Chapter 248 The teacher wants to return to the capital
Just two days later, Ming Yan said that all the secret guards around Zhuangzi had withdrawn, and Gu Chengyu also planned to return home.
There will be an examination in March, and the palace examination and the examination are very close to each other. Even if Gu Chengyu memorizes the Four Books and Five Classics by heart, he would not dare to do anything wrong.
Hui'an disappeared on Gu Chengyu's way back home. Gu Chengyu knew that he was picked up by someone, but he didn't care. As for the pamphlet, he couldn't conclude that it was fake. Hu Maoqing would go and verify it.
As soon as I arrived at the house, I heard the concierge say that there was a letter from him.
Gu Chengyu returned to the study and opened it. It turned out that the teacher said that when the weather gets warmer in March, he would come to the capital to reunite with them.
He also said that he wanted to go back to the capital to live for a while, but he was afraid that he wouldn’t be able to go to Fuzhou University this year.
Of course Gu Chengyu is happy that the teacher is going back to the capital. The teacher has no one to inherit the incense, so staying in Fucheng would be a bit lonely. Although he is accompanied by his granddaughter, after all, the granddaughter is from the Duke's house and cannot stay at his grandfather's house for a few years.
You're not going back, are you?
The teacher mentioned in the letter that the Duke’s Office had sent people to pick her up twice, but the teacher rejected them both times, saying that he would personally take his granddaughter back to Beijing this year.
Regardless of whether the Guogong Mansion was doing it for the sake of face or because they really felt that it was inappropriate to abandon the Yao daughter to the ancestral home. Anyway, Yao Mengxian returned to the Guogong Mansion, and the teacher would definitely be worried.
Miss Yao is already thirteen this year, and it’s time to start talking about marriage. The teacher mentioned in the letter that he was afraid that people from the Duke’s Palace would marry his granddaughter indiscriminately.
After receiving the teacher's letter, he couldn't help but think of his parents. In the first half of the month, he asked his servants to buy new year's goods and send them to Shangling Village. His parents still refused to come to the capital, and only said that they would watch over their children at home.
elder brother.
When he returned to Beijing two years ago, his second sister-in-law, He, had been divorced. Erlang simply hated him for this. He believed that it was Gu Chengyu's fault that his mother was divorced, and he wanted Gu Chengyu to compensate him and bring him here.
Studying in Beijing. For this reason, he has been pestering Gu Chengyu.
Gu Chengyu simply ignored it and went to his second brother to warn him. If Erlang was still stubborn, don't blame him for being ruthless. How to destroy a scholar? There are many ways, such as gambling houses and brothels. With Erlang's weak will,...
Can you resist those temptations?
I don’t know how his second brother told Erlang, but Erlang stopped after that.
He was divorced and returned to her natal family, and she came to Gu's house every day to cry. As expected, her good second brother refused to return the loaned money and refused to admit it. After He returned to her natal family, life was very difficult.
Naturally, her brother and sister-in-law couldn't tolerate her, so in the end, Saburo took her back to the courtyard they rented in the town.
In fact, Gu Chengyu didn't understand Mr. He. Her brothers and sister-in-law were all close to her because of her money, and they had not treated her well before. But why Ms. He couldn't live a good life and insisted on paying money to her natal family? It's really puzzling.
To reach this point today, it was her own fault and she does not deserve sympathy.
It is worth mentioning that Wang Yueniang still has some tricks. During the days when Gu Chengyi was recovering from his injuries, he simply refused to retaliate when he was scolded or hit. Finally, Father Gu proposed again and asked Gu Chengyi to take her as his concubine, and Gu Chengyi did not strongly object.
Yes, I directly acquiesced to this matter.
Wang Yueniang's son was brought to live with the Gu family by her. He only kept the surname of the Yang family and did not change it to the surname of Gu. Because Father Gu and the Gu family did not agree with his son's change of surname to Gu.
After all, Wang Yueniang's method of entering the Gu family was not honorable. The reason why she was accepted was probably because of the baby in her belly.
Gu Chengyu thought for a while and wrote a letter to his family and teacher. He wanted to talk to the teacher about General Security, but he still didn't write. The letter was not clear, and the teacher was coming to the capital soon.
Let’s wait until we get to the capital to talk about it!
Gu Chengyu tidied up and prepared to pay a visit to several senior brothers' houses.
Although New Year's gifts have been sent before, it is already the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, so I think there should be fewer guests at the senior brothers' house.
At the end of last year, Governor Chiang's performance evaluation was indeed excellent. Before the end of the year, he came to the capital to report on his work, preparing to wait for this year's official transfer order.
The Chiang Mansion bought a house in the capital, naturally in the north. Chiang's prefect was originally the fourth rank, but now he is promoted to at least the third rank, so living in the north is a must.
Second senior brother Wu An has also returned to Beijing and is also waiting for orders from above.
Gu Chengyu asked Mingmo and the others to clean up and prepare to go to the senior brother's house today.
"You haven't been here for a few days. Are you having a good time at Zhuangzi? You will be able to try it out soon, so you should put more thought into the books, so as not to regret the lack of books when they are used."
Yin Kun set up the chessboard and prepared to play a few games with Gu Chengyu.
"Senior brother, haven't you ever heard of combining work and rest? You need to relax after reading all day long!" Gu Chengyu sat on the side of the shorter table obediently, waiting for Yin Kun to hand the chess pieces to him.
"You always have these fallacies. If you fail the exam, the people in the capital will laugh out loud!" The smile on Yin Kun's face couldn't stop. The two were now very familiar with each other and often joked.
However, there was some sincerity in that joke, and he was speaking from the bottom of his heart. Gu Chengyu had no way out now, he had to pass the Jinshi examination, otherwise his reputation would be hindered.
Gu Chengyu said sternly: "It's up to people to plan things, and it's up to God to make things happen! I just try my best. Senior brother, do you want white or black?"
"You were the loser the last few times, so let me do it this time! I've lost several times, so I won't be polite to you this time."
Originally, Gu Chengyu didn't spend much energy on chess. The first time he played chess against Yin Kun, he was killed and no one was left alive. After two years of training, Gu Chengyu has now far surpassed him.
"That's why senior brother allowed me!" Gu Chengyu laughed and took Heizi over.
While the two were playing chess, Gu Chengyu thought of what happened in the First Prince's Courtyard.
He couldn't hide the fact that he met the eldest prince in Zhuangzi from others, and there was no need to hide it. Yin Kun would know about it sooner or later, so he might as well tell it earlier. As for Hoi'an, of course he couldn't mention it.
While Gu Chengyu ate a few coins from Yin Kun, he said calmly: "This time I met the eldest prince on Zhuangzi."
Yin Kun's attention originally focused on the chessboard was instantly diverted by Gu Chengyu's words.
He suddenly looked at Gu Chengyu, glanced around his face, and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Gu Chengyu's face was very calm and nothing unusual.
"How did you meet the eldest prince?" He was extremely confused. He had heard that the eldest prince was going back to the capital two days ago, so he should be in the capital.
Gu Chengyu told Yin Kun what had happened and concealed the incident about Jiang'an, saying only that the eldest prince had gone to his village to search for assassins.
After Yin Kun heard this, he quickly glanced around Gu Chengyu. The eldest prince had a somewhat surly temperament and was usually not polite to others. Taking care of Chengyu said this, but he was very tolerant of him. This was not like the eldest prince's style.