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

Xu Shujing is currently a member of the household department of the imperial court, Wailang, from the fifth grade.Gu Mingxuan was appointed as a member of the household department, and he was the seventh grade. Although his official rank was not as high as Xu Shujing's, he was an admonisher, directly under the emperor, and not under the jurisdiction of the household department.Xu Shujing not only can't control Gu Mingxuan, but also has to respect him on weekdays.

The household department corresponds to the household department, and Gu Mingxuan's daily official duties are to monitor officials of the household department, check whether there are any omissions or inadequacies in the daily administration of the department, and report to the emperor in a timely manner.

The affairs of the household department are cumbersome, and officials are busy like dogs every day, and occasional administrative irregularities are inevitable.But they are stern and impartial, no matter who they are, if there is a little mistake, they will find out for you without hesitation, and they are always ready to report to the emperor.

Although it is known that this is the responsibility of the matter, the officials are still tossed and burned, so naturally they have no good face for them.And since Gu Mingxuan took office in the past few months, he has performed his duties conscientiously. He only talks about rules and regulations in everything, and has no regard for human feelings at all, which has caused Xu Shujing a lot of trouble.

Therefore, when Xu Shujing knew that Gu Yunji and Gu Mingxuan were cousins, he became more and more upset.

"The first one made trouble for me in the court, and the one here bewitched my younger sister. We really deserve to be a family."

Xu Shujing's light words made Gu Yunji extremely embarrassed. No matter how well-mannered he was, he didn't know how to deal with the current situation.Although he and Xu Shuhua were not engaged, everyone knew the relationship between the two of them, but they didn't reveal it. How could he say it directly?
Xu Chengyu coughed lightly, and forcibly changed the subject: "Shujing, the weather is getting colder now, and the locust plague is about to end. But there are more and more refugees in the north. You have been in Beijing for a long time, has the imperial court come up with any regulations for resettlement of refugees? ?"

Seeing Gu Yunji's embarrassment, Xu Shujing seemed to feel that he had been tossing him enough, and finally he was no longer obsessed with embarrassing him, and answered Xu Chengyu's question politely: "There are no rules, the court officials have different opinions, I will go." It was quite noisy before."

"Some people say that appeasement should be the main thing, allocate funds and food, and try to keep the refugees in their hometowns, but where does the household department get so much money? There are also people who say that the refugees have already started. At this time, it is too late to appease the people in the neighboring states. The government accepts refugees, so as not to disturb the capital and harm the emperor."

"In this way, the local officials in the northern states are unwilling again. It is not easy to accept the refugees, and the money, food and manpower are consumed. What's more, it is going to be winter, but if something is not done properly, the refugees will make a fuss." When things come to an end, it will be a disaster for the entire state capital. So the ministers have been arguing and arguing, and they haven't made up their minds yet."

As he said that, Xu Shujing's tone sank, and a coldness flashed in his eyes: "As far as I have seen with my own eyes from the way of the capital, refugees going south has become a trend. But as far as I know, a large part of it is caused by the disaster areas in the north. The local officials secretly encouraged and supported the refugees to move south.”

Xu Chengyu frowned, and sneered: "I didn't want to cause trouble, so I drove the refugees to the south of the Yangtze River. I don't know how many people died along the way. It's really easy for them to be officials. If you don't understand people and don't understand, then I'm afraid there will be a big mess."

Xu Shujing said: "So when I come to Hangzhou this time, besides visiting you and my sister, I also want to remind you to prepare early."

When the locust plague refugees were mentioned, the hearts of several people were heavy, and the joy of meeting their relatives was also diluted a lot, so they could only chat casually.

Before I knew it, it was already sunset, Xu Shujing looked up at the sky outside, and said: "Sitting in the room for so long, I feel a little uncomfortable, taking advantage of the sunset scenery, I want to go out for a walk gone."

As he said that, he cast his eyes on Gu Yunji, and said with a half-smile: "I'm not very familiar with Luxi Academy, so why don't you... Mr. Gu, accompany me for a walk?"

Xu Chengyu closed his eyes tiredly, and said, "I'm a little tired, so I won't go out, you two go shopping by yourself."

Xu Shuhua stood up immediately: "Then I will be with you."

Xu Shujing pushed her back into the chair: "No, I just need Mr. Gu to accompany me. There are many people in the academy, noisy and chaotic. You are a boudoir daughter. Be careful not to be bumped by someone who doesn't have eyes. You just wait and see." stay home."

Xu Shuhua was afraid that Xu Shujing would embarrass Gu Yunji again, so he still hesitated after hearing the words: "Then you..."

Gu Yunji guessed that Xu Shujing probably had something to say to him, so he stepped forward to reassure him: "It's okay, I'll just take Mr. Xu for a stroll, there won't be any problem."

Xu Shuhua had no choice but to stop thinking about going together. Seeing that Xu Shujing didn't pay attention to this place, he lowered his voice and said to Gu Yunji: "My brother is like this. If he says something bad to you, don't take it to heart."

Gu Yunji smiled slightly: "Okay."

Under the setting sun, Xu Shujing and Gu Yunji walked side by side, wandering around in the academy.The two of them slowed down their pace, they both looked ahead, remained silent, and did not intend to speak.

After a while, Xu Shujing said calmly: "I made things difficult for you just now, you must think I'm difficult to get along with."

"That's not true. It's just that you are eager to protect your sister. I can understand you." Gu Yunji kept walking, and his tone was gentle, "Because I also have a younger sister, so I can empathize with you to a certain extent. If I were you, maybe I would be fair to say it." It's harder to hear."

Hearing this, Xu Shujing's footsteps stopped slowly, and he turned his head to look at him steadily: "In this case, I won't go around with you. I'm just a little sister like Shuhua, and I grew up holding her in my palm. I hope she can meet her lover and live a stable life."

"When I heard about the two of you, I was both anxious and worried. I was worried that Shuhua was young and immature, so he would be easily misrecognized and deceived. But when I saw you today, I knew that my father loved you. Your evaluation is indeed true, and I understand why she has taken a fancy to you."

As he said that, Xu Shujing turned sideways, raised his feet and continued to walk forward: "You are right in one sentence, that is, you are not worthy of Shuhua. Although you are not engaged, I can see that, Shuhua's heart has long been tied to you."

"If you really love her and want to marry her, you should work harder to get a Jinshi exam as soon as possible, enter the court as an official, and earn yourself a qualification worthy of her. This is not only for yourself, but also for Shuhua. .”

"Don't let her down, do you understand?" Xu Shujing stopped and looked at Gu Yunji with sharp eyes like a sword.

Gu Yunji said seriously: "I understand. I will definitely do my best to get the approval of you and the teacher as soon as possible."

"The imperial examination is two years later, please wait for the good news of my passing, Mr. Xu!"

Hearing Gu Yunji's rhetoric, Xu Shujing smiled heartily: "Hahahahaha, I have ambition." He patted Gu Yunji on the shoulder, strode forward, letting his voice drift away in the wind, "I hope you can really do it!" , I am waiting for your good news..."