Gu Xi smiled slightly, but didn't say anything more - she had already said what she should say, and it was others' turn to say the rest.
For example, the second young lady looked very arrogant at Wuchen, but she was actually just a little girl who was spoiled by her family. The emotions are all on the face, which makes people understand at a glance. It's not as good as the weird-looking fourth lady.
However, Miss Pei's family is so naive, which is a bit beyond her expectation.
Maybe it's because of the small town of Lin'an
Gu Xi and Second Miss walked slowly to where she lived.
The second lady bit her lip, her brows were furrowed.
No, she has to figure out how Miss Yu got in and out of Pei's house.
There are too many people in Lin'an City who want to flatter and flatter the Pei family. She doesn't like someone using the name of the Pei family as a pedal to fulfill her own self-interest.
It's just that Gu Xi is a guest, and it's the first acquaintance. She doesn't want to say much in front of Gu Xi, but when she turns around, when Gu Xi goes back to the inner room to change clothes, she can't help telling her mother-in-law who has taken care of her since she was a child. Go check Yu Tang.
The woman couldn't help frowning, and said: "Second Miss, it's about the clan's house. If you don't like this person, you just need to show off your face. Why bother to go into this muddy water? Besides, you're about to leave the court soon. If you go to your in-law's house, you still have to rely on your mother's family for support. If your mother's family has something bad to say, you will have no face in your in-law's house. In my opinion, you can forget about it!"
The second lady refused, and said: "I just don't believe that someone used our Pei family as a murderer! I just want to know the reason of the matter. Grandma also taught us that we can't be fools without being gossips. Then Miss Yu, It's not easy. I can please my aunt and grandma everywhere. This is not something ordinary people can do."
The woman had no choice but to agree, but she still told her repeatedly: "No matter what I find out, you will rot in your stomach."
The second young lady waved her hand impatiently, and the woman backed away.
Gu Xi, who was in the inner room, faced the mirror and straightened her clothes, while asking He Xiang to stare at the second lady's person, and said to her in a low voice: "After all, you are not at your own home, so you should be careful."
This is not the first time He Xiang has done this kind of thing. She smiled and said: "Don't worry, I know what to do. Don't talk about the second lady's side, even the fourth lady's side. I also sent someone to watch, no People from the Pei family will find out."
Gu Xi nodded in satisfaction, and asked her: "Is the money still enough?"
She only took two or three close servants out this time, if she wanted to know what was going on around her, she could only use her strength to bribe the servants of Pei's mansion. But during the few days they lived in Pei's mansion, they also discovered that the Pei family seemed to be a widow because of Pei Lao'an, and the long house had lost the position of suzerain and no one was in charge of the middle school, but in fact the Pei family was not at all chaotic. They didn't dare to go in front of those prestigious women and maids in Pei's mansion, so they could only buy some poor women and maids, and then infer what this person was doing through their observations.
He Xiang smiled and said, "It's enough. We still have more than one hundred and fifty taels of silver left!"
Gu Xi felt a pain in his flesh.
Her elder brother left her a thousand taels of silver notes when he left Hangzhou City. This time when she came to An'an, she thought about using the silver, so she had someone exchange it for three hundred taels and brought them here. It was only a few days before she left. One hundred and fifty taels, which has not yet been used on the master.
But there is no way to do it, who made them have no one!
Gu Xi asked again: "Do you know why the eldest wife asked Mrs. Shen to deliver the letter for her?"
He Xiang went out and looked around, seeing that everyone was busy in their own way, so she whispered to Gu Xi: "I said that I have something to ask my natal sister-in-law. I was afraid that the old An would be unhappy, so I asked Mrs. Shen to deliver the letter."
Gu Xi raised his eyebrows.
Could it be that she spoke ill of her mother-in-law
No, if you say bad things, you should also say bad things about your brother-in-law Pei Yan.
But did Pei Yan seize the suzerain position or was the dead old man partial? This matter needs to be investigated.
She didn't want to marry someone who was talked about a lot and couldn't even sit securely!
Gu Xi said to He Xiang: "You bring some pastries, I'll go and say hello to Mrs. Shen first, and then I'll talk to Second Miss."
I don't know how her elder brother thought of Mrs. Shen, this Mrs. Shen is also a strange person. I don't like yellow and white things, and I don't like socializing and entertainment. I only like a good reputation. Just hint to her that her reputation is at stake and she'll be hooked. It makes people look pitiful and ridiculous.
It's just that I don't know how the eldest lady used to impress Mrs. Shen
Shen Shanyan is also quite pitiful, marrying such a wife. Fortunately, he didn't work hard in the officialdom, otherwise, no one can say what kind of trouble this Mrs. Shen will cause!
Lotus Xiang went away in response.
Gu Xi looked at the beautiful girl in the mirror who was dressed plainly but was a bit elegant because of the delicate jewelry and smiled.
The person in the mirror also smiled.
Only then did she leave the inner room with satisfaction.
Perhaps for the convenience of enjoying the plum blossoms, the warm pavilion of the Pei Family Courtyard was built in the plum forest on the back mountain.
Sitting in the pavilion where the earth dragon is burning, drinking the refreshing white tea, looking at the dots of red plums, smelling the faint fragrance of plums, the life of the gods is just like this.
The third lady was the first to call out: "Barbecuing meat here is too unsightly. The fragrance of plums has turned into the smell of fat. Today, instead of grilling meat, why not enjoy the plum blossoms? It just so happens that Sister Gu and Sister Yu are here, we can still Executing orders or writing poems. Dad said that this year, after the Lantern Festival, the class will start, and I still have three six-character poems to finish!"
She complained, Yu Tang was secretly surprised, and asked: "Did the mansion invite female students?"
Miss San nodded and said, "Our sisters are all studying together."
Gu Xi glanced at the old An who was sitting upright with a smile on his face, and said crisply: "I can do it! Of course I love eating, but I also love reading."
Fourth Miss giggled.
Fifth Miss looked at her mother and old Anren hesitantly, and murmured: "No, isn't there still a month to celebrate the New Year? Don't be in such a hurry!" After speaking, she looked at Yu Tang again as if asking for help.
Of course Yu Tang knew that poetry and painting rhythms are Gu Xi's forte, and Gu Xi will definitely stand out if he executes orders or composes poems. But she really didn't want to disappoint the beauty.
She smiled and said, "Why don't we raise our hands! The minority obeys the majority."
Third Miss immediately raised her hand and said, "I agree with plum blossom appreciation!"
Fourth Miss hesitated and didn't raise her hand for a long while.
Fifth Miss looked at Fourth Miss.
Gu Xi covered her mouth and laughed beside her, as if she really could do whatever she wanted.
Yu Tang sighed in his heart and raised his hand: "I agree with poetry."
There are definitely no ancient quatrains, but she still has no problem making a doggerel.
A thought flashed through her, and she even thought a little badly, if she cheated with Gu Xi's proud work of Yongmei in her previous life, it would definitely surprise Gu Xi and even make her feel aggrieved, it must be very interesting.
But she just thought about it.
Other things can be so disgusting to Gu Xi, such a talent as poetry and painting, she won't plagiarize others just to put money on her own face.
But as soon as she finished speaking, Fifth Miss looked at her angrily, as if she had done something heinous.
Yu Tang was stunned.
Miss Fifth probably regarded her as a gang, and Miss Fifth must feel angry that she violated Miss Fifth's wishes like this.
Yu Tang resisted to laugh out loud.
The little girls are so interesting, everything is either black or white, straightforward but cute.
But she still felt that grilling meat here was like burning a piano and cooking a crane, so it was better to change to another place.
Miss Si jumped out at this time, raised her hand and said, "I want barbecue!" After finishing speaking, she glanced at Gu Xi.
Gu Xi's heart trembled.
Great sense of loss.
If she had known this, she should have stood up earlier like Miss Yu.
At this time, should she agree or disagree
Gu Xi had a headache.
Fifth Miss didn't notice this, she was overjoyed, and said, "I want to barbecue too!" Then she looked at Second Miss eagerly.
Two to two, the attitudes of the Second Miss and Miss Gu are both important, but she has a hunch that Miss Gu will definitely follow the crowd, so the attitude of the Second Miss is more important than Miss Gu's.
The second lady smiled disdainfully, and said: "I agree with plum appreciation! Barbecue, just change to another place."
Gu Xi sighed, and could only say: "I also agree with plum appreciation!"
Miss Fifth pouted and took Miss Fourth's hand.
The fourth young lady giggled, with a look of reluctance, and said: "There are still uncle and grandma, Mrs. Shen and second aunt here, so we are not considered a loser!"
Mrs. Shen glanced at Miss Fourth with some distaste, but said nothing, as if she didn't want to know the same as them.
The second wife looked a little unhappy, smiled and walked over to touch her daughter's head, and said warmly: "I vote for your third sister."
This time it can be regarded as the end of the world.
Fifth Miss stomped her feet and called "Mom" coquettishly.
The second wife and Lao An both laughed.
In the end, everyone decided to enjoy plum blossoms in the afternoon and barbecue for dinner.
Fifth Miss was still a little unhappy, so Fourth Miss took her to sweep the snow off the plum petals, and whispered to her in a voice that everyone could hear: "My mother said that it can be stored in the Ou and buried in the ground. Take it out and make tea."
"But it has to be picked in the morning?!" Fifth Miss said in a daze.
"Ouch!" Fourth Miss didn't take it seriously, "There shouldn't be much difference between morning and afternoon, right? Anyway, I don't want to write poetry."
Miss Wu grinned and said, "We can pick plum blossoms! Take them back and offer them to grandma in a plum vase, and the whole room will be filled with the fragrance of plum blossoms."
Fourth Miss said: "The offering bottle should also be inserted in the morning, right?"
Fifth Miss was stunned.
Everyone laughed.
The old man recruited two people: "Two leather monkeys, stay here and write two poems for me. You can meet the scene and do your homework. Isn't it the best of both worlds?"
The two promised in frustration, which made everyone laugh again.
Aunt Ji and the others had already brought the pens, ink, papers and inkstones they had prepared, but after placing the four treasures of the study, they reported to Lao An: "Miss Yu's family has a servant who sent a letter."
Everyone was amazed.
Old An said to Yu Tang very kindly: "Go and see what's going on, so that I can feel at ease."
Yu Tang was also very curious, bowed his knees to salute, and followed Mrs. Ji out of the warm pavilion.
Gu Xi gestured towards He Xiang calmly.
After a while, the lotus fragrance disappeared.