unusual, so he pulled the quilt over and covered her tightly.

After the woman delivering the medicine retreated, he pulled back the quilt to reveal her face and ordered, "Drink the medicine."

The doctor had just told him that Xie Jiu's recovery was slow because he didn't take any medicine after being injured. When he thought of some possibility, his eyes darkened.

Xie Jiu closed her eyes and pretended to be dead when she heard her mother-in-law's words. She didn't want to drink medicine, otherwise Lin Shu would have prescribed medicine for her long ago.

Seeing this, Gu Xiao patted the quilt, but she didn't move. He flicked his fingers on her face, but she still didn't move at all, her eyes clenched tightly.

He was a little confused. The person who was smiling just now suddenly pretended to be dead. He caught a glimpse of the medicine bowl from the corner of his eye, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly. He had never seen an adult resist drinking medicine like this.

After a moment of silence, he pinched her cheeks with his hands and forced her to open her mouth, but she gritted her teeth and Gu Xiao laughed angrily.

He picked up the bowl and took a sip, his lips pressed against hers and he slowly poured the medicine into her mouth.