Bao Tian and Jin Chai have been serving by Mrs. Gu since they were children, and they know more about the affairs of the Marquis of Dingyuan Mansion than Gu Qingwan. Back then, the three girls were concerned about the son of the Xie family, and they wanted to make a private agreement with him for life, and they all knew about it, the big girls who were serving by Mrs. Gu's side.

It is precisely because of knowing that even if Gu Qingyan is very subtle in her words, both Baotian and Jin Hai know it. They followed Gu Qingwan out of the Humble Administrator's Hall, and saw Gu Qingwan with a cold face all the way, and the two of them looked at each other behind them, and their hearts were all up and down.

"What's wrong?" Gu Qingwan stopped and turned to look at Baotian and Jin Hai, and when she saw that they were struggling again, she looked very embarrassed, so she smiled and said, "Do you think I listened to Gu Qingyan's words and became angry?" ”

Bao Tian and Jin Hai didn't dare to answer, but they could be regarded as acquiescing. They had followed Gu Qingwan for so long, and they understood that although Gu Qingwan was easy-going with them, she was very tired of others lying in front of them.

Gu Qingwan stared at them with a smile for a while, and then said meaninglessly: "Forget it, you have your own answer in your heart, even if I explain that you don't believe it subconsciously." Before I left the pavilion, the prince had already opened a house to live in another house, and between the mother was more of a monarch and a minister, the five girls were not as lucky as me, and when she touched the head to break the bloodstream, I knew that the road was powerful. ”

After speaking, he didn't wait for Bao Tian and Jin Hai to react, so he raised his voice and said, "Before I go home, I want to go and see Cunke first." ”

Bao Tian laughed: "I was thinking about telling the princess, when the princess was talking with the eldest lady, the second master sent the maid next to her, saying that she asked the princess to go to Yuanxiang Pavilion after continuing her words. ”

After the girls of the Gu family left the pavilion, the courtyard where they lived before was vacant, and they were always sent to pick up them, and they could go to sit when they returned to Ningning.

"I don't have to be so particular, I have to leave the house left and right, and the sedan chair is carried straight to the outer courtyard." Gu Qingwan raised her feet and walked to the courtyard of Old Madam Gu, and ordered the mother-in-law who followed behind to find a sedan chair.

Gu Cunke lives in the outer courtyard, if Gu Qingwan is still in the boudoir, she can't easily go to the outer courtyard to visit Gu Cunke. But now that she is a wife, the etiquette system of the Great Zhou Dynasty is much more generous to married ladies than girls in the boudoir, and Gu Cunke is still the younger brother of her mother's compatriots, she went to Gu Cunke's yard in person, and others couldn't find fault with it.

Old Madam Gu originally insisted on leaving Gu Qingwan to speak, but when she heard her say that she was going to see Gu Cunke, she immediately relieved her mouth and sent a mother-in-law beside her to lead the way. As long as there are people Gu Qingwan cares about in the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, they are in a high position, and they can also be used by the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion.

Because I took a shortcut to the outer courtyard, I passed through a few more remote courtyards. When I arrived at Xiyuan, through a wall, I heard intermittent cries coming from a courtyard.

The mother-in-law who led the way in front was obviously frightened enough, raised her voice and shouted: "Who is crying and crying there, don't you come out soon?" Fortunately, it's still daylight, and if it's night, it might scare people. ”

The crying in the courtyard stopped in vain.

The mother-in-law is a person next to Mrs. Gu, and she is not afraid of causing trouble, Xu felt that it was inevitable to be a little unlucky when she encountered such a thing, and she had a breath in her heart, so she shouted to the two little maids beside her: "You go in and take a look, and see who is pretending to be a ghost there." If you know who the Tao is, see that I don't talk to the old lady. ”

Bao Tian looked at this courtyard thoughtfully, and saw that the two little maids were being commanded to go in to find someone, and hurriedly whispered to Gu Qingwan: "Princess, Aunt Zhu was seriously ill back then, and the doctor said that it was possible to pass on people, so the eldest lady let Aunt Zhu move here." I remember that except for Aunt Zhu, who has lived here for two years, this courtyard has been vacant all these years. ”

As soon as Bao Tian said this, Gu Qingwan had some understanding in her heart. She only felt that this voice was a little familiar, and she thought that it should be the fourth girl, Gu Qingrao.

The person Gu Qingrao married was the concubine of Qiao Shangshu's family, and the concubine was not allowed to be treated by his mother-in-law, and Qiao Liu was a muddy person who couldn't get on the wall. Gu Qingrao is cautious and arrogant, marrying such a person must be very aggrieved and resentful. Today in Tansong Courtyard, she has been with a wooden face, and her expression is also very haggard, thinking that she is not doing well.

Over the years, Gu Qingwan had never heard Gu Qingrao mention her biological mother, but she knew that she never forgot to please the eldest lady, and she was very stammering with Gu Qingshu, and she was also resentful because Gu Qingwan had taken Gu Qingshu's love. In this way, all she asks for is that after the marriage, the eldest lady can point her a good family business.

Now that it has not been a good one, I am afraid that I think of my biological mother Aunt Zhu, and when I return to Ning, I can't help but come to the courtyard where Aunt Zhu used to live to cry.

Although Gu Qingrao has always been uneasy with Gu San, but at this time, Gu Qingwan felt a little more pity for this little girl who had to give in to fate, and she didn't want that mother-in-law to break into this matter and provoke the gossip of the Hou Mansion, so she whispered a few words to Baotian.

Baotian reminded Gu Qingwan out loud that she had such a thought, so she naturally passed the word of Le, so she kept the two little maids, and said to the mother-in-law: "Mama, our princess is in a hurry to see the second master, who is doing something to us inside, let's go quickly." ”

The woman was a little unwilling to snort a few times, but finally compromised.

When Gu Cunke heard the news that Gu Qingwan was going to the outer courtyard, he had already waited in front of the door in person, and when he welcomed Gu Qingwan into the house, he opened the two maids in the house, and asked urgently, "How is my sister?" Why didn't my brother-in-law come over? ”

Gu Qingwan looked at the young man who was gradually shedding his childishness between his eyebrows, and laughed: "I'm fine, the prince was originally going to accompany me, but I rejected it." ”

Gu Cunke obviously didn't believe Gu Qingwan's words very much, his eyes drifted to Gu Qingwan's arm hanging on one side, and he hesitated for a while before he said in a sullen voice: "The matter of the day of the palace banquet, I heard the old lady and the eldest aunt say it yesterday, why didn't I mention it when my sister was injured." ”

"It's just a flesh wound, it's good to take care of it for a while, if it's serious, how can I get out of the house today." After that, she glanced at Gu Cunke, then lowered her voice and said, "I made this trip today to tell you about studying in the future. ”

Seeing Gu Cunke's unclear look, Gu Qingwan sighed: "At the end of this month, the eldest brother will take the township test, you are fifteen years old this year, I remember that when the eldest brother was fifteen, the eldest aunt was already looking for a good gentleman for him." The Gu family doesn't plan for you, but I have to calculate a few points for you. On the way to your imperial examination, the gentleman who is now learning from the Gu family is afraid that he will not be able to teach you much. ”

The Gu family's home learning and teaching are very basic, and when the children of the Gu family are generally fifteen, their parents will hire a gentleman to teach alone in the house, which is the case with Gu Cunyu.

Gu Cunke's face couldn't help but dim a little when he listened.

In the past few years, Gu Cunyu has been taught by a famous teacher by the eldest lady, and he, who has listened to it very rarely, feels that he has benefited a lot. After Gu Cunyu tried it, the gentleman was about to leave the capital and go south, but the Gu family never mentioned inviting another famous teacher. The reason for this is that he has always been clumsy on the one hand, but more because Gu Mingli doesn't care about him.

If Gu Cunzhang reached his age, I am afraid that the situation and treatment would be different.

"You don't have to be sad, how he treats us, haven't you been used to it all these years? That's why I'm looking for a way to tell you. Gu Qingwan couldn't help but pat Gu Cunke's hand and said softly, "Do you want to study in Bailin Academy?" ”

Although Gu Qingwan felt that Bailin Academy was very good, she wanted to consult Gu Cunke's intentions.

"Bailin Academy, I am naturally willing." Gu Cunke's face was a little more happy, but he frowned again, "It's just that Bailin Academy won't open this spring?" ”

Bailin Academy is open for teaching once every three years, and unless Dong Taifu and several mountain chiefs introduce him, he will not beckon another student.

Gu Qingwan saw that Gu Cunke was still a little disappointed in his words, so she smiled and said: "I can naturally find a way, but you also know that those mountain chiefs are very strict in their personal school examinations, although it is next spring, but you have to prepare well now, and others can no longer help in this matter." ”

Gu Cunke couldn't help laughing happily, he wanted to leave the Gu family's home school early to study in other academies, but the elders of the Gu family didn't mention it at all, and he had no way out. But now that Gu Qingwan has taken this into account for him, and is in contact with Bailin Academy, Gu Cunke is naturally happy in his heart.

After finalizing this matter, Gu Qingwan talked to Gu Cunke about some miscellaneous things before leaving for home. Her sedan chair stopped in front of Gu Cunke's courtyard, and she didn't want Gu Cunke to send it away.

Gu Qingwan had sent a mother-in-law to find the carriage of the Rui Wangfu before, but when she arrived at the agreed place, she never saw the carriage waiting there. Gu Qingwan was not in a hurry, so she only got off the sedan chair and found a secluded place to sit down and hide from the sun.

The sedan chair didn't wait, but at a glance saw Gu Cunyu and Xie Ziran coming from the shade, and when they saw Gu Qingwan, they were a little surprised. And Gu Cunyu glanced at Xie Ziran, and there was a little embarrassment on his face.

Since they met on a narrow road, it was not good to treat it as if they didn't see it, but Gu Qingwan nodded at the two of them generously.

Gu Cunyu saw Gu Qingwan's expression as usual, and there was a little more smile on her face: "Why is the third sister here?" ”

"I went to see Cunke, and now I'm just waiting for the carriage of King Rui's Mansion to come." After that, she glanced at Xie Ziran again, "A few days ago, the prince also mentioned to me that Gongzi Xie was out of Beijing, and he couldn't find anyone to talk to for a while, if he knew that Gongzi Xie was back, the prince would be very happy." ”

Xie Ziran nodded, and the two said some words politely, and the carriage of King Rui's Mansion drove over.

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