Chapter 10

Qi Zhengyang saw his son's eager surprise and was particularly curious:

"What are you doing when you are so anxious to go back? You still want to live with those two boys from the Chu family and the Lu family?"

Qi Xuan couldn't remember who the two boys from the Chu family and the Lu family were mentioned by his father, so he stammered and covered him up. Qi Zhengyang glared at him angrily: "It's just that you'll be arrogant this year. If you enter the palace next year, you must do an errand."

As long as he asked him to return to Beijing early, he would listen to whatever he said, and nodded repeatedly: "Cheng Chengcheng, I know dad. If nothing happens, I will set off tonight."

Without waiting for Qi Zhengyang to say more, Qi Xuan ran away. Qi Zhengyang did not catch him and could only shout behind him: "How to walk on the night road? Let's go tomorrow morning!"

But there is no trace of Qixuan.

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The night before Chen's birthday, the family gathered together for dinner.

When Gu Qingzhu entered the dining room, he saw his junior sitting near the door, holding a nine-lane in his hand and playing absent-mindedly, not talking to Gu Hengzhi and the others. Chen, Gu Zhiyuan and Qin had not arrived yet, Gu Hengzhi, Gu Yuyao, even the youngest Gu Ningzhi was brought over by the wet nurse. Gu Zhiyuan's three concubines sat on the secondary table, lowering their heads and saying something.

Gu Qingzhu naturally sat next to Gu Qingxue. Gu Qingxue turned his head and looked at her. The eyes that were quite similar to Gu Qingzhu were full of distantness. He turned his head and turned his body slightly. Gu Qingzhu didn't mind his coldness. He glanced at the Jiulian in his hand, drank tea, and asked casually:

"How long have you been solved?"

Gu Qingxue didn't realize that Gu Qingzhu was talking to him at first. After a while, he realized. He looked at his sister who had just returned for a few days and replied in a buzzing voice: "It's not long."

Gu Qingzhu took a sip of tea, put down the cup, and asked again: "How many can it be untied?"

Gu Qingxue was silent for a moment and whispered: "One or two." As if he was thinking of something, he looked up at Gu Hengzhi who was reading a book in his hand, and added: "Brother can solve four, but I can't compare to me."

There was no one in the hall, and Gu Qingzhu and Gu Qingxue's conversation together, and the others noticed this. Gu Yuyao was originally playing with Gu Ningzhi. When she heard them talking, she came over and stood behind Gu Qingxue and said with a smile:

"Brother only has four at most, and the junior is no longer bad."

Gu Yuyao's comfort made Gu Qingxue smile slightly, then lowered his head and continued to grop. Gu Hengzhi also walked over and patted Gu Qingxue's shoulder. Brothers and sisters said respectfully: "When you go back, I will write the solution to the first four rings to my junior."

Gu Qingxue seemed very grateful to the two brothers and sisters. Gu Qingzhu saw it and began to reflect on herself, why she was not close to her junior brother when she was a child, and she was obviously a sibling of a mother and a compatriot.

In my impression, when I was very young, my mother was always very strict with her junior, accusing her junior of this and that she was not good at that. The mother hated her for being unscrupulous and fighting with Qin for the rest of her life. Naturally, she hoped that her child would be smarter and capable than Qin’s children. She naturally looked up to her mother and was very picky about her junior, but what did she know about her child? At that time, she even thought that her junior was just not smart and stupid. When her junior was used to being hit, she felt that she also felt that she was used to it.

After Gu Hengzhi was abandoned in the last life, Qin paid him 30,000 taels of silver to the family of the poor daughter. Later, Gu Hengzhi still married the daughter of the Minister of Works and joined the Ministry of Works. During the time of order to supervise the construction of the warship, he took out private silver for many times and received commendation from the court. He could have replaced his father-in-law and become the Minister of Works at a young age. Unfortunately, the gold chain for his promotion was broken.

At the beginning, the private bank used to subsidize the construction of warships was Shen's dowry, and Qin took it to pave the way for his son. Unfortunately, it was a little worse. Even Gu Yuyao was married earlier than Gu Qingzhu. Gu Qingzhu didn't understand why Qin had to hurriedly marry Gu Yuyao out. Now he knew the reason. They were guilty and robbed Gu Qingzhu of Gu Qingzhu's marriage and had to marry in a hurry. After Gu Yuyao married into Chongjing Hou Mansion, although there were not many opportunities to meet Gu Qingzhu, Gu Qingzhu had no way to know her relationship with He Pingzhou, but he had heard a lot of rumors that Chongjing Hou Mansion's second grandmother was a generous man.

Gu Hengzhi compensated the poor daughter 30,000 taels, as well as the private money he took out when he supervised the construction of the warship, and the grand expenses of Gu Yuyao to Chongjing Hou Mansion. What was not the dowry from Shen’s family? It depends on Qin himself. Even if he hangs it up and sways, how much money can he spend?

Gu Qingzhu only regretted that it was too late to take back the dowry back that year, and it nourished them for many years in vain. However, they occupied her and her junior brother's money and robbed her marriage, but in turn suppressed her and her junior brother everywhere, wishing they could step on the ground and crush them into mud on the soles of their shoes.

Gu Qingzhu stretched out his hand to Gu Qingxue. Gu Qingxue was stunned and turned his head to look at her. Gu Qingzhu smiled slightly:

"show me."

Gu Qingxue stared at her, but did not move. Gu Yuyao smiled aside: "Sister, this is a nine-single ring. Do you think it is a gadget? It's very difficult and I don't dare to get started. Even my elder brother can only solve four rings, and my younger brother has solved it until today, and he has only barely solved two."

Qin was born as a female teacher, well-educated and knowledgeable, so Gu Hengzhi and Gu Yuyao were enlightened very early. In any aspect, they were better than Gu Qingzhu and Gu Qingxue. When Shen was not dead, they were still illegitimate. Now that Shen is dead, Qin is on the throne, Qin's children jumped into legitimate birth, and the eldest son becomes the eldest son, and he looks down on Gu Qingzhu's siblings more and more.

Gu Qingxue only felt a little hot on his face, and he lowered his head unconsciously. He also thought Gu Qingzhu didn't understand this and stammered:

"What the second sister said is, don't look at it anymore."

But Gu Qingzhu did not take back her hand and insisted on taking it. Gu Qingxue didn't give it to her, so she reached out and snatched it over. Gu Qingxue's two rings in front of her, disassembled and installed it. Now these nine series look even more messy than those that have not been removed.

Gu Qingzhu took it in his hand and looked at it for a while. Many people gathered around him. Gu Zhiyuan's concubines also came over with melon seeds, wanting to see how the young lady who had just been picked up was embarrassed.

The people in the mansion did not forget that after the death of the first wife, the eldest lady met and scolded anyone like crazy. Qin, the aunt who had fought with the wife for a lifetime, was scolded the most. Unfortunately, the prince had to keep the first wife for a year, and could not immediately support Qin, so he sent the eldest lady to the village. After that, the people in the mansion knew the prince's intentions and no one dared to provoke Qin. After a full year, the prince did not blink and straighten Qin and became the new prince's wife. At this point, no one in the mansion dared to provoke Qin.

Now that the eldest lady is back, there is a good show to watch again. So everyone is still very interested. Whether it is the eldest lady who put the new lady in the face or the new lady slapped the eldest lady in the face, it is the same for those who are watching the fun.

Gu Yuyao and Gu Hengzhi looked at each other. Gu Yuyao couldn't help but want to laugh. After being handed over by Gu Hengzhi, she insisted on it. She bit her lower lip lightly and tried to watch her sister make a fool of herself.

Before Gu Qingzhu took action, his eyes turned to Gu Yuyao and Gu Hengzhi. Seeing the contemptuous expressions on their faces, he would not understand the thoughts of these two people. He smiled secretly and started to do it. He sorted out the nine series in a few steps. The two rings that were untied by Gu Qingxue were put on a few steps. Gu Qingzhu raised the things in his hand to the surprised Gu Qingxue and curled his lips and smiled:

"I'm starting to understand now, you're ready."

He showed off his skills before and put the first two rings of Gu Qingxue who had been studying for more than half a year. Even if Gu Qingzhu couldn't untie it, Gu Qingxue thought that this elder sister was quite powerful, not to mention that after Gu Qingzhu reminded him to pay attention, his fingers flew up and down, and he looked at them with his eyes and felt that they were too fast. The nine rings were not bad at all, but in just half a quarter of an hour, they were all untie and spread them one by one on the table.

The last pillar was also photographed on the table, but the originally noisy surroundings were very quiet.

Gu Yuyao widened her eyes and looked at Gu Qingzhu with a ghost expression. Gu Hengzhi couldn't help but look stern and couldn't help but look forward.

Gu Qingxue stared blankly at the rings lined up on the table. This was the first time he saw someone completely untied them. It took only a little time. He couldn't believe it. He picked up the rings on the table and looked at them. Since the eldest sister came back, she looked at the sister's face for the first time. The siblings' eyes were intertwined. Gu Qingxue saw a shining luster in Gu Qingzhu's eyes. The light seemed to have a strong penetration, illuminating his confused and dark heart.

"How did you do it?" Gu Qingxue asked a question. He remembered it just now, and he didn't even read it. He asked sincerely at this time.

Gu Qingzhu smiled at him, but glanced at Gu Hengzhi and Gu Yuyao who had changed their faces, and smiled slowly, either cold or hot:

"I was idle in the village, and after solving it twice, I solved it. It took 341 steps in the front and back. It was not possible to make one step more, one step less, one wrong step. As long as I remember the key points, it is nothing difficult."

Gu Qingzhu's words "Nothing hard" were like two slaps, slapped on the faces of Gu Hengzhi and Gu Yuyao, especially the expressions of the aunts and maids around him who wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, which made them even more unbearable. Gu Yuyao wanted to rush up and say something to regain his face, but Gu Hengzhi grabbed him from behind, and Gu Yuyao shook his hand angrily.

Just when the atmosphere in the dining room was a little awkward, yes, it was very awkward for Gu Hengzhi and Gu Yuyao, Gu Zhiyuan helped the old lady Chen over.

The people who had seen Gu Qingzhu in the hall hurriedly retreated aside to salute the three of them. Chen's legs and feet were not very good, so he had to support him when walking back and forth. Qin followed her and she wanted to support her, but Chen didn't like her. Even if Gu Zhiyuan helped her to be the wife, in Chen's eyes, Qin was still the concubine and could not be on the table at all.
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