Han official!

Chapter 68 Actor Slave
During the meal (9:45-10:30), Yi Shuo was only wearing a plain silk belly-covering garment, shaped like a bellyband, and lying on the couch, revealing a large area of fair and tender skin.

Yi Shuo's fair face, delicate neck, and jade shoulders were faintly rosy, and the exposed skin was also faintly blushed.

Very moisturizing.

After being moisturized, her temperament becomes more gentle and more attractive.

She lacks some of the youthfulness of a young girl.

It has a bit more of the richness of youth.

Moisturizing.

I can't wait to take a bite.

"Husband."

Yi Shuo looked at Guo Jie beside her with a loving look, "I will go and prepare a meal for you at dawn. You can just rest on your bed. There is no need to get up so early."

It was almost noon. If Guo Jie had not been a village head who did not need to attend court, he would have been scolded by his superiors and had his salary confiscated for several months.

Guo Jie reached out his hand, touched Yi Shuo's beautiful face, and said with a smile, "Although we tossed and turned until late at night yesterday, I am a hero who has killed a tiger with my bare hands. I am strong and have no need to rest. There are cooks in the Gaojie Duting, so you don't have to worry about it, madam."

When Yi Shuo heard the words that they were tossing and turning until the middle of the night, she blushed and bit her lips. She was too embarrassed to look at Guo Jie and just touched her bun lightly.

Not long after Guo Jie left, he returned with a box made of bamboo and reeds, which he used to store copper coins and gold cakes. He placed it on the vermilion lacquer table.

He said sternly, "You are the mistress of the family, and you should be the head of the household. The courtyard of the long house is rather quiet, so I will buy a few servants to serve you."

When Yi Shuo saw the box, she was indescribably happy. It seemed that Guo Jie treated her as his wife, not a concubine with no status.

"Don't worry, husband."

Yi Shuo said solemnly, "I will take care of all matters in the inner house from now on. I will not distract you, my husband, nor will I let you worry about anything. You only need to focus on your important work."

The family is in turmoil and chaos all day long, and nothing can be accomplished.

Yishuo is a gentle and virtuous wife who knows how to act and handles all matters at home in an orderly manner.

Yi Shuo watched Guo Jie leave and thought, "It's not necessary to purchase a maid for the Changshe. We can just choose the wives or daughters of the imperial guards. I'm sure many imperial guards would be eager to send them as maids, so they can at least have enough to eat."

There are many types of servants: men are slaves, women are maids, and there are also servants, ministers, and concubines.

Yi Shuo planned to find two female maids, as it was not convenient to have a man other than Guo Jie in the inner house, unless she had a son in the future and needed to choose a study companion for her son.

Guo Jie waited until lunchtime, then told the story of their relationship in the Extraordinary Room: "Yi Shuo and I were married yesterday."

Near the horseshoe-shaped stove in the Feichang House, Zhang Qian, Mang Tong, Yi Zong and others were sitting around the copper cauldron, waiting for dinner. When they heard Guo Jie talk about marriage, they were all stunned.

Yi Zong was overjoyed, his face flushed with joy: "Haha, the famous Chief of the Bianhu Pavilion, Guo Jie, in Chang'an will be my sister's son-in-law (brother-in-law) in the future."

Then, there was a burst of congratulations.

"Congratulations, Mr. Guo, on having a family."

"The person who would be most happy to hear this news should be Ji Shaogong."

"Indeed, when the lady is pregnant and living in Jinchenglu, with Guo Jie's son, we will be able to completely win over the people's hearts."

The alliance between Guo Jie and Yi Shuo was a natural outcome, and secondly, it required a pregnant female ruler to rule the Jinchengli.

He also needed to have a son. Only when Jincheng had Guo Jie's son could Guo Jie's imprint continue to deepen.

His future lies in Jincheng, not Chang'an, so he has been using his achievements to exchange for benefits in Jincheng.

Getting promoted in Chang'an meant nothing more than a few more stones of salary.

In Jinchengli's prime farmland, an acre could yield two to three dan of millet. When the laws on calculating and reporting excessive silk were introduced, cruel officials began a series of purges, with Chang'an at the center of the storm.

The entire Han Dynasty, from the four counties of Hexi in the north to the counties of Jingchu in the south, could not escape the purge of cruel officials.

Only Jincheng is a pure land.

The Pure Land continued until the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Furthermore, official positions can be promoted or demoted.

Only holding the land in your hands is the most real and solid thing.

The emergence of aristocratic politics had already begun, and the land controlled by the Jinchengluli became increasingly stable as time went on, and aristocratic politics continued until the Tang Dynasty.

Guo Jie was well aware of the principle of taking sides. The most important thing for him to do in Chang'an was to keep up with the footsteps of the cruel officials Zhao Yu and Zhang Tang and gain their appreciation, so as to avoid being disliked by others during the purge and making some slanderous remarks that would lead to his being purged.

The best way to avoid the purge of cruel officials is to become indispensable to them.

Forehead.
Guo Jie suddenly remembered something. His wife's younger brother Yi Zong was a cruel official who was recorded in the "Biographies of Cruel Officials". Marrying Yi Zong was another benefit, and he felt more at ease.

"After the day meal."

Guo Jie instructed, "My wife and I will go to my grandfather's grave to pay our respects and announce his marriage. You will inform Wei Guang that he will stay in the extraordinary room for dinner. I have an important matter to discuss."

He and Yi Shuo rode in a carriage covered with white cloth to pay respects to the ancestors, and Mang Tong accompanied them. No matter where they went, Mang Tong would follow them.

Mang Tong can be said to be the most important person under Guo Jie.

No matter who is the duke or marquis, they can achieve a one-for-one exchange to the extreme. Guo Jie holds Mang Tong in his hand, which is equivalent to holding a life-saving talisman to prevent the Dou family, the foreign relative, from personally dealing with him regardless of lowering their status.

As for the powerful guests of the Dou family, the in-laws, he was not afraid of anyone unless he invited Huainan's number one swordsman Lei Bei to take action.

At dusk, the sound of horse hooves was heard in front of the house.

"Uu——"

Wei Guang rode a Hexi horse named Chizhu, whose mane was as shiny as silk brocade, and wore a red and yellow silk robe. He paraded through the city, attracting the envy of many people, including several young men from Wuling, who also looked envious.

He, who loved ostentation, walked into the extraordinary house, surrounded by a group of poor peddlers.

"Uncle son-in-law."

Madam Jia walked into the extraordinary room angrily and said, "I hope my uncle-in-law will make the decision for me."

Guo Jie was full of surprise. They just got married yesterday, and they were having a conflict today?

He nodded and said, "Diefu (sister-in-law), tell me about it."

Madam Jia pointed at the crowds of people at the door of the extraordinary house, and she was furious: "My husband likes fancy clothes, he likes pomp and circumstance, and he likes to be surrounded by a group of friends. I know this in my heart, but I didn't stop him. I even asked for a cavalryman for him, but..."

She gnashed her teeth and said, "Look at what a bunch of idiots are around my husband. They can't even be called friends. They are just a bunch of shameless actors and slaves who follow him around and eat and drink for free."

Guo Jie glared at Wei Guang and said, "Go on."

Wei Guang laughed awkwardly and became anxious. How could he let his brother know about this?

He was about to stop her, but was pushed aside by the tall Mrs. Jia.

Madam Jia was furious and said, "At the wedding yesterday, many so-called friends came to eat and drink, but not one of them brought any gifts. After the banquet, they wiped their mouths and left. I wanted to go and reason with these people, but Wei Guang stopped me, saying they were all friends."

Guo Jie stood up and sneered, "Mang Tong, take the guards and surround these people. Don't let any of them escape!"

(End of this chapter)