Chapter 347: Shared Suffering
Gu Yongnian, who was dark in his heart, decisively ordered: "Go and invite Young Master Xie to come in." ”
The little guy hurriedly answered, and was about to retreat, when he heard Gu Xinian add lightly: "Please invite Young Master Xie to listen to Yuxuan, it just so happens that I am also very interested in raising birds, so it doesn't hurt to listen." ”
Ye Qinglan listened from the side and couldn't help laughing. Why does she think that such a Gu Xinian is particularly attractive? It's really incurable......
The smile that blooms in an instant is as delicate as a flower. Gu Yongnian only glanced at it, and his heart fluttered and his soul was lost. Just as he was about to take a second look, Gu Xinian beside him looked over coldly.
Gu Yongnian couldn't help but shudder, and decisively took his gaze back.
The painful lesson of the last time is still vivid, but after teasing Ye Qinglan for a few words, she was dragged to the painting boat by her sinister cousin. I don't know where to find a bunch of mediocre-looking singers and dancers, and they toasted him with flattering eyes in turn, and he almost didn't vomit on the spot. What's even more hateful is that it's not just one night, but a whole half a month!
Since then, he obediently avoided Ye Qinglan and almost took a detour. No matter how good the beauty is, when he thinks of his ruthless and sinister cousin, he doesn't dare to have any thoughts.
Gu Xinian got up elegantly and said with a faint smile: "Cousin, let's go listen to Yuxuan, don't let the guests wait for a long time." ”
Gu Yongnian obediently got up and walked with Gu Xinian.
As soon as I entered the Yuxuan, the deadly bird call sounded again. Gu Yongnian's face turned pale, and he reflexively wanted to find something to plug his ears. Gu Xinian looked at it with a smile again: "The birdsong is really pleasant, my cousin said yes?" ”
How dare Gu Yongnian say no. He nodded with a bitter face.
At this moment, Xie Peng also stepped into Tingyuxuan. At first glance, I saw the birdcages all over the yard. Xie Peng also glanced at Gu Yongnian last night, a little stunned.
Keeping birds is indeed an elegant hobby. It is very pleasant to raise two or three to hang under the eaves of the porch and listen to the birds. But the dense birdcage in front of me ...... That's an exaggeration! When he came here two days ago, there wasn't even a single bird feather here, so why did so many more birds come out all of a sudden?
Gu Yongnian coughed: "Brother Xie, you came just in time, I'll introduce you." This is my fourth cousin. ”
Xie Peng calmed down, suppressed the doubts in his heart for the time being, and bowed his hand with a smile: "I've seen Fourth Brother Gu." ”
For this famous Gu Shilang, Xie Peng naturally had heard of it for a long time. Don't say anything else. Just because he is Gu Xiyu's biological brother, he must also show himself well.
Thinking of this, Xie Peng's smile became more and more attentive.
Gu Xinian responded with a faint smile and a few words, casually glanced at Xie Peng, who was wearing a crimson satin robe, and quickly made a judgment in his heart. Oily head powder surface, empty on the surface, embroidered pillow. belongs to the kind of idle man who eats, drinks and has fun, and doesn't know anything serious.
Of course, not everyone is qualified to be a gentleman. At least have to have a good dad. Xie Peng's father was a scholar of the Ministry of Officials, a serious second-grade official. Although the Xie Mansion is not as profound as the Xungui family. can take advantage of Xie Shangshu's momentum, and he can be regarded as having a head and face in the capital. Xie Peng is the only son of Xie Shangshu, and it is inevitable that the family will be pampered, and as a result, he will become a virtue with Gu Yongnian.
That's the kind of person you have. He even dared to beat Yu'er's idea...... Gu Xinian sneered in his heart, but his face became more and more easy-going and polite: "I am a few years older, so I will shout Brother Xie Xian." Yesterday, Xie Xiandi specially sent two birds to Yongnian. I have thanked Yongnian for my ancestors. ”
Xie Peng smiled a little embarrassed. Why did he send those two birds to Gu Yongnian, he and Gu Yongnian both knew it. Gu Xinian probably didn't know. That's why he thanked him seriously, which made him a little weak-hearted......
Gu Xinian didn't seem to notice the dodge and weakness in his smile. said with a smile: "I heard that Yongnian likes birds, so I specially asked someone to buy some back." I heard that Brother Xie Xian is good at raising birds, so I have to ask for advice today, and it just so happens that I have followed for a long time. As he spoke, he glanced at Gu Yongnian.
…… Just talk, don't keep looking at him with such creepy eyes!
Gu Yongnian burst into tears in his heart, and he had to squeeze out a smile on his face and echo: "Yes, yes, what my cousin said." I also want to learn how to raise birds. ”
Xie Peng didn't have any suspicions, and immediately responded with great interest. It's a rare opportunity to show off the table, and of course you can't miss it. So, Young Master Xie put up his hands in a good manner, walked under the cage, and said impassionedly: "Raising birds seems simple, but if you want to raise them well, there are many things to pay attention to. Let's take feeding......"
Gu Xinian listened very attentively, and occasionally asked a few questions, so that Xie Peng could continue. Sometimes I didn't understand, so I smiled apologetically: "I didn't understand what you said just now, how about bothering Brother Xie Xian to say it again?" ”
Xie Peng had to say it again from beginning to end, and his mouth was dry. However, the bird's call is very loud, and the voice is so low that it cannot be heard at all, so it has to be shouted at the top of the throat. In less than an hour, Xie Peng began to feel hoarse and sore in his throat.
But Gu Xinian looked at him with that kind of approving and expectant gaze, so he had to grit his teeth and continue to insist. Later, he almost burst his throat......
Gu Yongnian twisted his head to the side a little unbearably. It's not that he's not kind, but if he doesn't let his cousin out of this breath, I'm afraid that he will feel better in the future. So I can only sacrifice Xie Peng......
When Xie Peng's throat hurt and he was almost speechless, Gu Xinian suddenly woke up and said apologetically: "It's all because I didn't think it through, and I kept pulling you here to talk." After talking for so long, you must be tired and thirsty, hurry up and go in and rest and drink some tea. ”
The little unhappiness in Xie Peng's heart immediately dissipated, and he opened his mouth to respond: "It's okay, if Fourth Brother Gu still wants to hear it, I'll talk about it later." He shouted at the top of his voice for more than an hour, and his voice was so hoarse that he could barely reach his ears. I didn't realize that I was cheated by someone, and I smiled happily.
Gu Xinian smiled, politely accompanied Young Master Xie into the main hall to drink tea and rest, and warmly kept Xie Peng for lunch before leaving.
Xie Peng was thinking about Gu Xiyu in his heart, and was thinking about finding a chance to see Gu Xiyu, but when he heard this, how could he not agree. Immediately nodded with a smile on his face. Then he drank the hot tea violently, thinking secretly in his heart, this future eldest brother is really easy-going and amiable, how can it be so exaggerated as Gu Yongnian complains about on weekdays!
Gu Xinian's eyes flashed, and he pulled the corners of his lips. Quan Fu was instructed in a low voice: "Let the kitchen prepare a table of good dishes, and prepare a few jars of good wine." After a pause, he added in a low voice: "Let the cook put more salt in each dish." ”
Quanfu was stunned when he heard this, but he didn't dare to ask more, and immediately went to the kitchen to order.
Xie Peng drank three cups of hot tea, and finally could barely open his mouth to speak, and he thought that he had no trace of the topic to Gu Xiyu: "...... I offended Miss Gu by the pond yesterday, and I was really upset. I wonder if I will have the opportunity to accompany you in person today......"
Gu Yongnian lowered his head with a bitter face, brother, don't you don't open any pot and mention which pot, okay!
Gu Xi responded very decently with an understatement: "Yu'er is shy by nature, and she will be nervous and scared when she sees strangers. Please also ask Brother Xie Xian to be considerate. ”
The euphemism of the words is very clear. I want to see Gu Xiyu, but there is no door!
Xie Peng touched a soft nail, smiled wryly, and finally didn't dare to mention Gu Xiyu's name again. But when I think of that beautiful girl who is not like a mortal, my heart feels like being scratched by a cat's paws......
Gu Xinian took in Xie Peng's dejected appearance, and his eyes darkened. It's rare to take a day off today, I originally planned to accompany Ye Qinglan well, but I didn't expect Xie Peng to come out. It's hard to clean him up, it's hard to get rid of the boredom in my heart!
At noon, the three of them had lunch in Tingyuxuan.
Needless to say, good wine and good food, and with Gu Xinian, who was talking and laughing, on the side, the atmosphere was not to mention how harmonious. There's something strange about that, though. Each dish seems to be a little saltier than usual...... At first, I didn't notice it, but as I ate more, I felt dry mouth, and then before I knew it, I drank a little more wine than usual.
Soon, Gu Yongnian became drunk. Xie Peng's alcohol consumption was not much better than Gu Yongnian's, and he began to feel dizzy. couldn't help Gu Xinian's repeated enthusiastic persuasion, drinking cup after cup, until he was drunk on the table and unconscious, it was over.
Gu Xinian also felt a little drunk, but his eyes were very clear. lightly instructed his subordinates to help Gu Yongnian and Xie Peng to the house to rest. Then he whispered to Quanfu: "Find a few people and knock the birdcage with sticks." ”
Birds kept in cages are actually very tame and do not chirp from morning to night. However, if you are frightened, it is different......
Quan Fu immediately understood what Gu Xinian meant, and secretly sighed in his heart for the two drunk unconscious people. It's not good to provoke anyone, you have to provoke Gu Xinian...... Please ask for more blessings!
Drunk people have this experience, but they don't feel anything else, just feel dizzy and headache. I can't stand the slightest sound in my ears. Not to mention the shrill calls of so many birds. It's just a magic sound piercing the brain!
When Gu Yongnian was woken up, he had a splitting headache, and he hurriedly found a piece of cloth and stuffed it into his ear. It's finally a little better.
But Xie Peng was miserable, he drank more than Gu Yongnian, and the room he slept in was a guest room next to the eaves. Bursts of bird calls rushed to his ears, like dozens of people taking turns slamming his head with sticks. It's so drunk that I can't be sober at all. I could only listen to the birds in a half-asleep sleep.
That miserable feeling cannot be described in words at all (to be continued......