March has arrived in the blink of an eye.

The capital in March is not like the misty and rainy boats in the south of the Yangtze River. It is bright and warm with light flowers and weak willows, but it is still very cold.

The weather was warm a few days ago, and the winter jasmine flowers had just appeared, and the yellow flowers were delicate and tender. A strong wind caused all the fallen flowers to wither like rain.

Song Pan'er has been pregnant for more than four months, and her lower abdomen is slightly bulging.

She had some difficulty controlling her emotions, and the weather was getting colder and hotter.

On the third day of March, Mu Qing and Zhu’s mother made spring cakes.

According to the rules of the capital, on the days around the third day of March, all prominent families have spring banquets.

Song Paner and her daughter also received many invitations.

There were many families with very high family status, and Song Pan'er felt that she could not reach them. They sent the invitation simply because they heard that Gu Jinzhi and King Luyang were talking about getting married, and they looked at the Queen Mother behind Gu Jinzhi.

Song Pan'er likes the days in Yanling Mansion. Although everyone comes and goes, they live opposite each other, and people will not look down on her or deliberately ask for her.

The purposeful interactions made Song Pan'er feel very uncomfortable. She excused herself from many spring banquets because she was not feeling well.

Just like on the third day of the Lunar New Year, my aunt was hosting a banquet, and I sent out the invitation early in the morning.

Song Pan'er didn't go out for a month, but she actually wanted to join in the fun.

It happened to rain last night and it was bitingly cold.

Gu Jinzhi said: "My mother is pregnant and is most fragile. If she catches the cold, the medicine is not easy to use. Why don't you come and apologize another day and push it away."

Song Pan'er didn't go.

Mu Qing and Zhu's mother made spring pancakes with chives and Chinese toon buds and served them.

Siblings Song Pan'er and Gu Jinzhi gathered around. They ate cakes together and asked someone to send a few pieces to the outer courtyard for the old man, the third master and the eighth young master.

The house rewarded by the Queen Mother is located in Yuanbao Hutong, next to Nanchang Prince's Palace and Luyang Prince's Palace.

These two mansions are just the place where the two princes stay when they enter the palace. Apart from the servants who look after the house, there are no family members in the house, so it is actually very cold.

After the Empress Dowager rewarded Gu Jinzhi, the people from the Ministry of Industry immediately changed the plaque. It was carved in white marble with large black characters and read "Gu Zhai".

This house is cleverly designed.

There is a pond at the entrance, with a pavilion as a screen, which is different from other houses. There is a nine-curved corridor above the pond, and a long corridor is bypassed. It is a serious concierge.

There are two gatehouses on the left and right, with tall arches.

Going around the archway is the outer courtyard of Gu's house.

The outer courtyard has a study room, guest rooms, and wing rooms, all of which are available.

After moving here, his concubine Gu Xiuzhi was sent to the outer courtyard by Song Paner.

In the inner courtyard, only Gu Jinzhi and Brother Xuan kept Song Pan'er company.

In the past two days, Song Pan'er was looking for help everywhere, hiring a gentleman to teach Brother Xuan and Brother Xiu how to read.

Unfortunately, Song Pan'er was not satisfied with the recommended gentleman, so she kept putting it off.

Brother Xiu is studying with his father in the outer courtyard; Brother Xuan is studying with Gu Jinzhi.

Song Pan'er chewed spring pancakes and gathered around the stove to reminisce about the south of the Yangtze River with everyone: "... During the Qingming Festival, I rented a boat, swam on the river, drank wine, and listened to music. It was really a beautiful thing in the world. If I were a man, I wouldn't have

I'm busy studying, but fortunately my third master can sit still."

Everyone laughed when he said that.

Gu Jinzhi also took a bite of the spring pancake, squinted his eyes, and recalled the spring in Yanling Mansion, with luxuriant grass, red peach and green apricots. The wind blew on his face, feeling warm, like a pair of warm hands passing by.

As for the capital, there seems to be no two seasons like spring and autumn. When it gets cold, it gets hot again; when it gets hot, it suddenly gets cold again.

"I wonder when Mama Song and the others will arrive." Song Pan'er sighed again.

Since she moved, Song Pan'er asked someone to deliver a letter to Yanling Mansion as soon as possible, and asked her eldest sister-in-law, Mrs. Song, to help. She named all the servants in the family who needed them and sent them to the capital.

The others are still staying in the house, waiting for them to go back in a year and a half.

"It takes a month to deliver the letter quickly. I'm afraid they will have received the letter by now." Gu Jinzhi said with a smile, "It would be slower to go to Beijing by boat. Fortunately, spring is warm and the river is opening, so we can hurry up."

If so, it will be there in two months. It should be there around the Dragon Boat Festival, right?"

Song Pan'er nodded.

Nowadays, her yard is very tight with employees both inside and outside.

Where can I buy a new maid?

In addition to Mu Qing, Song Pan'er also begged two wives from the eldest lady.

Shaoyao, Nianlu and Gu Jinzhi's wet nurse, Zhu Mama, were originally in charge of various courtyards. No matter how heavy the burden was, they would not do it by hand.

But the outer courtyard is very short of people.

Fortunately, Si Jian's little boy was very clever. The newly bought boy was left to him to take care of him and he would be able to serve him very quickly.

Song Pan'er liked Si Jian even more and simply promoted him to be the third-class steward.

Si Jian is only fifteen years old and is the youngest steward of the Gu family.

He thought it was Gu Jinzhi who was interceding, so he bought a new and fancy toy and secretly brought it in to thank Gu Jinzhi. Gu Jinzhi was dumbfounded and asked Wei Rui to reward him with a purse of silver coins.

The spring rain was pouring down outside, and there was a chill everywhere.

After eating spring cakes, Gu Jinzhi and Brother Xuan still stayed in their mother's yard.

Brother Xuan's maid brought a book and gave it to Brother Xuan.

Gu Jinzhi taught him books.

She was very straightforward and easy to understand, but not very serious.

Song Pan'er laughed when she heard this: "If you go to the scholar examination like this, you will make the examiner angry to death."

Gu Jinzhi smiled and said: "Brother Xuan will have a serious master to teach serious articles in the future. I just explain it and let him remember it. It will be easier to recite it in the future."

Of course Song Pan'er knew, but she couldn't help but laugh.

Looking at their siblings, Song Pan'er touched her slightly bulging belly again, feeling at ease and quiet.

The room was quiet except for Gu Jinzhi's soft whispers from time to time.

When it was quiet, a shout was heard outside: "Xiao Qi, Xiao Qi!"

The King of Luyang is here.

Every time he came, he would rush in without waiting for the concierge to report.

He must have gone to Gu Jinzhi's side first. When he found that he was not there, he rushed to Song Pan'er's side.

Song Paner hurriedly welcomed him out.

It's cold and rainy outside, and it's drizzling like a drizzle.

I saw the King of Luyang wearing a jade needle cap, a golden rattan hat, and wooden clogs, walking as if he was flying to Song Pan'er's main courtyard.

The slanting wind and drizzle hit his smiling and joyful face, which looked hazy and elegant, as if he had stepped out of a figure painting.

Shaoyao and Nianlu next to Song Pan'er were both smiling with their lips pursed, their faces a little red.

The King of Luyang is very handsome, and even young girls like him.

Gu Jinzhi and Brother Xuan also put down their books and greeted him.

He has already entered the main hall.

Song Pan'er was supported by a maid and saluted him.

He often went to Gu's house. Gu Jinzhi told him many times that Song Pan'er was her mother, just like the Queen Mother was his mother.

The King of Luyang respected Song Pan'er very much and bowed to her and called her "Third Madam".

"...Xiaoqi. The queen mother announces that I will enter the palace. You will accompany me." King Luyang said to Gu Jinzhi with a happy face.

He no longer held Gu Jinzhi's hand because Gu Jinzhi told him that it was not good. King Luyang smiled at her, which she liked more than holding her hand.

So, the King of Luyang believed her to be true, and he didn't do it much anymore. He just tried his best to smile at her every time and never cried again.

He is very obedient.

None of Gu Jin's subsequent sons was as obedient as King Luyang.

"Okay." Gu Jinzhi smiled.

After Gu Jinzhi moved to this house, King Luyang also came out of the Qionglan Palace in the palace and lived in the Prince of Luyang's Mansion, right next to Gu Jinzhi.

When she saw that King Luyang's face was wet from the rain, with crystal drops of water falling on his eyebrows and eyelashes, she took a paddle and wiped his face herself.

King Luyang smiled brightly.

All the maids in the room actually turned their heads.

Song Pan'er wanted to say something, but she didn't speak.

Gu Jinzhi returned to his yard, changed his clothes, and put on a raincoat and bamboo hat.

The Luyang Prince's Mansion sent a car and it stopped at the gate of Gu's house.

Song Pan'er gave her a few words, then asked the maid to escort her out, and then asked the servant to follow her, and accompanied King Luyang into the palace.

The weather was changing. The Queen Mother was not in good health, but she was lying lazily on the Arhat bed in the palace, just wanting to see King Luyang.

Who would have known that the King of Luyang also brought Gu Jinzhi.

The Queen Mother showed a loving smile.

"Mother, are you sleepy?" King Luyang saw the Queen Mother lying down and threw herself into her arms.

The Queen Mother half sat up, held him in her arms, stroked him gently, and said with a smile: "Seeing Zhongjun, the Queen Mother will not feel sleepy anymore."

Zhongjun laughed.

His smile was as beautiful as the warm sun, and it always put the Queen Mother in a good mood.

When she was pregnant with him, the Queen Mother had always been in poor health and was worried about the Sixth Palace. Who knew that his being so stupid was not caused by the Queen Mother herself not taking care of herself?

The Queen Mother always felt that she owed him something, and she loved him more deeply than she did the Emperor.

Then she waved to Gu Jinzhi to sit beside her bed.

Gu Jinzhi sat down as instructed.

The Queen Mother asked her how her family was doing.

"Everything is fine." Gu Jinzhi said with a smile.

The Queen Mother nodded and asked her old man again.

"It's still the same." Gu Jinzhi replied, "My grandfather writes books every day. He gets up at the fifth watch and rests at the beginning of his life. He works very hard. We can't persuade him..."

The Queen Mother sighed: "Your old man, no matter what he does, he always strives for the best. When he gets old, he still has this temper..."

While they were talking, Eunuch Chang hurriedly came in to report that the emperor had arrived.

Gu Jinzhi and Aunt Cheng helped the Queen Mother to stand up.

The emperor not only came by himself, but also brought with him two women in gorgeous palace costumes.

After everyone saluted, the emperor joked to the two concubines beside him: "This is Miss Gu Qi, the miracle doctor, my future sister-in-law."

After hearing the emperor's words, the two concubines looked at Gu Jinzhi with burning eyes.

Of the two of them, one is tall and slender, and she is Concubine Tan, the sister of the first empress. It is said that she and the first empress are twins, and they look exactly the same.

The other one is Concubine Zhang. She comes from Hangzhou, a beauty from the south of the Yangtze River. She is cute and petite. She is about seventeen or eighteen years old, with watery eyes. When she moves her eyes, she seems to catch people's hearts and make them feel itchy.

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"...I have been feeling a little uncomfortable these past few days." Concubine Tan said with a smile, "Do you want Divine Doctor Gu to check on me too?"

She also followed the emperor's joke and told Gu Jinzhi.

She also dared to joke around with the Queen Mother, which showed that the Queen Mother always liked her.

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Chapter completed!