Harem Daily Life

Chapter 519 Gu Yi and Xin Lan meet again

That evening, Tao Yanyan tactfully mentioned to the emperor the matter of his brother returning to Beijing to take up his post.

After listening to this, He Linzhang pondered for a while and said slowly: "At present, there are no vacancies in the six ministries, but the Hanlin Academy does have some compilation work that needs manpower. Why not transfer your brother to the Hanlin Academy first? Although it is not an important official position, let him get familiar with the environment of the capital first. I will promote him when there is a suitable position in the future."

Tao Yanyan nodded in agreement: "Your Majesty, as long as you think this arrangement is appropriate, I believe that my brother will do his best in the Hanlin Academy. In fact, what I miss most is Gu Ning. I hope she can get better care in the capital."

The emperor smiled and consoled her: "Don't worry, I will give orders to have the people transferred back as soon as possible."

Things went very smoothly, and within a few days, Tao Zhixing received a transfer order from the court, notifying him to return to Beijing to take up his post. This surprised him greatly, as he had originally thought that he would have to wait a few years before he had the opportunity to return to Beijing.

However, Gu Ning was still in the early stages of pregnancy, and the journey back to Beijing would take five or six days even if she took a carriage. Tao Zhixing was afraid that she could not stand the bumps, so he hurriedly found someone to modify the carriage after receiving the transfer order. Not only did he add a shock-absorbing crossbeam, but he also laid a thick cushion. A few days later, when the newly appointed county magistrate had handed over his work, they set out on the journey back to Beijing.

Gu Yi counted the days and planned to go out of the city in person to meet his sister and brother-in-law.

It is March, the warmest month of spring. Ladies and young ladies from every family would make an appointment to leave the capital and go to Fuyan Temple on the outskirts of the capital to burn incense and pray for blessings. There would be a long queue of carriages leaving the city at the city gate, waiting to pass through checkpoints.

Gu Yi rode his horse behind the long team, thinking that his sister and the others would not arrive too early, so he waited patiently.

"Oh, isn't this Princess Xinlan from the Changping Palace? You are leaving the capital alone, why don't you find someone to accompany you? If the princess doesn't mind, I am willing to be her escort and accompany her."

Gu Yi frowned, feeling inexplicably displeased with the voice. He rode forward on his horse and saw the carriage of the Prince of Changping's Palace parked not far away.

"How dare you, you scoundrel? How dare you flirt with my princess in the street? Aren't you afraid that Prince Changping will cause trouble for you?" The servants around Princess Xinlan stepped forward and cursed.

I saw a young man standing next to the carriage, fanning himself, looking like a dandy. "Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. I am Tang Ming, the eldest son of the Tang family, the cousin of Mrs. Rong from the Loyal and Brave Marquis's mansion. I was lucky enough to meet the princess from afar at a tea party before, but later I regretted not seeing her again. Today I encountered the carriage of the prince's mansion, and I went forward to ask, and it turned out to be the princess. It's really fate. I wonder where the princess is going, I am willing to go with her."

Tang Ming's voice was quite loud, and when the people around him heard it, they all started whispering and pointing.

"How could this Mr. Tang be so rude as to flirt with the princess in broad daylight?"

"A talented man and a beautiful woman, I'm afraid this will become a good story."

"But the Tang family is just an ordinary official family. Their status does not match that of the royal palace. I guess the princess will definitely look down on him."

"Humph, just from the fact that he talked to the princess in the street today and even asked to go with her, I know that this Mr. Tang really doesn't know etiquette. If I were the princess, I would definitely scold him."

"But speaking of it, the princess has no elders to protect her, so she will have to suffer this loss in silence today. She will just get rid of Mr. Tang later."

Tang Ming also heard what everyone said, but there was no shame on his face. His triangular eyes just stared at the carriage of the Prince of Changping's Mansion, and he even wanted to go forward and lift the curtain to catch a glimpse of the beauty.

Just as his fan was about to lift the curtain, Gu Yi turned over, dismounted, walked forward, and kicked Tang Ming several meters away.

It happened so quickly that the people around him cried out in surprise, and then they saw Tang Ming lying on the ground, holding his stomach and unable to get up.

"You... who are you? How dare you kick me!" Tang Ming pointed at Gu Yi and said intermittently, his face distorted with pain.

Gu Yi glanced at him coldly, but did not answer his question. Instead, he walked towards the carriage road and said, "I am about to go out of town to do some business. Please escort the princess for a while." This would prevent some ignorant bugs from coming to harass her.

Xinlan sat in the carriage. Her fingers, which had turned white from worrying about the wound, loosened slowly and said through the curtain: "Thank you, General Gu. Thank you very much, General Gu."

Gu Yi nodded lightly, then climbed onto the horse, guarding the left side of the carriage, and accompanied her while waiting for inspection.

The guards at the city gate saw someone making trouble from afar and quickly sent two people to check it out. When they saw it was General Gu, they stepped forward to greet him.

Tang Ming finally remembered that the Gu family was also a military family like the Rong family, and they were even granted the title of Marquis earlier than the Loyal and Brave Marquis. The daughter of the Gu family married into the Tao family, which was the family of the most favored Concubine Tao!

After sorting out these relationships, Tang Ming, who originally wanted to retaliate, shrank back. When General Gu wasn't looking at him, he prepared to get up and run away.

Unexpectedly, Gu Yi pointed and said, "Send the one lying over there to Jingzhao Yin and accuse him of molesting the princess. Ask Jingzhao Yin to punish him severely according to the laws of the Great Zhou."

Tang Ming was so scared that he almost peed his pants. He begged for mercy again and again, "General Gu, please spare my life. I just have a crush on the princess and I'm worried that she'll go out alone without anyone to take care of her, so I want to accompany her. I have no bad intentions. Please spare my life, General Gu."

Tang Ming was really panicking. If he was sent to Jingzhao Yinfu, would he still be able to save his face? The Tang family had lost face, and the Zhongyong Houfu would probably not even let them in from now on!

Gu Yi said coldly: "If I don't teach you a lesson, how can you learn from it?" After that, he looked at the two soldiers guarding the city and said: "Send it, and say that the general ordered it to be sent."

The defense of the capital was under the management of General Gu and his son. Naturally, the two soldiers guarding the city did not dare to be negligent. They immediately stepped forward, one of them held one of Tang Ming's arms, and carried him to the yamen.

Tang Ming was crying and wailing. Where was the elegant gentleman he was just now? He looked like a powerless puppet that had lost its soul.

Princess Xinlan was in the carriage, listening to everything outside, thinking that General Gu was indeed as good as his reputation, a cold-faced devil who feared nothing.

Thinking of how he had always been cold to her, Princess Xinlan suddenly sighed. Although the sound was very soft, Gu Yi, who practiced martial arts, heard it. He frowned and asked, "What's wrong with the princess? Why are you sighing?"

Xinlan quickly covered her mouth, but then she realized that he couldn't see what she was doing, so she put her hand down again and whispered, "Nothing, I just yawned because I got up too early this morning."

Gu Yi raised his eyebrows. He could still distinguish between a yawn and a sigh. However, he did not continue the topic, but asked, "Where does the princess want to go?"