Two-room Xihu Garden.

Ever since Li Xiangru was sent back by Danwu, he has been in a trance, and he can't stop crying at the thought of maybe marrying that vulgar handyman.

"What's the use of crying, crying, crying, crying? Look at the stupid things you have done, if Dafang tells the old lady about this, even I will be dragged down by you! Didn't you say that the guarantee was foolproof, so why didn't Su Li save you, but he was a subordinate who saved you? Guo glared at Li Xiangru hatefully, and said with a calm face.

Liao stood aside, seeing his daughter crying pitifully, he was so distressed that he wanted to comfort him for a word or two, but he didn't dare to step forward because of Guo's presence.

After Li Xiangru fell into the water, Guo thought she had done something and wanted to go to the guest room to see her, but she was stumped by Mama Lu in the big room. Mama Lu gossiped with Guo's family, and after leaving, Guo's heard about the flower incense from the maid.

Li Xiang is such a fool, Guo Shi feels panicked when he thinks about it.

Guo Shi was still angry, the maid brought tea, she raised her hand and knocked over the teacup, Li Xiangru shrank back. After a while, Guo reluctantly came to his senses and said to Liao's mother and daughter: "Cousin-in-law, today's incident is like a sister's mistake, she can't recognize her identity, and she wants to climb the dragon and the phoenix. As for the big house and the old lady, I will have an explanation. ”

The implication is that this matter was planned by Li Xiangru and has nothing to do with the second room.

Guo's is clean at this time, and Liao's naturally disagrees, no matter how she says it's her daughter, she can't be called a handyman. "Second Madam, how can you say that...... If you hadn't taken us to Su Mansion and told us...... How could Sister Ru'er do such a thing. ”

Guo Shi didn't admit it, and pursed his lips and said, "Really? I've never said it explicitly, and if you didn't have that mind, you wouldn't have done it. "It's not that she thinks that the sparrow can become a phoenix when it flies on the branches, but she just guides her for a word or two, and they can't wait to jump into the pit.

Liao Shi trembled all over, and said angrily: "You ......"

Although Li Xiangru also hated Guo's clean picking, he had to turn to Guo's for help at this time, "Aunt save me, I don't want to marry that family...... I beg you ......" is called "aunt" at this time, in order to get closer to each other.

Guo said: "It's not that I don't want to help you, but you said it to death, and you kept proving your innocence with death." It's good now, the eldest lady has fulfilled you, but you don't want to, isn't this a slap in the face? ”

Li Xiangru really regretted dying at this time, who knew that it wasn't Su Li who saved her? As soon as she thought of what she said when she knelt in front of Yin and swore an oath, she was ashamed to death. "My aunt told the eldest lady that I was confused, and I ......"

Guo Shi interrupted her: "Is it burned, please ask the doctor to come and see." It's up to me to decide on this matter, it depends on what the old lady says, if the old lady nods, for the sake of you calling me an aunt, I can only add an extra dowry to you. ”

There's no going back. Li Xiangru's body was weak, thinking of Su Li's handsome face, he suddenly felt hopeless, and covered his face and whimpered unwillingly.

*

Eventually, the news reached the old lady's ears.

The old lady called the people in the second room of the big house, because she had heard Yin's words in advance, her face looked quite calm, and she asked about the cause and effect, and said very understandingly: "Although marrying Chang Ping is a little wronged, but Miss Li insists on repaying the favor, and Su Fu categorically has no reason to stop it, so let's discuss it another day and handle the marriage." ”

The old lady has lived in the back house for most of her life, and she has seen a lot of pickling methods, she can see Li Xiangru's thoughts at a glance, and because she is bored in her heart, she deliberately said these words to disgust her.

Sure enough, Liao and Li Xiangru's faces were white.

The old lady didn't bother to say more to them, so she asked people to send Liao's mother and daughter away.

"The second daughter-in-law." After Liao's mother and daughter left, the old lady looked at Guo who was sitting on the rose chair below, "I treat the second child as my own, and treat you as the eldest and third daughter-in-law." Originally, I said that you were just confused for a while, but this time you really disappointed me, so Liao's mother and daughter did this kind of thing, will you know? If Brother Li'er is not cautious, otherwise he will fall into their trap? You brought them in, and you're at fault. ”

The old lady's words were tactful enough, and she didn't break it, it was for the sake of Su Yang's face to give Guo a chance, so as to knock her.

Guo Shi bowed his head and said: "What my mother taught me is that my daughter-in-law knows her mistakes. ”

The old lady said: "In two days, I will go to Xiangshan Nunnery to recuperate, so I will punish you to go with me." The place is quiet, not too many people are allowed to enter, I only take Mama Li with me every time I go back, Mama Li is old, and it is difficult to serve, this time you go, just to be able to take over her. ”

Every time the old lady goes back to Xiangshan Nunnery, it takes ten days and half a month, which means that she is serving in front of her these days? Besides, even the old lady only takes Mama Li alone, so she can't cross the old lady, and can only bring one maid at most. Guo Shi gritted his teeth and said half-loudly: "...... Be. ”

Within two days, Liao and Li Xiangru moved out of Sufu.

Su Xi heard that Li Xiangru's "declaration" of repaying his kindness that day was known to Chang Ping, and later the old lady personally agreed to the family affairs of the two, and Chang Ping went to the door of Li Xiangru's guest room every day to discuss the matter of the two families, and also took his mother from other places. Li Xiang was so annoyed that he didn't want to marry him, and one day he finally couldn't stand it anymore and couldn't afford to lie in bed.

Liao said to the old lady that he was worried about spreading the illness to the people in the house, so he didn't wait for the doctor to come and see, so he packed up his baggage and rushed back to his hometown in Kaifeng overnight.

I don't dare to mention anything to repay my kindness again.

*

The day when the old lady led the second lady Guo to Xiangshan Nunnery happened to be the day of the rest of the clan study.

Su Xi and Yin sent the old lady to the door, Guo's face was so heavy that he could wring out water, and there was only a little girl behind him, who looked no more than eleven or twelve years old.

The old lady stood motionless in front of the black-lacquered flat-topped carriage. After a while, Guo Shi reacted, helped the old lady and said, "Mother, slow down." Although the words were respectful, the face was reluctant.

The old lady said: "Xiangshan Nunnery is a quiet place, you can still cultivate yourself and cultivate your character when you go there, it will not hurt you." ”

Guo was silent.

After the carriage was far away, Su Xi returned to the flower open-air incense. She promised Su Baiyu to take him to the courtyard to fly a kite today, and it happened that the second brother was also in the house, so she asked Tingyan to prepare a carriage, said to the Yin family, and the three of them went to the Long'an Mountain Courtyard in the western suburbs.

The western suburb of Longan Mountain is a place of beautiful landscapes, facing Taiqing Lake, with continuous mountains behind it, peach forests in the east, and a hot spring pool in the west, the scenery is comparable to a paradise. Those who can afford to build another courtyard here are either the wealthy nobles of the capital, or the emperor's grandson and nobles, Rao is a famous family like the Su family, and they can only build a three-entry courtyard halfway up the mountain, and the top of the mountain is the territory of the royal family.

After arriving at the courtyard, the steward Zhu Li led them to their respective rooms.

As soon as Su Xi sat down, before he had time to rest, Su Baiyu stood at the door with his goshawk kite, stepped into the house with his little short legs, walked up to her, stretched out his hand and tugged at her skirt, and his dark eyes clearly wrote "Let's fly a kite."