Thousands of miles with the wind

For Gerqin's offense, Zhong Liran was clearly brooding.Seeing that she didn't like it very much, Gu Siyuan tactfully skipped this topic.She smiled, stretched out her hand to rub Zhong Liran's face, and coaxed softly, "Okay, Your Majesty, it's all right, let's have dinner."

Zhong Li calmed down a bit, then picked up the bowls and chopsticks again and continued to eat.After dinner, the two went to the study together to read as usual.

Gu Siyuan has been collecting information and sorting out the collection of words for the past year, deleting, deleting, modifying and revising it for more than half a year, and it has almost been completed by now, so Gu Siyuan has been writing the preface of this collection of words in the past few days.

The lights were bright, illuminating the room brightly.In the quiet study room, only the voice of Gu Siyuan writing is so clear.Zhong Liran listened to the rustling sound of rice paper being rubbed with the nib of the pen, turned over a page of the book in his hand, and suddenly said, "Gu Siyuan"

At this time, Gu Siyuan was not too focused, and could still hear her calling, so he answered "um" absent-mindedly.

Seeing her reply, Zhong Liran hurriedly put down the book and asked, "What are you writing?"

Gu Siyuan raised his eyes and glanced at her, and replied with a smile, "It's not a big deal to write a preface to a collection of words." She said, raised her eyes and glanced at Zhong Liran, and asked tentatively, "When I finish compiling the collection of words, Your Majesty, take a look for me."

Zhong Liran thought for a moment, and asked, "Is it the collection of words compiled last time?"

"Well, the selected words are very elegant, and His Majesty will definitely be able to read them." Speaking of this, Gu Siyuan remembered what Zhong Liran said last year that they were obscene words, and couldn't help smiling. It's indecent."

"How many songs are there?"

"Well, 150 poems." Gu Siyuan edited according to the age and author, and also marked the life of the lyricist and the allusions behind the lyrics in detail. The work is very detailed and took a lot of effort.

Gu Siyuan is a bookworm. Apart from reading and sorting out materials, he is best at compiling books.She has been from the state for several years, and has edited several books intermittently, but they are all out of the way and not suitable for Zhong Liran to read.Even if Zhong Liran wants to read it, it will take a lot of time to understand it.Therefore, Zhong Liran has never had the opportunity to know what Gu Siyuan is busy with other than court affairs.

Zhong Liran heard the words and calculated in his heart. There are 150 poems, five poems a day for her, and it will take two months to finish reading.This time is enough for her to read several military books.But after thinking about it, she agreed.

Zhong Liran said, "When will you be able to write a book?"

Gu Siyuan replied, "It's almost the time of early autumn, Your Majesty will wait and see."

Zhong Liran nodded, took back the book again, thought for a while and then said, "Gu Siyuan saw an excerpt today, proposing to hold a martial arts performance in Xishan this autumn, what do you think?"

Gu Siyuan is usually not active in political affairs at all, but Zhong Liran still tends to discuss with her when something happens.After hearing Zhong Liran's question, Gu Siyuan pondered and said, "Your Majesty has been on the throne for seven years, and you haven't held a martial arts performance yet."

Zhong Liran nodded, "Exactly."

Gu Siyuan said again, "According to the previous practice, the state of Chu will have a martial arts performance at least every three years, but His Majesty has not held it since he became the throne. How about adopting the minister's proposal and holding a martial arts performance in Xishan this year?"

After she finished her speech, she saw Zhong Liran frown, so Gu Siyuan chuckled lightly and said to her, "Look, Your Majesty, since His Majesty ascended the throne, the Chu State has been enjoying good weather, prosperity and peace. It was only last winter that the barbarians oppressed the country, but it also achieved a great victory. Although there was a lot of loss, after the war, some compensation was obtained from the Golden Tent Royal Court. Therefore, there is still room in the treasury, which is enough to hold a martial arts performance."

"What's more, next spring, the kings will return to their fiefs. Your Majesty, when will we not hold a martial arts performance at this time?"

Originally, in the spring of this year, several princes were supposed to go to the fief, but Zhong Liran forced them to stay because of the Northward War.Because of this matter, the kings had a lot of complaints about Zhong Liran.Zhong Liran thought about it, before they went to the fief, they really should be shocked.

She weighed it for a long time, and finally she was inclined to adopt Gu Siyuan's suggestion, and replied, "I understand." After making the decision, the emperor decided in his heart the most important thing for the second half of the year.In the early morning of the next day, Zhong Liran announced this important matter at the court.The decree was quickly issued to all states, and everywhere began to get busy.

Soon, the hottest midsummer will come.Gu Siyuan doesn't like such a hot summer day the most, so in the afternoon when the sun is the most violent, she stays in the palace and never takes a step outside.But she didn't go out, but someone came to her door.

In the afternoon of this day, the barbarian princess Gerqin visited Chen Palace.

According to the tradition of the Chu Dynasty, the queen has always lived in the Jiaofang Palace.But Gu Siyuan has been living with Zhong Liran in the Chen Palace since his wedding, and has never stepped into the Jiaofang Palace, so the always deserted Jiaofang Palace is not suitable for receiving guests.But the Chen Palace is the residence of the emperor, and it is not suitable for receiving foreign guests.Gu Siyuan had no choice but to move to a quiet side hall to receive Geerqin who came from the Bright Moon Palace.

Today she was wearing a white dress, sitting in the shaded hall and seeing the princess walking from outside, she was shocked to heaven.The few times Gu Siyuan saw Gerqin before, she was always lying on the bed. When he saw her today, Gu Siyuan found that the woman was extremely tall, even taller than Zhong Liran who had already drawn a bar. He was a little surprised.

Xu Shi received a lesson on the etiquette of the state of Chu, and Gerqin barely integrated into this place.Today she was wearing an apricot gauze dress, jade earrings and hairpins, and bright blond hair tied in her arms. She was dressed like a full-fledged noble girl from the Chu Kingdom.But she is tall, beautiful, and has a delicate atmosphere that is different from the slender Chu people. It is very hard to move your eyes away for a while.

Sitting in front of the small case, Gu Siyuan saw Gerqin come up to him and gave her a slight salute, and said to her, "I have seen Her Majesty the Queen."

This etiquette is very regular. It seems that Gerqin has indeed studied court etiquette well.Such a beauty, Gu Siyuan also felt happy in his heart, so he put on a soft smile and said to Gerqin, "Princess, please sit down. I don't know why the princess came to see me today."

Geerqin thanked her, and sat in front of Gu Siyuan, facing her across the coffee table.She showed a bright smile, and said to Gu Siyuan, "There is indeed something to do. I came here today to thank Her Royal Highness for taking care of me a few days ago."

"I heard from the maids that when I fell ill a few days ago, it was all thanks to Her Royal Highness to take care of me."

Gu Siyuan lowered his eyes and chuckled, "Princess is a distinguished guest of Chu State. Your Majesty and I should treat her well. Thank you." How to abuse her.

Although the woman in front of her was beautiful, she was a participant in the war last year anyway.No matter what, Gu Siyuan still remembered this incident.But at this moment, Chu State also won, and now the other party is a prisoner, so she didn't mention it, and just said one sentence, and poured a cup of tea for Gerqin and said, "Princess, do you want tea?"

"Of course." Gerqin raised his eyebrows, his eyes fell on Gu Siyuan's hand pouring tea.Gu Siyuan has a pair of beautiful hands, the index fingers are like green onions, white and delicate, no matter what he does, it makes people feel pleasing to the eye.

Gerqin took a few glances, picked up the cup of tea that Gu Siyuan had poured, and took a sip to his lips, "The tea made by Her Majesty the Empress looks superb, I have to taste it."

After hearing this, Gu Siyuan said lightly, "It's just rough tea, it's not worth mentioning, as long as the princess thinks it's delicious."

Gerqin laughed and said, "Tea is a rare thing in Subei, and such good tea is even rarer. How can it be called rough tea?"

When Gu Siyuan was in Zhongzhou, he had heard that many horse merchants would bring tea to the north to exchange goods with the barbarians. Many barbarian nobles liked to drink tea.Thinking of this, Gu Siyuan said, "Since the princess thinks it tastes good, let's take some back with me later."

"Then I will thank Her Majesty the Queen first." Gerqin thanked, then asked the maid who followed behind to hand over a box, and said to Gu Siyuan, "By the way, this is a thank you gift for Her Majesty the Queen. Please don't be disgusted, Your Highness."

I really learned a lot of etiquette in Chu State, and even behaved more and more like a noble girl in Chu State.Gu Siyuan took her gift, handed it to the maid on the side, and thanked her.

Seeing this, Gerqin smiled and said, "Why don't you open it first to see what it is?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Siyuan looked at the box with some doubts.Gerqin suggested, "Before we go north, it's best to open the gift when we receive it. Your Highness, let's take a look first."

Gu Siyuan, "Then I will be rude." She said, and asked the maid beside her to open the box, and saw a palm-sized horn comb with extremely exquisite workmanship.

Gerqin explained, "I came to Chu State, and I didn't have any valuables on me. This horn comb is something I always carry with me. It is an amulet given by my elders. I have never used it. This is the only thing I gave away. It is just right to repay His Highness for saving your life."

She spoke very clearly, but Gu Siyuan understood the value of this thing.Without thinking about it, Gu Siyuan pushed the gift back, and said softly, "This item is too expensive for the princess, and I cannot accept it."

Gerqin smiled and said, "This item is precious to me, but it is not worth my life. Of course, it is just a beautiful comb to the queen, but it can barely be used. I would like to thank Your Highness , Your Highness should accept it."

What she said was so right that she almost said that although her life was not worth mentioning in Gu Siyuan's eyes, she still wanted to express her gratitude.Gu Siyuan couldn't refuse anymore, so he had to accept the gift.

After Gerqin delivered the thank you gift, he drank a cup of tea and went back.Gu Siyuan originally thought that she only visited once in a while, but on the second day, Gerqin came to Chen Palace to visit her again.