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"Master." Gu Ransheng stepped forward to help Gu Hanzhao from the carriage.

Gu Hanzhao's hands were still trembling slightly, he could still help Lu's mother into the carriage when he went, but he asked someone to support him when he came back.Seeing this, Gu Fu also came forward and whispered in his ear: "Master, the mansion is ready."

"Mother, I want to talk to my father alone." Lu's mother saw that Gu Hanzhao was a little haggard, and wanted to comfort her, but she couldn't say anything, and could only sigh.

Father Gu did not bring back the bones, but only set up a tomb in Hebi City, but the family set up a memorial tablet for him, waiting to select an auspicious day to enter the ancestral hall.

The room seemed a bit gloomy due to the lack of light, Gu Hanzhao stepped forward and knelt on the futon, lowered his voice and slowly said what happened recently: "Father, the Gu family is in turmoil now, and I don't know what to do." For the first time, Gu Hanzhao felt Helpless and bewildered, in his previous life he was greedy for power, but now he only wants to be a couple with Zhao Zheyu for the rest of his life.

"Father, I am afraid that the Marquis of Zhenyuan's Mansion will be broken in my hands in this life. I will personally apologize to you at that time. Please don't blame me for covering up Yu."

"Father, Han Zhao was blind in his previous life and didn't realize the cause of your death. In this life, I will avenge you."

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Gu Hanzhao babbled a lot, maybe because he grew up in the army, Gu Hanzhao seldom showed childish emotions because of his strong personality, but today Gu Hanzhao expressed all the pain and darkness accumulated in his heart like a child.

"Father, I'm going to perform the coronation ceremony today. All the ministers envy me to have the current Holy Majesty preside over it personally, but what I think is that it would be great if you wear the coronation ceremony for me." Gu Hanzhao said as he sprinkled the prepared sacrificial wine in front of the futon.

He patted away a jar of strong wine that Gu Fu had prepared in advance, and took a sip directly from the jar without using a wine glass. The liquid flowed down the corner of his mouth and soaked his clothes.

"Father, let's have one last drink today!" Gu Hanzhao sat cross-legged on the futon, closed his eyes and poured the wine into his mouth.

Due to old injuries and Zhao Zhanyu's order, Gu Hanzhao hadn't been so drunk for a long time, until he realized that there was someone around him and woke up. The vigilance he had trained in the two lifetimes allowed him to catch the person immediately.

Zhao Jianyu, who was awake, looked at the tightly clenched hands and sighed in his heart. When had he seen Gu Hanzhao who was so down and down, even if he was wounded by an arrow, he was never in such a mess.In the past, he had always belonged to the dominant side in his mind, but today he was so fragile that it made him feel distressed.

Zhao Jianyu knelt on the ground, Gu Hanzhao who was limp on the ground seemed to have found a support to wrap his arms around his waist, and buried his head in his waist.Zhao Zheyu felt the wetness around his waist, but he didn't dare to move at all, maintaining his original posture until his legs became numb.

Gu Hanzhao woke up suddenly. The moment he woke up, he was a little dazed, thinking that he was still in the cold and dark prison, until he felt a little warmth.

Seeing him wake up, Zhao Zheyu smiled: "Today is your birthday, I haven't congratulated you yet."

Regardless of the other party's surprised expression, Gu Hanzhao hugged him tightly in his arms, almost melting him into his flesh and blood.

As if aware of his uneasiness, Zhao Jianyu hugged him back, and said after a while: "You haven't eaten since you came back."

Gu Hanzhao was taken aback when he heard the words, and loosened his hands slightly.

"And..." Zhao Jianyu, who had let go of Gu Hanzhao, had already changed his face, pointed to the crumbling wine jar, and said bluntly, "You still drank?"

Gu Hanzhao touched his nose, embarrassment flashed in his eyes, and he shrank back uncomfortably.

Seeing him like this, Zhao Zhanyu was immediately discouraged, and her tone slowed down unconsciously: "I'll serve you a bowl of noodles."

Gu Hanzhao's eyes lit up, he couldn't wait to say, "OK."

Although a gentleman stays away from the kitchen, Zhao Zhanyu has no such scruples. It's just that when the two of them came to the kitchen to cook, they disturbed the servant who was looking after the fire at night.

"Young master, Mr. Zhao, I'd better call the chef here." The servant was startled when he saw Zhao Zheyu holding a kitchen knife in his hand. He had been on duty in the Hou's mansion for a long time, except for the hostess who occasionally cooks to entertain distinguished guests. , When did you see the prince and the guests enter the kitchen.

At this time, Gu Hanzhao was still immersed in the excitement of Zhao Zheyu cooking for him personally, and let him go down without waiting for the servant to persuade him.

Gu Hanzhao took a piece of lean meat and started to cut it. He often cooked when traveling with his grandfather, unlike Gu Hanzhao who only cooks some roasted food.

With sliced ​​meat, vegetables and a poached egg, a bowl of noodles was cooked in no time. Gu Hanzhao felt hungry when he smelled the aroma of the noodles.Zhao Zheyu may not have the skills of a chef in the mansion, but Gu Hanzhao thinks this is the most delicious bowl of noodles he has ever eaten in his life.

Gu Hanzhao drank up the noodle soup in the bowl and saw Zhao Jianyu looking at him straightly, as if a cat's paw was scratching his heart, itching.

Zhao Zhanyu suddenly smiled and said: "Today is your birthday, let me give you another gift." After speaking, he stretched out his hands to hold Gu Hanzhao's face and kissed it.

On weekdays, Gu Hanzhao has been pressing every step of the way, while Zhao Zheyu has been retreating steadily.But Zhao Zheyu is also a man, even if his temperament is gentle, he will have a strong and self-willed side.

Gu Hanzhao was startled at first, but then accepted it calmly, there is no reason not to taste the fat in his mouth.

Gu Fu, who was sent by Lu's mother to investigate, turned and left silently. It seems that the young master doesn't need to worry.

The new year is approaching, and Gu Hanzhao's little life is coming to an end, even if he is reluctant, Zhao Zhanyu still wants to go back to Zhao's house for the new year.On the second day after Zhao Zheyu left, Xin Zian was also picked up by the Xin family, and the originally lively Hou Mansion suddenly became deserted.

The only ones who are still busy are probably Lu Mu and Gu Fu, who are overwhelmed with the human affairs of the various mansions every day. Fortunately, Emperor Xuanwu's actions of blatant praise and covert derogation made many people stay away from the Zhenyuanhou Mansion. It also saved Lu Mu a lot of effort.

It's worth mentioning that Jin Rong Mansion sent New Year gifts at night. The gifts were not expensive, but they meant friendship.After careful consideration, Gu Hanzhao understood what Jin Ronghou meant.

Except for a few marquises in Nanze, most of them who can inherit the title rely on the protection of their ancestors, and the same is true for Jin Ronghou today.He has no vision, his personality is like a good old man, and he has no real power in his hands, so he chose to be on the boat of the fifth prince.

His behavior of giving gifts was actually to draw himself to the side of the fifth prince. In his eyes, it was a great favor to pull himself, the prince of Zhenyuanhou, who had lost his favor and gained suspicion, into the camp of the fifth prince. ridiculous.

Gu Hanzhao, who had figured out all the joints, just sneered, and ordered Gu Fu to prepare a gift of considerable value and return it back, which he would rather not have.

In this way, it was not until New Year's Eve that Gu Hanzhao was free and sat at the table with Lu's mother.There were sumptuous food and wine on the table, but the two of them felt very desolate and had no appetite.In the past, when Father Gu was alive, there were only three people in the family, but on New Year's Eve, the subordinates of Father Gu's army would come to Zhenyuanhou Mansion in Hebi City.

Most of these soldiers had no relatives or their relatives could not be reunited in their hometown. At that time, Mother Lu would personally arrange food and drinks for these soldiers to have a good drink, and the older children gathered around the table to beg for wine.

Lu's mother asked Gu Fu to set up a few tables outside, so that the servants who couldn't go home for a reunion or were homeless could gather together.Soon there was the sound of servants shouting for drinks, which made the table between Lu Mu and Gu Hanzhao even more deserted.

Seeing Lu's mother's lonely expression, Gu Hanzhao cheered up, put the fish in the other's bowl, and said, "Is the child asleep?"

"Sleeping." Mother Lu's expression softened when she thought of her grandson: "Nurse fed him some rice cereal and then fell asleep." Speaking of this, Mother Lu suddenly remembered that the child has not yet had a proper name, and said: "You weren't in Beijing when this child was born, and many things happened later, and you haven't even given a name yet."

Gu Hanzhao had already chosen a name for the child in his heart, but the rule of the aristocratic family is that the child's name should be chosen at birth or at the first birthday.It happened that when the child was born, Gu Hanzhao was fighting abroad, so he didn't have time to name him. Gu Hanzhao only thought that the child had the same name as his previous life, and he didn't think well.

"Mother, don't worry, my child will remember, we will make proper arrangements for the birthday party." Seeing that he had promised, Lu's mother no longer worried.

Mother Lu put the vegetarian dishes in a bowl, and suddenly remembered Zhao Jianyu's request and took another bite of meat, and couldn't help sighing: "I don't know what's wrong with this child, Zhao's family. Make it difficult for him."

Seeing her worried look, Gu Hanzhao sighed in his heart. Sure enough, all things have inertia, and the mother in this life loves Zhao Zheyu even more than in the previous life.But after thinking about it, this is also a matter of course. In this life, Zhao Zhanyu would go to ask for her pulse every day, and taught her a set of Tai Chi in case she was not in good health, so that she would exercise regularly.Some time ago, he even directly managed the food in the mansion, and even Gu Fu benefited from it. The fat around his waist has disappeared a lot

Gu's residence is deserted, but Zhao Zheyu feels like sitting on pins and needles in Zhao's house.On the day he returned home, he met Zhao Rujin.Since being cleaned up by Zhao Jianyu and Gu Hanzhao last time, Zhao Rujin has been honest for a while, but soon she became solid again, looking for excuses to make things difficult for Zhao Jianyu every day.

Zhao Zheyu was upset by his torment. Originally, the family reunion day, but in his heart he only wanted to let it end as soon as possible.

Three tables were set up for the New Year's Eve dinner in the Zhao residence. Zhao Chong, Mrs. Zhao and his son and daughter sat at the same table. The eldest son did not return to Beijing because he was in office.Zhao Zheyu sat with the other concubines, and the aunts sat at the same table with the concubines. Zhao Chongzhi's family was quite strict, except for Zhao Zheyu, everyone else was cultivated into a quail personality, and they blindly talked to Zhao Rujin. Because of this, the person Zhao Rujin despises the most in the Zhao family is Zhao Jianyu.

Zhao Jianyu, who had already given up any thoughts about his relatives, naturally ignored him, and just ate his own food and didn't talk to others. The same was true for the concubines who were influenced by Zhao Rujin, just as if he didn't exist.

In Zhao Zhanyu's mouth, the delicious dishes turned into unpalatable chaff, and he was relieved when Mrs. Zhao ordered the wine table to be removed. .

Now that Zhao Chong sees Zhao Zheyu, he is a little angry. He originally wanted to let him go to Zhenyuanhou's Mansion, but Gu Hanzhao, who was incompetent, lost his favor after only half a day. He couldn't get off the tiger, but thinking of the fifth prince's thoughts, he still kept Zhao Zhanyu in the Hou Mansion for the time being. Anyway, a bastard can be abandoned at any time for him.

Zhao Zheyu felt drowsy after sitting for a while, his work and rest were very regular, it was supposed to be bedtime at this time, plus he drank some wine today, so he leaned back on the chair and took a nap for a while, waiting for another When I opened my eyes, it was because of the cold.

At this time, the female relatives had already gone back to rest, and Zhao Chong disappeared, leaving only a few concubines to chat and laugh together, and ignored Zhao Jianyu when he woke up.Zhao Zheyu sighed, even though he no longer has any thoughts about these relatives, he still feels chills every time he encounters such a thing.

Zhao Zheyu rubbed his cold hands, and went back to his room to get the fur coat that Gu Hanzhao asked him to bring before leaving, so as to add some warmth.As soon as he passed Yuping through the small gate, he heard conversations coming from behind. Zhao Jianyu didn't intend to eavesdrop, but stopped because of the familiar name.

"Father, you said that the Fifth Prince is going to give up trying to recruit Gu Hanzhao?" Zhao Jianyu was surprised, it was Zhao Wuxia's voice.

"No, it's just that the counselors around the Fifth Prince made such admonitions. I think the Fifth Prince seems to be a little moved. Originally, Gu Hanzhao still had some power, and to win him over was equivalent to taking the entire Hebi City into his pocket. How could he actually hand it over to him? It is really stupid to see how it is different from a tiger whose teeth have been pulled out.”

"Since this is the case, Zhao Jianyu can't stay in Zhenyuanhou's Mansion." If we were only suspicious of the relationship between Gu Hanzhao and Zhao Jianyu in Baidi City, now Zhao Wuxia can confirm that her guess at that time was correct.

"You don't need to pay attention to Zheyu." Zhao Chong thought for a while, he was much more greedy than the fifth prince, and Gu Hanzhao had to leave a line for the time being.Although he lost his military power, Lord Hou still has many contacts in the army. These people are useless to the fifth prince, but they are very helpful to him as a small servant.Seeing his daughter's puzzled face, Zhao Chong said: "Now you just wait for Anxin to get married. When Rujin marries Miss Hou's Mansion and you marry into the Fifth Prince's Mansion, our Zhao family will truly flourish."

"My daughter knows."

Seeing her being so caring, Zhao Chong couldn't help but regret that Zhao Wuxia was not a man, if he were a man, she would be much more knowledgeable than his brother.Just being a daughter is fine, but in the blink of an eye, Zhao Chong is relieved, if the fifth prince ascends the throne in the future, her daughter can become a concubine, or even a queen!

Zhao Zhanyu didn't know what was going on in his heart, so he could only cover his mouth and leave quickly.