As soon as Han Jian told Gu Weipan about his return to the house the next day, Gu Xin'er looked at Han Jian with a look of surprise and disbelief on her face, and asked, "Your Highness, seriously?" ”

Han Jian said with a smile: "The matter of being entrusted by others to be loyal to people is naturally done with all my heart." ”

Gu Xin'er saluted and said gratefully, "Your Highness Xie." Dare to ask, when will the specific father come back? It's good to prepare. ”

Han Jian thought for a while and said, "Chief Gu said that he came back after the dispersal of the dynasty, but I can't say exactly when." ”

Although she didn't know when Gu Weipan would go home, Gu Xin'er was still very grateful to Han Jian, and after thanking her a thousand times, Gu Xin'er said, "The little girl will tell her mother the good news." At the moment, he was going to throw Han Jian at the door, and quickly ran back to the door of the house, and after walking a few steps, Gu Xin'er remembered that she had neglected the guest, turned around and apologized, "Your Highness, forgive me, my father has not returned to the house for many years, and after tomorrow, the little girl will definitely come to the door to thank you." ”

"Miss Gu is polite." Han Jian smiled reluctantly, Gu Xin'er said that he didn't mean to invite him in to sit down, and he naturally had nothing to do with the family reunion tomorrow.

Although Han Jian also expected this, he was still a little disappointed in his heart. However, he also understands that emotional matters should be taken slowly, and he can't eat hot tofu in a hurry.

Seeing Gu Xin'er return home, Han Jian was reluctant to withdraw his gaze for a long time, and Zhang Xingxing on the side saluted and asked, "Young boy, where are you going next?" ”

Han Jian glanced at Zhang Xing and said, "Go back." This one is also a little hungry. ”

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The next day, in the Ye'an Pavilion of the Imperial Palace, the empress held the detailed rules for the construction of the tower of the Shangqing Palace presented by Gu Weipan, with a satisfied smile on her face.

Gu Weipan stood respectfully, and he was also waiting for the empress's final judgment. If this rule is not passed, he will have no choice at all, because when he saw Han Jian in the morning and asked about it, Han Jian said that the wild monk had left Luoyang City and traveled all over the world.

After reading it, the empress put down the details and said: "The princess worked hard and listed the details overnight, which is commendable." ”

Gu Weipan had a slightly embarrassed look on her face, although the empress said this was a compliment, but it was also ironic, she didn't do it well in the previous days, and she was called into the palace to reprimand it the next day.

"It is the duty of a minister to share worries for His Majesty." Gu Weipan hurriedly saluted.

"I will review and approve the specific construction of the tower with the Ministry of Industry, but in my opinion, this detailed rule is very detailed and there will not be too many problems." The empress put down the detailed rules for building the tower, and asked with interest, "Master Gu, I asked you before who made this tower building plan, but you refused to say, but now you can solve this doubt in my heart?" ”

Gu Wei Pan said in his heart that he still couldn't escape.

"Back to Your Majesty, old minister...... I don't know. Gu Weipan said helplessly.

The Empress was surprised and said, "Huh? Gu Taishi doesn't know? This is really strange, this person is good at building, can be described as a talented person, such a good material should be used by the imperial court, even if it is a hermit who does not want to go out of the mountain, I will reward it as appropriate. In the future, if the court is useful, it will not be treated badly. Gu Taishi still has doubts in his heart? ”

The empress said this, and it was obvious that she dared to speak out in front of me? Hurry up and be honest, otherwise you will look good!

Gu Weipan scolded Han Jian in his heart, but he had no choice but to confess honestly: "Back to Your Majesty, the plans and rules for building the tower, the old minister really doesn't know who made it, it's all ...... The ...... that the king of the east did when he found someone to do it"

Under the pressure of the empress, Gu Weipan had no choice but to honestly explain and move Han Jian out. He told the story of the plan he had accidentally seen in the past two days and submitted it, and went back to Han Jian to find the wild monk.

"Wild monk?" The Empress smiled, not judgmental.

A few years ago, she heard that Han Jian didn't like to do studies when she was a teenager, he only liked to dance and play with swords, and he was even interested in those obscene skills. She also heard that the wooden house built by Han Jian when he was ten years old was very strong, and even the stone house was blown down by a strong wind, and his wooden house was unharmed.

The empress thought to herself: "What kind of wild monk is it, it should be the kid's own doing." ”

The empress did not reveal it, and this matter should also be revealed, and talked about the cost of building the tower. In the end, the empress couldn't help but ask: "According to what I have heard, Master Gu, you have a slight dislike with the East King, how can the East King help you find that...... Wild monks come to build the tower rules? ”

Gu Weipan originally thought that this matter was over, but he didn't expect the empress to ask endlessly.

Originally, he didn't want to say anything about being coerced by Han Jian, but he didn't dare to lie in front of the empress. Gu Weipan said helplessly: "Old minister...... It was also forced to exchange conditions with the East King. ”

The empress smiled happily and said, "Then Master Gu, you have to talk about it." ”

Gu Weipan's old face turned red, and he revealed that he was forced to exchange conditions with Han Jian and promised Han Jian a trip home in exchange for the detailed rules. These are the privacy he doesn't want to mention the last time, and after finishing speaking, Gu Weipan feels that there is nowhere to put his old face.

After hearing this, the empress's face seemed very calm, and she nodded slightly as if she understood.

The empress said: "I know that Master Gu, you lost your wife in your early years, and then married the little daughter of Su Lao Xiangye, and now your daughter is not young, right?" ”

Gu Weipan didn't expect the empress to know his family background so clearly, so she hurriedly said, "What Your Majesty said is true, little girl...... It has passed the year of the end of the year. ”

"Hmm." The empress nodded again and said, "I also know that after the death of Old Master Su, you have not returned to your home for many years, so some people in the court have criticized you in front of me. But I also know that Gu Taishi is not ungrateful...... Although it was difficult for the East King to be strong this time, Gu Taishi went back to visit his wife and daughter, and finally fulfilled his responsibilities as a husband and father. ”

"What His Majesty said is extremely true." Gu Weipan felt embarrassed in his heart, and cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

Gu Weipan has a home and does not return because he has something unspeakable.

Gu Weipan lost his wife at an early age, and continued to marry Su Xiangye's youngest daughter, who was originally thought to be a flower inserted in cow dung, and many people were jealous of him. But you know that Su is a jealous woman, and she didn't give birth to a daughter until she was thirty years old, and she has always opposed his concubine and passing on incense. Relying on his father's support, Su made it difficult for him in every way. And Gu Weipan had to rely on his father-in-law in the court, and he forgave the Su family in every way at home, but he also raised women outside. Until Su Xiang died of illness a few years ago, he finally couldn't bear it anymore, moved out of the house, and never stepped into the house again.

These are Gu Weipan's sore spots, even if he has endured the criticism of others over the years, he has insisted on not going home. But after all, this involves the issue of his "personality and conduct", and it is inevitable for the official to gossip in front of the empress.

The empress finally said: "In this case, Gu Taishi went back to reunite with his wife and daughter earlier, and I won't keep you much." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Gu Weipan saluted again and withdrew from Ye'an Pavilion.

Out of the door of Ye'an Pavilion, Gu Weipan sighed helplessly, he was originally forced to go home, he just wanted to deal with things, but now it was the empress who ordered him to go home to visit, and things were not so easy to deal with. He didn't even want to think about that shattered home, let alone go back.

Before leaving the palace gate, Gu Weipan scolded Han Jian, who had nothing to do, in his heart.

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At this time, Han Jian was sitting alone in front of the window seat on the second floor of Qingxu Yashe, bored alone.

In the morning, he had just sent someone to take Ruan Ping out of the cell in Dali Temple, and after two days of imprisonment, Ruan Ping said that he was fine, but his spirit was very bad. Originally, Han Jian wanted to pull him out to play and let him relax, but he didn't expect Ruan Ping to Wen Shu, because the imperial court had just issued a list of papers, saying that the exam would be retaken in a day.

Just got out of the cell and was about to take the exam, Han Jian thought to himself that Ruan Ping didn't need to work so hard? Even if you don't get into the jinshi, you will get ahead if you follow him in the future, and you have to squeeze your head into the court to find trouble.

Ruan Ping had to prepare for the exam, and Sima needed to recuperate due to his injury, so he couldn't come out. Han Jian had no choice but to go to work, in the empty treasury yamen, he was even more bored, he ran to Qingxu Yashe in less than half an hour after work, he thought that Lin Xiaoshu, who was nervous about Lin Xiaoyun's case, would come over early to wait for him, but when he came over, he found that Lin Xiaoshu did not come at all.

So, he had no choice but to sit in the Qingxu Yashe and look at the Three Kingdoms, or the commentary book that Yang Xi gave him.

Han Jian looked at the Three Kingdoms, but his mind drifted to the Gu Mansion more than a dozen streets away, he really wanted to be invited to the Gu family's family banquet, but unfortunately neither Gu Weipan nor Gu Xin'er had any intention of inviting him.

After eating some lunch casually, Han Jian was about to go to Cuiyang Building to take a nap so that he could come over for an afternoon in the afternoon, when he saw Yang Xi coming over in a hurry.

"Young Master Yang, is there something?" Seeing Yang Xi, Han Jian finally lifted his spirits, so he didn't have to sit alone and feel bored.

Yang Xi took out a book from his arms and folded it and said, "Brother Han...... I'm just here to send you a message and let you know the progress of the fraud case......"

"Fraud?" Han Jian frowned.

"Yes, since yesterday's case, many officials in the DPRK and China have been imprisoned......"

Yang Xi spread out the book and talked to Han Jian according to the content on it. Han Jian listened to it roughly and summarized it in a few words, many people were unlucky!

The Prudent Criminal Division took people, headed by Jiang Yingcai, the deputy examiner of the Ministry of Rites, and dozens of people were questioned below, along with some of the persons in charge of the last two sessions of the examination. Han Jian glanced at the list of officials who were questioned, among which Jiang Yingcai, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, was the biggest official, but he was questioned not because of this imperial examination, but because his son was Jiang Xiao, who was awarded the top prize in the five-year examination by Su Tingxia.

In other words, in the end, all the people who were held accountable for this fraud case were painless little people, and none of the real predators were caught, and even Han Jian noticed that Li Wei, the waiter of the criminal department who intended to shield the criminal, was fine.

Yang Xi said that he was very excited, because this was Yang Xi's first time handling a case, and in Yang Xi's opinion, he had handled a big case, and he had a sense of accomplishment.

After Yang Xi finished speaking, Han Jian was already drowsy from listening.

"Finished?" Han Jian asked.

"Hmm." Yang Xi got up and said, "That's the general situation. Brother Han, I'm going to go first, and I'm going to the Criminal Department to have a look......"

Han Jian knew that Yang Xi would not stay to accompany him out for a walk, so he waved his hand and said, "Go, go, go." ”

Yang Xixing rushed downstairs, but Han Jian looked helpless, this court was a puddle of muddy water, and he didn't want to mix it at all.

Han Jian yawned and was about to go to Cuiyang Building to take a nap, when he saw a carriage stop outside the Qingxu Yashe, and a woman got out of the carriage, which made Han Jian's eyes light up.

It was Gu Xin'er.