On the carriage back home, Doudou didn't make any faces to Yuan Xiang, and still talked and laughed with her, as if nothing had happened today. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Yuan Xiang knew very well in his heart that Yuan'er was really angry.

Or it can't be said to be angry, but to do what he says, and from now on, he really doesn't care about himself and Gongsun Mo's affairs.

She was sad in her heart, but she couldn't do anything about it.

But she also knows that not everything in the world can be solved with the help of others.

What's more, Yuan'er is only twelve years old, and she has done too much for herself, and she is a little ashamed to think about it.

She really couldn't afford to delay any longer.

Yuan Xiang estimated the time, and most of his father had already returned home from the yamen at this hour.

She made up her mind to go straight to the outer study as soon as she returned home.

The carriage went unimpeded, and they soon returned to the Jingnan Hou Mansion.

The two sisters got out of the carriage, but they were very surprised to see the big girl Lilac beside Gu Chao at the corner gate, and they had obviously been waiting for a long time.

"The slave has seen two girls. "The lilac ceremony is thoughtful and very courteous.

Doudou knew that this must be her mother looking for her sister, so she smiled directly: "Since Sister Lilac is here to find her sister, then I will retire first." ”

The second girl is really straightforward, and she doesn't have to bother talking about herself.

Lilac smiled and watched the second girl leave.

For the first time, Yuan Xiang felt that the people around his mother were so eyesore, and he finally mustered up the courage to confess to his father, but his mother came to interrupt again.

She said with a hint of resentment: "Sister Lilac, is there anything important about my mother, I still want to go and ask my father for peace first." ”

The impression of Yuan Xiang's soft temperament has been too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and Lilac doesn't take her words too seriously.

She said with a smile: "It's not in a hurry to ask the second master for a while, the eldest girl still goes to Chaoyun Courtyard with the slave maid first, and the lady naturally has something important there." ”

Yuan Xiang was suddenly a little depressed, she knew very well how stubborn her mother's temper was, if she didn't appear in front of her immediately, she didn't know how much she had to say.

She nodded, and followed Lilac towards the Cloud Courtyard.

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Besides, Gongsun Mo, after leaving drunk and forgetting to return, he went directly to the largest pawnshop in the east of the city.

It's a pity that Doudou had already left when he went to check out, otherwise she would definitely feel proud of her "conspiracy succeeded".

Doudou expected to be right, he has been away from home for more than half a year, and Gongsun Mo, who has never known how to be careful in budgeting, has not much money left.

He didn't realize this when the food was served, and when he checked out, he felt what it meant to be shy.

After getting out of drunkenness, he only had less than five taels of silver left on him.

He made a rough estimate that even if he set off to return to Lintao Mansion in Shaanxi immediately, the silver taels that would need to be spent along the way would be at least a few dozen taels.

Like ordinary people, a steamed bun for a meal, and the fact that he basically relies on his legs to travel is certainly not in his plan.

So in his opinion, what can ordinary people do with five taels of silver that a person spends a year?

It is not easy to find a suitable house in the capital like the small house where he lives now, and the most important thing is that there is a room of portraits of Yuan Xiang inside.

And he will go to Beijing to take the exam soon, so such a thing as selling the house is not on his list at all.

He touched the mutton fat jade pendant tied around his waist, and the delicate touch was warm, which was given by his father when he was ten years old, and he was very reluctant in his heart.

Anyway, he only temporarily mortgaged it, not sold it, and redeemed it immediately after returning to Beijing.

The pawnshop is a well-known time-honored brand in the capital, and it has always been a child's innocence.

The old courtier, who was over the age of six, gave him a good price, and half an hour later, Gongsun Mo returned to Huanhua Hutong with two silver tickets of one hundred taels.

After a simple dinner, he settled the bill with the old woman Qian's mother, who was hired to clean the house and cook for him.

After sending Qian's mother away, he sat back in front of the bookcase again.

Since he was leaving, he wanted to paint the last portrait of Xiang'er.

He was just about to put down the pen when there was a quick knock on the door.

Gongsun Mo's thick eyebrows frowned slightly, it must be that Mother Qian has turned back again.

This old woman is quite neat in her work, and she can make good pasta, but the biggest problem is that her memory is too poor.

It's not once or twice that she goes and comes back like this, and today Bacheng is something she forgot to take away.

Gongsun Mo threw the lake pen into the pen wash and walked quickly to the gate.

"Mother Qian, what did you leave behind?" he patiently opened the door.

He never expected that the person standing at the door of the house was not Mother Qian, but the Gongsun Divine Doctor with a sinking face.

Gongsun Mo was so frightened that he jumped back a big step and squeaked, "Father...... Father, how could you ......?"

Doctor Gongsun didn't want to take care of his son, so he waved his hand behind him, and four attendants surrounded him and walked into the house together.

Gongsun Mo swallowed his saliva with difficulty, and trotted after him.

The house is not big, but it is just three rooms with one light and two dark, plus a kitchen.

The four attendants consciously stayed outside the house, and Gongsun Divine Doctor walked directly into Gongsun Mo's study.

The eyes were full of portraits of Yuan Xiang, which made Gongsun Divine Doctor's brain throb.

"Father-" Gongsun Mo pounced and knelt directly behind him.

Gongsun Divine Doctor turned around, glared at his eldest son fiercely, and said in a deep voice: "Rebel son, you still remember that you have a father!"

Gongsun Mo lowered his head in shame, he had disappointed his father too many times since he was a child, and he couldn't find any excuse to defend himself.

Doctor Gongsun didn't intend to let him stand up, so he walked to the chair and sat down, suppressed his anger and said, "Tell my father, what have you done after being away from home for half a year?"

He is not the kind of unreasonable patriarch, on the contrary, he has always respected the ideas of his children's marriages.

But the situation faced by the eldest son is completely different, the other party's family is too high, and it is not something that a family like them can climb.

Although Senior Brother Mo had told him more than once, Yuan Zongzhi was different from other noble and high-ranking officials.

But he knew it was only from a friend's point of view.

Yuan Zongzhi may not care about their status and status, but it doesn't mean that he will be willing to let the pearl in his palm marry.

Looking at the eldest son kneeling in front of him, Gongsun Divine Doctor was both distressed and annoyed.

This child is very smart when he is a child, but he is not interested in the medical skills that the Gongsun family is proud of, as if he does not have the slightest consciousness and responsibility as the eldest son.

That's it, anyway, he has more than one son, and there is always someone who can take over his mantle.

What makes him most angry is that this child is seventeen or eighteen years old and still has no goal, in other words, he doesn't know what he wants to do in the future.

Reading only loves poetry and songs, and no one can do anything about the wind and the moon, but these do not guarantee that he will have food and clothing in the future, let alone let his wife and children live a rich life.

Although Gongsun's family has a lot of property, he can't watch his children eat and die for the rest of his life.

After all, it was the fault of the adopted son who did not teach his father, and the divine doctor of Gongsun fell into deep self-blame. (To be continued.) )