CHAPTER XLVII

Yan Xiu also rested at home for five days, and on the sixth day, he rushed to the Guogong Mansion with illness, and Yan Zhaohua also went with him.

However, after arriving at the Guogong Mansion, Yan Xiu went to Qingcang Courtyard by himself, Xie Guozhang and Liu, as well as Xie and Aunt Gong, all of them were present, Yan Zhaohua did not attend, and was led by Mama Gui to the courtyard of Gu's wife.

Gu was arranging pastries in the small kitchen, and when he heard that Yan Zhaohua was coming, he deliberately brought out a plate of white sugar cake cut into the size of balls, took Yan Zhaohua's hand and said, "The guests who can't usually invite are here today." Try my aunt's craftsmanship, not that I boast, this white sugar cake is my strong point, although it is simpler, the entrance is excellent. ”

Before Yan Zhaohua could ask Gu, who else was here besides her, Gu's hand was enthusiastically stuffed with a piece of pastry, Gu looked at her with comfort, she also only knew in the past two days, what happened to the Yan family recently, Yan Zhaohua took the pastry, and thanked Gu with a smile:

"Thank you, aunt."

The voice is small, the eyes are watery, and the appearance is pitiful, Gu is a person who is easy to be soft-hearted, and has always felt that Yan Zhaohua has been very pitiful without his mother since he was a child, and now he knows what Xie Lan has done to her all these years, it is from the bottom of his heart, and he thought that Yan Xiu would marry the daughter of the Xie family again, at least he would not treat Yan Zhaohua's sister and brother badly, but he didn't expect Xie Lan to harbor evil intentions, and actually had such a vicious idea, but fortunately, this child was smart and saw through her tricks, If this is calculated for Xie Lan unconsciously, in the end, the two children will not be gnawed by the evil woman to the point that there are no bones left.

Gu didn't have a good impression of Xie Lan, although the two didn't have anything bad on the surface, but Gu always looked down on Aunt Gong's concubines, and even didn't like Xie Lan's sister, she felt that Xie Lan was a childish and embarrassed to take on a heavy responsibility, and sure enough, it was only a few years, and she did such a shameful thing, coveting the eldest sister's dowry, intending to poison her stepdaughter, these two crimes were enough to make it difficult for her to gain a foothold in Beijing.

Involuntarily reached out and touched Yan Zhaohua's face, and by the way, wiped off the pastry crumbs that she had stuck to the corners of her mouth, Yan Zhaohua pursed her lips, and seemed a little embarrassed, Gu Shi saw her like this, and it hurt even more in her heart, so she hugged Yan Zhaohua and said:

"My poor boy, why is he so miserable?"

Yan Zhaohua was stunned, the white sugar cake in his hand also fell to the ground, it felt very strange to be held in Gu's arms, but it was somewhat warm, and after a while, Gu's eyes were really a little red, seeing that Yan Zhaohua was looking at himself, Gu seemed a little embarrassed, lowered his head, tucked the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief, and then took a piece of white sugar cake and sent it to Yan Zhaohua's hand, took her hand and stood up, and said:

"Okay, okay, it's all over, look at me not even as a child. In the future, if you come to your aunt more, you can tell your aunt what you want to eat and use, Sister Rou and Sister Yuan are at home, and you can come at any time. ”

Yan Zhaohua followed Gu's footsteps, listening to what Gu said in his ears, he only felt warm in his heart.

Gu took her to a flowery garden, in front of the hanging flower door, and said to Yan Zhaohua: "This is Xiangluo Garden, Sister Rou and Sister Yuan like to play in it the most, Brother Fan and they are also here today, don't be shy, there are many younger brothers and sisters in the garden, all of them are children, and they are intimate, there are not so many rules." ”

Yan Zhaohua looked inside from outside the Hanging Flower Gate, and really heard the sound of playing inside, looked at Gu's, and saw that Gu didn't mean to lead her in, and gently pointed to the Hanging Flower Gate, meaning to let Yan Zhaohua go in by himself.

"It's full of children, you don't feel comfortable when I go, I've prepared everything to eat and drink, you can go in and play, just ask Sister Rou if you have anything."

Gu Shi said this, Yan Zhaohua didn't go in anymore It would be a little hypocritical, holding the skirt, stepping on the steps of the Xiangluo Garden, holding on to the door with his bare hands, looking back at Gu's, a begonia fell on his head, it was a beautiful and picturesque scene, Gu couldn't help but think in his heart, such a beautiful flower, I don't know which blessed family it will fall into in the future, waved to her, and let her hurry in.

Although Yan Zhaohua is still worried about Yan Xiu and Xie's affairs, she also understands that now the heads of the Xie Yan family are trying their best to discuss this matter, and she can't make the decision as a child, as Xie Guozhang said, if the marriage between the Xie Yan family is frivolous, its impact is far-reaching, and the ultimate goal of her life is to get back her own things and hold the glory of the Xie family, as for whether the Xie family is dead or alive, she won't care too much, as long as she doesn't get in the way in the future, it will be, and Xie's body, There are two mountains of similar charges pressing, even if he doesn't die, Yan Xiu will never accept her back to Yan's house again, Yan Xiu seems to be really angry this time, if he has the heart to forgive Xie, a few days ago, when Yan Zhaoning and Yan Shuyan knelt outside and begged him, it was time to go down the steps, but he not only did not move, but ignored the begging of Yan Zhaoning's sister and brother for mercy, which shows his determination to rectify Xie's family.

The strange flowers and plants in the garden made Yan Zhaohua linger, watching the past all the way, and followed the sound to go.

The sisters and brothers of the Xie family were playing in the pavilion, there was a small lake behind the pavilion, there was a flower garden, like a fairyland, Xie Xinrou was the first to see Yan Zhaohua, her eyes lit up, she ran down from the pavilion, grabbed Yan Zhaohua's hand and asked:

"When did you come, don't let anyone pass it on, I'll pick you up."

After getting along last time, Xie Xinrou and Yan Zhaohua became confidants who sympathized with each other, and Yan Zhaohua replied: "My aunt brought me here, and she sent me outside the door and left." ”

pulled Yan Zhaohua to the pavilion, there were Xie Fan, Xie Xinyuan, two sisters and brothers in the pavilion, and two or three children whose names Yan Zhaohua couldn't name, and there were two boys who looked very similar, and they should be the sons and daughters of the scholars, Xie Xinrou took the initiative to introduce her:

"The one in blue clothes is Xie Hui, the green one is Xie Wu, they are twins, this little one is Xie Xinyue, Xie Hui and Xie Heng are the children of Yu Niang, Xinyue is the child of the brocade girl, they are all younger brothers and sisters, you have seen the eldest cousin, this is the authentic eldest sister of our family, even I have to call her sister."

Xie Xinrou is the eldest daughter in the Xie family, but she is indeed two months younger than Yan Zhaohua.

Several children stood up and saluted Yan Zhaohua very well-behaved, Xie Fan was the most lively, did not shy away at all, took Yan Zhaohua's hand and sat aside, and said: "Big cousin, you are here just right, my sister is cheating, obviously she lost, it is time to put a note on her face, but she diverted the topic, as if we were all stupid and didn't remember." Hmph, we're shrewd. ”

Xie Fan deliberately stabbed Xie Xinrou by talking to Yan Zhaohua, Yan Zhaohua glanced at the anagram on the table, it seems that these children were playing a game of charades just now, the punishment is a sticker note, Xie Hui and Xinyue have been pasted several times, after listening to Xie Fan's words, the two stood up and went to chase Xie Xinrou, full of laughter and laughter in the pavilion.

Yan Zhaohua sat there, watching them catch up and play, only to feel extremely relaxed. Suddenly feeling that the sleeves of his shirt were being pulled, Yan Zhaohua turned around, and saw Xie Xinyuan looking at him hesitantly, and couldn't help but turn around and ask:

"Sister Yuan, what's wrong?"

Xie Xinyuan pursed his lips and asked Yan Zhaohua softly:

"That, eldest cousin, let me ask you about the third cousin, I haven't seen her come to me these days, I asked my mother, my mother said that something happened to my aunt, I want to ask, what's wrong with my aunt, is the third cousin okay?"

Yan Zhaohua forgot, Xie Xinrou and Yan Zhaoning grew up together since childhood, and their relationship is very good, Yan Zhaoning usually comes to play with Xie Xinyuan in two days, but this time she hasn't been here for seven or eight days, no wonder Xie Xinyuan misses her.

Looking at this delicate and innocent little girl, Yan Zhaohua remembered that she was so miserable by Yan Zhaoning in her last life, and she really sympathized with her, but she couldn't tell her clearly, 'Yan Zhaoning will ruin your face in the future and rob your husband', so she had to sigh and say:

"Mrs. has an accident, and now the Duke and Mrs., as well as my father are all dealing with this matter in the house, I don't know the result, so I can't answer you, as for Sister Ning, after my wife's matter is resolved, she ...... I'm going to come to you, don't worry. ”

Xie Xinyuan stared at the big eyes that were on par with Yan Zhaohua, but Yan Zhaohua's big eyes had a little more of a lovely taste, while Xie Xinyuan was more naïve, and after blinking his eyes twice, he sighed faintly and said:

"Alas, I used to think that my eldest cousin was a very fierce person, and I didn't dare to talk to you much, but I didn't expect my eldest cousin to be so gentle, but I was wrong. Here I apologized to my eldest cousin. ”

Yan Zhaohua didn't expect Xie Xinyuan to suddenly apologize to him, he was stunned, only to hear Xie Xinyuan continue: "I don't know what happened to the third cousin recently, I always feel as if she has changed as a person, and I don't know if I offended her last time, she is still angry with me." ”

Yan Zhaohua sighed in her heart, when Yan Zhaoning harmed Xie Xinyuan, she must not have known that she had such a beautiful image in Xie Xinyuan's heart, just as she didn't expect Xie to be so vicious back then...... couldn't help but empathize, and said to Xie Xinyuan:

"She will definitely come to you when she misses you, if she doesn't come, don't worry, I'll bring you a message after I go back today, so that she can come and see you when she is free, okay?"

Xie Xinyuan thought about it, and felt that there was no other better way, nodded and said: "Well, it's troublesome for my eldest cousin, if she doesn't want to go out, then I'll go to the house to play with her in two days." ”

For this naïve little girl, Yan Zhaohua is really distressed, and she doesn't want her to get too close to Yan Zhaoning's temperament, but the foundation of their relationship for so many years is by no means something that can be erased by saying a word or two, this kind of thing can only be realized by Xie Xinyuan herself, at most, when the two of them want to discuss marriage, she will remind Xie Xinyuan a little.