Contract Prince

"Gorgeous snake?" Tao Ce frowned, "Yun Jing, why do you call Boss Qu like that?"

Gu Yunjing said: "You seem to be very protective of Concubine Qu, do you have a good relationship with her?"

Tao Ce shrugged, waved his hands, and showed an innocent expression on his handsome face: "I want to befriend her, but she doesn't look down on me at all."

Tao Ce is the son of the Marquis, with a prominent background and handsome looks, how could Concubine Qu look down on him?Gu Yunjing was surprised and said: "Concubine Qu's gaze is so high? Then what dignitaries and dignitaries does she usually associate with?"

"I don't know." Tao Ce rested his chin on his hand, and said blankly, "Boss Qu is very mysterious. She rarely appears in Wanchun Tower, and her whereabouts are erratic. I only see her once a month."

"You don't know much about her details, and you are so fascinated by her." Gu Yunjing narrowed his eyes and said.

"This is where her charm lies. It's not just me. All the young and old in the capital city are stunned by her."

Gu Yunjing said lightly: "I have met Concubine Qu, and I think it's okay."

"It's just okay?" Tao Ce opened his eyes wide and said, "You, you, you are too reckless."

"In my eyes, Her Royal Highness is the most beautiful." Gu Yunjing laughed.

The two walked while talking, and soon came to the fork.The left side of the bifurcation leads to Wu'anhou's Mansion, and the right side leads to Zhenyuanhou's Mansion.Tao Ce was hesitating whether to go back to his home or go to Gu Yunjing's to join in the fun.

Tao Ce said: "I really want to go to your house to have fun, but I am afraid that my father will pull my ears. He will definitely say that I am too wild and run to other people's houses as soon as I get out of prison."

"Let's go." Gu Yunjing teased, "You've been used to wild things since you were a child, so you don't care about this time. Her Royal Highness's meals are all ready, and I specially prepared them for you. Uncle Tao was ordered by the emperor to assist the household department today. Shangshu is handling some important matters, and I can't get out of my life to grab your ears for the time being."

"I made an agreement with him before that I will take you to my house first. We haven't met for a long time, and today I took this opportunity to catch up. After Tao Uncle is done with his work, he will also come and have fun with us. "

"So that's how it is." Tao Ce wondered before, why didn't he see his father come to pick him up when he was released from prison today?

Soon, the two came to Zhenyuan Hou's Mansion.When Tao Ce came back from prison, Xiao Muxue asked someone to prepare a table of good food, specially to wash him off.

When Tao Ce met Xiao Muchue, he respectfully said, "Tao Ce sees Your Highness the Princess." He may not salute Gu Yunjing, but he would never dare to ignore this etiquette to Xiao Muchue.

Xiao Muxue said: "We're all from our own family, so there's no need to be too polite. The food is getting cold, please take a seat."

Her Royal Highness Princess Bingshan actually said such humane words, this, is this still the original Xiao Muxue?

Tao Ce raised his eyes and looked at Xiao Muxue intently, only to see that there was a smile in the corner of the other person's eyes, very kind and gentle.Although this smile is very shallow, it is very precious.Tao Ce kept flipping through his memory, he had never seen such a smile on Xiao Muxue before.

Suddenly, he felt that Her Highness the Princess in front of him was really a different person from the former Her Majesty the Princess.After marrying Gu Yunjing, Xiao Muxue really changed a lot.

"Since Her Royal Highness has said so, then I will ignore the rules. Rigid rules are really annoying sometimes." Tao Ce chuckled, sniffing his nose deeply and shallowly, sniffing the scent that wafted from the table from time to time, " It's so delicious, it makes me hungry."

He hurriedly picked up his chopsticks, picked out the fattest piece of beef and delivered it to his mouth.Probably because he was too hungry, Tao Ce shook his chopsticks and stuffed beef into his mouth.In the blink of an eye, the plate containing the beef had bottomed out.

Tao Ce scratched the back of his head, hehe said: "I'm really sorry, I ate all of it, so I didn't keep my mouth shut for a while."

The princess son-in-law said in unison: "It's okay, let's eat, these delicacies are all prepared for you."

Tao Ce regained his full fighting spirit and ate heartily.Seeing his inelegant eating, the princess consort looked at each other and smiled.

After three rounds of wine, the dishes are half over.When it was getting dark, Tao Shen came to the banquet.

"Father, why are you here so late? If you come one step later, I will eat up all the food here." Tao Ce said while eating.

Tao Shen frowned slightly, "You don't know how to restrain yourself in front of the princess' son-in-law. The bigger you are, the more unruly you are."

"Uncle Tao, it's okay." Gu Yunjing smiled, "Tao Ce is like this."

After Tao Shen took his seat, the servants of the Hou Mansion poured him a big glass of wine.Tao Shen was in a very good mood today when his most beloved son narrowly escaped from prison. He raised his glass to toast the princess consort, gratefully saying: "Thanks to the princess and concubine this time, otherwise Tao Ce would have to take the blame. This cup Wine, let me do it first!"

Gu Yunjing hurriedly stood up, toasted Tao Shen back, she said: "Uncle Tao, you are too polite, Tao Ce is my good friend, and he was imprisoned for me. Help him, no thanks."

After Tao Shen sat down slowly, he drank the wine in the cup in one gulp.After drinking several altars in a row, I felt a little tipsy.He sighed heavily, and said to his son through his drunkenness, "Tao Ce, you are not too young. It's time to think about the big things in life."

Tao Shen wanted to hug his grandson very much, he wished that his son would get married now and make a villain.

Tao Ce snorted, as if he didn't want to talk about his father's topic. He coughed a few times and said, "Father, don't worry about my business. I have my own ideas."

"Nonsense, what's your idea?" Tao Shen said, "When you have an idea, the day lily will be cold. No matter what happens this year, you have to get married. Dad helped you find a girl, she's pretty good, it depends on whether you get it or not. I like it."

Tao Ce was startled, opened his mouth wide, and the beef slipped out of his mouth.

"Father... don't worry about it." Although Tao Ce usually likes to deal with beautiful girls, he doesn't want to get married at all now.All he thought about was how to gallop on the battlefield and expel the enemy.

Tao Shen still said relentlessly, Tao Ce had a death-seeking expression on his face, he was very helpless, and cast a series of help-seeking glances at Gu Yunjing.

Gu Yunjing spread her hands, as if I couldn't figure it out.Tao Ce asked Xiao Muxue for help again, while Her Royal Highness kept pursing her lips and chuckling.

After all, Tao Shen drank a lot of wine, and gradually became a bit tongue-tied, "Son... you, you must get married early. Last night... I dreamed about your mother, and she said that she will not leave with peace in mind, the most reassuring It's you... who didn't see you marrying a wife and having children..."

"When you are married, father will go and tell your mother the good news, so that she can live happily in that place."

Tao Ce was visibly taken aback, he no longer blamed his father for being troublesome.Thinking of his dead mother, Tao Ce felt a little sad.

Gu Yunjing understood Tao Ce's mood, and she said, "Uncle Tao is drunk, let's send him to the guest room to rest first."

Tao Ce nodded sadly, and helped Tao Shen to the wing.Tao Shen was still talking intermittently: "Ce'er..."

You have to... get married and start a career early, so that you can comfort... comfort your mother's spirit in heaven. "

After Tao Shen settled down, Tao Ce was not in the mood to continue eating and drinking.Gu Yunjing's wife and wife couldn't eat anymore, so the cleansing feast ended like this.

The moonlight blows in front of the court, the clear glow and jade arms are cold.With a cool breeze blowing, Tao Ce stood in front of the courtyard of the Hou Mansion, staring blankly at the moon hanging in the sky.

Xiao Muxue knew that Gu Yunjing had a lot to say to Tao Ce alone, so she tactfully went back to her room to rest.

Gu Yunjing walked to Tao Ce's side, his eyes were also fixed on the moonlight in the sky.

"The moonlight is good tonight. I haven't enjoyed the moonlight for a long time."

Tao Ce's expression was a little dignified, and it took a long time before he spoke out: "I miss my mother. When I was young, she often hugged me and told me stories, under the moonlight."

Gu Yunjing pondered and said: "Who on the riverside sees the moon for the first time, and when does the river moon shine on people. There are endless generations of life, and the river moon looks similar every year. Many people and things will pass away, but the moonlight is eternal."

After Tao Ce listened, he smiled, "Every time I chat with you, you always come up with some poems. Sometimes it's really hard to understand the meaning of the poems. Can you be more straightforward when you speak in the future?"

After listening to Tao Ce's cheerful words, Gu Yunjing also smiled and said: "No, it seems that I am too incompetent. If you don't understand, go back and read more books."

"Sometimes I envy you. You have read countless books and are so talented. Using your brain casually is an ingenious strategy. I can't, I want to sleep when I read a book." Tao Ce's face showed endless longing, "I My dream since I was a child is to become a famous general."

"That's why I especially admire Uncle Gu." Tao Ce pointed to his heart, "In my heart, Uncle Gu exists like a god."

Gu Yunjing said: "Of course I know, I also admire my father."

"Uncle Gu is an indomitable hero. Because of his admiration, I am determined to follow him, go to battle with him to fight the enemy, and defend the country." Tao Ce's words were very excited, "Yun Jing, do you know? In death row, That’s what keeps me alive.”

Tao Ce said lightly: "But after listening to my father's words just now, I feel very conflicted and complicated. My father's greatest wish is to see me get married and have children, inherit his title, and live a peaceful life. My mother's wish is also the same. in this way."

"But the battlefield is dangerous. Once you go to fight, who can guarantee that you will return safely? To put it bluntly, if I die in battle, my father will definitely die in pain."

Gu Yunjing asked: "Then what are you going to do?"