"Uncle and before... It's different. ”

The door of the study opened and closed, Gu Huai, who had taken Da Ming Law, held the stove and looked at it carefully, Xiaohuan quietly closed the door, ready to go to the back kitchen to urge a meal.

When I first saw my uncle three years ago, my uncle was still a somewhat taciturn person, always liking to find a place where no one was sitting and his eyes were full of sadness and sighs.

At that time, Xiaohuan was thinking, what is it in my uncle's heart that makes him have such a gaze?

The little maid who is not very old and has no backstage is naturally sent to serve the son-in-law who has no status, and it took a while from recruiting to getting married, and Xiaohuan also became her uncle's personal maid at that time.

followed by a series of things, the coma of the aunt on the wedding night, when everyone was laughing at the aunt for not enjoying the blessings, only the little maid took care of him silently for three years.

Feeding porridge, scrubbing, turning over, moving hands and feet, the reason why Gu Huai has not had bedsores after lying down for three years, and his body can recover so quickly, is all the credit of the little girl.

But when the uncle opened his eyes again, only one day later, the little maid felt that the uncle had changed a little.

Not only did she talk and do things without the previous cringe, but she could not only enter the Yanwang Mansion but also bring back a hundred taels of silver, what made the little maid feel different the most was her uncle's gaze.

Although there is still some hesitation and fear many times, it is more calm and confident.

Those things that pressed on my uncle's heart seemed to have dissipated a lot, and now my uncle is more like a young scholar, who can read sage books and cultivate a peaceful state of mind.

The little girl's eyebrows and eyes stretched, such an uncle... It looks better than before.

The sound of hurried footsteps interrupted the little maid's thoughts, and when she saw the person clearly, her face turned pale, and she retreated and saluted: "Miss." ”

Song Jia was a little impatient: "What about Xianggong?" ”

"My uncle is reading in the study, and I said don't disturb..."

Song Jia had already walked straight to the hidden door.

"Miss..."

"Smack!" A crisp slap sounded, Song Jia withdrew his palm, and said lightly: "What a big boldness, this is the Song Mansion, where am I going, it's your turn to speak?" ”

Xiaohuan didn't cover her flushed cheeks, but lowered her head: "The slave knows it's wrong, but Uncle He..."

"Smack!" Another slap in the face, Song Jia, who was obviously in a bad mood, flicked her sleeves: "Go on." ”

The door of the study was opened, and Gu Huai, who was holding the scroll, pulled Xiaohuan behind him, a little helpless: "Madame is back?" ”

"After the account is over, I will naturally come back," Song Jia's gloomy face disappeared, "But the concubine has heard a lot of news, and the princess... Went to Yanwang's Mansion? ”

"Go, there are patients in the palace, and it just so happens that I am taking inventory, they think I am a doctor, so they take me over for diagnosis and treatment," Gu Huai shook his head: "It's ridiculous." ”

Song Jia was obviously relieved and changed her smile: "The concubine still thinks that the princess knows the people in the palace, and dealing with these nobles is easy to have accidents..."

She stroked her sideburns: "I heard the shopkeeper Chen say, Xianggong has seen Boss Pu of Ma Xing?" ”

"It's like old at first sight, and it's too late to see each other," Gu Huai naturally knew what Song Jia wanted to hear, "and made an appointment to drink together." ”

He was a little embarrassed: "I'm afraid I'll have to ask my wife for some wine money when the time comes..."

Song Jiamei smiled: "Don't get in the way, don't get in the way, let Xiaohuan go to the account room to withdraw it, Dejitang's business has not been good in recent years, and it has only improved a little bit by relying on Boss Pu's support, Xianggong can be friends with Boss Pu, and the concubine is also very happy." ”

She glanced at the small ring behind Gu Huai, and smiled like a flower: "Then the concubine won't disturb the Xianggong to read." ”

The footsteps gradually faded away, Gu Huai retracted his gaze and rubbed Xiaohuan's head: "Does it hurt?" ”

The little maid bit her lip and shook her head, Gu Huai sighed and didn't say anything.

It seems that Song Jia is a little anxious, thinking that she has caught the Yanwang Mansion, and is afraid that Pu Hong will not be able to do it.

When will they do it to themselves?

I can't tell, but if I tore my face for Xiaohuan just now, maybe I would die in two days.

It's not that he doesn't want to give Xiaohuan a head, but the shadow of death always hangs over him, and no one in this world is not afraid of death, especially a person who has accepted death and come back to life.

Everything he is doing now, to put it bluntly, is just to gain the right to live in peace and joy.

By the last rays of daylight, he glanced at the Great Ming Law in his hand.

That page happens to be "Heli".

......

In the main hall of King Yan's Mansion, the faces of the three people sitting opposite each other were a little solemn.

After all, it was Princess Yan who was the first to lose her patience: "A kid who was abducted and cheated, just drive him out, why did you really give him a hundred taels of silver?" ”

"He saw it." Zhu Di, the king of Yan, who was sitting at the top, closed his eyes slightly.

"Lao Wei also thinks so," Yao Guangxiao, who has a fierce face and a very personable demeanor, clasped his hands together: "And very human." ”

Princess Yan was a little unconvinced: "Could it be just a coincidence?" ”

"I am so bold that I dare to come to the palace to fight the autumn breeze, and I am greedy enough to dare to bargain with you as a princess, and I am clearly sure that I don't dare to trouble him, because this play is for the whole of Beiping to see! Do you still think it's a coincidence? ”

Zhu Di sneered: "I will let someone give you a message and ask you to give him a hundred taels, just to let this smart person know that I will spend money to buy him to shut up!" ”

"Will he say it?" Princess Yan finally had some faith, and then worried, "The court is so tight, if the news leaks..."

Yao Guangxiao thought for a moment and shook his head: "The secret report sent, the prince and the princess have also read it, this person was born in a school, and he was forced to become a son-in-law, and then look at today's performance, there is no doubt that he is a smart person, since he is a smart person, he naturally knows how to measure, after all, the truth of the sage book is difficult to understand, but his life is not important, but he doesn't need to think about it." ”

Zhu Di thought for a moment and nodded: "Makes sense... But I can't figure it out, will the son-in-law be short of this hundred taels of silver when he enters the Song Mansion? Running to the palace to walk like this, what are you looking for? ”

"Readers... Naturally, they are not willing to be lonely," Yao Guangxiao's mouth hooked up a very cold smile, "It's nothing more than to let the prince know his name." ”

"For nothing, let me have some dissatisfaction, and for what?"

"What's more terrible than making the prince evil is the loneliness and namelessness, a son-in-law, destined to fail the imperial examination, can't go through the official career, he just joined the prince just to survive, and now he has no worries about food and clothing, won't he move his mind?"

"You mean... What does he want to get into my eyes? ”

"Only by giving this explanation, it is expected that at this sensitive moment, he will enter the Yanwang Mansion and will be able to walk out well."

Zhu Di stood up, a little angry: "Do you really treat me as a sick cat?!" The court bullied me, demoted my mother and brother to a concubine, made it clear that he wanted to cut the domain, changed the officials of Beiping, transferred the Kaiping garrison, and forced me to pretend to be sick in the palace and dare not go out, and now even a son-in-law has been bullied to me? ”

Yao Guangxiao's eyes let out a fine light: "The imperial court is pressing step by step, and the intention of cutting the feudal domain is known to everyone, Lord Wang, it's the other way around!" ”

Zhu Di turned around abruptly and stared at Yao Guangxiao: "In the past six months, you have instigated me to rebel every day, and my ears have calluses!" Dao Yan, that son-in-law wants a future, and wants the sword to go sideways for me to pay attention, but what about you? What are you drawing? ”

Yao Guangxiao folded his hands, the wrinkles on his face moved, and his expression was resolute: "Poetry and books for half a life, and Buddhism and Taoism double cultivation, lonely and nameless for decades... There was no difference between the old man and the scholar. ”

He stood up and looked at Zhu Di calmly: "Just to show what you have learned in your chest." ”

Zhu Di was silent, the expression on his face could not distinguish joy and anger, and after a long time, he turned around and walked into the side hall: "Call another doctor to come in, continue!" ”

Yao Guangxiao sighed deeply.

......

After watching Da Ming Law in the study for two whole days, Gu Huai, who had some stubble, finally walked out of the door and breathed a breath of fresh winter air, Gu Huai felt that it was definitely not a problem for him to pass the Da Ming judicial exam now.

And obviously, his act of reading books in the study did not arouse Song Jia's suspicions, reading people, isn't reading just doing serious things?

Even if it is a scholar who can no longer participate in the imperial examination.

Xiaohuan, who had been guarding the door, smiled: "Uncle, there is an invitation from the front yard." ”

"Invitation?" Gu Huai was stunned, and then understood, "Pu Hong sent it?" ”

"Yes," Xiaohuan's face flushed slightly, "please ask my uncle to go to Qingfeng Building for a drink." ”

"Qingfeng Building..."Gu Huai, who had taken a few steps, paused, "Qinglou? ”

Xiaohuan nodded.

"The scale is a bit big, just drink flower wine when you come up," Gu Huai smiled, "But it's also good news, Xiaohuan, you go to the account room to pay fifty taels of silver, and say that uncle, I want to invite Boss Pu to drink." ”

"Five... Ten taels? ”

"Don't worry, someone is willing to give this money," Gu Huai stretched out towards the garden, "But just pack it up after you accept it, my uncle is reluctant to spend it now." ”

Xiaohuan went with a blank face, Gu Huai retracted his gaze, looked at the snow-covered courtyard, and sighed a little.

If I hadn't heard Pu Hong and Song Jia's plan that night, I'm afraid that I would really treat Pu Hong as a good person now? It's a friend and a drink, and sure enough, it's nothing to do, and it's either a traitor or a thief.

But for now, these two must not be suspicious, and it is best to make them feel that everything is under control and that things are going according to their plans.

"Qinglou... Tsk, this is really the first time a big girl has sat in a sedan chair. ”

He suddenly thought of something: "Isn't it a little strange to take the maid to the Qinglou?" ”