After coming to a small room behind Tai Chi Palace, Li Er walked into it, Gu Qing followed and found that Empress Changsun was also here, and now there were more wrinkles on Empress Changsun’s face.

Li Er sat down and took a sip of the medicine soup, "Gu Qing, I'm old."

"Your Majesty is not old at all." Gu Qing had no choice but to say that, and he knew it was against his will.

"Okay." Li Er waved his hand, "Everyone has a day of birth, old age, sickness and death. Gu Qing has some things you have tacitly understood. I know what you did behind your back and didn't stop you. You should understand what I did. Do you still remember what I have said to you all the time?"

"I always remember." Gu Qing stood up and looked at Li Er.

"That's good." Li Er continued, "I didn't have a reward this time, and I don't know what to reward you. Fang Xuanling has been waiting for you for many years, so you should choose too! As long as you are willing to inherit Fang Xuanling's mantle, I will hand over Fang Xuanling's position to you, which is also the reward I give you."

"What if I don't want it?" Gu Qing said loudly.

"Of course I thought you would say that." Li Er moved his body and changed his seat. "If you don't inherit Fang Xuanling's mantle, I will not force you. You can live your life as a rich man and live a good life."

"I want to go and meet the teacher." Gu Qing saluted Li Er.

"Go." Li Er said slowly.

Standing up again, Gu Qing glanced at Empress Changsun, who was smiling beside him, turned around and left here, walked to the empty palace again, and looked up and saw the gloomy sky. The wind was a little cold and I didn't know if it would snow.

Walking all the way towards Chengtian Gate, and after speeding up, I saw Chu Suiliang who was also heading towards Chengtian Gate.

"Old Chu." Gu Qing greeted him, "Long time no see."

Chu Suiliang stopped and looked at Gu Qing, "Long time no see, it's not easy to go out of the pass."

"Nothing is not difficult." Gu Qing continued walking, "It's not easy for me to say that it's not easy for me, but it's not easy for me than me, and it's not worth mentioning that my difficulty is not easy for me compared to those people."

Chu Suiliang followed Gu Qing's footsteps, "You go and check out Fang Xiang, Fang Xiang didn't even come to court today."

"I understand, let's go now." Gu Qing walked out of Chengtian Gate and sat on Zhuque Street.

Chu Suiliang stood in front of Chengtian Gate and watched Gu Qing walk away step by step. The gray sky fell again and the snowflakes fell in the wind and disappeared on the ground. As the snow became heavier and he also accelerated his pace to leave here.

Gu Qing came to the gate of the Fang family, took a deep breath and walked into it.

Mrs. Fang was cleaning the yard and smiled when she saw Gu Qing coming in with wrinkled face, "Gu Qing, you are here."

"Master's wife." Gu Qing saluted her.

"You've lost weight." Mrs. Fang looked at Gu Qing, "It seems that she has suffered a lot from outside these days. The old guy is in the study room, you go."

"yes!"

Gu Qing knocked on the door before coming to the study.

"Come in."

Fang Xuanling's voice came from the study. Facing Fang Xuanling's current voice, Gu Qing bowed and bowed, "Teacher, I'm back."

"It's good to come back." Fang Xuanling nodded at Gu Qing, "We all know that Persia is already a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty. This matter is indispensable to your contribution. Have you rewarded Your Majesty for you?"

"Not yet." Gu Qing lowered his head, "It's just that His Majesty asked me to make a choice."

The cold wind outside the house blew into the study, and the flames on the oil lamp shook. Fang Xuanling sighed long, "Are you ready? Are you willing?"

"Students are willing." Gu Qing immediately replied, "Don't worry, teacher, let's leave the teacher's mantle to the students."

"Okay, okay, okay." Fang Xuanling nodded, "The road ahead will be very difficult. Will you stick to it?"

"Yes!" Gu Qing continued, "I will walk on until someone doesn't want me to leave anymore."

"Your Majesty's health is getting worse and worse." Fang Xuanling said again, "Gu Qing, Your Majesty will not give you this position in the prime minister. Only the next emperor can give you. I have understood a truth for so many years. The closer you are to the emperor, the further away you will be from the people around you. From now on, you must learn to carry it on your own. Your words, actions, and your actions will be watched by everyone in the world."

"Students understand."

Fang Xuanling listened to Gu Qing's words more and more, "You go back, I'm tired."

"Teacher takes a break." Gu Qing walked out of Fang Xuanling, feeling mixed feelings. Fang Xuanling's painstaking efforts and Li Shimin's warnings unknowingly became more afraid and unknown.

"Master's wife, I'll help you." Gu Qing took the broom from Mrs. Fang's hand and started cleaning the yard. It was snowing in the sky. Watching the white snow fall, less thin layer of snow on the ground, but there will still be snow falling.

"You go back early." Mrs. Fang whispered, "Child, don't sweep it, that's fine."

Then Gu Qing put down the broom, "Master's wife, I'll go back first."

"Okay, go home early." Mrs. Fang whispered.

Seeing Gu Qing leave Fang's house, Mrs. Fang looked at her husband, "Old guy, what have you said to Gu Qing? Why is this child so bad? I'm worried that this kid will be crazy."

"He always wants to grow up, he is not young anymore, and he should be alone." Fang Xuanling whispered and put the hot water into his wife's hands. "It's very cold outside."

Mrs. Fang was sitting next to Fang Xuanling with a warm water bag in her arms, "I don't know how the two boys at home are living now. They are about to stay up to the New Year, and it's time to worship their ancestors."

Fang Xuanling nodded, "Yes, it's another year in a blink of an eye, it's time to worship his ancestors."

Gu Qing walked out of the Fang family and walked alone on Zhuque Street. He was stopped by a car sedan. The person who came looked at Gu Qing, "Do you dare to ask if it was Shangshuling in front of him?"

"That's right." Gu Qing looked at the other party in confusion.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince invited the Secretary of the Shangshu Ling to speak." The other party spoke, "Please, the Secretary of the Shangshu Ling."

Getting into the car sedan chair, Gu Qing watched the carriage heading towards the East City. He stopped when he arrived at an empty tavern. He walked out of the car sedan chair and came to the second floor of the tavern. Li Chengqian stood on the platform.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince." Gu Qing bowed and saluted.

"Gu Qing, my father has told you what he should say." Li Chengqian said in a low voice.

"Your Majesty has indeed told me a lot." Gu Qing said, "I don't know what the Crown Prince is looking for."

"You are really distant to Gu." Li Chengqian turned around to look at Gu Qing, "You have been close to Qingque over the years and have always been very distant from Gu."

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, let's talk about it." Gu Qing emphasized again.
Chapter completed!