Gu Chengyu stared for a long time, but the emperor didn't even speak.
He knew that the emperor was still angry about what had happened in the morning, so he did not dare to take any other action.
Gu Chengyu lowered his head and waited for the emperor to call. After all, if he wanted to kneel down as a punishment, there was no need to let him enter the imperial study.
After waiting for a while, Gu Chengyu's knees became numb.
It seems that the emperor is very angry! This is to punish him corporally and give him a blow.
He was thinking in his mind about how to deal with the emperor's anger later.
De'an was shocked when he saw that the emperor was concentrating with his eyes closed and was indifferent to Gu Chengyu's salute.
After about a quarter of an hour, Gu Chengyu suddenly felt something was wrong.
Is the emperor trying to compete with him for his patience? Does he really want him to kneel down in the imperial study room?
He quietly raised his head and took a look and found that the emperor was resting with his eyes closed.
Gu Chengyu was a little surprised and didn't review the memorial. So it must have been too long to close his eyes and meditate, right?
Gu Chengyu had no choice but to lower his head and continue to kneel. But he was still a little puzzled, and suddenly he thought of a possibility.
Then he raised his head and took a closer look at the emperor. He found that his eyes were closed, his breathing was even, and his body was not moving. Is this? He was asleep, right?
Seeing that Gu Chengyu made a mistake and dared to look directly at Tianyan, De'an felt that Gu Chengyu was too courageous.
Gu Chengyu looked carefully again, confirmed what he was thinking, and then winked at De'an.
De'an was a little puzzled, not quite understanding what Gu Chengyu meant.
But he was a little strange. Master Gu kept moving, but the emperor didn't make a sound?
And after so long, this is a bit abnormal.
Dean turned his head and glanced at the emperor who was leaning on the back of the chair, and suddenly felt something was wrong.
He was taken aback and panicked for a moment. Could it be that the emperor fainted again?
After all, he fainted once before, how could De'an not be nervous?
"Your Majesty?" De'an called softly. Seeing that the Emperor didn't respond, he was so anxious that he didn't know what to do.
When Gu Chengyu saw De'an was so anxious, he understood what De'an was thinking.
After all, the emperor was old and his bones were not in good health. De'an was afraid that something might happen to his body.
Gu Chengyu said softly: "Please speak louder!"
In his opinion, the emperor should have fallen asleep. However, it could not be ruled out that there was something wrong with his health.
Besides, if you don't wake up the emperor, won't he have to kneel for a long time?
Dean hesitated for a moment, then raised his voice a little louder, "Your Majesty?"
Gu Chengyu watched the emperor's reaction closely. Seeing that the emperor was showing signs of waking up, he quickly lowered his head.
The emperor opened his hazy eyes, looking a little confused, maybe still a little confused at this moment.
"De'an! What time is it?"
The emperor found that he was still sitting, and he quickly sat up straight, his mind still not clear.
"Back to the Emperor! It's almost noon, do you want to take a rest? Why don't you wait for lunch and take a rest? It's easy to catch a cold if you sleep in the imperial study!"
Seeing that the emperor was finally woken up, De'an couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. Thinking back to just now, it really made him worried.
The emperor hummed, and suddenly saw a person kneeling below him.
Gu Chengyu just listened to the conversation between the two and felt a little heavy in his heart. He hoped that the emperor just took a nap because he was too tired.
Judging from the confused look after waking up, the emperor's health is not optimistic!
Gu Chengyu felt that it would be better to establish the crown prince as soon as possible and put these thoughts aside. Now that the emperor was awake, he would naturally pay his respects again.
"Your Majesty, Gu Chengyu, respectfully wishes your Majesty's blessing!"
The emperor narrowed his eyes and looked at Gu Chengyu. After looking at it for a long time, he remembered that after the morning court, he had asked De'an to tell Gu Chengyu that he had come to the imperial study.
Looking at Gu Chengyu's appearance, he must have been kneeling for a while.
"Get up!" The emperor looked a little tired.
Perhaps there was still some anger before, but after a good sleep, the emperor's anger dissipated somewhat.
"You are quite courageous." The emperor's face was calm, and there was no trace of anger at all.
But Gu Chengyu didn't dare to take it lightly. After all, he might not have woken up just now. Now that he recalled what happened before, his anger might return.
"Reporting to the Emperor, Wei Chen was also flattered and panicked for a moment. He didn't expect that the Emperor would give Wei Chen the position of Imperial Academy's Attendant. After all, Wei Chen was still young and had not dared to think about that position before, so he was a little bit
Guilty."
In fact, that's what Gu Chengyu said. It is impossible to say that he has never thought about the position of attendant.
However, after all, I didn't have much hope. Originally, to be an official in the Hanlin Academy, qualifications were more important than in other yamen.
Gu Chengyu was also very surprised by the sudden surprise.
Of course, they all knew the real reason. Gu Chengyu only needed to use this reason to excuse himself, and the emperor would not hold on to the matter.
"Oh? I don't dare to think about it. I think you are very brave! You even dare to refute my words, and you still pretend to be mysterious in front of me. You even hid it from me before. Tell me, how should I punish you?"
Gu Chengyu quickly knelt down and kowtowed to admit his mistake, "Your Majesty! How dare I lie to the Emperor? The tea-horse exchange and salt quotation were all the thoughts of Wei Chen last night. I didn't have time to report it to the Emperor before going to court this morning.
Wei Chen has an upright temperament, so since he has thought of it, he naturally has to bring it up as a reference for the relevant yamen."
"Your Majesty! I am here to share the Emperor's worries so that you will be less burdened! However, I am indeed at fault, and please punish me."
Gu Chengyu is now a dead pig and is not afraid of boiling water. If the emperor really wants to punish him, there is nothing he can do.
Gu Chengyu's straightforward words made both the emperor and De'an twitch their mouths.
De'an even felt that Gu Chengyu was thick-skinned, and he could really say this.
"You have an upright temperament? Why do I see you so glib and thoughtful?"
The emperor narrowed his eyes. He was obviously aware of Gu Chengyu's little thoughts. He said he didn't dare to think about the position of attendant, but in his heart he might be racking his brains to climb to that position!
Otherwise, we wouldn’t have spent so much energy on the tea tax.
As soon as Gu Chengyu heard this, he knew that the emperor's anger had almost dissipated.
"Your Majesty, you have wronged Wei Chen. Wei Chen is an honest man. Wei Chen's mother often said that Wei Chen is too honest and will suffer in the future!"
Gu Chengyu suddenly had an idea in his mind, so he pulled his mother out to wander around to make her presence felt.
As for whether Lu ever said this, who knows?
The corners of the emperor's lips curled up slightly, and he was amused by Gu Chengyu. But in his heart, he was thinking that your mother was blind.
However, being able to give birth to a son like Gu Chengyu would be a great blessing to a peasant woman who could not read a single word.
When Gu Chengyu said this, the emperor became somewhat interested.
Every time he talked to Gu Chengyu, the emperor would always be relaxed by Gu Chengyu's words.
"Your parents have taught you well. I think your parents will be honored if you become an official."
Gu Chengyu's thoughts changed and he knew that the emperor was interested in chatting.