To the west of Shangjing, Mei Xiaoren has only been to the medical house where Aunt Ye temporarily lives, and she has never set foot further west, this time she walked with Chu Yu for nearly half a day, and when the sun set, the carriage stopped in a deserted wilderness.

Mei Xiaoren followed Chu Yu out of the car, walked deep into the mountains, and came to a cliff.

The guards stepped forward to tear open the thorns on the edge of the cliff, revealing a long stone staircase that led to the bottom of the cliff.

The mountain road was slippery, and Gu Chuyu led Mei Xiaoren down the stone stairs slowly.

Mei Xiaoren found that there were two guards guarding the stone stairs every ten steps, and they only saluted Chu Yu and did not make a sound. She became more and more curious about where Chu Yu had brought her.

The scenery they saw along the way was not unusual, Mei Xiaoren wanted to look at the cliff, but was blocked by the grass and trees, until she was almost at the bottom of the cliff, she saw that there was a hole in the mountain stream.

There are trees and houses on the mountains between the cliffs, and a stream flows around the houses and flows into the crevices of the cliffs, becoming a dark river.

I don't know who occupied this unique place to build the house, she paid attention all the way, and saw that although the house was built secretly, the defense was also tight, and there were guards patrolling everywhere.

However, the closer to the house, the fewer people walked around, and she guessed that the owner of the house liked to be quiet.

Seeing this situation, Mei Xiaoren suddenly remembered someone, and couldn't help but stop and look at Chu Yu, "Xiangye, what are you going to take me to meet...... Old Prime Minister Gu? ”

Prime Minister Gu has been in the court for decades, and he has been ridiculed as a traitor by the world, but I think he should have no fewer enemies, even if he has resigned and lived in seclusion, the situation is also dangerous, so there are so many guards guarding nearby.

Gu Chuyu stretched out his hand to wrap his arms around her waist and continued to walk forward, saying, "Xiao Xiao, if I tell you, can you feel at ease along the way?" ”

Mei Xiaoren shook his head without thinking about it.

What kind of person is Prime Minister Gu Lao, he once dominated Daning, without him, there would be no current Prime Minister's Mansion. For her, a temple junior, the old prime minister is like a god in the nine heavens, just hearing the name is enough to make people awe-inspired, let alone meet......

What's more, she didn't come to visit her seniors this time, but to meet her in-laws as an ugly daughter-in-law.

How could she not be nervous!

Mei Xiaoren lowered his eyes and sighed, "I'm afraid of you, and you actually gave me such a big 'surprise'." ”

Gu Chuyu comforted her and said, "Actually, my father is no different from other court ministers, isn't it what you are best at dealing with them?" ”

"Old Prime Minister Gu is famous, will a court veteran like the old prime minister eat what I coaxed Lao Li?" Mei Xiaoren frowned, skeptical.

"You can try."

Try?

Mei Xiaoren shook his head helplessly, and his heart was already up and down.

She has been in Beijing for more than a year, and she has not heard much about the past of the court, but she has heard that Prime Minister Gu is a much more powerful figure than Wei Taishi......

Mei Xiaoren carried a nervous heart and followed Chu Yu to the door of the house.

An elder came out and bowed respectfully to Chu Yu: "Childe." ”

Gu Chuyu introduced Mei Xiaoren and said, "He is my father's attendant, called Rong An. He looked at her again and said to Rong An, "This is the young lady." ”

Rong An was pleased when he heard this, and bowed to her: "I've seen the young lady, son, young lady, please." ”

Mei Xiaoren bowed his head and went in with Gu Chuyu.

Inside the gate of the house is the garden, which is very different from the layout of the ordinary house, there is no front courtyard for guests, so it can be seen that the old prime minister does not seem to plan to meet any guests here.

Gu Chuyu took her into a side hall, and then stopped Rong An, who was about to go to report, and went to see his father in person.

From the arch at the back of the garden was the mouth of the dark river, where his father had nothing to do, and often fished for a day, even when the sun went down.

The subordinates stood around in a regular manner, and no one dared to come forward to persuade them.

Gu Chuyu walked to the edge of the stream, glanced at the empty bamboo basket, and then looked at the person who had no gain but was comfortable, and was about to speak, but heard his father say: "Yu'er, the guard reported that you brought someone down, who is it?" ”

"This person, does Dad want to see him?"

Gu Zhan held the fishing rod without raising his head, and said in a non-negotiable tone: "Dad has already retired to the rivers and lakes, and no one will see him!" ”

Gu Chuyu sat on the stone railing, faced his father, and asked again: "Daughter-in-law is not seen either?" ”

"Daughter-in-law?" Gu Zhan raised his eyes to look at his son, frowning, but a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Gu Chuyu nodded.

Gu Zhan looked at the half moon in the sky and didn't quite understand, "Yu'er, have you noticed where this moon came out tonight?" After a while, he replied to himself, "According to my father, it may be the east!" ”

"Whichever side you say is which." Gu Chuyu replied with a smile.

"Let's go, take my father to see my daughter-in-law." Gu Zhan put down the fishing rod, washed his hands in the basin presented by the maid, and walked back to the courtyard with Gu Chuyu.

Gu Chuyu said: "If my son wants to marry a wife, my father doesn't have anything to ask?" ”

Gu Zhan walked forward with his hands behind his back and said slowly: "It's good if you like it, when did your father oppose the decision you made?" ”

"Then Dad doesn't wonder where the person I like comes from?"

Gu Zhan beckoned, "The woman you fancy must not be wrong in her conduct, her background is not important, no matter how good her background is, can she be better than my Gu family?" ”

"She is the newly appointed Minister Yin of the Shangjing Prefecture."

Gu Zhan suddenly stopped and looked at Gu Chuyu, both serious and surprised: "What did you say?" ”

Gu Chuyu raised his hand to lead his father to look into the side hall.

Gu Zhan only glanced at it, his face immediately sank, and he pointed to his son Zhengse and said: "Boy, my father depends on you in everything, and you don't say much about who you marry, but you can choose a girl, it's a man!" ”

Gu Chuyu's expression was indifferent, and he didn't want to explain, so he called into the hall: "Xiao Xiao." ”

Mei Xiaoren was sitting on the ground waiting in the hall, and when he heard this, he looked out of the door and saw the person next to Chu Yu, who was an old man who was dressed plainly, but judging from his standing posture and look, he did not lose his majesty and momentum.

She knew that it was Prime Minister Gu, and what she saw was exactly the appearance of Prime Minister Gu blowing his beard and glaring at him, which showed that the old prime minister was very unhappy.

Her heart jumped to her throat.

Mei Xiaoren stood up with great trepidation, and heard Chu Yu say outside: "Xiao Xiao, come here to see my father." ”

"Humph!"

As soon as Mei Xiaoren took a step, there was a cold snort in her ears from Prime Minister Gu, and she was even more stunned in her heart, feeling that Lao Cheng was quite angry......

But she was used to facing difficulties head-on, and she never retreated halfway, and it was the same today.

Mei Xiaoren took a deep breath to calm himself down, and then calmly stepped forward and arched his hand, suddenly felt that something was wrong, hurriedly changed back to the woman's etiquette, and bowed and said, "I have seen the Prime Minister." ”