Because of the jade bracelet of three thousand taels, the eldest lady forbade her freedom to leave the mansion, and Gu Qingcheng was idle and bored, so she had to wander around the Gu mansion. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

There is a relatively large lotus pond in Gufu, and it is the day of June at this time, and the lotus flowers are blooming red. Gu Tingcheng sat in the gazebo and threw almonds into his mouth while admiring the lotus. Xiao Ru was holding a pu fan on the side to fan her hot air.

I don't know if it's her delusion, the people in the house have come and gone these days, as if they are looking for something?

"Xiaoru, is there something going on in the house these days? How to put up lights everywhere. ”

Xiaoru is the maidservant girl newly bought by the eldest lady to serve Gu Tingcheng outside, but it is precisely because of this that Gu Tingcheng still trusts her.

"Miss Hui, looking at these red silks, they should be going to have a happy event."

Celebrate a happy event? As soon as he heard this answer, Gu Qingcheng immediately sat up straight and looked around.

Two days ago, I only knew that the subordinates of the Gu Mansion came and went, and hung red lanterns. I didn't think much about it at the time, but now I realized it when I heard Xiaoru say this.

Red lanterns and red silk cloth, isn't it just for happy events? Gu Tingcheng, who was a little skeptical, asked Xiaoru: "Do you know what the happy event is?" ”

"This slave doesn't know, why don't you go and inquire?"

"Well, you go to the kitchen guy and ask. If you have any news, go back to the courtyard and tell me. ”

Gu Tingcheng felt that something was wrong with the Gu Mansion at this time, so he asked Xiao Ru to go to the kitchen to inquire in order to avoid Steward Feng.

Xiaoru was still very obedient to Gu Tingcheng's instructions, and immediately went to the direction of the back kitchen.

Gu Tingcheng was not in the mood to appreciate the lotus at this time, so he got up and went back to the courtyard. On the way, seeing that Gu Mansion was red, his eyelids kept jumping. As soon as she returned to the courtyard, she informed Wang's mother of the incident.

"Mother Wang, I think something is wrong with Gu Fu doing a happy event. Do you think it will have something to do with us? ”

Wang's mother is still more conservative, if she says that she wants to do a happy event, it is possible to take them back to watch the ceremony. "Miss didn't ask Xiaoru to find out the news, we'll know when she comes back."

"Well, I wish I had thought too much. Now the eldest lady won't let us out of the house, and I don't know what's going on outside. ”

spent three thousand taels to pit the eldest lady, but also pit Gu Tingcheng himself. If she knew that it would be banned, she wouldn't buy the pair of jade bracelets. As the old saying goes, if you harm others and yourself, you really can't harm others.

"Mother Wang, Xiaoru has been going to inquire about the news for some time, why hasn't she come back yet?" To say that the back kitchen of the Gu Mansion is not far away, Gu Tingcheng has been waiting for some time to return to the courtyard, and he should be back.

Xiaoru had indeed returned, holding a small plate of almond cake in her hand, and her palms were a little sweaty. After struggling for a while, she still got in.

Seeing that Xiaoru was back, Gu Qingcheng hurriedly greeted him and asked, "How is it, have you heard any news?" ”

Gu Qingcheng was anxious for a while, and he didn't notice that Xiao Ru's expression was a little unnatural.

"Miss, the slave has already inquired. It's the eldest lady who is going to leave the cabinet. The house is now planning to give the eldest lady a dowry. ”

Hearing that it was Gu Changan who came out of the pavilion, Gu Qingcheng's heart fell. Mother Wang stepped forward and helped her back to sit back in the chair and said:

"The slave said that there would be no big deal, Miss, you just haven't slept well recently, so you think too much."

Hearing Wang's mother's words, Gu Tingcheng also felt that he was really stunned, and he scared himself half to death at the slightest disturbance.

"Thank you, Xiaoru. How did you go so long, and what happened to you? ”

"It's nothing, but when I went to the back kitchen, the slave remembered that Miss liked almonds the most, so she asked the cook to make almond cakes for Miss. Miss tasted it and saw if it was delicious. ”

In fact, as long as Gu Qingcheng paid a little more attention, he could find that Xiao Ru avoided her gaze when she said this. Hearing that Xiaoru brought back the almond cake for her, Gu Qingcheng happily took a piece to taste, it was indeed very delicious. When it was over, he also beckoned Wang's mother to eat a piece too.

However, while eating, Gu Tingcheng felt a little dizzy, and just as she wanted to turn her head to look at Mother Wang, she lost her meaning and fainted.

Seeing that Gu Tingcheng and Wang's mother had fainted, Xiaoru said to Gu Tingcheng very self-reproachfully, "I'm sorry, Third Miss." The slave's deed of sale and her family were all with Steward Feng, and the slave had to do so. ”

After speaking, Xiaoru opened the door and walked out.

By the time Gu Qingcheng woke up, she was already lying on her bed. As soon as she regained consciousness, she sat up sharply and looked around. When she realized that it was her room, she lifted her feet and got out of bed.

Because of the sweat medicine, Gu Tingcheng just stood up and sat back on the bed. Although she woke up with a faint sense that something was wrong, she still had a little hope in her heart.

However, when she reached the door, she realized that it was too late, and the door had been locked from the outside. Only now did she know the original purpose of the Gu Mansion to take her back to Beijing.

Xiaoru said that the eldest lady was completely deceived by her, and the person who came out of the cabinet was definitely herself. Unexpectedly, she was vigilant everywhere or still said, how could the person sent by the eldest lady have trust.

I was only thirteen years old and was going to marry her, and these people were inhumane. Faced with an unknown life, Gu Qingcheng buried his head in his knees and squatted down against the edge of the bed.

After a while, a sound of unlocking came, the door was opened, and Gu Qingcheng looked up. The eldest lady walked in with two maidservants.

The wedding dress in the handmaid's hand confirmed her conjecture, and the person who was going to leave the cabinet was Gu Qingcheng.

"What about Mother Wang, where did you take Mother Wang?"

She and Wang's mother both ate the almond cake with added ingredients, and Wang's mother was not in her room and did not know where she was being held.

"As long as you marry obediently, I will naturally let go of Wang Ma. Otherwise, you'll never see her again. ”

After listening to the eldest lady's words, Gu Tingcheng's heart sank. Mother Wang didn't know what to do when she fell into their hands, and she couldn't take it lightly.

"Let me know who you want me to marry."

Seeing that Gu Qingcheng obediently did not resist, the eldest lady sat on the chair and motioned to the maid to put down the wedding dress.

"Don't worry, no matter what, you are also the daughter of the Gu Mansion, and the person you want to marry will naturally not be bad. If you marry into the Jing Palace, you are the princess of Jing, and it is your blessing to be a concubine by virtue of your identity. ”

"Since it's so good, why don't you let Gu Changan get married."

Gu Qingcheng asked with anger in his endurance. Princess Jing said it nicely, but she didn't believe that the eldest lady would be so kind to bring her back from Fenglai Valley. I'm afraid that the person I want to marry is Gu Changan, and she came back to marry Gu Changan.

Sure enough, the eldest lady said: "King Jing's legs are disabled, how can I let my daughter go to be a widow." I have raised you for so many years, and marrying your sister can be regarded as repaying the grace of Gu Fu's upbringing. Otherwise, you know the consequences. ”

It turned out that King Jing was crippled in both legs, so it was no wonder that he wanted to force himself to marry. The grace of nurturing is a good thing to say. If it weren't for Mother Wang's presence, Gu Tingcheng wouldn't have known where he would starve to death.

But now that Wang's mother is still in their hands, even if she escapes, she can't escape. Crippled, at least you can save yourself. Gu Qingcheng resigned himself to his fate, gritted his teeth and stared at the eldest lady and said:

"Okay, I'll marry. But I have conditions. When I get married, I want to see Mother Wang, and I want Mother Wang to accompany me to get married. ”

As long as Gu Tingcheng agrees, it doesn't matter if Wang Ma marries. "Yes, as long as you marry obediently and don't play any tricks, Wang Ma will naturally appear when you get married."

"You'd better do what you say, otherwise I don't mind having a jade burning, pulling Gu Mansion, and accompanying the funeral."

The last two words, Gu Tingcheng said very seriously, and the anger on his body made the eldest lady feel cold in her back. She stood up and looked at Gu Qingcheng and said, "As long as you get married obediently tomorrow, Mother Wang will naturally be fine." ”

After the eldest lady left, Xiao Ru walked in. She trembled all over, not knowing how to face Gu Qingcheng.

Gu Qingcheng lowered his eyes when he looked at her, people who are incapable are the most vulnerable, she doesn't blame Xiaoru, she only blames herself for why she wants to return to Beijing, why she doesn't pay more attention.

Seeing that Gu Qingcheng ignored her, Xiao Ru knelt down and cried and said, "Third Miss, the slave is sorry for you and Mother Wang." But there is really no way for the slave to do it.

The slave went to the back kitchen and didn't hear anything, but when she came back, she was called by the housekeeper. She asked the slave to give the almond cake to the young lady to eat, and if the slave refused, she would sell the slave to the kiln, and the slave's family was in the hands of the housekeeper. The slave had to do it. ”

"Get up, if it were me, I would do the same. What kind of person is King Jing, do you know? ”

It's a foregone conclusion, and she doesn't want to discuss the rights and wrongs of the past anymore. Now she only cares about what kind of place King Jing's Mansion is and what kind of person King Jing is.

Hearing Gu Tingcheng's words, Xiao Ru stood up reproachfully and replied, "Although the slave maid has not seen it, she has heard some about King Jing.

King Jing is the younger brother of the current emperor, and his legs are disabled. I heard that King Jing's temperament is very irritable, although his appearance is very good, but he has not married yet, and ordinary young ladies are not willing to marry into King Jing's mansion. ”

"It's natural to not be able to walk on your legs and to be grumpy. But it's okay to marry a cripple, and I don't want to marry someone I don't like, and we don't interfere with each other. ”

Anyway, she will be married off in the end, Princess Jing is not bad, but she is still a concubine. King Jing is crippled, and no one in King Jing's Mansion will be jealous of her, just right.

Although Gu Tingcheng said it was good, Xiaoru still blamed herself. If you marry King Jing, you can only stay alive and widowed, and only the young lady has such a hard life.

It's already a foregone conclusion, Gu Tingcheng doesn't think about it anymore, and lets Xiaoru wait for her to rest, after all, tomorrow will still be his big day.

After hearing Gu Qingcheng's words, the secret guard guarding in the dark place repeated the original words back to his master, and King Jing laughed after hearing it.

It seems that his princess is very satisfied that he is a cripple.