In the afternoon, Guo Song came to Tianlai Music Studio, which is a window of Cangjian Pavilion outside the palace. Guo Song waited here for about half an hour, and a carriage stopped at the back door of the music studio.
"Nephew, long time no see!"
Aunt Gongsun walked into the room with a smile. Compared with two years ago, she had almost no change, and she was in better spirits.
Guo Song stood up and saluted, "A salute to Master Sister!"
"It's been a long time since you came to Chang'an! Are you thinking of visiting me now?"
"My nephew is having a hard time at court and has never been interested."
Aunt Gongsun nodded, "Let's sit down and talk!"
The two sat down and a maid served them tea. Aunt Gongsun pondered for a moment and said: "I know your situation, but I really can't help you. Chang Gun is not Yuan Zai. Apart from his selfishness, he has other big problems."
No."
Guo Song smiled. It seemed that he had accepted a secret mission, and even Aunt Gongsun didn't know about it.
"Master, I misunderstood. I'm not here for official matters. I'm very relaxed now and I don't care much about the so-called official position."
Aunt Gongsun laughed and said, "Your master is like this too. He doesn't care much about dismissal from office. Then tell me your reason for coming! Is it as simple as just coming to see me?"
Guo Song pondered for a moment and said, "I have something personal to ask my aunt for help."
Aunt Gongsun was somewhat interested. This was the first time that Guo Song asked her for personal matters.
"Tell me about something personal?"
"It's like this. I like a little lady. She is the daughter of Xue Xun, the doctor of the East Palace. She is gentle and beautiful. Many people are interested in her. I am afraid that someone will use despicable means to her, so I want to invite her.
The aunt sent a female guard with strong martial arts skills to protect her personally."
Aunt Gongsun laughed and said, "I was worried about your marriage at the beginning of the year. It seems that I worried too much. But with your martial arts, you can't protect a little lady?"
Guo Song pondered for a while and said: "Senior Sister, I may be away from the capital for a few months. I will also arrange for one of my men to be a guard at her home. However, it is still not convenient to protect the young lady. It is best to have a personal guard.
The guard is better and I am willing to pay a high price to hire him."
"I won't mention the money. You have made a great contribution to the Hidden Sword Pavilion, and I should do something for you. But you came here by chance. It seems that some things are really God's will."
Aunt Gongsun glanced at Guo Song meaningfully and ordered the people around her: "Get Jiang Yu Niang!"
A female attendant hurried away. Guo Song was a little strange about the name. The thought just passed by him for a moment. He didn't take it to heart and asked again: "How is the situation of my fourth senior brother?"
"Yang Yu is now the deputy general manager of the outer hall of Zangjian Pavilion. He is mainly responsible for intelligence collection in the Ziqing area. He is currently stationed in Licheng."
"Aren't you asking him to assassinate Li Zhengji?"
Aunt Gongsun shook her head, "The emperor did not assign such a task. He is not an assassin now, but is only responsible for collecting intelligence. Now the entire Hidden Sword Pavilion is more focused on intelligence collection and monitoring of various feudal towns. The assassin's task is basically gone."
At this time, a young lady walked in timidly from outside with her head lowered. When she saw the person clearly, Guo Songteng stood up with surprise on his face, "How could it be you?"
The person who appeared in front of him was none other than Xiaoyu Niang who should be in Fengzhou. Guo Song was stunned and turned around to ask Aunt Gongsun, "What's going on?"
Aunt Gongsun was silent for a moment and said: "I'm sorry, it's the emperor's rule, not for you. Every general who leads the army alone must have someone from the Hidden Sword Pavilion beside him, or you must accept the supervision of the army."
A chill suddenly flashed in Guo Song's eyes, and he looked at Xiaoyu Niang coldly, "Have you been spying on me?"
Xiaoyu Niang knelt down and said with tears: "My maid has no way to repay the kindness you have shown me. I can only repay you by working as a cow or a horse in the next life."
Guo Song sat down slowly. He felt that he was ridiculous. He originally wanted to give this little lady freedom, but Aunt Gongsun pushed her along and placed her next to him. It seemed that he was still too naive.
"I sacrificed my life for him, but he treated me like this?" Guo Song said slowly.
"Nephew, you are wrong. If the Holy One does not trust you, he will not let you go to Fengzhou. It is one thing for him to trust you, but another thing for the system. Just like Duan Xiushi, Li Huaiguang also has our people around him. If he does not
If you are willing to accept it, then you must send a supervisory army, and no one is exempt. To be precise, Zangjian Pavilion is not monitoring you, but monitoring the three town managers."
Guo Song nodded. Although he could understand, he still felt very uncomfortable. He asked coldly: "The surveillance has been canceled now?"
"It has been cancelled. The little girl just came back the day before yesterday, but let me tell you, the little girl voluntarily went to Fengzhou with you. Until now, she has not reported once to Zangjian Pavilion about your words and deeds. She is actually a
An incompetent monitor."
Guo Song said after a while: "Sister, my request at that time was to give Xiaoyu Niang freedom, and you agreed to it."
Aunt Gongsun shook her head, "Once you enter the Hidden Sword Pavilion, you will not have freedom. I let Xiao Niangyu follow you, which is actually giving her freedom. When she used to monitor Lu Sigong, she had to report every once in a while, but since
She followed you, and Zangjian Pavilion basically stopped contacting her. It gave her two years of freedom, and at the same time, the surveillance of you was in name only. Last year, the emperor asked me about your situation, and I couldn't explain it. Are you still not satisfied?
"
After a pause, Aunt Gongsun said again: "The reason why I tell you this matter is because I feel no guilt for you. Although Xiaoyu Niang did not tell you the truth, she deserves you. If you can look at this matter fairly,
If something happened, you shouldn’t blame us.”
Guo Song understood that Aunt Gongsun was actually helping him and lifting the surveillance on him in disguise, but she didn't tell him.
Guo Song looked at Xiaoyu Niang and said calmly: "Get up!"
Xiaoyu Niang stood up with tears streaming down her face. Guo Song couldn't bear it and asked again: "Tell me the truth. What else are you hiding from me?"
"Also... my little maid is very good at qinggong and knows some martial arts, but not much else." Xiaoyu Niang timidly explained.
Aunt Gongsun explained: "They are a group of fourteen young ladies who were all taught by me. Jiang Yu Niang is the best among them in martial arts. If you don't make a request today, she may go on another mission.
Just when you ask for it, I will give her to you again."
"Continue to monitor me?" Guo Song sneered.
Aunt Gongsun shook her head, "Nephew, you underestimate me. Although the Emperor doesn't say anything about some things, it doesn't mean that I can't guess. Are you going out for sightseeing in the past few months?"
Guo Song looked at Xiaoyu Niang again and saw sadness in her eyes. He also remembered that she was learning how to dress herself up with Liang Linger in Fengzhou. It was probably her happiest time.
He nodded, "Go and clean up, and follow me later!"
Xiaoyu Niang was so excited that she trembled all over. She held it back, bowed to Aunt Gongsun, turned around and hurried away.
Guo Song looked at her back, sighed and asked, "If I don't come today, what will be her fate?"
Aunt Gongsun said calmly: "She is already fifteen years old. According to the regulations, she will enter the palace as a maid next month. I arranged for her to be the personal maid of the Crown Princess, and she will continue to do so until she is forty years old.
Let her leave the palace when the opportunity arises and find a quiet place to spend the rest of her life. This system was founded by Emperor Zetian. So far, she is the fifth generation and I am the first generation."
"Can't we really give her freedom?"
Aunt Gongsun shook her head, "She was adopted by Zangjian Pavilion when she was two years old. Her fate was doomed. She only has tasks and no freedom."
Guo Song didn't want to stay any longer. He stood up and saluted: "Sister, if there is nothing else, I will leave first and tell Xiaoyu Niang that I will wait for her outside."
Just as Guo Song left, Aunt Gongsun received a secret order from the Emperor, and she hurried back to the palace. Aunt Gongsun had an intuition that the Emperor's summons to her must have something to do with Guo Song.
She was the only one who knew best that the emperor could not find anyone like Guo Song who could reassure him and carry out special tasks efficiently.
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Guo Song left the Tianlai Music Studio, and Little Fish Girl timidly followed him carrying a small package.
Guo Song walked to the carriage, opened the door, and said, "Get in!"
"Sir, I..."
"If you have anything to say, let's talk about it in the car."
Xiaoyu Niang was so ashamed that she had no choice but to get in the car. As soon as she got in the car, her tears fell down like broken beads. She burst into tears and said: "I promise that I have never done anything to disgrace the young master."
"You shouldn't have hidden it from me!" Guo Song said angrily.
"Sir, I can't hide this from you. If my identity is exposed, I will be transferred back. I don't want to go back..."
Guo Song thought about her fate and it was pitiful. She had been trained as a tool since she was a child and could not help herself. The time she spent with him showed that she was really happy. After all, she was only a teenager and had no father.
Protect her.
Guo Song suddenly thought of his daughter. He felt sour in his heart, and his anger towards Xiaoyu Niang disappeared without a trace.
Guo Song hit her on the head and asked with a smile: "It is said that your martial arts skills are quite powerful. Why do you tell me that your martial arts skills are ordinary?"
Xiaoyu Niang felt the softness in Guo Song's tone and knew that he had forgiven her. She cried out "Wow!". The worries and grievances she had felt these days were all vented at this moment.
Guo Song did not persuade her, but let her cry until she had enough. After a while, Xiaoyu Niang sobbed and said: "Compared to yours, my martial arts skills are just ordinary!"
"Your name is Jiang Yuniang?" Guo Song asked with a smile.
"My adoptive mother's surname is Jiang, and the eight children she raised are all surnamed Jiang. My actual name is Jiang Yu, and I am a fisherman."
"You came back alone?"
"No, I came back with Brother Liang, and there were many people, including Yao Jin, Ma Weijiang, Su Datong..."
"Wait a minute!"
Guo Song was a little confused and asked quickly: "Tell me first, how many people came back together and where are the others?"
"There are a thousand troops in total, led by Liang Wu. It seems that they were brought back by imperial decree. I don't know where they are now. We separated after passing Tongzhou, and I returned to Chang'an alone."
Only then did Guo Song remember what Emperor Li Yu said, 'He has other plans!'
It seemed that this was his arrangement. He brought the troops he was familiar with, and he probably brought his own weapons with him.