It was already late at night, maybe it was too deep, or maybe it was too remote here, and the night was as cool as water. Except for the old and young wearing white Confucian shirts, the whole street was a bit deserted. The restaurant was closed, the old man was rejected, and the young man went in again.

The restaurant shopkeeper said in embarrassment: "Young Master, I'm so embarrassed. The shop is already closed. If you two want to drink and come back tomorrow, I'll give you discounts."

Gu Qingci smiled slightly and said, "Are you really not doing business?"

People who do business all have unique insights. He looked at the old and young people in front of him, and knew that these two people were either rich or noble and were not easy to offend, so he had to say sorry: "Young master, the shop is indeed closed, um..."

Before the shopkeeper finished speaking, he was stunned and immediately smiled and said, "Although the shop is closed, if you two want to drink, I will prepare immediately."

Then the shopkeeper took over a silver note from Gu Qingci. Although there was only one, the clear denomination made the shopkeeper respectfully arrange Gu Qingci and Mr. Wuque into a private room, which is a good place to listen to the trend in clinical practice.

All kinds of delicious food were brought in and placed on the table. Mr. Wuque looked at the lights at night and slowly drank the wine glass in his hand and said, "I thought you kid would use your power to suppress others? I didn't expect...haha, a good way, a good way!"

Gu Qingci smiled slightly and said, "Sir, didn't expect it to be so simple. In fact, many things in the world seem complicated, but they can't be simple. What's more, what's the reason for me to use my power to suppress others? If you talk about this power, who can compare with you, Mr.?"

Mr. Wuque looked at the stars above Chang'an City through the window, and drank wine and said, "You are right. Everyone has their own lifestyle. It's so difficult to keep your heart alive. Although you have a sense of pride in the Ma family today, I don't like it. I thought that because of your youth, you were in a mess and thought about enlightening you, but now it seems that you don't need it, but why are you so reckless today?"

Gu Qingci shook his head and said, "Sir, in life, who can be calm forever? I have always known that compared with this world, no matter who it is, it is just a small stream, but every stream has its own mission or responsibility."

"I am Gu Qingci. When I was an official, my mission was to rule the people. When I was a hope for others, my mission was to seek justice for them. But, I will always be a son and a brother, how can I calm down?"

"My friend has already alerted the snake. What if the Ma family did other means to my mother and brother when I was calm and hesitating? I can only let them be afraid of it in the simplest way. This is not reckless, this is my method."

Mr. Wuque nodded and said, "What you said makes sense, but it's normal to say that. Ma Dongyang has done too much. I think when he was young, he was also honest and proud. It's a pity that he won't be safe in his later years."

Gu Qingci took a sip of wine, but was not drunk, but was a little confused, and said leisurely: "I can't control other people, and I don't have the ability to control them. I only do what I think I should do."

Mr. Wuque smiled slightly, and his gray beard flew around in the night wind, but it was a little elegant. He slowly said, "Then what are your plans now? Now, you have won, what do you want to deal with the Ma family?"

"Haha..." Gu Qingci sneered and said, "Disposing the Ma family? Do I have that power? Isn't all this counting if the above person said?"

Mr. Wuque smiled thoughtfully, with a little pure smile, and said, "You boy, I haven't read many books of sages. This scholar's pride has learned a lot. It seems that he has an objection to the emperor. If the emperor is in front of you now, would you point at his nose and curse?"

The literati of Xia State are the most backbone in the world. Not to mention having complaints about the emperor, even if there are many people who criticize the emperor at that time, there will never be any jail for their remarks in Xia State. In Changling County, Gu Qingci pointed at his nose and scolded the princess. Now, it is not a big deal to have complaints about the emperor.

So, Gu Qingci had no scruples when he spoke, and said, "If possible, I really wanted to scold him. I have been trying hard to seek justice for the soldiers on the battlefield. In the end, all this is meaningless. Then the emperor knew everything long ago, but he did nothing."

Mr. Wuque was silent for a moment and said, "You must also understand the emperor. He is in that place, and it is so cold that he can't do whatever he wants. Although sometimes I want to beat him up, I have to admit that he is a good emperor and a very qualified emperor."

Gu Qingci muttered, "I'm not saying he is not a good emperor. There are so many countries in the world, and only the people of Xia have lived a better life. Over the past decade, the country has been thriving. However, this kind of emperor's mind is not good for anyone, and I am no exception."

Mr. Wuque smiled helplessly and said, "You boy's temper is very suitable for going to the Censorate. However, if you have such a big complaint against the emperor, you are not afraid that he will know. If you deliberately suppress you, even if you give it to you, you will not use you seriously. Then even if you have great skills, you will have nowhere to use it."

"No need," Gu Qingci shook his head and said, "No need, I have a steel plan. I have no intention of continuing to be an official. I came to the capital for a trip, just for the thousands of fellow comrades in the sky. If it weren't for such a thing that the Ma family had caused, I might have returned to my hometown now, be a teacher, fishing every day, taking my brother to the river to catch shrimps, or chatting with my mother, that's what I want."

Mr. Wuque frowned and said, "You are still so young, so you left your heart for retreat?"

Gu Qingci picked up a glass of wine, shaking in front of the window, and said lightly: "Picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, leisurely seeing the southern mountains. Isn't this kind of life good? The family is together, either raising chickens or growing vegetables. Since I have an impression, I have never seen my father. My mother has worked hard to pull me up. Later, I picked up my younger brother in a ravine."

"At that time, I always thought of growing up, studying hard, making a name for myself, so that my mother and brother could live a good life. It was not until the battle in Changling County that I recalled that in those years, every afternoon, when the sun sets, accompanied by the afterglow of the sunset, my mother did needlework and told stories to me and my brother, and she always had a satisfied smile on her face."

"At that time, I carried my brother to the stream to catch shrimps every day. He smiled and shouted hard on my back. He was so happy. Even though I was often taken off and fell into the mud, he smiled, his face covered in mud and only had two front teeth. He was very happy. He was able to smile all day with a few shrimps in the bamboo basket."

"When we both returned home dirty, my mother always complained about us, but never fought or scolded us. She washed us, teased us while washing us, and played water fights with us. At that time, our family was so happy and satisfied!"

"But later, it was different. After I took the Tongsheng exam, I thought about taking the scholar exam. After taking the scholar exam, I thought about taking the Juren exam. I spent all day reading alone in the house. I can't remember whether I had seen my mother's satisfied smile over the years. I didn't see my brother's stupid smile. Every time he came to the house to look for me, he would be kicked out by me. He was so disappointed. He was not happy at all. He thought he had made me angry, so he ran to the river to catch shrimps and big shrimps for me. He wanted to make me happy and let me play with him!"

Gu Qingci looked at the night and held the wine glass. Before he knew it, his eyes became a little hazy. Mr. Wuque looked at him quietly, without saying a word, and just listened quietly.

"How many years have I not played with my brother, how many years have I not been with my mother to pick wild fruits on the mountain, how many years have I not been quietly squatting beside my mother watching her sew clothes."

"I always think I'm doing my best for them and I want to live a good life for them. In fact, I take it for granted. Do they really need such a life? Will they be happy? They are unhappy..."

"Actually, what my mother wants is her two sons to be by his side and chat with her. Just be able to eat and wear warm every day. What my brother wants is very simple. The brother can accompany him to catch shrimps in the river, or take him to catch hares in the mountains, or run around in the yard with him, and the mother is smiling and watching."

Gu Qingci slowly turned around and said, "Mr. Wuque, do you understand this feeling? This is what I want, really."

Mr. Wuque nodded and said, "I understand, who doesn't yearn for the joy of family? You have a good idea, but... the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. Do you understand?"

Gu Qingci nodded and said, "I understand, but when the sky falls, aren't there too tall men holding on? I'm really just an ordinary person, I'm not that noble."

Mr. Wuque shook his head and said, "You have it, but you don't know it yourself. I originally had a lot of things to say to you today, but now I think I shouldn't bring you here, but I should let you meet your mother and brother. You go back first and enter the palace tomorrow!"

Mr. Wuque slowly stood up and left slowly.

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Gu Qingci was a little heavy. He walked back to the inn slowly. He didn't think about why Mr. Wuque was looking for him, nor did he worry about entering the palace tomorrow. He only had two figures in his mind, the simple woman and the dark child, that were his mother and younger brother.

From the beginning of coming to this world, Gu Qingci discovered something very strange. He seemed to have inherited the emotions of his predecessor, but he did not feel any discomfort and he also liked them very much, especially the two people in the deep emotions, which made him make up for the indifference in his previous life.

From a distance, Gu Qingci stopped. He saw a woman in plain clothes at the entrance, and a dark child was standing next to him, staring at him.

His eyes suddenly rippled, and his eyes became hazy. He trembled all over and called out softly: "Mother, little stone!"

The night wind gently caresses. In Chang'an City late at night, more than 9,000 lights have been turned off. Apart from the palace walls, there may be only some tile houses left. In this deep street and alley, the doors are closed, and it has been pitch black, but there is an inn with lights on it. It is not very bright at this night, only a little dim.

But in the dimness, there were two people. Both of them stopped and watched with another young man in white. The touch in his heart made him feel a little panicked. This was an emotion that did not exist in the Battle of Wangjing. At this time, he was undoubtedly revealed. The timidity in the depths of his soul made him stand and dare not move, worried that this scene would be broken.

"elder brother!"

With a crisp, exciting voice, Gu Qingci had a satisfying smile from the bottom of his heart, and then he saw the dark child rushing over and pounced directly on Gu Qingci's arms.

Gu Qingci picked up Xiao Shitou hard, gently touched Xiao Shitou's head, and smiled, "Why is it so heavy?"

"Hehe," Xiao Shitou grinned, with a silly smile that looked so innocent. He took out a chicken leg wrapped in yellow paper from his arms and said, "Brother, the chicken leg I left for you is delicious, you can eat it!"

Gu Qingci slowly put Xiao Shitou on the ground and took the chicken legs. It was already cold. His hands were slightly trembling, his eyes were always a little hazy, and he smiled and said, "Little Shitou is so good. I'm not hungry now. I'll eat when I'm hungry!"

"Okay, OK," Xiao Shitou put the chicken legs and said, "Then, brother, can you play with me? I told you, I caught a lot of shrimps for you, I didn't eat any of them, and I kept them all for you."

Gu Qingci nodded and said seriously: "Well, I'll take you to catch hares, pheasants, fish, and pick fruits..."

Xiao Shitou seemed to have imagined the scenes that Gu Qingci said in his mind, smiling foolishly and nodding hard, and he wanted to go immediately. In his eyes, this prosperous Chang'an City may be worse than this chicken leg, a hare in the mountains.

Gu Qingci led Xiao Shitou to the inn gate, and every step was heavy. As the plain-clothed woman who always exuded a sacred luster became clearer, the throbbing of blood connection became deeper and deeper.

"Qing Ci, I'm back!"

This sentence had a strong emotion in his voice, which made Gu Qingci's heart full of bitterness, his face pale, and he slowly knelt on the ground and said, "Unfool Gu Qingci, I'll let you suffer!"

Mrs. Gu seemed a little embarrassed, hurriedly grabbed Gu Qingci and said, "Oh, Qingci, don't do this, mom... Mom is happy when she sees you, mom has not suffered, mom is happy, mom is happy, get up quickly..."

Mrs. Gu pulled Gu Qingci, and as she spoke, she slowly sobbed and said, "Mom misses you every day, afraid that you will be hungry, afraid that you will not be able to take good care of yourself... If you sometimes hear someone passing by outside the house... I think it's you back... Mom, I miss you so much..."

"Mom..."

Gu Qingci was also a little choked, and thousands of words were blocked in his heart and could not say it. He finally knew what he lacked in two lifetimes, perhaps this kind of family affection.

Xiao Shitou touched his head, looked at his brother and his mother, and said in confusion: "Mom, brother, why are you crying? Xiao Shitou is very happy."

Gu Qingci hurriedly helped Mrs. Gu up and said, "Mom, it's cold at night, let's go in and talk!"

Mrs. Gu nodded, wiped her tears, and smiled and said, "Okay, okay, look at my mother, this happiness is..."

Gu Qingci smiled and said, "Qingci is also happy!"
Chapter completed!