Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Big Lady Who Doesn't Live Up to Her Name
Hearing that Gu Mingzhu was coming, Gu Yuan and Mao both looked out the door. That's the daughter of the eldest princess of Xuanyang, a real nobleman.
Gu Yuan was just curious, eating tea soup on the couch and raising his eyes.
Mao sat up straight, and looked at Gu Mingzhu who came in with a handmaid with a pair of slender eyes, as if he was carrying a knife.
She clearly remembered the first time she followed Gu Yuan to Chang'an.
At that time, they had just become relatives, and as soon as they returned to the door, Mrs. Gu couldn't wait to take the two of them back to Chang'an.
She was really full of expectations, and thought that when she arrived at the Chang'an General's Mansion, she would be able to be the second lady who was a servant like a cloud and enjoyed Qingfu as Gu Yuan patted her chest.
After living in the General's Mansion for a few days, Gu Qing sent someone to arrange a carriage to send the couple back to Qingzhou, and even Old Madam Gu didn't dare to persuade him.
Where is the Mao family, and has been in trouble with Gu Yuan for several days, but the old lady Gu said that this is what the eldest princess of Xuanyang meant, and no one dares to say more, she has no choice but to be wronged and follow Gu Yuan back.
After that, she was full of resentment, and now that she heard that Gu Mingzhu was here, where could she still sit, but she wanted to see this delicate and expensive lady.
Gu Mingzhu walked in steadily, holding the handmaid's hand, and bowed her knees to greet Mrs. Gu and Luo, and then saluted Gu Yuan and Mao with a smile: "Second uncle, second aunt is fine." ”
Gu Yuan nodded, don't look away, just complain to Old Madam Gu.
Mao was a little surprised, and heard that the servant woman who went to Qingzhou to send the news to the past said that this eldest lady has been pampered in the house for so many years, and she is the most arrogant.
I also heard that when the eldest princess of Xuanyang passed away, she left behind thousands of gold family wealth and hundreds of fields, if ordinary people spend a few lifetimes and can't use it up, now they are all in the hands of this eldest lady.
But Gu Mingzhu in front of him didn't look like that at all.
She was dressed in a lotus green plain-faced skirt and a lake biliu fairy skirt, and there were only two or three broken beads on her head, and she looked very ordinary in her dress, standing there with low eyebrows, and she really couldn't see anything.
Mao's mind turned a few times, and he laughed before he spoke: "This is our eldest lady, she looks so big, she looks so good, I can't recognize it." ”
She took Gu Mingzhu's hand to her, looked up and down, and said with a smile: "It's been many years since I saw each other last time, how old was the eldest lady at that time, and she looked so outstanding......"
Although she said kind words in her mouth, her eyes kept scanning Gu Mingzhu's body, as if she wanted to see something rare.
She didn't believe that a lady with so much wealth was dressed like this.
Gu Mingzhu kept her head down and let her look at her, with a little uncomfortable look, and said softly: "I heard that the second uncle and the second aunt came from Qingzhou, and they were tired all the way, so I taught someone to prepare some astragalus He Shou Wu to make up for the second uncle and aunt." ”
Behind her, Abi came up with a few brocade boxes.
Old Madam Gu and Luo Shi were both taken aback, and looked at Gu Mingzhu suspiciously, not knowing which one she was going to sing.
Gu Yuan and Mao's eyes lit up, but they didn't expect that this would have such benefits in the General's Mansion.
Mao's face looked much better, she called the little maid she brought to step forward and continued, but her mouth said politely: "Where is the eldest lady, I should have been the elder's gift to you, you are ......"
Gu Mingzhu looked at her with flashing eyes: "Originally, I should have done my best, and I wanted my second aunt to love me more in the future." ”
A pair of eyes on his palm-sized face looked at Mao's family, teaching people to look distressed.
Mao Shi heard this, and his heart was tight, who said that she was just from Qingzhou and had no knowledge, and now this big lady is also rushing to slap her.
There was a little smug on her face, and the corners of her eyebrows and eyes were proud: "It's all my own family, where is the use of saying this." ”
Gu Mingzhu retreated to the side with a smile and sat on the couch, took Xiao Kui and took a sip of the drink, listening to the old lady Gu and Gu Yuanmao's conversation without a match.
The pitiful look on her face had faded, and her eyes were clear.
Gu Yuan and the Mao family came at the right time, if it is said that Mrs. Gu has been a lot smarter over the years, she has always been confused about Gu Yuan's affairs.
And her second uncle Gu Yuan is really too uncompetitive, not only does he not have the slightest ability, he can only eat wine and gamble, but he married a powerful and greedy Mao.
At the beginning, Mrs. Gu also took advantage of Gu Qing to patrol the border and took Gu Yuan and Mao to Chang'an.
Luo didn't dare to oppose it openly, so he had to settle them in Xifu according to his temperament.
But within a few days, the Mao family instigated Gu Yuan to quarrel with Mrs. Gu to help take care of the shop, saying that Gu Yuan was also doing this errand in Qingzhou, and he would definitely be able to do it well.
The old lady Gu felt sorry for her youngest son the most, so she forced Luo to divide a few shops for Gu Yuan to take care of, Luo was forced to have no way, and he didn't dare to tear his face with the old lady, so he could only swallow his teeth and blood, so he had to agree.
In the end, the shops were completely defeated by Gu Yuan, and even the shops were quietly mortgaged by him to the gambling house, and the people from the gambling house came to the door with the IOUs he drew to ask for the shops, and Mrs. Gu and Luo only knew.
Gu Mingzhu naturally wouldn't look down on his uncompetitive second uncle, but Mao was a wonderful person.
can instigate Gu Yuan to pull Mrs. Gu against Luo's and get the shop from Luo's hands, I'm afraid there is only Mao's.
After that, Mao is really an indispensable one.
On this side, Old Madam Gu looked at Gu Yuan and felt full of comfort, and kept asking: "...... Qingzhou has settled down? Does the clan know that you came to Chang'an? ”
Gu Yuanzheng put the flower cake into his mouth, and when he heard her ask, he said vaguely: "Uncle and third uncle have been instructed by the eldest brother, I'm afraid they won't let me come to Chang'an, I haven't said it yet." ”
How dare he tell the old lady that he owed a large amount of gambling debts and couldn't pay it off, so he quietly slipped out of Qingzhou with Mao.
Old Madam Gu hurriedly summoned someone: "Let people go to Qingzhou with the news, the clan still doesn't know that Erlangjun has come to Chang'an." ”
Gu Yuan stopped eating dim sum, couldn't help but look at the Mao family, but the Mao family glared at him fiercely, still talking to the Luo family and the Gu family sisters.