The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 1204 I have endured it for 16 years

"I don't know when those assassins will be caught. There is indeed some panic among our aristocratic families." Zhu Pang frowned, and there was a bit of worry on his face.

"Hurry up, I've already sent someone to take their paintings." Gu Chengyu stopped talking at this point, with a bit of embarrassment and regret showing on his face.

"Cough! This is a task assigned by His Royal Highness, so it's not good for people who have nothing to do with this matter to talk about it." Gu Chengyu seemed to realize that he had slipped his mouth, and quickly made up for it.

"Your errands are always hidden, I don't want to know. I'm not even a court official now, and I don't have the right to intervene if I know it. After next year's martial arts, even if I get on the top list, I have to start from the sixth rank .You are now the fourth grade, and I can't catch up even if I flatter myself!"

Zhu Pang sighed, and then said that Gu Chengyu hadn't given him the secret book earlier, otherwise he would have been admitted to the champion of martial arts.

"You went to your father-in-law's house, why did you pass through the square market in Nancheng? The square market is too chaotic, if someone who doesn't open his eyes crashes into the carriage, and his wife is pregnant again, wouldn't he be shocked?" Gu Chengyu looked displeased. agreed.

"Isn't it because Huan'er has lost her appetite recently and wants to eat something sour? The candied haws made by an old man in the market here is different from other ones. It tastes good. I want to buy it for Huan'er to try."

Zhu Pang threw the plum cake after eating two mouthfuls on the table, complaining that the taste of the plum cake was not as good as the one in Gu Chengyu's shop.

"I see! However, you should send someone to buy it! After all, it is inconvenient for a carriage to travel between the market and the market. It would be bad if it was bumped into."

"That's right! You're still smart, why didn't I think of it?" Zhu Pang slapped the back of his head, disgusted that his brain was not working.

The two laughed and quarreled again, and then Zhu Pang got up to leave.

Before leaving, Gu Chengyu got up to see him off, and Zhu Pang suddenly patted him on the shoulder.

"Jinyu! I can understand you. Your quasi-father-in-law's family is the town's government, and Miss Yao is the first wife's daughter, and even the granddaughter of your teacher. You have difficulties, and I can understand you."

Gu Chengyu was still a little confused by Zhu Pang's sudden words.Afterwards, he was a little moved. Everyone said that he was attached to this marriage, and he didn't want to defend himself.

Zhu Pang is indeed his good friend, no matter what the world says, Zhu Pang is still on his side.He couldn't help but feel guilty for doubting the other party before.

Just when he was about to say a few sentimental words, Zhu Pang said again: "You have endured for 16 years. After the one-year period, you will be able to get married. You don't have to bear it anymore. Your father-in-law's family is very powerful, so just bear it!" "

Zhu Pang patted Gu Chengyu's shoulder, and before Gu Chengyu could recover, he opened the door and went to the private room next door.

Gu Chengyu's face turned dark immediately, okay!His expectations of Zhu Pang were still too high.He decided to add more people to monitor Zhu Pang, this guy has a bad stomach.

"You follow up and see for yourself! Don't let them find out, you will come back when they arrive at the Confucian Mansion. Those who were under surveillance before, don't withdraw, and then send someone to watch the Confucian Mansion firmly."

As soon as Zhu Pang left, Gu Chengyu's face darkened, and then he ordered.

Ming Mo knew what Gu Chengyu meant, responded, and hurried downstairs.

Gu Chengyu turned and walked to the window, watching Kong Shuhuan climb into the carriage.His eyes followed the carriage until Zhu Pang stopped the horse in front of an old man selling candied haws.

Zhu Pang bought a lot of candied haws, but without looking for money, he rode his horse and led the carriage and disappeared from Gu Chengyu's sight.

"Master Wanqian, the imperial city has been under martial law recently, and the business of our rouge and gouache shop has become weaker than before."

A steward was holding the account book with lowered eyebrows, and handed it to Gu Chengyu respectfully.

"It's impossible, I guess the business of the shop will not resume until after the national funeral." Gu Wanqian sighed, took over the ledger, and was about to look through it, but he didn't expect another burst of loud noise from outside the market. the uproar.

He frowned and looked over, "What's going on?"

"It is said that the court has obtained the portrait of the assassin, isn't it being compared? It makes people panic. Anyone who looks alike will be carefully interrogated."

The shopkeeper shook his head, because of this incident, there are fewer people walking around in the market today than some time ago.

"Portrait?" Gu Wanqian frowned, with a bad premonition in his heart.

He put down the ledger in his hand and prepared to leave the shop.Who would have thought that a group of people came in suddenly, and the leader was Jiang Shaohua.

"Where is the shopkeeper?" Jiang Shaohua scanned the shop, and when he saw Gu Wanqian standing at the counter, he couldn't help being stunned.

"Gu Wanqian pays homage to Master Jiang!" Gu Wanqian hurriedly stepped forward to salute, his lowered eyes happened to see the portrait Jiang Shaohua was holding in his hand.

He was taken aback, isn't this Tu Shi?Illustrators usually don't show up, and only hide in the dark to make suggestions, so where did this portrait come from?

"Oh! So it's Young Master Gu, did you come to the shop to collect the bill today?"

Jiang Shaohua knew Gu Wanqian. He heard that Gu Chengyu's mother had several shops, and one of them was in the makeup business.

And Gu Wanqian is Gu Chengyu's nephew, and he used to help the Gu family manage their business.Because the shop is famous in the capital, Gu Wanqian's reputation in the capital is not small.

"Master Jiang has official duties?"

"Oh! Isn't it? It is said that there are portraits of assassins, and they are comparing them from door to door right now! Beijing and China are not peaceful recently, so Young Master Gu should be more careful."

"Thank you, Mr. Jiang, for reminding me that if Mr. Jiang needs Wanqian's cooperation, Wanqian is bound to do so."

Jiang Shaohua smiled slightly, slandering in his heart, this shop belongs to Mrs. Gu's mother, how dare they really go in and search?

Besides, it's impossible for those people to really hide in Mr. Gu's shop. Isn't this a sheep in the mouth of a tiger?
Don't say that the most dangerous place is the safest place. Who is Gu Chengyu?Furthermore, if he really hides here, he can't really find it out.

"Did you see anyone suspicious?" Jiang Shaohua asked the soldiers who were searching.

"Return to the adults! Never!"

"Ok!"

"Master Gu, we've already searched here. I still have official business, so I'll talk about it another day."

Gu Wanqian said that he was helping Madam Gu's business with her business, but she was actually just a helper.If it wasn't for Gu Chengyu's sake, he wouldn't have to pay attention to these people.

"Then it's inconvenient to disturb Wanqian. When Wanqian becomes the master in another day, Mr. Jiang must give you some face." Gu Wanqian smiled, and he could still tell the difference between a scene.

"Good talk! Good talk!"

Gu Wanqian watched Jiang Shaohua take the people away, he grabbed the ledger and hurriedly climbed into the carriage.

"This damned broken place, we are now like rats crossing the street, everyone shouting and beating." The cloaked man cursed in a deep voice.

"Okay! It's not easy for us to find this ruined courtyard to hide in. If it wasn't for the young master's help, we might have been caught by Gu Chengyu."

The artist leaned against the gray wall behind him, and his face was also very ugly.

(End of this chapter)