Can Xiaoshen Wear a Skirt?

Three days after Situ Yao entered the palace, Duanmu Chen held a banquet in the palace and invited Situ Jing and Situ Jing, as well as Gu Ling and Su Liang. These were all of Situ Yao's in-laws in Gan State.

Duanmu Chen thought that Gu Ling and Su Liang would make excuses not to come as before, but they went to the palace on time for the banquet.

As for the reason, it was a conversation.

Su Liang asked, "Are you going?"

Gu Ling said, "You can go."

Su Liang smiled, "Go to see the king of a country perform?"

Gu Ling nodded, "Okay."

The two also brought Zheng'er.

The daytime banquet was held in the Imperial Garden.

The sun was bright, the breeze was warm, and the green trees and flowers were beautiful everywhere.

Situ Jing and Situ Jing arrived first, watching Gu Ling and Su Liang walk over with Zheng'er through a moon cave door.

Situ Jing smiled and was about to get up to greet them, when Gu Ling suddenly chased a butterfly into the flowers, and Zheng Er also ran to catch up.

Su Liang's expression did not change, and he continued to walk forward.

Situ Jing once again witnessed Duanmu Chen's favor for Su Liang and Gu Ling. They seemed to treat the imperial garden of the palace as their own garden, so casual.

"Don't be polite, Mr. Situ, sit down." Su Liang smiled and chose a place where the sun could not shine.

Situ Jing then sat back and said with a smile, "Cousin Ling, are you going to catch butterflies? You really have a childlike heart."

Su Liang nodded, "Yes, my husband is still a child."

Situ Jing: ...

Situ Jing: ... He can't stand this couple anymore, but he will leave tomorrow, so it's good.

Soon, Gu Ling and Zheng'er came out of the flowers. Zheng'er's little hands were puffed up like shells and he ran towards Su Liang, "Aunt, look what we caught?"

Gu Ling was weaving a wreath as he walked, and he had already finished half of it. His slender fingers were very flexible, and he wore a silver ring on his left ring finger. Su Liang also had one on his hand, a pair.

This was the blueprint of the couple's rings that Su Liang had drawn, which Gu Ling had made himself, and there were hidden weapons.

Zheng'er ran to Su Liang and slowly opened his little hands. A black-winged, gold-rimmed butterfly fluttered its wings and flew away.

"Is it beautiful?" Zheng'er asked Su Liang with a smile.

Su Liang nodded, "It's beautiful." He wiped Zheng'er's hands with a handkerchief.

Zheng'er climbed up the chair next to him and sat down, then quickly slid down, changed his position, and sat next to Situ Jing, "Uncle Beibei, where are you compensating me for my sword?"

Situ Jing's eyes flickered slightly. He knew who the child belonged to, but he didn't expect Zheng'er to have such a good relationship with Situ Jing. Compensate for his sword? What does that mean?

"I'll give it to you before I leave tomorrow." Situ Jing said. He wasted a lot of good wood and didn't make a satisfactory one.

"Don't forget it!" Zheng'er's face was serious.

Situ Jing nodded, "No."

When Gu Ling sat down next to Su Liang, the wreath had been woven. The yellow star-like flowers were dotted on the winding green leaves and branches, which were staggered, beautiful and cute.

"My cousin is really clever." Situ Jing praised.

"Wear it yourself." Su Liang shook her head. It's not that she didn't like it, but she felt it was more suitable for Gu Ling.

Then, Situ Jing and Situ Jing were stunned to see Gu Ling really put the wreath on his own head...

It looks good, really good, and beautiful as a fairy.

Zheng'er clapped her hands, "Uncle Beauty is even more beautiful!"

Situ Jing: ...What he admires most about Gu Ling is not his martial arts, but his ease and calmness of "I am happy and no matter what others think, it's nothing."

As far as he knows, Gu Ling has been like this since he was a child. When the Gu family was not destroyed, he could stay out of it and live the life he wanted.

Situ Jing himself was sent to someone else's home, but he was tightly bound by his so-called origin and could not break free.

Gu Ling said that Situ Jing was emotional. Situ Jing has been thinking about it these days. Gu Ling is not a heartless person, but he can always distinguish "emotions" from "matters".

Emotions are precious, don't give them to unworthy people easily. You must have principles and focus when doing things, and don't be affected by unnecessary emotions.

Situ Jing found that Situ Jing was distracted again, not looking at Su Liang, but Gu Ling. He often distracted these days, and I don't know what he was thinking.

"The Emperor has arrived!"

The voice coming from outside the moon cave door made Situ Jing come back to his senses and look over, and he saw Duanmu Chen and Situ Yao coming.

One was full of spring breeze, the other was charming and attractive, they really looked like a loving couple.

Situ Jing saw Duanmu Chen holding Situ Yao's hand, and his smile deepened, and he stood up to salute.

Gu Ling and Su Liang had privileges, and they didn't have to salute Duanmu Chen, let alone Situ Yao, the imperial concubine.

Situ Jing and Duanmu Chen looked at each other, stood up and saluted, bowed slightly, "Emperor Gan, Imperial Concubine Liang." In fact, they became a monarch and minister, but this matter is still a secret.

Duanmu Chen laughed, "Second Prince Situ, Young Master Situ, no need to be polite, sit down quickly."

"Uncle Emperor!" Zheng'er waved his little hand at Duanmu Chen with a smile.

Duanmu Chen smiled and nodded, "Zheng'er is here too."

Duanmu Chen let go of Situ Yao's hand only after he sat down.

Situ Yao blushed, "Brother, cousin Jing, cousin, cousin's wife."

Duanmu Chen noticed the wreath on Gu Ling's head, and his mouth twitched slightly, "Very unique, I didn't expect you like to dress up so much."

"Your Majesty, do you want it? Ten thousand taels." Gu Ling's expression was indifferent.

Duanmu Chen snorted, "I should charge you ten thousand taels for the flowers I picked in the imperial garden."

Just a few sentences clearly show how close Duanmu Chen is to Gu Ling, the former son of a rebel.

"Yao'er must serve Emperor Qian well in the future and don't be willful." Situ Jing, as the representative of her mother's family, earnestly warned Situ Yao and said a few words.

Situ Yao responded one by one, "Are eldest brother and cousin Jing leaving tomorrow?"

"If Yao'er doesn't want to leave, you can let them stay a little longer." Duanmu Chen said with a gentle tone.

Situ Yao shook his head, "Thank you for your consideration, Your Majesty. It's just that my eldest brother has been away for a long time, and my grandfather and mother are very concerned about him. I hope he can go back as soon as possible."

"That's fine." Duanmu Chen said in a friendly manner.

The delicious food is on the table, and on the surface, the atmosphere is extremely warm and harmonious.

Gu Ling and Su Liang are in a world of their own, Duanmu Chen and Situ Yao are also newlyweds and they are very sweet. Situ Jing has been picking up food for Zheng'er and talking to him.

Situ Jing, the only one who was alone, looked at the "three couples" silently. He always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't explain it. Everything seemed to be going much better than expected, but it was just so smooth that it made him feel a little unreal. Does Duanmu Chen really like Situ Yao so much? Did Situ Jing really break up completely with Gu Ling and Su Liang? That child was just a child from a merchant family, but he could actually eat and laugh at the same table as the emperor of Qian Kingdom without having to salute... What kind of person was Duanmu Chen?

No one would answer Situ Jing's questions.

After the banquet, Situ Yao said that she wanted to talk to Situ Jing alone, and Duanmu Chen agreed and let Situ Jing go to Situ Yao's palace.

Gu Ling and Su Liang were swimming in the lake in the imperial garden, and Situ Jing sent Zheng'er home.

Arriving at the middle of the lake, Gu Ling put down the oar and let the boat float gently in the wind on the lake.

Su Liang leaned against Gu Ling to bask in the sun, feeling comfortable and comfortable.

"I think the emperor really likes Situ Yao." Su Liang squinted his eyes and looked at the snow-white clouds in the blue sky.

Gu Ling's expression was indifferent, "He really likes you and me too."

Su Liang smiled when he heard this, "Yes."

It's different, but it's actually the same. Because Duanmu Chen is too restrained in things like feelings. Compared with others, Duanmu Chen's "like" is at most "favorable" level.

The difference is that while Duanmu Chen has a good impression of Su Liang and Gu Ling, he also has trust in them. But Duanmu Chen had no trust in Situ Yao, who had just married him.

Duanmu Chen can test Situ Yao, rather than having a routine relationship with this foreign princess from the beginning, which shows that he has expectations for Situ Yao.

Therefore, Duanmu Chen's love for Situ Yao is like a rootless tree at this moment. If trust can be established, maybe they can really become a couple with a good relationship apart from politics and power. But if there is no trust, it won't take long for this love to become nothing more than pure lust and face at best, and maybe even worse.

Su Liang gently stroked her belly, "Master, you should be able to tell whether it's a son or a daughter soon. Do you want to know in advance or wait until the birth?"

Gu Ling thought carefully and said, "Look at you."

Su Liang chuckled, "Are you sure I can keep it from you in the future?"

Gu Ling shook his head, "No. Either you don't know, or you all know."

"Master, you know how to take your pulse, so you'd better confirm it first and then tell me." Su Liang said, "I can make a guess based on your expression."

Gu Ling said it was better this way. He couldn't wait to find out whether there would be a son or a daughter.

At first, Su Liang said that if she was pregnant with twins at once, it would be better to have two babies at once, but Gu Ling disagreed, because Su Liang would be more difficult to conceive twins, and she would also bear greater risks during the delivery.

Su Liang was only pregnant with one child. She and Gu Ling both had expectations for the gender of the child, but they thought everything was fine.

After the lake tour, the two went to the palace library to borrow some books before leaving the palace and going home.

When Situ Jing returned to the post house after sending Zheng'er home, Situ Jing was already back.

The two sat together to discuss arrangements for leaving tomorrow.

Situ Jing confirmed with Situ Jing again whether he really wanted to take Chen's father and Chen's mother's coffin with him.

Situ Jing said yes.

Situ Jing did not object anymore. The marriage was complete, so there was no need for him to make Situ Jing unhappy next.

Then Situ Jing mentioned Situ Yao, "Does the Second Prince think Emperor Qian really likes Yao'er that much?"

Situ Jing picked up the tea cup and took a sip with a calm expression, "Why do you ask?"

Situ Jing sighed slightly, "I don't know why, but I always feel that Emperor Qian is too kind to Yao'er... for a king of a country."

"Do you want him to treat your sister badly?" Situ Jing snorted.

Situ Jing shook his head, "Of course I didn't mean that. It's just... Well, I really don't worry about Yao'er. She's married so far away, and I can't expect Gu Ling to take care of her."

"If you want to stay with your sister, Emperor Qian will be happy to do so." Situ Jing's face was expressionless.

Situ Jing had nothing to say.

That evening, when they met again, Situ Jing asked Situ Jing if there was no hope of wooing Qiu Cong to Liang Kingdom?

Situ Jing gave Situ Jing an unexpected answer, "Grandpa has agreed to go to Liang Kingdom with me."

Situ Jing looked surprised, "That's great! Su Liang and Gu Ling won't stop it, right?"

Situ Jing shook his head, "They can't stop them."

"What about your sister?" Situ Jing asked.

"She is still sick, so she will stay here temporarily." Situ Jing said.

Situ Jing felt something was wrong. Qiu Cong left his granddaughter behind and went to Liang with Situ Jing? Could he have ulterior motives? Situ Jing knew that Situ Han had forced Situ Xiang, and suddenly began to suspect that Qiu Cong was going to Liang to avenge his daughter.

Situ Jing finally decided to wait until he returned to Liang to talk about everything. No matter what Situ Xie thought, Situ Jing had to have a good talk with him. He absolutely could not count on Situ Jing. It would be best to abolish him as soon as possible, otherwise it would only ruin the situation.

That night, Situ Jing hardly slept. He was making a wooden sword for Zheng'er until dawn. He finally made one that he thought was barely okay. He secretly sent it to Zheng'er's house and placed it in his room.

…

At dawn, Qiu Cong packed his luggage and came to say goodbye to Gu Ling and Su Liang.

"Little girl, I'm leaving now. Please take care of Qian'er's health." Qiu Cong said earnestly, "I'm really sorry for you. I've always said I would help you, but when I needed me before, I was injured. Now that I'm healed, I have to follow Jing'er again."

Su Liang smiled, "Third Master, don't say that. I'm not an outsider, why are you being polite to me? Master is going to Xuanbei City now, and it will be a great help for my adoptive father to take a vacation and come back to visit relatives."

Qiu Cong's face became serious, "Don't worry about it! I will definitely help Jing'er to defend Xuanbei City! If the bastards of Liang Country dare to make trouble, don't think about it!" Qiu Cong didn't plan to settle accounts with Situ Han for the time being, because the two children left by Situ Xiang were more important.

Qiu Cong was worried about Situ Jing, not because he was afraid that he would do something stupid again, but because he was afraid that something would happen to him. Not only might the Liang Kingdom royal family capture Situ Jing and take him back, but also Nangong Lin, who had escaped from the island at the time, might appear again at any time. There are many people in the capital, and Qiu Cong is absolutely confident in Gu Ling's strength. He cannot be confident that Situ Jing is alone.

Su Liang has no objection to this. She thought that Situ Jing would go to defend the city, and Qiu Cong would go to protect him, so that Xing Ji could go home and rest for a while.

Gu Ling had already consulted Duanmu Chen about this matter. Duanmu Chen thought they were a bit ridiculous, after all, he could not completely trust Situ Jing. But in the end Duanmu Chen still accepted their advice and wrote a secret decree to Xing Ji, asking Xing Ji to take care of it.

The secret decree was hidden in Qiu Cong's arms.

Su Liang prepared a lot of poisons and antidotes for Qiu Cong, and asked him to take them with him in case of emergency. Although Lao Bai was not at home, Su Liang did not slack off. He practiced making a lot of medicines these days and was researching new medicines with Gu Ling.

Qiu Cong said goodbye to Su Liang and Gu Ling, and when he was about to leave the house, he saw Cen Man waiting for him at the door.

"I'll have to trouble you to help me take care of Qian'er." Qiu Cong said to Cen Man.

Cen Man smiled, "There's no need to be polite between us. You must be careful when you go to the north this time. Don't be impulsive and discuss more with A Jing."

Qiu Cong was unhappy when he heard it, "Discuss with him? Do you think I'm more confused than him?"

Cen Man said half-jokingly, "You two are prone to confusion, so it's better to discuss everything."

Qiu Cong strode out of the door, "Let's go!"

...

In a blink of an eye, Su Liang has been pregnant for four months.

Before going to bed that night, Gu Ling observed Su Liang's pregnant belly and took her pulse again.

"What are you looking at, Master? Why is it taking so long?" Su Liang asked with a yawn.

Gu Ling let go of Su Liang's hand, "I know the baby's gender. Guess it."

Su Liang suddenly woke up, "Then I'll ask you a question. You can answer or not. I'll observe your expression to judge."

Gu Ling nodded, "Ask."

Su Liang thought for a while and said, "Can Xiaoshen wear a skirt?"

Gu Ling blinked, "Yes."

－－－－－－Off topic－－－－－－

What do you think Xiaoshen's gender is~