Chapter 298: Comfort or Finishing Off the Blade
Although Gu Xixi said "what does it have to do with me", she couldn't help feeling agitated inside.
Looking down further, there were actually a few more lines of words.
The color of the ink is slightly different from the previous one, probably because it was added some time after the letter was signed.
Gossip: Recently, there has been a long queue of matchmakers outside the Regent's Palace, and there have been sedan chairs emitting fragrant air being carried to the back door of the palace at night. They are all concubines of famous families, given as gifts to be concubines or maids.
Good news: The back door of the palace is tightly closed, and none of these gifts will be accepted or seen.
Bad news: The regent is young, powerful, unmarried, and has a seductive appearance, attracting many women. To the point that women talk about him as the top topic at every gathering, fighting over him openly and covertly, and some even say they are willing to be his foot-washing maid. Is that an exaggeration? Speechless!
The letter ends here.
Gu Xixi couldn't help but frown when watching the previous part, as if her eyes had just been splashed with ginger juice. It was too spicy for the eyes!
Fighting openly and secretly for Mu Nanzhao?
And there is someone who wants to be his foot-washing maid? !
Are some of the noble ladies in the capital really just bored and with nothing to do?
Gu Xixi couldn't understand this idea. She shook her head and said to herself, "We should let them work in the fields for three days straight. They won't want to wash feet anymore, right?"
She refolded the letter and put it in the cabinet under the table, then stared out the window unconsciously again.
Did He Jinglan say this at the end to tell her how fierce the competition is?
Gu Xixi snorted coldly, "I'm not going to the capital for him."
"How many women have fought over him? What does it have to do with me?"
Gu Xixi thought that when she wrote to He Jinglan, she specifically asked her not to tell Mu Nanzhao about her trip to Beijing, so as to avoid revealing the secret, and also not to let He Jinghui know.
After all, no matter how much men quarrel and argue with each other, they will still unite and wear the same pants in some aspects!
At this moment, Gu Xixi felt that it was wise for her to write those two extra sentences.
This time when she goes to the capital, she has to stay away to avoid being covered in blood from the noble ladies who are obsessed with Mu Nanzhao fighting each other.
not to mention……
Gu Xixi's face turned somewhat gloomy.
What's more, behind these women lies the most cruel and realistic struggle for fame and fortune.
Since they can bet their lives.
What's so strange about using blood to clear the way?
So compared to a man, your own life is naturally more important.
Gu Xixi's idea remained as firm as ever.
Even though she is now clear that she has been moved, she will not change her mind.
After all, if you lose your life, why would you still want money or love a man? !
In the capital, the study of the Prince Regent’s Palace.
It was already dusk, and Mu Nanzhao was still processing official documents.
He Jinghui came in holding a jar of wine, "You haven't eaten yet."
Mu Nanzhao hummed without raising his head.
He Jinghui went over and pulled him, "I got a jar of aged Jingu wine, let me drink a couple of glasses with you."
Mu Nanzhao said indifferently, "No."
He Jinghui rolled his eyes upwards, "Do you know how rare this Jingu wine is?"
"I also know that you want to sort out these remaining messes as soon as possible and then go back to your country place."
"But look at it yourself. The six ministries are already very busy with so many complicated matters."
"You alone can't finish it in ten days or half a month."
Mu Nanzhao finally moved. He raised his head and said unhappily, "If we can do more, we can finish it faster."
"As for you, if you have this much free time, why don't you go back to your Ministry of Revenue and do more work?"
He Jinghui was furious. He felt sorry for Mu Nanzhao, so he patiently tried to coax her.
Who would have thought that good intentions would not be rewarded.
He Jinghui stopped pretending and sneered, "I just came out of the Ministry of Revenue after dark! I've worked all day, and now I just want to eat, drink, and rest!"
"You're so busy that you don't eat or sleep. If you die of exhaustion one day, I, your brother, will have to stay alive to collect your body!"
"Oh, don't worry about Boss Gu. I will help you announce the death in person and pay back the money the man paid for you. Then tell her that the man who bought you is dead, and you are free to recruit as many sons-in-law as you want in the future."
When He Jinghui was scolding him, Mu Nanzhao was still very calm.
But when he heard "return a penny", the veins on his forehead contracted violently and he glared at He Jinghui.
Seeing him angry, He Jinglan felt guilty but still put on an attitude of fearlessness.
"Why, why are you glaring at me? Are you going to bite me again?"
"If you don't refute me, it means you think everything I say is true!"
Mu Nanzhao didn't say anything, but suddenly stood up, which scared He Jinghui.
"You, what are you doing! We are all scholars, why don't you just talk instead of taking action?"
Mu Nanzhao looked at him fiercely and gritted his teeth and said, "I want to drink."
The moon was at its zenith, and both of them were drunk.
He Jinghui put his arm around Mu Nanzhao's shoulder and said, "Brother will help you find a solution."
"Don't forget who my sister is. She and your boss Gu are best friends. Even if Boss Gu doesn't want to pay attention to you, the two sisters will always meet, right?"
Mu Nanzhao looked at He Jinghui with a cold look in his eyes, "Are you trying to comfort me, or are you deliberately poking my heart?"
He Jinghui laughed drunkenly, "It doesn't matter, it's all the same, I care about you so much!"
Mu Nanzhao looked up at the sky speechlessly, and at the same time shook his shoulders and shook He Jinghui's hand away.
He Jinghui suddenly lost his balance and fell on the table.
He was already beginning to feel confused, and was still mumbling, "I saw Jinglan mail a letter to Qingtian County. It must have been to Boss Gu. It happened just two days ago."
When Mu Nanzhao opened his eyes, there was no sign of drunkenness at all.
"Do you know what Jinglan wrote in the letter? Is it a reply to Gu Xixi?"
After waiting for a moment, there was no response.
Mu Nanzhao had no choice but to reach out and push He Jinghui, and then he heard a long snoring sound.
He sat for a while with a sullen face, then called the servant guarding the door to come in.
"Carry Lord He to the guest room and put him in a good place."
In Huachidu Village, the alfalfa that Gu Xixi scattered in the corner of the yard sprouted overnight and grew to a foot long in just two or three days.
This is the first crop of wild vegetables I have seen this year, heralding the arrival of spring in the northwest.
Aunt Zhang happily picked some alfalfa, which was so tender that it broke easily with a simple pinch.
This is the first time I eat this at home.
I heard from Gu Xixi that alfalfa should be eaten fresh and tender, and it is good for cold salad, steamed vegetable dumplings, or wheat rice.
Aunt Zhang decided to make it into a cold dish first, and then bake a few spring pancakes to enjoy the authentic flavor of the first crop of spring.
Simple meals that are quick to prepare.
Aunt Zhang called Shitou, "Go and call your sister Xixi to come home for dinner!"
Shitou put down the book he was memorizing, agreed crisply, and ran out.
Now he also has his own book, which was of course bought for him by Sister Xixi.
I just don’t know when the new master will come.
However, Sister Xixi's busyness these days is related to this.
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