Chapter 116 Show off (second update)
Zhou Gu followed Yan Huisheng into the East Palace.
Came to the study, the two sat down, and Qin Luan brought a court lady to serve the tea.
Zhou Gu Tan sat calmly and didn't speak, as if he didn't know Qin Luan, he waited for people to finish playing with melons and fruits and go down to refreshment before he spoke.
Yan Huisheng took the initiative to mention it, smiled and said to Zhou Gu: "Before you leave Beijing, please let her not be bullied by others, have enough food and clothing, and be stable every day. After thinking about it alone, I made her a female official in the Eastern Palace."
After he finished speaking, he said to Qin Luan again: "Miss Qin, you stay in the East Palace, and you can be a female officer, thanks to Zhou Gu."
Zhou Gu didn't expect Yan Huisheng to say this in front of Qin Luan, and was taken aback for a moment.
Qin Luan paused, looked at Yan Echo, saw him smiling, and seemed to be saying it casually, she was not sure what His Highness the Crown Prince intended, after all, she just passed the test yesterday, and today is the first day to serve in His Highness’s study, more than a month ago, the day she first arrived in the East Palace, the housekeeper beat her up, and also directly mentioned that His Highness the Crown Prince will take care of her for the sake of Prince Zhou, but she also has to abide by the rules of the East Palace , Don't think about what she shouldn't, so that she can have a good life, otherwise the face of Mr. Zhou will not work.
Qin Luan is a smart person, knowing that the butler's beating is the meaning of the prince, she dare not have any delusions, after all, you don't know if you don't enter the East Palace, you only know after entering the East Palace, no woman in the East Palace can get close to His Highness the Crown Prince.
The woman who was also gifted by the queen to the East Palace, compared to others who were thrown aside and ignored, she was satisfied.
Today, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince directly pointed it out in front of Zhou Gu. Although she didn't understand what it meant, she quickly put down the teapot in her hand, stood up straight, and saluted Zhou Gu Fu, "Thank you, Mr. Zhou, for speaking on behalf of the slave."
Zhou Gu looked at Yan Echo, and didn't see anything from him, but his intuition was wrong. His Highness the Crown Prince is definitely not a person who would take care of such a trivial matter, even if he opened his mouth to let him agree to such a matter, but for him, such a trivial matter can be settled with a single order, and there is no need to remember to bring it up in front of Qin Luan.
Especially, Qin Luan has only been in the East Palace for more than a month, and he has already been seated as a female officer, and has come to this study to serve him seriously. Could it be that Qin Luan is really talented, and His Highness the Crown Prince valued it in just a short time?
Zhou Gu was also puzzled, but still put down the teacup in his hand, waved to Qin Luan, and told the truth solemnly, "I have some friendship with your elder brother. When your elder brother is leaving, please ask me to take care of you for a while. I have never taken care of anyone. It was a bit awkward the first time. It was almost self-defeating. Fortunately, you entered the East Palace. His Royal Highness is kind, so I can say a few words for you. You will serve carefully in the future. His Royal Highness will not treat you badly." .”
The implication is that you don’t need to thank me, I’m also looking at your brother’s face, and it has nothing to do with you.
Qin Luan said yes, and stepped aside politely to make tea for the two of them.
Yan Huisheng seemed to have said it casually, so he ignored it, and said goodbye to Advisor Zhou, "Is it a good trip to Jiangning County?"
Zhou Gu's thoughts turned, and he nodded with a smile, "It's really rewarding."
He looked at Yan Huisheng, and suddenly straightened his back smartly, pointing at his clothes deliberately, "Your Highness, what do you think of my clothes?"
Yan Huisheng was about to serve the teacup when he heard the words.
Zhou Gu straightened his sleeves, his eyebrows and eyes fluttered with a smile, and all his skills of showing off were used at this time, which was much more blatant than showing off to Xie Shiji, "This is a gift from my fiancée. My fiancée is gone, but anyone who wants to look good will not miss me anymore, so I should dress better, which is pleasing to the eye, and she will like it very much."
Yan echoed "Oh?", looked up and down the clothes on his body, smiled and nodded and commented, "It's not bad."
"Isn't it?" Zhou Gu suddenly looked like a flower peacock, and his whole body was full of joy. "My fiancée is very good. She is good at chess, horse racing, and art of war. She is also good-looking. She is like a flower shining in the water when she is quiet, and she moves like a weak willow supporting the wind. Everyone in Jiangning County, when they see me staying with her, say that we are very compatible."
Yan Hui nodded with a smile and raised his eyebrows, "So, you are going to get married right away?"
Zhou Gu shook his head, "Not right away, am I going to take the scientific examination in the golden autumn? After I finish the scientific examination, I will go to Jiangzhou with my mother to discuss relatives. Whether it is fast or slow will be decided by my mother and her family."
Yan echoed his head, picked up the teacup slowly, took a sip, and asked: "So, the plan you told me when you left Beijing is not counted?"
Zhou Gu shook his head, "I told my grandfather after I came back yesterday, and my grandfather said otherwise."
Yan echoed his head, and when he got down to business, he waved to Qin Luan, "Back off!"
The door of the study room was closed, and there was no one else around. Zhou Gu immediately felt at ease, put away his smiling and showing off, and calmed down a bit, "Grandfather said, if I don't participate in the golden autumn scientific examination, Taifu Qin will definitely not do it. After saying that I can participate in the scientific examination, I will think about traveling."
He told Yan Echo what the old Hu Guogong told him, and then asked him, "What do you think, Your Highness?"
Yan echoed and thought for a moment, "The old man is right, it will work on his own."
Zhou Gu was very happy, "Your Highness also thinks it's okay, that would be the best."
Yan replied with a smile, he naturally thought it was okay, if he traveled after the scientific examination, he would not be in a hurry to get married for a while, even though he didn't intend to ruin Zhou Gu's marriage, but he didn't want him to get married as soon as possible.
Bringing up traveling, Zhou Gu was very excited, "His Royal Highness, where do you think I should start traveling? Where do you want to conquer? I will go there first, how about it?"
"There are two places, one is Nanping, and the other is Hebei." Yan Hui replied with a smile, "However, Nanping already has Ningchi as his refuge, and Gu also sent people to Nanping to help him. In a short period of time, it is only necessary to subtly help Ningchi secretly infiltrate Nanping's forces. It is not appropriate to make a big move. After all, Jiang Sheng has just been dealt with, and the elder brother's people hate Gu. Why don't you go to Hebei, the Pingxi General's Mansion in Hebei, and investigate on your behalf. some."
Zhou Gu was startled, "General Pingxi's mansion privately raises soldiers and horses?"
"It's possible." Yan echoed: "In the past year, the Pingxi General's Mansion has submitted three times for appropriation from the imperial court, each time with a necessary reason, and the second brother has accepted a new good concubine into the mansion this month, and that good concubine's family is quite rich."
Zhou Gu nodded, "In this case, after my scientific examination, I will go to Jiangzhou first, and then go to northern Hebei."
"Yes." Yan echoed and nodded, "I heard that you met many talented people in Jiangning County?"
Zhou Gu mentioned this very eloquently, "There are a large number of talents in Jiangzhou. This year's scientific examination, if there are no accidents, at least ten people can be on the list."
"Oh?" Yan echoed surprised, "So many?"
Zhou Gu is very sure, "The first one to bear the brunt is my quasi-uncle. He has great talent. If there is no accident, he will definitely pass high school. He studied under Xie Yuan and studied in Yunshan Academy. He has a brilliant literary talent, and he may win the leader. The second is Jiang Xing, a branch of the Jiang family. I begged His Highness to protect him from the Jiang Sheng case a few days ago.
He named more than a dozen people in a row, all of whom Su Xingze brought him to meet friends through literature.
Yan Huisheng is most interested in Su Xingze, "I heard that Su Xing came to Beijing with you? Where is it now?"
"He now lives in Dongsi Hutong in Dongcheng." Zhou Gu added, "It's Xie Yuan's house."
Yan echoed that he understood.
Consultant Zhou: "Your Highness, would you like me to introduce him to you as soon as possible? I have a marriage contract with the Su family, and he came to Beijing with me. Those who are interested have already known about this relationship, so there is no need to hide it."
Whether Su Xing goes to the gate of the East Palace or not, because of his relationship, he has already been classified into the East Palace camp. After he entered Beijing, he has already been targeted. In fact, there is no difference between being upright and not being upright.
Yan Hui echoed for a while, Su Rong didn't answer yet, he shook his head, "No hurry, let him study with peace of mind." After speaking, he thought of something, and said, "How many guards did he bring with him when he came to Beijing?"
"There are twenty people."
"How about martial arts?"
Zhou Gu was stunned for a moment, "I don't know if I haven't taken the exam. Why does Your Highness ask this? Do you think someone will be against him?"
"It's possible." Yan echoed: "You go to Jiangning County, the Jiang family fell, and the elder brother's people should have found out that you were among them. He can't deal with you alone, and he might attack Su Xingze. After all, he is famous, not an unknown person."
Zhou Gu sat up straight, feeling that it was reasonable, but Su Xing must not cause any accident because of him, and immediately said: "I will go back later, and I will ask my grandfather to send some people to protect him."
Yan echoed and nodded, "Don't be afraid of 10,000, just in case. This is the best."
See you tomorrow~
(end of this chapter)