Old Mrs. Gu saw Zhang's sincere and aggrieved look, and sneered slightly in her heart, this Zhang family has always pretended to be benevolent and virtuous, and it was this innocent and aggrieved and virtuous appearance that made the head of the Gu family feel that this daughter-in-law was dignified and broad-minded and was a person who could take on great responsibilities, so she let her slowly hand over the power of the Gu family's steward to her.

All she can manage now is the small things of Lang Jun's sisters-in-law in the house.

However, if these small things are managed well, they will surely achieve great things in the future.

Old Madam Gu looked at Zhang's family, her tone softened, and she said: "It's because I'm too anxious, and I'm wrong to blame the wife in a fit of anger, but you also have to spend more time on this Gu Li's pair of cards, and the people in the house are the most talkative, if a word is accidentally spread out, it will also insult the reputation of my Gu family girl, this is not only a slap in your own face, but also a slap in the face of my old body, and a shame on my Wujun Gu family!" ”

Zhang's repeated words were: "Auntie's lesson is that the son-in-law will definitely find out who is behind the arranging Eleven Niang and ruin her reputation." ”

Old Madam Gu's expression was slightly relaxed, and she sighed, and then sat back on the collapse table, and at this time, Zhou Yu handed over a cup of tea.

Old Madam Gu took it, took a sip of tea, and then asked, "By the way, how did you check the matter of Eleven Niang and Shi Niang falling into the water last time?" ”

Zhang's expression was slightly embarrassed, quite embarrassed, this matter has only been a few days, not to mention that she has not had time to investigate, even if she has no clue to investigate, whether what Shi Niang said is true or false or two, even if this "murderer" really exists, she will definitely not leave clues for her to investigate.

And even if there are clues...... Zhang thought about it, and it was not so easy to find out.

Thinking of this, Zhang replied: "Auntie, don't worry, I have handed over this matter to the servants to investigate, and I believe that in a few days, there will be a result." ”

Old Madam Gu said again: "I'm afraid that before this result is found out, there will be people in this mansion who can't help but start acting as demons." ”

As soon as the words were finished, Old Madam Gu and Zhang's eyes lit up.

"Auntie, why don't you just take a look, who dares to be a demon again?" Zhang's inspiration moved.

Old Madam Gu pondered for a moment, and nodded thoughtfully at first, but then her face changed, and she said coldly: "You mean, give that wicked person another chance to harm my Gu family's children and grandchildren?" ”

Zhang's mouth was already clumsy, but when he was blocked by Mrs. Gu's words, he was even more anxious, and his face turned red, and he hurriedly said: "Auntie, you know that the son-in-law doesn't mean this. ”

"Okay, no matter how you investigate, this matter must have a result as soon as possible, if there is really something unclean hidden in this mansion......" Old Madam Gu said, her eyes became more and more gloomy, she had always thought that this matter was just nonsense of ignorant sisters-in-law, but now that she thought about it deeply, she actually realized a chilling conspiracy.

Thinking about it, Old Madam Gu couldn't help but shudder, her expression became even more solemn, and she said sharply: "Check, you must hurry up to check!" ”

The Zhang family replied again and again that he was about to retreat, but Mrs. Gu stopped her again and asked, "Also, what did you inquire about Zhang Shishilang's refusal of the marriage contract?" Is Twelve Lang really interested in my Gu family's eleventh mother? ”

Zhang was stunned by the question, after Mrs. Gu's reprimands and fright, Zhang's mind at this time could be described as a blank, and after pondering for a while, he replied with a smile: "Auntie, you also know the character of Twelve Lang, young and romantic, uninhibited, he likes young and beautiful sister-in-law, but he just likes it, for him, real people are far less than his paintings make him obsessed." ”

Zhang Shishilang is obsessed with painting, in order to paint a picture of beauty, he can chase other girls for several days and nights without sleeping, just to find the beauty and purity of that girl, and then stay in his pen forever at that moment, which is also in response to his sentence: "Shaohua is fleeting, beauty is also withering, only one stroke can make the beauty of that moment eternal." ”

After hearing this, Old Madam Gu shook her head, pondered silently, and after a long while, she waved her hand and said, "Okay, you go down!" ”

Zhang stepped back.

After the corner of her clothes turned over the threshold and completely disappeared from sight, Old Lady Gu put down the hand that was pillowing her forehead and asked Zhou Yu beside her: "You say, this Eleven Niang has such a talent in calligraphy, if I cultivate her more, will I have a chance to send her to the palace in the future?" ”

Zhou Yu's face changed, and she couldn't help but sigh in her heart that the old lady Gu had this kind of idea, when today's son is only the age of a weak crown, the several queens who can marry are all short-lived, since the death of Queen Du Lingyang, the Son of Heaven seems to be disheartened, unwilling to establish a queen, and there are few concubines in the harem.

Due to the decline of the royal family, most of the conceited noble families refused to send their daughters into the palace, and the few concubines in the harem were all from the declining low-ranking scholars or daughters of the poor family.

Could it be that Mrs. Gu still expects that this eleventh lady with calligraphy talent can be elected to the palace, be favored by the Son of Heaven, and one day be able to ascend to the throne of the queen?

Thinking like this, Zhou Yu couldn't help but laugh a little mockingly in her heart, yes, when today's son is also a famous calligrapher, she still loves to treasure the famous calligraphy, and admires a famous person with outstanding calligraphy like Wang Yishao, but with the talent of the eleventh lady, she can hold the heart of the Son of Heaven in her hands?

But ridicule is ridicule, Zhou Yu still smiled flatteringly and said: "The old lady has a discerning eye, so as not to make the pearl dusty, it is a clear insight and a wise move!" ”

Old Madam Gu couldn't help but smile and praised: "After following me for so long, your mouth is getting more and more sharp!" ”

Zhou Yu didn't dare to say again, and hurriedly helped the old lady to get up and go to bed, and her stiff face slowly converged.

Here, after Gu Yu walked out of Old Madam Gu's Yixin Hall with Shiqin and Shihua, he didn't go back directly to his Dusk Pavilion, but took the two maids around the Taihu Stone Rockery on the manor path several times.

Shiqin and Shihua saw that it was getting late, and Eleven Niang didn't seem to want to go back, so they couldn't help but look at each other strangely, the two made eye contact, or Shiqin couldn't help but ask: "Lady, what are you looking for?" ”

Gu Yu looked around and said, "I seem to be born with a very strange sensitive intuition!" After a pause, she continued, "It's the ability to have a very strong premonition of what is going to happen, such as ......."

Shiqin and Shihua were still looking at her in amazement, waiting for her next step, who knew that Gu Yu's next sentence was, "The next moment, one of you will definitely wrestle!" ”

As soon as her voice fell, she heard a scream of "ah", but it was Shiqin who tripped over a stone under her feet, and the whole person fell forward.

Shihua's face turned pale in an instant, because in her sight, there was a vertical sharpened bamboo in the place where Shiqin fell, and the tip of the bamboo was facing Shiqin's face.

It is conceivable that what will happen next will be a bloody tragedy, and the poem and painting are frightened, and they also cover their eyes and scream!

But she didn't wait for the next moment Shiqin's scream, when she trembled and took her hand away and put it down, what she saw was that Eleven Niangzi's hand was grasping one of Shiqin's arms, and Shiqin's face was only a fraction of a second different from the sharpened bamboo.

This posture was only maintained for a moment, and Eleven Niang just easily grabbed Shiqin's arm and pulled it, and Shiqin stood up straight, but at this moment, Shiqin's eyes were straight and she was stunned.

Gu Yu's gaze fell on the stone that Shiqin tripped over and the sharpened bamboo.

When the stone turned over, Shihua saw that there was still a little blood stain on the stone, and hurriedly walked up to Shiqin and comforted: "Shiqin, are you injured?" ”

Shiqin was frightened, her face was already as white as paper, how could she care about these at the moment, at the moment when she was right, she was lucky that she didn't lose a life.

She didn't answer, but Gu Yu answered for her: "It's not her who was injured, this blood stain has been dry for a long time, and it looks like it should be four or five days." ”

The poem and painting were dumbfounded when they heard it, and said, "Lady, you ...... How do you know? ”

How does she know?

Seeing this stone and seeing this sharpened broken bamboo, Gu Yu's face immediately appeared with an illusion: there was once a woman passing by here, and she accidentally tripped and fell and was injured, and even hit this sharpened bamboo, but this did not kill the woman, and the woman returned here afterwards and wiped the blood stains on the broken bamboo, so as to cover up the evidence that she had been here.

That's why this broken bamboo is so clean, dusty, and even leaves a faint aftertaste.

But she only wiped away the evidence from the broken bamboo, but she did not find that there was also evidence on the stone that tripped her.

Why did she cover up the evidence that she was here?

Gu Yu thought about it, and a flash of inspiration flashed in her mind, yes, the day she and Shi Niang fell into the water, it was because she chased a figure to the edge of the Jinlu Pond, and after she chased out of the peach forest that day, she heard Shi Niang's cry, so she lost the figure.

It turned out that she was hiding here, with bamboo forests and endless strange rockery rockeries as a hide, this is indeed a good place for Tibetans.

Gu Yu got up and smiled: "I guess!" Then he asked, "There's the Brocade Pond ahead, right?" ”