Rebirth of marriage

In the next few days, Gu Xiao accompanied Xie Jiu around and went to the courtyard twice more to listen to Cao Jingyi talk about her magical world.

During this period, the emperor arranged an errand for him, and Gu Xiao completed it without any fault. When he didn't know what the emperor wanted to do, he could only reassure the emperor by performing mediocrely.

The emperor was indeed relieved a lot and never asked Gu Xiao to enter the palace again.

Or maybe he didn't have time to pay attention to Gu Xiao anymore, because five or six official women had been sent to the harem by their families.

Originally, the draft required layers of selection to select dozens of top-notch women from thousands of people across the country before they could enter the harem and become the emperor's women.

But these people did not follow the etiquette procedures. Instead, the emperor directly issued an imperial edict, assigned positions, and entered the palace the next day.

Although this is not in line with the etiquette and law, the emperor has not drafted a draft for many years, and the pregnancies of the previous concubines were all harmed by the deposed queen, so now his majesty only has one heir, Xiao Wang.

Since ancient times, the emperor's standard has been three palaces, six courtyards, and 72 concubines. Nowadays, the emperor's harem is withered compared to previous kings.

So choosing a few newcomers to fill the harem without following the regulations, even if it is a very small matter, maybe without the harm of the deposed queen, it is impossible for these newcomers to give birth to new heirs for the royal family, some officials thought so.

After all, one heir was too weak, so no one from the officials objected to this matter.

Moreover, the officials discovered that the emperor's appearance and mood had improved a lot recently, and he was more tolerant towards his ministers. They thought that beauty must be able to soothe the emperor's heart.

He became more and more concerned about the national draft.

But in fact, the emperor thought that Gu Xiao or the ministers close to him would come out to object. After all, if he had an heir, he would be Gu Xiao's competitor.

He had already thought of a countermeasure.

If Gu Xiao's group objects, he will send more women to Gu Xiao. The father cannot have more children, so the responsibility of spreading the branches of the royal family will be left to you, the son.

Gu Xiao was fascinated by Xie Jiu, so he must not be willing to accept other women, so he could only support him in the draft.

But Gu Xiao didn't react at all to this matter, and the emperor felt that he was too worried about his son. He was probably psychologically affected by the Cao family, and he was always worried that he would become the second Cao family.

"Perhaps I have overthought it." The emperor said angrily, "He is my and Yunwei's child. How can he be compared to someone of low bloodline like the Cao family."

Zhao Debao, who was standing aside, bit his lip and did not dare to say anything.

He knew very well what kind of temper his master was like. Prince Xiao was smart and knew how to act in a low-key manner, which made His Majesty feel a little guilty.

But if someone instigates him a few words later, this guilt will disappear, and he will be suspicious of Xiao Wang again.

Therefore, when the emperor felt guilty and decided to ask Gu Xiao to go to Biancheng to investigate a salt tax case and meritorious service, he helped without leaving any trace.

It may be a good thing for King Xiao to leave Beijing at this time.

When Gu Xiao received the imperial edict, he and Xie Jiu were reading the information from Jiuxiao Pavilion, which included the situation of the salt tax in Bian City, which involved the power of the Cao family.

The emperor would send him there. To his surprise, he related the recent events. After thinking about it, he understood that the emperor thought of the family relationship between father and son because he was in a weak position and planned to give him a chance to make contributions.

If you suspect that he is too strong, he will be an emperor who does not recognize his relatives.

However, no matter what the emperor thought, he originally planned to intervene in this matter. He had previously planned to find a reliable person to go, but now that he had the imperial edict, it was even more convenient to go there in person.

But, "I'm not in the capital, so you have to be careful."

He thanked her for the wine in a gentle voice, and a feeling of worry arose in his heart. It would take a month before and after the departure. They had never used contraceptive methods after they got married. If Jiuer got pregnant, he would always be worried if he was not around.

"I'll be careful, there are so many people in the capital." Xie Jiu smiled.

Gu Xiao took the person into his arms, "I'm afraid my father-in-law will have to go back to Liaodong."

The emperor had left King Liaodong behind earlier because he wanted to test whether Yanyan was Mrs. Cao Si. For this reason, he also forced people into the palace of Liaodong King and found that King Liaodong and Yanyan had a very good relationship. In addition, with Cao Jingyi's incident, the emperor had no idea about the Yunwu Clan. It should be let go.

Then the general will no longer be stationed in the capital.

Xie Jiu quickly thought of this and comforted him, "There are also ancestors and grandfathers. In Cao Jingyi's words, I can be a crab in the capital now. Who can bully me? You can rest assured."

Speaking of Cao Jingyi, she thought for a while, "This time you go to Bianzhou and take Cao Jingyi away together. When you get to Bianzhou, just hand her over to the people from Jiuxiao Pavilion."

The Cao family searched for several days at the bottom of the cliff, and finally found the body of 'Cao Jingyi'. The body was deformed after being soaked in the water, and there were traces of fish bites on her face. It was difficult to identify her based on her appearance.

But the Cao family was sure it was her based on the clothes on the body and a jade pendant around her neck. In other words, Cao Zhicheng believed that Xie Jiu killed someone and silenced him. He never thought that Cao Jingyi would fake her death.

Azian told her that when Cao Zhicheng found the body, he only said one sentence harshly, that he and Xie Jiu were sworn in, and asked her to be wary of Cao Zhicheng.

Cao Jingyi felt very guilty about this, so she made a lot of delicious food with her own hands and had them delivered.

It didn't matter if she thanked the wine, she and the Cao family had already been fighting to death, and she didn't care if Cao Zhicheng pinned another crime on her head.

Even if she was not misunderstood by Cao Zhicheng, if she killed Cao Jingyi, would the Cao family let her go?Will not.

"Why don't you keep her with you for a little longer?" Gu Xiao asked.

He could see that Jiu'er liked getting along with Cao Jingyi, and his personality was made much more cheerful.

Xie Jiu shook his head, "Every banquet in the world is over. It would be bad if the Cao family finds out if she stays."

Gu Xiao leaned against her and hummed softly, but a murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

Xie Jiu didn't notice his expression in his arms and said to himself, "When you come back, it's time for Ah Qian and Bai Su to leave for Yuyou Pass to meet Cao Jingyi."

Outside the ancestral land of the Cao family, there is an open space specially used to bury the daughters of the Cao family who died before leaving the court. 'Cao Jingyi' and Cao Xi'er were both buried there.

Azian and Bai Su asked themselves to guard the tomb of 'Cao Jingyi'. The first assistant's wife had evil thoughts and wanted to destroy Cao Xier's body and soul, so she secretly hired a Taoist priest to do it, but it happened that the method required that Cao Xier's grave should be sprinkled with flowers at regular intervals every day. Rapeseed, it takes 49 consecutive days to achieve success.

If the gravekeeper of the Cao family is asked to do it, it will inevitably be known by other Cao family members, which will damage the face of the wife of the chief minister.

Ah Qian and Bai Su wanted to guard the tomb, and like her, they hated Cao Xi'er and followed her wishes.

The two of them were left in the cemetery, waiting for the right opportunity to leave, so that Cao Jingyi's matter could come to an end.

Gu Xiao rubbed her hair and said dotingly, "Cao Jingyi said that if you think too much about things, you will easily grow taller and lose your hair. Have you forgotten? Worry less in the future and have a good rest."

Xie Jiu stuck out his tongue and subconsciously touched his forehead. Cao Jingyi said that this is called the hairline. Women who worry too much will easily become a Bald Star in the future. She was afraid that she would not understand what a Bald Star is, so she specially drew a long hairline. Show her the portrait of her bald head.

She was so shocked that she went home that night and looked in front of the mirror for a long time. In her dream, her forehead and top of her head were bustling with activity. She finally forgot about it, but when Gu Xiao mentioned it again, she pinched the soft flesh of his waist hard.

Gu Xiao couldn't help laughing when he saw how cute she looked. While the two were jostling, he heard Li Li come to report that the emperor asked King Liaodong to return to Liaodong in three days. King Liaodong ordered someone to invite Xie Jiu and Gu Xiao to go tomorrow. The Prince of Liaodong went to a family banquet.

Sure enough.

Gu Xiao was originally scheduled to leave the day after tomorrow. After receiving an invitation from the Liaodong Prince's Palace, the two of them packed Gu Xiao's luggage in advance that night.

Early the next morning, the two went to the Liaodong Prince's Mansion.

The King of Liaodong couldn't bear to leave his daughter, so he took Gu Xiao to drink to relieve his sorrows. They drank from lunch until dark. In the end, the two of them were drunk and unconscious. Passers-by passing by the Liaodong Prince's Mansion seemed to be able to smell the smell of alcohol coming from the house.

The ancestor was worried and asked Dr. Liu to come over and take a look.

The emperor heard the news before he went to bed. He complained a little about King Liaodong's lack of propriety, but he could also roughly understand the mood of King Liaodong's father-in-law. Before he recognized his daughter, his daughter was married to King Xiao first. Now he wants to After leaving, we must find a way to rub off King Xiao's arrogance.

Just when the emperor was worried about whether Gu Xiao would miss tomorrow's trip, several black figures rushed into the night in the Liaodong Prince's Mansion.