My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

Chang An brought Gu Li to the front yard. There were already quite a few guests in the front yard, including some close friends.

In addition to the two brothers Gu Baizhi and Gu Huashuo, there were also some officials who were close to Chang Wenmeng; Du, Cui, Zhang and Zhao also came; even Su Meng came!

"Su Meng, you are here too?" Chang An was obviously a little surprised.

"I'm here, but I'm not looking for you." Su Meng said, then looked at Gu Li who was hiding behind Chang An and shouted, "Li'er."

But Gu Li hid behind Chang An, which made Su Meng a little confused. She looked at Chang An again and found that his face was flushed, and she immediately understood what was going on.

She glared at Chang An fiercely, then walked around him and came to Gu Li, saying enthusiastically:

"Happy New Year, Li'er."

"Ah... Happy New Year, sister too..." Gu Li looked at Su Meng somewhat embarrassedly.

Seeing her like this, Su Meng took her hand and said, "Come with me."

Gu Li glanced at Chang An, and when he nodded slightly, he let Su Meng lead him away. He was led to a place by Su Meng, limping a little, and he watched her look at the direction she came from with some caution.

Seeing that no one followed, Su Meng took Gu Li to find a clean place to sit down, and then asked:

"Li'er, are you and Chang'an..."

But she didn't ask directly, but paused at the right time and looked at Gu Li. Gu Li blushed and nodded slightly.

"Aren't you still not feeling well? Why are you two so anxious?" Su Meng frowned and asked.

"No... no," Gu Li said in a low voice, "It's not because of the child..."

"Why is that?" Su Meng asked with some confusion.

"Just...just...maybe it's because...I was too excited at that time..." Gu Li only said two sentences, but his face became redder.

"Excited..." Su Meng felt a little helpless, and then asked: "Is this the only time for you two?"

"Now...it's like this..." Gu Li lowered his head slightly.

Su Meng looked at her like this and couldn't help but sigh. Then she fanned Gu Li's face with a handkerchief and said:

"Forget it, forget it. You two are already husband and wife. It would be strange if nothing like this had happened to you."

"By the way, I came to see you some time ago, but you were not there. Did Chang An take you somewhere to play?" Su Meng changed the subject.

"I went to Mount Zhongnan..."

After Gu Li was taken away by Su Meng, Chang An was not idle either, and was also entertaining guests in the front yard. While dealing with the greetings of each guest, he also had to instruct the servants to prepare the ingredients in the kitchen -

After all, Chang's house had never been so lively before, so the servants didn't prepare much food. But who would have thought that so many guests would suddenly come today? Even Chang'an's original owner didn't remember that there could be so many guests at home.

Even Huaiqin and Zhen'er had to go along to arrange things, and also to welcome new guests or see off departing guests.

Chang An finally found some time to walk over to Chang Wenmeng and asked, "Father, what's going on? I remember that there weren't so many people coming to our house before."

"Father doesn't know either..." Chang Wenmeng maintained a bright smile and squeezed out a few words from his teeth.

Helplessly, Chang An had to continue entertaining guests. Every now and then, when he met a young man, he would have to drink a glass of wine with him and say "Happy New Year" to each other. Not only that, Zhang Yushi and Zhou Chengling, who he had met at that time, also came. As a result, Chang An had to arrange for his servants to make some dumplings urgently.

Gu Li was receiving Zhang Yushi and Zhou Chengling, and she returned to the front yard with Su Meng. As soon as she returned to the front yard, she quickened her pace and came behind Chang An.

Chang An didn't notice Gu Li, but Zhang Yushi and Zhou Chengling, who were standing opposite, noticed her and pointed at her and asked, "Who is this?"

Chang An turned around and found Gu Li standing behind him. His face was no longer red. He smiled and pulled her over, introducing her to the two adults: "This is my wife, Gu Li."

Gu Li bowed respectfully to the two adults, while Censor Zhang and Minister Zhou also raised their hands and bowed, greeting them as "Madam Gu".

"This is Censor Zhang, and this is Prime Minister Zhou." Chang An introduced the two gentlemen to Gu Li one after another, and Gu Li saluted them again.

"Mr. Chang and Ms. Gu are truly a pair of talented men and beautiful women." Censor Zhang said with a smile.

"You are too kind, Censor Zhang." Chang An said with a smile, "My wife is indeed a beautiful woman, but I am not a talented person."

"If Mr. Chang is not considered a talented person, then there are not many people in the world who can call themselves talented people!" Zhou Chengling also said with a smile.

"I think Mr. Chang wouldn't mind us coming here without any warning today," asked Censor Zhang.

"Of course I don't mind. I have also ordered people to prepare some unique food for you two adults to taste." Chang An said, "But you two adults will need to wait for a while."

"Of course I am not afraid of waiting." Censor Zhang twisted his beard and said with a smile, "Since Mr. Chang is so enthusiastic, I will tell you something."

Chang An asked, "Please speak, Censor Zhang."

"Some of the guests here are here to look for you," said Censor Zhang.

Chang An thought about it for a while, then understood, and then said respectfully: "Then the two adults, please take a seat first, I will ask someone to bring some snacks and candies."

After the two adults were seated, Chang An looked at the door again. When there were no more guests for the time being, he took Gu Li to the main hall and sat down. Chang An picked up a snack in front of him and threw it into his mouth, while Gu Li took out a handkerchief, took his hand, and wiped the sweat off it.

Chang An was holding a cake in his other hand, staring blankly at Gu Li. She seemed to have noticed Chang An's gaze, so she said:

"Chang Lang has welcomed so many guests today and performed so many formalities. His hands are sweating."

"Mrs. Gu?"

"Hey."

"Look up," Gu Li looked up obediently, and then Chang An continued, "Open your mouth."

As soon as Gu Li opened her mouth, she felt a relatively soft square object stuffed into her mouth. She frowned and looked at Chang An with a resentful look.

Chang An was stunned for a moment, then he understood what Gu Li meant. He quickly reached out and broke off the half of the cake that was not stuffed into Gu Li's mouth, while his other hand was still catching the fallen crumbs below.

Gu Li then contentedly chewed the half piece of cake in his mouth. Chang An threw the cake crumbs that fell on his hands to the ground, and Gu Li then wiped Chang An's hands.

"Prime Minister Song!" At this time, Chang An heard someone exclaim, and he looked up towards the door.

"Greetings, Prime Minister Song." Everyone present stood up and bowed to Song Jing.

Chang An and Gu Li also stopped what they were doing, stood up, and saluted at the same time:

"Greetings, sir (Prime Minister Song)."

"Yonghe, Madam Gu." Song Jing also responded and walked forward with a smile, "I wonder if there is still a seat for me today?"

"Of course there are." Chang An replied, "Sir, you can sit with Censor Zhang and Minister Zhou. Some new food will be served later."

"Okay." Chang An brought Song Jing to Censor Zhang and Prime Minister Zhou, and extended his hand to invite them to sit down.

But Song Jing took his hand and sat down with him. Some people present were stunned: this is the prime minister, second only to the emperor, and yet he took a junior to sit down with him.

Everyone, including Gu Li and Chang Wenmeng, felt surprised at this moment.

"You and I are teacher and student, but we have never eaten at the same table. Why don't we eat together today during the festive season?"

Song Jing said with a smile, and then waved to Gu Li again. Gu Li thought she was calling someone else, but when she looked around, she found that she was the only one there. Then she pointed at herself, indicating whether she was looking for her again. Song Jing smiled and nodded slightly.

So, Gu Li came over and sat next to Chang An.

At this time, the servants also came with a plate of dumplings and placed them on each table. The guests looked at this new food and felt very curious.

"Yonghe, what is this?" Song Jing asked curiously.

"This is dumplings, a kind of food made by students. It is most suitable for eating during various festive seasons." Chang An introduced with a smile.

"Dumplings are especially suitable to be eaten on New Year's Day today, because dumplings are shaped like ingots, which symbolizes the attraction of wealth and fortune."

"Hmm..." Song Jing nodded, picked up a dumpling and said, "Then I'll try it."

He placed the dumplings on the vinegar plate beside him, dipped them lightly, and then put them in his mouth and chewed them. Then, Song Jing nodded with satisfaction and praised:

"It's really delicious. Even delicacies from land and sea pale in comparison to these dumplings."

After seeing Song Jing give such a high evaluation, Zhang Yushi and Zhou Chengling were also curious, so they picked up their chopsticks and each picked up one and put it in their mouths. After eating, they also exclaimed in amazement.

At this time, the servants and maids appeared in the front yard again, each holding a pot of Tusu wine in their hands, and placed them in front of the guests one by one, just like the dumplings.

Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and Tu Su wine is naturally an indispensable part of the celebration.

After the guests took the Tusu wine, they poured themselves a glass and drank it, even Chang An and Gu Li drank one glass together. However, since Tusu wine was mainly brewed with spicy ingredients, and Gu Li couldn't eat spicy food due to lung disease, she coughed a few times, which startled Chang An and he quickly helped her to calm down.

The banquet lasted for almost a day. At 3 p.m., Song Jing left early because he had to attend a grand court meeting. As for the other guests, they left when they had enough or went to the next house to continue eating.

Chang An and Gu Li also accompanied the guests until the evening and had dinner at the same time.

After taking a bath, the two sat in the room. Gu Li pinched Chang An's hand and said, "Didn't Chang Lang say that there weren't many guests at home? But there are still a lot of people today."

"I don't know either. It may be because of what happened last time we went to the Prime Minister's Mansion." Chang An said.

"Chang Lang is so powerful that even those high-ranking officials come to find Chang Lang on their own initiative." Gu Li also started to flatter him at this time.

Chang An smiled. Gu Li pinched a certain spot on his shoulder at this time. He suddenly gasped in pain, and Gu Li was so scared that he quickly let go of his hand.

"Chang Lang, what's wrong with you?" Gu Li asked nervously.

But after she finished speaking, she seemed to have thought of something, and reached out her hand to gently pull open his clothes. At this time, she saw a tooth mark on Chang An's shoulder near his neck.

really!

Gu Li's face immediately turned red again. He stretched out his finger and gently touched the wound, and asked somewhat embarrassedly, "Does it hurt, Chang Lang?"

"It's okay, it usually doesn't hurt." Chang An put on his clothes and replied.

"I'm sorry, Chang Lang, I... I didn't mean it..." Gu Li bit her lip. She knew that the teeth marks must have been made by her last night, but she didn't know when she made them.

"It's okay, it doesn't hurt anymore." Chang An stretched out his hands and rubbed Gu Li's face, saying,

"Besides, this is because Gu Niang loves me, so it is left here to prove that she loves me."

Gu Li raised his eyes and said shyly: "Then...then Chang Lang, can you bite me too..."

Chang An raised his eyebrows. Seeing that Chang An was thinking wrongly, Gu Li quickly said, "Chang Lang, you are thinking wrongly! What I said was... just a bite, not what you think!"

Chang An finally reacted, hugged Gu Li and said, "I won't bite. This mark of mine proves that Gu Niang's love for me is deeper than my love for Gu Niang."

"If I took a bite, wouldn't that be the other way around?"

Gu Li heard this, stretched out his fingers and pinched Chang An's waist, and said coquettishly:

"Only Chang Lang can talk..."