"Bang-" The wine glass in Gu Zhao's hand fell to the ground at some point, and he shook his hands to pick it up, but he couldn't pick it up after picking it up several times.

Huang Si couldn't stand it and picked up the wine glass for him.

"Young master, that's just a village girl," he persuaded, "maybe it's because the family is short of money, and because of the grandeur of our Hou Mansion, I went to the hospital in a hurry." ”

No way.

Gu Zhao knew in his heart that although the village woman was dressed plainly and simply, and she was patched, she was clean, and her eyebrows were clear, and she was not a treacherous person at first glance.

He had made too many mistakes, and his life couldn't withstand any ups and downs, but Gu Zhao closed his eyes and thought for a long time, and decided to go through it himself to explore the truth and reality.

*

In order to better prepare for the Spring Festival, most of the students who come to the capital will gather together to share a courtyard, which is not only fair, but also convenient to live with familiar people.

"Brother Lu, are you going to Yanyu Building today?"

The person who spoke was supposed to be a student who was going to take the exam, and he counted the silver and put it back in his sleeve before he opened his mouth to ask his companion who was reading a book.

The other person leaning against the door was obviously waiting anxiously, and said with a little impatience: "Don't wait for him, he never visits any Qinglou Chu Pavilion, let's go." ”

Lu Tingxuan looked up from the book and said with a smile: "You can just go, when you pass by the tea house, remember to bring me a new refreshment." ”

Although this person is a scholar, his figure is not weak, Lu Ting Xuansheng's Fengshen is handsome, and Yushu is in the wind, if he wants to go to the Qinglou, I am afraid that many courtesans will throw flattery at him, hoping to have a spring breeze with him.

It's just that Lu Tingxuan has always been clean and self-conscious, so he naturally declined this kindness.

His companions walked away with their shoulders on their backs, while muttering about his misfit and old-fashionedness.

After they left, Lu Tingxuan kept his head buried in reading until the sun sank, and it was not until his abdomen and intestines sounded that he suddenly realized that the meal had arrived.

"I've been reading hard all afternoon today," he said, putting down his book and muttering to himself to make excuses, "why don't you reward yourself with a tea house refreshment, and then go to the wine dumplings in the West Market." ”

Lu Ting announced his residence and went all the way to the tea house, only to be told that the refreshments had been sold out.

The attitude of the owner of the tea shop was cold and perfunctory, and said: "Lang Jun, forgive me, all the refreshments are sold out today, Lang Jun will come early tomorrow." ”

As he spoke, he folded the drawers layer by layer, but there was a separate cage of drawers next to him, and a layer of white strips was pasted on it.

Lu Tingxuan was like being struck by lightning, he relied on this bit of food to support his hard work every day, and he always had refreshments left when he came in the past, but he didn't expect it to be sold out early today.

He was angry in his heart and muttered in a low voice, "Isn't there another cage next to it?" ”

This is the ignorance of scholars, there are always some old customers in each store, no matter what the reason, the boss will not let the old customers go home empty-handed.

He rolled his eyes and said stiffly, "I said no, no, please go back!" ”

At this time, a pleasant female voice came from the second floor of the teahouse: "Lao Xing, the festival has just passed, and this scholar has just come to the capital, just give him my share." ”

After hearing this, the owner of the tea shop hurriedly smiled: "Since it is the county lord, then the small people will naturally do it." ”

Lu Tingxuan raised his head, the window on the second floor was open, and a girl was looking at him with a smile, and the white veil covered the beauty's face.

He looked at her blankly, almost rudely, at this moment, the noisy sounds on the street disappeared out of thin air, he couldn't hear or see anything, he could only see her eyes as bright as the night sky, which made Lu Tingxuan feel dizzy.

"Cousin," Lin Wushuang pursed her lips and smiled, she looked downstairs from afar, "This is to let King Chu Xiang see the goddess." ”

After Lin Chonghan signaled to Lu Tingxuan, he closed the window and shook his head when he heard the words: "It's just a refreshment, it's just a favor." ”

It's just that she didn't know that Lu Tingxuan had anything to eat in his heart, so he carried the refreshments and returned to his residence mechanically like a marionette.

He didn't even take off his shoes and socks, just lay on the bed, staring blankly at the top of the bed, and only one sentence echoed in his heart:

"Guan Guan Ju Dove, in the River Continent; My Fair Lady, Gentleman. ”

*

Gu Zhao told the Qin family to go out hunting, and Huang Si and the others went all the way to the former peasant woman's home.

The peasant woman's family lives at the entrance of the village, and there is no one else in the vicinity, only her family. The village was full of chicken, duck and cow dung, and it smelled bad, Gu Zhao covered his mouth and nose and asked Huang Si to come forward and knock on the door.

"Who?"

The peasant woman happened to be at home, she opened the door, and was a little surprised to see Gu Zhao, but quickly calmed down.

"Come in."

She turned sideways and let Gu Zhao in.

After Gu Zhao came in, he took a closer look and found that the house inside was surrounded by four walls, and the furniture was even less pitiful, but the only thing that caught the eye was a silver spear with cold light hanging on the left wall.

"Good gun!" He couldn't help but exclaim.

But the peasant woman said, "That's your father's gun." ”

Gu Zhao Huoran turned his head to look at her.

The peasant woman moved two chairs for them to sit down, and took out a letter from the only cupboard in the house and handed it to him.

"I didn't expect you to come all the way," she sighed, "but since you're here, I won't hide the truth." ”

She opened her mouth and told the story of the past: "More than 20 years ago, your father went to the north with Gu Houye, and he sent me a letter the following year, saying that he knew a woman and wanted to marry her. ”

She was very old, so old that it was difficult to count the silver threads on her head, but she was still in good spirits, and her eyes were bright.

"Of course I won't refuse, and I look forward to the next time he comes home and can bring the bride." Seeing the shock in Gu Zhao's eyes, the peasant woman continued to speak, "But in the end, I only waited for the news of your father's death, as well as his old belongings, that is, this gun, and some of his old clothes. ”

Gu Zhao swallowed his saliva uncontrollably, shook the letter, and asked, "Then what is this?" ”

The letter briefly introduced his background and the reasons why Gu Shizhong adopted him, and to Gu Zhao's disbelief, it also clearly wrote a birthmole on his inner thigh - this birthmark was almost unseen.

The peasant woman sighed and replied, "During the Lantern Festival, I was going to burn something for him, and when I was sorting out my old clothes, I found a letter sewn into the sandwich. ”

She continued: "I thought that this life would be the end, but I didn't expect - I didn't expect you, so I was ready to go to the capital to see you. ”

"But I don't plan to recognize you, Gu Hou Ye raised you very well, and the kindness is greater than the kindness, I just need to know that you are alive."

The unfinished meaning of her words is very clear, the environment of the Hou Mansion is far better than that of this remote and backward countryside, and Gu Zhao, who grew up in the Hou Mansion, must be pampered.

The gap during this period is too big for her to be selfish.

Huang Si heard the shocking news at first glance, and his first reaction was that he was afraid that he was going to lose his head, and the second reaction was: Is it really fake?

Gu Zhao also had only this one thought in his heart.

He stood up first and bowed deeply to the woman: "Thank you for telling me." ”

After the previous few things, Gu Zhao was no longer so good at believing others, not to mention that just based on the words of this peasant woman, Gu Zhao couldn't believe it at all.

But he now hates being deceived, and whether this matter is true or not, he will definitely investigate it himself!