auspicious time has come

Chapter 100 It must hurt

When others talk about the date of marriage, they are mostly festive. When Liu Xun talks about the date of marriage, in the eyes of the people around him, it seems that he is counting how many days he has left to live.

Even Yin Hai patted him on the shoulder, and said with emotion: "I have seen many funerals and funerals, and it is the first time to have a funeral and funeral."

In this way, compared with Captain Meng, who is also preparing for the marriage, the contrast is somewhat stark——

Today is the day of Mengjia's recruitment, which is also commonly known as the great gift of the next hire.

With the arrival of the Meng family, the house that Hengyu bought for Jiji in the south of the city was extremely lively and busy.

Cui Huai and Uncle Heping alone are too busy today, so Heng Yu borrowed a few people from Yan Jin two days earlier to help.

Early in the morning, Gu Tingnan and Pei Wushuang, the treasurer of Qianjin Gu's Gambling Shop, also came over to join in the fun, and also to gather the number of people. In Gu's words, it was necessary to strengthen the formation of the mother's family.

In addition to the two good friends Heng Yu, Xiao Mu also sent someone to help at Mrs. Xiao's "request".

Wang Jingyong and five or six subordinates came earlier than Mrs. Gu, almost at dawn.

Lieutenant Wang, who obeyed the general's order, stood straight and straight outside the hall for more than an hour - after all, the general only said to help, but did not tell him how to help, and Ji Huashi never asked Express.

At first, the five or six subordinates also stood with him, watching everyone rushing in and out, and gradually there were normal people who couldn't stand it anymore, and took the initiative to help, one, two, three, four... So, gradually, only Deputy General Wang was left standing.

The stubborn Vice General Wang stood there alone, as if cutting off all the excitement.

The Meng family's emphasis on this marriage is reflected in all aspects. Those who came to recruit today include the prestigious elders in the clan and some relatives of the same clan.The half-grown children of the family also came to join in the fun with their parents. Cui Huai placed melons, fruits, snacks and sweet water on the stone table in the courtyard, and asked the children to share.

Children in their teens are mostly naughty, and someone started playing around, throwing dried peanuts and jujubes.

Standing there, Deputy General Wang looked solemn and alert, staring at the flying dried fruits, with a posture of "as long as there is something close to him, he will chop it with his sword".

"Ah Heng is really thoughtful in doing things, and even specially invited a majestic door god to suppress evil..." Gu Tingnan and Cui Huai, who came out of the teahouse, said with emotion.

Vice General Wang's hearing was very keen, and he frowned slightly when he heard this and turned his head to look.

In the corridor not far away, a young woman in her 20s had her hair in a bun casually, without any jewelry on her body, tall and slender, with a pair of upturned phoenix eyes on her fair face.

At this time, a servant came to talk to her. She was probably a little tired from work. While listening to the servant, she put one hand on her hip and twisted her neck to one side, from head to toe showing a casual laziness.

When Wang Jingyong was about to look back, he suddenly saw her turn her head, and those phoenix eyes were looking at him.

Looking at each other, the other party suddenly smiled and waved to him.

Is this signaling him to come over?
Wang Jingyong frowned, and turned back expressionlessly.

Seeing that he didn't move, Gu Tingnan took the brochure handed over by the servant and strode towards him.

"This military master is fine, why don't you help me with a pair of ritual books?"

Gu Tingnan smiled friendly and shook the booklet at him.

Wang Jingyong stared ahead, unmoved: "Invite someone else."

He obeyed the general's order to help Master Ji, and only if Painter Ji himself confessed to him would it be counted as an errand.The so-called military orders should be strictly followed.

Shopkeeper Gu raised his eyebrows, and was about to nod to invite someone else when he heard a girl's voice coming from the hall.

"Thank you, Lieutenant General Wang—"

As the head of the family, Hengyu had to sit in the hall with Jiang's matchmaker to talk to the Meng family. At this time, everyone was drinking tea in the hall, so it was relatively quiet. Hengyu listened to Gu Tingnan's words, Then he raised his voice and said hard work to Wang Jingyong.

"It's ready now." Deputy General Wang moved and stepped down the stone steps.

"..." Shopkeeper Gu followed with a complicated smile.

The so-called book of ceremonies is the list of betrothal gifts, which is handed over to the woman's family for verification, which is included in the regulations.

Except for live animals such as happy sheep and carp tied with red silk, there are even boxes of even-numbered objects.

The entire checking process made Gu Tingnan gradually open his eyes.

The Meng family's family is not bad, but they are not very rich. Even if there is no lack of etiquette, they can't come up with something that will open her eyes——

What really opened her eyes was the person in front of her.

For example, how many steps does it take to open a gift box and count the contents?
You have to speak first and ask him to help move the box.

He moved and stopped moving.

You still need to ask him to open the box.

After he opened it, he stopped moving.

You still need to ask him to bend over and count.

After he counted, he stopped moving.

You still need to speak...

How to say this feeling?

In short, if she was working in her casino, she would be able to play at least eight meals a day.

"Madam Gu, Vice General Wang, has worked hard, have a cup of tea and take a break." Cui Huai brought two cups of tea.

Wang Jingyong looked to the side and asked, "Do you want tea?"

Gu Tingnan was a little relieved when he heard the words, it seems that he still knows how to behave.

However, when she sighed, before she had time to nod, she saw that the other party had already stretched out her hand above the tray, held up a cup in each hand, and said, "If you don't want it, I'll drink it all."

After all, I have been standing all morning.

Vice-General Wang quickly drank up the two cups of tea.

The dry-mouthed Gu Tingnan asked with a smile, "I wonder if this general has a family?"

"No." After Wang Jingyong replied, he looked at the woman in front of him with a little wariness.

Why, could she be thinking——

Thinking of this, he frowned slightly, and expressed his position: "Even though I am not married and have no family constraints, I will never get involved in the bad habit of gambling. If shopkeeper Gu wants to attract gamblers, he is looking for the wrong person."

There are many traps in this world, and he has to deal with them carefully.

His determination to make contributions is as firm as a stone, and no one wants to let him be stained with half a stain, which will affect his bright future.

"..." Shopkeeper Gu lost his voice for a rare moment.

After a while, he was able to say with a smile: "General Wang is full of righteousness and has such a firm heart, I think he will be able to achieve great things in the future—"

Wang Jingyong's figure was straight, and he replied, "Excuse me."

Gu Tingnan checked the list of gifts with great effort, and picked out some gifts in return according to the rules, most of which were dried fruit wedding cakes.

As a return gift, there are also shoes, socks and hats embroidered by Jiji herself. According to the rules, they should have been sewn by themselves, but Jiji is not good at female celebrities, so she barely embroidered the patterns, which is a manifestation of her best efforts.

Looking at the slightly strenuous embroidery and the stitches that gradually became irritable at the end of the embroidery, Dazhu hugged him like a baby, and his mouth was almost grinning behind his ears.

After seeing off the Meng family, seeing that the process was over, Wang Jingyong took his subordinates to leave without delay.

Of course, this farewell was just superficial to him in a certain sense, after all this errand was completed, he had to change into inconspicuous clothes, and then continued with another one.

After being busy for half a day, Heng Yu, Gu Tingnan and Pei Wushuang sat in the warm pavilion to drink tea and talk.

Pei Wushuang had to find out about Yin Hai's recent situation, and Gu Tingnan was also listening. It was never a secret that she liked Yin Hai.

Instead, it was Gu Tingnan who listened and gave her an idea, and the two of them immediately had a lively conversation.

"This man, you can't chase him too closely, otherwise he will get used to it, and when it's time to dry him out, let him dry out. This is called retreating..."

Pei Wushuang hesitated when he heard this: "But if I leave him alone, will he only feel quiet and relieved?"

Gu Tingnan smiled and said seriously: "If that's the case, it proves that this person has no affection for you. It's better to stop thinking about it early."

Pei Wushuang couldn't help sighing: "I don't want to stop thinking about it for the time being, I'd better not try this method..."

It's not that I don't have a bottom line in my heart--

On the contrary, it is too deep in my heart.

Hearing her self-deception so clear-headed, Gu Tingnan had no choice for a while.

At this time, Heng Yu, who seemed to be distracted all the time, suddenly asked: "What was the scene of Yingzhou City six or seven years ago, Wushuang, sister Gu, do you still remember?"

"Six or seven years ago? I haven't come to Yingzhou yet." Pei Wushuang said.

Heng Yu returned to her senses for a moment, and nodded in understanding.

Yes, Pei Inspector Pei came to Yingzhou to take up the new post of Inspector Pei after the King Jin Rebellion was put down.

While Heng Yu was thinking, Gu Tingnan recalled: "Six or seven years ago, I was only seventeen or eighteen years old, exactly the same age as you are now..."

Logically speaking, seventeen or eighteen years old is a good age.

But there is not so much reason in the world——

The scene when his father and brother were taken away by the officials flashed through his mind, Gu Tingnan's smile froze slightly, but it only took a moment before he returned to normal.

"At that time when the king of Jin came to Yingzhou to take over the fiefdom, those aliens who were frightened by the former Shu Guogong didn't pay attention to this young prince who was just a fledgling boy at the age of seventeen or eighteen. They provoked and harassed him many times and refused to settle down at all , the common people are also panicked, it's not as good as it is now." Gu Tingnan said casually while holding a teacup.

Her so-called "It's not as good as the present", naturally does not mean that Xiao Mu is incapable of governing, on the contrary, today's Yingzhou City can be called a place where the people live and work in peace and contentment, but those who have a long-term perspective may be able to see the hidden truth behind the calm waves.

The source of this turmoil is the rumored treasure map, and the imperial court's growing fear of Dingbei Hou's great military achievements and prestige.

"That is to say, there must be frequent wars with foreign races at that time?" Heng Yu asked: "Let's not talk about big wars, at least there will be constant friction, right?"

Gu Tingnan nodded: "Yes, the small wars have never stopped, and there is no one to have a peaceful life."

Hengyu couldn't help asking: "Then what measures did King Jin take to deal with it?"

"How can us ordinary people know about such things? We are not the staff of the Prince Jin's mansion, and we have never been familiar with these military affairs."

"What's on the surface? For example... Conscription?" Heng Yu thought of something as he made an analogy, and a thoughtful look appeared in his eyes.

"I remember conscription. It happened, and it was very frequent." Gu Tingnan said, "In the beginning, it was just a young man from each household. In the end, almost everyone over the age of 14 and under the age of 60 was recruited. Joining the army is really hard.”

"The purpose of this conscription is to defend against foreign races and consolidate the frontier defense. No one can defy—" Heng Yu was thoughtful.

King Jin really started to rebel more than four years ago.

And rebellion is such a major event, it must be impossible to have nothing to do after breakfast one day, on a whim, it would be better to rebel—it must be premeditated and premeditated.

According to the timeline, King Jin's desire to rebel must have been a little earlier.Therefore, those increasingly strict conscription orders were probably never just for resisting alien races.

Even during the time of the real rebellion, the conscription of soldiers will never stop, but will only become tougher.

Under the pressure, even if you are an ordinary person, even if you don't dare to speak up on the surface, you will definitely have some acts of resistance in the dark...

And Mrs. Miao's last husband, the fifth man "killed" by her, died four years ago.

At that time, it was the time when King Jin raised his troops to rebel...

When Heng Yu was concentrating, Pei Wushuang yawned out of boredom: "Where are you like this? Shouldn't girls be talking about rouge, gouache, dresses and jewelry when they are together? Why do you only talk about boring and profound military and civilian affairs?" thing."

As he said that, he became energetic: "There is nothing left and right, why don't we go to the rouge shop? I know there is one—"

"I can't do it today, I'll go another day." Heng Yu suddenly stood up: "I still have something to do and I need to go back to the Marquis Mansion."

Pei Wushuang hurriedly said: "Then you remember to pay more attention to the matter of Yinhai!"

"Don't worry, don't worry." Heng Yu responded, told Ji Ji Haosheng to entertain the two, and left with Cui Huai.

"Gu shopkeeper, why don't we go to the rouge shop?"

"Forget it, I never use rouge."

"Then what does Shopkeeper Gu like?"

Gu Tingnan laughed and said, "Of course it's to earn money from those gamblers."

……

When Hengyu returned to the Dingbei Hou Mansion, he went to the outer study to find Xiao Mu.

The servant standing outside the study said, "Master Hou is not here."

"Going out of the house?" Heng Yu asked.

"Master Hou should be in the courtyard, does Master Ji need a villain to lead the way?" the servant asked.

It's not that he does things casually and takes the initiative to take outsiders to Lord Hou's residence, but Lord Hou has specifically confessed that if the painter comes to look for him, he can take him to see him at any time.

So it can only be said that the random person is Lord Hou himself.

Heng Yu originally wanted to say "no need", but when she thought about the details of the matter, she nodded her head: "Then there is trouble."

This was the first time she set foot in Xiao Mu's residence.

Needless to say, the residence of the Marquis of Dingbei is magnificent, but it is simple and elegant everywhere, and there is a separate martial arts arena in the courtyard, which shows the diligence of the owner.

Such a diligent person spends most of his time in the outer study in the Marquis's mansion, but he spends most of his time in the courtyard...

Could it be that the poison is serious?

This speculation was soon confirmed.

Even though it is a courtyard, there are still guards with solemn expressions and swords on the porch. Seeing Hengyu, a stranger, come, his whole body is silently guarded.

After the servants explained Hengyu's identity, those people gave her a half-believing glance before entering the room to pass on the information.

After passing the transmission, he said to Hengyu, "Painter Laoji, wait a moment."

During the speech, the tone was much gentler and more polite.

Heng Yu nodded.

This wait is more than a quarter of an hour.

Hengyu folded her hands in the muff in front of her, she didn't feel cold, or she didn't care to think about whether it was cold or not.

She looked at the window lattice, and her mind was full of thoughts—it must be painful, right?

At this moment, a figure came out.

Heng Yu hurriedly looked around.

　A big chapter, it can be regarded as a make up for yesterday, so say good night early today, I wish you all a happy weekend~
　　
　
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