On the extraordinary vermilion gate of Liufu, a large plaque of red gold and nine dragons and green land is hung high. On the plaque, the dragon flies and the phoenix dances with the five big characters of Dou Da "General Zhenwei's Mansion", the big characters are shining with golden light, majestic and incomparable, and it is said that it is still written by the first emperor himself. With this golden plaque against the backdrop, even the two stone lions at the door look menacing.

Guo Chengsi got off the horse, and soon after handing over the post, a housekeeper lady with a hairpin ring skirt and a proper skirt greeted him. Guo Chengsi threw the reins to the guards who followed, and he helped Song Qinglian get out of the carriage. Marigold and gladiolus followed closely behind with a few brocade boxes in their hands.

The lady in charge saw Song Qinglian hurriedly stepping forward and curtled her knees and blessed: "I've seen Madame." ”

Song Qinglian bowed her head slightly, and said gently: "It's polite." Then the lady in charge stood up and led everyone to the house.

Over the years, Song Qinglian has occasionally come to Liufu a few times, but it is the first time in Guo Chenghe's life. Along the way, he only felt that the layout of the Liufu was all open and closed, not as delicate and gorgeous as the ordinary rich mansions, but it revealed a heroic and rough meaning, which was really worthy of being the general's mansion.

Entering the hall, looking up and facing a large red sandalwood carving case, there is a huge red coral at least three feet high, and a picture of "Things and Tea" is hung behind, on one side is a colorful glass basin, and on the other side is a green jade bronze tripod. There are two eight Nanmu chairs at the bottom, with foot pedals at the bottom, and a pair of high tables on both sides. Mrs. Liu, who was elegantly dressed and had a demure demeanor, had been waiting for a long time.

The first time he saw Mrs. Liu, Guo Chengsi felt surprised.

Her hair is neat and fresh. But you can clearly see the silver wires mixed in. It is the storage of these silver filaments that makes Mrs. Liu, who was originally younger than Song Qinglian, look much older than Song Qinglian.

Guo Chengsi only glanced at it. stepped forward and saluted with fists in a regular manner: "I've seen Mrs. Liu." ”

"The son of the world doesn't have to be polite." Madame Liu hurriedly replied, and she looked at him carefully. He wore a luxurious purple brocade robe, with a golden crown and a jade belt around his waist. Honey-colored skin, bright eyes. Although the corners of his mouth were slightly pursed, and there was a majestic coldness between his eyebrows and eyes, it did not detract from his handsomeness and extraordinary. Mrs. Liu only felt that her eyes were hot. A sense of sadness came over me.

She couldn't help but pull Song Qinglian, revealing envy: "I haven't seen the prince for many years, but I see you today." It's really extraordinary. You are a gentle and compassionate person, but unfortunately my poor cicada sister does not have such a blessing. Before she could finish speaking, she choked up.

Guo Chengsi on the side quickly lowered his eyes, hiding his uneasiness.

"Don't say that." Song Qinglian also held her hand back. Wen Sheng comforted her: "There are so many famous doctors in the world. There must be someone who can cure Sister Cicada. Let's work together to find a doctor and ask for medicine, and Sister Chan will be cured one day. ”

In this way, Mrs. Liu has heard too much, and she can't stir up the ripples in her heart at all. She only wiped the corners of her eyes with Jinpa, and said with a wry smile: "After all these years, I have to accept my fate." Now I don't ask for anything else, just to make my cicada sister less painful every day. ”

Song Qinglian pursed the corners of her mouth and gestured to Marigold. Jian Lan stepped forward with a brocade box and said, "Here are some ginseng health pills. It's not as good as the ones that are sold outside. All of them are made with more than 100 years of old ginseng, which is the most nourishing and nourishing. Give Sister Cicada a pill every day, which is better than anything else. ”

"Thank you for remembering Sister Cicada like this." After Mrs. Liu thanked her, she motioned for the maid to step forward and take the brocade box. She herself picked up a carved wooden box at hand, pushed it in front of Song Qinglian, and said gently: "I can't repay you for receiving so many precious medicinal materials from your house." There is a South Sea pearl here, you must accept it, it can be regarded as a return gift from our General's Mansion. ”

Song Qinglian took the box and opened it with her hand, and a South Sea pearl the size of a baby's fist was immediately presented in front of her. This South Sea pearl exudes a cold and clear light against the background of black velvet, like a bright moon hanging high, even if you don't know the goods, you know that it is an extremely precious thing. Even compared with the huge East Pearl in Zhu Xian's crown, it is not inferior.

Song Qinglian hurriedly covered the wooden box, pushed it back in front of Mrs. Liu, and excused herself: "This is too precious, you better take it back!" ”

Mrs. Liu refused, and said bluntly: "How can there be a reason to take back the gift that was given?" Song Qinglian had no choice but to accept the incomparably precious South China Sea pearl.

In fact, the relationship between the rich family is nothing more than a courtesy exchange, you respect me a foot, I will respect you. They are not short of money, and all they want is this face.

Although this ginseng health pill is indeed very rare for ordinary wealthy families, it is nothing to the powerful general's mansion. It is rare, but it is the heart that was personally sent to the door by the Duchess of Zhenguo and the prince.

Although Mrs. Liu understands that most of her sister cicada's relationship with this prince will not be successful, at least she has been valued by her future husband's family. This value is a rare honor and dignity for both Liufu and Sister Cicada herself.

The two ladies sat together and chatted softly and slowly, and Guo Chengsi was inconvenient to interject, so he only sat quietly on the side. Suddenly, there was the sound of hurried footsteps outside the house, and Mrs. Liu immediately had a bad premonition in her heart, and she stood up suddenly.

Song Qinglian's mother and son glanced at each other in surprise, and when they looked out together, they saw a grandmother walking over quickly with an anxious face. Mrs. Liu's face immediately changed when she saw her, and she hurriedly told Song Qinglian about her guilt, so she hurriedly greeted her.

Guo Chengsi was deaf and clear-sighted, and faintly heard the conversation between Mrs. Liu and the grandmother outside.

"But what happened to Sister Chan?"

"Miss suddenly fainted just now"

"Didn't Imperial Doctor Song say that she had been quite stable in the past two days, why did she faint again?"

"It's all Qing'er's dead girl, knowing that Miss's love can't fluctuate a little, but she ran to say that her future uncle came to the door, and Miss was so frightened."

"What?"

Guo Chengsi's face suddenly darkened, he never knew that he still had such power. Just hearing a name can scare people out.

At this time, Mrs. Liu came back in a hurry, although Song Qinglian didn't know why. But he stood up obediently and said, "Since there is something important in the house, I will leave first." ”

Mrs. Liu also had no intention of keeping it, and after a few polite words, after sending Song Qinglian's mother and son away, she hurried back to the backyard to see Liu Yucicada.

Liu Yuciao's courtyard was full of gloomy clouds, and the maids and women were all lightly moved. I didn't even dare to breathe in the atmosphere. Because Liu Yucian has not yet fully awakened, Mrs. Liu, who has always been mild-mannered, is very anxious at the moment. Qing'er, the maid of Liu Yucicada, was careless when she was feeding her medicine. let the medicinal juice choke into her throat, causing the weak Liu Yucicada to choke on a heart-rending cough. Mrs. Liu immediately ordered someone to drag Qing'er down and hit the board, and the people in the courtyard except for Mama Mu were still calm, and everyone inevitably began to endanger themselves.

At this moment, Mrs. Liu herself was holding the spoon. Feed the medicinal juice into Sister Cicada's pale lips one by one. Mama Mu took a piece of brocade handkerchief and carefully wiped the medicinal juice overflowing from the corner of her mouth. Their movements are all incredibly gentle, just like the person in front of them is a porcelain doll that is broken when touched.

Finally fed this bowl of medicine in it, Mrs. Liu was already sweating profusely. Liu Yucicada's thick eyelashes moved slightly, and finally showed signs of soberness.

Mrs. Liu couldn't help but be overjoyed in her heart, and hurriedly called: "Cicada, cicada, but I've woken up." Her voice was soft and gentle. The previous violence was not at all perceptible.

The sun shone on Liu Yucia's haggard face, and her eyelids trembled slightly. Finally slowly opened up. She opened her eyes and saw Mrs. Liu, whose face was full of worry, so she called softly and glutinously, "Mother." ”

Mrs. Liu happily agreed, reached out and gently held her thin wrist with only a handful of bones left, and asked distressedly, "Are you better?" What do you feel uncomfortable about? ”

Liu Yucian showed an illusory smile, and said weakly: "The child is not filial, and the mother is worried again." ”

"Silly boy." Seeing that Liu Yucian came to her senses, Mrs. Liu's heart also fell to the ground, she patted the back of Liu Yucicada's hand, and asked in a low voice, "Why did the cicada suddenly faint?" ”

Liu Yucian trembled slightly, lowered her eyelids, and said weakly: "Maybe it's because the sun has been shining for a long time and the eyes are dizzy, so you will suddenly faint." Mother, the child is a little sleepy and wants to rest for a while. ”

"Well, you rest! Mother is here to watch over you. Mrs. Liu did not doubt him, and gently covered her with a blanket.

Liu Yucian slowly closed her eyes, but what echoed in her mind was Jiang Ruxue's soft words: "Sister Yuchan, I heard that Guo Shizi entered the Criminal Department and was also given the position of Zuo Shilang. ”

"Sister Jade Cicada, I heard that people in Chang'an City call Guo Shizi a ghost in Chang'an, but I don't know why?"

"Sister Jade Cicada, I know why Guo Shizi is a ghost in Chang'an. I heard that he has a violent temperament, and the prisoners are either skinned and cramped or cut off their hands and feet when they reach him, which is really terrible. A weak person like you, it is estimated that he will be poked to death with one finger. What to do? I'm so worried about you. ”

"Sister Yuchan"

Liu Yucian couldn't help but shudder and closed her eyes in horror.

Although Liu Yucia is riddled with stubborn diseases, she is weak to win. But twenty-eight girls are all pregnant, and she is no exception. It's just that she's too shy and can't get in touch with foreign men, so she has a strong curiosity about her titular fiancé.

So she loves to dream, and when she looks at the blue sky and white clouds, she secretly fantasizes that she can think of him as a hero like her father, or she can imagine him as a sour Confucian who never leaves the book, and sometimes she will imagine him as a suave and suave son

This was originally the most touching and shy secret in her heart, and she never even mentioned it to her only best friend, Miss Zhang Wanru.

After the year, Zhang Wanru brought Miss Ruxue from Jiangfu to see her a few times, so she had a new girlfriend. It's just that this new girlfriend is different from Zhang Wanru, and the topic she chats about the most with Liu Yucian is the fiancé she has secretly fantasized about for a long time.

Every time Jiang Ruxue mentions Guo Chenghei, she feels shy and unbearable, but she can't help but want to listen to it, and she loves to listen to it, because she is not satisfied with her own fantasies and wants to know more from other people's mouths. So every time Jiang Ruxue came, she would subconsciously take away the maid and grandmother, and then the two girls would whisper intimately.

But Guo Chengsi in Jiang Ruxue's mouth became more and more terrifying, and she became more and more afraid, what Chang'an ghosts were worried, what liked to skin and cramp prisoners, and what countless souls in his hands In short, the words that came out of Jiang Hexue's mouth were slowly engraved into her mind. In her heart, Guo Shizi gradually became synonymous with demons.

Liu Yucicada was originally a pampered flower in the greenhouse, and she had never seen a trace of wind and waves, and she was extremely simple, so she believed in Jiang Ruxue's words. After listening to it more, she slowly felt frightened and frightened of Guo Chengsi, and even had several nightmares related to him.

No, today I suddenly heard that the demon that was originally out of reach suddenly arrived in her home, and she was so excited that she actually fainted. Although she faints easily, she has to do it at least eight or nine times a month. But this time I was scared by my fiancé, and it was too embarrassing to say it.

Liu Yucian gently stroked her bony chest and breathed a long sigh of relief. secretly decided that such a humiliating thing could not be said to anyone except Jiang Ruxue

After leaving Liufu and sending Song Qinglian back to Zhenguo Mansion, Guo Chengsi ran away under the pretext of being busy with official business. Song Qinglian had to be supported by the marigold, and slowly walked towards the leisurely Zhai where she lived.

When passing by the lotus pond, I saw Jiang Yanmei with Du Ruyan and a few girls coming out from the direction of Qingxin Courtyard. Jiang Yanmei greeted with a smile from afar: "Sister-in-law, you are in a hurry, where is this coming?" ”

Du Ruyan also curtsed obediently: "I've seen my eldest cousin." ”

Song Qinglian didn't answer, but greeted her with a smile: "Second brother and sister, why are you standing under this poisonous sun, be careful of the heat." Then he bowed his head to Du Ruyan and said, "Miss Du is polite." ”

Her attitude towards Du Ruyan has always been gentle and polite, but it is distant. Du Ruyan's eyes darkened slightly, and she stood up and retreated behind Jiang Yanmei, but she still maintained a decent sweet smile on her delicate and beautiful face.

Jiang Yanmei smiled: "We are just thinking about going to the pavilion to sit, I wonder if my sister-in-law is interested in being together." ”

"This" Song Qinglian hesitated for a moment, Du Ruyan was busy with blessings, and said: "Just because the ancestor rewarded some Biluo Spring and had nothing to do, my second cousin and I wanted to go to the pavilion to sit and try the new tea by the way." ”

Song Qinglian smiled leisurely and said, "In this case, I won't disturb your Yaxing." After speaking, she turned her head, and actually took the marigold, and the gladiolus went straight away.

Looking at Song Qinglian's back, Du Ruyan's eyes turned red, she pulled Jiang Yanmei's sleeve, and said in a choked voice: "Second cousin, why is the eldest cousin always lukewarm to me, does she not like me?" ”

"Smoke doesn't need to be sad." Jiang Yanmei looked at Song Qinglian's back and said sarcastically: "In this huge Zhenguo Mansion, your eldest cousin will not like anyone except Zhenguo Gong and your heir cousin. Over the years, if it weren't for the old ancestor in charge, we would have been kicked out of the second room long ago. ”

"Ahh When Du Ruyan heard this, she covered her mouth in surprise. (To be continued......)