After the death of the previous emperor, the Empress Dowager became arrogant

"Be more careful of him in the future. I always feel that there is something wrong with this person."

She actually hoped that she was just being too suspicious. After all, she had spent less than a year in the Gong family, so she tried to keep a low profile as much as possible.

She didn't want to cause trouble before leaving here.

"Yes." Yuan Yi agreed.

In the evening, Gong Xuan hosted a not-so-big family dinner. In addition to several elders of the Gong family, there were also a few direct descendants.

After all, he is the only son of the great elder, so he should be given some face.

She changed into the turquoise mid-length gown and black silk pants that the little boy had brought for the disciples. The style was relatively simple, with only some light-colored embroidery on the cuffs and collar.

If you ignore that black face and look at him from the back, he can barely be considered a handsome young man.

There is another important elder at the family dinner tonight.

He is the longest-lived elder in the Gong family.

Because he paid more attention to taking care of his body than others when he was young, the old man is now over 90 years old and his legs and feet are still agile and he has no health problems.

Counting the generations, he is one generation older than Gong Xuan’s grandfather.

When he was young, Gong Qinshan was the smartest disciple of that generation, but his talent was buried because of the family motto at that time.

The clan elder also knew the situation the Gong family was facing now, so he turned his attention to Gong Bin.

I am a smart man, so even if my son is bad, he shouldn't be that bad.

The elder thought to himself, looked at the anxious boy and said, "Don't be nervous, I'm just asking you some basic questions.

How was your academic career in Beijing?"

Yuan Qing's scalp tingled again, fearing that the situation like last time in the Golden Palace would happen again.

So he spoke before Yan Su's father could: "Old Hui, I haven't read much and can only recognize a few words."

"Gong Bin" went from being a slave to being a close confidant of the emperor in just two years. If she showed knowledge and bearing that were inconsistent with her experience, it would easily arouse suspicion.

What Wen Chengyu wants is a straightforward person who is not afraid of the powerful and dares to speak frankly in front of the emperor.

To put it bluntly, it means not being afraid of offending people.

Only in this way can Gong Bin achieve the effect he expected.

The clan elder stroked his beard and looked at Yuan Qing with a hint of satisfaction in his eyes.

Not arrogant or impatient, but humble and polite, this disciple should be a rough diamond like Qin Shan.

But this temperament needs to be carefully sculpted.

With the presence of the clan elders, people did not dare to express their opinions to Yuan Qing.

Gong Xuan understood what the clan elder meant. In fact, this was what he had originally planned.

This girl is of noble status and has a close relationship with Emperor Yuan and even the entire Wen family.

Being on good terms with her would be mostly beneficial to the Gong family.

"Fifth brother, please take a seat first." Gong Xuan said.

Gong Bin is the youngest among the direct descendants and the fifth among boys. He has four older cousins, two older cousins and a younger younger cousin.

There are only so many disciples from the family, and including her, there are only eight of them. The rest are basically disciples from outside the family who were recruited.

Yuan Qing slowly took his seat.

"Have you really served Emperor Yuan?" the man next to him leaned over and asked.

She was still wondering who Emperor Yuan was, then she realized he was talking about Wen Chengyu.

Seeing her nod, the man asked again: "But I heard that those who serve the emperor are all eunuchs, right?

Bro, did you cut it off?

As he said this, he wanted to reach out and touch it to see if it was there.

Yuan Qing quickly blocked it with both hands, "No, I'm not a eunuch, I haven't been circumcised."

How come Old Fourth Qiu just started doing it without any preparation?

The eldest sister Gong Lan, who was sitting in the back, saw what they were doing and her face immediately turned red. She picked up the cup lid and hit her younger brother with it.

He is so reckless, but he is not afraid of scaring his fifth brother.

Old Fourth Qiu didn't care about it. He was a casual person and did whatever he wanted, not caring about whether it was impolite or not.

What's more, this kid is my brother, so what's wrong with touching him a few times?

Seeing the little bully Kai Lao San looking over here, Yuan Qing shrank his neck and tried to shrink his thin body behind Qiu Lao Si.

Fourth Brother Qiu also sat up straight, blocking Third Brother's gaze, and put his arm around her shoulders and said, "Don't be afraid. If Third Brother bullies you in the future, come and tell Fourth Brother, and Fourth Brother promises to help you get revenge."

Yuan Qing wanted to break free from his clutches, but Qiu Laosi was too strong and he couldn't move at all.

"Thank you, fourth brother."

Regardless of whether he was sincere or not, she had to thank him for showing his protection at this time.

After hearing this, Qiu Laosi hugged her even tighter.

Although she knew he didn't mean it, Yuan Qing really didn't want him to hold her like this any longer, so she stared at his paw and said, "Fourth brother, can you please let go?"

Qiu Laosi looked over and asked, "Why?"

Yuan Qing was sweating profusely, and fearing that he might smell something, he dared not move.

"My back hurts. It's injured."

After saying this, he frowned symbolically.

Qiu Laosi immediately let go and wanted to take off her clothes to see her wounds.

As a result, he was hit by Sister Lan again.

Qiu Lao Si didn't dare to get angry with the eldest sister, he just turned around and asked: "Why do you always hit me?!"

Lan Jie'er covered her face and smiled, took out a handkerchief to wipe the cup clean, and then put it back gently, "How can you be like this, lifting the fifth brother's clothes in public?

Look at Fifth Brother's face, how pale it is?"

Old Fourth Qiu followed his eldest sister's gaze to Yuan Qing's face, and indeed saw that her face was pale.

Really scared?

He immediately took her hand and said goodbye to the elders.

Yuan Qing hurriedly shook her head. This was a party held for her, and it would be impolite for her, the person involved, to leave halfway.

A dark shadow was cast in front of him.

Yuan Qing looked up and cold sweat instantly broke out on his back.

Heng Lao Er looked at her with concern, but there was a hint of weirdness in his eyes that she couldn't understand.

"I'll take my fifth brother with me."

Just now he noticed that the little fellow looked strange, so he told the elders about it.

Yuan Qing dodged back, avoiding his hand, and quickly refused: "No, I'm fine."

She was just pretending to do that just now to scare Qiu Laosi into letting go, but who would have thought that she would attract this man's attention.

Without giving her a chance to resist, Heng Lao Er forcefully picked her up and left the banquet hall.