flstandardbreds Chapter 239 Sending My Sister to Be a Concubine
Chapter 239 Sending My Sister to Be a Concubine
Xie Qingzhi actually just wanted to eavesdrop on Gu Jianchu's thoughts.
But this matter must not be told to anyone else. Xie Qingzhi explained with a slightly guilty conscience, "It's quite boring living in this palace. Without fine wine and handsome men, I came here to chat with the Queen to relieve my boredom. You haven't told me where you are going yet?"
"Something happened at Yousong Academy, let's go take a look." Gu Jianchu explained casually, then got into the carriage with the help of Xie Ci'an.
Xie Ci'an had just jumped onto the carriage when Xie Qingzhi followed in. "It's boring to be idle, so why not join the fun with you guys?"
Gu Jianchu and Xie Ci'an looked at each other and saw doubt in each other's eyes.
[Could it be that Xie Qingzhi has done something wrong that's why she's pestering us? I've never seen Xie Qingzhi talk to me before.]
[I really haven't done anything wrong, which is a bit strange.]
Xie Qingzhi: ...
I had never been around the Queen before, so I didn't think she was so interesting.
[Could it be that I'm really bored and have started to like joining in the fun?]
Yousong Academy is an important place after all, so Gu Jianchu did not speak, but turned his gaze to Xie Ci'an.
Seeing Xie Ci'an didn't say anything, Xie Qingzhi looked over with a questioning look, "If the Queen can go, why can't I go? I'm not an outsider. I have royal blood flowing in my body."
"Zhongfeng is leaving?" Xie Ci'an naturally ignored Xie Qingzhi.
Xie Qingzhi didn't care about the emperor's attitude at all. As long as she could follow Gu Jianchu and eat melons, she didn't care about Xie Ci'an's attitude.
The carriage drove smoothly all the way, and Gu Jianchu picked up a piece of yam cake and started eating.
Whenever the queen went out with him, Cheng Song would have someone prepare some snacks in the carriage in advance.
Gu Jianchu pushed the cake in front of him towards Xie Qingzhi and said, "Eldest sister, try it. This yam cake is delicious."
Xie Qingzhi didn't refuse, but picked up a piece and started eating.
The carriage traveled for nearly an hour before arriving at Yousong Academy.
Arimatsu Academy was built on the mountainside, and their carriage could only go to the bottom of the mountain, and there were still thousands of steps to climb up.
Cheng Song had already ordered people to prepare a sedan chair. After the three of them got off the carriage, they took the sedan chair all the way to Yousong Academy.
Arimatsu Academy is really a great place. When the clouds are low, the whole academy seems to be shrouded in clouds and mist, overlooking the entire mountain scenery. Even the air you breathe is exceptionally fresh.
The steward, knowing they were coming, hurried out to greet them, "Greetings to the Emperor, and to the Empress, ***."
Xie Ci'an put one hand behind his back and held Gu Jianchu's white fingers with the other hand. "Get up, what's going on in there?"
"Several students started a quarrel over the issue of getting a straight education. The teachers tried to persuade them, but they just kept quarreling even more. Yesterday, they even had a fight in the street, and the Emperor heard about it. Your Majesty and Empress, please come in, and be careful on the steps." The steward stopped at the steps in front of the door to let them see.
When they reached the stairs, Xie Ci'an did not forget to support Gu Jianchu, fearing that Gu Jianchu would accidentally fall.
They walked through the corridor and before entering the inner courtyard, they heard noisy sounds coming from inside. The manager couldn't help but look dark.
As soon as he entered the inner courtyard, he saw four students fighting. The steward was about to step forward to stop them, but Xie Ci'an raised his hand to stop him.
Four students were grabbing each other's hats, and their clothes were pulled askew because of the fight. One of the students' shoes was kicked off, and another had a hole torn in his clothes.
I didn't expect these refined people to fight like street shrews. If there was a difference, it was probably that they didn't tear each other's hair or scratch each other's faces.
Just as Gu Jianchu finished speaking, he saw one of the students grabbing the other person's hair. "Gu Geng, you gigolo, how dare you pull my hair?"
"What's wrong with me pulling your hair? It's better than you giving your own sister to someone else as a concubine." Gu Geng immediately fought back.
The man whose hair was being pulled by Gu Geng raised his hand and scratched Gu Geng's face. Gu Geng was so angry that he hit and kicked him, "Lin Qi, you are so shameless. How dare you scratch my face."
"Scratch your face and see how you can continue to live off others."
Melons, all melons.
[This isn't a fight; this is clearly a melon explosion.]
[Oh my god, Gu Geng is actually a gigolo. He's got his eyes on the daughter of the Minister of Imperial Clan Affairs. Every day after school, he'd run to the Minister's house and secretly hand her a love letter. The girl, who had never seen much of the world, saw the contents of the love letter and instantly fell in love with this gigolo.]
[The love letter was actually written by Gu Geng on someone else's behalf. It wasn't written by him at all. Gu Geng only sent love letters and never gave the daughter of a wealthy family any gifts. He simply wanted to marry the daughter of the Zongzheng Temple family without spending a penny. He even wanted to marry into the family and live off her, hoping to use the Zongzheng Temple's connections to help him get a job.]
[This time, he was competing for the position of Zhixue, and he also wanted to show it to the Minister of the Imperial Clan. Because he had sent love letters to the daughter of the Imperial Clan, the Minister of the Imperial Clan discovered it and stopped them from meeting. Those sour love letters he had someone write could never be delivered to the young lady.]
[After finally tricking this rich young lady into his arms, how could Gu Geng just let her go? He had to fight for his own freedom.]
[No wonder he was so angry about being scratched on the face. It turns out he was afraid of getting a scar that would make him look bad in front of the lady.]
[This kind of bastard, the Minister of the Imperial Clan had better keep an eye on his daughter, otherwise something bad will happen sooner or later.]
Hearing that it was a gigolo, Xie Qingzhi's face suddenly darkened, and anger flashed in her eyes. What she hated most in her life was this kind of scumbag with ulterior motives.
It seems that someone needs to remind that old man, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, to keep an eye on his daughter.
Before Xie Qingzhi could react to this news, Gu Jianchu continued to expose more rumors.
[Fuck, I've seen shameless people before, but I've never seen anyone this shameless. What kind of devil is this? Did his sister commit murder and arson in her previous life?]
Xie Qingzhi: ...
The Queen is a little excited.
Could there be something more exciting than that gigolo?
Xie Ci'an has become accustomed to Gu Jianchu's excitement.
Lin Qi actually wanted to give his sister to the Zuo Xiang's son-in-law as a concubine.
Xie Ci'an and Xie Qingzhi both showed surprised expressions on their faces, they even thought they had heard it wrong.
It was the Zuo Xiang Wenfeng they knew.
Wenfeng's son-in-law is currently serving in the Censorate, and is the Chief Censor. He was promoted by Wenfeng himself, and he and Wenfeng's daughter are childhood sweethearts.