Chapter 18: Betting
Lingyu told Gu Baiyu what she heard in a few words.
Gu Baiyu frowned slightly after hearing this.
The teaching grandmother who can be sent to her house should be the only one from the concubine, how could anyone get in?
"Miss, what can I do? The wedding is just a few days away......"
"Don't worry," Gu Baiyu pondered for a moment and said to Lingyu: "Today, you go out in person, go more secretively, go to the Zhou Mansion to tell Mrs. Zhou about this, and ask her to send a message to the concubine in the palace to see who this grandmother is." ”
"What about the second miss?"
"Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on it."
After Lingyu left, Gu Baiyu deliberately went to the courtyard where Mama Xi taught Gu Ruanruan, she didn't allow anyone to pass it on, she just stood aside and watched.
But after looking at it for a while, I saw that something was wrong.
This Mama Jiao Xi seems to be teaching the rules, but in fact she is not embarrassed, and even "releases" Gu Ruan Ruan.
This can't be someone sent by Zhou Moning.
Zhou Moning loves his younger brother the most, even if he won't embarrass Ruan Ruan in everything, he won't condone it like this.
Gu Baiyu almost immediately determined that what Lingyu heard was true, this old lady had another master behind her.
And Gu Ruan Ruan was bored, pretending to follow Mama to learn the rules, and when she turned around, she saw Gu Baiyu standing at the gate of the courtyard.
That Mama Jiao Xi obviously saw it too, and her ruthless backhand was a ring ruler that drew Gu Ruanruan's palm.
"Ahh It hurts! ”
Gu Ruan Ruan's tears were about to hurt out, but Mama had a serious face.
"Second Miss, everyone should not be surprised at any time, don't make such a fuss and be shocked when you encounter something."
Gu Baiyu sneered in his heart and narrowed his eyes slightly.
It's kind of like that!
Gu Ruan Ruan was beaten and began to complain about Gu Baiyu: "Sister, why don't you say a word, you scared me, and I was beaten by my grandmother." ”
She also realized that something was wrong with her just now, and hurriedly made up for it: "Sister, I think I'm almost learning now, but these grandmothers are so strict......"
As she spoke, she pretended to glance at the old woman: "It hurts to beat someone to death~"
Gu Baiyu quietly watched her acting, and when she heard her say this, a meaningful smile appeared on her lips.
"Well, I also think you've learned almost, and the few steps you took just now have a bit of a taste of everyone's ladies."
"In this case, those grandmothers can be regarded as a little effective training, and they have worked hard, so it is better to leave the Prime Minister's Mansion today."
Gu Ruan Ruan subconsciously wanted to hide from Gu Baiyu and prevent her from seeing the flaws, but she didn't expect Gu Baiyu to directly order people to be driven away!
hurriedly said: "Sister, I ......"
Gu Baiyu looked at him with a smile: "What's wrong?" Didn't you say that I was too strict with you, and Mama embarrassed you, and now you are not happy if I invite people away? Or do you already have a deep mentor-apprentice relationship with your grandmother? ”
Gu Ruan Ruan didn't know how to answer for a while, so she could only look at the old lady for help.
The old lady hated her for revealing her emotions, and secretly scolded Gu Baiyu in her heart for saying that it was really good, how could these two young ladies have a little bit of the city government in their hearts, and they didn't look like the young ladies of a big family at all!
If it weren't for the second prince's repeated advice, she wouldn't have helped such a person!
I really don't know why the second prince bet on her!
She could only pretend not to see Gu Ruan Ruan glaring at her, looking like she was doing business.
"The eldest lady also saw it just now, and the second lady still makes mistakes from time to time, which is not good, and how can the background of the family be superficial? I think the second lady's knowledge needs to be improved. ”
After speaking, he looked at Gu Ruan Ruan, "Second Miss, Four Books and Five Classics, Female Virtue and Female Rings, Qin, Chess, Calligraphy and Painting, how do you learn these basics?"
Where would Gu Ruan Ruan know this?
At most, she recited a few modern learned verses to deceive people!
Immediately said with an embarrassed face: "These..... Naturally, learning is not as good as my sister......"
The old lady didn't wait for Gu Baiyu to speak, and hurriedly said: "Eldest lady, look, there are still some learning, and the concubine Niangniang said that these two young ladies are about to get married, and these must be foolproof that the reputation of the Prime Minister's Mansion will not be lost." ”
She carried the concubine out, and she expected that Gu Baiyu would not refuse again.
Sure enough, Gu Baiyu relieved and said, "Okay then......"
Gu Ruan Ruan and the old lady breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
And Gu Baiyu only felt funny when she looked at the two of them with a relieved look, she did it on purpose!
I only heard Gu Baiyu continue: "Since this is the case, it is still necessary to increase the intensity of training." In this way, get up an hour early every day to learn the female virtue and female precepts, exercise your manners at noon, and ...... Qinqi, calligraphy and painting are arranged along the way, wait until the evening, and invite a calligrapher to come, I remember that my sister's handwriting is really ......"
Gu Baiyu glanced at Gu Ruan Ruan with an indescribable expression.
And Gu Ruan Ruan was completely stunned.
How could Gu Baiyu be like this!
If she follows this arrangement, then she will have to rest all day, and she will have to squeeze out the time to sleep!
Gu Ruan Ruan immediately stopped doing it: "Sister, why are you arranging it like this, these are added, you are going to exhaust me to death!" ”
The old lady's head was big for a while, and she stretched out her hand to pull her: "Second Miss! Everyone, sister is for your good! ”
She said almost with a warning: "Second Miss, if you have to endure hardships, you will become a master!" ”
When the old grandmother said this, Gu Ruan Ruan finally regained some of her senses, and finally remembered that she still had to keep the old grandmother to help her deal with the dowry.
Thinking like this, he could only reluctantly say, "Got it, sister." ”
That expression, as if eating a fly, simply made Gu Baiyu's heart feel happy.
She just wanted to do this on purpose, on the one hand, to toss her, and on the other hand, to drain all her time.
At least until she finds out who this old lady is, Gu Ruan Ruan doesn't want to free up her hands to get any more moths!
After cleaning up Gu Ruanruan, Gu Baiyu was in a good mood.
She went back to her room, took out the unfinished needlework, and began to continue.
She's making a pair of boots.
Gu Baiyu's ability to make boots was learned from Mrs. Gu.
The two elders of the Gu family have a deep relationship, even if they are now in a high position and have a solid family background, Mrs. Gu still insists on making shoes for Gu Chengxiang and accepting the soles.
In her words, she is a backhouse woman, even if her husband loves her so much, she still can't accompany him through the world's great rivers and mountains;
Gu Chengxiang wore the boots she made, just as if she had traveled all over the world with herself.
Gu Baiyu also had such beautiful expectations and made the last one of these boots.
When Lingyu came back in the afternoon, Gu Baiyu put the finishing touches on a pair of boots, just waiting for an opportunity to send them out.
Lingyu came back with a message from Mrs. Zhou.
After Lingyu told Mrs. Zhou about the Prime Minister's Mansion, Mrs. Zhou was more anxious than Lingyu.
But isn't it, the palace is already full of dangers, and there are people with ulterior motives among the most trusted teaching mothers around her daughter, how can they not make her anxious?
Mrs. Zhou immediately handed over the sign and entered the palace, and the slave waited for a long time and did not wait for Mrs. Zhou to come back, for fear that the second lady would be suspicious if she was late, so she came back first. However, the grandmother who was waiting next to Mrs. Zhou said that she would definitely give a reply to the young lady tomorrow. ”
In this way, Gu Baiyu can be regarded as a little relieved.
In the evening, Mrs. Gu talked to Gu Baiyu after eating, and immediately smiled when she saw her carefully cut the last thread of her boots.
"This is for Zhenbei Hou? I'll send it over tomorrow when it's ready. ”
"Mother?" Gu Baiyu was a little surprised.
The mother is actually willing to let her see Xiao Yanlin again and again before getting married, this is really ......
"Now that the two of you are deeply affectionate, it is well known to everyone, your father said, there are still those who can't marry the Marquis of Zhenbei in the court today, and they are talking cool words there, which is very sour, you might as well sit down, let them take a good look, whether the daughter of my Gu family is in love with the Marquis of Zhenbei, or sells her daughter!"