Time Travel: The Noble Family-Chapter 1212 - 511: Brothers (Part 4)

Xiang Wei then smiled and said: "I was wondering why you were thinking of securing a future for Gu Zhe, turns out the root is here!" Knowing Yueyao, she hates owing people favors the most. Gu Zhe certainly helped a lot, but that is not enough for Yueyao to ask Niu Yanghui, turns out the root lies with Mr. Yu Shan!

That evening, Mingzhu told Niu Yanghui about the matter: "Yueyao opened up to us this time because of Mr. Yu Shan. Husband, no matter what, we must help Yueyao with this favor." After saying this, she briefly introduced Gu Zhe’s background.

Niu Yanghui fell into contemplation.

Mingzhu knew her husband somewhat, smiled and said: "Don’t worry, husband, if he wasn’t a proper man, Yueyao definitely wouldn’t have asked us for help."

Niu Yanghui had never treated Yueyao as an outsider. After hearing Mingzhu’s words, he said: "A vacancy for a Country Magistrate in Taicang County has opened up. Gu Zhe has the credentials of a Juren, letting him fill this spot won’t raise objections from others." It’s rare for Yueyao to speak up, certainly cannot brush it off casually. Of course, if Gu Zhe does well, he doesn’t mind promoting him; if he doesn’t, then he has to leave.

The next day, Mingzhu informed Yueyao of this: "It’s indeed fortunate. This yamen is just like a carrot and its hole, a good position is hard to come by." Mingzhu spoke to Yueyao very casually, with no intention of claiming credit, purely speaking the truth.

Yueyao is quite familiar with Suzhou and knows this vacancy is indeed good: "Mingzhu, staying here with you during this time has already caused you quite a bit of trouble. Now still..."

Yueyao hadn’t finished speaking when Mingzhu interrupted: "What kind of talk is this? If we had to count, I could never repay your kindness in my whole life."

Yueyao truly didn’t feel she had any kindness toward Mingzhu, rather it was she who received many conveniences from Mingzhu.

Mingzhu sometimes admired Yueyao; she only remembers others’ kindness to her but never her kindness to others: "If you sincerely want to thank me, that works. I’m planning to invite a few Madams over for flower viewing in a few days. You can make an appearance then. Let everyone see what you, the Great Painter, actually looks like, so they won’t always ask me."

Yueyao laughed: "What’s the big deal? You can just ask someone to call me then."

Mingzhu hastily reminded: "It’s in three days. By then, make sure not to go into the painting studio!" Once Yueyao starts painting, no one dares to disturb her, even Mingzhu wouldn’t dare enter, fearing she would disrupt Yueyao’s thinking.

Yueyao repeatedly assured Mingzhu that she definitely wouldn’t enter the painting studio on that day, setting Mingzhu’s mind at ease.

At this moment, Gu Zhe, staying at the inn, was preparing to seek out a fellow student.

Gu Li discontentedly said: "Brother, let’s go back to Hangzhou!" It’s much more comfortable and at ease at home than staying here.

Gu Zhe thought for a moment and said: "If you want to go back to Hangzhou, then go back."

Gu Li wasn’t foolish; he knew what Gu Zhe was thinking: "Brother, she totally doesn’t regard us at all, she only sees us as servants. Otherwise, she wouldn’t let us stay at the inn, but invite us to stay at the Prefectural Mansion together. Even if she doesn’t let us live there, introducing us to the Magistrate would be good. Brother, don’t count on her anymore, let’s go back!" Gu Li agreed to accompany Gu Zhe here due to Madam Miao’s persuasion, claiming Yueyao and the Prefect’s wife were sisters. Let Gu Li come along, if he caught the Magistrate’s eye, he might land half a position. Otherwise, Gu Li wouldn’t be willing to come to Suzhou to suffer like this. But after living in Suzhou for over a month, he hadn’t even seen the Magistrate, let alone entered the Magistrate’s gate.

Gu Zhe reprimanded: "What ’she’? She’s our aunt."

Gu Li complained: "What kind of aunt? She’s just in name, with no blood ties. I don’t know what Grandfather was thinking? Clearly, we are his grandsons, his blood relatives, yet he’d rather lower his face to support her and wouldn’t help us." Grandfather has such broad connections, as long as Grandfather were willing, he wouldn’t have to stay at home all the time, he’d long have secured a position, entered officialdom. But Grandfather acted in pretentious innocence, mom had begged him multiple times, yet Grandfather wouldn’t help him. Now, he even invited a Great Scholar like Elder Zhu for Lian Yueyao’s sake.

Gu Li was influenced by the instigation from members of the Gu Family, coupled with the whispers from Madam Miao, leading to Gu Li’s considerable dissatisfaction with Mr. Yu Shan.

Gu Zhe nearly choked on hearing this: "Your books were all read into a dog’s belly, how can you even criticize Grandfather." People Grandfather befriends in Jiangnan are all reclusive hermits, not a single one is an official. Even if Grandfather were willing to lower his face to beg, it might not be useful.