"It's me. That guy is quick to talk, trivial things, not enough to worry about. Gu Shangqing nodded, and said: "The girl doesn't have to see the outside like this, just call me Shangqing or Brother Gu, you don't have to call me 'son' or 'young master'." ”

Su Jinyao looked at Gu Shangqing slightly, and saw that his face was handsome, as peaceful as the clouds floating in the sky, and the eyebrows were light and leisurely, as if it was a carefully depicted ink painting, which made people feel a sense of tranquility at first sight.

No wonder the innkeeper said that the man who lived next door to her was a "quiet" son.

However, it's not good to call people who are not familiar with each other. Su Jinyao smiled, noncommittal, and said, "Then may I ask, can I go in now?" ”

"Of course, please." Gu Shangqing let go of the door and said, "Uninvited, it's still abrupt." However, I only came before the girl named Xiuning went out, and I can be regarded as saying hello. ”

Su Jinyao entered the door, and Ma Liu also followed. Ma Liu wanted to see who this Gu Shangqing was, and whether it would disturb Su Jinyao.

Su Jinyao understood what Ma Liu meant, and nodded to him slightly, which was regarded as gratitude.

It's early autumn now, but the jasmine flowers in the yard are still blooming white, exuding a faint fragrance.

There was a wooden bucket next to a flower bed, and there were dripping water stains next to it, and it seemed that someone was watering the flowers. But I don't know if it's Xiuning or this young master of the ancient family.

Su Jinyao asked, "Gu Gongzi, where did my attendant Xiuning go?" ”

Gu Shangqing pursed his lips when he heard that Su Jinyao still called him "Gu Gongzi", and then whispered back to Su Jinyao: "She said that she was going to deliver food to the master of the Su family." I saw that she was stewing a chicken. ”

"Oh, that's good." After Su Jinyao finished speaking, she said to Ma Liu: "Brother Ma Liu, it's okay, I estimate that Xiuning will come back in a while." You go back and take care of Xiaoying's mother and son. ”

Ma Liu looked at Gu Shangqing again, no matter how he looked at it, he was a slender and handsome scholar. He also knew that Su Jinyao's kung fu was not something that ordinary people could match, and since Su Jinyao said it was okay, he left.

Gu Shangqing was also very knowledgeable, and he didn't mean to talk to Su Jinyao. He just came to the barrel, picked up the small ladle in it and began to water the flowers.

Su Jinyao glanced at him and went directly back to her house. She is unchanged and should change, since Gu Shangqing did not explain her intentions, she did not have the reason to rush to ask.

However, Su Jinyao always felt that this Gu Shangqing looked a little familiar, as if it was ...... Where have you seen it?

Su Jinyao has a good memory, and her brain turns quickly. Thinking back and forth, I suddenly remembered that before she went to Beijing, suddenly one day there was a man in the courtyard who looked at Jasmine in a daze.

At that time, Su Jinyao was home alone, and asked him who he was and what he was doing, but he just said that he was passing by and left.

Because it was a one-sided relationship, and there were many things (qíng) that happened later, Su Jinyao didn't take it to heart. I really thought it was a passer-by, coming to see the flowers.

Now that I think about it, the eldest young master of the ancient family came back at that time, but I don't know why he left without indicating (shēn) shares.

Thinking of this, Su Jinyao put down the burden in her hand and came out again, standing at the door and watching Gu Shangqing slowly watering the flowers.

Gu Shangqing's gestures are full of elegance and tranquility, and there is a kind of bearing that Mount Tai collapses in front of him and his face does not change.

This eldest young master of the ancient family really has the demeanor of a son.

And he is not at all as pompous and anxious as the sons and gentlemen of some wealthy businessmen and eunuchs, he has a kind of rebelliousness and tranquility that exudes from his bones.

After being looked at by Su Jinyao for a while, Gu Shangqing raised his head and looked over, hooked his thin lips, showed a smile, and asked, "Miss Liu, is there something wrong?" Or is there something to say? ”

Su Jinyao stepped forward and asked directly, "I just want to know, why did Gu Gongzi come a few months ago, but he didn't show (shēn)?" Yesterday in the inn, what does it mean? ”

"Oh, I was a little uneasy when I heard that Jasmine Garden had suddenly changed hands, so I wanted to come and have a look. In particular, I was curious about what kind of new owner would be able to agree to such harsh conditions. ”

Gu Shangqing said while watering the flowers, his movements were not chaotic at all, and he was still so elegant. He said: "When the result came, I found out that it was a girl with Lan Xinhui." At that time, it was not indicated (shēn) because I didn't want to disturb it, and asked the girl not to blame. As for yesterday at the inn ......"

Gu Shangqing paused when he said this, put down the water scoop in his hand, and said, "Yesterday, I was passing by that town, and I unexpectedly saw the girl brushing the horse at the door of the inn. Thinking that after all, this is also some fate, and it just so happens that I am also going to invest in the store, so I became a neighbor for the time being. That's all, girl, don't think about it. ”

"That's all?" Su Jinyao smiled, took a few steps forward, stood among the jasmine bushes, sniffed the elegant fragrance of the flowers, and said, "I just don't understand, since Gu Gongzi wants to be a neighbor with me, why didn't he see him yesterday, but suddenly left again?" It stands to reason that the eldest young master of the Gu family shouldn't be afraid of officers and soldiers, right? ”

"Officers and soldiers? I don't know of any officers and soldiers. Gu Shangqing shook his head, looking quite surprised.

It's the rhythm of coming to the door

Gu Shangqing explained in surprise: "I originally intended to stay at the inn for one night and leave, but after seeing the girl, I suddenly got up, remembering that the jasmine flowers here should still be blooming, so I rushed here overnight." I arrived at 10 o'clock in the afternoon, and after I arrived, I went to Fei Hung Fang again, and then I came here. ”

Su Jinyao looked at Gu Shangqing's watch (qíng) and felt that he didn't look like he was lying. Then he asked: "You mean, didn't you leave last night because the officers and soldiers came?" ”

Gu Shangqing said: "Yes." I didn't see any officers or soldiers when I left. But the town did seem tense, and I left wondering what was going on. ”

Su Jinyao said: "It was the day before that I caught a group of evil mountain bandits at the border of another neighboring state. The government was worried that some accomplices would wander to Nanpingzhou, so they sent officers and soldiers to intensify the investigation overnight. Just find our inn, Gu Gongzi you are gone. ”

Gu Shangqing said: "I was originally wandering around, and wherever I went, it counted. After I stayed here, I also told the guys in the store that there was no need to disturb and there was no need to prepare food. I will call him when necessary, and I will give him plenty of money, and I don't know when I will leave, and I don't need to greet them. I'm such a person who follows (xìng), and I always have been. ”

After Gu Shangqing finished speaking, he was afraid that Su Jinyao would not believe it, so he added: "Shangqing is used to being comfortable, and his temper and (xìng) are not very good, which is known in the Gu family." ”

Su Jinyao shook her head and said, "That's because I misunderstood." I didn't mean anything else, I was just curious about Gu Gongzi's hurry, and he happened to encounter the officers and soldiers in the inspection, which was a coincidence. ”

Gu Shangqing suddenly smiled and said, "Is Miss Liu afraid that Shangqing is a bandit arrested by the government?" ”

"You're not, of course. How could the eldest young master of the Gu family be a mountain bandit. After Su Jinyao finished speaking, she remembered that after the officer and soldier secretly took the inn's records and left yesterday, they didn't pursue it again.

And when she left this morning, the head of the officers and soldiers deliberately excused herself and prevented others from coming for interrogation.

Now that I think about it, maybe it was the inn's log book that did the trick. Although the people below don't know what "people from the capital" and "Shangqing" mean, the masters and masters above will definitely not be so ignorant.

A token issued by the ancient family in the capital to Xiaocheng'er can pass through the city, not to mention that this is the eldest young master of the ancient family. No matter where you go, there must be a lot of convenience and all kinds of care.

It is estimated that all those who have contact with the ancient family in the capital have been registered, and they can travel in all directions with their arms crossed.

Gu Shangqing saw that Su Jinyao was not cold, and there was nothing to continue with what she said, so she had to smile awkwardly and go to water the flowers again.

Su Jinyao originally had a good impression of the Gu family, but since she knew that the queen mother might not be as amiable as she seemed on the surface, she was also a little jealous of the Gu family.

But thinking about how much she and Gu Xueqi had a bit of friendship (qíng), she asked before going back to the house: "Gu Gongzi, is Xueqi okay?" When I left the capital, I didn't have time to say goodbye to her, and I don't know how her leg is recovering. ”

"Xue Qi's leg is alright?" This time, Gu Shangqing was even more surprised, and hurriedly asked, "Miss Liu is saying that Xue Qi's leg disease has improved?" ”

"yes." Su Jinyao wanted to say that Gu Xueqi's leg was treated by her personally. But as soon as he thought about it, he suppressed this sentence and asked, "Doesn't Gu Gongzi know?" ”

"Don't hide it from the girl, it's been half a year since I left the capital. The last time I came to Jasmine Garden, I haven't been back. After Gu Shangqing finished speaking, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Actually, I was wandering all the way outside, and I was also looking forward to finding the divine doctor Zhu Xinsuo to help Xue Qi treat her leg disease." ”

When Su Jinyao heard this, she casually said politely and said, "It's good that Xueqi has your brother." ”

Gu Shangqing smiled, nodded, and said, "Yes." My parents died young, and I grew up with two uncles. Xue Qi and Yu Xuan are like my own sisters. ”

As soon as Gu Shangqing said this, Su Jinyao understood that Gu Shangqing and Gu Xueqi were not brothers and sisters, but cousins.

It is no wonder that Mrs. Gu is in her early thirties, and she is well maintained, that is, she is as beautiful as a charming young woman in her twenties. It doesn't look like he has a big son like Gu Shangqing.

However, after listening to Gu Shangqing, Su Jinyao was slightly relieved. If Gu Shangqing was telling the truth, then he would definitely not know that he had entered the palace to explain the Gu to the Empress Dowager (qíng) if he did not return to Beijing.

Then she can naturally draw a line with Gu Shangqing, and also draw a line with the Gu family.

Then, Su Jinyao thought, is it time for this jasmine garden to also take action? At least, she didn't want to have anything to do with the Gu family anymore.

Even if Mrs. Gu and her mother were good sisters back then, then again, the Fang family's suffering queen mother was very suspicious; The Gu family cannot be innocent.

If Mrs. Gu really cares about the (qíng) points of the year, it will be difficult for the queen mother to do anything because she is in front, but it will make her in a dilemma, so it is better to break it off.

Thinking of this, Su Jinyao said lightly: "Since Gu Gongzi doesn't know about Xue Qi (qíng), then go back and take a look as soon as possible." There is no need to run around for her to find a cure. ”

"Miss Liu, is this a send-off?" Gu Shangqing raised his eyebrows, and reminded: "This jasmine garden has changed hands, and the conditions have long been decided. ”

"Well, this jasmine garden is my temporary residence. I will find a suitable place as soon as possible and return the original here to Gu Gongzi. After Su Jinyao finished speaking, she arched her hand towards Gu Shangqing and turned (shēn) into the house.

Gu Shangqing held the small water scoop in his hand and was stunned for a while before he shook his head and said to himself: "It's still the same as back then." Girls, if you don't get married, you're always like this. ”

Of course, Su Jinyao didn't hear Gu Shangqing's words. Otherwise, she would have to ask clearly, what Gu Shangqing's intentions were.

Su Jinyao sat alone in the house, already planning where it would be more appropriate to go after leaving here.

First of all, let's not talk about whether Gu Shangqing is from the Gu family. The fact that he wants to stay here and not take this condition makes it difficult for Su Jinyao to accept.

When I bought this jasmine garden, I thought the environment was good, the layout was simple and generous, and everything was free. Therefore, the seemingly unreasonable conditions are also acceptable.

Moreover, Su Jinyao also mistakenly felt that the eldest young master of the Gu family would not really come all the way from the capital to live in this small town, so naturally he didn't think that there would be any trouble.

Xiuning's careful thoughts

Now Su Jinyao feels that it has only been a few months, and Gu Shangqing has come twice. The first time it was fine, it was just to go in and take a look. But this time, it's clear that it's going to be relied on (rì).

If Gu Shangqing really wants to live here, aside from the secular etiquette of lonely men and widows, Qiu Ying must be careful to deal with the news of the secret agent.

And Su Jinyao knew that Gu Shangqing must be good at martial arts, and martial arts must not be weak.

The first time he came here, Su Jinyao chased him out immediately after he left, but even his figure was gone.

It was the same yesterday, he lived next door to Su Jinyao, and Su Jinyao could even hear the sound of him reading and turning the pages, but when did he leave, Su Jinyao didn't know at all.

It can be seen that Gu Shangqing's light skills are excellent, and he is deeply hidden, so he should be a difficult character to deal with.

And his seemingly indifferent attitude is also the appearance of the whole (rì) idle (xìng), which is actually more of a disguise.

Thinking of this, Su Jinyao had already made up her mind that if Gu Shangqingming (rì) didn't leave, she would leave with Xiuning tomorrow.

Just thinking about it, I heard Xiuning's voice outside: "Gu Gongzi, are you still watering the flowers?" It's getting late, have you eaten? ”

Su Jinyao listened to Xiuning's tone, why did she seem to be in a hurry to invite Gu Shangqing to dinner?

Su Jinyao hurriedly went out and saw Xiuning carrying a basket with a casserole in the basket, talking to Gu Shangqing.

And looking at Xiuning's expression, demeanor, and eyes at this time, Su Jinyao suddenly felt that this was a manifestation of the girl's mind and heart.

"Xiuning, are you back? I haven't eaten either. Su Jinyao called Xiu Ning in order to make her come back to her senses quickly. If Xiuning continues like this, even fools will be able to see her thoughts.

Xiuning was stunned when she heard Su Jinyao's voice, turned her head and saw that it was really Su Jinyao, and said in surprise: "Master, are you back?" Why didn't you tell me in advance? I'll pick you up. ”

Su Jinyao said: "I thought Ma Liu or Dongzi would tell you." Moreover, I didn't tell my father and my eldest sister that they planned to rest for the night and go back tomorrow. ”

"The master hasn't eaten, so I'm going to go." After speaking, Xiu Ning walked quickly to the kitchen with the casserole, and said: "It's just right, Gu Gongzi didn't eat it, I'll make more together." ”

"Xiuning, do you know him?" Su Jinyao caught up with Xiuning and walked to the kitchen together, and asked in a low voice, "I was just about to ask you, why did I let people in casually when I wasn't at home?" ”

"I didn't let anyone in." Xiuning glanced back, her little face was a little shy, and said, "Master, didn't you promise when you bought this mansion that the original owner here came back, and he could come back at any time to see the flowers here?" This ancient prince came twice after you left, and I later learned that he was the previous owner of this house. ”

Su Jinyao was shocked, and hurriedly asked, "You mean, he came before?" ”

"yes. However, this son didn't ask to stay down, just came to see the flowers, sat for a while, and left. Until today, he came again, saying that he wanted to stay for a few (rì), and I had no reason to refuse, so I left him behind. ”

After speaking, Xiu Ning said in a low voice: "Master, don't blame me for making my own decisions. I also thought that this condition was pre-existent. What's more, this son doesn't look like a bad guy. ”

Su Jinyao sighed secretly, it seems that people are good-looking, and everything is really going well. It's so easy to even trick a young girl into opening the door and staying overnight.

Seeing that Su Jinyao didn't speak, Xiuning was a little panicked, and hurriedly said: "Master, Xiuning knows that he is wrong, Xiuning should tell his son, and he must ask the master's meaning before he can let him in." I'll talk to Childe and see if he can leave as soon as possible. ”

Su Jinyao grabbed Xiuning casually and said, "Forget it, since you agreed, we also had such an agreement at the beginning, so naturally it is not easy to regret it." ”

Xiuning breathed a sigh of relief at this time, and hurriedly said: "Master, don't worry, I won't make decisions in the future." You must have asked your master for advice on everything (qíng) before agreeing. ”

Su Jinyao said "um" casually, and then said, "Okay, let's prepare dinner." I'll just drink some porridge, and you can bring it to my house when it's ready." ”

"That'...... What about the old man? Xiuning said, glanced outside again, and said with a guilty face: "I shouldn't have asked him if he had eaten just now." ”