The result of the pleasant conversation was that everyone was very satisfied. The two sides separated in front of the store. The people from the Liu Mansion got on the carriage, and Gao An and Mrs. Gao stood at the door to see them off.
You can tell at a glance that things are in order.
An ordinary carriage was parked opposite the store. In the carriage, Qu Moying looked through the veil of the window at Gao An's face. At a glance, he felt familiar with him. He had seen this person before!
"Miss, it's that person... the scholar who conspired with Miss Three to plot against you." Yu Dong had sharp eyes and recognized him at a glance. "Last time in the temple, Miss Three used a hairpin to frame you. Do you remember?"
After hearing what he said, Qu Moying immediately remembered. He never expected that Gao An was this person.
I didn't expect that Minister Liu, who had been shrewd all his life, was actually deceived by a young man. Such an ungrateful person, Minister Liu would never think of asking him to be his son-in-law!
"Miss, do you want me to go down and expose him?" Yu Dong said angrily, staring at Gao An outside the window.
It was clearly written in the letter from Eunuch Ji Hai that Gao An was the son-in-law chosen by Minister Liu for his illegitimate daughter. It was said that Gao An was talented, had good character, and was also smart. Unlike the ordinary scholars who were rigid, he was highly appreciated by Minister Liu. It was said that the meeting between the two was also an accident.
Originally, Qu Moying really thought that Minister Liu had chosen a good son-in-law for her. Now that she saw Gao An's true face, she realized that this so-called encounter might not be true
Minister Liu has been bullying people all his life, and now he is still being bullied in his old age. This can be considered retribution...
"Miss, this Gao An is very unusual. He just arrived in Beijing, so how come he was hooking up with Yu? After that, when Yu got into trouble, he was fine. I don't know where he went when he saw the opportunity. Now he can actually get in touch with Minister Liu. He is a scholar from a poor family, but it's too extraordinary!" Yu Dong frowned. He had seen many poor scholars, but never one like this. He couldn't help but think more about it.
"It's indeed not simple!" Qu Moying pondered for a moment and then smiled, "It's better to be not simple. If it's too simple, how can I be Madam Liu's opponent?"
Madam Liu still has the energy to plot against me, so I will make her powerless...
Gao An watched the carriage leave before he bowed respectfully to Madam Gao: "Thank you, auntie, for your help!"
"It's not a question of whether or not to make it happen. Since you also have the surname Gao, and we are from the same family, and you and I are so compatible, it's only right for me to recognize you as a relative. When you and your wife get married in the future, I will be relieved."
Mrs. Gao said with a smile that she and Gao An were not originally relatives. She met him by chance and found out that they were from the same hometown. She also saw that Gao An was well-spoken and was a scholar who was going to take the imperial examination, so she recognized him as her relative.
Unexpectedly, Gao An was lucky enough to meet Minister Liu, who thought Gao An had good character and talent, and introduced a marriage to him.
Although they are just a merchant family, fortunately they have a strong family background and are from the lineage of Minister Liu. Minister Liu will definitely support them in the future.
Mrs. Gao was a very versatile person, and she knew very well that there was a huge difference between having someone to support you and having no one to support you in officialdom. Gao An had already met a noble person, so of course the relationship between them had to be tightened.
Knowing that Gao An had no money, he specially gave him one hundred taels so that he could pay the bill today.
"My parents passed away when I was young, and I have no relatives around me. My aunt has been treating me wholeheartedly, and I will definitely be filial to her in the future." Gao An lowered his head and continued.
These words were spoken with such sincerity that Mrs. Gao also felt a little emotional.
He felt more and more that Gao An was a man of loyalty and righteousness. Now that he had helped him, he would definitely help him in the future. When he passed the imperial examination and was promoted by Minister Liu, he would also be able to benefit from it.
After giving Gao An a few more instructions and seeing that he agreed to everything, Mrs. Gao left with great satisfaction, leaving Gao An standing alone at the door of the shop.
After they all left, Gao An looked around and found a bookstore diagonally opposite, which was exactly where he wanted to go. He lifted up his robe, walked down the stairs, and then walked towards the diagonal corner.
He was a scholar and his family was poor, so going to places like bookstores was the most appropriate place for him. As for other places, they were not the right place for him.
Of course, today's circumstances are special, so it's nice to take this trip.
The candidate introduced by Minister Liu also had the surname Liu, and Minister Liu did his best to support him, even repeatedly hinting that after he passed the imperial examination, he would definitely support him and was particularly concerned about this marriage.
Gao An secretly had someone investigate this family, and found out only that they were a merchant family. The male owner was never at home. It was said that he was doing business in a very far place, but he would send people here to deliver things from time to time. They had a son and a daughter, both with the surname Liu, which coincided with what Minister Liu said.
After finding out this, other people thought that Shangshu Liu was just taking care of this family, but Gao An felt that something was wrong. He wondered if this merchant who had not seen the male master was Shangshu Liu's mistress
That's why there was the secret spy mentioned before. In front of Minister Liu, he didn't dare to ask more questions, but in front of Miss Liu, he said so and she answered so. Now he can be sure that this is true.
This is really Shangshu Liu's mistress, and this daughter is also Shangshu Liu's mistress. The so-called merchant family is just a woman that Shangshu Liu keeps outside.
This is a good thing for me...
Gao An was flipping through the books in the bookstore while pondering the benefits of this. He originally just wanted to get in touch with Minister Liu, and now he has this unexpected surprise. However, Liu Jingxiang is not someone to be seen by the public after all. What if people knew that he married a concubine's daughter
Are there more advantages or disadvantages
I couldn't sort it out for a while.
Suddenly, someone came from the corner and bumped into Gao An. Gao An was a handsome scholar without much strength. He was knocked back two steps and quickly grabbed a pillar to steady himself.
"Sir, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"
The man, who looked like a servant, spoke in a panic, stretched out his hand to pick up a few letters from the ground, and then walked away in a hurry, as if he really had something urgent to do.
Gao An watched him leave coldly without making any fuss, he was just in a bad mood, so he didn't say anything when he saw a piece of paper out of the corner of his eye.
After seeing the person leave, he squatted down and took out a letter from under the bookshelf.
From the angle he was standing at, he could see a corner of the letter. The servant was in a hurry and didn't notice there was a letter here.
Gao An picked up the letter, patted it on his palm, and slowly tore open the seal, without any of the decency of a gentleman who would not read other people's letters casually.
Since this letter fell to
In one's own hands, of course it is oneself.
He opened it and took a look. He just glanced at it casually and didn't think it had anything to do with him. He threw it away. As for whether others were in a hurry to get the letter, what did it have to do with him? Who let the servant bump into him? This is the price he paid for bumping into himself!
But as he read quickly, he became more and more frightened, and his face changed drastically. After he finished reading, he looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to him. He put the letter in his arms, picked up a book, and turned to leave.
After paying the bill, he didn't leave and went back to his rented place.
Because he was walking in a hurry, he didn't notice that there was a carriage following behind him.
But even if he paid attention, he wouldn't notice anything. During this period, there were quite a lot of people coming and going where he lived, and an ordinary carriage really couldn't mean anything.
He had been in Beijing for some time and rented a place like other scholars, but he did not live in a separate courtyard. He rented a courtyard with others and lived there.
This is much cheaper than staying in a hotel and much quieter.
The yard was quiet as his roommate was not at home. It was the servant beside him who opened the door. He went out for a blind date today and was accompanied by Mrs. Gao, so Gao An did not bring his own servant.
"Young Master..." The servant saw him with a happy face. He was about to ask him if everything went well, but he saw him wave his hand, motioning him to close the door, then he rushed into his room and closed the door.
The servant closed the courtyard gate and came over. Seeing that the door of the room was also closed, he did not dare to go in and waited outside to be called.
The letter was taken out again, and Gao An read it carefully again. The more he read, the more panicked and confused he became. He casually pressed the letter on the table, his face heavy and hesitant.
"Young master, would you like some water?" The servant waited outside for a long time, but saw no movement, so he knocked on the door and asked.
"Come in!" Gao An said.
The servant pushed the door open and put the tea on the table. Seeing Gao An's heavy face, he thought that the blind date was inappropriate and did not dare to ask more questions. After putting the tea on the table, he left.
"Send this letter to Minister Liu's residence." Gao An suddenly said, pointing to the letter on the table.
“This… this… this is torn open…” The servant looked at the violently torn envelope and did not understand what it meant for a moment.
Gao An thought about it, stood up, took a blank envelope from his desk, took out the letter paper from the torn letter, placed it on the blank envelope, then sealed it and wrote the words "Personally from Mrs. Liu" on it according to the font he had just seen.
Then he looked carefully at the envelope he had torn earlier. There was a small mark on the bottom of the envelope, and he traced it.
Then he checked it again, and after confirming it was correct, he gave the letter to the servant. After thinking for a while, he said, "Just say that when I was in the bookstore, someone bumped into me in a panic and dropped this letter. I waited for a while but didn't see anyone. Then I saw that it seemed to be a letter to Madam Liu, so I sent it to the Liu Mansion."
"Yes, sir, I'll go now." The servant said hurriedly.
"The letter must be delivered to Minister Liu. If Minister Liu is not here, don't deliver it." Gao An said sternly with a gloomy face.
"I understand, sir, don't worry!" The servant nodded smartly...
Gao An waved his hand, and the servant turned around and trotted away...