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  Gu Yuanjing sought it but could not get it.

  He used to have several maidservants in his house, but after he offended the emperor by rushing into the imperial hunting grounds and was demoted to the northwest border, those maidservants were all taken over by Madame Yongning. When he returned triumphantly, there was not a single servant in the courtyard where he lived, except for an old woman who swept the floor. Fortunately, he had been used to doing everything himself while in the northwest, and he also brought several capable deputy generals with him, so it was still all right.

  Later, when Madame Hou wanted to dispatch a maid to attend to him personally again, he refused every time, saying that he was not used to it.

  So, his house was empty, and he had to take care of everything himself. His cousin Qian San was a clever person, but he was busy managing many fields for him and had to travel around all year round, so he couldn't spare the time. The attendants by his side were all trusted men brought from the northwest army, including the steward who stayed in Ping'an's new house, who was also an old soldier who had retired and had no home to return to. Although they were reliable and loyal, they were all rough men, and it would be difficult for them to handle delicate matters such as repairing and decorating the house.

  If Ming Xuan is willing to help, it would be even better. He also wants to return to Beijing in the future and have a comfortable house to live in.

  When he saw Ming Xuan's slightly bulging belly, Gu Yuanjing hesitated again. He spoke carefully, "I heard that pregnant women can't be overworked. Xuan sister, decorating the new house is a troublesome thing. If you have time, help me buy some useful maids and servants, it would be helpful. As for other things, I'll let the servants do them, it's the same."

  Ming Xuan burst out laughing, "Look at brother's words, it seems like all the hard work is done by me personally. I just go over there when I have nothing to do, let people move a chair for me to sit on, drink tea while directing the servants to work, how can I be tired? It's not like I'm a pregnant woman who can only lie in the house and not do anything. If the mistress of the house is pregnant, does that mean we don't have to live our lives anymore?"

  She pulled at Huang Yi's hand and said, "Let's go back to my place and discuss how we want to decorate our new home."

  Pei Jingchen smiled warmly as he watched Ming Xuan and Huang Yi leave together, feeling a bit sentimental. His wife was truly intelligent and extremely good at understanding people's intentions, knowing that he had something to discuss with his uncle and others, so she left space for them in a timely manner.

  He gazed deeply and turned his head to take out a crumpled letter from his sleeve, handing it over to Gu Yuanjing, "Uncle, take a look at this first."

  The letter of distress, he secretly investigated through secret means, although he still hasn't had the opportunity to see this child who grew up in the palace with his own eyes, but many signs indicate that everything on the letter is true. Three years ago, Yonghe Palace indeed gave birth to an infant. Given the emperor's frequent visits to Yonghe Palace, it is highly likely that this child is the imperial heir. Moreover, after the emperor got drunk and favored the palace maid of Yonghe Palace, this matter must not be known by only one or two people. If you really want to verify the identity of this child, it is not impossible.

  Gu Yuanjing finished reading the letter and his eyes shone brighter. His face was inscrutable, but he suddenly asked in a low voice, "What does Xuan Jie mean?"

  Pei Jingchen's eyes flickered slightly. He spoke in a low voice, uttering four words: "Great possibilities exist."

  Gu Yuanjing's calm and peaceful eyes suddenly rose with a brilliant light, after a moment, he nodded heavily, "This matter should be considered from a long-term perspective."

  Ming Xuan's guess was not wrong. After Gu Yuanjing received the imperial edict, he was ordered to set off with Huang Yi to the southern border on that very day.

  On the surface, Gu Yuanjing took only a few attendants to seek marriage, but secretly, thousands of elite cavalry had quietly rushed to Pingzhou the night before, adding to the troops that could be mobilized from the eastern border of the Western Frontier, there were already tens of millions, hiding in various borders adjacent to the southern frontier, waiting for the war fire to start, and the sword would come out of its sheath.

  Since Gu Yuanjing left Shengjing, the Emperor changed his previous cold attitude towards Pei Jingchen and almost summoned him to the palace every day.

  Ming Xuan, in addition to visiting Ping'an Alley every day to see Gu Yuanjing's new mansion, sometimes also goes to Yongning Houfu to visit Old Lady Zhu.

  It's already April, and the spring is in full bloom. The weather has warmed up early, and the Yongning Marquis' residence has been vacated by all parties. Only the main house remains, with the eldest son's wife, Cai Shi, having obtained permission from the marquis to renovate the empty courtyard. With Fifth Master Guo Yuanjin about to get married, Sixth Master Yuan Yi approaching marriageable age, and the children of the main house growing up, the marquis has recently added new members to the household. It's a good opportunity to reassign the courtyards so that everyone can live more comfortably.

  This also means that Ming Rong's Li Xiangyuan and even Ming Xuan's Shu Yu Ge will have to be reoccupied by others.

  When she first left the house, not all items were taken to her husband's home, so there were still many of Ming Xuan's old things in Shu Yu Ge, and Li Xiang Yuan was almost all of Gu Ming Rong's relics. These things may not be worth much money, but they are all memories of the owner, if she doesn't take them away and leave them behind, most of them will also be disposed of by Cai Shi.

  Ming Xuan was reluctant to part with them, so she first made an arrangement with the Crown Prince's wife, Cai Shi, wanting to move all these items away. After all, the Anping Wangfu warehouse is large now, and only her husband and wife live there, leaving many empty rooms to store these things.

  These things are useless, can't be exchanged for money and take up space. If they were really burned, it would seem that the Hou Mansion is inhumane. The young master and his wife found it difficult to handle. Ming Xuan came to ask her to go back, she was happy to relax and naturally willing to sell this favor. So Ming Xuan chose a day, brought two or three horse-drawn carriages from Wang Fu, and many maidservants came to help.

  Spring shirt thin, Ming Xuan four months pregnant has become somewhat apparent, Zhu old lady's heart is delighted, and she has always been fond of her, and can't bear to let her get tired, so she ordered Gu Mama and Yan Mama Dan Hong to go together to pack things up, leaving her in An Taiyuan with the two of them chatting idly.

  As they spoke, the topic naturally shifted to Gu Yuanjing. Old Lady Zhu sighed with regret, "I originally had my eye on Ruxiang from the Auxiliary King's household, wanting to make her our daughter-in-law and marry her to Xiao Si. Ruxiang has a good temperament and looks pretty, although her father isn't in a high position, he has a good reputation. Ruxiang also has two older brothers who are both accomplished and can support Xiao Si in the future. I even discussed it with my aunt privately, but who knew..."

  She frowned and said, "I heard that the daughter of the Miao family is best at those poisonous insects, snakes and ants. If there's any disagreement with her, she can easily take someone's life. In the future, if Little Fourth doesn't meet her expectations, it'll be hard to guarantee his safety!"

  Rumors are inevitably biased, but Mrs. Zhu's concerns were also a loving grandmother's heart.

  Ming Xuan hastily comforted her, "Grandmother has never seen Huang Yi and doesn't know what kind of person she is. She only misunderstood because of those baseless rumors. Huang Yi has been living with me for almost four months now, and I've been with her day and night. I think she's a genuine and lovely person, where's the terror in that? As for those poisonous insects and snakes, it's also because of the toxic humidity in Nanzhong. Not just the Miao people, even ordinary southerners aren't as afraid of bugs and snakes like we are."

  She smiled and followed Madame Yu to learn etiquette, was summoned by Empress Pei into the palace but didn't show any fear or panic. When interacting with her, she showed thoughtfulness in every detail, all of which she had discussed with Old Lady Zhu beforehand. Then she smiled and said, "I think this sister-in-law Huang Yi is perfect in every way and has won my heart. Grandmother always says that I have a good eye for people, so why don't you trust me this time? Next time when brother and Huang Yi come to pay their respects, you can observe her character again before making your decision?"

  Madam Zhu sighed, "Alright, that child should be a good one. Xiang's judgment is trustworthy."

  She couldn't help but smile wryly and shake her head, "Actually, to be honest, this marriage was bestowed by the Emperor, it's a done deal. Even if grandmother didn't like that Huang Yi, she would still have to accept it, right? Besides, according to what Xuan sister said, brother really likes that girl. Now that they've separated and brother has established his own estate, they won't be living together anyway. Where do I get so many complaints from? As long as brother is happy, and the two of them live a happy life, then it's all right."

  Although it is said so, but still somewhat unsatisfactory.

  Ming Xuan smiled and comforted her a few more sentences before turning to ask, "I don't know how Auntie's body has been lately?"

  "Her face sank, 'She seems to be really ill. The other day I heard my brother's wife say that the eldest uncle had invited several imperial physicians from the palace to go to the villa to diagnose and treat her, saying it was quite difficult to handle. Originally wanted to bring her back home, but listening to the physician, her illness is best not to move around, so there's nothing else to do. Luo Shi is my elder daughter-in-law, I did have a heart to go see her, but this body of mine isn't good either, and that villa is on the mountain, the mountain road is steep, I'm afraid this old bone can't take it, and the eldest uncle has been stopping me, so I gave up.'"

  She paused for a moment, then said to Ming Huan, "I know filial piety, but now that I'm pregnant, don't think about going to see your aunt. She's seriously ill and it's not good if you pass on the illness."

  Ming Xuan sighed, "With so many imperial physicians around, Eldest Aunt will surely be fine, Grandmother shouldn't worry too much about it."

  Madam Zhu shook her head, "Life and death are destined, wealth and nobility are in heaven. Now that things have come to this point, whether or not we can save them is not something I can decide with my worries. I just feel sorry for Luo's family... If it's really like that, then the engagement between our Lin sister and Yuan Xian might also change."

  Since Ming Xuan got married, she had been looking forward to her niece Li Lin marrying into the Yongning Marquis's household so they could keep each other company. However, the originally planned marriage was disrupted due to the sudden passing of the Pingchang Marquis's elderly lady, and the wedding was postponed until this September. But the news that Zhu Old Lady got from the Crown Prince's wife made her worried that something might be wrong with Luo's family, and now it's only April, she didn't know if they could drag it out until September.

  Ming Xuan was just about to say something when Dan Hong suddenly lifted the beaded curtain and entered the room, bowed, and said to Ming Xuan, "There are a few things that Mother Wang is unsure whether the princess wants or not, so she sent me to ask for your instructions!"

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