Chapter 242: Illusion
After playing a set of knife techniques, Gu Jingjue regained his momentum.
Wiping the fine sweat on her forehead, she turned around and went back to her room, she had no maids to serve, and she relied on herself for everything.
She washed up, changed her clothes, and went to her mother's yard with her feet.
Mrs. Gu was not in good health and got up a little later than the other few in the family.
When Gu Jingjue came over, she met Mrs. Gu getting up to wash.
The cook in the house had already put breakfast outside, and looking at the dishes and chopsticks on the table, Gu Chengyun should have eaten well and went to the court.
Gu Jingjue raised her feet and went into the inner room, helping the girl who was serving Mrs. Gu, and serving Mrs. Gu to dress and wash.
Mrs. Gu looked at Gu Jingjue's body.
"Are you going out today, you are reluctant to wear this dress on weekdays."
Gu Jingjue said obediently while helping her mother comb her hair.
"Well, I sent a letter to Princess Ning a few days ago, and I don't know if she saw it, I hope this matter can have a result, I don't want to sit at home and wait like this."
Mrs. Gu nodded and picked out a few hairpins from the makeup box in front of her.
"Since it's a visit, it's not good to be too shabby, you can take these hairpins with you, and the faΓ§ade will be strong. Auntie's body can't help you much, when you go to the north, your father can only rely on you to help. β
Gu Jingjue shirked it, and in the end, she was pulled down by Mrs. Gu to sit down and comb her hair again.
After breakfast, Mrs. Gu pushed the little girl who served her to Gu Jingjue.
"Take it, you have to look like a young lady after all."
Gu Jingjue is not easy to shirk, although she knows that Rui Xue is not the kind of person who only looks at the surface.
But in order to reassure Mrs. Gu, she still went out with the girl.
The mother and daughter share a serving girl, which is really shabby.
But that's the situation of their Gu family in Kyoto.
His father is now receiving the military position of the Holy Lord, and it seems that he is sought after in the court.
But those Kyoto high gates, from the bottom of their hearts, don't look up to them.
In the past few days of the Chinese New Year, she has also received a lot of posts inviting her to the banquet.
Most of them are the nobles who have excluded her before.
Gu Jingjue knew very well in her heart, these people were just like her when she first entered Kyoto.
I didn't ask her because I valued her, but because it was profitable, I begged her to do something.
She now feels that these people are hateful, and at the same time, she understands what kind of virtue she was in the eyes of others.
The Gu Fu carriage, which was not luxurious, swayed to the city gate.
A soldier guarding the gate saw the sign of Gu Fu on the carriage from a distance.
Walking forward very respectfully, Gu Jingjue lifted the curtain and handed over a purse.
His face was hidden in the dark of the carriage, and he whispered: "Thank you Brother Liu for sending me the news yesterday, you can keep this, congratulations to the eldest brother for adding Ding to the family, and take it to make up for my sister-in-law." β
The soldier was a little cramped, and he didn't reach out to pick it up: "This is what subordinates should do, and the young lady doesn't need to worry about it." β
Gu Jingjue threw out the purse in his hand, and the soldier caught it steadily.
"Take it, my aunt told me to give it."
The soldier could only thank him, and moved closer again.
"Miss, can't I really follow General Gu to the north?"
Gu Jingjue said softly: "Isn't it good now, you are reunited with your sister-in-law, and the population has been added to the family, and the errand is quite stable." Daddy understands your thoughts, but this arrangement is best for you. β
The soldiers were a little embarrassed, and finally arched their hands towards Gu Jingjue in the car.
"My subordinates understand, Miss pay attention to safety."
Gu Jingjue lowered the curtain, and the carriage slowly drove out of the city.
The little girl in the car pulled the blanket that was covering Gu Jingjue's legs.
asked in a low voice: "Is this the one that Madame often says, who saved our generals?" β
Gu Jingjue nodded: "He was seriously injured, and Daddy couldn't bear to follow him to the battlefield anymore." β
Out of the city, the carriage sped up, and it didn't take long to reach Ruixue's Zhuangzi.
Gu Jingjue came for the first time, and when she arrived at the entrance of Zhuangzi, someone stepped forward to stop the carriage and ask.
Gu Jingjue explained the intention, handed over the name post, and the person who stopped the car ordered them to wait here, and went back with the name post to pass it on.
Ruixue got up a little late today, and was having breakfast and eating in the courtyard.
glanced at the famous post sent, and then remembered that he had been busy these days, and the reply letter to Gu Jingjue had not been sent yet.
Hurriedly asked someone to invite Gu Jingjue in, and turned his head into Rong Niang's house.
"Gu Jingjue is here, don't go out for a while."
Rong Niang was a little nervous, and nodded lightly: "She is too calm, why did she rush to come here." β
Rui Xue pursed her lips: "It's not to blame her, she will go to the north with General Gu in a few days, if I don't have a letter here, she probably won't be able to rest assured that her brother and her aunt will not be able to do so." β
Rong Niang waved her hand at Ruixue: "Go quickly, I'll wait for you to come back." β
Rui Xue answered and went out to greet Gu Jingjue.
Zhuang Shang is quite quiet, and both of them are relatively alternative girls in the Kyoto circle.
There is no need for any politeness, when he enters the house and sits down, Gu Jingjue directly explains his intentions.
"Ruixue, I don't want to hide when I talk to you, during this time, many people have come to look for my father, and you must know it. I know that your planning for the northern trade route began as early as the time when you sent grain to the north.
Although I can't help you like King Ning, with my father's relationship, what I can provide you will definitely make your plans more powerful. β
Rui Xue smiled politely, and didn't feel that Gu Jingjue's remarks were attractive to her.
Originally, Gu Jingjue needed her help more, why did she feel that she needed her more as soon as she spoke.
Gu Jingjue's damn self-esteem is too high for herself, and she looks down on others too much.
It was not for nothing that she was ostracized by the nobles of Kyoto.
Rui Xue doesn't like Gu Jingjue's kind of things that can be done with sincerity, so she wants to use means to show her attitude.
deliberately smiled a little contemptuously: "How can your father be King Bining, and what capital do you have to come here to negotiate terms with me." If you want to get a piece of the pie on the trade routes in the north, at least show some sincerity. β
Gu Jingjue obviously didn't expect Rui Xue to talk to her like this.
The communication at the palace banquet and the exchange with Ruixue in King Ning's mansion all gave Gu Jingjue some illusions.
She thought that Ruixue understood and appreciated herself.
has the relationship between King Ning and her father, she opened her mouth to Ruixue, and Ruixue would not refuse her.
After such ruthless words came out, Gu Jingjue reacted.
She didn't know Rui Xue at all, and what she thought was scheming and bargaining chips was worthless in Rui Xue's eyes.
Ruixue's gaze at her was no different from that of the noblewomen who ridiculed and excluded her.
Gu Jingjue's eyes were slightly red, for the sake of the Gu family, for the sake of A-Niang and her brother who stayed in Kyoto, she was a little angry, she had to bear it.
What is backbone and self-esteem, people have to live well before they have time to think about those things.