After eating the last piece of honey fat mutton, Gu Zhirong smacked his mouth, sat on the mahogany Wanshou armchair with satisfaction, took the greasy Mingqian Longjing tea soaked in green water, and took a sip.

The food brought in from the waterway this evening was very rich, including honey-glazed fat sheep, braised lion's head, and golden silk finches...... It's all about what I love to eat. There was also a cup of clear fish soup in the warm pot, and when I took it out, it was still hot, and it didn't spill out at all.

Unexpectedly, after only three years of getting along, that little monk actually remembered what he liked to eat so clearly, he was really a careful and considerate little brother. Thinking of this, Gu Zhirong felt a burst of warmth in his heart.

There is a saying that when you think of someone, your heart feels warm, and that person is your friend in this life.

She thought that Jingkong would be her good friend and brother in this life and this life.

The green water receded, and together with Mingyue and the others, they wrapped up the uneaten food, chilled it and stored it so that it would not spoil.

"Send the tea to the backyard under the grape trellises, where I will rest. Gu Zhirong stood up and commanded.

She came to the backyard, lay down on a wisteria chair, covered her face with a silk handkerchief, and as soon as she closed her eyes, she heard a sound of footsteps coming from far and near.

Gu Zhirong's hearing is extremely smart, the maids in the room have their own way of walking, and the footsteps they make are different, she was puzzled, and said loudly: "Is it a snow goose?"

"Miss, it's me. A girl who was about fourteen or fifteen years old walked over, picked up the celadon teapot, touched the wall of the pot with his hand, and poured tea for her very carefully.

Gu Zhirong propped up half of his body and looked at the snow goose seriously.

This girl ring is very beautiful, pure black eyes, the corners of the eyes are slightly raised, it is a standard Danfeng eye, a cherry mouth, and the whole face is exquisite.

Such a face, whether it is placed next to the old lady or by his own side, looks a little pity. If you put it in the young master's room, you will be promoted to an aunt without exception.

Gu Zhirong suddenly felt strange, why did the old lady have to stuff such an incomparably beautiful girl into her house? At that time, there was no shortage of second-class girl rings in her room, and although this snow goose was the girl ring in her house, the moon silver was received from the old lady. On the surface, it seems that the old lady is particularly pampered by herself, so she assigns an extra ring to herself, but in fact, is this really the case?

The old lady doesn't pamper herself, this is a well-known thing in the whole house, and sending this girl over is not so much to pamper herself, but to send her to spy on herself. Gu Zhirong suddenly thought of the handsome eldest son, the elegant second young master, and the fourth prince who was carved in pink and jade, and then gradually understood, it turned out to be ...... That's what happened.

If a girl ring is beautiful, she will naturally have the capital of the upper position, but the current situation is for Liu Yunyuan, since it is in the limelight, Gu Zhirong doesn't want to make any more demons because of a girl ring.

"Snow Goose, today I specially asked you to bring your favorite sauce crispy lotus root from outside, is it delicious?" Gu Zhirong straightened up, picked up the teacup, his eyes fell on her, and asked unhurriedly.

Xue Yan glanced at Gu Zhirong, immediately lowered her head, and said with some trepidation: "It's delicious, actually...... The young lady doesn't have to remember what the slave likes or something. ”

"Not specially, but as far as I am concerned, since you are the maid in my yard, you should be treated as an equal like everyone else. Gu Zhirong said slowly.

Xue Yan raised her head violently and looked at Gu Zhirong, her eyes were full of surprise, surprise, and disbelief...... Finally, he slowly lowered his head and whispered, "Thank you, Miss." ”

Gu Zhirong looked at Xue Yan, she knew that the girl ring in front of her was a smart person, and she preferred to speak more clearly.

"Snow geese. Gu Zhirong said in a deep voice, "Since you are a person in my house, you should know who I am, I will not use someone I don't trust, and the person I want to use will never be allowed to betray me." The old lady transferred you to my room, and I must know the twists and turns in my heart, and I don't want to break it. Do you want to stay here, or go somewhere else, and let me know after you think about it, and I won't embarrass you. ”

Xue Yan's body trembled suddenly, she didn't expect Gu Zhirong to see so clearly, and those big black and white eyes could penetrate people's hearts. Surprised, she also felt relieved, wasn't she waiting for this day? Waiting for Gu Zhirong's words, only after picking out the words clearly, could she completely follow Miss Five.

Xue Yan slowly knelt down and said calmly: "Fifth Miss, the slave maid has already been chosen. ”

Gu Zhirong's sharp eyes stared at her, and finally, a smile bloomed on his lips: "You can step aside." ”

Snow Goose nodded in response, stood up, and stepped back. When she was dozens of steps away, Gu Zhirong stopped her.

"Yesterday, Cai's mother brought someone to copy things, and you did a good job. Gu Zhirong looked at her, with a smile at the corners of her eyebrows and eyes, a smile of trust.

Xue Yan still looked very calm: "Miss, in fact, the slave maid didn't do anything. ”

Gu Zhirong's eyebrows and eyes were more curved. Yes, if you don't do anything, that's the most loyal, everyone in the mansion thinks that all the property of the Su family has been handed over to the old lady, and it is the old lady who has dominated all the land. In fact, no one knows that in fact, the most important pillar of Su's abundant fields is the income of Jiangnan Caoyun.

In this era, the transportation of water had not yet formed a system and was not included in the establishment of the government, and the government still rented the ships of the big merchants and made an agreement with the merchants in the south of the Yangtze River to provide manpower and material resources to transport about six or seven million stone of grain every year to the needs of the nobles, officials and troops in the Guanzhong area. Among them, Su Yihu's father Su Yihu is a big businessman in the south of the Yangtze River, and he earns a lot of money every year from Caoyun, of course, the risk is also extremely high.

In response to the risks, the government has also signed a guarantee agreement with the merchants, so that the merchants will do their best, and the government has also avoided many risks.

The Su family inherited all of Su Yihu's property, and of course Cao Yun was no exception. However, since Caoyun is headquartered in Jiangnan, the old lady did not know that this huge additional income was so huge. Since Gu Zhirong is the new owner of Jiangnan Caoyun, every few months, there will be account books sent to Xuanji Temple for her to consult. And since she entered the palace, she has occasionally come back with a few account books, and of course, the hiding place is extremely hidden.

Out of temptation, Gu Zhirong also deliberately left one or two account books for Xue Yan to see. She just wanted to see what choice this person who was guarded against by the old lady for fear of seducing her bad grandchildren would make.

When Cai's mother rushed into Liuyun Courtyard with someone, she also wondered if Xue Yan had told the secret, but Cai's mother was busy for a long time, but she couldn't find anything, so she understood Xue Yan's choice.

She wasn't wrong.