Gui Mingyue raised the oil-paper umbrella in her hand and looked at the person in front of her.

"Are you, Bai Muzhi?" Gui Mingyue almost didn't recognize him. Three or four years ago, because of the business tease with the Sheng family shop, I had a brief intersection with this white boy, but I didn't expect to meet him here today. He's a little darker, but he's still such a sparse man with a clear moon.

"Yes, I am," Bai Muzhi asked, "Miss Mingyue, why are you sad?" In my memory, this Miss Gui Er is laughing, carefree, and even naughty. Who knew that the tip of her nose was slightly red under the umbrella today, and her eyes seemed to be filled with water vapor.

"It's nothing," Gui Mingyue said in a low voice.

She had obviously walked in the rain for a long time, and a layer of raindrops were dripping on her cheeks that were as white as dough, and Bai Muzhi took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and handed it to her.

"Oh, thank you," Gui Mingyue took the handkerchief and blew her nose unceremoniously......

Bai Muzhi was stunned at first, then smiled, and the corners of his mouth curved.

"Didn't fellow Bai go to the capital?" Gui Mingyue couldn't help but ask.

"My father and I went back to our hometown to worship our ancestors," Bai Muzhi said, "I didn't expect you to move to the vicinity of the house, and we are now neighbors." ”

"Yes," Gui Mingyue nodded, and was about to speak, when she saw the eldest brother and a group of them coming in the rain, she suddenly shouted happily: "Big brother!" ”

Seeing this, Bai Muzhi said with a smile: "I heard that there is a wonderful new play in the opera garden in the west of the city, how about asking Miss Mingyue to listen to the play another day?" ”

"Okay," Gui Mingyue was very happy to see her eldest brother return safely.

"Then I'll take my leave."

"Farewell." Gui Mingyue said goodbye to Bai Muzhi, rushed to the eldest brother's side, looked left and right, and saw that the eldest brother was covered in mud and had a few scratches on his face, and couldn't help but ask worriedly what happened.

Gui Chengzhi patted her head with a smile and said, "Don't worry, isn't this coming back, I'll go back and tell you." ”

No matter how confident and tough Gui Mingyue is in business, as long as her family is involved, it is difficult for her to stay calm. This has something to do with the fact that she became an orphan early in her previous life, and she is a person who desperately longs for family affection.

It turned out that the rain for several days caused a flash flood on Hayama, and the way down the mountain was blocked, and it took a lot of effort to get down the mountain, so I could only watch the torrent become more and more violent. Later, a team of men and soldiers came and rescued them.

"Can you see the faces of these people?" This is a great grace that saves lives, and it must be repaid.

Gui Chengzhi shook his head, all of them were wearing black cloaks and raksha masks, and they couldn't see who it was at all.

Since people are wearing masks, it should be inconvenient to disclose their identities. Anyway, the eldest brother returned safely, and the stone in Gui Mingyue's heart fell.

Fortunately, a few days later, the rain finally stopped.

The flowers lost in the mountains can only be purchased by flower farmers in other places. After some time, it is late autumn, and the Hu Bugui flower shop is also in the off-season, only some osmanthus, red maple, canna, hibiscus, etc., fortunately, the plants of these flowers are relatively large, and they are not easy to be washed down by the rain.

"Miss, Yun Lang Gongzi's leg has hurt even more in recent days," after the tortoiseshell came back from the Jianxian courtyard, he reported to Gui Mingyue: "This kind of pain method is not good, it is not good because it makes him unable to sleep at night, and the good thing is that it shows that after this period of time, acupuncture and decoction are effective." ”

"Very well, tortoiseshell, you've had a hard time these days." Gui Mingyue said comfortingly: "I'll go see him." ”

Walking on the way to the small courtyard of Jianxian, the tortoiseshell said: "His legs seem to be injured by external forces, but in fact, there are signs of poisoning inside......

"Poisoned?" Gui Mingyue said in surprise.

The tortoiseshell nodded and said: "I have only recently discovered some clues, which are signs of poisoning, as for what poison it is, it will not be found out at all for a while and a half, it should be a rare poison, and the poisoning time is still very long, it should take five or six years......"

Five or six years? Yun Lang should not be ten years old this year! Who is so ruthless to put such a strange poison on a child? Gui Mingyue couldn't help but clench her fists.

"Yun Lang, how do you feel?" When I arrived at the small courtyard of Jianxian, I saw Qi Ge'er and Yun Lang sitting under the plum tree in the courtyard drinking tea, with a stack of rice paper next to them. Yun Lang's posture is elegant and leisurely, he can't see that he is being tortured by illness at all, his face is elegant, and he is not as peaceful as a boy of his age.

"It hurts, it feels good, thank you tortoiseshell girl." Yun Lang smiled happily, the increasingly clear pain in his legs was a good thing for him, and it gave him a little hope. When I met my sister that day, did I have my own arrangements in the dark?

Gui Mingyue stepped forward and saw the stack of rice paper on the stone table, so she picked it up and looked at it, and couldn't help but "huh" and said, "Yun Lang, this is the jewelry picture drawn?" It's so well drawn. "The drawing is better than himself, he only draws the lines, and he even fills in the color on this picture, which is really good.

"Yes, second sister, Brother Lang can also draw this kind of pattern, I was surprised when I saw it!" Gui Chengqi also said in admiration.

Gui Mingyue looks at it carefully, the first picture is painted with a phoenix wearing a peony, the flying phoenix is smart and cold, the peony is stretched and rich, and the color is also ironed, if it is made, it should be a good jewelry that attracts those ladies and ladies; The second is a pair of earrings of butterflies and flowers, with smooth and elegant lines and delicate images...... In the third one, Gui Mingyue was about to look at it, when Li Yu came in from outside the courtyard to report: "Miss, Madame asked you to come over." ”

Gui Mingyue reluctantly put down the rice paper in her hand and said, "Then I'll go and see first, Yun Lang will recuperate." Qi Ge'er can't be greedy for fun and forget to read, and don't be careless for the sake of the future! Gui Mingyue taught his brother a lesson, and his heart was refreshed, no wonder adults like to ask children about their homework, and there is indeed a sense of condescending admonition.

"Oh, second sister, you can't be cold all day long, I heard the maid say that you are still yelling to eat smoothies! Now that it's autumn, and you're prone to catching a cold, how can you be as willful as a child...... Second sister, don't listen, I'm also doing this for your good! Cheng Qi said in an old-fashioned manner.

"Poof!" Yun Lang couldn't help but be amused by the sister and brother who admonished each other.

Gui Mingyue was defeated and left in embarrassment, this Qi Ge'er was even more nagging than his mother, hey!

"Oh, Brother Lang, Second Sister didn't see these paintings you drew behind...... Card...... That's right, cartoon patterns! Gui Chengqi couldn't help but say regretfully, these cartoon patterns are all cute and cute, which Gui Chengqi has never seen before, but he knows that the second sister will definitely like it.

"Don't worry" Yun Lang said softly with a smile in the corner of his eyes, and then happily poured a cup of tea for Gui Chengqi.

When she arrived at the main courtyard, Gui Mingyue saw that her mother and eldest sister were already waiting in the house.

"What's the matter with my mother looking for Yue'er?"

"Hey, it's the Baifu on the east side of the street, and I haven't had any dealings with each other, but today I suddenly sent a post over, saying that I invited my mother and daughter to her house to participate in the chrysanthemum viewing party." Yu said, I remember that when my family held a housewarming banquet before, the neighbors were all present, and the Bai family just sent a small servant over to report the good news, and today I don't know why I actually handed over the post.

"Shall we go then?" Gui Jingxue frowned and asked.

Gui Mingyue shook her head and said, "Since there is no intersection in Su Ri, there is no need to go." ”

Yu didn't think so, and looked at the two daughters who were growing up like flowers, and it was time to plan for them, Yu said: "Since they are invited, then let's go." ”

For the Bai family's chrysanthemum appreciation, the Yu family deliberately went to the treasury, chose and chosen, and chose a Gusu silk silk embroidered ink chrysanthemum inlaid with green jade for the old lady of Baifu, and selected a few pieces of jewelry to give to other ladies in Baifu.

"How could my sister-in-law be so polite when she came home, she came and brought such a gift." The eldest grandmother of the Bai family warmly welcomed the three of Yu's mother and daughter in.

Now the eldest grandmother is in charge of the family, and she is also the official eunuch, she is pungent and clever, and she is very popular with the old lady.

This white mansion has a hundred years of prestige, compared with the Shanghu General's Mansion in the Nagui clan, it is also unbearable, and even the house is bigger and more magnificent, and the maids and women who serve are even more grouped, which is very the style of a century-old family.

After Gui Mingyue and they sat down, they saw that the young ladies of the official families who were invited together, Gui Peilan and the young Gui Jinyu of the general family of the upper household also followed behind Xiao Luo, and now Gui Peilan is twenty-eight years old, Xiao Luo's heart is also anxious, in addition to asking about what is going on, it is to take her to show her face to various banquets.

The old lady Bai was almost old, her spirit was not very good, her face was a little tired, and she only chatted a little politely to the ladies who came to meet and talk. However, when the Yu family took Sister Jingxue Mingyue forward to salute, Mrs. Bai was very enthusiastic.

"This is Sister Yue'er, what a jade person, hurry up, look at this bearing, it's even better than our family's good sister." And Sister Xue'er, what a slim and dignified child, I like such a girl. He turned around and chatted with Yu again: "Such a good daughter, you have a distant brother to teach her!" ”

"It's not," Grandma Bai next to her said with a smile: "Not only do they have outstanding daughters like Sister Xue and Sister Yue, but my mother-in-law knows that his little son is a proud protégé of Master Meng, and he is now a talent at a young age." This year's autumn season, we are all waiting for good news, when the time comes, high school, but we were forgotten to invite us to have a glass of wine, back home brothers and sisters. ”

The ladies on the side all looked over, especially Xiao Luo's envy when he saw this, and he was even more indignant, his own daughter really didn't have to be worse than her two daughters, but who knew that it would be delayed like this, hey!

Yu's mouth was stupid, so he had to blush and thank him.

After the chrysanthemum banquet, Grandma Bai took the maid to sort out and record the gifts sent by these female dependents, and there will be contacts in the future. When I saw a few gifts brought by Yu, I couldn't help but be surprised, in addition to the expensive forehead, there were also several red gold silk steps, a crown inlaid with crystal gems, and a bracelet...... Sure enough, he has a lot of money.

Thinking about Baifu again, although Baifu has been an official for generations, the income of the officials of the Dadong Dynasty is too meager compared to those rich businessmen, and their mother's family is also an official family, so there is not much dowry. The Wang family, who is not as good as the second room, is a rich gentry, and when he got married, he brought some shops and houses. The most important thing is the mother-in-law, Mrs. Bai, who is the aunt and grandmother from the Wu family, although it is a little far from the Wu family, but now the Bai Mansion is such a big shelf, most of it is still supported by the dowry of the mother-in-law.

Grandma Bai thought about it, then picked up the wiping forehead and went to her mother-in-law's courtyard.

"However, if we book Mu Ge'er's family affairs like this, after the second family finds out, it will definitely make trouble again." The old lady said hesitantly.

"What are you afraid of, this Wang is now in the capital, she can't reach the affairs of the family, you are her mother-in-law, and she can still be disobedient because of the family affairs you have set." Grandma Bai is quick to talk.

"However, she is Mu Ge'er's mother after all......"

"Heh, if she really thinks about Mu Ge'er, she won't be in a hurry to shoehorn her mother's inconspicuous black niece into Mu Ge'er."

"Also, this mother doesn't care about her own children's intentions at all," the old lady continued: "This Mu Ge'er, she is really affectionate to this second girl, or it won't hint that we will hand over the post to the home......"