Before Gu Lingze could answer, Gu Tianhua knocked him on the head and said, "This book is so precious. It would be a great loss if it gets dirty. And you are eating while reading."
Gu Feirui curled his lips and had to return the book to Gu Lingze.
Everyone went to the main hall to eat, and as if they were competing, each one ate faster than the other. Xie Qingwan was watching them, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, for she was afraid that they would choke.
Gu Feirui finished eating first and immediately ran to Gu Lingze and stretched out his hand, "I'm done, give me the book."
Gu Lingze looked at him leisurely, "Second brother, are you full?"
Gu Feirui nodded quickly, "I'm full, I'm definitely full."
Gu Lingze took a sip of soup and said, "If you are full, then move around and take a shower and go to bed early."
Gu Feirui's eyes widened immediately. Just as he was about to speak, Gu Lingze spoke first, "Are you not going to court tomorrow?"
Gu Feirui was extremely anxious and stomped his feet to promise, "I'll just watch for a while and promise to go to bed on time, isn't that enough?"
"No." Gu Lingze could be said to be impartial and fair at this moment.
Gu Feirui was scratching his head in discomfort. Gu Tianhua had also finished eating by then. He was looking at Gu Lingze with a smile, but before he could even open his mouth, he was also rejected.
When Xie Xiru saw this situation, he knew that he definitely had no chance, so he slowly picked up the soup bowl and drank the soup.
"Lingze, why are the records of dynasty changes in the book you gave me different from those in history books?"
Gu Lingze had anticipated this question before, so he cleared his throat and began to explain.
"This book was given to me by my master. I asked the same question back then." Gu Lingze is now very familiar with using this shield.
"We in Taoism have thirty-six heavens, divided into six realms, the six heavens of the Desire Realm. Simply put, different spaces exist at the same time. Other spaces also change with dynasties, so the records are different."
Everyone nodded, not quite understanding. Anyway, the principles in the book are applicable to everything, so there is no need to study them in detail.
Xie Xiru looked at him and asked with regret: "Can't we watch it for a while longer?"
Gu Lingze seemed to feel like a bad guy, and nodded helplessly, "There is still a long time, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."
Seeing that he didn't give in, everyone went back to their rooms to rest.
Xie Xiru decided to live in the General's Mansion from now on and not go back to his own Tutor's Mansion. Old Madam Xie laughed and called him "old child".
Two days passed in a flash, and it was the day when Xie Qingwan was going to hold a plum blossom viewing banquet.
Apart from Xie Qingwan, there were no other female members in the Gu family. She had wanted Gu Lingze to take this opportunity to meet the young ladies and gentlemen in the capital, but she didn't expect that the other party shuddered and declined politely.
Are you kidding? Gu Lingze would never appreciate the flowers with them. When he thought about that scene, he got goosebumps all over his body.
Fortunately, the ladies who were familiar with Xie Qingwan helped to entertain, otherwise it would have been a real mess.
"Madam Wu, I haven't seen you for a while. How come you look so rosy? I'm so envious." The wife of the chief priest of the Imperial College looked at him enviously and touched her face subconsciously.
"This is all thanks to the beauty-enhancing pills given by the general's wife. Let me tell you..." The two men whispered a few words close to each other, and then burst into laughter.
"real?"
Madam Wu raised her eyebrows. "Is this true? If you don't believe me, look at the other ladies. Have they changed as much as I have?"
Such conversations were common at this plum blossom viewing banquet. Everyone's attention shifted to the ladies who had taken the beauty pills, especially Xie Qingwan who attracted the most attention.
At noon, a group of guests were invited to the flower hall for lunch. Under everyone's "interrogation", Xie Qingwan finally confessed the matter of the Yangyan Baixiao Pill.
When everyone heard that it was the matter of the third son of the Gu family, one of the protagonists of the recent rumor storm, they couldn't help but discuss it in a low voice.
"My brother Ze learned medicine from a hermit master. The recipe for this beauty pill was passed down to him by his master. You have seen the effect."
Speaking of medical skills, others remembered the story of the prince of Qianhan Kingdom. It was rumored that the prince had a strange disease and the doctors in the Imperial Hospital were helpless. However, he was cured by Gu Lingze overnight.
The prince fell in love with her at first sight and proposed to the emperor in person. However, the matter ended in failure because of his own problems.
There was also the little grandson of Minister Cao, who was said to have died at the time, but he was rescued as soon as he arrived.
Everyone immediately believed this story 80%, and some people have already started asking Xie Qingwan to order the beauty pill.
Xie Qingwan smiled and said, "Wait until my brother Ze comes back, I will inform you after asking."
The ladies and young men from various families were inevitably disappointed after hearing this, fearing that they would be a step behind others.
This plum blossom viewing banquet was extremely lively because of the news of the beauty pill. After people returned home, the news was passed around to each other, and as a result, everyone in the backyards of every wealthy family in the capital knew about it.
"Madam, I will take my leave now and visit you again another day."
Xie Qingwan patted her hands gently and said, "Wenyu, if you have nothing to do, come and walk around more often."
The woman bowed and said, "Yes."
As soon as Gu Lingze entered the mansion, he brushed past the woman. He looked back and raised his eyebrows thoughtfully.
"Mom, I'm back."
Xie Qingwan was sitting on a chair to rest. When she saw him come back, she hurriedly asked him if he had eaten.
Gu Lingze helped her sit on the chair, "Mother, you have worked hard today. I have already eaten at Mu Taoyuan."
"That's good."
Gu Lingze thought about it and asked, "Mom, who was the woman in blue who just left?"
"Oh? You saw Wenyu. She is Su Wenyu, the legitimate daughter of Marquis Wenxin." Xie Qingwan smiled, "She is engaged to your eldest brother."
Gu Lingze frowned, "Is she the eldest brother's wife-to-be?"
Seeing that his expression seemed a little off, Xie Qingwan hurriedly asked, “What’s wrong? Is there something wrong with her?”
Gu Lingze neither shook his head nor nodded, and then asked, "Since she is engaged to my eldest brother, why have we never seen her here before?"
Xie Qingwan raised her voice, "It's because of your elder brother's poisoning. If it weren't for this, your elder brother might have been married now."
Who in the capital didn't know about Gu Xiuyi's "illness"? Imperial doctors, famous doctors, and even wandering doctors were invited to the general's mansion, but Gu Xiuyi's illness did not improve at all.
Gu Xiuyi saw that he did not have much time left, and he did not want to delay Su Wenyu, so he personally returned the engagement gifts and called off the marriage.
But Su Wenyu was a girl with a strong character. Not only did she not agree to cancel the engagement, she also wanted to marry into the general's mansion early.
In desperation, Gu Xiuyi said many unpleasant things to her face, but Su Wenyu still did not give up and insisted on seeking medical treatment.
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