On July 20th, Gu Shouxin and Cai Xiaolian took several daughters to the prefectural city, firstly to buy people, and secondly to buy a estate.
Since the trip might take two or three days, Empress Dowager Jiang thought that her brother and sister-in-law should have arrived in the prefectural city by now, so she went with them.
Gu Hui went along, while Grandma Gu came over to watch over the shampoo and conditioner sets.
Inside the carriage, Gu Xin poked her head out and looked at Xue Qianyu, who was driving: "Second Brother Xue, where did Brother Yuanyuan go? I was chatting with him last night, why isn't he home today?"
Xue Qianyu smirked: "You only noticed that Zhou Yuan is missing?"
Gu Shouxin glanced at Xue Qianyu with a dangerous look in his eyes. "Are you trying to lead my daughter in a certain direction?"
Xue Qianyu suddenly felt a chill in the air. He silently turned his head away from Gu Shouxin and said, "Zhou Yuan sent Huo Junhao back. Last night, a servant from the Huo family came to deliver a message saying that Huo Junhao's grandfather was sick. Huo Junhao was insisting on going back immediately, and Zhou Yuan was worried, so he sent him back overnight."
Gu Xin suddenly realized: "Oh right, Huo Shentong isn't here either. No wonder, Huo Shentong kept saying that his grandfather was coming to play chess with my dad. We thought he was just trying to get on Yuanyuan's good side. It turns out that Huo's grandfather is sick!"
Xue Qianyu nodded: "Mm."
Gu Shouxin looked away, pulling on the reins and gazing ahead.
Xue Qianyu breathed a sigh of relief; he was finally no longer cold.
Where did Uncle Gu get such a powerful aura? His imposing presence, even without anger, is no less impressive than the Emperor's when he's angry!
Why did he scare me?
I don't want to kidnap Xinxin.
Damn Lu Er!
Empress Dowager Jiang suddenly asked, "Qianyu, is Old Master Huo ill? What is his illness? Did the messenger say?"
Xue Qianyu replied respectfully, "Madam, it is said that the Huo family patriarch got into an argument with another local patriarch, and then they even fought. In the end, they both knocked each other unconscious."
Empress Dowager Jiang: "...Oh."
Gu Shouxin chuckled: "I heard that Huo Junhao's grandfather was the Grand Tutor of two dynasties and the current emperor's teacher. Is there anyone who dares to hit him?"
Huo Junhao's identity was not hidden, and everyone knew it. However, he was usually very unassuming, so the Gu family members generally didn't remember his identity.
After all, Huo Shentong's reputation was well-known throughout Qingzhou Prefecture, and everyone knew about his family's glory.
The Great Zhou Dynasty had a rule that all students taking the exam had to take it in the place where their clan was located, or in the place where their household registration was located if they did not have a clan.
The Huo family's ancestral hall is located in Nan County, so he was a candidate from Qingzhou Prefecture.
Xue Qianyu said, "Second Uncle, according to that servant, the other old man is the old master of the Peng family, General Peng who recovered five cities from the southern border for our Great Zhou twenty years ago!"
Gu Shouxin: "!"
Gu Nian: I always feel that the court of the Great Zhou is strange. How can a civil official knock out a military general?
Could it be because the emperor was strange?
Gu Xin said with admiration in her eyes, "Second Brother Xue, Brother Yuanyuan said he wants to be a general. His biggest idol is General Peng. He even told me a lot of stories about General Peng on the battlefield! I like General Peng very much too!"
Xue Qianyu was taken aback, then asked, "He's telling you all this? Aren't you young girls scared?"
Gu Xin patted Xue Qianyu on the back: "Don't talk nonsense! Why should we girls be afraid! Those soldiers on the battlefield fought bloody battles so that we could have a peaceful and comfortable life. They are such respectable people, why should we be afraid! Besides, Yuanyuan will be one of them in the future, I won't be afraid."
Xue Qianyu: "You said yourself that you fought a bloody battle. On the battlefield, no one can be sure that they will come back alive. So why do you want your brother Yuanyuan to be one of them?"
Gu Xin was stunned. Yes, what Brother Xue said makes a lot of sense. So, do I want him to go or not?
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