Guangping Houfu.

Gu Fan hurriedly came out of the house and shouted to the concierge: "Open the middle door!"

The carriage went straight into the mansion and stopped behind the inner courtyard. Ye Qi and Taohua were led by the Gu family maid to the back house, while Deng Zai unloaded various gifts from the back of the carriage.

Pei Yue got off the carriage early and sighed: "I open the middle door every time I come here. I'm really embarrassed."

Gu Fan glanced at him sideways and sneered: "Are you embarrassed too?"

Pei Yue said seriously: "I'm not you."

Gu Fan lightly punched him on the shoulder, looked at Deng Zai who was busy carrying gifts, and wondered: "Come here, why are you bringing so many gifts?"

Pei Yue smiled and said: "Uncle Gu will leave for the south after the new year. There are only a few days in the first month. I don't know how many people are going to squeeze through the door of your house. Why should I be annoying? Today is a small year. I will take this opportunity to come.

To pay New Year greetings to my uncle and my aunt is my way of thinking as a junior. Now that the briquette business is on the right track, I will go back to Green Willow Manor tomorrow. From now on, I will not go out unless there is something very urgent."

Gu Fan glared and said, "Just wishing me and my mother a happy New Year?"

Pei Yue laughed dumbly, and immediately stopped and bowed his hands to him and said, "Then first I wish you a happy new year. I wish you all the best and that you and Miss Nanqin will eventually get married."

Gu Fan originally stood happily, but when he heard the next sentence, his expression changed drastically. He looked around nervously to make sure that Gu Liang and Zhao were not in front of him, and then asked with annoyance: "Repay kindness with hatred?"

Pei Yue looked at him puzzled.

Gu Fan looked sad, put his hand on Pei Yue's shoulder and said, "If I know about this, he will have to skin me."

Pei Yue asked curiously: "Are you really planning to marry Miss Nanqin?"

Gu Fan said coldly: "Don't you look down on her too?"

Pei Yue shook his head and said seriously: "Of course not. Who do I have to look down on her? But if you really want to marry her, Uncle Gu may not firmly refuse, and I'm afraid my mother-in-law won't agree."

Gu Fan sighed: "Of course I know, let's talk about it later. By the way, I'm not surprised that you brought peach blossoms to celebrate the New Year. Why is Ye Qi here too? Tell me honestly, what is her relationship with you?"

Pei Yue seemed not to see the scrutiny in his eyes, and said calmly: "She saved my life and is now my best friend. I have no relatives in Kyoto, so of course I want to bring her with me to celebrate the New Year."

Gu Fan hummed a few times with a strange smile and did not continue to ask. He led him forward and said: "My little sister doesn't know martial arts. If two people meet each other, who will you help when they fight?"

"idiot."

Pei Yue finally couldn't help but cursed lightly.

Gu Fan was not annoyed, and suddenly sighed inexplicably: "Every family has sutras that are difficult to recite."

Just as Pei Yue was about to ask, the two of them had already arrived outside the study. Gu Fan rushed inside and said, "Father is waiting for you inside, so I won't accompany you. I have to go and watch from behind to prevent Ye Qi from bullying my little sister."

Pei Yue had become accustomed to his lack of tone. He opened the door and walked into the study, then closed the door behind him.

Gu Liang was reading in front of the case. Pei Yue came closer and saw that the book was densely packed with insights.

Marquis Guangping closed the book, and Pei Yue happened to see the three words "Tiger Seal Sutra" written on the cover, and he immediately understood. Thanks to Mr. Xi's teaching for more than half a year, he was no stranger to these military books and knew

"The Tiger Seal Sutra" was written very early, even before the founding of the Wei Dynasty. This book annotates many ancient military books and has its own insights. It is an extremely important military classic.

Gu Liang looked up at Pei Yue, nodded approvingly, pointed to the chair next to him and said, "Sit."

Pei Yue knew that the other party had something to say, but he was not in a hurry. He picked up the purple clay pot next to him and helped him pour tea, and poured himself another cup before sitting down.

"Is the briquette thing going well?" Gu Liang asked.

Pei Yue smiled and said: "Thank you for your uncle's care, everything is going smoothly. It is expected that by February of the next year, the company will have two or three stores in all the shops in the east city, west city and south city of Kyoto."

Gu Liang waved his hand and said: "I didn't do anything. If you really want to thank me, you have to thank Luo Jiyu."

"Luo is in power?"

"That's right, I was not in Kyoto that day. If he hadn't blocked it for you, I'm afraid your business would have been handed over."

Gu Liang briefly told what happened in the palace that day. When he mentioned that Luo Ting resigned from office to force Emperor Kaiping to give up his idea, even though Pei Yue's mind was as solid as a rock, he couldn't help but be slightly moved, and his face was even more...

Deep doubts emerged.

Seeing his reaction, Gu Liang smiled and said: "You don't have to think too deeply. Luo Jiyu's temperament is not because he wants to win over you, the young master. Even if you didn't come up with the recipe for honeycomb briquettes,

If it were any ordinary businessman, he would do this. Of course, you must also be glad that you are on the right and stable path and have not used this method to seek huge profits. Otherwise, let alone helping you to fight back, Luo Jiyu will probably be the most determined.

The person who took back your prescription."

He spoke calmly, but cold sweat was faintly dripping from Pei Yue's back.

Trading the earl for the prescription? That would be a loss-making transaction for grandma’s family!

Not to mention that he is destined to join the army to gain fame in the future, the earl is not an unattainable dream. Just the benefits of the briquette business, the big guys in the court probably can't imagine how terrifying it is, even though they also realize the benefits of this thing.

Importance. Needless to say, Pei Yue is not only engaged in the briquette business, he also wants to build a larger business territory based on one point.

However, the success or failure of such an important plan for him only depends on other people's thoughts. It is undoubtedly a very timely pouring of cold water on him, allowing him to wake up from the smoothness of these days.

After thinking for a while, Pei Yue said with clear eyes: "Uncle, I will pay attention to keeping a distance from Ruo Ruo."

Gu Liang laughed loudly when he heard this, raised his finger and pointed at him and said: "Little fox."

Pei Yue smiled and said with some fear: "I don't know anything about this matter."

Gu Liang said with relief: "This is something only important officials in the court know. It's normal if no one tells you. However, there is a certain truth to everything in this world. Not only during marches and wars, but also in normal times, the importance of intelligence should not be underestimated.

Why do you think Silent Cloud is the most valued by His Majesty? Because without him, His Majesty will become deaf and blind. He can't see or hear anything except the palace. The power around you is still very weak at the moment, but since

When you become a viscount, you can prepare some people under your command, which is not a taboo. For example, your Xiangyun Company can develop some eyes and ears from it. Don't look at these people hanging around in the market, they can often surprise you.

Very happy."

As he spoke, his expression gradually became serious.

Pei Yue sat upright and listened respectfully.

Gu Liang continued: "Xi Sidao should have mentioned to you the situation in the capital, but after all, he has been away from the center for too long, and many of his impressions are a bit old. I will only tell you one thing today. When I was not in the capital, you encountered problems that you could not solve.

If you have any troubles, feel free to go to Luo Jiyu boldly. As long as you don't accept your losses, he will definitely help you."

Pei Yue nodded and asked seriously: "Uncle, how should I control the contact with Governor Luo?"

Gu Liang said in a deep voice: "Luo Jiyu is a gentleman, and the most precious thing between gentlemen is sincerity."

Pei Yue stood up and said, "My nephew understands."

Gu Liang waved his hand, motioning for him to sit down, and then asked: "Brother Yue, you will be fifteen years old after the new year, and it's time to think about marriage."

This question came so suddenly that Pei Yue was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to answer it.

Gu Liang said warmly: "Since you have cut yourself off from the Pei family, I will tell you directly. The girl Ye who saved your life is also here today. Do you want to use this to tell me that you don't want others to interfere in your marriage?

"

Pei Yue was a little shocked. In fact, this was just a small thought he had hidden in his heart. Gu Liang's thoughts were not hidden. He had already known about it when he first came to Guangping Marquis Mansion, so he planned to express his feelings in such a tactful way.

Thinking of being revealed by the other party at this moment.

He was not sure whether his answer would offend Gu Liang, but after a brief silence, he raised his head and said firmly: "Yes."

Gu Liang did not get angry. Instead, he sighed softly: "After you disappeared last time, Zhen'er didn't think about eating and drinking at home. She also lost a lot of weight. As a father, I feel very sad."

Pei Yuedeng was very embarrassed.

As long as some things don't pierce the window paper, neither party will be embarrassed. However, when one party takes the initiative to reach out, only the passive party will feel embarrassed.

After a long time, Pei Yueyue could hardly hold back a sentence: "Sister Gu is very kind-hearted."

Gu Liang looked at him with a half-smile. At this moment, he no longer admired Pei Yue just because of the story of the year, but admired the young man from the bottom of his heart. However, because he knew Pei Yue's character, he did not choose to be tough.

Attitude, after making sure that Pei Yue himself could not figure out his thoughts, he said gently: "That's all, you are still young. Since you haven't thought about it now, let's talk about it in two years."

Pei Yue breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

He never thought that in this world, he would still have to experience the experience of being forced to get married, and at this time, he was in recent years, which was very suitable for the situation.
Chapter completed!