On the second day, Duan Hua stopped making trouble and returned to Beijing with Zhou Gu with a hateful face.
Zhou Gu was still riding in front, and Duan Hua was sitting in the carriage. Now that she was willing to return to Beijing, Zhou Gu would naturally not let Zi Ye tie her up again, except that she could not turn back to Jiangning and give her the freedom she deserved.
After Duan Hua stopped going crazy, she noticed the young man beside Zhou Gu. She asked the maid, "Who is that man?"
The maid whispered: "Back to the princess, it is said that he is the governor of Jiangning... No, he is the eldest son of the governor of Jiangzhou."
Young Master Zhou made it clear yesterday that the governor of Jiangning has been promoted to the governor of Jiangzhou.
Duan Hua raised his voice and asked, "Is he the brother of that little concubine?"
The maid nodded.
Duan Hua's face darkened, "After such a long visit, it seems that he is very satisfied with the little concubine. Otherwise, why did he bring her brother to the capital?"
The maid whispered: "That Young Master Su came to Beijing to take the exam. It is said that he will end up in the golden autumn."
The implication is that even if Mr. Zhou doesn't bring others with him to Beijing, they will still come to Beijing.
Duan Hua sneered, "The imperial examination is a big deal. I don't know how much he weighs."
The maid hesitated for a moment and then said: "It is said that Mr. Su is very talented and is famous in Jiangzhou area."
"There are many talented and famous people, so they have to have that fate." Duan Hua disagreed, "She is pretty good-looking. I guess that little concubine also has a charming face, which is why she charmed Zhou Gu.
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She thought bitterly that Zhou Gu had stopped her from going to Jiangning County, so when she returned to Beijing, she would show him that he could still control her? If she couldn't see that little concubine, it wouldn't be because of her.
A ready-made brother? Don't blame her for being cruel, she deserves to be the brother of that little concubine.
The maid looked at Duan Hua's stern face and shuddered in her heart, becoming silent.
Duan Hua stopped talking and made up his mind.
Su Xingze didn't know that Duanhua already had a grudge against him because of Su Rong. He looked as usual and treated Zhou Gu as he should. Zhou Gu was confused and thought that his indifferent attitude yesterday was
His delusion.
There was no further delay on the road, and three days later, the group returned to the capital.
Su Xingze looked at the city gate of the capital, thinking that this was the capital, and if he was in high school in the golden autumn, he would try to stay here.
After entering the city gate, Zhou Gu reined in his horse and invited Su Xingze, "Brother Su, why don't you follow me to my home and stay for a few days before going to Mr. Xie's house? After all, that house has not been there for many years."
If people live in it, it needs to be cleaned."
Su Xingze shook his head, "That house has been taken care of and is not abandoned. I have also sent someone to inform you in advance. There is no need to clean it. You can move in as soon as you go in. I will go to the Duke's Mansion to see you another day."
Zhou Gu was helpless, "Okay then!"
Xie Lin smiled and said: "Brother Su, come and sit at my house someday."
Su Xingze nodded, "Easy to say."
The three of them parted at the gate of the city. Su Xingze took people to Xie Yuan's house. After he left, Zhou Gu and Xie Lin also returned to the Protector's Mansion and Prince Ruian's Mansion respectively.
No one cared about Duanhua anymore, and the guards of the Princess Mansion escorted her back to Princess Qingping Mansion.
When Zhou Gu was in Jiangning County, he sent a letter to the Duke Protector's Mansion, giving an approximate date of return. However, he did not expect that he would be delayed for two more days in order to wait for Su Xingze. On this day, he returned to the Duke's Mansion.
The people who had not seen him for many days were very happy.
Butler Chen Bo smiled and welcomed Zhou Gu into the house, "Fourth Young Master, your trip to Jiangning has taken quite a long time. Even this old slave misses you."
Zhou Gu used to go home every day when he was studying in the study. Later, he was kicked out to the East Palace to accompany the prince. In order to cure him, Qin Taifu asked the prince to give him a courtyard in the East Palace. The longest time he was trapped in the East Palace.
After leaving him for half a month, he was away for more than a month this time, which was really the longest time.
Zhou Gu raised his eyebrows and said, "Uncle Chen, I've only been away for a month, why do you have more gray hair again? Is it just as you said, you think what I think?"
The smile on Uncle Chen's face froze, he touched his hair and grimaced, "Fourth Young Master, you are not cute anymore."
Zhou Guxiao was in a good mood, "In the car, there are the Jiangning specialties I brought back, and there are also gifts in return from the Jiangning Prefecture. Brother Su asked me to bring them back together. He will visit us another day."
Uncle Chen nodded with an indifferent expression, stopped chatting with Zhou Gu, turned around and left neatly.
Zhou Gu returned to his Shuanglin Garden.
The Shuanglin Garden was as clean as ever. After Zhou Gu took a bath, he suddenly remembered something and shouted, "Midnight."
"Young Master." Ziye finally got rid of the errand of staring at Princess Duanhua every day, and now she felt relaxed.
Zhou Gu ordered, "Go find Zhou Xi and ask him to send me all my things."
Ziye was puzzled, "Master, you don't need to tell me this, right? He will naturally send your things to you!"
"Just go ahead and say it, Zhou Xi understands." Zhou Gu waved his hand.
Midnight left in confusion.
Zhou Xi was following Uncle Chen and his men to unload the truck. When he saw Ziye looking for him, he asked him what he wanted. Ziye told Zhou Gu what he said, and Zhou Xi smiled immediately, "Tell Fourth Young Master, don't worry, I will send it to him personally later."
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Ziye nodded, walked closer to him, and asked in a low voice: "What is it? Young Master even asked me to come to you specifically."
"It's the cloth that Miss Su Qi gave to the young master. Ten sets of new clothes were made from it. The other unmade cloth was said to be brought back to him to make autumn and winter clothes." Zhou Xi whispered.
Ziye finally understood and muttered, "I am not with the young master. It seems that I have missed a lot of things."
"Well, our Fourth Young Master and the Seventh Young Master are getting along well." Zhou Xi thought to himself that the marriage was finalized and there was no chance of running away. The old Mr. Guo asked the Fourth Young Master to go to Jiangning. It was indeed the right thing for the Fourth Young Master to do.
Never mention not marrying again.
Ziye was depressed, "It's Princess Duanhua who makes me unable to stay with the young master."
Zhou Xi sighed, "Princess Duanhua will definitely not give up."
Ziye had an expression on her face that said "Young master will protect me anyway" and whispered: "What a crazy woman. Although she is of high birth and is a princess, she is far worse than Miss Su Qi."
Miss Su Qi is such an interesting person. In his opinion, apart from her birth, she is better than Princess Duanhua in every aspect.
"Shh, don't talk anymore, be careful. Walls have ears." Zhou Xi made a shut-up gesture. There are not just iron barrels in the Protector's Mansion, and His Majesty does not allow iron barrels to be made in the Protector's Mansion. There is a palace in this mansion.
The spies here are always cautious when speaking.
Ziye nodded and said helplessly: "Jiang Ning is better."
He originally thought that the Duke Protector's Mansion was quite good, but after a trip to Jiangning, he found that Jiangning was really nice. At least in the Governor's Mansion in Jiangning, it was unrestrained and there were not so many rules.
Therefore, a small house with a small door is also better than a small house with a small door, and has comforts and comforts that are not available in a large house with a large door.
Zhou Xi nodded sincerely, who wouldn't like the environment of the Prefect's Mansion? He stayed with the young master from beginning to end in the Prefect's Mansion, not to mention how comfortable it was.
After Zhou Gu took a bath, he changed into new clothes and went to see the old protector.
The old Protector looked at him and found that he seemed to have changed a lot when he returned to Jiangning. He couldn't tell what the specific changes were. In short, it was just a feeling. He looked at Zhou Gu twice more and asked him:
"How about we go back to Jiangning County?"
"Not bad." After Zhou Gu saluted, he sat down and drank some tea.
The old Protector smiled and said, "You have been to Jiangning County and met people. After spending so much time together, what do you think of your engagement with that little girl now?"
Zhou Gu wanted to say "I don't see it very much", but he couldn't say it now.
He looked at the old Lord Protector and felt depressed, just like when he insisted on letting him join the army like his brothers and sent him to the study. Back then, he was sure that even if he acted nonsense, there would be ways to control him and make him obedient.
.Even now, it seems that he has made the right decision and will not refuse again.
This feeling of being controlled made him feel like he was being tied up with ropes every time he faced the old protector. However, he wanted to resist, but every time he found that he had no reason to resist.
Just like when he was kicked out to the East Palace and saw that the prince's daily homework schedule was full, at night, he still studied by himself until late at night. With the prince as a reference, he felt how wasteful he was, and he unconsciously became as diligent and studious as the prince.
stand up.
Before leaving Beijing, he resisted the marriage in every possible way, but when he went to Jiangning, lived in the Su family, and spent time with Su Rong, he found that he had no intention of regretting the marriage. Not only that, he left Jiangning County.
When Su Rong saw him off at Shiliting outside the city, he even asked her, "Do you want to get married as soon as possible?" He knew clearly in his heart that he could ask this. At that moment, he actually wanted her to promise to say that word.
Therefore, when he heard her say there was no rush, he actually felt very unhappy.
This unhappiness made him stop talking and rode away directly.
Seeing Zhou Gu's expression change, the old Protector asked, "Why don't you say anything?"
Zhou Gu put down the tea cup and said expressionlessly: "She said there was no rush."
