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Chapter 328
Chapter 328
Chapter 328
Qin Jiu soon came with Du Ruo, and seeing the naughty child was having a good time playing with the dagger she immediately guessed that it was Gu Zezhi who gave him the new gift.
“Xiao Jiu, I brought you the drawings.” Gu Zezhi personally laid the drawings on the large red lacquered carved table by the window and beckoned Qin Jiu to look at them.
Qin Jiu took one look at the drawing and knew what it was.
This was the drawing of Chenju’s Mansion.
In early April, she and Gu Zezhi went to see the mansion together, Gu Zezhi asked her to make some suggestions, so she said a bunch of random things and said whatever come to mind, to be honest, even she could not remember what she had actually said that day, so she did not expect Gu Zezhi to actually remember it and even had the blueprint of the mansion.
Looking at the drawing in front of her, the corners of her lips could not help but curl up, like a delicate flower slowly blooming in the spring breeze.
Gu Zezhi looked at her with a smile and asked, “What else should I change?”
Qin Jiu: “…”
Gu Zezhi coaxed her and said, “You can repair it as you like. The emperor has conferred us with not new but also not old mansion, that needs repair. Living comfortably is the most important thing.”
“Since we have to change it, we might as well change it all at once, don’t you think?”
“That’s right.” Qin Jiu felt this was reasonable and nodded her head vigorously!
Meanwhile, the corner of Du Ruo’s eyes were twitching as she listened at the side, feeling like she was being fed a mouthful of candy.
What “not new but not old”, he sounded like the mansion could be picked up from anywhere!
The emperor chooses the mansion of the former Marquis Yongding for Chenjun’s official residence. Not only the location was good but the mansion was big enough that so many nobles were eyeing it, but the emperor instead rewarded this to Gu Zezhi after conferring him as Chenjun.
Qin Jiu, who had her back facing Du Ruo, didn’t see her subtle expression at all, and just carefully reviewed the drawing again, moving her slender fingers around the drawing and saying everything she wanted, “Brother, how about adding a flower gallery here in the garden?”
“And next to the plum grove by the lake, I want to build a warm pavilion. In the future, it will definitely be good to enjoy the plum here in winter.”
“By the way, how about creating a path here? This way, the distance from the Neiyi Gate to the garden is much closer…”
Qin Jiu couldn’t stop talking with excitement with her little face flushed and her eyes brightly lit up.
Gu Zezhi mostly listens and agrees with whatever she says.
He kept on staring at Qin Xin with a smile on his face as he enjoyed watching Qin Jiu in high spirits, like the morning light breaking through the night, even more dazzling than the glow of the sky.
As the two spoke, Qin Zening just returned and was walking under the eaves’ when he heard his sister affectionately calling Gu Zezhi “Brother”, in a delicate voice.
Immediately after he returned to the mansion, he heard that Gu Zezhi was coming so he rushed over thinking that he should keep an eye on Gu Zezhi, and keep him from abducting his sister earlier!
Ai, he just recently found and got his sister back, why did she get engaged so soon! It shouldn’t be too late to stay for another eight to ten years.
As for Qin Zeyu…
Qin Zening glanced sharply at Qin Zeyu, who was still playing with the dagger, he immediately guessed who gave him this toy, and felt that he had to be stricter with his younger brother.
This boy was easily bought by a small favor from others, maybe he’ll even count the money after he was sold!
“…” Qin Zeyu suddenly felt a tingle on his scalp, and bells of alarm rang inside his head, and when he looked up, he met his eldest brother’s fierce gaze.
He hasn’t gotten into any trouble recently ah, and Master Yue also praised him for learning fast and working hard.
Qin Zeyu searched in his mind how and where he had offended his eldest brother while trying to divert Qin Zening’s attention. “Big brother, third sister and…” he tried hard to swallow back the words brother-in-law, “and Third Brother Gu is discussing how to repair their mansion!”
Qin Zening lifted his robe and entered the main hall, only to notice that Qin Jiu and Gu Zezhi were looking at a drawing placed on the table. On the surface, he looked serious but inwardly he thought that Gu Zezhi was pretty good, caring for his sister and making sure to get his sister involved in repairs, and asking her opinions. This only means that he wanted his sister to get used to living in the mansion when she gets married in the future.
But…
Seeing these two, touching each other heads and shoulders against each other, Qin Zening felt unhappy again. Feeling sour, Qin Zening could only stare at Qin Zeyu again, thinking that his younger brother was really stupid.
Qin Zeyu who was strangely glared at by his eldest brother again, feeling even more aggrieved: What’s wrong with his eldest brother? Why does he have a thunderstorm-like temper in summer, couldn’t he just say what he wants.
At this time, both Qin Jiu and Gu Zezhi looked at Qin Zening and greeted him.
“Third Master Gu,” Qin Zening folded his hand to greet Gu Zezhi back with a lukewarm attitude but making it impossible to find fault in his actions.
He was about to invite Gu Zezhi to sit down when he heard Gu Zezhi ask, “A’Ning, how is your leg injury?”
Qin Zening didn’t want Gu Zezhi’s favor, so he said lightly, “It’s been more than a month and everything is fine.” Meaning, it would be too late for Gu Zezhi to show his courtesy, moreover, he was different from that little boy over there, that wimpy brat who was easy to coax!
Gu Zezhi added, “I’m going to Minzhou in ten days. Can you move your legs?”
Qin Zening: “???”
Qin Zening vaguely guessed something, and immediately his eyes slightly lit up. Could it be that…
Gu Zezhi said with a smile, “If you can move your legs freely, I will ask the emperor for an order to take you to Minzhou with me.”
The bandits in Minzhou became a scourge, not only robbing merchant ships at sea, but also flocking ashore, burning, killing, and looting, causing great damage to the coastal areas.
Qin Zening was also aware of this, but over the years the imperial court had not been able to free up personnel to punish those bandits.
So hearing Gu Zezhi’s offer made Qin Zening almost jump up, with burning gaze he hurriedly said, “Go, go, of course, I’ll go!”
The unhappiness he felt just now has long been swept away, as his blood started boiling with enthusiasm, and couldn’t even wait to leave.
Qin Zeyu’s eyes also lit up when he heard this and looked at Qin Zening with envy. He also wants to go to Minzhou to kill sea bandits!
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