At the end of the month, at night, the winter wind is cold, and it is cold to the bones.

Gu Qingning's official uniform was draped in a thick robe, and the wind passed through the corridor of the Gu Mansion, and the brocade lanterns above his head were swaying in the wind, and the maids under the corridor were packing up the cloth covers, preparing to turn off the lights and cover them before nightfall to prevent them from being damaged by the wind and snow, it seemed that this was the top priority of the Gu Mansion in this kind of day.

Gu Qingning looked at the delicate brocade lanterns on it that had not faded so far, thinking that this was already the second year - the second year that Shen Lanxi had left them. The inside of the gate of Gu's mansion is still hung with the brocade lantern they hung the year before last, and their prayers are written in the copper ball under the lamp.

At the very least, they all kept going and never gave up, even when it was hard.

The lights in the Gu Mansion study were warm, and there was a tall guard standing next to the door, standing there motionless without avoiding the cold, watching Gu Qingning come over, and bowing deeply: "Big ...... Lady ......"

Everyone in the house is used to her wearing official clothes as men's clothes on weekdays, but he is not very suitable for him, and Gu Qingning is not very suitable for him, after all, there was no one outside the door of this study before, her father has always been used to being alone, but now he is always with such a person by his side.

She smiled and nodded, glanced at the silver wolf mask that covered half of his face, and stopped and asked casually, "Is this mask given to you by your father?"

He shook his head strangely, and replied respectfully, "No, I made it myself...... Adults said it was safer to wear a mask, so I got this one. Why did the eldest lady ask?"

Gu Qingning just smiled, found it funny, and said, "It's nothing, it's just quite interesting, this mask ...... You've really become a family member......"

He still didn't understand, he was a little surprised, and looked at Gu Qingning stunned for a while.

When the cold wind blew, Gu Qingning shrank from the cold, rubbed his hands, turned his head to look at the sky and said, "It's cold like this, and it doesn't snow, this winter snow shouldn't be able to come......"

She was gossiping casually, he didn't know what to do, and replied clumsily: "If you don't come this year, you will come next year......"

Gu Qingning looked at him when he heard the voice, walked inside, and said, "Yes, it will come eventually, what's the hurry?"

Before pushing the door, he said to him: "You don't have to guard it at home, it's cold, you go to the backyard and drink with Uncle Tang and them to warm up." ”

He understood that this meant to make him retreat, so he bowed and said goodbye silently.

Gu Qingning entered the door and saw Gu Qingxuan sitting behind the bookcase, with a stove and a tea stove on the side of the case, on the case were a hill-like business reform documents, and there was an open chess game on the pile on his right, which was the book "Immortal Machine Yiju" given to him by Gu Qingfeng, and he was reading the regulations for the approval of official documents in a daze.

"Father......" Gu Qingning closed the door and walked over, helped him refill the tea in the pot, and said: "That Yang Lixiao, father, do you really rest assured of him?"

Gu Qingxuan had already heard her talking outside, and he didn't raise his head at this time, he looked intently at the dense words on the official document, and only said, "His name is Yang Xiaoning now." ”

Yang Lixiao came to Chang'an again after leaving the killer organization, knowing that Gu Qingxuan would not accept him easily, so he quietly followed him for a few days, trying to serve his benefactor in a secret way, but it was soon exposed.

Sangu went to check the situation at the site of the anti-danger secret room under construction in the political affairs hall at night, Gu Qingxuan was late alone because he had something, and he encountered a flying thief and robbery on the road, Gu Qingxuan was almost victimized, he had to show up and beat away the gangsters with his superb martial arts, so that Gu Qingxuan was safe and sound.

After he expressed his intention to Gu Qingxuan, he finally moved Gu Qingxuan, and he agreed that he would stay by his side as a guard.

Of course, it's not only that simple, but also because Gu Qingxuan has discovered something-

The flying thief was fake, and it was found by Yang Lixiao, so that he could show up and make meritorious contributions, so that Gu Qingxuan knew that it was dangerous and left him by his side to protect him.

Although such a small method is naïve, it is also attentive, which shows his sincerity. Gu Qingxuan likes such a young man who can use his brain, and he has never said anything.

There is another reason why Gu Qingxuan will keep him, that is, they were planning the 'Ghost Building' at that time, and they needed such a reliable person to help them complete it, this candidate, Yang Lixiao is very suitable.

So, Yang Lixiao once again set a fire for Sangu.

After that, Gu Qingxuan still let him choose, he chose to stay again, put on a mask, and changed his name to Yang Xiaoning.

……

Gu Qingxuan didn't answer Gu Qingning's question, and Gu Qingning thought that he didn't need to ask more.

Gu Qingxuan asked her: "You don't have to go to supervise the work tomorrow, right?" It's almost time to retire, and you are the busiest......

She said: "Eh, it's not because the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are afraid of death, they are urging the danger prevention room to be built quickly, for fear that they will be found by the Immortal Sect and have nowhere to hide...... Eh, I don't know if Qing Huan has fought for so many holidays for hundreds of officials, whether it is good or bad, from the end of the month to after the Shangyuan Festival, such a long period of time......"

"Since it can be implemented, it will prove that it is what the people's hearts want and everyone needs, who doesn't want to be idle for a few more days?

Gu Qingning had too many things on his mind, so after thinking about it, he sneered: "For some people, when is it not a holiday? They are relaxed, can we be relaxed? Father, don't you still have to be busy reviewing the regulations of the commercial reform? I will give them two days off for the Chinese New Year's Eve New Year, and then they still have to go to the work site to add value? There are so many troubles......

"At least Chang'an Ling Yin can be unlucky a few days late, isn't it?" Gu Qingxuan put down his pen and picked up the chess game to look at it.

Gu Qingning seemed to have another layer of trouble, and said: "Father, you have a really big heart, Yin Chengyuan clearly complained on his face that Chang'an Ling Yin did not protect and demolished the building and accidentally caused a fire to kill his younger brother, in fact, I am afraid that in my heart, I cursed our surname Gu thousands of times, right? Fortunately, the demolition of the 'ghost building' was reported in advance to the household department and Ling Yin's mansion, and he could only hold back his grievances and not ......."

Gu Qingxuan twisted his eyebrows and looked at the complicated chess game carefully, and said: "The Yin family brothers will not save us trouble, they just took the Chang'an Ling Yin Mansion on the tuyere first, and the blade is still aimed at us." ”

"Have they already moved?Father, have you paid attention?" Gu Qingning became alert.

Gu Qingxuan turned to look at her and asked, "Qingning, have you been a little too nervous lately?"

Gu Qingning was a little sluggish, realizing that she was indeed a little unstable, and she always felt a little anxious, she was too sensitive to these complicated things, she took a deep breath: "It seems to be a little ...... Maybe I'm still a little relieved, after all, it's not the person I think about who entered the 'ghost building'...... The more she lives in this world, I won't be able to rest easy......"

"Why?" Gu Qingning hated Lu Yuansi, he could understand, but why couldn't Lu Yuansi let her "feel at ease"? He could feel from Gu Qingning's irrepressible eagerness that she didn't simply hate Lu Yuansi, but also had a kind of jealousy, which was really strange.

Gu Qingning realized that he had leaked his words, and hurriedly covered it up: "No matter how you say it, it's a disaster, get rid of it as soon as possible." Father, you haven't said it yet, is there any movement on the Yin family's side?"

Gu Qingxuan looked at her with some concern, and then lowered his eyes to look at the chess game, "After the fire started, a group of people in the Yushi Observatory began to move, and the first batch was just to impeach Chang'an and make the Yin Mansion not strict in public order and negligence, and then I want to use the ghost building itself to expose the matter to our Gu family and your Uncle Jiang......"

"Isn't the Imperial Observatory under the control of his father, how dare they?" asked Gu Qingning.

He smiled sarcastically and said, "Isn't there still a Lu Qian in the Imperial Historical Observatory? Don't forget, the Imperial Historical Observatory was originally the world of the Yin family. ”

"And what is my father going to do?"

The chess game turned a page, and the side cheeks reflected by the candlelight were as colorful as ink: "Let's do it and look at it, celebrate the New Year first." ”

Gu Qingning poured himself a cup of tea, put it in his hand, his palm was pressed over the hot air, his fingertips touched the blue and white porcelain cup and slowly rotated, his eyes were still fixed on the clear tea, he was silent for a while, and suddenly said: "Father, Zhongli has agreed, he will help us when the time comes......"

When Gu Qingxuan heard this, he looked at her again: "Hmm...... What did you agree with him today? Tell him all the plans?"

Gu Qingning thought he was a little uneasy, and asked, "It's today, I didn't say it all." Why, is my father suspicious of him?"

The father and daughter looked at each other, but he did not say no, but asked her, "Why do you say 'yes'?

Gu Qingning said: "Except for my family, I will suspect anyone." He is a strange person, he has taken the initiative to give us a lot of useful clues, his strange appearance, and his background is too complicated, these are all suspicious points......"

Gu Qingxuan naturally had the same idea as her, and said with some regret: "You are so close to him, you still think that Zhongli is different from you......"

Gu Qingning smiled bitterly, "It's because of the difference that you have to pay more attention...... Busy dealing with the enemy's open guns and arrows, I am really afraid that I will erect a cold front of my friends around me coldly......"

Gu Qingxuan seemed to have a memory, and sighed: "Some people come inexplicably, and some people leave without saying goodbye...... Can't stay, can't wait, can't see through...... Just be careful. ”

Her cold fingertips were warmed by the temperature of the thin porcelain cup, the tea in the cup was cold, and before she could take a sip, she picked up a copy of the official document for the approval of the commercial reform regulations, and sighed: "From the suppression of officials and businessmen to lending and increasing taxes to support civil business, my father has thoroughly explored the foundation of Daqi's commercial market. ”

"Busy is secondary, it's true that you're on the cusp, hum, a long and torturous battle......" His gaze showed a bit of rebelliousness, like a lone wolf under the night moon, ready to face the ferocious hunt that was about to begin, or rather, he had been fighting at all and had never stopped.

"My father has been planning for so many years, and it is time for this 'vicious battle' to start and surprise the world. She said proudly.

Gu Qingxuan had his own thoughts, "After the year, the commercial reform will be officially implemented, I will focus on this, and there are some things that you and Qinghuan have to finish." ”

She understood, and she was very happy that her father had such confidence in them, thought for a while, and said: "Now the most discussed in the court, except for the commercial reform, the Changsheng Sect, no one in the Criminal Department today can take over such a big stall, who can complete the investigation and let the entire Chang'an City rest assured, it is the most concerned thing for the hundred officials and even the emperor, and it is also something we should care about." ”

"Then Qingning, who do you think this person will be?"

Gu Qingning was silent, picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, met Gu Qingxuan's eyes, and said with a smile: "Let's do it and see, celebrate the New Year first." ”