Invincible son

Chapter 233 232 [Fleeting Years]

Time flies, half a year in a blink of an eye.

The sun in midsummer is rippling among the dense branches and leaves, and the calls of gnats are loud and clear.

Daliang Capital, Guangping Marquis Mansion.

Gu Zhen stayed alone in the study room, with several thick stacks of files placed on the table, with words like "Xiangyun Company May General Ledger" written on the cover.Since December last year, Xiangyun Company will send a large box of account transcripts at the end of each month, including the monthly income and expenditure of honeycomb coal, as well as the detailed accounts of more than [-] branches in Kyoto.

Knowing that her daughter had made an agreement with Pei Yue, Mrs. Zhao was very happy in her heart, and she was even more satisfied with Pei Yue's handing over the supervision of the company's accounts to Gu Zhen.Daliang's level of etiquette is not very high, it's not that women can't contact with the outside world, not to mention that Gu Zhen only checks the account books in the mansion, and doesn't go to the store to handle details, so it's not out of the ordinary.

However, when she saw the large box full of ledgers, she was immediately taken aback. When will this happen?
In the end, it was Gu Zhen who persuaded her patiently, only saying that she didn't read every book, and just picked a few books to check every month.The main purpose of this move was to deter the big and small shopkeepers of the firm, so that they would not dare to do anything wrong, so Zhao Shi gave up the idea of ​​preventing her from taking over the job.

The two maids used cattail fans to fan the cold air from the ice cubes in the outside room, creating a cool feeling in this hot summer, but not hurting the body because of the too cold. After all, Gu Zhen has never practiced martial arts, she is just an ordinary woman's physique That's all.

Gu Fan, dressed in a luxurious robe, appeared outside the study door, even if it was sunny outside, it could not stop his pursuit of demeanor.

He walked in lightly, motioned the maids to be silent, then came to the desk, looked at Gu Zhen's earnest account, shook his head after a while and sighed: "Oh..."

Gu Zhen looked up and saw him, then smiled and said, "Fourth brother is here?"

Gu Fan turned around and walked to the side to sit down, he was quite worried and said: "Little sister, you don't even go out the door now, just stay in the study every day and look at the account books, are you not tired?"

Gu Zhen said: "Why are you tired? Fourth Brother, Brother Pei has come up with a new accounting method, which is much simpler than what we used before, and it contains profound principles. It is quite interesting to study."

Gu Fan said angrily, "Even if it's interesting, you've watched it for more than half a year, and haven't seen enough?"

Gu Zhen showed a shy face and said: "At first I just thought this method was interesting, but later it became a habit. Brother Pei entrusted this matter to me solemnly, how can I just play it lightly?"

Gu Fan glared at her and said, "In my opinion, the latter reason is more important?"

If it was changed to the previous years, Gu Fan's teasing like this would probably make Gu Zhen angry, but now she can take it calmly, without any annoyance.

Gu Zhen didn't continue to quarrel with him, and asked with some expectation: "Fourth Brother, is there any news about Brother Pei recently?"

Gu Fanqi said: "He sent someone to deliver letters to you every month, but you came to ask me instead?"

In addition, after Pei Yue left Beijing last year, he would send two letters back to Kyoto at the beginning of every month since December, one to Zhongshanzi Mansion and one to Guangping Marquis Mansion, taking the normal post route.The contents of the two letters are similar, they are nothing more than a report of safety, and a chat about what they have seen and heard along the way, and there are no shady words.

Gu Zhen then said: "In his letter, he only talked about ordinary things, and did not mention the risks of this trip. I think since he is doing something, he will inevitably offend people and encounter some troubles."

She blinked at Gu Fan, and said softly: "Fourth brother is well-informed. Daddy said that he will hand over a batch of manpower to you. I think you must know more than me, so why don't you tell me?"

Gu Fan was startled and said, "Father even told you about this?"

Not waiting for Gu Zhen to continue acting coquettishly, he shook his head vigorously and said, "No, it's confidential, and I promised Pei Yue not to tell it."

Gu Zhen put away her smiling face and asked indifferently: "Fourth brother really won't tell?"

Gu Fan continued to shake his head.

Gu Zhen got up and said, "I'm going to talk to my mother about that Nanqin girl."

Gu Fan jumped up from the chair and looked out in panic, guessing that the two maids might not have heard clearly, so he quickly stopped in front of Gu Zhen, and said helplessly, "Grandma, you can't say this at home. That’s all, I’ll tell you it is.”

Originally, Gu Zhen was just trying to scare him, so she turned around and sat down with a smile on her face, and asked curiously, "Fourth brother, are you planning to keep it a secret?"

Gu Fan sighed, spread his hands and said, "So what if you don't hide it? It's not like you don't know my mother's temper. She usually looks soft and kind, but if she hears that I want to marry Nanqin back, she might make a fuss." What will happen. Let's keep it a secret for now. When Pei Yue comes back, let him help me figure out a solution. This kid is a thug. If he can't do it, let him go to his mother to intercede. By the way, little girl, how do you know Nanqin? "

Gu Zhen smiled and said, "Sister Ye told me."

Gu Fan was furious, slapped the armrest hard and said: "Ye Qi is a traitor! Little girl, you don't deal with people very often, and you don't know the truth that it's hard to know people's faces, so try not to listen to Ye Qi's nonsense in the future."

Gu Zhen retorted sternly: "Sister Ye is not that kind of person. Fourth brother, tell me about Brother Pei first."

Gu Fan thought for a while and said solemnly: "He should be on his way to Lingzhou right now."

Gu Zhen was slightly surprised and said, "Lingzhou? He said in a letter last month that after the completion of Yunzhou, he would go to Qizhou next. Why did he go directly to Lingzhou?"

Gu Fan sighed lightly: "Lingzhou has not been peaceful recently."

A worried look appeared on Gu Zhen's face.

Gu Fan waved his hand and said: "Don't worry about anything. It's His Majesty's intention for Pei Yue to go to Lingzhou in advance. He probably wants to use the promotion of briquettes to appease the hearts of the people and show the court's grace. He did it in Yongzhou and Yunzhou before. Yes, whether it is the construction of the mine or the establishment of the overall framework, it is basically done by him alone. The imperial envoy is just lying down and picking up the credit. When this winter comes, Yongzhou, Yunzhou, and Qinzhou will merge. The people in each part of the state and Huazhou can buy briquettes. The court has been arguing endlessly about Pei Yue's reward these days. His Majesty simply asked him to rush to Lingzhou. After the affairs there are completed, he will be rewarded according to his merits. .”

Although Gu Zhen is a lady of every family, her father and brother are both generals, and she has been influenced since childhood, so she is not the kind of girl who doesn't know the world.Hearing Gu Fan's messy relief, she still said worriedly: "The outskirts of Lingzhou are not as stable as Yongzhou and Yunzhou. I hope he will be safe."

Seeing this, Gu Fan couldn't help laughing and said: "Don't worry, that kid is more cunning than a fox. He has always been the only one who deceives others. How can he be tricked by others. I told you before that there were still people in Yongzhou who wanted to fight with him. After a contest, it was cleared up in twos and threes, so what about Lingzhou? After all, it is the territory of Daliang."

Gu Zhen smiled when she heard the words, but she still couldn't settle down, so she got up and said, "Fourth Brother, send me to Zhongshanzi Mansion."

Gu Fan frowned and said, "Looking for Ye Qi again?"

Gu Zhen nodded and said: "Didn't Fourth Brother tell me not to stay at home all day? I'll go talk to Sister Ye, why not Fourth Brother go with me?"

Gu Fan thought of Ye Qi, who was becoming more and more advanced in martial arts, and his five miserable defeats in the past six months. He immediately yawned and turned to go out, muttering: "I'm sleepy, go back and take a nap .”

Gu Zhen couldn't help looking at his back, then thought of Pei Yue who was far away in the sky, and her brows were slightly sad.

Long time no see, I don't know when he will return.

Qingxuan's peaches and plums can be geometric, but the streamer is deceiving and wasted.

(End of this chapter)