Gu Chengyu glanced at Zhu Pang, who was smiling playfully, "Oh? Did you tell me that I got some errand?"
Zhu Pang looked around and saw Ming Yan inside the house. He thought about it and seemed to feel that Ming Yan was not an outsider.
Then he said: "Is it for the treasure map?"
As soon as these words came out, Gu Chengyu was also stunned.
I didn’t expect that these people even knew about the treasure map, and even Zhu Pang knew about it. Doesn’t that mean that all the officials in the capital knew about it?
Gu Chengyu thought so, but remained calm on the surface.
"Where did this come from? Since you just said that I received a secret mission assigned by the emperor, it is not convenient for me to reveal it to you. Sometimes it is not a good thing to know too much."
Gu Chengyu didn't want the friendship between the two to become impure so early. Not long after he came back, Zhu Pang came to find him.
Needless to say, it must have been told to him by the elders of Zhu Pang's family. For what reason, does it need to be said?
"Yes! If you don't ask, don't ask. Fortunately, I knew you were sick and was still worried. Who would have thought that I couldn't see you even when I came to your house? Do you know how worried I am about you?"
Zhu Pang's expression was unusually serious. Although Jin Yu didn't admit it, he didn't deny it either.
He was forced to come here by his father. Although he originally wanted to see Gu Chengyu, he didn't want to come to the Gu Mansion with such a purpose.
The friendship between him and Gu Chengyu was very sincere, and he did not want too much utilitarianism mixed into it.
But when people live in this world, they always have no choice but to do so. His father didn't want to plot against Gu Chengyu, he just wanted to know more about the goings-on in the court!
As for whether Gu Chengyu had obtained the treasure map, he didn't want to ask, and he couldn't ask.
Gu Chengyu looked into his sincere eyes, feeling a little moved in his heart.
"Congguang, thank you!" Gu Chengyu stepped forward and patted Zhu Pang on the shoulder.
When he came to this dynasty, he gained friendship and family affection. He felt that even if he did not become an extremely popular minister in the end, there would be no regrets.
Zhu Pang's eyes were a little moist, and his throat seemed to be blocked by some foreign object.
"Ahem! I'm so worried about you that my hair is turning gray, so you have to make it up to me."
Zhu Pang turned his face, not daring to look directly at Gu Chengyu. But Gu Chengyu saw his moist eyes and knew that he was embarrassed.
"Okay! Don't you like my green lotus leaf plate? I'll give it to you."
This lotus leaf plate is very delicate. The lotus leaf is carved from green jadeite, and there is a frog on it. Gu Chengyu learned to carve it himself using jadeite in the space.
Although the carving skills are not as good as those of the masters, it is still very interesting and Zhu Pang has liked it for a long time.
"That's also your favorite thing. I don't take away from others' preferences. I don't care. If you want to invite me to have a nice meal at Juxiang Tower, I haven't been there for a long time."
Zhu Pang glanced at Gu Chengyu, "A gentleman does not take what others like, and he is not an ignorant person."
"When I go to Juxiang Tower, why don't I stop you? I have wanted to give you this ornament for a long time. I was just teasing you before. If you really don't want it, then I will give it to Zheng Lun. He
I asked about it last time."
"Hey, who said I don't want it anymore? Give it to me, give it to me."
Zhu Pang suddenly became anxious. He thought about exchanging it with Gu Chengyu for a ornament.
He and Gu Chengyu often exchange jades and ornaments, and neither of them is the kind of person who likes to argue.
"You're already married, why are you still so childish?" Gu Chengyu rolled her eyes at him and joked with a smile.
Zhu Pang suddenly blushed and became unusually shy.
When Gu Chengyu saw this, he knew that the young couple was doing well, and the big stone he had been placing on his heart finally fell to the ground.
"It was nice to hear that you didn't make trouble again, but the rumors really can't be believed."
Zhu Pang finally sighed, although his wife was not beautiful, she was still a beauty.
It's not the pockmarked face that is spread outside. I don't know who is so hateful that he spreads rumors outside and ruins his wife's reputation.
"So from now on, don't listen to the wind or the rain, and use your brain to distinguish."
Gu Chengyu smiled and shook his head. Zhu Pang still had a young mind.
"Yeah! Hey, Zheng Lun said we're going to kiss him." Zhu Pang suddenly had a hesitation on his face and smiled a little obscenely.
"Oh? Whose girl are you talking about?" When Gu Chengyu heard that Zheng Lun said they were kissing, she immediately became interested.
"She is the concubine of Hu Maoshen, the imperial censor of Youdu, and she lives at home!"
"Oh? What is this marriage?" Gu Chengyu was a little surprised. With Zheng Lun's mother's enthusiasm, she shouldn't find a concubine as a wife, right?
Although Dingnanhou Mansion has been in decline over the years, and Zheng Lun's father's room is still a common room, Zheng Lun's mother's vision is quite high.
She only wanted to have a daughter-in-law from a wealthy family as her daughter-in-law, so that her son could have a more stable and faster career path.
Zhu Pang certainly knew the reason for Gu Chengyu's surprise.
He and Zheng Lun had known each other long before Gu Chengyu, and they had a good relationship at that time.
Zheng Lun had spoken to him twice before about Zheng Lun's mother's thoughts, with a hint of complaint in her words.
Because Zheng Lun's mother was like a demon, insisting on finding those legitimate daughters from aristocratic families.
But there are better choices, so who would fall in love with you, the second son of a concubine in the Marquis's house?
In the future, the Hou family was divided, and Zheng Lun's father did not hold an official position. The family had to rely on Zheng Lun and his eldest brother to support their dignity.
"Why would you agree to Mrs. Zheng? Although the girl was a concubine, her aunt had a dystocia when she gave birth to her. The girl was raised by her aunt since she was a child. She had two sons and one daughter.
The eldest daughter has been married a long time ago. The aunt is quite nice to the girl, and she can be considered half of the eldest daughter."
Zhu Pang smiled and told the story.
"Oh" Gu Chengyu suddenly realized, but in this way, this marriage is considered to be Zheng Lun's. This is an indisputable fact.
Hu Maoshen is now a second-grade official, which is a big official position.
If the girl gets along well with her aunt, Zheng Lun will also be able to rely on her father-in-law's relationship in the future.
Not to mention that he was like a fish in water in the officialdom, but at least for the sake of his father-in-law's face, people always wanted to give Zheng Lun some face.
My father-in-law gave me some more advice, and with Hu Maoshen's connections in the court, it was impossible for Zheng Lun to do poorly in the future.
"That's a good thing. It's just following Mrs. Zheng's wishes."
Gu Chengyu was also happy for Zheng Lun. In such a dynasty, free love was impossible.
On the basis of the lack of freedom in love, the orders of parents and the words of matchmakers are the iron wheels that cannot be changed.
Being able to find a wife who will be helpful to a man's career is also what the scholar-bureaucrats nowadays pursue.
The ancients believed in marrying a virtuous wife, which not only refers to the wife's virtuousness, but also includes the wife's family background and her status in her natal family.
Zheng Lun married Hu Maoshen's daughter, which was considered a marriage between aristocratic families.
"Ahem! There's just something wrong with it." Zhu Pang hid his smile, a little embarrassed.
"How do you say that?" Gu Chengyu looked at Zhu Pang doubtfully. Is there something wrong with that girl? 14