Not as expected by Gu Jiu.
After the death of the twelve elder brothers, Mr. Gu made a handful of good mud.
Gu Jiu teased, "After returning to the capital, Master and Xi Ni's skills have become stronger and stronger."
Qing Mei said: "I am thinking about it, maybe the master can't help it."
Gu Jiu blew on the hot tea and said, "It's not that there is no way, but I don't want to waste time on this kind of thing.
The master and his wife directly tore their faces apart in private, because of Xie Mao's death, the master was willing to give his wife some respect, and the relationship was somewhat eased. But deep down in the master's heart, he still hates his wife.
As for Aunt Bai, because of having a child, her appearance is no longer there. The master is a senior face control, and Aunt Bai, who doesn't have a good face, is just a concubine in name to the master.
Of course, the master refused to go to war for these two people and waste time and effort. And the master doesn't have any feelings for the twelve brothers, so naturally there is no need to make a big fuss. "
Qingmei's face turned pale, "Speaking these words from the girl's mouth, I feel that the master is very ruthless. Whether it is to the wife or to Aunt Bai, he is so cruel."
Gu Jiu pinched Qing Mei's cheeks, "This is a common problem of men. So don't have too high hopes for men. Lower your expectations, and you won't be so disappointed and sad."
Qing Mei looked at Gu Jiu, "Miss, didn't you have any demands on the Young Master?"
Gu Jiu smiled softly, "Of course there are requirements. But it doesn't matter if he can't meet my requirements, anyway, I didn't have much hope from the beginning."
"The servant girl hopes that the girl can live in harmony with the son, and be kind and loving."
Gu Jiu shook her head slowly, "Difficult!"
Xiao Cui came in from the outside, "Girl, Aunt Bai is here, she's at the gate of the courtyard."
Qingmei was puzzled, "Aunt Bai came to look for the girl just after her son died, what does she mean? I'll send Aunt Bai away."
"No, please come in."
Gu Jiu stopped Qingmei, "Aunt Bai is here at this time, if I don't see her, she won't let it go. Just let her in and listen to what she has to say."
Qingmei muttered: "Aunt Bai is unlucky."
Even if you are unlucky, you have to see him.
Aunt Bai was invited into the study.
Gu Jiu sat still, and greeted in a cold tone: "Aunt Bai, please sit down and serve tea."
The tea was brought, but Aunt Bai didn't move.
She sat on half of the chair and looked at Gu Jiu, "Second Miss is the smartest, she must have guessed my reason for coming."
Gu Jiu shook his head, "I don't know why Auntie is here, Auntie might as well get straight to the point and tell me."
Aunt Bai felt sad when she thought of the death of Twelve Brothers.
She gritted her teeth and said, "It was my wife who killed my brother, but the master refused to investigate. I feel very bitter. I hate my wife. This matter will not end like this."
Gu Jiu looked at Aunt Bai with a half-smile, "Auntie loves her son dearly, I can understand it. It's just that the death of Brother Twelve was really the wife's fault?"
"It's not her who else is. When I was pregnant, she has been calculating me. If I hadn't been careful enough, the child would have died long ago.
When I gave birth, my wife went to the delivery room to intimidate me, so that the child was difficult to deliver, and he was weak and sick from birth.
In the final analysis, the reason why my brother was seriously ill and died was all thanks to his wife. "
When Aunt Bai finished speaking, she gritted her teeth with a ferocious expression.
Gu Jiu raised her eyebrows, "I heard people say that my brother died because of allergies that made his condition worse. Doesn't Auntie want to say something about this?"
Aunt Bai started to cry, "I didn't take good care of my brother, it's all my fault. If God wants to punish me, just punish me, why did I punish my brother?"
Gu Jiu secretly rolled her eyes and said, "Okay, okay. Is it interesting for Auntie to say this in front of me?"
Aunt Bai wiped away her tears, and said timidly: "Let the second girl laugh."
Gu Jiu curled her fingers and tapped the table lightly.
One after another, like a heavy hammer, hitting Aunt Bai's heart.
Aunt Bai's heart was beating wildly, beating so chaotically that she looked guilty.
In the end, it was Gu Jiu who broke the silence, "This morning, Auntie should put on makeup. I remember that Auntie loves rose-scented rouge the most."
Aunt Bai turned pale.
Gu Jiu ignored her reaction and continued, "Master went to the Acacia Hospital yesterday, but he left after sitting for less than a cup of tea.
Auntie has a keen mind and has obviously realized where the problem lies. Auntie is very anxious, if she wants to get back her beautiful face, why not put on makeup first, using your favorite rose-scented rouge in the past.
But my brother's condition is getting worse at this time, you don't worry about him, hug him yourself and comfort him. Who would have thought that the rouge on your face..."
"No, that's not the case."
Aunt Bai interrupted Gu Jiu sharply, and kept muttering, "It's not like that, I didn't put on makeup, all of this is your guesswork, Second Miss, you can't count it."
Gu Jiu laughed mockingly, "I think my aunt knows better than anyone else what the truth is. But my aunt is also amazing, and I admire it very much.
My brother is gone on the front foot, but you think of playing tricks on the back foot, and use the reason that my wife went to the Acacia Hospital to visit my brother yesterday to write a beautiful article.
You have calculated everything, but you just ignored the master's attitude towards you now.
If you still have a good face, you are very likely to be successful today. The wife is likely to be sent to the family temple to reflect.
It's a pity that if you count thousands of times, you will miss yourself. He also overestimated the integrity of the master. "
Aunt Bai's face was pale, and her whole body was shaking like chaff.
thump!
She suddenly knelt down to Gu Jiu.
"I beg the second girl to spare my life, I beg the second girl to spare my life."
Gu Jiu said with a straight face, "Get up. Brother Twelve is your own child, you don't care about it yourself, you are willing to use him even after he dies, what can I say as an outsider.
Strictly speaking, his death was just an accident, and you obviously didn't expect that putting on makeup would cost the child's life.
As for the fight between you and your wife, it is a matter between the two of you, and I will not interfere. "
"No, that's not the case."
Aunt Bai hurriedly said: "The second girl is going to get married at the end of the year. I think the second girl must be worried about the third young master.
The wife has been suffocating her stomach, and wants to interfere in the third young master's marriage and ruin the third young master.
The second girl is in the palace, and there are many things in the palace, so she must not be able to keep an eye on the situation in the palace.
But I can, I'll keep an eye on Mrs. As soon as there is news, I will find a way to report to the second girl, and never let my wife have the opportunity to hurt the third young master. "
Gu Jiu frowned and stared at Aunt Bai, "What Auntie means is that you want to cooperate with me?"
Aunt Bai nodded repeatedly, "I beg Second Miss to give me a chance. Even if you refuse to give me a chance, please give Lin'er a chance.
Lin'er is still young, and she will have to wait a few years before she can get married. This time I completely offended my wife, and it is impossible to have children in the future.
When Lin'er said kiss, I couldn't even imagine how my wife would target her.
Second Miss, I beg you to be merciful, you will be the emperor's grandson's wife in the future, if you speak, even the master will listen to you. Please give Liner a chance. I kowtow to you. "
After finishing speaking, Aunt Bai really knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
Gu Jiu frowned, displeased.
Qingmei and Qingzhu, together, pulled Aunt Bai up.
"Auntie, can you stop playing the kowtow trick, okay? Look at you scaring my girl. Just talk well."
The two maids forcibly pulled Aunt Bai up and pressed her down on the chair, not allowing her to move.
Aunt Bai looked timidly at Gu Jiu, waiting for Gu Jiu's answer.
Gu Jiu picked up the lid of the tea bowl and gently stirred the surface of the tea.
Some tea leaves floated up in rolls, and then sank slowly.
Gu Jiu said: "The fifth sister's marriage, if I can help in the future, I will do my best. Anyway, sisters, I don't want to see her entrusting others to others. As for you, auntie, please calm down .My brother, you'd better not make up your mind. If you dare to reach out to my brother, I will cut off your hand. You know that I have this ability, and I promise to do what I say. "
Aunt Bai trembled all over, "Second girl, don't worry, I will never reach out to the third young master, and I will prevent my wife from reaching out to the third young master.
The second girl didn't know it yet, the wife secretly asked Gao Sanfu to meet the fresh-colored maid outside, and planned to be the second girl's dowry maid. "
When Qingmei heard this, she became angry, "Aunt Bai, don't talk nonsense. Do you think you can be useful if you sow dissension?"
Aunt Bai argued: "I'm definitely not trying to sow discord, let alone talking nonsense. If the second girl doesn't believe it, you can send someone to watch Gao Sanfu and see what Gao Sanfu is up to recently, and you will know if I am talking nonsense."
Mrs. Xie can really do things like preparing to marry a maid as a dowry.
She said to Aunt Bai: "Thank you for reminding me, Auntie, I will pay attention to this matter. If Auntie has nothing else to do, please come back."
Aunt Bai was reluctant to leave, in fact, she still wanted Gu Jiu's promise that she would stand by her side and help her deal with Mrs. Xie.
But obviously, it was impossible for Gu Jiu to make a similar promise to her. All of this was just her wishful thinking.
Aunt Bai was unwilling to leave like this, she opened her mouth and said, "Second Miss, your mother's death may be a bit strange."
Gu Jiu's eyes turned cold by the way, like a knife, slashing at Aunt Bai's face and body.
With a cold face, she said, "Auntie, be careful. When my mother passed away, you hadn't entered the mansion yet. How did my mother die, can you have Nanny Gui know? Auntie Bai, you'd better stop it and don't force me Shoot at you."
Aunt Bai hurriedly said: "It's because I got mad and talked nonsense. Please don't argue with me, Second Miss, you have a lot."
Gu Jiu sneered, "You are indeed insane and seriously ill. In order for me to help you deal with your wife, you dare to make a fuss about my mother's death. Are you courting death?"
"Don't dare, absolutely dare not."
Gu Jiu looked indifferent, and served tea to see off the guests, "Qingmei, send Aunt Bai out."
"Aunt Bai, please."
Aunt Bai had no choice but to be invited out of Zhilan Courtyard.
Qingmei said angrily: "Aunt Bai is too much. Girl, do you want to tell the truth about my brother's death to the master and wife?"
Gu Jiu shook her head slightly, "It's not yet time. The master is furious, and if he finds out the truth, he might kill Aunt Bai in a fit of anger.
If Aunt Bai died, who would fight with his wife? Aunt Hu and Aunt Wei both kept a low-key and non-provoking attitude, but Aunt Bai was full of fighting spirit and wanted to compete with his wife.
It is good for us to keep Aunt Bai. Of course, when necessary, she must teach Aunt Bai a lesson. Otherwise, she thought she could get whatever she wanted from me. "
Qing Zhu was very interested, "Girl, how do you teach Aunt Bai a lesson?"
Gu Jiu thought for a while, and said: "It's not appropriate for us to come forward, we need people from Furongyuan to come forward. It's best to let Chunhe come forward, Chunhe has his wife's order, so he can toss Auntie Bai hard, let Auntie Bai Know what's good or bad."
Qingmei hurriedly said: "If I want Chunhe to put all her strength on targeting Aunt Bai, this servant has a way."
Gu Jiu became interested, "Hurry up, what can I do?"
Qingmei said in a low voice: "My servant heard that when Aunt Bai was favored in the past, she often spoke ill of Chunhe and the others in front of the master.
At that time, Aunt Bai was worried that his wife would raise Chunhe and the others as aunts, so whenever she had the opportunity, she always said something bad about Chunhe and the others.
A few years ago when I was in the northwest, Chun Heben had the opportunity to be promoted as a concubine, but was destroyed by Aunt Bai.
I'm afraid Chunhe doesn't know about this. The servant girl also heard a few words secretly muttered by a married sister. "
Gu Jiu nodded secretly, "Find a way to tell Chun He about this, and let her punish Aunt Bai severely."
"Your servant understands. Tomorrow, I will go to the Hou's mansion for a banquet, and my servant will find an opportunity to talk to Chunhe."
It's settled.
Aunt Bai regretted leaving Zhilan Courtyard.
She shouldn't have mentioned Mrs. Su, obviously touched Gu Jiu's backlash.
How to remedy this matter? Aunt Bai thought of Gu Lin.
Back at the Acacia House, she asked someone to call Gu Lin to her.
Gu Lin's eyes were red and swollen, "Auntie, are you okay?"
Aunt Bai said with a heavy heart: "I'm fine, don't be too sad. Tomorrow, I will go to the Marquis's Mansion for a banquet, remember to be happy. On the day of great joy, you can't have a sad face. If you have the opportunity, you can get closer to the second girl. The second girl is married to be the wife of the emperor's grandson, I'm afraid you will have to rely on the second girl for your marriage in the future."
Gu Lin bit her lip with a sad expression, "It would be great if my brother didn't die."
These words were like a knife piercing Aunt Bai's heart.
Aunt Bai turned her head away and said, "Don't mention your brother again, just let him leave quietly."
"Auntie, don't be sad. I won't mention my brother in the future. Auntie should also think about it. Without my brother, you still have me."
Aunt Bai nodded her head heavily, and smoothed Gu Lin's hair, "So you must strive to get in touch with your second sister. As long as she is willing to help you, you don't have to worry about your marriage."
"Does Second Sister really have such abilities?"
Aunt Bai nodded, "She is more capable than you imagined. You have to remember that at the end of the year, she will be the emperor's grandson's wife, and what she says is more effective than what the wife says."
"My daughter understands. My daughter has a good relationship with my second sister. I don't think my second sister will refuse my approach."
Aunt Bai breathed a sigh of relief. Although my daughter is sometimes a little stupid, she has a good eye and knows how to get closer to Gu Jiu.
After Mr. Gu dealt with the internal affairs, he was full of anger.
Having nowhere to go and not wanting to go back to the yamen, he simply invited a few colleagues to drink flower wine.
When Mrs. Xie heard that Master Gu went to drink flower wine again, he was so angry that his liver hurt.
Chunhe persuaded: "Madam calm down. The master is only temporary, and he will definitely not go in a few days."
Xie's face was gloomy, "I'm not worried about the master drinking flower wine, I'm worried that the master's heart will be taken away by the vixen."
Chunhe was at a loss for words and didn't know what to say.
Xie looked at Chunhe and thought, "You have been with me for ten years, right?"
Chun He said: "The maidservant has been working in the upper house since she was eight years old. Later, she was promoted to be a first-class maidservant because of her wife's attention, and she served her personally."
"You have worked hard for so many years."
"Slaves don't work hard. Being able to serve by Madam's side, servants are too happy to be happy."
Mrs. Xie nodded, "For me, you have wasted your youth. You maidservants are not too young, so I thought I should make plans for you."
Chunhe's heart tightened, and he was a little confused.
She said cautiously: "This servant is willing to serve by Madam's side for the rest of his life."
Xie said with a smile: "You can't waste a face that looks like a flower and jade by my side. Don't worry, I will find a good marriage for you."
"Thank you madam. It's up to the madam."
Although Chunhe said so, he was a little absent-minded in his heart, and almost made a mistake because of distraction.
Fortunately, she reacted quickly and made up for the mistake before Xie found out.
Her mind was in a mess and she couldn't figure it out.
When I returned to my room to rest at night, I tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep.
Is the madam really going to send her out
Marry a boy? Marry a steward? Marry a businessman
No matter who you marry, there is no such thing as the glory and wealth of the Gu family.
She grew up in the nest of wealth and honor, even though she is a maid, she is more respectable than the real ladies of many other families.
Let her marry the boy? Steward? merchant? How could she be happy to work hard every day.
Has the wife really never thought about raising her as an aunt