I can finally sleep peacefully. When I woke up the next morning, the owl had returned, and the industrious magpie had set off again.

Seeing that the magpies had been busy for another day, Su Jinyao was full of energy and wanted to make the Yugui lose his wife and soldiers.

In the evening, the magpie took back a strange bug, Su Jinyao glanced at it and hurriedly stretched out her hand and asked for the bug from the magpie's mouth.

It didn't take much effort to get it, this was the mother worm of the green worm that Su Jinyao was looking for.

It's just that this female worm is still very small, and it is estimated that she has just grown up. However, Su Jinyao took a look at the bottom of its belly and found a faint red dot, so she knew that this worm should have been married.

Then you can feed it with Aunt Ma's blood now, and then wait for the insects to lay eggs, and then you can go to Aunt Ma's daughter.

Su Jinyao was thinking about how to go to Aunt Ma to tell her about it, when she saw Xi Zhu'er leading a palace maid here. Su Jinyao knew this palace maid, her name was Caiying, and she was Gu Xueqi's paste (shēn) maid.

As soon as Caiying saw Su Jinyao, she said, "Miss Liu, our master invites you to have a small gathering in Ziwei Pavilion, I wonder if Miss Liu is free now?" ”

Su Jinyao nodded and said, "I'm free." But I'll have to pack up these things, and you'll go back to your life first, or will you wait here for me?" ”

"It's my honor to invite Miss Liu to Caiying, so naturally I'm waiting here." Caiying is a maid from a big family, and she speaks so well.

Su Jinyao nodded, put away all the bottles and cans on the table, and then checked the nests of the two magpies, so that the magpies could return to the nest in a while. Then he followed Chaeyoung away.

On the way, Su Jinyao asked Caiying as if chatting: "What is the matter with your master looking for me?" It won't just be a dinner treat, right? ”

Caiying smiled after hearing this, and said, "It's to invite Miss Liu to dinner." But my housewife is also there, so it's more about the old days. ”

"Reminiscing?" Su Jinyao knew that the "housewife" mentioned by Caiying should be the beautiful woman who wrote the words "Quanqing Bamboo Fragrance" for her.

When I met Gu Xueqi before, I said that this was really a big fate, and now that I can see that beautiful woman again, I really want to reminisce about the past.

Ziwei Pavilion is not far from Qinglian Pavilion, and it will take a while to walk. Su Jinyao came to the door and saw Gu Xueqi coming out. Although she was still a little lame walking, her steps were much lighter, and the smile on her face was cheerful.

Su Jinyao also went over and grabbed Gu Xueqi's hand, and said with a smile: "Congratulations to Miss Gu, is there any good news?" ”

"What's the good news. I'm just glad to see you coming. Gu Xueqi blushed, shook her head and said.

Su Jinyao looked Gu Xueqi up and down, and then said, "No, just seeing me, you won't be so happy." What are you...... You don't have to get married, do you? ”

Of course, Su Jinyao knew that Gu Xueqi's biggest worry was about marrying the second prince (qíng). Now that Mrs. Gu is here, Gu Xueqi is so happy, she must have given Gu Xueqi a reassurance.

It seems that Gu Xuebin is right, the queen mother is a member of the Gu family, and she hurts Gu Xueqi very much, of course she will not really let Gu Xueqi jump into the fire pit.

Gu Xueqi heard Su Jinyao's words, so she pulled her hand, lowered her voice and said, "Don't talk nonsense, there is no score for this matter." ”

"I know, it's just the two of us talking." After Su Jinyao finished speaking, she looked into the house again and said, "Your mother is here?" Looking for me? ”

"Just a thank you, thank you for curing my leg ailment." After Gu Xueqi finished speaking, she pulled Su Jinyao inside, and said as she walked: "Mother, Jinyao is here." You see, she's grown a lot taller, and her appearance has changed. Can you still recognize it? ”

Su Jinyao stretched out her hand and pulled Gu Xueqi and said, "Don't scream, it looks like I'm so unruly." I should have gone to see my aunt first. ”

As he spoke, he had already arrived at the main hall of Ziwei Pavilion. I saw that a banquet had been arranged on the table of the Eight Immortals in the center. However, the guests did not arrive, so there were only a few preserves, snacks, and pre-dinner side dishes.

On the main seat in the center of the Eight Immortals Table, there was already a graceful and beautiful woman. Looking at his age, he is only about thirty years old, with a smile between his eyebrows and eyes, and he looks very amiable.

When the beautiful woman saw Su Jinyao, she also greeted her with a rise (shēn), and did not respond to Gu Xueqi's words, but only thanked Su Jinyao with her jaw: "The disciple of the divine doctor, Miao Shouhui (chūn), cured Xueqi's leg disease, and I (shēn) am really grateful for Xueqi's mother." ”

"Auntie, you've tormented me." Su Jinyao hurriedly went over to return the salute, blessed the blessing (shēn), and said, "Didn't you say reminiscing about the past?" How can it be about etiquette? I know that my aunt is not a person who is obsessed with small things, we have such a big fate, so don't say these unsightly words. ”

Gu Xueqi's mother smiled, took Su Jinyao's hand and said: "What a lovely person, not meritorious, and polite, no wonder Xueqi always mentions you, saying that you can meet a strange woman in the palace." ”

"Don't dare to be a strange woman, aunt, let's catch up. I'm ashamed that you treat me like this. After Su Jinyao finished speaking, she turned her hand and pulled Gu Xueqi and said, "Look, when you enter the door, you say so much, why when you get to your aunt, it's all guest words." ”

Gu Xueqi came over and pulled Mrs. Gu's sleeve and said, "That's right, mother, didn't we just talk about passing by that small mountain village more than three years ago (qíng)?" Why has everything changed now? Let's keep talking. ”

Mrs. Gu pulled Su Jinyao to sit beside her (shēn) and said, "Thank you for being a mother." After reminiscing about the past, of course, we will not be so polite (tào) if we have fate. Okay, since we're here, it's time to catch up, let's serve the food first, and let's talk while eating. ”

As soon as I said this, the atmosphere came alive again. It can be seen that this Mrs. Gu is also a smart person who can do things, she will not be rigid and formal, but she is careful everywhere, no wonder Gu Xueqi is also a beautiful girl, and she is so pleasing in doing things.

Su Jinyao sat down, looking very relaxed and casual. also deliberately rubbed his stomach and said, "Auntie, as soon as you say that the food is served, this stomach will be called out in anger." Mrs. Gu smiled and said, "It's right to be hungry, when you come here, you are Xueqi's friend, so naturally you have to be full." Don't be formal, my aunt likes to be a free and easy little girl. ”

After speaking, Mrs. Gu instructed Caiying to summon the palace people to serve the food. Back and forth, a table was soon full.

Being able to set up a banquet to entertain guests in the Empress Dowager's Yining Palace, and also made such a large table of dishes, greeting Su Jinyao like her own family, it can be seen that the power and strength of the Gu family should not be underestimated.

Su Jinyao was not stunned on any occasion. Mrs. Gu gave Su Jinyao vegetables, and she ate them generously.

First, Mrs. Gu does not give people a sense of oppression, just like the parent of an ordinary friend, or the kind of aunt who is hospitable.

Second, Su Jinyao also wanted to take this opportunity to formally communicate with the Gu family, multiple friends and multiple paths.

Although Mrs. Gu can't be regarded as her friend, Gu Xueqi will definitely be her friend. Moreover, Mrs. Gu is also a smart person, Su Jinyao is too pretentious, but it is easy to make people disgusted.

Sometimes, you have to be real to be likable. To deal with some snobbish villains, we should be more exaggerated and return the favor to others (shēn) in their own way.

But when facing a really well-cultivated big man or a big family, you still have to be as honest as possible, so as not to be excluded by the other party. Don't be clever but be mistaken by cleverness.

Mrs. Gu is kind and easy-going, and she has no arrogance towards Su Jinyao. Seeing Su Jinyao, she didn't see outside, but liked it more and more.

The atmosphere is harmonious and the distance is much closer. Mrs. Gu asked Su Jinyao at this time: "I also heard one thing, that is, the four words I wrote to you caused your Su family to get into a lawsuit?" ”

Su Jinyao pursed her lips and smiled when she heard this, and said, "When I first saw Xue Qi, I didn't ask her about this matter. I just know that this matter has nothing to do with you, madame. You're not going to send someone to catch yourself, are you? ”

Mrs. Gu also laughed when she heard this, then shook her head and said, "Since this matter has been resolved, I won't ask, I'm afraid there will be too much involved." But there is one thing I don't understand, Jinyao, you have to tell me truthfully. ”

"Yes, aunt, please." In order to show seriousness, Su Jinyao deliberately put down her chopsticks and listened to Mrs. Gu.

Mrs. Gu smiled, put another piece (ròu) for Su Jinyao and put it in the bowl, and said, "Don't be restrained, it's not a serious matter (qíng)." I've just heard that the person who made the plaque for you is extremely skilled and copies my font very similarly? ”

Su Jinyao nodded and said, "Indeed." I don't know how to carve or copy, but I can write. Therefore, at a glance, the plaque is indeed made of Shen Yun (bī) authenticity, and it is not indistinguishable from your authentic handwriting. ”

Speaking of this, Su Jinyao stopped talking, looked up at Mrs. Gu seriously, and smiled slightly.

Madam Gu was stunned and asked rhetorically, "Jin Yao still has something to say?" But it doesn't hurt to say that. ”

Su Jinyao (shēn) was blessed and said, "With all due respect, aunt, you may not just want to ask about the plaque, right?" Do you want to know who is the person who copied the plaque? ”

Hearing Su Jinyao say this, the smile on Mrs. Gu's face was still there, but there was a hint of stiffness at the corner of her mouth.

After a pause, Mrs. Gu put down the chopsticks in her hand, then looked up at Su Jinyao and said, "Jinyao is indeed smart. As soon as I opened my mouth, you guessed what I meant. ”

"Not guessing. Instead, I remembered what happened before (qíng) and remembered it. Su Jinyao tilted her head and thought for a while, and then said: "I can still remember that when I found the shop that made the plaque and took out the handkerchief that my aunt wrote for me, the female shopkeeper in the shop was obviously very surprised, and asked me where this handkerchief came from. Now, when the aunt asks about this, she doesn't just say how the words are made into a plaque, but directly asks how similar the handwriting is. I knew that my aunt cared about the person copying the handwriting, not about what had happened to our plaque. ”

Mrs. Gu was embarrassed when she heard this. Imagine that the words she left brought a disaster to the Su family, if it weren't for Su Jinyao's relationship with Gu Xuebin and Tuoba Gao's help to solve it, I am afraid that Su Jinyao herself would have to spend a lot of time to rescue Su Xiangui and Siping.

Now Mrs. Gu only cares about the person who copies the handwriting, and this sentence was broken by Su Jinyao, and it is inevitable that she will be a little embarrassed.

Su Jinyao sat down (shēn), picked up the public chopsticks and gave Mrs. Gu a dish, and then said, "I know my aunt's intentions, presumably the person who carves and copies is more important, so you are so attentive, right?" I can understand. ”

This sentence can be regarded as giving Mrs. Gu a step down, and Mrs. Gu's face is slightly better.

Su Jinyao said again: "It's just that I am also an ordinary customer, leaving the silver, taking away the plaque, and hanging it up for more than two years, so I forgot about it." If it weren't for such an accident later, I wouldn't have checked too much about who made the plaque. It was only later that when I went to look for someone again, I saw that the door was closed, and the building was empty, and when I asked, I learned that the gentleman who carved the words had passed away. His younger sister also left sadly and never disappeared. ”

"Gone? Passed away? Mrs. Gu was stunned for a moment, and the fingers on the table trembled slightly. Although this was a small detail, Su Jinyao still noticed it.

After a while, Madam Gu raised her head and asked Su Jinyao, "Are you sure that person is...... Passed away? ”

Su Jinyao shook her head and said, "I just inquired about this (qíng) situation, but I haven't checked it." Whether the other party avoided it, or if something really happened, it didn't have much to do with me saving my father and friends, so I didn't continue to investigate. ”

Su Jinyao was telling the truth, she was eager to save people at that time, although she knew that it might be helpful to find the two brothers and sisters who carved the letter, but without the slightest clue and without knowing the two people at all, she wanted to find them, and the time was not enough, and the manpower and material resources were not enough, so she gave up.

When Mrs. Gu heard this, she hooked the corners of her mouth and smiled, but everyone could see that her smile was particularly far-fetched.

Su Jinyao turned her head to look at Gu Xueqi on the side of (shēn), took her hand and said, "Xueqi, I'm also full, why don't you accompany me to the yard?" ”

Gu Xueqi is also smart and clever, of course, she can see that her mother's expression (qíng) is wrong, obviously there is something in her heart (qíng) that is inconvenient to say. So he nodded and said, "Okay, I'm full, let's go out for a walk." ”

The two said yes and said hello to Mrs. Gu again. Mrs. Gu did have something in her heart, and Su Jinyao and Gu Xueqi wanted to go out, so she nodded, and bowed her head slightly to see off the guests.

Su Jinyao and Gu Xueqi came out and sat down in the small pavilion behind Ziwei Pavilion, and Gu Xueqi took Su Jinyao's hand and apologized to her. Gu Xueqi and Su Jinyao apologized and said, "Jinyao, I'm sorry, I didn't expect that the few words left by my mother back then would bring so much trouble to your family." ”

Su Jinyao smiled after hearing this, and said, "When the second prince mentioned this matter last time, we already said it, so don't mention it again." What's more, it was not those words that happened in the first place, but people with ulterior motives who used them, and we can't escape it. ”

Gu Xueqi said again: "My mother also wanted to say sorry to you. After all, you are just an ordinary small mountain village, and if something like this suddenly happens (qíng), it must have a great impact on your family. It's just that I've never seen my mother's dejected appearance, as if she was really worried about copying her characters (qíng). ”

Gu Xueqi also thought that Mrs. Gu was unhappy because someone copied her handwriting.

Su Jinyao also smiled when she heard this, and said, "Actually, I want to know more, what's going on with the red lotus embroidered on your mother's handkerchief?" What about a beautiful lotus flower, is there any meaning? ”

After speaking, Su Jinyao waved her hand again and said, "If it is Mrs. Gu's maiden name, then forget it." I didn't dare to surprise Madame, I just asked casually. ”

Gu Xueqi waved her hand and said, "It's not my mother's name." My mother's surname is Tong, her name is Minzhi, and Honglian is her number. Back then, together with two other sisters and a junior brother, she was known as the Four Masters of Beijing. ”

The ancients had names, characters, and numbers, and the more talented (qíng), the more the name of this number is greater than the real name.

It seems that Mrs. Gu was not an idle person back then, and she could still have the title of "Four Masterpieces". This should be similar to the modern civilized teenagers at the municipal level, right?

Gu Xueqi said again: "My mother is the leader, called Red Lotus." There are also Ziqiong, Dangui, and Qingwu in the back. ”

Su Jinyao nodded and praised: "It's really elegant." I don't know where the others are now? Is it the same as your mother, or the wife of the prime minister, or famous? ”

Gu Xueqi shook her head when she heard this: "Dangui and Qingwu are particularly good, they should have formed a (ài) couple, but these two people are very popular, but they have no family background, and then they left Beijing and returned to their hometowns." As for Ziqiong...... Every time I hear my mother mention it, I sigh at her fascination. I heard that among the four masters, Ziqiong's talent (qíng) is the highest, her appearance is the most beautiful, and her sense of intimacy (qíng) is also the best. ”

Speaking of this, Gu Xueqi slapped her face and said, "By the way, the time we met on the official road more than three years ago, it was my mother who inquired about Ziqiong's whereabouts and searched for the past. I just looked around and couldn't find a trace, so I had no choice but to take our sisters back to the capital. Soon after I returned, my mother heard that Ziqiong had passed away, leaving only one daughter. But she doesn't know where her daughter (shēn) is. ”

Su Jinyao nodded when she heard this, thinking slightly. She always felt that this matter seemed to be a little mysterious, and there was some kind of inextricable connection. But where the connection was, she couldn't figure it out.

There are some things (qíng) that cannot be guessed by oneself, and if one guess is not good, it will be too much involved, and it will be difficult to get rid of the right and wrong (shēn).

After gossiping for a while, Su Jinyao and Gu Xueqi went back. Say goodbye to Mrs. Gu, and today's banquet will be over.

Mrs. Gu's complexion has returned to normal, but her eyes are still a little flickering, which shows that the impact of the plaque (qíng) on her is still relatively large.

Su Jinyao said that she was leaving, and Mrs. Gu politely asked to send it. Su Jinyao said: "Mrs. Gu stays, just let Xue Qi send me off." Mrs. sends, don't dare to be. ”