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

Chapter 95
Xiao Shifang had never seen such an expression on Gu Huaishu's face.

He didn't move, just stood and looked at Gu Huaixiu.

Gu Huaishu didn't speak any more, after she saw this finger puller, she closed the lid of the box and said, "Seeing that it's the Chinese New Year, you should do your own thing."

After speaking, he went back to the house directly.

Zhang Tingyu is still in the study, he knows about Gu Yaofang and the prince, but Gu Huaishu won't let him see it.

Putting down the box and checking it again, Gu Huaishu found nothing unusual.

She frowned, and finally took out the jade wrench.

This finger is exactly the same as the previous one, and it is impossible to tell whether it is the original one or a new imitation.

Trying to twist it gently with his hand, Gu Huaishu didn't know whether he wanted it to be able to be twisted or not.

The time was too short, before he had time to think clearly, the wrench in his hand was twisted away.

There was a piece of paper lying inside, Gu Huaishu used his fingernails to dig out the piece of paper, held it in his hand for a while, and then slowly unfolded it.

A piece of paper two inches long and three inches wide, with only three words on it.

Happy New Year.

Happy New Year?
Gu Huaixiu was so sick that he would be scared out of it!

She almost shook her hand and dropped the finger on the ground!

Fourth elder brother is really sick!
What are you doing all day?Do you need to use such a brutal way to celebrate the New Year?
She almost roared, and stood in the room shaking for a long time before she managed to calm down.

There were only these three words on the note, it was as simple as an idea, and it seemed to be written down by hand.

Now the fourth elder brother's life may be so boring, he can relax when he has nothing to do, and he doesn't think the journey is too far away...

Gu Huaishu's body was a little limp, just now he felt as if he was facing an enemy, but now he relaxed and felt that he was being teased.

But if you think about it carefully, is it really that simple to wish a new year?

It is said that companions are like companions of tigers, this master is going to be the emperor in the future, who knows if he said it is New Year's greetings?

Maybe he took this opportunity to beat her up, maybe he felt that he had done something for him before, so he came here to reward him... This jade finger ring is worth a lot of money.

I just don't know if this finger is the original one.

If this finger was the original one, things would be even more interesting, and what the fourth elder brother would tell her would be terrifying.

But now Gu Huaixiu is of little use value, that master is raising it like a cat, and poking it when he thinks of it from time to time, regardless of what the people below you think.

If she had the chance, she would have to ask in person, what exactly does "Happy New Year" mean?
It's just a New Year's greeting, can you die if you write some auspicious words?
Ok……

Gu Huaishu admitted that if this master wrote auspicious words, she probably wouldn't be able to sleep well this year.

In the final analysis, it is worry.

Happy New Year, Happy New Year, Happy New Year.

There is such a word "one", which is too casual.

Fourth Master simply had the attitude of dismissing cats and dogs.

At this time, Gu Huaishu didn't know that the fourth elder brother was busy in the capital.

Now that the prince's arrogance is in full swing, he just shrinks behind the prince's back quietly and does nothing.Seeing that the Chinese New Year is coming, the township examination will start in various places next year, and the general examination will be held in February of the next year.

I don't know what the master of Gu San's family looks like this year.

The fourth elder brother took a bowl of Maojian, took a sip, and looked at Zhang Tingzan, who was sitting beside him and was still working on his books.

The prince who was also here was summoned by Lord Kangxi, so there were only two of them in the warm pavilion.

Zhang Tingzan said: "Fourth Master, my sister-in-law just wants to marry her husband and raise her children, why do you need to write a note to scare her?"

Yinzhen raised his eyes, his face was very calm: "It's only been a year, so what's there to scare or not?"

He really didn't have any bad intentions, it's just that he just wrote when he was interested. He even wrote a piece for Xiao Shengzi when he was practicing calligraphy this year, but he didn't think it was a big deal.

only……

After all, he has a different identity, and whatever he does has to make people guess whether there is any real meaning in it.

Thinking that he is just an elder brother, it makes people so jealous, sitting in the position of the emperor, how many people guess what he thinks day and night?

No wonder, the emperor hated being speculated.

The two of them only spoke a few words before the prince had already entered, so they stopped talking.

Gu Huaishu, who was far away in Tongcheng, was really frightened.

After thinking about it for a long time, she still put the finger ring into the jewelry box, and she was not going to take it out again.

As for what to say in return for Yinzhen?
Hehe, he is ashamed to reach out and ask the people below to return the gift?dream!
It's been a good year, but he made him so nervous, Gu Huaishou cursed him behind his back.

Fortunately, it was just a note. Although I didn't understand what fourth master meant, I didn't bother to guess.

She spent the year lazily, without mentioning to Zhang Tingyu about the things sent from Beijing.

This year I was preparing for the exam, even though Zhao Zifang was sideways, I had to take the exam, so Zhang Tingyu was still busy.

Day by day, Gu Huaixiu always saw Zhang Tingyu's desk full of papers, and occasionally went in to tidy it up, and found that the writing was not cursive script, but beautiful Gong regular script.

At that moment, Gu Huaixiu didn't know what it was like in his heart.

This character is also called "Guange Style".

The pavilions and pavilions are also the Hanlin Academy.The characters that are approved on official documents in the Hanlin Academy when handling official business are the common style of Guange.

Now, it has become a common font during the imperial examination.

She picked up a piece of paper from the table, and only felt that the handwriting was neat and tidy, with the same size...

Gu Huaishu couldn't help but sighed, and helped him put away his things.

In a few days, Zhang Tinglu in the capital will also come back to catch the exam. Little Chen is about to give birth, so she can't follow her, let alone stop Zhang Tinglu from taking the provincial exam. It's time for Chen's child to land.

Thinking about these miscellaneous things, Gu Huaishu cleaned up the study and went out to clean Zhang Tinglu's yard.

Zhang Tinglu came down by boat in mid-July, and brought a box of books. Zhang Tingyu took people to Tongling to pick him up, and came back a few days later.

The two brothers seemed to be amicable, but there was nothing unusual about them.

I haven't seen each other for a year or two, but Zhang Tinglu is much calmer. She is also a father who is about to become a father, and she has quite a lot of friends in the capital.

He tried his best to forget what happened to Miss Gu San back then, and talked about the old days with Zhang Tingyu.

The things in the letter are always unclear. One of the two brothers is in the capital and the other is in the south of the Yangtze River. They are thousands of miles apart, and the things they have encountered in these years are different.

Zhang Tinglu naturally has more things to do in the capital, but Zhang Tingyu said: "Second brother has nothing to do in the past two years, but just read books, play chess, and swim in the lake..."

There must have been some major events, whether it was transporting money across the river, helping Shen Chao and others deal with others, or helping Luo Xuanwen in the end, instigating a group of grave sweepers to dig up the graves of the ancestors...everything is shocking. .

Unfortunately, one thing cannot be said.

The life in Zhang Tingyu's mouth is leisurely and boring.

Zhang Tinglu brought him news from some acquaintances, such as Zhou Daoxin, who finally embraced a beautiful woman and married that Miss Li Zhen'er with great luck. When he left, he also heard that his wife was happy.

"This year's Jiangning Township Examination is really Zhao Zifang, the chief examiner. I'm afraid that this year's rural exam will be a disaster."

Zhang Tinglu was quite rational and did not come with much hope.

When leaving, Zhang Ying also asked him to bring a message to Zhang Tingyu, "Father said, regardless of success or failure, the second brother just needs to go."

Just go and that's it.

These words are very interesting, but Zhang Tingzan's letter to himself is even more powerful, but Zhang Tinglu doesn't seem to know about it, and Zhang Tingyu is not going to say more.

He led Zhang Tinglu back, Zhang Tinglu was a little puzzled when he first saw the courtyard wall that was six feet high.

Zhang Tingyu sighed and explained: "Your second sister-in-law is fighting with the next door. It's better now."

People are gone, so what can you be angry about?

Zhang Tinglu didn't know what was going on, but she just heard Zhang Tingyu say "your second sister-in-law" naturally, and finally remembered all the past again.

However, fortunately, his expression was normal and nothing unusual appeared.

The mansion had already prepared a corresponding meal, and when Zhang Tingyu and Zhang Tinglu came back, they would serve it up, and the maids hurriedly got to work, but they couldn't see Gu Huaishu alone.

She stayed in the house by herself and didn't want to come out.

After all, with Zhang Tinglu, it's better to avoid suspicion, lest Zhang Tingyu come back and get jealous.

She sat alone in the room eating, and ordered two capable maidservants to wait in front, "I advise you two masters, don't tell me to drink too much. And remember, prepare hangover soup for the second master..."

"Yes, servants and maidservants are going to prepare now." Duofu has also become more capable now, and he has become much calmer after following Qingdai for the past few months.

Gu Huaishu suddenly called to her again: "Choose a few handsome ones and serve them in the third master's room."

The meaning was obvious, Duofu was slightly taken aback, and went to accept the order.

Seeing that Gu Huaixiu seemed to have some headaches, Qing Dai smiled and fanned her: "You said that you ate the radish first to ease your worries, but you also said that I am poor. If the third young lady finds out about your arrangement, she will choke you to death later. .”

Don't they all know Xiao Chen's temper?
Gu Huaixiu touched a silver-green hairpin in his hand, and said: "If you pick a few ugly ones, those who don't know will think I'm going to do something to the third master..."

Anyway, it's just this time, if they fail this time, Gu Huaishu estimates that they will stay in Tongcheng for another two years.

Fortunately, Fengshui in the south of the Yangtze River supports people, Tongcheng is no longer fun, and you can still go to Jiangning and Yangzhou.

Gu Huaishu closed his eyes slightly, and put his hands on his stomach, but suddenly remembered Xiao Chen's stomach...

She smiled suddenly, this kind of thing can't be rushed, it's fate to have a child, and it's also fate not to come for a while.

She closed her eyes completely, and didn't bother to think about what happened to the men in the front yard, so she slowly fell asleep by herself.

When Zhang Tingyu came back smelling of alcohol, he saw that she had fallen asleep and was very quiet.

He smelled of alcohol all over his body, but he couldn't bear to wake her up, so he went to the back to take a shower, and after waking up, he couldn't sleep.

Lying on his side on the side of the bed, he half hugged Gu Huaixiu, Zhang Tinglu came, and in less than half a month, he would go to Jiangning again.

His third brother can only toss back and forth like this, and tomorrow he will go to Longmian Mountain to sacrifice and sweep, there are still many things to be busy.

It was the end of July in a blink of an eye, and the heat was still there.

Brothers Zhang Tingyu and Zhang Tinglu went to Jiangning with Ye Chaocheng, the eldest son of the Ye family next door.

The township examination will be held in August, and the results will be released in September. The two brothers will stay in Jiangning for a while.

Originally, Gu Huaishu wasn't worried at all, but for some reason, he felt that the past month was too difficult.

I can't sleep alone, I think about it day and night, it's all about the Jiangning rural examination and the release of the results.

There are three township examinations on the ninth day of August, each for three days.

The ninth day of the lunar new year is the main game, the [-]th is the second game, and the [-]th is the third game.The first day of each game, that is, the eighth, eleventh, and fourteenth day rolls in, and the next day is the tenth, thirteenth, and sixteenth day.

She had to spend the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival in the examination room, and she was so anxious about it.

In Jiangning Province, the release date is within September [-]th. Gu Huaishu originally planned to count the days on his fingers, but he did not expect that someone would send a message at the end of August, saying that Zhang Tingyu and his brother were already on their way back.

On August 25, the boat arrived in Tongling, and within two days, Zhang Tingyu and Zhang Tinglu returned.

They didn't wait for the Jiangning Township test to release the rankings. Gu Huaishu didn't know what happened. He just looked at Zhang Tingyu who stepped into the room, feeling a little dazed.

Is this back?
Zhang Tingyu let out a sigh of relief, poured himself a cup of tea, sat down and smiled: "A big event is about to happen."

Before Gu Huaishu had time to be pleasantly surprised, he was frightened by him: "What's wrong?"

Zhang Tinglu came in from the outside, but said: "Ye Chaocheng, who was with us, threw himself into the river when he left the examination room, and he couldn't be rescued."

Gu Huaishu couldn't care less about avoiding suspicion, he was already stunned: "Throw yourself into the river?!"

Ye Yuan's family was in complete chaos.

As soon as the news of Ye Chaocheng's suicide by throwing himself into the river came out, chaos ensued.

Only the old god Zhang Tingyu was there: "We brothers failed the exam, someone will always be unlucky, don't worry, don't worry."

This was said to Zhang Tinglu, Zhang Tinglu smiled, but turned around and made a long bow to Gu Huaishu: "Tinglu has seen the second sister-in-law, ask her how she is."

(End of this chapter)