While Gu Wuyou was still thinking about his past memories, Yin Wan's voice came from his ears, "Old Madam, Princess Leping."
"Our old lady has been looking forward to the two of you. From time to time, people will come out to inquire, and now you can be considered to be looking forward to you." Yin Wan generously and decently led the way for them, with a bright smile on her face, "It's windy outside. Big, don't freeze, the good tea and delicious food have been served, and several old ladies in the capital are also here, let's go in and talk."
After she finished speaking, she drew the curtain and invited them in.
Sure enough, there were quite a few people in the room. Most of them were old ladies from famous families in the capital and their daughters-in-law and granddaughters. Although Mrs. Li didn't want to make a big deal, the room was still full.
Seeing them go in, everyone looked over.
Gu's family is big, not to mention Gu Wuyou's identity as the county master, even Mrs. Gu also has an appointment, and this is naturally another greeting.
After the ceremony was complete, Mrs. Li stood up with a smile, held Mrs. Gu's hand, brought the person to sit beside her, and then said with a smile, "I haven't seen you out for activities for many years, you are willing to do this this time. Come on, I'm still a little unconvinced, I've asked several times before I'm sure."
Yin Wan also smiled and said, "No, I knew you were here that day, and my mother used an extra bowl of rice at night."
Mrs. Gu has a arrogant temperament, since she was a girl, but for the first time, she has a good relationship with Mrs. Li, who is not from a famous family. Over the years, the two will occasionally go to the temple together for Zen meditation.
Hearing this, he smiled slightly and said, "It's like we haven't seen each other for a few years, and we didn't go to the temple together a few months ago."
"You really can't speak at all—" Mrs. Li smiled and patted the back of her hand, then went to look at Gu Wuyou who was standing beside Mrs. Gu.
Old people always like juniors, especially a bright and good-looking girl like Gu Wuyou. Mrs. Li's eyes brightened and she couldn't help but ask, "This is your little five?"
In her previous life, when Gu Wuyou came back from Langya, Mrs. Li had already passed away, so this was the first time she saw this old lady... In order to leave a good impression, when she was talking to her grandmother just now, she Neither peeking nor interrupting.
This will hear mention of her.
Gu Wuyou then politely invited the younger generation to the person, and then showed a sweet and well-behaved smile, congratulating the person: "I wish the old lady a long life, Bi Nanshan, and all the best."
She is good-looking, has a sweet smile, and even has a wonderful voice.
Mrs. Li is used to seeing girls who are strict and shy on weekdays, but this is the first time she has met such a generous girl who loves to laugh. , the more I looked, the more satisfied I became, and I couldn't help but praise: "What a sign girl."
He turned his head and spoke to Mrs. Gu again: "You are really lucky. There are several granddaughters in the family, each in their own way. Unlike our family, they are all stubborn grandchildren."
When Mrs. Gu heard the words, she couldn't help but have a very shallow smile on her face. She glanced at Gu Wuyou before opening her mouth: "It's only when you come out that you will be more obedient."
Although he said this, the maintenance between the words was obvious, and he took the initiative to mention, "Didn't you take a gift and give it to the old lady in person
"
Mrs. Li was really interested, looked at Gu Wuyou and asked, "Oh? What did Leping prepare for me?"
Although the others did not speak, their eyes all fell on Gu Wuyou.
Gu Wuyou is not afraid of being seen, but this gift is for her sweetheart's grandmother, which has a different meaning, and this is the first time she has seen the grandmother of the general, so she is inevitably a little nervous and embarrassed... Fortunately, she was a child. is used to seeing big scenes.
Although he was nervous, he didn't show his timidity. He took the brocade box from Bai Lu's hand and put his hands over it. Although his voice was soft, his attitude was very generous: "It's a piece of forehead."
When the host's birthday is celebrated, most of the gifts are delivered to the housekeeper and registered one by one.
But some were delivered to Shou Xing Gong in person.
Especially for some girls in the waiting room, if they can get a face-to-face compliment from these highly respected old ladies, it will be a great blessing. When they get married in the future, others can also say, "Oh, this girl, who is it? Someone's old lady said something before, she is a wonderful girl, if your family gets married, it will be a blessing for your family."
Therefore, birthdays like this are said to be birthday celebrations, but they are actually all kinds of meeting and support conferences.
Mrs. Li has a gentle temperament, and whenever a gift is presented to her, she will personally open it and take a look, and then say a few decent compliments.
But she is very clear that her praises are useless to the Leping County Lord in front of her. To put it simply, as the Leping County Lord, where do you need their icing on the cake
Even if she and the son of Zhao Shizi in Langya broke off their marriage, she was still a noble girl who was begged by hundreds of families, so Mrs. Li was really curious about her gift.
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She didn't show it on her face, she just opened it with a smile, and saw a dark red embroidered flower on her forehead.
On the other hand, Yin Wan, who was standing beside her, didn't know what to think, so she let out a sigh and said, "This wipe and the old lady of the Gu family seem to have been written by the same person."
As a result, many people looked at Mrs. Gu.
Mrs. Gu was drinking tea, but she didn't hide it when she heard the words, she only said: "My little five made it herself, she is clumsy and can't hold needles several times a year. This time I made three pieces and gave one piece. Her grandmother sent it to Langya non-stop, saying that she would let people receive it before the year before, and the remaining two pieces will be here."
When Mrs. Li heard this, she was a little surprised and looked up at Gu Wuyou.
Gu Wuyou blushed at the sight of others, so he could only whisper, "I don't know what to give. Thinking that the old lady should have everything, I think about how ugly the embroidery is.
she this
The remarks were said to go to Mrs. Li's heart. She only felt that her heart was very tight, so she couldn't help holding her hand, patted it lightly, and her voice became softer, "He's a good boy."
Turning his head and instructing the mammy behind him, "Put it on for me."
This is to give Gu Wuyou a big face.
In fact, in terms of craftsmanship, Gu Wuyou's embroidery work is definitely not as good as the embroidery presented by the previous girls, but in terms of heart, it is the only one... At the age of Mrs. Li, her reputation and status are full of fine clothes and jade food. , what should be enjoyed, have been used.
Now that this birthday is celebrated, isn't it just to have a real heart? Thinking that this Leping County Lord only made three pieces of forehead wipes, he took up one piece, and he was happier.
There is no mirror here. After wearing it, Mrs. Li asked others, "Does it look good?"
How can anyone else say "beautiful"? Some people praised Gu Wuyou's goodness, but they praised the seven points of embroidery work to ten points.
After this time, there was gossip in the house again. Gu Wuyou was not familiar with the girls who came to celebrate the birthday today, so he just nodded and sat obediently beside Mrs. Gu.
Mrs. Gu knew her temperament and did not force her to go there. She only took a few trays of cakes from the table and let her play alone.
This is the time.
Someone outside came to report, "Old lady, the prince of the Marquis of Yongan has also come to congratulate you on your birthday."
The people in the room who were talking suddenly fell silent. Gu Wuyou was pulling the cord around her waist. Hearing this sentence, the movements of her hands also stopped, but she only stopped for a moment, and then she stopped. As if nothing happened, he continued to pull his own network.
I thought in my heart that the Chinese New Year is coming, so let's go back to Jiufei and the others as a New Year's gift.
Being a female celebrity is really tiring. She has been poked with needles a lot these days. She is still simple, but what kind of tricks are better? She lowered her head and thought for a while, like Daddy, Third Brother, Jiufei, they could be the tie of a stool facing the sky, and then put a jade pendant on the bottom. It happened that she had brought a good box of jade pendants from Langya before, and she could send it to her. It's useful, as for the second sister and Ayu, well, let's make a heart-saving plum blossom style with a few beads under it, just in time for the season.
She lowered her head and said nothing.
When others looked at the past angle, they could only see half a face as delicate as white jade. Everyone could not guess what she was thinking for a while, so naturally it was hard to say anything, but Yin Wan said first: "There are many female relatives here, I will ask the prince to go. Outside the hall."
Mrs. Li nodded, thought about it, and added, "Isn't Qilang at home today? I heard that they are in a school now, so let Qilang come forward to receive them."
Yin Wan naturally had no reason not to, so she hurriedly went outside to give instructions.
But Gu Wuyou, who had been bowing his head all the time, widened his eyes and asked Zhao Chengyou and the general to get along alone? How can this work? As far as Zhao Chengyou's wicked thoughts are concerned, he still doesn't know what kind of bastard he is going to say!
But as a guest, how can she stand in the way? After thinking about it, she whispered to Mrs. Gu, "Grandma, I'll go out."
She looked embarrassed, and Mrs. Gu only thought it was convenient for her to go out, and nodded, "Go."
Gu Wuyou got up and bowed to Mrs. Li and the rest of the elders, and then led Bai out. There were many maids waiting outside, and when she saw her coming out, she came forward.
He asked respectfully, "Does the princess have any orders?"
"No, I'm walking around."
Gu Wuyou said something casually, and did not let anyone follow him, only led Bai Lu out.
Bai Lu has followed her since she was a child, how could she not guess what she was going to do? At this moment, he whispered: "Miss, today is Mrs. Li's birthday. People come and go, and the outer courtyard is even more crowded. Let's go back."
Gu Wuyou pursed his lips and said nothing.
She looked out, and she knew the distribution of Li's yard.
She knew that when she walked out of this courtyard, she turned a path and there was a moon gate, and then there was the outer courtyard.
But the problem is, there are many people who come to the birthday party today, and she can't go to the outer courtyard at all.
Just thought of this-
He heard two little maids walking by not far away, blushing and saying, "That Zhao Shizi is really handsome."
"Yeah, I looked at it from a distance and thought it was an immortal from somewhere, but our son is not bad." Gu Wuyou heard the next move, walked out of the yard, called them over and asked, "You said Zhao Shizi , where is he now?"
The maids in the house are all smart and know who is here today. Now that she sees her dressed like this, she first invites An, and then said, "Zhao Shizi and the son are in the front yard."
Seeing that Gu Wuyou nodded, Bai Lu stepped forward and gave the two maids some golden leaves, and explained to them, "Our county master and Zhao Shizi have some personal grudges, so it's not easy to meet each other."
The news that the Duke of Dingguo and the Prince of Yongan had broken off their marriage had long since spread throughout the capital.
Is there anything they don't know? Now that I heard this explanation, I only thought that the Leping County Master was afraid of accidentally bumping into Zhao Shizi, so he asked about it and was able to avoid it.
Bai Lu then asked a few places where the Li family could see the scenery, as if they came out to enjoy the scenery, and let them leave when they returned one by one.
"The princess," she looked at Gu Wuyou after the two maids left, and said in a low voice, "Are you really going to go there?"
Not to mention that there are so many guests today, who knows if they will be bumped into
Moreover, the old lady is here today.
But Gu Wuyou's attitude was firm, and Bai Lu couldn't say anything else, so she could only sigh, "That slave will accompany you."
"No, you'll be watching outside later. If someone comes, you can know earlier."
Gu Wuyou knew that the two maids were talking about the courtyard, and also knew which side Bai Lu was most suitable for. She was afraid that Zhao Chengyou and the general would be alone for a long time, so she did not dare to delay, and led Bai Lu there.
At this time, in a pavilion, Li Qinyuan and Zhao Chengyou were standing opposite each other.
Li Qinyuan didn't come to pick up Zhao Chengyou after listening to Yin Wan's words. With his temperament, he wouldn't even sell his father's face, let alone Yin Wan's words? He had been drinking too much in the outer courtyard before, and seeing his good father standing there, he was so irritated that he was complimented.
It simply came out directly.
I didn't expect to meet Zhao Chengyou just after coming out.
It does not exist for Li Qinyuan if he is jealous when a rival in love meets him. He knows Gu Wuyou's mind, and naturally he will not regard Zhao Chengyou as a rival in love. Seeing Zhao Chengyou here today, although he is surprised, he is too lazy to answer.
I plan to walk around in the yard to see if I can meet his little girl, and if I can't, I will go back to my yard to sleep.
But who would have thought that Zhao Chengyou would actually stop him.
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Every time Li Qinyuan goes home, he is not in a good mood. In addition, he woke up early this morning and made longevity noodles for his grandmother. Later, he welcomed guests and set off firecrackers. The noise made him have a headache. If the person you like stops it, naturally there is no good face.
Although he did not leave, his handsome face was also dark.
His tone was a little impatient. He leaned against a tree casually and asked, "What's the matter?"
Zhao Chengyou has been looking at Li Qinyuan calmly.
Whether it was the deeds he investigated about Li Qinyuan, or how he got along in the school these days, he still didn't understand why Gu Wuyou took a fancy to him
Is it because he has a good face
No matter how annoying Gu Wuyou is, Zhao Chengyou still understands what kind of temperament she is.
Gu Wuyou is not the kind of person who sees things like this. It can be said that if he hadn't helped someone once when he was young, I'm afraid that with her temperament, she would not have given him a second glance. .
Li Qinyuan saw that Zhao Chengyou had been looking at him, but he didn't speak.
He frowned, and just as he was about to speak, he heard Zhao Chengyou finally speak, "I heard that Brother Li saved Manman before."
savage
Hearing this title, Li Qinyuan's already frowning brows folded even more. He didn't speak, but the eyes looking at Zhao Chengyou became colder, and his thin lips were slightly pursed.
As if he hadn't seen it, Zhao Chengyou still said with a warm smile: "Manman and I have known each other since childhood. Although we have divorced now, the friendship between us is not comparable to that of ordinary people."
"actually-"
He smiled, "I always felt that Manman was angry with me. She had such a temperament when she was a child. Every time she felt that I ignored her, she liked to make some troubles to make me worry."
"I'm used to it too."
"However, I never felt that we would be separated."
"Brother Li," Zhao Chengyou suddenly called out to him, "you say, don't you?"
Li Qinyuan was originally quite annoying. He didn't like this place, he didn't like this person, and even talking was annoying, especially when this person insisted on running up to him and talking about his past with the little girl.
But he has always been like this. When he is more irritable and easily provoked by others, he is calmer.
Now that he heard people talk about Datong like this, he was not angry, so he leaned on the tree with his arms folded, and waited for the people to shut up before speaking lightly, "Finished?"
Zhao Chengyou didn't expect him to react like this, he clenched his fingers slightly under his sleeve, but still smiled: "Yes, I'm done."
Li Qinyuan nodded, did not answer his words, but simply asked: "Do you like her?"
Although he didn't name his surname, Zhao Chengyou knew who he was talking about, and he still smiled: "Of course, I lost my mother when I was young, and it's all about Manman to get to where I am now. If I don't like her, who else would I like? ?"
"yes?"
Li Qinyuan responded lightly, with the same expression on his face as before, and after a while, he asked, "Then do you know what she likes?"
Zhao Chengyou was stunned, "What?"
Seeing him like this, Li Qinyuan's eyes became colder, "You don't know."
The very firm words made Zhao Chengyou's face suddenly look a little ugly. Just as he was about to deny it, he heard the young man in front of him say lightly: "She likes brocade clothes, fine food and pearl hairpins..."
Li Qinyuan said while looking at Zhao Chengyou's face.
Seeing that his expression softened, as if he was about to open his mouth, he suddenly sneered, turned the conversation and continued: "This is Gu Wuyou in the eyes of others, or Gu Wuyou in your eyes."
Zhao Chengyou frowned, not knowing what Li Qinyuan meant.
What is in other people's eyes, what is in his eyes
Could it be that Gu Wuyou is not like this
Li Qinyuan didn't look at him anymore, he looked at an old plum tree not far away, the cold wind was blowing, and in the vast white snow, plum blossoms fell with the wind, and he didn't know how long it took before he continued: "I Gu Wuyou in his eyes is not like this.”
In the cold wind, his voice was extraordinarily gentle and powerful, "She is sometimes willful and arrogant, but she also knows that she is distressed."
"She would say thank you to strangers she didn't know, she would take it to heart because someone mentioned it privately, and then she would go to great lengths to send what others needed, even if she didn't know this person at all."
"She doesn't care where she eats or what she wears, she only cares who she is with."
The more he went on, the softer his voice became, and even those lazy Danfeng eyes seemed to have some affection, "She likes sweet things, and her favorites are sweet and sour pork ribs and squirrel mandarin fish. , I don’t like to eat green onions. Every time I come across something with green onions, I definitely have to pick them out. Oh, yes, she also likes to eat candied haws. She obviously thinks the sugar outside is very sticky, but every time she Will buy it if I don't like it."
That's it.
Only then did Li Qinyuan turn to look at Zhao Chengyou. Seeing his pale complexion, he didn't sneer or ridicule. He just looked at her indifferently and said after a while, "Zhao Chengyou, have you really liked her?"
He wasn't happy that he won the game.
on the contrary-
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He felt angry and uncomfortable. How much suffering and grievance did that silly little girl suffer
He couldn't help asking: "If you like her, why would you be willing to treat her like this?"
Zhao Chengyou was speechless. For the first time in his life, he was defeated without a fight... In front of this playboy, whom he had always looked down on, he suddenly had a feeling of wanting to hide himself.
There seemed to be a lot of words lingering in my ears.
- "Zhao Chengyou, do you know what liking is for someone like you?"
That is worry-free.
- "Zhao Chengyou, have you really liked her?"
This is Li Qinyuan's.
And like a magic sound, what haunted him all the time was Li Qinyuan's last sentence, "If you like her, why would you be willing to treat her like this?" He felt absurdly that someone had said such a thing to him.
There seemed to be a scene in front of him, a man in Tsing Yi, with a string of beads wrapped around his wrist, he stood against the light, so that he could not see his face.
When he wanted to take a closer look, he suddenly heard a familiar female voice mixed with anger behind him, "Zhao Chengyou, what are you trying to do?!"