At this moment, the Empress Dowager happened to pass by nearby, and happened to bump into this scene, and she frowned, and a bad premonition appeared in her heart.

On the way back to Cining Palace, she instructed the palace maids under her hand: "Go, find Ning Qiuyun's son for me!" ”

"Yes!" The palace maid immediately responded and ran out to run errands.

In the Qianqing Palace, Xiao Luzi, the chief manager of the Inner Palace, quickly brought Gu Changgong and Ning Yichen to the door.

"Your Majesty!" When the two of them saw Gu Haoyan come out, they immediately bowed and saluted.

"You're here?" Gu Haoyan bowed slightly, turned his head to look at Xiao Luzi and said, "Xiao Luzi, you are similar to what they said, right?" ”

Xiao Luzi listened, and hurriedly said: "The slave is fast-talking, the slave should die!" ”

Gu Haoyan didn't mean to be harsh, but smiled slightly and urged: "Then what are you waiting for?" Why don't you get something up before I break your leg? ”

"Yes! Minions, go get it! ”

"Let's go inside and talk about it!" Gu Haoyan looked at Gu Changgong and Ning Yichen and said.

Gu Haoyan led the two of them inside, and said loudly: "I want the two of you to be my second-class imperial guards, because the three of us are like-minded and like brothers, there is nothing that cannot be done, and there is no credit to speak of." Is it? Chang Gong. Therefore, this is not a reward, not only is it not a reward, but I also want the two of you to work with me to do your best for the century-old plan of the Western Wei Dynasty and serve for life. ”

As soon as the words fell, Xiao Luzi came with two attendants who brought the yellow coat given by the emperor.

Gu Haoyan first picked up one of the yellow coats, handed it to Ning Yichen, and said, "Yichen, this is for you." As he spoke, he personally draped the yellow coat over his body.

"Emperor Xie!" Ning Yichen happily thanked him.

Gu Changgong said: "Your Majesty, Changgong is just an idler hermit, and he never asks about the government, so I can't accept the emperor's gift." Besides, I have some unspeakable requests to say. Please forgive me! ”

Gu Haoyan shrugged his brows and asked lightly, "What do you want to exchange the honor given to you by the imperial court with me?" If your request is unspeakable, please don't say it! ”

Gu Chang looked at him respectfully and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, if I connect the two things, it doesn't mean that the two things have anything to do with each other. ”

After speaking, he was about to kneel down, but was stopped by Gu Haoyan: "Then let's pick the easy one first." ”

Gu Changgong straightened up and said: "Your Majesty, Wei Kunjue has now been removed, the imperial court will definitely revitalize the imperial examination and govern the world with civil officials, most of our noble children of Lanzhou are not literate, but they can rely on the merits of their ancestors, and it is easy to obtain high-ranking officials, which will inevitably cause the Lanzhou nobles to be unenterprising, on the contrary, many Han students have been cold for ten years, even if they have a bright future, they will be promoted slowly, and they will definitely become more and more unconvinced." If such a situation occurs, the Western Wei Dynasty will be in danger. ”

Gu Haoyan bowed his head slightly when he heard this, and said, "What you said is very good!" ”

Gu Changgong raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, I am determined to start with the township test next year." ”

Gu Haoyan looked at him with great appreciation and said, "Okay, I'll wait for you in the Taihe Palace!" ”

Gu Changgong thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, if I win the top prize, please demote my test paper to fourth place." ”

Gu Haoyan raised his eyebrows slightly, and said: "In this way, people in the world will feel fair, okay, I will set this as a rule that is not allowed to be changed, Changgong, this yellow coat will be yours sooner or later, and I will not allow you to do it again, in a word?" ”

Gu Changgong nodded and said, "One word is a deal!" ”

Gu Haoyan took out another Panlong Yujue and said, "Changgong, this is what your father just returned to me, I will give it to you now, and you are allowed to enter the palace at any time in the future, and the guards guarding the doors are not allowed to stop it." ”

As he spoke, he handed over the coiled dragon jade jue to Gu Changgong.

Gu Changgong took it with both hands and said, "Thank you, Emperor!" ”

At this moment, the palace maid from Cining Palace came in and reported: "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager invites Ning Gongzi to meet you." ”

"Got it." Gu Haoyan nodded, looked at Ning Yichen and said, "Yichen, you go!" ”

"Yes!" Ning Yichen took the order and went out with the palace maid.

"Go down, all of you." Gu Haoyan waved his hand and retreated from a group of attendants, then looked at Gu Changgong and said seriously: "Changgong, what you want me to do, I will definitely be able to do it, you don't have to say anything now, you don't have to do anything, go back and wait patiently for news!" ”

"Emperor Xie!" Gu Chang bowed and bowed in thanks.

Gu Haoyan said with a smile: "Changgong, I will break a lot of rules, but this is not difficult, I am afraid that you will be the one who will be difficult at that time." Where to go, you go back and think about it. Don't make decisions based on your own momentary courage of flesh and blood. Go ahead! ”

Gu Changgong bowed slightly, and said, "Your Majesty, about Wei Kunjue's family......"

Gu Haoyan raised his hand to stop him: "Don't say it, go ahead!" ”

Gu Changgong had no choice but to nod, turned around and left the Qianqing Palace.

.....

Duan's Prince's Mansion.

As soon as Gu Zhenyu came back, he asked Aunt Liu with an eager face: "Is he still there?" ”

Aunt Liu laughed and asked knowingly, "Who is the master asking?" ”

Gu Zhenyu said lightly: "You still need to ask, what do you say?" ”

Aunt Liu stood up with a smile, handed a small wooden box in her hand to Gu Zhenyu, and said with a smile: "This is Changgong, this kid is filial to the master, he said that you will be happy to see it." He's studying in his room now, aren't you relieved? ”

"Who says I'm not at ease?" Gu Zhenyu looked down at the small box in his hand, and soon smiled.

Aunt Liu leaned up and asked with a smile, "Master, what is it?" This kid is really good, he said you will be happy to see it, what is it? ”

Gu Zhenyu covered the box and asked with a smile, "You haven't opened it?" ”

Aunt Liu hurriedly said: "Of course not." Master, I can't live more and more unruly, can I? As he spoke, he asked curiously: "Master, what is it like, it makes my heart itch." ”

Gu Zhenyu laughed twice and said, "I won't tell you." ”

With that, he turned around and left the hall and went straight to Gu Changgong's room.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw Gu Changgong sitting quietly on a chair reading a book, looking well-behaved and sensible, and there was a coiled dragon jade jue next to the table.

He was very fascinated by reading books, and he didn't even notice that Gu Zhenyu walked in.

At this moment, the housekeeper Zhang Fuquan came in with a stack of books, and when he saw Gu Zhenyu, he said with some surprise: "Master, are you here too?" ”

Gu Changgong listened, and then discovered Gu Zhenyu's existence, and said a little embarrassedly: "Dad, I read too much." ”

Gu Zhenyu took two steps closer and said: "This afternoon, the emperor issued a holy edict, which mentioned that you want to participate in the township test, my father is very face-saving, and he also likes your backbone, you can't let our Lanzhou be the first Jinshi to run to someone else's house, okay?" ”

Gu Changgong put down the book, stood up, and said with a smile: "Dad, you can rest assured." ”

Gu Zhenyu smiled very gratifyingly, opened the wooden box, and said, "The emperor likes you, you have to be careful when you speak, understand?" Also, you must beware of the villains around you, I don't say you know it. ”

Gu Changgong smiled and said, "With a father, where can the villain succeed?" ”

Gu Zhenyu tugged at the corners of his mouth and said, "Cleaning up the mess for you is not an easy task, it's best not to let the villain succeed." ”

Gu Changgong said disapprerovingly: "Who is so bold as to dare us to clean up the mess from the Prince's Mansion?" ”

Gu Zhenyu scolded with a smile and said, "Don't be so big and small." As he spoke, he shook the wooden box in front of Gu Changgong's eyes and asked, "Why did you think of sending me such a cheesy thing?" ”

Gu Changgong sat back in his chair, picked up the book and read, and asked with a smile, "Doesn't Dad like it?" ”

Gu Zhenyu said: "It's a shame that you kid came up with it." After speaking, he looked at Zhang Fuquan on the side and said, "Fuquan, let's go, let him study hard." ”

Zhang Fuquan nodded in response, followed Gu Zhenyu, and walked out of the room.

As soon as he turned the corridor, Gu Zhenyu instructed Zhang Fuquan, who was carrying the lantern, to say: "I want to walk alone, you go back and rest first." ”

Zhang Fuquan immediately responded and said, "Master be careful." As he spoke, he handed the lantern to Gu Zhenyu.

Gu Zhenyu carried the lantern, bypassed the rockery and the pavilion, and came to the pergola, where the lychee tree planted by Xu Jingluo was being planted.

He glanced at it a few times, sighed deeply, and then slowly returned to his bedroom.