Jīnzǐ yào le huí lái.

  Translation: The gold was taken back.

  Gu Yan thought that Song Pan'er had handled things poorly and was afraid that others would take advantage of her money, looking down on his older brother.

  He is not very happy.

  Song Pan'er was even more angry with him for being incompetent.

  The couple sulked and didn't speak to each other.

  In the evening, the old master stopped writing in his study, and the young servant went to the kitchen to order dinner after playing the qin.

  After instructing him, he came to tell Gu Yanwen that Lao Yezi is now free.

  Song Pan'er and Gu Yanjun took Gu Jin to pay their respects to the old master.

  The old man's expression was calm and serene.

  Everyone is wishing him well.

  The old man said to Song Pan'er and Gu Yanjin: "You both go back, I don't need service here, just leave Jin's sister to talk."

  The couple agreed.

  On the way back, Gu Yan Yun muttered: "How can I see my brother in the future? You handled this matter poorly." Song Tan Er was pregnant and didn't want to quarrel with his wife, so he thought of giving her a chance to apologize, letting her save face, and the couple would be harmonious again.

  Song Pan'er let out a cold hum and turned around to hold onto the hand of her maid, walking even faster, not wanting to bother with Gu Yan Zhen at all.

  Gu Yan Zhen was awkwardly standing there by her.

  She's still furious!

  The old man's outer study room had a heated brazier, but it was still a bit chilly.

  Gu Jinzhi then said: "Why isn't it warm in here? I'll go back and tell Auntie."

  The old man chuckled and said, "It's me who doesn't want to. I'm a bit cold, my mind is clear. I'm older, not like you young people with good memories. When it's warm, I feel drowsy and can't remember anything."

  He is still writing his unfinished book.

  Gu Jinzhi did not dare to question again and nodded in agreement.

  The old man asked her to tell him everything that had happened in the palace.

  Gu Jin sat down and began to tell one thing after another, recounting everything that had happened with the medicine to the old master.

  When it was said that the Empress Dowager would make her a princess, the old man's eyebrows rose slightly. Apparently he was very satisfied with this result.

  Then, it was said that the Empress Dowager had fully recovered, and the Emperor wanted to confer upon Gu Jin the title of First Rank Imperial Consort.

  The old man's face sank slightly, and he didn't say much.

  Finally, jokingly speaking in front of the Luoyang King's palace, the emperor took it seriously and granted a marriage with one word.

  "...I don't understand Your Majesty's intention, but I always feel that there is something behind it." Gu Jin said.

  "The Emperor wants to push our family into the fire pit." The old man's face was gloomy, although he lived in seclusion in Yanling, he was very clear about the current situation. "What merits do you have that the Emperor would want to make you a noble consort? It must be because of your eldest uncle."

  It's even better to guess that you are the princess of Luoyang: there is a Wei Suo in Shou City, Anhui. It is a place of heavy defense, and Lu Prefecture is adjacent to Shou City, so it has added troops to Shou City Wei Suo. Therefore, the former emperor allowed the Luoyang Wangfu in Lu Prefecture to raise 60,000 elite soldiers as a reserve force for Shou City Wei Suo.

  Nanchang's prosperity is not inferior to Luozhou, and King Nanchang also raised 60,000 elite soldiers for self-protection, comparable to King Luoyang. Although he was raised by the empress dowager, after all, he was not born to her, nor was he as foolish as King Luoyang. Can the emperor trust him? What qualifications does he have to compare with Luozhou? The emperor will find an opportunity to deal with him."

  Gu Zhenzhi suddenly remembered that in history, during this period, there was indeed a Nanchang Uprising.

  There are many facts and history that don't match, and it's unknown how it will end up in the end.

  "It turned out to be like this." Gu Jinzhi smiled, "Then I got a good deal."

  The old man gave her a deep and profound look.

  Gu Jin took a deep breath.

  She thought there were many things she should confess to Lao Yezi, otherwise Lao Yezi would also be disappointed with her.

  "......Grandfather. Do you think I'm strange?" Gu Jin's voice was low and he looked down.

  The old man's expression was slightly solemn, and he looked at her with some astonishment.

  Of course it's strange!

  Most people would find her strange.

  The old man didn't respond.

  As for what happened afterwards, Gu Jingzhou didn't know where to start either.

  She struggled to find words, but heard the old man say in a low voice: "Ordinary people, how can they know the abilities of superior men? It's strange, what's the connection?"

  Then he said with a smile, "In Jie's heart lives a Bodhisattva, strange but not scary. No need to say more."

  Gu Jin bit her lip.

  In her heart lives a Bodhisattva, they say she has a kind heart. Even if she is a demon, it's for the blessing of all living things.

  Gu Jin got up, knelt down and kowtowed heavily to the old man, thanking him.

  A heavy stone in her heart also slowly fell down.

  The old man himself held the tea cup, took a light sip, and had a faint smile at the corner of his mouth, which quickly disappeared. He was very pleased that Gu Jin had taken the initiative to speak about her obscure matters.

  However, the old man was not interested in knowing.

  He also hid many things in his heart and wouldn't tell others.

  What you don't want done to yourself, don't do to others. He doesn't even want to know other people's secrets. If someone is willing to confess to him with a sincere heart, that in itself is a sign of respect for him, and it's enough.

  Gu Jinzhi also sat down and drank tea.

  She took two sips, then remembered the conversation with her mother about moving house today, and also thought of Eldest Uncle's intentions. She said to Old Master, "Mother says that this place is small and inconvenient to live in. After Third Brother gets married, our whole family wants to move out and also wants to invite you to come with us. It's just that Father doesn't dare to mention it to Eldest Uncle, so Mother wants to ask for your opinion..."

  "This is a good thing," said the old man. "Your father dares to waste words, let him come before me and speak! Look at the house carefully and move in."

  Gu Jin smiled and said yes.

  He paused for a moment, and the old man said: "Leave me a quiet room. I was originally going to wait for you to come out of the palace and then go to Yanling Fu. Since you are getting married, it's natural to send you off at the door and then return, and follow you to stay for a few days too."

  Gu Jin hastily replied in agreement, a look of delight appearing on his face.

  She returned to Jingyuan and told her parents about it.

  Gu Yan thought he wouldn't agree, but the old man really did, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

  Song Pan'er was overjoyed: "After the sixth day of the new year, we'll find a house and move in as soon as possible."

  Who can I ask for help finding a house?

  Apart from taking care of her family, Song Pan'er only knew some women in the capital who were also confined within their inner quarters.

  Gu Yanzheng's friends were mostly bookworms, and Song Tian'er didn't trust them either.

  "Hu Zeyi returned to Beijing a few days ago." Gu Yan heard that he was really going to move out and was also happy. Because of the gold matter, he had already offended his older brother, Gu Yan felt that it would be awkward to continue living there, so it's better to move out, he can be at ease.

  "...He returned to the capital to report on his duties, and we had a drink together two days ago. He also said that he might be selected for the Ministry of Personnel, and asked me to put in a good word with my older brother, to smooth things over." Gu Yanwen said, "I was thinking of saying something too, but it doesn't matter if big brother listens or not. Since he has a request for us, it should be easy to get him to do something for us, and he knows more people in the capital..."

  Song Pan'er and Gu Yanjun did not want to ask their uncle for help, so they went outside to seek assistance.

  Taking care of the family is considered a favor to Hu Zeyu.

  If it weren't for Gu Jinzhi, Hu Zeyu's precious daughter would have died long ago; if it weren't for Gu Jinzhi's method of treating smallpox, Hu Zeyu wouldn't have achieved outstanding political performance and wouldn't have had the capital to be promoted.

  Hu Ze Yu always mentions his gratitude towards Gu Quan when drinking with Gu Yan Zhen, wanting to do something for Gu Jinzhi in return.

  What a pity. Gu Jin was just an inner courtyard maid, there was no way she could ask Hu Ze for help.

  Now that you've spoken up, how can Hu Ze Yu not respond?

  "Go ahead and ask for Hu Ze Yu's help." Song Tian Er, although not fond of Hu Ze Yu's wife Jiang Shi, thought that Hu Ze Yu was a decent person.

  Gu Yanwen nodded.

  "You'd better listen carefully." Song Xiang'er reminded Gu Yanjin again. "The houses in the capital are more than ten times more expensive than those in Yanling Prefecture. It's okay to accept Hu Ze's favor, but don't take advantage of him, we'll pay whatever it costs ourselves."

  It's not that they can't afford it, Song Pan'er thought beautifully.

  Gu Yanwen said he knew.

  Song Pan'er couldn't help but smile happily.

  Those unpleasant things have finally been completely covered up by this matter.

  Er Fang heard that Song Pan'er had pulled all the gold back, and knew that the plan to enter the public account was ruined. The wish of Cheng Guo Gong Fu to open a house also fell through. The whole family felt quite sad.

  Before long, it was February 6th, the grand wedding day of Third Brother's marriage.

  Song Paner woke up early and vomited severely.

  She said: The eight characters of her birthdate don't match with the second wife's.

  Gu Yanwen said with a heartache beside him: "What's good about this? Can you still be the guest of honor like this?"

  Song Pan'er glared at him.

  "Let's not go any further, our bodies are precious. Your wife is pregnant with this child. Originally we had a rough ride on the road, now we must be more careful in everything."

  Song Pan'er smiled contentedly.

  Daughter's words. Always so considerate.

  She spat, rinsed her mouth, and then said: "It's nothing. Anyway, it's just this once, let's just get by! Otherwise those people in the second house will say that we are country bumpkins who don't understand etiquette."

  After that, after eating a bowl of millet porridge, the discomfort of morning sickness also passed, Song Pan'er dressed up the three children and followed them to the front to attend the ceremony.

  She was afraid of getting sick again in the morning.

  The second mistress must have thought she did it on purpose.

  She didn't want to give the second wife any leverage.

  Fortunately, for a whole morning and afternoon, eating and drinking didn't hinder anything, that child behaved well and didn't bother Song Pan'er again.

  In the evening, the bride entered the house. The elder aunt looked at Song Duaner and saw that she was also tired from a day's work, so she repeatedly reminded her to go back and rest first.

  Gu Jinzhai returned with his mother to Jingyuan.

  The government has set up a stage for performances in the courtyard, and even on this side of the quiet garden, one can hear the sound of gongs and drums, which is not peaceful.

  Song Pan'er rubbed her belly and smiled: "This child is really sensible!" Then she fell asleep sweetly.

  On the seventh day of the second month, at the ceremony for Gu's wife, Gu Jin saw his third sister-in-law Xia Shi.

  Xia's delicate and slender figure, with a beautiful face and a smile that reveals a shallow dimple on her cheeks. She is somewhat outgoing, not the timid and cowardly type.

  He and San Tang Ge stood together, very matching.

  The second lady looked even more uncomfortable.

  The days have reached February 8th, and the guests at home are gradually dispersing.

  One early morning, the Gu family had just gotten out of bed and were having breakfast. Eldest brother Gu Chen, however, was carrying his ten-month-old daughter with him, along with eldest sister-in-law Lin Manjing, as they headed to the Quiet Garden.

  "Jian Jie, take a look at this. The child is spitting up milk, vomiting after feeding, and it's been two days already." Da Tang Ge was frantic.

  The little girl in his arms was drowsily half-closing her eyelids.

  Behind her was Da Tang Sao, with a very bad expression, several times giving Gu Chenzhi eye signals. In front of the crowd in Jingyuan, she pretended nothing was wrong again.

  This expression, Song Paner immediately understood: Chen Ge wants Gu Jinzhi to take care of the child, but Lin Shi disagrees. The couple's opinions are not in harmony, so Chen Ge brought the child over.

  Lin was uneasy and chased after him.

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