Gu Xiyan took off her shoes and sat on the kang to look at the furnishings of the room when Cuiyu turned back.

She bent her knees and saluted Gu Xiyan, and replied with a smile: "Madam, I have already passed your words to Hongyu and arranged for Xia Qing to guard the second door, you think it is appropriate or not." ”

She didn't know who Xia Qing was. Along the way, Gu Xiyan was worried that he would not be able to get married smoothly, and his mind was not on it at all, and the appearance and names of the people who came and went around him had not yet matched.

Gu Xiyan nodded, and invited Mama Zhao and the two little girls to sit on the kang. Mama Zhao hesitated for a moment, and when she got on the kang, Yanhong served Gu Xiyan and Mama Zhao a cup of tea with her hands and feet, and then sat on the edge of the kang with Hongyu, one right and one left.

In this society, the master and servant are strictly hierarchical, Gu Xiyan is self-aware, this is not something that she can change with her words, she can only say that she starts from herself, influences the people around her, and makes the atmosphere around her not have to be so restrained. So she didn't force the two little girls to say, "Look at this cold day, don't sit still." Jade and red, you go get some pastries and dried fruits, and we'll talk while eating! ”

The two little girls said yes and went out to serve snacks.

Only Gu Xiyan and Mama Zhao were left in the house, and Mama Zhao took this opportunity to introduce herself to Gu Xiyan: "Mrs. look at me, I am from the spring." It turned out that I was also an errand boy in the Guogong Mansion, and later got married, so I went back to my hometown with my husband. "Oh, you're from the spring?" Gu Xiyan was a little surprised: "Then do you know Aunt Gao?" ”

Mama Zhao was slightly stunned and said cautiously: "Aunt Gao is my mother's aunt. ”

The corners of Gu Xiyan's eyebrows were raised. At the beginning, she heard Liu Mei'er describe Aunt Gao. I had a very good impression of Aunt Gao, and at this time, I looked at Mama Zhao's smiling face, and I couldn't help but feel a sense of intimacy with Mama Zhao. Gu Xiyan's attitude towards her added a few sincere enthusiasms. and under the flattery of Mama Zhao. The two quickly became proficient with each other.

Over there, Jade and Yan Hong went out the door. I saw Hongyu standing in front of the corner door leading to the kitchen in the main house talking to Akishi.

Ruby waved to them when she saw them. Cuiyu and Yanhong walked over, Hongyu's face was slightly unhappy and said, "Mrs. didn't eat well this morning, why didn't my sisters come to me!" ”

Hongyu was older than Cuiyu, and she was also waiting by Mrs. Wei Lingyun's side, and later she was very shrewd, so Mrs. Wei transferred her to the kitchen in the inner courtyard, because her temperament was a little straight. She has offended a lot of people, and this time she came to the Qi Mansion at her own request, and Mrs. Wei also had a headache with her temper. After thinking about it, I released her. Cuiyu knows her very well, so this time she came to Hongtai and handed over the kitchen to her.

Hearing her ask this, Cuiyu hurriedly said: "The third master came in a hurry, and the wife avoided the east wing where Miss Duan lived, and we just got vacant, and we haven't had time to tell my sister yet!" ”

Ruby frowned. said: "I'm afraid that the food in the kitchen is not to my wife's taste." But this dish is a list. But it was Mama Yi next to Mrs. Xu of the Guogong Mansion who sent it over, saying that it was Grandpa Guo's usual favorite food. Let's be careful. But I think there's something wrong with this list! I think it's better to ask my wife for an idea. ”

Jade hesitated: "Let's wait." Now my wife is talking to Mama Zhao about things in Xingtou, and she wants us to find a snack to drink tea together! ”

Hongyu thought for a moment and said, "Then wait a while." It's just that there are only a few kinds of rose cake and bowl of bean yolk in the kitchen today, do you want to make a few more......"

A few people said as they headed to the kitchen. After only a few steps, I heard a low and mellow male voice from the main room, asking in a voice of disbelief and great surprise, "What is dead!" ”

Several little girls looked at each other, and they all saw fear in each other's eyes.

There is no secret thing about the wealthy and the rich. It's one thing to know it, it's another thing to hear the masters talk about it or bump into it on the spot...... Everyone gave each other a cautious look, scrambling to sneak a cigarette and run to the kitchen in the backyard!

In the room, Qi Xiao was holding a blue and white tea cup in her hand, leaning lazily on the big pillow.

"Well, it's dead! After Zuo Xiaoyu killed his wife, he went to the palace to surrender himself, because the people involved were too sensitive, and he was transferred to Dali Temple for secret interrogation. I heard Cui Qing say that the Queen Mother is still very kind to Zuo Xiaoyu, and no one in the Metropolitan Procuratorate has impeached the case above the court, and the trial is completed within three days, so not many people know. In the end, he only fined 3,000 taels of silver and compensated the Gu family to cut his official position, but the title was retained, and the eldest son of his concubine was also sealed, a hereditary reckless commander of the governor's lord! ”

Qi Maosheng frowned a little irritably: "Is there any movement in the Gu family?" ”

Qi Xiao said: "During the trial, Gu Baozhang went to cry in front of the Queen Mother, but he was reprimanded by the Queen Mother, and then obediently said nothing. As for the imperial concubine, Gu heard that there was no sound from beginning to end...... Of course, this matter will be turned into a big thing, and a small thing will not be resolved. ”

Qi Maosheng's face was as stiff as granite: "What does Xizhao think about this matter?" ”

Qi Xiao said: "Listening to Cui Qing's tone, it seems quite shameful. said that Zuo Xiaoyu was a hypocrite and a fake learner...... said that when he was in Longzuo, he looked at him seriously, but he didn't expect to kill his wife for a beautiful maid......"

Qi Maosheng smiled coldly and said, "Then Cui Qing is a Jinshi and the first, of course, he can't look down on Zuo Xiaoyu who relies on Zuyin...... Since this is the case......" Qi Maosheng pondered, his fingers "dong dong" knocked on the kang table of rosewood, and a rhythmic sound sounded like the sonorous war drums before the confrontation between the two armies, which made Qi Xiao's heart startled.

"Second brother, did you say that Cui Qing deliberately belittled Zuo Xiaoyu in front of us because we inquired about Zuo Xiaoyu!" Qi Xiao froze, and was a little puzzled. "I can't figure it out, that Zuo Xiaoyu just took a fancy to a girl from the Gu family who was married, and wanted to accept her as an aunt. Why didn't the Gu family agree? Not only did not agree. And they hid people. With Zuo Xiaoyu, he couldn't find it all over the place, and when he was so angry that he was drunk, he accidentally killed his newlywed wife...... This simply doesn't make sense! Do you think it's just a trick......"

Qi Maosheng's eyes flashed with a light as cold as a blade.

What kind of trick others don't know, but they know it in their hearts.

I'm afraid that I treat the maid as a girl, and the girl as a maid, so I ......

He instructed Qi Xiao in a gloomy voice: "Call Mr. Ding, leave this matter to him to deal with." ”

Let Dingzhihan handle it. That's a ghost trick......

Qi Xiao was abrupt: "Second brother is afraid that Zuo Xiaoyu will be unfavorable to us after being reactivated by the Queen Mother?" Even if this is the case, under the trade-off, he will only be sent to the Liangting Governor's Mansion to fight the people of Wujun City." His eyes appeared, and after seeing the prey, he was eager to kill, "Second brother, you leave this matter to me, am I still afraid of him?" ”

Qi Maosheng smiled: "Since the Queen Mother removed him, he will not be activated soon, and it will be impossible for you to meet him on the battlefield for the time being." I know this in my heart. You don't care. ”

Ask for it yourself. Handle it personally!

Qi Xiao knows Qi Maosheng too well.

Although his second brother looks dignified, he looks like he has no desires. But he is very proud in his bones. When he first beat Gaochang, he persuaded him to think twice before acting, but he said, "I would rather be shrouded in horse leather than I want to look at Xizhao's face anymore and live for a long time", as if the ancestors of the Qi family before were all wretched people who couldn't straighten their waists...... He has always been an open-minded and generous person, why did he behave so little this time, as if he couldn't tolerate Zuo Xiaoyu, would the second brother pay too much attention to Zuo Xiaoyu!

Thinking of this, a question that he had been unable to ask because of the lack of evidence and the stakes was like stars on the horizon, and the stars kept flickering in his mind, as if repeatedly reminding him to find the answer.

Qi Xiao hesitated, but in the end, he still didn't resist his curiosity to see the true face hidden behind the second brother's actions. He stammered a little and said, "Second brother...... It's true that the sister-in-law is also surnamed Gu ......"

Qi Maosheng didn't answer, just looked at him deeply.

There is no denial, which is also a disguised admittion!

The speculation was confirmed, and Qi Xiao's heart palpitated, and the words were even more unfavorable: "Is that the hairpin family with a history of more than 600 years the Gu family of Shuzhou in Jiangnan County?" The descendant of the university scholar Gu Zhijin, who wrote the "Annotations to the Four Books" and "Explaining the Words" Gu Jiadi? ”

Qi Maosheng remained silent.

For a moment the room fell into dead silence.

After a long time, Qi Xiao touched his head a little crampedly, and he realized that there seemed to be a water stain on his forehead, "I followed you like this......" There was a thick disbelief in his tone.

A trace of discomfort flashed on Qi Maosheng's face: "I don't know if it's right or wrong, anyway, I thought so at the time......

There was another dead silence.

After a long time, Qi Xiao grinned "hey, hey, hey" and laughed dryly, and then punched Qi Maosheng's shoulder, revealing an envious smile that men often show: "Okay, the second brother went to Shengjing and kidnapped the girl back, no wonder Mrs. Wei often said that you are a dog who doesn't bark......"

Qi Maosheng glared at him: "What nonsense are you talking about?" ”

was scolded by Qi Maosheng like this, Qi Xiao suddenly had a kind of time back, back to the time when they were teenagers and ran into trouble together and tried to hide it. He became excited and said with two eyes: "Second brother, what is this, you can leave it to me, leave it to me." Anyway, I'm also your brother, and this is a matter for our family. I promise to handle this matter properly, even if Zuo Xiaoyu knows that the little sister-in-law eloped with you, what can he do, and how dare ......"