The villain and the powerful official secretly read the diary and broke my plot every day

Meng family.

Meng Xiang sat in a rocking chair, quietly listening to the report from the Meng family's steward. At the end, he couldn't help but waved his hands in annoyance, and the steward immediately retreated tactfully.

"Father, this Gu Yanqing actually turned the tables on us!"

Meng Haowu seemed a little indignant. This Gu Yanqing was so hateful. Some time ago, one of the Meng family's farms was attacked by thieves. The death of some guards was secondary. The most important thing was that all the silver and jewels hidden in the farm were looted!

That’s more than one million taels of silver, and jewelry worth hundreds of thousands of taels!

Meng Haowu searched for a long time but could not find the identity of the thieves. Later, it was the people they planted in the imperial city who said that there was suddenly a large amount of silver in His Majesty's treasury, a total of hundreds of thousands of taels!

At that time, Meng Haowu understood that all this was naturally the work of Gu Yanqing and His Majesty.

"I have never looked down on Gu Yanqing. Hao Wu, you must remember that he is not an easy person to deal with."

Meng Xiang took a sip of tea calmly, the irritability on his face had long gone away.

"Yes, my child has remembered it."

Meng Haowu lowered his head to accept the instruction. Although he was the second son of the Meng family, his eldest brother was useless and the burden of the entire Meng family would still fall on him in the future. Meng Haowu was very clear about this.

"In this brief confrontation, Gu Yanqing didn't win, but we... didn't necessarily lose either."

Meng Xiang slowly put down his teacup and turned to look at his son. "Several of the newly admitted Jinshi this time are our people. If we can spend a little money to gain some fame, why not do it? Prime Minister Gu, he's paving the way for us!"

The wealth accumulated by the Meng family over the years is so huge that it is unimaginable.

In Meng Xiang's opinion, anything that can be solved with money is never a problem.

It just so happened that he had recently picked an official position for a member of the Meng family. He was originally afraid that Gu Yanqing would interfere, but now... it has become easier to handle.

…………

Coming out of his father's courtyard, Meng Haowu felt relieved.

Gu Yanqing, you are just a rootless duckweed. How are you going to fight against the Meng family, which has deep roots?

It's really overpowering!

Meng Haowu couldn't help humming a little tune as he walked.

"Second brother."

At this time, a clear female voice suddenly sounded. Meng Nianqiao, wearing a bright red dress, walked quickly to Meng Haowu.

"Why are you so happy today, second brother?" Meng Nianqiao couldn't help but ask as she looked at Meng Haowu's high spirits.

"Nothing, I just thought of something happy. Third sister, you are dressed so beautifully today, where are you going?"

Meng Haowu glanced sideways at his sister. The girl was dressed up gorgeously today, wearing a red dress, which made her look particularly dazzling.

"I heard that Qizhuju has released new dishes, so I asked Liu Ningyin to go and try them together."

Meng Nianqiao replied that Qizhuju was a very famous private restaurant in the capital. The restaurant was divided into seven separate courtyards. The environment was quiet and private. It was a good place for the noble ladies in Kyoto to gather and have tea.

"You made an appointment with Miss Liu? Is she the only one?" Meng Haowu knew the personality of his third sister. She was usually very arrogant and ordinary people were not in her eyes.

The person she usually hangs out with the most is Liu Ningyin, the second daughter of the Minister of Works, Lord Liu. However, from the beginning to the end, Meng Nianqiao had never taken Liu Ningyin seriously. If she had only met Liu Ningyin today, she would definitely not have dressed up like this.

"Besides Ning Yin, there are some other little sisters that you don't know, brother."

Meng Nianqiao obviously didn't want to say more, and his tone was very perfunctory.

Meng Haowu, who was standing by, did not continue to ask any more questions.

"Okay, go out and have fun."

After watching his sister leave, Meng Haowu also instructed the housekeeper to prepare the car. He still had a lot of things to deal with today. This time, he would let Gu Yanqing see what a real aristocratic family is!

**

On the streets of the capital, people were coming and going, and many of the passers-by were talking about the "List of Hundred Virtues" proposed by Gu Yanqing today.

Jiang Chaosheng and Shen Guiyuan walked side by side on the street, heading towards Ruyi Street.

"Brother Jiang, helping the refugees and repairing the outer city is a good thing, but... you and I are from humble backgrounds, with nothing to offer... I'm afraid we can't compare to those noble children!"

Shen Guiyuan's tone was a little low, but in his heart he had already cursed Gu Yanqing a hundred and eighty times.

Originally, he was the top scorer of this session. He should have been the first to be in the limelight and the one who should be most valued!

But Gu Yanqing suddenly did this, giving those noble children the opportunity to buy fame with money. Who will remember him, Shen Guiyuan, in the future!

Shen Guiyuan was naturally backed by the Dongping family, but he couldn't reveal his identity right now, and the Dongping family wouldn't spend a single ounce of silver on him...

This is really a bummer.

"We can't compare with those noble children, but that doesn't matter. As long as the result is good, that's all that matters."

Jiang Chaosheng was quite open-minded.

He believed that Gu Yanqing thought the same.

Anyway, those nobles always have ways to get promoted and make money, so why not take more money from them?

The fame they gained was ultimately illusory, but the people and refugees in the outer city could truly benefit this time.

that's enough.

Prime Minister Gu never acted for himself; in his heart, there were only the people.

This……

This is the person Jiang Chaosheng wants to follow all his life! So great!

Hearing Jiang Chaosheng's words, Shen Guiyuan on the side secretly curled his lips, but the next moment, he still raised a smile: "Brother Jiang, you are right! Temporary lag is actually nothing. Prime Minister Gu has a broad mind and cares about the people. We should be like him."

"Well, although we don't have much money this time, we can still contribute. I will return to the academy later to discuss tomorrow's plan with my classmates."

Jiang Chaosheng was full of confidence at this time. He believed that as long as he worked hard, Prime Minister Gu would definitely see it.

Seeing Jiang Chaosheng, Shen Guiyuan's eyes were complicated as if he had been injected with chicken blood.

This guy really wants to follow Gu Yanqing wholeheartedly!

In fact, Shen Guiyuan likes Jiang Chaosheng's frankness and authenticity very much.

It’s a pity that they have never been the same kind of people.

"I don't have any acquaintances in the capital, Brother Jiang, how about we act together tomorrow?" Shen Guiyuan suddenly asked Jiang Chaosheng.

"of course can!"

Jiang Chaosheng stretched out his big hand and patted Shen Guiyuan on the shoulder.

Although Jiang Jiang told him to be careful of Shen Guiyuan, Jiang Chaosheng has not noticed anything abnormal about Shen Guiyuan so far.

You can still try to get along with this friend.

Of course, if Jiang Chaosheng finds out that something is wrong with him in the future, he will definitely not show any mercy.

Be tolerant when it is time to be tolerant.

Be ruthless when necessary.

This is also what Jiang Chaosheng learned from Gu Yanqing.

As a die-hard fan of Gu Yanqing, Jiang Chaosheng had been asking around and collecting all the stories about Gu Yanqing when he was in the academy.

What about Gu Xiang investigating a major case alone, Gu Xiang beheading corrupt officials in the street...

If Jiang Chaosheng changed his career to become a storyteller, he could immediately tell you the "Legend of Gu Xiang"!