Of course, Mo Ju and Xinghong would not refute Duan Niang or anything, but Hui Lan stared at Gu Xiyan thoughtfully for a long time.

Gu Xiyan felt her burning gaze and smiled, "Is there something wrong?" ”

Huilan smiled: "No, it's nothing, but I didn't expect the girl to be so good at telling stories, I was fascinated by it, I don't know which book the girl saw it in, introduce me to it!" ”

Gu Xiyan said vaguely: "It's nonsense, it's a story!" ”

Duan Niang sighed beside her: "The girl doesn't read serious books, these rare and strange things are always ......"

Gu Xiyan smiled.

Everyone talked and laughed for a while, and the atmosphere gradually improved, urging Gu Xiyan to tell another story.

Seeing this, Gu Xiyan thought for a moment, and then told everyone a story "Xiao Xie". Halfway through the story, the crowd on the street began to stir, Mo Ju didn't care about listening to the story, and hurriedly opened the curtain of the car and looked out: "Girl, it's the officers and soldiers who are cleaning up...... ...... at the corner of the street"

The atmosphere that was not easy to become active disappeared, and everyone fell into silence again.

Gu Xiyan sighed secretly, and said to everyone with a smile: "This story is only half told!" ”

It may also be that the scene is too uncomfortable, everyone subconsciously wants to avoid it, as soon as Gu Xiyan's voice fell, Xinghong responded first: "That's it, that is, the girl's story hasn't been told yet?" ”

Everyone sat down again, and Gu Xiyan began to tell the remaining half of the story. But the noise of the soldiers carrying the corpses outside penetrated into the carriage with the air, and everyone sat in danger as if they were stealing bells.

Just when Gu Xiyan talked about a warm plot, Xinghong cried out with a "wow", and choked up: "Girl, it's so pitiful, even the children don't let go ......"

Duanniang's eyes were red, and they all lowered their heads one after another.

The whitewashed Taiping finally revealed its hideous head.

Gu Xiyan was also concerned, she hugged the crying Xinghong in her arms and gently patted her back. Began to hum a song: "I see all the flowers blooming / faintly singing / blooming its brightest smile / brighter than the daylight rippling clear water spring / what a beautiful little village ......"

It was Huang Yali's "By the Butterfly Spring".

Soft voice, cheerful tunes. gradually calmed everyone's panicked mood, and slowly, everyone quieted down.

At dusk. The direction of Changxingfang began to pass, and the Gu family's carriage slowly began to move forward with the flow of people.

The coachman sat on a high driver's seat, carefully maneuvering the horses, which had become a little restless from the long wait.

Finally arrived at the carriage of the Gu Mansion to be checked, Gu Xiyan and the others got out of the carriage wearing a hood, and with a serious face, the non-commissioned officer stretched his head into the carriage and looked at it a few times, then shrugged his nose vigorously, frowned and asked them: "Why does it smell bloody?" ”

Gu Xiyan said in a soft voice: "We stopped at the intersection of Anyifang Street before......"

The non-commissioned officer reached in again and looked at it for a long time, with a puzzled expression on his face.

A person who looked like a small soldier ran over and called out to the non-commissioned officer: "Captain Hu." Min Dudu told you to go to the Yonglefang intersection quickly and find an injured person......"

The non-commissioned officer frowned, looked at the carriage a few more times, waved his hand, and motioned for Gu Xiyan and them to leave. Then he and Xiaobing walked in the direction of Yongle Fang, and muttered, "Where is the injury?" Don't get hurt again......"

Gu Xiyan and the others were all greatly relieved, everyone rushed to get into the car, and Duan Niang eagerly instructed the coachman: "Hurry up!" Come on! ”

When she returned to the Gu Mansion, Mrs. Gu actually stood at the gate of the Gu Mansion in person regardless of etiquette, and as soon as she saw the carriage Gu Xiyan and the others were sitting in, she immediately walked down the steps quickly, and said urgently: "What about the second girl, the second girl is back?" ”

Gu Xiyan immediately stretched out her head and shouted "Mother", and Mrs. Gu calmed down.

She personally helped Gu Xiyan get out of the car. Then his face changed, and he asked her in some panic: "You, are you injured?" ”

"Nope!" Gu Xiyan replied a little blankly, "I'm not injured!" ”

"How does it smell of Flavor's blood!" Mrs. Gu frowned slightly, and finished speaking. She explained to herself: "Maybe I'm too sensitive. As soon as I heard that there was a riot in Higashi City. The whole city is on guard, and you have not returned. I'm in a hurry...... It's good to come back, it's good to come back, let's go back quickly, lest something happen again......" Mrs. Gu said, pulling Gu Xiyan and turning around and going back to the house.

Huilan, who got out of the car behind Gu Xiyan, sniffed her clothes at this time, and said to Mo Ju strangely: "We didn't get anything on us, why is there a smell of blood in the car?" ”

Xinghong's face immediately turned pale with fright. Seeing this, Mo Ju pulled Huilan along: "Don't talk about this, let's go back quickly." ”

On the way back to Shouyuan, Gu Xiyan told Mrs. Gu what happened, of course, she omitted the process of her blind date and giving Jiang Xinglin ideas, Mrs. Gu's face turned pale when she heard it, and she kept proclaiming "Amitayus Buddha" in her mouth, and hurriedly instructed Mama Tian on the side: "Quickly pick wormwood leaves for the girl to come and go......

Mrs. Gu had already sent someone to inquire about what was going on, and at this time, the person came back to tell him, saying that "there was a fugitive in the prison", Gu Xi smiled, isn't this just an excuse for making up by herself? Well, now I can't find out the real situation!

After going back and forth like this, it was not until more than eight o'clock in the evening that Gu Xiyan had a steaming meal.

After eating, Gu Xiyan lay on the bed exhausted after washing, but his eyes were so tired that he couldn't open them, but his brain was extremely awake and he didn't feel sleepy at all, and he was in a very strange excitement. In this way, he stayed up until dawn in a half-dream, half-awake, half-bright, half-extinguished.

As soon as the morning dawned, Gu Xiyan got up, Mo Ju and her face were not very good, and they were fetching water to wash her face, but Liu Er flew in like a cheerful magpie: "Aunt Duan, Aunt Duan, I'm overjoyed, I'm overjoyed!" ”

Duan Niang walked out of the west wing room with a smile and patted Liu Er's head: "Look at you in a panic, how can you look like a big girl guarding the garden!" ”

Liu Er blinked her eyes and smiled disapprerovingly: "If Aunt Duan heard." There is also no need to be a little bit of a grandmother in the second girl's house! ”

Duan Niang raised the corners of her eyebrows and said "oh".

Liu Er coughed softly. restrained his smile and said seriously: "Madame asked the second girl to go to her house quickly!" ”

Duan Niang smiled and nodded fiercely on Liu Er's forehead: "Dead girl, say it quickly!" ”

Liu Er pretended to be in pain and let out an "oops". Touching his forehead, he pouted, "I didn't say anything." After speaking, she leaned into Duanniang's ear and whispered a few words.

Duanniang's face changed greatly, and she exclaimed: "Really? ”

Liu Er's eyes smiled like a curved moon, and she stretched out her hand and spread it in front of Duan Niang: "It's more real than the gold ring I wear on my hand!" ”

Duan Niang seemed to be stunned when she heard this, and looked straight at Gu Xiyan.

Gu Xiyan, who was sitting in front of the mirror and combing her hair, saw Duanniang's appearance from the mirror, her heart sank, and she smiled calmly: "What's wrong?" ”

The corners of Duanniang's mouth were slightly twitched, and she couldn't speak. Liu Er chattered on the side: "Congratulations to the girl, congratulations to the girl." The Marquis of Weiyuan's Mansion entrusted the eldest princess to come forward to protect Jiang Xinglin, the ninth prince of their mansion, and asked to marry the second girl......"

Gu Xiyan was also stupid, looking at Duan Niang through the mirror.

Liu Er sensed that something was wrong with the atmosphere and looked at Gu Xiyan suspiciously. looked at Duan Niang again and asked in a low voice, "What's the matter, this is a happy event...... The Jiang family is the founding meritorious, and the ninth prince is said to be still the son-in-law, and last year the second-class jinshi ......"

Gu Xiyan didn't know what was going on, and it was impossible to ask anything in front of Liu'er, so she had to look at Duanniang, and then said to Liu'er: "You can take a break here and drink some tea." I'll go change my clothes and go over. ”

Duan Niang immediately entered the inner room, and Mo Ju also cleverly invited Liu Er to her room to drink tea.

Gu Xiyan took advantage of Duan Niang's help to change her clothes and said, "I'll go to Mama Tian to inquire later." ”

Duan Niang nodded: "I know." ”

The two quickly cleaned up, and Gu Xiyan followed Liu Er to the garden.

There were a lot of unfamiliar faces in the verandah and under the eaves of the garden, when Gu Xiyan entered the house. Mrs. Gu was talking with a woman. Very hot day. The woman sat upright, fully dressed. The upper body is a goose-yellow half-arm, revealing a big red dress wearing butterflies and flowers under the half-arm, and the pearls on the head are bright and refracted like stars, dangling on the things in the room from time to time, piercing people's eyes a little bit. Gu Xiyan knew that this must be the eldest princess, she bent her knees with light steps and gracefully bent her knees towards the two of them and made a blessing word, Mrs. Gu hurriedly got up and pulled Gu Xiyan to introduce to the eldest princess: "This is my unsuccessful daughter!" Then she hurriedly ordered Gu Xiyan: "Hurry, hurry up and salute the eldest princess." ”

Ye Er, who was standing behind Mrs. Gu and waiting, was also a clever person, and immediately took a cushion in front of Gu Xiyan, Gu Xiyan knew that this was to make a big salute for herself, so she knelt on the mat and bowed her head and bowed.

"Get up!" The eldest princess said, her voice very soft.

Gu Xiyan thanked him before standing up.

"Come, come to me and let me see!"

Gu Xiyan replied "yes", and then walked up to the eldest princess with low eyebrows.

The eldest princess looked very kind, took Gu Xiyan's hand and asked her how old she was, what books she read at home, and who she learned from Nu Hong.

Gu Xiyan replied one by one very respectfully.

The eldest princess did not show a satisfied or dissatisfied tone and appearance, and smiled and let Gu Xiyan go down.

Gu Xiyan nervously followed the grandmother beside the eldest princess to the west wing of the garden and sat down, and waited for a while before hearing the movement of the eldest princess leaving. She immediately ran out and stood under the eaves waiting for Mrs. Gu, who was sending the eldest princess out of the house, and when she saw Mrs. Gu, she suddenly asked, "Mother, but what happened?" ”

Mrs. Gu was full of smiles and said, "It's nothing, it's nothing." The eldest princess is the biological mother of my sister-in-law. ”

Gu Xiyan glanced at Liu Er again, but Liu Er lowered her eyelids at the moment to avoid her gaze. Gu Xiyan had no choice, so she chatted with Mrs. Gu for a few words, so she had to get up and leave.

When I returned to Beyuan, I saw Huilan helping Xinghong set breakfast. Seeing Gu Xiyan, Huilan greeted him with a smile: "I'm afraid that Mo Ju and Xinghong will be frightened, so I came over to fight." ”

Gu Xiyan suppressed the doubts in her heart and thanked Huilan, and then asked Huilan with concern if she had breakfast.

Huilan smiled: "Mama Wu went to Da'anfang, I was alone, and I didn't bother to do ......."

Gu Xiyan hurriedly invited Huilan to have breakfast together, and then under the pretext of going to see how the things in Xiuhe Garden were cleaned up with Duanniang, he took Duanniang to Cuidi Pavilion.