Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

"Gu Yunji stays."

Senior brother Mei Feng treated him affectionately and always addressed him as "junior brother", but this was the first time he called him by his first name and surname in a deep tone.

Gu Yunji's footsteps suddenly stopped, and he screamed in his heart. He squeezed out a smile from the corner of his mouth and turned around stiffly: "Senior brother..."

"You boy!"

Sure enough, as soon as Gu Yunji turned around, he received a slap on the head from Mei Feng. The force was not too strong, but it blinded him.

Gu Yunji had only been beaten a handful of times since he was a child. Moreover, he and Mei Feng got along much better during this period, and he increasingly felt that his senior brother was a good person. Because he was much older, he always protected him, and he was both a teacher and a brother. The people are very friendly.

Mei Feng's slap was meant to teach his juniors a lesson. Naturally, Gu Yunji didn't dare to hide, let alone get angry with him. He just covered his head in aggrieved manner: "Brother, why did you hit me?"

"You're still asking me? Not only do I want to hit you, I also want to kick you!"

Mei Feng had an unkind look on his face. As he spoke, he raised his leg in a gesture, which scared Gu Yunji into hiding quickly.

"You have only been in Shaoxing Prefecture for a few days? You almost lost your life! What did I tell you at the beginning? Did I tell you that you are a civil servant and should do your job well? The military attache will deal with the Japanese pirates. No matter, you don’t have to revolve around them, let alone worry about it all day and night.”

"The result? What did you do? Follow Qiu Wugang to fight against the Japanese pirates! Do you remember that you are a weak scholar? You can't carry it with your shoulders and lift it with your hands. That means you were lucky, and you saved your life from the Japanese pirates. Do you know how to cherish your own life?"

Mei Feng's reprimand hit him all over. Gu Yunji was scolded so hard that he still wanted to defend himself:

"Isn't this an unexpected situation... I originally followed Fu Zida to see how the road construction was going. Who knew the Japanese pirates would suddenly attack? General Qiu couldn't leave us there, so he had to take us with him. As for what happened next, who can tell I didn’t expect it, and I didn’t want to either…”

"You still talk back to me!"

Looking at Gu Yunji's aggrieved but stubborn look, Mei Feng was furious. If he hadn't thought that he was now in his 20s and an adult, so he had to save some face, he would have really wanted to take care of Yunji and kick his butt. One kick.

Seeing that Gu Yunji was wilting after being trained, Mei Feng remembered that this was the teacher's favorite disciple, so he softened his tone and said sincerely: "Junior brother, you are the best among all the disciples of the Gu family, the Xu family, and even the teacher. One of the best in decades, we hope you will succeed, but more importantly, we hope you will be safe, do you understand?"

"I know you want to be a good official. Especially in the past in Xuzhou Prefecture, you were used to doing everything by yourself. Even if you were building a road in the swamp pond, you had to see it in person. But our place is different from Xuzhou Prefecture. You can do it at any time. There are Japanese pirates intruding, and what you think of as an 'emergency' is normal to us."

"This time you were attacked by Japanese pirates because of road construction. Fortunately, you escaped into the woods and saved your life. Next time, if you are directly attacked by Japanese pirates, you will have no way to escape. You will die under the knife of Japanese pirates." ?”

Although the incident happened suddenly, Gu Yunji was really scared when he recalled it.

If he and Fu Zida had not avoided the incoming arrow, and if they had been discovered by the Japanese pirates when they slipped into the ravine, he would never have been so unharmed.He was just a little short of death grabbing him by the throat.

Mei Feng sighed and said slowly: "Junior brother, please listen to what I say. From now on, you will stay in the government office and be your magistrate. If you can't leave the city, you will not leave the city. It doesn't matter even if you are dawdling. ."

"Anyway, I'm here to support you, and our family has a lot of connections in the capital. Don't you want to return to the capital? After a few years and you have enough qualifications, we will find a way to transfer you back to the capital, okay? "

Gu Yunji hesitated: "But..." Gu Yunji had no big ambitions since he became an official. All he wanted was a simple sentence - to pursue his own affairs in his position and do the most things he could.

Meifeng was able to become the governor of a province before he was even forty. There was no doubt that he was not a jobber. He was top notch in both political skills and ability.As a disciple taught by Xu Chengyu, he dare not say that he is innocent. At least he is a good official who thinks about the people and has his own principles and bottom line.

Now that he can say these words, it can be seen that he really regards Gu Yunji as one of his own and thinks of him wholeheartedly.

But for Gu Yunji, he could do it if he was asked to cherish himself, but he couldn't do it if he was asked to hang around in the Shaoxing government office and be a dead wood from now on.

Seeing that Gu Yunji remained silent, Mei Feng's voice became deeper: "Do you want to live such a dangerous life from now on, making the teacher and Shuhua worry about you?"

Gu Yunji's heart almost twitched when he thought of how he dragged his wretched and exhausted body home a few days ago and how his wife's eyes were red when she saw him.

Mei Feng's words were like a knife, piercing Gu Yunji's heart. Facing his senior brother's question, his confidence in retorting was completely drained in an instant, and he said dullly: "... Of course I don't hope. But senior brother wants me to do it from now on. I really can't stay in the government office and not go anywhere."

"I can only promise senior brother that I will try my best to listen to you in the future, cherish my body and my life, and will not do dangerous things, let alone follow General Qiu and other military attachés to eliminate Japanese pirates."

"Try to be obedient as much as possible" means not listening to everything. He will listen to what is in line with his heart, and he will not listen to what is not in line with his heart.

When he thought that Gu Yunji was still playing word games with him, Mei Feng almost laughed out loud, but he couldn't do anything to him. He sighed helplessly: "That's all, you are such an adult and you are successful. Forget it, that’s all I’ve said, I can’t deal with more.”

Gu Yunji still lowered his head and said cautiously: "There is one more thing. I need to ask my senior brother for help. Can you not tell the teacher that I am in danger? Anyway, I am safe and sound now. He is old, so he is worried about me if he knows."

"You also know that the teacher is old and will worry about you?"

Mei Feng rolled her eyes at him and said angrily: "That's not only your teacher, but also my teacher. I know this without you having to tell me. If you really want the teacher to feel at ease, take care of yourself and don't put yourself at risk." "

Gu Yunji felt even more ashamed after hearing this and just lowered his head in silence.

As he grew up, his parents were rarely around. His teacher Xu Chengyu assumed the role of his de facto "father" and taught him meticulously in academics and life.However, Xu Chengyu is older and has a much more stable temperament. Although he doesn't say it openly on weekdays, he is actually satisfied with everything he sees, and rarely becomes red-faced or stern.

Now, only the senior brother in front of him, Mei Feng, was more than ten years older than him. Since he was also taught by Xu Chengyu, his gestures reflected the shadow of his teacher.Gu Yunji looked at him as if he was "suppressed by his bloodline". It was rare that he felt like he was being taught a lesson by his parents after making a mistake, and he shrunk his head and did not dare to refute.

What needs to be said has been said, and what needs to be scolded has been finished. Finally, Mei Feng let out a long sigh of relief and slapped Gu Yunji on the back with a moderate slap: "Okay, I won't say more to you. Although the teacher doesn't know, but Shuhua knows that you should spend more time with her these days, and don't go back after the time has passed, making her worried."

"In a while, Shen Baiyi, the commander-in-chief sent by the imperial court, will arrive. He has confirmed that he will be stationed in Shaoxing Mansion. You should be careful when dealing with him. Don't be too enthusiastic or lose etiquette."

Gu Yunji swallowed his saliva and couldn't help but said: "...Senior brother, didn't you tell me to have less contact with military attachés?"

Mei Feng choked and became angry again: "Now do you know how to listen to me? Why didn't you know how to listen just now? I think you just deliberately made me angry! Can the commander-in-chief do the same? This is what I did in advance I told you..."

Seeing that his words made his senior brother angry, Gu Yunji quickly confessed his mistakes and then used the excuse of going home to escape, so that Mei Feng would not catch him and give him another lecture.