There were not many people on the streets when I got up early, only a few horses and vehicles traveling early in the morning.
Ye Guixue's carriage left Cheng Guo Gong's Mansion and headed for Shen's Mansion. After walking through a street, it entered the main street. Halfway through, when it was about to turn, it encountered a horse carrying a person rushing out from the side. The horseman's skill was very good and he was able to hold the horse's reins.
The driver also stopped the carriage hastily. Due to the sudden stop, Ye Guixue, who was sitting upright in the carriage, shook violently.
The driver quickly asked inside, "Sir, are you okay?"
"Nothing." Ye Guixue said calmly.
The driver turned around to look at the person he almost bumped into, and wanted to say something. He found that this person was also a very good-looking young man, but he didn't know whether it was because of a nap all night or something, but his face didn't look good, and there was a hint of something about it. He was very tired, but his eyes were very clear. He did not speak or walk, only staring at his carriage.
The coachman could only speak first, "Sir, please..."
The person on the horse was none other than Zhou Gu. He had indeed stayed up all night because of the investigation. He was about to go back home, take a shower and change clothes to clear his mind, but unexpectedly he ran into Ye Guixue's carriage.
He knew this carriage. It was this carriage that came to pick up Su Rong at the door of Yipinxiang Tea House yesterday, and Su Rong got into his car.
That day when he went to Chengguo Duke's Mansion, although he turned around and left before he even stepped through the door, and only saw each other face to face, he could also clearly see Ye Guixue's appearance. Although she was far away yesterday, his eyesight was good and he would also see Ye Guixue. People saw it clearly.
It's a good color that Su Yong will like.
It would be fine if Ye Guixue was ugly, but he had a good family background, good appearance, and good talent. How could Su Rong reject him like this?
He calmed down and spoke calmly: "I almost startled Young Master Ye's horse during my visit next week. I'm really sorry."
Ye Guixue paused when she heard this in the car. She slowly stretched out her hand to lift the curtain, looked at Zhou Gu, and smiled lightly, "It turns out to be Mr. Zhou! It's okay. My driver's skills are not good either. If you are surprised Even if you have a horse, you also have the responsibility of the coachman."
"I was in a hurry, but fortunately I didn't hurt Young Master Ye." Zhou Guduan sat on the horse and asked casually: "Young Master Ye went out early in the morning, where are you going?"
Ye Guixue smiled and said, "Go to Shen's Mansion."
He didn't say why he went to Shen's Mansion, but Zhou Gu already understood that Su Rong lived in Shen's Mansion, and he was going to find her, not to find Su Xingze or Shen Xian.
He tightened his grip on the horse's reins and made his voice as steady as possible, "Goodbye then."
Ye Guixue nodded, "See you soon!"
The horses and vehicles passed by each other. He lowered the curtain and looked back. He saw the ordinary carriage heading towards Shen's mansion. His hands clenched with veins, but he couldn't catch up and stopped him to prevent him from going. , or rushing to Shen's Mansion to stop Su Rong Bu Jian Ye Guixue, he couldn't do it, and he was not qualified now.
He pursed his lips all the way back to the Duke Protector's Mansion, dismounted his horse, walked into the mansion, and met the butler Uncle Chen. Uncle Chen was startled when he looked at Zhou Gu, "Fourth Young Master, you haven't come back all night, but Are you tired? Have you found out the case?"
"It's not that easy. I'll come back and freshen up. I have to leave the house later." Zhou Gu suppressed his emotions and walked inside.
The housekeeper nodded, "Fourth Young Master, please take good care of yourself. If you are exposed to wind and cold at night, you should wear more clothes."
Zhou Gu said "hmm".
He was not in the mood to see the old Protector, so he went directly back to his yard. After asking the kitchen to bring water, he walked into the clean room and buried himself in the tub without even a hair being exposed. He had a good time.
After a while, I wiped a handful of water on my face, came out of the water, wiped away the water stains, picked up the clean clothes on the shelf, and suddenly stopped my hand.
Within two days after Su Rong came to break off the engagement, someone sent back the gifts he had brought to Jiangning County to congratulate her and her hairpin. The clothes and cloth she said she had given him were equal to Jiang Sheng's compensation.
Since this was a write-off, although he didn't return the clothes she gave him as a gift, he didn't wear them again and had them collected.
Nowadays, his clothes were bought for him by his grandmother or mother. They were ordinary materials that he had been wearing since he was a child. Anyway, he could wear all kinds of clothes, so he didn't care much.
But today, when he reached out to pick up the clothes again, he thought of the clothes he had put aside. If he was willing to withdraw her kiss, then if Su Rong wanted to cancel her marriage, he would be very happy to cooperate to the end. The clothes were discounted.
Throw it away directly, and then give her money to return the unworn cloth to her. One tael and one penny must be calculated clearly, but he just doesn't want to write it off with her, even if he breaks off the engagement, so those clothes just don't
Even if she threw it away, the cloth would not be returned to her, he would just keep it.
But now she and Ye Guixue...
But he couldn't wear the clothes she gave him, or wear them to Ye Guixue, knowing that they were inappropriate. That would be too immoral. He couldn't do it.
What else can he do now?
What else can be done besides being powerless?
Zhou Gu didn't know. He paused for a long time before picking up the clothes on the rack and slowly putting them on.
When the Duke's wife heard that Zhou Gu was back, she immediately came to Shuanglinyuan. When she came, Zhou Gu was already dressed and came out of the clean room. She looked at him and asked with concern: "Why didn't you come back all night? Even if it's a case
No matter how old you are, you still have to pay attention to your body and bones. Winter is about to begin and the cold air enters your body. If you catch wind and cold, you will get sick from time to time this winter."
Zhou Gu nodded, "I understand."
The Duke's wife looked at the thin clothes on his body, and suddenly remembered that when the Jinqiu Mansion was making autumn clothes, Zhou Gu had brought back a lot of clothes and cloth from Jiangning, and there were clothes for all seasons. Such good materials, so
When she made new clothes for Fu Zhong, she stopped making them for him. After Su Rong broke off the engagement, she ignored Zhou Gu's daily condition because she was worried about his mood.
The clothes Su Rong gave him were never worn again, so they must have been put away. Naturally, they would not be worn again. Now he has to change into thicker clothes, and it seems that he can only wear last year's old clothes.
Her heart ached and she opened her mouth. After a while, she asked Zhou Gu softly, "Is it because the old clothes haven't been washed yet and you don't have any change of clothes? I'll let someone make them for you right now. I'll work all night and it can be done tomorrow."
Wear two first."
Zhou Gu pursed his lips and did not answer his mother's words, but asked: "Mom, am I never able to be with Su Rong in this life?"
The Duke's wife didn't know what expression to make for a while, and couldn't shake her head or nod, she could only look at him.
Zhou Gu sat down and covered his face with his hands, his voice hoarse, "When I came back today, I met Ye Guixue. He went to Shen's Mansion to find Su Rong. They probably had an appointment."
The Duke's wife was speechless.
"I have always been proud of my background in the Duke Protector's Palace. I have always respected the plaque at the door and my father and uncles who died on the battlefield. I have always felt that the Xuanhe family who was awarded the title after countless meritorious deeds with blood and bones is worthy of being here.
As a descendant of the Protectorate, I enjoy its glory and should shoulder its responsibilities to keep it standing and not be overthrown." Zhou Gu covered his face and remained still, only the corners of his lips trembled, "But mother, I am not the eldest grandson.
Isn't it enough to have a big brother to support the family? Do you want me to be a living dead who shoulders the heavy responsibility of being the lintel of the family, opening up a new family of the Protector's Palace, and then writing myself into the history of the world? For this, I will suffer every day in the future, no matter
If I dare to do something wrong, it will be wrong. If I dare not act willfully, I will regret it for the rest of my life when I see the person I like sleeping with someone else."
The Duke's wife opened her mouth and closed it again.
Zhou Gu said in a hoarse voice: "Do I want to imitate Princess Zhenmin and Mr. Xie? But Princess Zhenmin and Mr. Xie are helpless when the survival of the country is at stake. It is the righteousness of the country and they give up their personal feelings. And am I?
?I just gave up my love for Su Rong for the sake of protecting the government, for my own Qingyun Road, for the benefit of the people of Daliang, and for the sake of leaving my name as an assistant minister in history.
My personal feelings. All of you, including Su Rong, think that my personal feelings are insignificant and cannot be compared with these, right?"
The Duke's wife could not answer.
Zhou Gu stopped talking and covered his face, feeling depressed and silent.
After a while, the Duke's wife came forward, held out Zhou Gu's body, and said softly with red eyes: "It's just a month of getting along, does Su Rong really make you so unable to let go?"
Since Su Rong broke off the engagement, he has not been desperate, nor has he lost his soul, nor has he become unconscious by drinking to drown his sorrows. He is just depressed every day and speaks very little, but because of this, people are worried.
These days, he has not said anything. When he learned Su Rong's identity that day, he didn't say anything. But today, he saw Ye Guixue going to find Su Rong with his own eyes. He probably couldn't hold it in anymore. Otherwise, how could he possibly talk to her?
Say this?
Zhou Gu said hoarsely: "I will try to let it go, but mother, I... I'm not sure, I'm afraid I won't be able to control myself, I'll go crazy... I'll..."
He didn't say the next words, but the Duke's wife understood. She was afraid that she would go crazy, she would not know herself, she would be indifferent, she would be disrespectful, she would be destructive, she would lose her character, she would fall into the position of the Duke Protector's Mansion.
The famous name earned under the plaque will be an unfilial descendant, will use any means, will make everyone hate him, and will destroy all the hopes and expectations placed on him.
