Huo Lingxiao and Wei Xiyue said that they would leave, but in a quarter of an hour, they arrived at Mrs. Gu's house.

Because Mrs. Gu and Wei Xiyue's father are old friends, Mrs. Gu looks at Wei Xiyue like her goddaughter, and she is very happy to learn that Wei Xiyue has come to the house, and even went out of the house to the door to greet Wei Xiyue in person.

"Uncle Gu, why did you come out in person?" I didn't expect to see Mrs. Gu as soon as I got out of the carriage, so I was surprised and hurriedly greeted him.

Mrs. Gu suddenly laughed, "I still want to ask, you little girl, why do you want to come to see you Uncle Gu and me today, I asked Xue'er to send someone to invite you, but you didn't come." ”

"Uncle Gu, what you said seems to be that I didn't come on purpose, didn't I get caught up in things, and I had time to come and see you today?" Wei Xiyue said angrily.

It just so happened that at this time, Huo Lingxiao also got out of the car, and Wei Xiyue also introduced Huo Lingxiao's identity to Mrs. Gu by the way, "Uncle Gu, this is the third prince, Huo Lingxiao, and I are friends." ”

In fact, there is no need for Wei Xiyue to introduce him, Mrs. Gu also knows Huo Lingxiao's identity, but he really never thought that there would be any involvement between Wei Xiyue and Huo Lingxiao.

As soon as she heard Wei Xiyue say that Huo Lingxiao was her friend, Mrs. Gu re-examined Huo Lingxiao up and down, and then said, "It seems that Xiyue really didn't come to me today just to see me, an old man, you can come to the study with me first." ”

At this time, Mrs. Gu's voice had cooled down a little, and Huo Lingxiao could clearly feel that this coldness was a bit aimed at him, and he was suddenly a little confused, and wanted to go to see Wei Xiyue, but seeing that Wei Xiyue didn't say anything, he had to follow Mrs. Gu to his study.

When he arrived at the study, Mrs. Gu's first words were, "Third Prince, I really want to know what is the relationship between you and Xiyue?" ”

Mrs. Gu's question made Huo Lingxiao and Wei Xiyue stunned for a moment.

Huo Lingxiao quickly reacted and replied, "Miss Wei and I are just ordinary friends. ”

"Really? If it's just a friend, how could she bring you to see me, and you don't want to come to me for a simple purpose, right? Gu Taifu obviously showed an attitude of disbelief towards Huo Lingxiao's words.

Huo Lingxiao quickly understood what Mrs. Gu meant, and immediately said, "Of course it's true, if I have anything to do with her, it's probably that we have common interests." ”

Mrs. Gu stared at Huo Lingxiao's face for a long time, and after discovering that he really didn't look like he was lying, he put away his imposing posture and turned into the kind elder in front of Wei Xiyue again.

Seeing this, Wei Xiyue also knew that Mrs. Gu was not rejecting Huo Lingxiao, so she hurriedly said, "Uncle Gu, I brought him to see you this time, in addition to wanting him to get to know you, I still hope that you can help him in the court." I know this request can be a bit difficult, so I'm just here to help with the matchmaking, and as for the rest, it's all up to you, Uncle Gu. ”

"What do you want me to help you with in the court?" After listening to Wei Xiyue's words, Mrs. Gu's face gradually became solemn again, and she looked at Huo Lingxiao fixedly and said.

"I want you, help me fight the princelings." Huo Lingxiao didn't dodge, but also met Gu Taifu's gaze.

Mrs. Gu smiled when he heard this, "Third Prince, you really think that if I really do this, it means that I am completely from your camp, even if the princelings really fall in the future, I'm afraid I won't be able to withdraw anymore." And didn't the three princes always pay much attention to the government, why did they suddenly want to deal with the princelings? ”

"You should also know what happened in the court recently, it's not that I want to deal with them, but they want to deal with me. Regardless of whether I ignore the government or not, in their eyes, I am a threat, so I can't ignore it like this anymore. What's more, who doesn't want that position? Huo Lingxiao also smiled, and smiled very sincerely.

Hearing Huo Lingxiao tell him so frankly, Mrs. Gu immediately put away her smile, "Are you so sure that I can help you?" As you should know, I don't have any real power. ”

"If Mrs. Gu can't help me, then no one else can help me. Although you don't have real power, Mrs. Gu, I also know that your prestige is very high. What's more, how can those who have real power take a fancy to me? I just hope that Mrs. Gu, you can use your prestige to help me a little, that will be enough, as for the rest, you can mention it, you are quite sure, and you will not be disappointed. ”

Huo Lingxiao's words did not embellish his thoughts at all, and the words he said did not have any high-sounding meaning, only sincerity, as well as an analysis of the current situation and himself.

Such a point, even though Mrs. Gu originally wanted to reject him, he couldn't help but start thinking about it at this time.

He thought about this for a long time, and he didn't say a word, and he didn't make a single action.

Huo Lingxiao was not in a hurry, just waiting for him like that.

After being silent like this for I don't know how long, Mrs. Gu spoke, "I can consider helping you, but the premise is that you have to pass my test of you, otherwise I won't agree to you." ”

Wei Xiyue suddenly looked at Huo Lingxiao, wanting to know his answer.

Huo Lingxiao gave Wei Xiyue an imperative look, and nodded without a trace of hesitation, "Yes, I will definitely pass." ”

Mrs. Gu was a little surprised, Huo Lingxiao was the first person who dared to say so sure that he would definitely be able to pass his test.

"So confident? Well, we'll be right away. Xiyue, you go out to find Xue'er first, you haven't been here for so long, and there have been a lot of changes in the mansion, so let Xue'er take you to see it. ”

Wei Xiyue quickly responded, and then left the study, leaving the space for Gu Taifu and Huo Lingxiao.

Seeing that Wei Xiyue was gone, Mrs. Gu motioned for Huo Lingxiao to sit down, and without any notice, he asked directly, "What do you think of the recent estuary flood and the riots of the victims?" ”

"It's not once or twice that the estuary has flooded, but this time it's been extraordinarily big. This is a riot of the victims, the main reason is that the abnormality was not discovered as soon as possible, the opening of the warehouse, the diversion of the people, after the distribution of the imperial court's disaster relief salary, there were corrupt officials and corrupt officials from the middle of the layer of exploitation, resulting in the people did not receive relief at all, which led to the riot. Huo Lingxiao analyzed the cause of this riot and said, and Mrs. Gu couldn't help but nodded.

"As far as I can see, continuing to send a bigger relationship or sending a bigger relationship has no effect, and the really wise move should be to severely punish those corrupt officials and corrupt officials, but the relationship is intertwined, and it is difficult to start with a single hair, so I didn't take action for a long time, just opened one eye and closed one eye to let it pass, but I estimate that it won't be long before the victims riot again, and these corrupt officials won't stay long."

"But when the victims rioted again, wouldn't the flood have already gone out of control? So what's the point of cleaning up some corrupt officials and corrupt officials? Mrs. Gu asked again.

This is a dangerous question, it depends on whether Huo Lingxiao dares to say it.

But Huo Lingxiao's courage has always been very big.

"Of course it makes sense. This flood is Lord Liu is responsible, Lord Liu only obeys his father's orders, recently some relatives in the court are too rampant, except for these corrupt officials are useless to today's floods, but in the court, the use can be great. Huo Lingxiao said with a smile.

The human heart has been thoroughly analyzed by him, he really dares to say it, and he really has the confidence to say it.

Gu Taifu admires this kind of person the most, he has always looked down on those people who have no ability and talent, and are self-righteous, but in fact they are extremely cowardly and strong outside.

But he didn't see a trace of external strength and middle strength in Huo Lingxiao's body, he had the courage to think, he had the courage to say, and he also had the courage to do it.

"Nice, young man. But these words can be said in front of me, and sometimes, people still have to be tactful. Mrs. Gu got up and patted Huo Lingxiao on the shoulder.

Huo Lingxiao knew Mrs. Gu's attitude, and immediately smiled more sincerely, "I naturally know this, but I also know that I am facing you, so I dare to say this." ”

Gu Xue'er on the other side took Wei Xiyue on a good trip to the mansion.

Because of Mrs. Gu, Gu Xue'er also knows a lot about Wei Xiyue, and because she has been in the boudoir since she was a child, she has always been very curious about Wei Xiyue's affairs when she was at the border.

"Sister Wei, I heard my grandfather say that you used to live in the border pass for a period of time, what is the border pass like? I've heard that the border gates are covered with yellow sand, and the sun and moon are not visible, is this really the case? Can you tell me about it? Gu Xue'er seemed very careful when she asked this question, as if she was afraid that Wei Xiyue would ignore her.

When Wei Xiyue saw her like this, she was embarrassed not to talk about it, so she picked up a few interesting things from her previous time at the border and told them to Gu Xue'er, which won Gu Xue'er's amazement.

Just talking, Wei Xiyue couldn't help but recall those things in the past, because everything that happened when she was at the border was related to her father.

The more Wei Xiyue thought about it, the more complicated her mood became, and she stopped for a while.

Gu Xue'er also found out that Wei Xiyue's face was not very good-looking, and suddenly remembered that Mrs. Gu had told herself that Wei Xiyue's father was killed in the border pass, and she immediately knew that she asked Wei Xiyue to tell her about the border pass, which was a little abrupt, and quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, I didn't pay attention to your ...... for a while."

Wei Xiyue suddenly came back to her senses and smiled at Gu Xue'er, "It's okay, those things are in the past." ”

Seeing Wei Xiyue like this, Gu Xue'er hurriedly changed the topic, "Sister Wei, I've been studying the painting score recently, are you interested in this aspect?" ”

"Really? I like it too. ”

The more the two talked, the more they found that they were like-minded, and their relationship became closer.