Chapter 95 Past Events
"Leave it to Qin You." Li Zheng saw that he did not feel any guilt for saying this, but she knew what kind of person he was, and she estimated that he would have to deal with official business again soon.
Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, he's still struggling to maintain his position. He's also been balancing the interests of various parties, a truly hectic task. Furthermore, the former King of Wei's men are being executed or demoted. With all the positions vacant, the King of Qi needs to not only install his own people but also fill other positions to balance the power of all parties. However, there's still a shortage of people, and almost everyone now has to juggle multiple roles.
We are now preparing to hold the special examination. I believe that after the imperial examination, there will not be so many people available.
However, these are things that civil officials do. As a military officer, Gu Chengze naturally does not care about these things. He is in charge of the transfer of military officers from all parties.
Li Zheng watched Chengze and his son playing and laughing happily, and then she remembered that this child seemed to have no name yet. Whose child still doesn't have a name after six months? "By the way, have you thought of a name?"
After hearing this, Gu Chengze paused for a moment, looking a little embarrassed. Yesterday, he was so busy with them that he didn't think about it. Today, he was thinking about being with the children, so...
Li Zheng knew at a glance that this person hadn't made up his mind yet. "Forget it, you should think about it carefully." Li Zheng thought that since she didn't have much time to think about it, maybe a better name would come out after careful consideration.
That afternoon, Gu Chengze went to his study, looking through books and trying to come up with a good name. However, he ultimately failed, as none of them satisfied him.
Li Zheng knew from his expression that he hadn't made up his mind yet, so she advised him, "It's okay. You have to choose a name carefully. Take your time."
Seeing her comforting herself, Gu Chengze held her hand and said, "Yeah."
But he obviously didn't listen and was still thinking about this matter.
Li Zheng looked at him and suddenly remembered Yu's mother. She hadn't asked him about it yet. "By the way, you haven't told me about Yu's mother yet?"
This brought Gu Chengze back from his immersion in naming. He looked a little dazed, as if he had not thought about what happened before for a long time.
Seeing that he looked dazed, Li Zheng couldn't help but feel worried for a moment, and held his hand back, "What's wrong? It's okay if you don't want to talk about it."
Unexpectedly, Gu Chengze shook his head and said, "No, there's nothing I can't tell you. It's just that I haven't thought about what happened before for a long time." He showed an apologetic expression to Li Zheng and said, "It's my fault for not telling you yet."
"I saw Mother Yu in the previous city after I captured Taiyuan Prefecture. I was shocked to see her at that time. I thought she was dead." Gu Chengze recalled the scene when he first met Mother Yu. Mother Yu was alone on the street at that time. There was fighting everywhere. No one knew why she ran out alone.
He turned around and smiled at her, "By the way, Mother Yu is the person next to my mother."
Li Zheng's eyes widened when she heard this. Mother? Gu Chengze had never said these words to her before, and she didn't ask if he hadn't said them. She had her eye on this person anyway.
Gu Chengze's face was filled with nostalgia, as if his mother were still alive. "My mother was the legitimate daughter of the previous dynasty's Xiao family. My grandparents always favored her since she was young, and my mother was innocent and naive. When she reached marriageable age, my grandparents didn't want her to suffer the hardships of living in the imperial harem, so they specially chose a scholar who had no parents. That was my father. He married my mother after he passed the imperial examination and became the second runner-up."
"After my mother got married, she had no elders to support her, so she lived a very comfortable life. My father was also very good to her, so we could say that they lived in harmony. Anyway, I had a very happy life as a child."
Gu Chengze laughed self-deprecatingly when he said this, then changed the subject, speaking in a calm tone, "But the good times didn't last long. The previous emperor was incompetent, and because my grandfather's few honest words were unpleasant to his ears, he exiled my grandfather's family to the frontier. My grandparents also passed away due to setbacks along the way. My mother also fell seriously ill because of this."
"But who could have imagined my father's wicked ambitions? After my grandfather's family fell, he brought his concubine into the mansion. That concubine brought two children with her, one two years older than me, and the other not much younger than me. Although I tried my best to prevent Mother from knowing about this, she still found out."
"My mother was already ill, and hearing this made things even worse. She passed away not long after." Li Zheng saw that he looked so dejected, like an abandoned child. She reached out and hugged him, comforting him, "You still have me."
Gu Chengze hugged her back, holding her tightly. He took a deep breath, exhaled the anger in his heart, and rubbed her shoulder. "Well, I still have you."
She added, "After my mother left, I hated my father so much and wondered why he treated her like that. But I thought it was pointless to ask, so I left."
"When I went back, a drought was about to happen. You know what happened later. That concubine harmed me for the sake of her son's future. It was also because I was useless at that time." Gu Chengze laughed at himself.
Li Zheng patted his back and said, "You must have had a hard time when you ran away from home." Li Zheng felt sad when she thought about him struggling out there alone with nothing and not knowing how he survived.
Speaking of this, Gu Chengze said in a relaxed tone, "It's nothing. I'm out of money, so I'll just make some money and move on." Back then, things were pretty good. When he ran out of money, he would buy some good stuff and sell it to others, which would also make him a lot of money to spend. However, he didn't say this, for fear of ruining the current atmosphere.
The more Li Zheng thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt. She couldn't help but kiss him and asked, "Is there anyone else from your maternal family still alive?"
Gu Chengze was frozen by Li Zheng's kiss. She was sure to kiss him and tell him about it. But she continued, "As far as I know, both my eldest and second uncles are still alive. I've been asking around since I went to Beijing, but there's no news yet."
Li Zheng rubbed against him again and said, "It's okay. Now that you are a second-rank official, it's just a matter of asking for help. At worst, you can ask the emperor for permission to go to the border to guard it."
"Um."
Gu Chengze hugged her tightly again, kissed her ear, and couldn't help but kiss her on the face again.
Li Zheng felt that this was becoming increasingly unsettling, and quickly stopped him, "It's still broad daylight, why are you..."
Gu Chengze looked resentful, "Did you do this first? Why are you blaming me?"
"I..." Li Zheng suddenly remembered that she had indeed kissed him just now, but she really didn't mean anything at that time. She just wanted to comfort him. Who knew that this person...
Before Li Zheng could react, he bullied her and pushed her over.
When Li Zheng woke up again, it was already dark.
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