Investing money was only one of Xiao Qin'er's goals for finding Gu Jiu.
What she really wanted to talk about was Ouyang Fu's gossip.
"I don't know what the second sister-in-law thinks, she would agree with the second son to take a concubine. Before the child was born, she couldn't wait to arrange a woman to serve the second son. She is the most virtuous among the sisters-in-law."
Gu Jiu said softly: "Second sibling must have a reason for doing this. We don't have to speculate."
Xiao Qin'er smiled contemptuously, "What reason can there be? Left and right are nothing more than to gain a virtuous reputation. The reputation is nice, so I just want to ask her if she is suffering
On weekdays, a person with more opinions. She has not conceived and had children for many years, and she can control the second son from taking concubines. For so many years, the second young master was surrounded by only two or three maids serving him.
Now, she is good, she is pregnant and takes a concubine for the second son Zhang Luo, she is virtuous, but it makes us two jealous and intolerable. What kind of heart do you think she has, is she deliberately trying to embarrass our faces? "
Gu Jiu pushed the teacup in front of Xiao Qin'er, "Second brother and sister won't knock out teeth and swallow blood by themselves, just to set off the envy and tolerance of you and me. She is not that stupid when she hurts others and does not benefit herself. She agrees with the second son. Taking a concubine, I guess there is some difficulty."
It is inconvenient for Gu Jiu to tell Xiao Qin'er about the matter of Ouyang's family. She was worried that Xiao Qin'er didn't keep the door open with her mouth, and the world would know her rants.
"What difficulties can there be!"
Xiao Qin'er smiled contemptuously, "I think she just wants to be a virtuous person."
Gu Jiu smiled softly, "Even if I wanted to be a virtuous person, I wouldn't rush at this time."
"Who knows what she thinks in her heart. I don't like her. She is obviously full of chickens and dogs, and she insists on acting dignified and magnanimous. She always makes me unreasonable, but she is magnanimous and reasonable. The second sister-in-law is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen." Hypocrites."
Gu Jiu rolled her eyes, why don't she be so outspoken and say everything.
Xiao Qin'er was willing to talk, but she was not willing to listen.
Who is willing to listen to people complaining all over the place and spreading negative emotions.
She asked: "Is there anything else for the fourth sibling? If there is nothing, I will start to work too. The women in the kitchen must receive the right cards, so they can't delay their errands. Otherwise, there will be no lunch at noon."
Xiao Qin'er hasn't said she's having fun yet, so she's not willing to leave.
"Sister-in-law, you are busy with your work. I will sit here and not delay your errand."
The corners of Gu Jiu's mouth twitched, can I wink a bit!
Does she have to issue an order to evict the guest directly
Gu Jiu rubbed the space between his brows, "The presence of the fourth sibling will affect me. Why don't we talk about it another day."
"There is no need to change the day. The second son is taking a concubine today, we should go and have a look."
Gu Jiu smiled sarcastically, "I really don't know where those two concubines have the dignity, they still need us to go there in person. But if the fourth sibling wants to join in the fun, I won't stop you, you can go."
"It's boring for me to go there alone, my sister-in-law will go with me."
Gu Jiu shook her head, "I'm busy, so I won't go there. Why don't you call the third sibling, if she's free, you can ask her to go there together."
Xiao Qin'er looked disgusted, "She is a sick and tuberculosis ghost, I don't call her, be careful to infect me with all the diseases.
Sister-in-law, you may not know that before the third son got married, he was very healthy and was still working in the Beijing camp. But after a year of marriage, his health failed.
I suspect that the third son's health is not good, and it must be infected by the third sister-in-law. It is really a bunch of quack doctors who can't detect it.
Tell me, the tuberculosis third sister-in-law killed the third son like that, but she was not divorced, and the palace had to spend a lot of money to support her. I don't know what luck she had in her previous life to marry into the palace. If it were someone else's family, they would have kicked her out of her husband's house long ago and told her to fend for herself. "
Gu Jiu asked: "Before the third son got married, was he really in good health?"
In the past, Gu Jiu was curious about the illness of the third son and his wife, and originally planned to take a look for them, but then he forgot about it when he got busy.
Now that Xiao Qin'er mentioned it, Gu Jiu became interested again.
Making money is her ambition, but medical skills cannot be given up.
It is rare to encounter a case, so it is natural to ask more questions.
Xiao Qin'er smiled and said: "I have been to the palace since I was a child, can I not know whether the third son is in good health? I have already said that the third sister-in-law has a problem, and the mother and concubine didn't pay attention to it."
The third son is a concubine, and the third wife, Mrs. Cai, doesn't cause trouble, so Mrs. Pei naturally doesn't take it seriously.
The third son's biological mother passed away, and if Mrs. Pei didn't ask, there would be no second person in the mansion who cared about his body.
As for King Ning, no one reminded him, maybe he forgot that he had a son named Liu Yan.
"Have you talked to Fourth Young Master about this?" Gu Jiu asked.
Xiao Qin'er nodded, "Of course I did. He told me not to mind my own business."
Oh!
Gu Jiu never heard Liu Zhao mention the third son.
Everyone is quite indifferent to this third son.
Almost no one asked about his condition.
The three young masters and their husbands are like invisible people in the palace.
However, the palace has never been short of the expenses of the two of them, and the monthly medical money is allocated in full. If you need any medicinal materials, if you don't have any in the warehouse, you can buy them outside.
From this point of view, Pei's treatment of the third son and his wife is not bad. After all, I haven't been harsh on them, but I'm not enthusiastic, and I don't ask questions.
Gu Jiu asked, "Do you know exactly what disease the third sibling has?"
Xiao Qin'er shook her head, "Before getting married, I met her a few times, but she was a little weak and weak, and she will be cured after a while. There is nothing wrong with her. After getting married, her physical condition is getting worse, and even the third son's health is getting worse and worse. It's getting worse. Sister-in-law, do you think there is something wrong with the yard they live in?"
"As far as I know, those maids and wives are all normal, and no one is feeling unwell."
"That's right, that's where the problem lies. It's just that the couple's condition is getting worse and worse. The imperial doctor only said that they are weak, but they can't explain why they are weak. The maidservant serving them is very normal and there is nothing wrong with them. It's weird."
Gu Jiu said: "Fourth younger siblings might as well think about it, what are the things they can touch, but the maids can't touch? After the two got married, both of them were seriously ill. There must be a reason. Maybe it's like you said, the reason Right there in the yard."
Xiao Qin'er was reminded, so she started to think, "Could it be that they have a problem sleeping in the bed?"
"You'll have to check it out to find out."
Xiao Qin'er said: "Why don't we go to Concubine Mu and ask Concubine Mu to order a thorough investigation of their yard."
Gu Jiu shook his head, "Not good! If you know it, you think it's good intentions, but if you don't know it, you think you're deliberately embarrassing others. Even if you want to thoroughly investigate the yard, you should ask the consent of the third sibling."
Xiao Qin'er suddenly lost interest, "Forget it. They don't care about their physical condition, so why should I bother."
"Let's go see the third sibling another day." Gu Jiu said casually.
The maids and mother-in-law next to her are fine, only the third son and his wife are weak. Based on this speculation, it should not be an infectious disease, at least not an infectious disease transmitted through the air.
As long as it is not transmitted through the air, the hazards are greatly reduced.
Most likely, the third wife is not an infectious disease.
The medical skills of the imperial physicians in the imperial hospital are still very good. If it's an infectious disease, there's no reason why they can't find it out.
Xiao Qin'er shook her head, "I won't go, it's creepy."
Gu Jiu laughed, "Does the fourth sibling only want to see the jokes of the second sibling?"
"I'm not looking at a joke. I care about her. I'm afraid she'll get into trouble."
Come on!
No ghost would believe this.
Gu Jiu smiled softly, not revealing Xiao Qin'er's fault.
As the saying goes, don't slap someone in the face when you hit someone, and don't expose your weaknesses when you curse someone. Stay on the line for everything, and see you in the future.
She still saved face for Xiao Qin'er.
We are sisters-in-law, and we need to get along with each other for a long time, so there is no need to make the relationship so rigid.
"The fourth sibling cares so much about the second sibling, you have to let her know. You hurry up, I won't go."
"Sister-in-law really doesn't want to join in the fun?"
Gu Jiu shook his head.
Just kidding, Ouyang Fu doesn't know how sad this is, she rushed to see a joke about a pregnant woman, are you sorry
She still has a bottom line, okay
Xiao Qin'er was very embarrassed, if Gu Jiu didn't go, how could she go alone.
"Fourth brother and sister, go there quickly, people don't want to see you if you go late."
Xiao Qin'er bit her lips, "That's fine, I'll go over and have a look. If there's anything wrong, I'll send someone to tell my sister-in-law."
Finally sent Xiao Qin'er away.
Gu Jiu breathed a sigh of relief.
…
In the Hall of Joy, there are two heavens of ice and fire.
One side is beaming with joy, while the other is miserable.
Concubine, what a wonderful thing.
And he took two concubines at a time.
The second son Liu Ping hugged left and right, very happy.
On the other side, Ouyang Fu hasn't been out of the room since this morning.
The servants reported that the fourth lady came to visit her.
Ouyang Fu sneered, "Tell her that I don't feel well, so I won't see her. I will apologize to her another day."
"Is it alright ma'am?"
Ouyang Fu shook her head, "I can't die!"
If you can't die with one sentence, you will scare the maid half to death first.
"Madam, you have to take care of your health. You still have a child in your belly, so you should think about it for the sake of the child."
Ouyang Fu held the armrests of the chair with both hands, revealing that her heart was not at peace.
She said, "Don't worry, Mrs. Ben is very open-minded."
If she couldn't think about it, she had an attack last night.
"Hurry up and send the fourth lady away, I don't need her to visit me."
Ouyang Fu knew Xiao Qin'er's purpose clearly.
She doesn't want to see anyone now, even if she tears her face, it doesn't matter.
The servant girl didn't dare to talk anymore, so she hurried to send Xiao Qin'er away.
Xiao Qin'er was naturally dissatisfied after being shut down.
But Xi Le Tang is Ouyang Fu's domain after all, Xiao Qin'er has no reason or confidence to force her way into it.
In the end, he could only leave angrily.
She was embarrassed to meet Gu Jiu, for fear of losing face.
I can only go back to the west courtyard very depressed.
…
The second son took a concubine, like a pebble thrown into the lake, without even a little ripple.
A few days passed, and no one talked about it.
That is to say, when seeing two concubines going out, everyone will comment.
After being depressed for three days, Ouyang Fu regained her composure.
Like a person who has nothing to do, he should eat and drink, talk and laugh with everyone.
At this time, from her face alone, there was no trace of dissatisfaction, anger, or sadness.
She is still her, Ouyang Fu in everyone's eyes.
As for the wound in her heart, no one saw it, and no one seemed to care.
Gu Jiu wanted to ask, but she was afraid of uncovering the scars that others had healed with difficulty.
After a few times, Gu Jiu also ignored this matter, and never mentioned the word concubine in front of Ouyang Fu.
As for Xiao Qin'er, she was somewhat measured anyway, so she didn't ask clearly, so she asked a few words on the sidelines.
Ouyang Fu ignored her, she also rested her mind, and only talked a few words behind her back.
After finishing his errands, Liu Zhao was finally able to go back to the palace for a rest.
Gu Jiu fed a piece of orange into his mouth, "Is it sweet?"
Liu Zhao nodded, "Sweet!"
Gu Jiu smiled and said: "This is a new variety grown by my dowry Zhuangzi. It took me a long time to save two baskets. After eating one basket, there is still one left. This stuff is not easy to store, you should eat more, otherwise It's broken."
Liu Zhao bit her finger, "Don't worry, I promise to complete the task."
Gu Jiu snorted, "Release."
Liu Zhao loosened his teeth obediently.
She asked him, "Are you done with your errands?"
"I've already finished my work on the aftermath. The next step is to see the attitude of the emperor's grandfather, whether to continue to pursue it."
Gu Jiu asked curiously, "Has General Ouyang made up for the shortfall?"
Liu Zhao nodded, "He was the first to make up for the shortfall. With this incident, he can keep his official position without accident."
"The second younger sibling agreed to the second son's concubine, probably because he used his private money to help Mr. Ouyang."
"No wonder Ouyang Langzhong took out such a large amount of cash so easily."
"I didn't expect that the second son would take the opportunity to blackmail the second sibling and force the second sibling to agree to him taking a concubine."
Liu Zhao smiled contemptuously, "This is not unexpected at all. The second brother is very good at seizing opportunities."
"You have a prejudice against him?"
Liu Zhao stared at Gu Jiu deeply, "I have prejudices against everyone, and I'm just so stingy. Are you disappointed?"
Gu Jiu pinched his cheek, "I'm more stingy than you. I will remember everything about you bullying me."
Liu Zhao suddenly laughed, and felt a faint sigh of relief.
For a moment just now, he was really afraid of the disgusted expression on Gu Jiu's face.
Gu Jiu can dislike him, but he can't hate him.
At this moment, he was relieved. The heartbeat returned to calm.
He hugged her tightly, "We are a good match."
"Smelly shameless." Gu Jiu pushed him lightly, but he didn't push away.
Liu Zhao smiled triumphantly, "Of course you don't need to lose face as a human being."
Strong words and reasoning, fallacies and heresies.
Gu Jiu snorted, "You guys are all rotten."
Liu Zhao muffled a smile, "What's wrong with me?"
Gu Jiu pointed his finger at his heart, and scolded him one by one, "arrogant, selfish, overbearing, domineering, and unreasonable. There is another shortcoming, too good physical strength."
puff!
Liu Zhao suppressed his smile, and asked seriously: "I don't understand, is good physical strength considered a disadvantage?"
"Of course it's a shortcoming, at least for me."
Liu Zhao couldn't help it, and finally laughed, "Don't you always say enough? Why do you think I have good physical strength? Duplicity is not good."
ah ah!
dirty dirty...
Gu Jiu turned her head and refused to discuss this issue with him.
Liu Zhao put his arms around her, "I'm shy again."
"Shut up and don't say anything."
"I don't say it, I do it."
"Watch out for the kids."
Liu Zhao held back abruptly.
what!
As a man, pain and happiness.
He bit her earlobe and asked, "Are you sure? You must be pregnant."
"hold on."
"I must be pregnant. I'm going to be a father in a few months."
"Do you like boys or girls?"
"Boy!" Liu Zhao replied without thinking.
Gu Jiu glared at him.
Liu Zhao explained: "A girl's life is too hard, especially after she gets married, we can't take care of her. I can't bear to see my child being wronged at her husband's house, but I dare not come back to talk about it. I can't bear to see my child suffer. After the grievances have been made, we still have to whitewash the peace."
Gu Jiu hummed.
She doesn't care about men and women, but she still hopes to have a boy.
The reason is the same as Liu Zhao.
In this age, girls are always too harsh, too mean, and too cruel.
Gu Jiu's heart aches when he thinks that the girl he raised so hard will one day marry and go to her husband's house to take care of her parents-in-law, husband and children.
If it is in a modern society, the worst is not to get married, the worst is to buy a house and a car and raise a child by yourself.
As long as you are financially independent, you can choose the life you like.
But not here.
Girls who do not get married when they reach the age will be stabbed to death.
Even if you can't have a son after getting married, you will be disgusted from head to toe.
No matter how capable you are, no matter how much you contribute to this family, as long as you don't have a son, it is the original sin, and all the credit will be obliterated.
It's so frustrating!
Gu Jiu grabbed Liu Zhao's hand, she was lucky, she met the tolerant Liu Zhao.
With his backing, she can do what she wants without fear of gossip.
Ouyang Fu was not as lucky as her. In the end, she could only suffocate herself, and had to work hard to have children.
She felt worthless for Ouyang Fu.
She stared at Liu Zhao viciously, "Whether you have a boy or a girl, you must love our child. If it is a girl, you must love her even more."
"As long as it is born by you, I will love it. It is best to give our girl three brothers. When we are old, there will be brothers to support her."
"how about you?"
"I'll back you up! If the brat dares to make you angry, I'll beat him up."
"If you dare to beat my son, I will beat you."
"You are biased."
"I'm biased."
"Okay, okay, everything depends on you."