My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

"Mrs. Gu is so open-minded?" Chang An looked at Gu Li in surprise.

"This title was earned by Chang Lang himself. It belongs only to Chang Lang. I am just a lucky guy. If Xiaoguai can't get this title, then he can't get it. If Xiaoguai wants this title, he should rely on his own efforts. Why does he just rely on his past achievements?"

Gu Li moved in Chang An's arms and said, "Besides, I am lucky to have a title. It's not like I will die without it. Besides, Chang Lang is also studying. If he passes the imperial examination and becomes an official, he can support his family."

"Well...at worst we can just live frugally, that's still okay."

Listening to what Gu Li said, it seemed as if his family had really been stripped of their titles. Chang An smiled, reached out and touched Gu Li's face, then said:

"But don't we still have the title? Why do you say that we have been demoted?"

"I...I don't want to tell Chang Lang that I don't actually care whether Chang Lang is a marquis or not. Even if Chang Lang and I live in the same small courtyard as before, I feel very happy." Gu Li said.

"I am just a merchant's daughter. I was able to marry Chang Lang because we had arranged for a long time. In fact, I am marrying up. I am much better than other ladies because I have a husband who treats me so well and is devoted to me. I am very satisfied."

Chang An gently rubbed her temples twice and murmured, "Really..."

"Ah."

"Gu..."

At this moment, a "gurgling" sound suddenly came from the room, causing Gu Li to blush and Chang An to laugh.

"What's wrong? Are you hungry so quickly?" Chang An teasingly touched Gu Li's face, making her feel a little itchy.

"Hmm..." Gu Li hummed twice, then said: "I... I'm not hungry! It's not even noon yet, I'm not hungry..."

Chang An smiled and kissed her on the cheek, then asked, "Are you really not hungry?"

“I’m really not hungry…”

Chang An kissed him again, this time to the corner of Gu Li's mouth: "Are you hungry?"

"Not hungry..."

Chang An kissed Gu Li on the lips and asked again, "Are you hungry, Madam Gu?"

Gu Li felt taken advantage of, and finally blushed, nodded pitifully, and said:

"hungry……"

Chang An started to bully Gu Li again, scratching Gu Li's face with his fingers as if he was teasing a kitten.

"Um~ Chang Lang bullied me again!" Gu Li was held by Chang An, and it was difficult for her to escape. She could only shrink her face and dodge around. In the end, she seemed to have accepted her fate and let Chang An tease her, pouting her little mouth, like a punching bag.

"Chang Lang..." Gu Li finally called out weakly.

"uh-huh?"

Gu Li asked cautiously: "Can you give me a little more to eat later?"

"Of course, Madam Gu can eat as much as she wants. As I said before, our family is not poor." Chang An said, "Are you really hungry now, Madam Gu?"

Gu Li nodded and said, "I started to feel hungry before Chang Lang came back, and eating some snacks didn't help."

"Then eat as much as you can!" Chang An stopped fiddling with Gu Li's face, then waved his hand proudly and said, "Besides, there's a little darling in Gu Niang's belly now. Maybe Gu Niang is hungry just because of the little darling?"

"Is that so? Xiaoguai might become a big fat boy in the future." Gu Li patted his belly and said.

Chang An said, "What if it's a plump and beautiful young lady?"

"Everything is fine, everything is fine." Gu Li said with a smile, but his eyes never left his abdomen.

After sitting in the room for a while, Huaiqin and Zhener came to call them to eat. As soon as he heard that it was time to eat, Gu Li broke free from Chang'an's arms and pulled him to the yard.

Sitting in the pavilion, Gu Li looked at the food on the table with excitement, and then started to eat. She first picked up a large piece of chicken leg for Chang An, then picked up a piece of spare ribs for herself and started eating directly.

"Sanniang, eat slowly." Zhen'er saw that Gu Li was eating too fast and began to persuade her.

"Ah."

Chang An looked at Gu Li and saw that she seemed to be really hungry, so he picked up some food for her.

"Hmm..." Gu Li also added more food to Chang An and said, "Chang Lang, eat too."

"Ah."

……

The next day was a mid-month holiday, and Chang An and Gu Li slept until noon as usual.

Just after getting up and washing up, Huaiqin walked in and said, "Sir, the emperor's envoy has arrived."

"What's wrong?" Chang An was stunned and asked.

Then Huaiqin said, "The emperor's envoy is here to announce the emperor's decree. Young Master Sanniang, please change into court clothes and go to receive the decree."

Chang An and Gu Li looked at each other, then nodded and said, "You guys entertain them first, then gather all the servants at home and wait in the front yard."

"Yes, son."

The two quickly changed into red court robes and came to the front yard. As expected, in the front yard, Eunuch Cheng was already standing in the yard waiting. When he saw Chang An and Gu Li arrived, he smiled and said:

"Marquis Dingkang, Madam, please come and receive the decree quickly."

The two walked forward quickly and prepared to kneel down. But at this moment, Eunuch Cheng suddenly said, "Wait a minute, both of you."

The two of them paused for a moment, and then they heard Eunuch Cheng say, "The county lady is pregnant now. Your Majesty has personally pardoned the county lady. She does not need to kneel down to receive the decree. She can just sit down."

After saying that, Eunuch Cheng pointed to a stool in front, and Gu Li had no choice but to sit down.

Then, Eunuch Cheng cleared his throat and announced the decree loudly:

"Menxia: Dingkang Hou Chang Yonghe, in order to promote the Tang Dynasty, proposed to me, proposed to reform the imperial examination, select talents, participate in the reform of the nobility system, and protect my rule. He proposed a good plan, now abolish the circulation of the scroll, and allow the imperial examination of the merchant class. In parallel, the new nobility will be executed after one generation, and the incompetent will be abolished. This is a good move to stabilize the government. Now I have issued an imperial decree to implement the two strategies, and the new nobility headed by Dingkang Hou will all be kept in place for one generation. However, I think of Dingkang Hou Yonghe's hard work, so I will retain the right to inherit the title of Dingkang Hou, and extend it to five generations, and reward him with a thousand taels of gold, 200 pieces of silk, and two thousand-mile horses. The wife of Zichuan County is virtuous and virtuous, and she is a good wife for her husband. She is a role model for all women in the Tang Dynasty. The wife of Zichuan County is specially granted the right to inherit the title of Zichuan County, and it will be extended to five generations, and she will be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold and 200 pieces of silk. Announce the decree to the world, and the master will implement it!

On July 20, the eighth year of Kaiyuan… The Minister of the Secretariat… The decree is as on the right. Please submit it. The decree shall be issued to the outside for implementation. Please speak with caution. The decree is acceptable… Please submit it. The decree is as on the right. Please submit it…

July 20, the eighth year of Kaiyuan, down.

"Thank you, Lord. Long live the Emperor!"

After hearing the imperial edict, Chang An raised his hands and took the imperial edict, and was then helped up by Eunuch Cheng.

"Congratulations to Marquis Dingkang, congratulations to Marquis Dingkang, you have been rewarded again today." Eunuch Cheng congratulated, "Our Great Tang is truly a land of spiritual energy. It is a blessing for the Great Tang to have such a young talent like Marquis Dingkang."

Chang An smiled and responded, "Eunuch Cheng, you are too polite. If you are not in a hurry, we have freshly cooked rock sugar and snow pear soup today. Would you be willing to have a bowl of it?"

"After drinking Marquis Dingkang's rock sugar and snow pear soup, my throat has been getting better and better. It is a great honor to have the chance to taste it again today." Eunuch Cheng continued to flatter him.

Chang An directly pulled Eunuch Cheng over and said, "Eunuch Cheng has been picking me up and dropping me off at the palace. We have long been friends. Why should we be so formal?"

"This time, it is you, Marquis Dingkang, who is in a serious situation."

Eunuch Cheng followed Chang An and Gu Li to the main hall. After a short wait, Huaiqin and Zhen'er came up with candied pears. Then Chang An asked, "By the way, Eunuch Cheng, what did His Majesty mean by the prince's teacher yesterday?"

After taking a sip of the rock sugar and snow pear soup, Eunuch Cheng smiled and said, "Marquis Dingkang, Madam, you also attended the opening banquet of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. You should remember that His Majesty said that the three current Crown Prince tutors were temporary appointments, right?"

"Yes, but what does this have to do with me?"

Eunuch Cheng smiled and replied, "Marquis Dingkang is so wise, but why can't he figure this out?"

"At that time, His Majesty said that no one in Chang'an had the talent to surpass the candidate His Majesty had in mind, and you, Marquis Dingkang, are recognized as the most talented person in Chang'an. Even Prime Minister Yuan feels inferior to you."

"Then, I was fortunate enough to read a few of your articles, and I felt that they were the work of a god. Looking at the entire Tang Dynasty, except for "Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng", naturally no one can surpass the status of your articles."

Chang An finally understood and said, "That is to say, what Your Majesty said yesterday, that I am the real Prince's teacher?!"

Eunuch Cheng nodded and said, "Your Majesty said that you, Marquis Dingkang, are only a marquis and have not yet participated in the imperial examination, so you are not yet qualified to be the prince's teacher."

"Once you take the imperial examination, you will definitely be the top scorer. After that, if you pass the test, you can be promoted to the position of the prince's tutor that day. That's why your majesty said yesterday that you are the only legitimate prince's tutor in the future."

Chang An was a little surprised. It turned out that what Li Longji said yesterday was not just angry words, but he really wanted to let him be the prince's teacher? !

"This..." Chang An and Gu Li looked at each other, feeling a little at a loss.

Seeing Chang An like this, Eunuch Cheng quickly finished the candied pear in the bowl, then stood up and said, "Thank you for the hospitality of Marquis Dingkang today. I have announced the decree, and it is time to go back and report."