Chapter 43 Suzhou Gu Family
The Gu family's gate was renovated, and Tu Guobao led the Qing soldiers to fight here for a bloody battle, and the traces had been eliminated.
Hou Xuanyan was amazed. He was indeed a wealthy family. He never forgot to decorate his storefront at this time.
Gu Ling'er seemed extremely excited. Ji'er and Xiaoxiao held her hand alone, shaking and shouting, "It's time to get home, it's time to get home."
Hou Xuanyan squatted down, scraped her little nose, and said, "This is your parents' home in the future, and our home is yours, do you know?"
Gu Ling'er obviously didn't want to buy it. When she arrived at her parents' home, the little girl became tough.
She stuck out her tongue, made a face, and shaking her head and protested: "This is Ling'er's home."
The Gu family's disciple had already received the order from his master. Today, he was the day when the governor, the son-in-law of the family came.
Hou Xuanyan was the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Although this official title has no power now, it is very famous. The reason why the real power faction in the Longwu regime in the south is willing to give him such a big name is because of the geographical location of Suzhou. Now Suzhou is falling on all sides, except for small towns like Jiangyin that do not surrender, they have changed their courses and served the Qing Dynasty. In this way, Suzhou has become the front line of the anti-Qing Dynasty. The longer Suzhou lasts, the safer they are.
Second, there is a sensitive Lu regime between Suzhou and Longwu regimes. In this way, Hou Xuanyan's status will rise and become the target that Longwu regime must win over. If Hou Xuanyan supports King Lu, then Longwu regime will have no way to do anything. Moreover, the great contribution of restoring Suzhou will fall on the King of Lu. If so, the people's will become a problem.
The disciples came out and took the road with great diligence. Someone had already rushed into the inner courtyard to inform the heads of the family.
Gu Youde came out in person and brought his three sons with him, which can be said to give this son-in-law enough respect.
The three sons of the Gu family also performed differently when they met Hou Xuanyan.
The boss Gu Shouye, his father-in-law, had a embarrassed face and was extremely embarrassed. That night, he was loudly proposing to seek refuge in the city and surrender to the enemy, but was caught by his son-in-law. Even though Gu Shouye had been immersed in the business world for so long and had developed a shameless appearance, he still felt it was difficult to face his son-in-law. Fortunately, Gu Ling'er successfully relieved his embarrassment. Xiao Ling'er broke free from the two maids, got into his father's arms, and shouted intimately.
The sound of the soft and soft whispered, making Gu Shouye's heart melt. He glanced at Hou Xuanyan, looked at the little daughter in his arms, and sighed.
I'd better try my best to support my son-in-law in the future. Ling'er has already followed him.
The second son Gu Shouzheng stared at Hou Xuanyan with admiration, and his eyes were unwilling to leave for a moment. As a scholar, under the instructions of Hou Xuanyan, he made the most important move in his life. He killed Boluo and made great contributions. This was the ultimate pursuit of a scholar. In his eyes, Hou Xuanyan was a hero who supported the country, supported the building to fall, and turned the tide.
The third brother was confused and followed the two brothers, feeling indifferent. It could be seen that he was forcibly coming out to collect the number of people and support the scene. He was wearing a long robe of Shu brocade, a melon-skin hat, and an emerald the size of a quail egg inlaid. Hou Xuan looked at him with a bad taste, thinking that you deserved it by your father's green. The young man in his twenties looked empty and his eyes were deep, and he looked like his kidney was hollowed out by wine. On the other hand, his father Gu Youde was so energetic that he was really energetic that he was on the bed. He must be more energetic than his son.
Hou Xuanyan saw everyone's performance and greeted him with a smile.
Gu Shouzheng held him and said, "The general does not have to do this. How dare we receive the general's tribute?"
"Hey, that's when you talk to the official. Now in your own house, we only talk about seniority, regardless of official position."
His words were no less than the golden rule in Gu Shouzheng's ears, and he immediately became three points of respect and more closeness.
Gu Youde looked at Gu Yanwu beside Hou Xuanyan, looked surprised and asked, "Jiang'er, is it you?"
Gu Yanwu gave his junior greeting and said, "Old Master, I haven't come to see you for a long time."
When Gu Youde saw that it was indeed him, his distant relative. Speaking of which, the Gu family in Kunshan is a prominent family in Jiangdong, and his Suzhou lineage is actually a branch of others.
The family warmly welcomed Hou Xuanyan and Gu Yanwu into the mansion, and the butler Gu Jiu had already prepared a banquet.
Today is a family dinner, and Gu Yanwu is also a relative of his family, so the women in the Gu family are dressed lightly and come out to sit on the seats.
Hou Xuanyan took the opportunity to recognize everyone. He and Gu Ling'er are in a marriage. At that time, they were only concerned about their needs and there was no ceremony at all. This time they recognized their relatives. Gu Ling'er's biological mother stared at him and looked up and down, nodded with satisfaction, and wiped tears with pain. However, Gu Youde's third daughter-in-law and his mistress were stingy and making jokes.
Although Gu Laosan was not in tune with the condition, he still coughed lightly to stop his wife.
Hou Xuanyan watched coldly. The mistress looked like a peach blossom face, willow leaves, eyebrows, tall and beautiful nose, cherry mouth, and there was no place in her body. She had a bee waist and peach buttocks, her chest was full and full, her tall and frivolous, her neck was fair and slender, and she was all in a monster. It was indeed a beauty who could attract her father to get into the dust. She could make her bones lighter at first glance.
Such a woman is accustomed to attracting bees and butterflies, so she is most sensitive to men's gaze. She felt that Hou Xuanyan's burning eyes were so embarrassed. This little beast was the husband of her niece, and she dared to look at her like this. She glanced at her fiercely, but in Hou Xuanyan's eyes, she had a unique charm. If it weren't for her wide and comfortable robes, she would have almost made a fool of herself in public.
Unfortunately, such a piece of good mutton fell into the mouth of the old dog Gu Youde, which made people sigh. Hou Xuanyan sighed while jealous, frowned and shook his head.
Gu Youde laughed and said, "Xuan Yan, I see you are frowning, what are you worried about?"
"In the face of national crisis, I think that the vast territory in the north is still in the hands of the barbarians, and I feel worried." Hou Xuanyan secretly screamed ashamed, thinking that my frowning face was purely envious of you, an old man, who could be such a good woman.
After hearing this, Gu Shouzheng's face turned red as if he had been slapped with medicine and shouted: "Well, you are worthy of being the governor. With a loyal minister like the governor, why worry about not being able to restore the mountains and rivers!"
Gu Youde smiled, picked up his snow-white beard and said, "Today we will only talk about family affairs, let's put the state affairs first." After saying that, the servants gave the dishes one by one, and fish were served. For a while, the eight treasures of water and land were all in the water and fruits, which were very rich. The exquisite fine porcelain plates and plates were placed on the smooth and smooth tabletop. The pretty maid stepped forward and filled the wine glasses one by one, and stepped aside to serve the marquis.
Chapter completed!