Gu Jiu wanted to copy scriptures for his deceased mother, so he closed the door to thank the guests.
Gu Zhen and Gu Lin came twice in a row, but were rejected.
"Please forgive me, Miss Wu. My daughter said that now she will devote herself to copying the scriptures. When she returns from Tianmen Temple at the end of the month, she will invite Miss Wu to visit for tea."
Qingmei bowed slightly, and said neither humble nor overbearing.
Gu Lin frowned, "Second sister is in good health, so she is busy copying scriptures, what's wrong with that?"
"Thank you, Miss Wu, for your concern. My girl is still able to hold on to the medicine prescribed by Dr. Chen."
Gu Lin said again: "Second sister should also take good care of her body. You let me go in and tell the second sister in person."
Qingmei blocked the door, "My girl appreciates Fifth Miss' kindness. But it is inconvenient for my girl to see guests, Fifth Miss please come back."
Gu Lin was dissatisfied, but there was nothing she could do about Qingmei.
Gu Zhen asked: "I heard that the second younger sister will go to Tianmen Temple with the third brother on the fifteenth day of this month, and burn the scriptures copied by herself to my wife in front of the Buddha."
Qing Mei bowed and nodded, "Exactly."
"Second sister is full of filial piety, I don't know how we can help."
Qingmei said: "My daughter appreciates the kindness of the elder girl."
Gu Zhen smiled, "Looks like I won't see Second Sister today. Forget it, Second Sister wants to concentrate on copying scriptures, so we don't want to disturb you. Fifth Sister, let's go. Come visit Second Sister another day."
Gu Lin hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "I'll listen to Big Sister."
The two left together, walked to the garden, and separated again.
Gu Zhen went to see Gu Shan.
Gu Lin went to see her biological mother, Aunt Bai.
"Auntie, Second Sister refuses to see me."
"Did you say something wrong before, which made your second sister unhappy."
Aunt Bai is gentle and gentle, and it is easy to make people like her.
Gu Lin shook her head, "My daughter never said anything wrong. I don't know why my second sister refuses to see me."
Aunt Bai frowned and thought deeply, "Maybe it's like Qingmei's maid said, the second girl is busy copying the scriptures, she needs to concentrate on her sincerity, so she can't be disturbed by others."
Is that right
Aunt Bai held Gu Lin's hand, "Go and do your sewing, I'll see my wife."
Gu Lin was puzzled.
Aunt Bai said again: "We still have to buy a table of food and wine, and serve the master to drink at night."
"Will father come over tonight?"
Gu Lin was surprised.
Aunt Bai smiled and said: "Madam is concerned about the situation of the second young lady, I will go chat a few words to share the worries for Madam. If Madam is happy, Master will come over."
Gu Lin seemed to understand but half understood.
Aunt Bai didn't explain anything, she just got up and led the maid out of the courtyard.
…
Zhilan Courtyard.
Gu Jiu has already changed her maid's clothes and is ready to go out.
She asked Qingmei, "Has everyone been sent away?"
Qingmei nodded, "It's already been sent away. Does the girl have to go out?"
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "Don't worry. With my brother and Cousin Su here, nothing will happen. Qingzhu, you just stay in the room for me, is there a problem?"
Qing Zhu had already changed into Gu Jiu's clothes, looking restless.
As soon as Gu Jiu leaves, she will pretend to be Gu Jiu and lie on the bed.
"Girl, is this really okay? If someone finds out, what should I do?"
Gu Jiu reassured her, "Don't be afraid. Do as I told you, and you won't be discovered. Qingmei and I will go out for a while, and we will definitely be back within two hours."
Qingzhu nodded nervously, "Miss must come back soon!"
Gu Jiu followed Qingmei and quietly left the Zhilan Courtyard.
Picking a remote and uninhabited path, exit the governor's mansion through the back door.
At the door, a bullock cart was parked.
Gu Jiu directly boarded the bullock cart.
Gu Ting and Su Zheng were already waiting in the car.
"Sister, you're finally here. I was still worried that you were in trouble and couldn't leave the house."
Gu Jiu said, "Big Sister and Fifth Sister came to visit me, and it took me a while to get rid of them. Let's go now."
Gu Ting nodded.
Li Chuan waved his whip, "Drive!"
"moo"
The old cow yelled up to the sky, started running, and pulled the cart towards the south of the city.
The bullock cart is very stable, but the speed is slow.
There is no way.
Five years ago, Qingping Racecourse, where the imperial court was located in the northwest, was poisoned by Xiliang and Northern Rong coalition forces at the water source.
The 100,000 high-quality horses in the racecourse were all killed or injured overnight.
Since then, there has been a serious shortage of horses in the Zhou Dynasty, from the court to the people.
Taipu Temple, which is in charge of the Qingping Racecourse, has more than a hundred officials from top to bottom, beheaded beheaded, and exiled.
Due to the accident at the Qingping Racecourse, the cavalry was greatly damaged, and the Dazhou army had to switch from offense to defense and enter a passive defense state.
In order to remedy the situation, the imperial court issued a series of policies, collectively referred to as Ma Zheng.
The two most critical horse policies are:
First, private buying and selling of horses is not allowed. All horse sales must go through the horse market under the imperial court. If there is an offender, he will be shackled for ten days and flown for a thousand miles.
Second, limit the number of wealthy nobles and official horses. Those who exceed the number, the excess horses, must be sold to the court.
Therefore, there are only four horses in the huge Governor's Mansion. Only for Mr. Gu and Mrs. Xie to go out.
If Gu Jiu wanted to go out, he had no choice but to choose an ox cart.
Except for the slower speed of the bullock cart, everything else is fine.
Gu Ting and Su Zheng sat on the frame of the car, dressed very low-key.
Gu Jiu sat in the carriage, and with Qing Mei's help, changed into a man's outfit.
Gu Jiu raised the curtain of the car, exposed her head, and asked, "How?"
Gu Ting stared at Gu Jiu who was dressed in men's clothing, and was taken aback for a moment, "I never thought my sister would look extraordinarily heroic in men's clothing."
"Really?" Gu Jiu was worried that he was too small to support men's clothes.
Gu Ting nodded repeatedly.
Su Zheng also said: "My cousin's suit is unexpectedly suitable."
Gu Jiu felt relieved. She is wearing Gu Ting's clothes from a few years ago, the size is suitable, but it is a little rich and not low-key enough.
She said, "It's good that it fits. Has the pharmacy arrived yet?"
"It's almost here, sister sit down."
Gu Ting nodded, returned to the carriage and sat down.
After a cup of tea, the carriage stopped at the door of Xu's Pharmacy.
Gu Jiu jumped down from the carriage, so frightened that Qingmei almost cried out.
Gu Jiu acted like a wealthy son, and led Gu Ting and Su Zheng, the two "boys" who were leading the battle, into the pharmacy.
When the shopkeeper saw it, he greeted him personally, "Is the young master seeing a doctor or dispensing medicine?"
Gu Jiu looked around, deliberately lowered his voice, pretended to be a man, and said, "See a doctor."
The shopkeeper said: "The doctor who is seeing a doctor today is Wang..."
"I'm looking for Doctor Xu." Gu Jiu decisively interrupted the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said, "Doctor Xu won't see a doctor today."
Gu Jiu took out the prescription and cast a glance in front of the shopkeeper. The prescription has Dr. Xu's signature and seal on it.
The shopkeeper wanted to take a closer look, but as soon as Gu Jiu put his hand away, he put away the prescription.
"Dr. Xu has been seeing the doctor before, and I don't want to change to another doctor. Please accommodate the shopkeeper."
The shopkeeper hesitated for a moment, seeing that Gu Jiu was dressed richly, he nodded and said, "Young Master, wait a moment, I'll go and invite Dr. Xu right away."
Gu Ting secretly gave a thumbs up and whispered, "My sister is amazing."
Gu Jiu coughed lightly and said, "Brother, don't talk nonsense."
Gu Ting nodded, "I understand."
Soon, Dr. Xu came out from the backyard.
"Who wants to see the old man?"
"It's me!" Gu Ting looked him up and down, his eyes seemed to be evaluating a product, a little carelessly.
"You are..." Dr. Xu was upset, his son doesn't know the slightest bit of etiquette. How can anyone look at people like this.
Gu Jiu took a step forward, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and his words were like a knife, "Your Majesty Xu often forgets things. Some time ago, my life was almost in your hands. Did you forget it so quickly?"
Doctor Xu suddenly realized and recognized Gu Jiu, "You are Gu..."
"Doctor Xu be careful. People come and go here, so it's not a place for conversation." Gu Jiu looked at the other party with a smile.
Dr. Xu became inexplicably guilty, his eyes fluttered, and he said nervously: "Please go to the backyard to talk."