Gu Qinghuan supported Mrs. Chen into the Chen Mansion.
Along the way, Mrs. Chen recalled the time when she was young, talked about the interesting things about Lu Qinghuan, and played in the garden.
The manor is very large, with meandering water that nourishes the vegetation and exudes the fragrance of spring.
After reminiscing for a while, Mrs. Chen turned back and greeted the family members who were following her, "Okay, you all can go back. I'll chat with my niece for a while."
The family members in the back saluted together, "Yes."
When Gu Qinghuan came, the young woman who was resentful breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that she could finally leave. She pulled the girl behind her and said, "Let's go, my sister-in-law will take you to the theater."
Today is the most exciting time for the Mojiatang Opera. It would be a pity not to go see it. If you encounter one or two actors who praise it and become famous actors in the capital, that is her contribution.
This is the same as chasing stars.
As for what happens if he is held in a prison cell - if he holds his own, he can go visit the prison himself.
"By the way, Yoona stays." Mrs. Chen warned.
The girl was stunned for a moment and replied blankly, "Yes."
The young woman stopped and didn't know why the madam wanted to keep Yuner. However, her mother-in-law, the woman who had just accused her at the door, walked over and pulled away her hand holding Yoner, "Yooner, take good care of the old lady and me."
Miss Gu." The woman said and took the young woman away.
The girl responded blankly and stood next to Gu Qinghuan and Mrs. Chen, pouring tea for them.
"Mom, Yoona, why-" the young woman was still confused.
The woman glanced at her, then at her breasts, and muttered something that was really stupid, "This is your sister's fate, don't cause trouble for me. Whether Yoona can become a noble person depends on it now."
The young woman still doesn't understand.
The woman had to give her stupid daughter-in-law some advice, "Lu Zhenfu is young and at the age of marriage, and Yoona is not too young either-"
If this happens, their collateral line will have the same status as the direct line of the Chen family.
The young woman suddenly said, "Ah, the old woman wants to betroth Yuner to Commander Lu?"
In her heart, the boss doesn't want to do it anymore. Her sister-in-law is quite talented in the capital, and she is planning to bring Yoona and her brother-in-law together.
"Mom, I've heard that talented people are weird. This Lu Zhenfu doesn't have any hobbies. It's better to be more cautious." The young woman suggested.
"Shut up!" the woman shouted angrily.
How could she not know what the wife here was thinking, "You really come from a small family and have no knowledge at all. You go back and copy the scriptures for me today. You are not allowed to go out until you copy ten times."
After saying that, the woman left directly, leaving the young woman stunned.
Mrs. Chen looked at Yoon'er pouring tea and asked with a smile: "I just arrived in the capital, and I won't go back to my parents' family, nor to the Mo family. Come visit me first. Are you doing something wrong?"
Lu Qinghuan took a sip of tea and smacked the taste of the tea in his mouth happily. He felt the fragrance of tea permeate his mouth, making Lu Bai's breath feel like the shadow left behind had been dissipated.
"Good tea." Gu Qinghuan praised.
Mrs. Chen smiled and said, "These are tea leaves picked from a mature tea tree in Yaozhou. If you like it, let Yoona pack some and send them to your house later."
The Tea Demon's tea leaves must be paid in gold for each leaf.
Gu Qinghuan did not refuse, "Then I will thank aunt."
She then sighed, "I can't go back to the Gu family and the Mo family. I couldn't go back a long time ago. I am now a member of the Lu family."
Mrs. Chen asked her not to say angry words, "I didn't care about you back then, but your father also had his own difficulties. He is the head of the Gu family. In this position, his considerations are different from others."
Gu Qinghuan did not refute, she just said: "I feel the same way. Standing in this position, I have a lot to consider, so if I don't look back at my family and the Mo family, it is also for their own good."
When Mrs. Chen saw what she said, she didn't say anything more and just asked: "Then why are you coming to the Chen family now? Are you here to harm my Chen family for their own good?"
Lu Qinghuan acted coquettishly, "Aunt——"
Mrs. Chen put down her hand and said, "Okay, okay, how old are you? You still tell me——"
Mrs. Chen looked Gu Qinghuan up and down, she was younger than before, there was really nothing wrong with her acting like a bridge.
She asked jokingly: "What's the matter with you? Why are you getting younger and younger as you live? What magic medicine have you taken?"
Gu Qinghuan really couldn't explain it for a while. She did know that when a practitioner enters the semi-immortal realm, the person has a semi-immortal body. Although he cannot live forever at this time, it is still okay for people to live for several decades longer. The changes in her body
Perhaps it depends on the changes caused by Lu Bai's breakthrough.
However, the changes caused by Lu Bai seemed to be great, a bit beyond her understanding, and her body became younger. She thought this might be because Lu Bai practiced martial arts so well.
Of course, this is not enough to explain to outsiders.
Fortunately, Lu Bai had already found an excuse, and Gu Qinghuan conveniently took it and used it, "Lu Bai's sect has some exotic flowers and herbs. Although they cannot make people immortal, they can still make people look good."
She did not forget to mention, "If he comes back to the mountain gate, I will let him find some for his aunt."
Mrs. Chen waved her hand, "Oh, I'm going to be buried soon, so what else do I need to stay in appearance? Now that I have the heart, I have the hard work."
Gu Qinghuan smiled and said nothing.
After a while, Mrs. Chen took a sip of tea and returned to the topic, "Tell me, why did you come to me this early in the morning to harm my Chen family?"
Lu Qinghuan hurriedly offered a cup of tea and said, "Auntie, it depends on what you said. There is nothing important for me to come here. It's just that Lu Bai made a mistake this morning. He should be at the cabinet now. I would like to ask uncle to transfer it to me."
Mrs. Chen's face became serious, "What's the deal?"
Gu Qinghuan had a copy of the book in his hand. Yun Niang took it out from her arms and handed it to Mrs. Chen.
Mrs. Chen took it and glanced at it, thoughtfully, and then smiled meaningfully, "Is this memorial written by you? It has a strong sound, and the writing is vivid. It is so well written that it is like carving it with a knife, every sentence
Breathtaking--"
Mrs. Chen raised her head and looked at Gu Qinghuan, "You have made progress. In the past, your articles were all splendid and dazzling. After reading them, I thought about them again, but there are few that are useful and many that are useless. This memorial has only a few words.
But it’s heart-wrenching, so well written.”
Gu Qinghuan said nothing, she was waiting for that but.
"But -" Mrs. Chen put down the article, "you don't care about drinking as a drunkard in this memorial. Earlier you denounced the former Yongle City Lord and accused the factory guards. It seemed that you were doing it to reform the governor of Nanzhen. In fact, you were doing it to reform the governor of Nanzhen.
Cast stones to ask for directions."
Mrs. Chen advised Gu Qinghuan, "Once this matter starts, not only Yiqiu Villa will be involved, but the Emperor and the Sword Immortal Lu Yiqiu will also be involved. By then, this matter will be big, so why bother?"
"Aunt, it's not true." Gu Qinghuan brought up Lu Bai's roof-lifting theory again, "Our goal is to reform the governor of Nanzhen, but if we want to open a window the fastest and best way, there is no way to tell them to lift the roof.
Lifted."
Mrs. Chen told her not to fool her, "I have watched you grow up, and I still don't know what your plan is? You are asking for directions. You are not going to lift the roof, you are preparing to lift the house."
Once this memorial appears on the emperor's desk and is approved, it will be the beginning of Gu Qinghuan's future revenge.
"No, it is absolutely impossible for your uncle to submit this memorial." Mrs. Chen flatly refused.
Gu Qinghuan had already expected, "Auntie, the Chen family has declined in recent years because of the lack of helpers. Although Lu Bai is just an envoy of Nanzhen now, his future is limitless. Do us a favor now, and the Lu and Chen families will be allies in the future.
.”
These words touched Mrs. Chen's heart.
As one of the four great families, the Chen family has always been in a neutral state, not because they are willing to be in the middle and no one can be offended, but because their strength can only survive if they are neutral.
Among the four great families, the Gu family now has an emperor, the Lu family has Yiqiu Villa, and the Mo family is struggling to survive. If the Chen family does not win over allies, they will sooner or later follow in the footsteps of the Mo family under the squeeze of the two powerful families.
Therefore, if Lu Bai can help, the Chen family will undoubtedly get out of the current predicament very well.
Mrs. Chen also admitted that Lu Bai had such ability.
but--
Mrs. Chen still chose to shake her head.
The old man who overthrew Yongle City was the old man who overthrew the Sword Immortal Lu Yiqiu. None of the Lanke Villa behind them had such courage, let alone the Chen family.
She was certain that the heads of the Mo family and the Gu family would not agree to help Gu Qinghuan.
What the Gu family wants is to perpetuate the family's power, not to avenge Gu Qinghuan.
"In that case -" Gu Qinghuan sighed helplessly, and then took out a copy of the memorial, "Please ask your uncle to pass this memorial on your behalf."
"There is also a memorial?" Mrs. Chen took it doubtfully. After reading the content, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows, "Is it your purpose to reform Nanzhen Fusi?"
The content of this memorial is very simple, it is about Lu Bai's reform of Nanzhen Fusi.
Gu Qinghuan smiled mischievously and took a sip of tea, "Be prepared."
Mrs. Chen put away the memorial and sighed: "You are just too smart."
Only then did she understand that Gu Qinghuan had already expected that no one would hand over the previous memorial. Even if it was handed in, the emperor would not dare to circulate it publicly and would probably suppress it.
But it's not important. If the four major families and the emperor know about it, Gu Qinghuan will have achieved his goal of knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger.
As for the simple memorial in my hand now, it really responded to Gu Qinghuan's idea of opening up the house and opening the windows. When the four major aristocratic families and the emperor were worried that Lu Bai would settle old scores, they made a small request instead.
The key point is that this memorial is neutral. It was passed down by the good old head of the Chen family. In this way, people will think that it is the credit of the head of the Chen family's persuasion, and there will be less resistance and not too much opposition.
These two memorials, one after the other, are much more effective than one memorial.
Mrs. Chen didn't expect that Gu Qinghuan had so many plans, so she couldn't help but set up a warning line in her heart, reminding herself that Gu Qinghuan was not the girl who looked twenty years old in front of her.
She is a vixen who has experienced hardships and become even more intelligent.
Gu Qinghuan asked in confusion: "What's wrong with being too smart?"
Mrs. Chen looked at Gu Qinghuan lovingly, "Hard is easy to bend, soft is easy to bend. I would rather seek in the song than take the straight. If you are too smart, you will be misled by the clever. After all, those intrigues and intrigues are their men's business. Why should you participate?"
Among them."
Lu Qinghuan smiled and did not answer the question, but returned to the topic, "If my uncle helps me with this, the Lu family supports my uncle becoming the chief minister."
Mrs. Chen was startled, "The current chief assistant is your brother."
Gu Qinghuan raised his eyebrows, "So what?"
Mrs. Chen really can't see through Gu Qinghuan now. She used to put her family first, but now she helps outsiders. It's unbelievable.
Finally, Mrs. Chen agreed to wait until her husband came back to discuss it before giving an answer to Lu Qinghuan.
Gu Qinghuan was not in a hurry, and chatted with Mrs. Chen for a while. When lunch time came, Mrs. Chen led her into the dining room, and she, Gu Qinghuan and Miss Yun'er had a simple meal.
It is said to be a simple meal, but it is actually very rich.
During the banquet, Mrs. Chen asked: "Isn't the Governor of Lu Zhen not married yet?"
Gu Qinghuan kept using her chopsticks, "That little girl Wang'er has been clamoring to marry her brother——"
Needless to say, Mrs. Chen also understands the next words.
Regarding the relationship between Lu Bai and Gu Qinghuan, the news from the northwest is very clear. Lu Bai was brought up by Gu Qinghuan. If she betrothed her daughter to Lu Bai, no one would have the possibility to interfere.
Mrs. Chen calmly turned the topic to Wang'er, "Is Wang'er still young? Why didn't she come to the capital with us?"
In fact, many people are now curious about where Mo Wang'er is, because after leaving Yancheng, Mo Wang'er has never appeared in the sight of anyone he knows, so that there is now a rumor in the capital that Gu Si
The young lady is not Miss Gu Si at all, but Mo Wanger.
"She has gone off to explore." Gu Qinghuan did not wait for Mrs. Chen to ask, and then said: "She is protected by a master of the Dongxuan Realm. No one can hurt her."
"What!" Mrs. Chen was surprised, "A master of the Dongxuan Realm?"
Among the eight major sects of cultivation, at least the ancestor who was enshrined in the sect and never came out of the mountain, such a master would protect a little girl?!
Lu Qing smiled and said nothing.
She also said it was too low.
Lu Bai is now a half-immortal, and the demon-slaying sword is also in the realm of half-immortal. It can be said that as long as Wang'er is not in the human city, he is almost invincible.
After lunch, Gu Qinghuan accompanied Mrs. Chen for a walk to eat.
It was obvious that Mrs. Chen did not give up, so she kept asking Yun'er to get closer to Gu Qinghuan. After all, if he could instruct a master of the Yidongxuan Realm to protect Wang'er, this person would be worth the effort.
**
While Gu Qinghuan was eating, Lu Bai led Fang Qianhu to the red building.
The Red Mansion is located on the bank of the Qinhuai River, near the east of the city.
This place is surrounded by willows and is far away from the market. You can hear the chirping of birds and insects and see the fish foaming on the river. It is an elegant place.
There is a painting boat in the Red Building, and the painting boat is parked next to the building.
There were no girls greeting the guests outside the red building. Only a few waiters greeted them with smiles on their faces. After seeing Lu Bai and Fang Qianhu, they welcomed them in.
Lu Bai asked Fang Qianhu to take out a piece of silver.
Fang Qianhu was too lazy to struggle now. If Lu Bai asked, he took one out of his arms, rolled his eyes and threw it to Lu Bai.
Lu Bai casually threw it to the waiter who was leading the way, "We are friends of Mr. Guan, the supervisor of Xishui Pass. Is he upstairs today?"
The waiter held the money in one hand, smiled brightly, and said knowingly, "Oh, two gentlemen, Mr. Guan has not been here for a while."
"Yeah?"
Lu Bai pretended to be interested, "Then find us the girl he often orders."
"Well--"
The waiter was embarrassed for a while, "Sir, Xiaocui has a guest now, do you think we should replace him with another one?"