Chapter Twenty-Eight: It's Not Easy
Even though he begged so hard, Chen Yu was still fierce and unwilling to let him go.
Gu Qing inquired about some news with the onlookers around him, and only then did he know what happened.
The man who was beaten was just a civilian, and he was fortunate to be able to enter the Prime Minister's Mansion for a banquet this time, and his heart was happy. In his spare time, he chatted with his friends, and unconsciously talked about the Chen Mansion, Chen Yu, the son of the Chen Mansion, was already notorious, and the man and his friends actually talked about some of his ridiculous things, and said what the old man Chen taught his son to say. Unfortunately, Chen Yu listened to it squarely.
Unprovoked, disaster fell from heaven.
If it weren't for this multi-mouthed experience, the man must be enjoying the prospect of the banquet at the moment, but in front of him, he was pulled out and chewed in front of everyone, and he was stripped naked and humiliated in front of the public, and his face was ruined.
However, the words turned back to Chen Yu was a thug who didn't learn all day long, how could he still enter the Prime Minister's Mansion? Could it be that the officials really communicated with each other and let him go through the back door?
"Someone, throw him out of here. Then Chen Yu spoke again. Several big men immediately came out of the crowd and carried the beaten man out without any effort.
I thought that the farce would end here, but what I didn't expect was that a crisp voice came from the crowd and shouted: "Young son of the Chen family, please wait a moment." β
Hearing this voice, the onlookers' eyes brushed over, and they saw Gu Qing with a calm expression, she walked up, not timid at all.
"Chen Gongzi is so angry, and he is not afraid of letting others see the joke?" she said with a curled eyebrow, as if teasingly.
Someone on the side whispered, discussing Gu Qing's identity.
After seeing Gu Qing's appearance, Chen Yu felt as if he had seen it somewhere, and after staring at it for a moment, he remembered that it was Miss Gu San who pretended to be sick and smeared flour on her cheeks that day.
"Is it Miss Gu, is your body better?" It has long been rumored in the capital that Miss Gu was seriously ill and rejected by the Chen Mansion, and Chen Yu said this with contempt.
So, she heard someone say in her ear: "So this is Miss Gu San? Look at her like this, she doesn't look like a sick person......
"I guess healed. Otherwise, why did the Chen Mansion refuse to kiss in the first place?"
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Yanan, who was on the periphery, heard the conversation inside and couldn't help but step forward.
Everyone was talking in a whisper, Chen Yu seemed to have achieved his goal, and his eyes were full of pride, "According to me, Miss Gu should take good care of herself at home, otherwise it will not look good if she marries into another husband's family and is carried home by others." β
There was a faint sound of laughter, and everyone clasped their hands to their chests as if they were watching a play.
Tsk, not only did he fail in his behavior, but he was even more inappropriate in his words.
Well, since Chen Yu didn't give her face in front of the big guy, she wouldn't show mercy to her subordinates.
"Gu Qing thanked Chen Gongzi for his concern in advance, but to get back to the point, I don't know what mistake the man who was beaten just now?" she asked knowingly, just to dig a pit for him to jump.
At first, she just wanted to join in the fun, but she couldn't get used to the arrogant face of people like Chen Yu, so she secretly thought to herself and wanted to give him some color.
"Hmph, full of crazy talk, gibberish. Chen Yu felt that he hadn't relieved his anger just now, and when he thought about it, he felt angry again.
"Oh?" Gu Qing asked with a smile, "Chen Gongzi is so anxious to punish him, is he afraid that he will slander the reputation of the Chen Mansion, or is it to cover up the truth he said?"
As soon as these words came out, there was silence all around.
Chen Yu is a well-known thing to bully the weak in the capital, although the Chen Mansion is not a high-ranking official, he also helps his son to do evil.
"I'm afraid this isn't something Miss Gu should worry about, right?" Chen Yu's words just now made Chen Yu extremely unhappy, he threw the long whip in his hand elsewhere, and walked towards Gu Qing, there was already anger in his eyes.
Chen Yu was half a head taller than her, Gu Qing raised his eyes and saw that he was staring at him, all dissatisfied.
She shrugged, turned around and said indifferently: "What's the concern? I'm just reminding Chen Gongzi that there are many people in the Prime Minister's Mansion, so don't provoke the anger of the public." β
Everyone is just a blind person who deliberately pretends to be blind, he has no power or power, even if he has an opinion on the Chen Mansion, he can only hide it carefully in his heart.
At this time, Chen Yu leaned over and approached her face, and said viciously in front of her: "I see that you are not small, do you want to suffer a little?"
Gu Qing is not afraid of this, anyway, he is also a person who has died once, and life and death have long been downplayed, so he replied immediately: "Chen Gongzi should first weigh how many catties and taels he has, this is the Prime Minister's Mansion, not your Chen Mansion." β
"You ......" said a big mouth and waved towards Gu Qing, he puffed up his strength, but his palm was stopped in mid-air, and when he turned his head, he realized that it was the master of the Prime Minister's Mansion who came.
"Why bother with a girl?
It was Murong, who was particularly dazzling in the crowd with his pure whiteness. At that time, Gu Qing knew that some people were born different, they were lonely and cold, free from heaven and earth, not bound by the ropes of the world, and lived a chic life.
Of course, Chen Yu didn't dare to go against Murong, he immediately lost his temper, withdrew his palm in mid-air, and greeted Murong with his hand: "Chen has seen the prime minister." β
Murong didn't look at him, after a faint glance at Gu Qing, he walked forward, the crowd of onlookers made way for themselves, and the white clothes left suddenly, leaving only the aftermath echoing in the corridor: "Old Man Chen, I'm afraid I don't have so many silver taels to pave the way for you, right?"
As soon as these words came out, Chen Yu's face changed slightly, and he didn't dare to say a word lightly, so he shook his hand and left.
Gu Qing was like a second monk who was confused, living deep in the inner courtyard, and she didn't know anything about the outside world.
"Hmph, it turns out that there are people who can cure him. There was a soft hum behind him, Yanan stood with his hands in his hands, looking at Chen Yu's departing figure and couldn't help but curse secretly.
"Why do you say that?" Gu Qing asked.
Yanan smiled bitterly and shook his head, full of unwillingness and helplessness, "The sentence in the prime minister's mouth is my old father." β
Yanan said that his father was killed by Chen Yu. This was a case half a year ago, when Yanan's father's body was lying in Chen's mansion, saying that he was killed by Chen Yu, which caused a sensation in the capital and became a hot topic of conversation among the people after dinner.
Master Chen Sheng was looking for a job for Chen Yu in the court, and in order to settle this matter, he secretly ordered someone to give Yanan Yinliang, wanting him to close his mouth and prevent the impact of this matter from spreading. But Yanan is willing to live or die. I heard that Chen Sheng spent a lot of money to buy off the people in the Criminal Department, but after a long time, no one remembered.
Only then did Gu Qing understand that his anger just now was all for Chen Yu, and he also sympathized with it in his heart.
Murong's figure had long since disappeared, and the crowd gradually dispersed, and everyone was preparing for the banquet with laughter and laughter.
The night was getting darker and darker, and the long queues outside the Prime Minister's Mansion were scattered one after another. It was said that it was a banquet, but in layman's terms, it was just a meal that Murong invited the big guy to eat, why did he eat this meal? He already had a plan in his heart.
If Gu Qingzao knew the meaning of this meal, she thought that she might not come to participate, in order to leave a thought for herself in the future, and also leave a way to live.
When the sheng song sounded, lanterns lit up like fire around it, and the light shone on the cheeks, adding a bit of feminine beauty. Gu Qing sat at the very end, and he had to raise his head and squint his eyes to see Murong sitting on the main seat, he sat upright, looking at the guests from all over the world with a smile.
I don't know how the banquet started, listening to Yanan next to him, Murong ordered everyone to eat and drink well, and the important things were said at the end of the banquet.
It is better to be respectful than to obey your fate, and the sound of bowls and chopsticks colliding immediately came from the air. Gu Qing was confused, and when he saw that everyone was eating, he followed suit.
There is no need for her to boast, the food in the Prime Minister's Mansion is good. Everyone has a small table in front of them, although there are not many dishes, but the amount of food for one person is enough, and it costs a lot of silver taels just to look at the appearance.
Ah Huan stood aside, and couldn't help swallowing when she saw the food on the table, Gu Qing laughed, and didn't care about her, who told her to underestimate herself before?
Suddenly sensing that someone was staring at her, Gu Qing looked around, and his gaze stopped at the main seat...... Next to her, yes, it was the little scholar Wei Cai, who was staring at her with blazing eyes.
She looked back, and didn't show weakness, who would be afraid of a child?
is obviously a little kid, but he still has to pretend to be his biggest appearance, which is inexplicably a little funny.
Wei Cai glared at her, meaning that he disdained to play such a little trick as making a face with her, which was extremely naΓ―ve.
Gu Qingcai didn't think about it so much, and he didn't pay attention to him anymore. The food on the small table didn't move much, she didn't have the heart to eat at all, there were many literati and artists gathered today, could it be that the meal was all gone?
A few connected guests toasted each other, said polite words, and left their names, so that when someone flew in the future, they would not forget each other.
Gu Qing looked sideways and saw that the original glass of wine in front of Yanan had not moved, and the wine reflected his expression, he was looking at Murong on the throne, his eyes were deep, with a hint of envy and longing.
Yes, the position of prime minister, high and powerful, how can a scholar like him hope for it?
Unconsciously, more than half of the tea was served, and everyone present felt a little tired after eating and drinking, and the banquet changed from noisy to quiet. Murong drank lightly, alone, and did not hear the voices of the public.
I didn't understand what this prime minister meant, there were no words of appreciation between each other, and they didn't talk to each other, this scene was like having a light meal in a restaurant.
Just when everyone thought that the prime minister was about to forget about them, he suddenly commanded: "Play music." β
Gu Qing stretched out his ears and heard these two words, what kind of music was played after dinner?