After Ji Yao came out of the Shixian Building, he was full of anger. He walked along the pavilion to the lake, and after taking a few deep breaths, he still didn't calm down.

“…… Your cousin is here this time, you have to get along with her more and send her more things, when you were a child, you two didn't go on a blind date, but now she is in harmony...... After all, you will marry her in the future, and when your aunt's illness is better, we will propose to the Gu family. ”

Thinking of his grandmother's words, Ji Yao felt that his forehead was twitching. An irrepressible anger rose, and he couldn't find a place to vent, his character and self-cultivation did not allow him to do things to take people to vent.

He looked at the lake for a while, and then walked back to his study. Zi'an followed his master and looked at his face carefully...... I don't know what Mrs. Tai said to the second young master when she was in the Immortal Building, why he was so angry.

Ji Yao returned to the study and asked Zi'an to open the windows everywhere, and the windows were planted with ink bamboo, and he stood in front of the table to write and meditate. After writing a piece of "Fixing the Storm" by a Dongpo layman, he stared at the ink that had not dried, took a deep breath, and said to Zi'an: "Let's go find the eldest lady!" ”

The eldest lady was freshening up under the girl's service, and when she heard that Ji Yao was coming, she hurriedly let the girl re-slap her hand. “…… It's already too late, how did he think of coming to me? ”

The mother-in-law who reported said: "The slave and maid don't know, but tonight, Mrs. Tai summoned the second young master to Shexian Tower. ”

The eldest lady thought for a moment, and then said, "Invite the second young master to the conservatory at the back, and rush over in the cold, he must feel cold." ”

After tidying up, the doctor walked into the conservatory. Seeing that his son, who has always had a gentle personality, had a gloomy face, and his hands were clenched into fists, his heart softened. "Brother Yao, it's so late, why are you still coming to the inner courtyard?"

"Mother!" Ji Yao pursed his lips tightly, and after a long time, he continued, "I don't like to manage these things of the Ji family, but for you, for the sake of grandmother, I don't have anything to do this!" The Ji family's business can be handed over to the third brother to do! But I'm already so satisfied, can I do something I like, I don't like Gu Jinchao since I was a child, and I don't want to be with her for the rest of my life! ”

The eldest lady was shocked: "You kid, what stupid things are you talking about!" Hurriedly instructed the personal mother-in-law to take the girl and the scholar down, guard them outside the conservatory, and hold her son's hand, "Your grandmother still made it clear?" ”

Ji Yao inhaled deeply, controlling his emotions, "I thought she would give up this plan...... What kind of person Gu Jinchao is, you won't know that she has grown up with me since she was a child. Seeing if she has done any good things, my nurse just offended her, so she asked her grandmother to kick her out of the house, and when the fourth brother was young, she accidentally touched the pastries she liked, and she would be punished for kneeling in the ancestral hall for a whole day, and she wouldn't even let him drink a sip of water......"

The eldest lady was silent for a while and persuaded him: "After all, it was all when I was a child, and I think it's good to be a sister now." ”

Ji Yao shook his head: "Don't you know, when I participated in the Lantern Festival in Yongyang Bofu last year, a little girl blocked her, so she pulled someone over and slapped her hard." At that time, many young ladies of the family saw it, and her head was covered with bright gold ornaments, and I didn't want to admit that this person was my cousin...... It's no problem if I want to be polite to her, but I will never marry her! ”

The eldest lady also felt sour when she heard this, she was a good child who was as gentle as jade and self-denying, why did she have to marry Gu Jinchao. The mother is thinking about her granddaughter, why not for her own grandchildren!

"What can Mother do...... What your grandmother decides...... Who can convince her......" the eldest lady sighed.

Ji Yao gritted his teeth and smiled: "I just don't want to compromise, grandmother also has countless ways to ......"

The eldest lady took his hand and comforted him: "Don't worry, if your grandmother mentions it next time, I will persuade her...... "Even if you can't persuade her, you have to try, it's for Brother Yao."

……

The next day, when the second uncle came to ask Ji Wu for peace, Ji Wu asked him about Aunt Yun.

The second uncle wondered why his mother suddenly cared about his concubine.

After thinking about it, he said: "My son hasn't seen her for more than half a month, does my mother have something important to do with her?" The son immediately sent for her. ”

Jin Chao stood beside his grandmother and sharpened the ink for her.

Every day, Ji Wu's family first went to Shexian Building to deal with the things reported by the shopkeepers and housekeepers in various places, and also looked at the account books and the harvest of the grange. After the two sons and daughter-in-law greeted her, she would meet with the managers of all parties, and Jin Chao had developed the habit of getting up early to help his grandmother polish ink since he was a child.

Ji Wu picked up the cold mountain snow bud on the side and sipped, his voice was unhurried: "You let her come over first." She didn't say why, after all, this is a private matter of the Gu family, and it is better not to spread it.

Knowing his mother's strong personality, the second uncle didn't say anything more, and told Lingqiu, the girl next to him, to call Aunt Yun over.

When Aunt Yun came over, she was very scared, and she could see that she was in a hurry to put on her makeup, and a hairpin with yellow tourmaline inlaid with silver silk was crooked.

"The concubine is Yunjin to meet Mrs. Tai." Aunt Yun saluted, Ji Wu frowned, and felt a little unhappy, she was so unbearable, and she didn't know if she could do it.

Gu Jinchao looked at this Aunt Yun carefully, she was already old, and several layers of fat powder couldn't block the fine lines at the corners of her eyes. But the facial features are delicate and delicate, fine and white, and they are very good-looking. Wearing a stone blue twig pattern makeup gown, plain and dignified.

Aunt Yun was also worried in her heart, her status was low, and it was usually difficult to see Mrs. Tai, but today Mrs. Tai even specially sent her over...... I don't know why, she thought hard, and felt that she hadn't done anything wrong these days. felt a little more stable in her heart, and when she raised her head, she happened to see Gu Jinchao who was probing her on the side, she was startled, but she reacted in a moment.

can stand beside Mrs. Tai and serve closely, and looks bright as a begonia**, although the clothes are plain, but the water color of the uniform jade pattern jacquard satin is estimated to be a hundred gold...... It must be Mrs. Tai's favorite cousin Gu Jinchao!

Why is Miss Table here? Or, why did the girls around them retreat, and Miss Cousin still stayed here?

Ji Wu invited her to sit on the Taishi chair, and introduced Jin Chao to her: "This is Miss Gu Family's Cousin." ”

Jin Chao smiled at her: "I felt kind when I first saw Aunt Yun, you and your sister Yun Xiang look five points similar, I heard that there is a sister named Yun Yan above you, but is so?" ”

Aunt Yun was originally surprised that Jin Chao actually recognized her, and remembered her sister who had married the Gu family as the eldest lady, and thought that Jin Chao should have seen her sister.

Slightly calmed down, and said with a smile: "The concubine body is indeed similar to my sister Yunxiang, not only that, but my sister looks more like Yunxiang carved out of the same mold." However, my sister got married many years ago, and it was inconvenient for the concubine to go out, so she had less contact with her. ”

Ji Wu asked, "Where did Yun Yan get married at the beginning, do you know?" ”

Aunt Yun looked down and thought about it, a little hesitant.

She married the son of the county Cheng of Taihe County as a concubine...... I've only been to see her twice, the last time was five years ago. If nothing happens, my sister should still be in Taihe County. ”

Gu Jinchao breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, she was afraid that Aunt Yun would not know Yun Yan's whereabouts, and it would be troublesome to find it when the time came.

Now that the words have been spoken, she is not shy about it, and asks her directly: "Your sister Yunyan, do you have a daughter who is waiting for the word boudoir?" ”

…… Why did Miss Cousin ask the daughter of a servant girl who had been released from the house?

Aunt Yun looked up at Mrs. Tai and found that Mrs. Tai was also looking at her, so she felt a little nervous: "This...... Yes, but the girl is fifteen years old this year, and I don't know if she has already been married to someone else...... Why did Miss Cousin remember to ask my niece? ”

Jin Chao smiled and comforted her: "You don't have to be nervous, my mother is in poor health now, and it is inevitable that she will be too busy to serve my father and have to do household chores, so I want to find a suitable concubine for my father." Can you please go to Taihe County once and make our intentions clear to your niece's elders. If they agree to this family, our Gu family will naturally give a generous dowry. ”

If it is just a concubine room, it must not be said to be a dowry, Miss Table is a kind word.

Ji Wu also spoke: "If you go to Taihe County, I will let Steward Zheng and Mother Song go with you, and if your niece is not married, bring people back." The granddaughter of the county Cheng can be a concubine for the Gu family, which is also very honorable. ”

Mrs. Tai's words are no longer maneuvering.