Fake concubine, real queen

General He thought that his imagination was already very rich, but now he realizes that compared to the one in the palace, he is still a step behind.

Guanshi Liu didn't know that Miss He, whom Old Wu couldn't find everywhere, was right in front of his eyes, and she was still worried: "How can this be good? Old Wu said that he had already explained it to the nobles in the palace. No, our family doesn’t have such a big girl from afar, but those nobles killed them, and said there must be some, so we don’t delay the day, and told Lao Wu that if we really don’t have a clue, even if we go back Jing came to ask Lord Hou, and within three days he must send the girl's portrait and birth date, otherwise, he will miss the important event of the emperor, and we will ask for punishment."

He Gu was silent for a long time, then sighed quietly, and said: "... Those internal officials asked Old Wu to come back to Beijing to ask me?"

Guanshi Liu said, "Not bad."

He Gu pondered for a moment, and said: "You go back first, the portrait and the horoscope... Tomorrow you ask someone to come to me to pick it up, and let Lao Wu take it back and hand it over to those internal officials."

Guanshi Liu was taken aback for a moment, not thinking that his Lord Hou actually had the portrait and horoscope of that 'Miss He', he was very surprised, and said: "So, our family really has such a 'Miss He' from afar, how small is it?" People have never heard of old Hou Ye, Hou Ye mentioned it before?"

He Gu hesitated for a while, then Gu Zuo said: "Uh... I do have such a distant cousin, but... Uh... It's just that their family rarely lives in Fanyang, and they didn't move around much in the past, so The steward doesn't know."

Although Liu Guanshi listened to his explanation, he saw He Gu's demeanor clearly, he was dubious in his heart, but He Gu was the master, so he couldn't ask any more questions, so he just obeyed He Gu's order and went back to Changyang Marquis Mansion up.

Before leaving, He Gu called Guanshi Liu to stop, and said, "Brother Cheng hasn't returned to Beijing yet?"

This time He Gu returned to the capital from the great victory in the North, but He Cheng was not in the capital. After consulting He, he found out that more than half a month ago, the emperor ordered a servant named Guo from the Imperial Academy to go to Chao and Ding prefectures. To help the local magistrate set up a government school, He Cheng was selected by that Guo Shidu to take him with him.

Liu Guanshi said: "Not yet, but the second young master also wrote back, saying that Chaozhou's errands are almost finished, and he will be back at the end of the month at the most."

He laughed again: "By the way, the second young master didn't know that Lord Hou had returned to Beijing and was rewarded by the emperor again. If he knew, he would be happy."

He Gu said: "So that's how it is. It's hard work for the siblings to take care of the children alone in the mansion. I haven't seen her since I came back. How about it? I'll be free in two days, so I'll take Rong'er to see her." Look at her."

When He Gu thought of his brother Cheng, who was originally the wife of a prince of a different race, he felt a little embarrassed——

Duo Muqi's temperament is very different from that of Han women. He is not a housewife who obeys four virtues and is gentle and gentle. When he, the older brother, handled the marriage for Cheng Cheng, he couldn't help worrying about it. , Now they are like-minded, but the two people with such a big difference, really get married and live together, and make rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea, I don't know if they can really meet their wishes.

But looking at it now, it's a pity that his elder brother's actions are all unnecessary. More than two months ago, his younger siblings gave birth to a baby boy for the He family in the Hou Mansion. Naturally, He Cheng was overjoyed. Immediately wrote a letter to the eldest brother who was still in Chenghe. Now the child is more than two months old. After returning to Beijing, He Gu has been so busy that he has not touched the ground. He has never seen the appearance of this little nephew. heart itching.

Guanshi Liu said with a smile: "Of course it's good. When Master Hou wants to come back, just come back. The second young lady heard that you came back to Beijing the day before yesterday, and she is also concerned about Master Hou's well-being. It's just that Miss San It's not necessary for Master Hou to go to the General's Mansion to invite you, our Third Young Lady and Second Young Madam have a good relationship, and we often go back to the mansion to visit, presumably Hou Ye just sent people to say something, and the young lady came by herself."

He Gu was slightly taken aback, but thinking about it carefully, the dispositions of the younger siblings...it seems not surprising that they would get along with Ronger, the king of the mountain. Back then, when the prince and daughter were raised next to Empress Chen in the palace, they didn't also get along with Miss Wen. Do you have a good time talking?

After seeing off Guanshi Liu, He Gu didn't take any time off this day.

Without him, now Jin's decree of the Duke of Yongguo has come down. Although the new Duke's mansion, the Department of Internal Affairs has not yet been finalized, and He Gu has not moved, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that this young Duke Grandpa is not only brilliant in battle, but also won the emperor's heart so much. No matter how you look at it, his future is limitless. Although there are some hard-headed Qingliu censors who can't live with him, but those who intend to make friends with him in the future, but It also broke through the threshold of the princess mansion, and there was an endless stream.

He Gu entertained for a whole day, but at night he still felt back pain all over his body, as if there was no part of his body, and he couldn't control anything, but he thought that Manager Liu would send someone to collect "Miss He"'s birthday tomorrow. Bazi and portraits, but still sat down at the desk with great energy.

Of course there is no "Miss He". There are not many distant relatives of the He family, and there are only a few of them who can establish a relationship with the Changyang Marquis Mansion in the capital today, and they are all a little older than He Gu. Naturally, I also know that most of them are already married as wives.

But when He Gu thought about it carefully, he also understood——

"Miss He" is destined to be only a distant relative of his family.

After all, the direct lineage and collateral lineage of the Hou family, as long as the relationship is not too far away, the children born must be listed in the genealogy, whether they are cats or dogs, they can't be hidden from others, only distant relatives... Now that he is the Duke of the state, he can barely be regarded as a door-to-door The first is qualified, and there is no way to verify the specific family. With the ability of the twelve guards, it is not surprising that He Gu can conjure a pair of parents for "Miss He" out of thin air.

Today, as soon as Guanshi Liu came to send a message, He Gu in the palace had guessed a lot about his plan, and guessed that he specially asked Old Wu to go to Beijing to pass the message to him. It was probably because Brother Heng was not sure whether he agreed with it or not. It's just a trade-off as a last resort...

Well, he has already agreed anyway...

General He thought very foolishly.

The horoscope is there, but now the portrait is missing——

It is not easy to ask others to do it for you. Although He Gu is not as good at Danqing as Pei Zhaoheng, it is a pity that he does not have such self-knowledge.

I just thought about it, anyway, the Department of Internal Affairs is my own person, and Eunuch Zhai, who is in charge, must know what Brother Heng is up to. This portrait is just a formality.

It doesn't matter if you think about it, right?

So General He sat at the desk and wrote the pen and ink with such confidence.

On the second day, Guanshi Liu sent people to pick up the portraits and characters as promised. After He Gu sent people to take the things back to Guanshi Liu, he gave another order that he would go back to the Marquis Mansion to see his nephew and younger siblings later. Get ready.

Without him, he was really frightened by the continuous stream of visitors from the mansion yesterday, he really didn't have the mood to continue to deal with it, so he happened to borrow the Hou's mansion to take refuge and hide in peace.

It's just that people are not as good as heaven, General He quietly took Zhengye out, first went to General Weiyuan's mansion to pick up his younger sister He Rong and Baoyin's little girl, and then consciously took a very low-key detour to the back door of Hou's mansion When I went back, I didn't know which servant still fell into the eyes. I had just exchanged a few words with my younger brother and sister Duo Muqi in the garden of the Hou Mansion, and hugged my nephew for fun, when the young servant rushed to send a message, Said there was a visitor.

He Gu was one head and two older, thinking why these people are so annoying, they can't even hide, he frowned and said: "Just say I'm not here, the second young lady is a woman who is inconvenient to see outsiders alone, please go back."

But the young servant said with a bitter face: "Just now, Master Hou gave orders, and I was going to decline and invite them back, but those guests seemed to know that I wanted them to go back, so they didn't buy it. He told Lord Hou, and said that Lord Hou knew who they were, as long as he listened, he would meet them."

He Gu frowned and said, "Who is it?"

The servant answered a few names, but He Gu was a little surprised when he heard it, and was really stunned——

Without him, these few people were all from the old department of Master He when he was still in Chenghe.

It's just that these few people should be old by now, and they all have some military exploits. Now they should all have received rewards and go home to take care of them.

How could it appear here today?

If it were these uncles...Miss Yan left early, Mr. He was very bad at taking care of children, and He Gu followed him at a young age. These uncles and their aunts, They all hugged and took care of him with their own hands, and less than half of He Gu's martial arts came from their teachings.

Indeed, you can't say you won't see it.

Duo Muqi was very clever, seeing He Gu's expression, he simply took his son back from his arms, and said: "There is a guest, brother, go see the guest quickly."

He Gu also had no choice but to nod his head, leaving the little girl Baoyin who didn't know why to stay in the garden with her aunt, and walked towards the teahouse with Zhengye.

Sitting in the tea hall were three men in their fifties who were dressed in regular clothes, but although they were dressed in regular clothes, their sitting postures and manners couldn't hide the aura around them, they were very capable, compared to ordinary people of this age , to be more energetic.

He Gu smiled and said: "It turns out that there are really a few uncles who haven't seen each other for many years..."

It's just that he hadn't finished his greetings, one of the three snorted softly, interrupted him, and said coldly: "I haven't seen you for many years, and now your young master is very successful, and you don't want to see us for a few days." An old guy, it's human nature to be afraid of being knocked at the door, but even if you forget us, you can't forget..."

Before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by a slightly fatter old man: "Chang Lang! Please calm down first, and talk to the young master if you have something to say, why do you do this?"

He Gu guessed their reason for coming in his heart, the smile on his face was slightly suppressed, he sat down on the head, and ordered the maid to refill tea for them, but he still didn't open his mouth.

Seeing this, the few people looked at each other, and in the end it was the peacemaker just now who sighed: "Oh, your Uncle Chang's temper... has always been like this, young master, don't care about him, he is just in a hurry After a while, you will be speechless."

He Gu paused for a moment, then smiled faintly again, and said: "The uncles watched me grow up, and followed my father through birth and death for many years, and they also cared for Zihuan when I was young. Uncle cares?"

He held the teacup and said, "Zihuan is not ignorant of the character of the uncles. Naturally, I know that you are definitely not the kind of people who follow the trend and fight the autumn wind. What Uncle Chang said just now really misunderstood me."

Hearing this, Chang Lang seemed to have calmed down a little bit, his tone was not as aggressive as before, but it was still not very good, he snorted, and said dully: "...well, even if I was impulsive and said angry words."

The old man who persuaded the quarrel saw this and said: "It's fine if you don't quarrel. Today we take the liberty to come to visit at this time, but there is really nothing we can do. The Marquis has been traveling around with the emperor all these years. We also have a small family, so it is inconvenient to stay on guard all day long." In the capital, waiting for Lord Hou, it is really not easy to see you..."

He Gu lowered his eyes, and said straight to the point: "Uncles, you are here for my father, right?"

Chang Lang finally calmed down, but he couldn't help becoming excited again when he heard the words, he stared at He Gu and said, "It turns out that the young master still remembers that he has a father, and you locked up your father all these years, so... This is like raising livestock in captivity, without giving your father any freedom, how can you be such a son of man?!"

"We have come here many times, but you are not at home. How can there be such a coincidence? I think it's just that you are guilty and dare not see us! You are so unfilial, aren't you afraid of being punished by God? ?"

The old man who had just persuaded the fight scolded: "Chang Lang, shut up!"

He Gu's expression turned cold, and he said: "It was the late emperor's will to put him under house arrest in the back house of the Marquis of Changyang for the rest of his life. Does Uncle Chang want me to resist the decree? The Bianjing Mansion closed the case publicly. Everyone in the city is also watching, if Uncle Chang really wants to ask how Zihuan is a son, it is better to ask He Nanfeng how he is a father first."

He turned his head to look at the people next to him, and said expressionlessly: "Uncle Liao, Uncle Wang, if you have the same thoughts as Uncle Chang, then Shu Zihuan still has a servant today, so it is inconvenient to entertain him."

He put down the teacup in his hand with a loud "snap", stood up, turned around and was about to leave, but he didn't.

He Gu looked down at the hand that was grabbed by the sleeve, and when he raised his eyes, his voice softened a little after all, and he said calmly, "Uncle Liao, is there anything else you want to say?"

That Uncle Liao sighed, but he didn't let go of his sleeves, he just said earnestly: "Uncle Liao knows...it was Lord Hou...he was sorry for Madam and Xiaohou, mother and son, but the late emperor passed away soon It's been years, and Lord Hou has been imprisoned for such a long time, no matter how terrible the evil is, isn't the young master and Lord Hou also father and son?"

"There is no hurdle between father and son? Although it was the will of the late emperor to shut up Lord Hou, but now...now that you are so deeply loved by God, and Lord Hou is your biological father, as long as you If you are willing to speak, as long as you are willing to ask the emperor for a favor, wouldn't the emperor agree? Could it be that Lord Hou...is it true that Lord Hou can't let him go?"

"Hou Ye has been imprisoned alone for so many years, and now he is getting old. You have Princess Fucheng, and I heard that the Second Young Master and the Second Young Madam also have a child. After all, Hou Ye is a real grandfather, but he can't see him. The grandchildren took a look, and you said, is this...is it too cruel?"

He Gu closed his eyes, did not refute, but pulled back his sleeves slowly and firmly, and after a long while, he opened his eyes again and said: "Uncle Liao, back then he lost his virtue first, and the late emperor's punishment was also the worst." To be fair and appropriate, everyone in Bianjing is aware of this matter, but no one has ever accused me of congratulating him, have you ever wondered why others are unwilling to speak up for him?"

"There is no hurdle between father and son, but he killed my mother. Maybe I can pass the hurdle, but I can't pass the life my mother buried in his hands."

Chang Lang said in a shy voice: "You have said so much... you just don't want to ask the emperor to release your father, do you?"

He Gu slowly turned his head to look at him, expressionlessly said: "That's right, I don't want to."

Chang Lang's chest heaved back and forth angrily, he glared at him and tremblingly said: "You...you are simply unfilial!"

Seeing this, Uncle Liao seemed to be in a hurry, and immediately stepped forward to push Chang Lang, and growled, "Shut up, how did you promise me before you came here today? You forgot?!"

But He Gu just turned a blind eye to it, and said indifferently: "The uncles are getting old, and it's not easy to go to Beijing for a while, so let's go back and take care of the old age, take care of things, ask people to prepare 100 taels of silver for each uncle to take with you on the road, see off guests Bar."

But Uncle Liao suddenly knelt down in front of He Gu with a plop.

He Gu was taken aback, he really didn't expect him to be like this, he hurried to pull him, and said helplessly, "Uncle, what are you doing, you..."

Uncle Liao originally planned to hold He Gu's thighs and beg him to let the old Hou Ye out no matter how much He Gu pulled him. Who would have thought that he had a good idea, but after so many years of not seeing each other, he forgot that this little Hou Ye is a powerful and powerful man. Lord, even if he didn't want to wake up, he was picked up like a chicken by He Gu.

I had no choice but to take He Gu's arm and said with reddened eyes: "Uncle Liao, please forgive your father, he...he is so old, if he is alone in the back house with no one to accompany him Let's go, old master, he spent half his life as a soldier, he shouldn't have ended up like this... Uncle Liao begs you..."

"If you... If you really don't want to see your father, then why don't you let him go, we... we'll take him back, with a few of us old fellows by his side, Master Hou won't...not in his later years So bleak..."

After he finished speaking, he wanted to kneel again, but He Gu had no other choice, Chang Lang on the other end knelt down with a plop, and then made a gesture to kowtow again.

He Gu hurriedly rushed forward and grabbed him, he was as big as two heads, he closed his eyes, finally he could only let out a sigh of relief, and said: "Uncles, I respect you for being in the rain of guns and arrows. The man who came back and forth watched me grow up again, so he treated me so politely today. If I were someone else, even though I, He Gu, was easy to talk, I would have been thrown out of the house long ago. I hope my uncles will stop forcing me to fight each other. Ugly."

Just like He Gu treated Zong Ling, when He Nanfeng treated these three people, especially Chang Lang, he had the grace of knowing each other and saving their lives, so it is not completely incomprehensible for them to be like this today. .

It's just that understanding is understanding, and it is absolutely impossible for him to really forgive He Nanfeng.

Liao, Wang, and Chang didn't want him to be so recalcitrant. They tried their best, but they didn't move He Gu half a minute, and they were stunned for a moment.

However, He Gu's expression finally turned completely cold, and there was no room for flexibility.

"Send off the guests."

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After sending the three of them away, He Gu's mood was not as good as when he came here. He returned to the garden and saw Duo Muqi standing by the flower bed with his little nephew in his arms. I didn't see him for a while, but he had already pulled up the hem of the little skirt and tied it around his waist, squatting in the flower bed with his butt pouted, his head lowered and he was concentrating, not knowing what he was looking at.

Seeing this situation, He Gu couldn't help but couldn't help crying and laughing. He hurried forward and hugged the girl, then pulled out the skirt tied around the waist of her trousers, put it back and tugged it, and said: "What are you doing, girl?" Home, it’s too outrageous to flip up skirts all the time.”

However, Duo Muqi did not look like a qualified and stable aunt at all. Seeing that both of them were hugged by He Gu, he said anxiously: "Brother, the princess has been squatting here for a long time, and you scared the grasshopper away."

He Gu: "..."

He had no doubts at all, if Duo Muqi hadn't held his little nephew in his arms, the aunt and aunt would have performed catching grasshoppers together in the flower bed of the Hou Mansion with their buttocks sticking out.

Most of the depression in the argument with others just now dissipated, and the maid outside hurried into the garden, bowed and saluted, and said: "Master Hou, the third lady sent someone to pass the message, saying that the dining hall is ready." Already, let the Second Young Madam and Lord Hou go to have dinner."

It turned out that He Rong hadn't seen her elder brother for a long time, and she had a rare interest in elegance, and wanted to cook a few dishes for her elder brother who had returned to Beijing in victory——

The whole family spent their lunch happily. During the dinner, He Gu mentioned a few words about He Rong's marriage, and without any surprise, he received a sharp look from his younger sister, firmly expressing that she was unwilling to marry so early. She had nothing to do, and she didn't intend to really force her, so she gave up hastily.

The brothers and sisters hadn't seen each other for a long time. After the meal, He Rong was pestering the eldest brother to be coquettish and coquettish, but a young servant came outside and said: "Miss San, I heard that the girl has returned to Beijing. I heard that the lady is in the Hou's house today. Tete came to see you. Now They are waiting in front of the mansion."

He Rong's eyes widened, and he immediately pulled himself out of He Gu's arms, and said happily, "You mean Tianrou?"

As expected, the boy should be.

He Rong turned his head to look at He Gu, his expression seemed to be a little bit embarrassed, and he was a little embarrassed, probably because it was rare for He Gu to go back to the Marquis Mansion to accompany her today, she didn't stay long, and she turned around and was about to run away with her little sister. I also feel a little guilty.

He Gu didn't know until today that his younger sister and Wen Canjun actually had friendship in private, so he just smiled and said, "Since they came here to find you, Rong'er can go, don't keep Miss Wen waiting."

He Rongru was pardoned, and happily said "Brother, you are the best", then turned around and ran away in a hurry, but it was completely impossible to see that she was a boudoir lady who was supposed to be shy and timid, stopping every step and three stops.

He Rong ran away, when the time came, Duo Muqi also said that he was sleepy and wanted to take his son to take a nap, only He Gu and Baoyin father and daughter were left in the garden.

He was walking in the garden with his daughter in his arms. Although the weather at the end of April had not yet entered the beginning of summer, the coldness of late spring had almost completely faded away. The wind blowing in the wind also makes people feel quite comfortable. For a while, I just feel that the years are quiet and beautiful. I don’t need to steal half a day’s leisure to enjoy it openly. I am very satisfied. I only wish that the time can’t go slower.

It's just that because of today's three former members of He Laohou, He Gu still had something on his mind, and he didn't even realize it. This step was scattered, and before he knew it, he scattered to the place where He Laohou lived alone. The gate of the yard.

He Gu suddenly stopped in his tracks, but Bao Yin didn't know why, he just looked up at her father in a daze, and said Nuo Nuo: "What's the matter, Daddy—?"

He Gu was silent for a while, and finally managed to pull a somewhat forced smile on the corner of his mouth: "...it's nothing."

Baoyin looked at him and blinked his eyes.

"Daddy, you lied to me again."

He Gu: "..."

This girl is such a ghost, I don't know who she followed...

At this moment, a trembling, familiar and old voice came from the yard: "Who... who is outside?"

As soon as He Gugang heard this voice, the expression on his face immediately froze.

The soles of his feet seemed to be filled with lead, he thought he would turn his head and leave without hesitation, but he didn't take a step.

Baoyin didn't know, so he didn't know who was speaking. He raised his head and looked around, and immediately found the source of the voice. He looked up at the tightly closed courtyard door, and asked in wonder, "Hey? You Why don't you come out and talk to us inside the door?"

Hearing the little girl's voice, the old man paused, his voice a little hoarse: "... who are you? I... I can't get out."

Baoyin turned to look at her father, although He Gu didn't stop her, but she also saw that her father seemed a little unhappy, and immediately stopped talking to the strange old man in the door, and whispered: "Daddy? Is he a bad guy? Should Baoyin ignore him?"