Splendid spring returns

Xin Nian sighed and said softly: "I feel ashamed for what you said. Why bother hiding it from others? I know my own thoughts, which is to drive away wolves and devour tigers. But I thought, the eldest sister belongs to Duke An. Daughter-in-law, grandma is your wife, the nominal mistress of Prince Duanqin’s palace, there’s no reason to drive grandma away for the eldest sister, right?”

"Do you want the eldest sister to move out first?" Gu Changting touched his chin and shook his head after a long while: "No, while I am parting ways with the prince, I should strike while the iron is hot and completely cut ties with the Liao family."

"You...you want to treat grandma...but..." Xin Nian was shocked: "But have you ever thought about it? What should the eldest young master, the fourth young master and the eldest girl do?"

A trace of pain finally appeared on Gu Changting's face. He rubbed his temples with one hand for a long time before sighing and shaking his head: "That's it, that's all, let me think about it again. Alas! They all say that children are the debts of their parents. Now I truly understand the profound meaning of these words. I don’t know what I owed them in my previous life? How will I repay them in this life.”

After speaking, I heard someone talking in the courtyard, and then a woman said loudly: "Is the prince here? The palace ordered someone to send a message to the prince to enter the palace immediately."

Xin Nian's heart tightened, and he stood up and said to Gu Changting: "It's bad, the Queen Mother and the Empress are going to find you to reprimand. Alas... This is really, and too urgent. After all, after a night, everyone's anger will subside. Besides, why can’t you wait even half a day and call someone over right now?”

Seeing the worry on her face, Gu Changting couldn't help but smile, hugged her and said softly: "That's all, finish training early and finish things early. Wait until I come back."

"You...you said those are the Queen and the Queen Mother anyway. Even if the words are a bit harsh, just listen to me, don't contradict them. You are so angry right now. Who knows if they still recognize you as their grandson and nephew. "

Xin Nian gave Gu Changting many instructions and sent him straight out of the courtyard. She heard him promise "I know" in a repeated voice, and then drifted away. She watched silently until all the people were gone, then she sighed and turned around. Room.

Speaking of Gu Changting, Gu Yunxian and Liao Jiaru were eagerly waiting for him to come back and complain, so that he could put an end to this family matter.He walked straight to the front and saw the eunuch delivering the message. He realized that it was not the Queen Mother and the Empress who asked him to enter the palace, but the Emperor's order.

So he called a boy and said to him: "Go to the second gate to find a woman and ask her to go to Qingliang Pavilion to send a message to Aunt Xin. Just say that the emperor is looking for me and ask her not to worry."

"Yes."

The boy agreed and went. Here Gu Changting tidied up his clothes and went to the imperial study room with the eunuch. He saw the emperor sitting behind the dragon table with a gloomy look on his face. The eunuchs and maids serving inside all had solemn faces and bowed their heads. He lowered his eyebrows and did not dare to take a breath.

"What's going on? They all look like quails."

Gu Changting muttered, and when he came to the emperor and was about to kneel down, he heard the old man say calmly: "That's all, there is no need to kneel down, we are all members of the family, it is not troublesome to kneel down every day." After saying that, he waved his hand, and all the eunuchs and maids After retreating, the emperor looked at Gu Changting and said in a deep voice: "I heard that the prince hosted a banquet for guests at noon today, but you didn't give him any face at all, and then left after making a big fuss?"

Seeing that the emperor's eyes seemed to have deep meaning, Gu Changting immediately called out to Chongtianqulai and said angrily: "Uncle Emperor, my nephew really died unjustly. What do you mean by making a fuss and leaving in a hurry? That's the prince. Even if I am arrogant due to favor, I will not be arrogant to this extent. Why don't you ask the prince's brother how he treated me? In this way, I didn't make a fuss and gave him enough face. But under such circumstances, I would never There was no way I could endure this humiliation and eat at the same table with them, so I took my leave."

"Oh? How did the prince treat you?"

"My nephew is not afraid of the emperor's uncle's ridicule. You know that General Xin's daughter is now my concubine and has children with me..."

Gu Changting then recounted the grievances between himself and Tan Feng and Xin Nian in detail, leaving the emperor speechless. He thought to himself that you two brothers would really use any excuse to cut ties.As a woman, I ask you whether it is embarrassing or not?Aren't you afraid that those old foxes in the court will laugh out loud?

But he said calmly: "It's just that you and Tan Feng both like the Xin family. What's the big deal? I know that Tan Feng still has talents. He was exiled a few years ago and later established After several achievements, you have regained your freedom. Now you are working for the prince. The Xin family has also given birth to children for you. Is there any grudge between the two of you? You are not such a petty person in normal times. .”

Gu Changting raised his chin and said angrily: "Originally, we could have laughed away our grudges, but since Tan Feng is still unmarried, he must have been thinking about the Xin family. I'm thinking, does this guy take me seriously? Instead of reprimanding him, the prince brother asked me to live in harmony with him. What's wrong? Does this mean that I give the Xin family away and live in harmony with someone else? Haha! Say! I am so presumptuous that I can’t bear this kind of shame and humiliation.”

A faint smile appeared on the emperor's face, and he stroked his beard and said softly: "Are you being presumptuous? Not really. It's not that I don't know your temperament. You have always been romantic and wantonly, and you can get angry for a beauty. , you can do it.”

Gu Changting's heart skipped a beat. The emperor's words were not even a hint, but a clear statement.He then smiled, cupped his hands and said, "Nephew, thank you for the compliment from your uncle. From now on, you will do your best to reach higher levels."

The emperor knew that this boy understood what he meant.Yin glared and cursed: "You bastard, don't let me climb the ladder. Who asked you to work hard in this area and reach a higher level? You and the prince are cousins ​​or aunts. We should support each other and help each other." , don’t fight like a black-eyed chicken, and make the court officials laugh. Do you know that in the past few months, there have been piles of books about you on my desk, all saying that you are unscrupulous and arrogant."

Gu Changting dug his ears and said nonchalantly: "It's not me who said that those officials are just full of food and are looking for trouble. The emperor is the emperor of Shengming, what else don't you know? To take a step back, we are uncle and nephew. , a family, many things are considered household affairs. There is no way for my nephew to be arrogant, but you teach me, what does it have to do with those foreign ministers? They are just jealous that their nephew has gained the trust of the emperor's uncle at a young age, and they feel unhappy. "

"Bastard, what are you talking about? No wonder the officials keep writing. Gu Changting, go back and think about your mistakes behind closed doors. When you feel repentant, come see me again."