This year's spring came a little early, and at the beginning of February, it was already willow strip cutting wind.

The list of eligible concubines has come out. There is no surprise, Fang Shaoying is on the list, and Gu Xiyan and Lian Fanghua, the fourteenth girl of the Lian family, are also on the list of candidates. Gu Xiyan's initial approval was set on 28 February, and the deadline of 10 March was neither ahead nor behind.

Mrs. Gu took advantage of the fact that there was still some time before Gu Xiyan's primary election, and decided to take a few maidservants to Qixia to visit the Buddha.

Gu Xiyan arranged the itinerary one by one.

Go to a few carriages, who are sitting in each car, who is responsible for the periphery of the periphery, who is responsible for the deployment of personnel in the inner perimeter, what things to bring, how much sesame oil money to send, Gu Xiyan arranged it in an orderly manner, and also wrote an itinerary for Mama Tian, who was in charge of the inner perimeter, and Deacon Ding, who was in charge of the periphery.

Because Duan Niang wanted to repay her wish for Gu Xiyan to Qixiaguan, Gu Xiyan asked her to take care of Mrs. Gu closely.

Before leaving, Liu Er, who was responsible for packing up the jewelry for Mrs. Gu, couldn't find the box of "Yanyan", and asked a few personal maidservants, all of whom said that they didn't see it, she was so anxious that she turned around, and the carriage outside came to urge again, Ye Er said: "I'm afraid that I lost my way for a while, and Mrs. didn't ask for this thing by name, if you ask, it will be said that it was a moment of negligence, and our sisters will look for it at home." ”

Liu Er no longer insisted, and hurriedly got into the carriage after a few words.

After sending Liu Er away, a few little sisters who stayed at home called her to throw money. Ye Er thought that Mrs. Gu was going to stay for five days this time, and she wouldn't be able to come back for a while, and it wouldn't be too late to find her in two days. Turned around and went out to play.

When she arrived at Qixia Temple, when Mama Tian arranged the room, she suddenly found that Mo Ju and Xinghong were also coming, and called the two of them in, Mo Ju said: "Ye Er, who helped Mrs. take care of the coat cage, suddenly had a stomachache, and the second girl temporarily arranged for us to help." ”

Mama Tian hurriedly said, "Who is waiting next to the girl?" ”

Mo Ju said: "Temporarily transferred Mama Zhao." ”

Although it was not in accordance with the rules, the person had already come, and Mama Tian could only nod helplessly.

Shengjing's Gu Mansion has no master, just like the boss has gone on a business trip, although he is still doing things in place, his spirit is inevitably a little lax.

Master Gu was going to the new Hanlin Academy's house to drink at night, a child next to him ran to Deacon Liu, who was in charge of the carriage, to pass the word, Deacon Liu instructed the little six around him to arrange the carriage, Xiao Liu ran to the stable, a few servants of the horse room were drinking and gambling on pai gow, Xiao Liu wanted to set the carriage, called a few times, a small guy who lost all the book staggered to stand up to lead the horse, Xiao Liu took the reins of the horse, and asked: "Why don't you see the two jujube red horses?" ”

The little guy began to curse and scold: "Lao Tzu will use whatever horse you arrange, and when you become the deacon of the stable, you will come to Lao Tzu to point fingers......"

Xiao Liu shrank his neck and pulled the horse away, and walked far away, still muttering in his mouth: "Lao Tzu will be a deacon of the stable in the future......

Although the little guy scolded Xiao Liuzi, he looked back and saw that really, the two jujube red horses with the best foot strength that should have been tied together were no longer in the bar. He returned to the table: "Who led the two jujube red horses with the best foot strength?" ”

The card is turning over a picture of the king, everyone is holding their breath and waiting for the dealer to flop, he asked, immediately someone impatient: "You go to check the record of the horse room is the book, what are you shouting here!" ”

When the little guy heard this, he flicked his sleeves, and still stood there looking at the cards, but he thought in his heart: It's a lot of mouth!

Master Gu opened his eyes, and the headache of the hangover made him still confused for a moment. Someone beside him carefully opened the tent, and a warm wind blew in.

Is it spring?

Master Gu stared at the top of the tent in a daze.

It's been a year. The glory of Sanyuan and the first seems to be yesterday, the red silk, the noisy crowd, the envious eyes, and the gongs and drums that resounded in the sky...... It seems that there is only one day in life that is bright and pleasant.

Twenty years, it took a full twenty years to sit in the position of a Honglu Temple where birds do not lay eggs. Fang Jixian, who was in the same period, was already a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion University and a scholar of the Ministry of Households, and a Shaoqing of Shangbaosi...... The head of the household is still the book, the Shangbao Division is Shaoqing, ha, the left hand is sealed, the right hand is paid, the foot is cross-household, the two departments of work, the silver of the treasury, is not the final say of Fang Jixian alone......

Thinking of this, Master Gu sat up suddenly, his black and white eyes turned red, as if a fire was burning.

Why, why, he was only a second-class ...... Isn't there a **** in their Fang family who is lying under the emperor and called spring...... Is there no woman in the Gu family......

Some fragmented pictures appeared in Old Master Gu's mind, and the blood in his whole body slowly concentrated on a certain point under him.

He shouted "Guiguan" in a hoarse voice.

The person next to him immediately whispered: "Master, Guiguan is keeping vigil in Rongyue Zhai, do you want me to call him......"

Old Man Gu looked at the person who spoke with a gloomy face.

The pink face, the red mouth, and the delicate skin that has not yet shed its milk.

It seems to be a little boy newly bought by Deacon Ding, called "Si'er".

He vaguely shouted "Guiguan", and stretched out his hand to pull the person to the bed......

Shuxiang, who was about to step into the house with a copper basin, heard the low mournful sound coming from the house, and couldn't help but freeze his steps, and looked in the direction of Rongyuezhai as if asking for help.

Behind him, a boy who was about the same as Shuxiang asked inexplicably, "Brother Shuxiang, what are you doing standing here!" What about the face wash that the lord is still waiting for us? ”

The fragrance of the tree turned around, and the thin morning light shone on the boy's face, flying a pair of sword eyebrows, revealing a trace of sassiness. The fragrance of the tree was in a trance, as if many years ago, he saw Guiguan for the first time. No, it's not a lot of years, it only seems like it's only two or three years, but it feels like it's been a long time, like it's been ten or even twenty years.

When the boy saw the fragrance of the tree, he smiled brightly, as clear as the spring water of the mountains, and as fresh as the buds of the willows......

With a "clang", the copper basin in Shuxiang's hand fell to the ground, and he turned around and ran towards Rongyuezhai.

The two ancient camphor trees were still intertwined with each other, and the fragrance of the tree pushed open the door of Rongyuezhai and shouted "Guiguan", and the children's voice that had not yet changed its voice echoed in the empty study room.

No one should be.

He ran to the bed of Rongyue Zhai Guiguan, the half-new fragrant autumn mattress, the Jiangnan porcelain pillow that has more than one year of life, and the quilt with the azure brocade quilt in the lake-colored Hangzhou silk lining were cleaned up and folded neatly, without a single fold.

Shuxiang circled around the study with a confused face: "Guiguan, Guiguan, where are you?" ”

Deacon Ding was bored wandering around with a freshly drawn wicker, and it had been two days since he came to Qixiaguan, and he was squatting here every day to watch the forest. I still have to find a way to transfer back to the master to be on an errand, like last time, I bought a little boy for the master to go back, and I deducted a hundred taels in private, a full hundred taels! By the side of the lady, at most I went to buy some rouge gouache or something, and I couldn't get twenty taels a year...... These valves are disgusting, and they love to play...... It's really full and swollen, let him starve for three days...... It's really the same life!

Thinking of his brother, who had starved to death due to the flood, he let out a long sigh and sat down on a tree stump.

Not long after he sat down, Deacon Ding saw his personal boy Xitian running over with a panicked expression.

Could it be that something is wrong?

Mrs. Gu's yellow, bloodless face immediately came to his mind.

Deacon Ding stood up nervously.

But don't let something happen to him on an errand!

The more you are afraid of something, the more you will come.

As soon as Na Xitian saw Deacon Ding, he shouted from afar: "Something's wrong, what's wrong?" ”

Deacon Ding's heart was beating wildly, and he stepped forward and slapped the back of Xitian's head: "What are you talking about in a panic, stand firm for me." ”

Xitian covered his head aggrievedly and said vaguely: "Master, the master let me go back, saying that there was an accident at home!" ”

Deacon Ding lifted it up again with a hanging heart.

The little boy who bought it back with Huanling was disobedient and was played to death by Master Gu, and this time he bought two new ones, could it be......

He nervously asked, "Who will deliver the word?" What else was said? ”

Xitian shook his head: "It's the inkstone next to the master, I just said that I would go back immediately." ”

Deacon Ding hurriedly went to Mama Tian to tell Madame, and then returned to Shengjing with Yanxiang.

On the way, Deacon Ding stuffed a small piece of broken silver to Yanxiang: "What is the master looking for me?" ”

Yan Xiang didn't know: "It's just urgent, and if you want to do business, you must rush back before five o'clock." ”

It was not yet five o'clock when he returned to the Gu family in Shengjing, and he was in a hurry to rush to Gu's house, but he carefully observed the people in the house along the way.

The outer courtyard seemed to be normal, the lazy were still lazy there, and the slippery ones were still there, but as soon as they entered the courtyard where Master Gu lived, the atmosphere immediately changed, gloomy, and several boys stood in the corner tremblingly, and they didn't dare to say anything.

Yan Xiang stepped forward and knocked on the door of Deacon Ding in a few steps, but no one came to answer the door, and Master Gu personally answered. Yanxiang immediately pushed the door open and went inside, and then carefully closed the door.

The fans in the room were all closed, and the light was a little dim, and Deacon Ding blinked to get used to the light in the room.

Master Gu was sitting cross-legged on the beautifully carved eight-step bed, holding a small pastel teacup in his hand. The tea cup Deacon Ding recognized that it was given by the uncle of Liu Mansion in Jiangnan last year, a total of ten, and said that it cost 4,000 taels of silver, each of which was 400 taels, and he could buy a three-entry blue brick courtyard in Buzheng Fang.

Deacon Ding walked over, carefully took the teacup in Master Gu's hand and put it on the small table on the side, nodded and said softly: "Master, what do you have to tell you to find the little one?" ”

Old Master Gu was smiling, and his dark eyes were like thousands of ancient wells, as if there were thousands of yin spirits floating in it and couldn't come out.

He stretched out his white, slender finger and pointed to the ground.

Deacon Ding followed his fingers and immediately took three steps back in a row with an unstable body: "This, this is ......"

The voice has changed!