Transmigrated into the fat wife of the future prime minister

Chapter 275 Return to the Capital

Gu Yunyi is destined to be a person with great fortune in the future. He was able to survive under the circumstances in the original book and climb to a position second only to the emperor. Surely he won't be wiped out by the butterfly effect caused by her arrival?

Moreover, he is not only He's son and husband, and Yun Sheng and Yun Mo's elder brother, but also the father of Zhi Zhi and Rui Rui. He should have his own responsibilities.

Only in this way can he shoulder the burden of this family.

"As long as you know what's good for you, I won't ask any more questions."

Gu Yunyi held the person in his arms tightly, his lips, already warm, repeatedly pressing against hers, her face, and her neck, his voice hoarse: "Wife, is it alright?"

Xu Qingmeng was so captivated by Gu Yunyi that her face flushed red, but she still nodded in response to his expectation.

……

Xu Qingmeng did not ask what Gu Yunyi and Pei Cheng had talked about at Lord Kang's house that day.

The next morning, Gu Yunyi took Xu Qingmeng to visit several teachers at the prefectural school. These teachers all greatly admired Gu Yunyi.

The gentlemen didn't seem too surprised by Xu Qingmeng, after all, the Gu family's hot pot restaurant was so popular that most of them had eaten there before.

But when the gentlemen saw Xu Qingmeng, they were quite amazed. They didn't expect Gu Yunyi's wife to be so elegant. They thought she was just a country girl and wondered if she was good enough for him.

Now it seems that the gentlemen think Gu Yunyi is not good enough for the girl. Gu Yunyi is talented, but he is only an ordinary scholar, and the family still depends on her for expenses.

However, the two did not stay for long; it was just a simple formality. Their main purpose was to leave some impression on Xu Qingmeng around the academy so that she wouldn't be targeted by others.

The two did not stay for a meal at any of the gentlemen's houses. They visited one house after another in the morning, and had basically finished their visit.

The two chatted and laughed all the way home and soon arrived. It was dinnertime, and the food was ready and waiting for them.

"Knowing that you two wouldn't stay for dinner at the master's house, and that you've come back just in time, I asked Xinting to stew a chicken. Have some soup to warm yourselves up, it's cold outside!"

When Madam He saw the two of them return, she quickly pulled Xu Qingmeng inside to drink soup. However, after only two hours, she felt sorry for her.

"Mother, I'll go check on Zhizhi and Ruirui first. They must be starving after being gone for so long!" Xu Qingmeng said.

"It's not too late to have a sip of soup first. The nanny fed me rice porridge during that time."

"Uh-huh."

Xu Qingmeng drank a bowl of chicken soup and felt much warmer.

After dinner, Mr. Shen chatted with Gu Yunyi and Old Master Pei.

"I won't be coming over tonight."

Gu Yunyi paused, looking at his teacher with surprise: "It's only the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, the holiday isn't over yet, why are you saying this, sir..."

Grandpa Pei, however, remained calm, as if he already knew.

"Zhang Hanzhe is coming over this afternoon, I'll have someone make something casual for me."

"Let's just eat at home."

"Yunyi, Lord Zhang must have something to discuss with you, sir," said Old Master Pei.

Gu Yunyi looked at the two of them, then asked, "Will Mr. Mingri still be the same as before?"

Mr. Shen shook his head: "No, I have friends coming to visit in the next few days, so I might have to go out again."

Gu Yunyi was already worried, and now he was even more nervous, his expression becoming serious. After all, the last time Mr. Shen said he was going out and would be back in a month or two, he ended up being gone for a year. Not only did his daughter sever ties with him, but he also lost a leg.

Although he didn't know what Mr. Shen had experienced or encountered outside, he wasn't stupid. He also knew from what his grandfather had told him that Mr. Shen wasn't what he claimed to be.

A carefree person who loves mountains and rivers and doesn't concern himself with court affairs.

In previous years, even when the gentleman went out, he would stay away for a long time. Now he has only been back for a short while, and he is already leaving again?

Gu Yunyi was quite worried. He was no longer the ignorant scholar who only knew how to read books.

Looking at his worried expression, Mr. Shen smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's just visiting a few old friends."

After the man finished speaking, Gu Yunyi breathed a sigh of relief, and then said, "Sir, then I'll have the guards from my household accompany you. It's freezing cold, and I'm worried about you going out alone."

"I have people to take care of things in my courtyard, so I can just bring him along. You don't need to worry about it."

"gentlemen……"

No matter what Gu Yunyi said, Mr. Shen did not budge, and even when Old Master Pei spoke up, he could not persuade him.

In the end, they had no choice but to give up.

After talking for a while, the group went back.

"General Pei, I won't come to see you off tomorrow as you're leaving."

"No need to see me off, no need to see me off. I'm leaving now. You'll have to take good care of my grandson."

Mr. Shen nodded, and then the two said something else in a very soft voice, which Gu Yunyi did not hear.

After Mr. Shen left, Mrs. He said, "Mr. Shen is a very capable man, why do you need to worry about him?"

He was right, but for some reason, he still felt very uneasy.

“Don’t worry, your husband isn’t what you see,” said Old Master Pei.

"Grandfather... what does this mean?"

"You just need to know that your husband is not simple. Now all you need to do is climb up the ladder. You will know what you are meant to know."

The gentleman has been out of court for many years, but whenever I chat with my maternal grandfather, I feel that it is not like that. My maternal grandfather also respects the gentleman very much.

My maternal grandfather must know, but neither of them is letting him get involved now, which means that in their eyes he is not qualified to know about this matter, neither in terms of ability nor in terms of qualifications.

He is still far from enough.

But he wasn't stupid; he also remembered the conversation at Lord Kang's house yesterday...

Gu Yunyi understood that this prefectural city was even more turbulent than Quan County. Back then, Quan County only had County Commandant Liu and County Magistrate Huang standing on equal footing.

The prefectural city, however, is different. As the center of the entire prefecture, it is naturally far more complex.

The prefectural city camp holds military power, and soldiers rely on force. In addition, there is his uncle's family background. Although he has only been transferred here for a short time, he has already established himself in the camp.

However, the administration in the prefectural city is different. Prefect Kang is also from the capital, but he is not comparable to the Pei family. Although he used Pei City to clean up the officialdom, there are various factions in the prefectural city, so it is not that simple.

A single location can reflect the entire imperial court, so even if it's just a small prefecture, the power struggle is not so simple.

Mr. Shen didn't say anything, and neither did Old Master Pei, but he could still sense that Lord Kang and Zhang Hanzhe were not on the same side.