First Lady of the Crown Prince

Chapter 922 The Wedding (Part 1) Two updates in one

It was an hour after Gu Jiao returned to Bishui Hutong. She did a full show and actually bought something - a few bunches of candied haws.

She came to the door of her house carrying candied haws, and unexpectedly heard a low-volume conversation coming from the alley.

 “You go in.”

　　is the sound of small headroom.

"I can not."

It was... the voice of a young man. Gu Jiao sounded familiar, but she didn't remember it immediately.

Xiao Jingkong sighed angrily: "If you make a mistake, you should face it bravely."

 The young man hesitated and said, “But my hair hasn’t grown out yet.”

“Jiaojiao! You’re back! Why are you so late?”

Grandma Zhou came out of Aunt Sun’s house and saw Gu Jiao carrying candied haws.

The conversation in the alley stopped suddenly, followed by the sound of fleeing footsteps, and the young man walked away.

“I went and bought some candied haws.” Gu Jiao bent down, took a candied haws and handed it to Grandma Zhou’s grandson.

 The little grandson looked up at his grandma, his eyes full of longing.

Grandma Zhou felt embarrassed, so Gu Jiao said: "Take it, Xiaobao will come and play with you tomorrow."

Hearing what Gu Jiao said, Grandma Zhou accepted the candied haws with a smile and asked her grandson to thank him.

 After Gu Jiao said goodbye to Grandma Zhou, Xiao Jingkong happened to walk out of the alley.

“Jiaojiao.” He jumped up to Gu Jiao and gave her a loving hug.

He is obviously over six years old, but he still looks five years old, and there is no sense of inconsistency in his cuteness.

He saw the candied haws in Gu Jiao's hand, and his big eyes blinked: "Wow! Jiaojiao, you went to buy candied haws!"

Gu Jiao had to say yes, otherwise, he would be jealous if she told him that she was going on a date with his bad brother-in-law.

 “Are you going to school tomorrow?” Gu Jiao asked.

 “It’s a holiday tomorrow!” Xiao Jingkong said.

“It doesn’t matter if you sleep a little later.” Gu Jiao asked him to pick a bunch of candied haws.

He picked the second oldest one and left the oldest one for Gu Xiaobao. It was right that he would spoil his younger brother because of his strength.

Gu Jiao held his hand and walked home: "By the way, who were you talking to just now?"

Xiao Jingkong held Gu Jiao with one hand, grabbed the candied haws with the other, took a lick, and said, "Brother Chenglin."

Gu Chenglin?

 Gu Jiao remembered such a person.

The youngest son who was raised the most crookedly by Aunt Ling always thought it was Yao who killed his mother, so he always bullied Gu Yan. Later, he was stabbed severely by Aunt Ling, whom he trusted and was closest to, and he became discouraged ever since. Feeling cold, I once wanted to become a monk.

　　When Xiao Qingkong was halfway through shaving him, the old marquis came back, and he rolled back to the world of mortals with his tail between his legs.

 “Huh? I remember his hair growing out.”

 Gu Chengfeng bought a lot of hair growth products from her.

Xiao Jingkong said: "Originally, it grew out, but during the Chinese New Year, he played with firecrackers and fried his hair again."

Gu Jiao asked sharply: "Should we play with firecrackers or your black fire beads?"

 Xiao Jingkong blinked: "My black fire beads."

 Gu Jiao: “…”

Xiao Jingkong said innocently: "But I made up for it! I, I, I saw that his hair was blown into a mess, so I shaved him again!"

 Then it won’t grow any longer…

Xiao Jingkong licked a mouthful of candied haws: "Oops! Suddenly I remembered that I haven't fed Xiaojiu yet, I'm going to feed Xiaojiu!"

After saying that, he raised his head and looked at Gu Jiao cutely, "Jiaojiao, you are so beautiful today. I can't extricate myself from your beauty. I am so happy!"

Gu Jiao: Yes, Xiaobao’s sweet words solved the case.

 “Wait a minute.” Gu Jiao shouted and ran away to the small clearing in the house.

Xiao Jingkong rolled his eyes and turned around with a smile: "Jiaojiao, is there anything else?"

 Look, how can you get angry with such a cute, cute and sensible child?

Gu Jiao thought for a while and asked, "What is he here for today?"

 …

 The next day, Gu Changqing and Gu Chengfeng got up early.

Gu Chengfeng went back too late last night and Gu Changqing had already rested. He only confirmed the marriage mentioned by Yuan Tong with his eldest brother this morning.

“Brother, do you really want to marry the daughter of the Yuan family?” he asked Gu Changqing.

Gu Changqing had just finished riding, and his handsome face was dripping with sweat. He took the towel handed over by the waiter, wiped the sweat on his forehead and neck, and said, "What's wrong? Do you have any opinions?"

Gu Chengfeng snorted: "What can I say? I'm not your father."

Gu Changqing looked at him coldly.

He shrank his neck and changed the topic with a smile: "Brother, didn't you agree to go to Bishui Hutong today? That girl has been resting for two days since she came back."

 The implication is that they can come and make trouble.

Gu Changqing raised his eyebrows and suddenly said with some pride: "I met Jiaojiao yesterday."

Gu Chengfeng's eyes widened: "What? Didn't we agree to go today! You actually went behind my back -"

Gu Changqing said: "Who told my grandfather to call you to the palace and you didn't go? My grandfather and I came back from the palace and happened to meet her coming to visit Duke An Guo."

 Gu Chengfeng seemed to have missed 100 million, and his whole body was in bad shape!

 Especially the eldest brother has a show off tone.

Really!

 Brother, are you so naive?

Gu Changqing glanced at his younger brother and walked away in a majestic manner.

Gu Chengfeng gritted his teeth and returned to his yard.

While he was packing his things, Gu Chenglin came over.

“Why did you get up so early today? Do you want to go to school?” he asked.

Gu Chenglin scratched his head: "It's a day off today."

“Oh, then Gu Yan is also on holiday.” He said, opened the cabinet door and stuffed an extra box of things into the baggage, “I wonder if the Imperial College will let them go.”

 “It’s okay, too,” Gu Chenglin said.

 Gu Chengfeng forgot to ask him how he knew, and stuffed something more into his bag: "Brother and I will go out in a while, and you can study at home."

 “Oh.” Gu Chenglin lowered his head.

 “What’s wrong?” Gu Chengfeng noticed something was wrong with his brother’s mood.

Gu Chenglin was about to speak but stopped: "...It's nothing, I'm going to study."

"It's weird." Gu Chengfeng looked at his back as he turned away, packed up his brocade box and went to meet his elder brother at the gate.

It is rare to take a holiday, and Xuan Yuanqi and the dust came over.

 Liaochen was dragged here by his father, otherwise he would not have wanted to face the little monk who could chant sutras better than the abbot.

Xuanyuan Qi was teaching martial arts to three young men in the backyard. Liao Chen was lying on a wicker chair nearby to enjoy the cool air.

 Gu Xiaobao was carried by Yu Yaer to find Grandma Zhou's grandson, while Gu Jiao went to the medical clinic.

 Mr. Yao was making snacks for several children in the kitchen house.

What Xuanyuan Qi taught was a set of the most basic introductory boxing techniques. He demonstrated it first and then taught it one move at a time.

 Xiao Jingkong learned the fastest, followed by Gu Xiaoshun, and Gu Yan was the slowest, barely learning.

Xuanyuan Qi saw that the three children were sweating profusely and knew that the day was almost over.

He was surprised by Xiao Jingkong's talent. Xiao Liu really left a very outstanding descendant for the Xuanyuan family.

The two brothers came to the backyard, first greeted Xuanyuan Qi and his son, and then greeted Gu Xiaoshun and the other three one by one, and then went to the kitchen to pay respects to Mr. Yao.

 “Big brother, big brother! Look at me boxing!”

Xiao Jingkong couldn't wait to show off his newly learned boxing skills to Gu Changqing.

Gu Changqing and Xuan Pinghou both taught Xiao Jingkong some martial arts. He learned more complex martial arts, but he practiced them very well.

 This is a hard-working kid.

　　He struck it down smoothly.

 “Yo, that’s good.” Gu Chengfeng praised.

 Xiao Jingkong nodded like a fool: "Yes, yes! I learn the best!"

 Gu Xiaoshun was not very proficient in a few moves, so he practiced silently on the side, with Xuanyuan Qi correcting him from time to time.

Only Gu Yan returned to the house with a stinky face.

Gu Changqing followed him, and behind him, he said considerately: "Actually, I know this boxing technique, and I can also teach you."

Gu Yan turned his face and snorted: "Who wants to learn?"

The few punches he just performed didn't require much space, so Gu Changqing demonstrated them to him directly in the room.

Even if Gu Yan pretended not to care at first, he was gradually attracted to her later on.

 “You try it.” Gu Changqing said to him.

"I won't try." Gu Yan refused to embarrass himself in front of Gu Changqing.

Gu Changqing smiled softly, raised Gu Yan's arm, and helped Gu Yan get into a rising position.

 “I told you I wouldn’t practice…”

"Tighten your waist and abdomen." His slender fingers touched Gu Yan's soft belly, and his other hand touched his thin back.

Gu Yan took a deep breath unconsciously.

“Like this.” Gu Changqing came up behind him, grabbed his arm, and led him through the first movement.

 He leaned in his brother's arms, feeling the specific details of each movement: "Is that so?"

 When he looked, he could only see the front or the back, which was always difficult to combine. But when Gu Changqing grabbed his arm and did it once, he felt a sudden sense of enlightenment.

With Gu Changqing working one-on-one with Gu Yan, Gu Yan finally mastered the first half of Professor Xuanyuan Qi's boxing techniques.

Not only that, he also previewed the second half of the set in advance. Although his performance was not as smooth as the first half, he could still perform it even if he was stuttering.

He immediately went to Xiaoqingkong to show off with his eyebrows high and proud!

 Xiao Jingkong felt like he was struck by lightning, with a look of disbelief on his face!

Even brother Yan can actually do it?

no!

 He wants to practice more!

Bishui Hutong officially begins its involution—

 …

Gu Xiaobao didn’t come back until he was about to have lunch.

 As soon as he entered the house, he started looking for his sister.

However, there is no sister today.

Gu Xiaobao squeezed his little hands and raised his head blankly, one brother, two brothers...a row of brothers.

Gu Changqing hasn't seen Gu Xiaobao for a long time. He still remembers the first time he saw him. He was trembling in his arms. Now that he has grown up, he probably won't.

Gu Changqing confidently bent down and picked up the confused Gu Xiaobao.

Gu Xiaobao really didn't tremble like before, but his whole little body was frozen.

"Brother, he still looks so afraid of you. Let me come." Gu Chengfeng hugged Xiaobao over.

As expected, Gu Xiaobao relaxed as soon as he was in Gu Chengfeng's arms.

Gu Changqing didn’t believe in evil and hugged her again.

Gu Xiaobao froze again.

Gu Changqing: “…”

 “Hahaha!” Gu Chengfeng put his hands on his hips and laughed three times, “Brother! Xiaobao really still doesn’t like you!”

 He hugged the little guy back into his arms and said proudly, "Xiaobao, you like the second brother the most, right?"

Gu Xiaobao looked at him seriously, seeming to be thinking about his words.

Suddenly, Gu Xiaobao stretched out his hands, grabbed his ears, and pulled him into a frightening ear!

 Gu Chengfeng: “…!”

 …

 In the more than a year since Gu Jiao was away, the business of Miaoshou Tang has been booming. Xiao Song, who originally followed Gu Jiao to the capital, has become a slightly famous brand, and many people come here every day.

 The second boss is a business wizard and is already planning to open another Miaoshou Tang on Chang'an Avenue.

In addition, Mo Qianxue, the courtesan of Xianleju who was recuperating in the hospital, left, and Hua Xiyao also disappeared from the capital.

 The second owner’s family didn’t know where they were going.

 Some people may be separated for a lifetime.

The imperial decree to advance the wedding date of Gu Jiao and Xiao Heng was issued, and it was indeed June 18th, as Xiao Heng said.

At the end of May, Mr. Gu finally finished his work at the Ministry of Industry. He had already heard the news about his father and son's triumphant return. He went to the Marquis Mansion to wash up, changed into dry clothes, and planned to go and invite his father to visit. Good luck.

As a result, he saw the maid next to Gu Jinyu coming to see him in a hurry.

 “What’s the matter?” he asked with a frown.

"Master Marquis, Miss, she...she..." the maid stammered, unable to speak.

Master Gu frowned and went directly to Gu Jinyu's yard.

Ever since the last time Gu Jinyu’s true identity was exposed, Mr. Gu has been deeply shocked and unable to accept that the daughter he has loved for many years can be so scheming.

 He was angry with Gu Jinyu.

But Gu Jinyu knelt down and cried about her difficulties, saying that she was just the adopted daughter of the Hou family, and neither her grandfather nor her brothers wanted to see her. Even her mother only cared about her biological daughter.

 She had no choice but to use some tricks to protect herself.

 She has already lost everything except her father, and she does not want her father to dislike her.

　　If her father no longer wants her, then there is no point in her life.

She hit her head against a pillar and blood splattered on the spot.

　　Master Gu softened his heart and forgave his daughter.

 It was just that he had a knot in his heart.

 When Lord Gu arrived at Gu Jinyu’s side, Gu Jinyu’s eyes were swollen from crying.

"Jin Yu, what's wrong with you?" Lord Gu came to her side and asked.

Gu Jinyu's eyes were red and swollen, and she said aggrievedly: "Father..."

Mr. Gu Hou said: "Don't cry first, please talk to me calmly."

Gu Jinyu burst into tears.

Chunliu on the side said with added jealousy: "Master Marquis, you probably don't know yet, the eldest lady is back! She even recognized someone else as her father! Now she is no longer the daughter of our Ding'an Marquis Mansion!"

Mr. Gu’s face darkened: “What?”

Gu Jinyu choked up and said: "I saw it with my own eyes. My sister has become the daughter of the country above, and she wants to marry again as the daughter of the country above..."

Master Gu clenched his fist: "Rebellious girl! Where is she putting the face of the Marquis's house!"

Chunliu said: "Actually, the eldest lady will marry as long as she marries. Why bother to humiliate the Ding'an Marquis' Mansion? There are so many places in the capital. It's not good for her to buy a house. She insists on buying it opposite our Marquis' Mansion, and deliberately exposes it in front of all the servants. Humiliate the second young lady in front of you!"

Gu Jinyu scolded: "Chunliu, stop talking!"

Chunliu said sternly: "Today the second young lady is going to beat the slave to death! The slave must also say it! The second young lady became the daughter of the superior country, so she showed off her dowry in front of the Marquis and the second young lady, and also deliberately caused the old master to misunderstand , making the old Marquis feel dissatisfied with the second young lady! Not only that, her original wedding date was October, but just to steal the second young lady’s limelight, she changed the wedding date to the same day as the second young lady’s wedding! "

Gu Jinyu wiped away tears: "I have endured everything else... But why did my sister change the wedding date to the same day as me... I know I can't compare with her... I never thought about competing with her... I just hope that my parents can come to participate My wedding...but now...now..."

Master Gu said coldly: "Did she really change the date of her wedding?"

Gu Jinyu's tears fell down: "Chunliu met my sister and mother at the jewelry store and said that my wedding date has been set, which will be the eighteenth of next month. A few days later, my sister's decree to change the wedding date came. It was announced that it will be on the same day as my wedding date..."

Mr. Gu’s fists clenched loudly: “That’s unreasonable! This stinky girl!”

 It was clear that he was deliberately going against Jin Yu!

She knows that Mr. Yao loves her and will never give up her wedding. Then Jin Yu’s wedding will be without her mother!

 …

Master Gu didn't even bother to pay his respects to his biological father, so he went to Bishui Hutong without saying a word.

“Dirty girl, are you bullying Jin Yu again? Who asked you to change your wedding date! Who asked you to move to the opposite side! Please tell me—”

He pushed open the courtyard door and saw a group of courtyard bosses in the darkness, and his voice stopped abruptly.

Today, Xuanyuan Qi and Liao Chen came to teach three young men martial arts as usual.

 Lao Houye came over to tease Gu Xiaobao.

Mrs. Zhuang later played leaf cards and brought along Xiao Honghong, a tail that couldn't be shaken off.

 Lao Jijiu and An Guogong were also there, enjoying tea and playing chess leisurely.

Leaving aside the big bosses of Yan State, the Queen Mother and Emperor of Zhao State alone made his legs weak.

 What's going on?

　　Why is there so many hidden dragons and crouching tigers in a small yard?

 “Mother, Tai, Tai, Queen Mother…”

“Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty…”

 “Dad, dad, dad, you are here too.”

 He stammered constantly.

As soon as he heard him calling the old marquis daddy, An Guogong understood who he was.

That Marquis of Ding'an of Zhao State who is so eccentric!

About what he did, Duke An Guo learned something from Gu Xiaoshun and knew that this man deserved a beating.

Sure enough, on the first day after returning to Beijing, he came to Jiaojiao Xingshi to question him.

 An Guogong said calmly: "I bought the house."

Emperor Zhaoguo said solemnly: "I changed the wedding date."

 Empress Dowager Zhuang said in a cold voice: "I want to celebrate my family's birthday, but I have to ask you whether you agree or not first?"

Grand Master Gu, who was finally tricked by Gu Jinyu again: ...Is it too late for me to leave now?

At the end, Gu Houye Xiti’s biological father had a double fight with the Xuanyuan Qi man.

 …

 One day before the wedding, Gu Jiao moved into Anguo Duke's mansion.

As for the location of the wedding, after unanimous discussion among the elders, it was decided that the wedding would be held in the Xuanping Marquis Mansion and the wedding room would be located in the Princess Mansion.

As for where the couple will live after the wedding, it’s up to them.

Duke An Guo was familiar with the wedding customs of Zhao State, and everything was done in accordance with local customs.

The house was filled with red lanterns with happy characters on them, and the flowers on both sides were replaced with red peonies, which are both beautiful and fragrant.

These peonies are very valuable, and just one pot can feed and clothe an ordinary person's family for several years.

Duke An Guo didn’t feel any distress when spending money on his daughter, and he didn’t feel it was excessive. He earned every cent of the money, and he neither stole nor robbed it. Even if he spent it all on his daughter, it was his freedom.

Late at night.

 An Guogong sat quietly in his wheelchair in the yard and looked at the moon.

Xuanyuan Qi came over and said, "I haven't slept yet."

 An Guogong turned his head, smiled, and said, "Second uncle can't sleep either?"

 There was a stone bench beside him, but Xuanyuan Qi did not sit down.

He looked up at the endless sky and said with emotion: "I never expected that she would get married."

Duke An Guo smiled and said, "What are you talking about, second uncle? Of course Jiaojiao knows how to get married."

Xuanyuan Qi sighed: "Yes, she is so delicate."

Duke An Guo was slightly startled. What did his second uncle mean by this? Did he know that Jiaojiao was Yinyin?

 “Can you stand up tomorrow?” Xuanyuan Qi suddenly asked.

His thoughts were interrupted. Duke An Guo lowered his head and smiled to himself: "Second uncle already knows."

 “I see you practice every day, it looks like it’s very hard.”

Duke An Guo thought he would say, "In fact, you don't have to work so hard. Whether you send her off to get married standing up or sitting down, her feelings for you will not change."

Unexpectedly, he said: "You know, my eldest brother and I were very opposed to your marriage to Ah Zi. Ah Zi is a wolf on the grassland, and you are a sparrow in a cage. You two are not suitable at all. "

It is easy for him to struggle to speak for a long time.

“But you are very brave, just like Ah Zi.”

 “Azi saw you right.”

 “Azi married the right person.”

 “Hopefully, she will also marry the right person.”

 …

The next day, just after Yin Shi, Yao went to pick up Mrs. Shiquan and brought them to Anguo Gongfu together.

 Gu Jiao, who was sleeping soundly, was gently woken up by a pair of gentle hands.

“Jiaojiao, it’s time to get up.” Yao whispered in her ear.

 “Huh?” Gu Jiao opened her eyes drowsily.

Yu Yaer came to the bed holding a brand new set of phoenix crowns, and the dazzling red light suddenly caught Gu Jiao's eyes.

Gu Jiao looked startled.

Yuyaer said with a smile: "Miss, you are getting married!"

 (End of this chapter)