In fact, there are not many plum trees planted in Jiangxuexuan, the reason why you can enjoy the snow is because the mountains and rocks are craggy, and the trees that are still green such as clouds, pines, mist cypresses, holly and arrowroot, etc., are still green, and the snow is like clouds layered on top of each other, which is pleasing to the eye. People will spray some water to make rime before sunset every day, and the floor-to-ceiling windows of the high and wide room look very crystal clear and dreamlike.

After coming here, in order to appease Gu Chong and Gu Xi, who took her out to go crazy yesterday and were going to be grounded during the Chinese New Year, Gu Ci had a whim and prepared to cook the crane and burn the qin - let Ganquan go to the kitchen to get BBQ barbecue utensils!

She had already prepared these ovens, grills, iron clips, and bamboo sticks, and she wanted to wait for the picnic in the spring, but she would take them out in advance.

Gu Ci commanded the maids and women to set up a grill behind a leeward rockery with high interest, and the roe deer, hares, chicken fins, fish and shrimp, beef, mutton and venison worn on the skewers were all cut and marinated, and all kinds of sauces and honey were also put on the table, and the meat on the shelves was sizzling and fragrant with oil drops on the red charcoal stove.

Gu Ci asked Gan Tang to pull up the sleeves of her wide robe with her arm, put on the sleeves and aprons that Gan Ming and a few little maids had temporarily rushed to work, and happily brushed the chicken wings with honey.

The four boys had often hunted and traveled, and they were very skilled in moving their hands, only Sui Zhangzhu had never seen this kind of posture, watching a few boys start to barbecue with their hands and feet, staying on the side and not knowing what to do, wanting to get close but afraid of getting too close to the fire.

As a good sister who is full of vigilance for any school-age girl who approaches her brothers, Gu Ci resolutely stood up in front of her brothers, blocked Sui Zhangzhu, and asked lovingly, "Sister Sui is the first time to barbecue, right?" Let your maids bake it for you, and I'll ask Ganquan to help, she's the best cook in my house. ”

Sui Zhangzhu seemed to be a little afraid to approach the fire, but he still thanked Gu Ci gently for his kindness, "Thank you Ah Luan, you can also wait for the maid to get it, don't splash the sparks." ”

Gu Ci glanced at the chicken wings that had just been wiped with honey on the shelf, motioned to Ganquan to go quickly, don't bake it, and then sat down next to Sui Zhangzhu, but saw that the two maids beside her were still standing still, and asked puzzledly: "Sister Sui, why can't your maids pass?" ”

Sui Zhangzhu hurriedly instructed the maid wearing an apricot yellow jacket on the left, "Qin Xiang, you go and try it." ”

That Qinxiang had a white face when she heard this, bit her lip and refused, "Girl, let's let Shuxiang go." ”

Sui Zhangzhu was stunned for a moment, then weakly turned his head and asked the other maid, "That...... Scholar, you go. ”

Shuxiang squatted down with a reluctant face, walked behind Ganquan, and watched her flip the bamboo stick with her left and right hands, but she didn't do it herself, Ganquan handed her all kinds of raw meat skewers, and she also turned her head to dodge, with a look of disgust.

The first time Gu Ci met this kind of maid who didn't take her master's words seriously, she was a little stunned, and just wanted to say something, she saw that Ganlu also took a few skewers and roasted them with Ganquan at the signal of Mother Hu, so she swallowed her words back.

I was in no mood to chat for a while, and I watched my brothers have a lively time and quieted down.

Sui Zhangzhu was sensitive and took the initiative to bring up the topic, "Does Ah Luan feel cold?" Take a sip of hot tea. ”

"No, I wear a lot, and there are several ovens here, and it's not cold."

"This is called Jiangxue Xuan? It's a great place to enjoy the snow. ”

"The three-storey building over there is a listening platform, which is the most suitable for moon viewing in summer. The roof is specially designed, if it is rainy, you can also see the rain like a waterfall, falling on the blue bricks of the stone under the eaves, and the stone can be curbed. "Gu Ci lit up the spirit of socializing.

"The scenery is so beautiful, it's really picturesque!"

"It's a pity that as soon as the winter comes, the mother will seal the building, and it will not be opened until the spring equinox. Sister Sui wants to see it, but she has to wait until summer. ”

"I hope to have the opportunity to feast my eyes."

Although he said it warmly, Sui Zhangzhu was still a little depressed when he thought of the twists and turns of his marriage. I don't know if it is possible that she has already decided on a family affair before the summer comes, and she can concentrate on embroidering the dowry at home. Raising his eyes and looking at a few young people from Zhilan Yushu not far away, they are all quite old and have first-class family backgrounds, and their character, talent, appearance and bearing are all bad, especially Gu Ao, whose appearance is seven or eight points similar to Yuyi, very gentle and handsome, and elegant and graceful. Thinking of her mother's earnest instructions before she came, she couldn't help but blush a little.

Gu Ci was short, and when he looked up, he saw the cousin's little eyes, and he lowered his head after a few glances at his brothers from time to time, and couldn't help but be a little worried, which one did he fancie? It seems to be the second brother?!

Sui Zhangzhu has grown, his facial features are beautiful and shy, and he is dressed in a jade-colored long jacket with flowers that outlines his figure gracefully like a weak willow, and his temperament is not bad, but he is too good to have a character, and he is not suitable for several brothers at all.

What is she going to do? But I can't bear it, after all, there are some things that hurt the girls the most, and it doesn't matter if the boys are dismissed several times.

Ganquan and Ganlu put the roasted ingredients on the plate at this time, Gu Yi also thoughtfully cut a leg of lamb into thin slices and sent them over, put onions and cumin according to Gu Ci's preferences, fragrant, Gu Ci handed the chicken wings to Sui Zhangzhu, "This is the honey I brushed with my own hands, how about Sister Sui taste it?" Then he pointed to the various dipping sauces on the low table in front of him and asked, "Sister Sui likes sweet, salty, or spicy?" ”

Sui Zhangzhu, like her maid, saw raw meat, where did she still have the appetite to eat in her mouth, not to mention that she had never liked to eat things with bones, but it was not good to refuse directly, hesitating what to say.

Qin Xiang couldn't see that her girl was in a dilemma, and felt that the lord of the dignified county and the Lang Jun of the Guogong Mansion actually started to do something that even a big girl like them didn't bother to cook, and her tone couldn't help but bring a little obvious dissatisfaction, "My girl has never eaten anything with bones, and she eats it in the cold wind, so her stomach should be uncomfortable at night." ”

Gu Ci will be really cold-faced, it's normal to have things you don't like to eat, and it's okay if you don't like barbecue and it's dirty, but in any case, she, a county lord, can't take the turn of the maid to refute, and just as she was about to speak, Gu Yi next to her was angry first, "Presumptuous!" How can you be qualified to speak! ”

Qin Xiang hurriedly knelt on the ground in horror, and hurriedly defended, "I'm not disrespectful to the county lord, I don't dare to ......"

"Slaves dare to call me too!" Gu Yi looked at Na Qinxiang coldly, and then raised his chin to Ah Yue, "Palm!" ”

Ah Yue glanced at Gu Ci and stepped forward.

"Girl! The slave knows that she is wrong! Qin Xiang hid behind Sui Zhangzhu with tears in her eyes, begging for help in mourning.

Sui Zhangzhu's face turned pale from the moment he saw Gu Yi getting angry, he clutched the handkerchief in disbelief, his lips trembled with tears, and looked at Gu Ci begging for mercy with an unhappy face, "Qinxiang her, she ......"

The other three also came over, Gu Xi saw everything in his eyes, and said mercilessly to Sui Zhangzhu: "Dare to complain about the master, dare to call myself me, this kind of slave is too big." ”

Gu Chong also said unceremoniously, "Cousin Sui must not be too soft-hearted, otherwise the minions will forget their identities, which will harm them." ”

Sui Zhangzhu reacted at this time, and hurriedly said, "Sister Luan, Qin Xiang didn't mean to be disrespectful to you, she was just too nervous about me!" ”

Gu Ci looked at Qin Xiang coldly and said, "She is Sister Sui's slave, so naturally Sister Sui is in charge." Just don't show up in our house in the future. ”

Such a maid who doesn't understand the rules is still the most favored by the girl, and she dares to bring her to her house, and raise her grandmother is a dead person?

Sui Zhangzhu's face was full of panic, his face was even paler, and he subconsciously looked at Gu Ao.

Gu Ao touched Gu Ci soothingly, and saw that her face was not so ugly before he spoke leisurely, "It's just a maid who has no rules, take it down first," turned his head to Sui Zhangzhu and said, "We dare to be presumptuous here, if we are elsewhere, we must not make enemies against my aunt and cousin, and damage the reputation of the house." ”

Sui Zhangzhu wiped his tears, looked at Gu Ao gratefully and shyly, and said in a low voice, "Thank you cousin for reminding me!" Then let Shuxiang take Qinxiang to his carriage to stay.

Afterwards, Sui Zhangzhu didn't complain, but Xiangyi asked, only saying that he lost his eyes while playing.

I have to say that her righteousness makes Gu Ci's impression a little better, if she doesn't fight her brothers' ideas, at least she is still a sister who can come and go.

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Gu Yao was rarely released by the emperor back to his house today, and after dinner, the family and Xiao Lu sat around and talked about the visit of the three princesses today.

Yuyi asked Gu Ci, "The maid who holds the beads is rude to you today, isn't it?" ”

Gu Ci blinked and nodded, and said a little embarrassed, "That maid's tone and style are unpleasant, and she is more like a master than Sister Sui." After speaking, he felt a bit like a complaint, and raised the Bajie in his arms to cover his face shyly.

Yuyi actually thinks that her daughter did this well, "If someone hurts your face like this in the future, you will be beaten back." ”

Gu Yao also agreed, "That's how it should be, everything has a father and mother." ”

Gu Ci couldn't help but quip: "It's not easy for me to be raised by my father and mother to be an arrogant and unreasonable girl!" ”

Yuyi scolded with a smile: "If you get cheap, you still sell well!" ”

Instead, Xiao Lu asked more, "Is Ah Luan angry?" ”

"No, it's not worth being angry for someone else's maid who doesn't know how to advance or retreat. I just think it's strange, how can Sister Sui condone the maid to this extent......"

"I think it's not good to raise my mother, I haven't trained it well." Gu Yi said casually, it is never the master who is at fault, it must be the subordinate who is not good.

"No, no matter how wrong Mama is, whether the maid is good or not, Sister Sui herself always knows best, right? How could she still go out with such a maid......"

What Gu Ci doesn't understand the most is this, it's okay to be soft-hearted, she herself is very soft, but she can't be so weak that she has no bones.

"These two maids are really arranged by Mama," Yuyi really laughed, "The upbringing grandmothers in Beppu are all sent by the clan, or designated by the queen mother, this is the rule set by Taizong, in order to protect the children to grow up well." Mammies not only teach the rules, but also take care of all the affairs around the master, even after getting married or getting married. It's just that your mother and I see that you like to meddle in things, so I allowed you to worry about it everywhere in the house, and almost robbed Hu's mother of her errand. ”

Gu Ci was genuinely surprised, "Mother is saying that it is up to the grandmothers to decide which maid Sister Sui takes out, what she wears, and what she eats?" You don't even have to go through Sister Sui's consent? ”

Yuyi hugged her daughter and kissed her, "That is, the girls of the clan are more delicate than the princes, no matter what the big or small things, the grandmothers are good, they just enjoy the glory." If you don't like to arrange everything by yourself, your mother naturally wants to plan everything for you and leave it to Mother Hu to worry about, you just need to enjoy your happiness. ”

Speaking of this way, it seems that Gu Ci really likes to arrange his own affairs, and he will not rely so heavily on Hu's mother, does it give people the impression of holding power?

"No...... No, I didn't want to make a fuss. I, I just thought, how to live should be my own choice, I can choose to be arranged by Mother Hu for me, take care of my life, but only I know what is best for me, instead of being taught to let others arrange it. Wouldn't that be better? ”

"What Luan said is reasonable." Gu Ao praised the festival.

Xiao Lu was also full of pride, "Respect and humility, it's not enough to talk about it." Everyone must have a place for everyone, Mama is a subordinate, and it is a duty to take care of the master, but if the people under his hands only listen to Mama and do not listen to the master, then how can we talk about dignity and humility? That's good! ”

Gu Yao was concerned, "If Aluan really cultivates a girl from the Sui family, we will regret it, right?" ”

Yuyi was stunned, she was also managed by her grandmother when she was young, but the queen mother was tight on the outside and loose on the inside, and the grandmothers were busy dealing with many brothers and sisters outside, but they didn't have much time to hone her temper. Therefore, although she looks gentle, she is actually a little arrogant and domineering inside. Before she grew up, the emperor's brother ascended the throne as the emperor, and no one dared to control her. Now that I think about it, it was indeed after that that that I could talk about being the master. If the emperor does not succeed to the throne, she is just one of many princesses, and I am afraid she may not be so comfortable.

After a long time, Yuyi sighed heavily, and felt a little uncomfortable about Sui Zhangzhu and Gu Xi's family affairs. Although he had the idea of helping Xiangyi, Sui Zhangzhu's identity was precious enough and his background was simple enough, which was suitable for his own family. If it is operated properly, Gu Xi, the third son who originally had no title to inherit, may not be able to get a title for his descendants. But now Sui Zhangzhu can't even manage a maid well, the maid is wrong, she didn't react, compared with a girl like Gu Ci, it seems that even the people in the house can't suppress it.

Gu Ci saw that Yuyi's face was wrong, and hurriedly rushed over to smooth the hair, "What my mother thinks is also very good to me, I didn't know before, I just played with it." Didn't you say that I could go out to have fun in the future, and naturally I wouldn't be a housekeeper again! ”

Yuyi's heart warmed, "Don't say help me share my worries, still want to go out and go crazy?" ”

"I won't go every day......"

Gu Yao will also react at this time, Sui Zhangzhu is indeed a little inappropriate, but it is far from making Yuyi, an aunt, so embarrassed, I am afraid that his wife is so critical of her niece because she has the intention to marry. Then the tone changed, "Fortunately, the girl of the Sui family is not very old, if there is a capable grandmother to teach, after a few years out of the pavilion to do some things, maybe you can come over." ”

Yuyi also knew that her husband knew her plan in his heart, and felt that he had even thought of this trick, which showed that he was not satisfied with Zhangzhu, but according to his 'no faith, no stand' temperament, he had no intention of withdrawing from the marriage. Thinking of this, I suddenly felt even more sorry for my son, my heart was mixed, I was uncomfortable, and I hugged my daughter and didn't speak.

Seeing his wife like this, Gu Yao hurriedly motioned to Gu Ao and a few other children to send Xiao Lu back to the house, wanting to comfort her.

Originally, Gu Chong wanted to go out with Gu Ci, but Gu Ci grabbed Yuyi's arm and refused to leave, so he had to figure out what was wrong with his mother!

waited for the people to leave, Yuyi stroked her daughter's head and made a long story short.

Gu Ci was anxious when she heard this, she was not optimistic about this cousin at all, not to mention the male god Seventh Brother who matched her! The personalities of the two are completely incompatible, no matter how pitiful Sui Zhangzhu is, she must also be separated!

"Mother! Didn't you say that I was the only little county lord in the family, why did I have to have an extra Sister Sui?! Gu Ci asked with an indignant little face.

"Ah Luan doesn't like Cousin Sui?" Yuyi asked amusedly.

"I can't say it...... I don't like it......" Gu Ci replied very reluctantly, racking his brains to think about how to dispel the idea of his mother.

"Okay, Ah Luan will go back first, don't worry." Gu Yao personally took his unwilling daughter back to the East Cross Courtyard and settled her before returning to the room.

Yuyi saw him come in after washing, and said curtly, "I decided this matter too hastily. ”

Gu Yao didn't take this niece who was not close to him to heart, there are always good and bad marriages, and it would be good to solve problems if they went wrong. To put it mildly, if he really can't see it, there is a way to retreat the family affairs beautifully, so as not to let his son be affected at all. He was concerned about something else.

"You said that the eldest princess Chongyi deliberately stayed, just to remind you about Xiangyi and the niece of the Sui family?"

Yuyi went over Chongyi's words again, and also came back to her senses, "It seems that the second sister knows something, but it's inconvenient to say?" ”

"Since it doesn't have anything to do with you, it can't be related to the palace. You don't have to ask about it, I'll send someone to investigate. ”

Yu Yi smiled bitterly: "I've had a smooth life over the years, and my brain is not bright." ”

Gu Yao comforted her in a low voice, and the two hugged each other and fell asleep.