Metropolitan Procuratorate.
Gu Chen was holding the mutton soup that the Queen had ordered for him in his hand. He was looking at the first snow outside this year, and his thoughts were swirling.
He didn't know if the treasure ship far away from Xinfan was involved.
In order to avoid suspicion, Sichuan Road was not under his control, and it was not easy for him to ask Fan Congwen.
"What are you thinking about?"
"If you don't drink it, this soup will be cold."
At this time, Fan Congwen stepped forward, took the soup bowl in his hand, and said with a genuine smile.
"If you don't want to drink, you can drink for me."
The queen's craftsmanship is so unique that you can't taste it on ordinary days.
"You drink it."
Gu Chen didn't bother to compete with him. The mutton soup made by his wife was also delicious.
There is no shortage of this bowl.
"Guangxi, don't worry, I know what you are thinking."
After Fan Congwen finished drinking the soup in the bowl, he carefully looked around and then whispered.
"I just checked for you. The tax revenue in Xinfan County is about the same as in previous years. Even if there is a problem with the tax revenue in Sichuan Road, it has nothing to do with the treasure ship."
Speaking of which, he and Chen Baochuan had been colleagues for half a year.
He was still very concerned about whether he had committed any crime.
After hearing the answer he wanted to hear, a smile appeared on Gu Chen's lips.
"The affairs of Sichuan Road are yours to take care of. It's against the rules for you to tell me these things."
"Don't say it again."
After that, he picked up his feet and walked away, but turned back halfway.
"I don't like mutton soup. I'll give you the bowl I have in the afternoon."
When the palace brings food, it always comes in two meals, half morning and half afternoon.
In winter, she gets hungry quickly, so Queen Ma often prepares food for Xiao Huangmen to bring to the front, so they all figure out a routine.
"Okay, then I'm welcome." Fan Congwen looked at his back and shook his head helplessly, smiling: "Guang Xi is quite arrogant."
It snowed heavily this year. When Gu Chen came home from get off work, he met Guo Huan at the palace gate.
Good guy, that look almost killed him.
Gu Chen acted as if the quarrel in the morning didn't even exist.
Facing Guo Huan, he showed two rows of big teeth and gave a bright smile.
"snort!"
Guo Huan was so angry that he entered his carriage and immediately asked the driver to leave quickly.
"Master, have you offended another high official?"
As soon as Gu An saw this battle, he knew that his master had achieved a lot today.
"Well, almost."
Su Wanying was in the car, covered with a lot of wool mattresses, which kept her warm.
Gu Chen stuffed Tang Pozi in his hand into Gu An's arms.
"Hold it, it's freezing. How will you make money to raise pearls in the future?"
After saying that, he got into the sedan chair.
Gu An held Mrs. Tang in his arms and stood stupidly in the snow for a long time.
Now, not only were his hands warm, but his heart was also warm.
Because of the snow and slippery roads, Gu Chen's commute took half as long as before. When he got home, he saw a carriage parked at home.
"Who's coming?"
When Tou Shi saw him coming back, he quickly stepped forward and patted the snow off his body with Gu An, and then handed him the new soup that he had prepared earlier.
"Sir, it's the eldest master and eldest wife, and the eldest uncle is here."
This uncle is Gu Hao.
"Brother and sister-in-law are here?"
Upon hearing this, a hint of joy flashed across Gu Chen's face and he immediately walked into the hall.
"Tell the kitchen to have a mutton pot and roast a fat goose tonight."
"Go to the cellar again and get the imperial wine given by His Highness the Crown Prince in the past few months."
He had long called his brother and sister-in-law and brought his nephew to settle in Yingtian, but they were always afraid of causing trouble to him and refused to come no matter what they said.
Now that you're here, don't even think about leaving.
"Huh." Tou Shi immediately smiled and said, "Madam has already made arrangements, and the sesame paste should be bought from the sesame paste shop in the east of the city."
"The goose was also roasted with lychee wood, and a duck was also roasted by the way."
The masters can't finish the food, but the servants will enjoy it.
My wife understands him!
Gu Chen hurried into the inner courtyard and heard Yan Yan laughing in the hall from a distance.
That loud and childish laughter, who else could it be if it wasn't my little boy?
As soon as I entered the inner hall, I saw a handsome young man of eighteen or nineteen years old.
At this time, he was holding Brother Xiu and tickling him. The little guy was laughing so hard that his face was red. He rolled around and said that he knew his mistake and had admitted defeat.
"I haven't seen you brothers before, but I didn't expect you to be so ignorant of life."
Seeing him coming back, everyone stood up, and Su Wanying took off his scarlet cloak.
Gu Huai couldn't wait to rush forward and gave him a bear hug.
"Second brother, eldest brother misses you!"
Their parents left early, and their brothers depended on each other for life, but now they don’t see each other very often.
"Nonsense, if brother misses me, why won't he come and live in Yingtian?"
"We are a family, and a family should live close to each other."
With tears in his eyes, Gu Chen bowed to his sister-in-law Yan again.
"Sister-in-law, you have worked hard all the way."
My brother and sister-in-law were still wearing coarse linen clothes, which showed that they didn't spend any money he sent back.
"Why is it so hard to ride in a car?"
"Originally, I shouldn't have bothered my uncle."
Yan waved her hand and pointed at Brother Hao with a wry smile.
"The first reason we came to Yingtian Mansion this time was to see you and your siblings. It may have been a long time since our family celebrated the New Year together."
"Secondly, this child is not good enough. He failed in the provincial examination."
At this point, she rubbed her hands with difficulty, feeling a little unspeakable.
"My husband at home said that with his qualifications, even if he wins the imperial examination, he will not be able to become a Jinshi. If he wins the Jinshi, it will be difficult for him to become an official."
"It would be nice to let him be an enlightenment teacher at home, but this child refuses to live or die. He insists on taking the scientific examination and becoming an official like you, my second uncle. That's why we are thinking..."
Originally, I asked Su Xian Cheng to talk to him about whether he could enter Bailudong Academy.
It's just that they are embarrassed!
How can you have the nerve to ask your sister-in-law about something that is hard for brothers to talk about?
Originally, they couldn't do anything to help the second uncle, so how could they open their mouths?
"I know what sister-in-law means." Gu Chen patted his nephew on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Brother Hao, just leave it to me to study."
"Come on, sit down, sit down, don't even stand."
Gu Chen actually felt a little bit sour in his heart. His brother and sister-in-law worked hard to raise the original owner to such an old age and to educate him, thus delaying the enlightenment of his own child.
They are the proud ancestors, but the two of them still have to be cautious for their son's education.
It shouldn't, it shouldn't, it really shouldn't.
Gu Chen looked at his eldest nephew who was a little frustrated and comforted him in a good voice.
"Brother Hao, don't be sad, you are not the only one who failed."
"Look at the people outside, there are quite a few people in their forties or fifties who have won the exam, isn't it... No, why are you crying when I talk to you?"
"Oh, you said you kid..."
Before Gu Chen could even say a word of comfort, the child burst into tears as if his thread had been cut off.
"Second...Second uncle, I only passed the exam in my forties or fifties, so when can I...can I put on the scarlet official uniform? When will I die?"
What's the point?
Gu Chen: "..."
Even if you die, you may not be able to wear it!
"OK OK."
"Second uncle, I'm just trying to make an analogy with you. Maybe you'll win the imperial examination in three years and the Jinshi in four years, right?"
"Man, stop crying. Why are you crying?"
Although it is really hard to fail the exam, the original owner has seen those men in their 40s and 50s who cried until they fainted because they failed the exam.
But this is all fate, and there is no time in life that you can’t force.
"Second uncle, I feel so miserable." Gu Hao cried so hard that he felt aggrieved, and cried: "In the cold winter months, under the scorching sun, I study hard every day and don't dare to slack off. How can I fail the exam?"
Before he failed the exam, his husband said he had a bright future.
After he failed the exam, he was told that his talent was not good enough. How could you ask him to accept his fate?
