Chapter 414 415. Sending Someone

"It's just a life-saving favor. Lord Zhou has already repaid it last time. The Queen doesn't need to worry so much." Hua Shunming felt a little uncomfortable seeing his Queen making a special trip for a foreign man.

However, he did not show any expression on his face, and waited quietly for an explanation from the Queen.

"That being said, my brother is the only male in the Zhou family. If he saves my brother, he will be like the second parent of our Zhou family.

His Majesty is also aware that there is a huge difference between civil servants and military generals. For example, Lord Gu’s mansion should only have some servants and ordinary guards. The journey is long, and if there is no military force, my brother will still have to worry about him.

Instead of waiting for my brother to place his capable guards beside him to protect him, it is better to let the idle hands of me and my concubines play their final role."

Hua Shunming understood after hearing this. It seemed that the Queen cared more about her brother and did not want Gu Wenheng to cause trouble for Zhou Shixiong.

What's more, it was just a matter of adding some manpower, and he didn't want to offend the Queen, lest she get sick from being depressed and let the women in the harem run around.

When he thought of those women who were flirting and posing, Hua Shunming immediately said, "The Queen's words make sense. So, you can just make the arrangements as you see fit."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Having received approval, Queen Zhou did not bother him any longer. She had to use this time to prepare more things for her brother.

In addition to this obvious reason for sending people over this time, there were also some people hidden under her command who she wanted to send to her brother's side to try her best to protect his safety.

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After a day, Gu Wenheng knew who had gone with him this time.

In addition to him, the prefect of Lucheng, He Gaofei, the co-magistrate, Lu Shenggen, the assistant minister, and Wu Yichen, the assistant judge, were also sent.

Although they had never met, He Nan had already told him all the information he needed to know.

These three people are not from the regular imperial examination background. They all got their current official ranks through imperial favor. They all have mediocre qualifications and are all over 30 years old.

Gu Wenheng rubbed his head with a headache. The only good news was that these three people were not greedy or lustful people. They stayed in their original positions obediently.

It is people like this that make him feel depressed, inactive, and completely lying down, hoping that the past will not hold him back.

At this time, the Queen's decree was directly delivered to the Hanlin Academy, accompanied by two fully armed guards.

This time, everyone in the Hanlin Academy was shocked. They thought Gu Wenheng, who had no background at all, actually had such a powerful backer behind him.

Even guards were prepared for his trip.

Gu Wenheng had no idea what Queen Zhou meant, and could only accept the order and express his gratitude.

Looking at the two guards standing at the door, those who wanted to find out the news had to stop.

However, Queen Zhou's move was an unintentional one, as it made the Huang family, who had been eager to take advantage of Gu Wenheng's absence from the capital to deal with Jin Qianqian, retract their claws.

Xiao Shiyu probably felt that there was not much point in holding on any longer, so he hurriedly asked his managers to sell all those shops that were losing money, and then went to remote areas to buy a few farms, which would at least generate some profit.

Jin Qianqian had already sent people to keep a secret watch on things. Even though she was extremely busy now, she asked Hu Dong, who was eager to help, to come forward and take over all those shops.

However, after purchasing assets in this way, Jin Qianqian only had tens of thousands of taels of silver notes left, which made her feel a sense of crisis for the first time.

Gu Wenheng stared at the box on his desk, then looked up at Liu Shijiang in surprise.

“Don’t stare at me like that, I didn’t give this to you.

I don't know when you met my uncle, but he insisted that I pass this to you, and also told me to tell you that he is waiting for you to come back and enjoy the fish feast together."

After saying this, without waiting for Gu Wenheng to ask any questions, he turned around and left in a cold manner as usual.

When Gu Wenheng heard him mention the fish banquet, he already knew who it was.

Since the last time they caught a big fish in Luohu Village, Liu Donglai has been working hard there for several months, but has not been able to catch a river fish weighing more than ten kilograms. This is also what he has been thinking about. He has mentioned it many times that when he catches a fish, he will treat his whole family to a fish feast.

When he opened the box, he found a detailed record about Lucheng, and a feng shui map at the bottom, which was what he needed right now.

This timely help made Gu Wenheng more confident about his next trip to Lucheng. He solemnly returned the things to their original places and put them aside properly.

In the days that followed, he would carry this thing close to him and try his best to memorize its contents.

Ning Yuchen saw Minister Liu coming out empty-handed, and couldn't help but ask, "What did Lord Liu give to Lord Gu?"

This was an interesting question. If not everyone present knew that Liu Shijiang's official rank was higher than Gu Wenheng's, they would have thought that the other party had bribed him.

Liu Shijiang sneered, "My uncle asked me to pass it on to his friend. I don't know what's in it. Why don't you go and ask in person?"

Everyone present was speechless, even Ning Yuchen, the first to stand out, huddled aside like a quail.

After staying in the Hanlin Academy for so long, everyone knows that Liu Shijiang’s uncle is the former Prime Minister Liu Donglai.

I didn't expect that right after the Queen Mother sent the guards, even the old Prime Minister sent a mysterious thing. It seems that Gu Wenheng is really not simple.

Gu Wenheng also turned a disaster into a blessing and calmed down completely. When he left, he could see several adults who he usually didn't greet, and they all nodded to him in a nice way.

Gu Wenheng glanced at the two guards who followed him silently, and after returning the greeting, he hurriedly left with their men.

On the way, Gu Wenheng finally figured out the names of the two guards. Their names were the same as Ye Yi and the others, very casual.

The two names Ah Qi and Ah Ba kept Gu Wenheng in the carriage for a long time. He was unable to come back to his senses. It took him a long time to come to a conclusion. It was really easy to remember.

The other three had already sent someone to deliver a note asking about the specific travel time.

Gu Wenheng asked them to gather at the city gate and then set out together.

Time passed quickly, and the day for Gu Wenheng and his friends to set off had arrived.

Jin Qianqian personally took her two children to send the people to the city gate. Looking at the other three carriages, each with only two or three people, she couldn't help but frown.

While sorting out her clothes, she whispered, "When you're out, just take care of yourself.

The food for the first few days has been prepared and has been handed over to Jiang Shuiniu and Mingfeng. If you have any questions, just ask them. "

At the same time, Gu Wenheng looked at the families who were saying goodbye over there. The other parties also noticed their looks and nodded as a greeting.

Today's update has been completed. I will work hard to add more in the next period of time. Thank you for your company!

(End of this chapter)