Such a lively scene, naturally Zhongli is indispensable, even if he didn't get the invitation, he had to come to Jiangyue Tower with a shy face to join in the fun, fortunately, he was next to Gu Qinghuan in advance, and he entered the wedding banquet with him, not only that, Zhongli also brought a female dependent.

Before the banquet, seeing the people he brought, Gu Qinghuan was puzzled and resistant, and was surprised for a long time at the girl who was dressed in a chic and slim way and didn't say a word: "Fusu?"

Zhongli said lightly: "Oh, let me introduce, this is my fiancée. ”

Gu Qinghuan almost smashed the gift box he had just received in his hand into his face, "What? My high priest, what are you playing? My sister is here, you are ...... blatantly like this"

Before he finished speaking, Fu Su had already captured the key point in his words, and without waiting for any of them to be introduced, she smiled, and ran directly into Jiang Yue Tower with her skirt up, accurately capturing Gu Qingning's figure among the full guests.

The two of them also hurriedly went in, and when they saw that Fusu had already met Gu Qingning, they looked at each other and smiled, without words, they walked side by side, and Fusu obediently accompanied Gu Qingning as before.

Gu Qinghuan was still a little inexplicable, turned to look at Zhong Li, Zhong Li spread his hand, shook his fan and said, "What can I do?" ”

Gu Qinghuan grabbed him and asked solemnly, "You don't really want to marry her, do you?" After all, it's a marriage contract made by the family......

Zhongli laughed dryly, "You're thinking too much. ”

He couldn't help but ask, "What about my sister? Will you marry my sister?"

Gu Qinghuan looked extremely serious again, and he looked like he was forced to get married, as if he was afraid that Gu Qingning would suffer a loss. Zhongli felt more and more amused when he saw him like this, and pointed at Gu Qingning and Fusu who were walking arm in hand in front of him with a fan, and hooked the corners of his lips meaninglessly: "Do you think there is anything else to do with me?" ”

Gu Qinghuan only felt that his brain was buzzing, very chaotic, and he couldn't figure it out, he brushed his hand and said, "Forget it, it's too messy, I won't ask here again, anyway, none of you are my sister's opponents, what do I care?"

Zhong Li lifted the corner of his eye, seeing that he could still talk and laugh as usual, but he thought it was funny, grabbed his left arm, lifted the sleeve of his official uniform and glanced at it, and said: "Ah, my Lord Shangshu, can you really do something to yourself? ”

Gu Qinghuan hurriedly withdrew his arm, wrapped his sleeves, covered up the shocking scar, hid all the heavy emotions in his eyes, concealed no trace, and did as usual, just like these days, he was a new official, and he never had any cowardice in dealing with the most difficult group of people in the officialdom in the official department.

Maybe this is growth, put those pains aside, so that he can be invincible and no longer have a weak side.

At this moment, he can still say casually: "It's nothing, I just can't think about it for a while, do you think I'm not all right now? ”

"Okay, okay, it's good that you can let go. ”

The two walked up the stairs, Zhongli looked upstairs, pointed to another place, and asked, "I heard that their wedding is only a few days away, and your whole family will be there then, right?"

Sure enough, Zhongli is Zhongli, and he has a pair of eyes that pierce everything.

Gu Qinghuan raised his head and looked at the couple standing upstairs, Yang Rongan and Jiang Xiange, their faces did not change, they still smiled, and said in a sincere tone: "Xian Song is my family, Rong An is my friend and colleague, on their wedding day, I will choose the best gift for them, write the best message, and ensure that they have the most perfect wedding banquet......"

Zhongli listened, knocked the folding fan in the palm of his hand, and concluded: "So...... You're not going to attend?"

Gu Qinghuan retracted his gaze and looked straight ahead, his face changed sharply, not resentment or anger, but an almost stubborn firmness: "No, I will never attend." ”

He was dressed in a second-grade official uniform, walking all the way, there were officials to greet him, or greet each other, Gu Qinghuan had a smile on his face, he was comfortable with these entertainments, the atmosphere was not new, as if he had the momentum of a big official, and he was very accurate in positioning his position, which is what most young officials lacked.

Maybe this is a family talent, the talent of the Gu family is to be an official.

On the stairs on the third floor, Gu Qinghuan met several officials of the Ministry of Rites, they finished saluting him, because they were close before, they also warmly invited him to drink together, saying that there were a few jars of wine in the private room, Gu Qinghuan excused himself, and he was injured, he didn't plan to dip a drop of wine today, and politely pushed and pulled a few handfuls with them, and they didn't want to be entangled.

But on the stairs where people came and went, Gu Qinghuan was happy with them, and when he was careless, when he made a mistake, he accidentally leaned back, his feet suddenly stepped on the air, they couldn't pull it, his body fell backwards weightlessly, and he screamed.

His body spun in the air, and he was about to roll down the stairs, his waist suddenly had a support, his back was grabbed, and then the sky swirled, and he only felt as if he had flown in the air, and his feet had touched the ground in a panic.

His heart was beating so fast, and in the midst of the lightning, the world was turned upside down, who was he, what was he doing, was he still alive, and why was there no pain in his life?

Gu Qinghuan opened his eyes and found that he had not fallen down the stairs, but had been caught, with two slender and powerful arms around his waist and back surrounding him.

After the fainting, he saw clearly that he was in the arms of a girl.

The first thing that came into the event was a pair of aura eyes, which seemed to be very indifferent, like a layer of ice, which made people chill, but then looked, there seemed to be a dancing light wave under the ice surface, crystal bright and warm.

It seems to be smiling but not smiling, the lips are slightly raised, as if showing off and like contempt, and even the slightly raised eyebrows have an aggressive arrogance like a sword.

He looked at her in astonishment, he was in a daze, and the strength of his waist suddenly disappeared, she not only let go of him, but also pushed him back, and he came back to his senses, fortunately, he hit a person by mistake, otherwise he would fall again.

This......

He was stunned for a moment, looking at the woman in purple who looked at him with disgust, he could see that this was a rich daughter, but this rough style and fierce momentum were really unbearable for him.

"Luoke, it's not easy to save people, do you hold it and push it out like words? What should I do if I knock down my big brother?"

The person who was bumped into by him just now spoke, Gu Qinghuan turned around when he heard the sound, and when he saw the person in the distance, he felt familiar, and took a step back, "He Shi'an?"

The handsome man also recognized him, and then looked at his official uniform, his face changed slightly, and he hurriedly stepped back and bowed his head: "Yes, my lord, it's right here." ”

Gu Qinghuan was deeply surprised when he saw his deferential appearance, and still remembered that more than a year ago, He Shi'an, who was coaxing and insulting his sister on the street and was beaten by him, that gentleman, has now become such a serious appearance?

Or is the official uniform on his body too deterrent? So that the two sides of the confrontation at the beginning are now in a situation opposite each other?

Looking at the woman who saved him, she was also familiar, and he remembered that this was He Shi'an's sister, Miss Qianjin of the Hussar General's Mansion, when he and his father came to apologize, she made him very embarrassed.

At this moment, she was still that arrogant and arrogant look, Gu Qinghuan saw her expression and was sure that it was not her official uniform that played a role in making He Shi'an better, because He Luoke still disdained him, made blue eyes, and mocked: "Are you men so weak and can't help it?"

This woman ......

Gu Qinghuan didn't want to care about anything, so he bowed and said to her, "Thank you, Miss." ”

He Luoke saw his impatience, and waved his arms back: "If you don't want to say thank you, don't say it, who doesn't know how to thank you?"

He Shi'an hurriedly said: "Luoke, don't be rude!"

He stepped forward to apologize to Gu Qinghuan: "The little sister is young and rude and willful, please don't be surprised by the adults." ”

Gu Qinghuan looked at the brother and sister, waved his hand and said, "That's it, I won't meet her in general, it's just a little girl, and she has a ...... without a heart."

"Who has no heart? You have no heart! Your whole family has no heart!" Misinterpret it, just misinterpret it, and take it for granted, indignant, as if he really said something extraordinary.

It was a casual reconciling statement, who wanted to provoke such a big reaction from her, Gu Qinghuan was really angry, it was like being punched a few times in the heart, and he couldn't spit out a mouthful of old blood and couldn't swallow it, and Xiucai was better than a soldier.

Zhongli had seen enough of the show on the side, and when he saw this posture, he was afraid that he would be angry, so he came to pull him away, and he didn't want to deal with the two brothers and sisters anymore, so he brushed his sleeves and left.

Gu Qinghuan helped entertain the guests, and did not drink, but then there were fewer things, and it was all borne by Zhongli, he ended up relaxed, and found a quiet private room to sit and drink tea, waiting for the end of tonight.

Someone knocked on the door, he thought it was Zhongli or his family, and let people in, and when he raised his eyes, it was He Luoke who had just messed with him.

She buried her head in her hands and wrung her hands, no longer in her previous domineering appearance, obviously deliberately pretending to be obedient, and approaching him with small steps.

As soon as he saw her, Gu Qinghuan subconsciously shrank back and asked, "He, what does Miss He have to do?"

She first stuffed her head and didn't speak, if there was a tangle, she walked in front of him, buried her head lower, raised the tray in her hand, and blocked half of her face, only to see a natural red lip behind the carved willow plate containing the white jade wine cup. ”

As soon as these words came out of her mouth, inexplicably, Gu Qinghuan instantly became even more at a loss, and didn't know how to deal with it, "Why......?

She immediately raised her head, put down the tray, her eyes returned to their bright brilliance, and she suddenly lost her careful restraint, and said happily: "Well, it's you who said it yourself, since you don't care about it, then you are not allowed to embarrass my brother in the official office in the future! I am kind to you, you have to take care of him!"

Gu Qinghuan said blankly: "What?"

Later, after listening to her explanation, he understood, it turned out that this He Shi'an was a jinshi last year, but because of the last rank, his father Hussar General did not move around for him, so he has only been waiting for the alternate officer, even if he is on the turn, it is not a good errand.

As soon as she inquired, she knew that Gu Qinghuan was the new official secretary and her brother's future superior, why did she think about it, she felt that she had been a little reckless to Gu Qinghuan before, and they had personal grudges in the past, so she was afraid that Gu Qinghuan's personal vendetta in the future would not make He Shi'an feel better, so she swallowed her anger and lowered her proud head to apologize.

The eldest lady who seems to be high in the eyes of no one, has no poetry or books, does not pay attention to etiquette, behaves arrogantly, and can simply bow her head when she should bow her head without thinking, which makes people really don't understand whether she is naïve and reckless, or completely transparent.

Gu Qinghuan smiled lightly and said to her: "Miss He, don't worry, I am not a narrow-minded person, my past grievances with your brother have long been written off, I will not care anymore, in the future, when your brother enters the officialdom, as my subordinate, I will treat everyone equally and fairly, without bias." ”

He Luoke didn't expect him to be so open-minded, but he felt a little abrupt, he was embarrassed, scratched his sideburns, pretended to smile perversely, and said, "Okay, my lord, you really have a lot of adults." As he spoke, he neatly placed the wine glass and poured the wine, and pushed a glass of wine in front of him: "I salute you as a man, have a drink!"

Looking at her heroic and straightforward appearance, Gu Qinghuan felt that the people in the General's Mansion were really unusual, and what made him wonder was that the two brothers and sisters were simply very different. Glancing at the wine in front of him, he was about to habitually refuse, after all, he couldn't get drunk if he wasn't in good health.

However, sensing that there seemed to be anticipation in her eyes, thinking that perhaps in the eyes of this simple-minded girl, drinking this glass of wine was a sign of reconciliation, he hesitated, and finally raised his glass without saying a word, touched her, and drank the mellow in the cup.

When the wine entered the throat, the body felt a little warm, and a few traces of sweetness remained on the tip of the tongue, a familiar taste.

He suddenly felt that something was wrong, and when he spoke again, his voice was a little hoarse, and he pointed to the flask and asked, "What kind of wine is this?"

She didn't notice anything abnormal, and replied briskly: "This is Jiang Yuelou's refined sweet pear wine, it's hard to drink at this time, I specially want to come ......"

As he spoke, he finally saw the sudden change in his complexion, and He Luoke couldn't laugh: "What's wrong, what's wrong?"

Gu Qinghuan's face quickly turned red, the tendons in his throat protruded, he became weak and weak, and said with difficulty: "...... I'm allergic to pears and can't drink pear wine...... Drinking it is equivalent to ...... Drink poison ......"

"Huh?" He Luoke was frightened by his appearance, and knocked over the wine glass in a panic, "What should I do then? How do you feel now? I'll call the doctor right away! You wait!"

Gu Qinghuan was out of breath, clutching his chest in pain, almost prostrate on the ground.

Without saying a word, she was about to get up and run, but she heard him hiss like a knife and saw from his throat with all his might: "Don't!"

He grabbed her arm to stop her, and in an instant, all the strength of his body was transferred to this hand, He Luoke's back shrugged, and he was even more stunned, and for the first time he felt a sudden shock from the bottom of his heart.

She turned around and helped him, but he didn't let go, but grabbed it tighter, stared at her and said, "Don't be quiet...... Can't let them know...... Can't let her know ......"

His breath was faint and his voice was hoarse, she heard it clearly, she was completely panicked, although she was puzzled, she hurriedly comforted: "Okay, okay, I won't say it, I won't make a noise, I will listen to your ......"

Gu Qinghuan calmed down a little, relaxed, and saw that there were tears in her eyes, and she could imagine how far she looked: "Well, you listen to me...... Don't be afraid, I shouldn't be able to die...... It's just that I can't let people outside know that something happened to me right now. I can still go, I'll go downstairs by myself later, go out from the back door of Jiangyue Tower, you hurry to the front door and drive a carriage to pick me up and take me to the hospital...... You remember, you can't let a third person know......"

She still couldn't help but ask, "Why?"

Why? Because you can't destroy this important night in Jiang Yuelou? You can't make your family worry about you? Or are you afraid of being teased by your colleagues?

Perhaps, neither.

For him, there is always only one reason, that is, Jiang Xian Ge.

This time he didn't want her to know that the old thing was repeating itself, and he was sensitive enough to fear that she would think she was deliberately trying to win her sympathy.

This time, he didn't want her sympathy, and he didn't ask for her warmth......

In his heart, he would not say it to anyone, but replied to her: "Do you want others to know that you have harmed the second-rank members of the dynasty like this? Who do you think will believe that you are unintentional?"

He was already a little confused, and unconsciously said something heavier, which stimulated her, and she endured it for the time being, and did what he said.

This time, I only drank a small glass, and I could barely hold on. Gu Qinghuan pretended to be a little drunk, walked out with a wine jug, avoided people who knew him, supported his body, and went to the backyard of Jiangyue Tower, completely relying on his familiarity with Jiangyue Tower, and walked out of here, leaving the place where silk and bamboo are staggered, and being alone outside the back door of Jiangyue Tower.

When there was no one beside him, he could no longer support it, the wine jug in his hand fell to the ground, cracked, the white jade was like the night moon, scattered to the ground, and the sound of horses' hooves was approaching in his ears, he finally let himself go, lost the remaining strength and sanity, and fell forward......

Instead of falling on the cold and hard stone road, but into a soft embrace, before falling into a coma and closing his eyes, in the hazy vision, a pair of smart eyes can be vaguely seen, full of real concern, flashing with clear tears, like the reflection of the bright moon in the autumn water......