If you want to say who among the people cares most about this incense stick that has been extinguished, it must be the eldest master of Gu Mansion who cares about the situation, after all, the score of the two sides is that it is not appropriate for Gu Fu to win, and it is not appropriate for Wu Fu to win, and it is not appropriate to be able to catch up with a draw and make peace between the two sides, which is the best ending.

Therefore, Master Gu, who was about to admit defeat, suddenly saw that Li Zhongming threw an unprecedentedly leaning pole, and the two sides had the same odds. It is really, there is no way out of the mountains and rivers, and the willows and flowers are bright and another village. When Uncle Wu began to take the feather arrow, Master Gu was already staring at the incense stick, all the time to determine at which moment it would burn out in the next moment, and he also worshiped the pious prayer of the Lord Gu to the gods and Buddhas and the holy masters of Confucianism, and I don't know which way the gods responded, and the incense stick was extinguished at the most critical moment, and it was extinguished at the moment before Uncle Wu was about to throw the arrow feather.

Otherwise, if there are twists and turns in the score, it will make the heart that has already fluctuated even more turbulently.

"Come, come, Shizi, the gamble is over, it's just a game for children. Let's all go inside to drink tea and talk, where did we talk in the hall just now? ......", as he spoke, Gu Jing and his wife led the prince and his wife back to the inner hall, and when they left, Gu Jing quietly glanced at Gu Yue, and said meaningfully and lightly: "Gu Yue, the game is over." Entertain the guests in the hospital. ”

As a close person who has been close to Gu Guo for many years and the chief housekeeper of the Gu Mansion, Gu Yue knows that this is the beginning and end of Gu Guo's need to deal with things by himself, and strive to weaken the impact of the matter, so as not to make the Gu and Wu families feel guilty.

Soon in the noisy and noisy, you come and go, such a dispute and fighting gambling game has become a good expression of the two surnames of Wu, and also for the intimacy of the two families of good talent and beauty, this gambling game was formed by chance, and God is loving and favoring, and the ancestors protect their children and grandchildren, so that the division is equal, which indicates that the two families will be harmonious, and also indicates that the marriage of the two surnames is harmonious. In short, these are all good deeds and virtues of the two families, and the ancestors protect them, and the two newcomers will also be blessed for a long time.

With the spread of such a news, the truth that the original gambling contract was caused by the dispute between the two Langjun was covered up, and it was gradually forgotten by everyone.

In harmony and beauty, this engagement ceremony was finally completed smoothly. It also made the subordinates of the Gu Mansion finally breathe a sigh of relief, after all, in the process of marrying a noble family like the Wu family, there were such big twists and turns. In the aftermath, the monarch will not only be furious, but will also be held accountable. When the time comes, I don't know who will be implicated and will be unlucky?

It is indeed true that at this time, the eldest lady of the Gu Mansion was angrily complaining to Mama Hu beside her in the inner courtyard: "You say, what is going on? In this situation of such joy, what is this kid Lingze going to do? Is he going to mess up Ronghua's marriage? Do you think there will be the instigation of the Qin family's slut in this? Oh my God, Mother Hu, what do you think I have done? I have never been harsh on their mother and son in this house, but also because she is the lord's favorite concubine, and I never want to care about the miscellaneous things in her courtyard, and she is in charge of her own decisions. In addition to the usual etiquette, I have never targeted her. I've endured and endured, retreated and retreated. To this day, my poor eldest sister has been so embarrassed, but fortunately, in the end, someone has the power to turn the tide. Otherwise, Mother Hu, I don't dare to think about it anymore, how will my eldest sister face the world at that time, and is there still a place for her in this world? ”

Looking at her own young lady who was full of complaints, Mama Hu knew the grievances in her heart. Although his own young lady was born in a noble family, his own lord also used to be a slaughterer. However, her own young lady is not very favored, when she was born, although the lord was already ranked in the two mansions, but that was also the time when the lord was criticized and scolded most fiercely by hundreds of officials in order to maintain the official family, plus at that time, the lord already had a big man and a big girl under his knees, so her birth was not so important. And as her own girl grows up, she is not as bright and eloquent as the big girl in the house, and she is not a man, so among the old men and children, she is more mediocre and more neglected.

However, she knows that her own girl, although not as good as her brothers and sisters, is kind and plain, even if she occasionally has the temper of an official lady, and occasionally she will be destroyed by anger, but she has never hurt others, so even if she treats people and says that she wants to kill and scold, but in the end she will relent.

Mama Hu comforted the eldest lady and evacuated the anger in her heart, while analyzing the situation of the matter for her, telling her that this was just an accidental situation, and the lord would deal with the follow-up of the matter, and the lord would give her a satisfactory answer. Now that she rushed forward, it would only displease the lord. After all, this is a matter of the reputation that Gu Fu has accumulated over several generations, and if it is not taken seriously, it will only cause the world to laugh. Besides, the marriage of the eldest girl is not only a major event on the monarch's mind, but the old lady in the house is also paying attention to it.

As soon as he saw off the visitors from the capital and the outsiders in the courtyard, he immediately closed the gate of the palace and gathered the people and the servants on duty at that time. Gu Jing stood calmly under the porch, looked at the subordinates kneeling on the stone slabs and the children and stewards standing in front of the steps, and said sternly: "Gu Yue, give me a complete account of the situation at the time of your investigation. ”

Gu Yue hurriedly told the story of what had already been investigated. Although he had already guessed the approximate cause in his heart, when he heard the incident again, Gu Qing's heart was still full of anger.

"Qing'er, you were present at the time, is that what Steward Gu said?"

"Yes, father, blame me for failing to admonish in time and stop my second brother, and I also blame me for failing to evacuate the matter, please punish my father."

Seeing that his eldest son is so sincere and loyal, he has to take the blame and be punished for his brother. sighed, had to endure his anger, and said with a gentle expression: "Qing'er, you are the eldest son in the house, not only to take on the responsibility of your brother and maintain the lintel, but also to care for the younger brothers and sisters below, but also to educate and admonish." The next time something like this happens, you just have to be bold enough to discipline your younger siblings, don't worry, you will have your father to support you afterwards. Okay, don't blame yourself, go back and copy the "Book of Rites" twice."

After asking the eldest son, he turned his attention to the culprit of the incident, "Ze'er, are you guilty?" Do you know how much trouble you almost got into today? Do you know what you did today? ”

This series of rebukes made Gu Lingze's head lower than he could get any lower, as if there was a hole in the ground for him to get into. Seeing his youngest son, he dodged and dodged, without saying a word, and became even more angry considering the situation, "Come on, drag this rebel down and beat him with thirty sticks." ”

Hearing that his father was going to punish him with thirty sticks, Gu Lingze was suddenly frightened and panicked, and shouted loudly: "Father, I know that I am wrong, I know that I am wrong." Please forgive me, I will never do it again. You spare me, I was wrong. ”

Seeing that the servant really stepped forward, the torture instrument was also brought up, lying on the bench, a stick had fallen, and he suddenly felt painful, so he had to shout: "Mother help me, mother, where are you, mother, come and persuade my father, I know that I am wrong." Oh, father, I know it's wrong, it hurts, it hurts me. ”

followed by a few sticks, which made Gu Lingze cry his father and mother and keep shouting.

At this time, suddenly a brightly dressed woman rushed over from outside the courtyard with a maid and a maid, and when she saw Gu Lingze who was beaten, she cried out, and suddenly pounced on him, pleading with tears, "Lord, Lord, Ze'er has already known that he is wrong, he is still young, you can spare him." Besides, didn't it not cause many serious consequences? Ze'er, Ze'er, admit your mistake to your father, quickly. ”

"Daddy, I know that I am wrong, I know that I am wrong, I will correct it in the future, I am also angry for my eldest sister, I am angry that the people from Wu Mansion are arrogant, and I deliberately block the time. Father, I was wrong, spare me, spare me. ”

"Yes, my lord, Ze'er is also kind, but he just did something bad, and you have also punished a lot of sticks, so spare him. He's still young, what should I do if my body breaks? You just look at my thin face, look at our years of love, look at my years of hard work for you, you can spare him. It is not said that he will be exempted from punishment, but the rest will be written down first, and he will be punished later when he is in good health. Aunt Qin continued to plead.

Seeing the mother crying and shouting below, and hearing Gu Lingze's explanation again, Gu Lingze's anger also disappeared a little, and he asked the servant who was in charge of the punishment, "How much have you been beaten?"

"Back to the lord, I've already beaten seven sticks."

"Okay, let's get fifteen sticks together and keep fighting." Gu Guo said: "Son, for your mother's sake, today is just a lesson for you. Remember, my Gu family Erlang must be able to endure humiliation and abstain from impatience, and even more so, there must be a beginning and an end. Okay, Qin, you step back and don't dwell on it anymore. Otherwise, the remaining fifteen sticks will also be struck. ”

Let the maid pull the Qin clan away, and let the servant plug Gu Lingze's mouth, stop yelling and embarrassing.

Afterwards, he arranged for Gu Yue to severely punish the little guy and the long-term follower who followed Gu Lingze at that time, and the lord humiliated the ministers to death, and complained that they couldn't advise the master at a critical time. If they had separated the two groups at that time, there would have been no follow-up events.

After arranging here, he slowly came to an inner hall in consideration of the situation, and saw Li Zhongming, who was already waiting here, and greeted him from afar, "I have been sitting for a long time after hard work, and I am late." Zhongming, don't blame. ”

Seeing the smiling Gu on his face, Li Zhongming hurriedly got up and saluted: "The lord is smiling, I have just sat down, and the lord does not need to apologize." ”

"Okay, it's good that Zhongming doesn't blame him, he can survive in a desperate situation today, and finally turn defeat into peace, Zhongming is indispensable. This time, Zhongming not only solved the dilemma, but also saved the face of my Gu family, which is really a great contribution. Considering the situation, he sat down and admired Li Zhongming.

"The lord must not say this, and Zhongming does not dare to be greedy for the merits of heaven. This time, I was already trembling with fear. In the end, his hands were even weaker. Now, he can live up to the expectations of the lord and break through the predicament. All of them are the blessings of the Gu Mansion and the blessing of the ancestors. It is just a coincidence, and I will never dare to be greedy for the merits of heaven and talk about merit. Now I can accompany Lingqing Langjun to gain knowledge, and even get a salary, all of which are the great grace of the Gu Mansion, the righteousness of the lord, and I will never dare to forget. Li Zhongming hurriedly explained, and even more sincerely defended.

"Zhongming doesn't need to be humble, I know how things are going before and after. Zhongming repeatedly shirked, is he still blaming me for being harsh at that time? Gu Guan smiled, but after asking a question, he continued: "I know that Zhongming is a sincere gentleman, although you don't dare to take credit, but my Gu family can't help but express my gratitude. ”

"The lord is serious, I am poor, I can support my mother, and I can continue to study and increase my arts, all of which are given and rewarded by the house, which is extremely rich. Now it's just a small achievement, how dare you ask for a reward? Li Zhongming shirked again. There are too many rights and wrongs in the high-ranking family, so he doesn't want to have anything deeper to do with the Gu Mansion, he just wants to leave smoothly after the end of the period.

"Okay, Zhongming don't shirk anymore. I heard that Zhongming often has a hard time with the nine, and I guess Zhongming will still have to take the Nine Classics exam in the future. The official manuscript of the Nine Classics received from the house was given to Zhongming. Also, judging from this pot throwing game, Zhongming should be quite interested in the way of bow shooting, and there is a horn bow in the house, and he also gave Zhongming a copy. In addition, the bow horse is not separated, and the good horses in the house are also given to Zhongming, and during the house, they are raised by the house. Then Zhongming has been coming to the house for a long time, and the monthly salary will mention ten times a month, and you can see if the above Zhongming is okay, and whether there are other needs. "I put down the reward many times in a row, but my face is still calm.

After all, these things, compared to the consequences that Li Zhongming has brought back, and the benefits they bring are not worth mentioning even if the above are added up. For them, the rich gentry, property is no longer their most important thing. If you can make small profits and unite people's hearts, that is the way to long-term family luck.

Hearing that Gu Guo not only gave books and classics, gave bow horses, but also increased his monthly salary, which made Li Zhongming admire the wealth of Gu Fu at the same time, he was also happy to be generous. However, he suddenly found that this horse riding needs to be taught. And with the bow horse, this close-quarters weapon also needs to be learned. So, an idea suddenly popped into his mind.

Li Zhongming was full of joy, and immediately bowed down and saluted: "Thank you for the lord's generous reward, these are enough, where does the villain dare to be greedy for others." It's just that there is still a villain who has a delusion, I don't know if I can mention it or not? ”

"Zhongming just speaks bluntly", and he doesn't care about the situation.

Li Zhongming cautiously mentioned: "I don't know how to ride a horse yet, I don't know if I can ask the Fuzhong teacher for advice or two?" There is also the preciousness of horses, if you don't learn some swordsmanship for self-defense, I'm afraid you won't be able to keep your hands when you walk outside in the future. Then, when you ask the teacher for riding skills, you can learn some fencing skills from the teacher."

"Oh, what am I supposed to be? For such a trivial matter, Zhongming doesn't need to worry about it, just ask the teachers in the house for advice, and I will tell you about it. In this way, I am afraid that Zhongming still needs a good sword, so those good swords in the house will also be given to Zhongming. Considering the situation, he agreed and gave another gift at random.

"It's really, it's great. The kid was rude just now. All of this really makes the villain grateful and inscribed. In the future, the villain will be diligent and diligent in order to repay the lord in case of emergency. After speaking, Li Zhongming bent down and saluted and thanked him again and again.

"Okay, okay, some little things, Zhongming doesn't need to care. I hope that in the future, Zhongming can continue to work diligently. If there is any difficulty, just ask, and I will not tolerate it. ", full of promises.

In the end, it was another caring greeting, and the two were both guests and hosts, and then the conversation ended. Li Zhongming also consciously proposed to retire.