The son-in-law is a thief

"I didn't expect that the prince's younger brother would improve so much after I left for only a month," Zhaoyang said.

"Yes." Xiangyang nodded, he naturally knew what Zhaoyang wanted to ask, so he took the initiative to say: "It is said that the crown prince has a staff member named Chu."

Qiaoniang did bring back this information before, but now that everything that happened recently was indeed written by this staff member, Zhaoyang was quite curious about it.

"Then I wonder if Master Xiang has any impression of Mr. Chu?" Zhaoyang asked.

"Of course, this old servant is not in a position to get involved in the matter of the Eastern Palace." Xiang Yang explained, but he raised his brows and looked at Zhaoyang: "However, this old servant wants to ask about Her Highness the Princess."

No one knows the etiquette in the palace better than this old servant. Even if he is the emperor's most trusted person, he would not ask a princess so abruptly. Presumably this is what the emperor meant.

"Please tell the master."

"The princess has been married for a month, are you still planning to go home?"

Sure enough, this was really what her father wanted to ask, but this marriage seemed too embarrassing in the eyes of the court, and the emperor might not be able to ask.

"Of course I have to go back." Zhaoyang said. She was very curious about the staff member surnamed Chu. In addition, she also needed to find an opportunity to talk to the ministers who supported her. It is not a long-term solution to keep writing letters like this. .

Xiang Yang's face was suddenly a little embarrassed, and he continued: "Then will the princess go back alone, or with her son-in-law?"

Zhaoyang's heart sank. It seems that her father may not want to go back by himself. In fact, Zhaoyang also thought at the beginning that no matter whether he went back by himself or with Gu Ruyang, as long as Emperor Guangxiao still stood by him On the other hand, no one in the imperial court would embarrass himself. After all, Du Yong also arranged for people to go to the Ministry of Industry to deal with road construction matters early in the morning. The cooperation with Wanshigang should be the top priority of Niangui City, but he did not expect that the emperor cared so much. For the sake of face, Zhaoyang didn't know for a while whether he should perform the ceremony of returning to the door.

"How could it be possible for the princess to go back alone, of course I went back with my son-in-law!" He heard about him before seeing him.

Zhao Yang was also curious about how Gu Ruyang came here, and he didn't hear the news from the servants, but Gu Ruyang walked in the door with his sleeves waving freely, and there were four servants behind her. On the backs of the maidservant and the servants are the flags used on ships, with the word Gu written in capitals, Zhaoyang almost burst out laughing when he looked at Gu Ruyang's clothes.

Gu Dadao was wearing a bright red silkworm clothes, which were embroidered with flowers and birds, but the style seemed too old, and the hem of the skirt was obviously much higher. Gu Ruyang's whole feet were exposed, and he was still wearing the The pair of wooden clogs she often wears when going out to sea, although the silkworm clothes were indeed made by the imperial court and given to the married woman, it is obvious that these clothes are not Gu Ruyang's.

Xiang Yang cleared his throat, and asked Zhaoyang with an embarrassed expression, "Fu Ma usually wears this outfit?"

Zhaoyang smiled, shook his head and said, "No, today is probably the first time."

Xiang Yang was a little curious: "Your Highness, don't you think it's a bit..." Xiang Yang laughed twice, but still didn't say the last "shame".

"My son-in-law has such a natural nature. Although this is the first time I have seen her like this, I don't think it's because my son-in-law did it carefully."

As Zhaoyang said, he walked towards Gu Ruyang, precisely because he knew Gu Ruyang's temperament well. Zhaoyang knew that Gu Ruyang definitely did not do it on purpose. Never add to the body, the current attire must be for himself.

"Why is the head of the house here?" Zhaoyang stepped forward to meet him.

Gu Ruyang stretched his neck to look at Xiangyang, and said with a smile: "I heard that someone from your natal family is here, why don't I come and see?"

Even though it was the first time for Xiang Yang, a treacherous and cunning person, to meet Gu Ruyang, the owner of Wanshigang also knew that he could not be neglected, so he hurried forward and gave Gu Ruyang a respectful bow.

"I've seen the son-in-law."

Zhaoyang also took advantage of the situation and introduced: "This is Xiang Nei Shi, who has been by my father's side since he was young."

Gu Ruyang nodded, cupped his hands and said, "You are fine too."

It was also the first time for Xiang Yang to see someone wearing silkworm clothes but saluting like a man, he covered his face and smiled: "Your son-in-law is really polite."

"Just now I heard you guys talking about going back home?" Gu Ruyang asked, and the girl who served the flute in his Shenglan Courtyard also mentioned it that day, saying that Hokuriku has this custom.

"The head of the family is bothering you." Zhaoyang said, guiding Gu Ruyang to sit down, and she also sat back in the main seat. She said: "If Fuma doesn't want to go back, it's okay, Zhaoyang can just go home and have a look."

"How is this possible!" Gu Ruyang said, looking at Xiang Yang again: "You Beilu people have many rules and you value these rules. If I break these rules, if people say that I don't understand etiquette in Wanshigang , wouldn’t you lose the face of the princess, don’t you think so, Mr. Chamberlain?”

Xiang Yang was a little embarrassed, but when Gu Ruyang put the words to his lips, he could only nod: "The son-in-law is right."

Gu Ruyang turned to Zhaoyang again: "I'm afraid the princess will be married for more than a month?"

"Yes, January and eleven days." Zhaoyang replied, she had been counting the days since the first day she married in Wanshigang.

"It's still eleven days too late." As Gu Ruyang said, she wrung her fingers again, and then said to Xiang Yang, "Then please tell my emperor's father-in-law, I missed the day when the full moon came back. The son-in-law will go back to see him with the princess at the Dragon Boat Festival."

This Xiangyang is a popular person around the emperor, and no one in the palace is courteous to him. If he hadn't met Gu Ruyang today, he would have never seen such a straightforward person for many years.

"Then follow what the son-in-law wants?" Zhaoyang followed Gu Ruyang's words: "Please go back to the master and tell the father, and Zhaoyang will be back at the Dragon Boat Festival."

The question was the emperor's intention, but Zhaoyang's insistence on going back was unstoppable. Although Xiang Yang was a little embarrassed, he was still just a mouthpiece for the royal family.

"Since Her Highness the Princess has made up her mind, the old slave will naturally bring the Princess's heart back to Your Majesty, but..." Xiang Yang looked at Gu Ruyang: "If you really want to go back, I ask the Princess to take care of you."

Zhaoyang Hanshou replied: "Thank you for reminding the master."

Sighing to the sheep, he saw that the sun outside the door had already set into the western mountain, and the sky was getting dark. He thought about what he should bring and what he should say, and he said to Zhaoyang: "It's getting late. , this old slave is going back to Fei County, and will be heading south tomorrow morning."

Zhaoyang gave Feng Jian a look, and Feng Jian came out carrying a delicate package, Zhaoyang said to Huo Qishan again: "I will trouble General Huo to send it back to the master."

Huo Qishan stepped up and cupped his hands, and then walked to Xiang Yang, but he was still awe-inspiring and upright: "Please come to the attendant."

"Zhu Changsheng!"

Gu Ruyang also shouted to everyone, only to see that the steward named Zhu Changsheng also hurried in, he saluted Gu Ruyang, Zhaoyang and Xiang Yang, followed him and waved behind him, I saw twenty boys walking in carrying ten boxes.

Zhu Changsheng said to Xiang Yang again: "This is a small gift prepared by our masters for the adults. It is hard work for the adults to travel and travel. The chariots are ready outside the door. Please follow the younger ones to the car."

Compared to Huo Qishan with a rigid face, Xiangyang naturally likes Zhu Changsheng who is bowing his head and bowing his head. In addition, Gu Ruyang's ten boxes of gifts also surprised him. This servant seems to have a new opinion of Gu Ruyang. Knowing it, he turned to Gu Ruyang and said with a smile on his face, "How can this old slave afford such a big gift."

"That is, some seafood from the surrounding island countries and some abalone and sea cucumber are not expensive things, so you are welcome to wait inward." Gu Ruyang said.

"Then thank you son-in-law." Xiang Yang said, Gu Ruyang said the gift was simple, but the gift seemed not so simple.

"My lord, this way please." Zhu Changsheng reminded, it was getting late after all.

Xiang Yang and Zhao Yang said goodbye again, then hurriedly left with Zhu Changsheng, Huo Qishan still followed to the left and right, Zhao Yang winked at Feng Jian and Feng Di, and the two emptied out the idlers in the house , close the door of Zhaoyang's room, at this moment there are only Zhaoyang and Gu Ruyang in the room.

When the two returned to the tea machine, Zhaoyang finally laughed out loud. She had endured Gu Ruyang's appearance for a long time. Fortunately, Gu Ruyang gave Xiang Yang those generous gifts in the end, otherwise she would not have known this What kind of words will the servants pass on when they return to the palace?

"What are you laughing at?" Gu Ruyang asked.

"I'm laughing at how you dress up today." Zhaoyang didn't shy away.

Gu Ruyang looked at the bright red dress, which looked nondescript on her body, and she replied, "Isn't this the silkworm dress of married women? I heard from Du Yong that women should wear it like this on formal occasions."

Zhaoyang found it even more funny, and she asked again: "Then the head of the house, are you a married woman?"

Gu Ruyang was taken aback: "What is a married woman?"

Zhaoyang laughed again: "Wife is the wife or mother of an official appointed by the imperial court."

"Ah?!" Gu Ruyang suddenly realized, and complained: "I just said why the clothes are so small, it turned out to be Chen Qingchuan's mother's."

Zhaoyang became even more cheerful at this ridiculousness: "Then hurry up and replace it."

"Hey!" Gu Ruyang honestly took off the clothes, but the clothes were so cumbersome that she couldn't untie the straps, so she simply took a knife and cut off the annoying straps one by one. When the clothes were too torn, Gu Ruyang panicked: "Oh! I didn't bring any clothes to change!"

Zhaoyang was not worried, she said to Feng Jian: "Bring the clothes made for Mr. Gu."

Gu Ruyang never remembered that she had clothes in Zhaoyang's room: "Clothes? You even made clothes for me?! Don't give me those silks and satins you got, they don't suit you at all."

"What did Mr. Gu say? The princess here specifically ordered Qiao Niang to bring back the Shu brocade from Niangui City to compensate for the coarse clothes you wore for her that day." Fengdi muttered.

"Princess, Fengdi of your family is always so talkative, why don't you let me send her to the island to stay for a few days and see who she nags like this to." Gu Ruyang looked serious.

"Don't scare her," Zhaoyang took the clothes that Feng Jian sent: "Let's see if it fits first."

Gu Ruyang took the clothes, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed. On that day, Zhaoyang hid on the boat to find Liulang of the Qin family, so he took a commoner clothes for her to change into. Today, the outfit in front of me is really good. Shu brocade, she has seen countless valuables since she traveled the sea, and it is not uncommon to see the best Shu brocade, but the black brocade that Zhaoyang used to make clothes has a distinctive pattern, unique embroidery method, and Lifelike, it is indeed a rare good thing.

"I'll do it myself." Gu Ruyang was not used to being served by others, so he put on clothes by himself.

This brocade has a black bottom, with seabirds embroidered with gold thread on it, and dark golden sea waves around the neckline and sleeves. I measured her waist, and the clothes fit her very well, especially because the waistline was just right, and Gu Ruyang's pupils were blue, and her three-dimensional facial features had some barbarian blood, so she looked even more heroic when she wore it like this , it doesn't look like the wild child at sea at all, it makes people very happy to see it.