Mo Ju shouted a few times and no one answered, and left lightly.

Listening to the footsteps that were fading away, both of them let out a long sigh of relief.

Qi Maosheng's eyes flashed hesitation: "I'm leaving, don't mess around!" After speaking, without waiting for Gu Xiyan to answer, he pushed open the window and turned out, and his thin and straight figure quickly disappeared into the thin morning mist.

Gu Xiyan chased a few steps and stopped, leaning on the half-open window lattice for a while.

After a while, she turned around and called Mo Ju.

I didn't sleep all night, but I didn't get tired.

Gu Xiyan hastily ate breakfast and went to Mrs. Gu to greet her.

She went early, and she couldn't think of anyone who came earlier than her.

Master Liu and Liu Zuocheng were already waiting there with a smile, and when they saw Gu Xiyan, he supported Mrs. Gu to go out to make tea for her, Gu Xiyan took the opportunity to say "Dicui Pavilion", Liu Zuocheng, who was standing behind him, exchanged a look, and Liu Zuocheng immediately walked out of the room.

When Mrs. Gu came in again, she only saw Master Liu and Gu Xiyan talking happily. Gu Xiyan and Mrs. Gu said a few words of gossip, and after a few words of greeting with Master Liu, they said goodbye.

Back in Beyuan, only Mo Ju and Gu Xiyan's garden was quiet, Gu Xiyan was restless, sitting quietly on the big couch in front of the window, as if listening to something.

Mo Ju felt strange, and also calmed down to listen, but couldn't hear anything.

Seeing this, Gu Xiyan smiled indifferently and instructed Mo Ju: "I'll go to the bed and lie down for a while, you go to Shouyuan to make a fuss and see what Master Liu has done!" ”

Mo Ju nodded clearly and assured, "Don't worry, girl." ”

After Mo Ju left, Gu Xiyan stood alone for a while, her expression gradually withered, she yawned, got up and prepared to go to bed to rest, who knew that she would be together. I felt top-heavy and fell to the ground.

Gu Xiyan couldn't help but smile bitterly, and it took a while to get up. Footsteps fluttered on the bed, randomly pulled the neatly folded quilt at the head of the bed and draped it over his body, closed his eyes and recuperated.

Qi Maosheng. Qi Yuzhi... Qi Maosheng, Qi Yuzhi, the two names appeared in her heart repeatedly.

Gradually, Gu Xiyan fell into a haze. She seemed to see Qi Maosheng's resolute face with sorrow, appearing in her eyes from afar, and Yin Yin told her: "You have to help me take care of my daughter." Gu Xiyan was just about to answer, but Qi Maosheng's face suddenly approached. Looking at her with a smile as bright as the sun, her expression was bright, sweeping away the dust and haggard on her face, she was almost ten years younger, and her eyebrows were flying and noble. said affectionately to Gu Xiyan: "My Fair Lady, the gentleman is good...", a suave appearance. Gu Xiyan was taken aback, when did Qi Maosheng become so frivolous? She exclaimed, "Who are you", the man smiled and said, "I'm Qi Yuzhi", Gu Xiyan rubbed her eyes, it turned out to be really Qi Yuzhi, she eagerly stepped forward and pulled Qi Yuzhi's sleeve: "What about Qi Maosheng, what about Qi Maosheng..."

Gu Xiyan woke up suddenly. Sweat through the placket.

The sun outside was like fire, and someone next to him shouted softly, "Second girl, second girl." ”

Gu Xiyan shouted blankly, "Qi Maosheng." ”

The person next to him said: "Where to go, where is the girl going..."

Gu Xiyan slowly came to her senses, and Mo Ju's delicate face appeared in her eyes. She said hoarsely, "What time is it?" ”

Mo Ju looked at the bedside and rang the bell. "It's almost twelve o'clock, and it's time for lunch." ”

Gu Xiyan was anxious. "Why didn't you wake me up?" I asked you to go and see what happened to Master Liu, can you go and see it? ”

Mo Ju hurriedly smiled: "Go, go." Mr. Liu had been talking to his wife since the morning, and now he was having lunch with his wife, and I was thinking about the girl, so I brought the food box... As soon as I arrived, I heard the girl dreaming about where she was going..."

Gu Xiyan was stunned for a moment, got up from the bed in a hurry, and limped towards Xiuheyuan.

Mo Ju hurriedly chased after him.

Gu Xiyan arrived at Dicui Pavilion in a hurry, and limped up to the second floor.

The second floor was empty, and even the broken bed on the ground was gone.

If it weren't for the fact that there was a sleek patch of dust in the house, she would have wondered if it had ever been inhabited.

Mo Ju, who followed her upstairs, asked softly behind her, "Girl, what's wrong with you here?" ”

Gu Xiyan staggered to the window lattice on the west side of the second floor of Dicui Pavilion, looked at the piece of broken ribbed cloth on the window lattice that was hunting in the wind for a moment, and then stumbled downstairs.

The two of them returned to Beyuan, Gu Xiyan had lunch with Mo Ju with a dazed expression, and asked Mo Ju to go to Mrs. Gu to see what Master Liu was doing. Mo Ju was about to clean up the dishes and chopsticks and go again, Gu Xiyan couldn't wait for her to go and come back to collect the dishes, Mo Ju was hesitating, she heard movement outside the door, she lifted the curtain and looked, it turned out to be Duan Niang and Xinghong back. She hurriedly greeted her: "Auntie, have you had lunch?" ”

Duanniang's face was full of dust, but her spirit was very good, and she said with a smile: "I have used it, and I will use the land at Mrs. How are the girls okay these two days? Did you have lunch? ”

Mo Ju hesitated for a moment and said with a smile: "It's all good, it's all good." ”

As he was talking, Gu Xiyan asked indoors, "But Aunt Duan is back!" ”

Mo Ju hurriedly lifted the curtain and invited Duanniang into the inner room.

Duan Niang was taken aback when she saw Gu Xiyan.

She was sluggish, her complexion was sluggish, and she was listless throughout.

Duan Niang stepped forward and hugged Gu Xiyan: "Girl, what's wrong?" ”

Gu Xiyan smiled reluctantly and said, "It's nothing." How was the security in Beijing when you returned to the city? ”

Duan Niang whispered: "It's still quite strict." Gu Xiyan nodded absentmindedly: "Isn't there anything unexpected?" ”

Duanniang smiled: "No, no." After speaking, he instructed Mo Ju: "Red apricot motion sickness, you go and wait for Xinghong!" ”

Mo Ju answered the call and helped Xinghong out of the door.

Duan Niang said: "The two of them are loyal and honest, you see, a total of 23,000 taels, and the account books, all of which are clear, that is, the money collected in the garden and sold the dried winter bamboo shoots have been recorded..." Untied a blue cloth bag at hand, revealing a neat stack of account books and a few silver tickets.

Gu Xiyan glanced at it with interest. Playing with something in his hand.

Duan Niang took a closer look and saw that it was a small piece of jade. She laughed and said, "Yo, where did the girl get this thing?" ”

Gu Xiyan's hand shrank slightly. "It's a gadget." After speaking, there was confusion in his eyes.

Duan Niang didn't know why, and was about to say something, just as Mo Ju came in and asked for instructions to bring tea in, Duan Niang quietly pointed to Gu Xiyan, who was too vain in her fugue, Mo Ju knew what Duan Niang meant, and shook her head. Duan Niang saw this. After thinking about it for a while, he talked to Gu Xiyan about going to Qixia to observe the land: "... The girl and the Geng stickers sent by the two families were given to Aunt Zhenling, and Aunt Zhenling said that today's girl Hongluan Xingxing is moving, and it is the right time to get married. There is no conflict between the two families who sent the birthday and the girl..."

Gu Xiyan's expression was solemn: "What did my mother say?" ”

Duan Niang smiled: "I went back as the girl ordered." Mrs. said to put it aside for the time being, and wait until she saw the imperial concubine. ”

Gu Xiyan let out an "oh". There was silence again.

Mo Ju poured tea for Duan Niang and was about to go out, but Gu Xiyan suddenly raised her head, saw Mo Ju, and said sharply: "I want you to go to the garden, why are you still here?" ”

Gu Xiyan has always been kind, such a sharp voice is very rare, Mo Ju was startled, and said in a helpless voice: "I'll go, I'll go..." she nodded anxiously at Duan Niang. He walked out of the room.

Duan Niang laughed and said, "Girl, what's wrong?" But what's not going to go your way? ”

Gu Xiyan didn't want her to speak, lay on the bed sideways, closed her eyes and said, "I'm a little tired, aunt, you've worked hard all the way, let's go rest first!" ”

Duan Niang hesitated. Xinghong opened the curtain and came in. He said softly, "Girl, Sister Huilan is here." I brought a bowl of bean cake from Qiqiao Zhai, and said that I was here to thank the girl for letting us go and help dry the book..."

As soon as Xinghong's words fell, Gu Xiyan sat up suddenly: "Is it Huilan, please invite her in!" ”

Duan Niang and Xinghong exchanged a puzzled look, and Xinghong quickly lifted the curtain and invited Huilan in.

As soon as Huilan came in, Gu Xiyan said, "Have you encountered anything strange along the way?" ”

Huilan laughed and said, "How did the girl know that I had encountered something strange when I arrived at your mansion!" ”

Gu Xiyan's expression seemed to be happy and worried, and he looked a little stunned.

"Don't you know, my car arrived at the intersection of Tongyifang, but I met General Zuo who was checking there." Whelan said with a smile, "My coachman is ignorant and has played the banner of your mansion, but General Zuo waved his hand and arrived all the way." You say it's strange... Last time, we beat up our driver, and it is said that I can't get out of bed today! ”

Duan Niang only looked at Gu Xiyan with her eyes when she heard this, but Gu Xiyan was expressionless, and the excitement just now was gone. Whelan saw some clues and smiled: "What's the matter?" ”

Duan Niang smiled disguisedly and said, "It's nothing, it's nothing, the girl has a broken foot and is feeling uncomfortable!" ”

Gu Xiyan took the opportunity to say, "Yes, my foot hurts a little." ”

Whelan hesitated for a moment and said, "Since that's the case, then I'll take my leave first." ”

Duan Niang got up and was about to send her, but Gu Xiyan said politely: "Since you are here, stay a little longer, and it's not too late to go back after dinner." ”

Who knew that Huilan immediately smiled and said, "If it's very good." I haven't gone to say hello to my wife yet! ”

Gu Xiyan nodded absentmindedly, slowly lay down, turned over, turned his back to them, and his body emitted a cold and alienated aura.

Xinghong smiled apologetically at Whelan and accompanied her out the door.

Duan Niang glanced at Mo Ju, and Mo Ju said softly: "Girl, then you can rest, I went out with my aunt." ”

Gu Xiyan said "um" in a sudden.

Duan Niang was still not at ease, so she walked to the door and glanced back.

Gu Xiyan's shoulders were shaking incessantly in the emerald green sandwich outside.

The two of them went out and stood in front of the house like an umbrella under a big tree, whispering.

Duan Niang's face was worried: "Let's go, let's go to Dicui Pavilion to have a look." ”