My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

Gu Li was in there for quite a while, and when he came out he had a box in his hand.

"Chang Lang! This is the reward I bought for Chang Lang!"

Chang An watched her excitedly run up to him, muttering, "Chang Lang, wait a minute..."

Gu Li opened the box in his hand, took out a square cake from it, put it close to Chang An's mouth, and said, "Come on, Chang Lang, open your mouth - ah~"

Chang An also opened his mouth cooperatively, allowing Gu Li to put the pastry into his mouth.

The pastry was filled with red bean paste and seemed to have just come out of the oven and was still a little hot.

Looking at Chang An chewing the red bean cake, Gu Li's eyebrows were also curved, and he asked: "How is it, Chang Lang, is it delicious?"

"Delicious! What kind of pastry is this?" Chang An said with a smile.

"Red bean pastry, this is my favorite, so I think Chang Lang will like it too." Gu Li said with a smile, and took out another pastry from the box and put it into Chang An's mouth.

"This is Osmanthus Pine Nut Cake, a new product from Yunsuji. I haven't tried it yet. What do you think of it, Changlang?"

Chang An nodded, curved his eyebrows and said, "It's delicious. Mother Gu, you should have one too."

"Hmm." Gu Li also took out an osmanthus pine nut cake from the box and put it into his mouth.

"good to eat!"

Gu Li's eyebrows curved more, and her slightly puffed cheeks made her look even cuter. Chang An looked at her like this, and his heart moved slightly. He stretched out a finger and poked it gently.

Gu Li was confused by Chang An's sudden action, so he blinked at him in confusion.

Chang An leaned close to her ear and whispered, "My mother Gu is so pretty."

Although he didn't know what Chang An was doing, he felt very happy when he heard Chang An's praise. So he smiled sweetly at Chang An and hummed twice with joy.

Seeing that there was nothing to do here, Chang An jumped onto the horse directly, and then carried Gu Li, who was still eating snacks, onto the horse.

Chang An thought for a moment, then turned his horse and headed in a certain direction.

Gu Li watched Chang An drive his horse away from Yanshoufang, and asked in confusion: "Chang Lang, where are we going?"

"Qujiang Pond, let's go there to enjoy the flowers." Chang An said.

"Go to Qujiang Pond? But there are no flowers now, right?" Gu Li was puzzled by Chang An's decision.

"Of course there are flowers. It was so cold a few days ago, but there are plum blossom forests on Mount Zhongnan." Chang An said with a smile, "Not all flowers will wither in winter. Some flowers will bloom in winter."

"Oh, so that's how it is." Gu Li nodded and hugged the box of pastries in his arms tighter.

When we arrived at Qujiang, it was not yet spring, so there were not many people. After a while, when the Spring Examination was over, there would be various banquets held here, and it would naturally become lively.

Chang An and Gu Li got off the horses, intending to take the horses for a quick stroll, but as soon as Gu Li got off the horse, he squatted down, moved slightly closer to the edge of the pond, and looked into the water.

Chang An was a little nervous when he saw her huddled by the pool. But since Gu Li rarely came out, he didn't want to spoil her fun, so he kept his nerves on edge and was ready to grab her at any time.

But Gu Li just took a quick look and saw nothing in the water, so he stood up feeling a little bored.

She turned around and saw Chang An's tense appearance, so she asked doubtfully:

"Chang Lang, what are you doing?"

Chang An relaxed when he saw her stand up. He pointed to a pocket on the saddle and said, "Put the snacks in the bag on the saddle."

Gu Li looked at Chang An and obediently put the box into the bag. Then Chang An stretched out his hand, indicating that he wanted to hold her hand, and she thought that he wanted to hold her hand, so she asked him to put the box away.

She walked forward happily and placed her hand in Chang'an's.

"Mother Gu, you are not allowed to get close to the water. It's very dangerous!" When Chang An saw Gu Li put her hand on him, he held her tightly and said seriously.

Gu Li then realized that squatting by the water just now had made Chang An nervous. So he obediently moved closer to him and said apologetically: "I made Chang Lang worried..."

Chang An reached out and touched her head, then held Gu Li with one hand and the horse with the other, and walked towards the direction beyond the Qujiang Lake.

After walking a few steps, Chang An finally let go of Gu Li's hand. Gu Li turned his head suddenly in shock. Chang An looked at him tenderly and said:

"Okay, we are far enough away from the water. Now, Madam Gu can go enjoy the flowers."

"Won't Chang Lang hold my hand?" Gu Li asked.

"How can we have fun if we come out to enjoy the scenery while I'm holding Mother Gu's hand?" Chang An looked at Gu Li lovingly and said with a smile.

"No! We are here to have fun together. I am not the only one who wants to have fun." Gu Li said as he continued to walk along the bank of Qujiang Lake. "Chang Lang will be returning to the Imperial College tomorrow. Since we are here together today, we should enjoy the scenery as well."

Most of the flowers in Qujiang Lake were not in bloom yet, and the occasional flowers were chrysanthemums or plum blossoms. But Gu Li was enjoying watching them, sometimes going up to the plum branches to smell the fragrance, and sometimes going up to the chrysanthemum bushes to touch the petals.

I simply admired the flowers in Qujiang Pond for a while, and then returned to the entrance of Qujiang Pond after a walk around it.

Chang An actually regretted coming to Qujiang Lake to appreciate the flowers, because after walking around, there were really no flowers to appreciate. He looked at Gu Li beside him again, and he felt a little unsatisfied.

"Is it fun here?" Chang An asked, shaking the little hand he was holding.

"It's fun! The plum blossoms and chrysanthemums inside are very beautiful, and they smell very fragrant." Gu Li replied.

"We can only enjoy the flowers here. Wouldn't Mrs. Gu find it boring?" Chang An let go of Gu Li's hand, jumped on the horse, and asked.

"No," Gu Li was carried to the saddle by Chang An, "This is where Chang Lang brought me, how can it be boring?"

Chang An raised his eyebrows, as if he had grasped the point of her words: "What if I don't come? Will it still be fun?"

"Chang Lang is not coming?" Gu Li's tone was a little puzzled, "If Chang Lang is not coming, then why should I come?"

"It would be so boring if Chang Lang wasn't here," Gu Li put his two small hands on the back of Chang An's hands, "Why would I come to such a boring place?"

Chang An laughed, and Gu Li immediately thought that he was making fun of him again, so he became a little nervous.

"Chang Lang, are you making fun of me?"

"Chang Lang can't laugh at me!"

"Everything I said is true..."

"Chang Lang, I..."

"..."

The next day was the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. Although it was still the New Year period, Chang An had to go back to the Imperial Academy to study. When Gu Li changed his clothes, she wanted to put the Kirin-topped-the-sun jade pendant on him, but Chang An refused, so she had to give up.

Gu Li reluctantly escorted Chang An to the door, tidied his clothes for the last time at the door, kissed him on the face, and said with attachment:

"Remember to come back early after school."

Chang An pinched her cheek and said with a smile: "Are you reluctant to part after just being apart for half a day?"

"I can't bear to leave." Gu Li sighed, and finally pushed him into the carriage, and then said: "Chang Lang, remember to go early and come back early!"

After Chang An returned to the Imperial College, he lay on the table until Zhou Xuezheng entered the classroom. Zhou Xuezheng stood on the podium with a textbook in his hand and said with a smile on his face:

"Students, how was your New Year's Day?"

"Last year it was The Book of Rites, this year it will be The Zuo Zhuan, are you ready?"

On the first day of school in the new year, Zhou Xuezheng gave a "new semester" speech as usual. Obviously, all the students, including Chang An, were a little drowsy. After all, when Chang An was in school before, the only thing more boring than class was the opening speech of the principal standing on the stage at the beginning of the school.

Later, Chang An took out his book again and started writing the name "Gu Li" between the lines with a brush.

Zhou Xuezheng also stood on the stage and "took great pains" to speak a lot of things. After about half an hour, he began his closing remarks:

"In this case, in the new year, all students should study hard and try their best to achieve better results than last year."

Chang An held his forehead, and Zhou Xuezheng's words were automatically translated in his mind, which was "New semester, new atmosphere. Study hard and make progress every day" and so on. Even Huaiqin, who usually listened to the class very seriously, began to "nod" at this time.

"Huaiqin! Don't sleep!" Chang An said in a low voice.

Huaiqin shuddered, and quickly perked up, pretending to be reading a book, and then asked in a low voice: "What's wrong, young master?"

"Don't fall asleep, or I will be scolded." Chang An said.

Huaiqin also secretly glanced at Zhou Xuezheng standing on the stage and found that he also began to flip through the book, as if he was about to start lecturing. Chang An also continued:

"Study hard when you come here. We will be teaching new textbooks this year."

"I can do it, but you may not."

This was the first time that Huaiqin was scolded so seriously by Chang An, but what Chang An said was of course correct, so she obediently picked up her textbook and started listening to the class.

As for Chang'an, he was absent-minded all day, sometimes writing something in the textbook, sometimes daydreaming, and pretending to be listening to the class from time to time. Zhou Xuezheng wanted to scold him when he saw him like this, but he was a student who had already mastered the four classics, so he wanted to scold him but couldn't bear it, so he had to give up and ignored him.