Just when everyone thought that this was the emperor's initiative to help the Protector of the Princess's family, and it was not clear whether it was a happy event or a disaster, the emperor came to an edict again, and the Nine Emperors went to the Baron's Mansion to warm up the house on November 11. Now everyone knows the attitude, and the people who have a little friendship with the fourth and fifth masters have all handed over the posts. In the past, the threshold of the Protectorate Mansion was high, and it was impossible to enter it when you were idle, so the Baron's Mansion was no longer unattainable.

The fourth lady took the ginseng piece in her mouth, vigorously and resolutely dealt with housekeeping, reformulated the family rules, and laid off a large number of people, Gu Pu and Fang Yun left eight people each, Aunt Fang and Grandma left three people, two old ladies and six people, four girls Langjun, two aunts, plus miscellaneous work such as the porter errands and kitchen warehouses, and all the rest were sold or sent to the Zhuangzi under Gu Pu's name. The next step is to prepare for the warming feast, making sure that the first appearance of the Baron's Palace is not so bad.

Gu Yi worked with the fourth lady silently, Gu Xiaotian and several four-room maids also helped, and Gu Xin replaced the fourth master who was nowhere to be found, seriously entertained visitors and wrote invitations.

Gu Wenkai, the eldest son of the fifth room, swept away his appearance, and took the initiative to take his sister Gu Xiaoxi to find the fourth lady, and asked Gu Xiaoxi to help the fourth lady. Seeing this, several other concubines also found Gu Xin one after another, and Gu Xin simply sent them all to serve Gu Pu.

Gu Jing accompanied the fifth lady to cry and wipe her tears in the house, and the five masters' outer rooms really looted valuable things and slipped away, leaving only two concubines and a three-year-old concubine, after the fifth master took it back, he threw it in front of the fifth lady, and ran out to say that he sold the house for money. The fifth lady didn't come up in one breath, Gu Jing led someone to throw the child into Aunt Fang's grandmother's house, and dropped a sentence of 'I don't know if it was born by my father', so she ran to hug her mother and cry.

Gu Puti named the boy Gu Wensui, and the girl directly called Gu Thirteen and Gu Fourteen, and told the fourth lady to find a nurse, but she didn't care.

After Gu Wenkai pushed his sister to the fourth room, he ran to the Protector's Mansion and seriously handed over the post to ask to see him. Gu Xi invited him to Qingyi Yuan for tea, and he said that he wanted to ask if he could continue to study, his knowledge was not solid enough, and he planned to work hard for a few years to make a name for himself.

Gu Yi promised to help him convey and send him away, and turned his head to report to Yuyi, Yuyi smiled and said, "This Liulang is a bit interesting, I have to ask your father what to do with this family school." ”

"It's better to ask your father than to ask your sister, my sister has more ideas."

"Cheng, then you say hello to your father, and then tell Ah Luan."

"I don't know where my sister is now."

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At this time, Gu Ci didn't know that the chickens and dogs at home were so magnificent, and as soon as she came ashore, she was busy assigning the task of building ironclad ships to a group of shipbuilders left by the Xiao family in Andong City, so that they could enter the Gongqiao Pavilion and cooperate with Master Tian to design and test different steels.

She was being nagged by her mother's brother, and she was now sitting on the seawall of Andong City to collect shells, when she suddenly sneezed with a 'sneeze'.

A sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy next to him asked with concern, "Ah Luan has a cold?" Why don't you go back sooner? As the sun passes noon, the sea begins to cool. ”

Gu Ci nodded obediently, "I'm not cold, I guess who misses me." He handed the shell he picked up to Mingxiu and walked back with the boy.

This young man was dressed in a black and purple brocade robe, tall and tall, with handsome eyebrows and a dark and tough complexion, and it was Ren He's eldest grandson, Ren Qu, who was two years younger than Ren Saiyuan.

As soon as they got on the shore, they ran over to a little beauty, who was Ren Qu's personal maid Qiushui, "Da Lang, the car broke down when several little ladies of the Qi family passed by the breakwater, and now they are resting in the tea house over there, knowing that you are nearby, I want to ask if you can find a way to give them a ride." ”

Gu Ci is used to this situation. Ren is indeed a very qualified big brother, not only righteous, but also polite to everyone, especially to friends. From the first day she met Ren Qu, not only brothers and buddies, but also the girls she knew knew had any big or small things, as long as Ren Qu was by her side, she would definitely look for him as soon as possible. So she said understandingly, "Brother Ren will go and get busy first, and I'll go back later." ”

Ren did hesitate, "Why don't you join me?" ”

"No, I'd like to play a little longer."

Ren smiled good-naturedly and left with Qiushui.

Gu Ci carefully looked at a bag of shells, thinking about whether to put together a few paintings and give them back, count them, you have to send a lot of people, it seems that you have to find a professional to do it.

How can you guarantee that it won't be bad when you ship it back?

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The day of the Baron's Mansion was also full of guests, Qiao Nan specially came to support his sister, and also mentioned the fourth master and Gu Xin, 'Thunder, rain and dew are all Jun's. The fourth master's colleagues in the Ministry of Rites came a lot, the eldest brother of the Xu family and the two aunts in the second room also came, and Yuan Minhe prepared a gift on behalf of the third room, which was sent by Gu Jue.

Gu Yi also brought Elixi, but he didn't show up at the table, so Gu Pu called him over.

"Brother Xi, take these things to your father."

Gu Pu handed Gu Yi a pear wooden box, four feet square, which didn't look heavy.

"Grandfather, take it with peace of mind, I will definitely convey it to you, and let my father come to see you in person."

Gu Pu smiled bitterly, "Take it, your father has seen it, it doesn't matter if you come or not." ”

Gu Yi continued to gag with a smile, but he refused to handle it, and the outside informed that the fifth master was coming.

"Look, isn't this someone who can't sit still?" Gu Yi smiled slyly.

Gu Pu was bored and asked the maid to go out and reply, "Let him go to the front to entertain guests, don't bother me." ”

The fifth master had already rushed in in a hurry, "Dad, Yi'er said that you plan to split up, the eldest brother is so rich and rich, we can't open the pot......"

Gu Pu smashed a tea bowl and hit him in the chest, and the hot tea and tea poured through his shirt, but fortunately, the clothes were thick and not hot.

Gu Yi regretted that his grandfather obviously wanted to throw it away.

"Divide your head! If you listen to your daughter-in-law again, I'll change you with a wife! ”

Gu Yi said coldly, "Congratulations to the fifth uncle, thank you grandfather for such a good thing." ”

The fifth old man looked at Gu Pu sluggishly, and saw that his father picked up his crutches, and immediately hugged his head and ran away.

Gu Xi happily helped his grandfather, who was so angry that he was full of energy, to the front yard, and sat with the serious-looking Nine Emperor Princes on the table for a quarter of an hour, and then sneaked away.

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A few days later, Gu Yao really came to the door in person, and by the way, he sent Gu Ying and a pair of sons and daughters, Fang Luan and Fang Ju.

The fourth lady asked Gu Ying and the others, who were like frightened birds, to the prepared wing, handed the news to Mrs. Fang, and left the main hall to Gu Pu and his son.

The fifth lady doesn't dare to show up in front of everyone these days, the house is small, and Gu Pu's words can be heard almost in the next room.

Gu Pu asked the skinny Gu Ji to be brought over, except for the third master, his sons are all here.

"The fifth child is arguing about the separation, we are not a big family, there are no other relatives, I will make up my mind alone. Whoever has an opinion, just make trouble with me, and I won't be able to die for a while. After Gu Pu finished speaking, he glared at the fifth master.

Gu Yao said concisely, "I don't need the long house, I will stay in the Guogong Mansion this time." You divide the rest of the things yourself. Every year I will give you 10,000 taels of silver, and 10,000 taels to this house. If nothing else, I'll go back first. ”

Gu Pu stopped him bitterly, "I know you complain about me, is it okay to listen to me this time?" ”

Gu Yao picked up the teacup and skimmed it noncommittally, but he didn't drink it.

"I divided the land that was not in the Yongye Field and the Sacrifice Field into four parts, except for Yao'er. The industrial shops that used to be taken care of by Ji'er are now gone, so this time they will not give the second room and divide it into three parts. My private treasury is divided into eight parts, one for each girl, as a dowry. Then he pointed at the fifth master with his cane, "You two things of unknown origin, don't think I'll recognize them." Make it out of your own and earn your own dowry. ”

The fourth old man looked at the second brother who was like a dead man, and said stiffly, "Dad, you have divided it, the money in the public is not enough to marry, and my money is not much ......."

Gu Pu ignored him and continued, "The money I have in hand, in addition to giving 10,000 to Gongzhong, in the future, each grandson will marry 3,000, 5,000 concubines and 2,000 daughters, and how much Gongzhong will give, just let Jane's daughter-in-law take the idea." In the future, each room will take the interest of each room by itself, and there is no need to return it to the public middle school, and don't expect that there will be as many monthly cases in the public middle school as before. Then he said to Gu Yao, "Ah Luan's share that you brought back today, it is also a little bit of heart from my incompetent grandfather." ”

Gu Yao doesn't care, anyway, her daughter's dowry is Yuyi's idea.

"You can also help them hold the second and third rooms......"

"You don't need it, just let the four brothers and sisters take care of it." Gu Yao put down the tea bowl slowly, "As long as you are worthy of your surname, the Protector Mansion will recognize this relative." ”

Gu Pu let out a long sigh, "There is still a letter here, when you go back, change Fang Yun's stepfamily back to a concubine on the family tree, but don't publicize it to the public, the children's marriage is ......."

Gu Jian jumped three feet tall and turned pale, "Father! ”

Gu Ji also moved his eyes.

Gu Pu suppressed his anger and continued to speak strongly, "Wait for her for a hundred years, send her to Liujin City and be buried with Wang Yiqing!" ”

Gu Jian directly collapsed to the ground, his eyes were like copper bells, and he didn't dare to speak again. Gu Yao was not surprised, and did not express his position.

"I have to do my funeral Yao'er, I'll just put me in the coffin with your mother......"

Gu Yao spoke at this time, "I'm afraid this won't work, I sent her back to the ancestral grave of the Xie family according to my mother's last words, it's not suitable for you to go over." ”

"What, what!? In the tomb of Na Ayun......"

"It's just a mound of clothes, and every time we worship, we go to the Liufang Temple,"

Gu Pu shook his gray beard and couldn't speak, his face was pale, and his back was tilted on the chair. Gu Yao sighed and felt relieved in his heart, stood up and said goodbye and left.

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The fourth lady knew the result of the separation, and sent the list of things and land deeds of the second room to Gu Ke, and took stock of this year's interest and sent it to the eldest brother of the Xu family. The things in the third room were sent to Yuan Minhe, and then the money in the middle school was drawn, and the wedding expenses and the expenses of the New Year that may be there were prepared for the upcoming New Year, and the entire baron's mansion was ordered to tighten the belt of his pants and start to live a simple life. The monthly expenses of the masters are more than half less than before, not to mention the monthly money of the subordinates, but no one dares to say anything, and they can already burn high incense if they can stay in the house.

Except for the fifth lady and her daughter arguing from time to time to get the money from the fifth master, the baron's mansion is still very calm. The girls learned to be the directors of the house and do embroidery work, and the boys suddenly grew up under the leadership of Gu Wenkai, and even the most honest and clumsy Balang Gu Wenheng also held the book seriously.

After Gu Yi found out, he said to his father with emotion, wouldn't it be good to do this earlier? was covered with bags by Gu Yao.