After Xiao Fubao's life was stolen, he became the favorite of everyone in the capital

Chapter 477 Why Not

When Gu Yan heard this, his eyes widened.

"Grandpa, you actually remembered it?"

Father Gu's eyes were clear at this time. He nodded and said, "My dear grandson, Grandpa has remembered everything. Do your best in the exam this time. Don't be discouraged even if you fail. You will always be Grandpa's good grandson."

The Gu family all gathered around. Niuniu grabbed Grandpa's hand and asked, "Grandpa, do you still remember me?"

Old Man Gu laughed and said, "Grandpa may forget anyone, but he will never forget our sweet baby."

The Luo family's caravan was about to set off, and Gu Yan had no choice but to leave. However, he kept looking back as he left, constantly looking towards Old Man Gu.

"Grandpa, now that you're awake, can you go out by yourself in the future?" Niu Niu said enviously.

Zhang Yuniang would never allow the children of the Gu family to go out alone, so the children would be particularly envious of adults who could go out alone.

Before Father Gu could respond, Mrs. Gu said directly, "No, who knows when you will get confused again, you must have someone accompany you when you go out!"

Father Gu glanced at the old lady and said, "Okay, I'll go out with you, so that you won't be hit on the head by others in the future. I'll carry it for you."

These words were clearly meant to protect his wife, but when they came from Old Man Gu's mouth, Old Lady Gu immediately jumped up in anger.

"That was an accident! I'm being careful now! There won't be a second time!" Old Mrs. Gu screamed.

Father Gu glanced at his wife and nodded slowly: "Oh."

But Mrs. Gu became even angrier because of this indifferent reaction.

Gu Mingda watched the old couple interacting with each other and couldn't help but feel tears in his eyes.

After Old Man Gu woke up, there wasn't much change brought about to the Gu family. His family members just worried less about him, and he became faster at wood carving.

The old man bought a lot of yellow rice and brought it home, and made two large jars of yellow rice wine.

"Let's bury the wine we made this time, and take it out and drink it when our Niuniu gets married." said Old Man Gu.

His words made the Gu couple feel a little surprised, and they thought of the Queen Mother's marriage proposal.

The days passed in a daze until March, when Concubine Shun gave birth to a daughter safely in the palace without too many twists and turns.

This child was given a title as soon as she was born, and the emperor even issued a general amnesty for her.

Of course, even if there is a general amnesty, serious criminals like the Lin family and Mrs. Xie will not be pardoned.

However, the Queen Mother suddenly sent someone to the Gu family. The person she sent was Nanny Sun, and her words and deeds were to urge the Gu family to give a quick response to the marriage.

"My dear, have you noticed anything strange during your time in the palace?" Zhang Yuniang asked.

Niuniu shook her head.

"Then what's different from the past?" Gu Mingda asked from the side.

Niuniu held her chin with both hands, pretending to be in deep thought. After a long while, the little girl said, "The Emperor often comes to Shoukang Palace. I can see him every day at noon recently. But the Empress Dowager doesn't seem to be very happy to see him. She keeps asking him if he has finished handling the government affairs."

Zhang Yunniang frowned slightly and said, "That's strange. What mother doesn't want to see her son more often?" She looked at Gu Mingda and asked, "Is there really not much government affairs in the early spring?"

Gu Mingda shook his head: "There are always a lot of things to do in the early spring. The officials in the court have almost no time to rest. I heard that many old officials in the six ministries live in the government office."

Zhang Yunniang said, "That really doesn't make sense. It's impossible for the elders to be busy but His Majesty is not."

Gu Mingda vaguely felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure it out for a while.

Zhang Yunniang did not have such divergent thoughts, nor did she suspect that the emperor had some hidden thoughts. After thinking about it, she asked Niuniu: "The Queen Mother wants you to get engaged with Li Xuan as soon as possible. Do you like him?"

Niu Niu didn't have much love between a man and a woman in her heart, but she said, "I like Brother Li Xuan! He's so nice to me. He always thinks of me when he has something delicious or fun. If I must get married, it's okay to marry him."

Zhang Yunniang frowned slightly: "Why would you marry him just for something you can finish eating?"

Niuniu said seriously, "But if someone doesn't even think of you when there's something delicious or fun to do, then you shouldn't marry him."

Zhang Yunniang didn't know what to say for a moment. It seemed to make sense but also seemed to make no sense.

"But I can't marry him just for a bite to eat..." Zhang Yunniang said weakly.

She always felt that Niu Niu should marry someone better. Perhaps all mothers in the world were like this, feeling that no man in the world was worthy of her beloved baby.

Niuniu said, "It's not just a bite of food. Brother Li Xuan is also a very nice person! Didn't you tell me that if you want to make friends, try to make friends with good character?"

Zhang Yuniang looked at Gu Mingda.

Gu Mingda nodded gently and said, "Young Master Li Xuan is a rare talent among the royal family."

The children of the royal family, because they were born into the royal family, are inevitably a bit arrogant. Not only do they treat their subordinates casually, they don't even have much respect for officials like Gu Mingda who are their teachers.

Li Xuan was clearly an outlier among them.

If Gu Mingda were asked to choose one of these children to be the future crown prince, he would definitely choose Li Xuan, not only because Li Xuan respected him, but more importantly, Li Xuan met his imagination of the future monarch.

Li Xuan cares about the world, and he seems to be born with compassion for the people at the bottom of society.

“The people are the most important, the country is second, and the emperor is the least important.” This idea became the image of the ideal country in Gu Mingda’s mind soon after he started school.

He did not want this sentence to be just a declaration from the ruler, but hoped that it could be realized in reality.

In Li Xuan, Gu Mingda saw an unprecedented possibility.

Of course, Gu Mingda was willing to provide some help to Li Xuan in his fight for the position of crown prince, but this did not mean that he was willing to sacrifice his own daughter.

Niuniu looked at her parents in confusion: "Brother Li Xuan is good to me, he has a good character, and my father also said that he is very good, so why can't I marry him?"

Gu Mingda pursed his lips. Li Xuan was indeed good in everything, except his future.

"My dear, are you determined to marry him?" Zhang Yunniang asked. She didn't want to argue with her daughter, especially since they were not in the right now.

Niuniu shook her head. The most important people in the little girl's heart are always her parents. She said, "I don't know, but I really like playing with him. If Daddy and Mommy think he is not good, then I will ignore him in the future."