Blissful Days After Widowhood - Chapter 89

    Gu Ye was stopped by him and tilted his head in confusion.

    The young Feng Yu looked at him from head to toe, and then analyzed: “Look at how you dress, you don’t look like a child from a poor family. But you sneaked out of the house? Or encountered What’s the trouble?”

    Just as he said this, Shopkeeper Zhou came out with a small silver ingot and said to Feng Yu, “Little guest officer, you gave too much money.”

    Feng Yu shook her head and explained: “I didn’t give much, I’ll pay him the bill. Don’t misunderstand the shopkeeper, he’s my friend, he didn’t steal anything, he just came out in a hurry, so… I help him The same goes for giving.”

    Gu Ye couldn’t help laughing and crying: “Uncle Zhou, he thought I was stealing something, so he helped me pay the bill.”

     Shopkeeper Zhou also smiled and returned the silver ingot to Feng Yu, “This is our young master’s house, and the little guest officer misunderstood.”

    Feng Yu hurriedly accepted the money, “I’m nosy.”

    Gu Ye waved his hand and said no, “It’s called helping each other with righteousness, it’s definitely not meddling. And you just said that we are friends, I’ll give you your friend today.”

    Feng Yu has never made friends with anyone three or four years younger than him, but he seems to be taking care of Lord Ye, and he can talk to him.

    He chuckled lightly, nodded and said, “Yes, it is indeed what I said.”

    The two reported their names to each other, Gu Ye thought that it was too late, and said, “I want to invite you to dinner, but I still have something to do…”

    Feng Yu said: “My mother is in Qingshi Yashe, and she should stay for a while. I will be here today. If there is fate, we will meet here.”

    “That’s good, I’ll come over in the evening, and then we’ll talk properly.”

    The two said goodbye, Gu Ye got into the carriage, and settled on the food and drink.

    When he returned to the Wenhua Hall, Emperor Zhengyuan came from the imperial study to wait for him.

    Seeing him hurried back, Emperor Zheng Yuan smiled and said, “You monkey cub can’t be idle, so you have to go out to the palace after a lunch break?”

    Gu Ye smiled a little embarrassedly, sat beside him and took out an oiled paper bag, “I’ve kept it for you too!”

    The oil paper bag was opened, and inside was a meat biscuits.

    The crispy golden brown skin is baked, and the inside is full of minced meat.

    As soon as the biscuits were baked, Gu Ye wrapped them up and rushed back with them in his arms, so they didn’t get cold.

    Gu Yelu had already eaten several times, but thought that what Emperor Zhengyuan ate had to be tested for poison, so he did not hand over the biscuits immediately, but prepared to take a bite and show him .

    Emperor Zheng Yuan stopped him and said with a smile, “Didn’t you say it was reserved for me?”

    Then he took the biscuits and ate them.

    Before the father and son said a few words, the gentleman who taught Gu Ye’s knowledge came to rest.

    Mr. Zheng, surnamed Zheng, is quite old, and also works in the Hanlin Academy. He is recognized as one of the most learned gentlemen.

    Emperor Zheng Yuan didn’t leave in a hurry, and left to ask Gu Ye how he was doing.

    Gu Ye is still a pure white Ding, but fortunately, he is only in the opening stage, and all the things Wu An has learned before. Although Wu An never forgets it, he must review it when he gets home Will review, the homework that should be written must be written.

    Gu Ye’s learning speed is not slow.

    Mr. Zheng saw that Gu Ye’s foundation was poor in the morning, but fortunately, although Gu Ye was sleepy and tired, he still insisted on finishing the morning class.

    It is very rare for a child of this age to bear this temperament.

    So Mr. Zheng praised him a lot.

    Mr. Zheng stopped giving Gu Ye a lecture in the afternoon, and asked him to draw and recite the book he taught in the morning.

    Emperor Zheng Yuan simply asked Gu Ye to follow him to the imperial study. While handling official duties, he personally supervised the little guy’s hard work.

    After Gu Ye wrote several words, Zhengyuan Emperor asked Gu Ye what he thought of Mr. Zheng, Gu Ye thought about it and said, “Where can I be a qualified judge? It’s just Zheng Yuan. My husband is getting old, and it would be a waste of time to teach me such a person who has no foundation at all, and I am afraid that my husband will be too tired.”

    This was naturally taken into consideration by Emperor Zheng Yuan, but it was only the day before that he suddenly learned that his eldest son was a white man, and that Mr. Zheng was temporarily transferred from the Hanlin Academy.

    There must be more than one gentleman.

    “I’ve been thinking about it today, how about Sir Xiaowen?”

    The Wen family and Gu Yin came from Hanshan Town together at that time, and they had a very good personal relationship.

    In addition, when Emperor Zhengyuan asked Mr. Wen to do things, he did a good job, and people are also knowledgeable and interesting, so Emperor Zhengyuan felt good about him.

    Gu Ye didn’t answer, and asked tentatively, “Then give me a class, is it a promotion or a demotion for him?”

    Emperor Zheng Yuan smiled and said, “Of course it is a promotion. They will not only teach you one, but also teach you two younger brothers.”

    Gu Ye nodded in understanding, “Since it is a promotion, it is naturally good.”

    After the decision was made, it was still in the afternoon, when Emperor Zhengyuan saw that he was too sleepy, so he asked him to go back to rest first.

    Gu Ye was very conscious and went to Cining Palace and Kunning Palace before leaving the palace.

    The Queen Mother was just not watching him enough. I heard that he had been reading for a whole day, but the Queen Mother did not leave him much, saying that reading was the most tiring thing, so let him rest.

    After arriving at Kunning Palace, Queen Zhou was feeding her little son a cake.

    Xiao Lu Zhao is very naughty, and he has to spit twice after taking a bite.

    Gu Ye coaxed little Lu Zhao with her for a while, and it was already evening.

    He got up to say goodbye, and Queen Zhou handed over her youngest son to the grandmother, took the cloak and chased out, “It’s going to be cold at night, you should wear more carefully.”

    The crane cloak given by Emperor Zheng Yuan yesterday is still in the carriage, and Gu Ye is wearing a lot today, but he still took the cloak and said: “It’s windy outside, please stay. .”

     Queen Zhou responded and gave him a paragraph in person.

    After leaving the palace, Gu Ye went straight for food.

    There are more customers in the restaurant than at noon.

    Gu Ye walked in, and after asking the shopkeeper Zhou, he really found the little boy he met at noon.

    “You really didn’t leave,” Gu Ye sat down opposite him, “I’m sure I won’t meet you when I come back that night.”

    Feng Yu was already a little sleepy, so he cheered up when he saw him, and said with a smile, “My mother hasn’t left yet, I’ll wait for her to go back together.”

    Treasurer Zhou asked people to change them into two courses of hot tea.

    “Come here, eat more.” Gu Ye pushed the barbecue in front of him, “It’s not a problem to sit and wait.”

    After he finished speaking, he gulps.

    Feng Yu was not very hungry. Seeing his delicious eating, he moved his chopsticks.

    When the barbecue was finished, Gu Ye went to bring the hot pot and some vegetarian dishes.

    “My mother won’t let me eat only meat, let’s eat some more dishes.” Seeing that Feng Yu didn’t move his chopsticks, Gu Ye said, “I invited you all, don’t agree I’m polite.”

    Feng Yu said with a smile: “But you don’t have to be so polite. We just met for the first time. If you know someone and treat you like this, how can you do business at home?”

    Gu Ye smiled and said: “How can you? I think you are a good person, you are so generous, and you are usually very stingy. And although I am a young master, I am not a freelancer, I will give it to my mother. I have wages here. I usually pay for food and drink, and I have to settle accounts at the end of the month and deduct it from my wages.”

    Feng Yu was surprised: “Isn’t this your family’s industry? Why is it so fine?”

    Gu Ye had almost eaten, took a handkerchief and wiped his mouth, and said, “It can’t be counted like that. Who doesn’t have friends and relatives? The business is impossible. My family has been doing business since the beginning of the year. Whether it is my mother, my grandmother, or me, in addition to the work meal, the food must be recorded and deducted from the wages. Starting from ourselves, no Just put an end to the possibility of others taking nothing for nothing?”

    Feng Yu said thoughtfully: “Your family does have a way to do business, and it’s no wonder that your restaurant business is so prosperous.”

      He wouldn’t tell anyone he met for the first time, the really core things.

    After they finished eating, the waiter helped to remove the things.

    Gu Ye asked, “Does your mother often come to Yashe?”

    Feng Yu said no, “She came back for the first time, so I was worried and followed. She didn’t know I was coming.”

    This is very strange. The women from the elegant house on the third floor of the house are all here to play, so why not worry about it?

    Gu Ye didn’t ask this question, but smiled: “Then you have to wait, the sisters on the third floor often play until curfew.”

    Feng Yu nodded, “It’s okay, I’ll just wait. You don’t have to worry about me, if you have something to do, just go.”

    “I’m also waiting for my mother.” When Trace Hong was in the palace, he had finished writing, so Gu Ye went back to the carriage and took a book to memorize.

    Feng Yu saw that he was reciting the “Three Character Classic” for children’s enlightenment, and wondered: “I heard that the “Merry Odyssey” in Jixiang Theater was written by you, and you can write such a good aria “Why do you still look at something so simple?”

    “How did this rumor spread like this?” Gu Ye was a little embarrassed to hear it, “Then the story of “The Love and Flow” is what I thought, and the others are all ghostwritten, why? It was passed down that I wrote it? Do you think I can write a playbook like that at my age?”

    “This can’t be said, and people can’t be judged by age. Cai Wenji can distinguish the sounds of strings at the age of six, Cao Chong is called an elephant at the age of seven, and Gan Luo worships the image at twelve… There are too many prodigies in history. .”

    Gu Ye, who was just on the first day of school, had never heard of these allusions, so when he asked, Feng Yu patiently explained them to him one by one.

    He is only ten years old, and he speaks allusions calmly, methodically, and very lively and interesting.

    Gu Ye was as fascinated as he heard a book.

    After a series of allusions were finished, Gu Ye looked at him differently and became more eager.

    This person is not only good-hearted, but also knowledgeable, can he let this kind of friend slip away? Then he is not Gu Ye.

    “On the first day of making friends, please tell me so much. I have nothing to help you, do you want to eat dessert? Only for the special one on the third floor, I Go get two.”

    Feng Yu said no, and said a little embarrassedly: “There is something, I don’t know if I can ask you for help, my mother really likes the “Merryland” that you asked to write, the playbook Can you lend me a look? Of course it’s not for nothing, I’ll give you the money that should be given.”

    Feng Yu is not a person who likes to trouble others, but his mother Chen Shi has not lived a comfortable life since the opening of the government of Lu.

    Chen shi rarely likes something. After returning home, he hummed in front of him several times. He wanted to accompany her to watch “The Mentality” again, but Chen shi refused.

    The reason for disapproval is needless to say, of course, I am afraid that Qin shi will be unhappy.

    “What’s wrong with this?” Gu Ye agreed, “We’re all friends, so what kind of money do you need to bring? I didn’t bring it today, I’ll take it and put it here next time, with Zhou Uncle, they will let you know, you can pick it up anytime you are free.”

    Before the show begins, of course, the playbook cannot be shown to outsiders. But “The Merry Odyssey” has been sung since years ago to the present, and many spectators have recited it by heart, even if it is spread out, it will not be in the way.

    “You don’t agree first.” Feng Yu’s face was embarrassed, he could see that Gu Ye really wanted to befriend him, and the two of them were really comfortable with each other. But the relationship between the two families… He was hesitating whether to report his family.

    After hesitating for a while, Feng Yu said, “My family…”

    Gu Ye raised his hand to stop him, “The two of us are friends, why are we talking about this? It’s not about kissing, but we have to look after the door.”

    Feng Yu was amused by him and laughed, and cupped his hands: “Although I am a few years older than you, I want to be narrow.”

    The two stopped talking about their identities and continued to talk.

    Gu Ye has no ink in his stomach. In this respect, he is not comparable to Feng Yu, who is both civil and military at the age of ten, but Feng Yu said that he listened carefully, and he could pick up the words after listening.

    Then Gu Ye told him some things in the market, which Feng Yu did not understand. He grew up in the military camp, and later became the son of the prince of the state. He was not well brought up by his own mother, and he sent many people to supervise him every day.

    Today, he finally got out of the house.

    The two were chatting, and Gu Yin accompanied Chen to come down from the third floor.

    Chen was very cautious when she came in the morning. Later, she was invited by Mrs. Lu for a round, and she also went to thank Mrs. Lu.

    Mrs. Lu, who came from Jiangnan, likes gentle and gentle women. At first, she thought she was her hometown. Later, seeing that she was not accompanied, she left her to play on her table.

    Chen’s temperament looks restrained, but in fact she is not yet thirty years old, how can she not like to be lively?

    As soon as she started playing, she also forgot the time.

    During the evening meal, Mrs. Wen Er and Mrs. Lu were scrambling to pay the bill again, and invited all the female guests to drink a glass of green plum wine.

    Chen shi became more relaxed after drinking a glass of wine. Watching the song and dance with Mrs. Lu and the others made her palms hurt.

    When Gu Yin noticed her, she was already blushing, so she immediately helped her down, thinking of sending her home.

    “Mother.” Feng Yu saw that something was wrong with Chen’s face, and immediately stood up to help.

    When Chen saw him, he immediately woke up a little and asked: “Why did you come here?”

    Feng Yu didn’t say that he came out after her, and had been waiting downstairs for a whole day, only said: “My son is worried about his mother, so come and have a look.”

    “I’m so sorry,” Gu Yin said apologetically, “I didn’t know your mother was incapable of drinking, otherwise, Mrs. Lu and the others would certainly not have persuaded her to drink.”

    How can anyone get drunk in a restaurant and blame the owner of the restaurant?

    Chen shi shook his head and said, “I have never drank alcohol before, so I made you see a joke.”

    While talking, Gu Yin and Feng Yu helped Chen Shi to the carriage together, Feng Yu and Gu Yin thanked him, and nodded to Gu Ye, and then signaled the driver to drive the carriage.

    After watching them leave, Gu Yin asked Gu Ye and said, “When did you come here?”

    “The one who came out of the palace in the evening came over to eat the evening meal when it was about to be dark.” Gu Ye said, and then told her the story of Tiantian and Feng Yu’s acquaintance due to misunderstanding.

    Gu Ye intercepted her finger, “Mother don’t laugh at me, I have something serious to talk about.”

    Gu Yin went in and said hello to shopkeeper Zhou, took out her cloak, and the mother and son got into their own carriage.

    On the carriage, Gu Ye asked her mysteriously, “Does mother know who their mother and son are?”

    Gu Yin shook her head, “They are all here for the first time, and they are very friendly. How did I know?”

    Gu Ye raised his chest proudly, “I know. They are from the Feng family of the Duke of Lu.”

    Gu Yin was stunned and asked how he knew?

    ” He said his name was Feng Yu, and when he asked me to play the script, I agreed, but he looked embarrassed and told me not to give it, and then he mentioned him again and again. My mother said that the surnamed Feng in the capital has something to do with our family, but they are not friends, and it is not only the Duke of Lu’s mansion?”

    Although he has no evidence, his analysis is methodical. In addition, Mrs. Wang said at home about the encounter with Mrs. Qin’s mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the theater, and he was particularly indignant: “Also I don’t know how such an old pious woman can get such a gentle and gentle daughter-in-law. She is so arrogant outside, but at home? Shouldn’t her daughter-in-law be tortured to death?”

    That’s right.

    “So I just don’t know, tell him not to say it, if it’s really broken, we can’t be friends again.” Gu Ye frowned again, “Mother said why did they come? Yes? Their families don’t get along, so Feng Yu’s mother deliberately opposes her mother-in-law?”

    Gu Yin pondered for a while, then said: “I guess the old lady from the Lu Guogong’s mansion forced her to come to find out the news. If there is really a disagreement, the lady came here today to anger her mother-in-law. Now, I won’t say nothing… Our family is open and aboveboard, everything can be told to others, it’s just investigation, let’s keep an eye on it.”

    Gu Ye nodded in agreement, “Feng Yu is not bad, and his mother is not bad, why are you seeking a life under the hands of that old goddess?”

    Gu Yin stretched out her hand and touched his lips, “Don’t learn to talk like your milk, it’s fine if you used to, but you’re not as good as before, do you understand?”

    Gu Ye immediately corrected himself, nodded, and said he understood.

    …

    Besides Chen and Feng Yu, after leaving Shiweitian, Chen lifted the curtain of the car and blew the cold wind.

    Feng Yu wanted to stop her, and listened to her again: “If I go back like this, your grandmother will definitely be unhappy. At least let me dispel the smell of the wine.”

    Feng Yu couldn’t beat him in the end, so he could only watch her blow the cold wind all the way.

    Back to the Duke of Lu, Chen asked Feng Yu to rest first, and she had to talk to Qin.

    Feng Yu refused. He just knew that his mother was forced by his grandmother to go to the restaurant of the British government to find out the news, so he was worried and followed.

    After all, Feng Yu understands his mother’s personality, and I’m afraid he won’t be able to give his grandmother a satisfactory answer, but if he goes with him, his grandmother looks at his face, no matter what Forgive a point or two.

    It was not coincidental that Feng Tao was talking to Qin when their mother and son passed by.

    Not long ago, the Qin family gave him 30,000 taels to establish Wangtianlou.

    We all know that the restaurant business is good at the beginning of the year, Qin shi asked about the accounts, and wanted to know how much money the restaurant made in his family.

      The two silvers are almost lost!

    The foundation of the Duke of Lu’s mansion is more stable than that of the British mansion, but not to the point where tens of thousands of taels of silver are not worth the money.

    In addition to spending a lot of money to appease the wounded soldiers, the family’s accounts are already a mess.

    Where can the Qin family sit still, and only wonder why they are also opening a restaurant, and they are prosperous, but their own losses can’t keep their capital?

      , she was even more puzzled.

    Of course, it is impossible for her to go there in person. First, she wants face, and second, she was reprimanded by the Queen Mother before, and she was still at home. She was a little confused, and she didn’t know why the king The empress dowager suddenly did not dare to go out of the house again, and she didn’t have that face, so she said she was cured now.

    The people she needs to use have been taken out every day. I heard that there are officials and family members in Qingshi Yashe.

    After thinking about it, she is also the daughter-in-law Chen, who has been in charge of her since she entered Beijing, and has never gone out to show her face.

    The people who know her are the people who used to be friends with the Feng family and were in the military camp.

    Since those people are on good terms with the Feng family, they will naturally not rely on the food of the British government.

    So the Qin family urged the Chen family to go.

    Chen was reluctant at first, but let her scold her with a stern face, saying that she didn’t let her do anything hurtful, just sit and eat something like a normal guest .

    There is also Feng Yuan, Duke of Lu, thinking that his own mother was angry, and he was afraid that she would get angry again, so he also helped Qin Shi.

    The husband and the mother-in-law attacked from both sides, so Chen Shi had to obey.

    This is also why she envy Madam Lu so much—although her mother-in-law’s beatings and scolding made her feel uncomfortable, but since ancient times, daughters-in-law have to serve her mother-in-law, and people’s personalities are also different. Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law abound. But her mother-in-law and her husband forced him to do something against his will, but it really made her feel a little disheartened.

    However, no matter how disheartened, as an orphan, she has no confidence to resist.

    I really want both Feng Yuan and Qin to hate her. It doesn’t matter if she is abandoned, but her son Feng Yu will have to live under his stepmother in the future. This is something she can’t imagine. of.

    Feng Tao cried again in front of Qin Shi, Qin Shi was so troubled by him that he gave him another 5,000 taels of silver.

    Feng Tao got the money and left with satisfaction, before it was Chen’s turn to go in and answer.

    Chen shi had already guessed that Qin shi was in a bad mood, so she naturally had a bad face towards her, so she asked Feng Yu to stand outside now.

    Sure enough, after she entered the room, Qin Shi refused to let her sit, and let her stand and talk about what she saw during the day.

    Chen shi said it truthfully, Qin shi pondered for a while and asked her, “You said that if our family were to do something like this in the restaurant, would they also be able to make money?”

    Chen didn’t say anything.

      What kind of dessert can people make, can’t you make it? How can you climb out of bed from the cook, and be the lady of the country for a few days, then get carried away and forget your own heels?”

    Chen shi is never ashamed of his origin, but the words like climbing the bed are really too ugly, especially when Feng Yu is still outside.

    “The rules have been learned in the dog’s stomach! I am a mother-in-law, lying on the bed sick, and she does not know to stay and serve. And before I finished speaking, I Dare to go out by yourself, don’t you? After I take care of my body, I will tune this unruly thing!”

    Qin’s chattering and scolding came from the room.

    Feng Yu silently stood under the porch, his eyes wide.