Lord Gu downed the wine in his hand in one gulp.
Damn it.
He's still a virgin.
This time, upon returning home for my vacation, we must consummate our marriage.
Even the King of Heaven couldn't stop him from consummating his marriage.
Slightly yellowish cloudy wine dripped down the corner of his lips, which Lord Gu wiped away with the back of his hand without a care. Even such a gesture was pleasing to the eye for him.
"What are you hitting her for? She can't withstand a single finger from me."
Everyone understood and couldn't help but burst into laughter.
It's understandable that the general, having just gotten married, wouldn't understand such vulgar language.
General Jin leaned closer and said mysteriously, "Your Excellency has no idea what these scoundrels are talking about. When Your Excellency wants to fight in the future, I have a lot of good things here that I can show to Your Excellency."
The incense balls must be cooled down quickly before being used.
Ma Pengfan placed the letter down and then asked the servant, "Is there any news outside the mansion?"
Ma Pengfan laughed and said, "He went back and told his wife that the pepper matter was being dealt with slowly, and that the pepper business of the Prince Qi's mansion was mostly successful."
Incense making is a delicate and intricate process that requires very few tools.
There are only a few things that require you to make them yourself.
The servant came in and handed over the letter. Gu Jinghui quickly tore it open and read that it was from his adopted son, Cheng Ge'er. He said that he had heard his wife talk about his brother taking the imperial examination in the servants' room and realized that the imperial examination was so impressive. He was willing to follow his adoptive father's arrangement to study at the Imperial Academy and wanted to take the imperial examination today as well. He also wanted his younger sister, Yu Jie'er, to marry an imperial examination candidate and become an imperial examination wife, so that they could bring glory to their ancestors and make their adoptive father and father proud of them.
Let's wait and see.
Ma Pengfan showed neither a wicked smile nor a hint of satisfaction.
Lord Gu then left satisfied.
Lord Gu's face immediately darkened, and he laughed, "You know now, he did something very bad."
Ma Pengfan was meticulous in his work; everything that was delivered had been cleaned, sifted, and crushed.
Before the Marquis's lunch, he took a short rest, and then Brother Cheng sent someone to deliver the spices you requested.
The Marquis seemed unsurprised and asked again, "Just those words?"
The letter ended by stating that it was written at Da Hong's request.
The servant added, "The messenger was Fourteen; there are still some who haven't left."
Lord Gu was somewhat disappointed.
Ma Pengfan asked, "What did Madam say that made Gu Jinghui suddenly decide to take the imperial examination?"
Gu Shisi asked, "Should we give Master Pang a reply?"
"Before he went back, he said that he would not trouble Brother Cheng, and that he would wait to buy it, but there were goods to stock up in the capital, and asking around in Qi Chu would only result in bad goods."
"Elder sister, Qin Yuan just sent someone to deliver a message."
The Marquis had already arranged a clean room. Before sweeping, he lit an incense burner under the incense table, put several kinds of spices into it to cool, and ground them into powder before steaming them.
Gu Shisi agreed.
I can only tell the Marquis what the King of Qi did, so that's the only way to explain it.
"Let me step back."
Gu Shisi recounted everything he had heard and seen.
Back in his tent, Gu Jinghui sighed. It was cold and he was extremely bored. He lay down on the couch to take a nap, but then he heard a servant's voice outside: "Master, a letter has arrived from the manor."
Gu Shisi said, "Madam said that her cousin doesn't have the talent to become a scholar, and that he should wait until he passes the scholar exam before choosing a wife. Madam said that if someone can pass the scholar exam at eighty-seven, that's considered a high level of scholarly achievement. Many people are still taking the exam even at forty. Madam is pushing the two young masters too far. The old lady even said that she wants the eighth young master to take the scholar exam along with the young masters..."
"oh?"
Ma Pengfan smiled.
Lord Gu said, "He just said that you were trying to find a good teacher for me, and that you were very pleased that I had no interest in studying. He didn't say anything else."
...
The Marquis couldn't help but laugh and nodded, saying, "That's bad."
The Marquis changed his clothes, wrapped his hair in a handkerchief, tied his cuffs tightly, and finished making incense.
I was initially worried that Gu Jinghui would be spoiled and ruined by Zhao Niangzi.
The Marquis's mouth was a little dry, and he didn't care to listen to what was going on, so he drank two cups of tea before asking, "What message did Qin Yuan bring?"
The problem was that the young man at Ranxiangju didn't have anyone specializing in handling the spices; he was incredibly experienced.
Cheng Ge'er also sent a message saying that the Chief Secretary of the Qi Prince's Mansion had inquired about the price of pepper and that he had instructed people to slow down the sale of pepper. If the Marquis still wanted to buy it, he would send someone to inquire in various places.
After all, he had endured so many years before finally getting the chance to show off, so he couldn't miss it. He then steered the conversation back to his wife.
This made everyone quite jealous.
Lord Gu paused, as if he wanted to say something, and swallowed hard.
Hongye couldn't help but laugh and said, "Qin Yuan said he was thinking of me. I ate, slept, and changed clothes on time in the military camp. In my spare time, I read books. It's not bad."
An ice basin was placed outside the house, which was warm enough to allow the Marquis to calmly make incense inside, but it was stuffy and cold.
Before Gu Shisi left, Ma Pengfan whispered, "You know Yuan'er is always thinking about you. She's willing to give you up, but hey, how can she be so clingy?"
Some need to be ground into fine powder, some need to be roasted into ashes, and some need to be soaked and boiled in water, or rolled and pressed on a millstone...
The Marquis had his head maid give the visitor a tip and then offered me tea.
Gu Shisi said, "Nothing much. Madam's younger brother came and said he came to find the master to ride a horse during the Imperial Academy's holiday. He was quite disappointed when he saw the master. The old lady asked Eighth Master to accompany him. Eighth Master came out when he had a bad look on his face. Madam and I had a meal with the old lady."
I didn't have any doubts about what the Marquis said afterward.
When the Marquis asked for spices, he told him how to prepare several kinds of spices.
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