The palace exam is completely over, and it's almost May.
Gu Ye finally calmed down—although now he is the same as before, he still attends classes at Wenhua Hall every day.
But compared to the closed "remedial class" that gathered imperial examiners before, the courses in Wenhua Palace were almost the same as vacations for Gu Ye.
Emperor Zhengyuan said before that when he was busy with errands, he should not miss his homework, and then he would naturally let Master Wen and others test him.
To live up to expectations, Gu Ye's educational level has risen instead of falling. Although he can't compare with Feng Yu and Wu An who have studied books for a few years and are talented, but compared with Lu Xu, who opened his door at about the same time, he is completely different. In the sky, one is on the ground.
Anyway, since Gu Ye's birthday banquet and his co-chairing of the palace exam, the people in Beijing and the civil servants who have come into contact with him have gotten better and better comments on him.
Feng Guifei was naturally the one who couldn't sit still, but Lu Xu was helpless now.
As for people, as soon as they start reading, they will gradually have their own ideas.
Lu Xu didn't learn fast, but he wasn't stupid either. It wasn't the milk doll who used to say whatever the adults said.
And when everyone around him said his eldest brother was good, and only his mother-in-law asked him to beware of his eldest brother, little Lu Xu already had reservations about his mother-in-law's words.
Lu Xu didn't listen to her, and the empress and empress became more and more harmonious. Concubine Feng really had no choice, so she had to ask the Qin family for advice.
It also coincided with the wedding of Duke Lu Feng Yuan and Lu Yuanqi of the Lu family. Feng Guifei begged to be in front of Emperor Zhengyuan, and Emperor Zhengyuan asked her to preside over the wedding banquet, which gave the Feng family a little face.
Speaking of which, the Feng Lu family had set a three-month wedding preparation period, which was already in a hurry.
Later, Lu Yuanqi broke through the incident between Feng Yuan and the maid, and the trouble became known to everyone and spread all over the capital.
People at that time were always tolerant towards men, and Feng Yuan at most lost a romantic reputation.
Lu Yuanqi, who was not married yet, saw that kind of thing, and it was not so good. If it weren't for Feng Yuan or his married husband, then her reputation would also be ruined, not just the end of the person who was regarded as a laughing stock in front of her.
The Feng family left the outfield of the city ahead of schedule on the last day of the Spring Hunting. On the day they returned to the capital, they sent Lu Yuanqi back to the Lu family who was crying.
The servant who sent him back didn't leave a word at that time, and later Qin didn't let anyone come to apologize or comfort him.
Lu Yuanqi was really aggrieved. She cried several times in front of Mrs. Lu, saying that she accidentally heard that Feng Yuan was depressed because of losing two games in a row, so she wanted to comfort him. How did you know you would see something like that when you walked in
She is a girl who hasn't left the cabinet, and she witnessed that kind of thing with her own eyes, and one of them is her fiance, her mind was in chaos, and she subconsciously screamed. Thus forgetting that it was in the camp in the paddock, not in the high gate compound.
How can you blame her
Mrs. Lu also felt sorry for her, but at the same time, Mrs. Lu also knew very clearly that this marriage can only be done quickly, not too late!
In the past, the two companies had an equal trading relationship, but now the initiative has been in the hands of the Feng family. Not to mention the 50,000 taels of silver that have been sent to the Feng family. Now Lu Yuanqi has nothing to do but marry Feng Yuan. How dare people ask for it
Although Lu Yuanqi is Madam Lu's only daughter, Madam Lu has the ability to take care of her for the rest of her life.
But if the family has a daughter who can't get married, the Lu family will become a joke in the shopping mall, and there will be the third generation of the Lu family in the future. There are many unmarried aunts and grandchildren in the family. It will also be a big problem.
Mrs. Lu made a decisive decision. While appeasing Lu Yuanqi, she had someone prepare a gift and send it to Feng's house.
How about disregarding what Yin said in private that Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Qin looked alike
This kind of shameless work, Mrs. Lu did not do it herself, but let her daughter-in-law Mrs. Lu go out.
Mrs. Lu had no choice but to take the generous gift prepared by Mrs. Lu with a cheeky face and went to the door of Feng's house.
Those generous gifts worth 1,000 taels are on the one hand, and Mrs. Lu also conveyed another thing through the mouth of her daughter-in-law. Their Lu family is willing to add more money to Lu Yuanqi's dowry, and give another 100,000 taels.
Qin Shi was actually not planning to regret the marriage. Although she was annoyed by Lu Yuanqi making a big deal about the incident in the camp, if she regretted her marriage, shouldn't she return the 50,000 taels sent by the Lu family earlier
The money had already been split into two for her, one was given to Concubine Feng, and the other was given to Feng Tao to run Wangtianlou.
Knowing the child Mo Ruomu, it is impossible for their sister and brother to spit out the money again!
And if the Qin family used the money from the Feng family to make up for it, it would really hurt the bones and have to sell their ancestral property.
So Qin Shi just took Joe on the shelf.
After the goal was achieved, Qin Shi was delighted and said to Mrs. Lu: "Your old lady is so polite, Yuan Qi and my A Yuan have made a marriage, and that is my daughter. The paddock in front belongs to my A Yuan. No, I scolded him after I came back, but you also know that I am old and poor, and I have been running around for a while, and I have been sick at home for the past few days."
Mrs. Lu looked at Qin Shi's red face, and said with disgust, "You are the kindest, and we old ladies know it in our hearts."
After discussing the wedding date, Mrs. Lu continued to convey the meaning of Mrs. Lu, hoping that the wedding date would be earlier. Qin Shi had nothing to say. After discussing with Mrs. Lu, the wedding date was set at the end of April.
Mrs. Lu brought the news back to Lu's house. After Mrs. Lu left, Lu Yuanqi cried even more fiercely and questioned Mrs. Lu, "His family is so bullying, now I feel disgusted and nauseated every time I think of the pictures in the tent. Why did my mother let me marry in advance?"
Mrs. Lu had been coaxing her for several days. Even her own daughter, she was a little impatient and said with a cold face: "You were the one who said you wanted to marry a high-ranking family and change our family's family. I just gave you the opportunity. With such a generous dowry, why do you want to talk back now? Besides, it's not normal for a man to be romantic? Your eldest brother has several concubines in the room, not to mention the grandfather of the family. It's just lucky to have a maid in the house. "
Mrs. Lu has been in power for decades. After she turned cold, Lu Yuanqi was also afraid and didn't dare to speak out, she only dared to whisper: "That can't be on such occasions, can't be under my eyes, it's not completely Don't you look down on me?"
Mrs. Lu softened her tone again and persuaded her: "You are not the lady of the country right now. When you are married, aren't the maids and concubines still up to you? And don't say that you are not a mother. Let me remind you, there are two things like this. That maid becomes Duke Lu's housekeeper, so it's hard to guarantee that there will be no other thoughts. The Duke of Lu has already grown up the eldest son, is it possible? Do you still want to have a second son?"
Mrs. Lu's words are to remind Lu Yuanqi, let her not forget the original intention of the marriage - Lu Yuanqi and Feng Yuan are not lovers who are in love with each other. opportunities, for their own benefit only.
Lu Yuanqi was stunned by what Mrs. Lu said, "No wonder mother has to advance the wedding date..."
Mrs. Lu touched his head and said, "My son, you can understand the painstaking efforts for my mother."
So at the end of April, Feng held a grand wedding with the money of the Lu family.
Feng Guifei also successfully left the palace and became the officiant of the wedding.
The Feng family was not as particular as when Gu Ye held a birthday banquet before. He didn't post to the British government, and only invited those people who were close to him.
The wedding, the twilight ceremony, was held at dusk.
After Feng Guifei presided over the wedding, it was not early. If she returned to the palace that night, the time would be very rushed, so Emperor Zhengyuan allowed her to stay overnight at Feng's house.
A couple of newlyweds entered the bridal chamber, and Concubine Feng and the Qin family were finally able to talk properly.
Feng Guifei is still chattering about her sufferings, although she is now well-off and can drive the palace servants, but it can't change anything!
Qin Shi told her not to worry, and said, "I heard what you said in the paddock last time. After I came back, I thought about my mother for a few days, but I had a little thought."
Concubine Feng asked her to speak quickly, and Mrs. Qin continued: "Look at your eldest brother, it seems like a different person in front of you and Mrs. Ge. He even got angry with me, yelled at me, and I talked to him. , he also doesn't seem to hear it. What happened later, the spring hunt in the paddock happened. Although that incident made people laugh, but since your eldest brother had that maid, his temper has improved a lot. It used to be normal, listen to my mother-in-law."
That maid's name is Chun Xing. After being trained by Qin's family, she was comfortably placed beside Feng Yuan by Qin's family. Naturally, she was very much more beautiful than ordinary people. She was also gentle and thoughtful, and was very good at pleasing people.
Feng Yuan didn't have any feelings for her at first, but it was just a long time, and he was chaotic after drinking.
After being smashed by Lu Yuanqi, Feng Yuan was embarrassed. Before he could take his anger on Na Chunxing's head, Na Chunxing pleaded guilty to her, saying that it was all her fault, because she had admired him for a long time, so she did that. Wait for the stupid thing.
Feng Yuan felt even more sorry when he saw her crying pear blossoms with rain—he had always had a good drinker, and although he was drunk at the time, he was not unconscious. Entering the inner room and getting on the bed, he actually realized that the person in front of him was not Ge Zhuer.
It's just that it's been a while, and he's not some kind of Liuxiahui. Naturally, it's impossible to give up halfway, and take advantage of the situation.
After all, it was he who led the absurdity.
Naturally, he didn't blame Chun Xing any more, and he talked with Qin Shi, and when Lu Yuanqi entered the door, he would carry her into a concubine's room.
Before Lu Yuanqi entered the door, the prospective concubine in the future, Chun Xing, the current maid, had already begun to greet Feng Yuan, and she really caught Feng Yuan.
Chun Xing also remembered Ge Zhu'er's lessons, but she didn't dare to confront Qin Shi, and she had always only spoken to Qin Shi in front of Feng Yuan.
Feng Yuan was soft-hearted at first, and a Qin family coaxed him into circles. Now that there are many people in the account, he is three points more obedient than when Ge Zhuer was still in the Feng family.
When Feng Guifei heard what Qin said, she frowned and said, "Mother, do you want me to add a new love to Your Majesty?"
Qin Shi nodded, "That's what it means. Now the empress is so passive, it's because we don't have our own people in front of the royal family. Let's find a person like Chun Xing, get your Majesty over, and help our family speak from time to time, that's natural. It's like a tiger with wings."
At this point, although Feng Guifei was reluctant, she could only agree to this method.
But soon she was worried again, where to find such a person
Feng Guifei knows both Emperor Zhengyuan and Feng Yuan. Feng Yuan is not an opinionated person, but Emperor Zhengyuan is different. If he is really like Feng Yuan, he will not be the dragon chair in this new dynasty. Do.
Therefore, the person who can fascinate him is much stronger than Chun Xing.
Qin Shi thought for a while, and then said: "Didn't our family send people into the palace earlier? A Qing servant from Yangzhou, surnamed Chu, is very good at dancing ribbon dances. Even His Majesty praised her earlier. It’s hard to find someone with that kind of beauty.”
Concubine Feng said: "Did you forget that your majesty rewarded the trickster before, so Chu Manrong sent her daughter to the British government. At that time, she was still hoping that she would be fascinated by Wu Qingyi, and it seemed that she went to the Shiweitian Restaurant. Worked, and helped that restaurant rob our family of a lot of business."
"I remember it. But since Chu Manrong was not used, he is still innocent. Isn't His Majesty close to the Wu family now, she should have the opportunity to face the Holy Spirit again, and let someone send her a letter, just Said that our family would help her return to the palace. Work in food for the sky, and be a concubine in the palace, a fool would also choose it? Besides, the palace where she concealed her family background was still in our family's hands, and she couldn't help it. Not from."
"Can this work?" Concubine Feng said hesitantly, "Then Chu Manrong has been in the British government for so long, and he is not even close to Wu Qingyi's body. It can be seen that he has no real skills."
"That mud-legged man surnamed Wu just doesn't have the eyesight to see." Qin Shi snorted, "I don't know how to enjoy the lively beauty in front of my eyes. Can this kind of Liuxia Hui come out of one, and all of them? Let's try it for her first, and I'll send someone to Yangzhou to find a few thin horses, if she doesn't succeed, I'll try another one."
Concubine Feng didn't say much, only said: "Then rely on mother."
…
Gu Yin went to Shiweitian in the afternoon, and it was time to call off work and go back to the house in the evening.
But before she could go back, Gu Ye came to pick him up.
Gu Yin was still reckoning, so she told him to wait.
Gu Ye stretched out his hand on tiptoe to close the ledger on the counter, and said, "It's the same for mother to settle the account tomorrow. I have something to do at home today."
In more than two months, Gu Yin and Wu Qingyi got married.
All the arrangements for the wedding have been put on the agenda. Today is the day when the embroidered maid will cut out the wedding dress.
She and Wu Qingyi had to go back and try them on. If they didn't fit, they had to make corrections in advance, and then they had to decide on the pattern of the wedding dress - so that the embroiderer would have time to embroider two wedding dresses in two months.
Gu Yin said with a smile: "Why are you more nervous than me?"
Gu Ye raised his chest and said, "Last time my mother and uncle got married, I wasn't here, this time I'm here, and I've been idle lately, so I have to supervise it? Not only to supervise other people, but also supervise my mother!"
Gu Ye knew Gu Yin. When she was cooking, no matter how troublesome or laborious the steps were, she was very patient and would not find it difficult. But for other things, she wasn't so willing to bother.
Gu Yin couldn't help being urged by the little brat, so she raised her hand and surrendered, packed up the things on the counter and went home with him.
As soon as the two walked out of Shiweitian, they saw Chu Manrong coming out of a small alley near the store. Her face was solemn and thoughtful, which was very different from usual.
And as soon as she came out on the front foot, a middle-aged man who was dressed much more slicker than the common people came out on the back foot. She looked around to make sure that no one found or followed her, and then she went in the opposite direction with Chu Manrong.
Gu Yin felt a little surprised when she saw it. Gu Ye pulled her sleeves and pulled her back to the restaurant. Then she said in a low voice, "I know the person behind him. It's from the Duke Lu's mansion."
Gu Yin looked at him in surprise, and Gu Ye said again: "Earlier, when my emperor's father was on the march to fight, didn't he take in many troops from different sides, so the rules were set at that time, the people under each general's command. Different emblems should be embroidered on the servants to distinguish them. After the establishment of the new dynasty, this rule was also preserved by each family. Like those in our family, there will be a small flame emblem on the cuff. The Feng family just It's too ostentatious, and the big emblem can be seen every half mile."
Gu Yin couldn't help but sighed in her heart that her little brat had learned a lot recently, and laughed: "Is it really that ostentatious?"
The Feng family came to find Chu Manrong, and it was definitely not a good thing. Or in other words, as long as the Feng family is sneaky, it will definitely not be good!
If you do bad things and wear your own emblem, isn't that for fear that people will not see it
Gu Ye blinked slyly and said, "The last sentence is that I exaggerated a little bit, it's really not that ostentatious, just half a block away I couldn't see whether the man was wearing an emblem on his clothes. So... The main thing is to recognize him, Feng Feng When Yu didn't live in the palace for a long time, the housekeeper came to pick up Feng Yu."
The mother and son were about to continue talking, and Chu Manrong, who was thinking about it, returned to the restaurant, passed them, and hugged him.
It didn't take long after that, Chu Manrong hurried down again, ran to Gu Yin in one breath, and said, "It's good that the owner hasn't returned, I have something to tell you."
Gu Yin let her go into the wine rack in the counter.
The counter is set up by the stairs, quite a distance from the tables where other guests eat. If there is a wine rack, then naturally no one will notice.
Since Chu Manrong took the initiative to talk to Gu Yin, he didn't hide it, and straight to the point, he found the housekeeper of the Feng family and asked her to help her return to the palace to serve Emperor Zhengyuan.
Gu Yin and Gu Ye were both very surprised. After all, in their knowledge, Chu Manrong was very high-spirited.
The Feng family is not as beautiful now as it was when the country was first founded, but for ordinary people, Gao Zhi'er is also out of reach. Such Gao Zhi said to help her go back to the palace to be a concubine, but Chu Manrong turned around and sold them.
Their mother and son looked at each other, and before saying a word, Chu Manrong said, "I don't hide it from my boss, I used to think that way. But I don't want to anymore, I'm living a good life now!"
When she first came to eat for the sky, Chu Manrong really felt bitter, she had never experienced such suffering in her life!
But she changed her mind for some reason. In the past, whether she was in a brothel or in the palace, the cost of food and clothing was good, but she was not really a person, she could only be regarded as a fun thing. .
Here, she sells her own craftsmanship and ability.
For example, if she encounters an unruly and squinting customer, she doesn't need to scold them, but Gu Yin and the shopkeeper Zhou will have people beat them out with big sticks.
The money was really earned, the small yard was bought, and two little maids who were sold by her relatives to serve her in a situation similar to her childhood.
And since she became the heroine of the drama, she has really gained a lot of admirers. Although there are still many men, there are also many women, who laugh at her as a "big fox fairy" and give her flowers and gifts every now and then.
No one looked at her with the eyes that looked at the plaything.
As for this person, since her waist is hardened, it will be difficult for her to become the same soft head she used to be.
And the Feng family is just like that. It was impossible for her to confuse Wu Qing before, so she obviously regarded her as an abandoned child. At first, she felt that she had asked someone to talk to her when she was working as a noodle maker, but Qin Shi didn't care.
Now that she is used, she ignores her wishes and threatens her.
With this kind of family, who would be at ease in a boat with them
"The Feng family has my handle, so I probably didn't think I would disagree. The owner saves me." Chu Manrong held Gu Yin's hand tightly, as if grabbing a life-saving straw.
What is the handle of Gu Yewen
Chu Manrong Xiumei's face flushed red, and Gu Yin pushed him away a few steps, letting Chu Manrong just tell her.
After whispering a few words, Gu Yin understood, and she said, "It's nothing, you didn't want it back then, and you were forced by the situation. And don't be afraid, it is certainly a crime of bullying the king, but it is the Feng family's presence. The one who manipulated you behind the scenes really sued you, so doesn't the Feng family mean that they are not recruiting themselves?"
"Then in case the Feng family accuses me that I lied to them, they are only guilty of oversight. The relationship between Your Majesty and his family is not comparable to that of an orphan like me. I'm afraid that at most they will be scolded and I will only bear the burden. guilt."
"The Feng family said that if you lied to them, you'll just bite the bullet and be instructed by them? The Feng family has a deep relationship with His Majesty, but His Majesty is not faint."
Gu Yin said and looked at Gu Ye. Although Gu Ye missed the part about Chu Manrong's handle, he still nodded and said, "Yes, my father, the emperor, is very careful."
Gu Yin went on to say: "And don't worry, you are not an orphan, you are our employee. If it really reaches that point, I will come forward to distinguish it for you."
Gu Yin is a person who counts, and Chu Manrong is relieved. She put Gu Yin's hand away, and caressed her hair bun leisurely, "That's alright, I still have it tonight. There's a game, I have to go get dressed first."
Then he walked away, just like the usual stinky fart.
"This person is really..." Gu Yin and Gu Ye laughed silently for a while.
But Chu Manrong's words did bring them a piece of news. The Feng family is going to make trouble again, not the British government, but to make trouble in the palace!
As for why it was like that, it was naturally that Concubine Feng had fallen out of favor at the moment, and wanted to cultivate her own power in the past of her own people who had placed her in the Feng family.
Based on what she knew about the Qin family, she definitely couldn't pin her hopes on Chu Manrong alone, and she might have to arrange others later.
Gu Yingang wanted to help her think of countermeasures, but Gu Ye pulled her out and went out, saying, "Let's go, if it's later, I should blame me for my ineffective supervision, and even if Lienniang goes back early to try on the wedding dress, it's not good to do small things like this. ."
Gu Yin was dragged all the way to the carriage by him, and only then did he have the opportunity to speak: "The Feng family..."
"Mother doesn't care, I can handle it well." Gu Ye vowed confidently, "In the past, my mother always helped me to find a way, but now that I am old, I can't let my mother take care of me in everything, and this matter has nothing to do with the British government. The Feng family is obviously here for me."
Gu Ye said and smiled at her again, "Mom, just watch with peace of mind, I won't let them succeed."