Mu Tianxing looked at the person in front of him, but did not put up the royal shelf, no matter what, today's things still need to be done.

"Gu Lao is responsible for himself, and this palace came here today to ask Gu Lao a question." The person sitting slowly got up, the gentleness and modesty between his eyebrows and eyes were like students asking questions, and even Mu Tianxing's body leaned forward a little, making a very serious posture to be taught.

There was a hint of deep thought in the old man's expression, when the withered hand touched the gray beard, it did not match the flash of light in his eyes, the Gu family has not participated in any government affairs for many years, just to try their best to avoid today's situation...... But Qiyan chose this official path, so that the Gu family, and an old man who has passed half a hundred, still have to face the current problem.

What I want to ask for advice is not just a question, I am afraid that it is related to the life and death of the Gu family, and even involves other people, such as ...... Qi family.

"The old man really can't afford to ask for advice, the third prince is too modest......" Mu Tianxing looked at the old man who seemed to be hesitant on his face, and he sank down, although he knew that today's question was probably not easy to get an answer, but he still waited patiently, the expression on the old man's face after hesitation flashed was frank, as if he thought that today's visit by the descendants of the royal family was not as complicated as he imagined.

"Since the third prince can afford the old man, the old man naturally knows everything." The old man also bowed slightly, which was for the etiquette of the Xuanyue Dynasty, naturally Mu Tianxing also wanted to return the salute.

"Then the palace thanked Gu Lao first." just gave a gift in return, but because of the other party's noble status, he has shown the greatest respect for the elderly.

The old man's face was still too calm, but this time the two of them sat down together.

Mu Tianxing spoke again, and what he said seemed to be some common words, the door of the study was still closed, and the old man's cloudy eyes were illuminated by candlelight, but there seemed to be some hidden worry in his eyes, Qiyan had not returned to the house at this time, it should be Gu Erzi pulling people, so it was okay, for these things, Lian Qi knew more than Qiyan, but this may not be a bad thing.

A secret, he has been hiding it alone for so many years, a lot of age, it is too hard to hide it alone, and even Qi has found out some eyebrows, about the whereabouts of their fathers, and now that person is back, it is really impossible to predict what will happen in the capital. Therefore, seeing the two children of the Gu family marrying wives and having children in this lifetime can be regarded as a big wish.

"The day after tomorrow, the Gu family will get married, Gu Lao doesn't mind the palace bringing gifts to ask for a cup of wine." Mentioning this matter, the old man obviously had a smile on his face, no matter whether the current emperor gave the marriage for Qiyan or for the purpose of the Gu family, at least this marriage will not change.

"The third prince can come, it is naturally the face of the Gu family, and this marriage is given by the emperor, which is also a blessing from the cultivation of seven words." The old man's words should have eight points of sincerity, but when he talked about the word emperor, the bottom of his eyes was obviously dimmed, Mu Tianxing looked at it in his eyes but did not show it on his face, the moment when his father first came to the court, it happened to be the time when the Gu family gradually withdrew from the field of vision of the people in the capital, so the Gu family must have had thoughts about his father's reign at that time, and now the Gu family has been silent for so many years, if it weren't for Gu Qiyan's entry into this official career, and his father appreciated him very much, this Gu family ...... What he concealed may not be able to be unearthed.

"Lord Gu worshiped the order of Tiancheng County at a young age, and indeed the family style of the Gu family is rigorous, and Gu Lao supports the entire family, and two of the grandchildren have been absent from the mansion for a long time, it seems that Gu Lao's courage is still the same as before, which makes the palace admire." It seems that it is still a casual conversation, but when it comes to the past, the old man's somewhat indifferent expression is not a little more alert, just looking at the person in front of him, it does seem to be casually.

"The old man heard that the third prince was ordered to go to Tiancheng County to investigate the assassination of Qiyan, and I hope that the third prince will not care about the old man's rudeness and ask, I don't know what the third prince has investigated?" The worry on the old man's face was very obvious, as if he was not the same person as the person who had been looking flat just now, Mu Tianxing was a little surprised because of this sudden rhetorical question, but he still faced the person in front of him relatively calmly.

Regarding Gu Qiyan's assassination in Tiancheng County, although his father asked him to go to Tiancheng County to investigate the truth, it was not this matter that was really investigated......

"This palace returned to Beijing because of clues, as for what clues...... It is inconvenient for this palace to explain for the time being, but please rest assured that the imperial court will definitely give an explanation to Lord Gu, and this kind of thing will never happen again. I can't tell if this guarantee is what the old man wants, but the old man didn't show it, and it seems that the faint gaze appears in the eyes of an old man.

Mu Tianxing pondered for a while, and when he stared at the face in front of him again, it seemed that he had made a decision to talk about today's visit, and the old man had been waiting, waiting quietly.

"There is something to ask in this palace today......" At that moment, there was no hesitation on the face of the person in front of him, the old man originally wanted to say what he just said, at least the person in front of him would talk about this matter a little later, if he couldn't pave the way in front, his words after that would not seem to be very convincing.

"Gu Lao originally taught in Canglan Academy, and he was the most knowledgeable gentleman at that time, but for some reason he suddenly resigned from this position, which made Bengong really a little puzzled." Mu Tianxing's tone revealed a bit of regret, and then said: "Therefore, I heard Dean Zhou mention it more, so I thought that I must ask Gu Lao for advice when I have the opportunity, so that the students can solve their doubts, that is, I want to know the reason for the old man, and I can take this opportunity to invite the old man back to Canglan Academy." This sentence calling himself a student is also rare in terms of the identity of the person in front of him.

However, the truth in this whole sentence remains to be seen.

"This is the ...... It's just that the old man couldn't bear it more than ten years ago because the two grandchildren left in the house were still young, and he thought that it might be better to teach him personally, so he resigned from Canglan Academy, but he didn't expect Dean Zhou to still remember the old man. ”

"Today, the old man of the third prince has this in his heart, but the old man is old, I am afraid that he is not competent, and now he ...... I think the third prince also knows that the two grandchildren of the old man do not live in the mansion, and the Gu family still needs me to be watched by an old man. ”

"Today, the three princes can come to bless the Gu family's marriage, the old man is very honored, but also thinking that the three princes will return all the way, although the Gu family's chef is not as good as the palace kitchen, but presumably the three princes have just entered the capital before they have time to have dinner, the old man has already instructed his subordinates to prepare a table of wine and food, and the rest can wait until the three princes have dinner."

The old man's words could not find a place to refuse, such a thoughtful arrangement, Mu Tianxing did not directly refuse for a while, but after hiding the contemplation in his expression, he nodded slightly, and said: "There is Lao Gu Lao who has bothered, it seems that I have to have a few drinks with Gu Lao today, but it is a big wish of the students." ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, as if they were still satisfied with the drinking together, Mu Tianxing did not ignore the dark light in the eyes of the old man in front of him, although he tried his best to conceal it, but there was still an emotion that was difficult to ignore...... What happened back then has an impact on this day.

Although there are often concubines in the back garden of the palace to enjoy the flowers, and in the days of this March, the flowers are blooming after the flower meeting, but today the people who come to enjoy the flowers in the back garden do not often show up, there is a woman sitting quietly in the pavilion, the woman's white clothes flutter up, the slightly thin body is facing one direction, as far as the eye can see is a peony that has withered somehow, the woman has a faint smile between her eyebrows, but the bottom of the eye ...... It seems that it can't fit into any joy.

"Niangniang, it's windy here, let's go back early." One of the two maids standing next to him stepped forward and asked softly, which was the same thing that could only be said for an hour, but they knew that this hour was no longer bearable for Niangniang's body.

The woman in white didn't answer, as if she was completely immersed in her own state of mind, and her gaze at the withered peony condensed, and when she looked closely, it seemed that there was nothing under her eyes, but her eyes gradually became sad, as if she was trapped in the past and couldn't extricate herself.

"Mother's ......"

"Why do you think there's only one flower in the back garden?" The woman in white was more like a demon raised her white arm, her slender fingers pointed to the position she had just looked at for a long time, and the eyes of the two maids around her looked at it, there was indeed a flower in the rich bush that withered, and the petals were obviously left two, the two maids looked at each other, and the person who spoke just now walked over, and the woman in white slowly put down her raised hand, and the smile between her eyebrows and eyes was gone.

When the maid walked in, her puzzled expression suddenly became clear, and she looked back at her master, as if her heavy footsteps had slowed down for a while......

"Niangniang, the slave maid took a closer look just now, because the flower branch was broken by someone somebody, so the flower was thanked before it bloomed." The maid's tone seemed very calm, very different from the sudden sad look on her master's face, and the woman in white seemed to suddenly understand something, and the smile at the corner of her mouth already had bitterness and indescribable melancholy.

"...... But what did the slave say wrong? Seeing that the expression on the face of the woman in white was very different, the woman who had just replied was a little frightened and hurriedly knelt on the ground, and the maid standing on the side also knelt down, as if she was very afraid of annoying the woman in front of her.

"That's right, how could you be wrong...... But I was wrong. The woman in white stood up suddenly, her body was a little swaying, and a worried look appeared on the face of the kneeling maid on her back, I don't know when it began, Concubine De's temperament became more and more uncertain, and several batches of maids have been changed around her in the past month, they are the first two to be arranged next to Concubine De, but Niangniang's temperament ......

"Niangniang...... "The two kneeling people shouted in unison, looking at the people who had already moved away, looking at the people who had already moved away, looking at the overwhelmed.

"It's windy, let's go back early." The woman in white left these words, leaving the two behind her, like the withered peony flower, the color has faded.