Help! I just woke up and was stabbed by a big kid

After a short break, Wu Yan came in from outside and said, "Master, someone is here to pay respects."

"Call them in. We'll welcome them in the main hall." After Gu Xu finished speaking, he said to Gu Yue, "Just listen. No need to say anything. They are just servants from the families."

Wu Yan turned and went out.

"He is our housekeeper now? Not bad." Gu Yue sighed and sat down in front of the main seat in the middle.

"It's hard to say." Gu Xu said with a smile.

What does it mean? Before Gu Yue could think about the meaning of Gu Xu's words, a large number of people had already poured in from outside.

Looking out from the spacious front door, the open space in the main courtyard was already filled with gift boxes. Behind them, there was a long line of people, constantly walking into the mansion.

Gu Yue felt overwhelmed when he saw so many people, and he was not happy at all about getting a large sum of money. These gifts were not given for free! They must be returned in the future.

The old butler in the lead smiled and stood at the bottom: "Old Master Su and the three sons of the Su family congratulate Lord Dunxin on his new home!"

The servant on the side unfolded a long gift list: "Luoyang Su family, send eight huanghuali single-board Arhat beds, eight huanghuali five-screen mirror tables with carved phoenix patterns, eight huanghuali three-piece cabinets, red lacquer and gold-painted enamel plum blossom-shaped incense tables..."

Gu Yue was shocked.

Although I had long known from Zhen Suhang that housewarming gifts usually include some practical items, but the Su family...

Listening to the list of gifts read by the servant, there were more than a dozen beds alone, which was more than enough to equip all the rooms in the three-story house. Not to mention the other kinds of furniture, which were enough to decorate an empty room.

After listening patiently for a while, the servant finished reading the gift list. There were even all kinds of kitchen utensils, bedding and pillows, which looked like a dowry.

Gu Yue was in a daze for a moment. Could it be that Gu Xu and the Su family had discussed this beforehand?

He glanced sideways at Gu Xu who was sitting at the head of the group, and Gu Xu also happened to look at him.

The old butler watched secretly, frowning.

He took something out of his sleeve and presented it to Gu Xu with both hands: "Young Master Gu, apart from the items on the gift list, this is an extra gift from Old Master Su. It contains 200,000 taels of silver. Please accept it."

In his hand was a banknote.

Gu Xu looked at him coldly but didn't answer.

Gu Yue didn't quite understand the twists and turns involved, so he didn't say anything, but he could feel that Gu Xu was a little angry.

The old butler was sweating.

Gu Xu folded his hands.

Only then did Gu Yue notice that there was a ring on his hand, which seemed to be made of metal.

"Is this what Old Master Su meant, or is it you?" Gu Xu asked coldly.

The old butler suddenly knelt down.

"This old slave knows his crime!"

Gu Yue: Huh? What happened? Why do you suddenly feel guilty?

The old butler raised his hand tremblingly and held up the letter again, this time pointing it in the direction of Gu Yue.

Gu Xu then raised his hand, and Wu Yan took the letter back from his hand.

"Thank you for your kindness, Old Master Su, but you don't need the furniture." Gu Xu said, "The house given by the palace is fully equipped, and the materials used are also top-notch. I'm afraid it would be bad to accept all of this rashly."

The old housekeeper nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes. Oh! There is only one thing, those beddings were carefully selected by the old lady in the family for Master Gu, take a look..."

He looked at Gu Xu first, then quickly turned his gaze to Gu Yue.

Gu Yue understood.

The housekeeper of the Su family openly treats Gu Xu as the master of the family, and seems to not take him seriously.

What's the big deal! If no one cares about him, then no one cares about him. He is happy that no one cares about him.

It was like this in ancient times. The higher the social class, the more they cared. Anyway, he couldn't catch the old man and beat him up like he did when he first arrived.

Gu Xu said: "Keep it."

The old butler quickly said yes.

There were no more surprises from the gift-giving after that. The order seemed to be arranged in order, from high to low in terms of official rank, and most of the gifts were small pieces of furniture and antique decorations. Gu Xu did not accept all of them, but discarded the obviously valuable ones.

Whether it was for the Su family or something else, there was an endless stream of people coming to give gifts. Gu Yue didn't need to say anything, nor did he have to bother to consider which family belonged to which faction. After all, if he accepted gifts from every family, it was the same as if he didn't accept gifts from any family.

King Yin actually did not send anyone to deliver gifts, but it had only been a few days since this incident, and he should not have arrived in the capital yet.

I wonder if he was behind the Ganzhou incident?

Gu Yue began to daydream again.

King Yin... the big boss who could hide until the end in the original text, must have some strategies. Could he be the person behind Mu You?

"Wake up, there's no one here." Gu Xu said.

Gu Yue came back to his senses.

The yard outside was already filled with things. Wu Yan was checking the gift list outside the door and directing the servants to carry the items into the warehouse.

"Wu Yan did a good job." Gu Xu said.

"Hmm?" Gu Yue was confused again.

"Look." Gu Xu gestured.

A man dressed as a butler soon walked in. Gu Yue had seen this man at the door when he first entered. He seemed to be one of the servants assigned by the palace.

"I am Gu Ping, and I am honored to meet you, my Lord." Gu Ping said with a smile, "I am the steward of the Lord's Mansion appointed by His Majesty, and I am at your disposal. Lord, would you like to meet the servants of this mansion?"

Gu Yue understood, and he smiled: "The emperor really cares about a little dunxinbo like me. He even personally appointed a housekeeper?"

Gu Ping smiled brightly, seemingly not understanding the meaning of Gu Yue's words, and said, "Your Majesty has made great contributions, and is the hero who saved the crown prince of Northern Qin. Naturally, your majesty will pay attention to you."

Gu Yue looked very happy: "You can be a housekeeper in this imperially granted house. I think you have some skills."

Gu Ping said modestly: "No, it's just that I have some ability to handle trivial matters."

Gu Yue said: "How can I let you worry about such an important person? Let's leave the housekeeper's work to Wu Yan outside."

Gu Ping was stunned on the spot.

Everyone knew that Duke Dunxin was from the countryside, but Gu Yue was not completely ignorant. Gu Ping claimed that he was appointed by the emperor, probably to scare him so that he could control all the affairs of the mansion.

Perhaps he was suppressed by Wu Yan because of the many things that happened this morning.

Once the master asks, no matter how capable Wu Yan is, he has to give up the job in his hands.

Gu Yue didn't know what workplace struggles were like in ancient times, nor did he know what invisible struggles were going on between him and Wu Yan. But he could see that this man was secretly using his status as an imperial servant to scare him, in order to take control of the family affairs.

Gu Yue didn’t even know how to engage in household intrigue. He didn’t read any household intrigue novels, nor did he have the ability to do so.

But he knew that a servant bestowed by the emperor was still a servant. He was an earl, not a son-in-law of the emperor. Why should he be controlled by a servant?

Gu Ping really said, "My Lord, I am the steward appointed by His Majesty, but you have removed me from my position. Aren't you afraid that His Majesty will be angry?"

"Ah?" Gu Yue was very surprised. "You said that. I'm really scared. His Majesty got angry because of a small butler in a small earl's family. Those who know you know that you are a butler, but those who don't know you think you are someone's father!"