Several girls of the Gu family all have the heart to climb the high branches, so naturally they all show themselves like they are trying to attract the attention of the three princes.

The third prince was so entangled by several girls of the Gu family that his head was about to grow big, and he couldn't bear it, so he quickly found an excuse to leave first.

If you continue to be entangled by them like this, not only will there be no results, but you may also get angry and leave a bad impression in Lin Ruan's heart.

Before leaving, the third prince looked at Lin Ruan expectantly, "Ah Ruan, the peach blossoms in Taohuawu on the outskirts of Beijing have been blooming just right these days, if you are bored in the mansion, I can take you to have a look." ”

Lin Ruan said politely and coldly: "Thank you for the kindness of the third prince, I can't smell the fragrance of peach blossoms, and I have a headache when I smell it." ”

The third prince had to leave first, planning to go back and make it clear to the three straw bales of the Gu family that his target was only Lin Ruan, and then let him see the group of fools who were eager to stick it on him, but don't blame him for not giving face.

Lin Ruan looked at the disappointed Gu family girls and waved his hand, "It's all gone." ”

Back in his courtyard, the green calyx pouted vigorously, "This Gu family is really eye-opening, the old and the young all want to climb the high branches, and they don't want any face." If I were the third prince, I would be like that, and I would be disgusted that they would stain the water when I was serving water to wash my feet. ”

Lin Ruan smiled and didn't speak. The shamelessness of the Gu family is far more than that.

After dinner, Lin Ruan sat in the house and played the piano, and halfway through playing, Xiao Jingchen came into the night.

Seeing that he had bruises under his eyes, Lin Ruan stopped, "Why are you so tired?" What have you been doing all day? ”

Xiao Jingchen smiled at her, "The emperor asked me to investigate a few old cases, which is very troublesome." How are you doing these days? ”

Lin Ruan went to Shen's house, Xiao Jingchen was not easy to look for her, and the official business was too busy these days, so the two had not seen each other for several days.

Lin Ruan looked at the bloodshot in his eyes, and felt distressed, "No matter how busy you are, you have to eat and rest well, you come and lie down, and I will put a compress on your eyes." ”

Xiao Jingchen cooperated and lay on the low couch, letting Lin Ruan cover his eyes with a slightly hot handkerchief.

The temperature emitted by the veil relieved his sour eyes, and slowly made him a little confused.

Lin Ruan said softly: "If you are tired, sleep well, I am here with you." ”

Xiao Jingchen snorted, and after a while, he fell asleep completely.

Lin Ruan took the handkerchief lightly, let the maids in the house retreat, and hugged the quilt to cover him carefully, and was about to get up and sit on the side, but his hand was grabbed by a big hand, and then he took it hard, and his whole person turned around, and finally fell steadily into Xiao Jingchen's upright arms.

Xiao Jingchen rubbed his face lightly on her neck: "Lie down with me for a while." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he fell asleep again.

Lin Ruan looked at his tired appearance, and couldn't bear to wake him up, so he let him hold him. Maintaining a posture all the time, Lin Ruan quickly fell asleep.

When I woke up in the morning, I found myself sleeping in bed, and Xiao Jingchen had already left.

Green Calyx heard the sound and came in, and lifted the curtain for Lin Ruan, "The prince left in the middle of the night last night, saying that he still had something to do, and ordered the slaves and maids to take care of the county lord. In addition, the prince also said that he had buried a lot of nails in Gu's mansion and would help make things happen, so please don't worry about the county lord. ”

Lin Ruan didn't have anything to worry about his own affairs, but he just felt a little strange, how could the good emperor suddenly let Xiao Jingchen investigate those old cases.

Not long after breakfast, a little girl came over and said that Xiao was here.

Lin Ruan raised his lips and smiled, it seemed that Qiaoyue's status in Xiao's heart was really high, so he went out in person and welcomed Xiao in, "Madam, please take a seat." ”

Xiao sat down and looked at the furnishings in the room, there was no trace of Gu Xin'er at all, which was inevitably a little uncomfortable.

In this courtyard, her daughter has lived in it for ten years, and Lin Ruan has only returned to the Gu family for about half a month, and she has really lived in this courtyard for less than three days, and she has wiped all the traces clean. It was as if all the ten years of her daughter's life were all imagined by her.

Lin Ruan saw the subtle changes in Xiao's expression in his eyes, and hooked the corners of his mouth invisibly, "Madame, is there something wrong here?" ”

Xiao Shi smiled uncomfortably, "There is something I want to ask Ah Ruan to help me with." Xin'er was provoked by the two girls in the second room a few days ago to fight in front of the guests, and was punished by your grandmother to kneel in the ancestral hall to copy scriptures, I heard the grandmother of the ancestral hall say that she was sick the next day in the past. The old lady deliberately wanted to sharpen her temperament, and she never let the house doctor come to treat her, and I was worried that she would not be able to bear it. ”

Lin Ruan immediately stood up anxiously, "Why didn't Madam say it earlier?" Miss Xin'er is still in the ancestral hall? ”

Xiao nodded, his eyes a little red.

In the past few days, she went to the ancestral hall every day to hand Gu Xin'er some food and clothing, but fortunately, the old lady didn't let anyone stop her, so she got a few bowls of soup and medicine and sent them in, but those grandmothers said that Gu Xin'er's condition did not improve.

How to get better? She was sick herself, and she was forced to kneel and copy scriptures every day, even a strong man couldn't bear it, so she had to pick people up quickly.

And the only person she can ask for at the moment is Lin Ruan, and at the same time, she also reported some temptation, if Lin Ruan really helped take Gu Xin'er out, then she could try to make friends with Lin Ruan.

Lin Ruan immediately said: "Madam, please come with me, I will go to the main courtyard to intercede with my grandmother and take Miss Xin'er out." ”

Hurried to the main courtyard, Lin Ruan said to Mrs. Gu: "Grandmother, although Miss Xin'er has acted inappropriately, I still ask my grandmother to spare her this time for the sake of her filial piety for me in the Gu family and the Shen family for ten years." She had learned such a big lesson this time, and she didn't think she would do it again in the future. If something happens to Miss Xin'er in the ancestral hall, the people next to her will not care what her grandmother's intentions are in the future, but will only say that the Gu family treats the meritorious adopted daughter harshly, which will hinder the reputation of the Gu family. ”

Old Madam Gu has almost lost her anger in the past few days, that Gu Xin'er is also her own granddaughter after all, and now that Lin Ruan has come to intercede, she naturally agrees to release her.

Xiao Shi thanked Mrs. Gu again and again, and when she left the main courtyard, she kept thanking Lin Ruan.

Lin Ruan smiled, "Madame doesn't have to be so polite to me, we should be in the same room and help each other." Go and pick up Miss Xin'er. ”

Xiao Shi was stunned: "Isn't the county lord going?" ”

Lin Ruan shook his head: "No, the person Miss Xin'er should not want to see now is me, so I won't stimulate her." ”

Xiao also knew Gu Xin'er's awkward temperament, so he thanked Lin Ruan again, and hurriedly took someone to the ancestral hall to pick up people.