The next day, as soon as the sky was bright, Gan Peilin left the house with more than 20 domestic servants and four carriages.

The reason why I chose this time is because I don't want to wait for the dawn to alarm too many people and make it too eye-catching.

At this time, the street stalls selling breakfast were just beginning to prepare. There was a fire on the stove, and there was a wisp of smoke.

"Madame, would you like something to eat?" Slaves and maids to buy? Swallow knew that she hadn't eaten breakfast, and was a little worried.

"No need." Gan Peilin took the small burden at hand: "Let people prepare some pastries, let's eat them while walking." ”

As she spoke, she opened her baggage and took a piece of hibiscus cake: "Usually these things are done by Liulan, she left, and the small kitchen picked a few new cooks, although the craftsmanship is not as good as Liulan, but it is not bad." You taste it. ”

"Mrs. Xie." Yanzi took it with both hands, tasted it and couldn't help nodding: "It's really good." It's much better than what is sold outside. This is so delicious, the craftsmanship of the Liulan girl must be more exquisite. ”

"Eat as much as you like." Gan Peilin chose a piece of green melon cake by himself, and handed the rest to her.

"No need." The swallow held the small burden and said while eating: "Actually, the slave and maid like to eat sweets, but they rarely eat them. ”

"Why?" Gan Peilin was a little curious.

Yanzi said truthfully: "Actually, the master rarely eats sweets, so the Jiang Mansion will not prepare these things." Before the slave came to serve his wife, he would practice in the house every day, and he could only leave the house when he performed various tasks ordered by his master. But the mission is not over, you can't leave your post without permission, once the mission is over, you have to go home immediately, so you don't have the opportunity to buy these to eat. Last time I had a sweet tooth, it was still ......"

At this point, Yanzi glanced at Gan Peilin with some embarrassment, and didn't dare to say anything further.

"The last time I ate sweets, it should be Jiang Yu's candy and cake when he married Ao Li, right?" Gan Peilin didn't care much.

"Hmm." The swallow lowered her head and agreed, wondering if she was in trouble again.

"Actually, I didn't expect that on the day of marriage, Jiang Yu would embarrass the Ao family so much. I didn't expect that even so, Ao Li nodded and got on the sedan chair, and even her father agreed. Gan Peilin felt that the Ao family was really hardworking.

The swallow moved her lips, but she didn't know whether to say it or not.

Coincidentally, Gan Peilin asked again: "Can you tell me something about Jiang Yu again?" I want to know. ”

"Nature." Yanzi nodded: "Madame should know the master's affairs, as a matter of course." Then the slave and the maid simply said it. ”

"What?" Gan Peilin looked at her solemn face, and felt that what she wanted to say was not a simple matter.

"It's the matter of the daughter of the Ao family who was mentioned by Mrs. from Mrs. to Mrs. Aunt." Yanzi frowned slightly, and his tone was slightly light: "I heard Lu Yao say that the Ao family took something to blackmail the master, and the master had to agree to marry his daughter-in-law." We are not worth it for the master, after all, over the years, the master has what he wants, and he doesn't have to look at the face of the Ao family at all. But no one expected that the master would have a trick. On the day of our wedding, those of us who were around our masters were very happy. ”

Speaking of this, Yanzi, who has always had a cold face, actually flashed excitement in his eyes. "Everyone thinks we are happy because our master is married. In fact, we are happy that the Ao family suffered a big loss, and the master turned the situation over and firmly controlled the situation. Isn't this a relief! ”

"The Ao family wants to coerce Jiang Yu in front, and they are also cleaning up this loss." Gan Peilin had heard about this, but she was more curious about what the Ao family was using to blackmail Jiang Yu. Of course, it's not good to ask directly, I guess I asked, and the swallow is also defensive, but it's not good.

"Don't talk about that." Gan Peilin immediately changed his words: "What other interesting things do Jiang Yu have, as well as interesting habits?" ”

"Well...... this Yanzi thought for a moment: "It's not that the slave doesn't want to say it, but I'm afraid that you will be unhappy to hear it." ”

"It doesn't matter." Gan Peilin smiled gently: "You just have to say it." I'll just listen to it for fun and forget it. ”

"There is a concubine in the house, who was originally a maid brought back by the master, but I don't know how, I became the most favored person in the house." Swallow raised her eyebrows: "She has a cheesy name, called Apricot Blossom." ”

"I've seen this man." Gan Peilin remembered that the time Mrs. Taiwei invited her into the mansion, she bumped into this concubine.

"Madame already knew." Swallow had a little admiration in her heart. "It's just that even if you are favored, that's a thing of the past. The slave and maid don't remember when it started, and the master didn't care much about the apricot blossom. She is still as arrogant as usual, and has thought of many ways to please her master, but she always runs into a wall. And the aunts who were bullied by her in the house in the past are gradually becoming more powerful to her now. These days, she has suffered a lot. ”

"In fact, the court is a man's world, and the house is a woman's battlefield." Gan Peilin smiled faintly: "I have seen a lot of this kind of thing in Ganfu, and I am used to it and take it for granted. ”

"That's what Madame said." Yanzi nodded calmly: "But as long as the family has a good background, three wives and four concubines are common, and all the women in the house are not fuel-efficient lamps." ”

She pursed her lips and smiled, but she felt that she had said the wrong thing: "Madame forgives the sin, the slave and maid have lost her word." ”

"You're right, that's what it is." Gan Peilin smiled slightly. "No matter how simple and kind a woman is, if she is closed in such a house for three or five years, it will be very different from that in the boudoir. Of course, there are also people who are born with calculations. This kind of person is a master who does not suffer losses wherever he goes. ”

The two men said this, ate their pastries, and soon reached the halfway point of the mountain.

The road of the carriage up the hill was built here. Gan Peilin got out of the car with Yanzi's men.

"Madame is going to go up, or ......"

"Let's walk up the hill." Gan Peilin has indeed not walked such a mountain road for a long time. "Grandmother's dress, the heart is extremely sincere, will live in this nunnery in the cold winter. How could I not even be willing to exert this little strength. ”

The slave knew that the road was close to the mountain, but it was steep. There is also a road that is a little detoured, but it is relatively flat, I don't know which one Madame wants to take? "Swallow worked hard in advance, so he knows it.

"Let's go gentle." Gan Peilin glanced back at the servants who followed behind him, and said with a frown: "They are carrying things, steep and dangerous." ”

"Yes." The swallow accompanied Gan Peilin and slowly went up the mountain. During this process, she has been vigilantly observing the situation around her, and she does not dare to slack off at all.

said that it was far away, but in fact, it was not far, and it only took half an hour to go up the mountain. The nunnery is too high, and it is inconvenient for pilgrims to enter the incense. Here it is particularly appropriate to say that high is not high, and low is not low.

Gan Peilin went directly to meet the presiding mage of the nunnery, Master Che.

The first time he saw Gan Peilin, he was attracted by her clear eyes. "Is there anything wrong with this benefactor?"

"My grandmother was cultivating in the nunnery, and it was cold in winter, so I came to give her some warm clothes." Gan Peilin glanced behind her, and a busy servant handed over the silver taels she had prepared in advance. "It's a sesame oil for my grandmother and Ganfu."

"It turned out to be the daughter of Ganfu." Che said gently: "It's hard for you to be filial." ”

He asked people to take the sesame oil and said, "Your grandmother, Mrs. Gan, is meditating on the Buddha in the meditation room, and I will show you the way." ”

"I'm tired." Gan Peilin couldn't help but be surprised, didn't grandmother go down the mountain and disappear without a trace? Could it be that she has already returned here, or is there something else hidden?

He followed Che through the nunnery and came to the last few houses.

Liao Che pointed the way and said, "Miss Gan went in from here, and walked all the way to the end, and the innermost meditation room is." There are still many things to deal with in the nunnery, so I won't accompany them. ”

"There's Mrs. Lao." Gan Peilin watched her leave, and walked along the road all the way in, and sure enough, he saw Ju Ruo standing in front of the door and picking up red dates with the two girls.

"Kikuruka." Gan Peilin's heart tightened, and his doubts deepened.

"Miss? How did you get here? Juruo also looked surprised when she saw her. Isn't it good for you to be in good health on such a cold day? ”

"I'm fine." Gan Peilin said with warm eyes: "What about grandmother? ”

"The old lady is repairing in the room, and it is inconvenient to disturb at this time, the nunnery does not need to be in the house, everything is simple. I can only aggrieved the eldest lady to go to the meditation room next to me to sit down and drink a cup of tea first. ”

"It's fine." Gan Peilin looked at her figure, and couldn't see any clues.

Juruo handed the dustpan in his hand to the little maid, and ordered someone to make tea. turned to lead Gan Peilin into the side room. The things in the room are exceptionally simple, a wardrobe, a table, a chair, and a bed. There are pen, ink, paper, inkstone and wooden fish on the table, which are exceptionally clean and can be said to be spotless.

Gan Peilin deliberately touched the place he passed, whether it was the door or elsewhere, it was spotless. It doesn't look like it's been cleaned in a hurry.

"Miss, this tea is simple, don't dislike it." Kikuruo brought the tea to her.

took the teacup and took a sip, Gan Peilin smiled gently: "Grandmother is doing lately?" It's colder in the mountains than in the city, so do you sleep well at night? Is it cold? ”

"The eldest lady doesn't know that every evening, the master of the nunnery will send a warm hearth over. It is excellent to have a good night's sleep and not feel cold. Ju Ruo smiled and said, "It's just that the silver charcoal in the old lady's room is about to run out, and the slave maid is still thinking of letting people go down the mountain to the city to buy some another day." I didn't expect the eldest lady to send it first. ”

"I was just getting better, and I came here thinking about my grandmother." Gan Peilin took another sip of tea and said gently: "Does grandmother have to quietly worship the Buddha alone every day?" ”

"yes." Ju Ruo nodded: "The old lady has been like this all these years. As long as you are in the nunnery, you will be cultivating day by day, sometimes you will be accompanied by slaves and maids, and sometimes you will be alone. Years of old habits. ”

"It's hard for my grandmother to calm down, but I can't." Gan Peilin became more and more curious, if Chen Rui's news was correct, how did his grandmother avoid his eyes and ears and return to the nunnery?