Chapter 80: Intimidation and Enthusiasm
Zhang Xiaomei said with a smile: "A few days in advance, I asked someone to help clean up. Everything is ready, you can rest assured!"
The carriage prepared by Gu Ye was spacious and comfortable. The people of Qingshan Village, with admiration in their mouths, got on the carriage one after another. Due to her current status, except for the family of Ninth Aunt and the village chief, no other villagers dared to come close to her.
Gu Ye rode in a carriage with Aunt Jiu, Gu Li'er, and Li Xiu'er, chatting and laughing along the way, but they were very happy. Behind the carriage, the curtains were drawn, and the young man stuck his head to the window, admiring the prosperity of the capital.
The mid-spring wind gently caressed people's cheeks. Shops are lined up on both sides of the street, pedestrians are woven, traffic is busy, and it is very lively. Looking up and looking into the distance, the towering palace wall in the distance, with flying eaves and corners, is grand and solemn.
A young man from the Gu clan pointed to a magnificent building and said in shock, "Gu Ming, Gu Ming! Is that the imperial palace over there? How stylish!"
Gu Ming rode a horse and followed the team. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Brother Qingsong, that is where the princes and nobles live. The palace is bigger than those courtyards, and the palace is even more magnificent!"
Gu Qingsong became excited when he heard it: "Where the princes and nobles live, is the Duke of Zhenguo also there? Tell us quickly, how does it feel to live in such a big and beautiful courtyard?"
"How do you feel? When you close your eyes, you don't feel anything when you fall asleep!" Gu Ming smiled and said, "No matter how big the yard is, we will only sleep on one bed."
Gu Qingsong's younger brother, Gu Qinglin, pouted and said, "You stand talking without back pain. If I could stay in a yard like that for one night, I would be fine without eating for three days! Mingzi, have you been to the palace? The emperor didn't?"
Gu Ming thought for a while, and said, "The palace, I have indeed been there. But most of the time, I wait for my sister outside the palace gate. In the palace, my sister often goes there. The ladies inside are very kind to my sister. I have also met the emperor, but I have seen the prince more often, and I even raced with the prince!"
"Wow! Mingzi, you are incredible!!" Brother Gu Qingsong looked at him enviously. Gu Qinglin said, "If I can see a few big people in Beijing this time, I'll be seasick and vomit for days in vain!"
"Are you seasick? That's very hard work! But, you're jumping around now, you can't see seasickness at all." Gu Ming couldn't believe it. So cowardly!
Gu Qinglin showed an indescribable expression: "Don't mention it! Fortunately, I have good adaptability. Uncle Jiu has prepared medicine, otherwise..."
Suddenly, his words were interrupted by a loud voice: "Yo! Isn't this brother Gu Ming? Are you... picking up someone from the dock?"
When Brother Gu Qingsong saw Gu Ming, he turned over immediately, and bowed to a fat man in Chinese clothes: "King Tai, I haven't seen you for a long time, but your figure is still the same! Relatives came to my hometown, and my younger brother went to the pier to pick up people..."
Tai... the prince? Wow! I finally saw the live prince! Brother Gu Qingsong was very excited, staring at Fatty Huafu. Look at the prince, it's just different, how sturdy this body is!
"It's a great pleasure to have friends from afar? What's more, relatives? How do you plan to arrange for so many people? I have a Zhuangzi outside the city. If you need it, I can lend it to you. Stay as long as you want!" Loud.
Gu Qinglin smacking his lips: Mingzi is doing well in the capital! It was such a hot fight with the county prince. A Zhuangzi, borrowed it! Generous! !
Gu Ming smiled and said: "Thank you for the kindness of the King of Tai County. The medicine factory belongs to the district, and there are many empty yards. I won't disturb the village of the King of Tai County."
"Look at you! Why am I being polite to my brother?" The King of Tai County asked, "Where is Sister Ye'er? Is she here? My daughter-in-law said, when Sister Ye'er is free, she will take Chubby to her place to play! "
Gu Ming pointed to the first carriage and said, "My sister is in that carriage, how about I...let me give her a message?"
"No, I'll tell her personally!" King Tai spread his legs and chased towards the carriage. His two guards, stunned for a moment, also quickly ran after him.
Pedestrians on the street, not knowing what happened, saw a fat man chasing an inconspicuous carriage. Behind him, there are two people following - what kind of trouble is this?
Gu Qinglin rubbed his hands together happily and said, "I just said, can I meet a few big people? Before I finished speaking, I met a prince of the county. Mingzi, it's yours! You are so familiar with the prince!"
Gu Ming said humbly: "The King of Tai County is just for the sake of his sister... Princess Tai's mother is a handkerchief with Mrs. Zhenguo's wife. My sister once treated the King of Tai County..."
Gu Qiao, who was in the car behind, watched this scene with flickering eyes, thinking of his own small calculations in his heart. The prosperity of the capital city flashed his eyes. In the past, when he was the second shopkeeper in Yancheng, he always felt that he was working in Fucheng and was superior to others.
However, with the capital city, Yancheng, a border town, was compared to scum. If you can find an errand in the capital and settle down here, what a change!
In addition, he saw that Gu Ming and the prince of the county in Beijing were fighting so hot. With such a relationship, are you still worried that you won't be able to gain a foothold in Beijing?
Gu Ming was in front, patiently answering the strange questions of the Gu Qingsong brothers. He pointed to the sidewalks that came and went in the street:
"The structure of the capital is that the east is rich, the west is expensive, the south is poor and the north is low. We are about to arrive in Xicheng. Most of the mansions of dignitaries and nobles are concentrated here. Some people say that throwing a stick on Xicheng Street can hit two or three rank or more. officials..."
Brother Gu Qingsong, Gu Qinglin, opened his mouth wide. Sure enough, the buildings on both sides of the street are even more imposing. Most of the people who come and go are sitting in gorgeous carriages and nobles riding tall horses.
At this time, the Imperial City Guard, riding a steed, walked opposite them. The tall horses, the mighty armor, and the awe-inspiring soldiers... make people look at them, and they can't help but feel a sense of awe in their hearts.
The handsome man in the lead raised his hand slightly, and the Imperial City Guard stopped. The leader of the Imperial City Guard jumped off his horse, came to the first carriage, and said something to the people inside.
Gu Qinglin asked nervously, "What's wrong? You won't trouble us, will you?"
Gu Ming laughed and said: "Don't be nervous, that's my sister's second brother!"
Gu Qingsong sighed quietly and said, "It's sister Ye'er's brother! I was shocked. I thought we had done something and were caught by these officials!"
Gu Ming was about to say something when Chu Mufeng walked over. Wei Wei nodded to Gu Ming, he passed the carriage of Gu Qingsong brothers and stopped beside the one behind them. Chu Mufeng held the long sword around his waist, his face was covered with frost, and he said coldly, "Which one is Gu Qiao?"
His subordinates of the Imperial City Guards also gathered around and shouted in unison, "Come out!"
Gu Ming's mouth moved, but he held back and did not speak. He knew that second brother Chu was venting his anger at Gu Ye. The Chu brothers are all measured people, and Gu Qiao was at most a little frightened. Frighten and scare him, let him know how powerful he is, so as not to cause trouble in Beijing.
Gu Qiao dawdled in the carriage for a long time before getting out of the carriage, her face pale and her eyes showing panic. Chu Mufeng stared at him coldly for a long time, snorted, and said: "You are Gu Qiao? This commander remembers you! You'd better not commit this crime, otherwise, let you taste our imperial city. Wei's means!!"
When Gu Qiao heard this, the two battled each other, his feet softened, and he fell to the ground. How did he forget about this? The Duke of Zhenguo's mansion is not a vegetarian. The girls in their mansion have suffered so many years in his house and suffered so many crimes. In the fall of the previous year, the warnings and threats from Prince Zhenguo to him reappeared in his mind.
All the fantasies in his mind of staying in Beijing and enjoying happiness were instantly shattered. At this time, he could not wait to return to the ship immediately, no matter where he went, the farther away from the capital, the better. After Chu Mufeng left with the Imperial City Guard, Gu Qiao realized that she was in a cold sweat. All the crooked thoughts were all extinguished at this time.
Gu Qingsong opened his mouth and finally closed it. He said loudly, "Sister Ye'er's second brother is really powerful! Gu Ming, are the other sons in the Duke's Mansion so good?"
"Yeah! The six young masters in the Duke's Mansion, all of them are easy to mess with!" Gu Ming nodded.
"Okay, little Mingzi, brother, I've been so kind to you, but you're still talking ill of me behind my back. It's so sad!" Chu Mushan's voice came from behind him.
Brother Gu Qingsong looked for fame, a young boy in white, his appearance was five points similar to Ye'er, his face was full of smiles, and he seemed to be much easier to get along with than the second brother just now!
Gu Ming looked at Chu Mushan and asked, "Chu Liuge, why do you have so much free time to go out today?"
"Wandering around? I was ordered to assist the little sister and entertain the villagers from Qingshan Village!" Chu Mushan greeted them with a grin when she saw two heads sticking out of the carriage, "Brothers, you two Good. I'm Ye'er's sixth brother..."
"Six... Brother Six, you are fine too!" Gu Qinglin stammered back.
Gu Ming smiled: "Brother Qinglin, Brother Chu Liu is one year younger than you!"
Hearing this, Gu Qinglin scratched the back of his head with his hands and smiled honestly.
Chu Mushan smiled and said, "Qinglin, right? When we reach the western suburbs, I'll take you to the woods to hunt. There aren't many ferocious beasts, but there are quite a few hares and pheasants."
Hearing this, Gu Qinglin's eyes lit up, and said, "Do you shoot with a bow and arrow? There are a lot of wild things on the back mountain of our Qingshan Village. However, there are not many people in the village who can hunt, and there is no weapon in hand."
"I'll give each of you a bow. When the time comes, let's hunt more prey and add meals to the canteen of the drug factory." Chu Mushan said cheerfully.
"Really? Great! Brother, when we go back, let Zhang Lihu take us into the mountains to fight the big guy!" Gu Qinglin said eagerly. Zhang Lihu has a bow and arrow, which was a birthday gift from Zhang Orion when he was fifteen years old. The boys in the village are very greedy.