Mother Tong sighed, the eldest young master's words were too heavy.

She walked up to Jin Rong and saluted: "Can the eldest young master listen to the slave maid, the slave maid used to serve the lady, can the eldest young master remember?" ”

Gu Jinrong looked at Tong's mother and nodded yes. This was Tong's mother, who originally helped her mother manage the grange, and later gave it to Gu Jinchao.

Tong's mother smiled: "Our eldest lady is used to showing softness to please others, and her temperament is most similar to your grandmother." But the eldest lady didn't say it, but not because she didn't care in her heart...... It's just that her personality is stronger. ”

Gu Jinchao's crying really shocked Gu Jinrong, and it was much more effective than Gu Jinchao scolding him and saying a few words about him. He even felt a slight heartache in his heart, perhaps it was the influence of the blood connection...... Gu Jinrong's voice calmed down a little: "Mother Tong, I didn't mean to make her sad, it's just that some of the things that the eldest sister sometimes does are indeed too much." That girl lingers ......."

Tong's mother said: "You must have heard the second lady tell you about this, and the slave will tell you what the slave and maid saw." ”

"Miss Liuxiang stole Miss's things three or four times, but Miss was kind-hearted and did not punish her. But she colluded with others privately and told the second lady about the golden bun, and the second miss wanted to say that Mrs. was not because of this, and she didn't want to be angry that Mrs. was sick...... The eldest lady couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to expel the girl from the house. The girl scared herself crazy, and the young lady really didn't let anyone beat her. ”

Gu Jinrong's eyes widened: "Collusion with the second sister? ”

Tong's mother continued with a smile: "Your second sister is deeply hidden. The eldest young master is smart, go back and think about it carefully, you can make it clear. ”

Gu Jinrong's heart was in turmoil for a while, that is to say...... Not only did he blame the eldest sister, but he also helped the second sister to anger his mother? How can this be, the second sister is very good to her mother, and she often goes to serve her!

"That'...... The matter of taking concubines is always her breaking up the family and persecuting her father! ”

Tong's mother shook her head and said: "Aunt Luo's mother's family is the Luo family of Taihe County, and her grandfather is the county Cheng of Taihe County. Aunt Luo has never met her in-laws at all...... What's more, if the master really doesn't want to take a concubine, who can force him. The eldest young master really shouldn't be angry with the eldest lady for this matter...... Miss, this is also for you. ”

Gu Jinrong felt inexplicable: "Didn't she just want to take revenge on the second sister by doing these things?" ”

Mother Tong continued to explain: "Young Master, think about it, if you just want to take a concubine. Why did the eldest lady bother to get people back from such a far away place in Taihe. Even if she is Miss Qier, there is no need to go toe-to-toe with Aunt Song. ”

“…… Tell me, if something happens to Mrs. and Aunt Song gives birth to a concubine, will she be supported as a stepmother? By that time, you will have a younger brother, and Aunt Song will definitely do a lot of things to you for this child. ”

Gu Jinrong's face changed several times, after all, he was not very old, and he couldn't see through the reason. But what Tong's mother said is indeed reasonable.

He hesitated: "However, Aunt Song and the second sister usually treat me well, even if Aunt Song becomes my father's stepfamily, then she is the same ......"

Before he could say anything, he himself felt stupid.

How could Aunt Song treat him badly, he was the only sister-in-law of the Gu family. But if she gives birth to a concubine, it won't be easy to say.

"I ...... Mother Tong, you asked Gu Jinchao to come out, and I asked her face to face if this was the case. Gu Jinrong was still hesitant in his heart.

Mother Tong shook her head with a smile: "You say that, Miss, does she still want to see you?" She walked to the side of the big kang, picked up the knee pads that Jin Chao had just made and handed them to Gu Jinrong, "The eldest young master accepts this, this is made for you by the young lady." said that you are afraid of the spring cold, and you will freeze in Daxing Reading Club. ”

Gu Jinrong held this soft knee pad, and his hands clenched unconsciously.

Was she helping him make this thing just now, the magpies and ingots embroidered on it are very good, the needlework is dense, and the magpies are vivid.

…… He just said so viciously to her.

Gu Jinrong gasped, feeling that he was chilling from head to toe.

Gu Jinrong glanced at the direction of Jin Chao's departure again, didn't say a word, and left Qingtong Courtyard with heavy steps.

Tong's mother entered the inner room at this time.

"Miss, the slave has already made it clear to the eldest young master. You just cried so well......"

Jin Chao sighed and said, "Although I expected him to come to me to make trouble, I also wanted to take the opportunity to explain everything." But when you listen to what he said, it is indeed too disproportionate, if the Gu family hands it over to him, it will be fateful...... I'm really chilled. ”

I don't know how much Gu Jinrong believed those words, he and Gu Lan have been in love for more than ten years, although her words can shake him a little, but they will not completely wake him up. Gu Jinrong has such a temperament, if he wants to really wake him up, he has to be a blow head-on.

"It's better to explain those things to the eldest young master, so that he won't always listen to the second young lady in the future." Mother Tong nodded, "What about the eldest young master's study, and you still let him invite Xixi at home?" ”

Jin Chao said: "If he listens to me, even if he only believes it a little, he won't want to stay at home...... We'll see how he reacts tomorrow when he goes to greet his father. ”

She is also at fault in this matter, her younger brother has to be coaxed to be happy, and he is easily swayed by others. She should have asked him to be wary of Gu Lan, but Gu Jinrong might not listen to what Jin Chao said, if Tong's mother said it, he would still believe it.

Jin Chao went to greet his father early the next day, and specially talked to his father about Jin Rong's reading and making arts, and his father nodded again and again, his daughter did not say anything else, she was much better than other women in the family in terms of reading, and it was reasonable to say.

After talking for a long time, I ran into Gu Jinrong, who came to say hello to my father.

Gu Jinrong walked in and saw that Jin Chao was also there, and he was stunned for a while. Gu Jinchao didn't say hello to him as if he didn't see him, and left Juliu Pavilion after saying goodbye to his father.

I didn't look at him either......

Gu Jinrong's heart was blocked. She was completely sad, so she didn't even bother to look at him, she didn't bother to say anything, and she didn't want to pay attention to him at all.

Thinking of yesterday when she turned her head, her pale cheeks were stained with tears, and her gaze was so disappointed that he felt as if he had made a heinous mistake.

Gu Dezhao talked to him about reading: "...... Your eldest sister just told me that if you don't want to be too far from home, there is still a Helu Academy in Shi'an, although it is not as good as Mr. Zhou from Qifang Hutong, but the main lecture is also Fan Fuzi, who retired from Guozijian......"

Gu Jinrong interrupted his father's words this time, and resolutely said, "My son thinks it's better to go to Qifang Hutong, so he won't go to Helu Academy." ”

……

Not long after Jin Chao returned to Qingtong Courtyard, Tong's mother came over to report: "Miss guessed right, the eldest young master is packing up his boxes and going to Daxing." ”

Jin Chao breathed a sigh of relief, he was finally willing to go to Qifang Hutong to study, so what he said to him yesterday was also useful.

She instructed Tong's mother: "Send a few boxes of snacks and a few inkstones to Qingtong Academy, and we can be regarded as sending him." ”

Tong's mother was puzzled: "You don't want to send him?" ”

Jin Chao shook his head: "You don't have to go, it's not good to go." ”

Gu Jinrong only left the Gu family on the fifth day of February. It rained for several days in a row, and the sky finally cleared, and the little guy had already put on his horse and waited next to the inner shadow wall. Gu Lan, Gu Xi, Gu Yi and Aunt Song all came to see him off, stopping at the Hanging Flower Gate, but Gu Lan specially sent him to the shadow wall.

He wore a new bamboo and blue Hangzhou silk jacket, and he didn't see Gu Jinchao when he searched around, and stood in front of the small oil cart with green curtains and hesitated for a while.

"Is Jin Rong waiting for the eldest sister to come?" Gu Lan said, "It's so late, she shouldn't come." ”

Gu Jinrong subconsciously said: "She may be busy with something." ”

Gu Lan was stunned for a moment, and then smiled

She always felt that Gu Jinrong was a little strange these days, but she couldn't understand what was wrong. It doesn't seem to be so close to her anymore......

That day, Gu Jinrong went to find Gu Jinchao, and heard that there was a big fuss. But now there is no one from her in Qingtong Courtyard, from the high-ranking girl to the rough mother-in-law, all of them can't pry their mouths open, and Gu Jinrong didn't come to ask her, and I don't know what they said that day......

Thinking of this, she said softly: "If you don't leave, you won't be able to get to Daxing before noon." Did I take the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone I prepared for you? ”

Gu Jinrong nodded, and looked at Gu Lan carefully...... She smiled softly and quietly, no different from what she remembered. Does she really want to stir up a relationship between herself and the Jin Dynasty? Do you really want to turn yourself into a rich boy who can't achieve anything?

He was not sure, but he was still unconsciously gentle towards Gu Lan, and said, "Then I'll go, the second sister should take care of herself." ”

Gu Lan nodded.

The carriage clattered out the door.