"I don't know when those assassins will be caught. There is indeed some panic among our family." Zhu Pang frowned, with a look of worry on his face.
"Come on, I've sent someone to get their paintings." When Gu Chengyu said this, he quickly stopped talking, with a look of embarrassment and regret on his face.
"Ahem! This is a task assigned by His Highness the Crown Prince. It's not easy for people who have nothing to do with it to talk about it." As if he realized that he had let something slip, Gu Chengyu quickly made amends.
"Your errands are always very secretive, and I don't want to know about it. I'm not even a court official now, and I'm not qualified to intervene if I know about it. After the martial arts exam next year, even if I get on the first rank, I have to start from the sixth rank.
.You are already at the fourth grade now, even if I try to flatter you, I won’t be able to catch up with you!”
Zhu Pang sighed with a look on his face, and then said that if Gu Chengyu had not given him the secret book earlier, otherwise he would have been admitted to the top martial arts exam.
"When you go to your father-in-law's house, why do you pass by the market in Nancheng? The market is too chaotic. If someone bumps into the carriage blindly, and the wife is pregnant, wouldn't it be a shock?" Gu Chengyu looked unhappy.
Agreed.
"Isn't it that Huan'er has lost her appetite recently and wants to eat something sour? The candied haws made by an old man in the market here is different from others and tastes good. I want to buy it for Huan'er to try."
Zhu Pang threw the plum blossom cake that he had eaten twice on the table, complaining that the plum blossom cake did not taste as good as the one in Gu Chengyu's shop.
"I see! However, you'd better send someone to buy it! After all, it's not convenient for a carriage to travel through the city. It would be bad if it gets hit."
"That's right! You are still smart, why didn't I think of it?" Zhu Pang slapped the back of his head, disgusted with his own brain.
The two laughed and joked for a while, and then Zhu Pang stood up and left.
Before leaving, Gu Chengyu stood up to see him off, and Zhu Pang suddenly patted him on the shoulder.
"Jin Yu! I can understand you. Your father-in-law's family belongs to the Duke of Zhenguo, and Miss Yao is the eldest daughter of the eldest son, and the granddaughter of your teacher. I can understand your difficulties."
Gu Chengyu was still a little confused by Zhu Pang's sudden words. Then he was a little moved. Everyone said that he was the one who insisted on this marriage, and he didn't want to defend himself.
Zhu Pang was indeed his good friend. No matter what the world said, Zhu Pang was still on his side. He couldn't help but feel a little guilty for doubting the other person before.
Just when he wanted to say a few sentimental words, Zhu Pang said again, "You have endured it for sixteen years. After the one-year period, you can get married, so you don't have to endure it anymore. Your in-law family is powerful, so just accept it!"
"
Zhu Pang patted Gu Chengyu's shoulder, and before Gu Chengyu came to his senses, he pushed the door open and went to the private room next door.
Gu Chengyu suddenly darkened his face, okay! His expectations for Zhu Pang were still too high. He decided to add more manpower to monitor Zhu Pang, this guy was full of bad ideas.
"Follow and take a look for yourself! Don't let them discover it. When they arrive at the Kong Mansion, you can come back. Those who were watching before should not withdraw. Send people to keep an eye on the Kong Mansion."
As soon as Zhu Pang left, Gu Chengyu's face darkened and then gave instructions.
Ming Mo knew what Gu Chengyu meant, so he responded and quickly ran downstairs.
Gu Chengyu turned around and walked to the window, watching Kong Shuhuan climb into the carriage. His eyes followed the carriage until Zhu Pang stopped the horse in front of an old man selling candied haws.
Zhu Pang bought a lot of candied haws, without asking for any silver, so he led the carriage and disappeared from Gu Chengyu's sight.
"Master Wan Qian, the imperial city has been under martial law recently, and the business of our rouge and gouache shop has been slower than before."
A steward was holding the account book with a low eyebrow and handed it to Gu Chengyu respectfully.
"That's impossible. I guess the store's business will not be able to resume until after the national funeral." Gu Wanqian sighed, took the account book, and was about to look through it, but he didn't expect that there was another huge burst of noise coming from outside the market.
of noise.
He frowned and looked over, "What's going on?"
"It is said that the imperial court has obtained the assassin's portrait, isn't it being compared? It has made people panic. Anyone who looks similar will be questioned carefully."
The shopkeeper shook his head. Because of this, there were fewer people walking around in the market today than in previous days.
"Portrait?" Gu Wanqian frowned, having a bad feeling in his heart.
He put down the account book in his hand and prepared to leave the shop. Unexpectedly, a group of people suddenly came in outside, and the leader was Jiang Shaohua.
"Where is the shopkeeper?" Jiang Shaohua glanced around the shop and was stunned when he saw Gu Wanqian standing at the counter.
"Gu Wanqian pays homage to Lord Jiang!" Gu Wanqian hurriedly stepped forward to salute, and his lowered eyes happened to see the portrait Jiang Shaohua was holding in his hand.
He was shocked. Isn't this a painter? Painters usually don't show up and only make plans in secret. So where did this portrait come from?
"Oh! It turns out to be Mr. Gu. Are you here to collect the bill from the shop today?"
Jiang Shaohua knew Gu Wanqian. He heard that Gu Chengyu's mother owned several shops, including one that was in the cosmetics business.
Gu Wanqian is Gu Chengyu's nephew, and he used to help Gu's family with business. Because his shop is well-known in the capital, Gu Wanqian's reputation in the capital is not small.
"Master Jiang, does he have official duties?"
"Oh! Isn't that right? It's said that we have the assassin's portrait, and we are comparing it from house to house at the moment! The capital is not peaceful recently, Master Gu needs to be more careful."
"Thank you, Master Jiang, for reminding me. If Master Jiang needs your cooperation, I will be obliged to do so."
Jiang Shaohua smiled slightly and cursed in his heart. This shop belonged to Mr. Gu's mother, so how could they really dare to go in and search it?
Besides, it's impossible for those people to really hide in Master Gu's shop. Isn't this a sheep entering a tiger's mouth?
Don't talk about the most dangerous place, it is the safest place. Who is Gu Chengyu? Besides, if he is really hiding here, he can't really find him.
"Have you seen anyone suspicious?" Jiang Shaohua asked the searching soldiers.
"Return to my lord! Wei Zeng!"
"Um!"
"Master Gu, we have already searched this place. I still have official duties to attend to, so we will talk about it another day."
Gu Wanqian said it sounded better that he was helping Mistress Gu's business, but in fact he was just a helper. If it weren't for Gu Chengyu's sake, he wouldn't have to pay attention to these people.
"Then I won't bother you Wanqian. When Wanqian takes over someday, Lord Jiang will definitely reward you." Gu Wanqian smiled. He could still tell the difference between what was meant to be a scene.
"Easy to say! Easy to say!"
Gu Wanqian watched Jiang Shaohua lead the people away. He grabbed the account book and hurriedly climbed into the carriage.
"This damn shabby place, we are just like rats crossing the street, everyone shouts to beat us." The cloaked man cursed in a deep voice.
"Okay! It's not easy for us to find this abandoned courtyard to hide. If it hadn't been for the help of the young master, we might have been caught by Gu Chengyu."
The artist was leaning against the gray wall behind him, his face looking very ugly.