Rebirth: sailing a thousand times

Mu Qingfeng rolled his eyes, and said to Zhou Ping, "Uncle Ping, go make sober soup", then turned back, "Brother Fang, I think this is the case, let Gu Xiandi rest in the dormitory, and when he sobers up, I will send him Send it back."

Fang Qingchi said, "Don't bother Brother Zhou, Shaobai knows that he is shallow, he ordered me to take him back before he came."

Hearing the words, Mu Qingfeng hesitated for a moment, and said again, "The spring is cold, don't blow the wind..."

Fang Qingchi smiled and said, "Otherwise, Shaobai is young, and he is quite thoughtful. Gu's carriage has been waiting at the door, so it won't catch the wind." He walked over and stretched out his hand to help Gu Shaobai, "Brother Zhou We appreciate his kindness, and I will take him back right now."

Having said all of this, Mu Qingfeng really had no reason to keep him, he gritted his teeth secretly, this Gu Shaobai, two steps away, came by car.But, not to mention, the person in his arms who has softened into a puddle of water is really very beautiful. His eyelids are covered with crow-winged black feathers, his breath is slightly messy, and even his earlobes are red with drunkenness. At this moment, If Fang Qingchi hadn't been there, he really wanted to bite that red ear tip!

As the pony carriage drove farther and farther on the small bluestone road, Mu Qingfeng whispered thoughtfully, "Uncle Zhou, why do I feel that Gu Shaobai is full of eyes!"

Zhou Ping looked at Mu Qingfeng's slender profile, and the expression on his face, a little melancholy, a little nostalgic, and a little hesitant. These expressions were too strange on the face of the master who had never been soft-hearted in killing and cutting!

A scroll was handed in front of Mu Qingfeng, "My lord, this is what Mr. Fang left behind when he left. It is said to be a gift from Young Master Gu to you."

Mu Qingfeng curled the corners of his lips, spread them casually, thinking to himself, Gu Shaobai's superb painting skills are nothing more than landscapes, flowers and birds, but the moment he opened the scroll, the expression on his face was extremely rich.

A frog is squatting in the grass, with short limbs, two big and protruding eyes, and a mouth like a watermelon. It's silly, but cute!

"Is this a frog?"

Zhou Ping looked at it carefully and said, "My lord, this doesn't seem to be a frog, but a toad."

"Ok?"

Zhou Ping pointed to the animal's back, "My lord, look, the lumpy protrusion on its back should be a toad."

Mu Qingfeng nodded, looking at the toad on the painting, he felt that Gu Shaobai really deserved his reputation in Jingling, he was simply too talented in painting, this toad was drawn vividly, and he was very happy Feeling, the big gaping mouth seemed to be smiling at himself, could it be that he was expressing his joy for himself?

Looking at it, my mood brightened instantly, "Oh, toad...he drew a toad and gave it to me..."

Seeing Zhou Ping hesitate to speak from the corner of the eye, Mu Qingfeng turned his head and asked, "Uncle Ping, if you have something to say, say it, what are you doing?"

Zhou Ping muttered for a long time before he opened his mouth and said, "My lord, there is a folk saying..."

Mu Qingfeng's gaze was still on the painting, and he couldn't take his eyes off it. He asked casually, "What common saying?"

"Toad. Toad crawls on the feet—it doesn't bite, it's disgusting!"

Mu Qingfeng turned his head gloomyly, his eyes looked like two knives were about to cut Zhou Ping into pieces, Zhou Ping lowered his head, and thought, I won't tell you, you have to tell me, you can't blame me!

The flower bone that had just sprouted in Mu Qingfeng's heart was instantly wiped out by the frost, and his smug smile turned into a mockery. After a while, he still carefully rolled up the scroll, tied the rope, and handed it to Zhou Ping, "Put it away. "

Zhou Ping took it over, looked at Mu Qingfeng's calm face, and was sure that what he heard was "put it away" and not "burn it", so he let out a sigh of relief and hurried to find the box.

Mu Qingfeng rubbed his fingertips. The soft touch just now seemed to linger on his fingertips and never dissipated. He chuckled and said to himself, "Gu Shaobai, you wait for me..."

But the protagonist whom he was thinking about, slept until the second day, and then crawled out of the bed rubbing his head and messy hair.

At this time, it was a little earlier than his usual time to get up, and the room was quiet.

Qiuyue and Mingyue were also in the room, and the third young master of the Gu family was always very angry when he got up, so they never dared to come in and disturb him before he was summoned.Who dares to startle the young master, the consequences will be very serious!

Drunk all night and didn't eat anything, Gu Shaobai just woke up from hunger.

After he got dressed, he wiped his face casually with the cold water in the basin, and left the room.At this point, everyone in the family had eaten, and he thought about going to the big kitchen to find something to fill his stomach.

Passing by the front yard, seeing a few attendants standing at the entrance of the meeting hall, it suddenly occurred to me that there was another morning meeting today.

Gu Shaobai stood by the door and listened for a while. It was nothing more than reporting accounts to the shopkeepers, discussing market conditions, etc., but it was coming to an end.After a while, the morning meeting was over, and the shopkeepers filed out, and he entered the house.

After entering the room, Gu Shaobai greeted Gu Junxuan and his two uncles first.Sitting down neatly, they heard that they had turned the topic to Prince Yi.

Gu Kang said, "Prince Yi closed his doors, and all the imperial merchants in Jingling disappeared, and he didn't see favoritism. Brother, are you worrying too much?"

Gu Jingxuan also said, "Anyway, the friendship between Wang Shangshu and our Gu family is pretty good, even in view of these years of reciprocity, it shouldn't be difficult for us."

Gu Junxuan frowned and said nothing, as if there was something difficult to decide.

As Gu Shaobai listened, he felt anxious, his father wanted to gradually reduce the business with the government, but was opposed by these two uncles who did not know how to live or die.They only saw how beautiful it is to wear the hat of an imperial merchant, and how lucrative the profits are, but they never thought that Prince Yu has fallen, and Prince Yi has already harbored grievances. If they don't know how to retreat, it is the rhythm of death!

Thinking of this, Gu Shaobai said, "You two uncles, the Gu family had a good relationship with Prince Yu, and everyone knows that now, Prince Yu is gone, and Prince Yi is in power. Digging a well, Prince Yi and Prince Yu once had a deep rift, and there is no guarantee that the Gu family will not be transferred. We might as well retreat and avoid their edge, which is the way to live and live. What's more, accompanying the king is like accompanying a tiger, this royal business is not so It's easy to do, although our Gu Mansion has been beautiful all these years, we can't see or think of what is hidden behind it. I'm afraid it's going to be raining, and the building is full of wind!"

After this passage, the three people in power in the Gu family were all shocked, but soon, Gu Jing said, "Shaobai, don't scare me, what did the 'fake medicine case' have to do with our Gu family, Prince Yi must bear the grudge, It's not our turn."

Gu Kangxuan also echoed with him, "That's right, Prince Yi has been in power for so long, and he hasn't seen any disturbances. If he wants to punish us, he would have already done it... Wouldn't it be better to strangle an ant to death?"

The two of you have the same meaning when you say something to me, and they firmly disagree to reduce the business with officials.

The more Gu Shaobai heard it, the more angry he became. I really deserve to die. Is it easy for me, Gu Shaobai, to die and live. I was ignorant in my previous life, but now I am stunned. Even without myself, with these two uncles alone, the Gu family can't get any good results.

At the moment, I couldn't help but blurted out, "Since the two uncles don't want to part with the name of the imperial merchant, it's better to separate!"

As soon as this remark came out, not only Gu Jingxuan and Gu Kangxuan, but even Gu Junxuan were taken aback, and the hall immediately fell silent.

Gu Jingxuan was so frightened by Gu Shaobai's words that he almost lost his three souls and lost his seven souls. Although he is the second in charge of the Gu family, the private property under his name has long been consumed by the unworthy son Gu Yabai. In addition to my concubine's room, none of them were piled up with money. Regardless of his appearance, he was actually an embroidered pillow, a bag of chaff, and now he lives by stealthily from the public account. .

Gu Shaobai's words didn't shake his heart like a thunderbolt from the blue sky, and he immediately shouted at Gu Junxuan with feigned anger, "Brother, look at the good son you raised, he hasn't done much yet, and the family is going to be separated. If there is really something good or bad about the Gu family, what will happen..."

As he spoke, he even wiped away a couple of tears, as if he saw the prospect of his family having no food and clothing and begging on the street, and his sadness came from it, "Brother, since the old man laid down this business for the Gu family, no one has ever done it." Dare to mention the separation of the family boldly, the third brother and I are also doing it for the good of the Gu family, when Shaobai said this, outsiders don’t know, they think I don’t accept the status of the elder brother as the head of the family, and I want to embarrass the elder brother on purpose!"

Gu Kangxuan also echoed along with him, "Brother, second brother is right, my second brother and I also want to make our Gu family flourish, and we have no other intentions. There is a saying in the Gu family that 'before and after father and son pay homage, brothers are happy together. Sincerity is due to good deeds, and Yuyin rewards counselors'", he turned his head to look at Gu Shaobai, and said sadly, "Shaobai, what do you say about the face of the second uncle and the third uncle?"

Gu Kangxuan has no children, only three daughters, and they are not yet married. He knows that his daughters will marry sooner or later, and he can't count on them. In this case, it is better to save more private houses, and spend their old age in peace with a group of beautiful concubines in their old age. .But this "ideal" is also piled up with money.Although he and Gu Jingxuan have different ideas, their goals are the same, and they have reached the same goal by different routes.

When Gu Shaobai mentions separation, he stabs the two of them, and it will kill them.

When the two cried and complained, Gu Junxuan was in a state of distress and annoyed. Although he didn't agree with the two brothers who were obsessed with making money and didn't care about the number of ways to gain money, Gu Shaobai rashly threw out such a thing without discussing it with him. A hot potato is like lighting a firecracker in the fire. I really want to put out the fire before it is too late to watch it explode.

As soon as Gu Shaobai said this, he regretted it immediately.However, the words spoken are like water poured out, and it is too late to take them back.

Looking at his father again, he frowned and pursed his mouth, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were as deep as ravines, and he was quite annoyed by his impulsiveness. He looked at the two uncles' mouths, which were like goldfish spitting bubbles in the water. The same open and close, can not stop.

Helpless, he had no choice but to walk to the front of the hall, knees softened and knelt down.

This kneeling finally blocked the mouths of the two goldfish.

He lowered his head slightly, and said in a clear voice, "Shaobai is reckless, and I can't pay the two uncles."

Although Gu Junxuan blamed Gu Shaobai for his lack of thoughtfulness, he still felt sorry for his son. Seeing that Gu Shaobai knelt down and apologized, he calmed down and said, "Since Shaobai knows he was wrong, second and third brothers, calm down!"

Gu Jingxuan was still angry, or still shocked, and said angrily, "Zhuzi is useless, and it is not enough to teach him without punishment. Let him kneel for two hours and meditate on his own mistakes."

Gu Shaobai bit his lower lip, not angry, even if he was punished, it should be ordered by his family, Gu Jingxuan's move was clearly out of step, he was about to open his mouth to refute, when Gu Junxuan who was sitting in the hall coughed softly , he had no choice but to swallow the words back, his fingers clenched into fists in his sleeves, and he didn't dare to say another word.

After a while, I heard Gu Junxuan say, "Okay, just follow what the second brother said."