Chapter 6: Trust is Precious (Part I)
On the first night when the five large boxes were transported back to Binh Duong, the east and west prefectures were safe.
A crescent moon hangs high in the clouds, the wind is gentle and not fast, and the insects chirp in harmony.
Gu Ren stood alone in the courtyard, the moonlight was equally gentle to this veteran who already had crow's feet at the corners of his eyes, but unfortunately the soft brilliance could not wash away his gradually burning anger.
"The title of the gold list, I bah!"
Gu Ren spat and began to scold, "I want to raise a golden phoenix in the nest, and I don't look at what kind of goods my son is, I dare to think about the third miss." β
"If you really be a husband of Lao Tzu, don't you know the little Jiujiu in your heart? Anyway, I have been an official in my family for several generations, and I don't know how to take a long-term view, don't let the princess in the palace go, what are I doing to toss my young lady! β
Gu Ren scolded at a jar of flowers and plants, and immediately stopped when he noticed the wind and grass behind him, "Who! β
Without waiting for the man to speak, his eyebrows loosened and his expression changed, as if he was familiar with the style of a Confucian general.
Since following the Zhennan general Ruan Yanliang, Gu Ren's words and deeds have been slowly restrained, in order to prevent someone from making a fuss about him and picking Ruan Yanliang's bones.
When there is no one, he has the opportunity to release his gangster anger and scold happily.
The maid rabbit at the Moon Gate said: "General Gu, Miss is looking for you." β
"Just come." Gu Ren's palm moved, and the messy blades of grass under the flower bed scattered with the wind.
The place where they met was the Xifu Lianwutang, and a woman had never come in before except for Princess Baozhen.
Gu Ren, who had just arrived, heard the wind whirring in the hall, and this fierce and fierce wind seduced/led the treasure knife in his hand to buzz and vibrate like a big snake spitting out a letter, and the whipping fell to the ground one after another.
It's a princess!
It's the whip of Princess Baozhen!
He excitedly shouted "wonderful", and pulled out his treasure knife and rushed in to meet the enemy.
"Princess, the last general is here to challengeβ"
The main gate of Lian Wutang fell to the ground with a "bang", the knife was still held in the air, and Gu Ren stood at the door in a daze.
Wen'er exclaimed: "Miss, the door is broken!" β
Gu Ren didn't even move a step, and the impact on him as far as his eyes could see was too great.
I only heard Ruan Miaoling's voice coming from the side, "It's broken, there are a lot of things in the warehouse, turn your spinning top with peace of mind." β
Ask for peace of mind.
Guren's mouth is dry.
It's ridiculous, those whips were specially made by the general for Princess Baozhen.
Has Miss liked spinning tops lately? Gu Ren thought about it carefully, it was a thing that the young lady was obsessed with when she was five years old, why did she still play with the same thing.
He silently put away his knife.
"There is a kind of colorful spinning top in the city of Ruyang, and the whip distributed in the workshop is very strong, and the young lady likes it, so she will immediately order someone to send a cart."
He fixed his eyes on the princess and asked, "Just don't spoil the princess's treasures." β
Wen'er whipped the spinning top and said, "Uncle Ren, Miss saw that the whip used by Mrs. was old, so she specially asked the slave maid to take it to moisten it." β
Ruan Miaoling came out holding a spinning top the size of a bowl, Gu Ren's eyes had always been vicious, and he could tell at a glance that it was newly made, and his scalp instantly tightened.
"Uncle Ren, look at my new thing, don't you look good?"
Gu Ren looked at the third lady who was smiling with crooked eyebrows, holding his new work to show off to the elders, she looked like she was thirteen or fourteen years old, but her heart was as pure as a child.
is still the third lady he is familiar with, and the fun-loving elders are upset when they look at it.
"It's good-looking, Miss's craftsmanship still needs to be said." Gu Ren choked up, "It's just that the rough work is left to the subordinates to do, why do you have to do it yourself." β
Ruan Miaoling smiled sweetly, "Leaving all the work of playing to others to prepare, isn't it teaching others to be happy, and I can't be happy." β
Gu Renxin said: What kind of fallacy is it?
Wen'er echoed: "Some people have played all their lives but only get half of the happiness, our smart young lady wants to make up for the other half and create new things by herself!" β
Gu Ren was still ignorant.
"Uncle Ren, let's put it simply-" Wen'er put away his whip and came to Gu Ren's side, "The whole country has played all over the country, and I feel bored in my heart." β
So Miss in the small courtyard on South Street is unhappy because of this?
Ruan Miaoling poured tea and said, "I heard that you almost went to the old lady with a knife to settle the account, and I knew that the marriage of the Xu family made Uncle Ren unhappy, and Miaoling made a loss here." β
Gu Ren was so frightened that he left his seat.
"The fault of this marriage is that the old lady saw that the general had passed away and the princess was not at home, so she colluded with the Xu family to ruin Miss's good future, what is wrong with you!"
Ruan Miaoling's tone was flat, "I didn't have a reason to argue, let Uncle Ren bother." β
Gu Ren thought that he had put a lot of effort into it, but it was nothing compared to the general's kindness to him. Besides, the third lady is young, even if she argues with reason, the result will not get better, and it may be worse.
Thinking about it like this, Gu Ren had a flash of inspiration.
Then he will go to the old lady with a knife in the second half of the day to settle accounts, and things will only get worse and worse, and maybe it will affect the reputation of the third lady!
Obediently, his horseman's brain really can't stand it.
Thinking about it, Gu Ren solemnly bowed his hand to Ruan Miaoling. "The last general is not thoughtful, but it makes the young lady worried, and the last general can't stand the general and the princess."
"Miss, the slave can't stand the general and the princess...... The slave and maid broke the whip. Wen'er looked aggrieved with a long whip cut in two.
Ruan Miaoling picked one on the table and threw it over, "There are so many people in the back, what is a whip." β
Gu Ren felt relieved for some reason when he heard this, but he was quickly worried again.
What does Miss mean...... It's nothing to be sorry this time, and there will be more in the future?
"After the general leaves, is the princess okay?"
In the second half of the day, I heard that Miss could only go to Dafu Temple to accompany Princess Baozhen three days a month, and Gu Ren was really sad. There is no General Ruan in the temple, what can be to restrain the princess and make her not even want to go home?
Ruan Miaoling said: "Don't hide it from Uncle Ren, in fact, I haven't seen my mother in the past year. β
Wen'er held the top in his arms and wiped his tears to stand outside the door.
"The whole of Binh Duong knows that I will leave the house regularly for three days a month, and these three days are to go to Dafu Temple to fulfill my filial piety."
Ruan Miaoling took out a box from the secret compartment under the weapon rack and handed it to Gu Ren.
Gu Ren looked at the contents of the box, and he didn't know why. "The princess asked the young lady to study medicine?"
Wen'er muttered outside the door: "What is studying medicine, quack doctors let our young lady prick her arm all day long, and every time she comes back with a large piece of green." β
Ruan Miaoling said angrily: "That's because I'm not good at learning, don't you also go home with a green heart." β
The sound of blowing snot outside the door drifted in with a thick nasal voice, "Can it be the same, the slave maid is playful, and it hurts on the skin." The young lady pricked herself with a needle, and her hand hurt even more! β
Gu Ren muttered: "The princess has always loved Miss, how can you be willing to suffer such a hardship?" β
"The mother said that her daughter's family must have a skill in order not to be looked down upon. Those ladies who can twist needles and embroider are full of stars, but there are few who live freely after getting married. β
Ruan Miaoling looked at Gu Ren, "Uncle Ren, you watched how your father and mother got together, what your mother said is right?" β
Gu Ren wanted to speak and stopped, "Princess, she-"