The Gu family's Dragon Boat Festival luncheon, and the Gu scholar was not at home. This year, the country is rich and the people are safe, before the Dragon Boat Festival, the first Jiangnan transshipment made an excerpt, the construction period of the river widening project in various parts of the Jiangnan River is more than a month ahead of schedule, it has been completed before the flood, the embankment has been reinforced, and the project has not been overrun.

Immediately afterwards, Qin Fenglu passed through a little pacification envoy and also made an excerpt, saying that a small Xiyi tribe near Qianchuan was willing to surrender, and had already handed over a letter of surrender, and the tribal leader was willing to settle in Beijing.

Before the festival, the emperor decided to hold a luncheon in the Chongzheng Palace on the Dragon Boat Festival, feasting the ministers and enjoying the officials. Therefore, at noon on this day, Scholar Gu was not at home.

The palace gives a hundred official banquets, of course, the etiquette is very exquisite, praise and sing and kneel, thank you once for a dish, thank you for the wine, and you need to sit up straight to watch the song and dance. In addition, it was the Dragon Boat Festival, and it was noon, it was hot, and the courtiers were wearing ceremonial robes, and they were all sweating, so after the two-hour feast, facing the table full of delicacies, Scholar Gu was tired and hungry, and his stomach was even more empty than before entering the palace.

Finally got through until Xie En went home from the palace, the sedan chair was carried to the door of the bachelor's mansion, and when Scholar Gu got off the sedan chair, he felt that his legs were a little shaky.

Fortunately, Mrs. Gu was very experienced, and knew that her old man must be tired and hungry when he came back from the palace banquet, so she had already ordered someone to prepare the bath water early.

The kitchen of the Gu Mansion was also prepared, and as soon as Lord Gu left the palace, he received the news that before the sedan chair arrived at the door, the cooks in the mansion had already divided labor and cooperated, and the work of frying and frying was started. When Lord Gu finished taking a bath and changed into cool cloth and plain clothes, six dishes and one soup were already placed in Mrs. Gu's house.

"Let's all go back," the meal was served, and Mrs. Gu looked at the daughters-in-law who were standing quietly on the side and ready to serve: "Your father is tired for a day, you are waiting here, but he can't be more relaxed, let's go back, and go back to reunite with the children of the father-in-law during the festival today, and there is no need to come over at night to say goodbye, and also say hello to the children." ”

"Yes!" Grandma Gu bowed down and led the concubines to retreat quietly. After the daughters-in-law left, Gu Zhengze turned out from behind the screen and sat down at the dining table, Mrs. Gu personally took care of him to eat, and the old couple ate like this, a cloth dish, and you and I said some gossip.

"What?" Gu Zhengze, who was holding a pair of chopsticks and green bamboo shoots and wanted to send them to his mouth, looked at his old wife with some surprise: "The ninth sister gave a gift to the eldest lady of Anguo Mansion?" What did you command? ”

"It's not." Mrs. Gu shook her head with a smile, and filled Master Gu with another bowl of soup: "Ninth Sister came to me before the Festival, I thought about it and agreed, and according to what she said, I doubled the festival of the Anguo Mansion." ”

"Why are you ......" Master Gu was stunned for a few seconds, put the chopsticks down, and pulled his face down: "Alas! Confused! ”

"Master, don't worry," Seeing that Xianggong was angry, Old Madam Gu was still smiling, not in a hurry: "I haven't said anything yet, what are you anxious about first?" I answered the ninth sister, naturally I think she has a point, so the master might as well listen to my reasoning. ”

"Then ......what do you say" As soon as Master Gu spoke, he waved his hand and shook his head: "Forget it, don't say it, call the ninth sister over and let her say, I will listen, what kind of reason can I convince you." ”

"It's fine." Mrs. Gu nodded with a smile, and beckoned to her personal Mama Zhao to pass the word.

But after half an hour, Gu Yilan followed Mama Zhao over, when she came over, Gu Zhengze had already lost the mood to eat, but the half-cold remnants on the table were not removed, Gu Zhengze sat at the table with an unswerving expression, and Mrs. Gu beside him looked calm.

After Gu Yilan came in, Mrs. Gu retreated and poured tea for Gu Zhengze by herself. Gu Yilan saw that she hurriedly came up to help, but was stopped by Mrs. Gu waving her hand: "Your grandfather has something to ask you, and you can just answer." ”

Gu Yilan just wanted to nod yes, but Gu Zhengze had already spoken, her tone was stiff, and she was already very unhappy when she heard it: "Ninth sister, I heard that you asked your grandmother for permission to give a gift to Miss Mu of the Anguo family?" You also told your grandmother that the festival of the Anguo family should be doubled? ”

"Yes!" Gu Yilan nodded respectfully, her face did not change, and she did not seem to be panicked and frightened by Gu Zhengze's questioning.

"You'll admit it." Gu Zhengze sneered: "Your grandmother said that you are very good at reasoning, then tell me your reasoning too, I want to see how you persuaded your grandmother." ”

"Grandfather," Gu Yilan replied in a soft tone, but clearly and steadily: "The Mu family of the Anguo Mansion is brave and good at fighting, but he has a heavy army but never takes credit for himself, he is quite cautious, he never forms a party with others in the court, and he is a lonely minister that the emperor values very much. The granddaughter also heard that An Guogong rarely took the initiative to comment on the government and politics, and often did not say a word when he went to the court, but if the emperor asked, he would answer. The granddaughter also heard that the emperor actually attaches great importance to An Guogong's opinion. The granddaughter thinks that at this time, there is no harm in having a lot of contact with the Anguo Mansion. Wait for another two years to come to an end, and then go to socialize for fear that there is a suspicion of doing something. ”

"Heh......" Gu Zhengze smiled, but his face was even darker, and he looked angry and laughed: "The little woman also dares to talk about the government!" Who are you listening to when you say all this?! Your grandmother was also confused, and she made a decision casually because of your nonsense? ”

"Grandfather," Gu Yilan, who was reprimanded, still looked unhurried, glanced at Mrs. Gu, who was still calm, and continued to speak: "The granddaughter's father is far away in Ningling, and her mother will take care of him in office. My grandfather and grandmother felt sorry for me, so I left me in Beijing to raise, so many years, I grew up under my grandmother's knees, there are many sisters in the family, and only I stayed in my grandmother's room for the longest time, these years my grandfather and grandmother occasionally gossip, and did not shy away from me, some words, in fact, the granddaughter listened to the grandfather's teachings, listened, and remembered it in her heart. ”

Gu Zhengze was stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it, what happened to An Guogong was not a major event in the current situation, it was just a comment on the behavior of his colleagues, and there was nothing to avoid, he gossiped with his wife on weekdays, and sometimes talked about colleagues, but most of these gossips did not involve government affairs, or inconsequential trivial matters, or just a few words about someone. Gu Yilan's comments about An Guogong really seem to be what he said.