Of course, Mrs. Gu understood the meaning of Scholar Gu's words. The Gu family has already chosen King Xin, and there is no way out, but it is not risk-free to stand in line in the battle for the storage position, so the Gu family hopes that the granddaughter who marries into the Anguo Mansion can become the Gu family's retreat.

Mrs. Gu was silent for a long time, thinking carefully about Scholar Gu's words.

To tell the truth, among the girls who get married, the one she can trust the most is actually the ninth sister. This kid is smart and calm, has a good heart, and is reliable. If there is a case in the future, in case the king of Xin fails to compete for the crown prince, the two of them, as well as the children who are officials in the court, will not be able to escape, but the ninth sister can always help protect those grandchildren who are young and have not yet entered the ranks, right?

The old couple was silent all the way. The carriage stopped at the door of Gu's house, and Mrs. Gu sighed before getting out of the car and replied, "Just like the old man said." In a few days, I will send someone to pick up the ninth sister and come back again and talk to her. Alas! At the moment, fortunately, we married the ninth sister to the Anguo Mansion, and this child is still reliable. ”

"Hmm!" Scholar Gu nodded, drove the servants of the family aside, turned around, personally helped the old wife get out of the car, and said in a low voice: "Is it a blessing or a curse, don't think too much." Outside, everything is up to me, don't worry, don't worry. ”

"I'm not worried." Mrs. Gu smiled at Scholar Gu: "We are old couple, we are also in our sixties this year, what do I have to worry about." It's all a matter of time. Sir, if you wait and see for a while, don't you have to make a decision? Thankfully, we both carry it together. Sir, you have a cautious temperament, you can't change it in your life, and you think about the bad things first. I'm not like you, I look forward to getting better and better for our Gu family in the future! ”

"Yes!" Senior Scholar Gu smiled and nodded at Mrs. Gu: "You're right, it's me who looks ahead and thinks too much about everything." ”

"Master," Mrs. Gu and Scholar Gu supported each other and walked to the backyard, and the old couple whispered as they walked: "We are old, you have worked hard for our Gu family all your life, and no matter what decision you make now, what kind of results you will have in the future, the children will not blame you." When we are old, we don't always need to do everything ourselves, and there are some things that we should let go and let the children do on their own. Among the children at the moment, the third child is the most promising, he is indeed young and not stable enough, this time the matter of the household department can be regarded as letting him see how cruel the court dispute is, and he will remember it for a long time. ”

"Ninth sister, it would be nice if it was a boy." Senior Gu sighed and replied, "Among the children, she is the smartest, better than our grandchildren, and even better than her father. It's a pity, it's a girl. ”

"What's wrong with the girls?" Mrs. Gu smiled and tugged on Scholar Gu's sleeve: "Girls can also be reliable." Master, tell me, this time, isn't our Gu family still supported by the ninth sister? ”

"I know, I know." The old man nodded, still with a look of regret: "I just sigh, if the ninth sister is a boy, she will definitely be able to have a great future, and she must be stronger than Xie Mufeng of the Xie family." In the future, I will be the official slaughterer, the glorious lintel, I have a successor to the Gu family, what am I worried about! Alas! It's a pity......"

Gu Yilan didn't know that after this incident, her old-fashioned grandfather had such a high opinion of her. At this time, she didn't know that the usually cautious Scholar Gu had acted extremely quickly this time and had decisively chosen her position.

When Gu Daxue and his wife visited Anguo Mansion, Qiao Wenjin, the director of the Ministry of War, received an invitation, which was an invitation sent by Gu Sanye.

Of course, Gu Sanye invited guests, and he didn't invite Qiao Wenjin alone. Gu Sanye booked the largest private room in Kuixinglou, and booked six tables for the best seats, and his invitation was sent to all the directors of the six departments.

Dozens of invitations were sent out in one breath, and on the day of the invitation, in addition to the officials who did not come when there was something to come, there were also thirty or forty officials who were invited. Qiao Wenjin was mixed in a group of six directors, and he looked very inconspicuous.

Among the low-level officials of the six ministries, such banquets are occasionally held, so no one thinks it is strange that Gu Sanye will feast his colleagues in Kuixing Tower under the pretext of continuing the Dragon Boat Festival this time. The people who went to the banquet together were all officials from the six ministries, and they were all familiar with each other, so the atmosphere in the banquet was very warm, and after three rounds of wine, everyone gradually lost the restraint at the beginning, and some people began to toast around with cups.

Many officials left their seats and walked around, gathering in groups of three or five to keep abreast of feelings or discuss affairs in the yamen, and of course the topics they talked about could not bypass the recent major events in the DPRK and China, so several military officials who were on the cusp of the storm won the sympathy of many colleagues.

Gu Sanye used the excuse of condolences to go up to greet several directors of the military department. There are a lot of government affairs exchanges between the household department and the military department on weekdays, and everyone is actually familiar with them, but there are few private contacts.

was originally an acquaintance, so Gu Sanye said a few words of sympathy, and immediately exchanged for the sighs and sighs of several directors of the Ministry of War, and Gu Sanye took the opportunity to discuss a few words of budget matters with Qiao Wenjin, a director of the household department, a director of the treasury department of the Ministry of War, business-related, as soon as the chatterbox was opened, all the things you came and went were official affairs, endless.

The other people who came to the banquet didn't have the patience to listen to the long discussion of political affairs in the past two days, so they quickly walked away, leaving only Qiao Wenjin and Gu Sanye, standing by the window with wine glasses.

Gu Sanye was waiting for such an opportunity, he smiled at Qiao Wenjin, and said bluntly: "Master Qiao, you were a flower explorer back then, a good article." Inuko is going to end next year, and I'm thinking about it, if I can, can I ask you to read Inuko's article and give him some pointers. ”

Qiao Wenjin was slightly stunned, he looked at Gu Sanye carefully, and then suddenly smiled: "Master Gu, this is a high opinion." Scholar Gu is a famous Confucian in our Great Zhou Dynasty, why should you go far and near? ”

"Master Qiao doesn't have to be too humble." Gu Sanye arched his hand towards Qiao Wenjin: "My father is also full of praise for your knowledge. I look forward to the opportunity to meet you face to face. ”

The Duanming Palace scholar wants to ask him, the head of the six-rank military department, for advice? The famous Hongru of the Great Zhou Dynasty still needs to ask for advice? Qiao Wenjin was happy. Gu San's words are interesting! Everyone in the court knows that he Qiao Wenjin is labeled as the king of letters, Gu San's words, I'm afraid they weren't for the one behind him!