Half an hour later, Gu Qingyan finally put down the letterhead.

An Yining breathed a sigh of relief, propped her chin and asked, "Little uncle, are you going to go to the morning court tomorrow?" ”

"Go."

An Yining was completely relieved, "If you go to the morning court, will I be reading books at home?" ”

"You follow me."

An Yining: "......"

Did he hear him right?

He looked at Gu Qingyan and blinked his eyes, "Little uncle, can I go out to meet people now?" Not quite right? Uncle Shen, Uncle Cui, my great-grandfather, cousin, etc., even the Lu Dao Chang said that I look too similar to my father, even if my surname is Gu now, as a child of the Gu family, but will I cause any trouble when I go out? ”

"Yes, but what does it matter?" Gu Qingyan said softly, "As long as your surname is Gu, you are a child of the Gu family, protected by the Gu family, and in the capital, no one dares to touch the Gu family." Even if someone thinks that you are very similar to your eldest brother, but they can't come up with evidence, guessing can only be speculation. ”

An Yining nodded, "Will Your Majesty see me?" ”

"Even if you see Your Majesty, don't be afraid, with me, even if I'm not by your side, Qingmo will be there." Gu Qingyan touched his head, "In short, you just think of yourself as a child of the Gu family." ”

An Yining responded obediently, with a pair of big eyes flashing and flashing, as if he was quite looking forward to being surprised when more people saw him.

Early in the morning of the second day, Gu Qingyan went to the morning court on time.

After disappearing for a few months, it suddenly appeared, and came to the early court in good shape, and the courtiers were a sensation.

Gu Qingyan not only has a good appearance, good popularity, and good character, so not only his identity, but also his person, he is very respected and liked. Therefore, on the day of the palace banquet, there was a rumor that he was doing something to the Praetorian Guards, and many people fell through their eyes, but they didn't expect that Gu Qigongzi, who was gentle and courteous, would one day become angry and become a red face, and on the day of the palace banquet, he did something that others would not dare to do in their lifetime. Although the emperor did not attack him like An Huajin, he was also very dissatisfied, as can be seen from the old man Gu pretending to be sick for two months.

He threw down the ministry to do everything, went to Nanyang to live for more than a month, after returning to Beijing, still no one, but admirable is that the ministry is ironclad, even if he is not in a few months, no one can shake the position of his ministry of Shangshu, the officials are in good order and do their own thing, he himself appeared in the morning dynasty on this day, with a smile on his face, gentle and courteous, and his abundant posture is still there, not being devastated by half of the wind, frost and rain, his eyes are like a clear lake, his expression is calm, and he is still the same as before. It seems that he has not been in the court for several months, but he has just taken a day off.

The courtiers knew in their hearts that the day of the palace banquet had really passed.

Whether it is An Jia's An Huajin or Gu Jiagu Qingyan, there is no trace of the turmoil after the turmoil.

Many people surrounded Gu Qingyan and greeted each other, tacitly saying nothing to each other about where Gu Qingyan had gone these days, only saying some inconsequential gossip, waiting for His Majesty to come to the early court.

Therefore, after the emperor came to the early court, the eunuch sang, he walked into the Jinluan Palace, and what he saw was the appearance of his courtiers smiling and smiling at Gu Qingyan, Gu Qingyan was in it, and Wang Anzhi did not come to the early dynasty today.

The emperor and Yan Yuese, it seemed that nothing had happened in the past few months, and after letting the courtiers calm down, he specially asked, "Huai'an, can you have a book?" ”

Gu Qingyan smiled, "The minister has a book." ”

"Oh? Let's hear it. ”

Gu Qingyan arched his hand, "Your Majesty did not send a soldier to His Highness the Seventh to go to Wufeng Mountain to quell the rebellion, the minister learned today that His Royal Highness the Seventh has succeeded and completed His Majesty's task, this is a great achievement, the minister implores, Your Majesty rewards His Royal Highness the Seventh." ”

The emperor nodded, since Chu Yan could let none of the killers sent by the four princes, the fifth prince, and King Jing not return, his son is no longer the son who was controlled by him in the past, and unconsciously, he has become a tiger out of the cage, if he doesn't reward him, how can he do it? After being locked up for so long, and not letting a soldier out to let him deal with such a dangerous matter, now that he has made a great contribution, if there is no reward, the courtiers will not do it.

Therefore, the emperor nodded happily, "What Aiqing said is, then how should I reward the Seventh Highness according to your opinion?" ”

Gu Qingyan smiled, "The minister doesn't know what kind of reward His Highness the Seventh likes to give, why don't you wait for His Highness the Seventh to come back, and His Majesty will ask His Highness the Seventh before making a decision?" ”

"Well, that's fine, as you say." The emperor is very talkative.

The courtiers found with emotion that the emperor seemed to have changed back to the kind and talkative emperor of the past, and this early dynasty was harmonious.

After the early court, the emperor called Gu Qingyan to the study alone.

When he came to the south study, the emperor stared at Gu Qingyan for a while before he said, "Huai'an, I really didn't expect it." ”

I didn't expect you to do such a thing for the little girl of the An family, and finally openly confront him in the palace. Without any scruples, the way of standing without interference and non-interference is the foundation of the family.

Gu Qingyan smiled and looked at the emperor calmly, "Your Majesty, initially, it was you who made the marriage contract together. Grandpa Ann was not very happy, and my grandfather was reluctant to do it, but in the end he relied on you. ”

It's not just that the old Nanyang King is not very happy, it's not just that the old man Gu is reluctant to make it difficult for him, but the old Nanyang King didn't even dare to mention An Huajin after returning to Nanyang, and kept hiding it from her until he couldn't hide it anymore, and then told her. And Old Man Gu knew that the things in the palace couldn't hide from him, even if he could hide it for a while, it wouldn't be a few days, and he would know about it, so he simply confessed to him after returning home, and he ignored Old Man Gu for a month when he was angry.

At that time, eight years ago, it was a marriage contract that no one wanted, and it was strongly connected.

Eight years later, this silk thread has become a cocoon and has bound him, so His Majesty can't help but say that it can't be done.

The emperor choked and choked.

After a while, the emperor sighed with emotion, "I should have seen it a long time ago, you treated her extraordinary, very different, and I was already in my heart, but I thought that you were the heir cultivated by Gu Lao, and you should always think about the Gu family, but I didn't expect that I was wrong, although you are the Gu family, you are different from the Gu family, and you don't attach so much importance to the foundation of the Gu family." ”

Gu Qingyan smiled lightly, "The foundation of the family business cannot be passed on for thousands of generations, and the ministers can see it." ”

The emperor was surprised, but smiled, "It seems that Gu Lao chose the wrong heir." ”

"Approximately."

"But the Gu family can't do without you, that little girl's temperament, I can be regarded as seeing through, she can't let go of everything in Nanyang, and she won't let go of Nanyang Jun, so, I am not willing to marry in the capital to be your Gu family's wife, I canceled the marriage contract for you, and it can be regarded as giving you a choice." The emperor looked at Gu Qingyan, "Huai'an, if you don't marry her, will you give up the Gu family, or will she finally obey you and let go of everything in Nanyang and marry to the capital?" ”

Gu Qingyan said lightly, "Everything goes naturally. ”

The emperor smiled, and at this time, he had a pair of eyes that were not cloudy, "A man is a big man, why do you have no wife?" It's just a woman, so why be trapped in one person? Huai'an, if you leave the Gu family, the Gu family's hundreds of years of foundation may soon become a plate of scattered sand, and no one in the world will mention the Gu family in the future. I advise you, it's better to cut through the mess quickly, choose a noble girl, gentle and virtuous, and you don't have to make a dilemma, which is the way to pursue. And you, in this court, with your talent, for the benefit of the people of the world, when there is a great deed that will be passed down for generations, how can you be trapped in the size of the private feelings in your heart, and have no progress? Lost in history? ”

Gu Qingyan's eyes were clear, "Your Majesty's love for the minister's heart is in the heart, and the minister is very moved, but the minister is not angry, I am afraid that His Majesty's hard work will be wasted." ”

"You're still young, don't rush to make decisions. In one thought, it is to hold hands for a lifetime, and in one thought, it can also go the other way. The emperor patted Gu Qingyan on the shoulder, and his words were serious.

Gu Qingyan smiled and said no more.

On this day, the monarch and the ministers gossiped for half an hour, and they were very harmonious.

Half an hour later, Gu Qingyan walked out of the south study, reached out and gently flicked the folds on his shoulder, and strolled out of the palace.

Before he walked out of the palace gate, a woman's voice sounded, "Master Gu, please stay!" ”

Gu Qingyan turned around and saw that it was the third princess Chu Xiyun.

Chu Xiyun seemed to be in a hurry, panting, came to Gu Qingyan, stopped at a distance of three feet from him, and said to him, "Lord Gu, do you often communicate with my cousin, I am in the palace, and it is inconvenient to communicate with her, can you help me bring a letter to her?" ”

Gu Qingyan bowed, "Okay." ”

Chu Xiyun took out the letterhead from her sleeve, it was two, handed it to Gu Qingyan, and said in a low voice, "One is written by me, and the other is written by the queen mother, please Lord Gu." ”

Gu Qingyan stretched out his hand to take it, "I'll send someone to send it to her today." ”

Chu Xiyun nodded, thanked him, turned around and turned back.

Gu Qingyan carried two letters, walked out of the palace, and instructed Qingmo to send someone to Nanyang immediately.