Although Zhao's cooking skills cannot be compared with the famous chefs in Qinyuan, they are definitely better than those noble ladies in the city who have no fingers in the spring water. It can be seen that she and Gu Liang supported each other and went through hardships and hardships along the way.

Gu Liang is now very powerful, but he was suppressed for the first thirty years, and it was not until the death of Emperor Zhongzong that he really began to show his talents. The Zhao family often faced long-term separation from Gu Liang, and had to take care of five children in those years.

, the difficulties involved need not be described in detail. Therefore, Gu Liang stopped taking concubines after his only concubine passed away due to illness, and no one in the capital dared to stir up trouble in this matter.

For Pei Yue, the focus of this reunion dinner is not the taste of the dishes, but that he feels at home here.

Apart from the Zhongshan Marquis Mansion, this is the only place in the world where he can have such a warm feeling.

Mrs. Zhao looked at Pei Yue with a smile and said kindly: "Brother Yue, I heard from some family friends that your Qinyuan shares are very valuable, and one share costs ten thousand taels of silver?"

Pei Yue swallowed the food in his mouth, took the handkerchief from the maid's hand and wiped his mouth, nodded and said: "To be honest with my aunt, it is indeed the price, and many people can't buy it with money."

Zhao's eyes and brows became more friendly, and then she said seriously: "Then why did you send thirty copies? Your uncle and I are both short of money, and their brothers can't take your money in vain. You have a big family now.

, you have to use money everywhere, so just take it back."

Pei Yue quickly shook his head and said: "Auntie, please don't say this again. Just because His Majesty asked for fifty copies over there, I can't let this side be equal to His Majesty's. After all, he is very stingy and will definitely scold me if he finds out.

.If this were not the case, I originally planned to send fifty copies as a token of my filial piety to the two elders."

"This child..." Mrs. Zhao covered her mouth and smiled softly, with indescribable satisfaction in her heart.

Pei Yue glanced at the pretty beauty next to him and said calmly: "It doesn't matter if it's twenty cents less. Anyway, my money is all under the control of sister Zhen'er. She can honor the two elders on my behalf at any time."

Even Gu Liang couldn't help laughing at this time.

Gu Zhen instantly blushed with embarrassment and gave Pei Yue a harmless look, but couldn't say much because her parents were there.

Mrs. Zhao secretly sighed that Pei Yue's temperament was really like Gu Liang's. No matter how domineering and arrogant he was outside, he would never put on airs in front of his relatives when he returned home. If she hadn't known about Pei Yue's life experience, she would have really doubted him.

In fact, he is Gu Liang's illegitimate son.

She suppressed these distracting thoughts and said with a smile: "As the saying goes, when you marry, you obey your husband. There is no reason to move the gold and silver from your husband's family to your mother's house. That will be poked in the back by the world. Brother Yue, I know you are just teasing, but you

My sister is thin-skinned, so you can’t say that outside in the future.”

Pei Yue nodded and said, "Don't worry, aunt, I know the appropriateness of this kind of thing."

Mrs. Zhao praised: "You can't even fault the adults in the court, so I am naturally relieved."

Gu Liang said gently: "Okay, don't accumulate food after meals. Zhen'er, take Brother Yue for a walk in the house, and then let him go back after he has eaten."

Mrs. Zhao understood and said: "That's very good."

Pei Yue was overjoyed and looked at Gu Zhen expectantly, but the latter did not look at him, but respectfully bowed to his parents and left.

The layout of the Guangping Marquis Mansion is different from that of the Zhongshan Marquis Mansion. It does not have such an exquisite and complicated structure, and is dominated by a spacious and majestic style. There is a lotus pond in the southeast corner of the mansion. Pei Yue remembers that when he first came here, he only saw a lotus pond.

You can see the remaining lotus leaves and branches, but now there is a lotus leaf covering the water.

The stars were shining brightly on the summer night. On the waterside pavilion by the pool, a young man and woman looked up at the sky full of stars.

"Sister Zhen'er, do you think those stars look like the same thing?"

"where?"

"Over there, a little further east, are those stars."

"Brother Pei, forgive me for my poor eyesight, I can't tell what they look like."

"Sister Zhen'er, if you tilt your head a little, have you noticed that these stars together look like the horns of a cow? How about we call them the Taurus constellation from now on?"

"..."

Pei Yue looked at Gu Zhen with a smile and asked curiously: "Isn't it similar?"

Gu Zhen ignored this and suddenly made an unexpected move for Pei Yue.

The eldest daughter of the Gu family, who has always been gentle, stretched out her slender hand, pinched Pei Yue's ear gently with lightning speed, and said softly: "Brother Pei, you are getting more and more outrageous now.

You make fun of me in front of my parents."

Pei Yue was stunned for a moment, wondering if this was still the same Gu Zhen who always had a naturally timid attitude?

Seeing him in a daze, Gu Zhen asked softly: "Does it hurt you?"

Pei Yue nodded repeatedly: "Yes."

Gu Zhen thought about it for a while, then her eyes wandered and she said, "Just endure the pain."

Pei Yue said with a face full of shock: "You are not sister Zhen'er, who are you?"

Gu Zhen pursed her lips and smiled softly, her eyes sparkling.

In fact, it is not accurate to use the word "round on the outside and square on the inside" to evaluate her. Most of the time, she is not smooth, but is naturally gentle. Thinking about the first time she met Shen Danmo in Ningguo Mansion, she would not have turned pale because of the thorns in his words.

, on the contrary, he fought back lightly.

Weakness is just her appearance. In fact, she is far more assertive than outsiders think.

Pei Yue suddenly remembered that that year he visited Luo Ting late at night and secretly formed an alliance with the current ruler. When he returned to Guangping Mansion, he found Gu Zhen guarding his guest room. When she discovered that Pei Yue suddenly disappeared, she did not

Like those pretty ladies who were panicked, they just waited quietly and firmly.

Another example is that time when he opened his heart, it was actually Gu Zhen who took the initiative to speak, which made Pei Yue determined to earn the position of a marquis.

Looking at Gu Zhen's attentive face in front of him, Pei Yue realized that the so-called Qinyuan's butt was nothing. At least his understanding of Gu Zhen was not deep enough, far behind Ye Qi, and even Lin Shu.

Not as good as a month. When he thought about this, he couldn't help but said apologetically: "Sister Zhen'er, I didn't do well enough in the past."

Gu Zhen shook her head slightly and said softly: "You are a manly man. You are busy with endless business outside. How can you hang around in the boudoir like those playboys? I know you have me in your heart, and that is enough."

Pei Yue said seriously: "Sister Zhen'er, do you want to go to the south and have a look?"

Gu Zhen was slightly startled. If she said she didn't want to, it would be a lie. She had never left Kyoto in her whole life, so why didn't she want to visit the world's mountains and rivers?

Looking at Pei Yue's expectant eyes, Gu Zhen just thought about it for a moment and replied: "No."

"Ah?" Pei Yue did not expect this answer.

Gu Zhen smiled and said: "Brother Pei, how can you leave the capital easily with your current status? Whenever you leave the capital, you must be sent by His Majesty to do something. I know you don't care about the opinions of the world. In fact, I don't care either, but I am different from Sister Ye.

Being away from home will only become a burden to you."

Pei Yue sighed in his heart, it seemed a bit troublesome for his girlfriend to be too smart and considerate.

However, he was not one to give up easily. After thinking about it, he said, "What if I specially invite sister Zhen'er to go out for fun?"

Gu Zhen hesitated: "Seriously?"

Pei Yue nodded solemnly.

A hint of joy appeared in Gu Zhen's eyes, she lowered her eyes slightly and said, "That's fine... I don't want to let down your good intentions."

The beauty under the moon lowered her head, with shyness in her eyes.

Pei Yue couldn't help but reach out and hold Gu Zhen's soft palm, and slowly pulled her towards him.

If it had been in the past, he would have never dared to do this, but now that the two of them are engaged and their marriage is a certainty, a simple hug is not considered romantic.

Gu Zhen bit her lower lip lightly, and after a symbolic resistance, she snuggled into Pei Yue's arms obediently.

With the warm fragrance of nephrite in his arms, Pei Yue looked down at her fair skin and slightly trembling eyelashes. A faint fragrance hit her, and he leaned his head down.

"Ahem——"

An untimely cough startled the birds among the lotus leaves.

Gu Zhen shyly broke away from his arms. Pei Yue looked not far behind him and sighed: "How about I reward you ten taels of silver and you go and take a nap nearby?"

Gu Zhen's personal maid held back her laughter and said respectfully: "Thank you, Lord Marquis, for the reward."

Pei Yue saw that she seemed to have roots under her feet, and said with a sad face: "Add another twenty taels."

The maid said in a funny and helpless tone: "Master Hou, we are not married yet."

Over there, Gu Zhen had already stood up and said softly: "Brother Pei, go back home and rest early. Don't be too busy on weekdays. Remember to take care of yourself."

Once that kind of atmosphere is destroyed, it is obviously impossible to do it again. Pei Yue also knows that this era is not the previous life, and there are many rules and regulations before getting married. In fact, Gu Zhen being so bold tonight is beyond his expectation, and it also makes him

Get a deeper understanding of this fiancée’s character.

"Okay, sister Zhen'er, don't forget our agreement." Pei Yue said with a smile.

"Um."

Gu Zhen responded softly, her gentle eyes particularly moving.
Chapter completed!