After breakfast, the group went to pay their respects to Mrs. Xu. Then they went to pay their respects to Mrs. Zheng Guogong.
When Mrs. Zheng Guogong met Gu Xinian's brother and sister, she was naturally happy and said with a smile: "It's rare for you two to come here, but you can stay for a while before going back." Mrs. Zheng Guogong has one son and three daughters. The eldest daughter married to Dingguo.
In the palace, the second daughter married into Changyuan Bofu, and the third daughter entered the palace as a noble concubine. It can be said that she was from a prominent family.
Gu Xinian responded with a smile: "Then Yu'er and I won't leave. It's best that grandma doesn't find us annoying."
Mrs. Zheng Guogong was coaxed into laughing.
At this time on weekdays, Gu Xinian would have gone to the government office long ago, but today he has not left yet. He just chatted with Mrs. Zheng Guogong for a long time. Until Mrs. Zheng Guogong smiled and reminded her: "Xinian, don't you have to go to the government office today to run errands?"
"
Only then did Gu Xinian stand up and say goodbye.
Before leaving, Gu Xinian glanced at Ye Qinglan intentionally or unintentionally. However, Ye Qinglan kept her head lowered and did not look at him. Gu Xinian's eyes dimmed and he left as if nothing had happened.
Meng Zijun was going to report to the Ministry of Justice today, and Zheng Junyan was going to the Ministry of Personnel. Soon, all the men dispersed, leaving only Ye Qinglan, Ye Qingning, and Gu Xiyu.
Gu Xinian and Meng Zijun were not here, and Ye Qinglan suddenly felt a lot more relaxed. She chatted with Gu Xiyu and Ye Qingning to relieve their boredom. The day passed in a flash.
In the evening, Meng Zijun was the first to come back. He came to Danfeng Garden happily and proudly showed off his newly issued official uniforms. In fact, it is inappropriate to say that official uniforms should be work clothes. Supervisor of the Ministry of Punishment
The secretary's errand work is not even considered to be of high grade. Those two pairs of brand-new clothes are similar to the soap clothes of the yamen servants in the yamen. They are really not good-looking.
Ye Qingning looked at it for a few times, covered his mouth and said with a smile: "Cousin Meng, do you really plan to wear this clothes to work in the Ministry of Justice?"
Meng Zijun nodded matter-of-factly, his eyes full of excitement: "Of course. Does your cousin think this dress is very handsome?"
...I really didn’t see it! Ye Qingning very kindly chose to remain silent.
Gu Xiyu glanced at it curiously, and then said honestly: "I think this dress is so ugly."
Meng Zijun: “…”
Ye Qinglan smiled and smoothed things over: "I wore this when I was on duty. The important thing is that it is stain-resistant and wear-resistant. Whether it looks good or not is secondary." She still remembered Meng Zijun's appearance in police uniform. He was tall, handsome, and majestic. Putting this on
The clothes should look good too!
Meng Zijun obviously also recalled the past, and sighed a little sadly. Then he cheered up and said with a smile: "I will go on an errand starting tomorrow. I can rest on the last day of the first, middle and last days of every month."
The Criminal Department had so many cases that it didn't even have time for training and induction, so Meng Zijun was directly ordered to officially start working as a police officer from now on. Fortunately, Meng Zijun has many years of experience as a criminal police officer, and now he is confident about returning to his old job.
After a while, Zheng Junyan also came back with a smile on his face.
As a new Jinshi and a young prince of Zheng Guogong's palace, his official career was much better than that of ordinary students. As soon as Zheng Junyan entered the Ministry of Personnel, he became a doctor in the Ministry of Personnel, and he was officially promoted to the fifth rank official position.
When Meng Zijun heard this, he immediately smiled and said: "Congratulations, cousin. As soon as I entered the Ministry of Personnel, I became a doctor in the Ministry of Personnel. In a few years, it will not be easy to capture the Minister of Justice."
Zheng Junyan smiled humbly and said: "How can there be such a good thing? When you first enter the official career, there are still many areas that need to be tempered."
Meng Zijun grinned and said: "Such a happy event, we have to celebrate it tonight."
When he mentioned the celebration, Zheng Junyan thought of the scene where several people were drunk yesterday, and hurriedly said: "We can't drink so much wine tonight. I have to go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to order mao tomorrow at 10 o'clock. I will have to drink on the first day."
Go early so as not to leave a bad impression on others. You will be officially on duty starting tomorrow, so you have to be careful."
Meng Zijun thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.
The sky was getting dark, and hot meals were already served in the dining room of Danfeng Garden. But Gu Xinian never came back.
Gu Xiyu waited anxiously and ordered Mo Xiang to go to the courtyard gate to have a look.
Mo Xiang responded and hurried away. Then she came back quickly: "Cousin Qi, the young master hasn't come back yet." This was already the third time in a short period of time.
Gu Xiyu sighed with some disappointment: "It seems that the eldest brother will not come back for dinner. Let's not wait for him! He used to socialize a lot and rarely went back home for dinner."
Zheng Junyan and others insisted on waiting for another cup of tea, but Gu Xinian was nowhere to be seen while waiting, so they had to start eating dinner.
Ye Qinglan ate her dinner a little absent-mindedly. Occasionally she looked up at the empty place opposite, feeling a little disappointed in her heart. Gu Xinian stayed here specifically just to spend more time with her? But on the first day, he
He was missing all day... Of course, she didn't miss him! She just felt a little uncomfortable.
Obviously, in his heart, the official affairs of the court and his deep hatred are much more important than her...
Meng Zijun glanced at Ye Qinglan from time to time, and saw that she was too weak to cheer up, and couldn't help but frown slightly. She was obviously fine before, why was she so absent-minded in the blink of an eye?
Meng Zijun didn't want to think further, so he forced himself to divert his thoughts, and started chatting with Zheng Junyan with a smile. The topic kept revolving around the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Officials. Soon everyone's attention was attracted.
After dinner, everyone moved to the side hall to continue drinking tea and chatting.
It wasn't until midnight that Gu Xinian came back. His steps were relatively steady, but he smelled of alcohol, frowned slightly, and looked unhappy.
Gu Xiyu's heart suddenly tightened, and she rushed to greet him and asked worriedly: "Brother, why did you come back so late? Did you drink too much? Your face looks so ugly."
Zheng Junyan also had a look of disapproval: "Cousin, you were drunk yesterday, how can you drink again today? This is too harmful to the body."
"Shilang Qian is having a banquet today, and I have to go." Gu Xinian probably felt really uncomfortable, and he lost his usual grace and calmness. He smiled bitterly and sighed: "Everyone tried to force me to drink, and I even tried to hide.
Don’t go there.”
Gu Xiyu looked very distressed and immediately said: "Brother, please go back and rest quickly." As she said this, she naturally helped Gu Xinian's arm.
Gu Xinian hummed, but did not move. He glanced at Ye Qinglan vaguely.
Ye Qinglan didn't want to talk to him at first, but seeing his rare weak look, she finally relented. She stood up and walked to Gu Xiyu: "Cousin Xiyu, I will accompany you to Songtao Courtyard."
Gu Xiyu responded with a smile.
The corners of Gu Xinian's lips raised slightly, and a smile quickly flashed across his eyes. Then it disappeared again, and he was still frowning. He looked weak and uncomfortable.
Zheng Junyan looked at this scene and was secretly surprised. Just as he was about to give a warning, Ye Qingning quickly tugged on his sleeve. Zheng Junyan swallowed the words as soon as they reached his lips.
But Meng Zijun was the most shocked among everyone. He even forgot to cover up and just looked at Ye Qinglan. His heart felt like it was blocked by stones, and he was so heavy that he couldn't breathe.
Ye Qinglan... why do you want to go to Songtaoyuan? Obviously it's not because of yourself...
Ye Qinglan could feel the shock in those eyes without looking at Meng Zijun, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart. With Meng Zijun's keenness, she could naturally guess the truth of the matter quickly. What happened between her and Gu Xinian was impossible
I have been hiding it from Meng Zijun. Perhaps, it is best for him to let him know earlier. I hope he can give up on himself as soon as possible and find the relationship that truly belongs to him in the future...
Meng Zijun watched helplessly as Ye Qinglan followed the Gu Xiyu brothers and sisters out, his heart sank, he clenched his fists unconsciously, and suddenly felt that it was difficult to breathe.
Zheng Junyan was startled when he saw the strange expression on his face, and asked hurriedly: "What's wrong with you? Why did your face suddenly become so ugly?"
Meng Zijun forced himself to smile, but it was not as cheerful as before, and even a little bitter: "I have been running around all day today, so I am probably too tired. You will be fine after a night's rest.
Don't worry. I'll go back soon." After saying that, he also walked out.
Zheng Junyan looked at Meng Zijun's figure and frowned.
All of them are weird. Especially Ye Qinglan and Gu Xiyu went to Songtao Courtyard to take care of her brother. Why did she join in the fun? Thinking about Meng Zijun's strangeness just now, a shocking guess suddenly came to mind.
"Ning'er," Zheng Junyan suddenly felt inexplicably nervous: "Tell me, is my cousin and his tenth sister..." a little abnormal?
Ye Qingning didn't cover up anymore this time. After hesitating for a moment, he nodded.
The ambiguity between Gu Xinian and Ye Qinglan could no longer be hidden from anyone with a discerning eye. Zheng Junyan had already become suspicious these days, so he simply told him so that he could be mentally prepared and help cover it up.
Zheng Junyan was stunned for a long time and couldn't say a word.
Ye Qingning said in a low voice: "Don't tell others about this. If it spreads, it will not be good for the reputation of the tenth sister."
Zheng Junyan composed himself, and then sighed: "I really didn't expect that the two of them actually became a couple." No wonder Gu Xinian suddenly wanted to stay as a guest, no wonder Ye Qinglan took the initiative to approach Gu Xinian, his previous intuition was indeed right.
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The more Zheng Junyan thought about it, the more unbelievable he found it. He couldn't help but ask: "It's really strange, how could my cousin be in love with his tenth sister?" They were obviously two people who couldn't compete with each other.
"It's a long story, I'll tell you slowly later." Ye Qingning warned again: "You just have to be aware of it, but don't expose this layer of window paper, so as not to embarrass your cousin and tenth sister.
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Zheng Junyan nodded in agreement, but was secretly sighing in his heart. Gu Xinian and Ye Qinglan had already become a couple. It seemed that Meng Zijun's thoughts were destined to be wasted...
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Meng Tongxie finally realized that something was wrong. Now is the showdown. Those who like Xiao Meng can prepare some tissues o(╯□╰)o(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly votes.
