Gu Lan was watching in the small kitchen of Cuixuan Courtyard, her father had been lingering more in Aunt Luo's place recently, and Aunt Song was a lot haggard when she looked at it, she was secretly distressed and wanted to make a cup of nourishing soup for her mother.

Ziling came over and said, "...... The eldest young master is here. ”

Gu Lan took the handkerchief handed by Mu Hibiscus and wiped his hands, instructed the mother-in-law in the kitchen to watch the heat of the casserole carefully, and stepped into the verandah of the courtyard. Seeing that the redness and swelling on Ziling's face had not completely dissipated, he frowned and asked her, "Didn't you apply the ointment?" ”

Ziling whispered: "The slave maid thought it was going to be shown to the eldest young master......"

Gu Lan scolded her for being stupid: "He's busy with his own studies now, can he look at your face, what are you!" "This kind of little trick is used once, don't have a second time, Gu Jinchao is not playing with Ziling's face if he has nothing to do.

Thinking that Qiao Wei told her that Ziling couldn't stay longer, she felt irritable again...... Sure enough, it's not as clever as Hibiscus.

Seeing Gu Jinrong standing under the corridor in front of the hall, and there was a pestle brought by the girl next to him, he looked at a newly planted beauty pine in the courtyard with his hands behind his back. He must have something bothering him...... Gu Lan thought to himself, he would be restless whenever he had something to worry about.

Gu Jinrong saw Gu Lan walking towards him with a smile, and thought that he had happily told her the day before yesterday that he could stay at home, and his heart was even more uncomfortable. "Second sister, I'll come over and tell you, I can't stay at home to study."

Gu Lan was stunned: "What, doesn't Daddy agree?" ”

Gu Jinrong gritted his teeth and said: "Father originally agreed, but last night Gu Jinchao went to his father overnight to ask him to change his mind!" He said and complained about Gu Jinchao, "I don't consult her now!" Why does she have to mind my business! ”

Gu Lan smiled and comforted her: "Maybe the eldest sister thinks that you are inconvenient at home...... I'm afraid it will delay your studies. ”

Gu Jinrong snorted: "She's afraid of delaying my studies? She was afraid that I would share my mother's favor! I go to my mother every day on weekdays, as if others don't know that she is filial. Besides, if I leave, wouldn't it be more convenient for her to bully you in the future, how could she be such a selfish person for my studies! ”

If Gu Jinrong went to Qifang Hutong to study, of course, it would not be beneficial to her. Gu Lan also sighed: "I don't know who told the eldest sister, alas, I thought that if you could be at home, you could also accompany your mother more, and her illness would get better sooner......"

Gu Jinrong was so angry under the corridor that he thought about it again and again: "Forget it, I'm going to talk to her!" What she's been doing during this time is too much......! "He shouted loudly to Qingxiu and Qing'an, and wanted to go to Qingtong Temple.

Gu Lanla didn't even hold him, this Gu Jinrong has always been out of proportion when he speaks, what if he misses something in front of Gu Jinchao! She shouted to him a few times, but the others had already walked out of the courtyard. Ziling asked in a low voice: "Miss, isn't it a good thing that the eldest young master wants to find trouble with the eldest lady...... Why don't you want him to go? ”

"What do you know...... Gu Lan glared at her, and was deflated again, forget it, wait for their sister and brother to eat the dog, it would be better if they fell out.

Jin Chao is still nesting on the warm big kang to make needles, these days are rainy and rainy, and it is cold again, it is not good to go out and move around.

Tong's mother watched from the side and asked her, "What is the eldest lady doing?" ”

Jin Chao said: "This is a knee pad, made for Jin Rong." "Although spring is about to begin, the weather is still cold, and their children who are studying in Daxing will definitely change their cotton pants early, and they will feel cold when they sit down to listen to Mr. Teach. I made knee pads for him to wear, and when it was cold, I put them on, and I had to go out and take them off.

After all, the two are sisters and brothers, and the bad relationship also makes my mother sad. Since Jin Rong likes others to please and cater to him, then she does what he likes. Jin Chao knows that his character is also stubborn and tough, but Gu Jinrong is a person who eats soft and not hard, this younger brother still has to be coaxed, he is still young after all.

The knee pads were made of agarwood-colored silk cloth, sewn two layers of silk cloth inside, and stuffed with soft cotton, and she embroidered the pattern of good news on the silk cloth, and now it was the time to thread the needle and close the edge. She started making this thing half a month ago, and she finished it when she put it away.

The long table dedicated to the Bodhisattva is lit with sandalwood, wisps of light blue smoke rise thinly, and the sound of rain outside the door is even more peaceful.

Suddenly, there was a loud noise outside, which sounded like rain bamboo and rain tung.

Qingpu walked out of the screen and opened the curtain, and saw a group of people coming over from the verandah, she squinted her eyes and looked carefully, and said to Jinchao: "Miss, it was the eldest young master who came over with his two scholars, and it seems that they broke in directly, and the two little girls couldn't stop them......

Jin Chao sighed: "You should have come to ask me about his study, you just let him in." ”

"Gu Jinchao! You're in there! Gu Jinrong shouted loudly and entered the east room, and the scholar who gave him an umbrella took the umbrella and stood outside the door.

Jin Chao stood up and took the cloak on the side, Gu Jinrong had already walked through the screen, he was wearing a stone blue straight jacket, and the tips of his hair were slightly wet. On her delicate and upright face, a pair of eyes were staring at her gloomily.

Jin Chao was not annoyed, and walked up to him to put a cloak on him: "You are here in the rain......

Gu Jinrong opened her hand: "I don't want you to be pretending!" ”

Jin Chao withdrew his hand and said with a smile: "Then you put on your cloak yourself, if you get cold, you can't set off for Daxing." ”

"Who said I was going to Daxing!" Gu Jinrong glared at her: "Why do you care about my business!" Why do you want to talk too much to your father! If you're afraid of me, your mother won't love you so much, or if you're afraid of me, framing the second sister will get in the way! ”

The words were asked higher and higher, Tong's mother and Qingpu were shocked by him, and Bai Yun and Caifu didn't dare to breathe.

Jin Chao put down the cloak in his hand and looked at him quietly for a long time before asking, "Do you really think so?" Do you think I'm that kind of person? ”

Gu Jinrong sneered: "You are not such a person, so what kind of person are you!" You beat Liuxiang crazy and drove her out of the house, because Ziling helped her intercede and instructed Qingpu to beat her, and you didn't force your father to take a concubine, aren't you such a person? The second sister is? These things are your business, I have no room to speak, but you don't care about my business, I can study wherever I want! I don't need you to talk too much! ”

Jin Chao's heart instantly cooled.

Instead, she laughed again: "Who told you all this?" ”

Gu Jinrong continued: "Don't say that it's the second sister who framed you again! Let me tell you, I asked the people in the house about these things! How can you think of the second sister like this, the second sister is sincere and good to you, and she often advises me not to conflict with you, saying that my mother will be unhappy, and I have endured it many times for my mother and second sister. You...... Do you really think that everyone else is just as vicious as you? ”

Jin Chao glanced at Gu Jinrong, sat back on the big kang and picked up the knee pads he had just made.

"So if someone tells you to do so, you're going to ask?" She continued, "If Gu Lan really wants us to be harmonious, will she tell you these things, will she accidentally mention it and let you check it yourself?" ”

"Gu Lan will let you stay at home to study for your own good?" Jin Chao's voice was very calm and faint, but there was no sound around him, but it was exceptionally clear.

"She wants to drag down your studies and make you become a good-for-nothing boy in the end. And why should I compete with you for my mother's favor, my mother's favorite has always been you, when you grew up under her knees, I was far away in the Ji family......"

"As for you saying that I framed Gu Lan, as the eldest daughter of the Gu family, why should I frame her, do I want anything from her? Who is framing whom, do you know clearly? From Jing'an Ju back to Cuixuan Courtyard, will Ziling pass through Jingfangzhai? She's been waiting for you there for a long time. ”

Gu Jinrong thought that Jin Chao would glare at him fiercely or scold him as before, but she didn't.

She didn't even look at him.

Outside the window, the rain was pouring down, and the maule fan was open, and you could see the newly planted vines in the yard. Jin Chao turned his head to look out the window, his soft side face as calm as water.

Gu Jinrong's arrogance suddenly disappeared, he thought carefully about every word Gu Jinchao said, in fact, what she said was very reasonable...... His face turned pale, how could it be, the second sister had always treated him so kindly and friendly, it was impossible for her to calculate him in her heart!

"You don't want to frame the second sister." Gu Jinrong's voice weakened, "What evidence do you have?" ”

Jin Chao said: "I am your sister-in-law...... Why do you want to hurt you......" lowered his voice.

Gu Jinrong watched her turn her head, and only then did she know why she didn't look at him, she actually cried.

He was stunned for a while, he had never seen Gu Jinchao crying.

He always felt that Gu Jinchao wouldn't cry, she was so arrogant and domineering, who could make her cry.

He remembered that when Gu Jinchao was ten years old, he had to play swing with them. Gu Lan fell down while swinging, crying with tears in her eyes, her father and several aunts took turns to comfort her, and she had to go to find nests to make her happy. Gu Jinchao stood next to them and looked at them coldly, and turned around and left alone. Everyone looked for her for a long time to find her in the ear room of a courtyard, and her father scolded her for running around, but she still looked at them stubbornly, her dark eyes wide open, as if she had not been hiding in the dilapidated yard all night.

"You ......" Gu Jinrong wanted to say something, he even wanted to wipe her tears.

"I'm tired, the eldest young master remembers to leave by himself." She got up and walked to the inner room, and Qingpu followed.