That evening, Cai Xiaolian told Gu Shouxin about Gu Xin's thoughts during the day, and laughed, "Renren wanted to make money with Enzi, but in the end, she still has to stand on tiptoe for Xiaoxin."
Gu Shouxin knew that Gu En would neglect his duties and write stories for Gu Ren, so he was already looking for someone to help Gu Ren write them, and for the time being, he would let Gu En write them on his own.
After all, Gu En is going to take the imperial examination route, so we can't let him be led astray by Gu Ren, a person from the future whose brain is full of stories!
When Gu Ren heard Gu Xin's idea, another idea popped into his head: a monthly magazine, how about starting a Kuncheng Daily?
He rejected the idea shortly after it came to mind.
The people living in Kuncheng are not necessarily willing to spend money to buy newspapers, and not everyone is literate; most of them can't even recognize all the characters.
Publishing a monthly magazine would be much better. We could take the manuscripts from Kuncheng to various prefectures and cities, and even the furthest ones could be reached in a month by fast horse.
So he readily agreed to Gu Xin's suggestion and encouraged Gu En to ask Gu Xin for half of the content.
He can serialize his work and write short stories.
One book a month, even if each book contains ten stories, is not too many.
...
It's almost the end of March, and the siblings' monthly magazine still hasn't been finalized. People from Beijing have arrived.
That morning, Gu Nian and Huo Yanyu were riding their horses to the laboratory outside the city when they saw a group of people coming up the official road.
From a distance, Gu Nian felt that the person in the lead looked familiar. She took a few more glances, and the horse quickened its pace.
Then Gu Nian realized that the person who came was Xue Qianyu.
The morning sunlight shone on him, making his overall demeanor gentler than usual.
He still had that same serious and unsmiling look.
Xue Qianyu rode closer on horseback, his expression softening as he looked at Gu Nian: "Where are you going?"
Gu Nian's heart was pounding a little, and she said awkwardly, "I'm going to the lab with Yan Yu."
Xue Qianyu smiled slightly and said, "Don't go, let's go back!"
Gu Nian: "?"
Seeing her bewildered expression, Xue Qianyu's smile deepened: "The Emperor has sent an edict for you, and you need to receive it in person."
Gu Nian: "Oh."
Huo Yanyu teased from the side, "Second Brother Xue, are you doing this on purpose? My brother wrote you a letter about my daily life with Sister Niannian, and then you deliberately came to ambush us so early?"
Gu Nian looked at Xue Qianyu.
Xue Qianyu calmly replied, "I just left a little early this morning. I was thinking of asking the city guards where your laboratory is so I could go find you. Who knew we'd run into each other at the city gate."
Huo Yanyu laughed: "What a coincidence!"
Neither Gu Nian nor Xue Qianyu responded to her.
Xue Qianyu's convoy caught up with them, and after their identities were verified at the city gate, the group returned to the government office.
Gu Nian originally thought that Xue Qianyu had come with an imperial edict, but she didn't expect there to be a eunuch in the carriage. Gu Nian had never seen this eunuch before, but he treated her very well.
Upon arriving at the government office, all the Gu family members who were at home came out to receive the imperial decree.
The emperor's decree bestowed titles upon three people: Gu Nian, who was granted the title of Princess Roujia, and Grandpa Gu and Grandma Gu.
The imperial edict meant that the elderly couple had done a good job in educating their granddaughter, enabling her to create cement, a product that benefits the country, the people, and the nation. Therefore, Grandpa Gu was granted the title of Earl of the West, and Grandma Gu was granted the title of Lady of the Fifth Rank.
Previously, after Gu Shouxin became the top scholar in the imperial examination, the emperor did not know the Gu family's status and granted Grandma Gu and Cai Xiaolian the titles of seventh-rank lady and eighth-rank lady, respectively. Now, Grandma Gu's status has been elevated.
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