While eating the banquet, Gu Jiu paid attention to the surrounding situation.
Everything is normal.
After the meal time, no accident happened again.
The problematic glass of drink before seemed to be just an illusion of her own.
It seems that the person who poisoned her was very cautious, and when the action failed, he retreated immediately without making any unnecessary stops.
As a result, Gu Jiu has to be more careful. I am worried that the other party will not be reconciled to failure and will continue to take action later.
Gu Zhen asked Gu Jiu in a low voice, "Second sister, do you have something on your mind?"
Gu Jiu shook his head slightly, "There are quite a lot of guests today."
"That's right. A few younger sisters and I wandered around the garden before and met many people."
"How about the garden view? I don't even have time to visit the garden."
"Excellent. As expected of a flower viewing feast, there are probably hundreds of different kinds of flowers in the garden, which are pleasing to the eye and eye-opening."
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "The palace is rich and honored, so the flower viewing banquet is naturally extraordinary."
Gu Zhen nodded, "Second sister will marry into such a wealthy family in the future, to be honest, I'm a little worried for you."
Gu Jiu looked calm, "Thank you big sister for your concern, I will always adapt."
Gu Zhen looked at Gu Jiu hesitantly.
"Sister, if you have anything to say, just say it."
Gu Zhen pondered for a while, "Has the second younger sister met that young master Zhao?"
Gu Jiu nodded, "I met you once in the palace."
Gu Zhen was curious, "What kind of person is Gong Zizhao?"
Gu Jiu thought for a while and said, "I've only seen it twice, so it's hard to tell. It looks serious."
Gu Zhen leaned into Gu Jiu's ear and whispered: "I heard people say that the relationship between Gong Zizhao and his siblings is not very good, and that Xiao Qin'er is the niece and grandniece of Concubine Shu's family, and her family is extremely rich. .My sister will come in in the future, you must be careful of that Xiao Qin'er. I don't think she is an easy person to get along with."
Gu Jiu laughed, her eyebrows were curved and her eyes were warm.
"Thank you big sister for reminding me, I will take care of Xiao Qin'er."
"It's useless to be careful." Gu Yue obviously overheard the conversation between the two.
Gu Jiu raised her eyebrows and smiled, "What's the third sister's opinion?"
Gu Yue said: "Second Sister, it's no secret that you have a dowry of 40,000 taels. I bet that Xiao Qin'er's dowry must be more than yours, at least 60,000 to 70,000 taels.
Your dowry is less than her, and you enter the door later than her. Not only that, Xiao Qin'er also has Concubine Shu as her backer, but her second sister has nothing, so she can't rely on anyone.
To be honest, I am not very optimistic about your future, Second Sister. I'm afraid that the second sister will be wronged as soon as she enters the door. "
After Gu Yue finished speaking, there was a smile in her eyes, a gloating smile.
Gu Jiu pursed her lips and smiled, "It's really rare that the third sister can say such insightful words."
Gu Yue's face instantly collapsed. What do you mean by that? Are you accusing her of being stupid in the past
Gu Jiu smiled again, "But I still want to thank my third sister for reminding me. So when I marry into the palace, I will definitely not let myself be wronged."
If she is wronged, she will find Liu Zhao to settle the score.
Anyway, she is not having a good time, so Liu Zhao can never expect to have a good life. Suffer, and suffer together.
Gu Yue sneered, "Second sister, don't talk big, this is the palace, not the home. What you say doesn't count."
Gu Jiu had a half-smile, "It doesn't count what the third sister said."
Gu Yue's face collapsed, and she stopped making a sound.
Their table finally calmed down, and they could drink and eat quietly.
Throughout the whole process, Gu Shan, Gu Lin, and Gu Jun didn't make a sound.
Gu Zhen secretly told Gu Jiu, "When we were strolling in the garden, the third sister and the fifth sister talked, but the fourth sister didn't say a word."
Gu Jiu raised her eyebrows, could it be that Gu Yue and Gu Shan had another conflict
Gu Shan has nothing to provoke Gu Yue recently.
Gu Yue has been acting weird since a few days ago, and she doesn't know what's going on.
After the banquet, everyone went to the theater to listen to the opera.
Gu Jiu and his sisters were babbling on the stage. It sounded boring at first, but after a while it became interesting.
After drinking half a cup of tea, a servant girl came to mix the water.
As a result, his hands trembled, and the tea splashed onto Gu Jiu's dress.
The apricot-colored dress was stained in an instant, making it extremely conspicuous, and it was impossible to pretend that nothing happened.
The servant girl was terrified, and immediately knelt down and kowtowed frequently, "Miss Gu, please forgive me, Miss Gu, please forgive me..."
Gu Jiu frowned slightly, a little displeased.
It wasn't because the servant girl had soiled her dress, but because of the servant girl's reaction. The movement was too loud, and it was hard not to attract attention.
At this time, many people heard the movement and looked over, and one of the first-class maids walked directly towards Gu Jiu's table.
Gu Jiu said in a cold voice: "Get up. I don't blame you for what you are doing kneeling."
The little maid raised her head, with tears still hanging from the corners of her eyes.
She was a little surprised, a little surprised, but she finally came to her senses and kowtowed frequently, "Thank you Miss Gu, thank you Miss Gu."
"What happened?"
When the servant girl came over, she saw that Gu Jiu's dress was stained with tea, she frowned immediately, and softly scolded the little servant girl, "How did you do it?"
The little maid was so anxious that she was about to cry again.
Gu Jiu said softly, "It's okay, it's just an accident."
The first servant girl hurriedly said: "Miss Gu is a large number of adults. This servant will thank Miss Gu on behalf of this little maid. Miss Gu's dress is dirty, why don't you change it in the wing room."
Gu Jiu felt vigilant.
She took a deep look at this first-class maid, suddenly changed her mind, and readily agreed, "Okay!"
The servant girl laughed, "Miss Gu, please."
Immediately afterwards, he sternly reprimanded the little maid, "Don't hurry up and clean it up, what are you doing in a daze."
The little maid hurriedly squatted down to tidy up.
Gu Jiu got up and left with the first-class maid.
Qingmei and Qingzhu followed by her side.
Concubine Ning Pei, who was sitting on the second floor of the theater building, saw the movement downstairs and asked the maid beside her, "What's going on? I only heard half of the first play, and I'm about to leave. Are you so impatient?"
The servant girl hurriedly said: "It seems that Miss Gu's dress was stained by the tea, and she needs to change into a clean one."
When Concubine Ning Pei heard this, she smiled coldly, "The dress is dirty? Could it be someone did it on purpose?"
The servant girl's heart skipped a beat, "Maidservant, do you want to follow me to have a look?"
Concubine Ning Pei waved her hand, "No need. Let them make trouble."
Zhou Yi was also the one who noticed Gu Jiu's departure.
Zhou Yi raised her eyebrows, excused that she had a stomachache and needed to go to the bathroom, got up and left the theater building, chasing Gu Jiu after her.
Halfway through her pursuit, she was suddenly tripped and fell to the ground, hurting her knees.
Zhou Yi was so angry that she opened her mouth to curse loudly, but when she looked up, there was no sign of a ghost.
"what happened?"
Zhou Yi's face was full of surprise. Someone was here just now, and she tripped over her.
The servant girl shivered, "Girl, let's go back, it's weird here."
Zhou Yi gritted her teeth, not believing in evil, "Don't talk nonsense, what's so weird, where is it?"
After speaking, she stood up and continued walking.
As a result, as soon as he took a step, his knee hurt again.
With a plop, he knelt down on the ground.
Zhou Yi was in so much pain that tears came out.
She gritted her teeth. Someone must be messing with such a weird thing.
"Are you okay, miss?"
The servant girl looked terrified, as if she had seen a ghost.
Zhou Yi was very angry, she looked around, "Who? Sneaky, dare not come out?"
No one answered, only the sound of the wind, the sound of the birds, and his own breathing.
The maid was so frightened that she cried, but she didn't dare to cry loudly, so she could only suppress herself.
In such a quiet environment, the more depressing it is, the more it adds a heavy atmosphere.
"Shut up!"
Zhou Yi's face was ashen, very dissatisfied.
The maid quickly stopped crying.
Zhou Yi thought for a while, and tried to take a step forward.
He raised his feet, but couldn't put them down.
The maid stared blankly at Zhou Yi, seeming to be curious about whether the golden rooster's independent posture is really comfortable, and why the girl still refuses to let go of her feet.
Zhou Yi is tired.
The golden rooster's independent posture made her feel very strenuous.
Forward or backward, this is a very difficult choice.
Zhou Yi was not willing to go back in such a disheveled manner, she wanted to catch up and see if Gu Jiu was up to something.
But the pain in her knee reminded her that if she dared to take a step forward, someone hidden somewhere would definitely make her look good.
In the end, Zhou Yi compromised.
She put her foot down and took a step back.
She had an ugly expression, and anger rose in her heart, blaming herself, Gu Jiu, and Prince Ning's Mansion.
With a livid face, she said to the servant girl, "Let's go back."
The servant girl was relieved, and Miss Xindao finally figured it out. After all, this is someone else's territory, so there is no way to mess around.
Gu Jiu followed the first-class maid to the wing room and changed her dress.
The maid brought tea and snacks.
"Miss Gu, why don't you rest here for a while, if you are tired, don't worry, Miss Gu, this place is quiet and no one will disturb you."
Gu Jiu nodded, "Okay! I just happen to be tired too."
Gu Jiu sat down by the window, ate snacks and drank tea, and waited quietly.
She knew that Liu Zhao would come, and she also knew that the maid was sent by Liu Zhao.
So this time she was calm, drank tea, and even fell asleep a little bit.
Her eyes closed slowly, listening to the birds chirping outside the window. Such weather, accompanied by a little breeze, is most suitable for a nap. She can even sleep through the night.
There were footsteps outside the door, and someone stepped harder on purpose.
She heard the voices of Qingmei and Qingzhu. She couldn't hear anything she said in such a low voice.
The footsteps sounded again, walking directly towards her.
Gu Jiu didn't open her eyes, she enjoyed this moment very much and didn't want to be spoiled by anyone.
Liu Zhao came to Gu Jiu's side and stared at her for a while.
Seeing that Gu Jiu didn't want to talk to him, he simply sat down next to Gu Jiu and held Gu Jiu's hand very naturally.
Gu Jiu subconsciously wanted to break free, but she stopped halfway through the free movement.
She opened her eyes and looked at Liu Zhao with disgust.
Liu Zhao didn't take it seriously, "You are finally willing to open your eyes and look at me. I thought you wouldn't even see me today."
Gu Jiu smiled softly, "I really don't want to see you."
"Because of Zhou Yi?" Liu Zhao asked.
"Yes and no."
Gu Jiu didn't want to say more.
From the day she was accused of marrying Liu Zhao, Gu Jiu knew that her life was no longer peaceful.
But when trouble really came to him, Gu Jiu couldn't be completely rational.
She would get angry, angry, bear grudges, and even curse Liu Zhao.
These are all human feelings.
However, she would not reveal her inner emotions to Liu Zhao.
There's not that much intimacy between them. Even if you are really close, it is better to keep a little secret from each other.
Liu Zhao said solemnly: "I will solve Zhou Yi's matter, and I guarantee that she will not have time to trouble you in the future. Are you satisfied?"
Gu Jiu: Hehe!
She laughed mockingly, "So what if you're not satisfied?"
"If you are not satisfied, I will do it until you are satisfied."
These words are very beautiful.
If Gu Jiu hadn't gone through two lifetimes, he might be moved by Liu Zhao.
She said nonchalantly: "This is what you should do, I won't say thank you."
Liu Zhao smiled slightly, "I know. I didn't expect you to say thank you."
This woman is becoming more and more impolite in front of him. But he just likes it that way.
Gu Jiu smiled, but remained silent.
Liu Zhao stretched out his hand and lifted the broken hair by Gu Jiu's ear.
Gu Jiute looked at him with disgust, turned his head, trying to avoid Liu Zhao's hand.
"do not move!"
Liu Zhao said with a straight face, "Your hair is messed up, I'll fix it for you."
Gu Jiu shook her head, "No need. I will do it myself."
Liu Zhao refused to listen, and resolutely acted according to his own will.
Gu Jiu snorted and disliked Liu Zhao even more.
Liu Zhao was very upset, and he said expressionlessly: "Since you and I got engaged, you have disliked me in various ways. Is this young master so bad?"
Gu Jiu raised her eyebrows and smiled, "You're pretty close, don't you know?"
"I don't know, but there are people who are better than me."
Gu Jiu was tongue-tied, she had learned a lot, but she didn't expect Liu Zhao to be so arrogant. Sure enough, under his ascetic expression, there was a sullen heart hidden.
Gu Jiu said: "Since you and I got engaged, my life has been completely messed up, and it is no longer the peace it used to be. How will this be settled?"
Liu Zhao said solemnly: "After marriage, I will hand over all the properties under my name to you. Are you satisfied?"
Gu Jiu was surprised, "You have property under your name?"
Liu Zhao listened, Gu Jiu hurriedly avoided.
Just talk when you talk, why are you so close. Don't you know she is sensitive
When the warm breath is sprayed on the ear, the earlobe will turn red, it is too embarrassing to look like that.
Liu Zhao secretly smiled.
Gu Jiu avoided him, but he felt happy. Sure enough, not ordinary people.
Liu Zhao lowered his voice and said, "My son secretly bought some properties outside, and the income is not bad. So you don't have to worry about my lack of money, and you don't have to worry about needing your dowry money to support your family."
Gu Jiu was surprised, "You actually bought property in private?"
Liu Zhao said with a stern face: "My lord has explained everything to me, so you should be satisfied now."
Gu Jiu looked arrogant, "Your property, this girl is not rare."
Liu Zhao suppressed a smile and asked, "Isn't that rare? I'm going to hand over the property to my servants, but I'm also worried that my servants are not capable enough to take care of it. Forget it, I can earn a little bit."
Gu Jiu raised his eyebrows, "How much income can you get from a mere industry. And you have a lot of expenses, is the income from those industries enough for you to spend alone? Maybe I will have to pay for the family in the end."
Liu Zhao suddenly approached Gu Jiu's earlobe and whispered, "Raise our family."
Gu Jiu reached out and pushed Liu Zhao away.
Isn't it too hot to be so close on such a hot day? She was almost dying of heat.
It was clear that there was still wind before, but now the wind is gone, and the room is hot again, Gu Jiu feels very uncomfortable, and feels like he is already sweating.
She said to Liu Zhao: "Sit farther away, don't touch me."
Liu Zhao said straightforwardly: "I like to sit here."
"Then I'll change places."
Gu Jiu made a gesture, but was held by Liu Zhao's hand.
Liu Zhao exerted force on his hand, Gu Jiu was unsteady and fell on Liu Zhao.
Liu Zhao took advantage of the situation to hug Gu Jiu, with his arms wrapped around Gu Jiu's waist, full of strength.
Gu Jiu's cheeks flushed slightly, and there was a little sweat on his forehead.
It was the first time in her two lives that she was so intimate with a man, and she was very uncomfortable and even a little at a loss.
With a straight face on purpose, she said angrily, "Let go of me."
Liu Zhao said with a coffin face, "Are you sure you can stand firm?"
Gu Jiu sneered, "Let go of me first." Otherwise, don't blame this girl for turning her face.
Liu Zhao held back his smile, and let go of Gu Jiu with a serious face. But he didn't let go of Gu Jiu's hand, he kept holding her hand.
Gu Jiu had no choice but to sit down next to Liu Zhao again.
She looked at each other, raised her eyebrows and smiled, "If I'm the breadwinner, you have to listen to me in everything."
Liu Zhao frowned, "Why is this? I am assured that the affairs of the palace will be entrusted to you. However, women should not get involved in the affairs of the court."
Gu Jiu secretly rolled his eyes, "Of course I won't participate in matters in the court. But in matters in the palace, you have to listen to me."
Liu Zhao looked at Gu Jiu, waiting for her next words.