Chapter 100 - Short-handed

"You think I care?" Gu Jinxi placed his hands on the table, one hand pressed on the page and the other hand played rhythms on the rosewood table.

The round, fair-skinned fingertips pressed against one of the words of the book.

Nguyen.

Ruan Xuchen nodded and smiled, "Yes, you are the prince of King Xuan, and your property is comparable to mine, although the outside world doesn't know it, but in addition to my industry, most of the rest of the industries in the capital are yours!" Even the emperor doesn't know. ”

After tapping his fingers, Gu Jinxi's eyes were calm, and he swept over Ruan Xuchen's body, not stopping, but looking at the guqin placed on the shelf behind Ruan Xuchen, Gu Jinxi laughed, "It seems that you know more than I let you know!" ”

"I can't say completely, but at least, I know enough for me to know you."

It was precisely because of his understanding that Ruan Xuchen began to agree that Gu Jinxi and Ruan Cailing were close, he never fought uncertain battles, but the Dingguo Mansion and the Xuanwang Mansion were not battlefields, and he had to deal with them carefully.

"Tell me, what the hell are you here for, you're not here to pity me, are you?" Gu Jinxi slammed the scroll shut, pressing one hand on it.

Ruan Xuchen wanted to laugh very much, he really came to laugh at Gu Jinxi, but ......

"If the third prince is interested in Ling'er, what will you do?"

Ruan Cailing didn't see Ruan Xuchen and Gu Jinxi until dinner, and these two didn't know where to hide, so she was with Su Bangyue, and she also saw Xie Qingyuan and Ji Jingyan together.

But Ji Jingyan beside her enthusiastically introduced the powerful people in the DPRK to Xie Qingyuan, so she couldn't get out, and when she came back to her senses, Ruan Cailing was gone.

At this moment, Ruan Cailing and Su Wanyue were sitting in the corridor outside, "Just now, Miss Sun Jiasan mentioned to me that cousin of yours, called Cheng Xuan, right?" Speaking of which, Ruan Cailing hasn't heard this name for a long time.

Since the family moved away, she has been busy, and there is no time to take care of anything else, let alone a family of people, who have just come from the countryside to try to integrate into the luxurious life of the capital, and they are also very busy.

She didn't even bother to ask Jiang Chen to inquire about the news, leaving this family behind.

Now, it was quite surprising to hear it from Su Wanyue's mouth, she was holding a cup of hot tea in her hand and nodded, "What's wrong?" Cheng Xuan is causing trouble again? ”

"It doesn't seem to be a big deal for them to get married, they should be used to it, and they flirted with a girl from a small family, and the girl hanged herself at home every day, and finally got married and gave a sum of money." Su Bangyue said funny.

As soon as she heard this, Ruan Cailing hummed, "I'm really used to it." ”

I heard my mother and Jingshu mention that when the Cheng family didn't move to the capital, they were always helping Cheng Xuan deal with this kind of mess.

However, the people in the capital are not better than them in the countryside, even if they are small households, there are more rules.

was molested by Cheng Xuan, the good reputation of other girls is gone, who will dare to marry in the future? But if she wants to marry Cheng Xuan, she will definitely not be happy herself, so she can only make a fuss and cry her grievances and it will be over.

It's not easy to get a sum of money from a family, if it weren't for Cheng Li's fear that he would make a big deal as soon as he took office, it is estimated that he wouldn't even give money, and it would be good to send a few people over to scare him.

This is the usual way to start a family.

"I heard Brother Ruan mention before that the house of the family was snatched from someone else? It's also very bold! Can you do whatever you want without having to face the saint? Su Bangyue reached out and grabbed a handful of melon seeds.

Ruan Cailing put the teacup aside, took out the Hanyu piccolo from her waist with her backhand, and played with it in her hand.

Su Bangyue saw that Ruan Cailing was really distressed, so she advised, "Don't be too distressed, you won't be able to see many faces of the third prince, so don't you just think this is a hush money for you!" ”

If only it were that simple.

The princess gave her a gift and said that it was given by Mu Yizuo, she was startled, and subconsciously went to look for Gu Jinxi's figure, but Gu Jinxi turned sideways to her, she couldn't see any expression of Gu Jinxi, and she didn't know what Gu Jinxi thought.

Will he think crookedly? Do you think she has anything to do with the Third Prince?

She has been worried since now, but after looking around, she didn't see the figure of the eldest brother and Gu Jinxi, she thought that the two of them should be going to discuss things, so she gave up continuing to look for it and came to chat with Su Wanyue.

But my heart is depressed, and I can't figure it out.

This is no ordinary thing! Hanyu piccolo is worth a thousand gold!

Mu Yizuo gave her any jewelry, accessories and the like, she could still take it with a clear conscience, whether it was sealed or other intentions, because she could afford those items.

But Mu Yizuo is a city as soon as she makes a move, how embarrassed is she!

She was worried, Su Bangyue suddenly bumped her shoulder, pointed to the front and said, "Eh, isn't that your eldest brother and the younger brother you have in mind?" ”

Ruan Cailing looked up, and sure enough, she saw these two people walking side by side.

She immediately pinned the piccolo behind her waist, got up and ran towards them with her skirt, and stopped in front of Gu Jinxi, "Where have you been?" ”

Looking at Ruan Cailing's appearance, her brows furrowed as if she was very distressed, Gu Jinxi raised her hand and twisted Ruan Cailing's little nose, "I just understood that I was looking for me, and then went to the study with your eldest brother to talk about something, what's wrong?" Don't you like the flute given by the third prince? ”

Speaking of the flute, Ruan Cailing lowered her head and tugged on Gu Jinxi's sleeve, "Are you angry?" ”

Gu Jinxi said with a smile, "Why should I be angry when Mu Yizuo gave you a gift, this gift is a ...... Well, do you like it? ”

To be honest, Ruan Cailing likes it very much, not to mention whether this flute is precious, or whether it is really so magical that it can nourish and detoxify, she likes it very much just because of the style, Ruan Cailing stared at Gu Jinxi's eyes, the latter seemed to be really seeking an answer, Ruan Cailing pondered for a moment and nodded, "Well, I like it a lot." ”

Gu Jinxi nodded, "It's good if you like it." ”

In King Xuan's Mansion all day, it was dark when everyone left, as the son of King Xuan, Gu Jinxi was poured a lot of wine, Ruan Cailing watched him be helped back by Mu Bai before leaving with Ruan Xuchen, Ruan Qi and Ruan Su's carriage had already left, only their brothers and sisters were left.

"Today, you will be in the limelight again." Ruan Xuchen said to Ruan Cailing worriedly.

Ruan Cailing put down her hand that lifted the curtain, lowered her head and patted her fingertips, "So what?" Looking at the ladies of the official eunuch family in the capital, which one has not been in the limelight? Anyway, no matter what is good or bad, I have to make people remember that I am the eldest lady of the Dingguo Mansion, and I will save a lot of trouble. ”

"I thought you didn't like compliments." Ruan Xuchen asked.

She really doesn't like it, but sometimes, malicious compliments are more enjoyable to fight back, such as the dirty water that Shen Yunyun broke today, only when Shen Yunyun showed this side, she could fight back fiercely.

If Shen Yunyun was just kneeling and crying at that time, didn't speak, and didn't lead the conversation to her, how could she get popular? Can that group of noble girls target Shen Yunyun?

Speaking of which, Ruan Cailing has never valued her identity, but everything she doesn't value is more important than life in Shen Yunyun's eyes.

The Tao is not the same, there is no way.

Ruan Cailing took out the Hanyu piccolo with her backhand, Ruan Xuchen looked at the flute in Ruan Cailing's hand, Gu Jinxi didn't tell anyone that he was also looking for this flute, so being snatched away by Mu Yizuo halfway could only be a dumb loss.

Mu Yizuo is too stubborn, and he doesn't know what will happen in the future.

"Like this flute very much?" Ruan Xuchen asked Ruan Cailing.

Ruan Cailing held the flute in both hands, "I like it very much, but tomorrow when you enter the palace, you should take it away and return it to Mu Yizuo." ”

"Why?" Ruan Xuchen asked puzzled.

Ruan Cailing felt that the matter of giving gifts was also separated, if the eldest brother and Gu Jinxi gave gifts, no matter how valuable things were, she would be ecstatic, because it was the heart, but if it was an unfamiliar person, the more expensive the things to give, the more pressure it would give her.

Although Ruan Cailing knew that she had a few catties and taels, she didn't have anything on her body that Mu Yizuo could use, and because of this, she couldn't accept this gift for granted.

If Mu Yizuo used Gu Jinxi and her eldest brother to do something, Ruan Cailing would still consider it.

But for now, forget it.

"I don't have a reason to accept such a valuable gift from Mu Yizuo." Ruan Cailing said.

She stuffed the flute into Ruan Xuchen's hand, and her reluctant gaze made Ruan Xuchen understand that Ruan Cailing really liked it.

"Okay." Ruan Xuchen raised his hand and pressed the top of Ruan Cailing's head and rubbed it a few times, "You like Piccolo, big brother can find you a better one." ”

"Hmm."

Late at night, in the backyard of the Dingguo Mansion, in the Shanyun Pavilion, there were bursts of crying.

Xie Qingyuan sat at the table and looked at Shen Yunyun, who was crying on the bed, and his face was a little irritable, but he didn't say anything.

He was pestered by the county lord of Anyang for a day today, and as soon as he returned to the Dingguo Mansion from the back door, Tingfei came to deliver the news, saying that Shen Yunyun had been crying all afternoon, and asked him to come over and take a look.

At that time, Xie Qingyuan really didn't want to come, but he still had a place to use Shen Yunyun, so he couldn't be so ruthless, so he had to say that he would come after changing his clothes.

As a result, Shen Yunyun has been crying until now.

"Okay, don't you cry, isn't it just a few words?" Xie Qingyuan felt that it was not a big deal, but it was a big deal here in Shen Yunyun, hearing Xie Qingyuan say this, Shen Yunyun suddenly raised her head and glared at Xie Qingyuan with teary eyes, "Xie Qingyuan, what do you mean?" You think I'm unworthy, don't you! ”

Yes, you don't deserve it!

Xie Qingyuan stared at Shen Yunyun, but finally didn't say it, and sighed, "What can you do?" Ruan Cailing's identity is pressed there! ”