The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 1157 Difficult choices

In fact, Gu Chengyu didn't have much trouble with Prince Gong, it was just that there were various misunderstandings before, which led to Gu Chengyu's bad feelings towards him.

So people's first impression is the most important. Gu Chengyu and Prince Gong met in Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing. At that time, Gu Chengyu was almost searched by King Jing, and there was some uneasiness between the two of them.

Later, because Prince Gong's temperament was too cruel, Gu Chengyu felt that if he became a king, the people would have a hard time.

But what about the prince?The prince's heart is benevolent, if he ascends the throne, he can become a benevolent monarch, but what about the border?
Daxing's secret work has sneaked into Dayan before, and I believe even a fool can know what it is for.

Daxing has been eyeing Dayan for a long time. If the new emperor who succeeds him has no courage, he might not be able to subdue those ambitious alien races.

Gu Chengyu hesitated. For the first time since coming to this dynasty, he felt the difficulty of making a choice.

It stands to reason that as a courtier, one must fulfill the emperor's last entrustment, which is the duty of a courtier.

But Gu Chengyu also has to consider for Dayan, if the monarch is not wise, then the people's life must be difficult, this is for the public.

For his own sake, he himself wanted to choose a virtuous monarch to assist him. For his future status in the court, and for the Gu family to become the top gentry in the capital, Gu Chengyu had to carefully consider it.

Comparing Prince Gong and the crown prince in his mind, Gu Chengyu slightly closed his eyes and frowned.

"My lord! The time is coming soon!" Ming Yan came to the outside room and reported to Gu Chengyu.

Gu Chengyu opened his eyes suddenly, and a firm light flashed in his eyes.For him, difficult choices and indecision are temporary, and he will never allow himself to be indecisive.

Putting away the things on the table, Gu Chengyu got up and went out of the room.

"Go to the main courtyard!" Gu Chengyu took the lead and walked in front, and then ordered: "You send a smart person to my second senior brother's house, and order the women to go to the palace to express their condolences tomorrow. Please invite the old ladies of Wu's house Take care of the old lady, take my post, and say I asked you to."

The Lu family was just a peasant woman in the countryside before. Although she worked as a girl in Jiang Mingyuan's house for several years, after all, she has a different status and contacts with different people. Naturally, she has to learn the rules again.

Although the dumb mother-in-law and Liang's mother had very good manners, they were not allowed to take anyone with them when they entered the palace. In order to prevent their mother from being too nervous, Gu Chengyu had to ask someone to take care of them.

Wu An's mother is of the same level as his own mother, and the two will stand together at that time, and old lady Wu has to ask for some things.

"Mrs. Liang had already sent someone to the house to inform about this matter. She said that she was afraid that she would be nervous when entering the palace for the first time, so she asked the old lady of the Wu family to take care of her."

Mingyan knew that the adults were worried about her mother, so she quickly replied.

"Oh! Teacher's wife is still careful, I thought of this in advance." Gu Chengyu nodded, and then walked towards the main courtyard with big strides.

"Madam, master, the fifth master is here!" The little girl guarding the gate in the yard hurriedly informed the back room when she saw Gu Chengyu coming.

"My servant has met my lord in January!" The little girl blessed January.

"You don't need to be polite, the wife and the master haven't slept yet?" Gu Chengyu heard the name of January again, and couldn't help complaining in his heart, his mother's name was really creative.

Except for the four big girls such as Qingxia and Caiyun, the other little girls are all named after the month, which is very simple, January, February.
It's a beautiful name that is easy to remember, but his mother still often calls the wrong name.

"Father, mother!" Gu Chengyu walked into the room quickly, and found that Lu Shi and Gu Lao Die were all sitting neatly dressed, and the dumb mother-in-law and Liang Mama beside them were taking turns teaching Lu Shi how to behave.

Gu Chengyu couldn't help but feel a little sad when he saw that Lu Shi, who was still sad on his face, relaxed after seeing him.

Lu Shi was happy that his son finally came back, and quickly interrupted the dumb mother-in-law and the others.

In fact, she was going to enter the palace tomorrow, and she was also very panicked, fearing that she would lose Xiao Bao's face.

The rules and etiquette after entering the palace must be learned well, especially this time all the wives in the capital will enter the palace to express their condolences.

If you don't understand the rules and offend others, maybe you won't care too much at the time, but they will definitely keep it in mind.If any company holds a banquet in the future, it will be a good time for revenge.

In addition, although these people often say that they should maintain their manners, because they are noble ladies in the capital, of course they can't care about every detail like the ladies in the market.But they are also women, and it is their nature to love to gossip.

At that time, rumors will be circulated in various houses in the capital, not only will Lu's face be lost, but also Xiaobao's, and even Gu's reputation will be lost.

Gu Chengyu stepped forward to support Mrs. Lu, and heard Mrs. Lu asking him, "Xiaobao, I heard from Mingmo that you will live in the yamen for a few days and won't come back."

"Mother! It's not just the son, the officials in the capital have to stay in the yamen for a few days to watch the night. But mother, don't worry, the son will be back in a few days. The son in the mansion has been arranged, you and father don't worry. These few days The wives of the day will go to the palace to express their condolences, and my wife has already invited the old lady of the Wu Mansion to take care of you. Don't feel burdened, just deal with it normally!"

Gu Chengyu could sense Lu Shi's nervousness, and he could also understand that as a peasant woman, she had never seen such a big scene before, so she was naturally nervous for the first time.

It seems that in the future, I have to let my mother walk around the capital more, and it would be nice to open her eyes more.

The imperial order can only be gracious to the mother and wife, as Father Gu does not have an official position, so he does not need to enter the palace.

But he was a little worried about Xiaobao's future. It was a pity that the emperor passed away so soon.

"Xiaobao! The emperor has passed away, will it be more difficult for you to be an official in the future?"

Father Gu doesn't understand these things, but he also knows that Xiaobao's promotion to the official position so quickly is all due to the emperor's appreciation.

Now that the emperor has passed away, the new emperor doesn't know if he will reuse Xiaobao again.

Gu Chengyu smiled, "Father, being an official has never been smooth sailing, but if my son can climb from the sixth rank to the fourth rank within two years, is he still afraid that his official career will not be smooth in the future? No matter what the new emperor thinks of me, the official career still has to be done. Come out on your own. Dad, Mom, don’t worry! I will work hard and make you more and more beautiful."

When Mrs. Lu heard this, tears filled her eyes immediately.

Xiaobao never worried them since he was a child, but he was too sensible and made them feel distressed.

Father Gu nodded emphatically when he heard the words, "My old Gu's family has a descendant like you, which is regarded as a high incense for the ancestors. Let's not talk about the future, but now you are a fourth-rank official. Such a high official position, I am also content! One should not be too greedy, one should be content and always happy."

Gu Chengyu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, didn't his father hear about the demotion?He is now the fourth rank, but there is no guarantee that he will not be demoted in the future!

Things are changing, who knows what will happen in the future?So Gu Chengyu strengthened his thoughts just now.

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