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

Chapter 3 Visiting the Zhang Family
"End?"

Qing Dai was puzzled, did something happen?
Gu Huaishou just wished he could drive him out and chop up that Zhang Tingyu, "I just tried to say that I was rude and kept them waiting for a long time, but the second young master Zhang replied sternly, saying that they didn't wait long, do you believe me?" ?”

"..." Qing Dai wanted to say, why not believe it?
Well, but she dared not.

"Miss, the matter is not as terrible as you think? What we say is just a joke from the daughter's family, how can we take it seriously? My lord, do you care about us?"

What Qing Dai said is not unreasonable, but Gu Huaixiu doesn't think so.

She rested her elbows on the table and pressed her fingers on her temples, "I just don't know what kind of person this Second Young Master Zhang is..."

He doesn't look like a mountain, but he doesn't look like a mediocrity.

Gu Huaishu asked: "Seeing that you said earlier that this family is well-organized, why don't you tell me about the situation of this family's young master?"

Qingdai doesn't know anything else, but she knows everything about the gossip from everywhere.

At that moment, Qing Dai stood in front of Gu Huaixiu, proudly said: "Miss, you know more about Mr. Zhang than slaves, but if you want to talk about these four young masters, slaves know better."

"Okay, if you keep playing tricks, I'll kick you out." Gu Huaishu interrupted her chatter, telling her to get down to business.

Qing Dai sticks out her tongue, then she counts with Gu Huai's sleeves with her fingers——

Zhang Ying's eldest son, named Zhang Tingzan, is older and has been a Jinshi of Emperor Kangxi for 18 years. 25 There are not many Jinshi, but they are talented among talented people, but they are married, and their sons don't know how old they are.

The second son, Zhang Tingyu, who is the one who talked the most today, is probably just [-] this year, so he is probably Gu Yaofang's partner this time.Gu Zhenguan always thought that the young masters of the Zhang family were good, and the sons taught by Zhang Ying were all good, so she always wanted to betroth her daughter to the Zhang family.In the future, this piece of Tingyu might still be Gu Huaishu's brother-in-law.

The third son, Zhang Tinglu, is seventeen years old, and should be a boy who still looks young today.

The fourth son, Zhang Tingyu, is only ten years old this year and is said to be very smart.

In fact, Zhang Tingyu, the second son of the Zhang family, and Zhang Tinglu, the third son, are actually going to marry in recent years.

Gu Huaishu began to feel that something was wrong. The eldest sister was about the same age as Zhang Tingyu, and she was the same age as Zhang Tinglu.She always felt cold sweat on the back of her neck, and said to herself that she must not be cheated by her cheap father, and it would be bad luck if she married accidentally.

Thinking of this, she suddenly felt that she was in a pit of fire.

Who is Master Zhang Ying?

Lord Kangxi's confidant and important minister has taught the princes below, whether it is the prince or the elder brother below, they all call him "teacher".

This person also made friends with Nalan Mingzhu, the minister of power, and Mingzhu regarded him as one of his own.But at the same time, Suo'etu also regarded Zhang Ying as his confidant.You must know—among the ministers of the court, there are already many factions. Nalan Mingzhu and Suo'etu, one supports the elder brother Yinyi, and the other is a firm prince's party. They often choke each other. It is not easy for Zhang Ying to befriend these two people at the same time.

If he didn't know this, Gu Huaishu would not think that Zhang Ying is a capable person.

In such a family, it is inevitable that there will be various contacts in the officialdom, not to mention that Zhang Ying's son is not a mediocre person.

Gu Huaishu suddenly remembered all the remarks he had made just now, and wished he could go back to the past and swallow back what he had said.

Why is one generation inferior to one generation, that Zhang Tingyu...

A father and son and two prime ministers, Gu Huaishu felt sorry for himself when he thought about it.

"I have angina..."

Gu Huaishu walked over and lay down on the bed, staring blankly at the tent? .

She was also smart and confused for a while, never expecting that the Zhang brothers were outside when she was joking.If the two families were really married, she would have offended her brother-in-law; if not, the relationship between the two families would inevitably be bad, hehe, the hatred would be even greater.

Qing Dai walked over, feeling that Gu Huaixiu was just worrying: "Miss, you are too cautious, worrying about all these things all day long..."

Yo, this little girl dares to talk about her in movies.

Gu Huaixiu glanced at her, "Stinky girl, you are getting more and more courageous, even I dare to arrange it. I usually don't want to offend anyone, and I will get along with you, otherwise, where will I be safe? Days? In this world, if you shoot the top bird, whoever pinches the top will get pinched."

Qing Dai pouted, not understanding.

The philosophy of life is different, Gu Huaishu is too lazy to talk about it.

Anyway, after looking at it, if he is really a big man, he doesn't have to care about her to this extent.

Her reputation is bad enough, not bad for this 01:30 point.

Gu Huaishu quickly thought about it, let Qing Dai take care of her, ate some food, then lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

I don't know if she recognized the bed, but she opened her eyes before dawn the next day, Qing Dai was sleeping outside, Gu Huaixiu casually put on a piece of clothing and got up.

She didn't drink cold tea, and as soon as she felt the teapot was cold, she sat there thinking about things for a while, then took out the jade pendant that had been hidden for a long time, touched it and put it back.

Feeling cold after sitting for a while, Gu Huaixiu lay down again and went back to sleep, about half an hour later, was called by Qingdai.

"Miss woke up early again today, and this servant saw that the position of the teapot has been moved." Qing Dai was a little worried, brushing Gu Huaixiu's hair while saying, "Even if you can't sleep well, I don't know if this problem is caused by you Miss is infected."

Gu Huaixiu talked about where and where, "It's true that my eldest sister and I are not good, but she sleeps well. Don't listen to the doctor's nonsense. It's not a big problem if you don't sleep well."

Gu Yaofang said that she was weak in body, but Gu Huaishu never thought of it, especially in the past two years, she has been well taken care of, but she still looks so weak, which is more painful.

She looked at her own face in the Linghua mirror, "But... if I were Gu Yaofang, I would feel a little heartbroken..."

With a younger sister like myself, which elder sister can be happy again?
Thinking of this, Gu Huaixiu smiled again.Knowing that Gu Yaofang is not doing well, she is also happy.

Today she wears a double snail bun, and she changed into a lake blue shirt with a slightly darker colored ink flower skirt, which looks pretty.

Qing Dai served Gu Huaishu with some porridge, and the sun had just come out.Originally, Gu Huaishu planned to go to Tongcheng to have a look. There are still many people outing in this season. Unexpectedly, the servant below came to report: "Our master and Zhang's master will go to the city in a while, and we will live in the Zhang family's mansion in Tongcheng. Miss will go to see you after noon."

Zhang Ying has been an official for many years, and there are naturally many properties under his name. The Tongcheng mansion is usually lived by the Zhang family, but Zhang Ying has not been back for a long time, and he went to the ancestral house to show his filial piety.He and Gu Zhenguan are both literati, so it's important to make tea and discuss the Tao outside, but if it's about entertaining guests, it's better to come to the mansion.

Gu Huaishu had expected this earlier, and just wanted not to bother her upper body, so she responded and sent someone to review Zhenguan.

In the afternoon, Gu Huaishu went to the Zhang family's mansion in Tongcheng, which is also in the south of the city, two streets away, and there are two big lions squatting at the door, which has the style of Zhang's mansion in the capital.

Gu Zhenguan and Zhang Ying were playing chess in the Baoxia Wai Pavilion, and when Gu Huaishu passed by, the two were playing happily.

Zhang Ying is just an ordinary middle-aged man. He has been in the court for many years, and he has been with the king like a tiger. He has long developed the habit of being cautious, and his movements are quite calm when he raises his hands and moves.

As for her father, Gu Zhenguan, he is not young, his hair is gray and his face is wrinkled, but when he plays chess, he lifts weights lightly, very brisk and unrestrained. After all, Gu Zhenguan is a literati rather than a politician, and he is full of flair. Not diminished by age.

It's just that Gu Huaishu looked at Gu Zhenguan's expression, stood beside Kazuki's Xifu Begonia, which was six or seven feet away from the pavilion, and didn't approach.

Gu Zhenguan hates others to interrupt him playing chess or composing poems, Gu Huaishu understands this very well.

She stands here until the sun is westward, and the two will decide the winner.

"Brother Yuanping is still very skilled at chess, I have neglected to practice."

Zhang Ying sighed and surrendered.

Yuanping is Gu Zhenguan's character, he laughed when he heard the words, "You are the one who is with the Holy Majesty, no matter if you play chess with the Emperor or brothers on weekdays, I'm afraid you won't dare to win, so I'm lazy, I feel a bit lazy Moderate."

"You old guy, you are still rude!" Zhang Ying stared, pretending to be angry, but then smiled and narrowed his eyes again, "I don't mention the bravery in the past, I am also down now. Companion to the king is like to accompany the tiger , it's not like you don't know, just mix it up."

Zhang Ying used to be Minister of the Ministry of Rites, a bachelor in charge of the Imperial Academy, and also in charge of Zhan Shifu.

The Ministry of Rites is one of the six departments of the Qing Dynasty, let alone press it.

The Imperial Academy has always been the place where the talents of the Qing Dynasty came out, and many of them were conferred the honor of Shu Jishi of the Imperial Academy, and they would all become important ministers in the court in the future.This place is suitable for forming cliques, and there are many factions. Now the position of the prince is secure, but the brothers below are getting older, and each of them is starting to show their abilities. The Imperial Academy has become a battleground.All factions are pulling people, and he is not easy to be a master of the academy.

It was even worse for Zhan Shifu, who was directly linked to the Prince's East Palace and took care of related matters, which could be regarded as involving Zhang Ying.

He was dismissed this time, is it not the result of the court struggle?Some people saw that he was not good as a minister of the Ministry of Rites, and wanted to get him down, so Zhang Ying also got down.

The two of them tidied up the chess pieces, seeing that they were almost done, Gu Huaishu walked up.

She bowed at the steps in front of the pavilion: "My little daughter greets father and Uncle Zhang."

Zhang Ying looked back, she had heard that Gu Zhenguan's two daughters had their own merits, and this Gu San was even more exquisite, so it was true at first sight.He had already talked to Gu Zhenguan yesterday, and the marriage of the two families was already a certainty, but it was just for Gu Yaofang and his second son Zhang Tingyu.Now when I see Gu Huaixiu, although I heard that this woman is stubborn and has no manners, but her appearance is first-class and pleasing to the eye.

He changed his mind, it seemed that it would be good if he could kiss him more.

"When my niece was born, I went to congratulate her, and in a blink of an eye she became a slim girl. I want to congratulate Brother Yuanping."

Over there, Gu Zhenguan glanced at Zhang Ying, and said: "The little girl is naughty, Ziyun likes to travel around the mountains and rivers, I came to Tongcheng, and I will introduce her to you by the way. You just look at her being cute at this time, and you are not sure what to do in private. Lawless."

My own daughter took it out and said it, and she always said something bad.

Gu Huaixiu knew this kind of truth, so he just stood there obediently, hoping to leave after seeing the ceremony.

In the front yard, Zhang Tingyu received a letter, opened it, and knew that it was news from Beijing.

It's a big matter, and it needs to be decided by my father. After asking Zhang Ying and Gu Zhenguan to play chess in the pavilion, I have to look for it.

The servant suddenly said: "Look, little one, the third miss of the Gu family is also outside, I'm afraid it won't last an hour."

"Wait?"

Zhang Tingyu didn't understand, frowned, and Fang raised his foot to leave. Zhang Tinglu followed behind, his face full of excitement: "Second brother, I have some good news for you. Just now, Cai Niang told me that you and the eldest lady of the Gu family It's done, and it's a good thing."

Is that sick Miss Gu?

Zhang Tingyu nodded, with no joy on his face, he just said "I see" very flatly, as if this was not a major event in his life, he squeezed the letter from Beijing, and went to the stone pavilion behind the garden.

(End of this chapter)