snorted "haha" and said, "Miss Liu, now that you recognize your relatives like this, it is time to call me 'uncle'." Don't worry, I originally loved Kefan's little son, but now I have a big boss like you to worship him, not to mention that no one dares to bully them in this Heming Mountain, it is estimated that no one will bully them within a radius of twenty miles. ”

Chu Hefei's words are right, no matter how bad Su Jinyao is, he has subdued twenty-four cottages and bandits, how can he say that there are still two or three thousand people on standby, and he will not even be able to keep his righteous brothers.

Su Jinyao smiled, which was regarded as an admission.

Chu Hefei also hurriedly called someone to set up an incense case and kowtow to Su Jinyao and Chu Kefan. After changing the name post, the two of them are considered brothers and sisters.

After that, Chu Hefei took out another copper token and said, "This is our token from Heming Mountain." The handiwork is crude, but it is something that hundreds of people under it approve of. Now, my uncle-in-law has given it to you, and I want you to use it with care. ”

Su Jinyao took it and looked at it, smiled slightly, handed it to Chu Kefan with both hands, and said, "Since it is a family, then give this token to the righteous brother for safekeeping." I only hope that the brothers of Heming Mountain will stand by my side when I need it. ”

Chu Kefan was stunned for a moment, but looking at the token handed to her, she knew that this was Su Jinyao's intention.

Even if Heming Mountain is still in Chu Hefei's hands, but she has officially taken over the token, and her words should have some weight.

Therefore, after only a little hesitation, Chu Kefan stretched out his hand to take it and said, "Then thank you, sister-in-law." I'll accept the token, as long as the brothers of Heming Mountain still recognize this token, if you have anything (qíng) as long as you send a message, I will take someone to do it. ”

Su Jinyao smiled, nodded, and said, "Okay, thank you very much." However, the cry of the righteous brother and the righteous sister seems to be awkward (tǐng). Or, you just call me Jinyao, and I call you Kefan? You won't blame me for not being polite and calling you 'brother' a few times, right? ”

Chu Kefan blushed from being said again, of course she understood that the "brother" Su Jinyao said was actually fake. Hurriedly nodded and said, "No, no, then such a name is commensurate and kind." ”

Su Jinyao pulled Chu Kefan with a smile, beckoned to Gu Shangqing again, and then said, "Then, this is my brother, you can also call 'brother'." In the future, you will also be a family. ”

Although Gu Shangqing walked to Su Jinyao's side, he looked down at Chu Kefan's blushing face, and he didn't know why he couldn't take his eyes off.

Therefore, Su Jinyao asked Chu Kefan to call him "brother", Chu Kefan called twice with a red face, but Gu Shangqing didn't hear it.

Su Jinyao sighed secretly, pushed Gu Shangqing, and said loudly: "Brother, come back to your senses." What are you staring at a handsome little brother? You're not too young, so when you get home, I'll tell you a daughter-in-law. ”

Gu Shangqing only heard this sentence, and as soon as Su Jinyao said "daughter-in-law", Gu Shangqing's eyes looked at Chu Kefan again, and smiled at her.

At this moment, Su Jinyao felt that she was really a light bulb. People have eyebrows (qíng), shyly and ambiguously smiling back and forth, and they seem to be a little redundant.

It seems that the biggest gain from this trip to Heming Mountain is not himself, but Gu Shangqing.

Chu Hefei was nervous, and he didn't see any suspicions. I thought that these three young people were really in love, and they hated to see each other late.

Chu Hefei had to ask someone to prepare wine and food, and he wanted to entertain Su Jinyao and Gu Shangqing in the cottage.

Gu Shangqing had the intention to stay, but Su Jinyao reached out and pulled the placket of his clothes, and said in a low voice: "There are only a few days left until the end of the month." We're going to get back soon. ”

Wangjing Town, Gujia Courtyard

Even though Gu Shangqing had some special thoughts about Chu Kefan, he was still a standard sister. For Su Jinyao's pain (ài) is still in the first place at present.

Therefore, as soon as Su Jinyao reminded that there was not enough time, Gu Shangqing immediately refused and excused herself, saying: "We do have something important to do (shēn), now we are going down the mountain, and we have to rush to the capital overnight, so we really can't stay longer." ”

Chu Hefei had the intention to have a good relationship with Su Jinyao and Gu Shangqing, and seeing that the two really couldn't keep it, Suo (xìng) ordered someone to hold a small box and give it to Su Jinyao, saying: "This is a little bit of my heart as an uncle, in fact, it can be regarded as a generous gift that Hemingshan can get, Jinyao, you can accept it." ”

Su Jinyao took the box, opened it and looked at it, and it was full of ingots. They were all five taels and one ingot, and this box contained at least forty ingots, which was also two hundred taels of silver.

Of course, it is impossible for a Heming Mountain to only have these two hundred taels, but it is indeed generous to give it to Su Jinyao for no reason.

However, Su Jinyao has never valued gold and silver. Along the way, she has subdued so many places, and there are many people holding the gift door, and Su Jinyao has never been moved.

Therefore, Su Jinyao buckled the box, held it with both hands and handed it to Chu Kefan, and said, "I accepted this, but it was just a congratulatory gift for Kefan's marriage." No matter when she gets married, I'll prepare the gift first, and when the time comes, I can't miss the wine, right? ”

In this way, Chu Kefan is the biggest beneficiary. A token of Heming Mountain was given to her, and now she has two hundred taels of silver.

Chu Hefei didn't feel the slightest displeasure, after all, Su Jinyao said that she had received something, but in fact, none of them were brought out of this Heming Mountain.

In this way, the problem of Heming Mountain was peacefully resolved.

And Heming Mountain, as the nearest nail in the capital, was completely grasped in Su Jinyao's hands.

After going down Heming Mountain, it was not early. There is still a hundred miles away from the capital, and it stands to reason that as long as you hurry up, you can reach it before nightfall.

However, unlike other state capitals and city offices in the capital, the city gates must be closed at night, and 宵 (jìn) is also very strict.

Therefore, Gu Shangqing and Su Jinyao discussed, is it to rest on the ground, and wait for tomorrow before dawn to hurry?

It's better to leave overnight now, arrive at the nearest village outside the capital and rest, and don't have to get up early tomorrow.

Su Jinyao is a person who would rather be greedy for the dark than get up early. If possible, she would like to sleep until she wakes up naturally.

But now the more you arrive in the capital, you need to be very careful with every step, and it may not be safe to walk at night.

Therefore, after deliberation, they chose a solution: to travel as much as possible while there was still some time before dark. Wait until it gets dark and stay there, and then set off tomorrow at dawn, and when you arrive in the capital, the city gate may have just opened.

After dark, the group came to a town called "Wangjing". This is also the largest town before entering Beijing.

Tomorrow morning, I will leave Wangjing Town, and I will walk less than thirty miles, which is the process. When I got here, I really wanted to see the capital.

There is no official post house in Wangjing, but Gu Shangqing said that there is an annex of the Gu family here, and there is no one living in it, so where can they go to settle down.

In fact, when you get here, whether it is the construction of the house or the layout of the street, it is already spacious and stylish.

If you go to the bazaar, the shops and street stalls here are very noisy, even more than in the capital.

After all, the control in the capital is strict, and the streets seem a little deserted. However, it is relatively free here, so it is more prosperous.

The courtyard of the ancient family is not in the prosperous area of Wangjing Town, but behind a peach forest on the edge of the town.

It's winter, and the peach grove is gone, leaving only brown branches. However, if it is the (chūn) season, when the peach blossoms are full of branches, it is a good place to enjoy the flowers.

When Gu Shangqing came here, he didn't even need to knock on the door, he jumped directly into the wall, opened the door from the inside, and let Su Jinyao, Dongzi, and Xiuning come in.

Gu Shangqing said: "There is only a deaf and dumb couple here who guard the door, usually cleaning the house and cleaning the yard. It's late and early to rest, and they won't hear you when you call the door. Sometimes when I pass by too late, I just climb over the wall and sleep for a night before leaving, without alarming them. ”

However, although a deaf and dumb couple lived here, it was impossible for them to be unaware that the carriage and several horses had been pulled in through the gate.

So when Su Jinyao and the others entered the door, they saw that the lights of a small room in the side courtyard were on, the window was pushed open from the inside, and a young man poked his head out of it.

Gu Shangqing walked over, knocked on the window lattice, and asked him to open the window wider. He didn't say anything, just pointed into the courtyard and made a sleep gesture.

Then the man closed the window, and there was no movement in the room, and then the lights went out.

Gu Shangqing came back and said, "It's okay, I told them not to care, just sleep in peace." ”

Su Jinyao said: "So? They don't pay attention to anything? ”

Gu Shangqing smiled and said, "They have been working in the Gu family since they were children, and they can be regarded as watching me grow up." What do they not believe in what I say? Besides, the deaf and dumb are always simpler, they don't know too much about the world of people (qíng), as long as it is commanded by the Lord's family, they do it. ”

Su Jinyao nodded, feeling that what Gu Shangqing said also made sense.

First of all, the couple could not hear or speak, which greatly hindered their communication with the outside world.

What's more, they stay in such a place all year round, maybe there are many courtyards of the ancient family, and there are many places to enjoy the flowers, and there will be no one to disturb them here all year round, or even a few years. So this couple is equivalent to being isolated from the world for most of the time, and it is inevitable that they will be simple-minded.

This courtyard of the ancient family is not small, the front and back courtyards, although the houses are not very exquisite, but they are very spacious.

And each room is decorated simply and comfortably, and the cleaning is also very clean. Wherever you walk in, the inn is much more comfortable.

Dongzi and Xiuning lived in the front yard, not far from the house of the deaf-mute couple, which could be regarded as a human being.

Su Jinyao and Gu Shangqing lived in the backyard, the east wing and the west wing. There is a flower bed in between, but now all the flowers in the flower bed have been pulled out, leaving only the land that has not yet been turned over, and a thin layer of snow on the ground.

Autumn Shadow and several of her men also live in the backyard, but these people are always in charge of guarding and guarding. So when they came to the backyard, they didn't need Su Jinyao or Qiu Ying to arrange, and they dispersed.

Gu Yuxuan is here

Because they were in a hurry to get here, it was not too early to add time, so Su Jinyao and Gu Shangqing were not so particular. () When Dongzi or Xiuning were not called to take a bath, they didn't even need supper, and they went back to the house to sleep.

It's just that not long after falling asleep, Su Jinyao heard an "ahhhhh

Su Jinyao immediately got up (shēn), put on her shoes and grabbed the Luan Feng cone with her backhand and went out.

At the same time, the door of Gu Shangqing's house on the opposite side also opened, and Gu Shangqing came out wearing a piece of clothing and looked around.

"Brother, I hear a girl's voice?" Although Su Jinyao is asleep, her alertness (xìng) has always been very high, and she will not hear it wrong.

Gu Shangqing nodded, frowned and said, "It sounds like ...... The sound of the rain silk. ”

"Yuxuan? Gu Yuxuan? In Su Jinyao's mind, Gu Yuxuan still looked like she had seen in the small bamboo shed back then.

Gu Shangqing nodded and said, "It's Yuxuan." But how did she end up here? ”

As he was talking, he heard another shout from outside the wall: "Let go of me." ”

Immediately, Autumn Shadow appeared at the top of the wall with a man in his hand, and then jumped down from the face.

"Yuxuan, it's really you." Gu Shangqing really didn't expect that the girl Qiu Ying was carrying in her hand was really Gu Yuxuan.

And Su Jinyao couldn't help but be stunned when she saw Gu Yuxuan again. Because this little girl is really good-looking, very good-looking.

How to say it, Gu Yuxuan is about the same age as Xiaocheng'er, and she is still a thirteen-year-old girl.

But the kind of slim and elegant that the girl has grown up at the beginning, plus a pair of smart and moving eyes, lined with small and delicate facial features, makes people look indescribably comfortable.

In Su Jinyao's opinion, beauty and good-looking are definitely not the same concept.

A beautiful woman can be seductive, seductive, gentle or cold.

But a good-looking girl is a type that makes people feel comfortable and durable, and the more they look at it, the more they like it.

Gu Yuxuan was writhing in Qiu Ying's hand, and when she saw Gu Shangqing flattening her mouth, she shouted crookedly and softly: "Big brother!" ”

Then it wasn't crying, it wasn't sobbing, but the big tears of grievance rolling down, which made people feel heart-wrenching.

Su Jinyao is also a girl, and she can't help but want to go over and pat her back and wipe her tears.

Qiu Ying couldn't help but let go, and looked at Su Jinyao with an embarrassed expression.

Su Jinyao said: "It's okay, it's the second lady of the Gu family." ”

It's not strange why Qiu Ying doesn't know Gu Yuxuan, Qiu Ying is not the kind of gossip paparazzi who has nothing to do to check other people's seven aunts and eight aunts.

There are so many high-ranking officials and dignitaries in the capital, and so many important people under the ancient family, it is impossible for Qiu Ying to know and remember them all.

So she didn't know Gu Yuxuan at all, but she had heard of this second lady of the Gu family.

Therefore, Qiu Ying immediately let go, and did not forget to bow (shēn) to give a salute, and said: "Qiu Ying is the duty, please don't blame the second lady." ”

"I don't blame you. You're scratching me. Gu Yuxuan's tears finally stopped falling, and the circles under her eyes and the tip of her little nose were still red, and she couldn't say it.

And what is rare is that she is not arrogant, and she does not have the perverse (xìng) son of the eldest lady.

It is estimated that if this is a rude daughter, when she knows that she is in power, she will definitely slap Qiu Ying's face.

Su Jinyao was also very surprised, seeing Gu Yuxuan crying so movingly just now, she actually forgave Qiu Ying directly at this moment, so her impression of her was really good.

Su Jinyao couldn't help but secretly admire in her heart, the sisters of the Gu family are indeed well-behaved (xìng) sons, and they have a very gentle temper. It seems that this is the temperament of the daughter of a wealthy family.

As for the kind of unreasonable lady, how can there be any bearing. Aside from the (shēn) share and status, if there is no aura around those families and no background escort, it will definitely be like a shrew in the market and village.

Qiu Ying listened to Gu Yuxuan's words, and was also stunned. hurriedly saluted again, and said, "Qiu Ying's hand is heavy, and I ask the second lady to punish him." ”

"It's okay, it's over." Gu Yuxuan said, rolled up his sleeves and took a look.

As a result, Su Jinyao, Gu Shangqing, and Qiu Ying all saw Gu Yuxuan's snow-white wrist like condensed fat, and a cyan fingerprint.

"This ......" Su Jinyao was also a little embarrassed. said to Qiu Ying: "Go down, think about it behind closed doors, don't come out without my order." ”

"Yes." Autumn Shadow immediately respectfully agreed, and turned (shēn) away.

Gu Yuxuan flattened his mouth, looked at the direction in which Qiu Ying left, looked at Su Jinyao again, and said, "You are so strict with your subordinates." I know, she really didn't mean to. Moreover, I was about to jump over the wall just now, and if she hadn't caught me, I would have fallen. ”

Su Jinyao smiled and said, "She should help you, she should be punished if she is heavy, I didn't punish her heavily, it's fair." ”

"Well, you're such a good sister." After Gu Yuxuan finished speaking, he pounced directly towards Su Jinyao.

Su Jinyao was stunned for a moment, forgot to dodge, and was hugged by Gu Yuxuan.

Gu Yuxuan's strength was not great, but she hugged Su Jinyao's neck tightly. And she is not tall, Su Jinyao is a little shorter, and now it is almost the same as falling on Su Jinyao's neck, and Su Jinyao is a little uncomfortable.

Su Jinyao hurriedly looked at Gu Shangqing with a look of help, expecting him to come over and rescue herself.

Gu Shangqing was also stunned for a while before coming back to his senses, and hurriedly walked over and pulled Gu Yuxuan down from Su Jinyao's neck.

Then he asked, "Yuxuan, what are you doing here?" You, your name is Sister Jinyao? ”

Su Jinyao was also very puzzled by the title of "sister".

In order of age, Gu Shangqing is of course the boss, then Gu Xueqi, then Su Jinyao, and finally Gu Yuxuan. So Gu Yuxuan is indeed right to call Su Jinyao a "sister".

But Su Jinyao is still surnamed Liu, and she has not been recognized by the Gu family, let alone officially recognized her ancestors. Why did Gu Yuxuan come to call "sister"?

The key is that Su Jinyao and Gu Shangqing recognize each other, and they are commensurate with each other. But Gu Shangqing did not officially return to Gu's house to explain that the Su Jinyao he found was the orphan of General Gu. So where did Gu Yuxuan get the news?

However, Gu Yuxuan's next answer made Su Jinyao almost choke to death.