Chapter 314: Playing Stupid
It's fifteen today, and Chen Xuanyue hasn't come over yet, but a few aunts have come to greet her first.
When Gu Jinchao just gave birth, several aunts came to see her, Aunt Xue also gave the child a pair of hand bells inlaid with gold and white jade, and Aunt Yu and Aunt Lu both gave them small jackets made by themselves or children's belly pockets and socks.
The three aunts now live in Xianyu Pavilion, and the road is far away, not far from the original Jiang family's residence. Originally, Gu Jinchao lived in Muxi Hall, and he should have moved the residence of his aunts to her side. However, one is that she doesn't need to be served by her aunts, and the other is that Chen Sanye is not staying with her aunt now. So the aunts have never moved.
According to the previous practice, Aunt Xue served her tea and asked about the long lock: "...... Mrs. Yuan's health is not good, and the eleventh young master was carried by a concubine before he was four years old. The eleventh young master was naughty when he was a child, and he couldn't eat well with milk, and the concubine also thought of many ways to take him. A few days ago, I heard that the little young master was crying at night, if it wasn't good, the concubine would have some options......"
Gu Jinchao drank tea and said with a smile: "He is fine now, so you don't need to bother."
Aunt Xue looked at her cautiously, after all, Chen Sanye didn't care about them, and Gu Jinchao's mood could decide their life and death. She smiled again: "It's okay, the concubine heard that the little young master has been bad recently, so she remembered the situation of the eleventh young master at that time, and the two brothers were the same scene."
Gu Jinchao knew that Aunt Xue missed Chen Xuanxin. It's not the time of the solar term, and she and Chen Xuanxin can't see each other.
Gu Jinchao said lightly: "The eleventh young master will also come over to greet me in a while, you can stay for lunch." ”
Aunt Xue was overjoyed, knowing that it was Gu Jinchao's grace that specially let her see her son, so she hurriedly bent down to thank her.
Aunt Lu smiled: "The concubine really envies Aunt Xue for being able to accompany Mrs. to lunch." The concubine and Aunt Yu always had no one to talk to in the Xianyu Pavilion, and they were very lonely in their hearts......"
As soon as she said that, Aunt Yu coughed. Aunt Lu's face froze.
Gu Jinchao glanced at her, Aunt Yu was not a few years older than her, and it was the best time to look up. The skin is better than the snow, and the people are more delicate than the flowers. She covered her mouth with a handkerchief, pinned her head to the side, and whispered, "The concubine suffered from the wind and cold a few days ago, and she is not completely ...... Offended Madame. ”
Gu Jinchao saw that her face was a little pale, and she looked weak, so naturally he would not blame her: "Since you have not recovered from your illness for a long time, you have to find a doctor to come and take a look." If this cough is delayed for a long time, it will give birth to other diseases. ”
Yu Xianyin stood up and saluted, still in a faint tone: "The day before yesterday, the concubine was seen by the mother-in-law who is good at medical science, and now she is drinking the decoction, and now she is much more relaxed." Don't bother the lady to invite the doctor to come over for the concubine. ”
Aunt Yu's temperament is the strangest, probably because her father is the magistrate of Wanping County, and she is more arrogant than Aunt Xue and Aunt Lu, who were born in Yatou and Shangjia. Since she didn't want to see a doctor, Gu Jinchao didn't force her, and nodded to let her sit down.
When the two aunts retreated, it was time for Steward Liu and Steward Wei to speak. Since there was nothing to do, Gu Jinchao sent them back first, and took a book of accounts from the department to read it carefully. She herself has been reading the account books of shops and granges all year round, and these are not difficult for her. It was only at this glance that I realized that the Chen family's expenses were indeed large, just that there were nearly 1,000 taels of expenses every month, and if they met a lot of favors, 1,000 taels would not be enough to deal with it...... In this way, the Chen family doesn't know how big an industry it needs to support!
Aunt Xue stood next to her and waited for her, helping to serve tea and fan.
At noon, Gu Jinchao asked the girl to set up a meal in the western room, and invited Xue Rong to sit down and eat together.
Xue Rong was frightened and refused, so Gu Jinchao said, "When the eleventh young master comes over later, I definitely don't want to see you standing and serving me......"
Madame wanted to save her face in front of the child...... Aunt Xue bit her lip before slowly sitting down.
Chen Xuanxin has to go to Tao Yan Hall to listen to Mr. lecture in the morning, and he can come over at noon. When he walked into the west room, he saw that Aunt Xue was also there, and his face was a little surprised, but he quickly reined in his mind and saluted Gu Jinchao respectfully, and called Xue Rong Aunt Xue again.
Aunt Xue saw that he had grown taller again, and his appearance began to look like Chen Sanye. Nodding with a smile, Chen Xuanxin glanced at his biological mother, and stopped talking. He asked Gu Jinchao softly about the long lock.
It just so happened that the nurse came out with the long lock, probably seeing the mother sitting on the Luohan bed, wearing a red silk gown, and his eyes didn't roll. Gu Jinchao got up and teased him with a smile, kissed his little face, and he also looked at her carefully with his eyes open, just like looking at the tiger head doll on his bed. When Gu Jinchao took him into his arms, he obediently leaned on Gu Jinchao's shoulder, and there was a milky fragrance on his body.
Aunt Xue smiled when she saw it: "Eleventh young master, look at how cute the little young master is." When you're that old, you're as thin as a monkey......"
Chen Xuanxin frowned secretly, he was not used to his biological mother talking to him so intimately. It's just that he has a good self-cultivation, and he won't say it if he doesn't like it.
I didn't grow up with my biological mother since I was a child, so I naturally have no affection. What's more, the Aunt Xue he saw was an aunt who had raised her head, far from being comparable to the Jiang family and the Gu family. If she hadn't given birth to him, I'm afraid Aunt Xue wouldn't have been able to gain a firm foothold in the Chen family.
Gu Jinchao could also see that Chen Xuanxin was estranged from Aunt Xue, but Aunt Xue looked at her son with a blank eye, and refused to blink her eyes. She didn't say anything, coaxed the long lock to sleep, and let the nurse carry her to the warm room.
At this time, Chen Xuanyue came over.
Shiqiu opened the curtain for him, and Chen Xuanyue walked in.
Chen Xuanxin smiled at him when he saw Chen Xuanyue: "Brother Jiu actually came to his mother?" ”
Chen Xuanyue snorted, and there was a faint impatience in his voice. Without looking, he walked straight towards Gu Jinchao.
Chen Xuanxin originally wanted to tease him a few words, but it was not easy to say it in front of Gu Jinchao, they often laughed at Chen Xuanyue in the Taoyan Pavilion on weekdays. But he didn't expect that one day Chen Xuanyue would speak to him like this. And there was an indescribable feeling in him, which made Chen Xuanxin stunned him for a while, and when he reacted, he was a little unwilling to tease him a few more words.
Gu Jinchao saw that Chen Xuanyue was coming, so he naturally didn't want to say more. Just let Aunt Xue talk to Chen Xuanxin alone. Let the two of them exit first.
Chen Xuanyue was thinking about his own affairs, where could he still take care of Chen Xuanxin.
When everyone went out, he sat opposite Gu Jinchao, quite uneasy.
"Auntie...... I ......"
Gu Jinchao sighed: "I saw the words on the paper crane." I ask you, have you been playing dumb? ”
She didn't go around in circles, but Chen Xuanyue was relieved. Gu Jinchao's direct question proved that she didn't have to deal with him. Chen Xuanyue shook his head and nodded, lowered his eyes and whispered: "I had a high fever when I was young, and since then, my grandmother has told me to pretend to be stupid...... Otherwise, sooner or later, my mother will attack me. It was only when my grandmother passed away a few years ago that I began to plan that I couldn't go on like this......"
As he spoke, he clenched his fists: "At that time, my mother had a stroke, and I went to tell my mother." But she refused to invite the doctor to come and see her grandmother, so she sent a mother-in-law who knew how to treat her. I was only seven years old, and I couldn't do anything but watch my grandmother take care of her day and night...... I'm just such a good person to me, but I only went for a month. I'll admit that I was scheming on you at the beginning. But I know you're really good to me......"
Gu Jinchao remembered that one day he met him in the lotus pond, and his sachet was snatched by several children.
"So that day in the lotus pond, you were going to get your grandmother's sachet back?"
Chen Xuanyue nodded without hesitation.
In fact, it was only from that time that he began to notice Gu Jinchao. Then the more he thought about it, the more he felt that only Gu Jinchao would help him. He began a long period of planning, including hiding near Gu Jinchao's Muxitang, waiting for her to save him.
A seven-year-old child watched his grandmother, who had grown up with him, die, but could not do anything about it. Gu Jinchao could understand this feeling very well, she was silent for a while before asking, "Are you born so smart?" You can see the mistakes in my ledger that day. ”
Chen Xuanyue thought for a long time before he said slowly: "Auntie, I can't tell you this." It's not that I don't trust you, it's that it's not easy to say...... But I do remember that mistake. It's hard for you to see, but it couldn't be easier for me. ”
For the first time, this child showed his ultimate intelligence, speaking clearly and eloquently. There is a special momentum between the gestures.
Gu Jinchao now finally understands why he sat in the position of Zuo Du Governor when he was not more than thirty years old.
Everyone has their own secrets. Not to mention anything else, Gu Jinchao was also hiding some things, so she didn't get to the bottom of it. She wanted to rub his hair, but sighed and put her hand down: "...... Besides this, you must have something to hide from me. ”
Gu Jinchao was very sure that Chen Xuanyue must have many secrets hidden in his heart. And some secrets are related to the Chen family.
Chen Xuanyue looked at her drooping hand for a moment. Even if she believed in herself, when she really knew the truth, she would inevitably alienate him......
Gu Jinchao looked at him steadily, but saw that Chen Xuanyue was just silent, she knew that she should show some attitude. said lightly: "If you don't say it, forget it." Now that I know you're not really stupid, you don't have to pretend, I'll ask a doctor to come over tomorrow and treat you! ”
When the time comes, I will use the doctor's mouth to fool Chen Xuanyue's pretending to be sick.
lest he pretend to be tired, and look at it himself, and feel even more tired.
Chen Xuanyue just shook his head with a wry smile, looked up at her and said, "...... What if I told you that I could only pretend to be stupid? If one day others find out that I am pretending, I am afraid that my life will be lost...... Are you still going to let me say it? ”R1152
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