910 Letter From the Patriarch of the Ruan Family
This meal, Yu Xiaoxiao was very happy, Master Wuhuan ate very reluctantly, and the others, no matter what they were thinking, at least had enough food and drink.
After dinner, Yu Xiaoxiao and Gu Xinglang went to Dashiqiao to visit the night market, Jing Mo and Wuhuan Guoshi, Fenglin Shaoshi went to the imperial palace to discuss matters with Xianzong, Gu Xingyan went out of the city to the military camp, Gu Xingyan Nuo rode a horse, escorted by several personal soldiers, and returned to the Gu residence.
With the second and third bedrooms moving out, Gu Xingnuo always felt empty in his heart as he walked in the courtyard corridor of the Gu Mansion. Those who have not experienced this kind of melancholy and sadness that the brothers will eventually dissipate when they grow up cannot understand.
A person in charge, holding a letter in his hand, trotted all the way to chase after Gu Xingnuo, and said: "Master, a letter from the Ruan family."
Gu Xingnuo stopped, took the letter from the manager's hand, and read it by the light in the corridor. After reading the letter written by Ruan Shihao, the head of the Ruan family, Gu Dashao shook his hand. , Pulled this letter into a ball.
Several guards and stewards waiting beside Gu Xingnuo lowered their heads.
"Where's the messenger?" Gu Xingnuo said, "Take me to the study."
The steward who delivered the letter responded quickly, "Yes."
Gu Xingnuo held the letter in his palm and walked towards the study.
Soon, the person in charge brought the messenger from the Ruan Mansion to the door of Young Master Gu's study, and shouted into the room: "Master, the people from the Ruan Mansion are here."
"Come in," Gu Xingnuo said in the study.
The steward pushed open the study door, which was ajar, and let the messenger from the Ruan Mansion enter.
The man walked into the study, raised his head and glanced at Gu Xingnuo who was sitting under the window, bowed his head and bowed to Gu Xingnuo, and called Gu Xingnuo: "Master Xiang."
Gu Xingnuo knew this person, this was a son of the fifth house of the Ruan family, about the same age as Gu Xinglang, but Gu Xinglang had already served the country, and this Ruan Yi was still studying in the academy at this time. "It turns out that you were the messenger, and the servants in the mansion have neglected you."
Ruan Yi was stopped outside the gate of the mansion just now by the servants of Gu's mansion, and he was really angry. When his aunt was in charge of this mansion, how did the Ruan family ever receive such treatment? But now that he was actually in front of Gu Xingnuo, Ruan Yi didn't dare to show any emotions, so he saluted Gu Xingnuo again and said, "Ruan Yi dare not."
Gu Xingnuo also didn't ask Ruan Yi to sit down and talk, and said: "I've read the letter. I'm not feeling well and I can't go to Beijing. The last letter said that I couldn't get away from my job. Your Ruan family is planning to let the young lady stay alone. Are you outside?"
Ruan Yi hurriedly said: "My uncle begs Master Xiang to take care of my cousin one or two."
Gu Xingnuo smiled, and said: "This cousin of yours seems to be getting older, so let me take care of one or two, what is your uncle's intention? Let me decide to find a family for that young lady to arrange a marriage ?"
Eldest Young Master Gu speaks to a young lady, you Ruan family, your uncle, let's not mention it if you say it seriously, just by this title, there is a sense of alienation.
Ruan Yi's face turned pale, and after muttering for a long time, he said to Gu Xingnuo: "My cousin's marriage is naturally decided by my uncle and aunt."
"Then take her back as soon as possible," Gu Xingnuo said without giving Ruan Yi any leeway: "Is there any lady who lives away from home alone? The old lady in my house is old and doesn't have the energy to take care of her. There is no reason in the world for the elderly to take care of the younger ones instead."
Ruan Yi couldn't hold his head up when he was told by Young Master Gu.
"There are only three things," Young Master Gu pointed at the armrest of the couch, and said, "I don't want your Ruan Mansion to send me another letter after you go back. Go back and tell your uncle, I, Gu Xingnuo Will look after his daughter."
When Ruan Yi went to Beijing, the head of the family, Ruan Shihao, told him that no matter what Gu Xingnuo said, he would accept it, and tried to get Gu Xingnuo to look at the face of the old lady instead of looking at the face of the monk. They are separated from their Ruan family. But after really listening to Gu Xingnuo's words, Ruan Yi found that he really couldn't stand Gu Xingnuo's words.
"Go," First Young Master Gu waved at Ruan Yi.
Ruan Yi is young and also a scholar, how thick-skinned can he still be?
Seeing that Ruan Yi turned around to leave, Gu Xingnuo said again: "Seeing that the scientific examination is approaching, your uncle will not let you study at this time, but let you come to Beijing. What is he thinking? Think about it for yourself. .”
Ruan Yi's footsteps stopped.
Gu Xingnuo said: "How many young masters of your Ruan Manor are going to be dismissed this time? It's ridiculous to think about blood relationship."
Ruan Yi walked out quickly, and when he was about to leave, he slammed into the door, knocking the door with a "clang".
First Young Master Gu sat under the window and did not move. Ruan Shihao sent Ruan Yi here, hoping that he would see that Ruan Yi was a young man who had never been an official, and that he and Gu Xingnuo had no grudges in the past, and had no enmity in the near future. First, Gu Xingnuo won't be able to turn down his face and say harsh words to Ruan Yi, and get a reputation for bullying juniors. Obviously, it's not a good thing for him, who has become a prime minister. Since Ruan Shihao wanted to plot against him like this, why did Young Master Gu think he was being polite to Ruan Shihao? You let me get a bad reputation, and I will make your brother renounced. I am not good, so don't think about it.
Ruan Yi was about to walk out of the courtyard, but he remembered something again, and went back to the door of the study to ask to see him.
Gu Xingnuo asked through the door: "Go and return, Ruan Yi, what else do you want?"
Ruan Yi said: "Master Xiang, when I was leaving, my uncle asked me to greet my aunt."
"Come here," Gu Xingnuo said, "Take him to the old lady's yard."
Ruan Yi didn't expect Gu Xingnuo to let him go to see the old lady so happily, so he froze at the door of the study.
The person in charge said, "Master Ruan, please."
"Thank you, Mr. Xiang," Ruan Yi thanked Gu Xingnuo.
The candlelight flickered in the study room, but there was no voice coming out.
The steward took Ruan Yi to the courtyard door where the old lady lived, pointed to the closed courtyard door, and said to Ruan Yi: "The old lady has already rested, young master Ruan is here to kowtow to the old lady. "
Ruan Yi blushed, how could Gu Xingnuo be easy to talk to? This man obviously didn't let him see the old lady's face!
The manager looked respectful, but what he said was very annoying, "Master Ruan, we have strict rules in the Gu family, so you can do as you please."
Your Gu family has a lot of rules. Could it be that my Ruan Mansion is a small family?
Ruan Yi knelt on the ground and shouted "Auntie" towards the gate of the courtyard.
The old lady heard someone shouting in the room, and hurriedly waited for her mother-in-law to come out to have a look, but when the mother-in-law rushed to the gate of the courtyard, Ruan Yi had already kowtowed three times and was taken away by the steward.
"Who's here?" The old lady asked hurriedly when she saw the old woman came back.
The old woman shook her head and said, "Old lady, there is no one outside the courtyard, you may have misheard."
The old lady's expression became numb again. Gu Xingnuo did not act like Gu Xingyan, but soft knives often hurt people more than violent wind and rain. This is the same reason that internal injuries are often more difficult to heal than external injuries.
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