delicious little cook

Chapter 749
Back at the mansion, Gu Yun was not at home, he said last night that he would not go home for dinner today.

In fact, Gu Yun can be considered as a helper just in case under the repair of their plan by the Duke of the State. After all, Ruo Yu doesn't go out alone every time. She has at least one driver and one accompanying her. A girl who puts on makeup and changes clothes, so when she intercepts people on the way back, the two servants must deal with them carefully. It is best to mislead them to go back and give false testimony.

As a result, Gu Yun naturally couldn't just sit at home and wait for the news, but if all goes well, he will go home before the gate of Guanfang.

Since the son is not around, everyone can have dinner freely, Bai Kou is arranging the menu for the girls, and Aunt Su, who is guarding the gate of the courtyard, handed it to Bai Kou with an envelope from Princess Cheng.

Bai Kou thought it was some important letter, so she took it to the ear room to open it for reading, and laughed out loud after reading it.

Really God help.

The original document was written by Tong Mingli to Ning Peilan. Tonight, Liang Zhongshan actually had a drinking party in a building in Jiaofang. If he didn’t go home at night, his servant had already gone out with a change of clothes. He would go directly from Jiaofang in the morning. Imperial Academy.

Ning Peilan received the letter just before Bai Kou returned home, and she turned around as soon as she read it.

Liang Zhongshan is not at home tonight, it will be smoother to lure Lanzhu out tomorrow morning.

After dinner time, Shizi still didn't come back, so the maids rested in their respective rooms, and Bai Kou was also reading in her study. It's noisy.

"Officer Bai, my master is back. I'm calling you to prepare some tea. We'll talk in the ear room later. I'll go to the small kitchen to get some food." Qing Lan came to convey the message, and immediately went back to her work.

Bai Kou put away her books, went out to wash her hands, made a pot of mountain spring water specially for the prince to make tea every day, lit the tea stove, took them to the anteroom and arranged them, and boiled water there to prepare tea. Cut fruits and snacks were brought quickly.

The time for Gu Yun to change clothes was the same as before, there was nothing special about it, the girls really thought that he came back from eating outside, and wanted to apply a hot towel to his face, but fortunately they remembered that Bai Kou had already prepared it in the ear room He gave up on the hot tea, turned around and helped him change his homely clothes, and went to the ear room to rest.

Bai Kou was talking to Qinglan at that time, waiting for the eldest son to come over while chatting. When Gu Yun came in, he even teased them a few times, as if he didn't know if he had drunk too much, and even teased Qinglan a bit. This made her blushed and ran away, and called the other sisters outside to escape the cold in the main hall, since the eldest son has a white steward to serve him, so they don't have to worry about it.

The corridor outside became quiet, and there was no sound of people walking up and down, so Gu Yun's eyes and eyes changed, and he took the small teacup from Bai Kou with a smile, tried the temperature of the tea, and drank it all in one gulp. Then sat down next to Bai Kou, put his right hand around her waist, pulled her into his arms and kissed her face.

But when he wanted to have a further sweet treat, Bai Kou stuffed a piece of fruit into his mouth at the right time.

"It's so cool, did you get it?"

"Is there anything wrong with my shot?" Gu Yun swallowed the fruit whole, and took the opportunity to steal a scent from Bai Kou's lips.

"Don't be too proud, there will be another one tomorrow."

"Tomorrow is easier to do. The messenger will be killed immediately when he leaves the shop on the street. There will be a time difference. When Liang Zhongshan is out, he will send someone in disguise to deliver the letter."

"You don't need to wait for Liang Zhongshan to go out tomorrow morning, just wait for the Grand Master Ran to go out." Bai Kou fished out the letter from under the tea table and gave it to him, "The letter from our cousin that the princess forwarded, God will help."

"Oh?"

Gu Yun finally got serious, read the letter hastily, and laughed.

"Liang Zhongshan is not at home tonight, God is helping me! If I can't get it tomorrow, it will be a debt of God's favor!"

"Where is Jinyufang? The proprietress should be suspicious now, right?"

"It's too late to suspect, the door of the workshop is closed, Liang Zhongshan is not at home, how can the proprietress send someone to send a message? She can only wait until tomorrow morning, and will definitely rush there early in order to prevent Liang Zhongshan from going out. We have already sent someone Sneak into Jinyufang and wait for the rabbit to see who is the messenger, and stop him when he leaves."

"That's good. Ruoyu has been imprisoned. I believe the guards will ask her something tonight. Didn't leave any suspicious traces?"

"Except for the traces of patting Hanako, there is nothing left. According to the time calculation, the driver and the maid are still in a coma. It is estimated that they have been picked up by the city guards who are watching the night. The camp that entered there is Wei Qian. He will treat them well, and the little centurion still has this bit of power."

"His promotion order has officially come down?"

"No, it will take a few more days, but the news has already spread, and now everyone has changed their name to Wei Baichang."

"It's great, you have your own people everywhere, and it's much more convenient to do things."

"What about you? Is everything okay in the palace today?"

"Perfect."

"Perfect? ​​Such a high evaluation?!" Gu Yun became more energetic, "Tell me, why is it perfect?"

"The business is doing very well, and all the samples brought in have been left behind. Let's wait and see how many mirrors the palace will eventually ask for. The rest are not within the business scope of our workshop."

"Then what? Who would have thought that you entered the palace today simply to display samples? Huh?" Gu Yun rubbed the tip of his nose against Bai Kou's face,
"Everything is as expected, how about perfection?"

"Mediation?"

"Well, the saint asked for mediation."

Gu Yun raised his eyebrows, "Those people moved very fast."

"A quick decision is beneficial to all parties, and it is also beneficial to the court. Otherwise, do you really plan to delay until you find out the whereabouts of that boy Mao Erzi? The attention of the common people in this lawsuit has long been diverted to other things. At that time, they will only scold the court for not handling the case effectively, scold you for persecuting good people, and then sympathize with the villagers in Hedong and Mao Eryazi. If you take a case that is beneficial to you If the lawsuit turns negative, isn't the gain outweighed the loss?"

"I have been wronged so much, and if the saint comes forward, I have to forget it?" Gu Yun rolled his eyes, thinking about it, he couldn't be reconciled.

"Help you win five years to pay taxes according to Jinshi's tax amount."

"Hey?!"

"It's really not easy to grab the benefits from the saints. To put it bluntly, I drew a very beautiful pie to get such a small profit."

"Are you cheating on the king?"

"How is it possible?! I'm just saying that there is still a dream. What if it comes true? And I have repeatedly emphasized that you are a good boy who pays taxes honestly. You have never meant to annex a large amount of land. The emperor knows that land annexation is too concentrated in a few Harm in human hands, tickling has to be scratched to be effective, if you don't reward a good boy like you, do you want to reward those troublemakers who make trouble indiscriminately?"

Gu Yun chuckled, hugged Bai Kou tightly and kissed him.

"As long as you are clever and bold, others will just push the boat along when the sage says they want to mediate, but you will go one step further, and you will not let go if you see no benefit."

"Then are you happy with this benefit?"

"Happy! Of course I'm happy! Although there is only a five-year deadline, doing it well can save a lot of money."

"The sage said, if you think it's too little, you'll be fine in the Jinshi examination next year."

"Uh..." Gu Yun scratched his head in embarrassment, "This is really hard to say."

"That's your business."

"Oh, I'll try my best."

Gu Yun looked pitiful, but he didn't win Bai Kou's sympathy, she just patted his leg.

"Okay, it's getting late, I have to get up early tomorrow, you can do whatever you want, I have to lie down."

"I lie with you?!"

"You want to fight?"

"So fierce~~~~"

"I won't talk to you anymore." Bai Kou broke free from Gu Yun's hands and feet and stood up, "Do you want me to go over there tomorrow and take a look?"

"Alright, my carriage is too conspicuous, so it's not very convenient to pass by. You should dress plainly, and use a cart from a large carriage house to take you there."

"Well, I think so too, then I'll go out tomorrow morning."

"Ruoyu and Lanzhu were taken into captivity. They will be crazy when they realize that they have fallen into our trap. Be careful not to be hurt by them. It's just a cellar, not a prison, and it's not safe."

"Okay, I'll pay attention."

Bai Kou said goodnight, went out and called Qing Lan to serve in the ear room, while she went back to wash and sleep.

Gu Yun read the book for a while, and after writing a draft of a policy theory, he packed his things and went back to the bedroom to rest.

At the same time, Jin Yuniang, the proprietress of Jinyufang, has become an ant on the hot pot in her room. The guests who specially came to join us were seriously dissatisfied. They made a fuss all night, and promised a lot of benefits of free entertainment to appease them. They also called the old bustards of the nearby private kilns to lure these guests to rest. It is all recorded in the account of Jinyufang, which makes the guests feel a little satisfied.

Ruoyu went out in the morning to celebrate a birthday banquet at a regular customer's house. The person who invited her was also a regular customer. She knew that she would send her back in the afternoon, but just when Ruoyu was supposed to return to the music workshop, Ban Niang received a message from the guest. The note said that Ruoyu had won the favor of the elders, and he wanted to keep her for an extra hour.

Because it was still early at that time, the proprietress did not arouse her vigilance, and felt that regular customers would not deceive people, not to mention that such late hours were common.

The proprietress didn't care about this, and she was busy with business at night, when she thought about it again and Ruoyu found that she still hadn't come back, there was not enough time to find someone.

This was really frustrating for the proprietress, and it was useless to pray to all the gods in the sky for blessings. After the evening drum sounded, the door of the band closed, and the guests in the band who were waiting to watch Ruo Yu's performance couldn't sit still and made a fuss.

The exhausted night finally lasted until around three o'clock, no matter whether they were satisfied or not, all the guests were gone anyway, and finally it was the proprietress's turn to jump around and throw things in the room. Only the few people who can speak in front of the proprietress can persuade her nearby.

(End of this chapter)