Gu Wuyou was originally worried that Zhao Chengyou would have other actions in the future.
But he didn't expect that since that day, he never came back to the house, never looked for her again, and even in the academy, the two never met again, but they met Yin Xu once and was stunned. At a glance, there is nothing else.
Although she always felt that it was impossible for Zhao Chengyou to give up like this, she did not spend too much thought on this matter.
Yu Gong.
Her family has made it very clear to Zhao Chengyou that it will be irrelevant for men and women to marry in the future.
in private.
She also made it clear to people that if he really wanted to pull Li Qinyuan into the water, she couldn't let him go.
Zhao Chengyou is a smart person, he knows what's good for him and what's bad for him, he won't be so stupid, he really follows her to the point where the fish will die and the net will be broken.
He will only do it slowly, trying to ensure that his own interests will not be damaged.
But now Gu Wuyou doesn't know what he's going to do, not to mention that Mrs. Li's birthday is approaching, she really doesn't have the mind to pay attention to Zhao Chengyou's affairs.
In a blink of an eye, it was the birthday of Mrs. Li.
There was still white snow falling in the sky. The snow did not stop for several days. It covered the entire capital in silver. From a distance, it looked like a snow city. said.
The masters may not feel anything, but they are tired of the old women and servants, and they don't know how many times they have to clean it every day.
Like the other courtyards of Dingguo Gong's mansion, it is stipulated that they should be cleaned three times a day, and the masters must be able to walk well. However, Gu Wuyou has set rules, not to destroy the original appearance, and only draw a small path. For people to walk, other trees and eaves are not allowed to be touched.
It's still early.
After Gu Wuyou finished his breakfast, he asked Bai Lu to get some things, and then went to the yard where Mrs. Gu lived.
When they got there, Mrs. Gu was still having breakfast, so Gu Wuyou changed into a pair of soft-soled shoes and walked in. Perhaps it was because of the cold weather that even Gu Yu didn't come. Only her old man sat alone in the room, and was served by a group of maids and wives to eat.
Mrs. Gu is very well-behaved, and the maids and wives under her are all bowed and obedient.
Seeing her go in, Mrs. Gu just lifted her eyelashes and said calmly, "Come on."
Gu Wuyou has never been used to getting along with her grandmother. She is also an elder, and her grandmother is also a strict and dignified master. Everyone is afraid of her, but in front of her, her grandmother will always be kind and kind. She will hold her and share with her. She tells stories, and will personally take her to do many things, even teach her to read and write, and accompany her to cut window paper and turn flower ropes.
No matter what she did, her grandmother always smiled and complimented her.
But grandma won't.
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Her grandmother was like a bodhisattva in the temple, she always had such a calm expression, and even she didn't seem to have too much expression on her second sister, who was raised under her knees.
So Gu Wu was afraid of her.
Because of fear, he was even more reluctant to approach.
Maybe it's because of the rebirth, now that I see my grandmother again, Gu Wuyou is already gone.
It won't be like before, so afraid of her... Actually, thinking about it carefully, my grandmother is also very kind to her.
In her previous life, she and Zhao Chengyou made trouble so ugly, and her grandmother didn't say anything to her.
Later, Li Qinyuan asked to marry her, and her grandmother did not only care about prosperity and wealth like the elders in other mansions. Seeing Li Qinyuan's high power, she sent her out directly, but called her to him and asked her what she meant before agreeing.
Now also-
Zhao Chengyou came to the door, and as an elder, she met people with a good life, and also politely explained it to the person, so as to avoid her worries.
Gu Wuyou no longer thinks about things in a single-minded manner. In the past, she thought that others were treating her well, and she could see it at a glance, but now, she knows that there are many people and many temperaments in this world.
Some people are nice to you, and they show it most vividly and don't hide it at all, such as her grandmother and father.
But there are also many people who may seem to not care about you at all or care about you, but will protect you without your knowledge... such as grandmother and Jiufei.
They were both people who cared about her, just in different ways.
Seeing that Gu Wuyou came in, Mrs. Gu kept standing at the door stupidly, and finally couldn't help but ask, "Why are you standing there? Have you eaten so early?"
Mammy Xie next to her also smiled and said, "There's a lot of breakfast today. If the fifth girl hasn't eaten it, she will accompany the old lady to use some."
Gu Wuyou had already recovered, she suppressed those thoughts in her heart, and walked over with a smile, "I have eaten some, thinking that you have delicious xiaolongbao, I dare not eat more."
"Quick, go and prepare another bowl and chopsticks for the fifth girl."
Madam Xie turned her head and told the maid next to her. When the maid brought it over, she wanted to place it opposite Madam Gu. Never would she have imagined that when she saw Madam Wu, she was like a cat seeing a mouse. Today, she is sitting beside the old lady with a smile on her face.
The movement of the hand is a pause.
Yu Guang went to look at the old lady, and she was a little surprised when she saw her expression, but she didn't say anything, and Xie Momo didn't say anything else, and handed over the tableware and chopsticks in her hand with a smile.
Gu Wuyou wiped her hands for her, rinsed her mouth again, and sat next to Mrs. Gu to have breakfast.
Even if there is one more of her, the room is still as quiet and quiet as before. The maid and the old woman are silently preparing the meal. She doesn't know how, and she always feels that it is a bit pitiful for her grandmother to be so lonely.
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She couldn't help but put a Xiao Long Bao in front of her.
Seeing her grandmother drinking porridge, she looked at her lightly, Gu Wuyou was not afraid, she smiled with her eyes bent, "Grandma can't just drink porridge in the morning, we are going out today, you eat more."
All the maids and mother-in-law in the room were a little surprised when they saw this, even Xie mama, but Mrs. Gu didn't have any superfluous expressions on her face. She just looked at her, and only after a while, said "um" softly. one sound.
I really ate that xiao long bao.
Gu Wuyou laughed even more happily. In fact, she was already full, so she would just eat a few Xiaolongbao and then focus on serving others, saying, "This small dish is delicious. , it is most suitable to go with porridge, grandmother will try it.”
"This shrimp cake is also delicious. It's not greasy at all. You wrap the side dish just now, and it tastes unique."
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The main courtyard, which has been quiet for many years, is like a little yellow warbler, talking non-stop.
Mrs. Gu has been condescending for most of her life, and the people below are either afraid of her or respect her, and even Gu Yu, who has been raised under her knees since childhood, has been living more and more pure-hearted and few desires, and now she suddenly encounters such an unreasonable person The granddaughter who played the card was stunned.
In the past, she only had to look at Gu Wuyou, and her granddaughter would bow her head in fear.
But today, I don't know what happened, but I'm not afraid at all, and I don't care about the rule of "don't say anything". At first, Mrs. Gu looked at those watery eyes and was reluctant to refuse, but later, she couldn't refuse. .
Finally finished breakfast.
She actually drank half a bowl of porridge more than usual for this meal, not including other snacks.
Mrs. Gu sat in silence for a while, but Xie Ma and others around her were very happy.
Gu Wuyou was also happy, and while they were removing the things, she smiled and said, "Grandma, I brought you a gift."
Um
Gift
Madam Gu lifted her eyes and glanced at the person, but said nothing.
"I made three forehead wipes, one for my grandmother, one for you, and one for the old lady of the Li family..." Gu Wuyou said as he took the one belonging to the old lady from Bai Lu. She was also a little nervous to send such embroidery once to her grandmother, who has never been very enthusiastic.
Thin white fingers pinched the two corners, smiling shyly, "I'm not very good at embroidering, don't laugh."
Gu Wuyou's words are not really self-deprecating words, although she is a lot more sophisticated than before, but in a big family like them, the family has embroidered mothers, and they wear them on weekdays. I'm used to those embroidery mothers doing it, so she's naturally not good in comparison.
But Mrs. Gu was a little stunned.
She looked down at the dark purple embroidered lotus pattern on the forehead in Gu Wuyou's hand. Although it wasn't very ingenious, it was better than the fine stitches and clean patterns, especially this pattern was her favorite.
She was used to receiving Gu Wuyou's delicate and gorgeous but unimpressive gifts, but when she suddenly received such a gift, Mrs. Gu couldn't tell what emotion it was.
She is not good at dealing with juniors, and she can only say a cold voice after a while, "It's good, what are you giving?"
Gu Wuyou now sees through her grandmother's temperament, and knows that she is cold on the outside and hot on the inside, and she is not discouraged at all, but instead smiles: "You have to choose the time to send an outsider. For grandmother, it is your heart, and naturally you can send it whenever you want."
Mrs. Gu didn't know what to say anymore. She had spent most of her life with a straight face.
, On weekdays, in addition to being gentle to Gu Yu, to others, he has always been rigid and unapproachable... The scene couldn't help but become a little colder.
Xie Ma took the forehead wipe with a smile, "The fifth girl's craftsmanship is getting better and better. A few days ago, the old lady was still thinking that the forehead wipe that she used to wear in the old days was dirty, and she was about to make another embroidery underneath. Only."
"I didn't expect you to send it today. It can be seen that the grandparents and grandchildren have a good heart."
Her remarks are naturally a coincidence, but no one will expose her, "Old Madam, this forehead matches the clothes you are wearing today, why don't you just wear this now?"
Mrs. Gu glanced at it, but said nothing, Xu Yu nodded, but agreed.
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Xie Momo was about to put it on with a smile, when Gu Wuyou volunteered and said, "Grandma, I'll put it on for you." After Madam Gu nodded in agreement, she cleaned her hands again, walked over, and gave the person a careful look. put it on.
It was the first time I was so close to my granddaughter.
Mrs. Gu was not used to it, just as the maid came over holding the bronze mirror, she saw that her usual rigid face in the mirror could not be maintained, and without waiting for others to ask her "how are you", she waved her hand and said: " All right, take it."
He said again, "It's almost time, get ready and go out."
The Li family's residence of the Duke of Wei is located in Jingzi Lane.
Unlike the titles they have inherited from generation to generation, the Li family is an industry built by Li Censhen alone.
Li Censhen's father, the husband of Mrs. Li, was just an ordinary censor at the beginning. In this capital where there are four-rank officials and princes everywhere, his Li family is really nothing.
But who would have thought that such an ordinary Li family would have a Li Censhen.
Li Censhen did not choose the imperial examination path like other sons, but joined the barracks. He was also lucky. He ushered in a big battle as soon as he joined the barracks, and because he saved Yang Shun, the general at the time, he went from a nameless and unknown Xiaobing suddenly became General Yang's confidant.
Then a few years later-
He became more and more famous in the battles one after another. Later, he even captured the leader of the Turks and made the Turks surrender to Da Zhou. It can be said that no one dared to commit crimes in the surrounding area for so many years, and he had an inseparable relationship with Li Censhen.
Now Li Censhen has become the famous Duke of Wei in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and he also has a Li family army who is brave and good at fighting, and he is really majestic.
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The carriage stopped at the gate of Wei Guogong's mansion.
The snowy road was slippery, and it took them a lot of time to come all the way. When the curtain was lifted, there were already a lot of carriages parked outside. They were all people who came to congratulate Mrs. Li on her birthday. There were still people standing in front of the door. The men Yu Yu saw the sign of "Gu"'s house hanging outside their carriage, and hurried over to greet them.
Outside, he said respectfully, "Old Madam, Princess Leping, it's snowing heavily outside, you two might as well sit in the carriage for a while, and let the little ones carry the sedan chair over."
Madam Gu glanced at Gu Wuyou, asking what she meant.
Gu Wuyou said, "I listen to my grandmother."
Mrs. Gu said to the people outside, "Whatever others do, so do we. There is no need to make such extravagant troubles."
"This..." Butler Lue
There is hesitation.
Mammy Xie, Bai Lu, and the others have already got off the carriage, some holding umbrellas, some holding footstools, and some holding the stove, and all the work has been done in a few breaths, waiting for the two masters to leave. After getting off the carriage, except for Hou, who was holding an umbrella, everyone else followed behind.
in this way.
The housekeeper was not ready to say anything else, and walked in to meet them in person.
Li Cen was already twenty-seven years old when he bestowed the Jue. In a place like the capital, although His Majesty bestowed a mansion, it was still a little different from those of the aristocratic families that had been inherited for hundreds of years.
, but the Li family is small, this four-entry house is enough.
Over the years, the Li family has had a lot of money, and they bought the house next door, and opened the door for a month. If there are guests who stay there on weekdays, they will invite people to live there.
Gu Wuyou is not familiar with the house under his feet.
After she married Li Qinyuan, Duke Wei and Mrs. Li passed away one after another, so only Yin Wan and her only son lived in this house. She and Li Qinyuan lived in the house next to her.
Except for those at the end of the year, they don't communicate much, and even the Moon Gate has been opened.
But no matter how unfamiliar it is, she still remembers the little things here, especially when she thought that the yard next to it was the mansion where she and the general had lived for many years, she couldn't hide her emotions.
From time to time he looked to the side.
Madam Gu saw that she had been looking to the side, and couldn't help but ask, "What are you looking at?"
Gu Wuyou naturally couldn't tell her what was in his heart, so he could only laugh: "Although the Li family is not big, the scenery in the yard is quite good."
Mammy Xie who was beside her replied with a smile: "The five girls have sharp eyes, the Li family's courtyard can be regarded as the only one in our capital. Your Majesty praises Duke Wei a lot, and when he gave the house, he asked someone to repair it. After a while, I invited a skilled craftsman from Jiangnan, so the layout here also follows the scenery of Jiangnan."
Gu Wuyou nodded and said with a smile, "So it is."
In fact, she already knew about this, but others didn't know that after she married Li Qinyuan, the yard next door that few people lived in was renovated even better than the famous Wei Guogong's mansion in the capital.
Li Qinyuan created a trickling river for her and planted lotus flowers on it.
In summer, he would personally row a raft and take her to pick lotus flowers. They walked in a river full of lotus flowers, and underneath were koi fish that surfaced from time to time. If she was tired from picking lotus flowers, she would go He took a trip into his arms and closed his eyes to smell the fragrance of the lotus flowers.
He also planted many plum blossoms for her.
In winter, they would pick plum blossoms with her, pick green plums, and brew green plum wine with her. They would also bury the green plum wine together under the pomegranate tree in the yard and wait for the next year to drink it.
And many, many more…
"The county master, it's here." Bai Lu reminded in a low voice.
Just as Gu Wuyou raised his eyes, he saw a familiar figure standing outside, that person was the current wife of Duke Wei, Yin Wan.
She is thirty-five and six this year, and her appearance is not particularly outstanding, but her temperament is Zhou Zheng.
In the previous life, Gu Wuyou and Yin Wan had nothing to do with each other.
Li Qinyuan had never called her mother, and naturally, she had never called her mother-in-law. The only time she was more impressed was the day after she and Li Qinyuan got married.
When she and Li Qinyuan came to burn incense to worship her mother-in-law and father-in-law, Yin Wan said that to her.
She said, "Leping, when I married the father-in-law, Qilang had already grown up, and I didn't have any heart for him, and you don't need to treat me as a mother-in-law. There is only one mother-in-law, and that is the death of Xiandi. Shen Shi."
These people who once lived with her belonged to Li Qinyuan's relatives.
After a lifetime, she finally saw it again.