Marrying Salted Fish

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Lin Qingyu ignored him, quickly and accurately lifted the quilt, then called the servants to help Gu Fuzhou wash and dress.

Gu Fuzhou's face was gloomy because of his bad temper. His face was so intimidating when he was cold that people dared not approach him. Lin Qingyu asked the maid who was helping him dress to leave and personally arranged his official uniform for him.

Gu Fuzhou looked down at Lin Qingyu who was carefully tying his belt for him. His anger after getting up was mostly gone. He asked, "Qingyu, will you take me to court?"

Lin Qingyu raised his eyes and glanced at him: "How old are you? Do you still need someone to send you to court?"

Gu Fuzhou didn't feel ashamed at all: "I heard from Wu Zhan that every time he left the house, his wife would see him off. Every time he came back, he could drink the soup made by his wife herself - it was really enviable. Of course, I don't want you to make soup. After all, Doctor Lin's hands are used for big things."

Gu Fuzhou kept on talking. Lin Qingyu picked up the official hat and gestured, but found that he couldn't reach Gu Fuzhou's head, so he said, "Lower your head."

Gu Fuzhou bent down to make it easier for Lin Qingyu to help him put on his official hat.

Lin Qingyu examined Gu Fuzhou and said, "I will escort the general to court."

Gu Fuzhou was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "I was just kidding. It's cold outside. You can just stay home and wait for me to come back."

"Don't talk nonsense." Lin Qingyu put on a snow-white fox fur coat and said, "Let's go."

Gu Fuzhou chuckled to himself, followed Lin Qingyu, and said, "Qingyu, do you know how to say 'stop talking nonsense' in my hometown?"

"How do you say it?"

"'Don't beep.'

"I've got it." Lin Qingyu said, "But, don't you dislike me speaking your native dialect?"

Gu Fuzhou sighed: "Well, you have already learned it, why not learn more? Then when you go to my hometown someday, you can communicate with my fellow villagers without any obstacles."

Lin Qingyu only saw him off to the gate of the general's mansion. He watched Gu Fuzhou leave in a carriage and said to Hua Lu behind him, "Hua Lu, have you realized it?"

Hua Lu didn't understand at all and shook her head blankly: "Master, what should I understand?"

Lin Qingyu sneered: "Don't marry a lazy guy younger than you in the future. Otherwise, you may have to brave the cold in the early morning of winter to send him to court."

Hua Lu understood, but not completely - where did this lazy bum younger than the young master come from?

Chapter 68

In the morning courts, all the ministers discussed the war between Dayu and Xixia. Xixia made a comeback this time, and also changed its commander-in-chief. The marching style was completely different from before. Zhao Mingwei was nowhere to be found. After three consecutive defeats, he adopted a conservative strategy of defending the city, avoided leaving, and asked for help from the capital. In the memorial, Zhao Mingwei repeatedly emphasized that he was not qualified for the position of commander-in-chief, and asked the emperor to let General Gu take charge of the war as soon as possible.

The emperor sat on the dragon throne and looked down at his ministers, while Xiao Cheng stood at the head of them. The father and son of the royal family looked somewhat similar, and now they both looked sick, thin and haggard. The emperor supported his forehead with his hand, frowning, and the voices of the ministers' discussions were endless, and from time to time they were mixed with Xiao Cheng's muffled coughs, which made him feel a splitting headache.