Luojing, Dongcheng.
Gu Mansion.
"What? Then Lu Chen won't come over today?"
Mrs. Zhao frowned and said loudly to Gu Simiao, who had just returned from the door, with a look of dissatisfaction on her face.
"Um."
Gu Simiao nodded calmly and responded: "Someone from the palace just told me that Huaiyu is discussing important matters with His Majesty at this time. It is estimated that he will not leave the palace until Ziji City is locked, so we don't have to wait. "
Hearing this, Mrs. Zhao's brows suddenly frowned even more tightly.
"Then wouldn't our most of the day's preparation be in vain?!"
"So what if it's in vain!"
Gu Yanming, who was sitting on the main seat, said coldly: "The talents of Lu University are outstanding and they are the pillars of the country. Your Majesty wants to revitalize Daxia, so naturally he must rely on talented people like Master Lu. With such a heavy responsibility, Master Lu is dedicated to As a country, it is natural that state affairs should be the most important thing. How can state affairs be as important as a mere banquet?"
This statement obviously did not satisfy Zhao.
"Husband, you can't say that."
She pouted and complained with dissatisfaction: "Although it is true that he is kind to our Gu family, Miao'er gave him half of the great work of slaying the Demon Queen and asked him to directly be promoted to a noble rank. He has reached the sky in one step! No matter how great the kindness is, it can't compare with the credit given to him by Miao'er. If Miao'er hadn't taken the initiative to give up the credit, His Majesty might not have relied on him as much as he does now. Besides, if it hadn't been for sharing the credit. , Miaoer might already be a first-grade Duke now."
"Miao'er is so kind to him and invites him to visit. Even if it is a big deal, he has to put it aside and take a leave of absence from His Majesty."
"Nonsense!"
Hearing what Zhao said, Gu Yanming immediately became angry.
"Master Lu risked everything to protect Miao'er. Otherwise, our Gu family would have been dragged to the market and beheaded. Now we meet in the underworld. Even if Miao'er succeeds in killing the Demon Queen, he will still be charged with unfilial piety. Even if there is What’s the point of the power of throwing the sky?”
He stared at his wife angrily and said in a thunderous voice: "Master Lu's great kindness to our Gu family is like reincarnation. If you dare to say such shameless words again, don't blame me for ignoring the old love between husband and wife!"
Being scolded by Gu Yanming in this way, Zhao's face suddenly turned blue and white.
When the other Gu family members saw their head being angry, they did not dare to reveal their little thoughts. They all remained silent. Even Gu Simiao's younger brother, who was only fifteen or sixteen years old, huddled behind Gu Simiao and did not dare to show his face.
He was afraid that his father, who had always been extremely strict with him, would hang him up and beat him.
Seeing her father reprimanding her mother like this, Gu Simiao sighed secretly in her heart, and then stepped forward to comfort her.
To be honest, she doesn't like her mother very much either.
They are greedy for power, they are like chickens and rats, they see small gains and forget the great righteousness.
And he was too outgoing, always taking advantage of the wife of Dingyuan Houfu to make profits for his family.
It was as if those uncles, cousins were her only relatives.
My father had a good temper and tolerated her misbehavior again and again.
But there is a limit to human patience.
When the Demon Queen was in chaos, she even forced her daughter to die in order to get her family to join the Demon Queen's ship.
At that moment, not only did her father completely give up on her, but she, the daughter, was also completely disheartened.
It's just that no matter how different Mrs. Zhao is, she is still her mother, and she can't turn a blind eye to her.
As soon as she spoke, Gu Yanming, although still angry, shook his head and did not say anything harsh, but sighed heavily.
Alas, my family is in misfortune.
The entire atmosphere in the Gu family suddenly became extremely dull.
Even if Lu Chen doesn't come, we still have to eat.
However, in the heavy atmosphere, the sumptuous dishes carefully prepared on the long table were tasteless to the Gu family.
"Miao'er."
Gu Yanming suddenly spoke.
Everyone suddenly looked stern and did not dare to move their chopsticks.
"father."
Gu Simiao put down the bowl and chopsticks, responded, and then turned to look over.
Although her mother was quite bad, Gu Simiao still respected her father Gu Yanming.
Gu Yanming has always cared for her since she was a child. No matter how busy he is, as soon as she opens his mouth, he will immediately drop everything and come to accompany her.
And he never interferes with her choices.
When she wanted to join the martial arts, he spent huge sums of money to collect all kinds of heavenly materials and earthly treasures to prepare a medicine pool for her. She didn't want to go to the ten major sects, so he helped her decline the invitations from the major sects, even at the cost of offending those so-called famous sages.
It can be said that Gu Yanming, as a father, truly owes her nothing.
Therefore, Gu Yanming taught her since she was a child that the Gu family has been loyal for generations and must never betray the country's favor. In everything, state affairs should be the top priority. She took these words deeply into her heart, and when the Empress Dowager Zhao fled west into the wilderness, she His first reaction was to find a way to kill him and all the remnants of the party all over the world, so as to eliminate harm to the country.
Gu Yanming couldn't help feeling a little emotional when he looked at his daughter, who was already in her mid-twenties but still had no plans to get married.
"Mr. Lu is busy with official duties. He didn't mean to break the appointment. Moreover, young people should put their career first, so don't blame him."
Gu Simiao nodded and said softly: "Don't worry, Dad, I know."
Nothing to complain about.
The emperor summoned him, could he, a minister, still resist the decree and disrespect him?
Since it was not intentional, she would not blame it unreasonably.
"That's good."
Seeing that his daughter complied obediently, Gu Yanming couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then inexplicably glanced at Mrs. Zhao who was eating stewed rice aside, with a hint of disgust in his eyes.
Then he suddenly took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Miao'er, I want to tell you something for my father."
Seeing that he was so serious about his matter, Gu Simiao's face suddenly became serious.
"Dad, tell me."
Gu Yanming put down the chopsticks in his hand and said slowly under the curious and nervous eyes of everyone:
"Since you have been made the Duke of Taihe County by His Majesty, it's time to prepare for the opening of the government. Tomorrow, you and your father will change your household registration."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was immediately shocked.
"Master, no!"
"Miao'er has gained the trust of His Majesty. Now is the time when the Gu family is soaring to the sky. If Miao'er opens the house at this time, how will outsiders view our Gu family?"
"Master, think twice!"
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Several clan elders offered words of advice one after another, and Zhao also looked horrified.
"Yes, husband, the elders are right. Our Gu family will still point to Miao'er from now on. How can we let Miao'er open a house and separate from the family at such a critical moment? Besides, Miao'er hasn't gotten married yet."
However, before she could finish her words, Gu Yanming suddenly shouted coldly: "It is precisely because Miao'er has not yet married that I should let her open a mansion to get rid of the burden of Dingyuan Marquis Mansion!"
Hearing this, all the clan elders suddenly widened their eyes and looked at Gu Yanming in disbelief.
Is this what a family leader should say?
At this time, they were extremely dissatisfied with Gu Yanming.
But they dare not attack.
After all, who would give birth to a good daughter who is already a high-ranking official at the age of twenty-five?
And when Gu Yanming said this, Gu Simiao's eyes couldn't help but tremble slightly.
Gu Yanming turned his head, looked at Gu Simiao, and said solemnly: "Now that the Gu family's crimes have been cleared, when the Xinyuan ceremony is over, my father will take them back to Nanpi. Miao'er, since you have gained His Majesty's trust, you should be like Master Lu." That way, you should devote everything you have to being loyal to the country and sharing your Majesty’s worries, and don’t worry about anything else.”
Hearing this, Gu Simiao was silent for a moment, and then nodded heavily.
"My daughter took note of it."
Time flew by, and three days passed in the blink of an eye.
In the past three days, almost every time when he was off duty, Lu Chen would be called into the Zichen Palace to teach the empress arithmetic and discuss with her changes in the treatment of the clan. He did not leave the palace until half past three o'clock.
Just like the original Saint King Cangming.
During the day, he was busy with the handover of official duties and various complicated office procedures such as recording the official seal of the spiritual image, and at night he had to give lectures to the emperor.
From multiplication to the quadratic equation of one variable, from the area of a rectangle to the Pythagorean theorem, statistics...
With so much going on every day, if he hadn't been given a bowl of magical tonic soup at the end of every night, he might have been drained dry.
Except for the time to go to and from work, and the time to eat and use the toilet, he barely had a moment of leisure, let alone going to Zuixianju with Gu Simiao to drink until the sky was dark, as he told the empress before.
On the fourth day, the empress finally gave him a day off and forced him to have a good rest at home.
And this day happened to be the day when Gu Simiao officially took office as General Shenwu and needed to leave the capital to go to the Forbidden Army camp to familiarize himself with the military affairs of each army.
Luo Xiaoyu, the invisible little rich woman, finally breathed a sigh of relief after learning that Lu Chen finally got a break.
During this period, Lu Chen left early and returned late every day. Even when he returned to the mansion, he had to burn the midnight oil, deal with official duties all night, and then go to the palace for duty early the next morning. On average, his rest time a day was only more than an hour.
Although it is a good thing to gain the emperor's trust, this is a bit too hard.
Luo Xiaoyu saw it and felt anxious in his heart, but he couldn't stop it. He could only worry secretly, fearing that his cousin, who had become an overtime maniac, would die suddenly.
Now that he is fine, His Majesty personally ordered him to rest at home. After Luo Xiaoyu sent away the eunuch who came from the palace to announce the order, he almost jumped for joy.
After Lu Chen received the order, she used all the soothing techniques she had learned during this period, as if she wanted to completely make up for the energy Lu Chen had lost in the past few days.
Although Lu Chen was helpless, he did not reject Luo Xiaoyu's kindness. He pinched his nose and drank up the dark and strange-smelling Dabu Decoction.
Then I got a nosebleed.
After all, after working in the Zichen Palace every day, the empress would give him a bowl of magical tonic soup. No matter how much he worked overtime every day, his health would be fine.
I don't know if the precious ingredients for making the big tonic soup were used up today, so I gave him a day off.
It would be strange if Luo Xiaoyu didn't give him a nosebleed after all the supplements he had done.
Lu Chen was used to being busy, and once he had some free time, Lu Chen felt a little uncomfortable.
When he was idle and bored, he took out the books in the palace and read through them. He kept reading the history of the previous dynasties and Daxia to deepen his understanding of this world of high martial arts.
And just when he was reading A Brief History of Central Continent, Luo Xiaoyu's light footsteps suddenly came from outside.
"Cousin, there is a woman named Fu Hua outside asking to see you."
(End of chapter)
