Gu Shi'an spoke word by word very slowly, his composure, his blandness, made Old Madam Yu feel that she never seemed to know the person in front of her.

Old Madam Yu exploded when she heard this, she was so angry that she gasped, and scolded, "You, what do you mean by this?" ”

Gu Shi'an, "That's what it means literally." ”

"Third brother, why did you make your mother like this?" When the two mothers and sons were stiffening, Gu Liangdong, the Duke of Qi, walked in from outside and scolded Gu Shi'an.

When Mrs. Yu saw Gu Liangdong coming, she immediately said, "Boss, you came just in time, your younger brother, this evil obstacle, actually said that he wanted to split up." ”

Gu Liangdong suddenly shouted loudly when he heard this,

"The third child, your parents are not separating, not traveling, you have been an official for more than ten years, that is also a helpless thing, but you shouldn't talk about the separation of the family as soon as you come back, your mother is still alive, and you can't be presumptuous."

Gu Shi'an didn't think about it once, he dusted off his sleeves, his posture was chic and graceful, and a pair of peach blossom eyes looked at Mrs. Yu.

"I'm going to go to my mother-in-law today to pick up Niannian, so I won't disturb my mother first. I don't want anything, as long as I take away the dowry and the things that I have sent back to Nian Nian to save over the years, and the things of the Gu family, I will not ask for anything, I will leave them to you. ”

Old Madam Yu gently slapped the table, looked at Gu Shi'an's gaze, like an enemy, and roared, "You want to split up the family, unless I die!" ”

"Mother will live a long life." Gu Shi'an said.

"If my mother wants to be lively in the house, she can divide me, and you can divide the rest of the people when you like." Although he can't finalize this matter today, he must make his attitude clear, he is not talking about playing.

From the moment he received his daughter's letter, Gu Shi'an began to think about what to do, and it was not until he returned to Beijing that he proposed to split the family after careful consideration.

In the eyes of the old lady, she couldn't believe how her son could become like this, she was really a white-eyed wolf who couldn't be raised.

Not to mention what the old lady Yu was angry with Gu Shi'an, Gu Shi'an drifted away and went to the Marquis of Anyuan's mansion.

On the first day, Gu Nian learned the news of his father's return from the mouths of the people of the Duke of Qi, got up early in the morning, and had breakfast with the eldest princess of the protector according to his excitement, and then waited and waited, and heard that someone outside came to report that Gu Sanye was coming.

Gu Nian stood up in surprise, walked to the door, and saw a burly man with a handsome face, dressed in a navy blue robe, and wrapped in a fox fur outside.

"Daddy."

Gu Nian screamed, picked up her skirt and rushed over, and threw herself directly into the man's arms.

Gu Shi'an hugged his daughter, patted her back, and said this, "My Niannian ......" His eyes became moist.

"Daddy...... Daddy, daddy......" Gu Nian called repeatedly.

She hugged him tightly and buried her face in his arms, the smell of her body was the same as that of her memory, which made her feel reassured.

Perhaps, this is the nature of father and daughter, blood and kinship, they will be naturally attracted, and Gu Nian completely follows his heart and rushes over.

Although she told herself countless times that she couldn't lose her temper in front of her father, when she saw her father again, the joy in her heart instantly overwhelmed her reason.

He came back and she was very happy.

His father's figure was as tall as a pine, the figure of a military attaché, and the face of a literati, very handsome.

Gu Shi'an patted Gu Nian, "I'm sorry, Daddy is late." ”

"Daddy also knows it's late?" Gu Nian sniffed, waited for the emotions in his heart to calm down, came out of Gu Shi'an's arms, looked at him with a smile, and said, "Daddy won't leave me again in the future." ”

Gu Shi'an touched her head, "I won't leave you before you get married." ”

The eldest princess of the protector stood at the door, her eyes slightly moist, "Niannian, it's cold outside, let's talk about it with your father first." ”

Gu Shi'an led Gu Nian into the inner room, first gave the eldest princess of the protector a salute, and said, "Thank you, mother-in-law, for taking care of Gu Niannian for so many years, you have worked hard for your old man." ”

The grandmother beside the eldest princess hurriedly helped Gu Shi'an, "You are willing to teach me Niannian to take care of it, it should be me who thank you, if you don't have Niannian......"

The eldest princess of the protector has been tough all her life, and she can't help crying when she talks about the Jingning County Lord and Gu Nian.

Back then, she was the eldest princess in the palace, favored by the emperor before leaving the cabinet, no one compared, and after getting married, Marquis An Yuan lived with her wholeheartedly.

Back then, she watched and watched, compared and compared, and then agreed to marry the county lord of Jingning to the little-known Gu Shi'an.

Gu Shi'an did not disappoint the princess of the protector, after the death of the lord of Jingning, holding Gu Nian in his infancy, knelt in front of the princess of the protector and swore that there was only one wife and one woman in Jingning in this life.

For this reason, Mrs. Yu was angry and fell on her back, saying that there was no such son.

If Gu Nian is a son, it's fine, but it's a girl's family, so isn't Gu Shi'an going to die?

Gu Shi'an, who had finished swearing, wanted to take Gu Nian out in swaddling clothes, where would the eldest princess of the country be willing to give up, so he put it by his side and pampered it, and he raised it for more than ten years.

Mama Su persuaded the eldest princess on the side, "Now that my aunt is back, Your Highness should be happy." ”

"Happy, happy." The eldest princess wiped her tears with a handkerchief and looked at Gu Shi'an with relief.

Then Gu Shi'an talked to An Yuanhou, who came after hearing the news, and Mrs. An Yuanhou hurriedly asked the big kitchen to prepare a banquet and leave Gu Shi'an to eat.

Even if Zhou Yuxuan is not his future son-in-law, as a nephew, he will come to visit his uncle.

Since the last time he fell into the water, Zhou Yuxuan's body has not completely improved, his body is very thin, and the doctor said that his joints will be sore when the seasons change.

Mrs. An Yuanhou has 10,000 regrets in her heart, but where is there regret medicine in the world? For this reason, she hated Gu Nian more and more, but now she forbears it very well, and she sees that Gu Nian is polite to Xun, as if the quarrel and insult do not exist.

Gu Nian didn't appear in front of her if he didn't appear in front of her, and he didn't want to look at her masked face.

Now that Gu Shi'an has returned to Beijing, he will definitely look back at home in the future, and he will not meet Mrs. An Yuanhou.

"What? Are you going to split up? The eldest princess asked Gu Shi'an in surprise.

Gu Shi'an nodded,

"Yes, I don't worry about continuing to let Niannian live in the Gu family, I have this idea when I receive Niannian's letter, she is my mother, the one who gave birth to me, I can't blame her, but I can stay away from her."

He came back this time, in fact, the emperor made a decree to recall him, but he didn't know if he would be released in the future, now Niannian is old and is about to get married, and he can't take it to office, so he must settle Niannian.

The eldest princess of the country used to think that Gu Shi'an was very good, but now she is more and more satisfied, she can have her own opinions, she can carry it clearly, she is not stupid and filial, and she is single-minded to her daughter, but it is a pity that her daughter's life is thin, otherwise now the two of them are definitely Qin Se and Ming.

She sighed, "It's okay, it's divided, it's just that your old lady will agree?" ”

"She'll agree." Gu Shi'an said firmly.

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Old Madam Yu didn't agree, but she already had an idea not to let Gu Shi'an get out.

Gu Shi'an didn't take Gu Nian out of the Marquis of Anyuan's mansion until it was dark, the father and daughter sat in the carriage, Gu Shi'an smiled and touched his daughter's head, "Dad can't help you, I haven't cared about you after leaving you for so many years." ”

Gu Nian shook his head, "Actually, it's okay, my grandmother loves me very much, and my father has no choice but to do it, aren't you coming back now?" ”

Gu Shi'an looked at his daughter with a smile, his heart ached, the baby in the swaddling clothes had grown into an empathetic big girl, he would rather his daughter be arrogant and domineering, and he didn't want to see her cautious.

Thankfully, it's too late.

Gu Nian was thinking in her heart, whether to tell Gu Shi'an about her poisoning, Astragalus had been helping her detoxify, and her memory had recovered some, but many key things still hadn't been remembered.

For example, why is she lively and cheerful next to the eldest princess of the country, but when she arrives at the Gu family, she becomes cowardly, she is not a person with schizophrenia and two personalities, so she must have been stimulated by the Gu family.

Gu Nian still decided to wait until Xiao Yue found out the details of Mama Chen before telling her father, and this time she could also secretly check Mama Chen's details when she looked back at home.

The carriage shook all the way, and after walking for more than half an hour, they arrived at the Mansion of Qi State, and the first thing the father and daughter did was to go to Songhe Hall to greet Mrs. Yu.

It's just that I didn't expect that the battle to greet the two was very big, the juniors in the family, and the ladies at home all gathered in Songhetang, and when they saw the father and daughter coming in, they looked over with their eyes.

The people inside were all familiar to Gu Nian, except for a young woman in her twenties standing behind the second lady Yu.

Wearing a lotus pink dress, round cheeks, almond eyes and willow eyebrows, with a smile on her face, she looks sweet and lovely.

After a day, Mrs. Yu's mood calmed down, and at the same time, she also figured out how to handle Gu Shi'an.

Mrs. Yu didn't see the slightest displeasure on her face, with a smile, she lovingly called Gu Nian forward, and said kindly,

"Now that your father is back, you can't go to live with your grandmother for a long time in the future, the Gu family has a lot of food for you, and outsiders don't need to point fingers at our house.

However, it's okay to stay for a day or two once in a while. Grandmother is old, so you have to come and talk to her often. ”

This is the first time in Gu Nian's memory that Mrs. Yu has been so kind to her, I have to say that Mrs. Yu thinks very well, first give Gu Nian to Huairou, as long as Gu Nian is willing to live in the Gu family, will Gu Shi'an still divide it?

It's just that once a person's heart is broken, don't think about making up for it with a little favor.

Gu Nian smiled, and the old lady took her hand and looked her up and down, and said generously, "My grandmother asked me to ask my grandmother how she was doing, and now that my father is at home, my granddaughter naturally listens to my father's arrangement." ”

Not to mention the old lady, but the other Yang family and other aunts, the aunts were also surprised, Gu Nian spoke in front of them like mosquitoes and flies, stingy, where is there such a generous, can also talk about the scene?

Even if he changed his personality a little because of the abduction some time ago, but it was nonsense, but it didn't look as clear as it looks today.

Sure enough, there was a father, so his waist stiffened, and he even spoke loudly.

What does it mean to protect the eldest princess as soon as she opens her mouth? Use the princess to give the Gu family a horse?

If Gu Nian knew, he would only say that they were thinking too much.

Old Madam Yu was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile on her face, "It's hard for the eldest princess to still miss me, I thought she and our family were old and dead, how is your grandmother?" What about your uncle and aunt? And your cousin? ”

Gu Nianyi answered Old Madam Yu's questions one by one, and her afterglow stayed on the woman beside the second lady Yu.

Because since the woman came in with their father and daughter, her eyes were like mush, glued to Gu Shi'an's body, her eyes were affectionate and gentle.

Gu Nian laughed in his heart, Gu Shi'an is a very good man, and it is really not an accident that someone likes him.

Gu Shi'an didn't know if he felt it, or if he was nervous, he pulled Gu Nian over, and said to the old lady, "Niannian is tired from riding in the carriage, I'll take her back to rest first, mother, what I said in the morning, you think about it, I said, I only need that little thing, and I don't want anything else." ”

The sisters-in-law, younger siblings, and even the children are all in each room, he is very uncomfortable with such a bustle, and he doesn't want to stay here.

Old Madam Yu let go of Gu Nian's hand coldly, tried her best to restrain her anger, and said to Gu Shi'an, "It just so happens that Niannian is also here, and I have something to tell you." ”

She didn't wait for Gu Shi'an to refute, and continued, "Your daughter-in-law is unlucky, it's just that people can't be resurrected after death, after so many years, your daughter has also grown up, people always have to look forward, there is nothing that can't be overcome." ”

Gu Shi'an is very good, whether he has a thesis or a martial art, he is very good, otherwise the eldest princess of the protector would not be willing to marry her daughter.

"Shi'an, your boss is not too young, do you want to live like this for the rest of your life? There is no caring person around to take care of it, and there is no heir, what will you do in the future?

You have done enough for the county lord, no matter how deep the affection is, you should forget, my mother has taken a fancy to you, she is very good, kind and obedient, she has been waiting for you, I am ready to hire her to you. ”

Old Madam Yu said as she stared at Gu Shi'an's face.

Gu Shi'an said in a deep voice, "Mother, let's talk about this later." ”

As soon as Mrs. Yu heard this, she knew that this was his excuse, her face sank, knowing that her son still couldn't let go of the county lord of Jingning, she was shocked and angry, and even hated Gu Nian.

She didn't know that she had a love seed to breed.

Old Madam Yu took a deep breath and said, "Later, later, later, how many years have you said?" Your daughter is about to get married, what are you afraid of? ”

She turned to Gu Nian, "Niannian, you say, do you want your father to marry?" ”

"Mother, this matter has nothing to do with Niannian, don't ask her!" Gu Shi'an interrupted Old Madam Yu's words and protected Gu Nian behind him.

The message that Gu Nian got from everyone's mouths was that his father and mother were really affectionate, and after his mother died, his father was a lot of decline, otherwise how could he be a foreign official, and he had been a foreign official for more than ten years, and there was no reason why he didn't want to stay in a familiar environment.

It's just that Gu Shi'an seems to have given up the idea of remarrying, and Gu Nian's heart is slightly sour.

Yang saw that the mother and son stiffened as they spoke, and hurriedly came out to play a round, "Mother, it's late at night, Niannian took a carriage, although the road is not far, otherwise, let the children go back to rest first." ”

Old Madam Yu eased up and instructed the other juniors, "You all go and rest, don't get involved in the affairs of adults, and stay with your thoughts." ”

After everyone walked out, Mrs. Yu greeted Gu Nian and said, "Niannian, come, this is my grandmother's niece, this is the first time you have seen her, right?" Qingqing, you also come to meet Xiao Wu, you can play together in the future. ”

Gu Nian still doesn't understand anything, this is probably the candidate that Mrs. Yu found for her father?

Her sticky gaze just now couldn't be attached to her father, she was silent for a while, her face was full of apologies, and she was surprised, "It turned out to be Aunt Qing, my grandmother didn't introduce it just now, looking at the age, I thought it was the aunt next to the second aunt, but seeing that she was dressed similarly to me, I thought she was a big girl." ”

Qingqing's face suddenly fell, and even Old Madam Yu was displeased, "What nonsense are you talking about?" It's so rude. ”

Gu Nian shyly pulled Mrs. Yu's hand, and said softly, "Grandmother, don't be angry, it's really that grandmother and second aunt are too good-looking, you said that she is the daughter of your uncle's family, she doesn't look like it at all, so I didn't recognize it." ”

After speaking, she apologized to Qingqing again, "I'm sorry, Aunt Qing, I don't know Taishan with my eyes, and I apologize to you." ”

Old Madam Yu choked there, and Gu Nian didn't know where she learned it, so she opened her mouth and said that she was beautiful and Qingqing looked average, so she didn't recognize it.

I don't know whether it's praise or disparagement, so that Mrs. Yu can't refute it.

Qingqing is indeed just sweet-looking, she also met Gu Shi'an by chance, and since then, she has been picky and selective about the candidates to marry, and has been unwilling to marry again, so it has been delayed until now.

Mrs. Yu wanted Gu Shi'an to marry her niece's niece before, but Gu Shi'an couldn't look down on it, so she insisted on marrying the county lord of Jingning, fortunately, it was a thin life, and now it would be good to let Gu Shi'an marry her mother's daughter.

Gu Nian's reaction once again refreshed the impression of several ladies of the Gu family on her, so that she can be coquettish and scold, is it really Gu Nian?

Qingqing couldn't say a word angrily because of Gu Nian's words.

But what can she say? Old Madam Yu didn't say anything, and she could only reply with a stalk in her throat, "It's not in the way." ”

"It's good that my aunt doesn't blame." Gu Nian patted his chest, "Aunt is a guest in the end, if it is because of me, it will be my sin to make you unhappy." However, we are very fateful, I haven't seen you before, and today I came back with my father and saw you, it's really fateful. ”

The fourth lady, Zhou, who had been silent, almost laughed.

Gu Nian's appearance of pretending to be stupid is really true, even if Old Madam Yu wants to introduce Qingqing as a candidate for Gu Shi'an's continuation, she is afraid that she will not be able to say it if she is blocked by Gu Nian like this.

Sure enough, Old Madam Yu took a deep breath and said, "Your Aunt Qing has lived for some days, and you live at your grandmother's house, I don't know." It's getting late, so go back and rest with your father. ”

Gu Nian curtsied and said, "Okay, I'll go rest first." Come back tomorrow to say hello to my grandmother. ”

"No need to ......" Old Madam Yu replied quickly, she looked at Gu Shi'an's darkened face, and said with a forced smile,

"Your father just came back, your father and daughter haven't seen each other for a long time, the two of you have a good talk, grandmother will have a lot of opportunities here in the future."

Gu Shi'an was walking in front, and when he was about to go out of the door, he turned back to the old lady and said, "Mother, what I said, you should think about it." ”

Old Madam Yu didn't speak, just waved her hand irritably.

I used to think that Gu Nian's cowardly appearance was unsightly, but now his sharp teeth are even more annoying than before.

As soon as she thought of the separation that Gu Shi'an said, her head was faintly swollen and painful, Gu Shi'an left, and the other ladies also left, leaving Qingqing inside.

In the courtyard, Gu Nian seemed to hear the faint crying sound coming from inside, she hooked her lips and smiled, and when she looked up, she saw Gu Shi'an's smile.

She smiled back sweetly, it's really nice to have a daddy.

"Daddy, Nian Nian has no objection to you continuing the string, you are still young, and the continuation must be continued." Gu Nian thought about it, and still told Gu Shi'an what he thought.

Gu Shi'an touched Gu Nian's head, only touching his head full of pearls, he withdrew his hand and said affirmatively, "I won't continue the string." ”

Gu Nian smiled and said, "You don't have to be like this, you are the only one under your knees, and I also want a younger brother or sister." ”

She really thinks like this, if the poison in her body can't be solved, her days are numbered, and when she leaves, what will her father do alone? She wanted someone who could take care of him.

However, she was surprised that Qingqing was really the niece of Old Madam Yu's mother's family? I'm in my twenties and haven't married yet, isn't there some hidden disease?

Gu Shi'an was slightly moved after listening to Gu Nian's words, but he had made up his mind, and he really didn't have any idea about continuation, he already had a daughter, experienced family affection, and the love between him and Jing Ning, which was enough for him to reminisce for half a lifetime.

He didn't want a third person to be in between them.

After so many years of being alone, he was used to it, and besides, he didn't want to harm another woman.

In the following days, it was quite calm, Gu Shi'an's new appointment had not yet come down, but he did not go to the yamen in a hurry, but leisurely took Gu Nian to play around.

When they don't go out, the father and daughter stay in the yard, playing chess and painting.

The more Gu Nian came into contact with Gu Shi'an, the more he felt that he was really outstanding, and he was also sorry for his mother, the county lord of Jingning.

Old Madam Yu has been looking for an opportunity to let Gu Nian and Qingqing cultivate a relationship, but Gu Shi'an has been firmly protecting Gu Nian, and Old Madam Yu can't let Qingqing come to the door to find the parents who are handicapped.

Gu Shi'an has been outside all these years, there are only a few servants waiting around him, and Gu Nian doesn't like the people who follow him, so when Mrs. Yu saw this, she asked the Yang family to send a few maids to the two of them.

As soon as Gu Shi'an saw the two maids, his face darkened, and one of them looked vaguely like the county lord of Jingning.

Gu Nian had only seen the face of his mother, the county lord of Jingning, on the painting, so naturally he didn't have too strong feelings, but Gu Shi'an couldn't feel it.

At that moment, he asked the maid to be sent back to the Yang family, and in the evening, the person was sent by the grandmother beside the old lady.

She said to Gu Shi'an, "Third master, these two maids were given to you by the old lady, please be sure to accept them, let the slave and maid advise, the elder can not be resigned, once upon a time outside, the maids and concubines sent by the old lady either retreated back, or died quietly, then forget it."

Now in the capital, which man doesn't have three or two red sleeves around him. ”

Mama's words sounded bitter dissuasion, Gu Shi'an chuckled, "I haven't been in the house for so many years, when will it be the turn of a subordinate to teach me?" ”

The grandmother was stunned for a moment, she was the old lady next to Mrs. Yu, she had followed Mrs. Yu since she was a child, not to mention the Duchess of the Yang family, it was Gu Liangdong, the grandfather of the country, and when she saw her, she had to shout respectfully, "Mama." ”

But she didn't expect Gu Shi'an to be so ruthless, and said that she was a subordinate and unworthy of persuading him!

She snorted coldly in her heart, the old lady and Gu Shi'an have been at odds for a long time, and this grandmother naturally acted according to the master's face, and she was not enthusiastic about Gu Shi'an, she felt that what she did just now was really for Gu Shi'an's good.

But Gu Shi'an refuted her like this, and suddenly, his face became bad, and he said, "The slave sent people here." How to deal with it is the meaning of the third master. ”

Gu Shi'an picked one up in one hand, threw it out of the yard, and said, "I'm giving the old lady face, throw you out, don't dirty my yard, and send it over, then it's not as simple as throwing it out." ”

His words were gloomy and chilling.

Mrs. Yu saw that she had sent it twice, but no one could send it in, and suddenly the whole person was not good.

She called Gu Shi'an over, "Divide the family, you won't divide it, you don't want the maid I gave you, okay, it's okay, but I told you that you must continue the string, I told you clearly, Qingqing is the candidate I picked for you to continue the string, she likes you and has been waiting for you, you ignore her, what do you mean?" Either way, she's your cousin after all. ”

The more she spoke, the more angry she became, "There is also Xiao Wu, a child who was taught by your mother-in-law to be like that, and you also saw it in the Ming Dynasty that day in my place, and now that you are back, you have to take good care of her." ”

I don't want to, as soon as I finished speaking, Gu Shi'an became angry, "Qingqing is your guest, not my guest, men and women don't kiss, why should I pay attention to her?" I'll tell you again, I don't have the idea of continuing the strings, so don't bother with that, mother. ”

"Also, what's wrong with Niannian? Niannian is very good, at least she didn't make a design cousin, let her cousin be abducted, once is not enough, and come a second time, mother-in-law she taught Niannian very well, I am grateful to her, because if it weren't for her, my daughter wouldn't know what it was. ”

Old Madam Yu was furious and said, "You only have one daughter, Xiao Wu, and when she gets married, the child she gives birth to is not surnamed Gu!" You don't say you don't care. Even if you don't like Qingqing, you can choose another woman. ”

Gu Shi'an stood up, "I don't care, if the child is not born to me and Jing Ning, what does it have to do with me, there are so many brothers in the family, I heard that the eldest brother and the second brother have accepted the aunt, and there will definitely be good news soon, the child they gave birth to must be surnamed Gu." ”

"I talked about the separation, and asked my mother as soon as possible, the things I have been missing over the years are all here with you, please take inventory, I just need these."

Mrs. Yu angrily grabbed the tea cup in her hand and threw it over, hitting the foot of Gu Shi'an's robe, the tea was sprinkled on it, and it was wet, and the upper of the shoes embroidered with cloud patterns was full of tea leaves.

Gu Shi'an raised his head, without the slightest embarrassment, he said, "I didn't ask my mother to give me the family property, but just gave me back the things I had saved, why didn't my mother agree?" ”

After speaking, he paused for a moment and said meaninglessly, "Isn't it that these things have been divided by my mother?" ”