Drive a RV and go farming in ancient times.

The death of Emperor Yongping was within everyone's expectations. After all, he had been lying in bed for three years, relying on rare medicines to keep him alive. The imperial physicians had also hinted at it several times, so when the day came, no one was shocked or surprised, and everyone was very accepting of it. Of course, people still cried when they should.

They have to pretend to be more sad than each other, so as to show their loyalty.

Han Cheng was probably the only one who felt something was wrong. Although he didn't know Emperor Yongping's plan, he had guessed that leaving Xu Huaiyi alone was not a good match for the emperor and his subjects. Instead, he wanted to give him a fatal blow at the end. In order to cover it up, he asked him to lead people to surround the area near the bedroom and cut off other people from entering or leaving. Who would have thought...

The result was not what he thought.

Did something go wrong?

But if there is an accident, the shadow guard is not just for show. The shadow guard has not appeared until now, which means Xu Huaiyi has not done anything out of line. So, Emperor Yongping's plan failed? Or did he guess wrong?

No matter what, the current situation does not allow him to question. He can only suppress all the speculations in his mind and pretend nothing has happened.

When the funeral bell rang in the palace, the whole world was in mourning.

Gu Huanxi also had to go to the palace to cry, and she had to bring her two children with her, because one of them was a county princess and the other was a prince, and their ranks were there. No matter how much they hated Emperor Yongping, they still had to abide by the rules.

The couple were both in the palace, but not in the same hall, so it was difficult for them to see each other. They could only go into the RV and say a few words to each other during the meal break.

Gu Huanxi finally learned all the truth from Xu Huaiyi. For a moment, she felt very complicated. "I didn't expect that Emperor Yongping cared about these things the most. He couldn't let go of them even before his death..."

Xu Huaiyi mocked, "Emperors will not allow things or people that are not under their control to exist. If they can't figure it out, they can just get rid of it. But they didn't achieve their wish, and they were scared to death by me. This can be regarded as retribution."

Gu Huanxi frowned and asked, "Did Han Jun ask you something in private?"

Xu Huaiyi shook his head. "How could he be so blind? If I could tell, I would definitely tell him. If it was taboo, I would not tell the truth even if he asked. He is a smart man and would not ask for trouble."

"Then he must have guessed something?"

"Maybe, but that's not important. Why did Emperor Yongping lie in bed for three years? He has no feelings for Emperor Yongping, otherwise he wouldn't have drugged Emperor Yongping. Don't say I didn't do anything. Even if I did, he would just turn a blind eye. But Han Cheng, that guy, actually pretended to be stupid, which was beyond my expectation."

"He who knows the current situation is a hero. Emperor Yongping is dead, and Xiaoyu will have the final say in the future. He knows the relationship between Xiaoyu and our family. Even for his future career, he will not be stupid enough to cause trouble for you."

"Right……"

"I'm worried that Xiaoyu will think too much..."

Hearing this, Xu Huaiyi waved his hand disapprovingly, "You don't have to worry about Xiaoyu. I've already found a chance to tell him the truth."

Gu Huanxi stared at him with eyes wide open, "You, are you crazy?"

Xu Huaiyi sighed, "Wife, Xiaoyu is not a child, he is too smart. I have been hiding things from him, which is not only useless, but also hurtful and makes him think too much. It is better to be honest with him. Anyway, it is not me who is wrong. It is his own father who has wronged me. I did not do anything directly. If he still has resentment in his heart, then there is nothing to say. I will just regard this son as one who has been raised in vain..."

Gu Huanxi was silent for a while before asking, "So what was his reaction after you said that?"

Xu Huaiyi smiled and said, "Just kneel down in front of me..."

"What?"

"Don't worry, how could I be so tactless? He is the crown prince now, how could he kneel before me? I held him up in one go, don't worry, he didn't kneel down."

Gu Huanxi glared at him unhappily, "Is he apologizing on behalf of Emperor Yongping?"

Xu Huaiyi nodded and said "hmm", then sighed, "He also feels guilty. After all, on one side is his adoptive father, and on the other is his biological father. He is in a difficult situation. Emotionally, he stands on our side, but the ethics and morals also restrain him. He can't publicly accuse Emperor Yongping, and even for the sake of the royal family's dignity, he has to try his best to cover it up. Otherwise, the royal family will lose face, and it will be bad for the country..."

"how about you?"

"Me? I'm definitely reasonable. I told him not to worry about it. Death is the greatest thing. All grudges are over. We should just live our lives as usual."

"Did he believe it?"

"Whether you believe it or not is not just talk, let's see later."

After Emperor Yongping was buried, Gu Huanxi fell ill. Perhaps because he had been worried for some time, he could not hold on any longer and collapsed. He recuperated for half a month before he recovered. Then he brought his two children into the palace to attend the banquet after the new emperor's enthronement ceremony.

She seldom showed up in public at such occasions, and in the past Xu Huaiyi always found excuses for her to block them, so when she showed up this time, she immediately attracted a lot of attention.

Gu Huanxi has a mild social anxiety disorder, but is not afraid of being stared at. He just doesn't like to socialize with others in a perfunctory manner. But now, he has to face what he has to face. His children are grown up, and some occasions cannot be avoided.

So, after she sat down, when someone came up to say hello to her, she responded with a smile, without any airs at all, which dispelled the rumor that she was difficult to get along with.

However, what everyone was most interested in were the two children of the Gu family. The eldest daughter didn't dare to think about it, because everyone knew that was the person the new emperor was thinking about, but the young master didn't have a master yet. His family background, status, appearance, character, and talent were all first-class. He was simply the best candidate for son-in-law in the minds of every mistress.

Unfortunately, when they tried to ask Gu Huanxi questions, they were all politely rejected without exception.

Gu Huanxi was actually very helpless as well, she did not want to influence her children's marriage, but two years ago, Mr. Jiang's son was transferred back to the capital and took over the post of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. Since then, the two families had more frequent contacts. Jiang's granddaughter, Jiang Nanxiang, was of similar age to her son and had good looks and character, so the two families had the idea of ​​arranging a marriage.

Her original intention was just to let nature take its course and wait until the two children were old enough to get married if they were in love with each other. But somehow Mr. Jiang mentioned this to Xu Huaiyi, and that enemy agreed directly.

Although it was only verbal and the two families did not exchange any tokens, promises are valued nowadays, especially in matters like this, and a promise is worth a thousand gold. If they fail to fulfill their promises in the future, it would simply lead to a falling out between the two families. What else could she do?

Fortunately, her son was not opposed to Jiang Nanxiang. The two of them had been like childhood sweethearts over the years, so she acquiesced to the marriage.

However, just in case, neither family member announced it to the public.

After finally attending the banquet, Gu Huanxi said as soon as she got home, "You should find an excuse to postpone it for me next time. I'm so tired that my face is almost stiff from smiling. Every time I talk to someone, I feel like I'm thinking a dozen times. This night is no less than watching a palace drama."

Xu Huaiyi smiled and rubbed her shoulders. "If you don't want to go, then don't go. Xiaoyu will be the boss from now on. Who dares to give you a hard time?"

Hearing this, Gu Huanxi frowned, "There are quite a few people who came to test me tonight, but they all came for our Zhuangzhuang. None of them cared about Ah Li. Do you think they don't like Ah Li running around outside all day and that she is not suitable to be the mistress of the house, or are they afraid of someone?"

Xu Huaiyi chuckled, "What do you mean by fear? It means being sensible and understanding. If anyone comes to you to test your opinion, that would be courting death. Everyone knows that I even rejected the prince as a son-in-law. How can others have the guts to marry my daughter?"

Gu Huanxi said unhappily, "So? Are you going to let our daughter be single for the rest of her life?"

Xu Huaiyi's eyes flickered, "I would like to, but some people don't want to..."

Gu Huanxi looked at him, "Xiaoyu, you still don't give up?"

Xu Huaiyi snorted and laughed, "It would be strange if he gave up. Let alone him, even our daughter, humph, I'm afraid she wouldn't reject it either. It's true that girls can't be kept when they grow up..."

The more he spoke, the more sour his tone became. "What's so good about that kid? He's just a little prettier, a little smarter, and has a higher family status."

Gu Huanxi rolled his eyes, "How did you know that Ah Li had that in mind?"

Why does she feel that her daughter is still careless and has not yet realized her ideas?

Xu Huaiyi said gloomily, "The two of them were so far apart that they didn't find a chance to talk, but their eyes would meet from time to time, and they would smile at each other. Isn't this a sign?"

Gu Huanxi suddenly had a headache. "What do you mean? Should we take care of it or not?"

Xu Huaiyi didn't say anything. After a while, he sighed unwillingly, "How can we manage it? Our Ah Li has always been opinionated since she was young. She has always made her own decisions. We have never interfered. Is it appropriate to interfere in her marriage now? Even if she is filial, she will compromise in the end, and we will feel relieved?"

"Then let her do what she wants? She will be the queen in the palace, and there will be too many things she cannot control. And if she is wronged in the future, can we support her?"

"So, we must set the rules before marriage. Otherwise, if you want to marry my daughter, huh! Even if he is the emperor, it won't work!"

"What do you want to do?"

"Sign a prenuptial agreement to protect our daughter's interests. A lifelong couple is the most basic clause. We can add other clauses slowly. Oh, and the clause of unconditional divorce must be written on it. If the two of us can't live together anymore, we will take our daughter home and kick that bastard out."

"..."

Which royal family would allow a queen to divorce?

Gu Huanxi felt that this marriage was most likely in jeopardy, but who would have thought that not long after, Xu Huaiyi actually happily brought back a prenuptial agreement, which not only had Gu Xiaoyu's signature on it, but also had the imperial seal solemnly stamped on it.

It couldn't be more serious.

She quietly asked her daughter, "Are you really willing? Aren't you afraid of regretting it in the future?"

Ah Li's answer left her speechless. "Now I am willing, so I have no reason to refuse. As for whether I will regret it in the future, that is a matter for the future, and no one can predict it. I can't deny my current decision just for an uncertain possibility, right?

Mom, people should live in the present. If you worry about things that haven't happened yet, how tiring it would be to live like that!"

Gu Huanxi, "..."

Okay, the father and the other are equally heartless, it's just that she is worrying over nothing.

However, even though there was a prenuptial agreement and Xu Huaiyi agreed, Gu Xiaoyu still had to wait for another four years until A Li turned eighteen.

At that time, Gu Xiaoyu was already 23 years old, and all the civil and military officials in the court were waiting anxiously. In the royal family of Dayong, no emperor had ever waited until this age to get married. But no matter how anxious they were, it was useless. Xu Huaiyi would not agree, and everyone could only worry.

There were people with ulterior motives who wanted to ruin this marriage, but without exception, they ended up miserably.

On the wedding day, according to the rules, the emperor did not need to leave the palace to welcome his bride, but no one expected that Gu Xiaoyu would go against the crowd and appear at the door of the Gu family on horseback in a high-profile manner. His every move was exactly like the process of a noble son of the capital city getting married, without any airs of an emperor at all.

Even before leaving, when the bride was bidding farewell to her parents, if Xu Huaiyi hadn't desperately winked at him, almost threatening him, he would have knelt down with Ah Li.

If a king were to kneel down before his subjects in public, it would be absolutely earth-shattering.

However, Gu Xiaoyu did not kneel, but opened his mouth and called out "Father-in-law, Mother-in-law" with an intimate tone and eyes full of admiration. He actually wanted to call them father and mother directly, but he also knew that if he called them out in this kind of occasion, he was not afraid of being besieged by the ministers, but he did not want to make Xu Huaiyi and Gu Huanxi jealous.

Even so, his performance was enough to make the spectators jealous. It was enviable enough that the Gu family had a queen, but the emperor was willing to lower his status and regard himself as a son-in-law. Who would not be jealous of the couple from the Gu family who were so honored?

In the next few decades, the Gu family will definitely be the most powerful family in Beijing.

It's just that this couple is too low-key in their behavior and it's difficult to curry favor with them.

However, at this moment, the couple looked at the receding figures, and they could not feel the slightest joy of being envied, jealous and hated by others in their hearts, but only reluctance and loss.

Xu Huaiyi's eyes even turned red and he quietly wiped away his tears several times.

Seeing this, Gu Huanxi was too embarrassed to cry, so she could only persuade him, "Children have grown up, and will fly away sooner or later. They have their own world, and we have our own lives. We can't always tie them up by our side as children. Just get used to them slowly..."

"I can't get used to it. She's my own daughter..." Xu Huaiyi's voice choked with sobs, "I raised her with my own hands, how could she become someone else's?"

Gu Huanxi was speechless. "It's not like Ah Li won't come back. It's easy for you to see him. We have a motorhome, so we can come anytime."

"That's different..."

"What's the difference? When Zhuangzhuang gets married in the future, if the Jiang family is like you, how can they live?"

Xu Huaiyi choked for a moment.

Gu Huanxi took his hand and looked into the distance, "Alright, children and grandchildren have their own blessings. In the future, only each other will accompany us. No matter how filial they are, they will care more about their own small family and children. No matter how reluctant you are, you have to let it go. Generations have come this way. Our present is their future."

Hearing this, Xu Huaiyi held her hand tightly, intertwined their fingers, and responded softly.

The emperor's wedding brings joy to the whole world.

The lively atmosphere lasted for more than a month, but the Gu family became increasingly low-key. The couple lived a secluded life. Xu Huaiyi even resigned from his post in the Imperial Guard and took his wife to Hutian Village to live a life of farming and weaving. They wandered in the poetic and picturesque rural scenery every day and became increasingly reluctant to return to Beijing.

Later, they traveled everywhere, visited small towns in the south of the Yangtze River, saw the grasslands in the north of the Great Wall, and went fishing at sea. Their hearts became more and more wild. If their daughter had not been about to give birth to a child, they would have been happy there.

In the seventh year of Showa, the empress gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl. As soon as the eldest son was born, he was named the crown prince. From then on, the country was in good shape and the whole world celebrated.

In the twelfth year of the Showa era, the young master of the Gu family got married to the eldest daughter of the Jiang family. After the marriage, the couple loved each other very much, and within two years, they gave birth to a daughter who looked like her aunt, the current queen.

Xu Huaiyi was overjoyed and no longer thought about traveling. He just spent his days enjoying his grandchildren.

In the 48th year of the Showa era, the Gu family had already had five generations living together, and their status was unmatched in the capital. However, it was also in this year that the old Duke and the old woman passed away one after the other at the age of eighty.

The emperor and empress both fainted from crying in front of the mourning hall.

When Gu Huanxi opened her eyes again, she found herself holding the car door frame with one hand and her belly with the other. She had just stepped into the car with difficulty. She looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar environment and was stunned for a long time before she woke up in pain. She could no longer care about anything else and shouted loudly, "Xu Huaiyi, drive quickly, your baby girl is about to be born..."