It had already passed the second watch when she sent Aunt Zeng away, but Gu Qingwan didn't feel sleepy at all, she just looked at the dark palace lights hanging on the eaves.

"Princess......" When Gu Qingwan and Aunt Zeng were talking, they didn't deliberately avoid Hongjin and Bi Suo, the two of them had a bottom in their hearts, and seeing that Gu Qingwan was silent for a long time, they were a little worried.

Only then did Gu Qingwan retract her gaze, only glanced at Hongjin and Bi Suo, and said, "You go down and explain, I don't want to mention the matter of Aunt Zeng coming over today." ”

"The slave understands." Hong Jin responded, and said cautiously, "The princess doesn't have to care too much about those words, maybe what she said is not the truth, and she has to ......check it slowly."

Gu Qingwan immediately interrupted Hongjin's words: "No, Aunt Zeng is telling the truth, and maybe all the facts she knows. ”

Hongjin lowered her head, it was about the seventh girl, if she wasn't completely sure, Aunt Zeng would never dare to take a risk.

Gu Qingwan was silent for a while, and then stretched her body: "I'm a little tired, let's stop here today." ”

Now that she is concerned about Zheng Rui, the current situation is uncertain, and Gu Qingwan is not easy to cause any trouble. After a while, she will naturally have to settle down.

Although Gu Qingwan's tone was gentle, Hongjin always felt that there was a sense of coldness in her words. She exchanged glances with Bi Sulfur before she spoke: "The slave maid will fetch water to serve the princess to freshen up." ”

Gu Qingwan didn't say anything, and the two of them softly opened the curtain and went out.

Although the clouds are light and the wind is light, Gu Qingwan tossed and turned this night. Difficulty sleeping.

He's death was not due to his own reasons, but because someone secretly harmed him. In fact, Gu Qingwan didn't think about this possibility, but she wouldn't think much about it.

After all, in this era, women give birth to a circle in the ghost gate, and there are countless deaths from dystocia and blood collapse. When He gave birth to Gu San's girl, he was greatly injured, and before he could recuperate, he became pregnant with Gu Cunke again, and after struggling to give birth to Gu Cunke, his body was defeated.

At that time, Mrs. He was still alive, but if the cause of He's death was a little strange, the He family would definitely not give up.

Moreover, when He died. The eldest lord of the Gu family has already attacked the lord. Mrs. Gu is also in charge of the house, and there should be nothing in the inner courtyard of the Gu family that can be hidden from Mrs. Gu's nose, but there is no leakage of rumors.

The title of the Marquis of Dingyuan has always been passed on to the eldest son. Besides, after the wedding. Each house is divided into different properties. There is no big conflict of interest between Mrs. Gu and the He family. She couldn't stand by watching others harm the He family.

The second room marrying Mrs. Gu's niece as a continuation of the string is not much benefit to the eldest lady.

But if it's about Gu Qingshu. The results are naturally different.

Regardless of whether it was unintentional or intentional, after all, the He family died after drinking the decoction handed by Gu Qingshu himself, if the He family tore it apart, the entire Dingyuan Marquis Mansion would not be able to get rid of it, and the impact on Gu Qingshu would be even worse. Old Lady Gu and Mrs. Gu unanimously decided to hide this matter, not only to protect Gu Qingshu, but also to protect the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion.

The person who drugged Gu Qingshu designed it, and it was impossible for Mrs. Gu to be indifferent. Gu Qingwan imagined that she might have investigated thoroughly back then, but she did not come up with any definite evidence. In desperation, she can only destroy other evidence, and only hopes that this matter will never be made public.

Gu Qingwan's eyes slowly gathered in the dark, although she was different from Gu San, but at this moment, she could clearly understand her feelings.

She could feel the hatred that was slowly growing in her heart.

In order to protect Gu Qingshu, Mrs. Gu and Mrs. Gu silently dealt with the aftermath of the murderer. Even so, they didn't feel a trace of guilt for the pair of children left behind by the He family, and only watched them struggle in the mud with cold eyes.

They watched coldly as Gu Mingli and Xiaosun's swallowed He's dowry, coldly watched Xiaosun's children raise crookedly from their original spouses, and coldly looked at Gu San's unetiquette and arrogance.

If Miss Gu hadn't lost her life in the Buddha hall that time, where would her end have been.

But who is the perpetrator? Little Sun's?

Gu Qingwan thought about it secretly, but she also found that only Xiao Sun's family had such a motive. It's just that at that time, Xiao Sun's family was just a cousin who lived in the Gu family, how could she have the connections and means to do such a thing.

It was already an old thing more than ten years ago, and the person concerned was either killed or sent away by Mrs. Gu and Mrs. Gu. If you want to find an insider, how can it be so easy.

Gu Qingwan got up late on the second day, and she didn't want to go to Mrs. Gu to ask for peace, so she didn't hurry to have breakfast, and took a book that she had changed before leaving the cabinet, and passed the time boredly.

Sure enough, I didn't wait for a while, and I saw Yupan come over to pass the word, saying that the girl and the aunt were talking with the old lady in the Tansong Courtyard, and asked Gu Qingwan to go with them.

Gu Qingwan cleaned up for a while, and then slowly went to the Tansong Courtyard, and sure enough, she saw that the inner room was already full of people.

Mrs. Gu still likes to be lively like this.

Gu Qingwan secretly sneered, but saw that in addition to the people in the fourth room of the Gu family, there were also many people from the Gu family. She glanced at it casually, but recognized the person sitting at the front of the long pineapple wooden chair on the left side as Ye.

Seeing that the Ye family was also looking at her, Gu Qingwan smiled at her, and then heard Old Madam Gu say in a reproachful but tolerant tone: "Why are you so late, these aunts and aunts have been waiting for a while, come and sit down." ”

Gu Qingwan said apologetically: "Yesterday Guining was inevitably happy in my heart, but it was too late to rest." I just heard the old lady come to pass the word, saying that someone from my family was coming, so I hurried over. It's too late, it's really rude for me, and I'm sorry for all my aunts and aunts. ”

With that, he bent down slightly.

How could everyone let her really salute, as soon as Gu Qingwan's words fell, she was supported by an aunt beside Mrs. Gu.

"You don't know how rude we are here, good boy, sit down."

That aunt is the patriarch of the Gu clan, surnamed Zhao, and Gu Qingwan is still familiar. The Gu family is a big family, except for their titles in this room, there are many children and grandchildren in the family.

This Zhao family is also the daughter of a big family, her husband is the governor of Liangjiang, and the younger brother of the patriarch of the Gu family. The last time Gu Qingwan saw her was when Gu Qingya returned to the door in the third dynasty. It's just that at that time, the lady's expression was faint, and she didn't say a word to Gu Qingwan.

Now seeing that her attitude is very enthusiastic, Gu Qingwan didn't say anything, just sat down with her.

Old Madam Gu performed the love of ancestors and grandchildren in front of everyone again, Gu Qingwan looked at Xiao Sun and Gu Qingyan sitting on the side, it was rare that she did not show tiredness, and only catered to Old Madam Gu to speak.

"The fifth sister will be out of the cabinet after the year, and I don't know if the dowry is ready." Gu Qingwan patted her forehead as she spoke, "Look at me, my memory hasn't been very good lately, but the fifth sister is scheduled to leave the pavilion on which day, and I am ready to add makeup." ”

Gu Qingyan intuitively felt that Gu Qingwan didn't have any good intentions when she asked these words, but when she mentioned her family affairs in front of so many people, she blushed a little, so she lowered her head and didn't speak.

Seeing this, Xiao Sun hurriedly said: "Qingwan, you are a noble person who forgets a lot, Yan'er's wedding date is set for February 26." ”

"Oh." Gu Qingwan looked up and smiled again as if she had suddenly lost interest, "Think about it carefully, I don't have to come when the fifth sister adds makeup, but my mother thought about me and added it for me in advance." ”

As soon as the words fell, the expressions of Old Lady Gu and Xiao Sun changed slightly. Gu Qingwan called Xiao Sun "second wife" at most. The "mother" in her mouth can only be her biological mother He.

Only the Zhao family and Gu Qingwan had been together for a short time, and they didn't feel that there was anything wrong, they only squinted their eyes and smiled: "What you said is incomprehensible, your mother naturally wants to add makeup to the five girls, and you add makeup to the five girls by yourself It is your own mind." ”

"Although my aunt followed my uncle's foreign appointment, she should also know that my mother passed away more than ten years ago. My fifth sister's mother is my stepmother, but not my mother. ”

Regardless of Zhao's choked look, he just looked at Xiao Sun fixedly and said, "Second wife, am I right?" The pair of white-glazed ink-colored landscape vases that the second wife now placed in the back room were the dowry that my maternal grandmother had chosen for my mother. If the second wife left the fifth sister as a dowry, doesn't it mean that my mother gave makeup to the fifth sister for me. ”

She laughed to herself, but the people in the room had different expressions.

At the beginning, Xiao Sun and Gu Mingli were greedy for a lot of He dowry, and over the years, Gu Mingli exchanged a lot of ornaments and porcelain for Xiao Sun. The dowry list is in Gu Mingli's hands, which are the He family's dowry and which are bought by Gu Mingli outside, and Xiao Sun's family can't tell the difference at all.

She still knows it at this point, but whenever Gu Mingli gives her something, she never asks about the source and price.

Later, the He Mansion came to ask for a dowry, except for the title deed and calligraphy and paintings, the other He family dislikes have been used, and most of them have been folded into silver taels. What things are in her house that are from the He Mansion, Xiao Sun's heart is uncertain.

Besides, Gu Qingwan has been out of the cabinet for a year, and Xiao Sun never thought that she would set foot in Jinhuitang, how would she know that Gu Qingwan would still make a fuss about He's dowry.

The ladies of the family are not heartless, and they guessed everything in a few words. Xiao Sun only felt very embarrassed, and when he saw those people in his family squinting at her one by one, his face turned red with shame.

But she didn't dare to argue with Gu Qingwan, did she still have to argue that the He family's dowry had been converted into silver and returned to you? She can't open this mouth, and she can't afford to lose this person.

She has too many handles in Gu Qingwan's hands, if the two of them fight, those old things will be turned over.

Xiao Sun only felt a burst of bitterness in his heart, and could only glance at Old Lady Gu like a plea for help, and then lowered his head with red eyes. (To be continued......)