My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

Gao Shi waved his hand, ate the last bite of rice in the bowl, and then spoke again:

"Gao Shi doesn't know the ways of the world, and his talent and knowledge are not as good as those of the old men in the Ministry of War. There is no point for me to stay there."

"In that case, I can't say anything." Su Meng sighed and said, "It's okay. As long as Mr. Gao needs this guard, it's not impossible to recruit him."

Then, Su Meng said jokingly, "It's just that I'm afraid that after Master Gao becomes the head of the Ministry of War, he will become a little tricky, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to support him."

Gao Shi also understood what Su Meng meant, and then smiled and said: "Gao Shi was in charge at the front line, and there was no change. The salary will be paid according to the previous payment, so Madam Su Meng does not need to worry about this matter."

"Okay, if Mr. Gao officially resigns, he can come here to serve as a guard for me."

Gao Shi nodded and said with a smile: "Okay."

After the meal was over, Huaiqin and Zhen'er began to ask the servants to clean the table. Then Chang'an said, "By the way, Su Meng and Madam Zhang came here today. Is there anything going on?"

Su Meng smiled and said, "I need Ai Yu to tell you about this matter."

When Zhang Aiyu heard this, she became a little teasing, and then said, "That is... I want my stepson to take Marquis Dingkang and his wife as his adopted parents."

Chang An and Gu Li were a little surprised, so Zhang Aiyu said, "My stepson's life was saved by Marquis Ding Kang. I thought about it for some time and decided to do this."

"Marquis Dingkang and his wife can rest assured. This adopted parent is just a nominal identity. Normally, my mother and I would never use this identity to do anything. We just hope that my stepson can serve you two Marquises Dingkang in your old age."

Chang An then exchanged glances with Gu Li, seeming to be somewhat conflicted, and was about to refuse. Then Gu Li asked, "Why did Madam Zhang say that? Isn't this not good for Young Master Zhang?"

"Indeed, as a mother, Madam Zhang will naturally need Young Master Zhang to serve her in her later years. If so, what will you do, Madam Zhang?"

Zhang Aiyu shook his head and said, "Aiyu has never thought about these things, but in fact, there is some selfishness involved. If something happens to me in the future, I hope that my stepson will have a way out."

"Besides, with this status, if Marquis Dingkang has something that is difficult for him to do personally in the future, my stepson can do it for him."

Chang An touched his chin, and then looked at Gu Li again. He wanted to refuse, but he didn't know how to refuse; if he agreed, it felt a little inappropriate. After all, he saved someone's life, and it felt a little strange to adopt him as his adopted son.

Zhang Aiyu saw Chang An and Gu Li like this, and she understood about 70% of what was going on. But at this time, Gu Li spoke up: "Did you take what Madam Zhang just said seriously?"

Chang An was a little surprised, but Zhang Aiyu's eyes lit up with some hope, and he nodded quickly: "Of course it is true. If Aiyu just said another lie, you will never die a good death."

"And Ai Yu promises that no one else will know about what happened today except us."

Gu Li looked at Chang An at this time and said, "It's not impossible. Madam Zhang also said that it's just a title. If we don't talk about it in the future, it won't have any impact on anyone."

"When the time comes, we just need to take care of them. It won't be a bad thing to have one more person to serve in the family in the future."

Zhang Aiyu was touched to see that the real owner was speaking up for him. Then he said, "Thank you, Madam Hou."

But Gu Li changed the subject and said, "But Madam Zhang, we don't actually plan to take him in as our adopted son. At most, he and my Chang Lang will be uncle and nephew in the future. But if he does something against human ethics in the future, we will not let him off the hook for that reason."

Zhang Aiyu nodded quickly and said, "If that's the case, I will personally hand my stepson over to Marquis Dingkang and his wife. All decisions will be made by Marquis Dingkang and his wife, and Aiyu will never protect them."

Having said that, Gu Li looked at Chang An and said, "What do you think now, Chang Lang?"

Chang An waved his hand casually and said, "Mother Gu's decision is my decision. If Mother Gu agrees, I have no right to refuse."

So, Gu Li looked at Zhang Aiyu and said, "In this case, my husband Chang Lang and I both agree."

Zhang Aiyu was very excited at this moment, and quickly stood up and said, "Thank you, Marquis Dingkang and Madam."

She seemed to be so excited that she was at a loss as to what to do next. Instead, Su Meng stood up, pulled her and said, "Now, let Young Master Zhang bow."

"But, my stepson, he still..."

"During the tying of the knot ceremony, if the son is unable to do so, his parents can do it on his behalf." Gao Shi spoke at this time.

"Oh, I forgot." Zhang Aiyu knelt down and hugged little Zhang Ji. Chang An supported Gu Li and sat upright on the bed, watching Zhang Aiyu salute.

Zhang Aiyu held little Zhang Ji in her arms, slowly bent down, bowed three times to Chang An and Gu Li, and then placed Zhang Ji at Chang An's feet. Chang An then leaned down and picked up little Zhang Ji, gently stroking his baby face.

Then Chang An handed little Zhang Ji to Gu Li and asked her to hold him. Then Zhang Aiyu said, "Today, Marquis Dingkang has become my uncle. Please give me a name."

"Give me a name?" Chang An looked at little Zhang Ji, then at Zhang Aiyu, and finally he turned his gaze to Gu Li.

After Gu Li nodded in agreement, he began to think, recalling Zhang Ji's original name, and then said: "His single name is Ji, which means inheritance and continuation. The word Yi means praise and great beauty, and Yisun means praise from future generations. It can be said that his great achievements can be passed down by future generations."

"Why not give my stepson the name Yisun? His surname is Zhang, his name is Ji, and his name is Yisun."

There is no other way. If I were to choose an additional character, it would be very difficult to name Chang An. So I could only think of naming the character according to the original one, and then add some made-up explanations. I think I could get away with it.

Zhang Aiyu did not find fault with it. He bowed again and said, "Thank you, Marquis Dingkang, for the calligraphy."

Then, Gu Li handed the little Zhang Ji in his arms back to Zhang Aiyu. At this moment, Zhang Aiyu suddenly seemed to remember something and shouted to the outside:

"Lian Ping! Come in and give the things to Marquis Ding Kang!"

Then, Chang An saw Lian Ping walking in with a long box in his hand. He came straight to him and opened the box - there was a scroll inside, but he didn't know what was painted on it.

Zhang Aiyu then said, "Marquis Dingkang, this is the portrait you asked me to draw for you last time. Please take a look. If you are satisfied, Aiyu can hang it at home for worship."

Chang An raised his eyebrows. He had just said something casually, but he didn't expect Zhang Aiyu to actually do it for him. He took out the portrait and opened it to see that it was a half-length portrait of a man with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes. Gu Li came over at this time, and Chang An asked:

"Mother Gu... How do you feel, Mother Gu? Do you think you look like me?"

After taking a closer look, Gu Li said, "It does look like him, but the painting is a little too compassionate, lacking Chang Lang's heroic spirit."

Zhang Aiyu stood up with the help of Lian Ping, and said, "Because Aiyu believes that Dingkanghou has helped and saved my mother and son many times, he is a bodhisattva to us, so he naturally has the compassion of a bodhisattva."

"So... you just asked someone to paint an image of Bodhisattva?" Chang An couldn't help but complain.

"No, in fact, it was Ai Yu who asked the painter to do it specially. It just has a bit of Bodhisattva's godliness, which will not affect other people's recognition." Zhang Ai Yu shook his head and said.

"Okay..." Chang An nodded, rolled up the scroll, tied it up and put it back into the box.

"I have no objection." Chang An said.

Zhang Aiyu then looked at the box with satisfaction, and then said: "Today's matter of Aiyu is over, thank you Dingkang Hou for your help."

Then Chang An nodded, and Su Meng said to Chang An: "Congratulations."

When Chang An heard this, his face immediately turned black and he said, "Don't give me that!"

"When will you come to my place for a drink? When Xiaoguai is born, I can treat you to a meal." Su Meng said.

The relationship between the two of them became somewhat distant, and their conversations were mostly filled with teasing and less ambiguity.

"Forget it. When it's the full moon, we can invite you to our house for a drink. It's a place for drinks, but I don't plan to go if I can avoid it." Chang An waved his hand and said.

Su Meng nodded, then asked, "Why are you closing the door to visitors now? We have to identify ourselves before we come in."

"There's nothing I can do." Chang An shrugged.

"Because some time ago, after the autumn examination ended, many candidates came to Beijing. After arriving, they all brought the collection of articles of my Changlang, wanting to come and exchange knowledge with Changlang. Some students who benefited from the reform of the imperial examination system also came to express their gratitude." Gu Li said at this time. Although he meant to complain, his tone of voice was somewhat proud.

"Then one time, a large group of people came and made a lot of noise for the neighbors, so Chang Lang started to refuse visitors and disappeared completely."

"At the beginning, they asked me to send a message that they didn't want to see each other, but there were too many people. It was quite troublesome for Huaiqin and Zhener to run back and forth all the time." Chang An said.

"And Madam Gu is now living longer and longer. So later I increased the monthly salary for the concierge and told them that during this period, the Dingkang Marquis Mansion would be closed to visitors."

"Otherwise, people will come every now and then to make a lot of noise, which will make it difficult to maintain a healthy pregnancy."

Gao Shi also nodded in agreement and said, "I also went to Brother Wang's place some time ago. Their family is the same as Brother Chang's. If Uncle Xu from Brother Wang's family hadn't known me, I wouldn't have been able to get in."

Chang An waved his hand at this time and said with a smile:

"It's a rare occasion for us to get together. I'm thirsty just talking. I'll ask Huaiqin and Zhen'er to bring some tea. You shouldn't be in a hurry to go back, right?"