Contract Prince

Gu Yunjing rubbed her fingers on the edge of the tea wall, and cast an innocent and helpless look at Xiao Muxue.

The queen saw the strange expression on the son-in-law's expression, and asked: "My son-in-law, but what the empress said just now is wrong?"

Naturally it is wrong.She is clearly a woman, but now the Queen and Concubine An think that she has the problem of being impatient.This is somewhat unpleasant for anyone.

Gu Yunjing couldn't explain it, so he could only smile awkwardly: "No, the queen mother is right."

She was clearly unhappy, but she still wanted to say something against her will. At this moment, Xiao Muxue felt sorry for her son-in-law.

The empress nodded, looked at Gu Yunjing carefully, and then asked: "You don't seem to be looking well recently?"

Gu Yunjing replied truthfully: "Recently investigating the case, I am tired from running around, so it is inevitable that I will be tired."

"I'll let the imperial physician check your pulse and prescribe you some nourishing prescriptions." The empress said earnestly, "This body is yours, so you should take good care of it no matter what."

When Gu Yunjing heard the words of the imperial physician's pulse detection, Gu Yunjing's heart sank slightly, and she hurriedly said: "My queen, I really don't need it. My master is prescribing medicine for my body every day."

She felt that these words were not enough to convince the empress, so she added another sentence: "You also know that this tonic should not be taken casually. I am currently taking the medicine prepared by the master. If I take the medicine from the imperial physician in the palace , The properties of the two medicines will inevitably restrain each other, which will cause great damage to the body."

The empress felt that this passage was very familiar, and in a daze, she remembered that Xiao Muxue had said similar words three or four months ago.She frowned slightly, "Mr. Shangguan has nursed your body for four months, but I feel that your physical condition has not improved much. Therefore, I want to hire an imperial doctor to give you a special treatment for your condition. Treatment."

"This imperial doctor had already returned to his hometown, but it took a lot of effort to invite him out again. He is very virtuous in treating male and female fertility."

Gu Yunjing felt that the empress was really worried about her heir, but she couldn't be happy at all, so she could only continue to ask her highness the princess for help.She put down the cup, stretched her hand under the table, and lightly touched the hem of His Highness's clothes.

Xiao Muxue knew the intention of the son-in-law's move, so she happily became a lobbyist, trying her best to persuade the queen.

"Queen, do you not trust Senior Shangguan's medical skills? She said that the son-in-law's health is weak, and he needs to be recuperated gradually. If you take too much nourishing medicine at once, it will backfire."

The empress said: "But it took three or four months of recuperation, which is long enough. It's not that the empress can't trust his medical skills. As the saying goes, there is a specialization in surgery. What if he is not good at treating fertility diseases?"

After thinking for a while, Xiao Muxue smiled: "Three or four months is actually very short. Senior Shangguan said that the son-in-law should take care of him for at least three or four years. We are still young now, and we are not so eager for an heir. The son-in-law is alone, but he is not used to having children."

At this time, Concubine An also spoke for Xiao Muxue: "Mother, since Xue'er has said so, you should respect her opinion."

The queen shook her head, and finally said helplessly: "Hey, I am old, and I can no longer spy on the thoughts of you young people."

Seeing that the empress had compromised, Gu Yunjing bent her lips and smiled at Xiao Muxue, as if celebrating this small victory.

Princess An looked at her protruding pregnant belly, and a kind smile floated on her beautiful face, which was the joy of being a first-time mother.She asked Gu Yunjing: "I have been choosing a name for this child these days, but I am not satisfied with the choice. The son-in-law is unparalleled in intelligence, why not choose a name for the child."

"Sister-in-law." Xiao Muxue was surprised, "This child is only four months old, why are you so anxious to name him (her)?"

"You don't know about that." The empress explained to Xiao Muxue while sipping tea, "Every girl is always very excited when she becomes a mother for the first time. She can't wait to give the best things to her. Sharing with the children. For example, sewing various clothes for them in advance, and giving them names in advance. When the first mother was pregnant, more than ten names were drawn up in advance.”

Xiao Muxue had never been pregnant before, so she really couldn't appreciate the joy of being a mother.But looking at the tenderness in Princess An's behavior, she was vaguely infected, and a tender look appeared on her face, "In this case, the concubine should give me a name."

Gu Yunjing asked: "But it is still unknown whether it is a man or a woman?"

"It doesn't matter." Princess An dispelled her doubts, "Men and women each take one."

Gu Yunjing lowered her eyes, thinking seriously about this question of great significance to Princess An.The content of various classics flashed quickly in her mind, trying to find a few exquisite and connotative words from them.

Seeing that the son-in-law was thinking hard, the three of them couldn't bear to disturb her thoughts, so they avoided the content of chatting.

Gu Yunjing has been repeating two movements, that is, nodding and shaking his head.Whenever she thought of a good name, her eyes lit up, but after a while, she felt that the name was not suitable, so her eyes dimmed again, and she directly rejected it.

She continued this action for a long time, and her tangled expression also lasted for a long time.Finally, a smile appeared on his brows, "If it's a daughter, it's Xiao Chang, and if it's a son, it's Xiao Hong."

"Chang, which means being happy every day. Women don't have to think so much, it's enough to live happily and healthily."

"Hong Nai Da Ye. If your highness is a man, he will naturally take on the important responsibilities of his family, country and world just like King An. I hope he can make some immortal achievements in the future."

Concubine An savored the meaning of these two words carefully, and said with a smile: "Good name, thank you for your kind words."

After that, he stroked his stomach again and giggled.

After completing his official duties, King An came to the Royal Garden accompanied by his maidservants. He also laughed when he heard Princess An's laughter: "In this deep palace, it is rare to see such a warm scene. Princess, I have been waiting for you for a long time. I haven't seen you so happy like today, and I still want Xue'er and the others to accompany you."

Xiao Zhan sat down and talked with the princess consort.The sun was sinking, and Xiao Muxue and Gu Yunjing had dinner in the palace after they finished talking.

At the end of dinner, Gu Yunjing was not in a hurry to return to the Marquis Mansion, but followed Xiao Zhan to the Imperial Study Room.

Xiao Zhan pointed to the map hanging on the wall of the imperial study room, and said slowly: "The army will set out in the future. According to my son-in-law, I have added two transportation routes in western Yunnan and eastern Fujian. These two Tao Ce and Han Jun are the generals in charge of transporting grain and grass in the channel, and Luo Dong is in charge of the Huanbei channel."

Gu Yunjing stared and asked: "How many soldiers are there to escort the food and grass?"

Xiao Zhan said in a deep voice: "The 30 troops go first, and there are more than [-] people escorting food and grass. There are three passages, that is to say, there are [-] soldiers in each passage. The son-in-law, [-] stones, grain and grass, a total of [-] The rest of the soldiers are escorting, will they be seen as flawed?"

"Nothing." Gu Yunjing said, "You just need to pass the fake news to Luo Dong tomorrow. Even if he was instructed by Qin She, after the army went out, he would have no chance to pass the real news to Qin She .When he passed the news of the fake transportation channel to Qin She and Xiao Cong, if they really have different intentions, they will definitely play tricks on this channel. At that time, we can just come and catch the turtle in one urn."

After discussing the matter with Xiao Zhan, Gu Yunjing and Xiao Muxue left the palace hand in hand.

The moon is shining brightly, and the night wind is blowing.But Gu Yunjing on horseback was not in a very happy mood.

She sighed: "Xue'er, if you hadn't been so quick-witted today, I'm afraid my identity would have been exposed. The queen mother is really obsessed with this matter of children."

Gu Yunjing didn't know whether she should thank the queen or blame the queen.

Xiao Muxue said softly: "Actually, after all, the queen mother is also for our own good. It's just that she doesn't know the details, so it's inevitable that she will say something that will make you listen to me. Here I express my mother's favor to you. Pay me no.

Gu Yunjing smiled: "Fool, how could I blame the queen mother?"

The smile became stiff again: "It's just that I still feel a little sad in my heart. If I were a real man, we would surely have children. After all, it's still my fault."

Xiao Muxue hurriedly disturbed the consort's mood, "Where is your fault? I already feel very happy to be with you. As for the child, it is simply irrelevant."

Gu Yunjing wrapped her hands around Xiao Muxue's stomach,

Said: "Your stomach hasn't moved for a year or so, we can use reasons to excuse it, but if it hasn't moved for three to five years, the empress will definitely notice something? It will be really difficult to explain at that time.

Xiao Muxue said: "In three or five years, Brother An will have wiped out the treacherous ministers, and the country has been stabilized. We can confess to the Queen Mother at that time."

Gu Yunjing could imagine the situation at that time, and she added: "I guess the queen mother will be furious at that time, her most beloved daughter actually married a woman. Maybe she will punish me for bullying the king. crime!"

Xiao Muxue comforted: "No, the queen mother is such an open-minded person. At most, she will be surprised when she finds out. Seeing our love, she will definitely not object.

Gu Yunjing wrapped the princess's abdomen tighter, "I hope it's as Xueer said."