He picked up the tea bowl and took a sip nonchalantly, ignoring Liang Zhirui and Wu An's frowning eyebrows, and continued: "Besides, if his performance is too mediocre, how can the emperor value his junior brother so much? How can there be perfection in this world? Too much
If you are too deliberate, you will miss a great opportunity."
After Wu An heard this, he immediately wanted to refute, but Liang Zhirui waved his hand. Everyone has his own ambitions, and there are thousands of people in the world, and they all have thousands of ways to live.
Liang Zhirui felt that Gu Chengyu's temperament was somewhat similar to that of He Jisheng, but he was more upright than He Jisheng! Even if Gu Chengyu had an interest in power, he only relied on his own abilities and never took evil ways, nor did he lose his conscience.
"By the way, teacher, I received a post from the eldest princess's mansion, saying that a flower viewing party will be held, but I will leave for my hometown in two days."
Gu Chengyu originally didn't plan to ask today, but he was afraid that he wouldn't have time to come over tomorrow or the next day. Besides, it wasn't a big deal.
"Huh? From the eldest princess's mansion? I didn't expect that the eldest princess's mansion would post a message to my junior brother. You are young after all, so it's good to go and gain knowledge."
Before Liang Zhirui spoke, He Jisheng asked in surprise.
The flower viewing party held by the eldest princess has another purpose. Young boys and girls in the capital all want to go to the flower viewing party. The young men and girls from aristocratic families are even more attracted to it, and the wives who receive the post will also happily go.
This is a good opportunity to see the girl and the son of the family in secret. How can those lucky ladies let it go?
He Jisheng's eldest son and second son are both young, so of course they will not receive any posts. But his purpose is not to see his daughter-in-law, but to let his wife establish friendship with those lucky wives.
After all, he is only a fourth-rank official, and those real aristocratic families don't think highly of him.
Liang Zhirui pondered for a moment, "When is the flower viewing party? But it delayed your return to your hometown?"
"It just so happened that on the third day, I also received a message at my house." After hearing what Gu Chengyu said, Wu An remembered this.
He has three daughters, the eldest daughter and the second daughter are both old, and there is also a newly born concubine who is still in her infancy. The post sent by the eldest princess's mansion clicked on the names of the two legitimate daughters.
"Then you can postpone your return for a day! After all, she is the eldest princess, so you can go over there. If nothing happens, you can leave earlier."
What Liang Zhirui didn't say was that the eldest princess was not an easy person to get along with. If Gu Chengyu didn't go, he might have offended others. After all, he specially gave the post. As for the meeting, forget it. Gu Chengyu didn't have any elders to go, so he had to do it by himself.
It’s just fun!
Gu Chengyu nodded. It was the morning anyway. He had had lunch and saw the opportunity to say goodbye. After all, he was going back to his hometown. His family wouldn't be so unreasonable, right? Besides, there must be some people who left midway.
The four of them talked about the tea tax for a while, and then Wu An said he had something to do and took his leave.
This was exactly what Gu Chengyu wanted. He had to go back early to deal with Gu Wanfang's affairs. Therefore, he also took advantage of the opportunity to say goodbye.
"Teacher, I have something to do at home, so I'll take my leave now. I'll come over to see you and my wife when I have some free time. If my wife is there, please apologize to me, and I won't go there."
Liang Zhirui originally wanted Gu Chengyu to stay and give some advice, but Gu Chengyu had something to do, so he could only wait until another day to talk.
"Come here during your spare time these two days. I have something to tell you." Liang Zhirui told Gu Chengyu.
Gu Chengyu glanced at Liang Zhirui and knew that the teacher had something to say to him.
He Jisheng, who had not yet moved aside, cast his gaze on Liang Zhirui. With just one glance, he followed Wu An out of the outer courtyard.
Gu Chengyu got on the carriage and asked Ming Yan to go back home directly.
"Second Senior Brother, I will ride in the same carriage with you." He Jisheng smiled at Wu An and took the lead in climbing into the Wu Mansion's carriage.
Wu An was a little strange. He Jisheng came in his own carriage. Did he have something to say to him? He guessed that what He Jisheng wanted to say might be related to Gu Chengyu.
"Junior brother, do you have anything to say?" Wu An got on the carriage and didn't bother to chat, so he got straight to the point.
He Jisheng frowned, "Senior brother, did you know about the tea tax in advance?"
Wu An shook his head, "Not really!"
He Jisheng leaned against the slightly bumpy wall of the carriage and glanced at Wu An.
"I think the teacher knew about it beforehand, and I don't know if senior brother knew about it."
He Jisheng thought of Yin Kun who went to Yingnan Mansion to investigate the case. In fact, he felt that Yin Kun didn't know. If the emperor knew about the tea tax in advance, he would definitely not keep an eye on the Xia clan's money.
Gu Chengyu must have just talked about the tea tax with the emperor not long ago. Yin Kun was sent to Yingnan Mansion only after the Xia Zhou case came out. Therefore, Yin Kun was mostly unaware of it.
But he would not tell Wu An. He did not believe that Wu An did not resent the teacher in his heart.
When the teacher was still the chief assistant, Wu An had only reached the fourth rank and became a local official. Didn't Wu An have any complaints in his heart?
If the teacher had been willing to put some thought into finding a good job for Wu An, Wu An wouldn't still be in the fourth rank today.
Wu An turned his gaze to He Jisheng. His eyes were dark. He just stared at He Jisheng for a moment and then looked away.
"Elder brother went to Yingnan Mansion, so he probably didn't know about it. It's not unusual for Jinyu to ask the teacher to take a look before he submits the memorial."
Wu An sneered inwardly. Is He Jisheng trying to sow discord between himself and his teacher, Gu Chengyu?
Just because he has a rigid temperament does not mean he is stupid, otherwise why would he be able to secure the position of a fourth-rank official?
The teacher and Gu Chengyu have a close relationship. Before Gu Chengyu goes to the morning court, he must discuss the matter with the teacher so that he can know where the shortcomings are. This is not surprising, and he is not one of those people who can't figure things out clearly.
I just didn't discuss it with him, firstly because the relationship wasn't that close yet, and secondly because the emperor hadn't announced it yet, so the less people knew about it, the better.
Besides, it was impossible for the brothers to tell all the things they had hidden before. Could it be that He Jisheng had told them something confidential again?
As for himself and others, Wu An also hid a lot from his teachers, let alone his brothers. Could it be that such a shrewd person as He Jisheng would tell the truth to his brothers?
His mother said that although Gu Chengyu was still a young man, Gu Chengyu's future would not be far behind.
He and He Jisheng have known each other for many years, and he knows He Jisheng's character well. He is a man who has no profit and cannot afford to be early, but he is not very broad-minded. Therefore, after Wu An became a capital official, he did not often interact with him.
He Jisheng comes and goes.
He couldn't stand such people either.
He Jisheng was struck by Wu An's glance. He didn't need to explain it. It would be bad if he said it too much.
"Junior brother is really good at what he does and is very capable. I'm afraid that when we become senior brothers in the future, we will have to rely on junior brother to pull us through."
He Jisheng had a smile on his face, as if he was joking.