Spring comes to the desperate place

The palace banquet ended at the hour of Xu. Gu Fengyun stole the limelight with one dish at the banquet. He heard a lot of sour remarks while waiting for the carriage at the palace gate.

"Some people, who haven't learned how to ride a horse or shoot an arrow, are masters of flattery and flattery."

"Alas, we don't have as much wealth as the Marquis' Mansion. Such a big pot of delicacies from the mountains and the sea, tsk tsk tsk, all the money we eat is silver. If I had so much money, I would never think of using it to make a dish."

"Oh, you're just not smart enough. Look, this dish is well cooked. Maybe you can get a promotion tomorrow."

"Hahahaha, that's quite true."

"The old marquis has fought on the battlefield for so many years, and the gold and silver he has collected is enough for others to stew dozens of pots of soup. We, the nobles, can't compare to that."

Gu Fengyun forgot all those sour words after hearing them and did not intend to take them to heart, until this person mentioned the deceased old marquis. Gu Fengyun raised his eyelids and gave that person a cold look.

The other party is the lackey of the Grand Sima. The Grand Sima Zhu Chengyu has long coveted the military power of the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion. Although he is the Grand Sima, he does not have half of the power of the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion. If Gu Fengyun were not in poor health and Gu Fengyue was still young, it would not be his turn to be the Grand Sima.

Sending his own men to plot against the old marquis now was like lighting a firecracker on Gu Fengyun's head. Gu Fengyun first looked at the man coldly, then silently took two steps back. When everyone else thought that Gu Fengyun wanted to give in, Gu Fengyun suddenly accelerated and sprinted, then kicked the gossiping lackey away.

It was the first time for everyone to see Gu Fengyun use violence, and they were all stunned in shock. Gu Fengyun still seemed unsatisfied and kicked the man twice. Gu Fengyun's guards then rushed forward, pulled their master back, and consciously surrounded him in the middle. The others could only watch Gu Fengyun being protected. Zhu Chengyu, who wanted to fight back, was so angry that his head was about to smoke.

"Gu Fengyun! You are so brave that you dare to beat up an official at the palace gate. Do you want to die?"

Gu Fengyun was not to be outdone. He covered his chest and gasped, "Bah... He... He even dared... to make up stories about my father... I... I cough cough cough cough~"

Gu Fengyun was coughing so hard that he was out of breath. Zhu Chengyu then remembered his frail body. This made him even angrier. Everyone knew that Gu Fengyun had just recovered from a serious illness. As a great Sima, would it be glorious for him to argue with a patient if he told others about it?

Even if we take a step back, it was that lackey who started it. Thinking of this, Zhu Chengyu became even angrier. He walked up to the lackey and shouted, "Get up, why are you pretending to be dead! Lord Gu is already terminally ill, so what's wrong with a kick on you?"

His words implied that Gu Fengyun would not live long. Hearing this, Gu Fengyun coughed even more violently. Outsiders thought he was angry. At this moment, the carriage of the Marquis's Mansion came over. The guards carried their master into the carriage. As the carriage moved away, the man lying on the ground cried out and got up.

Zhu Chengyu kicked him in frustration: "A sickly person can kick you away, is your body weaker than his?"

The man covered his chest, feeling extremely miserable. God knew how this sickly guy could have so much strength. He still felt a dull pain in his lungs. The two kicks in the stomach made him unable to stand up straight in pain.

Gu Fengyun in the carriage had stopped coughing a long time ago. He sat calmly in the carriage and even took a sip of the tea in the carriage leisurely.

The guard next to him was a little worried: "Master, you are giving the Grand Marshal such a favor today. What if he uses you as a slave in the army tomorrow?"

"Huh, him? He's nothing but a coward. If he had the ability, would he still need his minions to charge into battle?"

When Gu Fengyun returned to the Marquis' Mansion, he learned that all the Song family members had gone out. He nodded to indicate that he understood. He looked up and saw the butler's hesitant expression, so he asked him what was wrong.

The housekeeper said, "My Lord, I saw that the Second Young Master treated the young man from the Song family in a rather unusual way today."

Gu Fengyun was surprised: "You noticed it too?"

"How can you not see that? Lord, I don't look down on the Song family, but if we really want to be in-laws, our family backgrounds are too different, and the Song family's young man will inevitably be gossiped about."

Gu Fengyun had his own thoughts: "They are still young, and children are fickle. Who knows, they might find new partners tomorrow. If they really want to have a new partner after two years, it is not impossible for our mansion to help them. The main thing is that he has to like them."

The housekeeper knew that what he said was equivalent to supporting the Song family, and he was not surprised. After all, as long as it was something that the second young master liked, there was always a time when Gu Fengyun did not offer it to him with both hands.

Moreover, after these few contacts, he felt that the Song family members were of good character. They did not seek repayment for favors or ask for too much, which made the housekeeper look up to them.

Gu Fengyun seemed to remember something and ordered the butler to take the rewards to the warehouse and exchange them for something of equivalent value.

"They can't use the silk given by the emperor, and the pearls are too eye-catching. The gold can be kept. You can buy the rest. Buy more. Doesn't the eldest son of the Song family need to study? Go get him a set of fine writing brushes, inkstones, and paper, and give him the three longevity locks I made last time."

After receiving the order, the butler immediately went to the warehouse and took out all the things that Gu Fengyun had ordered, filling a carriage with gift boxes of all sizes.

At this moment, the Song family was watching the lights on the busiest Xuanwu Street, completely unaware that their home had been stuffed with a carriage full of gifts.

The human cub, who had never seen the world, was held in Song Dazhuang's arms, his eyes wide open, and his little mouth kept yelling "Wow! Wow!"

Not only Song Xiaobao was amazed by the sight, but other members of the Song family were also like Granny Liu visiting the Grand View Garden, looking at the lanterns all over the streets, simply overwhelmed.

"This lantern is so big and beautiful!" Song Chunsheng pointed to the largest lantern in the distance. It was a giant palace lantern as tall as two people. The lantern was divided into twelve sides, and each side was painted with lifelike zodiac animals.

Soldiers were holding the palace lanterns. Gu Fengyue told them, "That's the palace's lantern. Every year the palace makes a huge lantern and places it in the center of the square. The lantern will stay lit all night and will be removed after daybreak."

Song Chunlin asked curiously, "Is this the only lamp that will stay lit until dawn?"

Gu Fengyue nodded: "Only this lamp can burn until dawn. If no one adds oil and trims the wicks of the other lamps, they will almost go out after the hour of Yin."