Due to the encounter with the bear during the Autumn Sacrifice, there were too many unnecessary things in Kyoto, and the Holy Emperor personally comforted them, so the officials of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Personnel were extremely busy.
But the Ministry of Civil Affairs still sent an old acquaintance, Li Shilang, to come and apologize to Gu Yu in person.
Seeing Gu Yu coming over, he clasped his hands and said, "Prince Gu, the people in the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites have been so busy lately that the ceremony of entering the title can only be postponed. Please forgive me."
Gu Yuwen said gently: "The decree of the Lord and Lord has been issued. It will take just a few days. Moreover, all the prefectures have hung white flags. I can't beat gongs and drums to celebrate the title. I'll just wait."
Li Shilang sighed and said: "It's a pity that we waited for so long and let the people from the Ministry of Punishment take advantage."
Gu Yu said politely: "They are all working for the Holy Sage. It is the same wherever they go."
Li Shilang glanced at Gu Yu. She had a casual appearance, elegant features, and was dressed in green clothes, as if she was a hermit who was detached from the mortal world.
He couldn't help but murmured: "What do you think, Your Majesty? If a person as glorious as Gu Shizi is sent to a yamen like the Ministry of Punishment that is constantly killing people, isn't it abusing people?"
Gu Yu coughed lightly and said, "Master Li, be careful what you say."
Li Shilang sighed again, looking at Gu Yu as if he had lost a treasure.
Gu Yu thought of the several aristocratic families who were doing white things, and said: "There are more than a dozen vacancies for ministers in the court all of a sudden. The official department must be very busy."
Li Shilang smiled bitterly and said: "It's not very lively. Every family wants to get involved, but the status of those who were killed and injured is respected, and it is not the responsibility of the officials."
Gu Yu said: "Could it be that the Holy One has a plan?"
When this sensitive topic was mentioned, Mr. Li served the tea without saying a word.
In Gu Yu's opinion, this was acquiescence.
Gu Yudao: "I was the one who was abrupt. How can we guess what the Holy One has in mind?"
Li Shilang said: "That's right. However, Prince Gu has a delicate heart with seven orifices. Although I regret that you can't come to the Ministry of Personnel, I think that if you go to the Ministry of Punishment, you can still be like a fish in water and make a career in the clouds."
Gu Yu said politely: "When I enter the court, I have to work hard for my old friends in the official department to look after me more."
Li Shilang responded repeatedly, and finally said: "It's getting late. I'll leave first. There's still a lot of things to do in the government office."
Gu Yu sent him to the door, and when he returned, he silently thought about the words to get out of Li Shilang's mouth.
The personnel in charge of the civil service were promoted, and more than ten members of the family were killed or injured. As Li Shilang just wanted, the Holy Emperor will arrange for people to fill the vacancies.
This made Gu Yu couldn't help but doubt.
Although she only found out that her sacrificial dress was made by the Di family, Gu Yu still couldn't figure out why the bear appeared.
It was definitely not something the Di family could do to get this bear to the eastern suburbs without anyone noticing.
A thought flashed across my mind, could it be the Holy One?
After all, the Holy One is the one with vested interests in this matter.
He has wanted to get rid of the control of the noble family for a long time, and this hasty hint to the officials is the best evidence.
But...
Gu Yu quickly gave up this idea. Everyone knew how much the Holy Emperor cared about Empress Xu's pregnancy. The families who died together could not compare to the heir in Empress Xu's womb.
Your Majesty will not take such a risk.
Gu Yu recalled every detail of the eastern suburbs, when Captain Shao descended from the sky like a magic weapon and pierced the brown bear's throat with his sword.
With such powerful skills, even she and Junze combined couldn't beat him.
And he is good at understanding the holy will, could it be him?
But Gu Yu felt that this kind of speculation was too incredible.
Even if His Majesty pays more attention to Captain Shao and causes such a big thing, the Empress almost has a miscarriage and Junze is seriously injured, His Majesty cannot handle it lightly.
This put Gu Yu into a dead end. There were not many people who could do this. Gu Yu even guessed about Junze, but there was still no definite result.
Gu Yu kept this matter in her heart. Thinking of Gu Qiong's visit last night, she knocked on the door of Fangting Courtyard with anxiety.
When Sang Ya came to open the door, her eyes lit up and she said, "Your Majesty, you are here."
Gu Yu looked at the threshold that he had not stepped on for a long time, hesitated for a moment, and said, "How is my sister?"
Sang Ya said, "Knowing that the prince is busy today, the young lady did not dare to go over and disturb you. She has been waiting for you in the room."
Gu Yu thought for a moment and said, "Go and close the curtain in her room. I'll go there."
Sang Ya once again lamented that the prince's love for the young lady really reached the extreme.
When Gu Yu entered the room, she was still a little at a loss. They were obviously twin sisters, but now they met, it was so embarrassing.
There was a shadowy figure behind the gauze curtain, and Gu Yu couldn't move his eyes away from Gu Qiong.
Gu Qiong was the first to call: "Brother."
Only then did Gu Yu truly realize that her sister had forgiven her.
Gu Yudao: "Qiong'er, have you been eating well recently?"
Gu Qiong swallowed even louder in an instant and said: "Everything is fine, where is brother?"
Gu Yudao: "I'm fine too."
Gu Qiong said: "I drew a pattern for Nishangfang. Let me see if it is good and whether it can be used."
Sang Ya took out the drawings from Gu Qiong's dresser drawer in time and said crisply: "Our lady stayed up all night last night in order to draw these patterns."
Gu Yu took it and looked at it one by one.
Gu Qiong is a noble daughter of aristocratic family. Since she was a child, she hired a female teacher to teach her the art of female needlework, chess, calligraphy and painting. Her aesthetic taste is incomparable with that of ordinary embroiderers.
In the stack of drawings in my hand, there are golden cats rolling hydrangeas, butterflies playing with peonies, and white cranes flying through the clouds. The patterns on each one are lifelike and tasteful.
Gu Yu said in surprise: "My sister's drawings are all very good. I, a man, can't put it down after seeing them. I will send these drawings to Nishangfang for proofing and then send them to my sister."
Gu Yu seemed to hear Gu Qiong's faint smile.
Gu Yu kept up her efforts and said: "When the time comes, the clothes will be sent over and my sister can wear them for me to see, okay?"
Gu Qiong didn't know what he was thinking and fell silent.
Sang Ya watched anxiously from the side and said: "That's great. Miss has been staying in Fangting Courtyard and hasn't worn a new dress for a long time. How come the line in the opera goes, 'It turns out that the flowers are blooming everywhere, and it seems like this.
It’s a ruined well and a ruined building. It’s a beautiful place in a good time, but who can enjoy it?’ The lady is so beautiful, she should put on beautiful clothes and go out more often, so that she can live up to the beautiful scenery in a good time.”
Sang Ya didn't know how to sing at all. She sang a libretto out of tune, but she unexpectedly made Gu Qiong laugh.
Gu Qiong finally said, "Okay, I'll wait for my brother to deliver the clothes."
Gu Yu felt relieved and secretly praised Sang Ya.
Gu Yu had a lot to say to her sister, but when she came to her, she couldn't say a word.
Seeing that Gu Qiong remained silent, Gu Yu was worried that his presence would make her sister uncomfortable, so she stood up and said, "Qiong'er, I'll come see you tomorrow."
The next second, Gu Yu's eyes widened.
Through the gauze curtain, her sister hugged her tightly from behind.
Gu Qiong sobbed softly: "Brother, I miss you so much."
Sang Ya smiled happily when she saw this and silently retreated.