Chapter 413: Breath

Several other people originally wanted to help, but as soon as Zhang Yue came up, they were all big truths, and they were irrefutable and irrefutable, and they were suddenly dumbfounded. Seeing that Zhang Yue coldly put down such words and walked away, the short and fat young man had a purple swelled face, and he was not standing or sitting, but he was so angry that he fainted. At this moment, someone stepped forward and closed the door of the box, and then said angrily: "It's a good time to celebrate, Ziying can't control her mouth, and she actually provoked the evil star!" ”

"Ahem, who doesn't know that the emperor is extremely fond of the Zhang family, and now that he has used Master Du, it is trusted, if those words are spread just now...... makes people think that Ziying, you are arrogant and arrogant, isn't it ruining your life's future? ”

"I think that when Lord Liang Yongzhi went to the Jinyi Wei prison, if no one interceded, it would be a dead end, even Yang Ge, as a friend of the same village, did not dare to come forward rashly, but it was not Master Du's intercession, so Lord Liang was able to return to his hometown safely? Zhang Yuanjie can be regarded as reasoning with Brother Guo, if it is replaced by those unkind real noble children, I am afraid that you should turn the table just based on what you just said. Who doesn't know that the emperor has always favored the nobles, even if there is any turmoil, it will be your bad luck. ”

Since they didn't know if Zhang Yue was still next door, several people lowered their voices. However, Yu Qian, who initially dissuaded Guo Ziying, did not speak at this time. The last time he bluntly said in front of Zhang Yue that he couldn't just care about killing people in order to echo the emperor's wishes, Zhang Yue was not only annoyed, but thanked him for a long time; But when they met again at this time, he found that the person who was easy at the beginning suddenly spoke sharply and coldly, as if he had changed a person.

Zhang Yue on the other side returned to the box as if nothing happened. His voice just now was not too small, and everyone here from top to bottom was listening to the movement with their ears pricked up, so he barely missed a word, and at this time the group of people stood up. He smiled and nodded motioning for everyone to sit down, and raised his glass when he returned to the main table.

"There is business in the afternoon, this wine will end here, but the meal is enough, everyone has fun, don't be discouraged by what just happened, I'll do it first!"

Although the subordinate officials and scribes of the Arsenal Division set up some stumbling blocks when Zhang Yue took over the affairs at the beginning, it was just a small fight, and it didn't mean that they hadn't heard of Zhang Yue's very brilliant qualifications - going to Qingzhou to kill people can be said to be beheaded by order, but it was Zhang Yue's own idea to destroy the stone sheds at the beginning; went down to Jiangnan, and I don't know how many heads I lost; And just two months ago, on the night of martial law in Beijing, many people who committed crimes were killed, and it was a killing order issued by someone himself. However, after working with this Lord Langzhong for so long, they felt that this was just a gentle and humble nobleman.

But now they finally understand that if they really provoke him to give you no face in person, it will be asking for their own hardship!

This labor banquet was a mess, Zhang Yue left Lian Sheng to settle the bill, and then returned to the military headquarters with everyone. Since the military affairs of Jiaozhi have been resolved, and at the end of last year, the change of clothes of the forbidden army such as the Jingwei and Beijing camps had been completed, and now that the spring is blooming, there is no need to think about what military uniforms, cotton clothes, etc., so the Arsenal Division is naturally idle. It's just that people are not idle, and a group of scribes have always been in the same spirit, and the news soon spread, and the six yamen and other yamen around it have spread all over the place.

Since the military department had no urgent business, after leaving people on duty, they dispersed early in the evening of that day. Because it was still early, after Zhang Yue got on the horse and said goodbye to other colleagues, he made an appointment to go to Xipailou Lane to see Fang Jing on the Wanshijie Festival, who knew that he saw an unexpected person when he came out of the alley. He hurriedly stepped forward, and then jumped off the horse conveniently, glanced at the little donkey behind the man, and then smiled: "Why is the little seventh brother here, there is no class in the Guozijian today?" ”

"I won't be studying in Guozijian from now on." Gu Bin saw Zhang Yue's eyes widen and his face was full of astonishment, so he showed a rare smile, "I was in the Hall of Justice when I was first in Guozijian, and then I was in Chongzhi and Guangye Hall, and after a year and a half, the assessment was excellent, and I rose all the way, and I entered the Hall of Frankness last year." In less than a year, I got a full eight points in the eight monthly exams, so I have already given the birth, and now the Guozijian strictly supervises the points method, so those who deserve the birth have already recommended it to the emperor. ”

Xu is because of four years of hard work that it was finally not in vain, Gu Bin's face has lost his previous inferiority complex, and he looks high-spirited. And Zhang Yue thought that Gu Bin had to help those naughty children in the clan school to take the monthly exam in order to make a living, and now he finally got through, and he was really happy in his heart: "With your hard-working and diligent little brother, I knew that there would be today." Since you don't live in the Guozi Prison now, where have you moved your luggage to now? If there is no place, I still have an empty house on the other side of West Pai Lou Lane. ”

Wan Shijie also came over at this time, he has always been the most lively, hearing this, he hurriedly echoed: "Yuan Jie is right, the house over there is empty and empty, since you have moved out of the country, you have to find a place to live, why don't you move in with you?" It is not easy to live in the capital, and you are not out of office now, and even the small house in the corridor is not so easy to rent. ”

Gu Bin had heard Zhang Zhen mention a few of Zhang Yue's friends in the Guozijian, and at this time, seeing Wanshijie's familiar appearance, he couldn't help but hesitate for a moment, and then said sincerely: "After I moved out of the Guozijian yesterday, I once went to visit Xiao Yang, and he persuaded me to take my father and mother over, and said that he could help me rent three middle houses near Xizhimen. I also saved some money in Guozijian, and the rent money for the first year was about enough. If you can have a good job in the future, you can probably maintain it. ”

What kind of level can this approximate maintain, not to mention the Wanshi Festival, even Zhang Yue can guess it. Yang Shiqi, who has no family background, lives in a house given by Zhu Di, and the servants and so on are all hired, and he barely makes ends meet every month; His old father-in-law married Du Juan, the only grange near Beijing, and the couple lived completely on Yulu, if he hadn't moved his mother-in-law Qiu Shi to live or die, under the pretext of letting her get together to buy the land for herself, in fact, he let his father take the money to open a small cloth village in Jiangnan, but I was afraid that Du Zhen, who refused to take the subsidy in the clan, would even have a problem to live; As for Xia Yuanji and other civil officials, they all live a simple and simple life, and the second elder of the Gu family has to rely on Gu Bin's money to feed, but I am afraid that life will not be as good as Kaifeng when the time comes.

However, Zhang Yue was not good at pouring cold water on others, so he skipped this topic for the time being. Because Gu Bin mentioned that he was going to Zhang's house to visit Gu's family, he couldn't let others go alone, so he said hello to Wanshijie and agreed to go over to visit Fang Jing tomorrow evening. Wan Shijie knew that the pair of cousins had not seen each other for a long time, so he nodded.

"Then I'll go back first, and I'll talk to him there, Little Brother Fang. He's always sensible, and he won't blame you. ”

After saying goodbye to Wanshijie, Zhang Yue walked with Gu Bin all the way. One is a tall horse with a few retinues, and the other is riding a thin little donkey, a combination that naturally attracts the attention of many people. Finding that Gu Bin was still a little dodgy and unnatural under these blazing gazes, Zhang Yue suddenly sighed in his heart.

Sure enough, some things can't be completely changed by changing circumstances.

Although it was not completely dark, several families in Wu'anhou Hutong had already hung lanterns at the door, and the octagonal palace lantern was also hung in front of the west corner of Zhangjia. Zhang Yue and Gu Bin were just about to enter the door, when there was a sound of horses' hooves behind them, and when they looked back, they saw Zhang Chao wearing a red jacket and black leather boots, followed by two young followers.

Because he had asked for a long vacation from the army during the mourning period in May, Zhang Chao finally lost his initial depression after the holiday, but his temperament was no longer as big as before, and he gradually became a little calm. He was a year older than Gu Bin, and after recognizing the person, he immediately jumped off the horse and stepped forward to say hello, and when he heard Zhang Yue say that Gu Bin had successfully graduated from Guozijian and obtained his background, he raised his eyebrows and was full of joy.

"I knew that Xiao Qi must be good, and my grandmother was happy when she heard it! Lao Gu's family is all those messy things, and she often sighs that none of them can hold up. If I'm not mistaken, let alone the previous generation, this generation is only Xiao Qi who really got the birth, and the others can't survive the hardships and give up their jobs halfway. ”

Although Gu Bin has never lacked tenacity and ruthlessness, but under the appearance of arrogance, there is always an inferiority complex, just now Zhang Yue's congratulations, and now Zhang Chao's praise, he suddenly felt a lot more confidence in his heart. Following the brothers into the door of the carved mansion again, he gradually calmed down. When he entered the upper room of the North Courtyard, he first visited the Gu family, and then talked about his background.

"Amitabha, the Gu family is finally promising!"

Gu Shi, who still had a stiff face at first, was overjoyed, and recited several words of Buddha in a row. beckoned Gu Bin to step forward, she looked him up and down for a while, and her eyes gradually showed a little water. Seeing this situation, even Gu Bin, who had always been the most frightened of the old lady of the Zhang family, felt a little sour in his heart.

"If it weren't for the third child who has been taking care of your family, my old wife would have almost missed the last glimmer of hope for the Gu family." Gu Shi wiped his eyes, looked at Gu Bin, and gradually showed a solemn expression, "The Gu family only gave you a surname, and it didn't give you any benefits, and even my aunt didn't help you much, so I am not qualified to ask you to do something for the Gu family." If there is a mess on the side of the Kaifeng Gu family in the future, you can come to me, and you can't let them ruin your good future. Be a good official and a good person, I don't have anything else to say. ”

Even though he had a lot of grievances in his heart, but after listening to Gu's words, Gu Bin finally felt that the breath he had been holding back had a place to stretch, and he nodded for a long time and said, "Thank you, old lady, I wrote it down." ”

After leaving Gu Bin for dinner, Gu ordered someone to send him out, and instructed the housekeeper Gao Quan to choose a horse from the horse pen and give it to him. As soon as the people left, she lost the relief and joy, even when the rooms came to say goodnight, she was a little careless. Others thought that she was emotionally moved by her niece's nephew, but Zhang Yue paid attention, and when she came out last, she happened to meet Bai Fang at the gate of the courtyard, so she stopped her.

"The old lady has been looking a little lazy lately, what's going on?"

"Now it's Sister Lingxi who is serving the old lady closely, why didn't the third young master ask her?" Ever since Lingxi came back, Bai Fang always felt that others looked at him with a little less respect, and at this time he brought it out in his tone. Seeing that Zhang Yue's face sank, she knew that she had said the wrong thing, and hurriedly curtled her knees and said, "The third young master forgives the sin, and the slave knows that he is wrong...... The old lady does sleep lightly these days, and she eats less meals, which has been effective for about half a month, and the slave doesn't know what it is for. ”

Zhang Yue had been busy a few days ago, so he didn't care about anything else, and when he heard Bai Fang say this, he immediately turned back. Opened the curtain and entered the landlord's house, he happened to see Lingxi standing beside Gu and talking softly, and he couldn't help but feel that something must be something. Sure enough, Gu Shi was stunned when he saw him come in.

"It's so easy to come back early, why don't you go back to accompany your daughter-in-law?"

"Grandmother, what's she hiding from me?"

"What's the matter...... Gu Shi saw Zhang Yue's face full of disbelief, and swallowed back the perfunctory words on his lips, and then sighed, "I still want to not let your shrewd daughter-in-law come over, you have been busy lately, and most of you can't notice anything, but I still can't hide it from you." It's not a big deal, it's just that the British public sent a letter back before, and the news in several states of Jiaozhi was cut off, but fortunately, it was recovered soon, and your eldest uncle was safe and sound, and he was able to retreat from the enemy, but two of the loyal long-term followers who brought him over died ...... These are all servants left by the old lady, this is the two families without a family. ”

"Grandmother, I've already handed over the strategy for the matter of Jiaozhi, it's not that I ignore my uncle, it's really not that I just want people to come back, it's better to think about settling down there first, after all, the emperor doesn't seem to have moved that meaning."

"I understand, fortunately, the Marquis of Fengcheng has always taken care of your eldest uncle, and nothing big can happen." Gu Shi reluctantly calmed down, and felt that Zhang Yue held her left hand, so she patted it lightly with her right hand, "There are major events outside, and the British Duke and your second uncle have always paid attention to it, I'm not worried, what I'm really worried about is another matter." Didn't I have someone watch that outer room of your eldest brother a long time ago? She has always been safe, but today I don't know what method she used, she almost ran away, and almost injured Lingxi! ”

The more Gu Shi spoke, the more annoyed he became, and he immediately said angrily: "If I hadn't just let Lingxi go over to have a look, I would have almost let her succeed!" Thinking that your eldest brother has only improved a little easily, and he can't use this bad thing to ruin his ambition, I really want to teach this trouble-causing kid a hard lesson! At the beginning, that girl was very angry, and she didn't even want to be a second room, but now this is clearly a fox! I still want to see how her heart is, if it's okay, I'll be admitted to the door, who knows it's this kind of goods! It's a housework, you don't have to worry about it, I'll naturally think about it, you just take care of the outside things. ”

As early as when the Gu family told Zhang Yue the truth, Lingxi avoided going out of the door to guard. At this time, she gently rubbed her left wrist, and she couldn't help but remember the situation at that time. If she hadn't gone to the British Mansion before, and Peng Shisan happened to accompany her all the way when she went out to run errands, I'm afraid it wasn't just the bruised marks on her wrist that that woman could really strangle her!