My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

"They impeached Chang Lang for no apparent reason, why should we go to see them?" Gu Li looked very unhappy.

Chang An touched her face and said, "Mrs. Gu, do you know why they are here... No, why are they here?"

Gu Li shook his head, and then Chang An explained: "This is an order from His Majesty, asking them to come and apologize. And an apology is not enough, and my agreement is not the end, we still need Gu Niang's nod."

Gu Li blinked in confusion and asked, "Why do you need me to agree?"

"Do they have to continue to apologize if I don't forgive them?"

Chang An nodded, indicating that it was true. Gu Li frowned slightly at this time, and Chang An took her hand and stood up, saying: "Let's go meet them first? The rest will be decided by Gu Niang, and I will be responsible for listening."

"Okay," Gu Li nodded, but did not move. Instead, he said, "But should I put on some makeup first before meeting a stranger?"

Chang An did not answer immediately, but began to think -

Although current cosmetics are not made of chemicals, it is not known whether they have reached the safety standards. Now that the days are getting longer, Chang An does not intend to let her wear makeup for safety reasons.

But since she had already brought it up, she still rejected the concept of "rejection" in her heart, so she nodded and said, "You can only wear light makeup. Too much rouge and powder is not only bad for Gu Niang's skin, but also for Xiaoguai."

Gu Li frowned slightly at this time and said, "I only know how to put on light makeup."

"I'm just reminding Mother Gu that it's better not to put on makeup unless it's necessary in the future." Chang An said.

Although she didn't know the specific reason, Gu Li nodded, got up and went back to her room to put on makeup.

As for those who came to apologize, they were naturally the people who were targeting Chang'an, such as Du Shilang and Deng Zhongcheng. They sat in the main hall under the arrangement of Huaiqin and Zhen'er, but the strange thing was that after Huaiqin and Zhen'er settled them, they took them away directly without even serving tea.

And Minister Du, Minister Deng and others began to whisper to each other:

"Why hasn't Marquis Dingkang arrived yet? No one has served the tea." A doctor named Feng complained at this time.

"We are here to apologize, not to visit. It's good enough that they welcome us in," said Deng Zhongcheng.

"Besides, don't forget how Liu Lu died." Minister Du said, "This new marquis may be planning something big."

"Does he dare to kill an official appointed by the imperial court?" said the official named Yang.

But just as they were chatting, Chang An's voice suddenly came from outside the hall: "Why, just because my wife had to put on makeup and was delayed for a while, you are here to say that I want to kill the court official?"

"Is this the way you come to apologize for such slander?"

The two of them walked in and sat on the main seat.

At this moment, Minister Du's expression changed immediately, and he said with a smile: "Marquis Dingkang has misunderstood. They are just waiting impatiently, so they are complaining. I hope Marquis Dingkang will not be offended."

"Minister Du has completely shirked his responsibility." Chang An sneered, and then Minister Du's face froze.

Minister Du coughed dryly, then forced a smile and said to Chang An, "Marquis Dingkang, it was our fault to impeach you at that time. We did not study your article carefully, so we took it out of context."

"Yes, we were impatient just now, so we offended you. Please forgive me, Marquis Dingkang." Deng Zhongcheng also said, "After returning, I also re-read it. It is really a masterpiece that will be passed down through the ages."

"But His Majesty has also said whether he forgives you or not. It's not up to me. It will only count if my wife forgives you." Chang An smiled and said.

The officials were stunned for a moment, and then turned their eyes to Gu Li, but found that Gu Li's eyes seemed a little cold. But there was no way, this apology was issued by His Majesty at the time, and not coming would be disobeying the order and would be punishable by death.

So, even if this apology fails, it is better than losing your life.

As a result, Minister Du's expression did not change, but he became even more flattering and said, "Madam Dingkang, we were just jealous of Dingkang at the time, so we were blinded and did not take it seriously. Instead, we slandered Dingkang."

"Please forgive us old guys, okay?"

As if he thought it was pointless to talk, Du Shilang took the basket beside him and walked forward like an old servant. When he came in front of Gu Li, he put the basket in his hand next to Gu Li, opened it, and said:

"Madam Dingkang, this is the bird's nest that I bought at a high price. If you eat it, it will nourish your complexion, nourish your body and calm your mind. Not only that, I also know that Madam Dingkang is pregnant now, so the bird's nest is also good for you."

Seeing Minister Du doing this, the rest of the people came up with baskets, introduced their gifts one by one, and apologized:

"Madam Dingkang, these are some jewelry I found especially for you. They are all made by famous craftsmen. If you wear them, they will be dazzling. I only hope that you can forgive me for slandering Dingkang."

"Madam, these are some new pastries I bought from Yunxing Pavilion. Although they are not as valuable as the ones from the first two adults, they are also a token of my love. I only ask that Madam forgive me."

"Madam Dingkang, this is some stuff I sent you..."

"Madam Dingkang..."

Chang An looked at these people who were like old servants, bowing and scraping before a pretty lady who was several times younger than themselves, and the gifts they presented were very rare, which made him feel a little funny.

After these old guys put the things next to Gu Li, they returned to their seats and kept smiling at Gu Li. However, the faces of these old men, coupled with the forced smiles, were really a bit... vulgar.

Gu Li looked at the gifts, then looked at the old men, disgust flashed across his eyes. Gu Li frowned his beautiful eyebrows, and wanted to refuse directly, but he opened his mouth and suddenly closed it. The opening and closing of his mouth made the mood of these old men fluctuate greatly.

"Madam Marquis Dingkang, to be honest, it was not our intention to slander Marquis Dingkang. We are very willing to be on good terms with Marquis Dingkang, but this matter was instructed by someone else." When Minister Du saw Gu Li's conflicted look, he looked at the other old foxes, and as if they had made some decision, they all nodded slightly in tacit understanding.

Hearing this, Chang An spoke up and said, "Are they Su Mang, Zheng Zhu, and Qin Huang, the temporary prince teachers?"

"Marquis Dingkang is very insightful. It was indeed the three princes' teachers who ordered it. We didn't want to do that either." said Deng Zhongcheng.

"Oh?" Chang An narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at these old officials.

Gu Li was also a little angry at this time, so he asked again: "Is it because my husband is the future true prince's teacher? They think of ways to slander my husband?"

"Madam, we don't know about that." Doctor Feng said, "Those prince teachers just gave us some benefits and wanted us to slander Marquis Dingkang. We don't know what they want to do specifically."

Chang An couldn't help but sneer. Who would believe such nonsense?

Two days ago, Li Longji also said: "Don't I know what your relationship is with the three princes' teachers now?"

Chang An was not a fool. After hearing these words and what these old men had just said, how could he not know? Most likely, they wanted to get themselves out of this matter, and even if the three prince teachers were punished in the end, it would have nothing to do with him.

The main hall was silent for a while. Gu Li suddenly sighed and said, "Forget it. There are many scholars in the world. There are many who envy my husband. Naturally, there are also many who are jealous of my husband."

"You guys were also instructed by others, and you have no ulterior motives. Just treat this as a page of a book and turn the page. I just hope that from now on, we will no longer have any connection. Otherwise, it will not be as simple as it is today."

Hearing this, Du Shilang and his men were completely relieved. It seemed that this Marquis' wife was still too young and believed them after just a few words. Several people stood up and said:

"Don't worry, Madam. We will never do this again in the future."

"Goodbye, Marquis Dingkang, Madam Dingkang."

Gu Li closed his eyes, held his forehead with his bare hands, and ignored them. Chang An said, "There is no food for you at Dingkang Marquis's Mansion tonight. Do you want to stay for dinner?"

"Don't dare."

Seeing this, a few old guys turned around and fled.

When Chang An saw Gu Li like this, he asked softly, "What's wrong, Mother Gu?"

"It's nothing, I just remembered the nightmare I had last night." Gu Li raised his head, looked at Chang An, and said.

Looking at Gu Li's eyes full of sorrow and worry, Chang An was stunned for a moment, and said comfortingly: "What's wrong, it was just a dream."

Gu Li continued, "Do you know, Chang Lang, that I said before that I would never let them go, but why did I let them go today?"

Chang An shook his head and asked, "Isn't this all Gu Niang's own decision?"

Gu Li shook his head and said, "Because I remembered the nightmare I had last night. I did this because of that nightmare."

"Mother Gu's nightmare?"

Chang An frowned slightly, feeling something was wrong.