My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

At midnight, Chang An and Gu Li had already taken a bath and were sitting in the room, snuggling together. At this moment, they heard a knock on the door and Chang Wenmeng's voice:

"Yonghe, it's me."

Chang An and Gu Li quickly sat apart, and then Chang An checked their clothes again. After making sure there was nothing wrong, he said, "Father, please come in."

Chang Wenmeng walked in. With the candlelight, Chang An could see that his face was a little flushed. And Chang Wenmeng seemed to have come to see Chang An and Gu Li as soon as he got home, without changing his official uniform. He went straight to the low table and sat down. Gu Li also saw that Chang Wenmeng was a little drunk, so he poured him a cup of tea.

Chang Wenmeng smiled, took the tea and took a sip, then said, "Li'er, go to the desk first. I have something to say to Yonghe."

"Yes." Although Gu Li didn't know why, she still did it. She glanced at Chang An and went to the desk.

"Yonghe, I have something to ask you." After making sure that Gu Li had reached the desk, Chang Wenmeng lowered his voice and asked.

"Please ask, father."

"Did you go to Prime Minister Song some time ago and give him a good idea to deal with the evil money?" Chang Wenmeng put down his teacup and asked.

Chang An was stunned for a moment, and answered truthfully: "I dare not hide it from my father, it is true."

"You kid, you've really made a name for yourself." Chang Wenmeng pointed his finger at Chang An and scolded with a smile.

Chang An was a little nervous at this time. He didn't know why his father suddenly mentioned this matter, so he asked, "Father, is there anything wrong with this matter?"

"How dare you say that?" Chang Wenmeng suddenly said in a low voice, "Do you know that there are already quite a few dignitaries who want to take you as their son-in-law?"

Chang An and Gu Li were both stunned for a moment. He swallowed and said, "This... I just came up with a method. It shouldn't be that serious, right?"

"How could it not be? The Honglu Temple's Wu Shaoqing told me everything. You should have met him at the prime minister's office at that time." Chang Wenmeng continued, "Although I am only a doctor of the Imperial College and do not need to know about the things that happen in the court, there will always be someone who knows."

"You are only eighteen years old this year, and yet you have come up with such a good way for Prime Minister Song to deal with the evil money."

"And do you know what people say about you? They say you can shock Chang'an with your writings, and your poems and essays are favored by the current crown prince. You are also a student of Prime Minister Song. With such talent, do you think you can't pass the exam?"

"Passing the imperial examination and offering advice on how to combat the evil of money is the most important achievement..."

"If you enter the officialdom, your future will be limitless. And those censors or ministers who can sit in that position, how can they not see these things?"

Chang An understood the general idea after hearing this, but still asked tentatively: "Could it be that those assistant ministers or censors want to marry their daughters to get married?"

"If that's all, it's fine!" Chang Wenmeng said, "But haven't you forgotten that Li'er is the daughter of a businessman? Those high-ranking officials are all arrogant and proud. Do you think they would be willing to let their daughters recognize a businessman's daughter as their eldest daughter?"

At this time, Chang An completely understood the real purpose of Chang Wenmeng's coming here tonight. He looked at Gu Li who was sitting at the desk reading a book. She seemed to sense Chang An's sight and raised her head to show Chang An a sweet smile. Chang An also responded with a gentle smile, trying not to reveal any flaws.

Looking back, Chang An adjusted his mood and said seriously: "Father, I know what you want to say. I have never thought about divorcing Gu Niang, let alone taking a concubine."

"It was also at your residence that a certain Huang Shilang wanted to propose marriage, but I rejected him."

"Yonghe, have you ever thought that even though you rejected Minister Huang, there are still dozens more to come," Chang Wenmeng said.

"Then please think about it, father. Since I dare to reject the first one, won't I reject the second and third one?" Chang An smiled, "I have also told you, father, that I don't plan to marry again."

"So, does Father think this is appropriate?"

"Will you really do this? Just keep refusing?" Chang Wenmeng was still a little worried at this time.

"Also, there is that matter that Mother Gu has already told me." Chang An said at this time.

"You know everything?" Chang Wenmeng was a little surprised at this time.

"I am alive because of Gu Niang, and Gu Niang got lung disease because of me. If I abandon Gu Niang for my own selfish desires, then I might as well die."

Chang An said this, picked up a teacup, poured himself a cup of tea, and drank it all in one gulp.

"Father, tell me, Gu Niang is so good. She is kind, gentle, virtuous, and knows how to care for others." Chang An smiled slightly at this time, "To be honest, I can't bear to abandon Gu Niang and marry those women from official families. They may not be better than Gu Niang."

"Do you really think so?" Chang Wenmeng asked.

"It's true."

Chang An was leaning on the table with one hand supporting his face, looking tenderly at Gu Li on the other side of the desk. When she felt Chang An's gaze, she looked up and found that he was leaning on the table looking at her. She followed Chang An's example, leaning on the table with her hand supporting her face, blinking playfully and looking at Chang An across from her.

"Father, in fact, you are not the only one who is worried about this problem. Even my father-in-law is worried that I will wrong Gu Niang by taking a concubine. I also patted my chest and promised my father-in-law that I will never take another concubine and will not wrong Gu Niang."

"That's good. Since you don't choose to marry, then I have nothing to say." Chang Wenmeng finished the tea in the cup. "You are talented, and there are important people who appreciate you. Your future will definitely be far better than mine."

"I originally thought that your giving advice and being favored by the prince would be a bad thing, but now it seems that it is the opposite, a good thing."

Chang Wenmeng and Chang An both stood up. The former reached out and patted the latter on the shoulder. He looked at him with satisfaction for a while, and then said, "Father hopes that what you just said is true, otherwise I will not let you go."

"Don't worry, father. If I go against what I said today, I will not die a good death." Chang An promised.

Chang Wenmeng smiled and left Chang An and his wife's room. At this time, Gu Li also put down the book in his hand, came to Chang An, took his hand, and took him back to the low table to sit down.

Sitting at the low table, Chang An stretched out his finger and gently rubbed Gu Li's nose. But Gu Li seemed to sense that Chang An felt a little heavy in his heart, so he took the initiative to move to his side and put his arms around Chang An's neck.

"Is Chang Lang a little unhappy?"

The fragrance from Gu Li's body flowed into Chang An's nose, and Chang An felt her body temperature, and seemed to calm down a little, and his previous worries were also washed away by half.

"I'm not unhappy, I'm just worried about some things." Chang An held Gu Li's waist, let her sit in his arms, and put his face against Gu Li's temples.

"What's the matter?" Gu Li asked.

"Does Gu Niang want to know?"

"If Chang Lang wants to say it, then I want to know; if Chang Lang doesn't want to say it, then I don't want to know." Gu Li also said so.

"Actually, it's about some things about me and Gu Niang, but this thing will not happen." Chang An said softly.

"Then what is Chang Lang worried about?" Gu Li frowned and pouted in confusion. Since it won't happen, why worry?

"I'm just worried that someone will bring this matter up in the future and cause more troubles for our beloved Gu Niang. If Gu Niang is troubled, Chang Lang will naturally be troubled as well." Chang An still said it rather vaguely, leaving it to Gu Li himself to understand.

"Actually, there will be a lot of such things, and there will be more in the future." Gu Li said so, and then he sat up from Chang An's arms and faced him.

"It's just like taking medicine. If you drink more, you won't feel the bitterness anymore. If there are too many of those things, they won't be a big deal, right? If that's the case, why should Chang Lang and I worry?"

Chang An couldn't help but smile when he saw Gu Li comforting him, and said, "My mother Gu actually comforted me in return?"

"I'm not a fool, how could I not see this kind of thing." Gu Li smiled, "Chang Lang wants me to be happy, of course I also want Chang Lang to be happy."

"Won't Mrs. Gu feel troubled by this kind of thing? Wouldn't she mind?" Chang An asked tentatively again.

"Mind what? I should... I should not mind." Gu Li felt a little confused at first, but after thinking about it, he felt that Chang An was asking whether he minded his decision, so he answered like this.

Chang An looked at Gu Li, as if he wanted to say something, but the words were stuck in his throat and in the end, nothing came out.

Seeing that he was hesitant to speak, Gu Li moved closer to him and asked, "Why is Chang Lang still unhappy? If Chang Lang is still unhappy, then I will be unhappy too."

He looked at Gu Li's frowning brows, smiled, patted her head, and said, "I'm not unhappy. As long as Mother Gu is here, I won't be unhappy."

"Chang Lang's smile is so fake."

“But what you said is true.”

Chang An exerted force on his hands and pulled Gu Li completely into his arms. Although Gu Li had long been accustomed to his "sudden attacks", he still let out a slight cry in surprise.

"It's still not yet. There's still about an hour until midnight. Only then can Mother Gu go to bed." Gu Li coughed twice at this time, so Chang An took the tea and fed it to Gu Li.

"What role do you want to play tonight, Gu Niang? Su Daji or Yu Ji? Or, for a change, Bao Si?"

"Hmm, let me think..."