Early the next morning, a light rain began to fall, flying obliquely like embroidery needles, covering the air with a layer of smoke.

Gu Xiyan wore an apricot yellow summer dress, which looked bright and lively in the hazy weather, and even her mood was much better.

She took Mo Ju to greet Mrs. Gu.

When she arrived at the Shouyuan, Mrs. Gu had just gotten up and was sitting in front of the mirror platform to comb her hair, and she heard that Gu Xiyan had come to greet her, and it was very unexpected, Mama Song, who was sitting on the side of Mrs. Gu's mirror platform, used a silk silk to dry the raindrops on the magnolia petals that had just been picked, and said: "Madame don't have to worry about it now, I see that the second girl is well-behaved, she was young and ignorant before!" ”

Mrs. Gu sighed and said, "I hope so." "Hurriedly asked Liu Er beside him to invite Gu Xiyan in.

Gu Xiyan came in and kowtowed respectfully to Mrs. Gu, Mrs. Gu mixed Gu Xiyan with her own hands, and the two of them talked affectionately, Mrs. Gu rewarded Gu Xiyan with a few magnolia flowers and left her for breakfast.

Gu Xiyan found that Mrs. Gu's breakfast was also very simple, a bowl of white porridge and a few plates of salt vegetables, because she was leaving Gu Xiyan to eat, so she specially fried two poached eggs.

She recalled Song Meizhi's words yesterday, and couldn't help but wonder, is it really as Mama Song said, this home is completely empty!

After breakfast, she returned to Beyuan and found that Beyuan was completely different from yesterday. On the incense table, there are self-striking bells, plum bottles, seat screens, hanging picture screens, all kinds of small porcelain boxes are placed on the mirror table in her room, and the small ear room is packed into a bathroom, separated by a screen, with a toilet on one side and a bathtub and the like.

Gu Xiyan was very excited about the small chiming bell, looked left and right around it, and said to Duan Niang: "Put this in my room!" ”

Duan Niang smiled: "Didn't you think it was noisy before?" ”

Gu Xiyan smiled but did not answer.

Hengyue and Xinghong are cleaning up the wardrobe, and the red, red, green and green silks are spread all over the bed, emitting a faint cocoon light, which is very beautiful and gorgeous.

Women are interested in this, right?

Gu Xiyan ran over to look.

The constraints in Xiao Gu Xiyan's mouth and the constraints in Gu Xiyan's heart are really very far apart. The pomegranate skirt that pulls the floor, the pleats like water ripples, the eight-panel skirt embroidered with pictures of birds and animals, and the moonlight skirt that spreads out like a trumpet flower...... There are different styles, such as undergarments, shawls, half-arms, jackets, capes, cloaks, and ...... There is everything, azure, moon white, lotus lotus, crow green, willow green...... Colorful; Seeing Gu Xiyan, he was stunned and stunned. Thinking that these clothes and accessories will be their own in the future, it feels like the world is falling out of pie.

Mo Xiang seemed to be the first time to see such a formation, his eyes were shining, and he looked very envious, "This is the splendid beauty of Jiannan", "This is the batik of Fengtai", "This, this, but the silk of Jiangnan"...... Gu Xiyan, who was shouting, was very interested, and the two of them got together and chattered, of course, it was mainly Mo Xiang who was talking and Gu Xiyan was listening.

Originally, the whole Xia country was divided into two by a Songjiang River, the north was governed by the three princes of Liang Guogong, Jin Guogong and Yan Guogong, and the south was Xizhao County, but in Hainan County, there was a piece of land formed by Nanling and Longshan called Fengtai, these five places were also very different in dressing and dressing because of the different terrain and climate. The common people usually call Jiangnan County, the richest and most prosperous county in the Xia Kingdom, Jiangnan, where the four seasons are like spring, women wear clothes such as skirts and half arms, and the texture is mainly yarn, silk, cotton, silk and other precious clothing; The weather in Fengtai is very hot, and the women dress differently, they like to wear half arms, and the half arms that Jiangnan women love to wear are different, Jiangnan women's half arms will add a placket long sleeves, and the lower body will wear skirts, while the women of Fengtai wear half arms tight and just waist, only one belly pocket is worn inside, and the lower body is worn with a soft little trunks, and sometimes the calves are exposed...... The local people of Liang Guogong manage it called Liangdi, there is the source of the Songjiang River, the Songjiang River flows south from Longshan to the sea of Ming Island, where the climate is cold in winter and hot in summer, women are used to wearing a small jacket and pants that are hip-length on the left and right, there is also a very unique embroidery method in the local area, called Longxiu, the embroidery is concave and convex and tangible, the color is gorgeous, they like to embroider lace in the way of Longxiu on the corners of the clothes, it is very popular with the girls and ladies of the famous family in the south of the Yangtze River, also known as Longhua; As for the Yandi managed by the Duke of Yan, it is the worst place in the summer climate, where it snows for six months out of twelve months of the year, the weather is very cold, no rice is produced, most families live by hunting, women also have to bear the same burden of the family as men, the folk customs are very strong, most of the women there wear robes made of fur, horse clips; Adjacent to Liangdi, in the south of the Yan Kingdom, north of the Songjiang River, the Jin land managed by the Jin Kingdom, where the climate is distinct in four seasons, but it is the place where the clothing is the most uncharacteristic but gathers the strengths of the people, they like to wear a cloak with fox feathers, and they also like the half-arm of the Longhua that is as thin as a cicada......

Gu Xiyan listened with relish, and was about to continue to talk about this topic with Mo Ju after lunch, but faintly heard the sound of silk and bamboo, as if there was still a girl's singing, coming with the wind, looming.

Heng Yue Qi said: "What kind of sound is this?" Where did it come from? ”

Duanniang said with a straight face: "Where is the sound?" Pack up your things quickly, don't look around. ”

After a while, the sound grew louder and louder.

Gu Xiyan quietly looked for Duan Niang: "What's the matter?" ”

Duan Niang sighed: "Didn't you hear Mama Song yesterday? ”

Gu Xiyan was puzzled.

Duan Niang said: "Madame rented the willow pavilion next to Yuanxiang Lake to the one surnamed Qin. ”

Gu Xiyan then remembered and asked, "Oh, that Aunt Qin who taught Sizhu is also said to be from Jiangnan, do you know her?" ”

Duan Niang hesitated for a while before replying: "I don't know either, but I've heard of it." said that he was a famous actor in the past, his appearance was very outstanding, and he was proficient in musical instruments, and later he accepted the mountain in Wuzhou, Jiangnan County, and opened a class to accept apprentices, which was quite famous. Two years ago, the concubine of the family of Lord Li, the political secretary of Jiangnan County, was a birthday and invited Aunt Qin's team to sing a hall play, but somehow, a girl under her actually hanged herself in Lord Li's house, and Aunt Qin caused a lawsuit, and then the team was dispersed, and her people were nowhere to be found. Unexpectedly...... I actually rented our yard, and I am still doing this business of opening classes and accepting apprentices......" Duan Niang said as she shook her head angrily.

Gu Xiyan heard it in his ears and remembered it in his heart, and he actually had the idea of seeing this. It's just that I saw Duanniang's face full of disapproval, it's not good to perform here.

While the two were talking, Xinghong suddenly came in and said, "There is a little girl named Shuxiang outside who asks to see the girl, saying that it is a personal boy next to the master." ”

Gu Xiyan and Duan Niang looked at each other, knowing that this person was probably sent by Master Gu, so they immediately invited that little guy in. The little guy was only eight or nine years old, his face was as red as an apple, and his two big round eyes were as clear as shining gems, and he was very alert.

Sure enough, it was Master Gu who asked this little guy named Shuxiang to pass on Gu Xiyan, saying that he asked her to meet him in his study now.

Duan Niang took candy to entertain Shuxiang, Hengyue and they hurriedly dressed up Gu Xiyan, Gu Xiyan took Mo Ju and followed Shuxiang to see Master Gu.

There are two ways to go to Master Gu's study, one is from the small garden of the garden to the outer courtyard, and the other is from the forest path in Beyuan to the corner gate, and then through a north-south alley to Rongyue Zhai.

Under normal circumstances, of course, Mrs. Gu was consulted, took half of the key, and opened the corner gate with the corner gatekeeper, and went through the alley to Rongyue Zhai.

Although the rain stopped when he went out, and the branches and leaves in the forest were wet, Gu Xiyan still chose to walk through the forest. When they got out of the alley, they saw a small open and flat square paved with blue bricks, in front of the square was a tall walled courtyard made of bluestone, and the door was a magnificent Guangliang gate, which put Gu Xiyan there on the spot.

Shuxiang led them straight through the square and knocked on the door, and there were boys who were four or five years older than Shuxiang answering the door, Shuxiang saw the boy and smiled sweetly: "Brother Guiguan, I brought the second girl to see the master." ”

The boy named Guiguan is about the same height as Gu Xiyan, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, exuding a heroic and sassy atmosphere, and his temperament is very outstanding, if he hadn't met him in this place, Gu Xiyan would never have believed that he was just a little child servant. He looked indifferent at Gu Xiyan and waved his hand, and said indifferently, "Please come with me, second girl." ”

The two followed Guiguan into the door, inside is a small courtyard, there is a tall camphor tree on the left and right, in the middle is a bluestone slab road, at the end of the road is a seven-room house, the brick building of the mountain rest roof, it looks very tall, there is nothing on the lintel.

Guiguan stepped forward and knocked on the door, and the answer to the door was also a boy, one or two years younger than Guiguan, with picturesque eyebrows, delicate and beautiful, Guiguan called him "a hundred years".

When he saw Gu Xiyan for a hundred years, he seemed to be very happy, and said a little shyly: "Second girl, wait, I'll go and tell the master." ”

The door closed again, and after a while, Centennial opened the door with a pale face and said, "The master let the second girl in!" ”

Mo Ju gave Gu Xiyan a hairdresser, and Gu Xiyan entered the door.

As soon as Gu Xiyan entered the door, she was taken aback, it was the largest private study she had ever seen.

All seven rooms were opened, and all the eyes could see were books, as high as the bookshelves of the purlins, on the low couches, and on the large painting cases...... Neat, messy, chaotic...... There are books everywhere, like a small library.

A man about thirty years old was sitting on a big couch by the window and looking at Gu Xiyan, his face was elegant, his facial features were beautiful, he was wearing a white robe with wide sleeves, his expression was casual and indifferent, but there was a boy about the same size for a hundred years at the foot of the big couch, the boy saw Gu Xiyan come in, and looked at her in surprise. The boy's hair was like black paint, his eyebrows were like distant daisies, he was very beautiful, I don't know why, his face was pale, and the big beads of sweat flowed down with his sideburns.

In Gu Xiyan's shocked gaze, Bai Nian immediately stepped forward to pick up the boy and called "Huanling" in a low voice.

Huan Ling replied in a low voice, and walked out with a staggering step.

Gu Xiyan felt that this scene was a little weird, but she couldn't say that there was anything wrong, so she couldn't help but look at the two boys a few more times.

The man on the couch laughed and distracted Gu Xiyan's attention: "It's still the same, it looks well-behaved and docile, but its eyes are slippery and rolling, like a curious little mouse!" ”

Gu Xiyan couldn't hear whether the man's words were happy or hateful, and he couldn't hear what he meant, so he had to smile wryly, stepped forward to bend his knees and blessed the man, and shouted "Father".

Old Master Gu's jet-black light raised his sword eyebrows, pursed his thin lips lightly, and waved his wide sleeves casually, motioning for her to sit opposite him.

Gu Xiyan sat up gently.

Master Gu smiled at the corner of his mouth, and looked at Gu Xiyan calmly for a long time, making her feel uneasy. Suddenly, Master Gu reached out and pinched Gu Xiyan's jaw like lightning, and pulled her face to the window, as if he could see Gu Xiyan's appearance clearly through the sunlight outside, and his eyes looked at her like a sharp blade.

Gu Xiyan was cold in his heart when he looked at him, and was about to say a few witty words to ease the atmosphere, but Master Gu suddenly shook off his hand suddenly, Gu Xiyan was unexpected, and almost fell off.

At this moment, she noticed that Master Gu wiped the hand that pinched her jaw on the placket of her clothes.

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