The Grand Secretary’s Pampered Wife

Chapter 523 Husband and Wife Meet (Part 2)

The person Gu Changqing and Gu Jiao went to pick up this time was the son of Princess Ning'an and Huangfuzheng. This year was thirteen, when Princess Ning'an mentioned him, she didn't say much, she just said "he's not in good health".

But when the three of them actually arrived at the address provided by Princess Ning'an, they realized that they had underestimated the meaning of "not in good health".

It was a boy sitting in a wheelchair, with thin cheeks and sickly pale skin. He was wrapped in a thick cloak, and the fox fur on the collar fluttered faintly with the biting cold wind.

He has a pair of long and narrow phoenix eyes, very much like his father.

And his nose and mouth resembled his mother very much.

He was sitting in a yard full of green bamboos, surrounded by only four guards.

He saw the three brothers and sisters in armor, their expressions didn't fluctuate at all, they just held the wheels of the wheelchair with both hands, and said lightly, "Are you here to pick me up?"

"Uh...ah, yes!" Gu Chengfeng said in a daze.

"Let's go." He pushed the wheelchair.

Gu Changqing looked at him steadfastly, without saying anything, stepped forward, walked around behind him and pushed the wheelchair for him: "I'll do it."

He let go of the wheel.

"Then what, don't you ask who we are?" Gu Chengfeng asked him suspiciously.

He said: "The people who are not my father are my mother's people. My father was defeated, so I guess, you were sent by my mother."

"Quite smart." Gu Chengfeng muttered.

Alas, to be honest, Gu Chengfeng was a little disappointed.

He thought they were here to save people, but unexpectedly they were literally picking them up.

I still want to fight and let my elder brother see his kung fu, but I'm blind again!

Gu Changqing pushed the boy towards the door.

Gu Jiao stood at the door, leaning against the door frame with her hands in her arms.

When Gu Changqing pushed the wheelchair over, Gu Jiao glanced at his lap.

Not out of offense, nor out of curiosity, purely a doctor's diagnosis of a patient.

It's a pity, his legs were covered with a thick blanket, covering his legs tightly, Gu Jiao didn't see anything.

There is a carriage specially for teenagers in the house, and the door panel at the back can be opened, and it is a landslide when it is lowered.

Gu Changqing pushed the wheelchair up, and Gu Chengfeng helped close the door.

"Are they going to go together?" Gu Changqing looked at the four nurses in the house.

The young man said lightly: "Is the capital lacking someone to serve me?"

There is nothing wrong with these words, but it just sounds inexplicable and makes people feel that he is not very close.

However, Gu Changqing didn't intend to get close to him at first, he and him were monarchs and ministers on the way back to Beijing, maybe after returning to Beijing, they became strangers who never saw each other again.

There is something to fix the wheelchair on the floor of the carriage, but Gu Changqing is not familiar with this, and the boy didn't remind him.

When the coachman was about to drive, Gu Jiao said, "Wait."

The coachman stopped.

Gu Jiao lifted the curtain and got on the carriage, pulled out a few wooden buckles hidden on the floor, and stuck them on the wheels of the wheelchair.

She didn't touch the boy's legs on purpose during the whole process.

After doing this, she glanced at the young man before turning around and getting out of the carriage.

They set out first, and the army was still behind.

Gu Changqing found an inn that must be passed on the way back to Beijing, and asked for two rooms, one for Gu Jiao and one for the young man.

The army can arrive at night, and Gu Changqing and Gu Chengfeng sleep in the tent.

The boy fell asleep after staying in the inn, and didn't come out for dinner.

The three brothers and sisters built a bonfire in the yard and roasted some sweet potatoes and bacon.

Gu Changqing picked some grain and grass and went to the stable to feed the horses.

Gu Chengfeng and Gu Jiao sat by the fire, Gu Chengfeng moved to Gu Jiao's side, and whispered: "Hey, do you think that kid is weird?"

"Why is it so strange?" Gu Jiao flipped over the bacon on the fire.

Gu Chengfeng swallowed, stuck a baked sweet potato with a stick, and said in a low voice: "His father died, he didn't seem to be sad. And his temper always makes me feel gloomy. Again And his leg, what do you say about his leg? Is he injured or lame?"

As Gu Chengfeng was talking, he suddenly felt something was wrong. He turned his head abruptly, and saw the boy coming out of the house at some point, sitting in a wheelchair in the cold wind, looking gloomy like a ghost from the underworld.

Gu Chengfeng has always been bold, but now he couldn't hold back his hairs, and the sweet potato in his hand fell off!

Gu Jiao looked at him calmly, looked away, and continued to grill the meat.

"What are you baking?" the boy asked.

"Bacon." Gu Jiao said.

"I want to eat too." The boy said.

Gu Jiao flipped through the barbecue: "It's baked and brought in for you."

The boy refused: "No, I want to eat here."

There are steps from the house to here, and he couldn't get down by himself. Gu Chengfeng walked over with concentration, carried him down the steps with his wheelchair, and then pushed him to the fire.

"It's windy here, go in after a while." Gu Chengfeng kindly reminded.

The boy didn't answer his words, but looked at Gu Jiao who was serious about grilling meat: "Why are you wearing a mask? Are you ugly? Can't see people?"

Gu Chengfeng straightened his waist: "Hey! What are you talking about! Who is ugly!"

The boy sneered, "If you're not ugly, why cover your face?"

Gu Chengfeng was so angry that he beat him, Gu Chengfeng turned cold and snorted: "We are happy! Covering your face means you have no face to meet people, so you have no legs to walk in a wheelchair!"

As soon as the words fell, Gu Chengfeng felt the boy's expression froze.

Gu Chengfeng suddenly realized that he might have said something wrong, he opened his mouth, trying to make amends, but it was too late.

The young man slowly pulled the corners of his lips, and smiled mockingly.

Then, under Gu Chengfeng's somewhat guilty and stunned gaze, he raised his pale hand and pulled off the blanket covering his legs.

A gust of cold wind blew up his empty trouser legs.

...

The military newspaper of the Great Victory in the Frontier Fortress arrived at the imperial palace in an expedited 800 miles as early as the beginning of December, and the emperor and all the civil and military officials breathed a sigh of relief.

The remnants of the previous dynasty colluded with the pirates and the army of Chen Guo, causing the two borders of Zhao Kingdom to fight at the same time.

For this battle, everyone did not report much confidence.

Unexpectedly, Gu Jiajun won the battle so quickly.

The emperor began to look forward to the return of Princess Ning'an, Gu Changqing, Tang Yueshan, Lord Hou and the soldiers.

Of course, there is also the little miracle doctor.

He was the one who gave the imperial decree to let the little genius doctor out of Beijing. He really didn't expect the little genius doctor to go to the frontier. If it wasn't for the news from Yuegu City, two adults sent by the Empress Dowager Zhuang came to take the Renshou Palace. Token, he has been kept in the dark.

If he had known that she was going to such a dangerous place, he would not have given her the imperial edict to leave the city.

God knows that he is about to be blamed to death by his mother. He hasn't seen her for three days!

"Have you arrived yet? Haven't you arrived yet?" The emperor was fidgeting in the imperial study.

"It's coming soon, it's said that we will arrive in a few days." Eunuch Wei said with a smile.

The emperor looked at him resentfully: "You said the same thing last time!"

Eunuch Wei smiled sheepishly: "Isn't that... the mountain was blocked by heavy snow, so I couldn't leave suddenly?"

The weather when I came back was colder than when I went there, and the mountains were blocked by heavy snow more often.

Originally, according to the speed of the army's rapid march, they would have arrived in the capital on the 20th, but after a day's delay, Xiaonian was dragged past, and there was still no sign of the army!

The emperor slumped on the back of the chair: "If the little genius doctor doesn't come back, I'm afraid that the queen mother will never talk to me in this life."

The emperor was wrong, Jiaojiao couldn't come back, and the Empress Dowager Zhuang didn't want to talk to this stupid son anymore!

He actually took her Jiaojiao to the frontier!

Why didn't she suffocate him with a quilt back then!

On the other side of Bishui Hutong, the family is also looking forward to Gu Jiao looking forward to living like a year.

They all fell asleep the night Gu Jiao left, and it was Xiao Heng who told them the news that Gu Jiao had gone to the frontier the next day.

Yao shi almost fainted on the spot.

The frontier is at war, how did her daughter go to such a place?

Gu Yan got used to Gu Jiao's presence, when she left suddenly, Gu Yan only felt that he was cut in half and taken away.

Gu Xiaoshun was also worried and sad.

He grew up with Gu Jiao, he spends the longest time with Gu Jiao, and the shortest time apart, so he is actually the least used to it among them.

When Xiao Jingkong woke up and found that Gu Jiao was gone, he almost burst into tears, and then he saw the letter Gu Jiao left for him, and then he suppressed all the tears.

Jiaojiao is not in the capital, it is useless for him to cry.

He wanted to save his little tears, and cry for Jiaojiao when he came back.

Xiao Heng is now serving at the same time in the Imperial Academy and the Ministry of Punishment. The news from the Ministry of Punishment is better than that of the Imperial Academy. Whenever there is any movement on the front line, the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Military Affairs will be the first to know.

Whether it is for official business or selfishness, Xiao Heng has spent more time in the Ministry of Punishment than in the Imperial Academy in the past two months. He has opened the first few letters.

"Is it snowing again?"

While Xing Shangshu was writing the memorial, he asked Xiao Heng who was sorting out the letters.

Xiao Heng put the letter away, and said in a normal tone: "Well, I was delayed in Cangzhou."

Xing Shangshu frowned, and said: "Cangzhou is at least seven or eight days away from here, and the army from years ago may not be able to return."

The day after tomorrow is New Year's Eve, even if the army does not stop, they will not be able to rush back to the capital.

Xiao Heng looked at the flying snow outside the window, showing a thoughtful expression.

The border is bitterly cold and full of gunpowder smoke, but the capital has not been affected by the flames of war. The streets and alleys are filled with traffickers, shops, and crowds.

Every household in Bishui Hutong hung up red lanterns, pasted window grilles and couplets, and so did theirs.

This year Lin Chengye and Feng Lin both returned to Youzhou for the New Year.

There are a lot of people in the family, but it still makes people feel deserted. I don't know if it's because of the lack of the two of them, or because of the lack of Gu Jiao.

The little trumpeter no longer played cards, and my aunt stopped playing cards with her neighbors. Yao's youngest son was three months old, but he was obedient, neither crying nor making trouble, as if there was no baby at home.

Xiao Jingkong stood in the threshold, a pair of small arms stretched out and flew behind him, his small body fluttered out, and his small head looked towards the alleys on both sides.

Jiaojiao.

He wants to be Jiaojiao.

There was the sound of a carriage at the door, and Xiao Jingkong ran out excitedly on his short legs. After running for a while, he realized that it was the bad brother-in-law who came back.

Xiao Jingkong's small face sank, and he said disappointedly: "Why are you?"

Xiao Heng got off the carriage, nodded his forehead: "Why not me?"

"Hmph." Xiao Jingkong turned his face away.

"Let's go." Xiao Heng said to him.

Xiao Jingkong followed behind him slowly, turning his head three times a step at a time.

Xiao Heng walked in front, and knew what he was doing without looking back: "Don't look, Jiaojiao won't come back today."

Xiao Jingkong asked, "Why?"

Xiao Heng said: "The mountain is blocked by heavy snow, the army can't leave."

Xiao Jingkong: "Can Jiaojiao come back tomorrow?"

Xiao Heng: "I don't know."

Xiao Jingkong: "What about the day after tomorrow? The day after tomorrow is New Year's Eve, my birthday, can Jiaojiao come back and spend it with me?"

Xiao Heng: "You were not born on New Year's Eve."

Xiao Jingkong stomped on his hips: "The abbot said my birthday is New Year's Eve! That's New Year's Eve! The birthday Jiaojiao celebrated for me is also New Year's Eve!"

Xiao Heng smiled, instead of arguing with him, he stopped and rubbed his little head with a little hair: "Go in."

Early the next morning, Xiao Qingkong sat on the threshold. He waited from dawn to dark, until he became a little snowman, but he still didn't wait for Jiaojiao to come back.

Gu Yan walked over and led the little guy in.

After tonight, it will be New Year's Eve, and the army is still besieged in the snow-capped mountains of Cangzhou. It is destined not to return this year.

At night, the family sits in the main room to warm up by the fire.

Suddenly there was a knock on the door in the front yard, and several people were startled.

"Jiaojiao!" Xiao Qingkong rushed out first.

However, it wasn't Gu Jiao who came, but Grandma Zhou, who came to deliver dumplings.

"Thank you Grandma Zhou." Xiao Jingkong politely took the basket and thanked her.

He returned to the main room with the basket.

Just as he sat down, someone knocked on the courtyard door again, and this time it was Gu Xiaoshun who rushed out.

Gu Yan also wants to rush, but he is a little sick, and he can't run away from the two of them!

It's a pity that this time it's not Gu Jiao, it's Aunt Six, and Aunt Six is ​​here to deliver spring rolls.

When the gate of the courtyard was knocked for the third time, it was the dark guard who rushed out. He received a stare from the little master, and he had to grab the door or die!

Oh, so cruel!

"...Uncle Zhao, thank you very much!"

The dark guard returned to the main room with a basket of duck eggs.

Everyone sighed in unison.

The courtyard door was ajar, and Gu Jiao didn't need to knock on the door to return to her home, so everyone knew clearly that it wasn't Gu Jiao who came.

It's just that they still can't help but look forward to it.

"Go to sleep." Xiao Heng said to everyone.

Everyone went back to their respective houses with heavy hearts.

It seems that this New Year's Eve, Jiaojiao really won't be able to come back.

Xiao Liulang tidied up the main room. He was not sleepy for the time being, so he went to the study to read a book for a while. It was still the national book of Yan State, and he had read almost half of it.

It's just that tonight he couldn't stand it no matter what.

For him, New Year's Eve was the most important day in his life, the day when he came into the world, and the day when he "died" in the fire.

Coincidentally, it's all Zishi.

Xiao Liulang glanced at the hourglass on the wall.

It's time again.

He closed the book in his hand, came to the quiet yard, looked at the swing that Gu Jiao made by himself, and was a little dazed.

Boom!

Something hit the courtyard door.

Xiao Liulang came back to his senses, looked at it with a frown, and walked towards the gate of the courtyard.

Mother Fang locked the courtyard door before going to bed, Xiao Liulang paused, and took down the latch.

He opened the scarlet courtyard door, and a gust of wind and snow rushed in.

And after the snowstorm, a small figure in green clothes sat on the threshold against the wall, with one slender leg bent, and the hand holding the whip rested on his knee.

Her blue hair was messed up by the wind and snow, her lips were also chapped, and she was covered in wind and rain, beating the wind and dust, and she described it as a bit of a mess.

She leaned against the corner of the wall, panting heavily.

She raised her head and looked at him deeply with her eyes that were still clear from the wind and sand, and bent the corners of her lips, saying, "Happy birthday, Mr. Xiao."