Chapter 8: The Heart
Old lady Gu gave birth to six sons and three daughters, and there were four sons and two daughters who survived. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
The big room, the second room, and the fourth room are the concubines, and the third rooms are the concubines.
Two daughters, one was born to the old lady, and the other was a brother and sister with Master Gu San, both of whom were born to Aunt Zhu.
Aunt Zhu is the longest-living of all the aunts, and died suddenly at the beginning of last year, and died peacefully.
The old lady is old, her children and grandchildren are extended, and she is about to add grandchildren, and after Aunt Zhu dies, there will be no more people around her.
The old lady looked solemn, it was difficult to please, and he was especially strict with Gu She, far more strict than others, and sometimes even picky, picking bones in eggs.
In the past, Minglan always thought that the old lady was partial to the big house, and all the good things were close to the eldest uncle, and there was no father's share.
As far as taking the inkstone is concerned, Gu Shi also likes it very much, if Master Gu and Gu Shi go to ask for it together, there is absolutely no Gu Shi's share.
Minglan always felt that his father was ten times stronger than his uncle, and the old lady didn't care about his father, but he felt that his uncle was too blind.
Minglan and Mu complained, Mu said that Gu Shi is the second, in ordinary people's families, the eldest is the eldest son, shouldering heavy responsibilities, the eldest is the youngest child, the mother holds it in the palm of her hand, and the middle one is not favored, plus the old lady has some dystocia when she gives birth to Gu She, and there are generally few second children who have difficult births, and it is generally difficult to give birth to the first child.
Not to mention that there is something to say, if there are too many children, it will be like a hen laying eggs.
After Gu Shi was born, the old lady raised her body and had no energy to take care of her, so she was mostly taken care of by the nurse, and later when she got better, she was pregnant with the fourth master, so she had no energy to take care of him.
Compared with Master Gu and Master Gu Si, Gu Shi obviously lacks love, and longs for the love of the old lady and the old lady, so he works extra hard in everything he does.
It's just that he overworked and robbed Master Gu's light.
The old lady was very embarrassed, and half-clearly and half-tactfully told Gu Shi that he was born at the wrong time, he was the second son, and he couldn't break the rules handed down by his ancestors.
Gu Shi knew that the title was hopeless, he actually didn't think about fighting for the title at all, he just hoped that his father could teach him more, that's all, but he didn't expect that his diligence and hard work were not exchanged for appreciation and comfort, in exchange for his brother's suspicion and father's embarrassment.
didn't think about it for a while, and walked a dead end, so Gu Shi secretly went to the army with his baggage.
He was only fifteen years old at the time, and he was young and frivolous
As soon as he left, it didn't take long for the earldom to disappear.
He stayed in the army for three years and made great achievements before he helped Bofu restore his title.
Minglan felt that it would be unreasonable if the title was inherited by the eldest uncle in the end, but the old lady had always been uncertain about the heir, and it was obvious that he was still facing the big house.
But she didn't expect that the old lady had an accident on the way out of Beijing on a business trip, and he didn't make a will, so it was logical that the old man would inherit the title.
Everyone thinks so.
Just in front of the old lady's mourning hall, when the eldest man was about to take over the uncle's mansion, the old lady's best friend came to worship with a letter, which was the old lady's will before his death.
He passed on the title of earl to Gu She, but the property of the prince did not have Gu She's share.
The will was written two years ago, and the old lady is getting older, and she is always worried that she won't be able to open her eyes one day.
At that time, Master Gu accused Gu of fraud, and there was no will at all.
The old lady's bones were not cold, and the two brothers almost turned against each other, and the brothers were against the wall.
However, the will was written by the old lady herself, and it was also stamped with the seal of Jing Ningbo and his private seal, so there was no possibility of fraud.
If it's really fake, he will give him most of his family property, and he won't have any share?
At this time, Minglan knew that the old lady was good to the eldest master because of guilt, and he was strict with Gu Shi because he had to be entrusted with important tasks.
However, she knew too late, and the old lady closed her eyes at that time.
That's a few months away.
Looking at those satins, Minglan thought that the old lady had been with the old lady all her life, and the pillow people for decades knew how much the old lady thought, so she was particularly concerned about her father and heirs.
If the father inherits the title of earl, but has no children, he will have to succeed in the future.
Duanyan scholars like it, she uses some violent things, the old lady gives it to her, and nine times out of ten she will give it to her father.
However, Minglan didn't have this idea.
His father is generous, and he wants to inherit the Bofu and glorify the lintel, but on the other hand, he doesn't want to be sorry for his eldest brother and is in a contradiction.
The old lady gave most of all the family property in the princess to the long house, and the long house was not enough, so he wanted to fight for the title.
But Gu Shi didn't say a word to share a little bit of family property, at that time the eldest lady knew that the old lady had two shops handed over to Gu She, in fact, it was given to him, and the eldest lady asked him to hand it over, so he gave it, and it can almost be said that except for the sacrificial field and the Bofu mansion, Gu Shen really didn't have any family property at all.
Looking back, Master Gu wants Duan Yan to find an errand, and Gu Shi will definitely give Duan Yan to him.
gave it to Gu She, which is almost equivalent to giving it to the eldest master.
Minglan wouldn't be so stupid.
Uncle helped her so much, she wanted to give this square inkstone to her cousin.
After seeing Mu and Gu She, the people Minglan wants to see most now are his uncle Mu Yanghou and his cousin Mu Li.
After kneeling for two days, Minglan was really tired, she couldn't bear it, and her eyelids were fighting as if they were glued together.
Bizhu fetched hot water and waited for Minglan to wash, it stands to reason that she wants to take a good bath, but her knee is broken, and it is not suitable to soak in water, so she can only settle it.
I wiped my body, changed my clothes, and washed my face afterwards.
She took her face out of the warm water and wiped it with a gauze towel, Bizhu was ecstatic, pointed to Minglan's forehead and said, "Birthmark!
Before Minglan could react, Bizhu called Sydney and said, "Hurry up and bring the bronze mirror!"
Sydney hurriedly took the bronze mirror from the dresser and handed it to Minglan.
In the bronze mirror, a delicate face, with bright eyes and bright teeth, lips that are not dotted but red, eyebrows that are not painted but green, and a flame at the center of the eyebrows on the bridge of the nose is dazzling.
That's not the flame forehead makeup she painted, it's a birthmark!
The birthmark on her arm ran to her forehead!
Minglan happily hugged the bronze mirror and did not let go, although she also had a birthmark, but she always envied her great-grandmother who grew in the heart of her forehead, and the painting was not naturally good-looking, if she sweated, she would also make her forehead makeup, not to mention beautiful, it would make people laugh, it was cold and good, especially in summer.
Minglan was happy, Bizhu looked at it and said, "It's the birthmark on the girl's wrist, yes, how did it run to the forehead, but I saved the red tassel and painted your forehead makeup." ”
Red tassel and Bizhu are both Minglan's big girls.
When she was pulling with Gu Yulan by the lake before, causing Aunt Fang to fall into the water and cause fetal gas, it was Hongying who followed her to serve.
She, the master, has been punished for kneeling in the Buddha Hall for three days, not to mention that she, a maid, failed to stop her, and failed to fulfill her duties as a maid.
The old lady beat her thirty boards, and she is still recuperating in the house.
Minglan was in a mess in her heart, and she didn't think of her at all, but she didn't have a good impression of Hongying.