When he arrived at the Zheng Mansion again, Gu Mingzhu's face was cold, and he asked the maid to pass it on and sit in the carriage by himself.

It seems that the front of the Zheng Mansion is indeed deserted, and no other guests come, today she really only invited herself, Gu Mingzhu retracted her gaze, sat quietly, and guessed her intentions.

The door of the mansion was opened, and several well-dressed maids and servants came out, bowed respectfully and fell in front of the carriage: "The county lord is well, please enter the mansion." ”

But she didn't see Zheng Yuan, which was not like her affectionate attitude in the past.

Gu Mingzhu smiled, didn't say much, helped Abi's men get out of the carriage, and walked towards the Zheng Mansion step by step.

The maid salute led Gu Mingzhu to the inner hall thoughtfully, and all the maids were soft and cautious along the way, and when they saw Gu Mingzhu, they all bowed, and quietly retreated, and the atmosphere was very solemn.

Gu Mingzhu sensed that something was wrong, but she didn't know why, so she could only follow the maid forward with doubts.

When he arrived at the door of the inner hall, Zheng Yuan finally appeared, greeted him with a smile, and saluted Gu Mingzhu: "The county lord is here." ”

didn't mention the intention of inviting her to come at all, nor was it as affectionate as before, but there was a faint detachment and politeness.

Gu Mingzhu bowed back, raised her eyes to look at her, and asked bluntly: "I don't know what is important for Mrs. Zheng to invite me to the house today." ”

Zheng Yuan's dress is also different from the past, it is not the usual skirt, but a moon-white large-sleeved slender placket skirt, which is clearly the dress of a lady in the family.

She smiled lightly, but led Gu Mingzhu to the inner hall: "I invited the county lord to come today, because there was a distinguished guest who wanted to meet the county lord, so I invited the county lord to come over, don't blame it." ”

Gu Mingzhu was stunned, distinguished guest? What distinguished guests?

Before she could think about it, she had already walked into the inner hall and saw the distinguished guest in Zheng Yuan's mouth.

In the inner hall, a royal blue plain face with a pleated skirt, a middle-aged woman with a leaning bun sat on the upper seat, she held a wooden spoon in her hand, lowered her head and personally scooped the tea soup into the tea pot, obviously it was a very simple and ordinary errand for the subordinates, but she was so focused and concentrated, her posture and expression were arrogant and cold, although there was no luxurious decoration on her body, but her every move made people feel as if they were exuding a natural dignity, and they did not dare to disturb.

When Gu Mingzhu saw the middle-aged woman, her heart tightened for some reason, although she couldn't see her appearance clearly, she somehow noticed that Zheng Yuan's attitude changed when she saw the middle-aged woman.

Zheng Yuan, who was originally a little alienated from Gu Mingzhu, had no arrogance and reserve at all, walked forward slowly with her head slightly lowered and smiled, sat down beside the woman, reached out and took the wooden spoon in the woman's hand, and said softly: "Madam, let Ayuan come." ”

The tone was very respectful and intimate, not like treating ordinary people, but like facing his elders.

Gu Mingzhu was shocked, and his gaze at the woman was even tighter, what could make Zheng Yuan so respectful and careful, I am afraid that only the elders of those great families, could this one be ......

The middle-aged woman looked at Zheng Yuan and smiled, handed over the wooden spoon to her, then put away her dress, sat up straight, turned her face to look at Gu Mingzhu standing in the hall, looked at her with a smile, and slowly spoke: "Is it the Lord of Lingling?" ”

Although there was a smile on his face, there was no warmth in his eyes, and he knew Gu Mingzhu's identity and had no more awe, as if he didn't care about her identity, but just asked, and he didn't even look at Gu Mingzhu's delicate and more beautiful Zheng Yuan's appearance, and turned a blind eye.

Gu Mingzhu lowered her eyes and owed a debt: "Madam." ”

I am afraid that the person in front of me is the wife of several major families, but it does not look like an ordinary female dependent, and this kind of bearing is also very noble in the family.

The woman curled the corners of her lips slightly: "I am the Cui family, just call me Mrs. Cui." ”

Gu Mingzhu's body stiffened slightly, and there was an unconcealed consternation in his eyes, the person in front of him turned out to be Cui Lin, Cui Yi and Cui Ning's mother, the eldest lady of the Cui family.

Her originally stable mood had some waves, and she hurriedly calmed down again, and owed herself like a stream: "Mrs. Cui." ”

It's no wonder that she doesn't care about Gu Mingzhu, the county lord who is valued by the queen of heaven, her identity is much more noble than that of ordinary clans, she is the head of the Cui family, the head of the Cui family, the Cui family led the five major families of Guanlong to help Emperor Gaozu pacify the world and expand the territory, Emperor Gaozu has great respect for the Cui family, and the head of the Cui family is commensurate with brothers, that is, today's saint queen will be polite and courteous when she sees the Cui family, and naturally will not put Gu Mingzhu in his eyes.

She looked at Gu Mingzhu, and then raised her head and instructed the maidservant on the side: "Please invite the county lord to sit at the table, there is no reason to let the guests stand and speak." ”

There is not much enthusiasm, and it is still the kind of etiquette and politeness in the family that rejects people thousands of miles away.

Gu Mingzhu sat down on the couch and didn't speak, just quietly waited for Mrs. Cui to speak.

She didn't know why Mrs. Cui came to Chang'an quietly, and even when she arrived at Zheng Yuan's mansion, she asked someone to come over, and she didn't know what Mrs. Cui wanted to say to her or why she wanted to see her, but she could feel Mrs. Cui's coldness, although it was the first time they met, Mrs. Cui didn't seem to have a good impression of her.

"Some time ago, Rigorou asked people to send A-Ning back, and I just heard A-Ning say that he met the county lord with Golang Qilang in Chang'an, and he was very familiar with him, and I came back to Chang'an to see Ayuan, and I wanted to see the county lord and express my gratitude."

Mrs. Cui's voice is very good, somewhat similar to Cui Lin's voice, low and tactful, not in a hurry, but it makes Gu Mingzhu's face change slightly: "I want to thank the county lord for doing his landlord's friendship in Chang'an, and taking care of Ah Ning and Ah Yuan." ”

She turned her head and looked at Zheng Yuan, who was pouring tea and soup for her, and the smile on her face softened a lot: "Ayuan is really caring, knowing that I don't worry about Wulang and Qilang in Chang'an, and I can't withdraw from Boling, so I came over to help me share my worries, which really made me feel at ease. ”

When she said Zheng Yuan, her tone was very gentle, just like talking about her own juniors, she was not half unfamiliar, and the smile she looked at Gu Mingzhu was perfect and thoughtful, and she couldn't find any mistakes.

Gu Mingzhu, who was sitting on the couch, smiled more and more lightly, and her tone was also shallow and light: "Madame is polite, Mrs. Zheng and I are just friends in Pingshui, I can't talk about any trouble, and I don't dare to be Mrs. Xie." ”

Mrs. Cui looked at Gu Mingzhu, a hint of ridicule flashed in her eyes, and she was noble and gentle: "The county lord said so, it is too polite, you are Ayuan's acquaintance, and it can be regarded as the acquaintance of our Cui and Zheng families, if there is a chance in the future, we will let Ayuan invite the county lord to Boling as a guest, but we don't have much contact with the Chang'an provinces, and there are few guests to come to the door, and we are afraid of treating the county lord slowly." ”

At this moment, if Gu Mingzhu didn't know what Zheng Yuan's intention was to invite her to the mansion this time, she was afraid that she would be a fool, she closed her eyes, held back the breath in her heart, and got up to say goodbye: "Mrs. Cui came to Chang'an is really a rare happy event, it should have been a good hospitality, but my mansion is ......."

Before she finished speaking, Zheng Yuan, who had been sitting beside Mrs. Cui, opened her mouth: "It's rare for Mrs. Cui to come, although I have been in Chang'an for some time, but I am not familiar with it after all, I want to ask the county lord to do his best to be a landlord, and the county lord will not refuse, right?" ”