It turns out that today is not only Xiao Lan's birthday, but also an important day for her to perform the ceremony, no wonder so many people came, and they were all big people with heads and faces.

Soon it was their turn to enter the carriage, Gu Qingwan glanced lightly at Gu Qingyue, who was a little excited on the side, and said, "Yue'er, it will be time for us to tidy up." ”

After getting out of the carriage, Gu Qingwan instructed Zilan to bring a congratulatory gift and walk towards the gate of the Xiao Mansion.

Gu Qingyue followed behind Gu Qingwan, she had been grounded for too long, and finally came out to talk excitedly with a bird, chattering non-stop beside Gu Qingwan.

"It's the first time I've come to the Xiao Guo Mansion, it's so big here, it's more magnificent than our Zhenyuan Mansion. I don't know if I'll be able to meet anyone I know here. ”

The status of the Duke of the Kingdom is one level higher than that of the Hou Ye, and the Mansion of the State is of course more magnificent than the Hou Mansion of Zhenyuan.

At this moment, a maid came over, saw the two of them immediately saluted, and said respectfully: "Are the two young ladies our eldest lady's guests?" Please come this way. ”

Following the little maid around the promenade and attic courtyard, he finally stopped in a small garden. The little garden was clearly furnished, surrounded by small round tables and stone benches filled with pastries and fruits, and where many well-dressed women were already sitting, chatting softly and laughing. What's even more difficult is that sitting in it in this kind of weather can make people feel warm. Obviously, the underground of the garden is equipped with a earth dragon, such a big stroke, even if it is the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion, at most it is just a fire dragon in the master bedroom.

"This is the courtyard of the eldest lady, and the eldest lady's friends are resting here, and they will come over when they are done with the ceremony. The two young ladies can rest here for a while, and if you need anything, you can find the maids over there. The slave maid still has to pick up the other guests, so she will leave for the time being! ”

"Well, okay, there you go."

Gu Qingyue opened her mouth indifferently, but her eyes fell on the girls in the garden, and she walked over without fear at all. She found a place where there were more people and sat down, and soon mingled with the girls, and had a great time. Gu Qingwan watched this scene quietly, found a secluded corner and sat down, looked at Gu Qingyue's left and right with cold eyes, and let out a sneer in her heart.

The happiest girl who talked to Gu Qingyue was wearing a pale yellow skirt with a hint of superiority on her face, and some of the girls around her seemed to be looking at her first.

"My name is Zhao Qing'er, and my father is a secretary of the ministry, and he is an official residence. This is my good sisters Xu Wanwan, Wang Xue, and Qian Shushu, and their fathers are all imperial historians and mansions of the three grades of the official residence. What about you, the daughter of which family? ”

Hearing Zhao Qing'er's words, Gu Qingyue introduced herself generously, "I am Gu Qingyue, the second lady of the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion. ”

"Second Miss of the Marquis of Zhenyuan? Oh, I remember, the last time you attended the banquet of the Marquis of Weiyuan's mansion, you were the second lady who embarrassed your cousin in public? ”

"So it's her? I've heard about this too, how can anyone embarrass my sister in public. And we all know that the Marquis of Zhenyuan has only one daughter, that is Gu Qingwan, the eldest lady of the Marquis of Zhenyuan, what kind of Miss Marquis is she! ”

"Yes, I was also there at the time, Miss Gu is really pitiful for such a vicious sister."

"Miss Zhao of the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion even saw her true face before cutting off contact with her, last time I mentioned to Miss Zhao why I didn't see Miss Gu Er, who you often brought with you, but at that time, Miss Zhao's face turned cold on the spot, saying that she had seen the wrong person at the beginning."

"How dare someone like her come?"

Although the voice of contempt and ridicule was very light, it easily reached Gu Qingyue's ears, and her pretty face turned red, looking at everyone's eyes of rejection. There was a huge grievance and discomfort in my heart, and I no longer had the face to continue to stay in front of these young ladies, so I got up and trotted out.

"Look at the way she looks, like we're bullying her!"

"There are no rules."

These are all expected by Gu Qingwan, Gu Qingyue has been using the name of the Marquis of Zhenyuan Mansion to associate with these daughters, and usually smears Gu Qingwan, Gu Qingwan just treats others in the way of others, publicizes the ugly things Gu Qingyue has done and whitewashes her reputation at the same time.

But she just ran out like this, Gu Qingyue couldn't ignore it, after all, people came with her, and Gu Qingyue couldn't let Gu Qingyue cause trouble. Gu Qingwan could only go to her.

At the same time, Gu Qingyue, who ran out in a negative mood, finally stopped, looking at the unfamiliar scenery around her, and then faintly regretted it. She couldn't remember where she had run for a while, and she didn't know the way back, so what should she do? Looking around, there was a gazebo here, and next to it was a large lake, and there were some dead lotus rhizomes in it, which looked unusually depressed. Leaning on the railing, Gu Qingyue recalled the scene of the humiliation just now, and the look on her face was a burst of shame and anger.

"It's all that damn Gu Qingwan, it's all because of you that my reputation in the noble girl circle has become bad, and you didn't even help me out of the siege, and you still watched my jokes on the sidelines. I make you proud, I make you proud! ”

Kicking the railing of the gazebo angrily, Gu Qingyue vented her anger like a vent. However, because she used too much force, she kicked the top of the railing, and her body lost her balance, and she was about to fall from the top of the gazebo!

"Ahh Help——! ”

Gu Qingyue let out a scream, closed her eyes reflexively, and in the whirlwind of the world, she was so frightened that tears came out, but for a long time there was no expected fall and the cold feeling of falling into the lake.

"This young lady, are you alright?"

There was a deep male voice as clear and beautiful as spring water in her ears, Gu Qingyue slowly opened her eyes, and a handsome and unparalleled face appeared in front of her, and her waist was being wrapped around by the man's powerful arms, so she did not fall from the gazebo.

With a brush, Gu Qingyue's face suddenly turned red!

Ji Han originally just came to participate in the ceremony of his friend's sister, who knew that when he passed by here, he suddenly heard someone calling Gu Qingwan's name, out of curiosity he came here, walked in but found that a girl accidentally fell from the top of the pavilion to the lake, and he was anxious for a while, and he did not care about the difference between men and women, seeing that the girl finally stood firm, he let go of his hand and spoke quietly.

"Girl, are you alright?"

A tall and handsome man, his deep dark eyes are like a deep pool, with an irresistible magic. At this moment, Gu Qingyue only felt that for the first time in more than ten years, she felt what is called a heartbeat like a drum, and the deer collided. One of her pink faces suddenly turned red as if it was on fire, and the blood on her body seemed to be boiling and burning at this moment. There was a dizziness in front of her, and she didn't even feel that the other party was talking to her anymore, she just looked at him stupidly and smirked.

Ji Han's eyes were attracted by a longevity lock worn by Gu Qingyue's neck, and he looked at her face carefully, and recognized her as the poor girl who was framed by her sister in the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion, Gu Qingyue, the second lady of the Gu family.

Ji Han looked at her with a little pity in his eyes, "This young lady, are you okay?" ”

Gu Qingyue came back to her senses and saluted Ji Han, and thanked her generously: "Thank you, son, for saving me." ”

"You're here to attend Miss Xiao's ceremony, why don't you come here in the inner courtyard?" He asked softly, changing from the coldness of the past, Feng's eyes were full of concern.

"I—I'm lost." Gu Qingyue saw that the son who rescued her looked luxuriously dressed and had an extraordinary bearing, guessing that he must not be an ordinary person, and seeing that he cared about her very much, Gu Qingyue learned a lot of skills from the Lu family on how to attract men's attention, thinking that this was a good opportunity, she must seize it, so her expression also became calm, and she lowered her head slightly, revealing her slender neck and beautiful and moving side. The thick and curly eyelashes are like butterfly wings with wings, and you can see people's hearts move.

"It's not a secret, it's the first time the little girl has come to Xiao Mansion. If you can, I wonder if you can trouble Childe and take me to the main hall? If Childe finds it inconvenient, can you help me call a maid over? ”

"There's no inconvenience, come with me, girl!" Ji Han waved his hand and hurriedly spoke.

"Then thank you, Childe."

The two walked on the corridor of the Xiao Mansion one after the other, and each other's mood was not very calm. Ji Han didn't expect to meet this Gu Qingyue, who left a good impression on him, here, and felt that he didn't come in vain this time.

"My surname is Ji, Ji Han, I don't know what the girl is called?"

"You are His Royal Highness?" Gu Qingyue exclaimed. She knew that Ji Han was the son of King Zhao and Gu Qingwan's fiancé. She hadn't seen him before but had heard of his name, but she didn't expect this good-looking man to be Gu Qingwan's fiancé. She began to be jealous of Gu Qingwan again, how could Gu Qingwan be? Why is she the concubine of the Hou Mansion and has such a good fiancé?

Ji Han had expected her performance, after all, he had a marriage contract with Gu Qingwan, and Gu Qingyue was Gu Qingwan's sister, so he would definitely know his name.

"Do you recognize me?"

"Of course I do, my sister is still engaged to you. I really envy my sister for having such a good fiancé as you. ”

"It turned out to be Miss Gu Er!" A smile appeared in Ji Han's eyes, although he hated it when others mentioned the marriage in front of him, but when he heard her envious tone, he didn't feel angry.

"How did you get here alone? Who are you here with? ”

"I'm here with my sister." She lowered her head, and her sweet voice carried a hint of grievance.

Ji Han sensed that her state was wrong, so he asked with concern, "What about your sister?" ”

"My sister she...... She didn't like me, they all laughed at me and bullied me, but my sister watched the jokes from the sidelines...... "The more Gu Qingyue talked, the more aggrieved she became, she raised her head, tears falling down, "I know that my sister refuses to forgive me...... But now that I have been punished, why does she refuse to forgive me? ”