Gu Changheng: "…"
The old emperor: "Hahahaha, you little girl, what kind of business does your Gu family do?"
"Your Majesty, I'm not sure, but you can find most of the things on the market, such as rice, poultry, and so on. My Brother Six also likes to raise geese." Huarong replied quickly.
The emperor's face was red from laughing. Wu Chenglu, who was standing at the side, hurriedly tried to calm him down. After a while, the emperor said, "My beloved officials, we can't let our meritorious minister suffer a loss."
"Your Majesty, as long as the Gu family has it, we'll buy it." The officials and generals obeyed.
Huarong immediately thanked the emperor with great joy. Even Gu Changheng was no longer so reserved.
The old emperor saw that the siblings were so easily satisfied and his mood improved. He waved his hand and said, "Bring me a brush. I want to bestow upon the Gu family the plaque 'The Best of the World'."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The siblings knelt and bowed again. With benefits, Huarong felt that her knees didn't hurt anymore.
After personally bestowing the plaque, the emperor was still reluctant to let Huarong and Gu Changheng go back. He seemed to enjoy chatting with the common people and asked them about the emperor's evaluation. Huarong naturally chose the best to listen to.
The emperor was happy and rewarded them again. "I heard that your father is very knowledgeable. I'll give him an idle position and let him study at the Hanlin Academy."
Then he seemed to think of something and said, "And your Brother Seven, go together."
In this era, the Hanlin Academy hadn't developed into a particularly important institution. It was far from being a stepping stone for the old court officials.
The Hanlin scholars were responsible for drafting edicts for the emperor, while the Hanlin scholars were only responsible for studying. The emperor wanted Gu Weiren and Gu Changan to be Hanlin scholars at the Hanlin Academy.
Although the Hanlin Academy didn't have any real power, it was noble! It represented a superior social status. Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi, and Su Shi were all from the Hanlin Academy.
The emperor wanted to raise the Gu family's status!
This … The officials and generals looked at each other. "Your Majesty …"
Before she could say that this was inappropriate, Huarong expressed his gratitude. "Thank you, Your Majesty. This humble girl's father and Brother Seven will definitely study hard and write even better poems."
The officials could only silently endure. They were afraid that the Emperor would reward them with something even more excessive, so they immediately used the topic of how to deal with the Prince Of Qi and the Tuoba Hui to divert the Emperor's attention.
The Emperor and the ministers were discussing government affairs. It was inconvenient for Huarong and Gu Changheng to listen, so Wu Chenglu led the two of them out of the palace.
On the long palace road, Huarong looked at Wu Chenglu from time to time, making Wu Chenglu feel uncomfortable. "Miss Gu, you keep looking at me. Is there something on my face?"
"You don't have the temperament to bring disaster to the country at all. Is the Prince Of Qi stupid?" Huarong muttered.
Wu Chenglu: "…" Although her words were strange, they were very pleasant to the ears. Wu Chenglu couldn't help but laugh. Miss Gu was very clever.
The palace was really very big. Huarong felt that her legs were about to break. Before she reached the palace gate, she was greeted by a general in armor with a sword at his waist.
"General Zhang." Wu Chenglu bowed.
General Zhang just nodded slightly without any expression. He didn't intend to exchange greetings and went straight into the palace.
Huarong looked back. So this was Zhang Yue who betrayed the Prince Of Qi. There was nothing special about him. If he didn't betray the Emperor, they would have to fight for many years.
As soon as she stepped out of the palace gate, she saw all the people of the Gu family waiting at the gate. Even Shiyun, who always ignored Huarong, was wagging her tail and squatting by the Wu Clan's feet, barking at her.
Huarong mischievously gave it a look that said, "You ignored me yesterday, but you can't get close to me today."
Everyone was relieved when they saw her. The old lady and the madams were so excited that they cried. "It's good that you're back. It's good that you're back."
Huarong felt warm in her heart. She wanted to cry. She had always been the apple of their eye. It was a sin to let the people who cared about her worry for so long.
"Grandmother." In the past, Huarong would smile mischievously, but now she couldn't act like that. She knelt in front of the Old Man with Gu Changheng and kowtowed three times. "I'm unfilial. I've made grandmother and elders worry."
"Get up. All the children of the Gu family are good. You're all filial. Get up." The Old Man handed the crutches to Nanny Niu and helped the two of them up. He patted their hands with satisfaction. "You're all good children."
Huarong couldn't hold back her tears. She threw herself into the Old Man's arms and sobbed.
"Look at this girl. When she was committing a crime, she was smiling more happily than anyone else. That fearless look of a dead pig really makes people gnash their teeth in hatred. Now that she's done a good deed, she's crying." Eldest Aunt Madam You said with tears in her eyes.
When she spoke, everyone couldn't help but laugh.
"A Ning is the type of person who will do whatever she wants without punishment. She is not used to such an unprecedented thing like making contributions. Grandmother, please don't blame her. Just let her cry. If she cries like a cat, others will laugh at her." Gu Chang 'an was in a rare good mood and actually made a joke of Hua Rong.
Huarong got up from the Old Man's arms and curled her lips at Gu Changan. "Brother Seven doesn't love Anin anymore after he has Seventh Sister-in-law! Grandmother, look at him! "
"Okay, okay, okay. I'll teach Brother Seven a lesson later. Let's go home first."
The eunuch who was in charge of announcing the edict had been here for a while. He was envious when he saw the happy atmosphere in the Gu family. How nice it was. The whole family was in harmony.
All was good. The imperial edict was very long. It praised Huarong for her courage and made a great contribution. The Gu family was rewarded with a plaque written by the emperor himself, an official position, and gold, silver, and jewelry. These were not what Huarong asked for. What she asked for was not written in the edict.
After a while, there was no mention of Jin Qiuli. She was anxious. She pulled the eunuch and asked, "Eunuch, where is Jin Qiuli? Why didn't you say anything about Jin Qiuli? "
"Miss Gu, don't worry. The emperor said that the Gu family's Jin Qiuli will be sold to the imperial court this year. Master Gu, please prepare early. The imperial court will send someone to pick them up in a few days. As for the rest, the officials have bought them."
Gu Weikai was stunned when he was suddenly named. He looked at Huarong and asked. Huarong said proudly, "It's not easy to do business in war. The emperor said that he will be in charge of selling our crops this year."
"Nonsense. The emperor is the emperor. How can he do such a thing? Eunuch, my daughter is not sensible … "
Before Gu Weikai could finish his words, the eunuch waved his hand. "Miss Gu's clever mind made the emperor very happy. The emperor said that, so Master Gu should prepare well."
The Gu family had been dutiful businessmen for several generations. It was the first time that they dealt with people in the palace. They didn't have much experience, but they still knew how to give tips.
After they paid for the tea and sent the eunuch away, the family gathered together and prepared to interrogate Huarong and Gu Changheng.
Huarong was fine. It was still the same situation as before. Practice makes perfect. She was already able to deal with it flexibly.
Gu Changheng was not so relaxed. It was the first time in his life that he was interrogated by the whole family. Every cell in his body was particularly nervous.
"Anin, you are so bold. You are so lawless. You dare to let people intercept the Prince Of Qi's letter. What if you can't save your Brother Six? What will you do?!"
"What if? What if? Don't you know whose granddaughter I am? How can my grandmother's granddaughter fail? There is no 'what if'. "Huarong was not afraid.
"Since you have made a great contribution this time, I will not punish you severely. You can reflect on your mistakes behind closed doors for three months." Gu Weikai let Huarong off lightly. "The next time you put yourself in danger alone, I will not let you off easily!"
Gu Changheng had thousands of complaints in his heart. The Prince Of Qi wanted to arrest him. What could he do? The Tuoba Hui liked him. What could he do? He didn't take the initiative to cause these troubles …
While he was complaining in his heart, Gu Weikai's cold voice came, "Old Six, you almost put the Gu family in a bad situation. You also asked your sister to risk her life to save you. Do you know what you did wrong?!"
When he talked to Huarong, he was gentle. When it was Gu Changheng's turn, he changed his tone. Gu Changheng thought that this was a f * cking interrogation! Was that an interrogation? It was obviously a casual conversation!
"Father, I was wrong." He admitted his mistake obediently. The main point was to let his sister save him.
"Since you know your mistake, you will reflect on your mistakes for half a year starting tomorrow. The punishment is 20 lashes."
Gu Changheng didn't dare to say more. He didn't dare to think about the difference between reflecting on his mistakes in front of the wall and reflecting on his mistakes behind closed doors. As for the punishment of 20 lashes … it was considered a light punishment.
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