The waiting time is always extremely long and difficult.
Xie Mingxi has been very busy recently, and she has no time to miss her all day long, just like the spring and autumn.
Six bureaus and one department were newly established in the harem, and the original structure was broken. Xie Mingxi arranged for people to train the female officials who were selected to enter the palace after rigorous examinations, and at the same time, he redesigned various palace rules.
Among this group of female officials, the youngest are fifteen or sixteen years old, while the oldest are only in their twenties. Most of them come from the families of ordinary people.
Female officers are paid well enough to support themselves and their families.
Female officials are not lifelong. As long as they stay in the palace for ten years, they can leave the palace and return home. After returning home, they will still retain the rank of female official and have a salary for life.
Such favorable conditions are really tempting.
Officials and their daughters want to get married, have children and manage their inner houses, so they cannot spend the best ten years of their life in the palace to become female officials... Being a palace concubine is more or less the same. Those who apply for female officials are mostly women from ordinary and slightly poor families.
The conditions for recruiting female officers have also been relaxed a lot. Widows whose husbands have died can also apply. As a result, young widowed women have become the main force applying for female officers.
The literary style of Daqi flourished, and due to the efforts of Empress Dowager Yu and Chief Gu Shan for more than 20 years, women's education also became popular. Thousands of women came to apply for female officials. In the end, only the top 100 were selected.
These are all within the scope of authority of the Queen of the Middle Palace.
Occasionally, one or two indifferent censors would complain to the officials about impeachment. Without the emperor opening his mouth, they would be sprayed back by the powerful Lin censor, Xie Shangshu, Lord Gu and others.
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That’s right!
After Master Gu turned the gun, he soon became the sharp dog beside the emperor. He took the initiative to show his fangs and bite people without the emperor's hint.
After spending decades in the court, things like shame have long been abandoned by Mr. Gu.
Prosperity and wealth are the most important. The rise and fall of a family depends on the emperor's thoughts. What's the use of having a thin face?
Now that I think about it, Mr. Gu is really regretful that he had not opened his eyes before. Fortunately, Queen Xie admired Mr. Gu even more than his own mother. The emperor also respected Mr. Gu very much and was a little tolerant towards the Gu family.
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Thinking of Mr. Gu Shanchang who was about to return to the capital, Mr. Gu felt very happy.
Fortunately, Master Gu made a wise decision and accepted Xie Mingxi as his disciple.
If not for this, the current Gu family might have followed in the footsteps of the Yu family.
The head of the family, Yu Guangde, has been ill for several months with no sign of improvement. Yu Guangzheng has the final say in all major and minor matters within the clan.
After the dynasty was over, Mr. Gu was not in a hurry to look back at the mansion, but instead went to the princess mansion.
Gu Shujin's marriage has been decided, and the wedding date is set for May of next year. Princess Changping has put aside her biggest worry and is in a good mood recently.
As long as you don't mention Empress Dowager Yu in the palace.
Lord Gu had no intention of mentioning Queen Mother Yu. He called his eldest grandson Gu Qing and gave him careful instructions: "... In a few days, your aunt will return to Beijing."
"With her temperament, I'm afraid she doesn't want to look back home again."
"Xian Zhi has always loved your nephew the most. Go see her in person and welcome her back to the princess mansion to live."
Right now, Gu Xianzhi is the Gu family's biggest supporter. The tighter the relationship, the better.
Gu Qing also understood this, but when he heard his grandfather's words, he felt awkward in his heart.
His respect and love for his aunt came from the bottom of his heart and was not adulterated in the slightest.
When Master Gu saw that Gu Qing didn't say a word, he knew that Gu Qing had committed an aloof and stubborn temper again, so he glared at him: "When I named you, it meant being clear and intelligent. I didn't expect that you would only be aloof and aloof."
"Your aunt has someone to rely on in her old age, and our Gu family has a big supporter. This is the best of both worlds."
"Just do as I say."
Gu Qing reluctantly agreed.
Mr. Gu returned to Gu's mansion after having lunch at the princess's mansion.
Princess Changping asked Master Gu what his purpose was, and Gu Qing hesitated for a moment before telling the truth in a low voice.
Gu Qing never made it clear that the Gu family had defected. Princess Changping was not a fool either. She could understand what was going on just by looking at the movements in the court.
The tree fell and the macaques scattered.
Princess Changping felt quite sad and felt sorry for Empress Dowager Yu who was lying on the hospital bed.
But there are always many disappointments in life. Empress Dowager Yu has been in the spotlight for decades and has monopolized power in the palace. Now she has encountered a formidable opponent, so she has no choice but to bow her head and give in.
"When your aunt returns to the capital, I will go with you to see her." Princess Changping cheered up and said, "Jin'er will get married next year. As a husband and wife, we have nothing to do, so we should support our aunt."
Gu Qing was grateful and moved, and held Princess Changping's hand: "Changping, thank you."
Looking at the familiar handsome face, the last trace of sadness in Princess Changping's heart was healed. She snuggled into Gu Qing's arms and whispered softly: "Husband and wife are one. You treat me wholeheartedly, how can I make it difficult for you?"
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Those two young and fresh beauties were placed in the inner house, and Gu Qing never took a second look at them.
He had only one daughter, and Gu Qing never complained or expressed dissatisfaction. He loved his daughter deeply and had no intention of taking concubines and having children.
She knew how good he was to her.
Warmth filled Gu Qing's heart, he hugged his wife and whispered in her ear: "Okay, from now on we will ignore everything and just live our lives."
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Half a month later, Gu Shanchang A Luo and his party finally arrived in the capital.
It was late autumn at this time, and the weather was quite cool. General Lian, tall and strong, was wearing a general uniform, carrying a long sword on his back, and riding a BMW. He was heroic and beautiful.
Two thousand Shu soldiers shouted in front of and behind them. The carriage that Gu Shanchang and A Luo were riding in was surrounded by crowds. No one could get closer than a few hundred meters.
A small head curiously poked out of the car window.
The girl is about five years old, with bright eyes, bright teeth, and smart eyes. Her bun-baked hair also looks particularly cute.
"Grandma," the girl turned back excitedly: "We are almost at the city gate."
The woman sitting in the carriage smiled slightly, as if sighing or sighing: "Yes, we are almost in the capital."
This woman is obviously not young anymore. There are some wrinkles at the corners of her eyes and eyebrows, and she looks like she is in her forties. Her long hair is as black as ink, with no silver strands. Her eyes are clear and her bearing is noble. At first glance, she looks a bit serious.
It makes people afraid to get close.
Only when you get close to people you know well can you know that she is cold on the outside and hot on the inside, with the softest heart.
The old man and the young man were none other than Gu Shanchang and A Luo.
A Luo pursed her lips and said, "I haven't seen my parents for a long time. I almost forgot what they look like."
Duplicitous little Aluo!
A Luo always looked at the portraits of the emperor and empress that she drew herself several times a day. How could she not be able to remember the appearance of her biological father and mother? It was obvious that she had resentment in her heart and she said this on purpose.
Gu Shanchang burst into laughter, stretched out his hand to caress A Luo's little face: "Okay, when I meet your parents later, my grandma will give them a good scolding."
