Gu Tingye had to bring the peace letter and the princess of Northern Frontier to the palace, so he couldn't send Minglan back to the Sheng family. Minglan and Gu Tingye said goodbye to each other outside the city, and Minglan felt a little sad for the first time.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Tao's words suddenly interrupted the sad atmosphere. Xiao Tao, who was holding Ming Lan and watching her leave the team, asked foolishly, "Could it be that Gu Jia's Erlang is going back to Northern Frontier again today!?"
With a chuckle, Danju, who had been trying to hold back her laughter, suddenly laughed out loud.
Minglan turned to look at Xiaotao, and seeing her innocent and curious eyes, she covered her eyes with one hand and said, "Let's go back home."
Xiao Tao scratched her head and responded with a smile: "Okay, girl, let's go back home."
Danju supported Minglan with a smile in her eyes. After helping Minglan onto the carriage, she patted Xiaotao and said, "You, ah..."
Confused, Xiao Tao approached Dan Ju and asked, "Sister Dan Ju, what's wrong with me?"
Danju got on the carriage, looked back at Xiaotao and said, "You're fine. This is fine."
After entering the carriage, I saw Minglan holding her stomach and laughing so hard that she fell backwards.
Danju shook her head slightly, poured a cup of hot tea for Minglan and said, "Miss, have some tea to moisten your throat."
Xiaotao also came in at this time and poured herself a cup of hot tea and drank it down.
On the other side, on the carriage heading to the capital, Nai'er poured a cup of tea, handed it to Yanyanhe, and said, "Now that we have arrived in the Central Plains, you and I must support each other. In the future, I will rely on you."
Yanyanhe frowned slightly, feeling that something was wrong, but she couldn't refuse Naier. After taking the tea, she brought it to her mouth, smelled it, and then drank it in one gulp.
However, when getting off the carriage to enter the palace, Yan Yanhe fell asleep in a daze. Nai Yier helped another maid out of the carriage and told her, "Have someone watch her."
In the imperial study, Gu Tingye came in and kowtowed, saying, "I bow to your majesty!"
The emperor smiled and raised his hand and said, "Gu Erlang, get up quickly."
After the emperor read the letter of request for peace, he praised with satisfaction: "Not bad, you are worthy of being the grandson of Mr. Gu of Ningyuan Marquis Mansion. You are very much like your grandfather."
Gu Tingye didn't know what to say except to express his gratitude, and then asked him to kneel down and express his gratitude.
Afterwards, the emperor asked about the details of the battle in the northern border, and Gu Tingye reported them one by one.
The two men discussed for an hour before the Emperor asked, "In this battle in the Northern Frontier, you defeated the Northern Frontier's royal family with the strength of a hundred men. You deserve the greatest credit. In addition to promoting you to the rank of Fourth-Class General, I will grant you a special request. Think carefully about what you would like."
Gu Tingye replied respectfully, "As a subject, I should devote myself to the cause. I am deeply grateful to receive the emperor's commendation. I was born in a marquisate and have no shortage of food, clothing, or daily necessities. If Your Majesty wishes to give me an additional reward, I would like to ask Your Majesty to take a look at this memorial I submitted to provide compensation for the soldiers."
The emperor rubbed his thumb against his index finger, signaling the chief eunuch, Eunuch Wu, to take the memorial. Eunuch Wu bowed in response, then stepped forward and took the memorial that Gu Tingye held above his head.
Before presenting the memorial to the emperor, Eunuch Wu touched all the memorials in his hand before presenting them.
After receiving the memorial, the emperor looked at it for a long time. After a quarter of an hour, the emperor looked up and asked, "Is this the idea you came up with?"
Gu Tingye cupped his hands and said, "Yes, this general wrote it after reading the precedents of military pensions and slowly exploring them."
The emperor nodded in satisfaction and said, "That's feasible. I'll send it to the court for discussion tomorrow."
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