The old east wind comes to dream

Chapter 10 Brothers Are All Debts

Entering August, the weather gets hotter.

After the poisoning happened, Gu Zizhan met King Yu several times, but King Yu didn't look any different, and he only asked about her injuries.And the two times she was assassinated did not make any progress, only Liu Xi dealt with a few servants in the dining room, and there was nothing more to say.On the contrary, I have heard Chunhui several times that Concubine Pei, the biological mother of the third son Gu Hong in the mansion, is more popular now, and even the princess has to avoid it a little.

That evening, the summer heat made Gu Zizhan unable to sit still in the house, so he ordered someone to move a deck chair and put it in the gazebo in the garden, lying on it to feel lazy and drowsy.

Gu Che's study room is full of scriptures and classics, and there are also many books related to the law.Gu Zizhan was very interested in investigating and solving crimes since she was a child. In the past few days, besides practicing according to the books Chu Lan gave her, she has been holding the books that record the stories of solving cases all day long, and she is indeed a little tired at this time.

While half dreaming and half awake, he suddenly heard footsteps coming from outside the garden, Gu Zizhan opened his eyelids and looked over.

It turned out that it was Gu Qing who came.

In his hand, he was holding a little boy with combed horns and an awkward expression. It was the third son Gu Hong whom he hadn't seen much before.

When Gu Qing saw Gu Zizhan, he let go of Gu Hong, ran towards Gu Zizhan, and said happily, "Big brother, we came to find you to go out of the house to play together."

Gu Hong beside him saw that he was let go by Gu Qing, turned around and was about to run, after all, Gu Qing was much older than him, seeing that he was about to run, he took a few steps after him and hugged him back.Gu Hong was hugged by Gu Qing and shouted loudly: "I don't want to go out to play! I'm not a child anymore, so I don't want to play! I want to endorse, I want to endorse! Otherwise, the master will hit my palm!"

Gu Qing ignored him, hugged him and put him in front of Gu Zizhan, and said with a smile: "Xiao Hong, you haven't seen your big brother very much, so be good, and your second brother will take you out to buy you delicious food later." .Don’t you like sweet-scented osmanthus cake the most? The second elder brother will take you to the most delicious Rongqingzhai in Xicheng!"

Gu Hong was chubby, and his short legs were bouncing in Gu Qing's arms. When he heard that there was something delicious, he no longer struggled. He raised his head and puffed up his chubby face to confirm to Gu Qing, "What you said is true?" My saliva is about to flow down.

Gu Zizhan looked at the two of them and couldn't help laughing.

Gu Qing pushed the little fat guy Gu Hong, and the two saluted Gu Zizhan together, "Gu Qing, Gu Hong, I have met my big brother."

Gu Zizhan stepped forward to pull the two of them up, "Let's go, let's go to Rongqingzhai right now, brother will buy you delicious food."

Gu Qing followed behind Gu Zizhan, trotted to catch up with her, and whispered cautiously: "Big brother, I actually have one more thing to do. There is an alley in the west city, and there is an old woman who lives there. The sweet-scented osmanthus cake is the best. But now she is sick and has no money to treat her, so I want to give her some money."

Gu Zizhan was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, and then answered him gently: "This is a good thing, of course it can be. Qing'er has such a heart, he is really a good boy."

Lu Qing smiled shyly again, and followed behind Gu Zizhan.

Gu Zizhan has a good impression of this younger brother in his heart. Although his intelligence is somewhat weaker than ordinary people, he is extremely kind-hearted and a warm person.

Gu Zizhan sent someone to talk to King Yu and Princess Yu, ordered Duan Yong to lead a team of guards to follow, and then left the mansion with his two younger brothers.Gu Che didn't spend much time in the capital before, so she wasn't familiar with the capital. On the contrary, the simple-looking Gu Qing was very familiar with the capital.

Lu Qing talked with Gu Zizhan all the way in the carriage, wherever there was something delicious and fun, he always had a few words with Gu Zizhan.Gu Hong couldn't calm down for a moment, rolling around in the carriage and looking at the scenery.

When Gu Qing saw it, he smiled silly, supported his head and said: "Xiaohong sit still, don't bump into him."

Seeing that there were no servants around, Gu Hong became wild, and snorted at him: "I'm not a big stupid guy like you, I'm smart, how could I let myself be bumped into."

Gu Qing still smiled innocently, but Gu Zizhan frowned, a little displeased with Gu Hong's attitude towards Gu Qing.But seeing that Gu Qing didn't take it seriously, Gu Zizhan didn't speak.

When they arrived at the gate of Rongqingzhai, the three got out of the car. Gu Zizhan asked the guards to keep an eye on the two young ones, and went ahead to buy them sweet-scented osmanthus cakes.

She was full of interest in this ancient shop, so she did it herself and asked the shopkeeper a lot.Just after buying the sweet-scented osmanthus cake, when she turned around, she saw a beautiful woman in white standing behind her, looking at her with a smile.

Gu Zizhan hadn't seen Chu Lan for a long time, and at first sight, he was filled with joy, and the boredom of the past few days was swept away.

Chu Lan's attire at this time was different from that of the past. Although she was also dressed in white, her hair was hanging down, and there was a bead flower on her temples. The light makeup on her face was just right, elegant but not vulgar.Gu Zizhan took a few steps forward, worried about the people behind him, pressed the corners of his raised lips, and saluted, "Sister Chu, don't come here without any problems."

Chu Lan couldn't help being a little funny when she heard her addressing her like that.This person is really as stupid as ever, and actually called her sister.There was no emotion on the face, only a few joys in the eyes.Wei Weifu returned the salute and said, "I have met Senior Brother Gu, and I wish Senior Brother well."

Gu Zizhan didn't expect that she actually called his senior brother, and after a moment of surprise, he laughed.Suppressing the joy in his heart, he only thought about how to say a few more words to Chu Lan, but he was afraid that he would make too many mistakes and cause trouble for her.

Just as he was struggling, he heard Chu Lan say: "Brother Gu walked down the mountain in a hurry this time, Daoist Yuan Xu asked my master to bring you a letter and asked me to hand it over to you. But right now, I haven't read the letter yet." Take it with you..."

Without waiting for Chu Lan to continue, Gu Zizhan immediately understood, and said, "Thank you, Junior Sister Chu. I don't know if it's convenient for you tomorrow, but I'll go to the mansion to pick it up myself."

The two men met each other's eyes, knowing what the other was thinking, and with a tacit smile, Chu Lan agreed, "Then I will wait for my brother at the house tomorrow." It is inconvenient to say the rest, so Chu Lan said goodbye and left.

Back in the carriage, Gu Zizhan had just sat down, and his heart was still full of joy at first sight, when he heard Gu Hong smirk, "Big brother, the one just now is Chu Lan, the only daughter of Mrs. Chu."

Gu Zizhan felt a little displeased when he heard his tone, and didn't want to say more to him, so he just nodded.

However, Gu Hong continued to speak on his own: "I heard from my aunt and nuns that this Chu Lan is older than her eldest brother, but she is not yet married. Grand Tutor Chu has found her one after another. The two marriages were both before the engagement. One of the men broke his leg and became a cripple, and the other broke his waist and became a paralyzed man. They all ran off and divorced. Everyone said that this Chu Lan is the lone star of the devil, Kefu!"

Lu Qing frowned and interrupted her: "Xiaohong, it's not good for you to talk about a girl's family like that."

Gu Hong lost his temper, and said loudly to Gu Qing, "What do you know! You fool!"

Gu Zizhan interrupted him sharply: "Gu Hong!"

Gu Hong realized that he had made a slip of the tongue, so he dared not speak.

Gu Zizhan was angry, and his voice became stern: "Gu Hong, you have spoken inappropriately several times today, do you still remember that Qing'er is your elder brother? Qing'er loves you and doesn't care about you. It's because he has a big heart, but you But it got worse! Brothers and friends are disrespectful, no one is old or young, bitter and mean, you memorize the sages and sages like this? Is this how the master taught you?"

Gu Hong was so frightened that tears came out, and he hurriedly admitted his mistake with a crying voice.Lu Qing was a little embarrassed at the side. He wanted to intercede with Gu Zizhan, but felt that it was not appropriate. It was because of him that his elder brother educated his younger brother.

Gu Zizhan didn't want to say more, and ordered to go back to the mansion today. After returning, Gu Hong had to write a self-criticism to Gu Qing, and next time she would personally check Gu Hong's endorsement.Afterwards, he apologized to Gu Qing, and first sent the silver to the old lady, and then went to visit with him next time.

Seeing Gu Honghong, who had a good attitude of admitting his mistakes, kept his eyes open and did not dare to make a sound, while Gu Qing was also frightened and cowardly, Gu Zizhan sighed in his heart, brothers in this life are all debts from previous lives!

After returning, the two mothers learned about today's events from their sons. That night, Gu Hong's biological mother and side concubine, Pei Shi, cried and went to ask Prince Yu to reason. Mixed feelings.

Gu Zizhan also sent Liu An, the long follower that King Yu arranged for her, and told her about going to the Chu Mansion tomorrow, but she didn't care about how Liu An would report to King Yu about today's matter.It is only natural for an elder brother to teach his younger brother a lesson.

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Early the next morning, Gu Zizhan took the greeting card and went to Chu Mansion.

Chu Lan didn't bully her, Chu Mansion and Prince Yu's Mansion were one in the east and the other in the west, and it took half an hour to arrive in a sedan chair, which really wasn't the right way.

Gu Zizhan came very early, and Chu Taifu, like King Yu, was attending the court meeting in the palace.This is also the time Gu Zizhan deliberately chose.When mentioning Taifu Chu, for some reason, she always felt a little afraid in her heart.

When he came to the Chu Mansion, he was led all the way to Chu Lan's courtyard by the servant.Chu Lan is the only daughter of Grand Tutor Chu, but she is not the only child. She also has an older brother, Chu Mengze, who is a concubine, and works as a supervisor in the Imperial College.Chu Mengze was already married and lived in the courtyard of the Chu family with one wife, one concubine and two sons.

Walking into the flower hall, Gu Zizhan saw Chu Lan who was reading a book, and saw Wei standing beside her.

Seeing Gu Zizhan, Chu Lan put down the book, looked at the two servants who came in with Gu Zizhan, and said, "Go down."

The two looked at each other with embarrassment on their faces, and one of them said: "Miss, the eldest mistress said that men and women are different, for the sake of the reputation of the young lady, let the slaves wait and serve them wholeheartedly."

Chu Lan's face turned cold, and she said lightly, "Back off." The tone was colder than Gu Zizhan had ever heard.The two men knelt down in fright, but they still had no intention of retreating.Chu Lan stood up silently, looked down at the two of them, and walked out.

The two servants wanted to follow, but they were stopped by Jian Wei, who was following Chu Lan, and said to them, "Kneel down! Did the lady ask you to get up? The master dared to get up without saying a word, your young mistress Is this how you discipline your servants?"

He snorted again, "I was wrong. Where is the young mistress? It's clearly the concubine! You have to be cautious in your words and deeds in the future, after all, you have followed a master who is not smart, so be careful not to fall into the pit!"

Gu Zizhan followed Chu Lan to her study.The study is on the east side of the bedroom, and in a broad sense, it can be regarded as Chu Lan's boudoir.Gu Zizhan was secretly happy, and a smile appeared on his face.

Chu Lan handed her the letter in his arms, Gu Zizhan was stunned, and said slowly: "It's really a letter."

Chu Lan gave her a white look, no longer the indifference she had when facing servants before, and said angrily, "Otherwise, would I still dare to lie to Gu Shizi?" But he deliberately didn't tell her that the letter had been received when she arrived in Qixia Town I realized that I didn't show it to Gu Zizhan at that time, but I was thinking that I could use this excuse to meet her in the future.

Gu Zizhan glanced at the letter, and it was nothing more than telling her to take a good rest and practice hard, but he turned over and found nothing related to the stars.

She put away the letter and replied to Chu Lan with a smile: "I miss A-lan so much, I don't know if A-lan ever misses me?" Thinking of the two servants before, she carefully asked: "A-lan has been in the mansion. How is it? But isn't your brother's room not very safe?"

Chu Lan smiled, "What do you miss?" She lowered her eyes slightly and replied, "It's okay."

Chu Lan next to him didn't say much, but couldn't help seeing Wei Wei, and rarely showed Gu Zizhan any more embarrassment, and talked about the grievances these days.

Chu Mengze was born to a maid arranged by his parents before Chu Taifu got married. Later, Chu Taifu married Chu Lan's mother, Fu Shi. concubine room.

When Chu Lan was five years old, Mrs. Fu died of illness. Mrs. Chu was only thinking about his dead wife, and did not continue her marriage.During this period, Chu Mengze's biological mother had thoughts of what should not be, and many things happened, and was arranged by Chu Taifu to be sent to the Zhuangzi outside, and soon died of illness.

Chu Mengze was depressed for a while because of this, but after a long time, seeing that Taifu Chu had no other sons, he put on the spectrum of the young master again, and even his wife Feng Shi became domineering, because Chu Lan suffered divorces one after another, He also underestimated her a bit.

This time when Chu Lan came home, Feng wanted to push his younger brother to Chu Lan, but after being rejected by Chu Lan, she became even more dissatisfied.Concerned that Mrs. Chu did not dare to show it clearly, there were many little tricks secretly.

When Gu Zizhan heard Wei finished speaking, and saw Chu Lan frown, he knew that she was not doing well.He couldn't help but frowned and sighed:

"It would be fine if we hadn't divorced, and we'd save all these troubles now."