Chapter 43
Chapter 43
The three-year imperial examination is approaching, and the capital is boiling.There are many more pedestrians coming and going than in previous days.The sound of yelling and hawking on the street became louder and louder.Among them, the happiest ones are the shopkeepers of the major inns.
Taking advantage of the leisure time today, Su Mo took Cuiyun to the street.
As for Gu Shuning, she went back to the mansion two days ago, and Su Mo never sent anyone to remind her.I only think that she is homesick and wants to stay with her parents for a while longer.I just don't know how Su Mo will feel after learning that Gu Shuning is leaving the palace for Shi Kaijie.
"Yun'er, look at this, do you like it?" Su Mo picked up the bracelet on the stall, and asked Cuiyun gently.
"Yes." Cuiyun agreed in a low voice. These days, Su Mo clings to her tightly, like a child.Cuiyun always had the illusion of raising a child, except for being a bit domineering in that matter, the usual Su Mo really gave her a headache.Thinking of the ups and downs of last night, Cui Yun's face became blushed.
"My lord, you have such a good eye. This bracelet can only be worn by a naturally beautiful woman like my wife." The stall owner immediately showed off his eloquence when he saw a business coming.
Su Mo also happily agreed a few times, and asked Li Dehuai who followed behind to pay the money.Bring the bracelet and put it on for Cuiyun.
Su Mo's trip out of the palace today is not for shopping, but it's not easy to go out of the palace, so naturally he will not let go of such a good opportunity.
"Master, the people from Yiquelou are already waiting in Piaoxianglou." A person hurried over, stood beside Su Mo, and whispered.
"Well, lead the way."
The man backed away, walked to the front and led the way.
After arriving at the first tower, Su Mo and his party went to the private room on the second floor.
Pushing open the door, seeing Chu Huilian, she was slightly taken aback, her face became a little serious.He walked into the house with Cuiyun, and asked everyone else to stay outside.
"Miss Chu, I haven't seen you for a long time, but you are still as bright and charming!" After Su Mo sat down, he praised Chu Huilian and got up.
Cuiyun on the side frowned slightly. When she saw this woman, she was also amazed.The facial features are extremely delicate, with a tall nose bridge, a pair of smart eyes under willow eyebrows, and thin lips.She felt inferior for a moment. Although she also felt that she was good-looking, although she was not a first-class beauty, she was a bit more beautiful than ordinary women.
In the palace, Cuiyun's appearance is indeed considered to be superior.Although she can't be compared with Gu Shuning, the number one beauty in the Su country, compared to other women, she is indeed the most beautiful among beauties.But now compared with Chu Huilian, there is a difference of one hundred and eight thousand miles.
Su Mo felt the emotional changes of the people around him, stretched out the hand under the table, held Cuiyun's delicate catkin, and gave him a reassuring smile.
Cuiyun was inexplicably relieved after seeing Su Mo's smiling face.Chu Huilian naturally saw the interaction between the two of them, and looked at Su Mo with a little blurred eyes.Suddenly, he thought of her and An Qianxin, and the woman who was always her enemy but never hurt her in the slightest.The look in her eyes was so similar to Su Mo's at this time.Startled, a trace of panic flashed across his cold face.
After calming down, he ignored Su Mo's compliments just now, and said, "Mr. Su, I'm here to talk to you this time."
Su Mo's time to go out of the palace is limited, seeing that Chu Huilian didn't beat around the bush, he stopped being polite. "Well, tell me." Her expression was slightly dignified, allowing Chu Huilian to travel from the south of the Yangtze River herself to prove that this matter is of great importance, and Chu Huilian is definitely worried about entrusting other people to do it.
Chu Huilian told all the news she heard from Yiquelou, and concealed the incident that she sent someone to investigate Su Mo.It can be said that people from Yiquelou can be found in every corner of Su, even in the impenetrable palace, there are still many people from Yiquelou.It can be said that there is no news that cannot be found in the territory of Su.
It's just that every time Yiquelou takes other people's money to investigate, it always keeps a hand.As a result, everyone in Jianghu thought that Yiquelou's news network was not strong enough, and more people would choose to go to An Qianxin's Jinyao Palace to buy news.
Only An Qianxin knew better than anyone else that Chu Huilian's news network was much tighter than her Jinyao Palace.However, An Qianxin didn't care, it wasn't someone else who was stronger than her anyway.It doesn't matter that Chu Huilian is stronger than her.Whenever she thinks of Chu Huilian's cold face flushed with anger, An Qianxin's mood is inexplicably good.
After Su Mo finished listening, his frown was never loosened.
"Well, Ms. Chu, the matter is very important at this time, and I hope Ms. Chu will help keep it secret." Su Mo confessed with a solemn expression.
"Well, Mr. Su, don't worry." Chu Huilian has a better grasp of the importance than Su Mo.
"Well, I'm here to thank Miss Chu."
Chu Huilian was slightly taken aback, looking at Su Mo with eyes full of doubts.Su Mo is the emperor, to be able to thank him is nothing short of amazing.
"Young Master Su, you are welcome. If there is nothing else, I will leave first." Chu Huilian wanted to leave in a hurry. In the past few days, An Qianxin has been pestering her every day, and today she managed to get rid of that person. Naturally, he wanted to go back to Jiangnan before that person found himself.
"Well, okay. Ms. Chu, go slowly." Everything has been made clear, and Chu Huilian's time will not be wasted anymore.
"Who is that person?" Cuiyun was shocked when she first heard what Chu Huilian said.It seems that Su's stable days are coming to an end.
"The landlord of Yique Building." Su Mo replied, looking at the departing person with distant eyes.
"En." Cuiyun knew that Su Mo's mood at this time must be more troubled than hers. As the king of a country, she was about to face a bloody storm, so how could she feel at ease?
Su Mo didn't speak, and Cuiyun didn't bother her either.After Chu Huilian left for a while, Su Mo got up and left.
On the way back, Su Mo's mood dropped a lot.She no longer dragged Cuiyun to go shopping as happily as before, but walked with a heavy face.
Cuiyun was also sensible and stopped disturbing Su Mo, leaving her to meditate alone.
After returning to the palace, Su Mo asked Li Dehuai to send Cuiyun back, while he rushed to Gu's mansion non-stop.
"The old minister pays homage to the emperor." When Gu Ziwen heard that it was Su Mo who came, he hurried out of the mansion to greet him.
"General Gu. Hurry up, please." Su Mo personally stepped forward to help Gu Ziwen up.
After helping Gu Ziwen up, he glanced at Gu Shuning who was behind Gu Ziwen, and he hadn't seen him for two days.Just now at that glance, she felt that Gu Shuning was much prettier than before, and she felt a little crazy for no reason.
"emperor."
"Yeah." He quickly retracted his gaze, and looked at Gu Ziwen with some embarrassment.It is indeed a bit inappropriate for a large crowd to look at a woman who is fascinated.
"Your Majesty, please come inside." Gu Ziwen bowed his body slightly and took a step back, stretching out his hand to beg inside.
Gu Shuning was also surprised that Su Mo would come to the Gu residence, she originally planned to return to the palace tomorrow.Looking at Su Mo's back full of doubts, she knew that Su Mo should not have come to pick her up.Thinking about it this way, the happy mood just now dropped a little.
"Ning'er." Standing beside Gu Shuning, Shi Kaijie watched Gu Shuning staring at Su Mo's back in a daze, and his fists in his sleeves clenched again.Looking at Su Mo's back, a gloomy expression flashed across.
"Well, let's go too." Gu Shuning looked at the people around her and sighed secretly.
This time I came back for this person. I heard that he came back from his hometown, and despite Xi'er's dissuasion, he insisted on going his own way and asked Su Mo to let her out of the palace.But what she didn't expect was that this time she treated Shi Kaijie no longer as before.When she saw Shi Kaijie, she just felt relieved, but she wasn't happy at all.On the contrary, she always missed Su Mo who was in the palace.
What Shi Kaijie wanted to say was on his lips, but he couldn't say it.Gritting her teeth angrily, she followed behind Gu Shuning.
Su Mo came today to find Gu Ziwen, so naturally Gu Shuning and the others couldn't enter the hall together.
"Ning'er, come into the room as your mother." Gu Shuning's mother, Li Xiaoyun said to Gu Shuning.Glancing at Shi Kaijie beside Gu Shuning, he was full of helplessness.
"Yes, mother." Gu Shuning obediently agreed, and left behind Li Xiaoyun.
Shi Kaijie's clenched fist never let go.Looking in the direction of the hall, and then at Gu Shuning's leaving back, she felt annoyed for a moment, and shook her sleeves fiercely.
After arriving at the house, Li Xiaoyun dismissed all the servants and closed the door.Then he looked at Gu Shuning, with a look of helplessness and sigh.
"Ning'er, when you come back this time, mother knows that you are for that child Kaijie. It's just that you are a noble concubine, so you should keep a good distance from Kaijie. Alas, mother, I also know that you and that child Kaijie have lived together since childhood. Together, childhood sweethearts. But you are destined to be together, it is impossible."
"Mother..." Gu Shuning wanted to explain something, but she chose to keep her mouth shut.
Seeing Gu Shuning's hesitant expression, Li Xiaoyun felt helpless for a while, why did she want to separate her and Shi Kaijie?Forced by the situation, the Gu family cannot and cannot resist today's Holy Majesty.How could a pedantic person like the master defy the holy will for Shuning?
"Now you have been married to the emperor for several months, but your stomach has not moved. Do you know how many people are talking about it in private?" These words were what Li Xiaoyun wanted to say on the day Gu Shuning came back.However, the most unbearable thing for a mother is to hurt her own child.After holding back for two days, after seeing Su Mo today, he hesitated again and again, and finally said it.
"Mother, I..." Speaking of this kind of thing, Gu Shuning's face turned red. She and Su Mo have been married for so long and haven't consummated their marriage yet. Where did they get the child?However, in this case, how should she say it?
Seeing Gu Shuning blushing in embarrassment, Li Xiaoyun, as a mother, felt that it was necessary for her to educate Gu Shuning on her husband's knowledge.
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