beauty heart thorn

Chapter 28 Entering Jiangling

Before leaving Gusu, Gu Mingzhu met Song Zixi.

Song Zixi is the candidate for this imperial examination, and he is about to enter the Imperial Academy for editing. Gu Mingzhu knows that it is only his starting point.

The two met at a tea booth. Gu Mingzhu arrived a quarter earlier and ordered a pot of tea. While waiting, Song Zixi was late.

He sat down opposite Gu Mingzhu and said, "Are you going to Jiangling too?"

Gu Mingzhu smiled: "You are well informed."

"Your Chun'er is shopping everywhere today. It's hard to know." Song Zixi drank tea and looked at the scenery in the distance: "Why did you go to Jiangling?"

"Play."

"Play?" Song Zixi looked sideways: "If it was before, I would have believed it."

Gu Mingzhu said: "I am going to Jiangling to do business."

"Business? The Gu family has made a lot of money."

Gu Mingzhu narrowed her eyes: "The more the better. What do you want from me?"

Song Zixi pondered for a moment, then said, "The matter of Yun Zhao..."

Gu Mingzhu looked at him in surprise: "You also like to listen to gossip?"

Song Zixi coughed twice, and said, "I feel very sorry about this matter."

Gu Mingzhu was a little confused, looked at him with confused eyes, and soon realized: "...ah no, it's not what you think! It's because I don't want to marry myself."

Song Zixi raised his lips slightly: "I didn't say anything, but you recruited. I left early last night, and I heard later that you wanted to die for it?"

"fake."

"I also heard that you were crying until pear blossoms were in tears?"

"It's also fake." Those were the tears from the potion, so of course they didn't count.

Song Zixi relaxed, pondered for a moment, and said, "Gu Mingzhu."

Gu Mingzhu raised her eyebrows.

He paused again, but his ears blushed slightly: "If it's really because of me, I can compensate you for a husband."

"What?" Gu Mingzhu didn't know.

"I'm about to enter the Hanlin Academy as an editor. It will take three years at most and I can be promoted to the third rank. If you feel disadvantaged, how about I pay you back?"

Whoa, whoa, whoa!
She took a sip of tea and choked it into her nose and throat, which made her very uncomfortable.

Gu Mingzhu coughed for a while, then sat upright and looked at Song Zixi seriously: "I didn't realize you were so good at joking before! You have nothing to do with the Yun family's divorce! I promise!"

Song Zixi held his chin, but said nothing.

After the two separated, Gu Mingzhu returned to the mansion, and as soon as she entered, Chun'er came to report: "Miss, everything is packed."

Gu Mingzhu's mind was wandering, she said grace, and stepped into the door.

There are five big boxes full of people listed first.

Gu Mingzhu was puzzled: "This...what is this all about?"

Chun'er said, "Baggage!"

Gu Mingzhu was startled: "Luggage? So much?"

Chun'er said: "Why are there so many? These are Miss's daily things, clothes for four seasons, Zhuchai jewelry, I just picked up some good cloth and took them with me, so I can cut new clothes for Miss in summer. It’s not easy to buy ingredients anywhere.”

"All new ones today?" Gu Mingzhu looked at the big boxes with awe and pain.

The things Chun'er buys for her are never cheap, she still has some spare money, but when she goes to Jiangling, where does she not spend money?
How much money these five big boxes cost her!

Chun'er replied: "Most of them are newly bought, and the young master ordered the money to be paid from the cashier."

"Oh...then look at what's missing and buy more."

Chun'er was stunned, and quickly responded: "Okay, I'll do it now."

At night, Ning Qing and Gu Ruyan came.

It was nothing more than telling her to go to Jiangling and restrain her temper.

Ning Qing said: "There are many famous families in Jiangling City. Although your brother has an official position now, he can't compare with them."

Gu Mingzhu nodded: "My daughter knows."

Ning Qing was reluctant to give up, but after all she doted on Mingzhu because she only loved to play: "You, now that you have grown up, you are becoming more and more homeless."

Gu Mingzhu said: "Mother, it's not like my daughter won't come back."

Ning Qing said softly: "What we mean is that since you go to Jiangling, several shops in Jiangling will be handed over to you to take care of. Your brother is busy with business, so he will definitely not be able to take care of the house. The shops in Jingdu are easy to open." Reasonable, the income is enough for your brother and sister, and your father took another 10 taels for emergencies."

"Thank you mom and dad."

Gu Ruyan was worried and told him again: "Be careful when you arrive in Jiangling."

Early in the morning of the second day, the group set off for Jiangling City.

Because Gu Mingzhu is a female family member, it is inconvenient to show her face too much, so they took a carriage instead.

Chun'er and Yang Jiu went first with their luggage.

They said they were riding in a carriage, but Gu Xiurong and Xu Jue rode on horseback during the day, and they only got in the carriage to talk to her when they were resting, afraid that she would be bored.

On the third day, the weather changed and it began to rain lightly. The driver wore a bamboo hat and drove slowly.

The carriage is spacious and can accommodate three or four people, and there is also a small table for drinking tea.

After pouring tea for the two of them, Gu Mingzhu sat down again and picked up the books beside her.

Gu Xiurong was drinking tea, seeing her like this for several days, said: "What are you looking at?"

Gu Mingzhu handed over the books.

Gu Xiurong took it, flipped through it roughly, and read a line of words: "The screen at the entrance is hard to see its appearance, but when you enter, there are eight tables, all planted with flowers and trees, competing for splendor. It's even more wonderful when you look at it alone... ..."

Gu Xiurong handed the book back and said, "What mess are you reading all this?"

Just as Gu Mingzhu was about to speak, Xu Jue said first, "This is not a mess. This is the description of Jinyang Tower in the travel notes."

"Jinyang Tower?" Gu Xiurong thought about it carefully: "The Travel Notes of the Former Dynasty? Why do you like reading this kind of book?"

Gu Mingzhu said: "Just grab it when you're bored, and don't throw it away when it looks interesting."

"I haven't read this book. I heard it's a rare copy, and it's very hard to find."

"I brought it with me." Xu Jue said, he glanced at Gu Mingzhu: "The journey is long, and I was afraid that she would be bored, so I brought a few travel notes for her to read."

Gu Mingzhu lowered her eyes.

Gu Xiurong smiled and said: "Yes, Ajue! Your elder brother is more competent than me, but I have neglected this point."

Xu Jue smiled slightly.

Gu Xiurong bumped into Gu Mingzhu's shoulder, and joked, "Sister, you have to keep an eye on your Xu family brother, otherwise when you arrive in Jiangling, if you offend some important person, your Xu family brother will take the lead."

Gu Mingzhu twitched the corner of her mouth: "Brother, can you be serious?"

Xu Jue sat leaning on the side, watching the two brothers and sisters fight with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Gu Xiurong touched his nose: "It's not because I'm afraid you won't be happy..."

Gu Mingzhu knew that he was still worried about his relationship with Yun Zhao, and said, "I'm fine."

She stretched out her hand to open the car window, and the mountain road was lush with greenery, and the drizzle was blowing with the wind.

Xu Jue followed her to look out the window: "After this rain, the sky will be warmer."

His eyes were thoughtful, not knowing what he was thinking.

Gangneung.

The three of them sighed secretly at the same time.

Gu Mingzhu smiled and said softly: "Yes, the sky is going to be warm."

Gu Xiurong silently covered his left chest with his hands, there was a hideous wound, only half an inch away from it, and it was only half an inch away from which it would kill him.

He has been in the army for three years, and finally realizes his ideals by himself. The Gu family will no longer be ridiculed as a lowly family of merchants!

(End of this chapter)