The ally that Gu Jiu thought of was Pei Yun, the daughter of Pei Ren, the general of Zheng Xi.
In the entire Northwest, the Marquis of Lu is the most powerful, has the highest status, and holds military power.
No one dared to play tricks under Lu Hou's nose, let alone touch Lu Hou's daughter's property.
Whoever moves will die.
If Pei Yun can be used as an ally in the wool weaving industry, it will definitely do more good than harm for Gu Jiu.
Wool weaving, as long as it develops, the scale and profit of this industry will shock the eyes of the world.
Such a large scale and profit cannot be carried by Gu Jiu's small body, and he dare not carry it.
She is a little girl in the inner house, but she is no match for those big guys.
If the boss wants to deal with her, he can crush her to death without using his hands or words.
However, if Pei Yun is willing to cooperate, the wool workshop will have a big backer.
With this backing, even in the capital, Gu Jiu is confident that he won't lose, let alone fight with the bosses.
Gu Jiu wrote a letter and asked Da Zhuang to bring it to the owner of the winery, and asked the owner of the winery to forward the letter to Pei Yun.
She didn't have Pei Yun's contact information, so she couldn't contact Pei Yun directly.
The only one who knows is the shopkeeper of the wine shop, who met Jiang Yan once when he sent Jiang Yan there.
I hope the shopkeeper will not refuse her request.
Two days later, Da Zhuang sent a message to Gu Jiu through Li Chuan.
Pei Yun agreed to meet and chat, and the time was set at Tianmen Temple seven days later.
Tianmen Temple
Gu Jiu was worried.
Why did Pei Yun set the meeting place at Tianmen Temple.
If the meeting place is set in the city, she can still find a way to sneak out.
But at Tianmen Temple, one day is not enough, at least two days are needed.
For two days, Gu Jiu couldn't go out secretly and didn't return at night.
This is very worrying for Gu Jiu.
Rare opportunity, don't miss it.
Others are not enough to meet Pei Yun for her.
Just when Gu Jiu was worried, someone solved the problem for her.
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on the room.
The maids are tidying up the cages.
Mr. Gu received the official document sent from the capital today, and has already started preparations for the handover.
Xie's side is also busy making preparations for returning to Beijing.
Clothes and quilts that are not worn temporarily are all packed and put into cages.
The decorations, utensils, calligraphy and paintings in the house are also packed into boxes and cages.
The furniture made at a large price must be transported back to the capital.
One by one, everything has to be tidied up. Moving house is really a big project.
Snapped!
A little maid named Guo Taohua accidentally broke a teacup.
Guo Taohua turned pale with fright and was at a loss.
Chun He sneaked a glance at Mrs. Xie first, and then scolded Guo Taohua, "You're so clumsy, what are you doing in a daze. Clean up here quickly."
Guo Taohua hurriedly knelt on the ground, quickly took away the fragments, wiped off the stains on the carpet with a handkerchief, and then bowed and retreated.
Chunhe came to Xie's side, "Little maid is clumsy, did she startle my wife?"
Mrs. Xie said, "Don't worry about trivial matters. How are things packed?"
"Reporting to Madam, there are a lot of things, and it will take a few days to pack them up."
Mrs. Xie nodded, "Take your time, don't worry. The official affairs in the master's yamen will not be finished so quickly."
After finishing speaking, Xie's eyelids twitched.
Mrs. Xie frowned, and Chun He hurriedly asked, "Is Madam not feeling well?"
Xie shook his head, "Early this morning, my eyelids on both sides kept twitching, and I felt a little uneasy. Do you think there is any omen?"
Chunhe opened his mouth, almost wanting to say that the left eye is rich and the right eye is disaster.
After thinking about it, he hastily swallowed the words again.
What my wife said just now is that both eyelids are twitching, that is to say, it is both a fortune and a disaster.
If she said this, the wife might get angry.
Chunhe thought for a while and said, "Madam, before returning to Beijing, do you want to go to the temple to worship the Bodhisattva?"
When Xie heard this, he was stunned.
Chunhe continued: "I pray that the Bodhisattva will bless you on the way back to Beijing. The journey will be smooth and everyone will be safe."
Mrs. Xie nodded, "You are right, you should go to the temple to worship."
After all, Mrs. Xie took out the almanac and chose the date.
Seven days later, it will be an auspicious day, and it couldn't be better.
If you want to say which temple is the most spiritual, it must be Tianmen Temple.
Mrs. Xie said: "Seven days later, I will go to Tianmen Temple to burn incense and worship Buddha. I will send a post to Mrs. Fu Yin and ask her to burn incense together."
Chunhe smiled and said, "I will arrange for someone to deliver the post."
The news that Mrs. Xie was going to burn incense at Tianmen Temple reached Gu Jiu's ears.
The time is exactly seven days later.
Gu Jiu suddenly laughed.
If you want to sleep, someone will send you a pillow. How can you miss such a good thing.
Gu Jiu asked Xiao Cui, "Did Madam say who to take?"
Xiaocui shook her head, "Madam never mentioned it. Miss, do you want to go to Tianmen Temple to burn incense?"
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "Of course. It's a rare opportunity to go out, so I don't want to miss it. Last time I went to Tianmen Temple to make a wish, and this time I just went to fulfill the wish."
Qingmei asked: "Girl, will Madam take you to Tianmen Temple?"
"It's man-made."
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Master Gu has been busy in the yamen for a day, and finally returned to the mansion to rest.
After washing up, sitting in front of the desk, Mr. Gu asked the butler Gu Quan, "Is there anything going on in the mansion today?"
Gu Quan bowed and said, "Master Qi, there is nothing else. Even the third young master, he clamored to go when he learned that his wife would go to Tianmen Temple to burn incense in seven days."
Master Gu snorted coldly, "It's simply absurd. The third child is getting more and more outrageous."
Master Gu was angry in his heart, and he deliberately taught Gu Ting a lesson. Looking at the time, it was already very late, that's all, it's better tomorrow.
Gu Quan waited for Mr. Gu to calm down a bit, and then said: "The third young master is bedridden every day, and he has long been impatient, and he vents his anger on the servant every day.
He also said that he was so unlucky because he did not worship Bodhisattva. So go to Tianmen Temple to burn incense. He also said that if he was not allowed to go, he would burn the house down. "
"This stinky boy is simply lawless."
Master Gu was furious, and no matter how early or late it was, he got up and went to the Temple of Thoughts.
The gate of the courtyard of thought has been closed.
In the middle of the night, there was a knock on the courtyard door. The guard at the gate yelled impatiently, "Who is it? They keep people from sleeping in the middle of the night."
Gu Quan snapped, "The master is here, why don't you hurry up and open the door."
When the boy heard that Mr. Gu was coming, he panicked and got up to open the door.
"Master is here." The servant stood respectfully at the door.
Mr. Gu snorted coldly, and went straight in.
Regardless of whether Gu Ting had fallen asleep or not, he came to the bedroom.
Gu Ting was bored and asked Li Chuan to read to him.
Li Chuan didn't know much, and he stumbled in reading, so Gu Ting disliked him so much.
"Why are you stupid than me?"
Li Chuan said as a matter of course: "Third young master, you are the master and I am a servant. Of course you are smarter than the younger one. On the other hand, if the younger one is smarter than you, wouldn't it be embarrassing for you?"
The corners of Gu Ting's mouth twitched, "You boy, you really haven't been on the house for three days. I'll clean you up when my legs are healed."
Li Chuan didn't care at all, and grinned, "Third young master, you still need to raise your legs for several months. Now, you can make do with it. The younger one can read a book, and the older one is useless." Jin, you don't want to be disgusted anymore."
Gu Ting stared at the sky speechlessly.
Li Chuan is a guy who talks in a set way.
That's all, his lord has a lot, so he doesn't care about Li Chuan.
Just as Gu Ting wanted Li Chuan to continue studying, Master Gu opened the door curtain and walked in.
Master Gu kept a straight face, not showing off his anger.
When Gu Ting saw Mr. Gu, his heart suddenly felt guilty.
"Father, why are you here?"
Master Gu snorted coldly, "The house is almost burned by you, can I not come?"
Gu Ting smiled awkwardly, "Father already knows those words."
Mr. Gu sat down on the chair and asked with a straight face, "How is the leg injury?"
Gu Ting said in a low voice, "Very good."
"I heard you were clamoring to go out."
Upon hearing this, Gu Ting immediately said: "Father, my son is really suffering. He is lying on the bed all day, and he has to be helped by the servant when he defecates and urinates. He is almost suffocating."
"Ahem..."
Gu Quan coughed softly, and reminded Gu Ting to speak politely in front of the master.
Don't say anything meaty or vegetarian, just speak out.
Gu Ting smiled, a little embarrassed, "Father, just let me go out. I promise not to cause trouble. I just go to worship the Bodhisattva, and ask the Bodhisattva to bless me to recover soon, so that I can get out of bed and move around."
Master Gu snorted, "It's ridiculous. You want to go out before your legs are healed. Do you want to be a lame for the rest of your life? You just wait for me, and if you dare to speak out, your legs will be broken. "
Gu Ting shivered, as frightened as a quail.
But he still boldly said: "Father, the son got off the horse this time, it is clearly bad luck. The son wants to get rid of the bad luck and let the Bodhisattva bless him. Is there something wrong?"
Mr. Gu said expressionlessly: "Please bless the Bodhisattva, other people will help you with this trivial matter. You don't have to worry about it."
Gu Ting said: "I don't worry about other people. They must not sincerely pray for me in front of the Bodhisattva."
Master Gu frowned, "Then what do you want?"
Gu Ting immediately said, "Except for my second sister, I don't trust anyone else. Only my second sister will sincerely pray for me in front of the Bodhisattva."
Master Gu stared at Gu Ting with disgust on his face, "Do you want Xiao Jiu to go to Tianmen Temple to pray for you?"
Gu Ting nodded repeatedly.
Master Gu snorted, "As you wish, let Xiaojiu go to Tianmen Temple with his wife. As for you, stay in the room honestly. If you dare to make more noise, I will not spare you."
Gu Ting lowered his eyebrows and looked pleasing to the eye, "My son listens to his father, and he will never dare to make any noise in the future."
Master Gu said to Li Chuan: "Take good care of the third young master. If he is dishonest, you can tell the housekeeper."
Li Chuan bowed and said yes.
Master Gu got up and left, Gu Quan followed closely behind.
call!
When Master Gu left, Gu Ting let out a long breath.
He was so nervous just now.
Fortunately, he lived up to his mission and finally accomplished the task assigned by his sister.
Gu Ting smiled happily and asked Li Chuan, "How did my young master behave just now?"
Li Chuan gave a thumbs up, "The young master performed extremely well. It was completely extraordinary performance."
Gu Ting laughed, "That's right! Don't even look at who I am, I'm the loyal Saburo."
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Early in the morning, Gu Quan went to the upper room to deliver a message.
"My little one has seen his wife."
Mrs. Xie sat at the head, "Gu Quan, come here early in the morning, does the master have any orders?"
Gu Quan nodded, "Madam's guess is correct. The master learned that his wife will go to Tianmen Temple to burn incense in a few days, so he sent a message to ask his wife to bring all the girls with him and go to the temple to burn incense."
Xie frowned, "Master really ordered so?"
"It's absolutely true. The master will come to the room tonight, and the wife can ask the master at that time."
Mrs. Xie nodded, "I see. The whole family is leaving the northwest and heading back to the capital. After this trip, I'm afraid they will never return to the northwest in this life. Before leaving, let's all go out and have a look. Really thoughtful."
Gu Quan bowed and said: "The younger one will pass on the message, and if you want to go back to serve the master, please leave first."
"Chunhe, send Butler Gu out."
Chunhe sent Gu Quan out of the gate, and welcomed the girls who greeted him again.
Seeing Gu Quan come out of the upper room early in the morning, Gu Jiu's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the job he told his brother was done
Last night, it was too late, and the second door had already released the key.
This morning, Gu Jiu came to the room to say hello after finishing washing up.
Therefore, the news from Gu Ting has not been delivered to Gu Jiu yet.
"Ma'am, the girls are here to greet you."
"Let them in."
The sisters of the Gu family walked into the upper room one by one.
Please be safe, and everyone will sit down.
Mrs. Xie said: "In a few days, I am going to go to Tianmen Temple to pray for blessings. You all follow me."
When Gu Jiu heard this, as expected, his brother settled the matter.
In this way, she and Pei Yun can meet at Tianmen Temple smoothly.
The other sisters were very happy when they heard this.
It's rare to go out for a trip, and I go to Tianmen Temple again. I heard that the maple leaves in Tianmen Temple are already red, and the scenery is so beautiful.
It is best to go to Tianmen Temple at this time.
Gu Yue was already thinking about what clothes she would wear on the day she went to Tianmen Temple.
Xie went on to say: "I also invited Mrs. Fu Yin, and Mrs. Fu Yin will bring the girls and young masters of Fu Yin's mansion to Tianmen Temple. When you meet people, you all have to be generous and stop making jokes."
Gu Zhen immediately lowered her head. In Gu Zhen's ears, Xie's words "don't make a joke" felt like she was talking about her.
Last time at Fu Yin's wife's banquet, she made a fool of herself, it was very embarrassing.
Now that she has to date the girls of the Fu Yin's mansion again, Gu Zhen wants to avoid it, and wants to say no, but she is reluctant to part with this rare opportunity.
With all the sisters gone, it would be even more embarrassing for her to stay in the mansion alone.
After hesitating, Gu Zhen didn't speak until she left the upper room.
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A few days passed in a blink of an eye.
When it was the day to go to Tianmen Temple, everyone got up early, washed and changed into beautiful clothes.
Gu Jiu went to Tianmen Temple today just to see Pei Yun.
She said to Qingmei, "This one is too festive, change to a plain dress."
Qingmei went to find a light blue dress in the cabinet, "Girl, how about this one?"
Gu Jiu nodded.
The color of the dress is a bit picky, if it is worn by someone else, I'm afraid it won't be able to hold back.
Gu Jiu wore it on her body, but it fit just right, making her skin like snow.
Seeing Qingmei, she said: "The girl is getting more and more beautiful."
Gu Jiu smiled softly, "Don't flatter me, I don't have money to reward you."
Qingmei smiled and said: "Your servant is not flattering, what I said is true. Qingzhu, do you think that the longer the girl is, the more beautiful she is?"
Qingzhu nodded again and again, "The girl has grown taller, and she has also grown. She is getting more and more beautiful."
Gu Jiu looked at himself in the mirror, looked left and right, blinked again, "You look good, let's go."
At the second gate, Gu Jiu was surprised to see the carriage. Not one, but several carriages.
Not only Gu Jiu was curious, but Gu Yue and the others were also curious.
When Mrs. Xie arrived, Gu Yue pestered Mrs. Xie, "Mother, where did this carriage come from?"
Mrs. Xie laughed, "Lord Li from the Qingping Racecourse learned that we are going back to the capital, and it just so happens that their racecourse is also sending a batch of horses to the capital.
So he promised to provide us with the carriage we needed for our return. These carriages are for you to use first, get used to them.
Don't wait until it's time to go back to the capital, you are not used to riding in a carriage, the road is hard. "
When everyone heard this, they all became happy.
Compared with bullock carts, horse carts are naturally better, faster, and more able to show their status.
Gu Yue called out first, "That's great."
Xie said: "Second girl, Yue'er, Shan'er, you three sisters each have a carriage. Zhen'er and fifth girl, you two sisters take a carriage."
Boss Gu Zhen was not happy, so she didn't want to ride in a carriage with Gu Lin.
Gu Lin was also unhappy.
Gu Zhen came to Gu Shan, "Fourth Sister, how about I ride in a carriage with you?"
Gu Shan said: "It's good, it's just that the carriage is small and a bit crowded."
Gu Zhen whispered: "I don't care. As long as I don't ride in the same carriage with Fifth Sister."
But I care.
Gu Shan opened her mouth, but didn't say the words. Instead, he said, "Big sister, please get in the carriage."
Gu Zhen suddenly became happy.
Gu Lin was also very happy to see Gu Zhen getting into Gu Shan's carriage.
That way she could have a carriage to herself.
If Gu Zhen hadn't found Gu Shan before her, Gu Lin would definitely have gone to find Gu Jiu, and they would ride in the same carriage with Gu Jiu.
Everyone got into the carriage, joined the young masters in the mansion, and headed to Tianmen Temple together.