Zhou Gu stayed in the East Palace for an hour before leaving Yan Huisheng's study.
After he left, Yan Hui shouted to the door, "Here comes someone."
A person came in from outside the door, "Your Highness."
Yan Hui asked: "Is there any news from Yun'an today?"
The man shook his head and said, "Your Highness, no."
Yan Huisheng frowned, "It stands to reason that Yun'an will send back news every three days. It's the fifth day now, right?"
"yes."
Yan Hui twirled his fingers, "Did something happen? Send a message to Yun'an and ask him."
"yes."
Yan Hui waved her hands and the man retreated.
The study became quiet again, and Yan Huisheng's eyes fell on the half-drinked tea cup in front of Zhou Gu. Remembering how he was beaming and happily talking about his fiancée, his eyes dimmed, and he picked up the fold again and started reading.
After Zhou Gu left the East Palace, he always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't put it out.
He was thinking about it all the way while riding the horse. After he stepped into the East Palace, he reviewed every word and every expression he had said to Yan Huisheng. When he walked home, he found that except for the fact that the prince asked Qin Luan to thank him in person, it was a bit unclear.
So other than that, everything else is normal.
He got off his horse and handed the reins to the boy. He couldn't figure it out, so he stopped thinking and asked people in the house where his grandfather was. He heard that he was in a martial arts field, so he went there.
The martial arts performance field was in full swing. It turned out that Zhou Che, the third son of the Protector's Mansion, was back. The old Protector was testing his martial arts, and the soldiers took turns taking the stage.
When Zhou Gu came to find him, he saw Zhou Che knocking the three of them down together. His eyes lit up, he took a red tassel gun and entered the martial arts field.
As soon as Zhou Che stood firm, he saw Zhou Gu rushing up to him and attacking him without saying a word. He laughed, "Fourth brother, are your hands itchy?"
"Isn't that right? I didn't encounter bandits along the way, and no one gave me any training." Zhou Gu raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Third brother, you have been fighting for a long time. I won't take advantage of you. I will give you three moves."
Zhou Che raised his eyebrows, "Okay."
While talking, the two brothers exchanged words.
The old Protector stood on the outside with his hands behind his back, watching the two brothers go back and forth. From the beginning, Zhou Gu gave up to Zhou Che's three moves and was at a disadvantage. After just two cups of tea, Zhou Gu turned around and fought with Zhou Che.
After a tie, he stroked his beard and nodded.
After two more cups of tea, Zhou Gu gained the upper hand, and Zhou Che couldn't keep up with the strange moves. Zhou Gu handed over the weapon in his hand with his backhand, and then raised his eyebrows proudly, "Third brother, you lose.
"
Zhou Che was not annoyed and gave up with a smile, "Fourth Brother's move is very subtle. It catches people by surprise. Where did you learn it?"
Zhou Gu didn't answer, thinking that he wanted to learn from Su Rong. That day she wanted to snatch the silk ribbon in his hand, so she used this move. He had been guarding her at that time, but she couldn't grab it with bare hands.
Let her succeed. Now that he has a weapon in his hand, and the third brother is unprepared, he will naturally succeed.
Naturally, he wouldn't say this. He threw away the weapon in his hand with a smile, put his arm around Zhou Che's shoulders, "Third brother, did you miss me?"
Zhou Che shook him off, "What do you want me to do?"
"Why didn't the eldest brother and the second brother come back?" Zhou Gu asked with a smile.
"The eldest brother and the second brother can't get away. I heard you came back and asked me to come back and have a look." Zhou Che looked at Zhou Gu and said, "The soil and water of Jiangning County support people? Fourth brother, you have become a lot whiter."
Zhou Gu touched his face, embarrassed to say that his fiancée always liked to stare at his face. Although it was unconscious and he had never pointed it out, he knew in his heart that she was a good-looking person, so since he met her,
, he paid special attention to his face, washing it very clean every day, and then applying the cream Zhou Xi prepared for him. Jiangning County does have a warm climate, and the soil and water support people. After this month, his skin will be fair and delicate.
Got some?
He covered his lips and coughed, "Well, right!"
Zhou Che observed his expression and said, "Fourth brother, something is wrong with you."
Zhou Gu: "..."
He also felt something was wrong with him.
He turned away, coughed twice, and hooked Zhou Che's shoulder again, "Third brother, how many days will you be back?"
"Stay one night." Zhou Che didn't let him go this time.
Zhou Gu nodded, "I brought back several jars of drunken flowers from Jiangning County. You and your eldest brother and second brother will have one jar each."
"Drinking is not allowed in the military."
Zhou Gu made a sound, "What I mean is, should we drink something tonight? Let me tell you, this Zuihuayin is a good wine. It would be a pity not to drink it."
"You are talking about this drunken flower drink. A few days ago, I heard someone mention that a restaurant opened in Beijing and also sold this wine." Zhou Che said: "It is said to be very expensive, costing two hundred taels of silver per jar."
Zhou Gu was surprised when he heard this, "Does this wine already exist in Beijing?"
Before he left Beijing, not yet.
"Yes, yes, but I haven't drunk it yet. I don't know if it is the wine you mentioned, but it is indeed called that."
"That should be it." Zhou Gu clicked his tongue, "This wine cost a hundred taels of silver a jar in Jiangning County, but when it was sold to the capital, it doubled. Sure enough, since ancient times, every businessman must be a traitor."
Zhou Che nodded, "It is indeed expensive, but it is said that people who love wine in Beijing have caught wind of the situation and that restaurant's supply exceeds demand. If you want to buy this wine, you have to queue up."
Zhou Gu suddenly felt that the drunken flower drink he had brought back was less. He ordered it according to the quantity. Each male family member in the family had one jar. His grandmother also loved wine, so he gave an extra jar to his grandmother and two jars to the East Palace. He kept it for himself.
There were two altars.
He discussed with Zhou Che, "Third brother, why don't you stop drinking tonight and I'll sell the wine for money?"
Zhou Che glanced at him, "Are you short of money?"
"Que." Zhou Gu became angry when he mentioned this, "I went to the palace yesterday and took two bottles of jade satin ointment with me. Not to mention, I also lost five thousand taels of personal money."
After Zhou Che returned home, he heard that he had blocked Duan Hua on the road for many days and then forcefully kidnapped him back. He sighed, "Only you can do this. As Duan Hua, this
Going back can be regarded as a injustice to her. After all, she has done nothing. It is not aggrieved for you to compensate for this. If your grandmother had not gone to the palace with you, how could you have come back unscathed with only such a small amount of compensation? Maybe
I have to suffer a lot from His Majesty."
Zhou Gu snorted, being entangled with Duan Hua, he was really unlucky for eight lifetimes.
Zhou Che patted him on the shoulder, lowered his voice and said, "Grandma has spoken and will give you this money from the public servant."
The implication is, you’d better keep the wine and drink it!
Zhou Gu sighed, "Then I'm short of money too."
Zhou Che raised his eyebrows, "You have more private money than us. How come you are so short of money after a trip to Jiangning County?"
Zhou Gu patted the clothes on his body and said, "My fiancée is so rich, which makes me very poor, so I have to find ways to make money."
Zhou Che: "..."
He had already seen Zhou Gu's clothes. It was difficult for him to take care of the clothes he was wearing when he was fighting with him, so that he didn't even touch a corner of his clothes. He discovered it when he fought with him.
After he came back, he heard from his mother that Miss Su Qi gave Zhou Gu a batch of clothing materials, which was equivalent to hundreds of thousands taels, and he was shocked.
Looking at Zhou Gu's appearance now, although he looked helpless, he still showed off his attitude no matter how he looked at him. He was speechless, "Then you can think of your own solution. Third brother is even poorer and can't help you."
Zhou Gu: "..."
While the two brothers were talking, they came to the old Protector and called "grandfather" in unison.
The old protector of the country smiled happily and praised: "Not bad, everything is good."
He turned around and walked out. The two brothers followed him. After the grandfather and grandson chatted for a while, the old protector asked Zhou Gu, "Have you been to the East Palace?"
Zhou Gu nodded and whispered: "The prince gave me a heads up. I would like to ask my grandfather to send some people to protect Su Xingze secretly."
The old Protector forgot to ask yesterday. When he woke up this morning, he didn't see Zhou Gu. He called Zhou Xi to ask, and then he found out that Su Xingze had settled in Xie Yuan's house. He said "Oh?" "What?"
Who is going to deal with him?"
Zhou Gu whispered: "The eldest prince suffered a big loss because I defeated Jiang Sheng this time, and he will definitely not let it go. The second prince is equally ambitious and wants to bring down the East Palace. Although the other two princes are still half-grown children,
, I may not have any ideas. Now that the Golden Autumn Scientific Examination is approaching, everyone’s eyes will be fixed on the scientific examination. Su Xingze is quite talented and famous in Jiangzhou, and because of my relationship, he is afraid of being targeted. The eldest prince wants to take revenge.
, maybe he will use the trick on him."
"He came to Beijing without any bodyguards?" asked the old Protector.
"I brought more than twenty people with me, but I'm afraid it won't be enough." Zhou Gu thought that if he was an ordinary guard for one person, it would be enough, but if the eldest prince took action, he might not be enough.
The old Protector nodded, "Well, what the prince is considering is how many people should be sent there, you can arrange them yourself!"
Zhou Gu nodded. He had a team of guards, one hundred of whom were selected by his grandfather when he was a child. He said: "I will send fifty people from my own people to go there. Just in case, I will send some from the mansion."
Let’s recruit fifty people!”
The old protector of the country glanced at him and thought that this boy was very concerned about his quasi-eldest brother-in-law. In other words, he was concerned about the little girl from the Su family. He nodded and had no objection, "You can decide for yourself.
