Chapter 196 That year, Rong Yuanyou was twelve years old. \ He left Xiangxi with his family and went to Beijing to pay his respects.
Like last year, he wanted to stay at Prince Wuxian's Mansion.
The other family members were sitting in the carriage, but Rong Yuanyou was on horseback, driving slowly beside the carriage.
Most of the year in Xiangxi is spring, and the summer is not short.
Autumn passes by in a flash, there is no winter, and naturally there is very little snow.
He comes to Yong'an City every year and always feels solemn and majestic when he looks at the rows of houses and the stacked mountains in the distance, all covered with a layer of snow.
The breath of snow seems to be soothing.
As soon as the carriage arrived at Yong'an City, the trusted servants sent by Prince Wuxian's Mansion hurriedly came to greet him.
It turned out that Gu Jingyuan was supposed to welcome him in person, but he didn't want Gu Jingyuan to receive a temporary order and leave the city early in the morning, so he had to send someone to pick him up.
When the carriage arrived at Prince Wuxian's Mansion, Rong Yuanyou just got off the horse, patted the horse's back, and fiddled with the bag hanging next to the saddle.
When he looked up again, a bright red appeared in his sight, giving him a startling glimpse.
"Father received the imperial order temporarily and couldn't delay it.
It's really a neglect."
Gu Zaili walked out of the house and explained the reason for Gu Jingyuan's absence.
Rong Yuanyou didn't hear much of what she said.
He just thought she looked really good under the snow.
She was so beautiful that no woman from Xiangxi had ever seen.
"Yuan You" Rong Yuanyou came back to his senses and saw his mother waving to him.
He handed the horse's rein to the boy and walked towards his mother.
"Why don't you come over and meet your sister Zaili?"
Mrs.
Rong said.
Rong Yuanyou frowned slightly.
Gu Zaili then looked at Rong Yuanyou.
She looked at Rong Yuanyou up and down.
She was a little surprised and said with a smile: "We haven't seen each other for a year.
The young prince has grown a lot taller.
He will soon catch up with me."
Rong Yuanyou bowed politely.
Mrs.
Tao smiled and said to Mrs.
Rong, "Stop talking here, please come into the house quickly."
Mrs.
Tao was a little reserved.
She could not help but feel inferior when facing noble ladies, but she also remembered that she was now married to Gu Jingyuan and could not embarrass Gu Jingyuan.
She always tried to pretend to be calm and sophisticated.
"It's good to see Li Ke.
I remember that she is well-behaved and always likes to stick to Li's side."
Mrs.
Rong said with a smile.
"I went to the palace last night to accompany Concubine Li, but I haven't come back yet.
I think I won't be able to come back until the afternoon."
A group of people entered the house and talked as they walked.
Rong Yuanyou raised his head and looked at Gu Zaili's back thoughtfully.
This was not the first time he met Gu Zaili.
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He had also stayed at Prince Wuxian's Mansion several times in the past years and had met Gu Zaili.
But when we meet again this time, why has she changed her appearance?
In previous years, he heard others talk about Gu Zaili's beauty and didn't pay much attention to it.
Today, he seemed to see her indescribable beauty in an instant.
"On the way here, I heard that Zai Li's marriage has been decided."
"Yes.
The Chen family is settled."
Mrs.
Tao praised Chen Jingshan a few more times.
Rong Yuanyou frowned.
He had a vague impression of Chen Jingshan, who seemed to be a kind and gentle scholar.
But Rong Yuanyou felt that Chen Jingshan was not worthy of Gu Zaili.
He looked ahead, wondering what Gu Zaili's expression would be like when he heard others talking about her and Chen Jingshan.
Unfortunately, he was walking behind her and couldn't see her expression.
After a long journey by boat and carriage, Ye Rong and Yuanyou took a break very early.
He didn't sleep well and had a nightmare all night.
The dream was very messy.
There were things that had happened in the past, and there were also some wild and random pictures.
The unrelated dreams disturbed him all night long.
In the end, he dreamed of Gu Zaili.
He dreamed that a few years ago, when he was young, he accidentally entered Gu Zaili's boudoir in order to find his sister Rong Guanyin.
Gu Zaili was lying on his side on the beauty's couch and taking a nap.
He was startled and realized that he had gone too far, so he hurriedly retreated.
The little episodes from that year popped into my mind for some reason, reappearing over and over again.
When I woke up, my pajamas were wet.
Rong Yuanyou looked disgusted and despised his own sordidness.
Twelve years old, half a young age, both understand and understand.
Five years passed in the blink of an eye.
Rong Yuanyou woke up from a dream involving Gu Zaili and frowned.
Five years later, she got married and returned home.
Now, for various reasons, she came to Xiangxi and stayed at his home.
Rong Yuanyou hurriedly got up, washed himself, took the horse rein passed by the boy and rushed to the back mountain.
Before I even got close, I could hear the sound of soldiers practicing on the mountain behind in the distance.
The soldiers and horses raised at home are usually divided into different places in Xiangxi, and this back mountain is one of the training places for soldiers.
Rong Yuanyou rode a horse and jumped up to the top of the mountain, looking at the endless grass.
His eyes quickly swept across the mountains, and finally found Gu Zaili's figure.
To facilitate training, this mountain range is covered with grass but with sparse trees.
Gu Zaili was lying on the thick branch of a tree.
Wearing a tight red riding suit and black riding boots.
His upper body was lying along the sloping branches, biting a piece of green spring grass in his mouth, and squinting his eyes to look at the blue sky.
One of her legs was bent to step on the branch, and the other leg was hanging down.
Her horse was tied under a tree, grazing leisurely with his head down.
During the period of escaping back to Xiangxi, they waited for Gu Jingyuan's actions in Xifan.
They stayed put for the time being, but there was nothing to do.
When Gu Zaili was bored, he would come to this back mountain to watch the soldiers' drills, as well as the blue sky and grass.
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Yong'an City does not have such a vast grassland.
Rong Yuanyou rode up to the tree and looked up at her.
"I brought you water, fruit, and a cloak."
He paused, "Is there anything you need?"
Gu Zaili chuckled.
She folded her arms, turned her head and looked at Rong Yuanyou under the tree, and said, "Is the young prince so free?"
Rong Yuanyou shook his head: "Everything I do is very important, and everything related to you is very important."
Gu Zaili chuckled again.
She hooked her hand at Rong Yuanyou, and when he came closer, Gu Zaili sat up, leaned his upper body forward, and bent down to get closer to Rong Yuanyou.
"Be careful, don't fall" Gu Zaili's actions made Rong Yuanyou feel dangerous.
He quickly opened his arms to protect her from falling from the tree.
Gu Zaili had just washed his long hair when he went out.
His long hair was not pulled up and was left hanging casually.
At this time, the half-dry and half-wet crow hair hung down, and the spring breeze blew gently across Rong Yuanyou's cheek, bringing the fragrance of her hair.
"My dear prince, you are so obsessed."
Rong Yuanyou shook his head again and said seriously: "It's not a ghost, it's you.
I was fascinated by you."
Gu Zaili wanted to say something, but didn't know where to start.
She tilted her head slightly and let all her raven hair hang over one shoulder.
She combed it slowly with her slender fingers, and then braided it into a loose braid.
Her movements were careless.
But Rong Yuanyou kept watching her movements, his eyes followed her fingers, and he couldn't bear to look away.
"If we could go back in time, I would have stopped you from marrying him."
Rong Yuanyou suddenly said.
Gu Zaili's braiding movement paused for a moment, then continued, even pulling off the red silk from his wrist and wrapping the tail of the braid around it.
"How can I stop you?"
She smiled casually.
That year, he was only twelve years old, still a child.
Rong Yuanyou frowned.
He just felt sad.
Every time he thought of Gu Zaili having married such a person and suffered such grievances, he felt uncomfortable.
"I feel bad."
He finally said it, his eyes slightly red.
Gu Zaili put away the smile between his eyebrows and looked a little more serious.
"I have never regretted marrying Chen Jingshan."
Gu Zaili said.
Rong Yuanyou was startled and a little angry.
"So many things have happened, and he treated you like that, do you still have him in your heart?"
"What are you thinking, little prince?"
Gu Zaili leaned forward and poked Rong Yuanyou's forehead with his fingertips.
Rong Yuanyou took a step back, then took another step forward, continuing to open his arms to protect him.
"Time cannot be turned back.
There are no what-ifs in the world, and there is nothing to regret in this world.
I would like to thank Chen Jingshan.
Without him, even if I married someone else, I would just be trapped in the back house for the rest of my life.
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Fighting between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, brothers-in-law.
Careful, He only wanted to win people's favor, and he only wanted to have children."
Gu Zaili squinted his eyes slightly, feeling the warm spring breeze blowing on his face, "But the knife that Chen Jingshan stabbed me when he was in danger made me suddenly think about a lot of things, like regaining consciousness.
Like a new student.”
She held her hands on the branches beneath her and jumped from the tree.
Rong Yuanyou was extremely nervous.
It wasn't until he saw her landing safely that his heart, which had been hanging for a long time, finally calmed down and he lowered his arms that had been open for a long time.
Gu Zaili walked to the horse and picked up the water bag hanging next to the saddle.
Rong Yuanyou hurriedly said: "The water is cold.
Drink what I brought you.
It should still be warm."
The aroma of wine hit his nostrils, and Rong Yuanyou stopped talking.
Gu Zaili raised his head and took a sip of strong wine.
The strong wine enters the throat, but the aroma of the wine remains.
She shook her water bag at Rong Yuanxiao and smiled: "The young prince is young, so he probably has never been in a bar."
Rong Yuanyou pursed his lips, a slight blush appearing on Qingjun's face.
Yes, he hasn't been drinking.
"Drinking makes people unable to stay awake, making them confused and doing wrong things.
No, it's not a good thing," Rong Yuanyou argued, his voice getting smaller and smaller.
"Yes, yes.
The young prince is right.
Very right."
Gu Zaili smiled.
She took another sip of wine and put it back beside the saddle.
"Go back."
Gu Zaili got on his horse and walked back on the grass with its hooves.
Rong Yuanyou got on his horse without saying a word and followed Gu Zaili silently.
The sky is blue, the grass is green, and the wind carries the fragrance of flowers.
The two people sat on the horse, not in a hurry, and walked back slowly, letting the sun shine all over them.
Leaving this back hill, we passed by the lively street market, with the bustle of people and the smell of fireworks for a moment.
There are some differences in the customs and customs between Xiangxi and Yong'an City.
In Yong'an City, although women can go out at will, and there are even some women who set up stalls to sell goods, they are in the minority after all.
When we arrived in Xiangxi, the people operating shop stalls on both sides of the market were evenly split between men and women.
The accents and clothing are naturally different.
Gu Zaili casually looked at both sides of the market and saw a woman with thick eyebrows and big eyes chopping pig bones with a big knife.
The stall hangs a banner reading "Gao Sister-in-law Pork".
"Go buy some pork."
Gu Zaili said.
"Ah, okay."
Rong Yuanyou was stunned for a moment.
Rong Yuanyou followed Gu Zaili towards Sister-in-law Gao's pork.
Smelling the greasy smell of raw meat, Rong Yuanyou frowned.
Gu Zaili bent down on the horse and asked: "Sister-in-law Gao, give me that rib."
"Okay, I'll chop it up for you.
It will save you trouble when you go home."
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Sister-in-law Gao took turns with her big knife, chopping, and a long strip of ribs was chopped into pieces, each piece being the same size.
She wrapped it in oil paper and handed it over.
Rong Yuanyou quickly took it with both hands and said, "Thank you very much."
Pay the money and continue walking back.
Rong Yuanyou asked: "If you want to eat ribs, go back and ask the kitchen to cook them."
"I don't want to eat it."
"and you" "Sister-in-law Gao's wheel knife looks very good."
Gu Zaili turned his head and looked to the other side of the street, where a tea lady setting up a stall was haggling with customers.
The woman's eyes were bent, she was smiling, and her words were very sweet, but she wouldn't give up a penny of the price.
Gu Zaili smiled and said: "I didn't know that the face of working hard was so moving."
"Stay in Xiangxi, Xiangxi is free.
You can do whatever you want.
I" Rong Yuanyou dodged his eyes and lowered his voice, "I can accompany you."
"Would you like to kill a pig with me?"
"Okay."
He said.
Gu Zaili looked at him with a smile, shook his head slightly, and said no more.
Rong Yuanyou frowned and stopped talking.
Walking further home, before the two of them reached the Xiangxi Duke's Mansion, they saw a strange carriage parked in front of the main entrance.
As he got closer, Rong Yuanyou recognized it as the Li family's carriage.
The Li family are cousins of the Rong family.
Rong Yuanyou got off the horse, handed the reins to the boy, and asked, "But the Li family is here."
"Yes.
Mrs.
Li is here with the second girl of the Li family."
The boy hesitated for a moment, then continued, "Mrs.
Li seems to be in a bad mood."
Mrs.
Li was not only in a bad mood.
When she got off the carriage, her eyes were red, and she was looked at by many servants in the mansion.
The second girl next to her also turned pale and looked worried.
"What's going on?
What could have happened to make you so anxious?"
Mrs.
Rong welcomed people into the house and ordered the maid to serve tea.
"Our father is going to force us two to death," Mrs.
Li said, tears quickly filling her eyes.
"Our father and the Zhou family from Shuichang Island have known each other since they were young, and we are brothers.
So he gave me Dai Chun and The young master of the Zhou family has arranged a baby marriage, which I didn't know about at first.
Recently, the Zhou family came to the door and wanted to take away my Dai Chun.
It stands to reason that a promise should be fulfilled.
But what kind of family is the Zhou family?
The total number of servants in the family is less than ten.
The young master even eats, drinks, whores and gambles.
How could my Dai Chun marry into such a den of wolves?"
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Mrs.
Rong understood.
"It's too much."
She glanced at Li Daichun, who was standing beside Mrs.
Li.
Li Daichun lowered his head, his face turned pale, looking pitiful and helpless.
Mrs.
Rong smiled and said, "Guanyin, please go out for a walk with your cousin Daichun."
"Yes, mother."
Rong Guanyin walked to Li Daichun's side with a smile and took her arm, "Sister Daichun, let's go to the backyard to see my new flowers."
"Okay."
Li Daichun forced a smile and followed Rong Guanyin out.
After walking outside, Rong Guanyin gently patted Li Daichun's forearm and said warmly: "Don't worry, sister, there will be a way to reach the mountain, and there will be a way.
My cousin loves you, and he won't allow my cousin to do this.
Damn it."
"I hope so."
Li Daichun sighed, feeling unsure.
She glanced at Rong Guanyin beside her and felt envious.
Rong Guanyin continued to comfort her: "There are no parents in the world who don't love their children.
My cousin is just confused for a moment, but he still loves you."
"Actually, the pain that mother just complained about is only half of it.
The reason why father is like this is just because he dotes on Aunt Xue at home, and she was instigated by Aunt Xue."
Li Daichun sighed again, "Sister Wan Yin is not the parent in the world.
They all love their children, and not all of them are as harmonious as your family."
Rong Guanyin didn't know much about families with aunts, concubine brothers and sisters, so she didn't know how to persuade them.
"Who is that?"
Li Daichun asked, "Is that Princess Sheng'an from Beijing?"
"Yes, it is Princess Sheng'an, the eldest daughter of King Wuxian, named Zaili."
Li Daichun took another look and shifted his gaze from Gu Zaili to Rong Yuanyou.
She said: "I heard that brother Yuanyou has been pursuing Princess Sheng'an."
She explained again: "I heard it accidentally."
Rong Guanyin said casually: "It's unusual if you haven't heard of it.
I'm afraid there aren't many people in Xiangxi who don't know about it."
"I heard that she was married."
Li Daichun hesitated.
Rong Guanyin said "hmm" lightly, with a slight smile on her face, and didn't explain any more.
Li Daichun glanced at Rong Guanyin in surprise.
If you go further, you will meet him head-on.
It is difficult to discuss anymore, and Li Daichun also stopped talking.
"Brother Yuanyou."
Li Daichun bowed slightly in greeting.
"Cousin."
Rong Yuanyou nodded and returned the salute, then followed Gu Zaili and continued walking forward.
Just as he missed getting out, Li Daichun bit his lip and shouted again: "Brother Yuanyou, I have something to tell you."
Rong Yuanyou glanced at Gu Zaili reluctantly, and finally stopped.
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"I found the picture of the crane that my cousin wanted to find last year.
It's in the room.
I'll have someone deliver it to my cousin later."
Rong Yuanyou thought about it for a while before he remembered this.
He likes calligraphy and painting.
Last year, he accidentally got the famous painting of Crane, but he didn't think it was a fake.
He regretted it for a while.
But he almost forgot about it.
"My cousin is interested.
I have been looking for her for a long time."
Li Daichun laughed, knelt down and saluted again, said nothing more, and went to the flower garden in the backyard with Rong Guanyin.
Rong Yuanyou looked up and looked in the direction where Gu Zaili left.
She thought that by this time, she had already returned to the room, so there was no need for him to follow her.
He returned to his room in silence and told the boy: "Go to the wine cellar and get a jar of wine."
Rong Yuanyou, his father and grandfather did not drink, but Mrs.
Rong loved wine, and there were many famous wines hidden in the wine cellar.
Xianglin was stunned for a moment and made sure he heard correctly.
Then he responded and ran out to get it.
"Your Majesty, your wine.
I didn't know what kind you wanted, so I took a few more."
Xianglin placed four small jars of different wines on the table.
"Go down."
"Yes."
Xianglin walked out and looked at Rong Yuanyou curiously as he closed the door.
After closing the door, he touched his head and muttered to himself: "Your Majesty, I have been rejected again.
I have learned to drown my sorrows with wine."
Rong Yuanyou poured a glass of wine, raised the glass and hesitated before bringing it to his mouth.
The pungent taste entered his throat, causing him to cough violently.
He looked at the wine glass in his hand again and frowned.
"How could she like this?"
Rong Yuanyou tried to take another sip.
Still spicy.
Xianglin didn't go far, he was in the yard.
"Xiang Lin, go and invite Princess Sheng'an," Rong Yuanyou shouted towards the door.
"Oh, this isn't appropriate."
Rong Yuanyou's voice was no longer heard in the room.
Xianglin was stuck in place, not knowing what to do.
After a while, Rong Yuanyou's voice came from the room again: "Go quickly."
Xianglin scratched his head, responded, and finally went to the backyard to invite people respectfully.
"Where can I go to his room?"
Gu Zaili was surprised.
"Princess, please don't misunderstand our prince.
The prince may be drunk."
Xianglin said with a bitter look on his face, "I'm just an errand boy, and I don't dare not to invite you this time.
Please refuse, and I will As long as you can go back and regain your life.”
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"Drunk" Gu Zaili raised his eyebrows.
She suddenly laughed and said, "I'll go right away."
"Ah" Xianglin stopped immediately and said no more.
When Gu Zaili rushed to Rong Yuanyou's room, Rong Yuanyou was sitting behind the square table with his back straight.
He watched Gu Zaili come in and said, "You're here."
Gu Zaili glanced at him suspiciously. he's really drunk The next moment, Rong Yuanyou suddenly cried.
Tears rolled down.
Gu Zaili was startled, then walked towards him, stood in front of Rong Yuanyou across a square table, handed him the handkerchief, and said, "Young prince, please don't cry."
Rong Yuanyou took the handkerchief from Gu Zaili, folded it carefully one after another, folded it squarely, and placed it neatly on the corner of the table, reluctant to use it.
He lowered his head and said nothing.
Gu Zaili was silent for a moment, then turned around and asked Xiang Lin to make sobering tea.
When Xianglin went to get the wine, he was worried that Rong Yuanyou would be uncomfortable.
He had already asked someone to make tea.
When Gu Zaili reminded him, he immediately ran to get the sobering tea.
Gu Zaili poured Rong Yuanyou a cup of sobering tea, then poured himself a cup of wine and said, "My dear prince, this is not how you drink wine."
Rong Yuanyou obediently drank the entire bowl of sobering tea and watched Gu Zaili pour the wine.
He also went to pour wine.
Gu Zaili raised his glass and was about to drink.
Seeing him like this, he handed the wine in his hand to him and said, "Drink this.
This wine is fragrant and not so easy to get drunk."
Rong Yuanyou reached for the drink.
The wine cup was only that big.
Gu Zaili held the lower end of the wine cup, his little fingers curling up naturally.
Rong Yuanyou put his palm down and used his fingers to pinch the wine glass.
His ring finger inadvertently touched Gu Zaili's little finger.
His fingertips trembled slightly and suddenly became embarrassed.
Gu Zaili pretended not to know and held the wine glass steadily until Rong Yuanyou took it.
Although Li Daichun's mother came, she did not bring her personal maid Cui'e with her.
Instead, she asked Cui'e to go to the inn to wait for a letter from Beijing.
Li Daichun arrived at Xiangxi Duke's Mansion for a long time.
Cui'e, who was guarding the post station, finally received the belated letter.
Cui'e hurried to Xiangxi Duke's Mansion with the letter and called the letter to Li Daichun.
Some time ago, Li Daichun sent a letter to a relative's home in Beijing, asking about Gu Zaili.
She took the letter from Cui'e, hurriedly opened the envelope, and read through the lines at a glance.
When she saw it, she frowned and became worried.
But her eyes were bright.
I can't tell whether I'm worried or happy.
"Let's go find my cousin."
Li Daichun stuffed the letter into the drawer and stood up hurriedly.
Xianglin, who was in Rongyuan Yuyuan, saw Li Daichun coming with his maid, scratched his head, and looked back at the closed door.
In any case, it would be bad for the news to spread about the young prince and Princess Sheng'an drinking behind closed doors.
The master was drunk, but he was not drunk.
He respectfully went up to greet Li Daichun.
"Cousin, please tell me.
I have something to tell my cousin."
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"There hasn't been any sound for a long time.
The young prince may have taken a nap.
I'll go and let you know."
"Thank you."
Li Daichun smiled lightly. gd1806102: