A scholar of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty

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The two confronted each other for a while, Gu Qing got up and said, "I'll make a cake."

"Okay!" Li Zhi nodded excitedly.

Cakes are not difficult to make. Gu Qing started to get busy in the kitchen, kneading noodles and adding eggs. Li Zhi watched from the side and gave a hand to help from time to time.

Gu Qing made the kind of lattice cakes that later generations ate when they were young. I remember that there was always an old lady in the market at that time holding a thick double-layer iron plate, making small cakes there. It is the memory of later generations. Now Thinking about it, I have forgotten what the old lady who made small cakes looked like when I was young.

"Is it ready?" Li Zhi looked forward to it.

"The fire is too small." Gu Qing looked at the fire, "His Royal Highness, please fan the wind."

"Okay!" Li Zhi vigorously fanned the wind under the stove.

The door of the house was still crowded, and many dignitaries in Chang'an came to ask for a bottle of perfume, as if they had spent all their money, but Gu Qing was unmoved, and Wu Mei still looked sad when she saw this scene.

"Sister Wu Mei, why don't those people leave?" Xiao Si lay on the window and watched.

"They want perfume." Wu Mei tidied up Xiao Si's bun, "Princess Jinyang has grown a lot taller."

"That's right." Xiao Sizi smiled with a blushing face, "Mingda will grow up!"

Wu Mei smiled softly, Princess Jinyang's illness has improved a lot these years, and the illness will become more and more stable as she gets older. In fact, Gu Qing values ​​this little princess very much. In fact, she had a feeling very early on that Gu Qing I can always be attached to some things that others don't take seriously, just like my little son's illness, every time I see my husband taking care of my little son, it's like this little princess will die young.

"What's wrong with Sister Wu Mei?" Xiao Sizi looked at Wu Mei with a serious expression on his face.

Wu Mei suddenly smiled, "Princess Jinyang is so beautiful."

"Hee hee hee." Xiao Si smiled, with two dimples.

In the kitchen, Gu Qing's cake was finally baked, and Li Zhi smelled the perfume and said excitedly, "Can I eat it?"

"No!" Gu Qing said, eating a small cake and picking up the whole cake.

"Didn't you already eat it?" Li Zhi said anxiously, "Quick! Give it to me!"

"I'll give it to His Royal Highness King Jin to see if it can be eaten." Gu Qing put another one into his mouth, aftertaste and said, "It's fragrant and soft, very good!"

Taking a deep breath, Li Zhi shuddered angrily, stomped his feet and shouted angrily, "Gu Qing, you are shameless for bullying children!"

"Does His Royal Highness want to talk now?" Gu Qing stared at him.

"I said!" Li Zhi was wronged, "I also overheard it when I was listening to the discussion between the father and the mother that day. The father meant that he wanted to cut off Guan Long's power. It depends on whether Guan Long will resist or not. If Guan Long resists, the father will definitely get rid of Guan Long, I think what the father means is to cut the flesh with a soft knife first, and then do it."

Chapter 468 The meaning of Li Er

"His Royal Highness King Jin can enjoy it to his heart's content." Gu Qing handed the plate of cakes to Li Zhi, and then drifted away.

Li Zhi bit hard while eating the cake, "It's too bullying!"

"But it's delicious." Li Zhi ate two and saw that there were seven or eight small cakes left, "These are for Sizi to eat, anyway, Gu Qing can make more."

Fan Jian, the butler of the Gu family, came to Gu Qing hesitantly, "Patriarch, what should we do, these people can't be driven away."

"You tell them, give them half an hour to leave, I don't care who they are from, as long as someone is still blocking the door, there will be no more perfume in the future, and if there is one person blocking the door, there will be no more perfume." Gu Qing Sitting at home, "I feel very offended."

"Understood." Fan Jian ordered to leave immediately.

It wasn't until the people in front of the door were coaxed away that he breathed a sigh of relief. Gu Qing leisurely practiced calligraphy at home, looking at the crooked handwriting, struggling with the brush for more than half an hour. I can't write well, let alone the current brush.

"Tut tsk tsk..." Li Zhi looked at Gu Qing's handwriting, "Gu Qing, I can write better than you."

Hearing Li Zhi's rebuke, Gu Qing put down his pen, "I also ask His Royal Highness King Jin to enlighten me."

"Father said, you have to be steady in your writing, and you have to be upright. Start with a calm mind." Li Zhi looked at Gu Qing's handwriting, "Look at you, you have written the word "herringbone" wrong."

"I won't write anymore." Gu Qing was discouraged.

Wang Qin came to Gu Qing's house to deliver a letter in person, "Shang Shu Ling, His Majesty summoned you."

Hearing the words, Gu Qing and Li Zhixiang took a look, and it was probably Guan Long's business.

After tidying up simply, Gu Qing walked out of the house and followed Wang Qin.

The little si came over to Li Zhi eating a small cake and said, "Brother Huang, Gu Qing seems to be very busy these days."

"Why is this guy busy at home all day long?" Li Zhi sat on the threshold and said.

The little boy also sat down with short legs, "But Sister Wu Mei has a lot of thoughts these days, and Di Renjie is reporting things to Gu Qing every day."

"Is the cake delicious?" Li Zhi smiled.

"Yeah!" Xiao Si nodded and gave Li Zhi a piece of cake, "Brother Huang also eats."

"I kept watching when Gu Qing was doing it." Li Zhi nodded thoughtfully, "I'll try it myself some other day, it doesn't seem too difficult to do."

Sun Simiao looked at the two brothers and sisters sitting on the threshold and eating cakes, and went to take care of the old donkey with a smile on his face.

Gu Qing came all the way to Chang'an, followed Wang Qin to Chengtian Gate.

Gu Qing, who made perfume, attracted the attention of many people as soon as he entered Chang'an.

"My lord, what is your Majesty summoning me for?" Gu Qing asked tentatively.

"Gu County will know when it arrives."

Sure enough, it was this sentence. Sometimes I feel that Wang Qin is very close, and sometimes I feel that he is cold. When I came to the palace gate, Gu Qing watched Wang Qin and the guards report and then walked in.

All the way to Ganlu Hall, the prince, Fang Xuanling, and Li Er are here.

"Your Majesty, prince, teacher." Gu Qing saluted one by one.

Li Er was in a good mood today. He drank a sip of tea and said, "Gu Qing, all your business is aimed at Guan Long. Long sells tea and spirits."

"Yes." Gu Qing concealed it with a wry smile, "These people are really smart and earn a lot of money! Thanks to His Majesty's blessing, the people have more money in their hands."

"Look at your mouth, Gu Qing, can't you speak well?" Li Er cursed with a smile.

"The minister is talking well." Gu Qing said calmly.

Fang Xuanling looked aside with no expression, but the crown prince also smiled.

"Gu Qing, I have discussed it with Prime Minister Fang." Li Er said, "I sent you and Qing Que to appease Guan Long. Guan Long has been acting too much these days."

"Comfort?" Gu Qing asked again when he heard the words, "How does Your Majesty need my minister to comfort you, and how much comfort you need?"

As he said it, he thought in his heart that the teacher standing here, Li Er and Li Chengqian, why he chose Li Tai and himself to go, is it because Li Chengqian guessed it.