The daily life of the prime minister of the Qing Dynasty, thick black

Chapter 19 News from the Capital
Days go by so fast when you're not counting on your fingers.

Qi Yunzhai Bai Qiaoniang left for two days, Gu Huaishu still hadn't recovered from his heart, and even though it had been raining for the past few days, he didn't go out much.At any rate, the sky just cleared up today, and she took her maid to fly a kite outside, and when she really ran to the edge of the garden, she saw someone below carrying an envelope to Gu Zhenguan's room.

Old Xu Tou stood outside to meet him, the messenger was dressed decently, and only under the guidance of Old Xu Tou, he entered the house.

Gu Huaishu looked at it from a distance, feeling somewhat suspicious in his heart.

Qing Dai said: "Where is this letter from? The messenger is dressed more decently than our housekeeper."

"Where else can I fight? In the capital." After counting, isn't it the anniversary of the death of Mingzhu's eldest son?Gu Huaixiu still remembered what Bai Qiaoniang came to explain the day before yesterday.

Now Gu Yaofang is really sick.She was bored in the house all day and didn't go out. Yesterday she said she was going to make a rather complicated new dress, but she was blocked back by her aunt and grandma angrily, and she was so angry that she dropped a lot of things in the house.Seeing that Gu Yaofang is not as good as before, the faces of the maids in the room, big and small, are not bright, and I don't know how many people have different intentions.

Anyway, now Gu Yaofang can't eat well, can't sleep well, and she is so angry that she is sick, and she refuses to take the medicine after boiling it. She just thinks that everyone is hurting her.

At this time, Gu Yaofang was very vigilant about everything, and Gu Huaishu hadn't figured out a good solution yet.

The jade finger ring is not known to be a rarity, so it stands to reason that the master should not be short of such a thing.

No shortage, what are you looking for?If it’s really lacking, it’s really important. It’s enough time to remind and ask once every three to five months.

I'm afraid there is something behind this finger wrench.

But these have nothing to do with Gu Huaishu, she wished she knew as little as possible.

This matter is now procrastinating for long nights and dreams, but if it is done all at once, there is no guarantee that people will not cross the river and tear down the bridge.

What are they caring for?He is not qualified to take Joe with anyone.

Thinking of these things, Gu Huai's sleeves twitched.

She pulled the string of the kite, watched the kite float into the sky, and then walked slowly.

Qing Dai was also pulling a big gray fish paper kite, while pulling the string, she said: "Could it be Mingxiang?"

"It can only be over there."

Gu Huaishu answered with a look of disinterest.

As for Gu Zhenguan's room, he had already received the letter and looked at the person who came: "But Prime Minister Ming sent you here?"

"Looking back at what the master said, it was the master who sent the slave here. The master said, and everything that should be said is in the letter. Master Gu, you can give a message after reading the letter. If you have a reply, you can also give it to the slave. Good slave." Come back to Master on the way." This man half-kneeled on the ground, very well behaved, and his words were crisp, the servants in Nalan Mingzhu Mansion were better than those in other places.

Gu Zhenguan had a good relationship with Zhang Ying. When he was an official in his early years, he was quite capable. Nalan Mingzhu loved the late eldest son Nalan Xingde very much, so he also looked up to the good relationship with Nalan Xingde at the beginning. Gu Zhenguan.At the beginning, Mingzhu took a fancy to Gu Zhenguan's talent and invited Gu Zhenguan to be Mr. Nalan Mingzhu.

Thinking of these stories, I can't help but feel a little sad.

Gu Zhenguan sighed, waved his hand, and called the messenger to get up, then opened the envelope, and it turned out to be Nalan Mingzhu's handwriting.

Mingzhu has power in the government and the public, and she has always been proud of her spring breeze. She has seen many ups and downs in the officialdom, and recently she has begun to be proud again.In his letter, he described the friendship between Gu Zhenguan and Nalan Xingde in the early years, and stated his grief for the loss of his beloved son. It can be said that every word is sincere.As the anniversary of Nalan Xingde's death approaches, Gu Zhenguan is specially invited to come to Beijing to recount the old relationship together.Although the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River is good, Gu Zhenguan, please don't forget to contact the old friends in Beijing and come to live here for a while. They are people who are about to die of old age, and they don't have a good time to get together for a few days.

Gu Zhenguan Xindao Mingzhu, a high-ranking person, actually wrote such words, probably because she was a little disheartened last time because of the fight with Suo'etu, and suffered a little loss.

"Mingxiang's words are exactly what I want. I thought that the anniversary of Brother Rong Ruo's death is approaching, and I should also go to Beijing to pay a visit. The old man will immediately repair a book, and you will give it to your master."

After finishing speaking, Gu Zhenguan had already started to write a letter, asked Old Xu to put it on, and handed it to the messenger.

The messenger accepted it, and bowed again: "Your servant will set off for the capital now, and return Master Gu's letter, and your servant will leave."

"Ah."

Gu Zhenguan nodded slightly, let the man go, and asked old head Xu to send him out, inevitably stuffing some gold and silver away.

Outside, Gu Huaixiu saw that the man from Mingxiang's mansion took some money from Old Xu and went out of the mansion, he had no intention of flying a kite for a moment.

She rubbed her shoulders, then threw the ball of thread, and asked Xiang'er to catch it: "Don't let it go, it's boring, even if the kite can't fly, let's go back to the house."

"Hey……"

It was originally planned well, but after finally seeing the blue sky and white clouds, it finally cleared up. The third girl's thoughts are also Junetian's baby face, and she can change as she says.

Qingdai and Xiang'er looked at each other, they didn't dare to say more, they quickly collected the kite and followed.

The garden is on the east side, so when you come back, you will inevitably pass by Gu Yaofang's yard.

Gu Huaishu's footsteps only paused, and he saw Qing Xi coming out of the front yard and entering the house.

She frowned, stopped, and looked at the front yard, her eyes became a little darker.The three masters and servants walked to the corner of the garden, Gu Huaishu suddenly stopped moving, and stood outside to watch.

Qingxi went in and replied to Gu Yaofang's words, and when she came out, she walked towards the southeast courtyard where the second son Gu Hanchuan lived, as if to find someone.

Qing Dai became suspicious: "Miss and Second Young Master have always had a good relationship, but what are you doing looking for Second Young Master at this time?"

Gu Huaishu had already guessed it, but he couldn't stop such a thing.What can she do?Did you stop Gu Hanchuan directly and tell him not to go to Gu Yaofang?Now that the second elder brother is a Juren, and he is about to rush for the exam, Gu Zhenguan may also hope that he will get a Jinshi exam and be able to glorify his ancestors.From the looks of it, Gu Yaofang's mind is pretty good——

Qingxi came from the front yard before, probably also knew about the letter from Nalan Mingzhu, and then at this opportunity, Gu Zhenguan will definitely go to the capital, but it's hard to say whether he will bring his family or not.If Gu Hanchuan who is going to Beijing to catch the exam is pulled out at this time, things will be much easier.

As long as Gu Yaofang made such a push, with Gu Hanchuan's brains, he didn't know the medicine sold in Gu Yaofang's gourd, so he foolishly agreed to go to Gu Zhenguan like this, it was a certainty.

Gu Huaishu didn't bother to look any further, his mood was extremely gloomy, so he took Qing Dai to play the checkers he developed when he returned to the room.

Gu Yaofang is undoubtedly not going well these days, she really feels that everyone in the house is against her.

She coughed continuously, and refused to take medicine. She procrastinated like this, and she lost a lot of weight within two days. The kitchen refused to follow her wishes, and offered all kinds of delicacies, so she was angry.It wasn't as she wanted, so she simply didn't eat it and just boiled it like this.

But the cost of food and clothing is not the most bitter, what is more bitter is her increasingly slim hope.

"Is the second brother here?"

Gu Yaofang coughed and asked again.

Qingxifang came back and said, "Second Young Master will come right away."

As soon as the words fell, Xue Xin came to pass the message, saying that the second young master had arrived.

The young master who walked in was wearing a brocade robe, and he looked good, not too outstanding, but his eyes were a little frivolous, he didn't look very smart, he was just stupid.

Originally, Gu Yaofang didn't like this second brother, but because of his fame, the two of them talked a lot on weekdays, so they inevitably got close.In private, Gu Yaofang looked down on this one.

"Sister, look at you, I haven't seen you for a few days, and you've lost a lot of weight."

When Gu Hanchuan came in, he was taken aback, sat down and took a sip of tea, wiped his lips, glanced at the beautiful maids in her room, and smacked his lips again.

Gu Yaofang was disgusted in her heart, but she had to put on a weak smile, with a gentle look: "I have always been like this, but I have seen my second brother become more and more nourished recently. It is an accident that my second brother lost his name to Sun Shan this year, and life is not going well. The tenth thing is □□. From my point of view, it’s not that the second brother is incompetent, but that my Gu family has been in the south of the Yangtze River, and I haven’t been able to go to Beijing to get a thorough understanding. I became a Jinshi, so..."

This year, Chun Wei's name fell to Sun Shan, and Gu Hanchuan was very unhappy. He wanted to get angry when Gu Yaofang mentioned it, but after listening to Gu Yaofang's change of subject, he even analyzed the reason, which seemed to make sense.

He is stupid and only knows how to read, so he said: "Then, according to the eldest sister, what should I do?"

"It's enough to move to the capital early. It's also good to make friends with scholars. With our father's reputation, why can't the second brother earn fame? This Chunwei will test not only knowledge, but connections are more important. "

Gu Yaofang smiled lightly, bit by bit leading the conversation in the direction she wanted.

She analyzed the benefits of going to the capital for Gu Hanchuan, which made Gu Hanchuan very excited.

Before Gu Yaofang finished speaking, he hurried out with his robe, saying that he wanted to talk to Gu Zhenguan.

As soon as Gu Hanchuan left, Gu Yaofang pulled down her pale face and shouted, "Throw that teacup out for me and smash it."

"...Yes." Qing Xi held back bitterness in his heart, and did not dare to refute, went up and took out the teacup used by the second young master, and handed it to the servant girl below to smash it to pieces, and then came in to answer.

As a result, today's events are out of the ordinary.

In the morning, Gu Zhenguan received a letter from Nalan Mingzhu in the capital, asking him to go to the capital for a talk. Seeing this opportunity, Gu Yaofang urged his second brother, Gu Hanchuan, to go to Gu Zhenguan and say that in the name of the imperial examination, I have to go to the capital as well. In this way, everything is ready, even the east wind.

Gu Zhenguan made up his mind to go to the capital, so he made up his mind, packed it up, and set off in two days.

He was caught, and went to tell the people below, thinking that he might have to stay in the capital for a long time, so he might as well take his four children away with him.

It's just that there is only one thing that is quite worrying. The letter he wrote to the Zhang family in Tongcheng a few days ago has not yet been answered.

The spring rains have been coming for several days, and the spring floods by the river are also severe. It is said that there is a flood on the road. Could it be blocked?

"I don't care about that much anymore. The anniversary of Rong Ruo's death is only a few days away. Old Xu, go book a boat, and we will sail by water in three days."

Gu Zhenguan ordered the matter, and after thinking about it, the matter of Sister Fang had to be settled in the capital.It is better to solve the disaster as soon as possible.

"Ask someone to tell Sister Xiu, pack up, and plan to go to Beijing."

"Yes."

(End of this chapter)