Xiao Yi's departure did not change anything.
What were these people living in the wealthy circles of the capital like before and what they are now... As June is approaching, the weather is getting hotter and hotter. Gu Wuyou has always had a hard summer, but now he is as lazy as before. stand up.
This afternoon.
As soon as she came back from Mrs. Li's side, she lay on the cool couch and fanned.
Bai Lu slammed the curtain and walked in, holding a safety letter from Langya in her hand.
Mrs. Wang has already arrived in Langya. She was in a hurry to leave before, and she wrote a few pages without entrusting her with a lot of words, all of them asking her to restrain her temper and get along well with her husband's family... I think she is a stern and taciturn person. , but now he has personally written a few pages of letters.
Gu Wuyou looked at the series of dense words above, and his heart was both sweet and sour.
Seeing that she was holding the letter with a sad face on her face, Bai Lu knew that she was thinking of the old lady again, so she persuaded softly, "The old lady must be happy to know that you are doing well now."
"Um."
A slightly choked voice spit out from Gu Wuyou's throat, "Prepare me a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and I want to reply to my grandmother."
Naturally, Bai Lu had no reason not to, so she prepared a pen, ink, paper and inkstone and invited someone to come over.
Gu Wuyou held the writing brush and lowered his head, slowly writing, not very formal letters, full of daily gossip about his daughter's family. He told everyone about everything that had happened in the past month. After writing, he thought about it. Going down, he asked Bai Lu again, "I remember that Songbaozhai in Langya came to the capital?"
Hearing this suddenly, Bai Lu was still stunned for a while, then realized that it was Madam Wang's favorite candied fruit, and smiled again: "Yes, it's still the shopkeeper from before, it seems that it was because her daughter got married. In the capital, the two of them were worried, so they moved the store together."
"Do you want to send some to the old lady?"
Gu Wuyou nodded, took the handkerchief and wiped his hands, and replied, "Grandma is in a hurry to leave this time, and I don't think I can eat it. It happens that the third brother is going to Langya in a while, so I asked him to put it in the ice box. In the past, I sent it to Langya to give my grandmother a taste."
She does whatever comes to her mind.
I couldn't sit still at this meeting, so I said with enthusiasm, "It's too early for someone to set up a car. After you buy it, let someone go home and send some to the two grandmothers."
It was Mrs. Gu and Mrs. Li.
Bai Lu naturally agreed, and while ordering someone to set up the car, she changed out of her clothes for Gu Wuyou.
And at this time in Songbaozhai, Gu Ting was also there.
She didn't go to the academy today, thinking about how her grandmother coughed a few times last night, and seeing that she was afraid of hardship and unwilling to take medicine, she wanted to go out and buy some candied fruit for people, and just walked inside, she heard a maid warmly Sheng said, "Treasurer Lao helped to choose some cakes and preserves, we will go back and make offerings."
"Take that Seven Treasure Cake." It was an old woman who said this, her voice a little rigid.
While speaking, you can also hear the sound of Buddha beads colliding together.
Hearing this voice, Gu Yu paused in footsteps. Before she could lift her eyes, Qiuyue's face changed beside her, and she looked at the old woman not far away and whispered, "Miss, it's... Old Madam Shen."
It's been a long time since I heard this name, and Gu Yu couldn't react for a while.
The master and servant over there also seemed to have noticed something. The old woman wearing the red sandalwood-colored wishful pattern turned her head while turning the Buddha beads. When she saw Gu Yu, her calm face also changed slightly.
Now that you meet, there is no need to run away.
And now that they are in the capital together, there will be many opportunities to meet in the future, even if they want to hide... they can't avoid it.
like,
She and Shen Shao.
Gu Yu lowered his eyes slightly, walked over, bowed to the person, his voice was gentle, and there was no difference, "Old Madam."
"You..." Mrs. Shen looked at her without turning the Buddha beads in her hand. She seemed to look down at her for a long time before she opened her mouth, her voice slightly hoarse, "Get up."
She seemed to be gossiping, so she asked Gu Yu, "You also like this candied fruit?"
Gu Yu still lowered his eyes, didn't look at her, and replied warmly: "Grandma is afraid of hardship. I heard that this Songbaozhai candied fruit is good, so I thought about coming over to buy some for her."
Old Madam Shen had a smile on her face, as if she was remembering an old story, "Your grandmother has always been afraid of hardship..." She and Madam Gu used to be old friends, but later, because of the two juniors, they never met again. Contacted... After all, she still felt ashamed and didn't dare to see her old friend.
I looked at Gu Chu again, and saw that her temperament was softer than a few years ago. Thinking about the past few years, her life has not been bad...
It's just that the person who used to call her "Auntie" with a smile on her face now calls her "Old Madam" in warm and unfamiliar words... Old Madam Shen looked at her, feeling a little uncomfortable, and her voice became hoarse, "You , aren't you married yet?"
Gu Yu smiled, "My body is a drag on marrying anyone, it's better to be alone, so as not to hurt others."
When old lady Shen heard the words, she felt a little touch in her heart, "I was the one who was sorry for you back then, but..."
"Old lady." Gu Yu interrupted her with a soft voice, she raised her eyes and looked at the gray-haired old lady in front of her, her voice was still the same as before, gentle and polite but also distant, "I never blame you , what I said earlier was not aimed at you."
"You don't have to think too much."
Qiuyue had already bought the cakes, she glanced at it, then retracted her eyes, and bowed to the old lady Shen again, and without saying a word, turned around and left.
"Ah..."
Madam Shen looked at her figure and took a step, "Yu Qian, he..."
Before she could finish speaking, someone threw the curtain and came in. It was Gu Wuyou who led Bai Lu over to buy candied fruit. When she saw these people in the room, she was stunned for a moment, and then she became happy, "Second sister? Why are you here? This?"
He glanced at Old Madam Shen again, and hurriedly led people over, gave her a junior salute, and shouted in a proper manner, "Grandma."
When Old Madam Shen saw her appear, she immediately straightened her face and nodded gently. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of Gu Yu who was not far away, knowing that she didn't want to mention these things in front of others, and said again, "You two sisters. Have a good chat, I'll go first."
When he came to Gu Yu's side, his footsteps paused, but he didn't say much, and was supported by the maid and walked out.
Gu Wuyou has always been not used to getting along with others, especially the elders. She gets along with Old Shen Furen.
Not much, so I accompanied Li Qinyuan back home some time ago, and I was a little afraid that this serious and rigid old man would see someone leave, quietly relieved, and happily took Gu Yu's arm and acted like a spoiled child Said: "Second sister doesn't come to see me."
Hearing these familiar words also calmed the fluctuating emotions in Gu Yu's heart.
Looking at Gu Wuyou, who rested his head on his shoulder with doting eyes, he said softly, "Why do you still love to act like a spoiled child when you are married?"
"It's not with others, I'm just acting like a spoiled brat with you."
Gu Wuyou said with a smile, thinking of the atmosphere of the two when she came in just now, she blinked and asked, "Second sister, are you familiar with Shen's grandmother?"
Gu Yu stroked her hair for a while, then smiled for a while, "I've met a few times before, but I'm not familiar with it." Afraid of her thinking, she asked, "Aren't you afraid of heat? Why is this happening? Out?"
"My grandmother sent me a letter. I thought that my third brother would be going to Langya in a few days, so I just asked him to send some candied fruit to my grandmother." Gu Wuyou kept talking in front of close people, and glanced again. What Qiuyue was holding, "Second sister, do you also like to eat the candied fruit from this family?"
"It's grandmother,"
Gu Yu smiled and said to her: "She coughed a few times last night, but she refused to take the medicine obediently, so I went out to buy some sweet and sour things to go home to coax her."
When Gu Wuyou heard this, he frowned and said worriedly, "Grandma, is she alright?"
Gu Yu said with relief: "Don't worry, it's just a common cold, just take a few medicines."
Hearing her say this, Gu Wuyou breathed a sigh of relief, and the two sisters talked again before separating.
A few more days passed.
Before Gu Wuyou could go home with Li Qinyuan, something happened first in the DPRK.
Han Xingchang, Minister of Works, was reported to be greedy for ink. The emperor was furious and ordered a thorough investigation... In fact, this matter had nothing to do with her at first, but the Gu family and the Han family have been relatively close over the years, and because Mr. Han Ziqian had taught her for a while .
Gu Wuyou thought about whether to go home or go home to see what was going on.
Afraid that Li Qinyuan would not be able to find her when he came back, Gu Wuyou left Hongshuang and said to her colleague.
The carriage was already set up, and she led Bai Lu to Duke Dingguo's mansion.
At this time, in an alley near Dingguo Gongfu, Gu Yu and Han Ziqian were talking. Gu Yu had just returned from the academy. On the way, he encountered a pale Han Ziqian. Knowing that he was a family matter, he asked the driver to stop. .
At this moment, she sat in the carriage, and said with concern in a concerned tone: "I have heard about Uncle Han, don't worry, Uncle Han has always been a clean person, and nothing will happen."
The Han family has two sons, and the rest are daughters.
Now my brother is still out on business, my father is in prison in Dali Temple again, and the family is full of women... Han Ziqian has been going to Dali Temple every day for the past few days, or comforting his mother and sister at home. A big chunk.
Hearing what Gu Yu said, he just said in a daze: "If someone else investigates, I'm naturally not afraid, but Shen Shao is the one who investigates this matter. When my father scolded Lord Shen and caused the Shen family to be destroyed, I was afraid of Shen Shao. He'll... take revenge."
this
just dropped.
Qiuyue frowned.
This Mr. Han used to be very polite and good-natured. She even helped people talk for a while in private, and wanted to entice Miss to be with him. Who would have thought that she would say such a thing now
Han Ziqian also reacted to what he said, his face changed slightly, he raised his head suddenly, and said to Gu Ting, "Ah Tso, I..."
Gu Yu said to him in a warm voice, "I understand, you've been too tired to run at both ends recently."
"But—" She paused, but then said very firmly, "I believe that Shen Shao is not such a person."
Han Ziqian felt more and more uncomfortable when he heard the maintenance in her words. He was about to speak when he heard the sound of horses' hooves not far away. He looked up and saw Shen Shao. He didn't seem to see it at all. People, rushing over here.
Han Ziqian looked at the horse that was close at hand, his expression changed slightly, and he kept stepping back, but the horse ran so fast that he stumbled and fell to the ground.
"Big Brother Han!"
Gu Yu didn't see Shen Shao, only saw Han Ziqian fall to the ground, she quickly got out of the carriage, walked up to someone to help him up, and said worriedly, "Are you alright?"
Han Ziqian said in a pale tone: "No, it's fine."
Gu Yu looked at him for a while, and saw that he was not seriously ill, and then he was relieved. He glanced at the horse behind him, and frowned again... The people living here are all dignitaries, and no one would dare to go on a rampage here.
She doesn't like to reprimand people, but this will also be a bit angry.
Turning around, just about to say a few words to someone, but bumped into a pair of familiar eyes.
The man was wearing a crimson official robe and sat high on the horse. At this time, he was looking at them with his eyes slightly lowered, or... She, a man who used to be gentle and jade-like, is gentle and polite even when he sees others, but now The eyes that looked at her were like the perennial ice on the snow-capped mountains.
He just pursed his lips and looked at her.
Even in a dream, Gu Yu never thought that he would meet Shen Shao here, let alone that the man who was rampaging just now would be him. She has always been gentle, not only because of her temperament, but also because of her body.
She has been doing well over the years.
Only a few times…
It is also related to a man named Shen Yuqian.
At this time, the man penetrated the river of time, pierced through the illusory dream, and stood in front of her alive, making her heart that had been calm for many years finally beating quickly again.
The faster the heart beats.
Gu Ting's face became paler, she covered her heart with her hand, and her breathing suddenly became rapid.
"Miss!"
"Ah? Are you okay?!"
Han Ziqian stretched out her hand to support her, and Qiuyue also quickly took the medicine that Gu Tuo often used from the carriage.
Shen Shao didn't expect that Gu Yu would become like this, his expression changed greatly, and he turned over and dismounted from the horse without being angry with her. Stop, he bent down and picked it up.
But it is a navy blue green bamboo sachet embroidered with the word "Qian".
There are three people here, he doesn't know who dropped the purse, but he knows that it is from Gu Chu's handwriting.
humbly…
Han, Zi, Qian... ! ! !
He looked up and saw Han Ziqian's hand resting on Gu Yu's shoulder, with an expression of concern that could not be hidden on his face, his eyes were about to split, and the strength in his hand seemed to be able to tear the purse to pieces. With a pale face, he closed his eyes, but in the end he didn't choose to go.
Gu Yu was already supported by Qiuyue and Han Ziqian on the carriage.
The coachman was also afraid of an accident, so he swung the whip in his hand and hurried towards home.
No one noticed the purse that fell, nor Shen Shao who was still standing beside him, and Shen Shao watched the carriage leave, and after all, he was reluctant to get on his horse and follow the carriage all the way.
Until I got to Dingguo Gongfu—
After taking a rest all the way, Gu Yu was almost better.
However, Qiuyue was still nervous about her body, and when she got off the carriage, she helped people to go inside, and then ordered people to find a doctor.
The Han family and the Gu family have always been on good terms.
Han Ziqian also went in because he was afraid that something would happen to Gu Tuo.
When he came out again, it was a quarter of an hour later. Seeing Shen Shao at the entrance of the alley, he looked slightly startled, and finally walked over.
Looking at this former classmate and friend, Han Ziqian said in a low voice, "She's all right."
Shen Shao was still sitting on the horse. Hearing this, he just lowered his eyes and looked at him indifferently. It seemed that he didn't care about Gu Yu's body after staying here for so long. The reins in his hand turned and the horse turned obediently When he was about to leave, he threw the purse tightly in his hand towards Han Ziqian.
Without saying a word, he rode away.
Han Ziqian looked at the purse in his hand inexplicably, puzzled by Shen Shao's meaning, just as he was about to stop someone, he heard someone calling him from behind, "Mr. Han?"
But it was Gu Wuyou, who had just been helped by Bai Lu to get off the carriage.
"The Lord of Leping County." Han Ziqian bowed his hands to the people.
He didn't wait long after salute, nodded at the person, then turned around and walked towards the alley.
Gu Wuyou looked at his figure suspiciously. Just as he was about to look away, he saw the man riding a horse in the distance. He let out a light sigh and asked Bai Lu, "That, is that Uncle Shen?"
Bai Lu replied: "It looks a little like it, but it's too far away, and the slave can't see it clearly."
"That's it,"
Gu Wuyou just asked casually, "Go in."