Contract Prince

Chapter 136 Vinegar Smell

It was nearly three o'clock when Gu Yunjing returned home.Just as she imagined, Xiao Muxue still didn't fall asleep, and was seriously reading the military book.The words on it were like magnets, deeply attracting her attention.She didn't even notice the footsteps of the son-in-law when he entered the door.

Gu Yunjing took off her cloak, her footsteps were quieter, and she stood behind Xiao Muxue cautiously. She couldn't bear to disturb the princess's good mood, so she could only choose to wait patiently.

Xiao Muxue's gaze fixed on the book of war, while Gu Yunjing's gaze fell on her face without any distraction.

The princess looks very charming when she is serious.

The sound of the funnel was exhausted, and the candle was dimly lit.After a long time, if Xiao Muxue had an epiphany, she looked away from the book of war and felt a little thirsty, so she prepared to pour a pot of tea to drink.Only then did he realize that the son-in-law was already standing behind her.

Xiao Muxue asked: "Yun Jing, when did you come back? Why didn't you make a sound?"

"Xue'er is rarely in a good mood, how can I have the heart to disturb you?" Gu Yunjing poked her head over, pointed at the military book on the table and asked, "Why did you suddenly start studying the art of war?"

Xiao Muxue was not in a hurry to answer this question, she asked Gu Yunjing to sit down, and then squeezed and pinched the back of her neck with her slender hands.Her strength is just right, it will neither cause pain nor fatigue.

Gu Yunjing squinted her eyes and snorted a few times comfortably. While enjoying it, she asked in surprise: "Xue'er, why are you so skillful in kneading?"

Gu Yunjing didn't know that Xiao Muxue consulted a lot with Shang Guanlan in private in order to learn the knowledge of medicine.It took me more than a few months to learn this skillful technique alone.After learning it well, she was afraid of showing her skills for the first time, and she would not be able to grasp the strength well, which would cause Gu Yunjing pain.So she tried many times on Yuyao, and only after the servant girl said it was okay, did she dare to show her skills on Gu Yunjing.

Xiao Muxue was not going to tell Gu Yunjing about the hardships, she just smiled lightly and said casually: "I see that you are very tired every day, so I learned a few things from Master to relieve your fatigue. .”

Gu Yunjing twisted her hand around her neck, shook Xiao Muxue's hand, and said comfortingly: "Xue'er, you have a heart. If you have a wife like this, what more can a husband ask for?"

At the end she asked again: "You read the book of war to help me solve my problems, right?"

Xiao Muxue replied honestly: "I have this plan. Brother An calls you into the palace every day to discuss state affairs, and Tao Ce and the others ask you for military advice from time to time every day."

"You're just one person. Not only do you have to run around every day, but you also have to answer all kinds of doubts for them. It's so tiring. So I thought that if I could learn a little bit, I would be able to relieve a lot of the burden on you."

As she spoke, Xiao Muxue's eyes dimmed slightly, and a small sense of frustration rose in her heart.She was more than familiar with various business methods in her previous life, but now she is not so smooth when reading military books.

"However, the art of war is too profound. I have studied it for a long time, but I only scratched the surface. There are many things I still don't understand. When you have time, you have to give me more advice." Xiao Muxue sighed again, "Soldier It’s deceitful, and this statement is indeed true.”

Gu Yunjing's voice was extremely gentle, it sounded like a trickle of water passing through one's heart.

"Okay, as long as Xue'er wants to learn, I will definitely teach you everything. It's not enough to just look at the art of war. It's better to tell you all about the five elements, eight trigrams, and Qimen Dunjia."

Xiao Muxue tapped the back of Gu Yunjing's head twice with her fingers, and enviously said: "I really don't know how your head is long, how can you memorize so much knowledge about astronomy and geography, constellation arrangement, five elements and eight trigrams."

Gu Yunjing joked: "That is, otherwise how would I be worthy of Her Royal Highness? I am thin and weak, and I must have talent to make up for this shortcoming."

The wife and wife joked without saying a word, making each other amused.

Xiao Muxue finally brought the topic to the right direction, "Brother Wang An was in a hurry to summon you just now, is there something important?"

Gu Yunjing opened his eyes slightly, and his cozy face suddenly became a little heavy, "There are two important things, one is about the route for transporting grain and grass, and the other..."

Her voice faltered, "The other one is about my father. There was a lot of wind and snow outside the Great Wall, and there were many old injuries on his body. Now all of them have relapsed. The situation is not optimistic."

Suddenly, Xiao Muxue's eyes sank.As far as Yu Gong is concerned, Gu Wei is the humerus minister of Xiao Guo, with half of the country on his shoulders.Personally speaking, he is Gu Yunjing's father and his father-in-law.

Therefore, whether it is public or private, Gu Wei holds a certain weight in her heart.Quickly asked: "Master Hou... Is father's condition so serious?"

"Well. At first, he was recuperating at home. It was because of his mother's persuasion that he led the army to the frontier fortress. The frontier fortress was bitterly cold and the conditions of the army were poor, so his physical condition would only get worse."

Originally, according to the normal logic, Xiao Muxue must have advocated for Lord Hou to return to the mansion to heal his wounds, but suddenly the sentence seemed to be stuck in her throat, and she couldn't say it.

The Marquis of Zhenyuan maintains the stability of the frontier fortress. With the fierce battle between the two armies, once Gu Wei leaves the frontier fortress, Xiao Guo's army will be defeated.

This question is really tricky, Xiao Muxue didn't know what to do, she could only ask her son-in-law: "Yun Jing, what should I do now?"

"The day after tomorrow is when the army will leave. I want to go to the frontier with the army." Gu Yunjing thought for a long time, but said these words carefully.

Xiao Muxue immediately denied it, and her negative attitude was very firm.

The son-in-law is weak, and has been busy recently, so he can't even get the most basic rest.It was very cold outside the fortress, if she went to the frontier hastily, how could this thin body survive?

Gu Yunjing looked at Xiao Muxue with a cold face, and pleaded in his tone, "Xue'er, listen to me, I have to go. If I don't go, father won't have a good rest. His Royal Highness An Steady, there are still many things in the imperial court that I need to help with, and I won't be there for too long."

"No!" Xiao Muxue said resolutely, "It's me who wants to take care of father."

Gu Yunjing disagreed, firmly disagreed.The body of a daughter of a princess, who has enjoyed the glory and wealth since childhood, how can she condescend to go to that kind of bitter cold place outside the Great Wall in person?

However, her objection was ineffective. No matter what she said, the princess insisted on her own idea.

Gu Yunjing was helpless, she thought about it again, it was more thoughtful.

"I was also impulsive just now. According to the current situation, I can't leave the capital. The matter of Ku Yin has not been resolved, and King Zhao and his ilk have not taken care of it. If I go to the frontier, His Highness King An will definitely face many difficulties. Dangerous. Now it seems that we can only let the master go."

The long night was coming to an end, Gu Yunjing held Xiao Muxue in his arms, and casually squinted his eyes, the sky had already dawned, and it was not yet time for Yu Liang to go to Lu's bank to withdraw money.

Gu Yunjing found Shangguan Lan early in the morning, and talked about the matter. Shangguan Lan and Gu Wei also had some friendship. After hearing this, he didn't refuse much, and nodded in agreement.

However, when he thought about Gu Yunjing's physical condition, he hesitated for a moment. After all, he, a sick apprentice, had to rely on him to cook all kinds of precious medicinal materials every day to continue his life.

Shangguan Lan frowned and said, "If I leave, what should you do?"

Gu Yunjing paused, knowing that Master was talking about her physical condition.

Shangguan Lan waved his hands and said impatiently: "Forget it, I'd better call Xi Ruo over."

When the name Shangguan Xiruo appeared in Xiao Muxue's ears again, Her Royal Highness suddenly felt uneasy.

Because she had been to Wangyou Valley and met Shangguan Xiruo herself, an extremely beautiful and gentle woman.

I also know that she and Gu Yunjing have an extraordinary bond, which can be described as a childhood sweetheart.And the most frightening thing was that the woman's intuition told her that Shangguan Xiruo had a strange feeling for Gu Yunjing. She didn't like Gu Yunjing at the time, so she didn't take this matter to heart.

But now that she and Gu Yunjing have a wife and wife relationship, the two of them have a deep affection, the princess will not allow anyone to take Gu Yunjing away from her.

Xiao Muxue's facial expressions had already been noticed by the son-in-law.Gu Yunjing has matured a lot, she is no longer the innocent young man who was recuperating and studying in Wangyou Valley.

Now because of too much contact with Xiao Muxue, she gradually understands what is going on with feelings, and she can probably sense the strange feelings that little junior sister has always had for her.She originally wanted to go to Wangyou Valley after all the work was done, and explain clearly to her junior sister alone.

But now, according to Master's intention, she might not wait until that day, and she will meet her junior sister in advance.

Knowing the reason, Gu Yunjing said awkwardly to Shangguan Lan: "Master, my health is fine. Don't bother my junior sister. It's not good to travel all the way from Wangyou Valley to the capital."

Shangguanlan snorted coldly, "I don't want to bother her. But is it okay to see the situation? If you don't need soup and medicine to continue your life every day, do you think you can survive? Apart from me, if Xiruo knows the most about medicine Only when she takes care of you, can I rest assured."

These words sounded a bit sour to Xiao Muxue, as if Shangguan Xi was Gu Yunjing's closest person.

Shangguan Lan is also a smart person. He knew why Gu Yunjing was so resistant to Shangguan Xiruo's coming, so he patted his apprentice on the shoulder and said earnestly: "Don't worry, if Xi is a sensible person, she won't break up your marriage for no reason. Yes. Isn’t there really no way? Otherwise, how could I be willing to let my precious daughter come over.”

Gu Yunjing knew that Master was doing it for her own good, but now that she has Xiao Muxue, she can no longer have too much intimate contact with her junior sister.

She thought about it for a while, and thought: This is also good, so as not to procrastinate again and again.Speak clearly with the little junior sister face to face, and get rid of the other party's thoughts about her, so that she can teach her to find a good husband as soon as possible and live a happy life.

So she nodded: "Okay, then follow Master."

Xiao Muxue didn't know what Gu Yunjing was thinking, she thought her son-in-law was always thinking about Shangguan Xiruo, so her face turned down again.