C47 (1/2)
From that day on, when the Emperor brought her back to the palace, he had once thought about giving up when she had disappeared into the many layers of palace walls and courtyards. He still treated her as a free and unrestrained feudalism and there were many people in the capital who wanted to be with his girl.
They hadn't known each other for long, but he knew Liu Yue too well. He knew what she had lost after entering the palace, and he knew what she had longed for.
So he came and came to her side and looked at her and looked at her and helped her.
”feudalism, we're here.”
The carriage stopped, and the coachman respectfully stood outside and lifted the curtain for her.
Outside the carriage, it was already pitch black except for the two red lanterns hanging above Feng Mansion's vermillion main door. The two words ”Feng Mansion” were written in front of the door.
He got off the car and was greeted by the butler
”Young master, you're finally back. The old master is here.”
He frowned and strode towards the manor.
His father was also the Prime Minister Gu, ever since he did not walk the path of an official and insisted on doing business, he had broken off all relations with him. He had never been to the Feng Mansion before, so he must have heard about the news while standing guard in the mansion tonight.
The father and son had been estranged from each other for many years, so they were sitting in the main hall. They looked at each other and didn't want to speak first.
Cough cough cough …
Prime Minister Gu took a sip of tea and cleared his throat, breaking the silence.
”When do you plan to move back to the Prefecture?”
Hearing that, Gu Nanfeng laughed sarcastically, he turned around and asked Lan Yu who was pouring tea, and spoke with a frivolous tone.
”Would you like to look back?”
”From the moment this servant followed feudalism, I have been living in this Feng Mansion. Feng Mansion is this servant's home, and this servant will not go anywhere else.”
Her heart nearly jumped out of her throat as she said these words. It was not that she was not afraid of the Prime Minister Gu, but she knew Gu Nanfeng's motive for pushing her out.
Gu Nanfeng smiled in satisfaction, carefully caressing Lan Yu's face, he said to Prime Minister Gu.
”Look, it's not that I don't want to move back to the Residence, it's just that my family members aren't used to it.”
”You …” Seeing him like this, the Prime Minister Gu was so angry that his beard rose, and he was helpless to do anything.
”Forget it, forget it. I don't want to move back.” ”The Emperor has already agreed to your request, and will recruit more troops to form an elite army. Father only has one request for you, and this military power must be in your hands.”
In the past few years, he had always been restrained by the Zhen Clan in the imperial court. It was just that he did not have a single soldier under his command, so he was not taken seriously. Now, his own son finally understood. If he was willing to help him in the court, he would naturally be like a tiger that had grown wings.
”Father, you know where my ability lies. How can I control this army when I am at the top? ”I gave two taels of silver to the imperial government. Whether the imperial government would increase the military strength or benefit the people, this is something the emperor wants to decide. Neither you nor I can make a decision.”
Prime Minister Gu was silenced by his words, he could not say a single word. In a fit of rage, he suddenly stood up and left without saying a word.
The butler followed, panting heavily
”Master, master, please calm down. ”If this young master is willing to enter the imperial court, it would at least mean that he has taken a step forward.”
How could the Prime Minister Gu not know of this logic?
”The young master hasn't decided yet. Wait until we find a lady suitable for him and then give him the marriage. A man can get married first, then get married, and never change.”
Prime Minister Gu seemed to be moved as he instructed the butler.
”Find out who has the right girl. ”I will enter the palace another day and ask the Emperor to propose marriage. Even if he doesn't obey, he still has to comply.”
Prime Minister Gu was naturally a ruthless person.
Gu Nanfeng suddenly sneezed twice, and a bad premonition arose in his heart.
When Prime Minister Gu said this, the butler did not need to investigate. Just by releasing the news, the threshold of Feng Mansion was trampled to pieces by the matchmaker. In just a short period of time, the capital had families that were waiting to be married off, and all of them entrusted matchmakers to connect to them. Every day, there were no more than a hundred people, but there were also dozens of people who came to visit.
An awe-inspiring blind date, comparable to a talent show. After the steward had no other choice, he made layers of tests and layers of selections, picking out the most outstanding girls from the hundreds of people present. Originally, he was doing this in secret from Gu Nanfeng. The result was unexpected, Gu Nanfeng was also passionate about it. Or it could be that he would not reject anyone, he could meet anyone, and he wanted both of them to be beautiful. So much so that the butler began to doubt his own proud sense of beauty.
It was a selection of thousands of choices. In the end, they chose ten ladies with outstanding appearances, whose families were extremely good, and brought them in front of Gu Nanfeng.
Gu Nanfeng waved his fan and lightly walked in front of the ten ladies.
His eyes flashed, and all the girls immediately blushed. Their hearts beat faster as they didn't dare to look him in the eye.
He walked around, looked around, and said to the butler:
”These girls all have their own talents. Our Feng Mansion is lacking in beauties. You should already marry this master and let them bloom in Feng Mansion in unison. ”
All the girls gasped, timid, and disappointed at the same time. Gu Nanfeng completely ignored the butler as he walked away with his fan in hand.
The butler realized that Gu Nanfeng was mocking him and sweated profusely as he quickly sent the girls away. He was confused.
How could any girl match up to the background of the Gu Estate? The prime minister of the imperial court, the favored Consort Xin of the harem, and the wealth of the feudalism's side were all completely muddled, that's why they did such a thing.
When he went to ask for forgiveness from the Prime Minister Gu, he did not expect that not only did he not receive any punishment, he even received a prize. He didn't know which was real and which was fake. He didn't know what he should do.
Prime Minister Gu rubbed his nose, looking at the direction the butler left in satisfaction. He did not truly want to marry into the Gu family from a woman chosen from the common people. What he wanted was to create momentum and build up the momentum so that Gu Nanfeng could marry into the emperor so that he could have the emperor gift him with marriage.
With this marriage bestowed upon him, no matter how much courage his son had, he would not dare to disobey the decree.
The effect of Prime Minister Gu's move was not good. After the morning assembly the next day, he was left alone by the Emperor, following him to Imperial Mansion.
In this Imperial Mansion, the windows were bright and clean. Long Yan could smell a faint fragrance that assaulted his nostrils, and all he could see was the majesty of the imperial family. The Eunuch An took a chair for him and invited him to take a seat.
Only now did he realize that within the hall, there was a woman who was drying her brush and ink on a low table by the window. When she saw them enter, she greeted them with a smile …