The husband's son-in-law

Outside the gate of Li's courtyard.

The head of the caravan straightened his clothes and raised his hand to knock on the door. The four people behind him looked at the door timidly and anxiously. This was the cousin/uncle's house they were going to defect to.

The first time I knocked on the door, there was no answer.

The four of them looked panic-stricken, what would they do if no one was there or thought they were too young/brothers didn't want them?The journey was so far that they couldn't remember the way.

The boss knocked a second time, this time with a little more force.

After a while, a voice came from far and near: "Here we come."

Mother Lan had just delivered breakfast to the back room with a food box. After walking a few steps, she heard the door outside. Also with four beggar-like children.

"This is Li's house, who are you looking for?" Mother Lan asked politely.

The person in charge replied: "Years ago, Mrs. Li of your mansion asked me to run errands to Ningping County to deliver a letter. After our caravan came back in the next year, someone from Ningping County asked me to send these four children over."

When Mother Lan heard this, she immediately opened the door, and let the first four people in charge come in and wait, and said, "Thank you for your hard work. I'll call back first, please wait here."

"it is good."

Those who are in charge of traveling all over the world to do business and buy goods have also seen rich and wealthy families, especially those who are in business, the more they are far away from the capital, the houses are beautifully built, and there are crowds of servants in front of and behind the houses. Mr. Gu of the Li family looks like a washerwoman in this room.

Still poor.

But poor, that is also an official, those gentry-style masters have to bow their heads and bow their heads in front of the officials to make a smile.

The four-and-a-half-year-old children of the Su family dare not move. Why is this house so big? It is still full of blue bricks and tiles. I thought the yard rented by the Wang family in the prefecture and county was big enough, but I didn't expect this house in Beijing to be even bigger and more beautiful. .

After a while, footsteps were heard inside.

Li Da came out first and thanked the head of the caravan. Looking at the four people who came on the road behind, their faces were dirty, and it could be seen that they were all half-grown children.

"I'm home." Li Da said in a bad mood.

Li Zhouzhou came out late, and he put Fubao on the crib. He met four children, the tallest one reached his ears, the shorter one reached his chest, and his hair was messy and his clothes were covered in dust. They rushed over along the way Designation has suffered a lot.

"Is there any hot water in Mother Lan's pot? Boil more hot water, wash your hands and face and eat." Li Zhouzhou didn't ask the four of them if they had eaten, and arranged for them all.

Mother Lan responded, and went to work in the kitchen in the front.

The person in charge waited for the master's family to make arrangements, then bowed his head and nodded in salute, addressing Mrs. Gu and Mrs. Li.Li Zhouzhou and Li Tianran are polite, so that they don't have to be polite, and they also want to thank him for running all the way to bring people to Beijing.

The troubles of bringing goods to Beijing are different from seeing people deliver them.

Li Da greeted the manager to come in for a cup of tea and sit down for a meeting.The person in charge was not polite, after all, there was an official in the Li family, and it was a good thing to have more contacts, so he bent his waist lower and made a gesture, meaning Li Da went first, and he followed him into the main room half a body behind.

Gu Zhao arranged for the four of them to go to the west side house that had been packed early.The former owners of the East and West Wings were all guest rooms arranged by the owner, and the room was fully furnished. At that time, Li Zhouzhou vacated a room in the East Wing as his husband's study, and moved all the beds in the West Wing.

Now four of them are here.

There are two rooms in the west wing, one sleeps two people.

Li Zhouzhou was worried about Fu Bao on the crib, and he didn't have a polite chat with the four of them. He directly led them into a room on the west side. When the four of them saw the strangeness, they were afraid and trembled, so they were at ease when they were together. Said: "Wash up and have breakfast later, and I will come back to talk about other things after I finish eating. You should rest your feet first."

The manager sat down for less than a cup of tea and got up to leave. When he left, he said that he would deliver goods at the end of each year. He happened to pass by Ningping County, so it was a good way.

Li Da forcefully stuffed three liang of silver to thank the person in charge.

Along the way, people sent four people over, and they were in charge of food, drink, and housing, and they had to pay for it anyway.

When the people left, Li Da talked to Zhou Zhou about the money, Li Zhouzhou said that it should be done, he showed Fu Bao to his father for a while, "I'll go find my old clothes, I can change them after I wash them. "

"They should be able to wear your old clothes, I see there are still eleven or twelve? You are too young, can this work?" Li Da thought it was a child.

Li Zhouzhou: "Maybe he looks young, but he's still young."

He went to the house to look for clothes, the clothes that can be left now are all good ones, those patched clothes have already been dismantled to make curtains, there are many brown clothes in the house, it is no problem to pick up four sets and get them out.

After Li Zhouzhou found his clothes, he saw Lan's mother carrying a hot water bucket to deliver hot water.

"Let them wash their hands and faces first, and have a meal. If there is not enough bun porridge left in the morning, then cook a pot of noodles, cut some braised meat and braised duck, and put them in. It doesn't need to be too delicate. It's enough to eat eight percent full." It's gone." Li Zhouzhou remembered that he had brought lice all over his body when he went to Su's house before, so he had to wash it off, "When it's done, we'll boil more hot water and wash them off."

Mother Lan responded and went to work.

Fortunately, Fang Liu came back not long after, and helped Lan Mama add water to boil together.

The four members of the Su family didn't dare to say a word loudly even if they were in the same room, they stood cautiously in the middle of the room, they didn't dare to touch the furniture for fear of getting it dirty.

"You guys sit down." Li Zhouzhou came in with his clothes, put them on the bed, looked at the four standing children, and said, "Does Brother Xing believe you?"

The four people from the Su family found their tongues, but they didn't dare to speak. The older ones quickly took out a few letters from their chest and handed them over.

Li Zhouzhou received the letter, didn't read it, and said: "After a while, wash your hands and face and eat first. You guys are coming all the way. You must be in a hurry to eat and drink on the way. Don't eat too much when you eat. The amount of a bowl is first." Get used to it, take a shower after eating and change into clean clothes, I'm talking to you."

The four of them nodded hastily, and each of them was like a dumb person who dared not speak.

Li Zhouzhou didn't force him to speak, he was not in a hurry, he took the letter and went back to the main room, he saw that the message on the envelope was from Mrs. Zhao and put it aside, it was for Mrs. Zhao, Mrs. Zhao came back to read it.

The Gu family's letter was also put aside.

"A letter from my second uncle?"

Li Da asked Zhou Zhou to take it apart and have a look.Li Zhouzhou opened the letter, it was five pages thick, and he knew it was definitely not written by his master. Li Zhouzhou read the letter and said at the beginning that it was written by Oda.

"Xiaotian wrote it, read it quickly." Li Da held Fubao a little higher, and let Fubao who looked like in his arms also look at it.

Li Zhouzhou read the letter.

Oda's ghostwriting is a lot of colloquialism, Xu Xulala, Li Er first said how the family's harvest has been this year, the house has been repaired and replaced with a brick and tile house, and Guangzong's wife gave birth to a girl in September this year——

When writing the letter, it should be before the year, that is, it was born last year.

"Originally, Huaxiang named Osmanthus fragrans, but I thought it was bad. I collided with the Gu family's Yue family, and Guangzong's daughter-in-law also thought it was wrong. Guangzong's wife is a virtuous and capable person, so I know that I can't say it clearly, otherwise Huaxiang will designate it. When she got angry, she said that Osmanthus fragrans collided with her mother-in-law's name. How could her junior doll collide with grandma? If it is disrespectful, Huaxiang changed her words and asked Guangzong's wife to pick it herself. You also know that Guangzong can't read. The same goes for his wife, the two of them stupidly thought about it for a few days and came up with September..."

"Brother, I am also a grandfather now. If there is a chance in the future, I will take Jiuyue to kowtow to her uncle for a new year. I don't know when it will be."

"Everything is fine with Guangzong. His wife has said that he has to work harder to have a son next year."

"It was snowing a few days ago. I thought the snow was falling heavily. I was afraid that the roof would collapse. I went to sweep the snow from the roof of my elder brother. Don't worry, the house is fine. I will take care of it."

"Jian'an is four years old this year, and after the new year is five years old, Huaxiang is urging to send Jian'an to school. I think I still have to wait for two years. I can't follow Gu Chenbi of the Gu family. Gu Chen is already eight years old. Besides, at home I just repaired the house, and after saving for a few more years, the family will be rich, and not everyone is—”

This is a mildew spot, and added: "Lord Gu Zhao."

The tone of the second uncle was used at the beginning, and Liu Huaxiang's tone was changed at the end, saying some beautiful and auspicious words, such as what is a good Chinese New Year, and asking how Li's family is in Beijing.Maybe there wasn't much to say, the man had finished the first part, and Liu Huaxiang squeezed out half a page of auspicious words and it was over.

The following page is Xingge'er's words, explaining the situation of the four members of the Su family, a brother of the grandson of Uncle Su's family, and a boy of the same generation as you and me from Uncle Su's family...

He said that he really couldn't pick out the clever ones, they looked timid and afraid to talk to them, he thought he was too young to teach, and he didn't know if there were too many of them, if there were too many, he would send them back, and there were two older brothers. Son, I was thinking of being pitiful. When I stayed at Su’s house, I always ate with men, and I couldn’t even fill my stomach. When I grow up and marry, I will not be able to find a good family. It’s a pitiful life.

Girls can still choose, but my brother is as poor as the Su family, but there is really no way to choose. When he grows up, he can only marry a poorer family and work as a cow and a horse for the family. For housework, you must do field work, and if you are exhausted and unable to have children, you will be treated harshly. In this cycle, you know what the end will be.

After reading it, Li Zhouzhou realized that among the four people, there were two brothers.

The last page is a letter from Xiao Tian, ​​thank you Uncle Li Zhou Zhou and Master Gu, he is studying medicine in Ping An Town, the master said that he will be able to graduate in three years, and he wants to open a medical clinic in Ning Song Town , the master told him about a daughter-in-law, he asked his dad about the situation during the Chinese New Year, and if things go well, they can get married next year.

It's all happy.

Li Da finished listening and said: "The letter will end next year, so it will be this year. Daddy Xiaotian has survived and his life is getting better and better. And Guangzong has also become a father. I have to reply to the letter, and I will entrust the caravan to bring him back this year." Go back, there are some gifts."

"I know." Li Zhouzhou took a pen and paper to write. My father wanted to say something now, so he wrote it now. Anyway, the four children were still eating.

Li Da didn't say much, just a few words, congratulations Li Er for having a granddaughter, everything is fine, Li Jian'an is young, you are right, Fang has been studying for two years, the money in the house is more stable, the snow on my roof is tired I will remember you, and if I have a chance in the future, I will go back and have a look.

Li Zhouzhou added some embellishments, such as telling his second uncle to let Guangzong's wife take care of her body first, so that she won't get hurt if she is too tight.He thought for a while, it's better not to write boys and girls, so don't put too much emphasis on it.

Because it’s useless to write, if Guangzong’s daughter-in-law insists on having a boy, it’s useless to talk about it, especially in the village where everyone’s concept is that no boy will be laughed at. Maybe the second aunt’s words were a little disappointed when her daughter-in-law gave birth to a granddaughter. Anyway, the surrounding environment is here, and they are far away, saying that the designated change will not affect anything.

Li Zhouzhou decided to ask the caravan to bring a letter back next time, and to bring a gift to Guangzong's daughter Jiuyue, something more expensive, like a longevity lock, with Jiuyue's name on it, making it more girly.

In this way, if Jiuyue is valued, the second uncle's family will definitely be affected. If this granddaughter is valued, Jiuyue's mother will not treat this girl harshly, will she?

Even if she has a son in the future, this girl will not have a miserable life.

After Li Zhouzhou finished writing, put it aside and tidy it up. Mother Lan said that the young masters had finished eating and washed, and there was hot water in the pot.

"I gonna go see."

The door of the west wing was opened, and the smell of the food was gone. Seeing someone coming, the four members of the Su family immediately stood up properly. Their faces were all washed clean. Li Zhouzhou didn't see any of them It's brother.

"Now let's talk about their names one by one. What is your father's name? I'm Li Zhouzhou, and I'm your cousin and uncle." One brother is an uncle and grandson, so he is younger than him generation.

The four of them still had the taste of meat in their mouths after eating enough. Even if it was Chinese New Year, they couldn't eat a big bowl of white noodles, not to mention that there were large slices of braised duck meat in each bowl, which was delicious.

They could also see Hun Xing in the prefectures and counties before, and they were left over from the business. The four of them couldn’t find the tongues that ate the bowls. They thought it was a good day in their dreams. If they could stay in the prefectures and counties Help Brother Shitou, they can do whatever they want.

But the two refused to accept them, saying they would send them to Beijing.

The four of them have never been to Jingli, and they are really afraid. Jingli is farther than going to Fuxian Road, but Uncle Xing said, if they go to Jingli, they will work quickly and listen to your uncle Zhou Zhou. That is blessed.

The four of them kept these words in their hearts all the time. Those who walked from the prefecture to the capital had their feet soaked, those who slept in the barren mountains and the wild, and those who ate dry food and drank cold water every meal, they also persevered.

In fact, it's not too tiring, it's like working at home.

But following the manager to the gate of the yard, after entering, the four of them were scared and panicked. This room is so big and grand, and it sounds more beautiful than the houses of the old man in the town. They are so clumsy and don't know anything. Yes, what if it is useless and sent back?

So I sat down anxiously, let me eat eight percent full - I don't understand what eight percent full is, but after eating a bowl, even if I'm still hungry and greedy, I don't dare to ask for another bite of rice, so I wash it when I let it.

The four of them waited for the question, and reported their names timidly one by one.

Caoer, Goudan, Shuanzi, Xiaohe.

Cao'er and Xiaohe are brothers, Cao'er is thirteen, Xiaohe is twelve, and Xiaohe is the grandson of uncle.Goudan is Xiaohe's uncle, who also belongs to the eldest son of the Su family. Su Da is older, and the family has the most children, a bunch of them.

Shuanzi belongs to the third family.

Both boys are fourteen or fifteen years old.

After asking their names, Li Zhouzhou matched up with the person and let Cao'er and Xiaohe sleep in this room. The two boys next door slept in the same room. They went to the bathroom to wash up later. He helped them wash their hair well. Grate a grate.

"Cao'er and Xiaohe will be washed first," Li Zhouzhou said.

The two younger ones obediently followed behind Li Zhouzhou.

The bathroom at home is in the side room next to the West Wing. Mama Lan has already filled a large bucket of hot water, the acacia locusts are all ready, and there is also a loofah for washing.

Mother Lan was shocked when she knew that these two were brothers, but she couldn't tell, she didn't leave after adding water, and asked her to serve the two young masters.

"Just call them by name. I'll do the washing. Mama Lan boils more hot water. I don't think one bucket is enough, so I bring over the basin too. Let's wash it with the basin first." Li Zhouzhou has experience in how to wash.

When he used to work in the field, he was as dirty as a clay figurine, and it would not be a waste to soak the bucket of water in the bucket directly. After hitting the acacia, it will be refreshing and clean.

Mother Lan closed the door and went out.

Cao'er and Xiaohe are well-behaved, they take off their clothes as soon as they are asked, very quickly, knowing that they are bathing them, they dare not ask Li Zhouzhou to help, saying that they can wash themselves.

"The hot water in this basin, you two should soak each other and scrub twice first." Li Zhouzhou rolled up his sleeves and looked at the hair of the two, not to mention withered and yellow, and they were all knotted. Fleas and lice, it would take time to deal with them one by one.

"I twisted both of your hair first?"

The two of them are still young, so it doesn't matter if they are shortened.

Cao'er Xiaohe was naturally fine, so he nodded quickly.

After cleaning up, Mother Lan carried the sewage buckets and carried them out one by one. It took more than half an hour for Cao'er Xiaohe to wash his whole body.

The clothes on both of them are clean, the hair length is below the ears, although the hair is frizzy, the scalp is refreshing and not itchy, the two thin faces, and the two pairs of big eyes are looking at Li Zhouzhou, although they can't speak clever words, but they are full of gratitude grateful.

"Go to the yard outside to dry your hair."

Li Zhouzhou said.

When it was the turn of the two boys, Li Zhouzhou couldn't do the washing by himself, and asked his father to look at it for him, "There are too many lice in the hair, if they can't be combed, they should be twisted first."

Li Da also meant the same thing, there was Fu Bao at home, so he had to wash it clean.

The whole morning of Li's yard was spent in scrubbing.

On the other side, Gu Zhao was restrained when having a banquet in the palace, because all the officials present were of higher rank than him, and much older. He was sitting in the back. For some reason, some people came to greet him, mostly because of their seniority. Shen, older, as his elder, praised him with airs.

Not counting pleasantries.Greetings are to compliment each other politely, but now it’s like Chinese New Year, relatives and elders at home, eight aunts and seven aunts praise you: this time the final grades are good, you performed well, and you will have a lot to do in the future.

Gu Zhao only needs to be a humble, low-key and respectful junior, smile and respond, what you said is right.These simple epithets will do.

But smiling is also expensive.

Gu Zhao was sitting with Du Ruoqi, the second elder brother of Yan. When the majesty was still in the future, the banquets held in the open air were relatively loose with officials and princes. lively.

Now all the officials are present in the morning, and the princes arrive a little later. It is almost noon when the emperor arrives, and the banquet begins. Eat, drink, watch singing and dancing performances, and the birthday gifts of the princes. The front stall is almost over, and the emperor will go first. , before leaving, please don't be restrained and have fun together. The officials didn't really come to the banquet. After staying for about half an hour, they will be able to leave the palace one after another.

It's still bright at this time, so it's early.

Sheng went up to rest for a while, and then he could continue to the second stall, this time it was a real family feast.

Afterwards, a banquet was set up, and the concubines with the highest number in the row participated. It was still eating, drinking and watching singing and dancing performances. Longevity is officially over.

The process is like this.

Gu Zhao felt that many people in the open-air banquet were staring at him from behind, and if they greeted him, they would get up and reply politely, and then watched the adults go to the front, assuming that no one was watching him from behind, just sit down calmly.

A set of action pipeline modes.

"Master Gu?"

here we go again.Gu Zhao got up and bowed his hands, "Dare to ask your lord? I just arrived in Beijing, and I don't know you. I hope you can forgive me."

"Fan, Fan Min, Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs." Fan Min said with a smile, "Speaking of which, we have a certain relationship. When Mr. Gu figured out the fertilizer, I was the magistrate of Wannan Prefecture..."

Also talked about Zheng Hui's relationship.

This is talking about the superficial relationship in the official scene, and going around in a circle to get close to the personal relationship.

Gu Zhao was still polite, and talked to Lord Fan, and after a few words, Lord Fan stopped, and bowed his hands towards the gate of the palace. Gu Zhao guessed which Lord was coming again, and saw——

The official uniform of the second rank.

"Master Chu."

"Lord Fan." Chu Ningyuan waved his hand, meaning that you don't need to be too polite.

It turns out that this is Chu Ningyuan, the idol of the humble scholars, Mr. Chu.It was the first time for Gu Zhao to see him. On the day of the imperial examination, all their Jinshi were ruled to stare at their own toes, and had no chance to look at others. Later, they were assigned to work units, so it was even more impossible to meet Mr. Chu who often walked in the palace.

Mr. Chu and Mr. Shi are about the same age, both in their fifties and sixties, with beards and dignified in official uniforms, but Mr. Shi has a serious face and is difficult to approach at first glance, while Mr. Chu is very easy-going and peaceful How kind is it?

A member of the second rank of the imperial court was actually kind and easy-going.Gu Zhao thought it was quite novel.

The big guys all bowed their hands and saluted, Master Chu replied and asked everyone not to be polite, glanced away, and named Yan Jinxin, and Yan Jinxin stepped forward to salute.

Master Chu looked at the younger generation's eyes, looking at Yan Jingxin very lovingly.

"Mr. Yan missed the poem banquet on the fifteenth day last time. I will hold a spring outing and flower appreciation banquet another day, and I will invite Mr. Yan again. This time it is agreed, will Mr. Yan give me this face?" Chu Ningyuan asked jokingly .

Yan Jinxin naturally agreed, and said with a respectful attitude: "On the fifteenth day, I first accepted the teacher's snow appreciation poetry feast, and it is really my fault that I missed Mr. Yan's poetry feast."

"Oh? Master Yan has worshiped the teacher? Who is the teacher?"

"Master Shi, a bachelor of the Imperial Academy, is the teacher of the lower official."

Chu Ningyuan nodded, and said that Shi Mingwen is very knowledgeable, and the Jinshi who is on the same list as me is good, but when it comes to learning, he can't help but think of our number one scholar at that time. , wasted in vain and failed to solve the problems for the Holy One.

All the adults made memorials, saying that it was a pity for Mr. Sun.

Gu Zhao immediately bowed his hands and bowed to Lord Chu, saying that his family teacher traveled around to give lectures to scholars all over the world, and he was preaching and receiving karma to solve doubts.

It means that the teacher is not wasting his ability to do nothing, but also doing practical things for the Holy One.

Chu Ningyuan took a few more glances at Gu Zhao, then smiled and said, "It's good that Sun Mu has another student, that's true, if Sun Mu can recruit a few more heroes like Gu Tanhua, our Dali will naturally have no shortage of talented people." gone."

"Master Chu has praised you. The lower official is only a small piece of gravel. How can you have the talent and ability of Master Chu? If the Holy One needs it, the lower official will do his best to solve the problem for the Holy One."

Chu Ningyuan nodded in satisfaction, and then went to his place in front without staying any longer.As soon as Chu Ningyuan left, the adults who had surrounded Gu Zhao also dispersed.

Gu Zhao and Yan Jinxin sat down, and Du Ruoqi, who was next to him, took a look at Gu Zhao and said, "Mr. Sun accepted you as his apprentice, I can now think of the reason."

"Am I brave?" Gu Zhao asked with a smile.

Du Ruoqi: ...

"a bit."

It has been a long time to see people's hearts, today Gu Zhao rejected Chu Ningyuan's words, stood up for the teacher and defended the teacher, and hoped that he could persist in the same way in the future.Du Ruoqi thought to herself.

Afterwards, Gu Zhaode became quiet, no officials came to visit him, and those envious red eyes were replaced by some other speculative eyes.Until the arrival of the princes.

The younger princes arrive first, eleven ten twenty four.

Gu Zhao looked at the three princes. They were officials bowing to each other. These three young princes were quite imposing, so that the adults did not need to be polite, and took their own seats in the front row after speaking.

The three of them walked with the wind, passing Gu Zhao at this time, Gu Zhao only glanced at it once or twice, what impressed me the most was that the three were in a signal pattern, from short to tall, the tallest one was eye-catching appearance.

Although a bit childish, she has a high nose, deep eyes and fair skin.

Gu Zhao thought that the tallest one was the eleventh prince, but after hearing the ceremony from the officials, he realized that this was the fourteenth prince, the half-breed prince?No wonder.

After that, the sixth prince, the eighth prince, and the fifth prince came together with the second prince, King Kangjun.The fifth prince and the sixth prince are brothers of the same mother. It is reasonable to say that the two are closer, but the fifth prince worked with King Kangjun last year. I heard Zheng Hui said that he took advantage of it for nothing. Now it seems that the fifth prince is still the same in front of the second prince. He looks like a younger brother, not arrogant.

It's pretty solid.Gu Zhao thought.

Just as he was about to make a mess, the second prince, King Kang Jun, who was halfway away, turned back a few steps and came to Gu Zhao. Gu Zhao hurriedly saluted him, but King Kang raised his hand to block it, and said, "You are Gu Zhao? Saved Kang Zhao?" install?"

"The lower official is also passing by—" Before Gu Zhao finished speaking, King Kang pulled out a jade ring finger and gave it to him, "This ring finger was given to you when I went to the army personally, thank you Master Gu for saving Kang An .”

Gu Zhao wanted to refuse, but when he saw King Kang's eyes, he changed it, took it with both hands, and said, "Thank you, King, I accept it."

"Well, it's a simple one."

After King Kang finished speaking, he went to the front position.

Gu Zhao took the wrench and felt it was hot, but when he saw King Kang just now, he really saw the gratitude in King Kang's eyes, and he really thanked him for saving Kang'an.

It's just that King Kang didn't explain this finger-pull, but Gu Zhao can guess that it should have been awarded to the second prince by Emperor Kang Jing's joy when he personally conquered and won the battle.

This thing is so precious, but the Second Prince can give it to him now, does it mean that the Second Prince remembers the First Prince's blood relationship in the world, or does it mean that the Second Prince's admiration for the Holy One has actually faded?This finger pull, which was cherished by the baby at the beginning, can now be given away.

King Kang took his seat, stroking his empty fingers, and used to chat and drink with his younger brothers.

Everything that happened at the previous banquet was reported by the eunuch, and Wang Zetian would tell the Holy Majesty again.

"Did the second child give that finger to Gu Zhao?"

"Yes, King Kang said thank you, Mr. Gu, for saving Kang'an." Wang Zetian replied, hearing what His Majesty meant, he was afraid that he would feel paternal towards the second prince again.

After all, they are father and son of flesh and blood.

Emperor Kang Jing nodded, "That's right, that's his elder brother's grandson, and he still remembers his elder brother."

In fact, when I think about it, the relationship between the boss and the second child was the best at the time. The eldest brother took the second child with him in everything he did, and taught the second child to draw bows, archery, boxing and calligraphy, but all the way back, the boss disappeared for no reason. Emperor Jing saw it in his eyes, and was somewhat suspicious at the time, wondering whether the eldest brother was killed by the second child.

But the second child was only young at that time, and the eldest was surrounded by cronies, and when the eldest died, the first thing he suspected was the second——

Could it be that he was wrong?

Emperor Kang Jing had been suspicious of this matter for many years, but he didn't find out the truth. It was always a hurdle in his heart. Now that he saw the second child, he still remembered it.

So after a while at the banquet, it was time for the princes to present gifts.

Basically, they were all calligraphy and paintings, festive ones, blessing characters and so on. King Kang asked his younger brothers to come first, let the younger brothers, the Holy Lord approved with his eyes, and received a thousand calligraphy and paintings of blessings.

When it comes to the Eighth Prince, it is natural to repair books.

The Holy One praised him greatly. In the past, he always mentioned the Hanlin Academy, but now he directly mentioned the reward, and asked Gu Zhao to reply in front of him. I heard that Gu Zhao also studied books.

It's about Gu Zhaohe's comprehensive book revision by Yan Jingxin.

Gu Zhao naturally brought second brother Yan along, and he was telling the truth. In this way, it would be a bit more convenient for scholars from poor peasant families to read.

Emperor Kang Jing's eyes were benevolent, and he praised the two for their good work.

It would be a great joy to show his face in front of the sage for a while and get a compliment.Gu Zhaohe strictly followed the rules, thanked him and went back.

When it was King Kang's turn, King Kang said that he didn't know those words, so he might as well play a sword with his father.

Emperor Kang Jing readily agreed. The sword the eunuch gave was a wooden sword. King Kang played a trick, which brought back many memories of the Holy Majesty. It seems that back then, the second eldest brother followed him, holding a sword and saying that he wanted to mount a horse to drive enemy.

At the end of the sword dance, Kang Jingdi laughed loudly, praised him, and rewarded King Kang with a jade finger.

King Kang Jun gave Gu Zhao the front foot, and not long after the finger was empty, he got a good new one on the back foot.

The banquet was really lively.

Gu Zhao has learned a lot.