After tidying up inside and out, the small courtyard was revived.
The bedroom no longer had that bad smell.
Luo Fuzi was also cleaned up and down, looking much refreshed.
That is, people are too thin and lack nutrition.
Holding the medicine bowl, Gu Jiu personally served Master Luo to drink the medicine.
Luo Fuzi coughed twice, "You are a noble person now, how can you do these things."
"Master, you don't have to be polite to me. I don't have many chances to serve you, so how about you just satisfy me once?"
Luo Fuzi coughed again and again, Gu Jiu quickly put down the medicine bowl and beat her back.
"The weather is getting better, and Master's illness will get better soon."
Luo Fuzi shook his head, "I'm afraid I won't get better from this illness."
"With me here, Master doesn't have to worry. The fourth and fifth sisters all hope that Master will recover soon and go back to teach them."
Luo Fuzi laughed. Teaching should be the happiest thing in her life.
Gu Jiu served Luo Fuzi to drink the medicine.
The two little maids who neglected Luo Fuzi ran back after eating and drinking.
They were stopped at the gate of the courtyard. The two small yellow gates did not allow them to enter the courtyard gate, this was Gu Jiu's order.
Qingmei reported, "Ma'am, those two servant girls are back, what should we do with them?"
Gu Jiu said in a cold tone: "Kick them out. Tell them, don't step into the gate of the courtyard after being conscious. If you don't, I don't mind spending some time teaching them what the rules are."
The Hou Mansion gave extra wages and asked two servant girls to serve Luo Fuzi's daily life and food. As a result, their mouths were full of oil, and they left Luo Fuzi on the bed and left him to fend for himself.
A bedroom can't even compare to a pig's nest, and I don't know how long it hasn't been cleaned.
If Luo Fuzi was not so sick that he couldn't get out of bed, how could he be humiliated like this.
Gu Jiu even suspected that they had even paid for Luo Fuzi's medical expenses.
If the two maids were not sent by the Hou Mansion, Gu Jiu would have arrested them and killed them long ago.
Qingmei conveyed Gu Jiu's meaning.
When the two little servant girls heard that Mrs. Zhao was coming, they trembled and were terrified. The two exchanged a look, bowed to accept the order, and ran away in a blink of an eye. That speed seemed to be fleeing for his life.
Gu Jiu talked to Luo Fuzi: "Master, take good care of your illness, don't worry about other things, I will take care of it for you."
"Is it worth it for you to offend the Hou family for me?"
Gu Jiu laughed, "Master also underestimates the Hou Fu. If the Hou Fu knew that the two maids had neglected the Master, they would definitely teach them a lesson. I didn't order those two maids to be killed, so I was being polite."
Luo Fuzi sighed, "My brain is getting more and more stupid. It seems that I am not suitable for continuing to teach."
"Master, don't think so. You are just sick. When your body recovers, everything will be fine."
"hope so."
Luo Fuzi's eyes were full of melancholy.
Gu Jiu didn't know how to comfort her, she was born not good at comforting others.
She thought of Princess Fuya and the gossip she heard from Princess Huyang, but she didn't ask a single word. That was Mrs. Luo's past, if Mrs. Luo didn't mention it, why should she bring up the sad things of the past.
After Mrs. Luo fell asleep, Er Zhuang arranged for a proper wife to come over and take care of her, and then Gu Jiu got up and left.
She didn't forget to tell Er Zhuang to come and have a look every three days. Luo Fuzi's expenses are all taken from the account, and the medicinal materials are all used.
Er Zhuang wrote down one by one, let Gu Jiu not worry, he will take good care of Luo Fuzi. Every three days, Dr. Tian came to check Luo Fuzi's pulse.
Gu Jiu felt relieved and left.
At the same time, Gu Yue excused himself to be drunk, so he went back to his room to rest.
She lay on the bed and asked her maid Putao to guard the door and not allow anyone to come in.
Moments later, birdsong rang through the rear window.
Gu Yue gritted her teeth and hesitated for a few seconds before getting up and opening the rear window.
A figure came in, it was Xie Shi.
"cousin!"
"cousin!"
Xie Shi hugged Gu Yue tightly. Gu Yue felt pain, but didn't cry out.
Xie Shi looked excited, without saying anything, he lowered his head and held Gu Yue's lips.
This cloud and rain didn't end until half an hour later.
After Gu Yue finished washing, she sat in front of the dressing table.
Xie Shi picked up the comb and combed her hair.
"Cousin is more juicy than last time."
Gu Yue pursed her lips and smiled, looking at Xie Shi through the glass mirror.
"Cousin shouldn't come, it would be bad if someone finds out."
"Don't worry, I went to the wing to rest under the pretext of being drunk. No one saw me when I came out of the wing."
"There are too many people today, when my cousin goes out later, at least pay attention, don't let others see it."
"Are you afraid?"
Xie Shi stared at Gu Yue in the mirror, Gu Yue's expression clearly appeared in the mirror, and there was nothing to hide.
Gu Yue lowered her head slightly, and said in an aggrieved tone: "Of course I'm afraid. I'm a widow, and if a widow steals someone, I will be stabbed in the back."
"Then marry me." Xie Shi said firmly.
"Wouldn't it hurt you to marry you?"
Gu Yue held Xie Shi's hand, stared at Xie Shi's eyes in the mirror, and said sincerely: "You will marry a famous lady in the future, you can't always think about me. I am an ominous person, I can't hurt you You. Let's try not to meet each other in the future."
"Are you trying to separate yourself from me?"
Xie Shi squeezed Gu Yue's shoulder tightly with his hands.
Gu Yue frowned slightly, "If I wanted to get rid of my concern, I would not ask you to meet here today, let alone have a relationship with you. I treat my cousin sincerely, but my cousin is so suspicious of me, it is really chilling."
Xie Shi's face turned livid, "Our men are unmarried, and our women are unmarried. Why did you push me away? As I said, it's just right when someone finds out. I will marry you directly."
Gu Yue turned around abruptly and asked, "You marry me? Will my father agree, will my mother agree? And will my aunt agree to you marrying me? Will your grandfather watch you ruin your future? Don't be kidding." , you can't marry me at all."
"Who said that? I'll tell my aunt now, and ask my aunt to betroth you to me."
After finishing speaking, Xie Shi was about to go out from the main entrance.
Gu Yue panicked, "Don't go."
She stood up in a hurry, grabbed Xie Shi's sleeve, and begged pitifully: "Please, don't go!"
Xie Shi stared at Gu Yue, "Is that why you don't want to marry me?"
Gu Yue threw herself into Xie Shi's arms, hugged him tightly, and said with a sob: "Of course I would like to marry you, but how could I harm you. You deserve better. It's worth you treating me like this. Cousin, no matter who I marry in the future, my heart will always be on you. "
"You are willing to marry anyone but me, right?"
"No, it's not what you think at all. I've said so much, but you don't want to listen, then you go to my father and mother, you tell them you want to marry me, and see if they will interrupt you Legs. At that time, I will have no face to live, so I might as well die."
After speaking, Gu Yue turned her head and wept silently.
Xie Shi sighed, and under the offensive of Gu Yue's tears, his firm determination was broken.
He embraced Gu Yue and hugged her into his arms, "Okay, I won't marry you, you are satisfied. Then tell me, who do you want to marry?"
Gu Yue shook her head frequently, "I don't want to marry anyone, and men don't have a good thing."
"How can you not get married. You can't live in your mother's house forever. You have to have a child."
Gu Yue bit her lip and said after a long time: "If you really want me to marry someone, I will marry someone who can help you. I want to help you go to Qingyun."
Xie Shi was taken aback for a moment, but then he was overwhelmed.
"I can't make you feel wronged."
"I can bear any kind of grievance for my cousin." Gu Yue said emotionally.
Xie Shi hugged her tightly, really wanted to take her with him, put her in his arms, and keep her by his side all the time.
However, this is just a dream.
After a long silence, he took out a purse from his arms, "This is yours."
Gu Yue's heart trembled, she was so sincere and working so hard today, all for what was in her purse.
But she didn't show it at all.
She stared at the purse and asked, "Did you take it out of Haixibo Mansion?"
"Exactly."
"Didn't track you down."
"Don't worry, all the authentication evidence is gone. Even if the Haixibo Mansion has the ability to reach the sky, there is no way to find out about you and me."
Gu Yue gritted her teeth, and said unexpectedly: "I can't take it. You take all of these. You are a man, you need to socialize outside, and there are many places to spend money. All the money from Haixibo Mansion will be given to you. I will stay here In the inner house, there are few places to spend money, and these are just the bottom of the box for me."
"It's just for you to press the bottom of the box." Xie Shi took Gu Yue's hand and put the purse in her palm.
"There's a total of 10,000 taels. All of them have been exchanged for bank notes. You keep them and don't let others know. You don't have to worry about me, I have money to spend."
Gu Yue stared at the purse, screaming with excitement. Ten thousand taels are all hers, haha.
On the surface, she bit her lip, looking sad.
"My cousin helped me a lot, but I can't repay it."
Xie Shi put his hand on Gu Yue's waist, and it gradually slipped down.
He bit her ear and said softly: "Your body, your whole being, is the best reward for me."
Gu Yue's cheeks were hot, "I'm just a broken flower, thank you cousin for not looking down on me."
"You're just too modest. Only I know how good you are. That short-lived ghost Zhao Erlang has no luck. You don't want to be good, but you want to cut off your sleeves. In the end, it's all cheap for me."
Xie Shi's tone was full of complacency.
Gu Yue bit him, "Don't mention Zhao Erlang, I hate him."
"Okay, I promise you, I won't mention Zhao Erlang from now on."
Gu Yue was gentle and gentle, and quietly inquired about King Chu's news.
After the little prince was born, King Chu's favor was taken away. It has been a long time since I entered the palace to perform my filial piety in front of the emperor.
Gu Yue asked in a low voice: "Is there no hope for the King of Chu?"
"I think it's hopeless. But you can't escape being rich for a lifetime."
"Then will you have a future with the King of Chu?"
"My lord promised me that this year he will recommend me to the Six Departments for training. If I perform well, I will be released as a magistrate in the future."
"Really? That's great. Your loyalty to the King of Chu is not in vain."
Gu Yue's heart is hot, but she is actually more concerned about King Chu's back residence.
It seemed too deliberate to just ask the queen's house of Chu directly. So you might as well go step by step and take your time.
Gu Yue sent Xie Shi away on the pretext that it was too late.
Xie Shi walked through the back window, turned over the window and left.
Gu Yue sat slumped on the soft couch, covered in sweat. Dealing with Xie Shi cost her half life.
She opened the purse, and it really contained ten thousand taels of silver.
Gu Yue laughed so hard that she couldn't see her teeth, she was finally rich.
At the beginning, Mrs. Hai Xibo sent people to search her dowry and robbed her dowry silver. Now, she doubled it back.
She has said long ago that there is revenge for revenge, and resentment for resentment.
Mrs. Haisib bullied her and humiliated her, so don't blame her for her murder.
Only the accountant was burned, and one accountant was killed. It was considered polite not to set fire to the entire Haixibo mansion.
Gu Yue smiled triumphantly. All those who underestimate her will pay the price.
Xie Shi left the backyard smoothly without being noticed along the way.
Xie Shi breathed a sigh of relief when he was about to reach the wing room for the guests to rest.
Unexpectedly, Gu Ting came out suddenly.
Gu Ting stared at him suspiciously, "My surname is Xie, didn't you say that you were sobering up in the wing room? Where did you go when you weren't in the wing room? Did you plot against our Gu family behind someone's back?"
Xie Shi said with a straight face, "Get out of the way, I want to go back to my room to rest."
"Xie Shi, let me tell you, if you dare to stir up trouble in our Gu family, I'm not welcome to blame you."
Xie Shi laughed mockingly, "How are you going to be rude to me? Fight?"
Gu Ting, who has a bad temper, has already rolled up his sleeves.
Li Chuan, the servant, was afraid that Gu Ting would really start a fight with Xie Shi, so he hurriedly persuaded him, "Third young master, the master is still waiting for you, so don't delay."
Gu Ting snorted, he was also afraid of Master Gu's violent temper.
He pointed at Xie Shi and said, "You better not have done anything sneaky. If I find out, I can't spare you."
Xie Shi smiled contemptuously.
After Gu Ting left, he breathed a sigh of relief. As soon as the wind blew, I realized that even cold sweat came out.
He was very fortunate that Gu Ting didn't find out the truth, otherwise he and Gu Yue's affairs could no longer be hidden.
While the sky was still bright, Gu Jiu bid farewell to Master Gu, got into the carriage, and set off for the palace.
On the way, he was blocked by people, and it was completely blocked.
Gu Jiu raised the curtains of the carriage and asked, "Who's carriage is stuck on the road, and I don't know how to move it."
Xiao Huangmen jumped out of the carriage and went to the front to check the situation.
After a while, Xiao Huangmen came to Gu Jiu's side and reported, "Madam Qi, it's the Li family's carriage blocking the road."
"Which Li family?"
"Li Zhaoyi's family."
It turned out to be the new upstart Li family.
Xiao Huangmen said again: "The Li family seems to be watching the house. Their carriage blocked the whole road. Ma'am, should we change the road?"
Gu Jiu nodded, "Changing the road."
For the time being, she doesn't want to conflict with the Li family.
The coachman turned around and chose another way to leave.
Mr. Li stood at the door of the house and asked, "Whose family owned the carriage that just passed?"
"My lord, the emblem is the carriage of Prince Ning's Mansion. I heard that the Gu family is not far from here. Today, the Gu mansion got married. The person sitting in the carriage must be Mrs. Zhao."
"Oh!"
Master Li narrowed his eyes meaningfully.
He murmured to his elder son: "Concubine Xiao Shu in the palace has always caused troubles for Empress Zhaoyi, and Prince Ning also keeps making small moves, it's really hateful."
Li Dalang said: "Father, don't worry, now that there is a little prince, they won't be able to play for a long time."
Master Li stroked his beard and nodded repeatedly, "You can teach them a lesson first, don't think that Lady Zhaoyi is easy to bully when she is young."
Li Dalang came up with a plan, "I heard that Zhenbaozhai is the property of Mrs. Zhao, and it is making a lot of money every day. Why don't we dig all the craftsmen from Zhenbaozhai."
"Not bad."
Gu Jiu didn't know that Li's father and son were planning on her property.
When she heard the news, it was already ten days later.
Xiao Huangmen led Er Zhuang to the upper room in the east courtyard.
This was Er Zhuang's first time entering the inner palace of the palace, he was surprised to see everything, but he didn't dare to look more, for fear of embarrassing Gu Jiu.
Gu Jiu saw Er Zhuang in the small study.
"Come here in a hurry to see Mrs. Ben, what's the matter?"
Er Zhuang sat cautiously on the stool, "Madam Qi, someone is robbing the business of Zhenbao Zhai."
"Business snatching? How do you do it?"
"In the beginning, someone offered a high price to poach the craftsmen from Zhenbaozhai. Later, they learned that the deeds of the craftsmen were all in the hands of the wife, so they learned from Zhenbaozhai and recruited several jewelry craftsmen from the general. They planned to be opposite Zhenbaozhai. Open a jewelry shop similar to Zhenbaozhai. I went to see it. The shop has already been taken down by them and is being renovated. It will open at the beginning of next month. Madam, when their shop opens, the business of Zhenbaozhai will definitely grow. Affected."
Gu Jiu raised his eyebrows, "Who is so courageous, not only dares to poach people, but also dares to do business with the opposite door, obviously grabbing Mrs. Ben's business?"
"It's none other than Li Zhaoyi's natal family, the upstart Li's family in the capital."
It's the Li family again. Why did the Li family suddenly target her
Gu Jiu frowned, "What else did you inquire about?"