Taming beasts starts with understanding bird language

Xuanyuan Qing saw her embarrassed look, so he smiled and said, "The female leader of Renzong, her surname is Feng, and her given name is Ji."

"Feng Ji...what a nice name! Quite poetic." Gu Chan said with her eyes wide open.

No wonder he can hold a high position. Just the name sounds complicated.

Xuanyuan Qing whispered, "You have to be polite to her in the future. Her mother is my father's biological sister. Even I have to call her my royal cousin. You must not offend her."

"Ah? So that's how it is! We're doomed! I already offended her when I was in Renzong's palace in Kyoto." Gu Chan said with a stiff face.

It was not until now that she found out that after all this time, the female leader Renzong was actually a member of the royal family, and her mother was actually the biological sister of the current emperor.

If she had known this would happen, she would have been more low-key when she was with Renzong. How could so many people have beaten her in front of her?

regret!

Gu Chan really regrets it now.

Xuanyuan Qing laughed and said, "Okay, don't be so scared. I have known my cousin since I was a child. She has always been open-minded and generous. She is not a stingy woman. She won't care so much about you."

"It's hard to say. Women's hearts are as unpredictable as the sea. Anyway, you have to protect me from now on. I'm afraid she will bully me." Gu Chan said with a worried look on her face.

Oh shit!

She is just a woman.

Doesn't she know what a woman's character is?

Three women together can form several groups, and intrigue is common. Compared with dealing with men, it is obviously more necessary to be more careful when dealing with women. Otherwise, you never know when you will fall into the hands of a woman, and you will have to help her count money foolishly!

Xuanyuan Qing smiled speechlessly, thinking that Gu Chan was too cautious and did not take it too seriously.

At this time, Feng Ji finally walked in from the door wearing a thick white robe and with excellent temperament.

"Welcome, our lord." All the generals stood up immediately and saluted with their fists clasped together.

Feng Ji smiled and gestured, then walked to the door and stopped, reaching into her sleeve to take out the imperial edict and said, "Generals, please accept the edict."

"We, your servants, accept your order. Long live the emperor." Everyone knelt down and said in unison.

Feng Ji immediately opened the imperial edict and began to read it.

Gu Chan knelt on the ground and listened quietly. After Feng Ji finished reading, she realized that the old emperor was so happy about the great victory on the border that he directly rewarded all the generals in the Central Plains camp. Not only did he reward them with gold, silver and jewelry, but he also transferred them to the camps in various parts of Tiancang Kingdom to serve as deputy generals. He promoted everyone's position!

The three Tian Ying brothers were transferred back to Kyoto to take up important positions, which marked the completion of their journey to Zhongyuan City. They could finally return to their hometown in Kyoto in glory and serve as officials in the court, without bringing shame to their father, the great general who protected the country.

After the imperial edict was read and everyone stood up, Xuanyuan Qing stared at Feng Ji and said, "That's not right, cousin. I wrote it clearly in the memorial to the emperor. The main credit for this border victory goes to Gu Chan and his generals! Why did the emperor only reward the generals of the Central Plains camp, and not mention Gu Chan and his generals at all in the imperial edict?"

"Why are you in such a hurry? I said at the beginning that it was the generals who should receive the imperial edict, and I didn't say that Gu Chan and others should receive it. This imperial edict is only for the generals, not for Gu Chan and others. The emperor has another secret edict. After the banquet is over, we will go back to the study in the backyard and reward Gu Chan and others individually." Feng Ji explained.

Xuanyuan Qing nodded in satisfaction and warmly invited Feng Ji to sit down and start the meal.

During the banquet, no one said anything on the surface, but everyone was secretly speculating in their hearts, wanting to know what the emperor meant by this move.

It is obvious that Gu Chan and her six subordinates made the greatest contributions to this border victory. If we were to reward them based on merit, they should have the lion's share. However, the old emperor deliberately concealed the truth from the generals, which must have a deeper meaning.

Gu Chan didn't care about it.

Not to mention that the old emperor was hiding his intentions, even if he didn't reward her, she wouldn't care. After all, she didn't want to be famous. The emperor's move was exactly what she wanted.

Look, she is eating and drinking happily now.

Feng Ji was sitting next to Gu Chan. Seeing how happy Gu Chan was, she couldn't help but wonder, "Aren't you afraid that the emperor will be unfair to you and won't reward you and your generals according to your merits?"

"Master, you are worrying too much. This is no big deal. As a citizen of Tiancang, it is our duty to be loyal to the emperor. It doesn't matter whether the emperor rewards us or not." Gu Chan said with a strange smile.

"Great! I was right about you, you are truly a rare loyal minister in the world!" Feng Ji said with great admiration.

Gu Chan was immediately embarrassed by what she said. She didn't know what to say at all. She could only smile dryly and lower her head to continue eating.

Depend on!

She just doesn't want to be famous. Being a loyal minister has nothing to do with her.

Feng Ji's words to her really made her feel a little embarrassed.

Xuanyuan Qing tried to smooth things over at the right time and quickly changed the subject, saying, "By the way, cousin, regarding the matter I mentioned in the memorial, asking father to allocate funds for border relief, what does father mean?"

"The emperor said there is no money." Feng Ji spread her hands and said.

The smile on Xuanyuan Qing’s face disappeared and he was speechless.

Although this was within his expectations, when his father really said that he had no money and could not give it, even as the second generation of the royal family, he could do nothing about it.

After that, he fell silent and didn't want to say anything more.

Feng Ji didn't care about him and started chatting with Gu Chan enthusiastically. She treated her like her own son and gave her an overflowing feeling of maternal love, making her restless and uncomfortable!

An hour later.

After everyone had eaten and drunk, Feng Ji suddenly stood up and said to everyone, "Everyone, please be a witness. Tonight, I will take advantage of this festive occasion to accept Gu Chan as my godson."

"Wow! Gu Chan is so lucky to be the godson of Emperor Renzong. He will definitely have a bright future!"

"Yes! How can this kid be so worthy of such a reward! I am so envious that the master of the sect thinks highly of him."

"Congratulations, Manager Gu, for becoming the godson of the clan leader. You must be filial to your godmother in the future!"

General Tian Ying and others were stunned when they heard this, and then everyone immediately clasped their fists to congratulate.

The lobby soon became noisy and bustling.

Gu Chan sat there motionless, looking up at Feng Ji with her mouth wide open, dumbfounded.

Oh shit!

She could never have expected it!

This woman was full and satisfied, but she actually used such a weird trick on him.

At this moment, she was really in a dilemma. Should she recognize this godmother? She always felt like she was being cheated. Should she not recognize this godmother? She was her immediate superior, and she would be punished in the future.

So let’s not even mention how miserable Gu Chan was at that moment.