Blissful Days After Widowhood - Chapter 345

Gu Ye put two of them in his pocket and asked his mother, “Is there any more? I’ll take some to the palace.” 

Gu Yin had prepared it for the rest of the family. But it was still early, so she had time to make more again for Wu Zhong and Mrs. Wang. So Gu Yin said, “There are…”

She didn’t know that Gu Ye often brought food into the palace, thinking that it would be bad to bring things from outside to the palace, Therefore, she was afraid of causing trouble for Gu Ye. 

Gu Ye waved his hand and said, “Mother, don’t think so much. Uncle said that His Majesty likes straightforward people. I’ll just take it with me, it doesn’t matter if I eat it or not.” 

Wu Qingyi could become Emperor Zhengyuan’s right-hand man, and his understanding of Emperor Zhengyuan was naturally incomparable to ordinary people. The food was all handled by Gu Yin herself to ensure that there was no problem, so she let Gu Ye take more. 

On leaving Duke Ying’s mansion, the sky got bright. Wu Qingyi took the crane cloak that Emperor Zhengyuan gave to Gu Ye, wrapped him from head to toe into a fluffy ball, and held him on the horse which ran wild on the deserted street. 

After hurrying up, the two finally entered the palace before the court. 

Emperor Zhengyuan just came out of Wenhua Hall, and when he saw him, he pretended to be angry and said, “I have got you a new teacher today. I was thinking of introducing him to you before the court, but I didn’t expect you to come here at this hour.” 

Gu Ye hurriedly begged for mercy, “I was wrong, I was wrong, this is the age of a child’s growth, so I got food!” 

That was what Mrs. Wang often said about Gu Ye, and it was also what the older generation would say. He had never heard children saying so for themselves. 

Emperor Zhengyuan couldn’t help laughing and said, “That’s quite reasonable.” .

Gu Ye smiled again and said, “I really know I am wrong. I came over without eating breakfast in the morning, have you eaten anything yet?” 

“I’ll wait until the end of the morning before eating. If you’re hungry, let me get you something to eat. You don’t have to wait for me.” 

Gu Ye took out an oiled paper bag, handed it to him and said, “Then eat first. ” 

Emperor Zhenguan laughed and said, “I’m going to the court now. Do you want me to eat it when I go to court?” 

Gu Ye said, “You have such big sleeves, you can just block it. Who would dare to look up at that time?” 

After speaking, the eunuch came over and said that all the officials had arrived, and Emperor Zhengyuan immediately walked over.

When he sat on the dragon chair, he realized that the oil paper bag was still in his hand. Fortunately, as Gu Ye said, his sleeves were so wide that no one else could see it. 

The last court was talking about the backlog of affairs from years ago. Since those affairs would be backlogged, each had its own difficulties. 

The mess that followed had not yet been sorted out, and the two courtiers were unwilling to let the other argue. 

Emperor Zhengyuan heard both. At first, he persuaded them with a few words from both sides. Later, when he saw that the two of them didn’t listen to the persuasion like a cockfight, he saved his words. 

Being an emperor was a hard job, but Emperor Zhengyuan only slept for two or three hours and didn’t eat anything, so he couldn’t hold it any longer. 

The oil paper bag in his hand was still warm, and Emperor Zhengyuan covered his face with his big sleeves as if he had a headache, and started eating. 

That Roujiamo was the size of a palm, and for an adult man, it was just a few mouthfuls. 

However, just after he had eaten half of it, a censor who attached great importance to the rules and regulations suddenly said, “What’s this smell? Who dares to eat in the court? Don’t you know the rules?”

Hearing that, he dropped his sleeves again. 

Fortunately, the imperial censor did not suspect Emperor Zhengyuan but just checked other ministers with his eyes. 

“That’s enough!” Emperor Zhengyuan waved his hand helplessly and said, “I will withdraw from the court today, and we will discuss the rest tomorrow!” The new dynasty still followed the old system of the previous dynasty, one for five days, but if there were unfinished affairs, it was almost daily. 

After retreating from the court, Wu Qingyi deliberately stayed for a while. 

Emperor Zhengyuan thought he had something important to report and asked the palace servants to go out first. But Wu Qingyi just pointed to his lips and said, “Your Majesty, here.” 

Emperor Zhengyuan stretched out his hand and touched the crumbs. 

Fortunately, he saw it, and Emperor Zhengyuan wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, and then acted as if nothing had happened.

There was no one else in the hall, so Wu Qingyi simply took out an oiled paper bag and started eating. 

Emperor Zhengyuan had just eaten in front of civil and military officials, so it was hard to stop him from eating . But he smiled helplessly and glared at him, telling him to go after eating. 

Back at Wenhua Hall, Gu Ye had already spoken to Mr. Xin. 

There were two new teachers in total. One was Eldest Master Wen, whom Emperor Zhengyuan mentioned before, and the other was also a Hanlin bachelor who helped Emperor Zhengyuan to write the play. He was less than thirty years old and was the champion of the previous dynasty named Xun Minxue. 

There were three teachers in total, including the old, middle and young generations, and it was also the consideration of Emperor Zhengyuan for Gu Ye. 

When he came over, Gu Ye was talking to Eldest Master Wen. 

As soon as he saw him, Gu Ye immediately stopped and said with a smile, “I was waiting for you to eat the morning meal. I will start the class after I finish eating.” 

Emperor Zhengyuan asked Eldest Master Wen and Xun Minxue to go to the side hall to eat and prepare lessons, and he and Gu Ye went to eat. 

“You can still eat? You just gave me that bun and I’m almost full after eating half of it.” 

Gu Ye said with a chuckle, “Is it delicious? My mother made it. But I didn’t eat it. I sent them to Grandma and the Empress.”