On the day of the autumn banquet, the Prince's estate was at peace.
Qing Dai was still taking care of Gu Zixian's daily life, so Gu Daiyan could only call Qi Rou over before dawn. She helped her dress up and scolded her: "How come you don't even know how to wear clothes when you leave the servant girl, can you wear this hairpin today? This one. "
"Isn't it just a hairpin …?" The corner of Gu Daiyan's mouth twitched, she felt a headache when she saw the contents of the jewelry box.
Qi Rou tugged on her hair, causing Gu Pingyan to grimace in pain.
"Only King Jing is blind and likes people like you." Qi Rou helped her to carefully tend to her clothes, especially the clothes that King Jing had ordered for her. It was obvious that she didn't want her to be looked down on, as they were all made of the best cloth. Just the embroidery of the outer garment alone would take at least ten embroidery ladies to embroider for three months.
However, Gu Danyan was blind and couldn't see it, so Qi Rou had to tell her everything.
"There's also this set of jewelry. Just this carving technique alone is worth several hundred taels of silver. The blood on this belt is priceless …"
As he listened quietly, Gu Daiyan also became lost in thought.
Seeing that Gu Liuyan did not say anything, Qi Rou lightly patted her shoulder: "You've been hurt by love before, don't hurt others with love. He killed you, if you take his life, then don't take your heart."
Gu Shenwei suddenly laughed, "You and Qing Dai are really interesting. Previously, they tried to persuade me to leave, and now they're even trying to persuade me to treat him better. How is it?"
"Repayment is repayment. You will demand whatever he owes you." Qi Rou sighed, "If I hurt him with emotion, it would be a little uncomfortable."
"I know. So, this is not for his sake, to make a trip to the Autumn Festival. " Gu Liuyan nodded seriously.
As the two of them were talking, a little girl hurriedly ran in. "Your Highness, there's a young lady named Ziming outside the residence who wants to see you. She even said that she brought something with her."
"Who is Ziming?" Gu Liuyan was curious.
"Is it Wind Listening Pavilion's Miss Ziming?" Qi Rou said.
The little girl nodded with a troubled expression on her face.
The Wind Tower was a place to drink tea and talk, but most of the people there were women who accompanied and played the zither. Although many of the officials would go, they never said that they wanted to let the girls in, so they were also assigned to the brothel.
Hearing Qi Rou's words, Gu Pingyan recalled that he had indeed seen her in Liu'er's body. It had been a long time since he had last seen her, so he could not remember.
"Bring her in." Gu Danyan waved his hand.
The little girl hesitated for a moment before she nodded and quickly left.
Turning around, he saw Qi Rou glaring at him. "Even little lass knows not to let people in so easily. You're quite the good one. With a wave of your hand, you managed to attract him in."
"So what if I am? Duan Chengxuan isn't here. " Gu Danyan rolled his eyes.
Qi Rou tilted her head. It seemed right to say that the man was not present, so it didn't matter if she entered the room.
After a while, the light purple robed Ziming walked in leisurely. During this autumn day, she only wore a few pieces of thin clothes, not to mention her fox-like eyes. She really did look like a brothel girl.
After entering the room, Zi Ming looked around the room and chuckled, "Mistress is right. You are very similar to Mistress Yun Ling."
"You know my mother?" Gu Daiyan frowned and looked at her warily.
Of course I don't know him, but my master knew him. He asked me to bring this to you, saying that he would definitely let you wear it to the autumn feast." Ye Zichen handed a wooden box over with a smile. It was a string of black beads, and there were quite a few complicated patterns carved on them.
Gu Daiyan took it out and put it on his wrist. After stroking it carefully, he realized that the lines on it were indeed the arch. Thinking of this, she took out the jade pendant from the arch and passed it to Ziming, "Is this also your master's?"
Zi Ming was surprised. "You've met Master?"
"This is something your master entrusted to me. What exactly is this thing?" Gu Daiyan frowned, he still wanted to return the jade pendant on the arch to Ziming.
"This is not master's, but your mother's. Just keep it for yourself." Ye Zichen also looked at the jade pendant in confusion.
It seems like this Ye Zichen really didn't know anything about it.
Knowing that it was from his mother, Gu Pingyan also took it in and asked: "Who is your master?"
"My master is from the martial world and has good relations with your mother. If you leave the palace one day, she might come personally to see you. However, since you're in the Heaven Flame, it's not good for her to come." A faint smile appeared on Ye Zichen's face, but he didn't forget to whisper in Gu Danyan's ear, "My master caused a lot of trouble when he was young, but now he's keeping a low profile."
It seemed like he wouldn't be able to find anything.
Gu Liuyan waved her hand and sent Ziming away. She put on the black bead bracelet on her wrist and carefully put away the jade ornament on the arch.
Qi Rou was curious, "Are you very familiar with the people from Wind Listening Pavilion?"
"I'm not familiar with them. It's just that they seem to be paying attention to me." Gu Danyan stood up and felt as if his head had gained two pounds. The clothes also pressed down heavily on her shoulders.
"The ladies of the Wind Listening Pavilion are all like spirits. Aside from business, it's better for us not to interact too much." Qi Rou reminded her, and when she saw that the cuff on her hand was slightly long, she gently lifted it for her. "During the Autumn Festival, Duan Chengxuan's company should be considered as having a lot of gossip."
"What is there to fear?" What is there to fear? Gu Danyan winked at her.
As she walked out of the room, the mischievous smile on her face disappeared, leaving behind only a faint smile. She walked out at a leisurely pace, with each step perfectly timed.
Qi Rou gazed at her back, sighing lightly, "The position of Crown Princess is truly not something that an ordinary person can firmly sit on."
Along the way, Qing Dai Lan followed beside Gu Zi Wu.
Gu Danyan sat alone at the side, closing his eyes to rest his mind.
Gu Zixian would be born soon, but right now he was still trying to put on a brave front for the sake of the King's Manor and the Prime Minister's Estate. His face was yellow, but many of his rouge couldn't cover up his emaciation.
Arriving at the palace, there seemed to be people who knew of Gu Zixian's situation and specially found a small sedan chair to carry him around.
Within the Imperial Garden, it was already filled with the chirping of birds and dancing. The nobles and their wives were already seated, and the princes had all brought their female servants over. At this moment, Litchi Bay was sitting obediently beside Duan Chengyu, looking as sweet as honey.
When the two of them sat down, Gu Zixian felt a little uncomfortable. As Gu Liuyan raised her hand to check her pulse, she heard a light chuckle by her ear.
"It's said that the imperial concubine's medical skills are extraordinary, but now it looks like the prince's estate won't even need to hire a midwife."
Gu Liuyan didn't even look at who it was. His thin lips parted and he said softly: "If you were pregnant and had this luck, wouldn't it be if I invited a thousand or eight hundred midwives for you?"