Together with the sisters, Gu Jiu came to the wing room and presented the gifts they had prepared.
"Sister Mei, I wish you a happy marriage, grow old together, and have a precious son early."
Everyone said auspicious words in unison, making Gu Mei's face flushed with shame.
Seeing Gu Mei blushing, everyone laughed.
Gu Mei's face was flushed, she laughed and cursed: "Sooner or later it will be your turn, just wait for me."
"Wait and wait. Maybe when the time comes, Sister Mei will have a big belly, she will have trouble moving, and she won't have the strength to tease us."
As soon as the words fell, everyone laughed again.
Gu Mei stomped her feet, "If I don't tell you guys, I will make fun of me."
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "Today is the day to show off the dowry. We have prepared a makeup gift for Sister Mei respectively. Sister Mei, please don't dislike it."
"No matter how disgusted I am, I'm too happy. I'm very grateful for your hard work in preparing makeup gifts for me."
"Sister Mei, don't be polite to us."
Everyone took out their makeup gifts one after another.
The sisters are not rich, and almost all of the preparations are needlework.
Gu Jiu also took out the gift that she carefully prepared.
She prepared a one-foot-high double-sided embroidered table screen.
One side is embroidered with flowers blooming and wealth, and the other side is embroidered with surplus every year.
When Gu Mei saw it, she liked it very much, "What a delicate embroidery worker, this gift from sister Xiao Jiu is so thoughtful. Thank you, sister Xiao Jiu."
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "It's good that Sister Mei likes it. In addition, I also drew a portrait of Sister Mei. I hope Sister Mei doesn't dislike it."
"My portrait? Take it out quickly, as long as you don't paint me too ugly, I promise you won't dislike it." Gu Mei joked.
Qingmei came in with a long wooden box in her arms, put the wooden box on the table, and said, "Miss Mei, my girl took three full months to finish this painting. I don't know how much wasted during the period." The manuscript paper is the most satisfying one."
Gu Mei was greatly moved, "Sister Xiaojiu has a heart."
Gu Jiu pursed her lips and smiled, "Sister Mei, quickly open it and have a look, I hope you like it."
"I sure do."
Gu Mei took out the painting and slowly unfolded it.
Wow!
OMG!
like!
There was a sound of exclamation, one after another.
Gu Jiu used the oil painting method to draw a portrait of Gu Mei.
The characters are so lifelike that their eyes are vivid, and they smile before speaking, as if the real person was carved on the drawing paper.
Everyone took a closer look, smelling the smell, and observing the color of the paint.
"What kind of painting is this? Why haven't I seen it before?"
"It should be in a realistic style."
"It must be realistic, but Xiaojiu's drawing is too realistic."
Gu Mei was so excited when she saw her portrait.
She took Gu Jiu's hand and said, "Sister Xiao Jiu, thank you. I like this painting so much."
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "As long as Sister Mei likes it."
"Sister Xiaojiu's painting shows the charm of Sister Mei."
"Look carefully, the face is not that similar. But those eyes are drawn so well, it really shows the charm of Sister Mei."
Everyone was admiring, but they didn't expect realistic paintings to be so beautiful. Although it is not as artistic as Xieyi, it is more realistic.
Gu Jiu is very happy that Gu Mei likes her paintings.
In her previous life, due to congenital heart disease, she couldn't run, jump, or do strenuous exercise. Reading and painting became her tools to pass the time. Later, she really fell in love with reading and painting, and put a lot of effort into painting.
Although she is not as good as a master who has been immersed in this way for decades, fortunately she is very talented, and she has made some achievements after persisting in studying for more than ten years.
"Why didn't I know that my second sister could also draw, and she did so well?"
Gu Yue stared at Gu Jiu, waiting for him to explain her doubts.
Gu Jiu said with a smile: "Third sister doesn't know many things, it doesn't make sense for you to know everything about me."
Gu Yue smiled, "At the beginning when I was in the Northwest, I followed my husband to learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. I remember that my second sister didn't know what to draw at that time. Even my husband said that my second sister had no talent for painting, so I persuaded my second sister to give up.
In just a few years, the second sister's painting skills have improved by leaps and bounds, and she is able to create such realistic paintings. Could it be someone ghostwriting? "
As soon as the ghostwriting word was uttered, everyone in the wing room was in shock.
Gu Yue smiled triumphantly, and asked Gu Zhen, "Eldest sister, do you ever remember that second sister can paint?"
Gu Zhen smiled, and Gu Yue asked her, of course she would help Gu Jiu.
"Third sister, you are so busy all day long, how can you know how much second sister puts into it in private. Back then, second sister didn't know how to paint, but it doesn't mean she doesn't know how to paint now. It can only be said that the teacher was too poor at teaching, I didn't discover the talent of the second sister."
Gu Yue bit her lip, she miscalculated, she forgot that Gu Zhen is very courageous now, and she sings against her all day long. She still thinks that Gu Zhen is that follower, king of flatterers.
snort!
Gu Yue asked Gu Shan again: "Fourth Sister, have you ever seen Second Sister paint?"
Gu Shan looked around, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I haven't seen it, but I believe that the second sister will not find a ghostwriter."
Someone whispered, "Even if you find someone to write for you, it's still a wish."
Gu Mei said: "Don't talk about it, is it important to be a ghostwriter? This is a gift from sister Xiaojiu. I like it very much."
Gu Jiu said with a smile: "Thank you, Sister Mei. I think everyone present has doubts in their hearts whether this painting is a ghostwriting or not. I myself don't want to bear the reputation of being a ghostwriting. Well, I will make a painting on the spot to prove whether I can paint or not."
"This... is not necessary. Sister Xiaojiu, we believe you."
Gu Jiu said: "Thank you, sister Qi, for trusting me. The third sister definitely doesn't believe me. If I don't show some real skills, is the third sister planning to put the reputation of being a ghostwriter on my head?"
Gu Yue snorted coldly, "The real can't be fake, and the fake can't be real."
Gu Jiu looked at Gu Yue with a half-smile, "If I prove that I can paint and do it well, I don't ask too much. Third sister will bring me tea and apologize, and say that I was wrong, how about it?"
Gu Yue's face changed slightly, and he wanted to refute.
Gu Mei was the first to say: "This request is reasonable. Sister Xiao Jiu can't be wronged for nothing, so she should apologize."
Others also joined in.
Gu Yue's face collapsed, it was very ugly.
The Four Treasures of the Study were brought up, and Gu Jiu picked up the pen.
She looked at everyone in the wing room, pursed her lips and smiled, her eyes shone with confidence, and began to paint.
With just a few strokes, a picture of a daughter's gathering in the boudoir is vividly on the paper.
"Ah, it's us who drew it."
Someone recognized it.
"Which one is me?"
"Ah, what a beautiful drawing."
"Sister Xiaojiu's painting skills are really extraordinary. But it will definitely take time to draw to a completely realistic level."
"Of course. Didn't you listen to the servant girl? Sister Xiaojiu wasted so much manuscript paper and spent so much time drawing Sister Mei's portrait."
A thank you painting, finished soon.
Gu Jiu put down her pen and asked with a smile, "Are you satisfied?"
"Very satisfied."
"Sister Xiaojiu draws really well."
Gu Jiu walked towards Gu Yue, "Third sister, pour some tea and apologize."
Gu Yue's face was ugly, and she said stubbornly: "I didn't promise to apologize."
Gu Jiu looked at her with a half-smile, "Is the third sister planning to renege on her debt?"
Gu Yue said stiffly, "You don't want me to do things that I didn't promise."
"Sister Yue, how could you do this. Apologize." Gu Qi was the first to refuse.
Gu Mei also said: "Sister Yue, if you still recognize me as a sister, you should apologize to Sister Xiaojiu. You should apologize for slandering her."
Gu Zhen sneered, "Sister San, how thick-skinned are you to say what I didn't promise to apologize? Don't you feel ashamed?"
Gu Shan tugged on Gu Yue's sleeve, "Third sister, please apologize. What happened today is because of you."
"shut up."
Gu Yue scolded Gu Shan angrily, she pointed at Gu Jiu, "Why should I apologize to her?"
Gu Jiu grabbed Gu Yue's hand and secretly inserted the silver needle into the acupuncture point.
"Third sister, you should apologize quickly."
Gu Yue suddenly felt her heart beating faster, feeling uncomfortable all over, "Second Sister, you..."
Gu Jiu stared at her with a half-smile, "Is Third Sister determined not to apologize?"
"I, I... you let go."
Gu Yue felt flustered and short of breath, and felt very uncomfortable.
Gu Jiu smiled, "Okay, if you apologize to me, I'll let you go."
"Apologize quickly."
"Sister Yue is too outrageous."
Seeing that everyone around her was blaming her, Gu Yue suddenly felt uncomfortable.
With a loud cry, "My apology is, why are you being aggressive."
"If you apologized early in the morning, why should we force you?"
Gu Jiu let go of Gu Yue's hand resolutely, and the silver needle fell into her sleeve. Then she sat on the chair, waiting for Gu Yue to apologize.
The maid brings a cup of tea.
Gu Yue cried, wiped away her tears, picked up the teacup, and walked in front of Gu Jiu.
"Second sister, my sister is wrong, so I shouldn't doubt you. Your lord has a lot, so please forgive me.
Gu Jiu took the teacup, "Third Sister, please be careful with your words in the future. People outside won't be as easy-talking as me, understand?"
Gu Yue nodded again and again, "I understand. Thank you, Second Sister, for your teaching."
Gu Jiu picked up the teacup, touched the corners of her mouth, and accepted Gu Yue's apology.
That's all for this matter.
The room soon became lively again.
Gu Yue secretly hated, she glared at Gu Shan fiercely, "Fourth sister, why don't you help me? You just want to see my jokes so much?"
Gu Shan looked confused, "It's obviously the third sister who said something wrong, why blame me?"
Gu Yue sneered, "Don't pretend to be innocent, you must be very happy in your heart. I'm ashamed, you look good, and when my mother finds out about it, you are her good daughter, and I'm the one who makes trouble. "
Gu Shan frowned, "Since the third sister knows that she is causing trouble, why can't she control her temper?"
"Why should I control it? I don't believe that when you suddenly saw Gu Jiu draw such a realistic painting, you didn't have any doubts in your heart."
Gu Shan said: "Even if I doubt it, I just doubt it in my heart. And the second sister also proved with her strength that the painting was indeed drawn by her."
hehe!
Gu Yue sneered one after another, "Fourth sister, you really know how to behave. We had the same idea, but I became a villain, but you won the favor of others.
No wonder even your mother was deceived by you. She wants to find you a good husband and prepare a generous dowry for you. Fourth sister, you must be very proud of me being under the pressure of you. "
Gu Shan frowned, "I don't understand what the third sister is talking about. I've never thought about it before."
snort!
How could Gu Yue believe what Gu Shan said, but she felt more and more hatred in her heart.
The same is the biological daughter, but the treatment is very different, why
Gu Yue tightly clutched the handkerchief, the hatred in her heart was about to overflow.
The make-up urgers from Daihou's Mansion came, led by Han Dalang.
Everyone hid behind the screen to watch Han Dalang.
Han Dalang was proud of his horseshoe disease, and his face was full of smiles.
"Han Dalang is here, sister Mei, come here quickly."
Gu Mei blushed and shook her head, "I won't go."
Before the wedding, men and women cannot meet each other. Although Gu Mei wanted to see the other party in her heart.
"Sister Mei really won't come? Han Dalang will leave after a while. Sister Mei really doesn't want to look at him?"
Gu Mei bit her lip, hesitating.
Gu Jiu said: "Sister Mei, why don't you just take a look, just take a look."
Gu Mei nodded hesitantly, "Just take a look, it shouldn't matter."
"Surely it doesn't matter."
Gu Mei dragged her feet and came behind the screen. Through the screen, secretly observe Han Dalang.
If Han Dalang felt something, he looked at the screen.
Gu Mei was frightened and quickly looked away.
Her face was flushed, no matter what, she must have been seen.
"Sister Mei, Han Dalang is looking for you."
Gu Mei stomped her feet anxiously, "Tell him not to look for it. I'll see you tomorrow."
Ha ha…
Everyone couldn't help but laughed.
Gu Mei's face was flushed with shame, she was ashamed to see anyone.
The eldest lady Xiao Wei sent someone to remind them, don't laugh too loudly for others to hear. And let everyone go to the wing room to talk.
Gu Mei was the first to run back to the wing, and everyone followed.
Relatives and friends came to add makeup together, and the Hou Mansion was very lively.
The Hou Mansion posted the dowry to let the man know how much the woman valued this marriage and how much she valued her soon-to-be-married daughter.
Marriage is good for two surnames, and the man should respect and love the woman.
Near noon, the Hou Mansion sent someone to deliver the dowry.
One hundred and sixty sets of dowries were carried out of the Hou's Mansion, walked around Baiyi Lane, and finally entered the gate of Daihou's Mansion.
Ten miles of red makeup attracted countless people to watch.
The Hou Mansion is really rich, and there is so much dowry prepared for marrying a daughter.
The dowry mothers-in-law and servant girls followed the dowry delivery team and came to the Daihou Mansion together.
Tonight they will guard the dowry for Gu Mei, arrange the new house in advance, and prepare for tomorrow's big wedding.
After a light meal at the Hou Mansion, everyone set off for home. Tomorrow morning, I will come to Hou Mansion to see off my marriage.
Gu Jiu and the others got off at the second gate.
As soon as her footsteps stepped on the ground, the mother-in-law went to Mrs. Xie and reported, "Madam, it's not good. Brother Twelve is about to die."
"What's going on? Didn't you invite a doctor?" Xie asked with a straight face.
The mother-in-law hurriedly said: "Brother Twelve has a fever. The doctor came to check it. He took medicine but the high fever has not subsided. It seems to be dying. Aunt Bai cried out of anxiety."
"Auntie!"
Gu Lin yelled and rushed out.
With a straight face, Mrs. Xie said to the girls: "Go back to your room first. I'll go to the Acacia Academy."
Gu Jiu said: "We are also very worried about Brother Twelve, why don't we go over with my wife to have a look."
Xie Shi snorted, "Follow you."
The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, sighed, "I'll go and have a look too. Brother Twelve has been in a lot of troubles since he was born, and I don't know if he can survive this time."
Mrs. Xie muttered secretly, Brother Twelve is just a short-lived ghost, it's no wonder he survived.
A group of people came to the Acacia Academy in mighty force.
Before entering the courtyard, I heard Aunt Bai crying loudly.
Mrs. Xie frowned, "Crying so hard, could it be that Brother Twelve has already..."
After all, Mrs. Xie walked into the gate of the courtyard first.
Aunt Bai knelt beside the bed, holding the baby and crying all the time.
Seeing this, Mrs. Xie said, "Master Bai, put the child down quickly. The child is sick. If you hug him like this, will he recover?"
Aunt Bai was ignorant and fell into her own world.
She cried and shouted, "My aunt is sorry for you, my aunt is sorry for you."
"Master Bai!" Mrs. Xie roared angrily.
Mrs. Zhang stopped Xie, "Let's see the situation first."
Gu Jiu passed the crowd, walked up to Aunt Bai, squatted down, and stretched out her hand to feel the pulse of Twelve Brothers.
She frowned and sighed, the child was gone. She is late.
Gu Jiu stood up, feeling a little heavy.
Mrs. Zhang asked, "How is it?"
Gu Jiu shook her head slightly.
At this time, the servant girl Cui Liu came in from the outside with red eyes, "Madam, just let Auntie cry for a while. Auntie is sad when the child is gone."
Mrs. Xie was overjoyed at first, the little boy finally died.
Then he frowned and scolded angrily: "How did you take care of Brother Twelve? It was fine yesterday, but today the child will be gone if he says he is gone. It is absurd."