Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

You're so good at changing the subject, and you asked such insightful questions that didn't make any sense. How am I supposed to guess what your good senior brother and you were talking about?

Zhou Banxia hurriedly shook her head first, then deftly raised her chin to the left and stretched out her hands, "I'll take the child to that room first, and we'll talk when I get back?"

They even snatched my son!
"Okay." It was almost time for their son to eat his fill and go to sleep, so Gu Wenxuan carefully handed his son to his wife.

Look.

What a wonderful son.

He was already sleepy, his long eyelashes drooping down. When his mother hugged him, he even grinned. "Oh, our Yuan-ge'er even tried to cover his mouth with his little hands when he yawned."

"I was sleepy. I fell asleep half an hour later this afternoon than yesterday afternoon, but I still woke up only fifteen minutes later than yesterday afternoon."

very good!

My son's routine was normal today, and he wasn't affected by seeing more people during the day. He even did some baby exercises, so he can have a good sleep now.

"By the way, could you help me organize those gift lists first? I'll be right back." Zhou Banxia finished speaking and, seeing that he was still following her, decisively assigned him the task.

Gu Wenxuan waved his hand helplessly, thinking that sometimes it wasn't good for his family of three to have too many unwanted people around them.

Gift list?

The gift list on the painting table.

It looks like there are quite a few more now. Before, when we put them together, it seemed like we only gave a few gift lists. How many more favors have we had to give this time?

You won't know until you open it, and once you do, you'll be shocked.

There are a total of 27 gifts to give as part of social obligations this month. Fortunately, most of them are gifts that need to be sent out two or three months in advance.

As expected of Gu Wenxuan's famously virtuous wife, she is always so thoughtful in her actions. She even prepared a birthday gift for Princess Yongning before her actual birthday.

This isn't just about the favors to be done in the next two months; it's like preparing all the favors for the rest of the year three to five months in advance, and then sending them off early.

No wonder the teacher was so proud of his precious niece; even Senior Brother Qian had heard how the teacher showed off his precious niece at Qingshan Academy.

Sir, wherever he goes, he never forgets to leave behind the name of the eldest daughter of the Zhou family of Dingzhou for his beloved niece. He seems to be afraid that if his beloved niece cannot make a living in the north, he will at least leave her a way out in Yangzhou.

And then there's Junior Martial Uncle. I have to give a thumbs up to Princess Fu'an. The blessings she left for her only closed-door disciple extend far beyond the Empress Dowager and the current world.

Try another niece!
Putting aside the fact that his wife had made a prior promise that the harvest from his estates would be based on the needs of the imperial court, he truly got a great deal at rock-bottom prices.

Now, it's not so much that his and his wife's plan to buy property in Jiangnan went perfectly, but rather that his junior uncle helped them a great deal.

Even before Gu Dahua and his group returned, he could imagine from the few words in Gu Dahua's letter how good and cheap the acquired estate was.

The only pity is that, as a result, it is no longer possible to conceal the extent of his property holdings in Jiangnan.

"came back?"

After giving birth, Zhou Banxia basically breastfed her child during three time periods: evening, around 8 or 9 am, and in the late afternoon.

She had just fed her son, who was easy to take care of and didn't need to be coaxed to sleep. He would fall asleep as soon as he was full, so she returned home quite quickly.

"Hmm, the child is asleep. Are we still going to the main courtyard?"

"I'm not going." She knew that since her husband had said "it's really too late" before, she could basically be sure that this was the answer.

Zhou Banxia smiled knowingly, "Then tell me in detail what your senior brother Qian had a private conversation with you at the county government office before you returned to the village?"

"You really want to know?"

Nonsense! If he hadn't brought up something serious, would you have changed the subject at that point and used that tone to make me guess?
"Please!" Zhou Banxia's smile faded, and she solemnly extended a hand. Unfortunately, her opponent was the sixth brother, who could only be serious for three seconds!

Seeing this, Gu Wenxuan immediately took advantage of her pretending to be serious and pulled her into his arms. His hands reacted even faster than his brain, and he immediately picked her up and gave her a big kiss.

Zhou Banxia: "..."

"Hahaha..." Gu Wenxuan reached out and flicked her nose. "Stunned? When I arrived at the county government office, it was almost closed for the day."

I understand. Brother Qian is about to leave work. You two can now legitimately sneak into the back of the county government office, into the inner study inside the courtyard where the county magistrate resides.

"Then he took me directly to his study. Judging from the momentum, what he was about to say was definitely not a trivial matter, right?"

You're such a grown-up, yet you still need someone to respond and flatter you all the time, just like your son. You get annoyed if anyone is even a little slow to chime in.

Back when your son was babbling away, he probably used some really foul language. And you? If I didn't give you any reaction, you probably cursed me out in your heart too.

"young married woman?"

Tsk, I'm definitely annoyed.

“I’m listening, please continue.”

Gu Wenxuan rolled his eyes at her speechlessly, then turned his head away, saying, "I'm not going to say anything more."

"You're really something, Gu Ersui. I can already comfort your son, and now I have to comfort you too." Zhou Banxia suppressed a laugh and tugged at his sleeve. "Go ahead and tell me, I want to hear it."

"Alright." Gu Wenxuan turned his head and nodded reluctantly. "Then I'll talk about it. Listen carefully, as soon as my butt touches the chair..."

"The chair in his study?"

Gu Wenxuan couldn't help but chuckle as he reached out and rubbed her face. "Fine, I won't make things difficult for you. You don't need to play the straight man. I'll just say it directly."

This time, Senior Brother Qian told me three things. First, he asked if I knew that although the matter in Jiangnan was not yet resolved, it had been ascertained that the second master of the Gao family might be demoted.

Zhou Banxia frowned. "Was she implicated, or did she really accept bribes and commit a crime?"

"Judging from what Senior Brother Qian said, it's both." Gu Wenxuan reached out and smoothed her brow, no longer daring to keep her in suspense, as this had already made his wife's expression strange.

"The family that Madam Gao found for him to marry into was a great help to him, but as with everything, there are gains and losses. He was both made and broken by his wife's family."

Judging from Senior Brother Qian's words, not only did Master Gao's father-in-law conceal the fact that Master Gao had already sided with the Third Prince, but he was also using inferior goods to amass wealth for the Third Prince in Jiangnan.

The third prince?
The third prince, who shares the same mother as the ninth prince?
The father-in-law of the second master Gao sought refuge with the third prince. The ninth prince, who was born of the same mother as the third prince, appeared in the Gao mansion twice when he was still young, for whatever reason.

No matter how you look at it, it doesn't feel right. The Gao family has produced two representative figures, Master Gao and Second Master Gao. It's no exaggeration to say that they complemented each other.

How could Madam Gao not tell Second Master Gao who the "young master" temporarily residing in her mansion was? Did Second Master Gao really not know which faction his father-in-law belonged to?
"Well, that's fine. Master Gao's father-in-law has an elder brother who has sided with the Crown Prince. Anyway, things are in complete chaos. It's said that Master Gao himself said he didn't even know his wife had accepted the lavish gifts on his behalf." (End of Chapter)