The sound is as clear as a bead.

Gu Zhan's eyes flashed with surprise, and he leaned over to take a closer look, still in disbelief, "Are you a woman?" ”

"Hui sir, yes." Mei Xiaoren lowered his eyes, and he owed again.

Gu Zhan suddenly showed his face, helped her and said, "Good boy, get up quickly." Glancing at Chu Yu in a blink of an eye, he pointed at him and reprimanded, "The official is big, his wings are stiff, even his father dares to tease, what is Shangjing Mansion Yin, this is clearly a girl's family!" ”

When Mei Xiaoren heard this, he realized why the old prime minister was angry, and smiled: "My lord, the humble position is indeed the Yin of Shangjing Mansion." ”

"What do you mean by that?" Gu Zhan was puzzled.

Mei Xiaoren looked at Gu Chuyu, waiting for his idea and who would explain it to the old prime minister.

Night.

Mei Xiaoren had already changed back into women's clothes, and sat at the same table as Gu Chuyu and Gu Laocheng for dinner.

The old prime minister has learned the ins and outs from Chu Yu, and has repeatedly praised her as a rare strange woman, saying that she has been in the officialdom for decades, and has never seen a woman as an official with remarkable political achievements.

Mei Xiaoren smiled and said false praise, and there was no tension in his heart at the beginning. The old prime minister is resolute in the officialdom, but he treats his family as kindly as other elders.

Gu Zhan held the wine glass, pointed at Gu Chuyu and said: "Yu'er, Xiaomei's journey is not easy, you must take good care of her in the future, the courtiers don't have fuel-efficient lamps, if she is bullied by anyone, I will ask for you!" ”

"Do as my father commands." Gu Chuyu responded.

Mei Xiaoren also bowed, "Uncle Xie cares." ”

"Have you decided, where are you going to get married?"

Gu Chuyu said: "Marriage is only a matter for two families, except for going to Beijing, it is good anywhere, as long as no one knows." ”

Mei Xiaoren nodded in agreement.

"Listen to you, I don't want to be lively, I feel at ease when I see you getting married, otherwise I will go to Jiuquan under the Nine Springs, how will I face your mother?" Gu Zhan smiled, looked at Mei Xiaoren again, and said, "Xiaomei, you have to think about it, our Gu family's reputation is not good." ”

"The reputation is passed on by outsiders, and the truth is seen with the eyes, although I don't know why my uncle and Chu Yu want the world to misunderstand, but a misunderstanding is a misunderstanding, I don't mind the facts."

"Well said." Gu Zhan sighed, took a sip of his wine glass, and didn't continue.

The doubts in Mei Xiaoren's heart are still doubts, Chu Yu is like this, he should follow the example of the old prime minister, and the reason is hidden in the old prime minister's heart, but he doesn't want to mention it to others.

The night was quiet, Mei Xiaoren followed the maid to the residence to rest, and Gu Chuyu was still sitting at the table opposite his father.

"Yu'er, didn't you tell Xiaomei?"

Gu Chuyu shook his head and said: "My son doesn't want her to make enemies in the court, at least she hasn't regarded anyone as an enemy now, and she can still regard being an official as fun, rather than being like her son, who has to do it with a mission." ”

"It's up to you, but you're about to have a wife, and you have to protect yourself and take care of your wife and children in the future."

Gu Chuyu replied, and said: "Father, Ji Heng proposed to His Majesty to repair the Zhenguo General's Mansion before, and his son guessed that he wanted to entrap the soldiers at the border pass, but it didn't make all sense, he didn't encircle it sooner or later, why did he think of them now?" ”

"Zhenguo General's Mansion?" Gu Zhan stroked his beard and said slowly, "It's been almost twenty-three years since Ye Huai was gone, Ji Heng repaired the General's Mansion at this time, I'm afraid it's not just for Ye Huai's old ministry to see, after all, those old ministries are surnamed Ye, his surname is Ji, no matter how much he tries to get around, it's in vain." ”

"My son doesn't know what happened back then, and I don't know what Ji Heng can do, so I came here today to ask my father about this matter."

Gu Zhan said while recalling: "There were a lot of things that happened twenty-three years ago, and if you want to talk about it, you have to start with the battle of Ye Huai's conquest of the Xia Kingdom......

Mei Xiaoren did not fall asleep when he arrived at the residence, but sat in the cloister outside the door with his cloak on, looking at the stars in the sky.

It is said that the reason why Prime Minister Gu came here to live in seclusion was for Chu Yu's mother.

Mrs. Gu's health is not very good, and living in the prosperous Shangjing for a long time is not conducive to her recuperation, so the old prime minister Gu stood up to the government when Chu Yu was seventeen years old, helped Chu Yu to the position of prime minister, and then took his wife to live here in seclusion, and lived for several years.

Now that his wife has passed away, Prime Minister Gu is used to the days of hiding between mountains and rivers, and he doesn't want to go out again.

"Why don't you sleep yet?"

The voice came from behind him, and Mei Xiaoren looked back and saw him coming from under the moon, dressed in frost-colored clothes, as if he had been draped in moonlight, and called the jade bone Qingzi even more.

Mei Xiaoren looked at the stars in the sky and said, "It's very beautiful here, but I can't stay too long, I want to see more." ”

"This is my home, you can come whenever you want, if I'm not here, you can let Liuyue send someone to escort you."

"Where else can you go without me under my nose?" The corners of Mei Xiaoren's lips rose shallowly and stretched out his hand towards him.

Gu Chuyu approached and put his hand in her palm.

She held his hand and asked softly, "Chu Yu, when we are old, how about coming here to live in seclusion?" ”

"Yes, yes, but ......" Gu Chuyu paused and sat down beside her.

Mei Xiaoren asked: "But what?" ”

"The position of prime minister cannot be vacant, nor can it be handed over to others, otherwise it will be difficult for you and me to live in peace, what do you say?"

Mei Xiaoren knew what he was thinking when he saw the joy in his eyes, grabbed the hand he still had on hers, slapped it lightly, and smiled on his lips, "Think far away, Lord Bishop is still on the road at this time, and when he comes back with the marriage certificate, I'm afraid it will be next year." ”

Gu Chuyu had a faint smile on her lips, her eyes moved to her dress, and asked, "How is this dress, do you like it?" ”

Mei Xiaoren looked at it with heavy eyes, her family also did the silk business, of course she recognized that the materials used in this dress were expensive, and the embroidery was extremely exquisite, from the shape to the embroidery was impeccable.

When she changed her clothes, she realized that he had prepared such a garment for her.

Mei Xiaoren smiled and asked, "It's not something that can be bought outside, right?" ”

"The clothes are the new tribute, and the clothes are made by the sewing and embroidering lady of the palace."

"Thank you, Prime Minister." Mei Xiaoren reached out and stroked the side of his face.

Gu Chuyu grabbed her hand, leaned over slightly to kiss her pink face, and then pasted her lips that were soaked in the wind and slightly cool, seeing that she would be as shy and shy as a little girl, she lowered her long eyelashes, blushed, and leaned tightly against the pillar behind her.

Mei Xiaoren closed his eyes, and his breath was intoxicated with a faint aroma of wine.

When his lips were detached from her, she opened her eyes and asked, "Did you say that you drank well, or did I drink well?" ”

Gu Chuyu held her thin face with both hands, and the corners of her lips raised, "If you go back and try it, you will know, whoever gets drunk first will be willing to gamble and lose." ”

"What do you lose?" She was curious.

He leaned over her forehead and whispered in a low sultry voice: "I didn't think about it, when you're drunk, I'll think about it again." ”