Gu Xinian raised his eyebrows and smiled calmly: "Thank you, grandfather, for giving me one year to 'adapt' to the affairs of the court. From today on, within one year, I will ask my grandparents, father and mother to stop worrying about my marriage."
Gu Xinian naturally knew what Gu Xiuhe was thinking. However, such a proposal was exactly what he wanted. With one more year, he would be able to make arrangements calmly. By then... Ye Qinglan, the grandson's daughter-in-law, they
It’s okay even if you don’t want to admit it!
Grandfather and grandson each have their own thoughts, and they all show meaningful smiles.
Mrs. Sun on the side didn't understand Gu Youhe's intention, and winked at Gu Youhe anxiously.
Gu Youhe turned a blind eye and chatted casually with Gu Hong and Gu Xinian for a few words before letting them go their separate ways. As soon as Gu Xinian left, Sun opened his mouth and said hurriedly: "Didn't we discuss it originally?
This time I had to get Xinian to nod and agree to the marriage no matter what, so why did you suddenly change your mind?"
For no reason it will be delayed for another year!
Gu Youhe glanced at Sun and said calmly: "You saw his look just now. If we don't use this delaying tactic, do you really think he is willing to listen to you and me?"
Mrs. Sun thought about it and it was indeed the case, and couldn't help but said bitterly: "This Xi Nian, he is really spoiled with a bad temper. Whose family's children's marriage is not decided by the elders, but when it came to him, everything fell into place.
We have to look at his face to decide what to do. He is a big boy, but he is still not sure about the marriage. Not only has he delayed himself, but Yongnian's marriage has also been delayed."
The elders and younger ones are in order. If Gu Xinian doesn't decide on the marriage, Gu Yongnian will have to wait.
Gu Youhe frowned and said in a deep voice: "Okay, let's wait for another year. Fortunately, he has already married and had children in his prime, so it would be better if he is later in his life. As for Yongnian, he is idle all day long, reading.
If he refuses to work hard, don't let him spoil you in the future. Control his temper well. Don't make others laugh at the unworthy descendants of Duke Dingguo."
Sun immediately spoke for Gu Yongnian: "Yongnian is still young and there is no certainty. He will naturally get better in the future." After a pause, he brought the topic back to Gu Xinian: "Xinian insists on not getting married. Is it possible?
You must still be thinking about girl Qiu Yu! It’s been five years since this happened..."
"Thank you for having the nerve to mention this." Gu Youhe glared at her displeasedly: "It was all your idea that day. You only cared about feeling sorry for the prince, and didn't think that Xinian was also an infatuated person. He spent his entire life for that Shen Qiuyu.
It took several years. Fortunately, I finally figured it out last year and was willing to join the court. Otherwise, who will our Dingguo Palace be handed over to in the future?"
Speaking of this, Mrs. Sun always felt a little unreasonable and explained in a nonchalant manner: "The prince knelt in front of me and begged me to grant him permission. How could I refuse? I didn't expect that Xinian would have such a big reaction."
If she had known that so many things would happen later, she would not have made such a decision.
It is useless to talk about the past. Gu Youhe quickly put the matter aside and gave Sun a few words: "Xinian is now a serious minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. He is busy with court affairs every day, and he has to assist His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and his family.
The third prince is vying for supremacy in the court, so don't bother him with these things for the time being."
Sun agreed reluctantly.
In Jingxinyuan, Gu Hongzheng scolded Gu Xinian with a frown: "...You are getting more and more courageous. You don't know how to be respectful and modest when talking to your grandparents. Thanks to you having read the books of sages, you don't even know how to be filial.
I don’t understand either…”
Gu Xinian made no excuse.
If he really didn't understand the slightest bit of filial piety, he wouldn't compromise and become an official in the court, let alone force himself to get close to the prince.
Queen Gu was born in the Dingguo Palace. The Dingguo Palace has long been tied to the prince's boat. If the prince is beaten, the Dingguo Palace will not have a good ending. In his previous life, he was blinded by hatred, and he was not interested in the prince.
He turned a blind eye to this fact and helped the third prince to fight against the prince. As a result, the cunning rabbit died and the lackey was cooked, and the third prince turned to attack him again. The illustrious Duke Dingguo's family was destroyed almost overnight.
After resurrecting his life, he will naturally not make these mistakes again. Even if he no longer wants to see the prince in his heart, he will still stand by the prince's side and use the prince's power to deal with the third prince. This is not only to avenge the past life, but also to protect Dingguo.
Everyone in the government.
It's a pity that only he himself knows this, and his family members know nothing about it.
Gu Hong was originally full of anger, but seeing that Gu Xinian was silently being scolded, he became a little soft-hearted. He sighed and said, "Xinian, I know you still have resentment towards your grandmother in your heart. But it's been so long since that incident.
, can't you forget it completely?" In order not to irritate Gu Xinian, he didn't even mention Shen Qiuyu's name.
Gu Xinian twitched the corners of his lips, but his eyes were cold: "Father, if I told you that I have forgotten how my grandmother and the prince treated me, would you believe it?" One is his most beloved grandmother.
, one was his cousin who he regarded as a biological brother, but they teamed up to do such a thing behind his back. No matter how much role Shen Qiuyu played in it, their actions were chilling.
He has never been a broad-minded person. For the sake of his future plans, he can put up with the humiliation and compromise for the time being. But it is impossible for him to not mind it at all. Until now, he is willing to call his grandmother, and he is willing to call the prince his cousin.
It's already pretty good.
Gu Hong was speechless. The father and son with similar faces faced each other silently.
Mrs. Zheng hurriedly came forward to smooth things over: "Okay, it's getting late. We have an early morning meeting tomorrow. Let's all rest early! If anything happens, we can discuss it later. Anyway, there is still one year left, and the marriage of Xinian will be held.
There's no rush for now." As he said this, he winked at Gu Xinian repeatedly.
Gu Xinian opened his mouth to leave. Gu Hong sighed and waved his hand to let him go.
I won’t mention how the couple sighed after Gu Xinian left. I will only say that after Gu Xinian returned to Izuyunxuan, he stayed alone in the study until midnight and didn’t sleep. I don’t know.
What exactly is a person thinking about?
Quan Fu waited anxiously outside the study, and finally took the courage to knock on the study door: "Master, it's getting late, you should have a rest.
After a long while, Gu Xinian responded.
A night of silence.
Early the next morning, before dawn, the three grandsons and grandsons of Duke Ding's mansion left the mansion together to go to court. During the morning court, which is held every five days, there are always a lot of things to be decided. Officials of the second rank and above can speak at any time.
Qualifications. Those of third rank and below must also listen and think carefully in case the emperor asks unexpected questions.
In this way, the spirit remained tense until the end of the morning, which was almost noon.
The prince looked a little tired, but he did not hide his excitement. He patted Gu Xinian's shoulder affectionately and laughed softly: "Xinian, what you said just now is really wonderful. It puts that Qian Shilang to shame.
.You haven’t noticed that the Third Emperor’s Brother can’t even smile anymore.”
That Minister Qian was a member of the Third Prince's faction. When he announced the reform of Tian Fu in the court, he wanted to win praise from the Emperor, but was rendered speechless by Gu Xinian's incisive and sharp remarks.
The joke in the court incidentally affects the third prince and makes him lose face. It would be strange for the third prince to laugh out loud.
Gu Xinian resisted the urge to pull away and said with a calm smile: "Your Highness the Crown Prince, thank you very much. When the Emperor asks about Tian Fu, I will naturally tell him everything."
The Minister of Household Affairs is quite old and will retire in two years. He usually pretends to be deaf and mute and remains neutral in partisan disputes. Gu Xinian and Qian Shilang belong to the prince's direct lineage and the third prince's faction respectively.
On weekdays, there are endless fights overt and covert. Today's verbal dispute in the court is just the tip of the iceberg.
The prince was in a good mood, and he warmly persuaded Gu Xinian to have lunch in the palace before leaving: "...I haven't seen my mother for some time. She always talks about you in front of me these days. It's rare that we have free time today. Let's go to Fengfeng together."
Let’s go to the Palace of Etiquette!” The two grew up together, and they always spoke very casually together. The prince even omitted to call himself the king.
Gu Xinian wanted to refuse, but then he thought about it and nodded in agreement with a smile.
When the prince saw that he agreed so readily, he was naturally happy.
Ever since Shen Qiuyu married into the Prince's Mansion five years ago, the two people who used to be as close as brothers suddenly stopped contacting each other. In the past few years, although they have enjoyed the company of beautiful women, they still feel bad every time they think about it.
.However, things are finally getting better now. The two of them have returned to their former closeness - at least that's what he thinks. To him, Gu Xinian is not only a capable helper, but also a close brother. The two of them have almost no relationship.
Don't talk.
However, the name Shen Qiuyu naturally became taboo. The two of them had a tacit understanding and kept silent about it.
Gu Xinian glanced at the radiant and cheerful prince from the corner of his eye, and secretly sneered in his heart. No one knew Zhao Lu's temperament better than him. He was generous, but his abilities were mediocre and his ears were soft. Compared with the shrewd third prince,
Come on, it's really worse than that. If it weren't for the advantage of the direct eldest son, he wouldn't be the third prince's opponent at all.
However, for him, the more mediocre the prince, the better. Otherwise, Queen Gu would not be so reliant on him...
"Cousin," Gu Xinian changed his title with a smile, appearing very friendly and casual: "Brother Ming is white and fat, can you hold him?"
These slightly joking words quickly narrowed the distance between the two of them. As the prince became a father for the first time, he was naturally happy when he mentioned Brother Ming: "Don't underestimate me, I will hold him for a while every day when I go home.
"
When mentioning Brother Ming, one cannot help but mention Brother Ming's biological mother, Concubine Lin. Gu Xinian calmly probed: "My cousin is not in good health, so it may be a bit difficult to take care of Brother Ming. Mrs. Lin is Ming."
If my biological mother takes care of Brother Ming together, my cousin will be able to breathe a sigh of relief."
The prince did not doubt that he was there, and said with a casual smile: "I have never been involved in these small matters in the inner house. Just let your cousin sister-in-law arrange it." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to recommend it.
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