Child Bride’s Peaches and Plums Are All Over the World

When Gu Huaijin went to the funeral, Gu Jingyun only brought Baolu with him. As soon as this person was buried, his relationship with Zhongyonghou's mansion was cut off a lot.

Gu Lekang obviously knew this too, and turned to look at him after seeing off the funeral attendants.

Gu Su consciously walked by Li Baolu's side, letting their brother walk in front, and the two couples slowly opened up the distance. Although her husband didn't go into details about what happened back then, she could feel his guilt towards Gu Jingyun.

So she was also very humble to Li Baolu, and when she saw her looking over, she smiled softly.

When Gu Lekang saw the carriage with the sign of Gu Mansion in front of him, he couldn't help but stop. He clenched and loosened his fists, and said "I'm sorry" dryly.

Gu Jingyun also stopped, tilted his head slightly to look at him, and said: "You don't need to apologize, and the person who should apologize is useless even if he apologizes."

Gu Lekang smiled wryly, "I know, but I can't help it..."

"In the final analysis, what happened back then has nothing to do with you." Gu Jingyun interrupted him coldly, and said, "Let's live a good life in the future."

Gu Lekang's eyes couldn't help but healed, and he responded with a sob. He turned to face Gu Jingyun and bowed to the end, then got up and looked at his wife behind him.

Gu Su quickly bowed to Li Baolu and walked towards him.

Li Baolu bowed back and walked to Gu Jingyun's side.

When Gu Lekang saw Li Baolu, he suddenly remembered Li Baolu's kindness back then. He also saluted Li Baolu, and then pulled Gu Sushi away.

Li Baolu and Gu Jingyun watched the couple leave, and when they got into the carriage and walked away, Gu Jingyun turned around and held her hand, and said in a low voice, "Let's go."

Gu Lekang looked at the slowly receding green trees outside the window, and slowly exhaled the qi that had accumulated in his chest for many years. Feeling relaxed, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth happily, and couldn't help saying to his wife: "Do you know how arrogant and stupid I was when I was young?"

Gu Su couldn't help but glared at him reproachfully, "How can anyone say that about himself? Mr. Xianggong is restrained and prudent, how can he be arrogant? Not to mention stupid. You are a fourth-rank magistrate at a young age, and there are few in the entire imperial court who can match you. Why are you so stupid?"

"What I mean by stupid is the stupid heart." Gu Lekang paused and laughed, "Maybe the brain is also stupid."

He sighed with a look of reminiscence: "I was young and frivolous at the time, my father was Tanhua, and I was smart since childhood. Everyone around me, even everyone I met, praised me as a child prodigy. When others were still looking for good teachers and helpful friends, I had already worshiped Gu Daru as a teacher. The seniors were ten or twenty years older than me. When they saw me, a little kid who was a few years old, they would be polite. Everyone said that I would have a great fortune in the future, and I thought so too."

"So I was very domineering back then. The three academies were headed by Songshan Academy, but I entered Changfeng Academy. In those years, I was able to come out on top in every academies competition, making Changfeng Academy close to Songshan Qingxi two academies. In other respects among my peers, I was the strongest in homework. Unfortunately, no matter how good my studies are, what's the use? People are stupid and blind, and they can't see the mess under the prosperity."

"Master," Gu Su couldn't help but whispered, "You are very smart, my grandfather and father said you are very good."

"That's just an appearance. Once the third brother enters Beijing, the appearance will be destroyed," Gu Lekang said softly: "I have been living in the illusion constructed by everyone without knowing it, and the appearance of the third brother directly pierced my fantasy. First, it was my teachers, friends and classmates, then my parents, my entire family, and even the entire capital city."

Gu Lekang's nose was slightly sour, but he smiled and said: "But I am very grateful to him. Although the truth will be very painful, it is better than living in the falsehood all the time. People only have one life, so can I live in falsehood once I come to this world?"

Gu Su looked at him blankly.

"I feel guilty towards him, but I am also grateful. As for my sister-in-law," Gu Lekang said with a chuckle, "She was the one who gave me some advice back then, otherwise I wouldn't have time to prepare, and I would definitely suffer even more later."

Gu Su reached out to hold his hand, "It's all fine now."

"Yeah, everything is fine now, I have you and my son, everything is fine." Gu Lekang held her hand and smiled softly: "He doesn't blame me, I feel much more at ease."

Gu Lekang felt relaxed, and felt that life was much better than before. Fang's spirit was still not good, and she would occasionally talk to herself and say something crazy, but most of the time she was quiet.

Gu Lekang and his wife took time out to accompany her every day, letting her go to the garden to relax and see her grandson. Although her condition didn't improve, it didn't get worse either. The most important thing was that she wouldn't mention Gu Huaijin again.

But Old Master Gu couldn't do it anymore. He was struggling to survive, and he kept on daring not to die. He was afraid that Gu Lekang would keep his filial piety when he died, so his future would be ruined.

But now that his son was dead, Gu Lekang had to observe filial piety for three years, and he couldn't bear it when he was sad, disappointed and relaxed.

More than a month after Gu Huaijin's funeral, Old Master Gu also passed away.

Gu Laohou is considered a happy funeral, and everyone is not very sad, but after two funerals in a row, the Hou's mansion is quite depressed, and there is a feeling of sunset.

This time, Gu Jingyun didn't bring his family with him, and only came to offer three sticks of incense by himself. Although some voices of blame came out, most of the people were silent.

Those noises existed for a while and then gradually disappeared.

The Zhongyonghou Mansion was inherited by Gu Huaide, who was descended to be a nobleman, and the Hou Mansion became an uncle's mansion. Gu Huaide couldn't help but sighed with his son Gu Lezhuang: "Sure enough, as your grandfather said, our mansion is about to fall."

"Father, it's because the son is incompetent and failed to make contributions..."

Gu Huaide shook his head and sighed, "How can I blame you, it's a peaceful and prosperous age, and it's hard for generals to have a way out, and everyone in our family has no talent in reading except your third uncle, so it's too difficult to get ahead."

When mentioning this matter, he couldn't help but think of Gu Jingyun, and couldn't help sighing, "It would be great if Gu Jingyun didn't distinguish between clans. With him and Kang'er around, the Hou Mansion can always be supported..."

Gu Lezhuang pursed his lips and said in his heart: It's because you were too ruthless back then, you just let him divorce, and even sent people to chase and kill him.

Gu Huaide obviously also thought of this disgraceful thing, coughed lightly and said: "Your grandfather's funeral has not yet passed, Chengjue will not need most of it, we have a reunion dinner at home, and just change the plaque."

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After Gu Huaide accepted the title and his grandfather's filial piety passed, Gu Lekang began to plan to return to his hometown to observe his filial piety.

Gu Huaide somewhat disapproved and said: "You still have to find an official after observing the filial piety, why go back to your hometown? Although it is not suitable to drink and have fun during the filial piety period, some social interactions are still possible, you have to think about it after the filial piety."

Gu Lekang said, "Uncle, I don't have many friends in the capital, so I might as well go back to my hometown and study with peace of mind."

"Can't you study in the capital?"

Gu Lekang was silent for a while and said: "Uncle, I don't want to stay in the capital, one is because I feel uncomfortable in the capital, and the other is that staying in Beijing is not good for my mother's condition."

Gu Huaide sighed when he heard the words, Gu Lekang was not even willing to take the exams for the concubine in order to leave the capital, and he resolutely refused to return to Beijing if it was not necessary after he became an official, and he would not stay for more than two months each time he came back.

He couldn't bear to force him, and nodded in agreement with his request.

Gu Lekang then withdrew.

He took his mother, wife and children back to his hometown, where he read books, played chess, or went to the field to look at the crops every day. He lived happily every day.

After leaving the capital, far away from the familiar environment, and without Gu Huaijin, Fang's condition has improved a lot. Although she still occasionally becomes agitated, her condition is much better than before.

Gu Lekang was even more reluctant to return to the capital.

If it weren't for the fact that the filial piety period was about to expire, and Jingcheng wrote a letter asking him to go back and get rid of the uniform, he would have almost forgotten his other identity.

Gu Lekang wanted to keep his wife and mother, and only take his son back to Beijing. This would be good for his mother's condition, lest her condition worsen when she returned to Beijing and saw familiar places.

But as soon as Fang saw them packing up and confiscating her, she immediately became nervous. Every day, she followed her son step by step and kept asking, "Where are you going? Don't you want your mother?"

Asked more than ten times a day, Gu Su couldn't help worrying: "My mother is like this, I'm afraid you will get sick when you leave, and it will be even worse for her health."

Gu Lekang pondered for a moment, and finally sighed: "Forget it, let's be together as a family."

Seeing that she had to pack up her things, Fang's heart relaxed, and she stopped asking her son, but started teasing her grandson again.

Gu Lekang and Gu Sushi sighed when they saw her. They thought her condition had improved, but it seems that there is still work to do.

Gu Lekang will definitely go on a business trip after he becomes an official, so he can't take his mother with him then, right?

It was spring at this time, when the green trees were sprouting and the flowers were in full bloom, but although the scenery was beautiful, people were drowsy. Gu Lekang and his party slowly rushed to the capital, and when they reached the gate of the city, they found that there was a long queue.

There are always many people coming to Beijing, but there are rarely so many. Gu Lekang couldn't help but lift the curtain and ask, "Why is it so lively?"

Erxi got out of the car to inquire, and came back half a minute later to report: "Fourth Lord, Long Live is coming soon, and all countries have sent envoys to congratulate them, accompanied by business travelers from various countries. The merchants from Da Chu also took the opportunity to bring their goods to Beijing, and even the people in the suburbs of Beijing picked their own vegetables to sell in Beijing."

On Long Live Day, the capital has already tightened its grip on law and order, and inspections are much more careful. Coupled with the fact that so many people flock here, the queue will naturally be longer.

Gu Lekang nodded, put down the curtain and said with a smile to his wife, "I was so confused on my way, I even forgot Long Live."

Mrs. Fang, who was cutting apples for her grandson, paused and said blankly: "Long live day? The master can't enter the palace when it's long live day. He must be going out to drink again. I have to ask Nanny Fang to prepare him hangover soup."

Gu Lekang smiled when he heard this, reached out to take the knife in her hand, patted her palm and said, "Mother, my son doesn't drink anymore."

Fang turned her head to look at him blankly, focused her eyes on his face for a while, and then smiled and said, "Master is back? Long Live is here, do you want to paint? It is said that the Holy Majesty praised your painting skills back then."

Gu Lekang smiled, and responded softly, "Okay, stay home."

Fang Shi became happy, and began to whisper with lowered eyes, Gu Su Shi sat so close that she couldn't hear what she was saying.

She couldn't help but glanced at her husband, stretched out her hand to hold his hand, and looked at him comfortingly.

Gu Lekang patted her hand and smiled at her. He was satisfied with his mother, at least she was just trapped in her own world, instead of forcing others to accept his world like her father, thus hurting others.