"Don't, don't transport it in!" The housekeeper and the servant stopped him at the door.

The owner and the guy of the ice shop kept squeezing into the mansion, and the ten ox carts outside were covered with large ice cubes. As expected, all the ice in one store was packed!

The old lady and the eldest lady walked out,

The owner of the ice shop immediately shouted: "Old Madam, do you want it? All this money has been paid by Lord Xu. Even if it is transported back now, the ice will melt."

Anyway, the ceremony of the horizontal and vertical ones is to be accepted, so the eldest lady could only say: "Open the ice cellar and put it in."

After Gu Tingrui finished his work and returned home, he felt a hint of chill. While untiing the tube cap, he walked towards the ice basin: "Why has the ice not finished melting today?"

Every day when I get home, the ice has turned into water and it is so hot.

The eldest lady took the cap and placed it on the cap holder. Then she went to help take off the official uniform: "It was sent by Xu Mian."

"What?" Gu Tingrui was stunned, then angrily: "Just accept it like this?"

The eldest lady replied: "You must not accept it, and it will melt when you send it back."

Gu Tingrui thought for a while: "Give him the money."

The eldest lady smiled bitterly: "I can't give it to you. I have transported all the ice in a store. It is said that it cost 300 taels of silver. If you dare, just give it to you."

If it was the past, it wouldn't matter. But now the Gu family is crying for poverty. Not to mention 300 taels of silver, you have to pretend to be thirty taels and not to mention 30 taels of silver.

The eldest lady also sighed: "The ice I sent is now placed in the ice cellar, which is enough for a summer."

Gu Tingrui had finished wiping his face, wearing a thin gauze made of light gauze, sitting and drinking tea. The maid beside him was shaking a fan, and the ice cubes in the ice basin were gradually melting, and a hint of coolness was coming.

It feels very good at this time, comfortable and cool. In the future, it will be like this every day. Gu Tingrui couldn't help but say: "It seems that I'm concerned about Xin'er..."

As soon as he saw the face of the eldest lady Hu, his face immediately turned up: "Even if you care about it, it's not okay."

"That's right, the Jinyiwei used to drag the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet's Chief Secretary to the snow to freeze to death." The eldest lady thought of the Jinyiwei's power, so she refused to agree: "You are comfortable now, be careful to be unhappy in the future. She will drag you to the snow in winter to make you cool enough!"

"I understand, you and your mother are the decision anyway!" Gu Tingrui picked up the tea and took a sip: "This tea is really not very good. Can you buy one or two taels better? It's said that it's the one who can entertain guests at home."

"What other distinguished guests are there at home?" The eldest lady shook the fan and sneered: "You have been in the Ministry of Rites for almost twenty years and have not made any friends. Because of King An, although you have been out of suspicion, the wind has not passed yet, and no one has come. Let's drink it first. In a few days, the caravans in Yangzhou should bring some things over and have already asked them to get some good tea at that time."

Speaking of which, it can also be said that it was given to the old lady in Yangzhou, and it is the only one at present. Gu Tingrui took another sip. What a bitter but no sweet aftertaste. Compared to before, it was simply a world. So he put the tea next to him and stopped moving.

On the afternoon of the next day, Gu Tingrui came back and was still in the ice basin, with a hint of coolness in the room.

I changed into casual clothes, picked up the tea, frowned and drank, and my eyebrows stretched out. I drank two sips in a row, and then let the water take it. Then I asked the eldest lady: "The Yangzhou caravan has arrived?"

"No!" The eldest lady looked around and saw the maid taking the teacup out to store water, so she whispered with a little fear: "It was Lord Xu who sent it."

"What?" Gu Tingrui was so scared that he almost fell off his chair.

When Xining heard about it, Gu Tingrui returned home and felt that the tea was not good. The next day, Xu Mian sent someone to deliver the best tea, which was the new tea given to him by the emperor this year.

Even if Xu Mian complains casually, he can know that it will not make Gu Tingrui frightened. At this time, he was glad that he did not say anything bad about Xu Mian or the court, otherwise he would have been impeached.

Xu Mian was valued by the emperor and would send it to Gu's mansion whenever he had a reward. Sometimes, he would send it to Gu's mansion if he saw something pleasant at home. He would send it to Gu's mansion either for the old lady or for Gu Tingrui. These were all rewarded by the emperor, so who dared not want it?

I sent five times a month. When I was injured, the ginseng and bird's nests were given by the emperor; the inkstone pens I gave me before; the agate fruit bowl I just admired in summer was also given.

The agate fruit bowl was given to Miss Gu, saying that it was given to Miss Gu for ice bowls or ice cheese. Looking at the translucent white agate fruit bowl, the red grapes carved in clever colors were vivid, and even the Gu family, who usually saw many good things, were very rare.

The people who gave it to Gu's house were frightened and dared not refuse to accept it. I have to admit that Xu Mian really cared about Miss Gu.

In the palace, Xu Mian was walking, and no matter how poisonous the sun was, it seemed to be getting cold by his sins. Along the way, he repeatedly thought about what he said when he met the emperor.

"Are you so loyal to me?" The emperor's voice came slowly.

Xu Mian knelt in Wuying Hall and lowered his head slightly: "I will listen to Your Majesty."

Compared to those words such as crushing bones, trampling on the ground, and dying, Xu Mian said it very simply, but it was very profoundly inspired.

The emperor mocked her a little bit: "I heard that you fell in love with Gu Wanxin, the eldest daughter of Gu Tingrui, the Minister of Rites?"

Xu Mian answered honestly: "Yes!"

"This is rare..."

It is indeed rare. In addition to handling cases, Xu Mian has never been involved in trouble.

And everyone in the capital now knows that the commander of the Northern Fufu Department, Tongzhi, fell in love with Miss Gu, and now no one dares to propose marriage. Think about it, as long as Xu Mian persists like this for a year or two and sends a matchmaker, the Gu family will have no reason to refuse.

It was originally possible that he could be tougher, but under high pressure, the Gu family would force him to agree. There was only one reason for doing this. Xu Mian showed sincerity, softened the Gu family, and turned the marriage into a happy event.

Even though there was an ice basin in the main hall, the room was still anxious. The emperor sitting on a chair and facing a memorial in front of him suddenly asked: "What if I ordered you to kill Gu Wanxin?"

Xu Mian still knelt down without moving at all, and was so calm that he could not cause any turbulence: "I will all listen to Your Majesty."

The emperor's voice was still gloomy: "Gu Wanxin has not made any mistakes, so I won't ask why she wants to kill her?"

Xu Mian replied: "Your Majesty will have his own reasons for doing this. The emperor said that he would not keep it, and no matter how reluctant I am, I will not keep it. I will all listen to Your Majesty."

The emperor gently pressed his fingers against the table, and then and then, after a while: "Catch her first."

Xu Mian lowered his head and asked, "Do you dare to ask if Your Majesty is arresting it openly or secretly?"

The emperor seemed to be laughing, and the power of heaven made people tremble: "Catch whatever you want, I want you to arrest you and keep it closed."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Xu Mian bowed and accepted the order.

The emperor said with a little satisfaction: "Go down."

When he arrived outside the palace, Zhang Zhong greeted him: "Sir!"

Xu Mian let out a long breath and got on the horse: "Return to the North Town Fushi."
Chapter completed!