Mother had never spoken to him like this before. Gu Qian was frightened and quickly explained, "Don't be angry, mother. I was just making an analogy. I don't want to be an official, I just want to be a great scholar."
Su Qing's body softened again, and she hugged Gu Qian into her arms and said, "You must remember, even if mother dies early, you must forget this promise."
Tears welled up in Gu Qian's eyes. He hugged Su Qing and said, "Mom, please don't die early. I will be obedient and not become an official." He added, "I also want to be both virtuous and talented."
This was the expectation that the gentleman expressed to him when they met that day.
Su Qing murmured, "Yes, one must have both ability and moral integrity. If one's moral integrity is not in line with one's position, the result will be bad."
Mrs. Wang covered her mouth with a handkerchief and cried silently.
They encountered heavy rain on the way, and they did not arrive in the capital until noon six days later.
Su Qing opened the car curtain and burst into tears when she saw the magnificent city gate. She had thought that she would never come back here again, but she didn't expect to come back again a few years later, and for that man again.
After entering the city gate, several people got off the car and horses and went to a noodle stall beside the city gate.
There were so many people eating noodles that there was only one small table left. Nowadays, Su Qing is still not used to eating at the same table with a man from another world.
Wang Fei, knowing his master's temper, bowed awkwardly to Jia Dazhu. The two men then stood aside, squatting on the floor to eat while the noodles cooked. Jia Dazhu, knowing Su Qing's true identity and with twenty taels of silver from her in his pocket, could tolerate this little "injustice."
The people eating noodles were chatting animatedly with the couple who owned the noodle stall.
"The bastard who killed the most popular players in the building has finally been caught. Vice Commander Wen is indeed capable. In two years, that bastard traveled from Jiangnan to the capital, covering four provinces and eight prefectures, and killed twelve most popular players. He really thought he could act so recklessly under the emperor's feet. Humph, he hit a wall and was finally caught."
After hearing this, everyone nodded their heads in pride.
Another person added, "Deputy Commander Wen was incredibly foresighted. He knew which buildings the enemy would appear in and arranged for them to appear beforehand. The enemy's martial arts skills are very strong, and although he escaped this time, the girl was not killed and survived."
Someone else said in confusion, "I still can't figure it out. The girl was so scared that she didn't remember anything except that ** was wearing a mask. But then she remembered that ** smelled of rose balm, the kind specially made by Huaxiangzhai."
"That's right. Back then, no one could remember the scent of roses, let alone the rich aroma of meat. But she could actually tell which perfume it was made from..."
Jia Dazhu, squatting on the ground eating noodles, grinned widely. My own Marquis has always been so capable!
Su Qing smiled. Xu Lanyin was a good judge of character, and she saw that Gu Wangchen was not right, so she tried her best to leave. She saw that the poor boy was extraordinary, so she married him regardless of everything. It was ridiculous that she was reborn...
After eating the noodles, they continued on their way to Xiqing Marquis Mansion and unexpectedly passed by Changhu Marquis Mansion. The plaque on the gatehouse was no longer "Changhu Marquis Mansion", but "Changhu Earl Mansion".
Jia Dazhu said from outside the car, "The old uncle passed away last year, and it was Master Su who inherited the title. He did not take Madam Su back home."
Madam Su was now an old lady. She had offended the Empress Dowager and the powerful Marquises of Dongqing and Xiqing. Even if Lord Su had the guts to do so, he wouldn't dare take her home to enjoy her good fortune.
Su Qing nodded, she already knew about this.
At the beginning of this year, Wang Fei accidentally heard that Uncle Su had passed away and the Su family was going to sell the farm and a thousand acres of land in Nanping County.
Su Qing was extremely sad, as her only concern in that mansion was gone.
Madam Su deserved death! But her father, whom she had hoped would achieve greater glory by siding with the Third Prince, ended up siding with the wrong side, earning the Emperor and the Crown Prince's dislike. Because of Madam Su's affair, he was demoted to a lesser degree, and died of depression at the age of forty-six.
Not long after my father died, the Su family began to sell large tracts of land. Those prodigal sons could not keep the family business.
She had lived in Sujiazhuang for a while and had a deep affection for the place, so she asked Wang Fei to inquire about it. She wanted to buy the village and some land at the same time.
Not many people could eat up a thousand acres of land at once, so Xu Dashi bought 500 acres and another landlord bought 300 acres. Su Qing then bought Sujiazhuang and the remaining 200 acres in the name of Gu Qian, and also bought He Zhuangtou and several other servants in the manor.
He Zhuangtou wanted to use silver to redeem him and his family, but Su Qing refused, saying he had stolen his master's money. She confiscated their belongings and had Wang Fei sell them to a neighboring province. If it weren't for accumulating merit for Gu Qian, she would have wanted to kill him.
In her previous life, He Zhuangtou obeyed Madam Su's orders and completely ruined her reputation, forcing her to marry the crippled Wen Zhuofeng. In this life, she spent hundreds of taels of silver to silence him...
The ox cart traveled for another half an hour before finally arriving at the Marquis of Xiqing's Mansion.
After entering the west corner gate, the gatekeeper told Jia Dazhu that the fourth grandmother had brought her brother and sister into the palace. Jia Dazhu had the ox cart driven to the stables and then had a housemaid take Su Qing and her son, and Wang Saozi and her son, to the guest rooms in the inner courtyard to rest. He took Wang Fei to a servant's room in the front courtyard to rest.
Su Qing and the others were taken to a small courtyard in the inner courtyard. Along the way, this mansion was even more exquisite and gorgeous than the former Changhu Hou Mansion.
As the sun was setting, a little maid came to report that the Fourth Madam had returned from the palace and asked Madam Mei to meet her in the main courtyard.
After walking for nearly a quarter of an hour, they arrived at the main courtyard.
In the courtyard, three beautiful young men and women in fancy clothes were playing with a pigeon. When they saw the guests, they all stood up to look at them. The older young man even smiled politely at Su Qing and the others, especially at Gu Qian.
Su Qing also smiled at them, and Gu Qian even bowed.
The little girl looked at them blankly and said softly, "There are guests here. I don't know them."
Another little boy, the same age as her, said, "Well, a new guest."
Su Qing and her companions entered the house, walked around the screen with blooming rich flowers, and were led by a maid to the west room. They saw a young beauty sitting on the Arhat bed, and it was Xu Lanyin.
Xu Lanyin stood up and said with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work along the way. Please sit down."
Su Qing knelt before Xu Lanyin and said gratefully, "Thank you, Fourth Grandma Wen, for sending someone to tell me about that."
Gu Qian had already received his mother's instructions. He knelt down, kowtowed, and said, "Thank you, Madam."
Xu Lanyin smiled and said, "Good boy, get up quickly." She waved him over and took his hand, saying, "You've grown up and become more... handsome."
She meant to say, "More like Gu Wangchen." Although the child's facial features were very similar to Gu Wangchen's, his eyes were clear and his manners were well-controlled at such a young age.
She pulled Gu Qian aside and said a few words, then said to Wen Mingxi, Wen Mingzhao, and Wen Mingzhu who followed her into the room, "This is Brother Gu Qian, take him out to play."
Only after the children were gone did Xu Lanyin tell Su Qing about Gu Wangchen in more detail.
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