When Gu Jiu walked through the corridor, he saw Liu Zhao.
The two looked at each other across the garden.
Gu Jiu hesitated, and Liu Zhao also stood still.
Finally, Liu Zhao nodded slightly to her, then turned and left.
Gu Jiu was certain in her heart, her uneasy heart suddenly settled down.
Gu Jiu returned to the side hall, and Miss Wei San also returned.
Wei San whispered to Gu Jiu, "I asked, we will definitely be able to leave the palace tonight. I guess someone will come over in a while."
It has to be said that Wei San's news is very well-informed.
Before the second cry, a waiter really came.
"The empress is gone, and the palace is in chaos. It's wrong for the girls to continue to stay in the palace. Ladies, go and kowtow to the empress, and leave with our family."
Gu Jiu and everyone came to the main hall of the mourning hall and kowtowed to the empress.
After kowtowing, he left Liangyi Hall with the servants and walked outside the palace.
Gu Jiu was a little worried, the mansion didn't know the news of her leaving the palace. When she arrived at the gate of the palace, there was no carriage to pick her up. Could it be that she had to walk back on her legs
Renting a carriage is also a way. But near the imperial city, there is no carriage rental.
She thought wildly for a while, and then she arrived at the gate of the palace.
In the end, she actually saw Gu Yu's fourth brother Gu, and his brother Gu Ting.
The two of them personally came to the gate of the palace to pick her up.
"Brother Gu, brother, why are you here?"
Gu Ting grinned, "Sister, you have left the palace."
Gu Yu said: "The palace sent someone to inform that you will leave the palace today. I will come to pick you up with my third brother. Second sister, get in the car first."
"Thank you, Brother Gu. I'm really sorry to let you go at this time."
"Second sister is polite."
Gu Jiu got into the carriage, and his heart really fell into place.
Gu Ting followed into the carriage, and Gu Yu sat in the carriage with the driver.
The carriage started and slowly left the imperial city, getting farther and farther away.
Gu Ting was very worried, "Sister, are you okay these days? When I think of you being alone in the palace and having no helpers when encountering problems, I hate myself for not being able to help you. If I succeed, Feng Hou Baixiang, if my sister encounters a similar situation again, I will protect my sister even if I risk my life."
Gu Jiu was very moved.
She laughed, "Brother, don't worry about me. Look, I'm fine. Also, if you fight to the death, how can you keep me out. Don't think about it in the future."
Gu Ting laughed and nodded heavily, "I don't want to think about it, my sister should also take care of herself. If something happens to you, I don't know what crazy things I will do."
Gu Jiu pursed her lips and smiled, "Don't worry about me, I'll be fine. Is the mansion okay?"
"It's very good, don't worry. The elders have all gone to cry in the palace, and the eldest brother in the mansion is taking care of it. The young mistress of the next door Hou's mansion disappeared the night before, and it was supposed to be a good funeral. But now the chief No one is here, so I don’t know what to do next.”
Gu Jiu followed with a sigh, "I didn't expect that in just a few days, the lobby sister-in-law would go."
Gu Ting lowered his voice, "I heard that after the young mistress woke up and found out that the child was gone, she didn't say a word. She didn't even give the big brother a straight look. They said that the young mistress hated her in her heart and didn't want to live. Now, I have to go down to take care of the children. Some people say that the eldest brother is afraid that his heirs will have a hard time in this life."
Gu Jiu frowned, "Why are such words spread?"
If even Gu Ting knew about it, it would be a big deal. It shows that these rumors spread widely, from Hou's Mansion to Gu's Mansion, and may even have spread to Jia's Mansion, and then spread throughout the capital.
This is not good.
Gu Ting said: "I just listened to others' comments. In short, it is enough for my sister to be clear in her heart."
Gu Jiu nodded, "I see."
Coming to Gu's house, Qingmei became excited.
"Girl, we are finally home."
The few days in the palace seemed like several lifetimes, and people were scared to death.
In the past, I never felt how good the Gu family was. It was only after going to the palace that I realized how good Gu's mansion really is.
Among other things, at least I am comfortable, live comfortably, eat well, and sleep soundly.
Get out of the car at the second door, looking at the familiar scenery and familiar people, it seems like a lifetime away.
The second lady said flatteringly: "The second girl is back, and the slaves are thinking about you."
Gu Jiu was in a good mood, and said with a smile, "Thank you, ma'am."
Qingmei handed over a small purse, not much money, but the mother-in-law was still smiling.
"Second girl returns safely, and she will be unparalleled in wealth and honor in the future."
Gu Jiu walked into the second door, the women said auspicious words and watched Gu Jiu leave.
Finally returned to the Zhilan Courtyard, hurriedly changed out of her unlucky clothes, took a hot bath, and lay on the big bed where she had thought about everything and thought about it countless times, Gu Jiu couldn't help rolling twice.
what!
Lying on the familiar bed, so happy, I don't want to get up at all.
"Girl, the Eldest Young Master invites you to the meeting hall, saying that there is something to discuss."
Gu Jiu struggled to get up from the bed, and changed into plain clothes, with no jewelry on the headdress.
The empress died and the country mourned. Gu Jiu dare not be careless about these details.
These days, studying the rules in the palace, I really learned a lot of useful knowledge.
Gu Jiu went to the meeting hall in a clean suit, and his elder brother Gu Ban had been waiting for a long time.
Several sisters are also there.
Seeing Gu Jiu, Gu Ban breathed a sigh of relief.
"Second sister is here, please sit down quickly. My mother told me before leaving home to enter the palace that after second sister comes back, second sister will be in charge of housekeeping. In the days to come, second sister will have to work harder."
After finishing speaking, Gu Ban handed over the key and the pair of cards to Gu Jiu.
Gu Yue watched helplessly as the key and the pair of cards fell into Gu Jiu's hands, and she was extremely angry and unconvinced.
Gu Yue held back, but didn't hold back.
She said aloud: "Brother, why only let the second sister be the housekeeper. Could it be that we can't do it? We also learn to be housekeepers and directors from the eldest aunt. How can we be worse than the second sister?"
Gu Jiu looked at Gu Yue with a half-smile. As soon as she returned home, Gu Yue couldn't help jumping out, she was really anxious.
Gu Zhen sneered, and whispered: "You have to fight with the second sister for everything, do you have the right to fight? You don't even look in the mirror to see what you are like."
"Big sister, please speak clearly, what exactly do you mean by what you just said?"
Gu Yue was furious, pointing at Gu Zhen's nose and cursing.
Gu Zhen snorted coldly, and said in a serious tone: "I want you to look in the mirror and see how you are better than the second sister? You are always arguing with the second sister, but I want to ask you, why do you think Are you qualified to compete with the second sister?"
"Why am I not qualified? How can I not compare to my second sister?" Gu Yue looked dissatisfied.
Gu Ban's head suddenly became dizzy. He had heard before that the couple of cousins were at odds. But there is still a big difference between hearing about it and seeing it with one's own eyes.
This time I finally saw it with my own eyes, he was the first and the second elder.
He is a big man, he has no experience in dealing with this kind of thing.
He asked Gu Jiu for help, Second Sister, please stop it.
Gu Zhen sneered, "How can you be inferior to the second younger sister, don't you know?"
Gu Yue snorted coldly, "You can't even say it, just say that I am not as good as the second sister. Let me tell you, this matter is endless."
Gu Zhen smiled sarcastically, "It's never over. What's the matter, you want to ruin my marriage again? Could it be that you forgot to find Erlang and want to marry into the Zhang family?"
"You're talking nonsense!" Gu Yue was so angry that she couldn't speak.
Gu Ban's mind is like mud, they are all sisters, why are they arguing? Do you have something to say
"Okay, okay, everyone, don't say a few words."
However, no one listened to Gu Ban.
Gu Yue and Gu Zhen were still arguing hard. You accuse me, I accuse you, you come and go, it's very lively.
Gu Ban was distressed, what evil did he do to cause such a thing to happen.
He thought that if he got married early, these problems could be handled by his wife.
The wife is not here, so it is only natural for the eldest and young mistress to be the housekeeper.
However, his wedding is still many months away. It's too late to find a wife to help with housekeeping.
Gu Jiu couldn't bear to watch Gu Ban continue to suffer, so she said aloud: "Sister San, you just said that you are not convinced that I am a temporary housekeeper, and why you are not qualified to be a housekeeper.
Now let me answer your question. Regarding seniority, I am the elder and you are the youngest. You should listen to me.
In terms of reckoning, I'll dump you ten blocks, you have no objection, right
In terms of prestige, ask the women in charge, would they listen to you or to me
In the end, my uncle and mother ordered my name and asked me to housekeeper for her. You are dissatisfied, which means you are dissatisfied with the decision of the eldest aunt.
Could it be that the third sister thinks that you are wiser than the eldest aunt, and that you are better at arranging the big and small things in the house.
Well, let me ask you, who is the man who manages the stables? Who is the mother-in-law of the second door? Where is her man working? Where is her daughter working? "
Gu Yue was tongue-tied.
Gu Jiu's series of questions left her confused.
How could she know who was in charge of the stables? How could she care about who was the man who was the doorkeeper and where the daughter was working as a maid. It's just ridiculous.
Gu Yue argued unreasonably, "I'm the housekeeper, why do I need to know these things. As long as I have the account book and match the cards, it's fine."
Gu Jiu sneered, her eyes were full of mockery.
She said: "Third sister, you don't even know who is in charge below, and you still plausibly say that as long as you have an account book, you can be in charge if you play cards
Are you playing house and playing games as a housekeeper? These days, you followed your aunt to learn about housekeeping, did you learn it in the dog's stomach
If there is a shortage of sewing cloth in the sewing room today, someone needs to be sent to buy it. If you don't know the interpersonal relationship of the sewing room steward, if the person you send happens to be the brother or other relatives of the sewing house steward, have you thought about the consequences? "
"I… "
"You want to say that you are only in charge of internal affairs temporarily. It doesn't matter if you know these things, right? Hmph, it's rare to get started as a butler. You don't know how to prepare and perform well. Who dares to expect you to do well next time? Who dares to give you a second chance."
Gu Jiu spoke harshly, blocking Gu Yue almost speechless.
Gu Yue was extremely annoyed, "Second sister, after all, you just think I'm not worthy of a housekeeper, right?"
Gu Jiu smiled, "That's right! In my eyes, the fourth younger sister is more qualified to be a housekeeper than you.
Third sister, it's still too early for you to want a housekeeper. Wait until you find out the names of the stewards in the mansion and the relationship between them, and then you speak again, at least you have some confidence.
Now, your so-called unconvinced, why is it just a joke. In vain to increase the joke. "
"Gu Jiu, you're bullying too much." Gu Yue roared angrily.
Gu Jiu talked softly, "Remember to call me Second Sister next time. Now you don't even have manners, are you leaving all the rules to the nanny?"
Pooh!
Gu Zhen couldn't help laughing out loud.
Gu Yue was furious, "You all bullied me, you all bullied me. When my mother comes back, I must report this to my mother and let her make the decision for me."
Gu Zhen mocked: "Third sister, why do you still look like a child of a few years old? If you can't win, you can file a complaint with an adult and let someone say something about you.
After all, you are also the one who promised to marry, and you will marry in Haixibo Mansion in the second half of the year.
Could it be that you were wronged in Haixibo mansion, and you still want to yell at others, do I want to go back to my mother's house to sue? You are not ashamed, I feel ashamed. "
"Wow… "
Gu Yue suddenly let out a wow and burst into tears.
She didn't leave, she lay down on the table and cried loudly, extremely wronged.
Gu Ban was amazed to see it, and his forehead hurt even more.
He cupped his hands to Gu Jiu, "Second Sister, I'll leave everything to you here. If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."
After finishing speaking, without waiting for Gu Jiu to speak, he ran out impatiently. It seemed as if someone was chasing him from behind.
Gu Jiu couldn't laugh or cry, what about Brother Gu Ban
Gu Yue was still crying, very sadly.
But no one paid attention to her, and even Gu Shan, who had always been headed by her, remained silent.
Gu Jiu opened the ledger and said to everyone: "I'll go through the ledger first, and if there's no problem, we'll arrange things for the next few days. In this way, we only need to spend a small amount of time every morning on housekeeping. When it’s time, I’ll go to the Hou’s Mansion next door to help, and take care of the funeral of the wife in the hall.”
Gu Zhen nodded again and again, "I listen to my second sister. There are many people in the Hou's mansion next door, and there are funerals to be held, and once Auntie and the others in the lobby enter the palace, the Hou's mansion is in disarray.
I went to the Hou's Mansion this morning, Sister Mei was so busy that she had to handle everything, even if she had three heads and six arms, it might not be enough. "
Gu Shan also said: "We share the same spirit with the Hou's Mansion. The Hou's Mansion has something to do now, so we should go to help."
Gu Jiu smiled, "Big Sister, Fourth Sister, Fifth Sister, Sixth Sister, if you have time, you can work out the accounts with me. Are you willing?"
"Nature is willing."
Everyone picked up the abacus and began to calculate the accounts.
Among them, Gu Jiu is the fastest.
Not only fast, but also graceful. With a light flick of the finger, the accounts are clear and clear at a glance.
In the meeting hall, only the sound of abacus and Gu Yue's crying could be heard.
Gu Yue cried and cried, feeling bored.
Because a person cries without an audience, crying is useless and superfluous.
She was crying in the meeting hall, originally to gain everyone's sympathy, hoping that someone would come to comfort her and stand with her to accuse Gu Jiu.
In the end, she got nothing but all the indifference, plus the sound of abacus in the room.
The sound of the abacus was so ear-piercing that Gu Yue felt like she was going crazy.
She gradually stopped crying, gritted her teeth, and stared at Gu Jiu angrily.
What kind of shit luck did Gu Jiu have to be chosen by the emperor's grandson.
If she hadn't been engaged, with her appearance, she might have been selected by the emperor's grandson.
In this way, the person entering the palace is not Gu Jiu, but her. She can also be liked by everyone in the mansion.
The more Gu Yue thought about it, the angrier she became, and the more she thought about it, the more she believed that it was Gu Jiu who took her chance.
All of this was originally hers, all hers.
Gu Yue took out a handkerchief and wiped away tears.
She won't throw in the towel.
She stared at Gu Jiu, "Second sister, I also want to settle accounts with you."
As soon as these words came out, the meeting hall immediately fell silent.
Everyone raised their heads and looked at Gu Yue, but they didn't expect that Gu Yue had the nerve to ask to settle accounts together.
Gu Jiu smiled coldly, "If the third sister is bored, go back to her room and rest. Someone has already done these things, so you don't need to help."
Gu Yue said expressionlessly: "I don't want to go back to my room. I want to stay here."
Gu Jiu smiled, "You can stay here if you want, don't disturb others, don't disturb everyone's work."
After finishing speaking, Gu Jiu continued to settle the score with her head buried.
Gu Yue was so angry that she wrung the handkerchief with both hands, and she almost smashed a good handkerchief.
But she endured it again and sat in her seat in silence.
Gu Jiu glanced at her out of the corner of her eye, to her surprise, Gu Yue could hold back.
Why is Gu Yue's patience so strong
It seems that during this period of time, she has really improved.