Gu Yuan still remembered that seven years ago, Mrs. Gu sent him to the academy, hoping that he would study for the imperial examination and gain fame. Many people also told him that his grandmother was doing it for his own good.

But Gu Yuan will never forget that his father once told him to learn how to ride and shoot, so that they can go into battle together as father and son.

When my father was thirteen years old, he abandoned his identity as the prince of Dingyuan Hou and entered the army incognito, rising step by step from a soldier to the youngest commander of the guard post.

He joined the army early, wanting to follow in his father's footsteps and to show his family that he could make a difference on his own.

Gu Yanfei looked at his clear profile profile, his eyes were dark and deep.

In fact, she knew more about her second uncle's thoughts than Gu Yuan did at the moment.

In her previous life, Gu Jian had always looked down upon her eldest son, with the exception of Gu Yunkuang, who was named after her eldest son at that time.

Gu Jian has always been wary and wary of Gu Yuan.

In his previous life, Gu Yuan was not transferred to the Shenji Camp. He would make a great contribution at the end of the next year. He could have been promoted smoothly, but Gu Jian planned to break one of his legs... completely blocking Gu Yuan's future!

In this life, because she saved Duke Wei, Gu Yuan's future also changed due to an unexpected combination of circumstances.

But even if Gu Yuan was transferred to the Shenji Camp, he would only be a member of a fifth-grade household with a thousand households. He shouldn't be able to hinder Gu Jian. Why was Gu Jian so eager to take action?

Just thinking about it, Gu Yanfei felt sorry for her elder brother, raised her hand to brush off a fallen leaf from his shoulder, and then gently stroked his shoulder.

Gu Yuan turned to look at her, and the moment his eyes met hers, they were as gentle as spring water.

"Sister, don't worry, I will protect you!" Gu Yuan raised his hand and gently rubbed the top of Gu Yanfei's hair, his heart became softer.

He is the eldest brother, so he should shield his sister from the wind and rain and protect her!

"Yes." Gu Yanfei smiled brightly at him, her brilliance was stunning, "I will also protect my eldest brother."

The surrounding red plum trees were trembling in the drunken wind at dusk, but they were overshadowed by the bright girl.

Gu Yuan was pleased by his sister's words, his smile deepened, and he ruffled her hair again lovingly.

As the brother and sister spoke, they walked forward, leaving Mingyiyuan behind.

Gu Yuan said with a smile on his face: "Sister, I have been transferred to the capital. When we find an opportunity, let's split up, okay?"

Separating the family is not as simple as just talking about it. In fact, as early as Gu Yuan knew about the real and fake daughter, he was completely disappointed with Mrs. Gu and had the idea of ​​​​separating the family and living alone.

But he also knew that Mrs. Gu and Gu Jian would not agree easily, and the clan would not agree either.

Since the family is to be divided, the eldest daughter's house must occupy the word "reason" and it must be divided beautifully.

Moreover, he also has to consider his sister.

Now that he has been transferred back to the capital, he does not have to stay in the army all year round, and he has enough time to take care of his sister.

"Okay." Gu Yanfei nodded with a smile.

Separation of families is necessary, but not now.

Most of her inner demons in her previous life came from the Gu family and Gu Yunchun. Of course she couldn't just walk away.

Master has said that the biggest enemy of a monk is not heaven and earth, nor others, but himself. On the road of spiritual practice, a monk will be fighting with himself throughout his life. If his concentration is weak and his Taoist mind retreats, his inner demons will take over.

Avoiding, suppressing, forgetting, or resorting to radical killing will not help the inner demons.

What she has to do is to sail against the current in the storm, ride the wind and waves, and keep her mind at the helm.

While they were talking, the brother and sister came to the outer gate.

Juan Bi and Gu Yuan's servant Wutong had already prepared their horses, and the red horse Hongyu and Gu Yuan's black horse seemed to know that they could go out, and they were all eager to try.

The brother and sister went out happily, went to Fengyun Restaurant for dinner happily, and walked happily for half a circle before returning home.

However, as soon as he arrived outside the Hou Mansion, he saw Xiaosi Wutong huddled in the cold wind, waiting anxiously outside the corner door.

"Young Master!" Seeing that the brothers and sisters were finally back, Wutong ran over and said anxiously to Gu Yuan, "Master Marquis, he has taken a trick and wants to impeach you, Young Master..."

Gu Yuan didn't say a word, he just held the reins tightly, his dark phoenix eyes becoming darker and darker little by little, the black horse under his crotch was snorting white air and pacing its hooves neighing.

The sunset has cast its last glimmer, and the sky is as dark as the deep sea.

Gu Jian did hand the zhezi to the palace, and the zhezi was sent to the emperor's court that same day and also reached Chu Yi's hands.

Lanterns were lit in Dongnuan Pavilion, and the candlelight fell softly, making it bright as day.

"First grade of junior high school, what do you think?"

The emperor, who was wearing a bright yellow straight jacket embroidered with a golden dragon pattern, looked up at the young man in white sitting on the other side of the coffee table, then turned to look at the small red clay stove next to him. There was a purple clay pot on the small stove.

There is a slight sound of boiling water.

After the water boiled, the emperor skillfully began to iron the cup, wash the tea, brew, seal the pot, and divide the cups... The whole set of tea-making movements was smooth and elegant.

The colorful parrots on the brass birdstand chirp, creating a warm and relaxing atmosphere.

Chu Yi sat upright on a rosewood Taishi chair, holding the fold in his right hand and browsing through the lines.

The main text of the excerpt is elegant and neat, but when it comes to the inscription, the handwriting becomes distorted. It is obvious that the main text and the inscription were written by two people.

Next to the signature, there is a big red seal representing the Marquis of Dingyuan, as red as blood.

This excerpt was ghostwritten by Mrs. Gu, and was stated in Gu Jian's tone. It started with an impassioned expression of loyalty to the Jing Dynasty and the emperor, and then got to the main topic, showing that Gu Yuan was the queen of the guilty minister Gu Ce.

, Gu Ce surrendered to the enemy and put the country in trouble. The late emperor's favor did not pursue Gu Ce's crime, but the Gu family dare not forget that although Gu Ce's son has some martial prowess, he is brave, foolhardy and stubborn, and it is difficult to be a genius.

Such is the important task of running a thousand households.

There was a lot of eloquent writing on the paper, most of which was hypocritical nonsense. It was summed up in one sentence, which was that mother and son felt that Gu Yuande was not worthy of the position and was promoted too quickly, so they wanted to decline on his behalf.

"Gu Yuan?" Chu Yi's faint eyes fell on the word "Gu Yuan" on the fold, as if he was thoughtful.

Chu Yi didn't recognize Gu Yuan.

But from this excerpt, it can be seen that Gu Yuan was the son of Gu Ce, the first Marquis of Dingyuan.

And Gu Yanfei is Gu Ce's daughter, which means they are biological brothers and sisters.

"Gu Yuan!" the parrot said brightly, his voice so loud that the air seemed to vibrate.

Chu Yi looked at the fat parrot flapping its wings on the bird stand and smiled. His narrow eyes were shining brightly in the candlelight, and his smile was pleasant, soft, and meaningful.

At this time, the emperor also made tea and happened to take this scene into his eyes.

It was rare to see his son showing such an expression. The emperor raised his frost-stained eyebrows, picked up one of the cups of tea, blew on the foam floating on the tea soup, took another sip, and raised his eyebrows with satisfaction.

Because my son likes tea with a stronger flavor, he added five more tea leaves and it is just right now.

"Father, where was Gu Yuan's original position?" Gu Yuan casually placed the fold on the coffee table, and gently hooked the parrot's plush chin twice with his long, jade-like index finger. The parrot was very good at acting coquettishly.

He nuzzled Gu Yuan's fingers obediently.

Gu Yuan was just a small sixth-grade military attache and could not catch the emperor's eye at all. The emperor was also not very clear about it.

The great eunuch who was waiting next to him was always good at understanding the Sacred Heart, and he immediately said with a smile on his face: "Your Highness, Gu Yuan was originally the sixth-rank Qianzong of Xishan Jiuxiao Camp."

After a pause, the chief eunuch continued to explain: "Gu Yuan's promotion to Shenji Camp this time was the intention of Duke Wei. The year before last, when Gu Yuan went to the coast with Jiuxiao Camp to suppress Japanese pirates, the bandit leader led the remaining 30% of the bandits to escape with the golden cicada.

He was on the run, but was spotted by Gu Yuan with his sharp eyes. Gu Yuan and his men waited on the boat, and caught them all in one fell swoop, making their first contribution..."

The chief eunuch had already investigated the ins and outs of the matter before sending this piece of information to Dongnuan Pavilion, in order to respond to possible inquiries from the emperor.

At this point, the eunuch's eyes wandered for a moment, as he could not go on to explain why Gu Yuan did not receive a reward for his merits the year before last. After all, this matter involved the late emperor, and even the emperor could not criticize the late emperor.

After the eunuch finished speaking, the Dongnuan Pavilion became quiet.

Only a subtle crackling sound came from the gauze lamp next to it, and a vague smell of candle oil wafted out, which was instantly overpowered by the elegant scent of incense in the air.

The emperor handed another cup of tea that had just been brewed to Chu Yi. Chu Yi took the tea. The fragrant and mellow tea fragrance penetrated the tip of his nose. It was his favorite Biluochun.

Chu Yi smelled the fragrant fragrance of tea and said to the point: "Noble title."

"In the inheritance of titles, if virtue is not worthy of the title, there will be trouble in the future."

Chu Yi's tone was understated and he didn't mention anyone by name, but with just one sentence he demoted Gu Jian to the dust.

Gu Jian kept saying that Gu Yuan's "morality was not up to par", but in fact the person who was really "undeserving in virtue" was himself.

The eunuch on the side listened and lowered his head silently, obviously understanding.

If the person who inherits the title is not worthy of the title, he will feel guilty and afraid in that position. He is always worried that someone will come to snatch his title. This will lead to suspicion and even unnecessary attacks, causing unrest both internally and externally.

While twirling his beard, the emperor nodded his head at Chu Yi with deep approval and smiled lovingly.

He is smart in the first grade of junior high school, and he can see through it even though he has never seen Gu Jian before, and he can see through this person just based on this clue.

Gu Jian is indeed not as good as Gu Ce.

It should be said that the two brothers of the Gu family cannot be compared at all. One is in heaven and the other is on earth.

In the past, he only thought that Gu Jian was mediocre and incompetent, but now it seemed that he had to add "no tolerance".

"Gu Ce back then... it was such a pity." Thinking of the past events eight years ago, the emperor also felt a little emotional, with complicated emotions in his gentle eyes.

When his eyes fell on Chu Yi, his sadness was swept away, and his whole person became radiant again. Fortunately, his first year of junior high school returned safely!

After Chu Yi took a few sips of tea, he put down the tea cup, looked at the emperor intently, and asked: "What did the emperor think of Gu Ce's surrender to the enemy back then?"
Chapter completed!