My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

"Goodbye, Eunuch Cheng." Chang An and Gu Li saw Eunuch Cheng off to the door and watched him leave.

Gu Li stood at the door and sighed unhappily. Chang An pulled her towards the room and asked, "What's wrong? Are you unhappy again?"

"Your Majesty, isn't it a bad idea to do this?" Gu Li said with a frown.

"What do you mean? Why is it bad?" Chang An asked, "Is it because I became the prince's teacher for no apparent reason?"

Gu Li nodded and said, "If Chang Lang jumps to such a high position in this way, won't he be resented? Although Chang Lang is very talented, it is not appropriate for him to jump to such a high position in such a short time."

Chang An touched the top of her head and said, "Let's talk about these things later. These are all decisions made by your majesty. We have no way to decide."

Gu Li sighed and began to worry again. Chang An naturally didn't want her to be so sad, so he said, "Okay, Gu Niang, do we need to keep the account book now?"

At this time, Gu Li raised his head, but didn't respond. Then Chang An said, "Your Majesty has given us a reward of 1,000 taels of silver."

"Yeah, okay. Let's go check out the warehouse now."

Gu Li and Chang An came to their own warehouse and began to count. Gu Li first opened the boxes, and the yellow gold immediately appeared in front of him.

Gu Li simply took a quick look inside the box, then closed it and began to count the number of boxes with his fingers. As for the cloth, it was the two sisters Chang Qi and Chang Qi who counted it.

"How is it? Are all the numbers correct?" Chang An asked with a smile.

"They are all correct. What does it matter if they are not correct? This is His Majesty's reward. Isn't it His Majesty's decision as to how much His Majesty wants to give?" Gu Li said, then raised his eyes and looked at the boxes and shelves in the room -

The boxes were filled with gold and silver, and the shelves were filled with cloth. Gu Li put his hands on his waist and said, "Now we have about 60,000 taels of silver and almost 3,000 rolls of silk in our house."

"Then most of it is the reward from His Majesty, and the rest is Chang Lang's fief. Apart from the gold and silver, the rest is some gold, silver, jade and stones, which were sent by some officials when Chang Lang was not at home."

As he was talking, Gu Li pointed to the gold, silver, and jade piled on one side. Although they were not placed in a special way, they were still quite neat. There were jade ruyi, some precious porcelain, and some golden beasts. It looked like...

Quite a lot?!

Chang An frowned slightly. If he accepted these things, he would have to give face to these officials whom he didn't know when they came in the future.

Gu Li saw Chang An's expression and said, "The things were sent by those officials, and they all said they were for me, Gu Niang. What does it have to do with Chang Lang?"

"For Mother Gu?" Chang An was a little surprised, "How come I don't know."

"Chang Lang certainly can't know about this," Gu Li said, "because these things were specifically given to me by name, so they certainly have nothing to do with Chang Lang."

Chang An's mind was confused for a moment, and then Gu Li continued to explain: "They gave me things to curry favor with Chang Lang, so that they could have more convenience in the future. But my acceptance of these things does not mean that I must do things for them."

"If they come to visit us in the future, we can do our best to be a good host, but if they want us to do something for them, then..."

"No need to talk!"

At this point, Chang An finally understood what Gu Li meant, which was - I take your money, and it has nothing to do with whether I help you or not. I will take the money, but I will not be in charge of the people who do the work.

He smiled and pinched Gu Li's cheek, saying, "How can Madam Gu be so mean?"

"What's wrong with it? It's hard to get along with others if you don't charge them. And why don't you want money? And they didn't ask for my help. Isn't this reasonable?" Gu Li said with a light "snort".

......

In the middle of the night, when Chang An was sleeping, he suddenly heard a sobbing sound in his sleep. He woke up suddenly and became very alert. Obviously, it was Gu Li crying. Chang An quickly sat up and reached out to hug her.

"Woo..."

Gu Li seemed to be still asleep. When he was held in Chang An's arms, his little hands grasped Chang An's clothes tightly as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw. Not only that, he also shrank desperately into Chang An's arms, wishing he could get into his body.

“No…No…”

Chang An gently patted Gu Li's back, then kissed her on the forehead and said softly, "Mother Gu? Mother Gu?"

“Mmmmm…”

"Mother Gu? Wake up."

Chang An shook her again, and Gu Li slowly woke up. When she opened her eyes, she saw darkness, but she felt relieved after she smelled the scent of Chang An. She let out a long sigh, and then rubbed against Chang An with peace of mind.

"What's wrong, Mother Gu? Why are you crying?" Chang An asked, patting Gu Li's back gently.

"I had a nightmare..." Gu Li rubbed Chang An gently and said with some fear.

"It's okay, it's just a dream, don't be afraid."

In the darkness, Gu Li could feel Chang An gently kissing the top of his head. Then he felt himself being gently put back on the pillow, and then he heard Chang An say:

"Well, the nightmare is over. I am here now."

A familiar hand gently touched her face, and she responded with a soft "hmm".

"Dreams are illusory and not real. Don't be scared. Sleep well. I'll be waiting for Gu Niang to greet me at the door tomorrow." Chang An's hand touched Gu Li's small lips and then kissed them.

"Um......"

When Chang An lay down on the bed, he felt a head on his shoulders, and then his neck was also surrounded.

"Chang Lang, I'm scared... Chang Lang, can you hold me while I sleep..." Gu Li's voice came from the side.

"it is good……"

Chang An put one hand under Gu Li's body and hugged her, while his other hand gently touched her face.

"Is this okay?"

"Okay, good night, Chang Lang."

"Good night, Madam Gu."

……

The next day, Chang An came back from school at the Imperial College, and Gu Li was waiting for him at the door as usual.

"Chang! Lang!"

The nightmare last night did not seem to affect Gu Li, and she was not sure why, but she was unusually happy today. She excitedly called out Chang An's nickname, and rushed to the carriage impatiently and threw herself into Chang An's arms.

“Ouch, ouch, I’m going to be smashed to pieces by Gu Niang.”

Chang An smiled and caught Gu Li, and took advantage of inertia to hold Gu Li and spin around twice. Gu Li was so happy that he left a big reward on Chang An's lips.

After the commotion, Gu Li planned to get off Chang An, but Chang An would not let him get off. Instead, he carried Gu Li in his arms like a child and walked in.

"Why is Mother Gu so happy today?" Chang An asked, shaking Gu Li on his arm.

"I'm hungry. I can eat when Chang Lang comes back." Gu Li said naively.

"What? Am I going home just to get Mother Gu to eat?" Chang An jumped twice on the spot and teased Gu Li.

"Of course not," Gu Li supported Chang An, "After Chang Lang comes back, I can still kiss Chang Lang, and I can also... well... stick to Chang Lang!"

"Is that it?" Chang An continued to ask.

"Hmm..." Gu Li frowned, thought hard for a while, and then continued to answer: "I can still hug Chang Lang, tell stories to Xiaoguai with Chang Lang, and play with Chang Lang in the room..."

"Well... there are still so many things we can do with Chang Lang, I can't finish talking about them..."

Chang An smiled, walked to the main courtyard, and put Gu Li in the pavilion. When Gu Li saw what was on the table in the pavilion, he was stunned for a moment - because it was full of food, still steaming, and Zhen'er was also placing bowls and chopsticks.

"Hey?" Gu Li asked, "It's not time to eat yet? How come the food is already served?"

Zhen'er, who was tidying up the table beside the pavilion, said, "In reply to Sanniang, before the young master went to the Imperial College this morning, he instructed the kitchen at home to prepare lunch half an hour in advance."

"Wasn't Mother Gu hungry just after noon yesterday? So I asked someone to cook in advance. In addition, Mother Gu has a bad habit of not eating until I get home, so I arranged the time so that Mother Gu can have dinner as soon as I get home." Chang An smiled and scratched the tip of Gu Li's nose, then went to put the bookcase away.

After lunch, before Chang An and Gu Li left the pavilion, the doorman came in and greeted them:

"Master Marquis, madam."

"What's wrong?" Chang An asked.

"My lord, there are several gentlemen waiting at the door. They say they want to see you and your wife," the doorman replied.

"Who's here? Did you tell me your name?"

The concierge shook his head and replied, "They didn't say that, but they said they came to apologize, and they..."

"What do they want?"

"They said they must see the lady today, but they said you don't have to."

Chang An raised his eyebrows, while Gu Li was a little confused, so the former said, "Then please come in, and let them wait in the main hall. Just tell them that Gu Niang and I will go to see them."

"Yes, Lord Marquis."

As soon as the doorman turned to leave, Gu Li asked, "Who is it? Why did you come to apologize?"

Chang An smiled and said, "Mrs. Gu, do you still remember what I told you two days ago, that someone impeached me?"

Gu Li nodded, and then suddenly realized: "Could it be them?"

Chang An nodded, and then Gu Li's eyebrows immediately stood up, and he said angrily: "They dare to come!"