Farming and reading family

Xu Boyan didn't expect that Prince Bin and Jin Ruyi were both here, and he rushed in like this.

"Oh." Xu Boyan responded quickly. "The Tao family member in the cell died. There's something wrong with the records I made earlier."

Prince Bin was a little skeptical. He thought that for such a small matter, he could just send someone over. Why did he have to come here in such a hurry?

"Master Xu, please wait a moment. I will ask the person who is taking the statement to come over." Gao E saw that Prince Bin did not believe her.

"Please take me there, Madam Chen." Xu Boyan said directly.

"Okay." Gao E nodded. "Ruyi, please entertain Mr. Wang."

Jin Ruyi nodded. She felt that Xu Boyan came to talk about Ye Linchuan being taken in by the eldest princess.

Gao E took Xu Boyan out.

Prince Bin approached Jin Ruyi with a gossipy look on his face: "Master Xu and Madam Chen are very familiar with each other?"

"There are always people looking for things to do with the Chen family. I know them." Jin Ruyi didn't dare to say that Gao E and Xu Boyan were very familiar with each other.

"Oh——" Prince Bin still believed in Jin Ruyi.

Gao E and Xu Boyan went outside and started chatting in low voices when they saw that there was no one around.

"Has Jin told you about Ye Linchuan?" Xu Boyan asked directly.

"Yeah." Gao E nodded.

"It's me who said it." Xu Boyan didn't care.

"You know their relationship very well." Gao E knew that Xu Boyan was not a good person, but it depends on what he is willing to do.

"It's not easy to be the eldest princess's lover." Xu Boyan glanced at Gao E.

Gao E really didn't understand this: "How do you say that?"

"The eldest princess grew up in the center of power and likes power. Men are nothing but playthings to her." Xu Boyan sneered.

Gao E thought for a moment: "Not just anyone can be the eldest princess's plaything. What else could be the reason?"

How could Xu Boyan say that the princess had originally taken a fancy to him? He dragged Ye Linchuan to block the knife: "Well... Regarding the Zhao family's affairs, we need to divert the princess's attention and delay the time."

Gao E heard Xu Boyan say this and thought about Que'er's memory recovery: "Have you changed your plan again?"

"By the way, what's going on with Que'er?" Xu Boyan came mainly for this matter.

Que'er had been hiding behind Zheng Xiaoshun yesterday, otherwise she would have been recognized by Bin Wang and the others.

"You know her situation. There were so many outsiders here yesterday that she was scared." Gao E said helplessly.

Xu Boyan stared at Gao E.

"What? You don't believe it?" Gao E met Xu Boyan's eyes.

Xu Boyan really didn't believe it. He suspected that Que'er had recovered her memory.

He smiled and said, "I believe what you say."

"Ha!" Gao E didn't believe what he said.

"Okay, I'm here for these two things." Xu Boya looked ahead. "Now that the princess has a new favorite and Miss Qiu is injured, there's no rush. We can just let things take their own course."

Gao E complained inwardly: What a good way to let things take their course.

"Then I'll go back first." Xu Boyan said and jumped on the horse.

Gao E watched Xu Boyan leave, thought for a while, and then turned around and went home.

There wasn't much she could change about the current situation, but she had done what she could.

There was a lot of kudzu rice in the village, and Gao E told everyone that it was edible. However, they tried it themselves and found it neither fragrant nor filling, and was not as good as pumpkin.

Gao E was not surprised by this result. For people who are hungry, starch and fat are more important than delicacies from land and sea.

A lot of kudzu rice was caught in a day, and the place prepared by Gao E was full of it for drying.

In the evening, there was an extra portion of Gexian rice on the Chen family’s table. Prince Bin knew the story behind Gexian rice and exclaimed that it was a good thing and asked to take more with him when he left.

Jin Ruyi lowered her eyes, thinking that Prince Bin was definitely going to leave.

Ye Linchuan got up late today. When he got up, Jin Ruyi had already left Yueyuan. He just took a stroll to Qiu Zhen's place, which caused Qiu Zhen to ridicule him, but she didn't dare to do anything to Ye Linchuan.

This made Ye Linchuan very proud. He thought that once he won over the eldest princess, Qiu Zhen would also treat him with great respect.

Xu Boyan didn't know what Ye Linchuan wanted to talk to him about, so he went over anyway.

As soon as he saw Ye Linchuan, Ye Linchuan immediately pulled him aside.

"What's wrong, Brother Ye?" Xu Boyan saw that he was so nervous.

Ye Linchuan lowered his voice and asked quietly, "Does Master Xu have any medicine for that?"

"What kind of medicine is that?" Xu Boyan suddenly realized, "Master Ye, you..." He looked at Ye Linchuan.

"Mr. Xu, I will always remember your help." Ye Linchuan was not polite.

He always thought he was pretty capable and could be on par with Qiu Zhen. He thought the eldest princess was too old and wouldn't be that good, but he ended up being beaten up in one night.

But the eldest princess has three favorites who are eyeing her covetously, and he can't lose to that kind of pretty boy.

"Don't worry, Brother Ye. I'll buy it for you right away." Xu Boyan agreed and left.

That night, Ye Linchuan was favored once again, and the noise startled some scholars who put their ears to the windows to listen.

A lot of people came here in the past two days. Some of them were not literati, but they heard that He County was going to hold a grand gathering of scholars and came here specifically to join in the fun.

It was already dark when Chen Ke arrived in He County. The city gate of He County was closed, and he stood outside the gate in confusion.

"Mr. Chen, you don't plan to let us spend the night outside the city, right?" Ji Qiuniang lifted the curtain and saw that Chen Ke and his carriage had stopped.

Yao Shengzhi, Yun Ya and Yuan Sitong got off the carriage to stretch their bodies.

Chen Ke only invited these three people during this trip, and Ji Qiuniang unexpectedly came along.

"Stop complaining." Yao Shengzhi looked at the carriage behind him. "You are much more comfortable in your own carriage than us."

Ji Qiuniang was not among those invited by Chen Ke. When Chen Ke went to invite Yao Shengzhi, Ji Qiuniang happened to be there and suggested that they come together. Chen Ke couldn't refuse, so he took Ji Qiuniang with him.

Ji Qiuniang became quite famous later on, but she was a woman, which made Chen Ke feel a little uneasy.

As for Yun Ya and Yuan Sitong, neither of them pursued a career in officialdom, but their poems were widely circulated and their fame surpassed that of today's famous literati.

"I'm so sorry." Chen Ke bowed. "If you don't mind, you can stay at my house for one night."

"It's okay, it's okay, we often sleep in the open air." Yuan Sitong said with a smile.

Several people got on the carriage and went to Batou Village together.

Chen Ke felt a little uneasy. He had been away for almost half a year and had no idea how his family was doing.

Gao E is confirming that the cowhide tent will enter Qingtan Gorge tomorrow. As long as the arrangements are made, people can move in the day after tomorrow.

Jin Ruyi didn't expect Gao E to have prepared so much: "What if... I mean what if." Jin Ruyi emphasized, "What if Chen Ke can't come back?"

"Everyone is here and things are ready. As long as Mr. Du comes back, the gathering will be held." Gao E said directly.

"What kind of accident happened to Du Weiqing that prevented him from coming back?" Jin Ruyi looked at Gao E.

"That has to be done." Gao E said with certainty.

The longer Chen Ke and Du Weiqing didn't come back, the more she wanted to hold a grand ceremony. If that didn't work, she would find a way to let Prince Bin preside over it.