After the morning court the next day, Gu Changqing headed straight to Qingliang Hall under the guidance of An Dehai.

After returning to the Gu family last night, he learned about the humiliation of the old lady in front of the Chu family's door, and naturally he also learned about the injury of An Dehai in order to protect the old lady.

The two walked one after another, and from time to time they said a few gossips, "That day, Eunuch An, for being at the door of Chu's house, I will never forget this friendship."

An Dehai was shocked. He never expected Gu Changqing to say such things for the old lady of the Chu family, and he felt a lot of emotion for a while.

"You are polite. The old lady of the Chu family and the old slave are also kind. Now that the old lady returns to the capital, the old slave is naturally happy. How dare you say the word "responsible"?"

Mr. Gu had already spread the relationship between the old lady of the Chu family and the emperor last night, and Prince Rong and An Dehai were straightened out.

But even so, An Dehai is now the eunuch in the Mainland, and it is really admirable to be able to stand up for the old lady like this.

Gu Changqing pulled out a stack of silver notes from his sleeve and stuffed them into An Dehai's hand. "Please accept it, this is the official's wish."

An Dehai immediately refused, but he could not resist Gu Changqing, and finally accepted the bill.

"The situation in the palace is a bit strange now. The Empress is more than three months pregnant, and the Emperor is not concerned about it. But yesterday I heard that Concubine Liu was one month pregnant, but I was very happy. This made the Empress feel very sad. Fortunately, the Emperor was still awake and finally chose to talk to the Empress."

An Dehai intentionally told him these things because he was afraid that he would anger the emperor in words.

"Thank you, Eunuch An, for your reminder."

As the two of them were talking, they had already walked to the front of the hall. A sharp-eyed eunuch had already come in to report. When the two of them climbed up the stairs, the eunuch had already said respectfully: "Your Majesty, please come in."

Gu Changqing and An Dehai nodded before entering the hall.

What surprised him was that in addition to the emperor and him, there was also His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the hall.

His Royal Highness, who is gentle in character and reliable in doing things, is a virtuous crown prince among all officials. It is precisely because of this that he has received the full support of the Gu family.

"The emperor is the one who is the one who has seen the prince." Gu Changqing knelt on the ground and bowed.

Emperor Qinghe felt much better when he saw Gu Changqing, "Get up quickly. I heard that you have done a lot of great things in Linzhou. Not only has the people of Linzhou praised them, but even Lord Qian praised you when he returned to Beijing to report his work."

Gu Changqing stood up and bowed again and said politely: "Thank you for your praise, I am just following my duty."

Emperor Qinghe smiled happily on his face, but he had to re-evaluate Gu Changqing's value in his heart.

This kid is talented and smart, and he is cautious in his work without leaving any trace. Even handling Han Qinian so quickly, it shows that he will be of great use in the future.

It would be great to give him a marriage to Chu Yu.

"Okay, okay, you're such a young talent." Emperor Qinghe said, then he turned his eyes to the gentle prince Lu Fengzi, who was as gentle as jade, and his heart was mixed.

Although this child is from the Chu family, he has a strong ability to do things, not even worse than Gu Changqing. If he had not appeared by his side in such an identity, he would have become a famous minister after a little polishing.

It's a pity...

Queen Chen is pregnant again. If she gives birth to a prince this time, the position of the prince will inevitably be replaced.

After all, although he did not want to make Concubine Liu's son the crown prince, he would not give the Northern Qi Dynasty to others.

"The prince and Changqing have known each other since childhood. You are of the same age and have similar abilities. Now that Changqing has returned to Beijing to serve, you must move more in the future."

Emperor Qinghe's words of encouragement were heard in Lu Fengzi's heart, but they encouraged him to make friends with the Gu family and prepare for his future ascension to the throne.

For a moment, I felt that my father loved him so much that he had to be more conscientious.

"I understand. In the future, I will discuss with Lord Gu in terms of government affairs."

Emperor Qinghe nodded with satisfaction, and after talking about it, Gu Changqing was asked to explain several major events in Linzhou in detail.

Gu Changqing explained in detail without any emotion. However, when Emperor Qinghe and His Royal Highness heard it, they were extremely shocked.

Especially when talking about the relationship between Han Zhiyu and Princess Yongning, Emperor Qinghe was really shocked and angry.

He never expected that the person who handed over half of the military power of Northern Qi actually had an illegitimate daughter with the enemy princess.

Fortunately, Han Qinian is dead, and the matter was exposed, so there is no greater loss.

Otherwise... the consequences are really unimaginable.

His Highness the Crown Prince assisted the emperor in handling matters in the court, which was nothing more open and secretly fought between ministers, and there were fewer such life and death matters.

Now that I heard Gu Changqing's words, I was so scared.

"Where is Han Zhiyu now?" Emperor Qinghe Wen was angry.

Gu Changqing immediately bowed and apologized, "Report to the emperor that I had taken her into the prison of the government office. When I heard that Princess Yongning personally brought people to rob the prison, she focused all her attention on the eldest princess. However, I didn't expect that Princess Jianning, who failed to rob the prison, was actually a bargain. When did she sneak into Linzhou, she didn't know when Princess Jianning who sneaked into Linzhou."

Speaking of this, Gu Changqing knelt down and apologized, "I only care about preventing Princess Yongning and successfully injured her. However, I didn't expect... Princess Jianning would join forces and take the person away."

Emperor Qinghe waved his hand casually, "You get up first, you can't blame you for this matter. It's already a great achievement to be able to seriously injure Princess Yongning. I think Princess Yongning's rapid withdrawal should be related to the fact that Han Zhiyu was kidnapped by Princess Jianning."

Emperor Qinghe rubbed his temples and looked a little tired, "Forget it, it's best for you to return to Beijing safely now. Later, you will go to Shuntian Mansion to take office."

Emperor Qinghe has been bothering about Concubine Liu's body these days, or taking care of herself in front of the queen, hoping that she could give birth to a prince.

If you do this kind of thing, you feel that it is a bit more difficult than dealing with the government.

At this time, I was really tired after listening to the past in Linzhou for a long time.

Gu Changqing and Lu Fengzi looked at each other, "I will leave first."

Emperor Qinghe did not speak, but waved his hand casually.

Gu Changqing quietly withdrew from the hall, and soon Lu Fengzi also withdrew.

In the sunshine, when the two looked at each other again, there was a smile in each other's eyes.

"Congratulations to Changqing for returning to Beijing." Lu Fengzi bowed and said, "Tonight, he held a banquet at Yueyang Tower to welcome Changqing."

Gu Changqing nodded and replied, "Okay, I will definitely arrive on time."

Looking at Gu Changqing's straight back as he left, Lu Fengzi felt a little relieved.

During the period when he was away, Lu Liunian and the Liu family focused all their attention on themselves, which really made him overwhelmed.
Chapter completed!