Chapter 99: Deceiving the world and stealing reputation, not worthy of trust

Chapter 99: Deceiving the world and stealing reputation, not worthy of trust

Yong'an Marquis Mansion, Liuting Pavilion.

Jin Chuan had already turned around the room more than three hundred times, making Su Jin dizzy.

"Can you take a break?"

Jin Chuan said worriedly: "Madam, Brother Lu has never been away from home for so long. He is only 13. If something happens to him..."

As if she felt that what she said was wrong, she quickly shook her head: "Otherwise, just bring him back. Brother Lu must have changed. Besides, my right eyelid keeps twitching. I'm worried. I'm worried that something might happen to Brother Lu!"

Su Jin said calmly: "Don't worry, I have arranged someone, but Brother Lu doesn't know about it."

She is not really stupid and doesn't just ignore everything. After all, she still arranged some spies to help at any time.

Jin Chuan heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

On the other side, in the small academy of the Marquis' Mansion, there was a person who was also feeling uneasy.

Gu Ziyun glanced at the empty seat behind him and frowned.

Gu Zilu has been away for several days, damn it.

I didn't do well on the questions the teacher gave today. Instead, Gu Zixuan and Gu Sui Yu received praise from the teacher, which made me look mediocre.

asshole!

I don’t know when Gu Zilu will come back. It would be better if he comes back soon, otherwise my popularity as a talented scholar will be over.

Gu Ziyun took a deep breath and secretly clenched his pen.

After school, Gu Ziyun deliberately lingered and left last. He followed Mr. Zhuzhi and bowed, saying, "Sir, I wonder where my fifth brother is going to study. I want to go too."

Mr. Zhuzhi pinched his beard and stared at Gu Ziyun with a smile. His smile was obviously the same as when he was in school, but for some reason, Gu Ziyun felt that Mr. Zhuzhi's smile today had a deeper meaning.

"Well, not for now."

"Why?"

"There's only one vacancy there. If you want to go, you can wait until Zilu comes back."

“…”

Wait for him to come back and then go there? What's the point?

Gu Ziyun was extremely anxious because there was going to be a small poetry reading soon and other classmates in the school were waiting for his poems!

"Well, thank you sir."

Gu Ziyun's face was a little stiff. He could only finish his greeting and turn around to leave.

Looking at his back, the smile on Mr. Zhuzhi's face gradually disappeared, and finally turned into a look of disgust and indifference.

One can be moderate and do nothing, but one must not deceive the world and steal reputation.

Those who deceive the world and steal fame are not worthy of trust.

Such people are useless to the country and its people, and will only bring disaster to the country.

Mr. Zhuzhi frowned slightly.

It’s a pity that Gu Zilu is a talented young man, but he is content to stay in a corner and refuses to show his edge. This is not a good thing.

Let’s see how the lady of the Marquis’ Mansion handles this matter.

Mr. Zhuzhi shook his head and sighed, then turned and left.

At this moment in Luoxuexuan, Lin Wanhui is busy.

Gu Ruyu needed to recuperate due to her injuries, so she had to stay in bed all day. Lin Wanhui was afraid that the servants would not be able to take good care of her, so she borrowed her daughter to take care of her personally.

Although Gu Ruyu was beaten, Lin Wanhui is in a good mood now.

The husband wanted the two children to live with Su Jin, but who would have thought that Su Jin didn't want them!

Tsk, don’t worry, my two children will definitely have a bright future, especially Yun’er, who is extremely talented. All the teachers in the school have agreed to this.

With such talent and knowledge, he will definitely become a high-ranking official in the future, but Su Jin doesn't want it?

He has such a shortsightedness that he would rather have those useless bastards that are not worthy of being on the table as his own children. Humph, judging from this, Su Jin is destined to live a worse life than himself in the future.

If Brother Yun fights for an imperial decree for himself at that time, does it mean that he will be superior to Su Jin?

The more Lin Wanhui thought about it, the happier she became. After all, Gu Changqing was only a fifth-rank official, so it would not be Su Jin's turn to receive the imperial decree.

Haha, that’s really good.

"Mom, when I get better, what kind of dance do you think would be a good choice for me to learn?"

Gu Ruyu now has someone to take care of her eating, drinking, defecating, urinating and sleeping, which is so comfortable.

"You can learn anything, but don't learn from Su Jin. What about reading and writing, and what about abacus and officialdom? He has learned so much, but he is still not favored. In the harem, whoever is favored has the final say. Isn't the most typical example the emperor's harem? The favored concubines can do whatever they want, and even their families are honored!"

Gu Ruyu thought about it and nodded.

"I listen to my mother!"

As the two were talking, Gu Ziyun came in. Seeing Lin Wanhui, he whispered, "Mom, is the betrothal date coming soon?"

The marriage between Gu Ziyun and Chen Xinlian, the daughter of Minister Chen, has been decided. The next step is to propose marriage. Once the marriage date is set, they can get married.

But I've been so busy taking care of Ruyu these days that I forgot about this matter.

Lin Wanhui's face didn't look good: "The master gave the matter of the betrothal gift list to my sister, but my sister seems to have not made any move."

Lin Wanhui felt unhappy again, thinking that since the child is not your biological child, you don’t know how to feel sorry for him. Even now, you haven’t even prepared a list of betrothal gifts.

"Sister must be deliberately making things difficult for me!"

The relationship between the two had never been harmonious, and now Su Jin was in charge of Gu Changqing's yard. She couldn't stand any manipulation of Gu Ziyun's marriage.

"Mother, mother wouldn't give me something bad on purpose, would she?" Gu Ruyu groaned, "She wouldn't do anything false, would she? That would be a loss of face for our mansion, mother!"

Lin Wanhui's heart sank suddenly at her daughter's words.

Gu Ziyun also said: "Mom, it's time to ask, otherwise if something happens, won't we be caught off guard?"

In fact, Gu Ziyun wanted to ask himself, but unfortunately he couldn't enter the door of Liuting Pavilion.

When he could enter before, Gu Ziyun was too disdainful to go. Now that he is not allowed to enter, he has to find a way to get in.

"I'll go ask the old lady!"

Lin Wanhui stood up and walked out.

It's useless to look for Su Jin. I can only go to the old lady for this matter. No matter what, my son's marriage must not go wrong.

Lin Wanhui hurried out.

At this moment, the old lady was checking the accounts in the house.

The soap business did make some money after all. The lady handled the whole thing just right. She didn't lose money, nor did she make too much money. Instead, she gave a just right price that everyone could accept.

Mother Wen said, "Madam, I heard that General Liu's soap business has lost all its money. The general's wife has been unhappy for several days. Many soap businesses have had to close down. Their business has gone bankrupt."

With Prince Rui intervening, naturally no one dared to say a word.

But compared to General Liu, they were already lucky. At least they made a little profit. It was a blessing to have Madam Su Jin around.

Zou couldn't help but nodded repeatedly: "It has to be the eldest lady."

As they were talking, the maid came to report that Lin Wanhui had arrived.

Zou's brows immediately frowned.