Qingdai entered the room, walked to Yao Mengxian and saluted.
"Girl, the old lady asked the girl to come over and discuss the matter of returning to the capital."
Qingdai stood beside her master, looking at her girl's shiny and fair face, a little lost.
In the past two years, the girl's life has been getting better and better. When she returns to the Duke's Mansion this time, I am afraid that she will have to talk about marriage, and I don't know whose son-in-law she will talk about?
After hearing this, Lian Xin sighed, "I'm afraid I won't have such leisurely days when I go back."
Qingdai had no objection to going back. Although the Liang Mansion was good and the population was simple, her family was in the capital. She had not seen them for more than two years, and she missed them.
Yao Mengxian glanced at Qingdai, and saw that Lian Xin and Qing Dai had grown up. When they arrived in the capital, it was time to match them. The relationships among the servants in the mansion were also complicated, and she was afraid that she would not be able to decide on their marriage.
Lian Xin is already sixteen, and she can barely stay for another two years. Qing Dai is one year younger than Lian Xin, so she can wait a little longer. However, this depends on Qing Dai’s performance after returning home. If she is not in tune, she can only do it earlier.
Match her with someone to avoid not only ruining her affairs but also suffering along with her.
Yao Mengxian stood up and looked at the clothes she was wearing. There was nothing wrong with her clothes. Then she called Qingdai, put on a plain cloak trimmed with fox fur, and walked towards the main room.
The next day, the sky was still gloomy. Gu Chengyu raised his eyes and saw that it was probably going to snow again that day.
"Let's go! Go to the Wu Mansion as soon as possible. It might be snowing. If you have time, go to the Third Senior Brother's Mansion."
Anyway, a few days ago, he asked Mingmo and the others to send the post. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, he left in a hurry, leaving only gifts and not saying a few words. Wu An asked him to come over again in the next two days.
Since the first and second senior brothers are here, the third senior brother cannot miss it.
The carriage passed through the streets and alleys and entered an alley to the north.
"It turns out that Mr. Gu is here, please come in! The master has already ordered me to wait here." The concierge is a young boy with a very lively mouth.
The concierge of a wealthy family is very important. If he is not clever and has some connections, he will not be a concierge. As the saying goes, a third-rank official in front of the prime minister will get a lot of benefits on weekdays.
However, the corresponding burden is also heavy. This work requires a bright eye, otherwise it is easy to offend others. If the owner is blamed, he will not be able to bear the consequences.
Gu Chengyu led Ming Mo and the others into the corner gate, and then changed to the steward of the outer courtyard, who led Gu Chengyu towards the outer study.
"I've met Second Senior Brother!"
"Well! Sit down!" Wu An was usually serious and spoke very little.
He is dressed in bluish-colored straight clothes, has a long face, and has somewhat ordinary facial features. His sitting posture is very upright, his back is straight, and he looks like a serious person.
Gu Chengyu sat down, and the study became quiet for a while. He had no choice but to find something to talk about.
"Senior brother, are you expected to stay in Beijing this time?" Gu Chengyu held the tea bowl to cover up her embarrassment.
"I don't know, we have to wait for the dispatch from above." After Wu An finished speaking, he looked at Gu Chengyu.
Gu Chengyu cursed in his heart, but he finally answered, so he will keep up his efforts.
"Excellent in performance appraisal, senior brother, is there hope for promotion in his official position?" If there is someone in the court, they will definitely get some news in advance.
Wu An frowned, "I'm not sure, I'm going to try it out soon, are you sure?"
Gu Chengyu touched his nose, okay! It seems that it was because he was not familiar with Wu An before, but Wu An seemed to talk more today. Maybe he, like his senior brother, is a cold person on the outside and hot on the inside.
"I can't say for sure, I can only say to do my best." Wu An doesn't like arrogant people, this should be regarded as the standard answer in his mind.
Sure enough, Wu An nodded and replied to Gu Chengyu, "Take the test well! Don't lose your reputation as a teacher."
Gu Chengyu quickly responded.
"Now that I'm here, junior brother wants to pay a visit to the old lady."
Wu An nodded, and Gu Chengyu was led into the inner courtyard by the steward of the outer courtyard.
"But I haven't been here for a few days. Have you been busy lately?" the old lady asked with a smile.
"Isn't it because your house is busy? I wonder if the old lady will miss me in the next few days? When I saw you today, the old lady really missed me."
The old lady successfully made Gu Chengyu laugh, "How can anyone be so shameless?" She pointed at Gu Chengyu and cursed with a smile.
The two talked for a while, and Gu Chengyu could tell that the old lady was in a good mood, probably because her son had returned to the house.
At this time, a girl came into the house and whispered a few words to the old lady.
Gu Chengyu quickly stood up and said goodbye, "This junior is going to visit the third senior brother's house now, so I'll take my leave now."
The old lady only said that she would not keep him today and would come back to her house for dinner in a few days.
Gu Chengyu followed the girl out of the main room and saw a young girl leading several girls and women walking towards this side from a distance.
He walked quickly to the front yard. This girl must be Wu An's legitimate daughter. Although she was far away, he only took a glance, but he could still see that she looked somewhat similar to her mother Tan.
Wu Jinyan watched from a distance as the young man in dark robes walked from the main house to the front yard.
She was a little confused. There should be no relatives coming to the house today. Look at this young man, but he came to the inner courtyard alone. The only one who would come alone was her father's junior brother Gu Chengyu.
That Jie Yuan who was famous in the capital at that time.
She saw the corner of Gu Chengyu's robe disappearing at the hanging flower door, and then walked towards the main room.
After coming out of Wu Mansion, Gu Chengyu breathed a sigh of relief.
"Go to He Mansion!" Gu Chengyu climbed into the carriage. He didn't stay in Wu Mansion for long. He still had time to go to He Mansion.
In fact, he would rather deal with someone like Third Senior Brother than Second Senior Brother. Although Third Senior Brother is just a smiling tiger and is somewhat resistant to him, it is better than not talking at all.
When he arrived at He Mansion, Gu Chengyu didn't delay and went directly into the study.
The imperial court will not go to court until the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, so officials have been idle at home recently.
"Teacher and I haven't seen each other for several years. Fortunately, he said he would come to the capital in March. This is the day when you will take the test." He Jisheng looked at Gu Chengyu with a smile.
Gu Chengyu smiled slightly and thought to himself, is he suspicious again? It seems that the gap between the third senior brother and the teacher is deeper than he thought.
"The teacher said that he wants to live in the capital for a while. It seems that he has no plans to return to Jingyuan this year. It is normal to want to return to the capital after living outside for a long time."
Gu Chengyu couldn't say that the teacher came back for his granddaughter's marriage, right? She was still a little girl, so she didn't want to ruin her reputation.
He Jisheng was noncommittal, and then talked about other things. However, it seemed from his expression that Gu Chengyu didn't believe it at all, and he didn't bother to explain.
He always felt that there seemed to be some misunderstanding between He Jisheng and the teacher.
The two of them didn't talk for a few words before Gu Chengyu said goodbye and went back.
"Sir! Manager Yu is here with Li Zhuang and the others." After returning to the mansion, Ming Mo came to report after a while.
"Let them wait for me in the flower hall." Gu Chengyu thought for a while and felt that there were many people, so it would be better to meet in the flower hall.
Looking at the few strong-willed men in front of me, I just feel that they are very different from the image in the past. At first, they looked like some gangsters, but now they seem to have clear eyes, solid bodies, and only a little nervousness.
"Have Manager Yu told you all? Have you settled down at home? Now that you have decided to follow me, you will not be allowed to return in the future."
Li Zhuang and his men have been a little timid since they came to the capital two days ago. But after seeing the prosperity of the capital, they unanimously decided to stay in the capital and work hard with the young master.
"Young Master, just don't worry. Since we have all agreed, we will naturally keep our promises. Being able to follow Young Master in doing things is also a blessing for us brothers."
Li Zhuang soon learned how dangerous it was to follow the young master. They were boarding a pirate ship.