Gu Qingwan walked slowly and leisurely into the side room, and Taozhi walked behind with a pout, looking a little depressed.

After following Gu Qingwan to the verandah, she said angrily: "Girl, according to the usual practice, the old lady is afraid that she will not come back until almost noon." Let's go to the wing room to sit with the second lady, it is better to look at the flowers in the pavilion and talk to the girls. ”

She didn't dare to make small moves under Gu Qingwan's nose recently, and if Xiao Sun asked, she would have nothing to answer, so she deliberately avoided Xiao Sun.

"You like to come up with ideas." Seeing Taozhi looking at herself pitifully, Gu Qingwan smiled and said, "I've been sitting outside for so long, and I'm tired, so go back to the wing room to rest." ”

Taozhi looked a little dejected, and when she fell a few steps behind, Hongjin naturally stepped forward to guide Gu Qingwan. She inadvertently glanced to the side, but saw that there seemed to be someone in the forest next to the verandah in front of her, and when she looked closely, it turned out to be the sixth girl of the Xie family who had left earlier.

Miss Xie Liu walked earlier than them, and the maid who came to deliver the message looked very anxious, why was she still lingering in the verandah now?

Hongjin whispered a reminder in Gu Qingwan's ear.

Gu Qingwan thought for a while, and was about to do something without seeing it, she passed by generously, but she didn't expect Xie Ningxin to see her.

"Third girl, please stay." Xie Ningxin stood up, and as soon as he opened his mouth to say a word, he exclaimed in surprise and sat down on the original stone.

Now it's like this, and it's impossible to turn a blind eye. Gu Qingwan sighed, took the peach branch and laurel leaf and went down the verandah, and walked in the direction of Xie Ningxin.

The place where Xie Ningxin sat was surrounded by trees, and at first glance it was not real. If it weren't for Gu Qingwan's extremely slow walking in front, Hongjin would probably have to go wrong.

When Gu Qingwan approached, she only saw Xie Ningxin alone, and the two maids who were following her were not there at this time. And Xie Ningxin was holding the ankle of his right foot, and the expression on his face was the pain after forbearance. Gu Qingwan glanced at it, and knew that Xie Ningxin had most likely sprained his foot.

"I can't see anyone coming and going, I've been waiting here for a long time, and only the three girls pass by." After that, she raised her head and smiled at Gu Qingwan, with a thin sweat on her forehead because of the pain, even the hem of her skirt was dirty, looking very embarrassed, "Can the third girl do me a favor?" ”

"Just now, my grandmother sent someone to look for me, and I was afraid that my grandmother would be in a hurry, so I asked An Qiao to pass the word first." Xie Ningxin smiled bitterly, "But I didn't expect to twist my foot when I walked into the verandah in a hurry." I thought that An Qiao would definitely come back soon, so I asked An Hui to go to my grandmother and carry a soft sedan chair, but I didn't expect An Hui to go for a quarter of an hour without moving, and An Qiao didn't come. ”

That's why she's left alone.

Gu Qingwan glanced at Xie Ningxin's ankle, and she couldn't stand on her feet just now, so she really had to send a soft sedan chair to carry it.

Seeing that Gu Qingwan didn't speak, Xie Ningxin's expression was also a little embarrassed. She has never liked to ask for help, but now there is really no way. The three girls of the Gu family have a bad temperament and are short-tempered, which is something that the girls in Beijing all know. But she waited for a quarter of an hour, and Gu Qingwan was the only one passing by.

Xie Ningxin narrowed his eyes, and stroked the wrinkled skirt that had been kneaded quite uncomfortably.

"Hongjin, Mrs. Xie must be in the apse, you go to Xie's house and whisper and come back, don't alarm others." Gu Qingwan instructed Hongjin, and then found a clean place to sit down.

Xie Ningxin raised her head and glanced at Gu Qingwan, she didn't have much contact with the three girls of the Gu family, and Gu San's various bad deeds and delicate temperament were also heard from other girls when she was a guest in the house. Although these rumors were not necessarily true, she had also seen Gu San's behavior, and those words that were passed around were at least superficially true.

It's just that what she sees by herself is still a little different from what she hears from others.

Gu San's temperament is indeed arrogant, but in Xie Ningxin's heart, she is just brave and unscrupulous, otherwise she would not have such a bad reputation. Things in the inner house can't just look at the surface.

It's just that Gu Qingwan's words made Xie Ningxin a little surprised. Gu Qingwan was not only willing to help her, but even considered from her position, asking the maid to inform the Xie family in private, and staying with her and waiting.

She was a little anxious before, and thought that An Qiao would come back in a while, so she sent An Hui away. But as soon as An Hui came out of the verandah, she regretted it a little in her heart. Although Jingguo Temple locked the mountain gate yesterday, and no male guests are allowed to enter this apse, it is not very safe. She is a girl who stays outside alone, and there is no maid by her side, and she looks like an embarrassment, if she is really used to make a fuss......

Xie Ningxin had a headache when she thought about it, if she was really not worried about it in normal times, but at this juncture, she must not make a mistake.

Seeing Gu Qingwan sitting not far away with her eyes down, Xie Ningxin held back the doubts in her heart and thanked her gently.

"No need, Miss Xie also helped me out of the siege in the pavilion, just one report and one report." Gu Qingwan's expression was very flat.

Xie Ningxin is Xie Ziran's cousin, and in principle, Gu Qingwan really doesn't want to have anything to do with her.

In such a cold season, the three girls of the Gu family knelt in the small Buddha hall for two days, and they did not get through the water, so they had a chance to be reborn. First, it was because Mrs. Gu was too ruthless and didn't care about the three girls' bodies at all; The second is that the person who framed the three girls is too vicious, in such an era of heavy reputation, if the matter goes out, the three girls are afraid that they can only live a lifetime of green lantern ancient Buddha.

But the three girls themselves also have to bear the consequences of willfulness and lack of knowledge.

According to Gu Qingwan, she really can't put the blame on Xie Ziran. Xie Ziran just rejected the third girl with some stern words, and besides, he didn't make a fuss about this matter, and he didn't ruin the reputation of the third girl, which can be regarded as benevolent and righteous.

But I don't know if it's because she still retains the memories of the third girl, or if the third girl has the same face as her, every time she thinks of the scene in her dream and sees the dignity of the third girl being trampled in the dust, Gu Qingwan still feels a little uncomfortable in her heart.

From Gu Qingwan's standpoint, although Xie Ziran does not have to take responsibility for the death of the third girl, Gu Qingwan does not want to have any intersection with Xie Ziran.

She helped Xie Ningxin, but because she thought of Xie Ningxin's kindness, Gu Qingwan was still willing.

Xie Ningxin listened to Gu Qingwan's answer, but laughed: "Even so, I should still thank you." If it weren't for the three girls, I don't know what to do now. ”

Gu Qingwan pulled her lips, and in response, she lowered her head and stopped paying attention to Xie Ningxin.

Xie Ningxin became a little interested in Gu Qingwan, so he turned his head to look at Gu Qingwan from time to time, his expression was unpredictable and he didn't know what he was thinking.

The two of them sat in relative silence for a quarter of an hour, when they heard a distant voice coming from the other side of the verandah.

Taozhi couldn't sit still for a long time, so she stood up and glanced into the verandah, and said happily: "Girl, it seems that someone from the Xie family has arrived." ”

Gu Qingwan glanced at Taozhi lightly, and there was a little gloomy color in her eyes. Taozhi's heart jumped when she saw it, she had a ghost in her heart, so she was naturally frightened, and hurriedly stopped her mouth and stood behind Gu Qingwan obediently.

Sure enough, it was the maid of the Xie family, but it was really as Xie Ningxin said before, carrying a soft sedan chair over. Gu Qingwan glanced at it, and saw that Hongjin was panting and following behind the Xie family's maid and mother-in-law, so she glanced at Taozhi, nodded slightly to Xie Ningxin, and took Taozhi and Hongjin to the verandah, and after a while, they couldn't see their figures.

An Qiao hurriedly stepped forward to help Xie Ningxin get up, and when he saw Xie Ningxin biting his lip lightly, he seemed to be very unbearable, so he couldn't help but redden: "The girl is suffering, it's all the slaves and maids who are not good, so it's been delayed for so long." ”

Xie Ningxin shook his head lightly and whispered, "Let's go back and talk about it." ”

An Qiao glanced at An Hui, then stopped, and helped Xie Ningxin into the soft sedan chair.

It wasn't until he got off the verandah that the wings of the apse were in sight, and Gu Qingwan asked, "But the Xie family you notified?" ”

"The slave maid was a coincidence, and as soon as she returned to the apse, she saw the Xie family carrying a soft sedan chair out, so she came over with An Qiao and An Hui." Hongjin replied softly, and said, "When the slave maid saw that someone from the Xie family was coming, she was silent. ”

Gu Qingwan nodded, and went all the way to the room where Xiao Sun was.

Guarding outside the wing room were the two mothers-in-law in Jinhuitang, who saw Gu Qingwan coming over, and hurriedly saluted Gu Qingwan: "Third girl, the second lady is talking to Aunt Cao in the house, Miss Yuzhu followed the fifth girl out of the house, and the lilac girl just went to the kitchen in the apse to ask for tea, if the girl wants to see the second lady, let the old slave pass a word." ”

Xiao Sun's family only brought two maids over, probably because they saw that the girls of the Gu family had gone outside, so they asked the younger Yuzhu to take care of it, and Gu Qingwan had already seen it in the pavilion.

Gu Qingwan shook her head: "No need, I'll go outside to get the book, and then go to the third aunt's room to sit down." Instead of asking her to talk to Aunt Cao, Gu Qingwan would rather go to the Xue family and be quiet. Gu Qingwan thought for a while, and then instructed Hongjin Dao on the side, "You go to the third lady and say something, I will take the book and go over." ”

Taozhiba Gu Qingwan didn't meet with Xiao Sun's family, so she stepped forward and said, "Let's go as a slave." ”

Gu Qingwan glanced at Taozhi and nodded slightly. After Taozhi left, seeing that the two mothers-in-law looked a little embarrassed, Gu Qingwan nodded towards Hongjin.

"It's also very hard for the two mothers to stay here, this is what our girl bought for the two mothers to eat." As he spoke, he took some broken silver from the purse around his waist and stuffed it into the hands of the two mothers-in-law guarding the door.

The woman took the silver and lost her previous strength on her feet, and saw that Gu Qingwan had already walked in, and the red brocade stayed outside the house, so she just looked into the house and didn't care.

The wing room of Jingguo Temple is divided into an inner room and an outer room, and there is only a curtain in the middle, and the two books brought by Gu Qingwan are placed in the outer box. She didn't want to alarm Aunt Cao, lest she come over again, so she opened the box lightly.

The sound insulation of the wing room is not very good, Gu Qingwan is standing outside the curtain, and she can still faintly hear the sound inside the curtain.

She didn't pay much attention to it, but suddenly she heard Aunt Cao's voice suddenly rise a little: "Can it really be done?" ”

Gu Qingwan thought about it, glanced outside, and saw that the two mothers-in-law couldn't see here, so she listened to the curtain.

"The old lady also asked me about Di Ge'er in detail yesterday, and there is a meaning of wanting to kiss between the words, so you can rest assured." Xiao Sun chuckled lightly as he spoke, "With such a reputation as the third girl, it's good that someone is willing to be a parent, and the old lady is not willing to be willing in the end!" ”

The words are full of pride.

Gu Qingwan's heart seemed to be caught, and she was a little breathless. In fact, from the words that Old Madam Gu persuaded her that day, Gu Qingwan heard that Old Madam Gu meant to be a relative. It's just that Xiao Sun's family is obviously uneasy and kind, and this Aunt Cao doesn't know what to calculate, if she really marries into the Cao family, she is really at the mercy of others.

"You three girls are fierce, I'm afraid I won't be able to control her in the future." Aunt Cao sighed, "In the end, I calculated her, and I feel a little uneasy thinking about it." In the future, if the third girl knows the truth and makes a fuss, I'm afraid ......"

"My good sister, there is no turning back when you open the bow, I promised to find a family for you, naturally I want to find someone who will help Di Ge'er." Xiao Sun's bitter persuasion, "Only if I have a relationship with our house, my brother-in-law thinks about Brother Di'er's Yue family, and he has to be more or less restrained." Di Ge'er's illness can still be slowly found in private, and the holy hand in Beijing is naturally not comparable to Luzhou, maybe it can be cured well. You are also worried and hesitant, do you still want to watch the wild seeds of the cheap life enter the house? ”

Aunt Cao suddenly became excited: "In the past twenty years, what has I done not for our master, not for the Cao family?" I only have one son, Digoer...... It's just a little ...... Little problem, he took care of the outer room, how can he be worthy of me......"

Probably talking about sadness, Aunt Cao's voice also choked up.

"The Jiang family's side, but it's sealed?" Xiao Sun ignored Aunt Cao's emotions, and then asked.

"Don't worry, they also have a handle ......"

Gu Qingwan was listening, and she heard the voice of Hongjin outside the wing: "Sister Lilac, this is the tea of Jingguo Temple, I heard Sister Guiye say that the tea in Jingguo Temple is the tea made by the temple itself, and you can't buy it with silver outside." ”

Lilac didn't know what to answer, so she saw Gu Qingwan walking out with a volume of "Lotus Sutra" in her hand.

After saluting Gu Qingwan, Lilac looked at the two mothers-in-law.

The two mothers-in-law naturally wouldn't admit that they were lazy, so they didn't follow Gu Qingwan into the house to guard. When Gu Qingwan entered the wing where the Xue family was, one of the mothers-in-law smiled and said: The third girl just went outside to get the book, and after a while, she came out, and we all watched outside, and we all remembered the words of the lilac girl. ”

Lilac sneered: "Don't look at me, I can't see that you are lazy, it's your luck to be in my hands, if it's ......"

The two mothers-in-law naturally said a lot of good things, and Lilac entered the house.

The mother-in-law on the left spat softly: "I really think I'm a young lady, it's not the same as us, the life of a minion!" ”

The woman on the right naturally chimed in.