Chapter 653
"Sir, I didn't expect such a slippery person to come." After Cen Gaosong left, Liu Xuan's clerk said with a frown.
Liu Xuan's face turned cold. "Humph, he must have been advised by someone. If he was really smart, he should have been promoted by now, instead of being transferred to our place."
"So are we really waiting here for Gu Wenheng?"
Liu Xuan, "It's not the date for him to take over yet, but the road has not been easy, so it's normal to postpone it. But I won't have that much time to wait for him when the time comes."
"But what if..."
"There's no such thing as a surprise. The road is so difficult to travel on. If we keep delaying every now and then, it will be too late if it accumulates." Liu Xuan said in a cold voice.
The clerk quickly responded, "When the Lord came to take over, he was also delayed on the way. I really hope that Lord Gu did not run into those road bandits and delay the time of taking over."
Liu Xuan kept silent with a cold face. After a moment's silence, he drove everyone around him out.
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Gu Wenheng felt more and more depressed as he watched the road becoming increasingly difficult to walk on.
Jin Qianqian was secretly anxious. She thought she had plenty of time, but she was delayed on the road and the time was becoming increasingly tight.
When they checked into the inn in the county town that day, Jin Qianqian said as soon as she entered the room, "Xu Dawang had previously asked the escorts from the escort agency. Although there have been sudden accidents on this road in the past, this time it is the most frequent.
It’s not that I’m suspicious, I just feel like there’s something wrong here.”
Gu Wenheng has been thinking about this problem today. Road collapse, rocks falling from the mountain, big trees blocking the road... there are always things like this.
Every day of delay was in fact delaying their originally expected arrival date.
"What will happen if you can't take over on time?" Jin Qianqian asked immediately.
Gu Wenheng, "That's not a big deal, as long as it doesn't take too long, the people above will understand.
It’s just that I won’t be able to properly hand over to my predecessor at that time. If any problems arise in the middle, I will have to bear all the responsibilities, no matter what they are.”
He now had some guesses in his mind, and the series of events had aroused his vigilance.
"That makes sense," Jin Qianqian said through gritted teeth, "It seems someone doesn't want you to arrive on time."
Gu Wenheng, "I want to separate from you tomorrow."
Jin Qianqian understood his plan instantly, "We need to think about this matter carefully..."
It was not until the next day, just after dawn, that a man drove a donkey cart full of rotten water away from the backyard of the inn, humming a song.
Jin Qianqian waited until daybreak, then anxiously asked Xu Dawang to go to the city to get a doctor. Gu Wenheng had a diarrheal attack due to the unfamiliar climate and rushing on the road for days.
Go to Beijing
As soon as Zhou Shixiong arrived in Shangjing, he received the news that Gu Wenheng had already gone to his post.
He sighed silently. It was just a few days away. He had been traveling all night and rarely stopped to rest along the way, but he still missed it.
"My lord, the palace has sent some rewards. What do you think we should do with them?" Butler He stood aside, holding a list.
"You watch over the storage. You've worked hard on the trip to the capital these years."
"These are what I should do, but it's time for our mansion to have a mistress. I'm not in a position to attend many social events."
Now that he saw his master had returned, Butler He wanted to quickly bring up the matter. The Marquis' Mansion also needed an heir, but the prerequisite was that there had to be a lady in charge.
Zhou Shixiong has been away for many years, and what he fears most is hearing these urging voices when he returns.
I just heard it in the palace, and it was the same thing again when I returned home.
"I have all of this in mind. You will have to work hard for a while until the new lady arrives."
Hearing this, Butler He grinned and said, "That's great. This old servant will have an explanation when he sees the old marquis in the future."
As long as you are willing to get married, then you will have a little master soon.
Zhou Shixiong was summoned by Queen Zhou on the second day.
Looking at the Queen Zhou who was even more imposing in the past, Zhou Shixiong performed a full set of ceremonies before sitting aside.
Queen Zhou and her two sons had met their uncle, and only then did she let Nanny Gong take the man away.
Queen Zhou stared at Zhou Shixiong, the remaining brother and sister. Apart from the long scar on his face, there were no new scars.
"Brother, did you have a smooth journey back home?"
"Everything went smoothly. These past few years have been the happiest years of my life." Zhou Shixiong's expression softened.
"I often hear about many things happening in Lucheng while in the capital. With all these contributions, no one will be able to touch our mansion in the future."
Speaking of this, Queen Zhou's face was full of smiles. With a good family background, she could live more smoothly in this palace.
Zhou Shixiong glanced at the female officials and palace maids behind her, lowered his eyes and said, "Queen, please be careful with your words. This is what I should do.
I don't have much of a wish in this life, that is to protect my family, I don't ask for much."
Queen Zhou's face straightened, "I have the same idea."
Zhou Shixiong lowered his eyes, "That's great, how is the Queen?"
At this moment, he felt that having no female relatives in the house was really inconvenient at times.
No matter how good his relationship with his sister is, there are some things that are inappropriate to ask.
When Queen Zhou brought up the marriage again, Zhou Shixiong no longer refused.
Upon hearing that her brother was finally willing to get married, Queen Zhou finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After years of delays, some people found out that she was here. If it wasn't absolutely necessary, she really wouldn't be willing to adopt a child from a side branch.
Before the marriage was finalized, Zhou Shixiong also received an imperial decree and was appointed as the new Minister of War.
There was an uproar in the court. Everyone thought that at most he would be given a title, but they didn't expect that he would actually hold real power.
Everyone looked at Cao Xiangqian, but couldn't tell anything from his expression.
And looking at his expression, he did not change his expression at all when hearing this sudden news, and even had a smile on his face.
Now everyone was confused. Their position had been taken away, how could they still be so calm?
"Master Cao, what does His Majesty mean?
I didn't tell you where to place you. Is there something we don't know?" Huang Jin lowered his head and whispered to Cao Xiangqian who was standing beside him.
Cao Xiangqian turned his head and looked at him, "Your Majesty is wise, and he has his own intentions for this arrangement.
Moreover, Lord Zhou's achievements over the years make him worthy of my position."
When the court officials heard him say this, they almost dropped their jaws in shock.
Could it be that the brain of the reckless man is structured differently from theirs? He has already been seized power and is still speaking in the other party's favor.
"Does Lord Cao know how the emperor has arranged for you?"
They are all first-rank officials, and it is impossible for the Minister of War to be promoted any further. As for being conferred a title, they have never thought about it.
Since the emperor ascended the throne, they, the old ministers, were lucky enough not to be demoted, let alone be conferred titles.
Cao Xiangqian still had the same smile on his face, "I am just a brick in the emperor's hand, I will go wherever he wants me to go."
(End of this chapter)
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