Zhou Gu stayed in the East Palace for half an hour.
Before leaving, he finally couldn't hold back and asked curiously, "Your Highness, can I ask? If you find that girl, do you want to repay her?"
"Yeah." Yan nodded in response.
"How to repay?" Zhou Gu asked again.
Yan Huisheng glanced at him but said nothing.
Zhou Gu raised his hand, "Okay, okay, I understand, I won't ask anymore, I'm leaving."
He turned around and left quickly. He walked out of the door quickly. After a few steps, he remembered something again and turned back. He lay at the door and poked his head inside. He said to Yan Hui: "Well, Your Highness, can I beg you again?"
Something?"
"explain."
"Um..." Zhou Gu scratched his head, "Can you be nicer to that Qin Luan..."
"Huh?" Yan echoed and raised her eyebrows.
Zhou Gu considered his words, "What I said is good, just let her not be bullied, have enough food and clothing, and be stable every day."
"Okay." Yan Hui agreed.
"Thank you, Your Highness, I'll go then." Zhou Gu left happily this time and never looked back.
After he left, the study became quiet. Yan Hui stood up and stood by the window. After standing for a while, he ordered, "Call the housekeeper."
Little Chengzi responded and ran errands to call.
Not long after, the butler arrived and asked, "Your Highness, do you have any orders?"
"Test Qin Luan to see if she is qualified to serve as a female official in the East Palace." Yan Hui said without looking back, "I heard that she is very smart. Give her a beating and stop her from thinking about things she shouldn't think about. If you want to be rich and stable
, just be more pragmatic, Gu will not treat her badly for Zhou Gu’s sake. If she is ignorant and thinks about things she shouldn’t, Zhou Gu’s face will be of no use.”
A steward should be.
Zhou Gu came out of the East Palace and breathed a sigh of relief. Outside the door of the East Palace, he saw the servant in his house and raised his eyebrows, "What are you doing here?"
The boy quickly said: "My wife sent me here to watch over the young master and stop him from causing trouble in the East Palace."
Zhou Gu understood and rolled his eyes, "I have to thank my mother, she really doesn't have any trust in me." He got on his horse speechlessly and said, "Let's go back home."
The boy quickly followed him.
After returning to the Duke Protector's Mansion, Zhou Gu went directly to the courtyard of the Duke's wife.
When the Duke's wife saw him coming back, he was in good shape and didn't look depressed. She felt that Qin Luan's girl probably didn't have much interest in his son. She felt relieved and didn't mention Qin Luan or herself.
Regarding sending people, I just said: "You are going to Jiangning tomorrow. Be careful on the way and ask the guards to display the flag of the Protector's Palace to prevent blind bandits from rushing into you."
Zhou Gu thought to himself that he would definitely not fly the banner of the Protectorate. If any bandits dared to offend him, he would take the opportunity to destroy the bandits.
"The gift that my family has prepared for you for the Su family and Miss Su Qi is very valuable, but there must be no mistakes. If you dare to ruin the gift, I won't let your grandfather beat you until you can get out of bed." The Duke of Guo said.
The wife's own son saw that he didn't speak, so she knew what he was thinking, and immediately gave him a stern warning.
"Okay, I understand." Zhou Gu was not afraid of being beaten, but after the beating, he lay on the bed unable to move and was suffocated to death. He could only agree after hearing this.
"Also, when you meet the Su family and Miss Su Qi, you must respect the etiquette and don't be too disrespectful." The Duke's wife told him uneasily, "If you don't like them, don't show it too much. After all, she is your daughter.
As a man, you should take care of your family and the face of your daughter’s family. This is basic upbringing and etiquette. Don’t let others say that the people in the Protector’s Palace are uneducated and have no etiquette.”
Zhou Gu was speechless, "Mom, you mean, even if I don't like it, I still have to pretend to like it?"
"I'm not asking you to pretend to like it, but I'm saying that even if you don't like it, don't lose your sense of control and speak coldly to others. Our family doesn't have this kind of upbringing. Your grandfather made the engagement. Although she has a low status, she can't complain.
She, you can't feel superior to others and look down on others just because they have a low status. No matter what other people's families are like, our Lord Protector's Mansion doesn't have this rule."
"I know." Zhou Gu nodded.
"Also, whether people like each other depends on fate and like-mindedness, or various reasons. Love at first sight can also last for a long time. If you don't like people, maybe you don't have the same temperament or the same interests.
Or there are other reasons, it’s not necessarily because the girl is not good. In short, if the girl doesn’t do anything excessive to you or treat you coldly, you are not allowed to embarrass others in person.”
"I know." Zhou Gu said helplessly.
Satisfied, the Duke's wife took out a brocade box and handed it to Zhou Gu, "This is my personal gift to Miss Su Qi. You can give it to her after you meet her."
"What is this?" Zhou Gu took the box.
"It's a pair of bracelets your grandmother gave me when I got married, and one for your eldest sister-in-law. This is just for your daughter-in-law."
Zhou Gu immediately pushed back and said, "You should keep it first. Aren't you afraid that I will lose such a valuable thing while walking such a long way? You can give it to her yourself when she comes to Beijing!"
Anyway, this marriage was his grandfather's wish, and he couldn't refuse it.
The Duke's wife thought about it and gave up, "Okay!"
After Zhou Gu left the courtyard of the Duke's wife, he went to the courtyard of the eldest princess of Sheng'an to have dinner with her.
The eldest princess of Sheng'an did not preach to him like the Duke's wife. When she saw Zhou Gulai, she smiled and waved to him kindly, "Come, come, my dear grandson, you are going to go away tomorrow, I know you
Come here today, and these are your favorite dishes."
"Grandma still loves me." Zhou Gu sat down bonelessly next to the eldest princess, leaning his head over and rubbing her arm.
The eldest princess smiled happily and gave him some food, "Eat more. It is said that Jiangning's food is sweet. You haven't liked sweet food since you were a child. I wonder if you can get used to it. How about taking a cook from the house?"
"No need." Zhou Gu shook his head, "Cooking is not about eating sugar, it's not very sweet. It just so happens that I've been eating the food in my house for more than ten years and I'm tired of it. I want to change the taste. Maybe it will feel fresh."
"That's true." The eldest princess smiled and nodded.
A night of silence.
The next day, the old protector wrote a letter and handed it to Li Yan. He also gave Zhou Gu a few instructions and waved his hand to let him leave.
Li Yan was shocked when he saw Zhou Gu accompanying him back to Jiangning. He thought that the old protector was a man of his word and would at most reluctantly agree to the engagement. But he didn't expect that he would take such a solemn attitude. He actually asked Young Master Zhou to bring him with him.
Chongli followed him to Jiangning to attend Miss Seven's haircut ceremony. This was really a big deal.
The Lord Protector's Mansion prepared two large carriages as gifts, and the old Lord Protector assigned a hundred guards to escort Zhou Gu.
The team left the Duke Protector's Palace and walked down a street. When they came to the main street, they met a group of carriages and horses. The sign of Prince Ruian's Palace was hung on the front of the carriages. Xie Lin was riding a horse and walking beside the carriages.
When Zhou Gu saw Xie Lin, he immediately thought of his inner plan to cause trouble to others. It was probably because he planned to cause trouble, so he didn't show any shame towards Xie Lin. Instead, he greeted Xie Lin with a smile, "Xie Lin, what a coincidence, what are you doing?"
Why are you going?"
Xie Lin's face darkened when he saw Zhou Gu. For no other reason, Zhou Gu alone beat more than a dozen of his guards, beating them to pieces, and finally succeeded in beating him up. It was spread that
It was well known all over the world. He felt that he had lost all his dignity, and he had not left the house for several days. If his mother had not gone to the Great Buddha Temple hundreds of miles outside the city to worship Buddha, and she had to let him accompany her, he would not have left the house.
Seeing someone.
Now that he saw Zhou Gu smiling and saying hello to him like a normal person, his whole body was about to explode. With a dark face, he opened his mouth and yelled at him, "Zhou Gu, is there something wrong with you?"
What did he say hello to him? He also smiled. Did the two of them smile and say hello when they met?
Zhou Gu raised his smile and said, "I'm very fine. I'm not sick or in trouble. There's nothing wrong with me. I'm just glad to see you. Please say hello."
Xie Lin almost lost his temper and glared angrily, "Zhou Gu, you and I have a sworn hatred. Don't do this to me."
Zhou Gu still smiled, "No, that's not how sworn enemies are remembered. Killing one's father, one's mother, one's wife and one's son can be called sworn enemies. At most, we had a fight, not a fight."
We are irreconcilable."
Xie Linqi's anger surged upwards, "You clearly know that I like Qin Luan, but you still fight against me. I have lost my love. Isn't this called irreconcilable?"
"I really didn't know you liked Qin Luan. If I had known earlier, I definitely wouldn't have fought with you." Zhou Gu raised his hand with a sincere expression, "To be honest, I regret it to death."
Xie Lin was ashamed and angry, "If you don't do this, you don't know how to be happy."
"What do I have to drink? Even though I grabbed the person, I didn't keep him. I was beaten by my grandfather until I couldn't get out of bed for seven or eight days. I was wronged." Zhou Gu made a good deal with Xie Lin.
The plan was, "Neither of us can get anything good from us, let's reconcile?"
After reconciliation, I can find a woman of lower family status for you to seduce you.
Xie Lin's face was dark and angry, "No reconciliation."
"Oh, you are really not generous and stingy. Aren't you just a woman? Look at it openly. How about I help you find one another day and compensate you?" Zhou Gu took the opportunity to pull the trick.
Xie Lin was furious, "You're talking lightly, no one is Qin Luan, how can you accompany me?"
Zhou Gu coughed and said, "The world is big and there is always something better. You should be more open-minded. If you are a man, there is no need to have a wife, right?"
Xie Lin was even more angry, "Looking at your tone, you don't like Qin Luan at all. Are you sick? What are you doing to steal someone from me?"
Zhou Gu touched his nose and said, "I already said I regret it."
He wanted to go over and pat Xie Lin on the shoulder, but seeing the furious look on his face, he gave up and said, "Oh, please look away."
Xie Lin no longer wanted to talk nonsense to him, "Get out!"
Zhou Gu had no choice but to say, "Okay, then I'll leave. You probably won't be able to see me for a month. Just calm down and calm down. Maybe you'll think about it."
Xie Lin seemed to have finally noticed that he was about to leave the hospital. He didn't want to talk to him anymore, but he still couldn't bear his curiosity and asked with a dark face: "Where are you going?"
Zhou Gu answered him, "Go to Jiangning County."
"What are you doing there?"
Zhou Gu blinked and said, "Go play."
I wouldn't tell him that I was going to give his fiancée a haircut gift, and it was just a side trip.
Xie Lin obviously didn't believe it, "You're going to have fun and mobilize people like this? Shouldn't you be traveling lightly?"
Zhou Gu said without blushing and out of breath: "I am rich, so naturally I have to bring more things to avoid not having enough food, drink, and sleep. I am going out to have fun, not to suffer."
Xie Lin thought it was quite reasonable and said angrily: "It is said that there are many bandits outside. Don't let the bandits kill you."
Zhou Gu chuckled, "Then I'll lend you some good advice."
Xie Lin: "..."
He deeply felt that there was something wrong with Zhou Gu, and he mistook the curse words as blessings.
Probably because the two of them had been talking for too long, the curtain inside the carriage opened, revealing the dignified face of Princess Ruian. She looked at Zhou Gu with a smile, "I heard that the old Marquis has made a marriage contract for you, but in Jiangning County
?”
Xie Lin suddenly opened his eyes wide and looked at Zhou Gu in shock.
Zhou Gu thought to himself that Princess Ruian was indeed not easy to mess with. She was as powerful as her mother. Her first words struck a chord with him. He held his hand in greeting and said, "Back to Princess, that's right."
Princess Ruian smiled and said, "Jiangning is a good place. The mountains and rivers nourish people, and the beautiful people are beautiful. The girls they raise will be beautiful and soft. It's just that the road is a bit far, so you should be careful along the way."
"I know, thank you Princess." Zhou Gu was still very polite in front of his elders.
"Since you are going to Jiangning and we are going to the Great Buddha Temple, this hundred-mile journey is still convenient. Don't stand here talking. Let's walk together while it is still early!" Princess Ruian said with a smile again.
Xie Lin wanted to say who was going with him, but he was so shocked and curious that he didn't say anything.
Zhou Gu nodded and had no objection. Anyway, he couldn't walk fast with two cars of gifts. "Okay, let's go together."
So the two teams formed one team and left the city gate together.
