Chapter 30: The most sentimental is also the most ruthless. For the cat's return, the horse carriage adds more guards.

  "It's also, look at me." Shen Guiyan smiled and said, looking at Zhou Fuzi bowing: "Please, Master, go and rest first, Guiyan still has a lot to talk to you about."

  Shen Guiyan had been taught by Zhou Fuzi since childhood and had deep feelings for him, like a father, hoping to get his recognition.

  Even if everyone in the world praises her talent, she still feels it's not worth a single nod from her husband.

  "There's no hurry, there are still many days ahead, and I can live for another ten or twenty years." Mr. Zhou stroked his beard with a big smile, his eyes gazing deeply at her: "Let's talk again later, Miss."

  She slightly bowed her head and saw her husband off, following him with her eyes until he was out of sight. Only then did she turn around and sit down at the table, not looking at the menu but continuing to write her plans.

  Zhou Fuzi is the person she respects most in this life, and also the one who saved her from water and fire. When she was eight years old and engaged to the Prime Minister's family, she almost got killed several times. After Fuzi repeatedly rescued her, he gave her six words, which are the six words that allowed her to live safely until now.

  Endure, understand, let go.

  Enduring the hardships of the world, understanding the teachings of propriety and righteousness, letting go of fame and wealth. Shen Guiyan felt that she was able to endure Shen Guiya for so many years, also thanks to her husband's teachings.

  Having finished writing about the school matters, Bao Shan also happened to come back at this time.

  "The master is resting in the north wing of the house. Someone will be sent to inform the mistress later."

  "Uh-huh, you come help me first." Shen Guiyan put down her pen and said: "Take some silver to the kitchen to prepare, starting tomorrow, we'll be in charge of breakfast."

  Bao Shan was taken aback, and had no idea what happened when she left, but just nodded in response. She was the best at communicating with people, took the silver and went, and soon became fast friends with the kitchen staff.

  Shen Guiya wrote on the menu: a bowl of sweet porridge for Gu Gonggong, salty porridge for Madame Gu, and plain porridge with small dishes for everyone else.

  Shen Guiyan may not know as many varieties of food as Shen Guiya, but she has a good memory. The day before at the Gu residence during breakfast, what was served to Prime Minister Gu was clearly salted porridge cooked with preserved egg and lean meat, while Madame Gu had sweet pumpkin porridge.

  Ordinary people wouldn't remember those things, but Shen Guiyan just happened to remember them, so wanting her to lose face over this was impossible.

  The next day, Shen Guiyan got up early and went to the kitchen. She personally supervised the people in the kitchen as they cooked porridge and dishes, following the same preparations that Shen Guiya had made every day, with only a few changes. She came over to oversee it herself, and the servants didn't dare to slack off at all, doing everything more carefully than usual.

  The breakfast was served, and the prime minister still didn't know that the person in charge had been replaced. He drank his porridge and merely said, "Today's porridge seems to taste better."

  Shen Guiya's face turned iron-green, and she hadn't eaten two mouthfuls of rice. However, Mrs. Gu smiled and said, "It seems that Guiyan has done a good job too."

  "Oh?" Duke Gu looked at Shen Guiyan and asked: "Did you prepare these?"

  "Yes." Shen Guiyan put down her chopsticks and nodded.

  The Prime Minister smiled slightly: "So be it."

  It's always been the people of Dongyuan who have been in charge, and it's time for a balance.

  "I don't feel like eating these things, I'll go back and rest first."

  He finished speaking and left immediately, leaving a whole family of people looking at each other in dismay.

  In modern times, it's normal to leave the table halfway through a meal, but this is ancient times. Even if you burst your stomach, as long as the elders haven't moved, you have to sit in your seat. Shen Guiya's behavior was truly very ill-mannered.

  Mrs. Gu's face turned even uglier.

  Shen Guiyan lowered her head to eat her own breakfast, not saying much. Gu Xiang also just coldly laughed once. However, after this breakfast, the account book in Shen Guiya's hands was also taken back.

  "Damn it, this group of rigid dead guys." Shen Guiya was very unhappy and sat in the room, angrily saying: "Not understanding appreciation is one thing, but being so stingy, I'm just a little different from others and they think I'm impolite, what's the point?"

  She is really too pitiful in this transmigration!

  After smashing a vase in anger, Shen Guiya took a deep breath: "It must be because I'm always at home, there's no one else, I should go out more, maybe I'll have a different fate?"

  Actually, she went to the wrong scene. If she had gone to a idol drama scene, this series of actions would still have won applause from the audience, unfortunately, she came to the wrong place.

  "What's wrong, Mrs. Dai?" Someone outside the door brought in some pastries and peeked inside with a smile, saying: "Oh dear, I just saw you didn't eat breakfast, and being pregnant, how can you exhaust yourself like this?"

  Shen Guiya was taken aback, looked up and saw that it was actually Guan Niang of the West Wing.

  Guan Yiniang gave birth to three daughters, Gu Zhaosi, who has already been married and moved out. Now she is the only one left in the western courtyard, and she doesn't get much favor usually, so she often goes to Gu Furen's side.

  Seeing her, Shen Guiya's anger subsided a bit, and she pursed her lips: "Let Madame Guan come in and talk."

  "Ah." Guan Fengyue smiled and went in, closing the door behind her with a swing of her hand.

  Zhou Fuzi arrived at the Gu residence, and Shen Guiyan told him about many things that had happened over the past two years. When it came to marriage, she couldn't help but sigh a little.

  "In my opinion, Gu Si Gongzi is slightly better than Gu Zhaodong." Zhou Fuzi suddenly said.

  "Does the Master know the Northern Court well?"

  "Not so." Master Zhou shook his head: "I just heard what others said outside, taking him for a spoiled rich kid."

  "Why...?" Shen Guiyan furrowed her brow.

  "Your fame has spread far and wide, attracting no small number of deadly enemies. If you were to really give yourself to Gu Zhaodong, a man with such a great reputation, what kind of ending could you expect? It's better to hide your true self in the mud and filth, at least that way you can preserve yourself."

  Shen Guiyan smiled lightly: "So to speak, I should thank Gui Ya for stealing my wedding?"

  "Ah..." Zhou Fuzi stroked his beard and shook his head: "You can't say that, although I often teach you to thank those who give you trouble, they make you more perfect. But that mentality is only used when you can't avoid the trouble to make you look at it differently. Once you have the ability, why should you still be thankful? Of course, it's about avenging grievances and resentments."

  "A person who endures for a moment and then explodes is a saint; one who endures for a lifetime without exploding..." Zhou Fuzi said seriously: "is a turtle."

  Swallows return, but Yan's smile is lost.

  After finishing the affairs in the mansion, Shen Guiyan and her husband went out of the prime minister's mansion together in the afternoon. It was the first time she had gone out since marrying into the family, and with Madame's consent, Shen Guiyan took the dowry silver ticket and went with her husband to look at a large house for use as a school.

  Shen Guiyan's idea was simple: in the capital, many children couldn't afford to go to school, so she opened a school with lower tuition fees and hired some experienced students as teachers, which would be a good thing.

  But it's not easy to do so.

  Gu Zhaobei was still in Zuixiangyin, only during the day he didn't indulge in excessive drinking and dreaming, but instead sat in a small room writing.

  "The young madam didn't do anything excessive, on the contrary, it was the eldest young madam who made a big fuss." Chui Yun said beside him: "The madam has also handed over some household matters to the young madam to handle."

  Gu Zhaobei didn't raise his head, just smiled: "That's her skill, being able to win Anshi's favor means she really knows how to keep a low profile."

  "In the eyes of a servant, Young Master and Young Mistress are indeed well-matched." Chui Yun smiled.

  Gu Zhāo Běi raised his head and glanced at him, humming softly.

  Being able to pair up with him is also her skill. Originally thought of not marrying, but after getting married, it turned out that she had picked up a treasure.

  If she's really suitable, then it's okay to keep her around all the time.

  "There's still one more day before returning home." Chui Yun said: "What does Master plan to do?"

  He put down his pen, stretched his waist and said lazily: "What's the point of doing anything? None of them like me in her family, and not many people like her either. So what's the big deal? Let's just go through the motions."

  "But tomorrow General Yuwen's side..." Chui Yun furrowed his brow: "Something urgent came up, and also didn't inform the master in advance."

  "General Yuwen?" Gu Zhaobei furrowed his brow, covering his eyes with his hand: "Why are you making it so hard for me to have a peaceful life? Can't even let my daughter-in-law return home in peace? General Yuwen is fine in Liu Zhou, what's going on?"

  "It was supposed to be three more days before returning to the capital, but General Yuwen said he had important matters to discuss with you in person, so he came back early." Chui Yun pursed her lips and said, "No need, I'll think of a way. Let him go to Shen's residence for a meeting, it just so happens there's a cover."

  Gu Zhoubei sighed, it had been a long time since he saw Shen Guiyan. He just wanted to be busy for a few days and then go back to accompany her for a few days, but unexpectedly there was still something going on.

  They haven't even consummated their marriage yet!

  Gu Si Gongzi's body was filled with resentment, and Chui Yun let out two light coughs, no longer speaking.

  After settling some matters at the school, I returned to the mansion and went to see the prime minister again. It wasn't until then that the school was finally settled. Being married into the prime minister's household has its advantages - as long as you can gain his favor, half the battle is won.

  Shen Guiyan returned to the North Courtyard with great joy, but as soon as she entered the door, she saw Gu Zhaobei hugging Jiang Shi and saying tenderly: "Bimonth, I've really missed you and Shuangjiang these past few days. Come let me take a good look at you, have you lost weight?"

  Jiang's face turned red as she raised her eyes and saw Shen Guiyan. She hastily pushed his hand away and bowed respectfully: "Madam."

  Gu Zhaobei turned around and smiled at Shen Guiyan's smiling eyes, paused for a moment, then smiled smoothly: "Yan'er, I miss you so much."

  Shen Guiyan's mouth twitched slightly, and after not seeing him for a few days, this person was still as shameless as ever.

  "You've worked hard, sir."

  Gu Zhaobei walked up to her with a smile, picked up a strand of her hair and sniffed it: "Are you saying I've been playing hard outside or what?"

  "Playing also requires physical strength, so it's naturally tiring." Shen Guiyan smiled and glanced at Jiang Shi, saying: "Sir, are you going to Jiang Shi's place or the main house?"

  "You've asked me like this, where else can I go?" Gu Zhaobei pulled her into his arms and kissed her face in front of Jiang Shi: "Let's go."

  Jiang stood with her eyes cast down, her body trembling slightly. When Shen Guiyan passed by her side, she couldn't help but glance at her sympathetically.

  Gu Zhaobei is a man who is both extremely sentimental and extremely ruthless at the same time.