"Ahem..."
While everyone was talking, Lao Han, whom they hadn't seen for several years, walked towards Gu Chen and the others with happy steps.
He is now the censor of Zuodu, a high official of the second rank!
In fact, Lao Han wanted to resign for a long time, but His Majesty refused to let him go.
At first, he still didn't understand. After all, he was already old, not a very important person, and often annoyed His Majesty.
No matter what he does, he is just an annoying person who always gets criticized by him.
It's just that he's a bit more talkative. Why doesn't Your Majesty refuse to allow him to return home?
But now that he saw Gu Chen's clothes, he finally understood His Majesty's plan.
His Majesty wants Gu Chen to sit in his position.
Also, for the position of one of the Nine Qings, only Gu Chen in the Metropolitan Procuratorate is considered suitable.
He is honest, upright, and smart, unlike himself.
"teacher."
"Master Han."
When Gu Chen and his colleagues saw Han Yike, they quickly greeted him with their hands.
"I haven't seen you in three years, and the teacher looks better than before."
In the past two years, the court has been relatively stable, and no corrupt people have appeared.
Officer Lao Zhu was pretty good at his job, and there was no indiscriminate killing of innocent people.
Han Yike didn't have many things to do, so of course he was better off.
He smiled and said: "Guang Xi, being promoted to the fourth rank is a great joy that will honor our ancestors and your Gu family."
"It is necessary to treat guests to a meal, but the most important thing now is to move the house, build an ancestral hall, draw memorial tablets, and offer incense."
"In the past, it was because there were no conditions. Now that we have the conditions, we should build an ancestral hall in our own home and worship our ancestors at all times."
"I can still read the handwriting. It just so happens that we have traced the memorial tablets for your ancestors. You don't have to go out to invite people."
What does it mean to still be able to see?
The people sitting here are all the elite scholars of the Ming Dynasty. Their calligraphy is not only comparable to that of Wang Xizhi, but they are also at a level that can be read and appreciated.
To say that you can still see it is just a modest statement.
This is everyone's wish, and Gu Chen will naturally not refuse.
I just sighed a little in my heart, now that I have one less excuse to take time off to fish.
"Then student, it's better to obey orders than to be respectful. First of all, I would like to thank the teacher and all my colleagues."
Everyone knows that he has not returned for three years, and there must be many things waiting for him to deal with at home.
But she didn't drag him to continue chatting, she just said a few polite words and went about her own business.
After asking for leave, Gu Chen was so sleepy that he fell asleep when he got home.
When he bid farewell to Duke Zhou again, woke up from his dream, and opened his eyes, he saw an enlarged, white, fat baby face.
"son?"
Gu Chen reached out without hesitation, pulled the person onto his belly and pinched his fat face a few times.
Phew, it feels really good.
"Call daddy."
He was still a little baby when he left, but he was already this big when he came back.
In about one year, I will be able to start elementary school.
"Daddy."
The little guy didn't admit he was born. He called him daddy and looked at him carefully for a long time before tilting his head and making a serious comment.
"Daddy, you have grown so big."
Uncle Asking Directions, Uncle Tou Shi and Uncle Gu An who came back last night are not so big.
"When Xiu'er grows up in the future, will he be as big as daddy?"
It looks so awesome.
Gu Chen: "...You are daddy's son, so naturally you can grow to be as big as daddy."
He is indeed his son. Although he has never met, the adjectives are so tacitly understood.
"Ms. sir, get up and have a meal when you wake up. Eating too late is not good for your health."
I haven’t eaten in the morning, and my body won’t be able to bear it if things continue like this.
Gu Chen nodded, stood up with his son in his arms, sat on the table and took a sip of soup, and said after waking up.
"Madam, write a letter to your father-in-law and ask him to send the girl back, and then call the boy named Zeng to come to the capital."
"If his father doesn't like him, then let him give the child to us and we can help him raise it. He can't raise it himself anyway."
The new house is so big, it would be unlucky to have too few people, so why not raise one more baby?
It’s not like I can’t afford it!
"good."
Su Wanying naturally has no objection. A child who can satisfy his father must have excellent character.
Even if you don't become a son-in-law, becoming a disciple is still a good thing for your family.
After the family had lunch, Gu Chen got into the carriage with his son in his right hand and his wife in his left hand, and went to see his new house.
"Since we want to live in a big house, we still need to buy more slaves."
"It doesn't really matter how many people you serve, as long as they are diligent and clever. The most important thing is the cleaning and the rough guards at the door."
"I don't have high requirements. This guy must be strong and strong."
"Especially those who guard the second gate and behind them must fulfill their duties faithfully. They are carefully selected and cannot be careless in the slightest."
If you are not strong, you may not be able to protect your little cabbage.
Do you know why the ancients said that all ladies never leave the front door and never step forward?
The second door refers to the hanging flower door, which is what people call the inner chamber.
Outsiders cannot enter or exit this door.
Well, not even the valet.
Because all the people living there are female relatives, it is very inconvenient for outsiders to enter.
When Gu Chen was in modern times, he felt that these things were feudal dross and a restraint on women. What was the difference between being in jail?
But now, he feels that this is purely to protect his daughter.
In the future, when those Zhu bandits come to my home in the palace.
Even if they are members of the royal family, they can't just go to the back house at will, right?
Of course, in order to prevent the daughter from feeling bored and depressed, various entertainment facilities must be arranged.
Swings, shuttlecocks, and a large study room filled with all kinds of books must be arranged.
He will also take his daughter out to play when it is relatively safe.
No way, when you can't fight the robbers, you have only one choice, and that is to hide what you want to protect.
Gu Chen was afraid that his wife would not be willing to spend money, so he did not forget to give his earnest instructions.
"You don't have to worry about money. Your husband-in-law has been promoted now."
"The salary has naturally increased a lot. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also gives us some pocket money from time to time, which is enough for our family to spend."
His current monthly salary is 24 shi of food, which is more than 280 shi of food per year.
This is more than two hundred stones more food than when I was the supervisory censor.
Family members, who knows?
He was so serious that he almost woke up laughing while dreaming.
Zhu Biao personally managed the briquette and glass factories, and must have made a lot of money.
Although he didn't mention it, he always gave himself money in private.
Gu Chen didn't know if Lao Zhu knew about this, but he didn't care about it.
The boss gave it to you, but you still pretend to be aloof and don't want it?
Stupid, isn't it?
Tu Jie is a person who loves to enjoy life. His house covers a total area of more than a thousand square meters, and the construction area is estimated to be more than 900 square meters.
However, although it is said to be the fourth courtyard, it is actually just a row of back rooms behind the third courtyard for the servants to live in.
The big house has rockeries, flowing water, pavilions and pavilions, which is very elegant.
It just seemed a little empty. I heard that all the expensive calligraphy and paintings were copied by Lao Zhu and put into his own pocket.
It's really stingy, and I don't even mention leaving any for myself.
"This house is too big."
Su Wanying pulled her husband with her eyes full of both love and surprise.
"Husband, we must spend a lot of money just to buy decorative porcelain, right?"
Literati love elegance, but if you want elegance, you need money.
"No, just make it as simple as possible."
Gu Chen didn't like to decorate with porcelain, and those things were inedible.
"Go buy some broken glass and try to stick it on the courtyard wall."
In this way, as long as someone climbs over the wall, he or she is asking for trouble.
Su Wanying: "...Husband, who are you guarding against? Is that the case?"
He is the emperor's eldest grandson, soon to be his great-grandson, so why would he do something like climbing over the wall?
Moreover, he is so young, but he is still a young boy with no understanding of love affairs.
Do you really think that your daughter is a fairy in the sky, and that the prince, Long and Sun, can't find a better one, so he just keeps an eye on their family?
"Listen to me, don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst."
In fact, Gu Chen thought it was impossible, but thinking about the weird things that Lao Zhu's family had done for more than two hundred years, he felt that it was not impossible.
Well, I'll go see Yao Guangxiao in a few days and ask him to see if his daughter's fate has changed.
But when he went to Tianjie Temple, he learned that Queen Ma was seriously ill in the fifteenth year of Hongwu, and the emperor wanted his sons to pray for Queen Ma.
Therefore, many eminent monks were selected and sent to his son. Among them, Yao Guangxiao went to Yanfan.
Gu Chen: "..."
also!
At that time, it would be good for Zhu Di, Yao Guangxiao, and Lan Yu to allocate rations to Xiaoli together. If these three people are together, Xiaoli will suffer.
