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

The midsummer sunshine ripples among the dense branches and leaves, and the chirping of the crickets is loud and crisp.

Daliang Kyoto, Guangping Marquis Mansion.

Gu Zhen stayed alone in the study. There were several thick stacks of case files on the table, with words such as "Xiangyun Company May General Ledger" written on the cover. Since December last year, Xiangyun Company has delivered them at the end of every month.

A large box of account transcripts contains the monthly income and expenditure of briquettes, as well as detailed accounts of more than 100 branches in Kyoto.

After knowing that her daughter had made an agreement with Pei Yue, Mrs. Zhao was very happy, and she was even more satisfied that Pei Yue had handed over the supervision of the company's accounts to Gu Zhen. Daliang's etiquette was not deep, and women were not incapable of contact with the outside world.

What's more, Gu Zhen only checked the account books in the house and did not go to the business to handle the details. Naturally, it was not an unusual move.

However, after she saw the large box full of account books, she was immediately shocked. When will this happen?

In the end, it was Gu Zhen who patiently tried to persuade her, saying that she did not read every book, but just picked a few books to check every month. The main purpose of this move was to give the shopkeepers of the shop a deterrent, so that they would not dare to act recklessly, Zhao said.

Only then did Shi give up the idea of ​​stopping her from taking the job.

Two maids used cattail fans outside to fan in the cold air from the ice cubes, creating a cool feeling in this hot summer, but not causing harm to the body due to the cold. After all, Gu Zhen has never practiced martial arts and has an ordinary female physique.

That's all.

Gu Fan, dressed in a luxurious robe, appeared outside the study door. Even though the sun was shining brightly outside, it could not stop him from pursuing elegance and manners.

He walked in quietly, signaling the maids to be silent, and then came to the desk. He looked at Gu Zhen who was doing the accounting seriously. After a while, he shook his head and sighed: "Alas..."

Gu Zhen looked up and saw him before smiling and saying, "Fourth brother is here?"

Gu Fan turned around and walked to the side and sat down, and said with some worry: "Little sister, you don't even go out of the door now. You stay in the study every day and look at the account books. Are you tired?"

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

Gu Fan said angrily: "No matter how interesting it is, you have watched it for more than half a year and haven't seen enough?"

Gu Zhen said with a look of shame on her face: "At first I just thought this method was interesting, but later it became a habit. Brother Pei has solemnly entrusted this matter to me, how can he just do it perfunctorily?"

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

If it were a few years ago, Gu Fan's teasing like this would probably make Gu Zhen angry, but now she can handle it calmly without any hint of embarrassment.

Gu Zhen did not continue to argue with him, and asked with a bit of expectation: "Fourth brother, is there any news about Brother Pei recently?"

Gu Fanqi said: "He sends people to deliver letters to you every month, but you come to ask me?"

Let us say that after Pei Yue left Beijing last year, he would send two letters back to Kyoto every beginning of the month starting from December, one to Zhongshanzi Mansion and one to Guangping Marquis Mansion. They took the normal post route. Two letters were sent back to Kyoto.

The contents of the letters were mostly the same. They were just to report that they were safe and talk about what they had experienced along the way. There were no shady words.

Gu Zhen then said: "He only talked about ordinary things in the letter and did not mention the risks of the trip. I think since he is going to do something, he will inevitably offend people and encounter some trouble."

She blinked at Gu Fan and said softly: "Fourth brother is well-informed. Dad said that he will hand over a group of people to you. I guess you must know more than me, so how about you tell me?"

Gu Fan was shocked: "Father, did you even tell you about this?"

Without waiting for Gu Zhen to continue acting coquettishly, he shook his head vigorously and said, "No, no, it involves confidentiality. Besides, I promised Pei Yue not to tell anyone."

Gu Zhen put away her smile and asked lightly: "Fourth brother really refuses to say anything?"

Gu Fan continued to shake his head.

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

Gu Fan jumped up from his chair and looked outside in panic. He guessed that the two maids might not have heard clearly. He quickly stopped in front of Gu Zhen and said helplessly: "Auntie, you can't say this at home.

!That’s all, I’m telling you.”

Gu Zhen originally just wanted to scare him, but after hearing this, she turned around and sat down with a smile, and then asked curiously: "Fourth brother, do you plan to keep it a secret forever?"

Gu Fan sighed, spread his hands and said, "What can I do if I don't hide it? It's not like you don't know about my mother's temper. She usually looks gentle and kind, but if she hears that I want to marry Nan Qin back, she might cause trouble.

What's going on? I'll keep it a secret for now. When Pei Yue comes back, I'll ask him to help me think of a way. This kid is a very thief. If it doesn't work, let him go to his mother to plead for mercy. By the way, little sister, how do you know about Nan Qin?

"

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

Gu Fan was furious, slapping the armrest hard and saying: "Ye Qi, you traitor! Little sister, you rarely interact with people, and you don't understand the truth that it is difficult to know people's faces. Please 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, please tell me the news about Brother Pei first."

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

Gu Zhen was slightly surprised and said: "Lingzhou? Last month he said in the letter that after completing the affairs in Yunzhou, he would go to Qizhou next. Why would he go directly to Lingzhou?"

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

A worried look appeared on Gu Zhen's face.

Gu Fan waved his hand and said: "There is nothing to worry about. It is His Majesty's intention that Pei Yue go to Lingzhou in advance. He probably wants to use the promotion of briquettes to appease the people and show the favor of the court. 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 his own hand.

, the imperial envoy was just lying down and picking up the credit. When winter comes this year, people in Yongzhou, Yunzhou, Qinzhou, Yuzhou and Huazhou will be able to buy briquettes. During these days, the imperial court served Pei Yue

He was arguing endlessly about his reward, so His Majesty simply asked him to rush to Lingzhou and wait until the things there are settled before he can reward him based on his merits."

Although Gu Zhen is a lady in the family, her father and brother are all generals outside, and she has been educated since she was a child. She is not the kind of boudoir woman who doesn't know the world. After hearing Gu Fan's slightly confused relief, she still said worriedly: "Lingzhou border

This place is not as stable as Yongzhou and Yunzhou. I hope he can be safe and sound."

Seeing this, Gu Fan couldn't help but laugh and said: "Relax, that kid is more cunning than a fox. He has always been the only one who deceives others. How could he be plotted against? I told you before that there were still people in Yongzhou who wanted to be with him at that time.

After all, they were wiped out in a matter of seconds, so what about Lingzhou? After all, it is the territory of Daliang."

Gu Zhen smiled when she heard this, but she was still a little unsure, so she stood up and said, "Fourth brother, please ask someone to take me to Zhongshanzi Mansion."

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

Gu Zhen nodded and said, "Didn't Fourth Brother ask me not to be bored at home all day? I'm going to talk to Sister Ye. How about Fourth Brother accompany me?"

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

.”

Gu Zhen couldn't help but look at his back with laughter, and then she thought of Pei Yue who was far away in the horizon, and her eyebrows became slightly sad.

I haven't seen him for a long time and I don't know when he will return.
Chapter completed!