When I returned to Yuanxiang Pavilion, it was almost time for dinner.

Although Mrs. Gu likes to be lively, she doesn't like to eat with the juniors every day, there is a small kitchen in the Tansong Courtyard, and the use of the small kitchen has been out of the public all these years, but no one dares to add more beaks. And Mrs. Gu just asked a few girls to stay in the Tansong Courtyard when she was interested, and she still went to the big kitchen to get the food in each room on weekdays.

It's just that the big kitchen can match the meaning of so many ladies and girls in the house, and each room naturally has a small kitchen, and the food made in the big pot can be more exquisite than the food made in the small kitchen.

However, now Gu Qingwan has not been raised by the meal in the small kitchen, she stepped on the meal and returned to Yuanxiang Pavilion, and heard that Guiye had gone to the big kitchen, so she nodded and entered the back room.

When Guiye came back, his expression was a little unnatural. Gu Qingwan had something in her heart, and she didn't pay much attention to it, so she prepared to finish copying the rest of the "Family Motto" as soon as possible.

It was not yet completely dark, but Gu Qingwan still let the peach branches and laurel leaves light the lamps. Gui Ye took the small silver scissors to cut the candle flowers for a long time, and Gu Qingwan realized that something was wrong with her.

Seeing that the peach branch went out to order the maids to serve refreshments, Guiye leaned over to Gu Qingwan's side: "Girl...... The second master waited outside the courtyard for a while, saying that he wanted to come in and say a few words to you. ”

Gu Qingwan's face changed: "Why didn't you say it earlier, although it is already spring, but the night is still cold and dewy, how can he stand it standing outside, why don't you hurry up and invite in." ”

Gui Ye opened his mouth in surprise, and said after a while: "Fang Cai...... The girl was eating, and the slave didn't dare to disturb her. ”

Gu Qingwan thought of the third girl's attitude towards Gu Cunke over the years, and couldn't help but sigh secretly, and said softly: "That's it, you go out and invite him in." Let Hongjin go to the kitchen to ask for hot water, and let Biliu follow, take a few coins of silver, and see what is in the kitchen. He had been waiting outside, and this hour was probably delayed even if dinner was delayed. ”

Gui Ye glanced at Gu Qingwan in a daze, and saw that her expression didn't look like a joke, so she nodded with a smile, and almost hit the wall when she turned around and walked out.

After a while, Guiye came back quietly, followed by Gu Cunke, who was a little shrunken.

Gu Cunke was only one year younger than Gu Qingwan, and Gu Qingwan thought that the third girl's nurse, Mama Ji, had whispered in the third girl's ear countless times. He has been very weak since she gave birth to Gu Qingwan, but the old lady was angry that He's first child was not a sister-in-law, and He was ruthless, and she was pregnant with another child within a few months of confinement.

She finally gave birth to a sister-in-law, but this child was exchanged for her life.

Probably because she heard too many of these words since she was a child, the third girl was hostile to Gu Cunke when she grew up. She subconsciously thought that if her younger brother, who was a fellow mother, had not been born, then He would not have died, and she would not have suffered so much unfair treatment.

Although Gu Cunke is a little cowardly, he is very clear in his heart. He has never been very close to his half-siblings Gu Qingyan and Gu Cunzhang, but even if Gu Qingwan has always given him a cold face, he still has to take care of Gu Qingwan first in everything.

This is also thanks to the Gu family, the old lady Gu who has already been semi-reclusive.

After the old lady passed the title to the eldest lord Gu Mingde, she moved to the outer courtyard with her aunt, and never asked about the Gu family's affairs again. He only asked for one thing, no matter how grandchildren of the Gu family were, they must move to the outer courtyard after the age of ten, and they must not mess around in the inner courtyard.

At that time, Mrs. Gu still had to take care of the chores in the house, and she also had to raise the eldest grandson and the eldest girl of the big house, so she was naturally flawless.

The old lady saw that Gu Cunke was very pitiful and was the sister-in-law of the second room, so he carried him to the outer courtyard. Although he just handed Gu Cunke over to the Meng Ren couple who were waiting by his side to take care of him, although he was sent back to the inner courtyard when he was six years old, although Gu Cunke was a little cowardly, it was better than being taught right and wrong by Xiao Sun's side.

It stands to reason that the girl's family does not pose any threat to the stepfamily of the little Sun family, if Gu Qingwan has been raised since she was a child, she will give out a dowry when she reaches the age of marriage. Not only does it not add to the blockage of the little grandson, but it may become the help of the little grandson.

How can any lady take care of the children by herself, most of them are thrown to the nurse, and Xiao Sun's saying that everything is an excuse for her lack of skills, it is this Ji Mama, and now Gu Qingwan doesn't believe it very much.

Even if Mama Ji had the old master in her heart, and she couldn't get used to seeing the little Sun family replace the He family, she said these provocative words beside the young Gu Qingwan. But she provoked Gu Qingwan to have resentment against Gu Cunke, which was her heart.

And the little Sun family can't even tolerate the daughter-in-law from the main room, not to mention that Gu Cunke is the son-in-law who will compete with her own son for the family property in the future?

If the siblings of a mother's sibling become enemies, the He family will not be blind to death. Gu Qingwan remembered that Gu Cunke had planned for the third girl everywhere over the years, and how he had been torn between the old lady and his stepmother at a young age, and couldn't help but feel a little hot in her eyes. Aren't the relatives she thought about wholeheartedly in her last life?

Maybe this is destined in the dark, the three girls don't know how to cherish, so she will cherish it instead of the three girls.

"Third sister......" Gu Cunke stood crampedly behind Gui Ye, and when he saw Gu Qingwan actually looking him up and down, he became even more uneasy.

Gu Qingwan came back to her senses and said softly, "Sit down." When he looked up, he saw Taozhi coming up with refreshments, so he stepped forward a few steps to take it and personally poured hot tea for Gu Cunke, "It's cold outside, you've been standing for so long, let's drink some hot water to get rid of the cold first." ”

Gu Cunke glanced back at Gui Ye, although he saw that Gui Ye still had a smile on his face, he was still a little worried in his heart.

Gu Cunke just wanted to speak, but when he entered the door and saw Gu Cunke, Taozhi, who was stunned, came back to his senses and raised his voice and said, "Second master? How are you in the house? ”

As soon as the smile on Gu Qingwan's face ended, she glanced at Peach Branch lightly, and then ordered: "Peach Branch, today is the Laurel Leaf Vigil, and your refreshments have also been served, so go back to your room and rest first." ”

Taozhi glanced at Gu Cunke, who pursed his lips, and was very unwilling. Just thinking about the way to Jinhuitang, Gu Qingwan mentioned that she was going to change herself to the lilac next to the second lady, and Taozhi shivered. If the third girl really changed herself to Jinhuitang, then what use would she have, she was nothing more than a chess piece that was thrown away when she was used up.

"By the way, remember to go to the second lady tomorrow and bring the blood swallow over. The second lady is not well-bodied, and there are no short people around her, so it is a lot cheaper for you to take a trip. ”

Taozhi was still thinking about what kind of blood swallow she would take from Jinhui Hall according to the intention of taking care of Qingwan, and she would have to have a meal at the second lady and the fifth girl. But if the second lady added fuel and vinegar to the matter of the second master's visit to Yuanxiang Pavilion today and told the second lady again, the second lady thought that she was useful, and she would definitely not embarrass her.

Taozhi was still a little hesitant, but after hearing Gu Qingwan say this, she thought about it for a while, and then she retreated happily. As soon as she went out, she ran into Red Brocade and Biliu who came with hot water and food. Taozhi's eyes turned around Hongjin and Biliu's hands, and then he snorted lightly and went to his room.

And at this time, Gu Cunke was persuaded by Gu Qingwan to wipe his hands and face with a hot cloth, and then ate the lotus seed porridge that Biliu brought from the kitchen, and after Guiye withdrew the meal, he found an opportunity to talk to Gu Qingwan.

"I came to tell the third sister something, but I delayed for a while, and if it's late today, I can only make a long story short." Gu Cunke ate the meal, and his body really had warmth, and his face was not as pale as before.

The old lady sent someone to say that she was tired today, so there was no need to say goodbye. It's just that when Gu Qingshu returned home today, Gu Cunke still wanted to inquire if the old lady had revoked Gu Qingwan's grounding order, so he still came to the inner courtyard. This time, I heard that the three girls came out of the old lady's Tansong Courtyard, so they went straight to Jinhuitang.

Gu Cunke was worried that Gu Qingwan would be secretly placed by the Xiao Sun clan again, so he hurried to Jinhui Hall. What surprised him was that his sister had been locked up in Yuanxiang Pavilion for more than a month, and she seemed to be really much more sober than usual.

Gu Qingwan raised her head and motioned for him to continue.

Gu Cunke's expression was correct: "I don't know how to talk about this matter, the third sister was still in the Yuanxiang Pavilion yesterday, so naturally I didn't hear that my mother's cousin came to our house." ”

As soon as he finished saying this, Gu Cunke thought of Gu Qingwan's usual taboos, and felt a little uneasy in his heart. It's just that after waiting for a while, Gu Qingwan didn't have a seizure, so she breathed a sigh of relief, but she still changed her words: "The second wife also took her cousin to sit with the old lady for a while, and the nephew of the second wife's mother's family was also accompanied by her, and now she is eighteen years old, and I heard that she hasn't said goodbye yet." ”

Gu Qingwan thought of the gossip of the maids in the garden when she went to Jinhuitang today, and thought of the young master who was "ruined" by her in Zhu'er's mouth, and she always couldn't help laughing.

Gu Cunke saw Gu Qingwan's strange face, he originally wanted to ask, but he thought that it was not easy for Gu Qingwan to sit down and talk with him, he was unwilling to break such an atmosphere. It's just that there are some things that have to be said in the end, otherwise with his sister's temperament, he will have nowhere to say it in the future.

"I inquired, this person's surname is Cao, his single name is a Di character, and he was a talent in the past few years. His father is a general judge of Luzhou Chengyang, who is a six-grade person, and now he is back in Beijing to report on his work, most likely because he wants to make up for the vacancy in Beijing. Gu Cunke looked at Gu Qingwan, the worry on his face overflowing, "I heard that Aunt Cao's wife probably really wants to have a family affair with our house." Listening to the people in the Tansong Courtyard, I said a word before the old lady told me. ”