Gu Qingzhou woke up from a nightmare and stayed awake all night.

The next morning, after she had freshened up, the servant said, "Madame, please have breakfast with you." ”

Every time Mrs. Hirano had something important, she would call Gu Qingzhou to have breakfast, and then let Gu Qingzhou follow her out.

"Okay." Gu Qingzhou said.

She rubbed her astringent eyes and splashed her face with cold water as she freshened up.

People have a little spirit, Gu Qingzhou is a little powdery, covering his dark circles, and then he went to see Mrs. Hirano.

Every time Gu Qingzhou saw Mrs. Ah Yu and Mrs. Hirano, it was like looking in a mirror.

She would see the marks of herself on their faces.

However, it is a little different.

Mrs. Hirano is noble, her wrists and eyes are all scorching, and her demeanor is enough to look at the world.

Her every move seems to have been carefully crafted, and everything is trained, which is far inferior to Mrs. Hirano, and Gu Qingzhou is even more out of reach.

"Ah Qiang, sit next to Eniang." Mrs. Hirano said.

She said that Gu Qingzhou's name was Ah Qiang, and that he had taken it from the penultimate Qing emperor, who had died, and that although he was hoping to have a son, he concluded that the baby was a daughter.

Mrs. Hirano abandoned the common name of the Manchu people and did not let the children call her Eniang because it was too ostentatious. Of course, in private, he still calls himself "Eniang".

Gu Qingzhou has always wanted a "mother", which may be an old habit engraved in his bones. Therefore, when she has an extra "mother", she does not have any sense of surprise.

"Okay." Gu Qingzhou agreed and sat down beside her.

Gu Qingzhou still remembers that when their mother and daughter met for the first time, Mrs. Hirano cried bitterly and was heartbroken.

She was holding Gu Qingzhou's hand at that time, and Gu Qingzhou could feel her trembling.

Gu Qingzhou longed for family affection the most, but she was really difficult to move at Mrs. Hirano.

Mrs. Hirano cried so much that even Ah Yu was wiping her tears beside her, and Gu Qingzhou cried with her, she also cried sadly, but in fact, there was no wave in her heart.

Gu Qingzhou believes in the first feeling the most.

When she saw Mrs. Hirano, she could not accept this family affection without the feeling of a heart-to-heart connection between mother and daughter.

To this day, she is more alienated than intimate with Mrs. Hirano.

And Mrs. Hirano didn't believe her.

Mrs. Hirano had seen many people in private, but she would not introduce them to Gu Qingzhou, but took Ah Yu with her.

Even the purpose of their trip to Taiyuan Mansion, Mrs. Hirano did not tell Gu Qingzhou.

She just kept saying: "Taiyuan was the most important military place before. ”

She told Gu Qingzhou truthfully: "In the situation in the world, Taiyuan is enough to lay a foundation. As long as Taiyuan does not move, don't think about calling from the south, and don't want to go south from the north, it can block the traffic from the south. ”

After Gu Qingzhou heard it, he made a very understanding look, but he didn't comment.

Mrs. Hirano added, "Nowadays, weapons are needed to fight wars and maintain stability. Coal and iron can make steel, and Shanxi's coal and iron are the best in the world, and with enough weapons, can one side compete for hegemony. ”

Gu Qingzhou knew at this time that Mrs. Hirano was ambitious. I just don't know what position Mrs. Hirano puts the famous Ye Overseer in place.

Shanxi is the territory of Ye Overseer, Mrs. Hirano wants coal and iron from Shanxi, is Ye Overseer so easy to dismiss?

Mrs. Hirano didn't trust Gu Qingzhou, and she never despised Gu Qingzhou.

It may be Cai Changting's description that made Mrs. Hirano more cautious about Gu Qingzhou's attitude. She respects Gu Qingzhou, and at the same time guards her.

Gu Qingzhou has not met any royalist members so far.

Even Ye Dujun, Gu Qingzhou didn't understand his true identity: was it a local snake or a royalist?

The political direction of Ye Dujun is elusive.

Although he made his fortune as a revolutionary, he did not like the revolutionary party, refused to join the party, and even refused the senior title of the revolutionary party; At the same time, he supported the republic.

He once publicly called the whole country, saying that Shanxi was willing: "Support the republic and subvert the imperial system." ”

Ye Dujun, who does not rely on both ends, is well-known in the north for his cunning, can he easily give up his lair to Lady Hirano?

Gu Qingzhou has only been here for two months, and everything she touches is fur.

What lies beneath the fur, she doesn't know yet.

She didn't rush it, and started from the fur, wanting to see how deep the water really was for these people.

Gu Qingzhou also talked to Mrs. Hirano about Yuecheng.

Mrs. Hirano thought that she was very sad that she was kicked out by the Si family, so she comforted her and told her what she thought of Yue Cheng.

"When it comes to the consortium in Jiangnan, the Si family is not involved in finance, and they are not ranked in the top ten; In terms of territory and real power, the Si family is just a small warlord in the south; Si Yankong has a false title, no real power, the Si family is just a landowner, and if they want to conquer the world, their military and financial resources are far from enough. Mrs. Hirano said.

She comforted Gu Qingzhou again, "In the future, E-Niang will recruit you a better colt, you don't need to worry about this." ”

Gu Qingzhou looked at Mrs. Hirano in surprise.

Mrs. Hirano despised the Si family.

She didn't expect that the Si family was so deeply hidden.

Gu Qingzhou knew that there were many warlords in Jiangnan and the territory was divided severely, but the Si family was far from being as unbearable as Mr. Hirano's mouth.

No wonder they want to give up the Si family.

After coming out, Gu Qingzhou remembered what Si Xingpei had said to her again.

At that time, she had just met Si Xingpei, and Si Xingpei's ideal was to take the daughter of a warlord and unite the two families to unify the north and south.

At that time, Gu Qingzhou thought that his small strategy was enough to replace the army and become his virtuous helper.

When she arrived in Shanxi, she realized that her intelligence could not be exchanged for a military town, a huge amount of financial investment, or the world's best coal and iron.

Gu Qingzhou came out, and only then did he know how much Si Xingpei sacrificed in order to marry her!

Si Xingpei must know that marrying Gu Qingzhou will lose the opportunity to integrate troops, and his ideals will be postponed for ten years, and he may even be replaced.

But he was willing to do it.

He didn't say anything about the curve policy, didn't let her wait, didn't wronged her to be a concubine.

He put the most lofty ideals under Gu Qingzhou.

When Gu Qingzhou thought of this, he would feel that he was sorry for Si Xingpei.

She had nothing.

Gu Qingzhou sat next to Mrs. Hirano for breakfast, but his mind wandered far away.

"Ah Qiang, accompany me to meet Mrs. Jin today." Mrs. Hirano said, "I heard that there are also guests from Nanjing, you may have seen it, and his father is also an expert in arms. ”

"What Mrs. Kim?" Gu Qingzhou asked.

Mrs. Hirano told her: "The Taiyuan Jin family specializes in developing weapons, and the general weapons in the north are from the Jin family." ”

"Then the Jin family is rich and rivals the country." Gu Qingzhou said.

Mrs. Hirano laughed, "Ah Qiang, you care about money very much? ”

"Hmm."

"It's an interesting idea." Mrs. Hirano smiled, her eyes slightly brightened, "Ah Qiang, it is not possible to have no money in this world, and it takes economy to do big things and small things." I appreciate your ideas, you are very transparent. ”