Thousands of miles with the wind

Chapter 1 1.1

In the spring of the second year of the Yuan Dynasty, flowers bloomed all over the city of Yuanzhou.The Empress Dowager made a decree to hold a banquet in Shengyuan Palace and invite all the young ladies in Yuanzhou City to enjoy the flowers together.

On this day, the spring rain filled the entire Shengyuan Palace like a thin mist.In the back garden full of flowers, a group of young ladies in splendid clothes came.The waiters held umbrellas and led the group of noble ladies to walk slowly along the winding path.

Under the all-green bamboo umbrellas, the faces of the girls were half hidden, and they were more delicate and beautiful than any flower in the yard in the haze of mist and rain.

Under the corridor not far away, stood a young boy about 11 years old.Although he is not yet 12 years old, he has already let go of the child's bun and tied his hair into a jade crown, looking like an adult.The little boy was dressed in scarlet clothes, and stood at the corner of the corridor, watching them secretly from a place where the girls couldn't notice.

The young boy had a straight face, and looked at the noble lady who was walking away in the distance with his hands behind his back. Her eyes were deep and deep, and they fell directly on the young woman walking at the end.

The woman was about twenty years old, wearing a lake blue shirt, and walked forward without looking away behind the graceful ladies.Compared with the noble ladies in front who were admiring the flowers and chatting softly, the woman who was completely separated from them was too quiet.

In fact, it is not to blame for the quietness of this woman, but it is because she is not very familiar with all the noble ladies present.

The woman's name is Gu Siyuan, and she is the second daughter of Gu Tingsheng, the servant of the household department. She has been living with her grandmother in her hometown in Zhongzhou.In the winter of last year, she passed the assessment of the Hongwen Museum and became a lecturer of history in the library. Only then did she return to Yuanzhou and reunite with her parents.

Gu Siyuan's grandmother is a great Confucian in the country, and she has been influenced by her grandmother since she was a child. She loves to read, is greedy and clean, and will not go out easily.This time, if the Empress Dowager hadn't ordered her to go out in this spring rainy weather, it would be absolutely impossible.

But in the grace of the emperor, even if the spring rain is lingering and annoying, even if this delicate flower is dejected in the rain, Gu Siyuan still wraps up a thin shirt and walks in the cold spring rain.

Standing under the waiter's umbrella, she walked through the colorful garden in the fog and rain.The drizzle drifted away, wet the hem of her blue shirt, and left a line of wet marks on her delicate shoes.Such a wet feeling made Gu Siyuan feel a little uncomfortable, and her pace became slower.

Soon, the group of noble ladies stepped onto the corridor, walked through the long corridor and entered the next yard in a slow voice.After Gu Siyuan realized that she was falling behind, she quickened her pace. At this moment, a buckskin "Ju" with black tassels was thrown in front of her.

The ball rolled in front of Gu Siyuan's eyes, and rolled towards the long corridor.A waiter in red bowed his waist, stepped on small quick steps to catch up with the rolling ball, bent over to pick it up and held it in his arms, and walked towards the end of the corridor.

Gu Siyuan's eyes followed the waiter, and when he saw the young man in scarlet clothes standing at the end of the corridor, he stopped immediately.

The little boy was dressed in scarlet clothes and a jade crown in the shape of an adult, standing with his hands behind his back on the porch, with a small face and a noble air all over his body.The waiter who picked up the ball trotted to the side of the little boy, and handed the ball over respectfully.The young boy took the ball and didn't speak, just looked up at Gu Siyuan.

Gu Siyuan quickly reacted, immediately bowed and saluted, and called out: "My minister pays homage to Your Majesty." She is a lecturer at the Hongwen Museum, so she is naturally a minister of today's emperor.

The child standing under the corridor is none other than Zhong Liran, the young emperor who succeeded to the throne two years ago.Zhong Liran held the ball, tilted his head and carefully looked at the woman in front of him.She looked at it for a while, then turned and left without saying a word.

Gu Siyuan stood where he was, looking at the young boy's leaving back, his usually calm eyes were full of waves.Soon, she also turned around, and followed the young lady under the guidance of the servants around her.

Shengyuan Palace is huge, with countless side halls, even if they visited the whole afternoon, the group still couldn't finish the palace.In the early evening of spring, the crowd dispersed quickly, and Gu Siyuan returned home in a carriage.

After dinner, she went to the study to sort out the lesson plans and prepare for tomorrow's lessons.She didn't want to come to the imperial capital at first, but her grandmother felt that she was just [-] years old and young, and it was not appropriate to edit books with her at home all the time, so she went to Yuanzhou city last autumn to participate in the Hongwen Museum assessment.

Unexpectedly, Gu Siyuan passed the exam as soon as he passed the exam, so Gu Siyuan stayed in Hongwen Hall and became a teacher.

When she first entered the Hongwen Academy, the students she taught were all eleven or twelve-year-olds, who were in their youth and ignorant, so she had to put in some effort.After preparing most of the lesson plans, my mother brought two maids and knocked on the door of the study.

Gu Siyuan got up, opened the door and welcomed his mother in.She turned her head and saw two maids following her mother, one carrying a cup of soup and the other a moxa box, and sighed lowly.

Mother Gu took her by the hand, led her to the small couch, asked the maid to put the soup cup on the small case, and then said: "You must be tired from work, Auntie made you a bowl of ginseng soup, hurry up while it's hot." drink."

As Gu's mother said, she opened the lid of the soup cup, scooped up a small bowl of soup for Gu Siyuan, and handed it to her.Gu Siyuan took the hand and hurriedly said, "Thank you, Ma'am." As she spoke, she took a spoonful and put it on her lips to cool it down.

Seeing this, Mother Gu waved to the maid beside her, took the moxa box, opened it, and said: "You must be tired after walking around Shengyuan Palace for a day today. You have to go to Hongwen tomorrow. I'm working in the museum, and my mother will give you a moxibustion."

Gu Siyuan put down the soup bowl and said, "Aniang, it's all right. When I was compiling the book with my grandmother in Zhongzhou, I played a few sets of boxing with her every day, and my body was very healthy. Aniang worked hard in the medical center all day. , you should have a good rest, and you don’t have to worry about me as soon as you get home.”

Gu's mother works in the Imperial Medical Center under the Imperial Hospital, and she is a well-known doctor.

When Gu's mother heard this, she gave her an angry look, and said, "Nowadays your elder sister is working in the medical clinic, and I just take care of some nobles, so I can't be busy. But you, you have been working all day in the Hongwen Museum, so you should have a good moxibustion." Although she said so, she still listened to Gu Siyuan's words, stopped forcing her, and closed the lid of the moxa box in her arms.

Gu Siyuan smiled and said, "I know that Auntie is hurting me."

Although Gu Siyuan lived in Zhongzhou with his grandmother when he was young and separated from his parents, he did not have any separation from his parents because of the distance.On the contrary, she hasn't seen her all year round. Mother Gu misses her in her heart and loves her a lot.

As Gu Siyuan said, he scooped up a spoonful of cooling water and handed it to Gu's mother's lips, and said softly: "This soup is very sweet, and my mother will take a sip too."

Gu's mother scolded her, "I think it's your sweet mouth." Saying so, she drank the soup that Gu Siyuan handed over with a smile.

The relationship between mother and daughter was harmonious. Seeing that her daughter was happy, Gu's mother asked her, "When you entered the palace today, have you ever met the Empress Dowager?"

Gu Siyuan replied: "I see, the Empress Dowager is in good health, she walked with us all the way, and she left in the afternoon, let us enjoy the flowers by ourselves."

This empress dowager is the empress of the late emperor Chuming.Emperor Ming was a woman, and he had no choice but to be a woman. There were only two queens in the palace.The first empress was the wife of Emperor Ming, and she passed away before she reached her thirties.When Emperor Ming was not confused, another queen was established, and that is the current empress dowager.

Emperor Ming had no heir, nor had heirs.Three years ago, the Emperor Ming issued an order to order the chief minister to offer sacrifices to the Eastern Emperor, inquire about the decree, and appointed Zhong Liran, the daughter of the deceased King Zhongzhou, as the grandson of the emperor.So far, the state of Chu has a prince.

One year later, Emperor Ming passed away, and Emperor Taisun Zhong Liran succeeded to the throne and became the new emperor of Chu.

And because the new emperor was young, Emperor Ming issued a will, making Zhongli, the king of Yunzhong, the regent, who would control the government together with the empress dowager and the left and right prime ministers.

The Empress Dowager has not yet reached the age of forty, and when she is young, with her in charge of the government, the new emperor will gradually stand up.It's just that the power of the court is mutually restraining, and when the winter of last year, the Empress Dowager fell ill, the political situation of the court was unavoidably turbulent.That's why mother Gu asked this question.

Mother Gu nodded, and asked again: "Then, have you ever seen Your Majesty?"

Gu Siyuan paused his hands slightly, and said, "It seems that we saw each other from afar."

Hearing what she said, Mother Gu's expression was a little subtle, and she hurriedly asked, "What do you think of Your Majesty? What's your style? Your father said that Your Majesty is calm and dignified, but is that so?"

Mother Gu's question reminded Gu Siyuan of Zhong Liran's appearance when he was a child.When they met for the first time, Zhong Liran was only three years old.The little child hid in the rockery with a little Ju in his arms, crying.That was the only time Gu Siyuan saw her cry, and when she got older, she never saw Zhong Liran cry.

Zhong Liran always seemed to be like this, with a straight face, slightly wrinkled brows, and didn't talk much.It looks noble and alienated, but it is actually very awkward.

I haven't seen her for four years. Although the child has grown a lot taller, the coldness and awkwardness that exudes from her seems to have never changed.The deep palace is cold, and I don't know how she got here.

Together with this thought, Gu Siyuan felt a little sad for no reason.She pondered for a while, and said vaguely: "It should be what my father said."

Gu's mother glanced at her and said, "Your Majesty lived in Zhongzhou when he was young, studied with your grandmother for several years, ate and lived with you for a long time. You don't know what she looks like."

Gu Siyuan was a little helpless, "My Majesty, when she was young, she was only the heir of the king of Zhongzhou. But now, after four years, she has grown up and become the king of a country. How does my daughter know what kind of temperament she is."

Gu's mother looked at the soup in her hand and thought for a moment, "Let's not talk about your majesty for now, let me ask you, are you free next time when you take a shower. Your father has a student who is about the same age as you. For marriage. If you have time, you can meet him next time Xiu Mu."

Upon hearing this, Gu Siyuan put down the soup bowl in his hand and hurriedly said, "Mother, I have to sort out my books next time I rest. The spring is bright and beautiful, so I have to dry my books at home."

Mother Gu scolded her, "What kind of books are you posting? I will post yours for you. Next time you take a rest, you will meet your father's student."

Gu Siyuan doesn't like going out very much, let alone going out to meet people.

The people of Chu are civilized, and they are free to marry.After the founding emperor Jin appointed his sister's princess as the empress dowager, many empresses came out of the state of Chu successively.And because Chu people love beauty, there are female emperors who love women, and there are female emperors and queens after coming and going.So from top to bottom, masculinity and femininity prevail, and it doesn't matter whether the person you like is a man or a woman.

As for the inheritance of offspring, the Chu royal family also set a good example.There are princes and princesses who like to have children, and they have given birth to a large number of children.Those who don't like it, if there is a title inheritance, then adopt one from the clan, if not, then don't.Anyway, after death, they were all burned by the Taoist priests of Taiyiguan, and dispersed with the wind, without worries or worries.

However, among these free and easy Chu people, there are always some who are not so free and easy.Gu Siyuan's mother belongs to the less free and easy category.She always felt that it was better to have a marriage.

So Gu Siyuan, such a free and easy Chu person, had no choice but to agree after his mother repeatedly talked about it.

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The young emperor with black sesame stuffing and the gentle and amiable queen.

True childhood sweetheart series.