Farmer’s Little Girl

   Chapter 3483 Fanwai Gu Zhong 9

But Gu Ji can roughly guess by looking at his expression. I'm afraid it was passed on to Zhou Man. He didn't ask what it was. Anyway, he couldn't ask, he just smiled: "Greet me and Master, wait. I'll go back and say hello to Master when I have time."

  Gu Cai complied, and then sent him away respectfully.

   Gu Cai ran back to report this to Gu Zhong one-to-one, and said worriedly: "Godfather, am I doing something bad?"

  Gu Zhong is very indifferent, "No bad thing, he is your senior brother, it's fine to ask you a few more questions, you should tell him the truth."

"This matter has already passed before Your Majesty, although there is no need to publicize it, but there is no need to hide it." Gu Zhong glanced at Gu Cai and said solemnly: "He is your senior brother, why are you hiding from him? "

  Gu Cai lowered his head and muttered: "Senior brother... he broke up with his godfather when he was in trouble. I don't like him..."

   He paused and then whispered, "I'm a little afraid of him."

   In the beginning, he was not afraid of Gu Ji. The two brothers and sisters used to have a very good relationship. He was much younger than Gu Ji. When he was adopted by Gu Zhong, Gu Ji was already able to do errands alone in the palace.

   At that time, Gu Zhong was going to serve the late emperor, and he was a little servant who studied behind Gu Ji and received a lot of care from his senior brothers.

   Later, Gu Ji went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and was able to be on his own, so Gu Cai came to Gu Zhong to serve and study. . .

  Last time, even a foreign minister like Lord Zhou could take the risk to save his godfather, but his senior brother was the quickest to get rid of it. At that time, Gu Cai felt scared and heartbroken.

  Gu Zhong saw it very openly. He smiled and said: "People don't kill themselves for their own sake. This is the normal state in the palace. What's so scary?"

   "Although he didn't help me, he didn't harm me either," Gu Zhong said with a smile, "So he still calls you brother one day, then he is your brother."

   He said: "Are you stupid? In the future, our father and son will go outside, but living outside is better than living in the palace?"

   "If we don't rely on us, we can't keep our wealth even if we have thousands of dollars," Gu Zhong said: "So there is such a person in the palace, you don't want to continue to maintain a good relationship between the two, and avoid him, aren't you stupid?"

   Gu Cai was stunned, "Well, then I have to treat my brother like before?"

Gu Zhong stared at him for a long time, and finally shook his head and laughed, "You have to keep some feelings in your heart, and some feelings just need to be maintained on the surface. Just remember, don't tell him everything about our father and son."

   Gu Cai replied with a bewildered expression, "Oh."

  Gu Zhong didn't expect him to know immediately, being stupid has the advantage of being stupid.

  Because of Gu Zhong's teaching, when Gu Cai met Gu Ji again, it was more natural. Although he was not as close as before, it was better than hiding when he saw people during this time.

   Speaking from his heart, Gu Ji was relieved.

   He knew that it must have been Master's instructions, but it was better for them to be reconciled than to have a quarrel.

   Zhou Man was unaware of their undercurrents. The next day, she handled government affairs until noon, and the palace began to serve meals. She gave her share to Imperial Physician Lu and others, and then happily went to the Chongwen Pavilion for dinner.

  Although it is a long way to go, eating delicious food always makes people happy.

   There is no meat, but Gu Zhong is also very dedicated. He paid for the pantry to prepare delicious vegetarian dishes. Some vegetarian dishes taste better than meat.

   Zhou Man ate with relish. After he was full, he asked directly, "Just tell me, is there anything I can help you with?"

Gu Zhong was moved, "Lord Zhou is refreshing, I don't hide it, the late emperor was kind and generous, and allowed me to leave the palace, but His Majesty has just ascended the throne, and the affairs of the Taiji Temple have not been handed over clearly, and with His Majesty Longen, I will stay in the palace. in the palace."

"It's just that I'm too old. I went to Dali Temple for a while before, and my body is not good." Gu Zhong sighed: "Although His Majesty Longen is not good at resigning, I am also afraid that my health will turn bad. Your Majesty's business..."

   Zhou Man understood, "You want me to intercede for you and His Majesty to let you out of the palace."

  Gu Zhong said: "Actually, begging with the Empress Dowager is the fastest. It's just that I failed to take good care of the late Emperor when the late Emperor was there. I don't have the face to see the Empress Dowager now."

   Zhou Man thought for a while and said, "Okay, I'll ask for you and Your Majesty."

   Zhou Man can basically see the emperor every day, and the Xiaochao will meet.

   After every small meeting, she was the quickest to leave, her legs and feet were very neat, but today she deliberately got up slowly from her position, and even stood with her hands folded and waited for the others to leave before she started to move.

  Xindi twisted his neck and was about to go out for a walk to give his mind a rest. When he looked up and saw Zhou Man who was dawdling to the door of the hall, he stopped her and said, "Zhou Man, what's the matter with you?"

   Eunuch Wu, who was about to remind the new emperor, stepped aside, and Zhou Man immediately turned back with a smile on his face, "Your Majesty, let me accompany you to take a walk in the garden."

   Cintiq glanced at her and got up.

   It's too far to go to the Imperial Garden. There are a lot of papers today. Xindi didn't plan to waste too much time walking, so he took Zhou Man to the front of the study, where there was a small garden.

The new emperor walked half a step in front of Zhou Man, teaching her as he walked, "Zhou Man, you are now a third rank, you don't have to say anything privately, just bring it up at the court meeting, I am not the prince now, but the emperor. already."

   Zhou Mandao: "But this is a private matter, not a public one. Wouldn't it be better to bring it up at the Xiaochao meeting?"

   Xindi paused for a moment and then asked, "Do you have any personal matters to mention to me?"

  Can Zhou Man still have private affairs?

   Her resignation and asking for leave are considered official duties.

   Zhou Man looked around and whispered, "I'm here to ask for grace for Lord Gu."

   Xindi frowned, "What grace do you ask for?"

   "Let's go out of the palace," Zhou Man said, "Didn't the late emperor mention that Master Gu should go out of the palace?"

  The new emperor was displeased, "I didn't treat him badly, why, he doesn't want to stay and serve me?"

   Zhou Man said bluntly: "If Master Gu was ten years younger, he would definitely be willing, but he is already old now, and he has long lost his desire to fight for power and profit."

   She sighed and said, "Work is too tiring. If I hadn't been young and deeply graced by the late emperor and His Majesty, I would have wanted to resign and wander around."

   Now that the temptation of Shitian to her is not strong, there are only two reasons for her to persist. One is the future development of the Imperial Physician Department; the other is to repay the former emperor and the new emperor.

   Xindi frowned and looked at her, "You are so young, how can you be old-fashioned?"

   Zhou Man said: "Yes, this is the minister's fault. I've been busy with business recently, and I'm really tired. You see, I am young and strong and have the idea of ​​becoming an official, not to mention Lord Gu?"

She said directly: "Lord Gu, there was still the late emperor who was worried about him in the palace, but now that the late emperor passed away, he didn't care much in the palace, he took his son out to live his own life, and also saw the great rivers and mountains of Dajin. Isn't it good? Why do you have to stay in the palace?"

   (end of this chapter)