The carriage is faster than the bullock cart, at least half the time.
All the way to Tianmen Temple smoothly, the time has not yet reached noon.
Abbot of Tianmen Temple, Great Monk Huitong went out to greet him in person.
"Amitabha, Madam Gu please."
"Master, you are welcome."
Everyone followed the great monk into the hall.
Zhike monk sent incense wax, and everyone followed Mrs. Xie, kneeling on the futon, praying devoutly.
Gu Jiu looked left and right, and a man with a fierce temperament, dark complexion, and a man who looked like a drawn sword suddenly appeared in the hall.
Gu Jiu wondered, when did this man appear
The man obviously noticed Gu Jiu's gaze, and when he turned his head, he looked over like a knife, just in time to 'kill' Gu Jiu.
Gu Jiu's heart trembled, his eyes were so sharp.
This is a soldier, and a soldier who kills and drinks blood.
Gu Jiu hurriedly looked away.
A moment later, when she looked over again, the man who suddenly appeared suddenly disappeared again.
Just like everything before, it was just Gu Jiu's dream.
After burning incense, everyone got up.
Zhike monk led everyone into the backyard.
"Today, the kitchen specially prepared a vegetarian dish. Mrs. Gu, all benefactors, please take a rest in the backyard. When the vegetarian dish is ready, it will be delivered in time."
"Thank you little master."
Xie said politely.
After passing through the Moon Cave Gate and coming to the backyard, looking at the familiar courtyard, Gu Jiu was still a little emotional.
After settling down in the yard, Mrs. Xie said to everyone: "There is still some time before noon, you go and play by yourself, don't run too far. Remember to come back in an hour and eat vegetarian food."
Gu Yue smiled and said: "Mother, my daughter went to the back mountain to see the maple leaves. I have heard that the scenery on the back mountain of Tianmen Temple is very good."
Xie said with a smile: "You go, be careful."
Gu Yue said: "Mother, don't worry, your daughter will pay attention to safety."
Gu Yue took Gu Shan out.
Gu Jiu also took the opportunity to say goodbye.
Gu Lin originally wanted to follow Gu Jiu, but Gu Jiu wanted to see Pei Yun, so she rejected Gu Lin neatly.
Gu Lin felt wronged, stomped her feet, and ran away.
Qingmei murmured softly, "Fifth Miss is also playing tricks."
Gu Jiu said, "Don't worry about her."
When Gu Jiu came to the back mountain, he saw someone sitting in the gazebo from a distance, it was Pei Yun.
Pei Yun was dressed in women's clothing today, her whole body was clean, and she only brought two maids by her side, so she looked very low-key.
Gu Jiu walked up to the gazebo and called out, "Sister Pei."
Pei Yun looked at Gu Jiu and smiled, "Sister Gu is here, please sit down."
Gu Jiu sat down on the stone bench.
The maid stepped forward to pour tea.
Pei Yun asked, "How is my sister these days?"
Gu Jiu nodded, "Thank you, Sister Pei, for your concern. I'm fine. Sister Pei is willing to see me, and I'm very grateful."
Pei Yun smiled faintly, "Sister Gu, you're welcome. I'm very interested in the wool weaving you mentioned in your letter. Could you let me see it?"
Pei Yun's character was as straightforward as ever.
Gu Jiu stretched out her hand, and Qing Mei put the wool weaving sample on his hand.
Gu Jiu handed the wool weaving samples forward, "Sister Pei, please have a look."
Pei Yun picked up the wool weaving sample and carefully observed the feeling.
It's very soft and warm, she smiled and said, "It's great to make winter clothes out of wool."
Gu Jiu nodded, "Sister Pei is right."
Pei Yun returned the sample to Gu Jiu and asked, "Sister Gu, can this really be mass-produced? Will it be difficult?"
Gu Jiu smiled softly, "It's not difficult to weave cloth from wool, but the difficulty is that it requires a lot of water to wash the wool and a lot of people to pick the wool."
Pei Yun laughed when she heard this, "These two problems are easy to solve. Sister Gu, I am very interested in the wool weaving industry you mentioned, and I am willing to cooperate with you."
Gu Jiu was overjoyed, "Really? Sister Pei doesn't think about it anymore?"
Pei Yun shook her head, "I've already thought about it on the way here. At that time, I thought, as long as the samples you give me are satisfactory, I will agree to cooperate."
Gu Jiu asked again: "Sister Pei, isn't she worried about losing money? It's also possible that the wool weaving industry can't develop, so after a while of busy work, the bamboo basket is empty in the end."
Pei Yun smiled and said, "I have confidence in Sister Gu."
Gu Jiu frowned, and smiled warmly.
"Thank you sister Pei for your trust, I will not let you down."
The two continued to talk about cooperation.
Pei Yun is willing to be the backer of the wool weaving workshop. Even if she leaves the northwest and returns to the capital in the future, she will arrange appropriate people to take care of the wool workshop.
In addition, Pei Yun invested 3,000 taels, taking 40% of the shares. But he will not participate in the management, nor will he interfere with any of Gu Jiu's decisions.
Gu Jiu solemnly thanked, "Thank you, sister Pei, for your generous help. Without you, the wool workshop would never be able to run."
Pei Yun smiled and said, "I look forward to the scene that Sister Gu said in the letter. In fact, I just want to earn some pocket money with Sister Gu."
Gu Jiu was grateful.
Pei Yun has no shortage of pocket money, let alone this income. Willing to invest, and willing to be the backer of the workshop, why not repay the favor saved by Gu Jiu last time.
Gu Jiu kept this favor in mind.
"It's late, so I dare not stay longer. Sister Pei, let's part now."
"Sister Gu, go slowly. You're going back to Beijing, so I can't see you off. I wish you the best of luck."
"Sister Cheng Pei Ji Yan."
Pei Yun smiled, and said: "Sister Gu, when I return to the capital, I invite you to go out to play, you can't refuse."
Gu Jiu pursed her lips and smiled, "Sister Pei's invitation is what I wish for."
"Then it's settled."
Gu Jiu and Pei Yun parted ways and went back to the backyard.
As soon as I entered the courtyard, I found that the atmosphere was not right.
Immediately afterwards, Gu Jiu saw the fierce-looking man he had seen before when he was burning incense in the main hall, coming out from the main entrance.
Gu Jiu was stunned, standing on the same spot, looking around, almost wondering if he had walked through the wrong gate.
How could this man appear here.
Pei Meng also noticed that Gu Jiu was the little girl in the hall who was looking at him boldly.
Pei Meng brushed past Gu Jiu without looking back, and strode away.
Gu Jiu hurriedly asked: "What's going on?"
too weird.
Xiaocui pulled Gu Jiu to the corner, and whispered, "Third Miss fell on the way down the mountain, and fell right on Mr. Pei's body. Then Mr. Pei sent Third Miss back."
"You said that young master's surname was Pei?" Gu Jiu stared at Xiao Cui.
Xiao Cui nodded again and again, "Your servant stands outside the window and can hear you clearly. This is indeed how Mr. Pei introduced himself."
Gu Jiu looked in the direction of Pei Meng's departure. This Mr. Pei, obviously, should be Pei Yun's elder brother.
It's just that Gu Yue just fell on this Mr. Pei, which is too weird.
Gu Jiu wanted to come in and visit Gu Yue.
Chun He stopped her, "Second Miss, go to the wing to rest. My wife is talking to Third Miss right now, so it's not convenient."
Gu Jiu didn't rush inside, but asked, "Is Third Sister seriously injured?"
Chunhe said: "Thank you for your concern, the second girl. The third girl twisted her foot and can't walk for the time being."
Gu Jiu said: "Third sister is fine, so I don't worry."
After finishing speaking, Gu Jiu didn't stop any longer, and turned to rest in the wing.
In the room, Gu Yue was lying on the bed, and Mrs. Xie stood by the bed.
Xie's expression was gloomy, and she stared at Gu Yue, "Yue'er, tell me the truth, was this fall an accident or man-made?"
Gu Yue said timidly, "It was an accident."
Xie's eyes narrowed slightly, "You didn't lie to me?"
Gu Yue has a criminal record, Xie will not easily believe Gu Yue's words.
Gu Yue nodded frequently, "My daughter dare not lie to her mother. When going down the steps, her feet slipped and she fell down. Fortunately, Mr. Pei was only a few steps away, so my daughter avoided being disfigured."
Mrs. Xie said very seriously: "Mr. Pei, I will thank him for you. But from now on, you are not allowed to mention Mr. Pei again."
Gu Yue looked blank, "My daughter doesn't understand."
"You don't need to understand."
Xie's heart was startled and angry, Gu Yue wrestled and fell right in front of Pei Meng, which made Xie have to think more.
She has not forgotten the task assigned to her by her elder brother.
She had already written to her eldest brother, refusing the assignment.
Could it be that the elder brother clearly agreed, but secretly arranged for someone to deliberately create this accident, in order to let Gu Yue marry Pei Meng.
The more Xie thought about it, the more he felt it was possible.
Pei Meng is married.
In case her precious daughter marries Pei Meng, she can only be a concubine.
Mrs. Xie understands the sadness and embarrassment of being a concubine for others better than anyone else.
No matter what, she would never let her daughter be a concubine.
Seeing Xie Shi's unpredictable expression, Gu Jiu felt uneasy.
She asked cautiously: "Mother, did my daughter do something wrong? At that time, my daughter told Mr. Pei that he didn't need him to send me back. But Mr. Pei insisted on sending me, and my daughter couldn't help it."
Mrs. Xie stared at Gu Yue, "Do you know who this Mr. Pei is?"
Gu Jiu nodded, then shook his head again, "Daughter guessed a bit."
"Since you guessed it, I won't hide it from you. This Mr. Pei is the eldest son of Marquis Lu. He was married a few years ago. If I remember correctly, the children are already five or six years old. Yue'er, you understand me mean?"
Xie stared at Gu Yue, not missing any expression on her face.
Gu Yue looked timid, "My daughter understands what mother means. My daughter will not have any unreasonable thoughts just because Mr. Pei sent me back."
Xie breathed a sigh of relief, "It's so good."
If it were someone else, Mrs. Xie wouldn't be so nervous.
But Pei Meng and the Xie clan were like facing a formidable enemy.
She worried that this incident was not an accident, but man-made.
Someone deliberately created the encounter between Gu Yue and Pei Meng, the purpose is self-evident.
What's worse, Pei Meng came back with Gu Yue in his arms.
That's right, it was carried back, and the maids saw it.
This matter made Xie frowned.
This Mr. Pei is too careless.
A little girl, how can she just hug her. Even if you want to help, you should avoid it.
Sure enough, I stayed in the barracks for a long time and forgot the defense of men and women.
Mrs. Xie told Gu Yue, "You take good care of your injuries and don't think wildly. I'll come as soon as I go."
Gu Yue nodded obediently.
Xie walked out of the bedroom with a gloomy face.
She asked Chunhe, "Where is Nanny Ping?"
Chun He bowed and said, "Report to Madam, Nanny Ping should be in the wing room."
Mrs. Xie didn't delay for a moment, and walked towards the wing room.
Seeing Nanny Ping, Mrs. Xie lowered her voice and asked, "Did you do what happened to Yue'er?"
Nurse Ping said calmly: "My wife misunderstood, the servants don't know anything about the third girl. Didn't you say that this was an accident?"
"Humph!"
Xie's face was gloomy, "Accident? There are so many accidents in the world. An accident happened right in front of Mr. Pei, and Mr. Pei just happened to come back with Yue'er in his arms? You old slave, what happened to you now? Don't tell the truth."
"Madam Mingjian, this servant has never done anything, everything that this servant said is the truth."
Mrs. Xie pointed at Nanny Ping, "You really didn't harm Yue'er? Yue'er said that when she went down the steps, she slipped and fell. Say, did you do something wrong beforehand?"
Nanny Ping shook her head, "Mrs. Mingjian, the slaves have been in the wing all the time, and have never gone out. How can they play tricks. Madam, you are really overthinking. It is really an accident that the third girl had an accident."
Mrs. Xie snorted coldly, "It's better to be an accident. If you let me know that someone is making a big fuss by taking advantage of this incident, trying to marry Yue'er to Mr. Pei as a concubine, I can't spare you."
Nanny Ping bowed and said: "Madam, don't worry, no one will let the third girl be a concubine for Mr. Pei. The elder also made it very clear in the letter that he has given up this plan and will not embarrass Madam any more."
Xie said with a straight face: "It's better to be like this!"
Xie shook his sleeves and left.
After going out, he said to Chunhe: "Pass me an order, and immediately issue a password order regarding the matter of the third girl. If anyone discusses it in private, they will be severely punished."
"The servant understands."
Xie Shi became really angry.
She will never allow anyone to plot against her precious girl under her nose.
In addition to gagging the maids, they also had to stare at Gu Yue.
Don't let Gu Yue have any unreasonable thoughts about Mr. Pei. Mrs. Xie will keep an eye on this matter.
Once there is any sign of something wrong with Gu Yue, she will act decisively to kill Gu Yue's wild thoughts in the bud.
Mrs. Xie thinks that Tianmen Temple is unlucky, and accidents happen as soon as she arrives, which is what she is most worried about.
She wanted to set off immediately and return to Jinzhou City.
It's just that it's rare to come here, and if you go back without even eating vegetarian food, it will be even more eye-catching.
Moreover, Mrs. Fu Yin has already arrived. She is currently burning incense in the main hall and will come over in a while.
Therefore, even if Xie wished to put on her wings and fly back to Jinzhou City with Gu Yue, she had no choice but to endure.
In the left wing, Gu Zhen said to Gu Jiu: "Second sister, wife and third sister have finished talking, let's go visit third sister."
Gu Jiu said, "Let's wait for a while."
After a pause, Gu Jiu asked, "Big Sister, were you there when Third Sister was sent back?"
Gu Zhen shook her head, "I'm not here. I rushed back after hearing the news."
Gu Jiu nodded and said, "Okay, how can Third Sister fall?"
Gu Zhen smiled, and said gloatingly, "She must be too complacent."
Soon, Gu Shan and Gu Lin also came back.
Hearing that Gu Yue wrestled, twisted her foot and couldn't walk, Gu Shan was very worried.
Gu Lin secretly complained, "Third sister is also true, she can't even walk well."
With Mrs. Xie's permission, everyone went into the house to visit Gu Yue.
Gu Yue was sleepy, looking like she couldn't lift her spirits.
Gu Shan was the first to ask, "Third Sister, are you okay?"
Gu Yue nodded, "I'm fine. I'll be fine after two days of rest."
Gu Zhen was curious, "Third sister, okay, why did you fall down?"
Gu Yue said angrily: "My feet slipped, and I fell suddenly. Big sister won't think that I fell on purpose, right?"
"How could it be?" Gu Zhen smiled awkwardly.
Gu Jiu observed Gu Yue, Gu Yue looked depressed and a little irritable. Like something bothering me.
She was about to ask tentatively, when a maid shouted outside the door, "Mrs. Fu Yin has arrived."
Gu Yue raised her head with a happy face, "Sister Xu is here."
Gu Zhen suddenly told Gu Yue, "Third sister, lie down well. Miss Xu, we will greet you."
Gu Yue stared at Gu Zhen, "Big sister has a heart, but she doesn't need it."
The maid came in, and invited Gu Jiu and the others to go out to meet the guests.
Everyone filed out of the bedroom and came to the living room to meet Mrs. Cai, the wife of the governor.
Fu Yin's wife Cai asked Xie curiously: "Sister, why don't you see Yue'er?"
Xie said: "This kid, Yue'er, is frizzy. When he went to play in the back mountain, he accidentally fell. He sprained his ankle and was lying down to rest."
Cai asked with concern: "Is Yue'er seriously injured?"
Xie smiled, "Thank you sister for your concern, my ankle is a little swollen, but it's not serious. It will be fine after two days."
Mrs. Cai nodded, "If that's the case, I'm relieved. Yuan Niang, go and see Sister Yue'er, and tell her to take good care of her wounds."
Xu Yuanniang stood up, "Daughter listens to mother."
Gu Zhen took the initiative and said, "Miss Xu, I will show you the way. Please go this way."
"Thank you, sister Zhen." Xu Yuanniang pursed her lips and smiled.
Gu Jiu raised her eyebrows, the big sister's proactive performance today is really surprising.
Gu Lin was upset, "I'm going back to Beijing soon, what's the use of big sister trying to please Miss Xu at this time."