Xianzong's gaze towards Gu Xinglang changed again, and he suddenly wanted his son-in-law to die.
Gu Xinglang was even more confused and asked Yu Xiao: "What happened?" The king of a country apologized to a minister? Was the emperor really fooled?
Xianzong hesitated for a moment. He still had the courage to admit his mistakes, but this was his son-in-law. Was it worth it for the father-in-law to apologize to him? He had raised his daughter with great difficulty, but now this boy had gotten her. So what if he beat him up?
Seeing Xianzong staring at Gu Xinglang, Yu Xiaoxiao asked, "What are you waiting for?"
Seeing that the father and daughter were serious about apologizing, Gu Xinglang waved his hand at Emperor Xianzong and said, "Your Majesty, I dare not."
Xianzong said disdainfully: "I don't dare to do it, so why should you not dare to do it?"
Yu Xiaoxiao patted Gu Xinglang on the shoulder and said, "That's right, sit still."
Jing Mo, Zuo You, and a room full of servants and attendants were watching the show attentively. This was probably the only time in their lives they would see a show where the emperor apologized to his subjects.
Xianzong cleared his throat.
Yu Xiaoxiao said impatiently: "How hard can it be to say sorry?"
Xianzong said to Gu Xinglang very solemnly: "I know that I have wronged you this time. Let's put it this way. All the people in your Gu family will be reinstated. As for Zhao Beicheng, I will definitely punish him severely."
Yu Xiaoxiao snorted. Is this an apology? It seems that this tyrant is not good at anything except sleeping with women.
Gu Xinglang was stunned and asked Emperor Xianzong, "What does Your Majesty mean?"
"Gu Chen will remain the Marquis of Zhenguo in the future, and Gu Xingnuo and Gu Xingyan will be..." Emperor Xianzong paused when he said this. He couldn't remember what official positions Gu Xingnuo and Gu Xingyan held before, so he simply said, "They will be promoted to a higher rank, and the women of the Gu family will have their imperial decrees restored. Uh, are you satisfied with what I have done?"
What could Gu Xinglang be dissatisfied with?
After hearing what Xianzong said, Yu Xiaoxiao thought that a promotion was a good compensation, so she asked Gu Xinglang, "What official position did our eldest brother and second brother hold before?"
Xianzong also wanted to know.
Gu Xinglang said: "My eldest brother and second brother are both first-class generals. If they are promoted to the next level, they will be granted titles." After saying this, Young Master Gu looked at Emperor Xianzong. Did his father-in-law really want to grant titles to his two brothers?
Xianzong was stunned. Emperors were averse to giving generals who led troops too high titles, because it would easily make these people overpower the emperor. Therefore, among the four generals of the Gu family who had worked hard and made great contributions, only Gu Chen was granted the title of nobility.
Yu Xiaoxiao saw that her father remained silent after Gu Xinglang finished speaking, and asked Xianzong: "You don't want to regret it, do you?"
Xianzong always felt sad when he wanted to go home and be with his daughter.
Yu Xiao: "Do you really want to go back on your word? Isn't it said that the emperor's words are golden?" If even the emperor's words can sound like farts, then who else can she trust in this world?
Xianzong said, "Are you asking for an official position on behalf of his family?"
Yu Xiaoxiao pointed at Gu Xinglang's feet and asked her father to see them.
Xianzong looked down at Gu Xinglang's feet which were still unable to move.
Yu Xiao: "How do you think you are going to compensate for the trauma of the emperor? You said that Xiao Gu's innocence was tarnished, so why don't you restore his innocence? Xiao Gu is not only a victim of the emperor, but also has psychological trauma!" Yu Xiaoxiao used her limited historical knowledge and said to Emperor Xianzong righteously: "Do you think you can just erect a memorial archway and call it a day?"
Everyone in the room felt that there seemed to be something wrong with this statement.
Xianzong's head hurts just thinking about his daughter.
Gu Xinglang was no better than Xianzong, and asked Xianzong, "Your Majesty, how do you know that the person who framed me was Zhao Beicheng?"
This son-in-law is really not likable! Xianzong still wants to go home. If he forces him to tell the story again about how he, the emperor, was deceived by his subjects, then this kid named Gu will be happy, right?
Yu Xiao: "Zhao Beicheng said it himself..."
"A title." No matter how shameless Xianzong was, he couldn't let his daughter reveal her dark history in front of Jing Mo and Zuo You. He interrupted Yu Xiaoxiao and said to Gu Xinglang, "I will issue an order tomorrow. Gu Chen will go to Wangxiangguan in a few days. He is still the commander of the Xiangguan."
When Gu Xinglang heard Emperor Xianzong say he would issue an edict, he knew that the matter was set in stone and could not be changed. "I thank Your Majesty for your grace," Gu Xinglang said as he was about to kneel down to express his gratitude.
Xianzong reached out his hand to support Gu Xinglang again and said, "Forget it, no need to bow. Just treat Linglong well in the future."
Yu Xiaoxiao pressed Xianzong's shoulder and directly pushed her father to sit next to Gu Xinglang, saying, "Okay, let's forget about it, let's eat."
Xianzong took a look at the food on the table and said, "This is the food they have already eaten. Do you want me to eat this?"
Yu Xiaoxiao was very straightforward. She picked up a large meatball and stuffed it into Xianzong's mouth, saying, "It's good to have something to eat. People should cherish their blessings."
The leader of the secret guards wanted to test for poison, but when he saw Emperor Xianzong rolling his eyes due to choking, he swallowed his words back. The meatballs had already entered the emperor's mouth, so even if they were poisonous, there was nothing he could do.
Yu Xiaoxiao said to Xiaozhuang, Xiaowei, and the four secret guards, "You guys can sit down and eat too."
Xiaozhuang and Xiaowei sat down at the table next to them, picked up chopsticks and started eating.
The four secret guards dared not move. How could they sit down to eat when Emperor Xianzong was sitting down to eat? At least they should maintain a sense of awe for a creature like the emperor, right?
Gu Xinglang carefully confirmed with Emperor Xianzong: "Your Majesty, can my grandfather and brother really return to Wangxiang Pass?"
Xianzong finally swallowed the big meatball in his mouth, looked at Gu Xinglang with disdain, and said, "Why don't you believe what I said?"
Yu Xiaoxiao said to Gu Xinglang, "That's good now. Grandpa and Big Brother are all fine. Let's eat. We don't have to pay anyway."
Jing Mo couldn't hold the wine glass in his hand anymore. The point is not the meal money, okay? !
Gu Xinglang looked at his wife. Ever since he married Yu Xiaoxiao, every day seemed like a dream.
Zuo You frowned and said to Yu Xiao, "Didn't you go out to buy sugar-roasted chestnuts? Why did His Majesty come? Why was the Gu family's case overturned? What did you do?"
Everyone wants to know these questions.
Yu Xiaoxiao swallowed the food in her mouth and said, "Xiaozhuang and Xiaowei and I went to jail, and then I took my father to jail. Zhao Beicheng admitted this himself."
Jing Mo said: "Why did Zhao Beicheng plead guilty?"
Zuo You said, "Princess, what did you do to Zhao Beicheng?"
Everyone was wondering, is Zhao Beicheng still alive?
Yu Xiaoxiao wanted to say that his father wanted to kill him, but suddenly he remembered what he had promised Zhao Beicheng, so he changed his mind and said, "Because he felt sorry for my little Gu, he decided to atone for his sins."
Everyone wants to ask Her Royal Highness, do you think we look like fools? Even a three-year-old child can't be fooled by such a question, okay? !
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