Time is nearing the end of the day...... しw0。

The golden crow was scorching, and it climbed into the sky early, and the clouds on the horizon were full of trees, but it still couldn't block the sparkling sunshine, and it couldn't change the heat that even filled the air.

Su Meng's face immediately showed surprise, "Really, then let's go!"

"There's no hurry. Su Cen suddenly had a gentle smile on his face, "Belvedere has a pleasant climate, the four seasons are like spring, Sister Lan has been in Belvedere for a long time, I'm afraid I'm a little unaccustomed to returning to Yunyun for the first time, let's not bring some salt tea here, it's better to send some to Sister Lan." ”

"Oh. Su Meng frowned.

Belvedere's specialty salt tea, presumably Aunt Liu and Gu Jinlan also brought a lot.

As if seeing what she was thinking, Su Cen took her hand casually, "The salt tea we brought was made by the people in the house themselves, how can it be compared to the ones bought outside; ”

came out of Qianyunju, but found out that Gu Jinlan went to Rongxi Hall early to greet the old lady.

Su Cen's eyes suddenly lit up, and he called Ruoyun on the grounds that he didn't know the way.

Rongxi Hall.

Gu Jinlan leaned lazily on the couch, in order to cover her inconspicuous lower abdomen, she was wearing a wide robe, and when she saw Su Cen and Su Meng who were brought in by her subordinates, her eyes were deep and flashed.

"I've seen the old lady. ”

Su Cen and Su Meng saluted respectfully, and their small mouths were even sweeter, "The old lady looks so young, if you go out, others will definitely think that she and her aunt are sisters." ”

Old Madam Gu was already unhappy with the arrival of the Su family's brothers and sisters, but in the end, she could only get by on the surface, so she could only smile and nod, "The two girls are really good at talking." ”

"Sister Cen, Sister Meng, why are you here. Gu Jinlan saw the stitches and said, turning her head to Mrs. Gu, "When I was in Belvedere, the two sisters took care of me and my aunt a lot, if it weren't for them, we wouldn't know what would have happened." ”

"Oh?" Old Madam Gu heard this, and her attitude towards the two of them softened a little.

"Sister Lan, don't get up, lie down. Su Cen said softly and seemed to be particularly concerned, "It's not that I just heard that you were sick after returning home, but I wanted to go to Lanxin Pavilion but heard that you came to Rongxi Hall." By the way, Meng'er and I brought some salt tea over, which is a specialty of Belvedere, and the mother of the old craftsman in the house fried it herself, so don't dislike it, old lady. ”

Old Madam Gu was also very fond of all kinds of tea when she was young, and when she heard this, she was interested, "Oh?

"Yes, the salt tea is slightly salty, but after drinking it, it makes people feel comfortable all over. Gu Jinlan hurriedly responded, "There is also a box in the gift that Lan'er sent to her grandmother before, didn't grandmother pay attention?"

"I really didn't pay attention. Old Madam Gu bowed slightly.

When Su Cen heard this, he immediately smiled lightly, "That old lady should taste it well." ”

"Hmm. Old Madam Gu turned her head and was about to open her mouth to ask Mama Liang to make tea, but she heard Su Cen continue, "I heard that Ruoyun's tea art is good, why don't you go and show your hand to everyone?"

Ruoyun always smiled, and put his hands on his waist slightly, "Yes." ”

When the words fell, she respectfully took the tea bag from Qu'er's hand with both hands, and Mama Jiang hurriedly said when she saw this, "Miss Ruoyun, please come to the old slave." ”

Gu Jinlan lowered his eyelids, and the bottom of his eyes almost undetectably crossed a trace of darkness; salt tea is a Belvedere specialty, but he just let Ruoyun go; he raised his hand to look at Su Cen, who was smiling, and looked at Su Meng, who seemed innocent.

"Sister Lan's body is weak by nature, and now that she has returned to Liangdu, she has to take care of it. Su Cen took Gu Jinlan's hand and looked at it, "I look thinner again." ”

"But I'm tired from rushing for days, and the two sisters are worried that they will become sisters. Gu Jinlan raised his hand and covered his lips.

Old Madam Gu looked at Gu Jinlan's movements, but her frowning brows never let go, "How did your aunt take care of you, she has only been in Belvedere for a few months, why did she lose weight like this?"

Look, it's really distressing.

"Grandmother, don't listen to Sister Cen's nonsense, Lan'er is full of meat, it's better to be thinner. Gu Jinlan raised his hand and pinched his fleshy cheeks.

"What a thin man, what a blessing, don't learn from that Gu Jinxi!"

Old Madam Gu's eyes quickly flashed with disgust.

Su Cen's eyes suddenly lit up, and he realized a little in his heart, "That's it, Sister Lan's figure is excellent now." ”

"Crunch. ”

Soon, Ruoyun made tea and worked with Mama Jiang.

"The slave and maid are ugly" Ruoyun took a cup from the tray held by Dongzhu behind him and presented it to Old Madam Gu, her movements were respectful and her tone was humble, "Old Madam, please." ”

Old Madam Gu took it, took a sip and put it on the coffee table next to her, "It's salty." ”

"I was not used to drinking salt tea at first, but after drinking it for a long time, I will like it. Su Cen smiled lightly, watching Ruoyun take a cup from the tray held by the little maid behind her and come towards herself, thinking of the voiceover of Old Madam Gu just now, her eyes were suddenly dyed with three points of yin.

"Miss Table, please!" Ruoyun bent her knees slightly.

"Bang-"

Just as Ruoyun handed the teacup to Su Cen, Su Cen suddenly let go of his hand, and the freshly brewed tea suddenly spilled on the ground, and the teacup shattered to the ground.

"Ahh

Su Cen immediately instinctively retracted his hand, snorted softly, and then retracted his hand back into his sleeve, with a faint look of pain on his face, and tears were already in his eyes.

"What are you doing as a slave?" Old Madam Gu was immediately annoyed when she saw this.

"Ruoyun, don't apologize to Sister Cen soon!" Gu Jinlan suddenly realized in his heart, and when his eyes fell on the two sisters, Su Cen and Su Meng, there was also an extra layer of color.

The incident happened in Rongxi Hall, and Old Madam Gu only felt that her face was extremely ugly, ", don't kneel down quickly!"

Ruoyun suddenly knelt on his knees, lowered his head to hide the disdain in his eyes, "Miss Cousin, I'm sorry." ”

"Sister, are your hands okay?" said it, Su Meng turned his head and ignored Su Cen's obstruction, took her hand and lifted her sleeves.

"Shhhh

Su Cen pursed his lips tightly and shrunk his hand, "Meng'er, don't make a big fuss, it's just a slight burn, just go back and apply some medicine; Don't be angry, old lady, it's really fine. ”

"Sister!" Su Meng was so angry that tears came out, "It's already red and bubbles, and you still say it's okay." ”

"I ......" Su Cen tried hard to withdraw his hand, but was grabbed tightly by Su Meng.

"Don't think I don't know, since yesterday you didn't blame our sisters, secretly scolded us for being dirt buns, and even let the people in the yard spy on us, be careful that we stole things in the yard. ”

Su Meng gritted his teeth and glared at Ruoyun, tears streaming down his cheeks, "Although our Belvedere Su family is not as rich as the Guogong Mansion, we are also the daughter of a serious child......; You're a deceitful!"

"Meng'er, you shut up!"

Su Cen turned his head to look at Old Madam Gu, "Old Madam, there is no such thing; ”

It's just the sadness on her face, the gloom in her eyes, and the bright red burns on her hands; all of them show her grievances.

"Sister Cen, this ...... Is there really such a thing?" Gu Jinlan lowered his head and looked at Ruoyun, his eyes flashing. Now that Gu Jinxi is in charge of the house, Ruoyun was arranged by her to Qianyunju, the sisters of the Su family obviously want to make Gu Jinxi uncomfortable, she is also happy to see it, and her face immediately sank, "Bold and cheap, Sister Cen and Sister Meng are the maiden niece of your mother-in-law, how can you be allowed to practice like this." Sister Cen Meng, sister Meng, don't be angry, there are a lot of chores in the house, and it is inevitable that my sister is young and will not take good care of her; ”

"Bang-"

Old Madam Gu was very angry, "Come on, go and find Gu Jinxi for me." ”

"Grandmother, don't be angry, you will be angry. Gu Jinlan pulled Old Madam Gu's sleeve, "There are so many people in the house, how can my sister manage it, don't ...... it."

"Hmph. If you can't manage it, don't worry about it. ”

Old Madam Gu was already dissatisfied with Su Yi for letting Gu Jinxi take charge of Zhongfei, and she naturally wouldn't let go of it if she could provoke thorns openly at this moment, "Yan'er is also back......"

"Old lady, don't blame the fourth cousin, she doesn't know about this matter. Nuoda's Guogong Mansion, it is not easy for her to manage it at a young age. Su Cen hurriedly opened his mouth to explain, but the more he talked, the more confused he became.

When Gu Jinxi received the news and hurried over.

Ruoyun knelt on the ground, not far in front of him were the fragments of the teacup, the traces of water on the ground and the scattered freshly brewed tea leaves; Old Madam Gu had a dark face, Gu Jinlan leaned over as if to appease; Su Cen was restless, and Su Meng, who was standing next to her, was faintly sobbing.

"Jinxi has seen her grandmother, but she doesn't know what happened, and her grandmother called her granddaughter in such a hurry. ”

After Gu Jinxi gave a salute, he said without hurry.

"What's going on, hmph, ask this yourself!" Old Madam Gu glared at her angrily, "No diamonds, don't do porcelain work! ”

He had long been accustomed to Old Madam Gu's yin and yang weirdness, and turned his head to look at Ruoyun.

"What the hell is going on?"

"When Ruoyun handed Sister Cen tea just now, she didn't hold the teacup steady and let Sister Cen's hands burn; I heard that last night, Ruoyun still had some disrespectful words and behaviors towards the two sisters. Gu Jinlan turned her head to look at Gu Jinxi, "I think my sister must not know about it." ”

Mama Liao, who was standing behind Old Madam Gu, heard this, and her voice was low, "If the old slave is not mistaken, if Yun Luying and their batch are all selected by Mama Ye who is next to the young lady, she personally went to Yaxing." ”

"Listening to Mama Liao's meaning, it seems that Miss Ben instructed her to be disrespectful to Miss Biao?" Gu Jinxi was expressionless, just standing quietly in one place, but with a majesty that was not angry and had her own, "Ruoyun, you say." ”

Ruoyun was still kneeling on the ground and kowtowed to Gu Jinxi.

"Miss Mingjian. Yesterday, the two cousins stayed in Qianyunju, as the steward of Qianyunju, the slave maid only asked the people below to take inventory of the utensils, and there was no disrespect. ”

When Su Meng heard this, he gritted his teeth stubbornly, "When is the inventory bad, you have to wait for us to move in before taking inventory, what are your intentions?"

"Meng'er, don't say it. Su Cen's eyes were full of tears, and his voice was a little trembling.

When Old Madam Gu heard this, she was also furious, "Bang-"

"Bold and bold, and dare to quibble!"

Mama Jiang, who had always been watching coldly, lowered her head, and her tone seemed to have no temperature, "If the old slave is not mistaken, yesterday was the eighth day of the first lunar month." ”

“......”

"At the beginning of each month, the eight houses of the house take inventory of the utensils, this is the rule set by the grandmother; when receiving the gifts, the mother tells you not to forget, and the granddaughter does not dare to disobey. The corners of Gu Jinxi's mouth raised slightly.

Old Madam Gu's face changed suddenly.

"Well, it seems to be just a misunderstanding. Gu Jinlan smiled slightly, "If Mama Jiang doesn't say it, Lan'er will forget about this stubble." ”

"I see. ”

Su Cen immediately felt a little apologetic on his face, "Fourth cousin, this ...... Sorry for me...... Dream of her ......"

"As the saying goes, those who don't know are not guilty, Cousin Cen doesn't have to take it too seriously. Having said that, no one is a saint, and even more so, what is the truth of the matter, each has its own balance in their hearts.

Su Meng gritted her teeth, "Then the thing she burned my sister's hand is not fake." ”

"Ruoyun, go to the housekeeper to get the twenty boards and deduct three months' share. Gu Jinxi's eyes did not change, but his tone was dyed with three points of majesty, "Are the two cousins satisfied with this kind of treatment?"

Su Cen snorted, "This, I was careless, I ......"

"As a slave and maid, if you don't serve your master well, you should be punished. Gu Jinxi's tone was cold, "But after Ruoyun is injured, I'm afraid that it is not suitable to go to Qianyunju to serve again, and the position of the steward of Qianyunju is vacant, what good advice does grandmother have?"

Su Cen was immediately anxious when he heard this, and finally got Ruoyun away, so naturally he wouldn't let Gu Jinxi stuff people in again.

“......”

Old Madam Gu was silent for a moment, and she was also a little embarrassed, "This ......"

"This is a family affair of the Guogong Mansion, and I don't want to get involved; in fact, the fourth cousin really doesn't need to be polite; there are other subordinates in Qianyunju, so there is really no need to deliberately arrange it." Su Cen hurriedly waved his hand, "Miss Ruoyun is already very guilty because of me, if I ...... again"

The corners of Gu Jinxi's mouth hooked obliquely, "Since Cousin Cen said so, then I will send someone to Qianyunju to inform the subordinates later, and the two cousins will watch and deal with the affairs in the hospital." ”

If the grandmother has no other instructions, the granddaughter will retire first. ”

"Looking at my grandmother, I'm afraid that she is also a little tired, and Lan'er doesn't bother much. Gu Jinlan also got up leisurely, "The two sisters haven't been to my sister's Lanxin Pavilion yet, so it's better to join my sister and take you to visit the Guogong Mansion by the way." ”

Su Cen already felt extremely embarrassed, Gu Jinlan opened her mouth, undoubtedly giving herself a step, and she immediately followed, "Then I'll be annoyed Sister Lan." ”

"I'm causing trouble for the old lady. ”

"I heard that Sister Lan's body is a little unwell, and the weather is hot, so she still hides in the house to rest; Gu Jinxi swept past the two Su Cen sisters, and her eyes fell on Gu Jinlan, "Sister still has important matters, so I won't go with you, so I won't leave it at that." ”

Gu Jinlan was not annoyed when she heard this, she only smiled faintly, "Thank you sister for your concern." ”

"Two sisters, let's go too. ”

Looking at Gu Jinxi's back as he walked away, Gu Jinlan smiled and said generously.

"It's fine. Su Cen nodded.

"I remember that there is a jar of ointment in my room, which my grandmother specially asked for from the palace, and it has a miraculous effect in treating burns; Gu Jinlan said as he walked.

Su Cen's mind at the moment was full of Gu Jinxi's eyes that seemed to have a deep meaning when he left, and he just coped with Gu Jinlan's words, "Then thank you Sister Lan." ”

......

Soon, the group came to Lanxin Pavilion.

"My Lanxin Pavilion is not as good as my grandmother's Rongxi Hall, and even less than my sister's Muxi Pavilion, the two sisters don't want to laugh at it. Gu Jinlan smiled and led the way in front, "Two sisters, please come here." ”

"The two sisters sit casually and treat them as their own homes. ”

Gu Jinlan stretched out, compared to a few months ago, it was like two people.

Su Meng looked around since he entered the room, his eyes rolling, "The things in Sister Lan's room are really ...... The things in the fourth cousin's room are much better than those in Lan's sister's room. ”

“......”

"My sister is a concubine, and the treatment is different. Gu Jinlan's hand that was originally holding the plum paused in the air, and then swallowed the sourness in his throat under the strong pressure of the sour plum.

Su Meng pursed her lips, "But it's obvious that they are all Gu Guogong's daughters." ”

"My sister was born different from us concubines, and my sister treats our younger sisters very well on weekdays, so Sister Meng doesn't have to talk about it in the future. Gu Jinlan's tone was neither salty nor light, now she really didn't have much heart for competing for favor in the house, and the piece of meat in her stomach was like a time bomb.

"Sister Lan, you are just too kind. Su Meng pursed his mouth.

Looking at the two of them, her eyes fell on the saucer on the small table next to Gu Jinlan's couch, the bayberry pickled in sour plum and plum, and she faintly seemed to have some understanding, and then thinking of Su Meng's words and Su Yao's attitude yesterday, her eyes darkened.

"Liangdu is different from Belvedere. The concubine is respectful and humble, and the distinction is the clearest, and it is natural for the father and brothers to be partial to the sister. Gu Jinlan's tone was not salty or light, "After coming out of this door, the two sisters don't want to say such things again, if they let the two sisters suffer any gossip for their sister, then their sister will be to blame." ”

"I'll see who dares!" Su Meng raised his chin.

Su Cen took Gu Jinlan's hand and patted it gently, "No one wants to be a concubine, Sister Lan don't be sad, the future will be long." ”

"Hmm. ”

Yes, it's a long time coming.

Aunt Liu, who received the news, her eyes flickered a little, "Eat a trench and grow wise, it seems that Lan'er is really smart." She bowed her head slightly, and turned her head to look at Mother Chen, who was taking Zhang's mother's place, "Mother Chen, have things been arranged?"

Chen's mother also worked in the mansion of a nobleman in Liangdu for half her life; when she was old, she got the grace of her master and let go of the deed of sale, and took the silver she had accumulated for half her life to go to her brother and sister-in-law; she didn't want to be used as a cash cow by her brother and sister-in-law, and after squeezing all her silver taels, she actually drove her out of the house excessively. Chen's mother, who has nowhere to go, is hungry and cold, and her heart is like ashes, and when she was about to commit suicide by throwing herself into the river, she met Aunt Liu, and everything that followed seemed to be natural.

"Hmm. Chen's mother nodded, "The old slave has already inquired, Miss Xi will go to the main courtyard to have dinner with her wife at noon, and the guards on patrol will also change shifts, and the guards in the house are the most lax at this time." ”

"Good. Aunt Liu nodded, "I'll change into your clothes and leave later, and you stay in Yilan Garden to adapt." ”

Mother Chen nodded, but her frowning brows did not let go, "But auntie, you are alone......"

"For the sake of me and Lan'er's future, I have to fight once. ”

If it weren't for the early death of her father and the martyrdom of her mother, the position of An Bohou now should be her father's, and she should also be a noble daughter who is hard to find in all families. After the current Mrs. An Bohou Xu took charge of Zhongfang, she carried out a major purge of the people in the house, but some of the people who served her father and mother back then are still there, and there are even henchmen.

This time, she was going to contact one of them.

Xu is the most selfish, if he knows her thoughts, he is afraid that he will not be able to poke things away, step her into the mud and stomp her feet twice, where will he help her.

......

said Gu Jinxi.

Coming out of the Rongxi Hall.

Walking on the tree-lined path, Banxia's face was indignant, "Miss, they are simply too deceitful!"

"The wicked have their own grinding. What's more, Gu Jinlan couldn't jump for a few days, as for Old Madam Gu, she turned her head to look at Banxia, "Let you inquire about Linchuan's affairs, how did you find out?"

Banxia Bei bit lightly, her face was ashamed, "Miss, I ......"

"There's no hurry. ”

More than 20 years ago, it is almost difficult to find the clues.

"But Miss, why did you agree to transfer Ruoyun back from Qianyunju?" As Gu Jinxi's henchman, she and Ye Zhenniang did the right thing and didn't hide it from her, and gradually, Banxia also knew a lot.

Gu Jinxi's originally brisk steps paused, and the corners of her mouth raised slightly with a faint smile, "If I don't fulfill their wishes, how dare they do what they want to do openly?"

Ye Zhenniang had already secretly instructed Lu Ying and Ruoyun that no matter how the Su family brothers and sisters made trouble for them, they only needed to follow their wishes; only by completely lifting their defenses would they show their feet; if not, how would she know what the Su family brothers and sisters were here for, and what they said their mother had taken away from the Su family back then......

What kind of personality is the mother, how could she take away the Su family's things?

Or, are the Su brothers and sisters lying?

"Bang-"

Gu Jinxi, who was thinking about it, didn't pay attention and was suddenly bumped into her arms, she raised her head and just wanted to get angry, but she heard, "Little sister, what are you thinking, even the road is not good-looking, fortunately, it's me, if your mother comes out, you bump into ......"

"Third brother, when did you come back?" Gu Jinxi's tone was full of surprise.

"Just came back. ”

Gu Ziqian raised his hand and gently rubbed Gu Jinxi's hair, "Third brother, no one has bullied you in the past few days, right?"

"Who said no. ”

Before Gu Jinxi could speak, Banxia muttered first, "Just now the old lady in Rongxi Hall scolded Miss, dislike Miss is not good at being in charge, Miss Lan and Aunt Liu are also back, and there are also young masters and two young ladies in the Cousin by the way." ”

"Huh?" Gu Ziqian frowned.

"My cousin is going to participate in the next scientific examination, and the climate of Liangdu is far from that of Belvedere, so I want to adapt to it in advance. Gu Jinxi avoided the important and light, "My mother has been cut off from the Su family for so many years, and now that the Su family has taken the initiative to show goodwill, it is naturally the best......;

Gu Ziqian nodded, "Hmm." ”

"By the way, third brother, have you ever heard about it when you just came back from Linchuan......" Gu Jinxi's eyes flashed.

"Shhhh Gu Ziqian looked around vigilantly and lowered his voice.

Gu Jinxi's heart suddenly hung in his throat, did he really discover something, the thing that had been entangled in his heart, the secret of Yushengju, was about to surface?

"Back then, there were indeed people in Linchuan who provided a large amount of cinnamon to the Gu Guo Mansion. Gu Ziqian's brows furrowed, "But I heard that twenty years ago, all of a sudden, those families seemed to have evaporated from their homes, some people speculated that they were killed, and some people said that they offended someone and moved away overnight." ”

"Oh?" Gu Jinxi's voice raised slightly, "No, something must have happened here." ”

"It's been so long that most people don't know about it now, and if they do, it's just scratching the surface. Gu Ziqian also frowned, "Sister, why are you so interested in that abandoned courtyard?"

"Nothing, just a little curious. Gu Jinxi lowered her head.

"By the way, the three brothers and sisters of the Su family ......"

"It's a raccoon dog with Miss Lan. Banxia pursed her lips, her face full of dissatisfaction, "If you don't know this, I'm afraid you think they are Aunt Liu's mother's family." ”

Gu Ziqian frowned, "What's the matter?"

Banxia specially came to the morning's events one by one.

The more Gu Ziqian listened, the more ugly his face became, "Sister, you just let them?"

"The days of waiting are always boring, and it's fun to have someone jumping around. Gu Jinxi winked at him playfully, "By the way, the tenth day of the first month is the birthday banquet of Mrs. Liu of Amber Houfu, and my sister is preparing a list of congratulatory gifts, what good things did the third brother bring back this time to make up the numbers?"

Gu Ziqian was interested when he heard this, "Come and show the third brother." ”

"I heard that the second brother is coming back soon. ”

"Well, the eldest brother wrote back the day before yesterday and said that the flood had subsided, and it was almost over. ”

“......”

In the blink of an eye, it was the tenth day of the first lunar month.

God is also very face-saving, the breeze is blowing, although it is still hot, but in the end it is a little cooler.

The sun rises, and the clouds on the horizon shine brightly.

The Amber Mansion has long been hung with red lanterns scrawled in black ink with the words "Blessing as the East Sea", and the towering red lacquered log pillars on both sides of the gate have also been replaced with couplets to congratulate the birthday. The left book "Sea House Spring and Autumn Calculation", and the right book "Pingquan Flowers and Trees Yi Tian Nian".

When Gu Jinxi and his entourage arrived, there were already people coming and going in front of the gate of Amber Houfu, and there was a lot of traffic.

There are constantly coachmen who lead the carriage and arrange the people who guide the way along the Amber Houfu to place the carriage to the carport; there are constantly carriages that stop, coming and going, so lively.

"Gu Guogong's Mansion has arrived. ”

The steward in charge of the reception at the door immediately raised his head, and the people inside heard the voice, and there was a moment of silence, and then it was as if it had exploded.

In the garden of Amber Houfu at Noda, dozens of tables are staggered, on which are exquisite desserts, juices, supplements to relieve the heat, sweet soups, etc., which are available to the first-arrived guests.

"Gu Guogong's Mansion is actually here?"

Xia Shi brought someone out to greet him in person, "Miss Xi, please come inside." ”

Although Xichu did not restrict the contact between young men and women, it was always bad to mix together on such occasions, so the female dependents were greeted alone in the inner courtyard.

Gu Jinxi smiled lightly, calmly and generously, "Aunt Xia is too polite, my mother is pregnant and should not go out, and my father has something to do, so I asked my brother and sister to come on my behalf." Before leaving, my grandmother also specially told us to wait for her to say hello to Mrs. Liu; by the way, these two are my cousins, and the one next to my brother is my cousin; we have a lot of people today, and Aunt Xia can prepare some more delicious food. ”

"You girl is still the same as when she was a child, you know how to eat. Xia raised his hand to hold Gu Jinxi's hand, and his words were strange.

Looking at the familiar appearance of the two, Gu Jinlan's eyes darkened, and Su Cen and Su Meng couldn't help but be curious in their hearts, didn't they say that Gu Jinxi was cold and difficult to get along with?

"It's a blessing to be able to eat. Gu Jinxi smiled lightly.

"By the way, the two Su girls came to Liangdu for the first time, and today is the birthday banquet of our old lady, if there is anything that is not taken care of, don't be angry with your aunt; "Xia's essence is bold.

When Gu Jinxi heard this, she winked playfully at Su Cen and Su Meng, "The two expressions are not ready to agree, the pastries in this Yingbin Building are the most delicious in the whole Liangdu, and they can make you swallow your tongue." ”

"Huh. Su Cen pinched his handkerchief and smiled heartily.

"Alright, I'll let Zhen'er take you around. Xia said and beckoned to a woman in a milky white bandeau embroidered butterfly pattern dress and a goose yellow light shirt, "Zhen'er, come here." ”

Gu Jinxi nodded again and again, "Aunt Xia is a busy person now, let's get busy." Sister Zhen took us to it. As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Gu Ziqian, who was always standing next to him, as if he remembered something, "Third brother, you brought him more when your cousin first came; ”

"Well, I know. The smile on Gu Ziqian's face never diminished.

"Then we'll go first. Gu Jinxi winked playfully and pulled Su Cen and Su Meng, "The scenery of Amber Houfu is no worse than that of Guogong Mansion, the two cousins are here, so you have to take a good look today." ”

Su Cen's smile was a little stiff, and he turned his head to look at Gu Jinlan, "My sister Guanlan is pale, but her body is a little uncomfortable?"

"Nope. Gu Jinlan shook his head, "Maybe it's too hot, and it's a bit of a heat, sister, today is Mrs. Liu's birthday banquet, my aunt, don't be angry." ”

"Aunt Liu is the descendant of Mrs. Liu, and she should come to celebrate her birthday, so I should be angry with her. Gu Jinxi smiled, but his eyes were cold.

Liu Yuzhen, who was standing next to her, saw this, and said, "Sister Xi is really getting more and more beautiful, no wonder my mother can't see me when she sees you, tell me how you take care of it later, and look at your skin is so tender that it can drip water." ”

"Sister Jane is used to laughing. ”

The seats of the ladies are placed in the inner courtyard, which is not as large as the garden outside, but it is not small.

Su Cen and Su Meng both wanted to be able to meet the noble sons of Liangdu today, but they didn't want to be such a scene now, and they didn't feel a little lost, but it was good to think that they could see those noble girls.

"Miss Xi, Miss Cen, Miss Meng, Lan'er, you are here. ”

When they arrived, Aunt Liu was already waiting there.

As a concubine, she is not qualified to enter the palace through the main entrance.

Gu Jinxi still nodded with a cold look, but Su Cen and Su Meng greeted him, "Aunt Liu." ”

"It's hot, you're all tired, this is the lily mung bean soup specially prepared by Amber Houfu, you all drink some to get rid of the heat." ”

On the tray held by Aunt Liu, several delicate porcelain cups were neatly arranged, and the lily and mung bean soup inside was viscous and exuded a faint fragrance, which was indeed tempting.

Gu Jinxi's eyes darkened, "Aunt Liu has a heart." ”

"Huh. Aunt Liu's expression immediately became a little sneering.

Liu Yuzhen leaned over at this time, "Sister Xi, I don't dare to say anything else in our house, but the skills of the group of mothers-in-law in the big kitchen to make lily mung bean soup are speechless, and I guarantee that you drink it once and want to drink it a second time." ”

"Oh?"

A delicate female voice came from the side.

Everyone followed the prestige, and immediately their faces changed greatly, and then they went down, "See Lord Yunning." ”

Originally, they were still a little bored, and the two sisters Su Cen and Su Meng, who saw that the banquet in this cool capital was no different from that of Belvedere, were at a loss, and hurriedly followed everyone to salute.

The woman in front of her is actually the county lord? Isn't that the royal family noble?

"No courtesy. ”

Just when the two of them were frightened, Chun Yuyun raised her hand with a slight smile and said, "Miss Xi, I haven't seen you for a long time;

"Thanks to the county lord, it's not bad. Gu Jinxi's tone was unclear.

Since she calculated herself and the crown prince at the beginning, some things have not been able to go back to the past, she understands, Chun Yuyun naturally knows it, and both of them are very smart.

Chun Yuyun is not annoyed, even though they know each other about that matter, but there are some things that she has not found out until now, whether she has anything to do with her when she was robbed of Yusheng Ju.

"I just heard Miss Liu say that the mung bean and lily soup in the house is really so delicious?"

In the hot summer, the cook in the cool capital doesn't know how to stew mung bean and lily soup, just talking about her, she is almost vomiting these days, if there is really such a person who makes mung bean lily soup with unique skills, she doesn't mind asking for it.

Liu Yuzhen didn't know what she thought, and nodded again and again, "This is natural." ”

"Then the county lord should try it well. Chun Yuyun picked up the soup cup and turned his head to look at Gu Jinxi and his party, "You all taste it, if it doesn't taste good later, the county lord will not follow it." ”

Aunt Liu's eyebrows frowned slightly, this is all mung bean and lily soup with added ingredients, which is colder than ordinary sex, but fortunately, the dosage is not heavy, and it is harmless to the body.

Thinking about it, she quickly smiled on her face, "That's it, Miss Xi, Miss Cen, Miss Meng, you all taste it." ”

"Isn't Sister Jane curious about how I take care of my skin?"

Gu Jinxi only glanced at the mung bean soup, turned his head to look at the sweet soup herbal tea that had already been made by Amber Houfu on the table not far away, and smiled faintly, "Actually, the soup made with mung bean lily and barley is excellent." ”

"Can you do this?" Chun Yuyun frowned slightly.

"As early as a hundred years ago, there were medical records that barley into the soup has the effect of relieving water, strengthening the spleen, removing paralysis and clearing heat. Gu Jinxi smiled lightly, picked up a cup of barley soup and poured it into the soup cup, stirred it well with a soup spoon, tasted it himself and nodded, "It's not enough to boil barley, if you add three points to the heat, it will taste better." ”

Liu Yuzhen didn't believe it, took a clean spoon from the side, tasted it, and her eyes lit up, "Sister Xi, how do you know, I'll go tell the kitchen." ”

"You can't go now, wait until the day is over. Gu Jinxi hurriedly grabbed her, "If this barley is slow-fired, it will have to be stewed for six or seven hours." ”

Liu Yuzhen was suddenly stupid, and she could only give up.

"It's so good, I'll try it too. Chun Yuyun also learned Gu Jinxi's movements, took the barley soup and stirred it with the mung bean and lily soup, and nodded after drinking it, "Miss Xi knows a lot, don't be stunned, try it." ”

"This ......"

Gu Jinlan was a little embarrassed, she couldn't eat indiscriminately now, not to mention, it was what Gu Jinxi said.

Since the last incident, she has been a soldier to Gu Jinxi.

"What, don't you believe the words of the county lord?" Chun Yuyun was suddenly annoyed.

Su Cen and Su Meng hurriedly took two soups and mixed them together, this kind of thing is not a joke to annoy the royal county lord.

"Where can I be? Aunt Liu hurriedly pulled Gu Jinlan a hand, "Lan'er, didn't you just say that you were dizzy, it seems that you are suffering from the heat, this barley and mung bean lily soup is like this to relieve the heat, you should also drink some quickly." ”

Aunt Liu spoke, Gu Jinlan naturally couldn't refuse, so she could only nod and drink a small cup. Seeing, after Gu Jinlan drank a cup, Gu Jinxi's eyebrows and eyes were immediately crooked, and the smile in her eyes became deeper and thicker;

Gu Jinxi is never a concubine!

With Qin Xiang who is pure in rhyme, hehe!

"It tastes so good. ”

"That's it, sweet but not greasy, with a shallow aroma, by the way, Miss Liu, this mung bean soup in your mansion seems to have a different fragrance from the side side!"

After drinking, Su Cen and Su Meng, the two sisters talked like no one.

When Aunt Liu heard this, her face suddenly changed slightly.

"That's because our mung beans are grown by Fushang Zhuangzi himself, watered with rice wine, and the mung beans that grow have a natural aroma, but they are very light. Liu Yuzhen didn't hide it.

Aunt Liu was relieved.

Su Cen and Su Meng glanced at each other and poured mung beans with rice wine...... It's a staggering waste, no wonder my father has been desperately trying to get in touch with the Gu Guo Mansion.

There was also an official lady next to her, following the appearance of Gu Jinxi and the others, and they were all intoxicated by the delicious sweet soup at the moment.

"What sweet soup is so delicious?"

Gu Jinxi raised her eyebrows when she heard the voice, and she saw Liu Manting who Caiyun was carefully supporting.

"Let's talk about this barley and mung bean lily soup, do you want to taste it?" Gu Jinlan raised his head and smiled slightly.

"Lan'er, Lan'er, when did you come back?" Liu Manting looked at Gu Jinlan and immediately walked up quickly, "By the way, you're back, that person didn't bully you anymore." Saying that, he looked at Gu Jinxi, and the sound outside the strings was self-evident.

Gu Jinlan hurriedly shook his head, "Cousin, what are you talking about, my sister has always treated me very well." ”

"Yes, you and your aunt have been driven to Belvedere, can it be good?" Liu Manting hated, "By the way, what lily soup did you just say?"

"It was taught by my sister, and the barley soup and mung bean lily soup are mixed together, and the taste is indeed excellent. Gu Jinlan smiled, like an innocent child.

When Liu Manting heard this, she smelled the smell of mung bean and lily soup, and the gluttonous worm seemed to be hooked out again.

Recently, she has eaten a lot of food and is always hungry, but when she heard Gu Jinxi's name, she was a little hesitant.

"It tastes good, Miss Liu can taste it, and the county lord is a little tired. Chun Yuyun couldn't pinch her to death when she looked at Liu Manting's appearance, but the current occasion was not suitable, so she could only endure it, and turned her head and pointed at Liu Yuzhen, "You, take the county lord to rest." ”

"Yes. Liu Yuzhen's face changed.

Liu Manting pursed her mouth, and saw that there were noble girls drinking freshly baked barley and lily mung bean soup next to her, she swallowed her saliva, "Caiyun, go and mix a cup for me." ”

"But Miss, mung beans and barley are cold things, so you better eat less. Caiyun lowered her head and lowered her voice.

Liu Manting pursed her mouth, and her face instantly became gloomy, "But Miss Ben just wants to eat, if I'm hungry...... Miss Ben, Miss Ben will come to you again to settle accounts!"

"Yes. Caiyun could only bow down.

When Liu Manting couldn't close her mouth, looked at the mung bean and lily soup and barley soup on the table, and licked her lips, Xu Shi hurriedly came, "Manting, what are you eating?"

"I, I just ate some barley and mung bean lily soup, but I didn't eat anything. Liu Manting pouted.

"You can't eat all right now. Xu's pretty face sank, thinking of Liu Shihui's attitude towards himself recently, his eyes fell on Liu Manting's lower abdomen, as long as this child was born smoothly, the time would ...... Hmph, this is the first child of the crown prince!

There was an official lady next to her who heard this, and immediately smiled, "Mrs. Liu, don't make too much of a fuss, so many of us have eaten, is it possible that we are all eating indiscriminately, we are all young ladies who have not left the cabinet, and we should eat less cold things; ”

"Ahh

Suddenly, there was a painful exclamation from the side