Gu Chen: "..."
You said Biao'er was coming, so why did you bring Zhu Xiongying, a little wolf bastard?
Seeing that his face was not good-looking, Su Wanying quickly waved to her daughter.
"Girl, go back to the house and read a book."
She has not forgotten the last crisis. Her daughter still rarely shows her face in front of the royal family. It is really scary.
Gu Shuning nodded and was about to retreat back to the inner house, but Pearl gently pulled her back and spoke slowly under her confused expression.
"His Royal Highness King Wu said that he has brought good things to our eldest daughter and second brother, and he wants to see the eldest daughter and second brother."
They are the Crown Prince and the King of Wu. Isn't it wrong for you to refuse them?
If he just reported his illness and disappeared, wouldn't he be asking for trouble?
Gu Chen had no choice but to turn to look at his wife: "Put on the beads that the princess gave to the girl, and ask Mr. Zeng to follow him out to meet people."
Now that you recognize your sister, you will always be your sister, and it is impossible to change in this life.
Gu Family Flower Hall.
Zhu Biao looked at the furnishings in the room with his hands behind his back. He felt that although Guangxi's house was not particularly shabby, it was still somewhat empty.
I heard that most of them were given by his father-in-law, which shows that Guangxi is an honest official.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Highness the King of Wu."
Gu Chen didn't even change his clothes, so he came in a hurry to meet someone.
"I didn't know that His Highness's visit was not welcomed from afar. I hope Your Highness will forgive me."
Mainly because you, Lao Zhu’s family, really like to go to Chen Zi’s house.
Zhu Zhanji, the Cricket Emperor, often visited Yang Shiqi's house without saying hello.
Annoying!
What if he wants to do something bad and you guys catch him?
"There's no need to be polite. I haven't seen you for ten days and I miss you. It just so happens that Xiongying also wants to see his younger brothers and sisters."
"Just in time, Gu came to see you, and by the way, I took a look at Gu's adopted son and daughter."
Zhu Biao knew how to get to know each other on his own. It was clear that the so-called marriage was to make Zhu Xiongying happy, but he still had a younger brother, sister and adopted son and daughter.
"Guang Xi, your face is rosy. It looks like you are already well, right?"
Zhu Biao looked at it carefully and said: "It's just that his steps are still a little weak. It seems that he has just recovered, and it is normal. The disease is gone like a thread, and it will always take two days."
It seems that he is really scared of getting sick and is not pretending to be sick to avoid being lazy.
"It's indeed good. I plan to return to the Metropolitan Procuratorate tomorrow."
Bah, if you hadn't come, he would have been delayed for a few days.
Actually, he wasn't scared. It's common for people to get sick from eating whole grains.
But if they really think they are scared, then let's just think so.
In short, he doesn’t care!
"Master Gu, where are Brother Xiu and Sister Ning?"
Zhu Xiongying held a snow-white dog in his arms and poked his head behind Gu Chen, but after searching for a long time, he didn't see the person he wanted to see.
"Oh, back to His Highness King Wu, today they are practicing calligraphy together, and their clothes are stained with some ink, so they have to change their clothes before going out to meet the guests."
"Who is this bitch?"
It looks a bit like a lion, it's all white and so cute.
This little wolf bastard, wouldn't he want to use this to please the girl?
"Last time in the palace, Brother Xiu said that Sister Ning likes fluffy puppies very much. This is the most beautiful dog in the palace. I specially selected it to give to Sister Ning."
When he went out, he didn't call himself the king. He spoke like a neighbor's child. His mother and concubine said that he spoke like this to be friendly.
Brother Xiu, that stinky boy!
Gu Chen wanted to laugh in his heart, so he knelt down and whispered softly: "Your Highness King Wu, Brother Xiu, that little bastard is lying to you. He is the one who likes dogs."
"But her sister coughs when she sees dog hair, so she is not allowed to keep it at home. I'm afraid that Ning Yatou will let down His Highness's kindness."
This little bastard is actually smart and knows how to ask for things through other people's mouths.
However, he was quite happy to see the wolf cub succeed in stealing the chicken. Why?
Zhu Xiongying: "...ah?"
Gu Xiu, how dare you lie to yourself, the King of Wu?
As they were talking, Su Wanying came over with her three children to salute.
When Gu Shuning smelled the dog smell, his throat immediately felt a little itchy.
But in front of the guests, she didn't want to be rude, and her face turned red.
"Banban, take Fugui out quickly."
Zhu Xiongying knew that he had done something bad with good intentions, so he quickly asked someone to carry the dog far away, and then glared at Gu Xiu who was standing aside.
"Brother Xiu, how can you lie at such a young age?"
Before Gu Xiu could answer, he noticed Zeng Xiaozi next to Sister Ning.
"Sister Ning, do you have a brother?"
Gu Xiu knew that the lie had been exposed and was afraid that King Wu would be angry, so he quickly made amends.
"Your Highness King Wu, this is my future brother-in-law, Zeng Ziqi."
I heard that the person in front of me was the guy who got engaged to Sister Ning first.
Zhu Xiongying couldn't help but look at it carefully, and he came to a conclusion after a while.
Looks good!
Barely worthy of Sister Ning!
Since he recognized Sister Ning as his biological sister, Zeng Ziqi was his brother-in-law. Since he was his brother-in-law, he reluctantly took him to play with him.
Thinking like this, Zhu Xiongying showed a very friendly smile to him.
"Ziqi, people say that a gentleman has six skills, including riding and shooting. You and Sister Ning should come together for the autumn hunt in two months."
"How about I teach you how to ride horses, play polo, and play with balls?"
When the time comes, the cousins from my fourth uncle's family will also come back, and it will be fun to play together.
With this in mind, he looked at Gu Xiu again: "You can't lie anymore. If you lie again, I will have to fulfill the responsibilities of an elder brother."
The child didn't have the concept of a love rival yet, so Gu Chen felt relieved.
Very good!
"Let the children play with the children." Zhu Biao pointed to the jar in Li Jin's hand and said with a smile: "Gu Xin got a jar of cherry wine, let's try it together?"
"Gu Ke has heard what Guo Chong said. Your cook is the best at cooking. If you have any good dishes to go with wine, bring them over and try them. You can't hide anything."
When Su Wanying saw His Highness the Crown Prince saying this, she quickly went down to the kitchen to prepare it.
Gu Chen: "That's right, I'm good at eating. Not to mention a few dishes to go with the wine, the most famous cook in Yingtian Mansion doesn't have as many tricks as Chen."
Guo Chong is a foodie, and he said he was here to teach Brother Hao how to read.
In fact, I started eating as soon as I arrived, and when I left, I had to go home.
In half a year, I gained at least ten pounds by visual inspection.
"You are also a third-grade person now."
Zhu Biao followed Gu Chen to the front yard and sat under the grape trellis in the yard.
"Why don't you send your nephew to the Imperial College?"
As long as Gu Hao becomes a supervisor and helps his nephew run the business, the child can directly become an official without having to suffer the hardship of the scientific examination.
Many people have done this, and he and his father never said anything.
As long as the child has real talent and real learning, other details don't matter.
"For fame, it's better to take the exam yourself."
Gu Chen had someone bring in white jade wine cups and fill them for Biao'er and himself.
"If you rely on your family's ability to become an official, you won't have a strong backbone after all."
Even if they are officials of the same rank, those noble scholars have to be divided into three, six or nine. The Hanlin Academy only recognizes those who came from the imperial examination.
Officials who took the imperial examination most wanted to go to the noble Hanlin Academy.
As for those who rely on family members to serve as officials, no matter how you put it, they feel that they don't have enough confidence when facing officials who have actually passed the exam.
In the Imperial College, there are four types of students: Jujian, Gongjian, Yinjian, and Regular Jian.
The first two are based on real talent and practical learning, and the latter two are based on family.
Especially those who were imprisoned for donating money and millet as examples, were least valued by others, and their future was bleak. However, there were relatively few regular prisoners in the Ming Dynasty.
"I really like hearing this." Zhu Biao picked up the wine cup and said with a smile: "Come on, have a taste. This wine is not intoxicating, even the princes and concubines like to drink it."
The so-called cherry wine is naturally wine made from cherries.
The ancients loved fruit wine, such as crabapple wine and green plum wine, which were loved by literati.
Their taste is both sweet and easy to enter the throat. They are not easily intoxicating but can make people feel tipsy, making people feel ecstasy and want to stop.
No wonder Cao Cao said: Du Kang is the only one who can relieve his worries.
"Your Highness, the people who went to Japan haven't come back yet?"
