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

Chapter 24
In the end, Gu Yaofang still left, and now she should be called "Miss Lin".

At that time, Gu Huaishu was sitting in his room and didn't even go out to take a look.At night, in silence, Gu Yaofang was still asleep, feeling nothing at all.

Perhaps, when she opened her eyes tomorrow morning, she would find herself in a completely strange place.

Gu Huaishu sewed the small note into the interlayer of the sachet that was hanging with him, and did not dare to move it.

If the prince cares about the finger puller, he should also know that there is something tricky in it. As for Gu Yaofang going with the finger puller that is not tricky, what will happen in the end has nothing to do with Gu Huaishu.

Once Gu Yaofang leaves, she is no longer a girl of the Gu family.

"Miss, are you still awake?"

Qing Dai put down her needlework, rubbed her eyes, saw that Gu Huaixiu was still sitting there absent-mindedly reading a book, and yawned, feeling a little sleepy.

Gu Huaishu threw the book away and only asked, "What's going on in the yard over there?"

"When I came in just now, I saw that the maid over there was gone."

If you say no, it will be gone, both Qing Dai and Gu Huaishu know what it means.

The maids in Gu Yaofang's yard are all leaving.

From then on, Gu Huaishu was the only lady in the entire Gu mansion.

In the future, no one will call "big girl" and "three girls" to distinguish them. Only the word "girl" is enough.

Gu Huaishu got up and stretched his waist: "Tomorrow is the anniversary of Mingzhu's eldest son's death. I'm afraid my father will go there. Maybe we'll follow along, so let's rest."

"The servant waits for you to rest."

Qing Dai came over and went to make the bed.

That night, Gu Huaishu slept surprisingly well, and he didn't wake up early in the morning.

Qing Dai didn't wake her up until [-]:[-] a.m., and the sky was a little brighter.

Qing Dai asked: "Are you going to greet the master?"

Gu Huaixiu rolled his eyelids: "I won't go for now, he probably doesn't want to see me very much now."

Gu Zhenguan is getting older, and she doesn't get up so early every day. A long time ago, she was exempted from morning and evening meditation, and only went once on the [-]th day of the lunar new year.It's not the first day of junior high school, nor the fifteenth day.Not to mention, Gu Huaishu had a knot in her heart, she couldn't let go when she saw Gu Zhenguan, and Gu Zhenguan also felt uncomfortable when she saw her.Simply because it is rare, it is rare.

There is no need to explain these things to Qing Dai, she stretched herself, got up to wash and eat porridge.

Just halfway through the meal, Zhang's mother came in, trembling with news.

"All the maids and mother-in-law on the side of the eldest lady have been sold out. It turned out that Qingxi, the eldest maid who was close to her, was given dumb drugs, broke off the fingers of her right hand, and was assigned to a servant in the village..."

The sound faded away.

Gu Huaishu raised his eyes and looked at her coldly: "Miss?"

Mama Zhang suddenly realized that she had said the wrong thing.She remembered that she used to be in the Missy's courtyard, and thought about going back to the Missy's place a while ago, but now...

"Ouch! Look at my mouth! Girl, don't be surprised, my mouth is stupid, and my brain is not bright..."

Stupid?Brain is not bright?
Gu Huaishu lowered his head and stared at the porridge in the spoon, and blew lightly: "Forget it, it's not a big deal. Are you here to talk about this?"

"That's not true, I'm just talking to you, Miss. Just now, old Xu came and said that he sent four more servant girls to Miss. How do you handle the four maids?"

He's a fool, and it's time to see it.

Gu Yaofang disappeared into the mansion all at once, apparently she was going to be the lady of a rich family, but in fact the situation is very bleak.

What matters is that Gu Huaixiu is still there.

From now on, this is the only girl in the mansion, why don't you rush to curry favor?
As soon as Gu Yaofang left, there were more maidservants in Gu Huaishu's place.

As expected, Gu Huaixiu said: "I don't really need people in this house, I'll leave it to Qing Dai, and arrange it when I have time. I'm afraid it's too late today, let's put it aside and talk about it when I come back."

Both Qingdai and Zhang Ma bowed down and said yes.

Zhang Ma felt a little uneasy in her heart, always felt that the meaning of the third girl's words was wrong, but she didn't know what was wrong, so she obediently agreed a few times, and then left.

As soon as Mama Zhang left, Gu Huaixiu frowned: "Throw out those with unclean hands and feet, and leave usable ones. Newcomers don't have to come into my house, they will all be roughed up. Whoever wants to, go back to Xu." Steward, just get out."

"The servant understands."

Qing Dai responded, and stood aside with her hands down, but her heart began to sigh.

The good Qingxi was sold to Zhuangzi like this.

It is also unavoidable, she is Gu Yaofang's personal maid, and Gu Yaofang herself has a dangerous future, so she can't take it away, and if she keeps it, it will naturally cause trouble.

Infused with dumb drugs, unable to speak, crippled right hand, unable to write...

Gu Huaishu is a little indifferent to all this? .

These are unavoidable, and she will not have any idea of ​​saving Qingxi.

If Qingxi went to him easily, Gu Huaishu would not believe her, and would think that she is a person who can betray her at any time and has two hearts.She is not a good person, the rules are so cruel, if she can't win, what can she do?
With lowered eyes, he finished the porridge slowly, Gu Huaishu got up to tidy up, and went out.

Sure enough, Gu Zhenguan asked someone to invite her, and the father and daughter met each other, said a few words of courtesy, and then Hanchuan, Huaixiu, and Mingchuan got into the car.

Nalan Xingde had acquaintances all over the world during his lifetime, and today there are quite a lot of people who come to sacrifice and sweep him.

Mingzhu loves this son very much, and Nalan Xingde is even Kangxi's acquaintance in previous years, which shows that this man is romantic.

Today, Nalan Mingzhu was also in front of the mausoleum. He didn't go up to court, but stood there all the time, watching the people coming and going.

Among these people, there are officials, literati, women who admire Nalan Xingde, and lonely hermits...

One, one, and another.

When Gu Zhenguan and the others arrived, an unknown amount of offerings and joss sticks had already been placed in front of the tombstone.

After a person dies, it is also a skill to be remembered by so many people.

The three current children of the Gu family all met Nalan Xingde at the beginning, and they also called him uncle, but the world is impermanent, and Nalan Xingde died young...

Gu Zhenguan went up to put on the joss stick, almost in tears.

Nalan Mingzhu saw Gu's family from a distance, his eyelids twitched, and suddenly remembered something, so he called the servants in the mansion, and asked Gu Zhenguan to come over.

Gu Zhenguan was stunned for a moment, "Master Mingzhu?"

The servant bowed: "My lord is waiting for you over there."

Looking up, Nalan Mingzhu was dressed in casual clothes, standing not far away.

Gu Zhenguan hesitated for a moment, but still walked forward, only told Gu Huaishu and the others not to wander around, and just waited in place.

In fact, the two places are not very far apart, and the conversation over there can vaguely float over.

Gu Huaishu was wearing a gauze hat, and standing in front were Gu Hanchuan and Gu Mingchuan.

Ever since Gu Yaofang disappeared, Gu Hanchuan has no companion, and now in the mansion, he is also in a state of isolation and helplessness.

As for Gu Huaishu, he has always been alone, let alone Gu Mingchuan, who has always been alone.

So now the three of them are silent, Huaixiu and Ming Chuan are at ease, only Gu Hanchuan feels uncomfortable all over.

However, no one cares about him.

Mingzhu is already a bit old, but she doesn't look as old as Gu Zhenguan.

As soon as she saw Gu Zhenguan, Mingzhu sighed: "When the old man sees you from afar, he thinks of a dog, and his heart is in a panic..."

The old man has gone, what can I do?

Gu Zhenguan could only sigh: "You don't have to worry about Mingxiang, Rong Ruo has a spirit in the sky, if you can see so many people still miss him, you should be happy."

Now, that's all I can do is comfort.

In fact, Mingzhu has thought a lot about it. He seeks fame and fortune, has experienced ups and downs in court battles, and is vicious and vicious.But unfortunately, the lives of close relatives cannot be saved...

"You just came from Jiangnan. This time, it's better to stay in the capital for a longer time. I heard that your second son is not good in the imperial examination this year. There must be a reason for being in Jiangnan. It's easier to walk around in the capital."

The words are cryptic, Mingzhu rarely mentions people, but Gu Zhenguan is different.

Is Gu Zhenguan a rare great Confucian, or was hired by Mingzhu to be Nalan Rongruo's husband...

Gu Zhenguan also knew the truth of Mingzhu's words, and he couldn't bear to toss a few times, "Zhenguan will not leave the capital in the near future, let's rest for a while."

"That's good." Mingzhu nodded, "You just came from Jiangnan, what news did you hear?"

Gu Zhenguan's heart trembled, knowing that what should come will always come, and things are not that simple.

It is true for Mingzhu to reminisce about the past with herself, but it is even more true to ask about the situation in Jiangnan.

Even if he is no longer an official, Gu Zhenguan can still receive some news, not to mention he is still on good terms with Zhang Ying?

"The south of the Yangtze River is the spring flood this year, and the river embankment is in danger, causing some troubles. I heard that it has almost been dealt with."

"With Zhang Ying here, what problem can there be?" Mingzhu smiled half a smile, touched the beard on his chin, and sighed, "Zhang Ying is a capable person."

Not to mention keeping a low profile, but also the emperor's confidant.

He never supported any prince, nor did he support any elder brother. He, Zhang Ying, was the real emperor's man.

This time Mingzhu received some news, and guessed that Zhang Ying was a useful person.

Seeing that Zhang Ying was about to return to Beijing, but he hadn't gotten through with Mingzhu yet, he always felt uneasy.

Zhang Ying and Mingzhu are also on good terms, but I heard that the relationship between Zhang Ying and Suo'etu is also good, so Mingzhu is not happy.

Gu Zhenguan has been physically and mentally exhausted these days.

He has been in the officialdom for a long time, but he is a literati after all. Although he has the ability to deal with right and wrong in the officialdom, he doesn't care much about it.

"Isn't Master Zhang Ying dismissed from office? What's the matter with him now?"

Gu Zhenguan began to pretend to be crazy and stupid.

Mingzhu knew it at a glance, and didn't expose it, thinking about the relationship between the eldest son and his teacher and student.What's more, Gu Zhenguan is sometimes smart, sometimes confused, and has the dual qualities of a literati and an official.

"It's said that Zhang Ying is going back to Beijing too. Considering the schedule, we might already be here today."

This Nalan Pearl is really not a fuel-efficient lamp.

Gu Huaixiu could hear clearly from a distance, Nalan Mingzhu and Gu Zhenguan were still chatting.

Although Gu Zhenguan wanted to promote Tai Chi, Mingzhu was a high-ranking and powerful person after all, and she had a lot of ability. Gu Zhenguan didn't want to save Mingzhu's face, so he could only confide some news.

In the final analysis, this matter still revolves around Zhang Ying.

Zhang Ying?

Now, Zhang Ying's family in the west of the city has already settled down.

It can be said that the journey was so fast that Zhang Ying didn't dare to delay, and even the whole family was in great pain.

He had just entered the Forbidden City, and he didn't even return home, and went straight into the palace with his things.As for his wife and children, they all entered the mansion and settled down on their own.

Zhang Ying's wife, Mrs. Wu, instructed the maid to clean up, and asked the mother-in-law to go out to add some decorations. When she finished her work and sat down, her third favorite son, Zhang Tinglu, came in to pay her respects.

"Mom, I've packed it over there."

Zhang Tinglu was not very old, and she stepped in in two steps, looking full of vigor.

As soon as Wu Shi saw him, she smiled all over her face: "Look at you, walking is like stepping on clouds, and you are about to fly. When will you learn from your elder brother? You have a little grace!"

Zhang Tinglu rubbed her nose: "How can a man like my elder brother be compared to my son? My elder brother is the cloud in the sky, and my son is the mud on the ground. How can it be the same?"

"You'll be talkative. Come on, let me see, this dress is the one I asked someone to cut a while ago, it really fits..."

Mrs. Wu pulled Zhang Tinglu around, quite satisfied with her vision.

The mother and daughter chatted together for a while, but the sunlight outside the corridor was just right.

Without the haze of misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River, only the bright sun is shining in the capital, but Zhang Tingyu's mood is flat.

There was no one else in the study, the servants were all packing up outside, Zhang Tingyu's study had always been rarely accessible to anyone.

He opened a box he brought back from Jiangnan, and found some calligraphy and paintings, as well as rice paper, pens and inkstones...

One by one, Zhang Tingyu sorted out these things rigorously. Zhang Tingyu lowered his head, with a strange seriousness on his face.

Just flipping through it, I suddenly found something strange.

This……

When did this come in the box?
He frowned suddenly, looking at the crooked words on the paper, he felt the center of his brows twitching.

Miss Gu San's calligraphy is really...one time to see it, and one time to feel it.

Zhang Tingyu suddenly felt that it was not unacceptable that his handwriting was not as good as that of his elder brother.If he writes like Gu Huaishu, then there is no help.

Raising his hand, he wanted to throw these rice papers away, but Zhang Tingyu stretched out his hands, then retracted them halfway, and pressed the rice papers back into the bottom of the box.

He found all the books he often read and put them on the desk. After finishing packing, he remembered that he still wanted to pay homage to Mrs. Wu.

Just returned to the mansion, everything is a bit complicated, the brothers want to get together at Wu's side, talk about the things in this mansion, and listen to mother's lesson.

"Second Master, the old lady is here to urge you again."

Ade had a bitter face, obviously he had already blocked several groups of people who came to remind him at the door.

Zhang Tingyu has a quirk. When he is doing things in the study, he is most afraid of being disturbed by people.

Not to mention the old lady, even if the master came, he would not respond.Even if Ade had three guts, he didn't dare to disturb him.

Fortunately, Zhang Tingyu came out by himself now, and he walked in front with his hands behind his back: "What's the hurry, brother must be later than me, good or bad is enough. If I don't come out for half an hour, you know what to do. "

Ade nodded again and again, he was used to doing this, and he was familiar with it.

On Zhang Tingyu's side, he thought that it would be useless to try again.

He bent his lips unconsciously, and went to the warm pavilion next to the main room.

Wu Shi was talking happily with Zhang Tinglu, Zhang Tinglu was sweet, lively, and able to talk and laugh, which made Wu Shi and the maids in the room laugh uncontrollably.

But looking up to Zhang Tingyu at the door, Wu paused, "Hey, Tingyu is here."

Zhang Tinglu turned his head, and his second brother just came over and greeted Wu: "Mother, my son greets you."

Zhang Tinglu also bowed to Zhang Tingyu: "Hello, second brother."

"Okay, where does the family have so much etiquette? You two brothers, sit down quickly. In my opinion, the third child is still filial. The older the older, the more unruly, and Ting Yu is still suffering from the cold. , came over to ask Ann, and I let him go back. But you are lucky, the second child came late, and the boss is not even a shadow now."

After all, Wu still thinks that the third child is caring, but also thinks that the eldest child is capable.

Zhang Tingyu just listened without saying a word.

Zhang Tinglu giggled, "Mom, you are duplicity, obviously elder brother comes last every time, but you still love him, so you know how to coax us..."

"Bah! You brat, no matter how poor you are, I'll tear your mouth apart!" Wu Shi blamed, but there was a lot of pampering in her words.

"Hey, this is finally going to tear third brother's mouth! I'll do it, I'll do it! Mother, how do you want to tear it up, watch me tear him out of a flower!"

Before anyone arrived, the voice came from outside first.

Zhang Tinglu's face turned dark, "Brother! Is there anyone like you?!"

The person who came was none other than Zhang Tingzan, the eldest son of the Zhang family. He was already working in the imperial court, and he was just busy with the matter at hand, so it was too late.

Who would have thought that such an interesting sentence would be heard just now?
Zhang Tingzan laughed loudly, walked in, and saluted Mrs. Wu: "My son greets mother."

This time it was Zhang Tingyu and Zhang Tinglu's turn to get up to greet the eldest brother, and they got down one after another, and they sat down after a while.

Mrs. Wu sat on the chair at the top right, looked at the three sons at the bottom, and only served tea: "You guys, it's rare to sit together, the morning and evening are staggered... The master has entered the palace, I'm afraid there may be some Be back in a while."

When Zhang Ying enters the palace, there must be something important.

Zhang Tingyu frowned quietly when he thought about the river project.

Fortunately, Mrs. Wu just mentioned it casually, and then chatted with the boss about his daughter-in-law's illness, and only said that good medicine was provided for her, so nothing went wrong.

Sometimes it's about Jiangnan, and sometimes it's about the capital, which family's girl, which family's boy...

Anyway, it was just chattering, Zhang Tingyu watched the eldest brother chatting with the third child and Mrs. Wu, more than a quarter of an hour passed in the blink of an eye...

"Old third."

"..."

Looking up, Zhang Tingyu suddenly heard Wu's calling herself, a little confused, "Mother?"

The smile on Wu's face disappeared completely, "The matter between you and the third miss of the Gu family—"

"I don't need to bother my mother about this point. My father's book revision has already gone to Gu's family." Zhang Tingyu raised his eyebrows slightly, but finally endured it and didn't say anything else.

"If you want to be so obsessed with obsession, I can't help it. To marry a daughter-in-law, you still have to marry someone who is beautiful and wise. It's good to be like your sister-in-law. Although she is a little weaker, she is prudent, virtuous, and able to handle housework. To take good care of your husband, the most important thing is not to cause trouble..." Wu babbled on, without noticing that the faces of the first three sons changed.

The boss, Zhang Tingzan, knew about the matter between the second child and the third girl Gu, but this matter...is it too fast?Although I feel that the second child is a bit different from Miss Gu San, but...

He turned his head to look at Zhang Tingyu, only to see Zhang Tingyu's eyelids drooping, and others couldn't see his expression clearly.

Zhang Tingyu didn't speak, let alone move, with no expression, just like a piece of wood.

But the third child, Zhang Tinglu, was different. He was a little shocked, looked at his second brother, stood up and wanted to say something.

However, Wu Shi spoke again at this time.

"You and your father have the same virtues, so what's so good about Gu San? Their Gu family's family status is not worthy of our family...Second brother, you should think clearly about this marriage. I think the old man is just a fool." Idea!"

Anyway, Mrs. Wu is the boss who is not satisfied with Gu Huaishu.

Three aunts and six wives, it is inevitable to spread some words, and some words will become more and more unpleasant as they are spread.

Zhang Tingyu sat there, like a gourd with a sawed mouth, with eyes downcast, neither saying a word nor raising it casually.

Zhang Tingzan was in a hurry, and kept winking at Zhang Tingyu, but Zhang Tingyu didn't see it.

He was anxious, so he could only persuade him: "Mother, don't be too anxious, isn't this matter not yet written?"

"Wait until the horoscope has that stroke, it will be too late!"

Wu's face was displeased, she never liked seeing her second child very much, but she was much closer to her eldest child and third child.

This second child may be a tosser.

She was afraid that it was because she owed him a debt in her previous life that she was so worried in this life.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly froze.

At this time, a report suddenly came from outside: "Qi to the old lady, Mr. Chen's family is looking for the second son outside."

Zhang Tingyu got up, and said unhurriedly: "Mother, Mr. Chen has an appointment with his son, and he dare not not go, and his son will leave first."

Wu choked, but didn't stop him. "You go, so as not to upset me in front of me."

These words were really hurtful. Zhang Tingzan wanted to stop him, but he didn't know what to say. No matter how much he tried, there was nothing he could do.

After so many years, the second brother has developed such a reticent temperament, so why is it okay to be a mother like Wu?
Zhang Tingzan is the eldest son of the family, he is also much older, he has been sensible for a long time, and he can see things in the mansion more clearly.But he was caught in the middle, and it was also difficult for both sides to be human.

Seeing that Zhang Tingyu got up expressionlessly and retreated after hearing this, Zhang Tingzan hurriedly stood up, excused that he wanted to go back to take care of his wife, and left too.

Immediately, only the youngest Zhang Tinglu and Wu Shi were left in the room.

Wu shi was shaking with anger, almost yelling.

Zhang Tinglu hurriedly stepped forward to comfort her: "Mom, don't be angry, be careful that you're sick, come and drink some water to calm down..."

He took a bowl of tea and handed it to Wu Shi.

Mrs. Wu took the tea anyway, and sighed: "What's so good about this marriage of the Gu family? I thought that Miss Gu was pretty good, but I don't want her to have high vision and look down on our family... Humph, I'm still going to marry you." Don't you know what's going on?"

Wu babbled, but Zhang Tinglu didn't listen, he was thinking about his own doubts.

"Mother, second brother and the Gu family... what's going on?"

Mrs. Wu didn't notice Zhang Tinglu's strangeness, so she just said: "Isn't your second brother bragging about the matter between Miss Gu? Your second brother and the master talked together and said that Miss Gu is also up to it. You say your second brother is too , since I was a child, my temper has been weirder than anyone else, why do I fall in love with that worthless Gu San now?"

"Did the second elder brother take the initiative to ask for Miss Gu San?" Zhang Tinglu shook his hand and almost knocked over the teacup.

Wu Shi sighed: "Isn't it..."

Zhang Tinglu's eyes darkened, and the smile on his face faded a bit: "Then Miss Gu San is really good-looking. I think everyone has a love for beauty. Second brother...Second brother, is no exception..."

Heart of beauty in everyone.

Somehow, Zhang Tinglu found it ironic.

Hearing the words, Mrs. Wu immediately gave a "bah" sound: "I said it earlier, you can't just look at the appearance when you marry a wife... Your second brother is a fool, but seeing you like this, I think that Miss Gu San Looks good, let me tell you, you are lucky."

"What do you mean by that?" Zhang Tinglu was surprised.

Wu said: "Your father can't let go of the matter with the Gu family, so he wants to arrest someone to get married. Originally, he planned for your second brother to marry Miss Gu. I think he still wanted to ask you to marry Miss Gu. Now I Look, it’s just right! It’s just a matter of talking about the eldest lady. Your second brother married Gu San, so that you won’t suffer. I don’t think this matter can be stopped..."

Wu's heart is biased.

She held Zhang Tinglu's hand: "How can that miserable Gu San be worthy of you? Thinking about it this way, I think your second brother has done a rare good deed... When the matter of your second brother comes to an end, I will Just because you told your sister-in-law's cousin to kiss you, the last time you went out to visit the Lantern Festival in Tongcheng, you were very happy..."

Zhang Tinglu never expected that Mrs. Wu was waiting for her here.

When he thought of all that had happened in recent days, he just felt ridiculous.

For a moment, he actually felt a strange anger, and felt funny at the same time.After perfunctorily talking to Wu Shi, he waited for her to rest before leaving.

Originally, she wanted to ask her second brother for clarification, but Zhang Tinglu thought of the words "Brothers, Friends and Brothers", and finally took back her steps and went back to her room.

On the corridor in the back garden, Zhang Tingzan, who chased him out, saw his second brother standing on the steps.

He stood for a while before walking over: "Second Brother, are you all right?"

Zhang Tingyu smiled: "Nothing happened."

"...Mother is partial to the third brother, so don't worry too much..." This made Zhang Tingzan blush, so he took a break before he finished talking, and he changed the subject anyway, "Are you serious?" Do you want to marry Miss Gu San?"

Zhang Tingyu didn't explain, just nodded without saying a word.

As the only one among the brothers who knew something about Zhang Tingyu, Zhang Tingzan sighed again: "You can see that my mother doesn't like Miss Gu San. If she really gets married, she will have a good life." ?"

Zhang Tingyu only said: "I will let her live well."

Zhang Tingzan shook his head and smiled again, "You are stubborn, I can't say no to you. Just do it yourself, third brother..."

It's not a good thing to be too observant.

Zhang Tingzan patted his second brother on the shoulder vigorously, said "I'll do it for myself", and then turned to leave.

Standing in front of the corridor, Zhang Tingyu, with his hands behind his back, didn't look away.

He raised his head and looked at the clear and blue sky, with one hand behind his back and the other outstretched, with five fingers spread out, a crabapple on the branch was just blown off by the wind, and it just stopped in the palm of his hand.

Zhang Tingyu held it weakly, then let go, letting the flower fall to the ground.

The flower was lying on the bluestone slab that had been worn away due to the passage of time.

Just as Gu Huaishu arrived home, she suddenly stopped in her tracks.

"Miss, what's wrong?" Qing Dai was puzzled.

Just came back with Gu Zhenguan, Gu Huaishu was full of doubts, he was walking, why did he stop?

Ignoring Qing Dai, she lowered her head, moved her feet away, and almost stepped on this fallen flower.

Xifu Begonias are suitable for growing in the north. She still remembers the non-flowering Xifu Begonias outside the Zhang Family Stone Pavilion in Tongcheng...

Bowing his head and leaning over, Gu Huaixiu was so excited that he picked up this flower and spread it in the palm of his hand.

Following the direction of the wind, Gu Huaishu saw the crabapple that was about to fall beside the courtyard.

"The world is full of beauty in April..."

Raising his hand, releasing his fingers, Gu Huaishu let the crabapple flower fall down again.

Qingdai is also watching, late spring will pass, and as soon as April enters, the hot summer will come soon.

"Girl, the master asked you to come over, there is something important."

Old Xu came again, this time with a smile on his face.

Gu Huaishu hadn't had time to enter her room yet, why did Gu Zhenguan come to look for her?
She pressed her eyebrows and said only one sentence: "I'll go right away."

Not knowing what it was, she turned around and followed.

In the study room, Gu Zhen frowned as she watched the reply letter that had just been delivered to him.

I did not get a reply for a long time when I believed in Chen Yaofang, but because of the repeated spring floods and the birthday of Mingxiang's eldest son, I missed it many times.But now that Zhang Ying's reply letter was in Gu Zhenguan's hands, it made him think about the past and mixed feelings.

"Master, the girl is here."

Old Xutou brought someone and made a noise outside.

Afterwards, Gu Huaixiu came in, and the etiquette was still thorough: "Daughter greets father."

Gu Zhenguan waved the idlers to wait out, told Gu Huaishu to sit down, and said, "A while ago, I wrote a letter to the Zhang family. Because of the flood in the south, there was a lot of mishaps, and I haven't received a reply. This morning, the Zhang family has After returning to the capital, I think brother Lai Dunfu will be reinstated soon. His reply letter has just reached me."

What does this have to do with Gu Huaixiu?
She was a little puzzled, and just listened to Gu Zhenguan continue.

Gu Zhenguan went straight to the point in the next sentence: "Second son of the Zhang family, I like you. Brother Dun Fu wrote a book to me, and he talked about it. It's up to you—whether you like it or not?"

Second Young Master Zhang?

Gu Huaishu was stunned.

(End of this chapter)