Chapter 202: Dowry
This dream is not only realistic, but also full of gore and horror.
Xiao Gu took a sip of warm tea from the teacup handed over by Lan Ning, rested for a while, and then said slowly: "I dreamed that something happened to the red note." β
"What does that kind of person do to her?"
Lan Ning was apprehensive about the viciousness of the red note's repeated frame-making, and sneered: "She has always had only herself in her heart, but has she ever missed the slightest brotherhood?" β
Seeing Xiao Gu's sad expression, she didn't seem to be happy, and said with some curiosity: "Are you really worried about her?" β
"Sort of......"
Xiao Gu sat on the bed, looking at the endless darkness of the night through the screen window, as well as the faint stars on the horizon, the light in his eyes was cold and soft sighing, "She and I have always been incompatible, even if there is no chaos in this family, between us, I am afraid that it will be an endless confrontation." I really don't have any brotherhood with her. β
She sighed lightly and looked at Lan Ning, "But after all, she has the same half of the blood as me, maybe there is some sense in the dark, right?" β
She is not a superstitious person, but the conspiracy between the red note and Jingyu is not shallow, and I don't know what kind of tricks they will toss - the two of them have a serial design, so they force themselves not to interfere in the affairs of the Jinlan Society, what is the secret plan?
Jing Yu's scheming and courage are amazing, no matter what his plans are, he is afraid that he will eventually set the red note on fire......
Thinking of the miserable scene in the dream, Xiao Gu bit his lip slightly and was silent.
Lan Ning knew that she was only afraid that she was still a little worried in her heart, but the red note's mental skills were broken, and she didn't want Xiao Gu to worry about her more, so she smiled slightly and comforted: "The old people say that dreams are all the opposite, but I'm afraid that the red note doesn't know how happy and happy it is at this time?" β
She saw that Xiao Gu's brows were still a little frowned, so she simply told a joke. "The second aunt of my family used to be the most sharp, and I dreamed that the full moon was in my arms. At that time, I couldn't help but be overjoyed, thinking that the baby I was pregnant with was like a nobleman, and forced my cousin to learn what piano, chess, calligraphy and painting every day, and secretly calculated the age of the little emperor's grandchildren...... Later, my Lan family was raided, my cousin was too young to be ransomed, and later married a white-flour cookcake seller in the penal colony, and dealt with all the white and round things all day long - this can be regarded as the omen of the dream of the moon into the bosom, the natural destiny. β
Xiao Gu was amused by her self-deprecation, but saw that Lan Ning was laughing. There was a bit of sourness in his eyes.
She sighed in her heart, stretched out her hand and shook her in her sleeve, the warm palms passed through each other's skin, conveying the comfort of sympathy, Lan Ning's eyes sparkled, and the smile became clear and suddenly, "I have nothing to do, everyone has such a fate, so we can only struggle forward." I can't take care of any heartache and sorrow. β
Xiao Gu was a little embarrassed in her heart: because her feelings for Hu Yan were really not deep, and she really hadn't enjoyed any good days of Zhong Ming Ding Food, so it happened just now. She didn't have any heartache or grief.
She really felt the pain of confinement when her mother was sick and in prisonβshe could have gone to seek medical advice and timely diagnosis and treatment, but she was detained in prison. dragged down the body alive - that kind of resentment and unwillingness is still fresh in my memory!
In the dark night, her eyes were on Lan Ning's. The same shining, the same devastation, but the smile is indifferent.
"You're right, we have to move forward, we can't dwell on the memories of the past."
Xiao Gu sighed softly, but after speaking, he got up in his clothes and didn't light the lamp, just worked in the dark.
"You don't recuperate well, what are you going to do?"
Lan Ning's voice was full of interest, but it didn't stop itβshe was so ingenious, she had already seen that Xiao Gu had come to this ordinary Zhuangzi, but she was afraid that she had other plans.
"I'm going to find something."
In the dark, Xiao Gu's voice was as crisp as a jewel, but with an unmistakable coldness.
"What is it?"
"A wooden box."
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There are three courtyards in the courtyard, and there are many inverted rooms in front and back, plus the roll sheds erected by the stewards and servants here, there are also more than 20 rooms.
Xiao Gu stepped on the moonlight and walked silently by the courtyard wall.
The crescent moon was hidden in the clouds, and the sky only showed a bend of silver light, and a few stars were hidden in the clouds, making it seem darker and darker.
There was a crisp sound of insects sounding in the grass, and in the boxy corner, the figures of the two were like ghosts, bypassing the flower and wood room, without alarming the sleeping mother-in-law inside, Xiao Gu and Lan Ning walked into the westernmost warehouse, gently poked the lock hole with a hairpin, opened the door with a squeak, and a puff of dust came to their faces.
Lan Ning was about to sneeze, but Xiao Gu's eyes were quick, he covered her mouth and nose, and dragged her in.
"Ahh
Lan Ning's sneeze finally erupted after a few moments of delay, and it was especially loud in the quiet storeroom.
"Oops, it's been discovered!"
Lan Ning's face turned pale, and then he found that there was no movement around him.
"Don't worry, this warehouse was specially built to store Mrs. Zhang's dowry, and the four walls are solid and reliable, and no sound can be heard."
Xiao Gu's expression was so calm, Lan Ning breathed a sigh of relief, looked around, and saw that this warehouse was open to light and dark, which was originally very open, but now it is full of some antique utensils and furniture, although it is covered with a thick layer of dust, it still looks exquisite and luxurious, and the style is extraordinary.
"These things are the dowry of Mrs. Zhang of the big house?"
Lan Ning looked at it carefully, and whispered: "I have long heard that the Zhang family in Ningbo is rich, and it is indeed worthy of its reputation when I see it today." β
She pointed to the wenge wood screen inlaid with jasper, a set of twelve porcelain bowls from Longquan kiln stacked flowers that were as clear as green jade, and her eyes stayed on a sweet white porcelain plum vase, her eyes shining, obviously she liked it ruthlessly.
"When I was very young, I had this plum vase at home......"
She muttered under her breath, then perked herself up and asked, "The wooden box you're looking for is in this dowry?" β
"If Mother Qin hadn't lied."
Xiao Gu remembered that when she left the Hou Mansion, she said goodbye to Qin's mother-
The woman, who was nearly forty years old, had beautiful eyebrows but were full of frost, and glared at her like that, "It turns out that the hidden master is actually you!" β
Xiao Gu responded to her gaze expressionlessly, but there was no trace of guilt.
Mother Qin slapped her palm on the table, her expression was quite vigilant, "Who are you, deliberately approaching my young lady, what do you want to do?" β
Jiang is still old and spicy, although Miss Ruyao intuitively feels that Xiao Gu's origin is mysterious, but Qin's mother's eyes are like torches, and she immediately knows that she has another purpose for entering Tang Le Yuan without a trace. (To be continued......)