After Xiao Fubao’s Life Was Stolen, He Became the Favorite of Everyone In the Capital

Chapter 476 Recipe for Yellow Rice Wine

Xie Xingchuan vaguely heard about what happened in the Yamen of Dali Temple.

In the war three years ago, he was also a soldier accompanying his adoptive father. He felt something was wrong at the time. It was as if those prairie people suddenly had brains and easily found their offensive and defensive weaknesses.

Now that Lin Tao's random attempts have uncovered the traitor Mrs. Xie, Xie Xingchuan feels that everything is reasonable.

He was fortunate that his adoptive father figured this out at a critical moment and used a trick to get the better of the prairie people. But even so, it was still a miserable victory and his adoptive father almost lost his life.

"How dare she! If only I had noticed it earlier! I wouldn't have let so many of my colleagues die on the battlefield!" Xie Xingchuan originally thought that the adoptive mother was only mentally distorted because she stayed in the house for a long time and lost her biological son.

But he didn't expect that she was a person who couldn't distinguish between good and evil. There was nothing she couldn't do for her son and her family.

Gu Mingda patted his son on the shoulder and said, "You have no way of knowing what others are thinking. She is the one who did the wrong thing, not you!"

Xie Xingchuan nodded reluctantly.

Gu Mingda knew that the war three years ago was an untouchable and painful past for his son, and it was not something that these few words could relieve him of.

But fortunately, they still have Niu Niu.

Niu Niu held Xie Xingchuan's hand: "Brother, can you take me to catch sparrows? I want to raise a little sparrow!"

Gu Mingda looked at the little sun at home and pulled Xie Xingchuan towards a warm place step by step.

He turned back, looked at his wife, and asked, "Did anything happen to you during this time?"

Seeing that Mrs. Xie's matter had come to an end, Zhang Yuniang finally nodded.

"Some time ago, the Queen Mother summoned me and wanted to grant marriage to Niu Niu and Li Xuan."

Gu Mingda's face suddenly turned ugly. He actually didn't hate Li Xuan. As a student, Li Xuan was considered to be outstanding among the clan members. He was smart and motivated, and could learn things easily. Such students don't have teachers. Will not like it.

But when he thought about how this brat dared to covet his precious daughter, Gu Mingda couldn't help but feel his teeth itching.

"Qi Da Fei, the two families are not a good match. This is probably the Queen Mother's wishful thinking, and Prince Jing's Palace may not be happy with it." Gu Mingda looked for a reason.

Zhang Yunniang sighed: "You are wrong. The palace is very willing."

When Gu Mingda heard this, his face suddenly darkened: "Does Prince Jing's Palace think that the Queen Mother Niu Niu and the Emperor's favor will help Li Xuan fight for the heir apparent?"

Of course Zhang Yunniang couldn't tell. She only said: "Although this is the first time that the Queen Mother has mentioned this matter to me, she seems to be very active and even a little anxious about this matter."

Gu Mingda felt extremely weird when he heard this.

"Even if Niu Niu marries Li Xuan, she will not live in the palace forever. Why is the Queen Mother so anxious? Is there something we don't know about?"

Zhang Yunniang shook her head: "I have been asking Niu Niu around the corner these days, but she can't tell. There seems to be nothing unusual in the palace. Concubine Shun's belly is getting bigger day by day. Both the emperor and the queen mother are looking forward to the birth of their biological child. , If it were a boy, Li Xuan would have no chance of becoming a prince. "

Gu Mingda frowned deeper and said, "Shen Ling is older and has not yet made a marriage decision. Why is the Queen Mother so anxious about Niu Niu's marriage?"

The strange thing about this matter is that the relationship between Prince Jing's Palace and the Queen Mother's natal family is not close, and the two families are not even married. The Queen Mother does not seem to be motivated by any interests.

"The Queen Mother seems to be refusing to refuse. Do we really have to agree?" Zhang Yunniang asked. Gu Mingda suddenly held his wife's hand and said, "Your fate is difficult. If it really comes to the point where we cannot refuse, we will naturally have no choice but to agree, but at least we must wait until Concubine Shun's child is born."

Gu Mingda was hoping to give birth to a boy. At least this would mean that the battle for the crown prince was over and Prince Jing's palace would not become a dangerous choice.

If a girl is born, Gu Mingda's heart sinks. He doesn't want to get involved in the fight for the crown prince. The power of Conglong may make a family take off quickly, but it may also destroy everyone.

"Actually, we forgot to ask Niu Niu what she thought. Maybe she likes Li Xuan very much and wants to marry him." Zhang Yunniang said.

Zhang Yunniang also met Li Xuan once, at the gate of the palace. Li Xuan called her "Master's Mother" very politely, while the other members of the clan acted as if they had not seen her.

Gu Mingda immediately said: "How old is Niu Niu? She doesn't know what she likes and what she doesn't like. At this age, she only knows how to eat, drink and have fun."

In Gu Mingda's eyes, Niu Niu seemed to always be just that five-year-old girl.

Gu Mingda has more things to care about now. The ice and snow are melting. Gu Yan's teacher at Baiyun Academy told him that Gu Yan can try to end it now.

The Gu family's native place is in Guang'an County, which also means that Gu Yan has to return to Guang'an County to take the county examination.

In a blink of an eye, it was the day for Gu Yan to set off. This time he returned to Guang'an County with the Luo family's caravan.

Shopkeeper Luo, the uncle, personally led the team, so the Gu family didn't have to worry about Gu Yan's safety, but Zhang Yunniang was still used to nagging.

"If you feel something is wrong, you must run away as soon as possible. Have you brought enough money? If it is lost on the road or stolen, don't open your mouth. Your uncle is not an outsider. If it doesn't work, you can still contact Guang'an County My family borrowed money, you know?”

Gu Yan listened patiently to his mother's instructions without any trace of impatience on his face.

Zhang Yuniang couldn't help but shed tears when she thought that this was the first time her son had left the couple for a long trip.

Gu Mingda said: "The young eagle will always leave the shelter of the eagle, sooner or later there will be such a day."

Zhang Yunniang nodded reluctantly.

Niu Niu grabbed Gu Yan's hand: "Brother, even if you fail the county exam this time, you will always be my best and best brother!"

Gu Yan couldn't help laughing, touched Niu Niu's head and said: "Okay, I have remembered everything. Even if I haven't passed the exam, as long as I think about a good baby waiting for me at home, I will never Cry."

Niu Niu handed over another large bag of snacks she had prepared.

Mrs. Gu secretly gave Gu Yan a silver ingot: "Grandma hasn't saved much money in the past two years, so take the flowers."

"Grandma, my parents gave me a lot of money. I'm not short of money." Gu Yan refused.

But Mrs. Gu said with a straight face: "I am poor but rich, and I don't have much to spend money on in the capital. If you take it, if you don't use it up, give it back to me when you get back."

Gu Yan had no choice but to take it.

Father Gu didn't know when he walked up to Gu Yan, patted his grandson on the shoulder, and said, "The recipe for yellow rice wine is hidden in the wood gaps of the beams..."