With Xiao Yanlin watching in the mansion, Gu Baiyu was much more relaxed.

The things that usually need her to keep an eye on in person are now all done by Xiao Yanlin, Gu Baiyu simply let go and rest.

In this way, in the afternoon, the two brothers and sisters of the Zuo family came to the door with gifts.

Gu Ruan Ruan and Xiao Ruoyun also followed to the door to greet them.

Gu Ruan Ruan didn't know if she had figured it out or was playing some ghost idea, Gu Baiyu looked at her and was very distracted, although she didn't greet her warmly, she didn't show anger or dissatisfaction.

What made Gu Baiyu even more suspicious was that Lingzhi, who was originally arranged not to serve by his side, actually followed behind Gu Ruanruan.

Gu Baiyu was angry and didn't ask more.

"Why did Master Hou come to greet him in person? It's tormenting our brother and sister! ”

Maybe it's because there are no outsiders, when Zuo Lingfeng and Xiao Yanlin were talking, they didn't have the politeness in the palace that day, and they were much more sincere.

When facing Gu Baiyu, he was also very respectful.

As for Zuo Ningshuang, she still looks down and generous, this girl really has an appetite for Gu Baiyu, so she is very friendly to her.

"Come on, what are you doing with all these false gifts?"

Zuo Ningshuang was affectionately kissed by her holding a hand, and the smile on her face became a little bigger.

"My brother and I don't have any good things, but we just brought some local specialties, so don't dislike it, Madame."

At this moment, Zuo Lingfeng said at the right time: "This is a pastry made by you yourself, Madame will definitely like it." ”

Gu Baiyu was a little surprised at this time.

Zuo Ningshuang was very embarrassed on his face: "I heard that my wife likes to eat dim sum that day, so I made some hometown flavors, my skills are not refined, and my wife should not dislike it." ”

The other party was so sincere, Gu Baiyu didn't engage in those false courtesies, and when he lifted the red cloth covering the basket, a fragrance suddenly came to his nose.

I saw that the dim sum in the basket was exquisite, each of them was small and cute, and there were more than ten kinds of varieties.

"Thinking that the men didn't like these, and they were afraid that it would be difficult for the lady to digest after eating, I made one of the same."

Gu Baiyu was really moved at this time.

This gift of Zuo Ning Frost is really thoughtful.

Immediately held hands and became more enthusiastic: "What is Mrs. not Mrs., I heard that you are more than a year younger than me, call me sister!" ”

Zuo Ningshuang is not the kind of person who twists, and called out "sister" with a red face, and Gu Baiyu readily agreed.

At this time, Xiao Yanlin on the side suddenly said: "Your sister is so polite, why did you come empty-handed?" ”

As soon as Xiao Yan's words came out, Gu Baiyu was secretly surprised in his heart.

Originally, I heard Xiao Yanlin say that he had a good relationship with Zhuang Yuanlang, but I thought that he had some appreciation.

But now when I heard him say this, I immediately understood that the two really had a personal relationship, otherwise according to Xiao Yanlin's character, it would be impossible to say such a thing.

As if to answer Gu Baiyu's doubts, Xiao Yanlin said intimately: "Lord Zuo is a rare bold character among literati, I have the same opinions as him on many things, and Lord Zuo has a good relationship with several lieutenants in the army. ”

When Gu Baiyu heard this, he turned his head imperceptibly and glanced at Gu Ruan Ruan in the corner.

I saw that she still hung her head and didn't say anything, as if she didn't care about herself.

Gu Baiyu was afraid that Gu Ruan Ruan would leak the relationship between the two to the second prince and others in private, so he said, "Don't stand at the door, hurry in." ”

Xiao Yanlin and Zuo Lingfeng didn't care much about it, and they didn't take Gu Ruan Ruan in their eyes at all.

Zuo Lingfeng said with a smile: "Naturally, I have prepared a gift for you, and I came here today to solve your urgent needs." ”

Xiao Yan was stunned, and suddenly smiled: "Okay, then I'll go to the study later." ”

Everyone entered the house together, and the housekeeper had already prepared hot meals and dishes, and the wine was also an old wine.

Don't look at Zuo Lingfeng as a literati, but he is very arrogant when he drinks wine, and the amount of alcohol is not inferior to Xiao Yanlin.

Zuo Ningshuang leaned closer to Gu Baiyu and said, "When my brother was in his hometown, others called him the "Third Most Son". ”

Gu Baiyu was interested: "What does this mean?" ”

Zuo Ningshuang pursed her lips and smiled, with a faint pride in her smile: "Everyone says that my brother is the best in learning, the most unique in political opinion, and the most unforgiving in terms of alcohol." ”

Her words also attracted Xiao Yanlin's attention, and she immediately said: "Then you must not get drunk with Lord Zuo today!" ”

The two men drank to their heart's content, but Xiao Ruoyun didn't drink very well, and he put down the cup as soon as he drank it.

Zuo Ningshuang saw that he was free, so he talked generously.

She is very good at talking, mentioning the meeting between the two at the beginning, and only said that she was very grateful to Xiao Ruoyun at that time, but she had never had the opportunity to thank her before, and she wanted to thank Xiao Ruoyun today.

As he spoke, he poured himself wine and stood up to salute him.

She poured herself a glass and was about to pour wine for Xiao Ruoyun, but Lingyu on the side saw it and picked up the wine jug first.

The maids of these big families know the rules best, even if the guests toast, there is no reason for the guests to take the initiative to serve and pour the wine, so they want to pour wine for Xiao Ruoyun.

It's just that before her wine jug could be poured down, it was suddenly blocked by a white hand.

"Hey, Miss Lingyu, let Miss Zuo pour it, she came to thank the second master, you did it for you, she still thinks about this kindness in her heart, I see that Miss Zuo is not the kind of pedantic person, but she pours a wine for her benefactor, and you will become a whole family."

It was Gu Ruan Ruan who spoke.

As soon as she spoke, the table fell silent.

Gu Ruanruan's proposal is not ungenerous.

Lingyu didn't let Zuo Ningshuang pour wine just now, firstly because it was etiquette, and secondly, because it was inappropriate.

Those who serve the male master at the dinner table are either subordinates or their own female dependents.

Why is she so generous today?

No one spoke at the dinner table, and Gu Baiyu was about to open his mouth to ease the atmosphere, but he didn't expect Zuo Ningshuang to pick up the wine jug generously.

"Since Aunt Gu doesn't mind, then I'll pour the wine for Engong personally."

Gu Ruan Ruan covered her lips and smiled: "How can you care, I was stingy in the palace that day, and it was also because I cared about my husband, I thought about it." ”

She took the initiative to push Xiao Ruoyun's wine glass in front of Zuo Ningshuang: "Now that I think about it, Miss Zuo is clean, but I am narrow-minded, maybe you are simply grateful to the life-saving benefactor, you just want to repay the favor, and you have no other thoughts?" ”

These words are to hold up the left condensation.

Even if she has a good impression of Xiao Ruoyun, she can't admit it directly, otherwise in front of so many people, wouldn't she be too reserved, and her beauty would be faceless and skinless?

But if you follow Gu Ruanruan's words and admit that you are only grateful to Xiao Ruoyun, that is to cut off your development with Xiao Ruoyun.

Gu Baiyu was surprised when he heard it on the side.

Gu Ruan Ruan said this beautifully, why did she suddenly turn a corner?

But since she called Zuo Ningshuang a sister, she naturally wouldn't let people suffer.

So he smiled and said, "You don't have to say it so absolutely. Once upon a time, I thought that Hou Ye would be my eldest brother in the future, who wanted to become a husband and wife? This fate is the most mysterious, and it has its own destiny, but it is not something we can make clear in one or two sentences. ”

His wife spoke, obviously condensing frost to the left, and Xiao Yanlin naturally had to support her mother.

So he was very considerate and gave Gu Baiyu a chopsticks favorite dish, and said gently: "Well, if it weren't for Mrs. Bravery, the two of us would have almost missed it, and thank Mrs. for being willing to put aside the world for me and marry regardless of rumors." But then again, this gossip is just the tongue of others for a while, and how life is going is like a person drinking water, knowing whether he is warm or cold. My Hou Mansion has never had those rules, I believe in fate, and I believe in Mrs. ”

Xiao Yanlin rarely said so much.

But what he said was sincere, which not only showed his sincerity, but also showed his attitude: other people's marriages have their own destiny, and his Hou Mansion doesn't care about these.

The most important thing is that this sentence of "Shen Zhen rules" also slapped Gu Ruan Ruan's face hard.

Isn't it, at the beginning, she said "secular rules", which not only excused herself, but also almost harmed Gu Baiyu;

Now what kind of secular rules does she want to take, first come and come first, women are reserved and so on to blackmail others?

No way!

Sure enough, with Xiao Yanlin's words, the faces of the two brothers and sisters of the Zuo family improved.

Zuo Ningshuang was even more encouraged, adding a full glass of wine to himself and Xiao Ruoyun, and then drank it all very happily.

"Good!" Gu Baiyu couldn't help but praise, "Master Hou said that your brother is a rare bold character among literati, and I don't think you're bad as a sister!" ”

Xiao Ruoyun was also very touched, and immediately drank all the wine in the cup.

Only Gu Ruan Ruan seemed to be blocked back by someone because he had been thinking about it for a long time, and his expression was very bad.

"Miss Zuo really has a bold personality, I don't think I need to drink tea, Lingzhi, you can serve Miss Zuo to drink."

Zuo Ningshuang didn't shirk either, and said: "It's okay, I don't have any elders in my family, my brother is afraid that I will be drunk in the future, so he deliberately exercised my alcohol consumption, happy today, Hou Ye and Xiao ......."

Gu Baiyu spoke at the right time: "The second master is not a few years older than you, so let's call my brother." ”

Zuo Ningshuang's face flushed slightly: "Master Hou and Brother Xiao are both informal people, so I will let go of a few drinks today!" ”

After she finished speaking, Gu Ruan Ruan didn't even come out again, and watched Lingzhi go to serve Zuo Ningshuang, but she just retracted into the corner and ate the food quietly.

After eating like this for a while, Gu Baiyu faintly felt that he was a little full, so he put down his chopsticks.

A few men at the table were still chatting, so Gu Baiyu listened quietly, but after looking at it for a while, Gu Baiyu noticed that something was wrong.

Although Xiao Ruoyun didn't drink as much as Xiao Yanlin, he didn't live in Zuo Ningshuang, and the woman was not drunk, so he blushed, right?