The Rebirth of Space: the Lucky Girl From a Farm Family

Chapter 170 Return to Beijing

Ru'an nodded, held his chin and murmured: "Who could have done it? He was able to get rid of Hua Xu and Chen Song under the eyes of a group of masters, and still escape intact. This person is absolutely extraordinary."

Shopkeeper Huang personally brought the tea in. He leaned over and said, "Sir, the hot water is ready. You can wash up now."

 Lv Ziqin nodded and asked casually: "What's going on in Hongcheng recently?"

Shopkeeper Wan replied: "As for the commotion, the commotion in Guiyuan Pavilion is bigger. The Long Shadow Guards have sent out the Xuan Qing Order to chase Huang Xiao and Su Min. I'm curious and asked someone to inquire about it. They say it's Huang Xiao and Su Min. Killed several old ministers from Longyingwei’s old house.”

Lu Ziqin suddenly stood up and said, "Get your horses ready. Come with me if you like."

 Ruxuan hurriedly prepared his horse first.

Lu Ziqin and Ru An went downstairs and waited for a while. Ru Xuan came over with his horse.

Lu Ziqin took the reins, got on the horse, and told Ruxuan, "Go and have a look at Jinpan Road."

 Ruxuan leaned forward and said, "I understand."

Lu Ziqin and Ru'an rode their horses to Gu Huayu's Zhuangzi. Ru'an looked at the empty and messy yard and said, "Master, we seem to be late."

Without saying a word, Lu Ziqin dismounted from his horse and walked with heavy steps into the courtyard. He moved from the courtyard to the house, then to the back hill, until he had turned around the village.

 Ru'an followed behind and said as he watched, "Sir, there are only no traces of fighting. It seems that Doctor Gu and the others left first, and the Long Shadow Guards came after them."

Lu Ziqin nodded, looked around and said, "Well, let's go back."

When the two returned to the city, Ruxuan reported, "Sir, the house on Jinpan Road is empty."

 Lv Ziqin asked: "Are there any signs of a fight?"

Ruxuan shook his head, "No, there is a layer of dust on the things in the house. It must have been a while since no one cleaned it."

Lu Ziqin nodded and said expressionlessly: "Let's eat, and then rest early. From tomorrow on, let's walk around and check the situation everywhere."

 Ruxuan and Ru'an looked at each other and asked, "What about the old lady's death anniversary?"

Lu Ziqin said: "Let's take a walk around Hongcheng first. After the anniversary of my grandfather's death, we can go somewhere far away."

 What else did Ruxuan want to ask? Ru'an pulled his sleeve and shook his head at him.

 “Go down and let them serve food.”

Lu Ziqin stood by the window, looking at the courtyard through the window, but did not respond.

 Ru'an pulled Ruxuan back outside the house.

 Ruxuan asked: "What's wrong with our master?"

 Ru'an whispered: "I am worried about the safety of Doctor Gu and the others."

Ruxuan nodded knowingly, "Where did you go just now?"

 “That Zhuangzi owned by Doctor Gu.”

"oh!"

On the second day, Lu Ziqin asked shopkeeper Wan to deliver a letter to Ye Mansion, and he took Ru An Ruxuan and set off early to check on the business in a nearby town.

In addition to returning to Mancheng on the anniversary of Ye Yun's death, Lu Ziqin took Ru'an Ruxuan around Daxing.

 In a blink of an eye, Lu Ziqin has been away for three years.

“Sir, my wife has sent a letter, asking us to return to Beijing as soon as possible. She said that the father-in-law must arrive home before the Dragon Boat Festival. Otherwise, he will be adopted into my wife’s name.” Ruxuan entered the room and reported.

Lu Ziqin sighed and returned to the desk from the window, "Don't you believe it yet?" Lu Ziqin asked instead without replying to Ru Xuan's words.

 Ruxuan shook his head, "No."

Lu Ziqin's eyes darkened and he sighed: "It's been three years, it's time to go back. Let's make arrangements and return to Beijing tomorrow."

 After Ruxuan retreats.

Lu Ziqin murmured: "Where will they go?"

 Ru'an leaned forward and said, "I don't know. However, there is no news, which at least means they are safe."

Lu Ziqin nodded, "Indeed, no news may be good news.

Long Shadow Guards should keep an eye on Xiaoyu. Even if they find Xiaoyu and them first, they can't let them hurt Xiaoyu. "

Ru'an bowed and said, "Don't worry, I've already ordered you to go down."

 Three years ago, Hua Xu was assassinated, and Hua Ruiming took over Long Shadow Guard.

With Youshi, the wife of Zhu Changyi, the Minister of Household Affairs, as the matchmaker, Hua Ruiming married Lu Ziqiu, the second lady of the British government, as his wife in a warm filial piety.

With the support of the British government, Hua Ruiming quickly established a foothold in Longyingwei.

After Hua Ruiming came to power, he attributed the deaths of Hua Xu, Chen Song and the death of Lao Zhai's old monk to Huang Xiao and Su Min.

A pursuit order was issued to the Longying Guards. At the same time, the Yamen issued a reward notice for the capture of Huang Xiao and Su Min. If they caught the two of them, they would be rewarded with 10,000 taels of silver.

It has been three years since Huang Xiao and Su Min disappeared from the world. No one has seen them again.

Lu Ziqin took Ruxuan Ruan all over Daxing, but could not get any news from them.

 At the moment, Gu Huayu and others in Zhuangzi, the eastern suburbs of Hangzhou, are planning to go to the capital.

 Gu Dechang didn’t have a good impression of the capital and didn’t want to go to the capital. “Xiaoyu, why don’t we stay in Hangzhou? Hangzhou also has good schools and good teachers. It’s the same for Brother Liang studying in Hangzhou!”

Gu Huayu shook her head in disapproval, "Hangcheng is good, but compared with the capital, it is still incomparable. How many capable people with lofty ideals have gathered in Daxing in the capital?

Dad, brother Liang will have to go to the capital sooner or later. Let's go there early and let him adapt to the life in the capital. It will only be good for him and not bad. "

Wan Shi nodded and responded: "Third brother, if you listen to the whispers, you have to go there sooner or later, so go there earlier."

"But...Brother Huang and Brother Su Xian, the wind outside is very tight, what if?" Gu Dechang said worriedly.

 Gu Huayu understood Gu Dechang's worries and said with relief: "Don't worry, Dad, look at Uncle Huang and the others."

After speaking, Gu Huayu raised her voice toward the door: "Uncle Huang, Su Min, come in."

 The door curtain was lifted, and Huang Xiao and Su Min stepped in.

Gu Dechang and Wanshi stood up and looked at Huang Xiao and Su Min blankly, "Are you Brother Huang?"

Gu Dechang asked based on his body shape.

Huang Xiao cupped his hands and said, "Hello, sir, I'm Huang Xiao. No, I'm calling Huada from behind."

Seeing Gu Dechang's puzzled look, Huang Xiao continued to explain: "My original name is Hua Zhe. I was the eldest in the family, also called Hua Da. Huang Xiao was the name I changed later. Miss asked me to change it back, and my surname is still Hua. Hua Zhe's name cannot be If you use it, then I’ll call you Huada.”

Gu Dechang looked at Su Min, "What about you? What's your name?"

Su Min leaned forward and said, "Mr. Hui, my surname is still Su. My name is no longer Su Min, but Su Er. I am also the second in line in the family, and Su Xing is my elder brother."

Gu Beichang looked at their faces and asked, "What's wrong with your faces? Why did they become like this?"

Gu Huayu said with a smile: "I gave them plastic surgery, how about it? Does it look better than before?"

Gu Dechang looked at their faces and said, "Good-looking is good-looking. Isn't your appearance natural? Can you still have plastic surgery?"

 Gu Huayu nodded and explained: "Yes, I will slightly adjust their faces to make their faces more three-dimensional and better-looking. Even people who are familiar with them may not recognize them."

After Gu Dechang looked at it carefully for a while, he praised: "Xiaoyu's hands are so skillful."

Wan couldn't help but stare at the man's face, so she just said, "If we meet each other outside, I'm sure I won't recognize you two."

Gu Dechang nodded and said: "I can't recognize it. You have thought so carefully, I have nothing to worry about. Let's pick a lucky day and set off."

Wanshi said politely: "I really can't bear to part with such a good Zhuangzi."

Gu Dechang smiled and said: "Look, you were trying to persuade me to come here just now. But when I said I was leaving, you couldn't bear to leave."

Wan said: "What a wonderful Zhuangzi. After living here for three years, I have developed feelings for him. I'm about to leave, why can't I just say a few words?"

"Okay, you can say whatever you want." Gu Dechang saw that Mrs. Wan was sad and hurriedly advised.

Wanshi said to Gu Huayu: "Zhuangzi's side must also make arrangements and not let it go unchecked."

Gu Huayu responded with a smile: "Don't worry, Auntie, Qing'an and Qingye will stay and take care of Zhuangzi and won't let it go unused.

 As for the auspicious day? There is no need to choose, we are noble people, and every day when a noble person goes out is an auspicious day. "

Wan Shi patted Gu Huayu, smiled and reprimanded: "What noble man, don't talk nonsense. Today is the seventh day of the lunar month, tomorrow is the eighth day of the lunar month, and the day after tomorrow is the ninth day of the lunar month. It's a good time to travel. Let's set off the day after tomorrow, leaving just two days. It’s time to pack up the cage.”

Gu Huayu hugged Wanshi and smiled and said, "Okay, just listen to grandma."

Seeing that my father and mother agreed, Gu Huayu said, "Uncle Hua, please go and make arrangements. We will set off the day after tomorrow."

 Hua Da and Su Er retreated.

Wan asked: "Xiaoyu, tell me the truth. If you go to the capital now, will you live in the capital forever? Will we come back?"

Gu Huayu nodded: "Well, there are still many things to deal with in the capital. I won't be back in a short time. What? I really can't bear to be here?"

Wan said, "The mountains and rivers here are good, and everything is good. If I have to leave suddenly, I will naturally be reluctant to leave."

Gu Huayu said with relief: "In the capital, there is also the same Mingyue Villa, with the same layout as here. I will feel comfortable even there."

 “Really? It’s the same as here?”

Gu Huayu nodded, "Yes, it's the same as here. Not just in the capital, we rest in our own villas along the way to the capital. In Daxing, there are many Mingyue Villas now."

Wanshi looked at Gu Huayu in shock, and after a long time, she said sincerely: "Xiaoyu is capable! My mother-in-law has enjoyed the blessings of following Xiaoyu."

Gu Huayu held Wanshi's arm and said warmly: "My mother has suffered a lot for Xiaoyu. From now on, Xiaoyu will pay double filial piety to my mother."

Wanshi smiled and rubbed Gu Huayu's shoulders, "What a heart-warming girl. You go and do your work while I pack the boxes and cages."

 Gu Huayu nodded and said before going out: "Auntie, just bring the things you need with you. You don't need to bring anything else. They are available in villages everywhere."

Wanshi nodded in agreement, "Okay, I understand."

Gu Huayu left the room, Hongxia and Chaoyang bowed their knees and said, "Hello, Miss."

Gu Huayu explained: "It's a good time to serve my wife."

Hongxia and the rising sun bow their knees in response.

Gu Huayu took Lonicera back to her yard.

  “小语.”

Gu Huayu stopped and turned to look at Gu Chengjiao. "Sister, is something wrong?"

Gu Chengjiao came over and said, "I heard from Hu San that we want to go to Beijing?"

Gu Huayu nodded, "Well, we'll set off the day after tomorrow. What's wrong?"

Gu Chengjiao hesitated for a moment and said: "Hu San and I wanted to go back to Shicheng first. He said he wanted to take me back to meet his elder brother and sister-in-law, and kowtow on the grave of his father and mother.

 Moreover, I also want to take him home and let my parents see Hu San. "

After several years of getting along, Hu San and Gu Chengjiao secretly fell in love, so Hu San proposed marriage to Gu Dechang.

Gu Dechang felt that Hu San was a real person and did not dislike his niece, so he agreed to the marriage and held a wedding for them two years ago.

Gu Huayu thought for a while and said, "It's good to go back and take a look. Remember, no matter who asks, they only say they are doing a small business in Hongcheng. Don't mention Uncle Huang and Su Min, understand?"

Gu Chengjiao nodded in agreement, "Well, we know the severity. Don't worry."

Gu Huayu asked: "When do you plan to leave?"

"After I see you off, we will set off." Gu Chengjiao replied.

Gu Huayu thought for a while, "Okay, I'll ask Qing'an to take you back."

"No need to bother, we can just go back by ourselves." Gu Chengjiao was afraid of causing trouble to others, so she immediately refused.

"It doesn't matter, Qing'an just returned to Shicheng to deal with some matters." Gu Huayu said.

On the ninth day of the third lunar month, Gu Huayu and his party set off for the capital.

As Gu Huayu said, along the way there are resting places at Mingyue Villa on the outskirts of the city. When it gets dark, we enter the villa and rest in the village for two days before setting off.

　　It was still dark when we set out, so we walked around the city.

It took more than two months to reach the capital by stopping and going like this. When we arrived in the capital, it was still dark when we entered Zhuangzi.

Gu Chengjuan looked around and asked in surprise: "Xiaoyu, how did you do it? Zhuangzi is exactly the same all the way."

Gu Huayu smiled and said, "What's the difficulty? Just give Zhuangzi's diagram to the master craftsmen and ask them to build according to the diagram."

“No, I mean where do you get so much money?” Gu Chengjuan blurted out.

"Oh! That's it. Just make money." Gu Huayu replied lightly.

Of course she would not say that the ground in Zhuangzi, Hangcheng, was filled with gold.

 In this world, even the emperor has never seen so much gold.

Gu Chengliang said with a smile: "Xiaoyu is right, money is all you need to make. Don't you know Xiaoyu's ability to make money?"

Wan Shi smiled and said, "Okay, I'm tired after riding in the car for a day. Let's go and rest early after dinner."

Gu Huayu rested in Zhuangzi for two days and took Hua Da and Su Er into the city.

The three of them went to Yongchun Street first. In the private room of Mingpeng Pavilion opposite the old site of Huafu, Gu Huayu stood in front of the window and looked at the ruins opposite.

Hua Da and Su Er stood on the left and right, looking at the ruins silently, and no one spoke.

After a long time, Gu Huayu said: "Go and see who owns the title deed of this land."

Hua Da bowed and responded, "Okay, I understand."

Gu Huayu turned to Su Er and said, "Go and see if the house has been tidied up? There is also a gentleman who invited me, have you contacted me?"

Su Er bowed and said, "Okay, I'll go right away."

Gu Huayu said: "You go and do your work, don't worry about me, I will go back to Zhuangzi by myself."

 Hua Da and Su Er said goodbye and left.

Gu Huayu stood for a while longer before turning around and leaving the private room. Liu Guang asked: "Miss, do you want to prepare a car?"

Gu Huayu shook her head, "No, I'll just take a walk by myself."

Coming out of Mingyue Pavilion, Gu Huayu wandered aimlessly on the street, and unknowingly walked to the entrance of Huafu on West Street.

 (End of this chapter)