Chapter Seventy-Three: The Tiger's Mouth Wolf's Den
At the same time that Mo Yanqing was almost cleaned up by Mrs. Gan, Gan Peilin took the opportunity to send away Mo Yanqing's people who were installed in Xinglou.
Liu Rumei was not idle to count all the things in the library, found out what Mo Yanqing had taken as her own, and locked it back in the main library.
This trick really worked, and the wind in the house immediately changed.
Crispy Core walked in with a basin of morning dew, and said with a smile: "Miss, look, this is the morning dew that the people in the house go to the lotus pond to pick before dawn. In the past, such good things were only sent to Linxing Tower, but now the second lady is afraid that she will not need them. β
"I don't believe that." Gan Peilin glanced at the basin of morning dew lightly, and raised his eyebrows slightly: "It's just a nice thing to say." If there is really such a miraculous effect, there is no decay in this world. β
"Yes." Crispy Core nodded: "Maybe it's not so good." But after all, they are willing to do their best for us. β
Gan Peilin is accustomed to seeing people who tend to be inflammatory, and he is also used to worshipping high and stepping on low, and there is no turmoil in his heart. "Crisp core, you tell you to go down, you don't have to send these to us in the future. What I use every day, and what I will use in the future. β
"Miss, this is ......" Crispy Core didn't understand.
"Grandmother certainly doesn't like people who are in a position to be in power." Gan Peilin stared slightly: "Even if it's the sixth aunt's wife, you should be cautious." After all, Mo Yanqing was only temporarily seized power, she always had the eldest son of Gan Mansion under her knees, once Gan Puyang returned triumphantly with her father, her mother would naturally be able to turn over with her son. β
"The slave understands." Crispy Core hurriedly cleaned up the smile on her face: "The eldest lady is right, the slave is too superficial, and she only cares about the gains and losses in front of her." β
"You feel sorry for me, I know it." Gan Peilin patted the back of her hand: "Groom for me, and I'll go to my grandmother to say goodbye later." β
Outside the Zen Heart Temple, Gan Jilu has been waiting for a long time.
But for several days, Mrs. Gan refused to see her, and it was in vain to wait.
"Juruo, can grandmother get up?" Gan Peilin came in and saw Ju Ruo standing with Gan Jilu, so he asked.
"It's the eldest lady here." A smile appeared on Ju Ruo's tense face: "The old lady just had breakfast, you just need to accompany some of it." β
"It's fine." Gan Peilin turned to Crispy Core and said, "Bring the osmanthus japonica rice custard and shrimp crystal bun prepared by Liulan to grandmother to taste." β
"Yes." Crispy Core followed her inside.
Gan Jilu couldn't stand up for a while: "Big sister, please stay." β
Gan Peilin turned around and looked at her: "The second sister's eyes are swollen, she must not have slept peacefully in the past few days." Grandmother doesn't want to see you, so she might as well go back and rest. If His Royal Highness King Shengqing enters the palace to propose marriage, will His Highness be worried. β
"To this day, my eldest sister is still willing to worry about me like this, and she really feels sorry for me." Gan Jilu's eyes were red: "I just don't know if my sister is willing to plead with my grandmother on my behalf." Mother is at fault......"
"Second sister." Gan Peilin interrupted her: "Mother's fault is mother's fault, you are you." That's probably what my grandmother wanted. β
A short sentence, to the point.
Gan Jilu's heart hurt when she was stabbed, and she couldn't say a word for a long time.
When he came back to his senses and realized that Gan Peilin wanted to separate their mother and daughter, the person had already entered the inner room and even closed the door.
"Gan Peilin......" She clenched her fists and gritted her teeth, "Wait until I become the princess!" β
"Grandmother, how does it smell?" Gan Peilin saw the extreme fragrance used by Mrs. Gan, and his heart was a little more steady.
"Don't say it, this new girl you added is really good." Mrs. Gan sighed: "Such a common thing, she makes it, and the taste is different from what others make." β
"If grandmother likes it, her granddaughter will let Liulan make it every day and send it to you to taste." Gan Peilin smiled beautifully.
Mrs. Gan looked at her, and unconsciously hooked the corners of her lips. "It doesn't have to be that much trouble. Grandmother just wants you all to find a good home. By the way, I'm going to go to Zhou's Mansion as a guest later. Your clothes are good, but they are too elegant. Bamboo language. β
"Yes." According to Mrs. Gan's instructions, Zhuyu prepared a good-looking red dress for Gan Peilin early in the morning.
"Thank you, grandmother." Gan Peilin let the crispy core take it, and a warm smile appeared on his face. "Grandmother, don't blame Peilin for being troublesome, the second sister has been waiting outside to see her grandmother, and she has been standing for several days in a row. Every time, I waited until the middle of the day, and the sun was so bad that I ......."
"Go back and dress up, and let the butler arrange a carriage to take you out." Mrs. Gan didn't want to listen to it anymore.
"Yes." Gan Peilin didn't really help Gan Jilu, she also expected Mrs. Gan to react like this. But in terms of face, you have to pretend to be one.
When she came out, she was still standing there.
Gan Peilin didn't say a word, and left with Crispy Core from her.
Crispy Core deliberately hugged the red skirt tighter.
This subtle move made Gan Jilu annoyed. Once upon a time, even if she was just a concubine, her grandmother would leave her the best dress. Now, King Shengqing is about to propose, but his grandmother is more interested in Gan Peilin.
"No one will try to take me from me." Gan Jilu moved her lips slightly, and said this sentence in a breath.
After about half a cup of tea, Gan Peilin changed his clothes and went out. Gan Wanyun naturally followed, but she was quiet, sitting in the car with her eyes closed, as if there was no such person.
It's also quite a coincidence, the Zhou Mansion is not far from the Wu Mansion, and it is in the western market.
Thinking of the unpleasantness he had when he met Mrs. Wu last time, Gan Peilin felt very uncomfortable. I always have to find a chance to see Wu Wei again. Thinking of Wu Wei, she felt weird again.
Every time we met, that person was gentle and considerate. But if you don't meet, it's like you've never known each other, and you'll never give her a letter or ask her out of the house for a get-together. It's like there's no such thing as her.
It's a particularly bad feeling.
"Phewβ" The coachman called the horse violently.
Gan Peilin grabbed the crispy hand, and both of them were almost thrown out of the car. Even the hairpin on the sideburns fell off dangling.
Gan Wanyun was also taken aback, and barely sat down by grabbing the crossbar with both hands. "Big sister is okay, right?"
"It's fine." Gan Peilin picked up the hairpin and held it in his hand.
"How do you drive, what do you park?" Crispy Xin shouted unhappily, helped Gan Peilin sit down, and lifted the sedan curtain.
At the front of the carriage, a familiar face retracted its hand in shock. The curtain closed again. "The Grand Governor."
Jiang Yu took the opportunity to lift the curtain, and his cold face contrasted sharply with the red skirt gown on Gan Peilin's body. "Where are you going?"
"The Grand Governor." Gan Peilin smiled at him reluctantly: "This doesn't seem to have anything to do with you!" β
This tone is like her. The entire imperial city is full of calculations, and I am afraid that she is the only woman who dares to talk to him like this.
"I don't want to ask a second time." Jiang Yu frowned, it seemed that someone owed him a few hundred taels of silver and didn't pay it back.
Gan Peilin was afraid that he would be rude, so he directly dragged her down from the carriage. Or kick off the coachman and run to a desolate place in a carriage. Slightly suppressing her dissatisfaction, she maintained a decent smile: "If I go back to the governor, the Zhou Mansion sent an invitation, and my grandmother ordered me to take my third sister to the Zhou Mansion as a guest." β
Fang was in a hurry for a while, Jiang Yu was nearby, and when he got the news of the spies, he rushed over to stop it. I didn't notice that there was Gan Wanyun on the carriage.
Maybe Zhou Mansion just wants the concubine of Gan Mansion, maybe he thinks too much about it.
"Is there anything else going on with the Grand Governor?" Gan Peilin didn't want to waste time with him here.
"I'll see you later." Jiang Yu was about to put down the curtain, but Gan Peilin didn't give him any response.
His face sank again: "Didn't you hear? β
Gan Peilin stiffened his head and said "oh".
Jiang Yu didn't move, obviously dissatisfied.
"......" Gan Peilin wanted to say why he was so abrasive, but when the words came to his mouth, he turned into a shallow smile. Good. β
Although he was so distracted, Jiang Yu still put down the curtain with a little satisfaction.
He got out of the way, and the coachman quickly flicked his whip again, and the horse went on.
Gan Wanyun secretly lifted the corner of the sedan curtain, and found that Jiang Yu was not leaving, but was still stunned and looked at it stupidly, and her heart warmed slightly. "Big sister, everyone says that this metropolitan governor is resolute and ruthless. I think he's funny. Don't you think about it? β
"......" The corners of Gan Peilin's mouth twitched, and he wanted to say, if you think he is interesting, then you act! But Gan Wanyun is not Gan Yulu after all, I am afraid that she will cry again because she is thin-skinned.
In the end, she only said three words succinctly: "Don't think about it." β
But Gan Wanyun didn't seem to give up, and continued: "Big sister knows, I have never said other people's rights and wrongs. I just feel that if a person is willing to stand there, look at you directly and watch you, he doesn't care about the eyes of others, and only focuses on the person he thinks about in his heart. Then this person must be very important to him. Like at this moment, he was still looking at our carriage. β
"Since ancient times, there has been affection and hatred." Gan Peilin said in a turbulent tone: "I don't have the heart to think about this for the time being. β
"That's what Big Sister said." Gan Wanyun nodded seriously: "There are some things that really can't be forced. β
The carriage stopped outside the gate of the Zhou Mansion.
The coachman put on the pad, and the crispy core helped the two young ladies of the Gan family to get out of the car.
The housekeeper of the Zhou Mansion immediately greeted him. "The two young ladies are fine, the lady and the ladies are enjoying the flowers and tea in the garden, and the servants will lead the way."
"I'm tired." Gan Peilin and Gan Wanyun walked side by side with him inside.
Cross a white marble bridge and enter the inner courtyard of Sanjin.
"Childe, Ao Gongzi." The butler suddenly stopped and saluted the two of them.
Gan Peilin turned his head sideways and found Ao Xuan and Zhou Yuanqi coming from the path on the left. Suddenly, there was a bad feeling that he had just escaped from the tiger's mouth and fell into the wolf's den.
"Gongzi Zhou, Gongzi Ao." She saluted with Gan Wanyun.
But Ao Gongzi's three words made Ao Jue particularly unhappy, and he always seemed very strange. "Miss Peilin, we meet again."