Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

Chapter 427 Let nature take its course
Gu Yunji knew that even though he was far away in Shaoxing Prefecture, there were still many people in Beijing paying attention to his every move.How can one walk in the officialdom without offending others? There are many people protecting him, and there are naturally many people hoping that he will make mistakes.

He used to think that even if someone caught on to his minor mistakes and tried to exploit them, they would be able to be stopped by Gu Yuanhui, Xu Shujing and others.But after hearing what Su Qi said, he realized that Cheng Yan might be responsible for most of this.

He still corresponds with Cheng Yan from time to time. Just like before, he talks about everything, including government affairs, daily chores, worries about raising children...etc., he talks to Cheng Yan about everything.However, Cheng Yan increasingly showed a tendency to report good things to him but not bad things to him.

Especially regarding official matters, unless Gu Yunji asked, Cheng Yan would usually not take the initiative to mention it to him, let alone tell him everything in detail.

Shaoxing Prefecture and the capital are thousands of miles apart, so information transmission is inconvenient. Gu Yunji only has a rough understanding of Cheng Yan's current situation.He knew that he had just joined the Ministry of Civil Affairs and held an important position and was a popular person around Emperor Jingfeng, but to what extent he was "popular", he didn't know.

He could clearly feel that Cheng Yan had begun to hide something from him.

Of course, this kind of concealment was not malicious, or even for the purpose of "for his own good", but he always felt a little unreliable.

Gu Yunji's heart sank slightly and he simply asked Su Qi: "Did Cheng Yan tell you about what he did in front of His Majesty? I rarely heard him mention it."

Su Qi said: "What he writes to me every day is how lively the festivals are in the capital, how many cubs the fat orange cat at home has given birth to, and so on. He almost never talks to me about official matters. He is quite popular. Holy Grace, I still listen to what others say.”

Hearing this, Gu Yunji further confirmed his suspicion: Cheng Yan indeed had something to hide from them.

However, Cheng Yan was not in front of him, and Gu Yunji couldn't figure it out, so he simply didn't think about it too much.

When Su Qi arrived, the house was shabby, and Gu Yunji couldn't let him stay in an inn or come to his home, so he had no choice but to try his best to help him arrange everything and buy some necessary things.

Gu Yunji and his wife were busy at home, while Su Qi was used to the hardships in the frontier and didn't pay much attention to food and daily life. He was focused on playing with his goddaughter whom he hadn't seen for several years, and he was always attached to her.

So as soon as Gu Yunji stopped from his work, he saw his daughter riding on Su Qi's neck just like when she was a child.

He immediately walked over with a tigerish face and scolded: "Xier, come down quickly, you can't do this to your godfather!"

When she was young, Gu Zhaoxi was not yet two years old. Su Qi was willing to spoil her, so Gu Yunji let him go.But now that Gu Zhaoxi is over five years old, she has reached the age where she needs to learn rules and etiquette. If she continues to be pampered like this, she will grow crooked sooner or later.

After being scolded by his father, Gu Zhaoxi felt awkward, but still refused to move. He said aggrievedly: "Dad, I want the eggs on the tree, but I can't reach them myself."

Gu Yunji frowned: "If you want the eggs, you can ask your godfather to help you get them, but you must not ride on his neck. Come down quickly!"

Gu Yunji was usually the gentlest to his daughter, and he was much less cold-faced than his wife. Seeing his persistence, Gu Zhaoxi had no choice but to get off Su Qi with a slumped head, pouted and said unconvincingly: "It was okay before, but now Why not?”

"Gu Zhaoxi, are you still talking back to dad?"

Gu Yunji was laughed out of anger, but before he could say anything, Xu Shuhua came from the side and said in a cold and clear voice: "Today, you were first disrespectful to your godfather without knowing the etiquette, and then you refused to accept the reprimand and became rude to your godfather. Do you know that you were wrong?"

Seeing his mother, Gu Zhaoxi immediately calmed down and said, "I know I was wrong." "Since you know your mistake, you will be punished. Go back later and copy the article I taught you yesterday three times, and show it to me tomorrow morning. Understand?"

Gu Zhaoxi looked downcast: "Xi'er understands."

The article was not long, less than 1000 words, and it was only over 1000 words after copying it three times. Gu Zhaoxi inherited her parents’ good talents. She started reading and literacy with her parents a year or two ago. Copying an article of more than [-] words was not considered a problem for her. What a difficult thing.

However, Xu Shuhua has high requirements. Since he said he wanted to copy, he not only had to copy it completely, but also had to have correct handwriting without any alteration. Even a little perfunctory would not be enough.If Gu Zhaoxi goes back today, he may lose an hour or two of playing time.

Gu Yunji and his wife were educating their children, but Su Qi couldn't interrupt. It wasn't until Xu Shuhua led Gu Zhaoxi away that he exclaimed: "You two are too cruel. Xi'er is only five years old, so you punished her to copy the article three times. Don’t be afraid of tiring the children.”

Gu Yunji glanced at him sideways and said lightly: "Can you call studying tiring?"

Su Qi has hated reading since he was a child, and was most afraid of hearing this. He waved his hands repeatedly and said: "You and Mrs. Xu are reading prodigies and born literary stars. I, a mere mortal, dare not compare with you. It's just a pain for my daughter-in-law. She has a good nature." Move, you two are so strict, maybe you are not trying to suppress her nature."

Gu Yunji said: "It's because she has an active nature, so we are strict. If we don't take advantage of her young age to temper her temper, it will be too late when she grows up."

Xu Shuhua has been worried sometimes recently. People say that Gu Zhaoxi inherited her childhood temperament and was able to dance and cause trouble. However, she used to play craziest when she was about three or four years old.

As she grew older, she gradually understood the pain of losing her mother and restrained herself a lot. When she was about ten years old, she was only a little lively. By the time she was fourteen or fifteen, she already looked like a lady, and her behavior was Degree, dignified and demure.

The couple did not intend to raise their daughter to be a lady, but they also did not want her to completely deviate from this standard.Perhaps because he had monopolized all the love from his parents at such a young age, Gu Zhaoxi had enough confidence that he became more and more outgoing as he grew older. He had no tendency to restrain himself and started having fun without the adults noticing.

Xu Shuhua felt that his thoughts were quite open-minded. Later, under the influence of Gu Yunji, he would not impose too many restrictions on his daughter.It doesn't matter whether she gets married or not in the future, and it doesn't matter if she gets married or not. As long as she is happy, there is nothing wrong with her.

But the premise is that the couple can protect her.

The world is sinister, and women are particularly malicious. If Gu Zhaoxi does not want to get married in the future, Gu Yunji is confident that he can protect her and fulfill her wishes.But what if she wants more than they can give her?
What if she doesn't want to stay in the safe house created by her parents and has to go to the outside world full of jackals, tigers and leopards?
Looking at the two figures of his wife and daughter, one big and one small, not far away, Gu Yunji felt slightly depressed: he had a hunch that his daughter would not be willing to stay in this square world and live a stable but boring life. days.

Seeing Gu Yunji lost in thought, Su Qi stretched out his hand and waved it in front of him: "What's wrong Yunji? What are you thinking about?"

Gu Yunji suddenly came back to his senses and smiled: "Ah, it's nothing."

Su Qi followed his eyes and looked at Gu Zhaoxi, thinking that he was still worried about his daughter's education, and advised: "The next generation has its own path to take. Even a child has her own life. Do you want her to What you become may not be the best.”

"Children have their own destiny. After all, Xi'er is still young and hasn't decided yet. What are you worried about? Just let nature take its course."

When Gu Yunji heard this, his heart lightened: Yes, what is he worried about?After all, this is his child, and he will do his best to give her the best and fulfill her wishes.

(End of this chapter)