After Gu Yuan left, the Jiao clan also dispersed accompanied by Wei Min. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 In the info flower hall, only Shen Yan and Li Chengmao did not leave. Shen Yan sat on the chair thinking about it, and didn't say anything for a long time. Seeing this, Li Chengmao didn't want to stay, and Gu Zi wanted to leave.

He couldn't forget how she had hurt himself with cruel words outside the ancestral hall last night.

"Second master." And just as he walked outside the flower hall, Shen Yan suddenly stopped him. She went out with her, worried, "I don't think something is right." Gu Yuan, what exactly does he want to do? ”

Li Chengmao didn't want to discuss this matter with her, but when he saw her worried eyes, he finally relented. "I also think there's something weird," he said. But what he wants to do, I don't know. ”

"His Gu family was originally a wealthy family, and he was never short of money. Gu Yuan loves pleasure and is not a greedy person for money. What did he want to do when he came to the Hou Mansion to ask for a silver ticket of 1,000 taels this time? Shen Yan said that she had doubts in her heart, and began to think about it again.

"Don't think about it." Li Chengmao couldn't help but persuade, "If you want to break your head and can't think of it, it's useless in the end, it's better to take one step at a time, and wait for him to show his fox tail." ”

"I'm just afraid that when he shows his fox tail, we will not be far from disaster." Shen Yan sighed. After thinking about it, she also felt helpless, "But what you said is also right, if you can't think of an answer if you want to break your head, it's useless." That's it! ”

She said goodbye to Li Chengmao and was about to leave.

Seeing that she had hurt herself but was like no one, Li Chengmao really didn't know if he should be angry. He smiled bitterly and shook his head, just wanting to go back to Qinxin Garden to have a good drink. He walked out of the flower hall, but found Shen Yan standing there, as if waiting for him. He put away his unhappy countenance. Walked over gently, "What else is the matter with my sister-in-law?" ”

Shen Yan looked at him. With a smile on his face, he said: "The second master is not young, he should have married a wife and had children." But the old lady. I haven't taken this matter to heart, I thought about it and wanted to persuade Sister Minmin to be the master for you. It is said that the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, and you can listen to her words ......"

"Is she going to be the master for me, or are you going to be the master for me?" Li Chengmao interrupted her, and all mildness receded. He could no longer hide his anger. He looked at her, hating and disgusting her.

"I'm also ......good for you," Shen Yan said. But it was the first time she had seen him like this, so when she said this. I don't have any confidence in my heart. She lowered her eyes, not daring to look him in the eye.

"I don't need you to worry about my marriage." He suppressed the anger in his heart, looked at her as gently as he could, and then strode away.

Dressed in white, he gradually drifted away in the garden of the Hou Mansion, cocoon and lonely. The cold wind blew, and Shen Yan shuddered, and then shrank back. She's going to have another winter.

"Miss, why are you doing this? Knowing that the second master ...... you, "Xiyu often worries about the master's worries." Worried about the master's worries, seeing Shen Yan like this, she was also worried about her. She persuaded: "You just pretend not to know, you don't necessarily need to push him to others." There is no need to say these words to annoy him. ”

"I don't worry if he doesn't marry a wife." Suddenly. She thought of Miss Yan Ruyu in Wanchen Building. Yan Ruyu is for him, and he struggles to defend himself like jade in that kind of sound and lust place. I just want to stay by his side. Naturally, in her identity. She can't be his wife, so she shouldn't be his concubine, right?

Let's put this matter aside for now. What she was thinking about more now was Gu Yuan's strange behavior.

has been returning to Yuxiangyuan, and she is still thinking about this thousand taels of silver.

Lian Ying and Zhili saw her sad appearance, so they stepped forward to ask her why. She couldn't pestering the two children, so she briefly talked to them, but unexpectedly, after hearing about it, Lian Ying told her an extremely useful thing.

Lian Ying said: "The county official in my hometown wanted to harm a gentleman, so he asked him for a hundred taels of silver, and then reported the silver, saying that the gentleman bribed him. The officials above were also corrupt officials, and as a result, this gentry was sinned. But I don't know if Gu Zhizhou asked for a thousand taels of silver from the Hou Mansion, is it to emulate the county official in my hometown? ”

Hearing this, Shen Yan was moved, but she thought about it, and felt that the Hou Mansion had a gold medal for avoiding death given by the emperor, so what could he do if Gu Yuan falsely accused the Hou Mansion?

However, she finally made a decision and asked Xiyu to send someone to call Lin Jue.

While waiting, she asked Lian Ying casually: "Where is your hometown, and what is the name of that official?" ”

"My hometown is from Yaocheng Jinxian. The official is also surnamed Gu, and it seems that he is still related to the current Gu Zhizhou. "Lian Ying answered.

Coincidentally, Shen Yan's mother is a native of Jinxian County, Yaocheng, and she can't help but ask Lian Ying: "Do you know that there is a family surnamed rich and a family surnamed Zhou in Jinxian County?" "The rich family is her maternal grandfather's family, and the Zhou family is her aunt's family. Her maternal grandfather's family, as well as her aunt, and her aunt's son, all died because of the Nine Clans.

"Yes." Lian Ying said, "The rich family and the Zhou family are both engaged in kiln factories, and the business is very good, but unfortunately I don't know what crime was suffered last year, the rich family old man and old lady, as well as the Zhou family's wife and the little son who is only ten years old, were all pushed to the execution ground." ”

"How did you know that?"

"At that time, I was still asking for food in Jinxian." Lian Ying also said, "I also went to the execution ground and saw the scene of their beheading. When they died, they shouted that they were wronged......" Speaking of this, his arm was elbowed by Zhili, and he saw that Shen Yan's eyes were full of tears. He hurriedly asked, "Mrs. Daping, is the rich family your grandfather's family?" And the Zhou family, is it your aunt's house? ”

Shen Yan nodded.

"I'm sorry, Madame Ohira, forgive me for my misremarks. Lian Ying would never say such a thing again to make Mrs. Daping sad. ”

Shen Yan hurriedly smiled reluctantly, saying that she didn't blame him. At this time, Lin Jue came, and she asked Lian Ying and Zhili to go to the study to study.

Zhili walked out of the house with Lian Ying, and asked with a strange face: "When everyone talked about Mrs. Daping before, when you talked about the rich family and the Zhou family, didn't you say that you had never heard of these two families?" ”

Lian Ying pursed his lips and said, "You guys talked, I asked someone later, okay?" ”

"What are you doing with all this?"

"You don't have to worry about it."

Inside the house, Shen Yan asked Lin Jue: "Do you still have acquaintances in the yamen?" I want to ask someone to pay attention to Gu Zhizhou's every move, you may find a right-hand man? ”

Lin Jue was very sorry to tell her that after Gu Yuan took office, he changed several of his brothers, and he couldn't trust the others.

"How's that going to be?" She couldn't help but feel worried.

Seeing her so worried, Lin Jue thought for a while and said, "Madame, don't worry, just leave this matter to Lin Jue." ”

Shen Yan was surprised, "Do you have a way?" ”

Lin Jue nodded, but Shen Yan asked him what he could do, but he didn't say anything, he only emphasized that he could handle this matter well. And Shen Yan was afraid that he would take risks, so she insisted that he say it before agreeing to let him go. He was helpless, so he had to tell her embarrassedly: "Gu Zhizhou's favorite concubine Liu now, has a little bit of that meaning to me...... So I want to take advantage of her. He smiled awkwardly, suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly explained: "Madame, don't misunderstand, I have nothing more than thinking about the Liu family." ”

"Thoughtless?" The meaning of this is that I just don't dare to think about it, but I like it or I like it? Shen Yanhu asked suspiciously.

"No...... No! I mean, I didn't mean that to Liu. Lin Jue hurriedly explained. His helpless appearance is full of naivety.

"Alright then!" Shen Yan smiled and didn't say much, only instructed him, "You act carefully." As for how the Liu family sees you, and how do you view the Liu family...... I only advise you for one thing, the farther away from the married woman, the better. ”

Lin Jue bowed down, respectfully answered "yes", and then retreated.

At that time, Li Chengmao had already drunk a pot of liquor in the courtyard of Qinxin Garden. He was not a good drinker, and this pot of wine made him drunk. Seeing that he was so out of shape, when he called Biluo to bring him wine again, Biluo was stunned and did not agree, so he called Ding Quan again and asked Ding Quan to take the wine for him. Ding Quan didn't agree, and even persuaded him: "Second master, don't drink anymore." I drank too much of this wine, and it hurt my body. ”

"Don't you listen to me too? You're not listening to me anymore? Li Chengmao shouted, "You ...... They don't take me seriously, they don't listen to me! Good...... All right! If you don't bring it to me, I'll get it myself......" He staggered to his feet and went into the house.

"Ding Quan!" Biluo suddenly shouted, "You go and get it, go get a big ball!" ”

She shouted so boldly, where should there be a slave and maid? Not only Ding Quan, but also Li Chengmao was shocked by her.

Seeing Li Chengmao looking at her, she couldn't help but burst into tears and said, "Second master, if you want to drink, the slave will accompany you to drink." ”

Li Chengmao chuckled, "Good! All right. ”

Hearing this, Ding Quan immediately stomped his feet and said in high spirits: "Then I, Ding Quan, will also accompany the second master to drink!" ”

"Hmmm! Good! Li Chengmao happily sat down at the table again.

Soon, the three of them drank away.

When they had drunk too much, they began to talk crazy things, and it was not enough to talk crazy things, and they made a fuss in the courtyard, and they lost their manners and forgot their identities.

As the sun sets, the liveliness of Qinxin Garden stops. The three of them were so drunk that they no longer had the strength to make a fuss. They lay on the table, talking about things they didn't know, and complaining about the suffering they didn't know.

"If I like someone, I won't hide it, even if it's rejected, it's happy!" Biluo's words of wine aroused Li Chengmao's fighting spirit.

"Where is the second master......" Biluo fell asleep, and Ding Quanshang still had some consciousness. He saw Li Chengmao holding a pot of wine and staggering towards the outside of Qinxin Garden. He wanted to get up and follow, but his feet were weak, and his whole body was paralyzed to the ground, and then he fell unconscious, only saying nonsense in his mouth: "Biluo...... I like you...... I like you, ......" (To be continued.) )