After living in the Hou Mansion for four or five days, Gu Jiu was always worried, fearing that something might happen to Jia Shi, the youngest mistress.
Worrying so much every day, this day is really impossible.
Gu Jiu felt a little anxious in her heart, but she couldn't say it out. She could only keep it in her heart and vent it out by practicing calligraphy every day.
The maid Qingmei came in from the outside, "Girl, Madam sent someone over to take everyone back home."
Gu Jiu stopped writing and asked, "Who did Madam send here?"
"Sent sister Chunhe and Nanny Ping over here. The two of them are in Songhe hall, talking in front of the old lady."
Gu Jiu said, "Let's also go to Songhe Hall to have a look."
Qing Mei hastily put a cloak on Gu Jiu.
After entering the twelfth lunar month, the weather became colder and colder.
It hasn't snowed yet this year, but judging by the situation, it is estimated that there will be snow in the next few days.
Stepping on the slippery ground to Songhe Hall, Gu Jiu walked into the main room after being notified by the maid.
The old lady Wei has taken care of her for a few days, and she is in good spirits.
When she saw Gu Jiu, she immediately laughed. He waved to Gu Jiu, "Xiao Jiu, come here."
Gu Jiu stepped forward and greeted the old lady first.
The old lady Wei said cheerfully, "Don't talk about those empty etiquette, come, sit down beside the old man."
Gu Jiu followed the example of kindness and sat down next to the old lady.
The old lady Wei said to Chunhe and Nanny Ping: "I wanted Xiaojiu and the others to stay for a few more days, but since your wife has spoken, I will not be that villain. Let Xiaojiu and the others come back today." go to the government.
When you go back, tell your wife that the children love reading. After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month next year, let the children go to school every day to study. Our Hou Mansion takes care of the meal, and she doesn't have to worry about the pen, ink, paper and inkstone. "
Chunhe smiled all over his face, "Thank you, old lady. If my wife knows that old lady is so considerate of the girls, I don't know how happy she is. It is said that old lady is the best at training people. If I don't see you for a few days, the servant feels that the second girl is a bit It’s different. It’s all taught by the old lady.”
The old lady Wei laughed, "I have some experience in training little girls. The girls are growing up day by day, and it won't hurt to let them learn more from my side at this time."
"What the old lady said is very true. It's just that the New Year is approaching and the mansion is extremely busy, so Madam ordered the servants to take the girls back to the mansion."
Chunhe is very good at talking.
A few words made the old lady Wei laugh heartily. The opinion of Mr. Xie was not as big as it was at the beginning.
At this time, Gu Yue and Gu Shan came.
After being notified by the maid, the two entered the main room.
Chunhe looked at Gu Yue, her brows and eyes twitched twice, and her eyes were very complicated.
Gu Yue didn't notice it, but Gu Shan and Gu Jiu noticed Chunhe's small movements.
Mrs. Xie sent Chunhe to pick up her in such a hurry, guessing what happened, and it was inconvenient to tell the old lady face to face.
The old lady Wei told Gu Jiu and the others that when they returned, they would go to the Hou Mansion whenever they had time and visit her old man.
Gu Jiu responded with a smile, "If my niece and granddaughter get the chance, I will go to the Hou's mansion to pay my respects to the old lady."
The old lady Wei said with a smile: "I am waiting for you to come. With you here, this mansion is much more lively."
Gu Jiu pursed her lips and smiled.
The old lady Wei prepared a gift for every girl in the Gu family, which was very precious.
Two bolts of silk, two bolts of satin, two bolts of Songjiang cotton cloth, plus a red gold hairpin.
Gu Jiu, Gu Yue, and Gu Shan are descendants of the first wife, except for the different designs and styles of the hairpins, everything else is the same.
Gu Zhen, Gu Lin, and Gu Jun are concubines, so the gift will be slightly reduced by 30%.
Such an expensive gift, Gu Jiu hastily declined.
The old lady Wei's face was stern, "I dare not resign from the elder's gift. You just accept the old man's kindness."
Now the three wives also came to Songhe Hall, and followed the old lady to persuade Gu Jiu and the others.
Gu Jiu could only accept the gift. I made a decision in my heart, I will prepare a thoughtful gift when I go back, and I will give it to the old lady when I come to the Hou Mansion next time. Right as a New Year's gift.
The three wives also prepared presents, which were only 20% less than what the old lady prepared.
In this way, when Gu Jiu and the others boarded the carriage and returned home, everyone had a bunch of extra gifts.
Gu Yue secretly sighed, "The Hou family is so generous."
Gu Shan hissed, "Third Sister, pay attention to what you say."
Gu Yue looked disgusted and impatient, "Understood, stop talking nonsense."
Everyone will get in the carriage and return to the Gu Mansion next door.
After getting off the carriage at the second gate, everyone took gifts first and went back to their rooms.
After a short rest and a change of clothes, he went to the Furong Courtyard to greet Mrs. Xie.
Mrs. Xie looked like she was very upset, so please don't mess with her.
Everyone doesn't know why, and they don't know who offended Mrs. Xie.
"Come back, let's all sit down and talk."
With a straight face, Xie's eyes swept over everyone's faces one by one.
"These days you are in the Hou Mansion, have you caused any trouble?"
Gu Yue took the lead and said: "Mother, don't worry, my daughter has always abided by the rules and dare not embarrass her mother."
Xie narrowed her eyes and stared at Gu Yue.
Gu Yue panicked inexplicably, and hurriedly lowered her head.
Mrs. Xie snorted coldly, "Yesterday, Mrs. Xie's family sent a letter over."
Because Mr. Gu gave the concierge an order not to thank family members for coming to the door. Therefore, Xie's family can only send letters to their door.
The Xie family looked at Gu Zhen, "The Xie family wants to propose marriage to Zhen girl."
Gu Zhen's complexion turned pale with a brush.
She bit her lip, said nothing, just looked at Mrs. Xie.
Mrs. Xie said: "Don't worry, girl Zhen, I have already rejected this matter. The Xie family should not bother you any more."
call!
Gu Zhen spit out the foul breath that was pent up in her heart, fortunately, fortunately.
Immediately afterwards, Mrs. Xie said: "Girl Zhen, you have to be mentally prepared. Your marriage is not so easy to solve. It may not be settled for a year or two."
Gu Zhen gritted her teeth and remained silent.
"I also talked to Aunt Hu about this matter. You can ask your Auntie about the specific situation."
Gu Zhen hummed, "I listen to my wife."
Mrs. Xie said with a tired face: "Gu Yue, Gu Shan stay here, everyone else should leave."
Huh
This is the end
When he first entered the door, Xie's expression showed that he had a lot to say.
Gu Jiu looked at Gu Yue, could it be that Gu Yue got into trouble again
Gu Jiu bowed and exited the Furong Courtyard, and told Xiaocui to pay attention to the movement of the Furong Courtyard.
Xiaocui said: "Miss, don't worry, this matter is on the servants."
"You have to be alert, don't let your wife find you."
"The servant knows."
Gu Zhen left in a hurry, she wanted to rush back to her room to talk to Aunt Hu.
Gu Lin followed behind Gu Jiu, "Second Sister, let's go together."
"I'm going to say hello to my aunt, will you go too?"
Gu Jiu looked at Gu Lin.
Gu Lin nodded, "Of course I'm going. Auntie worked hard to teach us housekeepers, but she didn't go to say hello after she came back. That's not good."
Gu Jiu laughed, "Fifth Sister has grown up and is much more sensible than before."
Gu Lin smiled embarrassingly, "After a few days in the Hou Mansion, I also learned something."
"In this way, studying in the Houfu Academy is still helpful to Fifth Sister."
Gu Lin nodded again and again, "Although I don't like reading, I can still listen to Mr. Luo's reasoning. Many things Mr. Luo said are very practical."
As Gu Mei said, although Luo Fuzi is serious, he is not rigid.
She is also from a rich family, and she knows the situation of the rich family very well. In addition to class, she will explain some principles, a person's experience in dealing with the world.
This is very helpful to Gu Lin who is still in Novice Village.
The two sisters came to Songbaiyuan.
"My niece greets my aunt. How is my aunt these days?"
The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, laughed, "Xiao Jiu and girl Lin have a heart. Just came out of your wife?"
Gu Jiu nodded, "Exactly. The wife left the third sister behind, the fourth sister talked, and the eldest sister hurried away in a hurry to get married. The niece and the fifth younger sister were thinking about the eldest aunt, so they came to say hello to the eldest aunt."
The eldest wife Zhang said with a smile: "Sit down and talk. Do you know why your wife is in a hurry to pick you up?"
Gu Jiu shook her head, "I don't know yet. Does the eldest aunt know the inside story?"
Mrs. Zhang nodded, "Early this morning, the concierge came to report that Haicibo Mansion had sent someone over. I wondered, isn't the marriage with Haicibo Mansion blown up? How could Haicibo Mansion send someone?" Come here, and specify that you want to see your wife. I only found out later that Haicibo Mansion is here to discuss the marriage."
"Marriage?" Gu Lin's eyes widened. "Could it be that big sister's marriage has turned around? Haixibo Manor is still reluctant to give up big sister?"
The eldest wife Zhang shook her head, "That's not true."
Gu Lin hurriedly asked: "Auntie, tell us quickly, whose marriage is Hai Xibo's house coming to?"
Gu Jiu pulled Gu Lin, "Fifth Sister, don't worry, listen to my auntie slowly."
After being reminded by Gu Jiu, Gu Lin came to her senses with a face of shame.
"It made my aunt laugh, I'm just anxious."
Gu Jun laughed, "Fifth Sister, don't worry, my mother won't argue with you."
"Jun'er is right."
The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, pondered for a while, "As far as I know, the Haixibo Mansion sent people to the door to discuss the marriage of the third girl."
"what?"
Gu Lin reacted the most, she yelled loudly, then quickly covered her mouth, with an expression of disbelief, "It turned out to be the third sister. How could the Haixibo Mansion fall in love with the third sister? Who will the third sister marry?"
A series of questions made Gu Lin almost bewildered.
Gu Jiu was also surprised.
What exactly did Gu Yue do? The Haixibo Mansion sent someone to discuss the marriage.
It can't be that Gu Yue and Zhao Erlang are already skin-to-skin.
Gu Jiu recalled carefully, Gu Yue didn't seem to have left the flower hall when the Hou Mansion had a banquet that day.
No, no, she remembered that she didn't see Gu Yue for a while.
Could it be that Gu Yue really saw Zhao Erlang, behind everyone's back, and fell in love with Zhao Erlang
too exaggerated.
I also have to admire Gu Yue's ability to act.
That's awesome.
Gu Yue is indeed a man of action, he does whatever comes to his mind, without any hesitation.
Gu Jiu asked: "Auntie, is this true?"
Mrs. Zhang nodded, "It's absolutely true. Don't say you are surprised, I was also shocked when I found out. The person who came to the door was the woman next to Mrs. Hai Xibo. It seems that it was for Zhao Erlang's marriage. Xiaojiu , how could Gu Yue and Zhao Erlang be connected?"
Gu Jiu shook her head, "I don't know anything about this."
Gu Lin also said: "I don't know, I was scared to death. I don't know if my eldest sister will cry a lot after hearing the news."
That's right, there might be another scene at Gu Zhen's place.
Gu Jiu looked at the eldest wife Zhang Shi, "Auntie, is there any prospect of eldest sister's marriage?"
Mrs. Zhang said: "The marriage is not in a hurry. During the Chinese New Year, the mansion treats guests, and we will discuss it at that time."
In this way, Gu Zhen's marriage has taken shape.
After bidding farewell to the eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, Gu Lin left in a hurry. She was going to see Aunt Bai to report the latest situation.
Gu Jiu went to visit his elder brother Gu Ting.
Gu Ting's leg injury has healed very much.
Gu Jiu asked with concern: "It's been cold these few days, does brother's injured leg feel any pain?"
Gu Ting walked back and forth in the room a few times and said, "Look, my legs are much better. I don't feel any pain even on rainy days. Sister, you are amazing, and you are not bad compared to the imperial doctors in the imperial hospital."
Gu Jiu laughed, "Brother, don't praise me, I can't compare to the imperial doctor of the imperial hospital. He has rich experience, but I am still just a novice."
So far, Gu Jiu only has three patients. She counts herself as one, Gu Ting counts as one, and the eldest and young mistress Jia Shi counts as one.
Being a doctor requires a lot of experience.
Gu Jiu is still a rookie and dare not compare with the imperial doctors of the imperial hospital.
But Gu Jiu also has his own advantages.
After the baptism of modern medicine in later generations, observing and studying various diseases, and reading a large number of medical books, the amount of knowledge she has accumulated is unmatched by any imperial physician.
These days, medical skills are mostly passed down from family to family.
Everyone cherishes their own broom, and what they have learned is actually very limited.
But Gu Jiu has no limitations in this regard.
Her reserve of medical theoretical knowledge can be said to be more than ten blocks away from the imperial doctors of the imperial hospital.
"Sister, don't be modest. If you hadn't given me the needles every day, my injured leg would definitely be aching when it rained. Now it's fine, and it doesn't hurt when it rains. After I fully recover, I will join the army. "
Gu Jiu was stunned for a moment, "Brother, do you want to understand?"
Gu Ting straightened his chest, "Joining the army is my ambition, sister, you will support me."
"I want to support my brother, but my father may not support you. And the list of books I made for you, have you read all of them?"
Gu Ting immediately confessed, "Sister, you have to help me with my father. I am slowly reading the list of books you made, and I really learned a lot."
"I just said that you need to study more when fighting a war."
"My sister is right."
Gu Ting grinned, a typical sister-in-law.
Gu Jiu told Gu Ting not to worry. It is more certain to wait until next year to discuss the matter of joining the army.
Afterwards, he told Li Chuan to take good care of Gu Ting, and Gu Jiu returned to Zhilan Courtyard.
Qingzhu came back from the outside, "Girl, there is news from Xiaocui that the wife has lost her temper. She is still berating the third girl. Even the fourth girl has been implicated and scolded by the wife." A meal."
"That's it!" Gu Jiu smiled, "Anyway, Gu Yue seeks benevolence. Instead of scolding her, Madam, it's better for her to prepare a dowry and send Gu Yue out early."
"But the eldest girl and the young lady are not married yet, so how can the third young lady surpass you and get married first?"
"It's okay! Marriage and marriage don't have to pay attention to these things. And Gu Yue's situation is special, so it's better to marry her off as soon as possible. It doesn't matter if my eldest sister and I get married two years later."
Qingmei reminded, "Girl, don't forget, the third girl is not ready yet, and she won't be able to do so until next autumn. Even if the marriage is settled now, she won't be able to get married until tomorrow autumn at the earliest."
"It will be delayed for more than half a year. I don't know if the third girl will make other moths." Qingzhu said with emotion.
Gu Yue is now synonymous with causing trouble.
Everyone convinced her, how can she be so troublesome.
All the other girls in the mansion combined, none of them can make trouble.
Gu Jiu didn't care about these things, she said: "This is something my wife has to worry about, so don't worry about it."
"The girl is right, why should we worry about the third girl. And she won't appreciate it."
In Furong Courtyard, Xie really wanted to slap Gu Yue on the face.
But this damn girl has been beaten and scolded, and she was spanked by Mrs. Gu some time ago, but she still doesn't change her mind.
Xie Shi was so angry that his blood surged up, and he became dizzy and dizzy.
"Yue'er, are you still not telling the truth? What did you do on the day the Hou Mansion held the plum blossom banquet?"
Gu Yue knelt on the ground, tears and snot coming down her nose.
She cried and said, "Mother, my daughter really didn't do anything. You have to trust her."
Mrs. Xie scolded angrily: "Since you didn't do anything, how could Haixibo Mansion come to discuss the marriage? If you don't explain the matter clearly today, you will keep kneeling for me."