Chapter 343: The Fox Takes Advantage of the Tiger
He Jinghui refreshed his cognition tonight. He digested it for a while before patting Mu Nanzhao on the shoulder and said:
"Just now I thought you were overconfident, but now I take that back."
"You are not the only one who deserves Gu Xixi."
"It's your Gu Xixi..."
He Jinghui sighed with emotion.
"It would be difficult to find another husband who can stand shoulder to shoulder with her and who doesn't mind her being so powerful."
"So you still have a lot of hope. Brother, I'm rooting for you!"
Mu Nanzhao said expressionlessly, "No."
"She can also choose not to get married and not have a husband in this life."
This statement is truly shocking.
Even though He Jinghui was knowledgeable and tolerant, he just thought it was a joke and said, "How is that possible?"
"Why wouldn't a woman marry? Unless she cuts her hair and becomes a nun."
"Boss Gu is obviously not a pure-hearted person, he will definitely not be so depressed, haha..."
Mu Nanzhao said calmly, "Of course she won't. She will find a way to make herself live a good life."
"Whether there is a man or not, whether she is married or not, this will not change for her."
"So, she never had to choose me."
He Jinghui couldn't laugh anymore, he could see that this guy was very serious.
Trying to sort out the relationship, "Well... that is to say... you can't live without her now."
"But she... doesn't have to be with you?"
Mu Nanzhao looked up at He Jinghui without saying a word.
He Jinghui knew that he had told the truth too bluntly, which made him unhappy again.
He quickly changed the subject, "But Gu Xixi is really brave."
"As women, those noble ladies from aristocratic families, princesses and county ladies don't have this confidence."
Mu Nanzhao said, "Of course they didn't."
"What they have comes from the power of their fathers and brothers, or from the connections of other women in the family."
"Gu Xixi is different. She only borrows strength and does not depend on anyone. This is because she provides the value that the other party needs in exchange, especially the value that can never be replaced by anyone."
He Jinghui agreed with this and said, "Indeed."
"The Northwest Army has suffered from a shortage of military rations for many years, but Gu Xixi solved the problem with just one move."
"I heard that her plan to open up new land in the northwest will continue to advance. No wonder Huo Jiang not only regards her as a guest of honor, but I also heard that even several generals and lieutenants in the army are familiar with her."
Mu Nanzhao said, "This is Gu Xixi's strength. Her confidence is not given by others, but is firmly held in her own hands."
He Jinghui sighed, "If you just cling to others and seek personal gain, being a lackey for a while and eating a few leftovers is fine, but it is definitely not a long-term solution."
"Only by showing your own unique value can you succeed. Isn't this true for you and me?"
The two looked at each other, both disappointed.
That night, He Jinghui went to Yuzhuyuan and told the emperor about his meeting with him the next day.
He Jinglan obviously understood Gu Xixi better and said happily, "Xixi, that's great!"
"We'll pick out clothes later."
He Jinghui was surprised by his sister's attitude, "You are not surprised that His Majesty summoned Boss Gu?"
"Also?" He Jinglan asked, "Who else?"
She thought about it for a moment and then said, "Oh, you mean Mu Nanzhao."
Seeing that her brother was still waiting for an answer, He Jinglan raised her pointed chin, cunning and proud.
"Because our Xixi has always believed that hard work will pay off."
"I helped you come up with a strategy to kill the locusts, gave you ideas to help you gather the people, and ate fried insects. I may have to run errands with you in the next few days."
"How can we work so hard without any benefits?"
He Jinglan's last sentence was said with great confidence.
Looking at Gu Xixi again, she was smiling and didn't seem to be planning to refute.
He Jinghui opened his mouth in astonishment. "Isn't this to protect food and prevent the people from going hungry?"
He Jinglan was disgusted and gave him a look that said "Are you stupid?"
"Xixi said, but doing good things and being good to yourself are not contradictory."
"Are you considered a good person only if you sacrifice yourself and cut off your flesh to feed the eagle?"
He Jinghui didn't know how he walked out of Yuzhuyuan.
Shock!
So shocked!
Most people in the world display selflessness while hiding their selfish desires.
He has even seen too many people from noble families who appear to be upright and consider money and power as dirt, but in fact, they are capable of doing any dirty things in private.
For the first time, He Jinghui felt that Gu Xixi's frank admission of her "selfish desires" was worthy of respect.
In the past, He Jinghui prided himself on being an open-minded person.
At this moment, I feel that my open-mindedness is a little ridiculous.
And he also truly understood why Mu Nanzhao was so picky and why he had to have Gu Xixi.
Inside the imperial city, there are palace walls that stretch as far as the eye can see, and roofs that stretch one after another.
The sedan chair stopped at the corner gate of the harem, where a young eunuch was already waiting, taking Gu Xixi to the imperial study on foot.
Before leaving, He Jinglan deliberately held Gu Xixi's hand and said openly, "His Majesty summoned you because he values you. You must perform well."
"I'm going to pay my respects to Concubine Yu in her palace. I'll be waiting for you here when the time comes."
"Let's go back together."
As she spoke, she turned to the eunuch and bowed, "Please trouble the eunuch to lead the way for my good sister."
Of course the young eunuch knew that He Jinglan was the direct daughter of the He family, the cousin of Concubine Yu, and the only sister of the newly appointed Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and the popular He Jinghui.
He nodded in fear and said, "No, no, it's all my job."
"How dare I bother you, Miss?"
At this time, Gu Xixi took out a brocade bag, inside which were the silver ingots she had put in last night.
As the saying goes, it is easy to meet the King of Hell but difficult to deal with the little devils. The palace is full of servants who flatter the powerful and look down on the weak.
She entered the palace as a commoner, with no rank or background.
Gu Xixi knew that He Jinglan was just trying to save face for her.
Of course, she also needs to be prepared.
He Jinglan winked at the accompanying maid Lu La.
Lu La took the brocade bag, stepped forward and secretly put it into the young eunuch's hand, and said with a smile, "Boss Gu, please have tea, eunuch."
In similar situations in the past, they would dare to accept it even if He Jinglan personally arranged it.
But as soon as the young eunuch touched the brocade bag, he felt as if burned by fire and suddenly withdrew his hand.
"I dare not! I dare not!"
Gu Xixi and He Jinglan were stunned, and then they saw that the young eunuch had turned pale with fear.
The two of them looked at each other in confusion.
What is going on?
The young eunuch bent down and wiped the sweat off his face with his sleeve, realizing that he had overreacted.
He tried to make amends again, "Thank you very much, Boss Gu, for your generous reward! But it is already an honor for me to lead the way for Boss Gu. If I ask for more rewards, I will shorten my life!"
Gu Xixi and He Jinglan looked at each other in confusion again.
Isn’t this too abnormal?
When they met for the first time, Gu Xixi didn't believe that she could make the little eunuch so frightened and afraid.
He Jinglan frowned and leaned close to Gu Xixi's ear and said, "Could it be that he was... threatened by someone?"
At this moment, Gu Xixi thought of the person who said he would wait for her in the imperial study. What else was there that she didn't understand?
She had a blank expression on her face and said quietly, "Except for the Regent, there is no one else."
Haha, today I finally got to experience the fox borrowing the power of the tiger to bully others.
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