Value peace

Chapter 43

Deacon Ding hadn't recovered from the leg that was hit by Mr. Gu because he couldn't find Guan Gui, so he didn't act very quickly.He came in with a slight limp and saluted Liu Zuocheng, saying that he was greeting his old master.

Liu Zuocheng received him absent-mindedly.

After Deacon Ding got up, he stood there with a respectful attitude and kept talking to Liu Zuocheng about some parents' unreasonable words. An impatient look flashed in Liu Zuocheng's eyes several times, and Madam Gu frowned, and gave him a call. A few gestures asked him to leave, but Deacon Ding seemed not to have seen him, and kept talking to Liu Zuocheng leisurely.

Liu Zuocheng was also a clever person, so he asked someone to bring him a stool, and he sat down politely.Liu Zuocheng was more sure of his guess, and when he thought that there were no outsiders here, he said, "Yiming, although you are not a child of our family, you grew up in Liu's family and won the trust of the third uncle. That’s why I let you come here as a deacon. There are no outsiders here, so just speak up if you have something to say.”

Even so, Deacon Ding still turned seven or eight corners, and then euphemistically said that he wanted to go back to Jiangnan, and wanted to go to Jiangnan to serve the young master Gu Panxi.

This is Mrs. Gu's family matter, so Liu Zuocheng naturally couldn't intervene, so he turned his attention to Mrs. Gu.Mrs. Gu hesitated and said: "Master sent you to look for Guan Gui, and I'm going to Jiangnan suddenly, I'm afraid...there is no one to order Master, let's talk about it later!"

Deacon Ding was very disappointed, and looked at Liu Zuocheng eagerly, showing a pleading look.

Deacon Ding was originally a young man under Liu Zuocheng, he was very clever and won Liu Zuocheng's favor, so when Liu Caixia was about to marry to Shengjing, Liu Zuocheng recommended him, with the intention of letting him follow to the Gu family to be the manager And so on, have a good future.Seeing him like this now, Liu Zuocheng felt a little unhappy.It was in vain to recommend him to Gu's mansion, and to bring out the old master to save face for even a little trivial matter, it's too useless.He said: "But what errands are not done well, so you have to run back to the south of the Yangtze River?" There was a trace of reproach in the words.

Deacon Ding has done a good job in front of Madam Gu in the past few years. The master will always tell Madam Gu privately when there is anything to do. In addition, he is Madam Gu's accompanying servant. In Madam Gu's heart, Deacon Ding is her own. same as people.There was a hint of reproach in Liu Zuocheng's question, and Mrs. Gu could hear it. Before Deacon Ding could reply, she first explained: "I have been here for a few years thanks to Yiming. He is prudent and caring. There is nothing wrong with him." Can't do it well!"

Liu Zuocheng smiled and said: "That's good, I was afraid that I recommended the wrong person at the beginning!"

Mrs. Gu laughed and said, "Brother Seven's eyesight is still bad!"

While talking, Liu'er came back and replied, "I asked Brother Yan and Fourth Brother, and they all said that the master has not returned to the house these days, so I don't know what the master is doing."

Liu Zuocheng frowned when he heard this, and his face showed bitterness.

Deacon Ding's heart was moved when he saw it, and he hurriedly said, "How about I go and help Seventh Master to find out?"

A seasoned person like Liu Zuocheng, when he heard Deacon Ding's words, his face showed a gleam of hope, and he said repeatedly: "Okay, okay, okay, go and find out?"

Deacon Ding responded and left.

Mrs. Gu was even more afraid to ask what happened, so she could only carefully serve tea from the sidelines.

After a while, Deacon Ding turned back, and Liu Zuocheng greeted him excitedly.

Seeing this, Deacon Ding hurriedly said: "My little one made it clear. It is said that the emperor summoned his ministers and businessmen to discuss the matter of Liang Guogong's audience. The master and Mr. Qin from the Ministry of Rites are in charge. The master has been staying in the value room for the past few days."

Liu Zuocheng breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help re-examining the young man he had recommended to Gu's residence.He pondered for a moment, then said to Mrs. Gu: "Caixia, I have something to do, I want to take advantage of it for a while, look..."

Mrs. Gu saw that the Seventh Brother whom she respected would ask Deacon Ding to help him with something, and she felt honored in her heart, and hurriedly said: "If there is anything for Seventh Brother, just take orders!"

After Liu Zuocheng heard this sentence, he couldn't sit still, and immediately pulled Deacon Ding to leave.

Gu Xiyan came out of the Nuan Pavilion after the two of them had left.Since Mrs. Gu can't leave, there is no need to discuss the distribution of the housework.She accompanied Mrs. Gu and said a few words, and Mrs. Gu seemed absent-minded, so Gu Xiyan got up and said goodbye knowingly.

Before she stepped out of Mrs. Gu's house, she heard Mrs. Gu telling Ye'er behind her back: "Get me a sedan chair, I'm going to Uncle Yongningfang's house."

Gu Xiyan smiled and returned to Wuyuan.

Duanniang seemed to have just come back from the outside, her face was full of dust, she saw the joy on Gu Xiyan's face: "Girl, hurry up and talk inside."

Gu Xiyan followed Duanniang into the inner room inexplicably, Duanniang held Gu Xiyan's hand and sat side by side on the short couch, looked at her with a smile, and said, "Girl, let's go to Qixia Temple for incense in these two days. Bar!"

"Ah!" Gu Xiyan was very sudden when she was told this, her mind turned, "Is there any news from Jinxin?"

Duanniang nodded with a smile, and said in a low voice: "The other party is a branch of the Mei family in Guangning, Changzhou, Jiangnan County. His name is Mei Qin. He is just 20 years old this year. He was a second-class Jinshi last year. He is now a procurator in the Ministry of Criminal Justice. The young master is from the same year, and it is said that he looks good and has a good character. His parents died early, and he has an older sister who was married long ago, and her husband's family is a big family in Changzhou."

"Ah", Gu Xiyan was shocked again, she never thought that she would still have a chance to go on a blind date after traveling to ancient times.

Duanniang seemed very satisfied with the other party: "Although it is said that he is only a ninth-rank official, he is a serious professional from a professional background and works in the Ministry of Criminal Justice. If he has the opportunity to tell the empress, Yuanwailang who is a fifth-rank official can still run away. Don't say hello to the officials, let it out, the girl followed, and stay away from the place where Shengjing is right and wrong..."

When Gu Xiyan was in the Longevity Class, she learned a lot about the customs and habits of Xia Kingdom. Among them, private marriage is the same as elopement, which cannot be recognized by the society. She felt that Duanniang did something wrong, so she said hesitantly: " I think it’s better to talk to father about this matter.”

Duanniang sneered: "Don't worry, girl, which family's children's marriage is not arranged by the mother. If we tell the madam what we have done, maybe the madam will proclaim 'Infinite Life Buddha' three times in her heart... She is really looking forward to you Hurry up and get married, it will save her reputation as a concubine." There was determination in her eyes.

To be honest, Gu Xiyan didn't want to get married so early, but as Duanniang said, the Gu family is indeed not a good place, maybe getting married can really change the living environment.

Duanniang said anxiously: "Girl, Jin Xin mentioned seven or eight things to me, I think this is the best. There is no mother-in-law controlling you, and no sister-in-law fighting... Girl, you must listen to me this time." There was even a hint of pleading in it.

Gu Xiyan looked at Duanniang's concerned face, and a warm current surged in her heart.

In Duanniang's eyes, she is already an unmarried woman of the right age!

If the mother in the previous life was still alive, she would have forced her to go on a blind date like this half begging and half demanding!

Gu Xiyan blinked her eyes, not letting the tears fall from her eyes, and nodded deeply.

Okay, okay, let's go on a blind date!Who knows where fate will come from!

Gu Xiyan is quite confident about her current appearance.In any case, being able to dress up beautifully and make the other party stunned will greatly satisfy the vanity of being a woman, and it can also adjust her depressed mood for a while.

May is the time when the spring is bright and beautiful.

Gu Xiyan and Duanniang took Mo Ju Hongxing and Tian Nanny to Qixia Temple to offer incense. The retinue was a dozen strong men with big arms and round waists. The ones borrowed from the Liu family are said to be Liu Zuocheng's personal bodyguards, all of whom have extraordinary skills and can definitely guarantee the safety of the female relatives.

Gu Xiyan knew very well that this was not to ensure the safety of the female relatives, but to monitor them in disguise!However, it is understandable for Mrs. Gu to be worried about who made herself have a bad criminal record.

She opened the curtain of the car and looked out. The sun is warm and the spring breeze is light, the green trees are sprouting leaves and buds, and there is an endless stream of people and cars on the road, mixed with the sound of horsewhip yelling. Pedestrians in shabby clothes and disheveled faces add a touch of gloom to the good scene in May.

Duanniang leaned on the big pillow in the car and said: "I don't know what the master and wife are busy these two days. I have to wait for a long time to ask a boy to set up a car in the front yard. I am worried about going to Qixia Temple. Suiyi, Madam has made very detailed arrangements for this visit."

Gu Xiyan's attention was attracted by the scolding outside the window.I saw a knight in Tsing Yi who was just in his early twenties riding a handsome black horse without a trace of shaggy hair, dexterously shuttled around the carriages in front and back, causing commotion among the horses from time to time, and angered all the families. The driver of the car couldn't help cursing.In the blink of an eye, the knight galloped past Gu Xiyan's carriage, and the horses of Gu's family neighed in shock.Gu Xiyan took the opportunity to see the appearance of the knight clearly.The man was in his early twenties, with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, a nose augmented and thin lips, and he rode his horse avenue without a trace of domineering look. His eyebrows were like a beautiful moon, with a heroic spirit, and his hand holding the reins was well-defined, white and slender.

Sitting in the carriage that bumped a few times before it stabilized, Gu Xiyan thought to herself with her chin resting on her cheek.

It looks familiar, where have you seen it?
Duanniang patted her chest and complained: "In broad daylight, there are still galloping horses. I don't know whose family's skirt and sandals are!"

Gu Xiyan's eyes lit up.Ah, it's the young man I met in the Hou's tea shed, he seems to be an escort.

She raised the curtain to visit again, but could only see a lump of loess splashed by the horse's hoof.

Gu Xiyan put down the curtain and smiled slightly.

It's really where we don't meet each other in life!

With great difficulty, Duanniang eased the discomfort of being bumped by the carriage, and said: "Miss, it's better not to lift the curtain, so as not to cause any trouble!"

Gu Xiyan put down the curtains of the car in a good manner.There is indeed nothing to see outside, the traffic is chaotic, the dust is flying, and horse shit can be seen on the road from time to time...

The journey was long and boring.

Gu Xiyan chatted with Duanniang: "It doesn't matter if we take Mother Tian with us like this!"

Duanniang said with a smile: "My silly girl, why don't we set a table with Mr. Mei and drink tea face to face?"

Gu Xiyan was shocked: "Then what's the matter?"

Duanniang covered her mouth and laughed: "We left early. If we hurry up, we can arrive at Qixia Temple before lunch. If there are many people, we will arrive at three or four o'clock in the afternoon, and it will take four or five to get back. When I was young, I naturally had to stay overnight in Qixia Temple. You take a rest in the afternoon, and I will visit Jinxin, and then we will discuss the place to meet... According to my plan, we will go to the temple the next morning. After offering incense, God Xiantian went to Green Bamboo Hall to drink tea with Jin Xin, and asked the Jiang Family's Ninth Young Master to wait in the hall with Master Mei, so we can just take a look while we are on the second floor!"

(End of this chapter)