The capital is in sight.
The towering and tall city walls, the endless stream of horses and horses, and the crowds waiting in line to enter the city.
Everything is so different from the Northwest.
The Gu family's convoy was blocked at the gate of the city, unable to move.
Gu Jiu raised the curtains of the car and looked outside.
As expected of the boundary of the capital, the population size alone is dozens of miles away from Jinzhou City.
"The car moved, and the girl quickly put down the curtain."
Qing Mei was afraid that Gu Jiu would be seen.
Gu Jiu followed good example and put down the curtains of the car.
The car moved forward slowly, and finally entered the city gate and entered the capital.
Gu Jiu raised the curtains of the car together again, and looked at the scenery of the capital.
Pedestrians on the street are crowded with each other, bustling with people. There are shops on both sides of the street, and the waiter is yelling hard.
Xiao Cui sighed, "The capital is so lively!"
Gu Jiu smiled softly, a big city with a population of one million is naturally extraordinary.
The convoy moved forward all the way and came to Baiyi Lane in the capital.
Baiyi Lane is not an alley, but a rather large area in the north of the capital.
The rich and noble families in the capital, the royal family members, without exception, all live in Baiyi Lane.
In other words, all the people who can live in Baiyi Lane are rich and powerful.
If you have money alone, you can't even cross the threshold of Baiyi Lane.
Money is only one of the conditions for living in Baiyi Lane.
The most critical and most important condition is identity and power.
Baiyi Lane is very different from other places in Beijing.
Along the way, Gu Jiu and the others have already seen the hustle and bustle of the capital.
After entering Baiyi Lane, the surroundings were quiet, and no human voice could be heard. I could only hear the wheels rolling forward.
On both sides of the road, there are rich and powerful families.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, the carriage stopped slowly.
Gu Jiu said, "Looks like we're home."
After finishing speaking, Gu Jiu looked outside through the car window.
The porter confirmed their identities, hurriedly opened the side door, and welcomed the carriage in.
Gu Jiu and other female relatives got off the carriage at the second gate.
As soon as I got out of the car, I saw a richly dressed wife standing in the middle of the crowd.
Could this be the eldest aunt Zhang
Just as Gu Jiu was guessing the other party's identity, Mrs. Xie got off the carriage supported by the maids.
When Mrs. Xie saw the person in front of her, she immediately put on a smile and shouted affectionately: "After so many years, I finally see my sister-in-law."
Mrs. Zhang nodded slightly, with a lukewarm attitude, "The younger brother and sister's family finally came back. It's been a hard journey, and we are going to drink tea in the flower hall. We haven't seen each other for many years, we must have a good chat."
Mrs. Xie didn't care about Mrs. Zhang's attitude, and said with a smile, "I'll listen to my sister-in-law. My sister-in-law will go ahead."
Mrs. Zhang nodded, walked in front, and led everyone to the flower hall.
Gu Jiu and his sisters walked together, looking at the scenery in the mansion calmly.
It is winter now, the garden trees are withered, and there is nothing to see.
But the place is so big.
The surrounding houses and courtyards also look spacious enough.
It is worthy of being separated from the Hou Mansion, but it is different.
Gu Yue was so excited that she wanted to scream.
She reached out and grabbed Gu Shan's hand to stop herself from doing something rude.
Gu Shan's hand was pinched, and she frowned in pain.
She whispered: "Third sister, let go of my hand."
Gu Yue smiled at Gu Shan and let go of Gu Shan's hand.
"Fourth sister, don't be angry, I was too excited just now."
Gu Yue also said in a very low voice.
Gu Shan rubbed the pinched place, complaining frequently in her heart: so excited, why don't you pinch her own hand.
snort!
Finally arrived at the flower hall.
Mrs. Zhang finally showed a smiling face and welcomed everyone in the second room.
Mrs. Zhang sat in the main seat, looked at the girls in the second room, and said to Mrs. Xie, "My sister is so lucky. There are so many girls, all of them look like flowers and jade."
Xie's smile gradually widened, "Sister-in-law is absurd. A few girls, why don't you hurry up and meet your aunt."
Gu Jiu and the four sisters stepped forward together, bowed and saluted, and said in unison, "My niece has met my aunt."
"They're all good kids."
Mrs. Zhang laughed loudly, "Siblings and sisters are a blessing. Five daughters are enviable. Unlike me, I want a daughter, but all I have are sons."
Dafang had six sons in total, of which Mrs. Zhang gave birth to three.
Mrs. Zhang gave birth to three children in total, all of whom were sons.
The big house only has a daughter from a concubine, she is the sixth in the family, and she is a few months younger than Gu Lin.
"Jun'er, come and see your second aunt, and all the sisters. Don't you keep arguing and want to see the sisters?"
From behind Mrs. Zhang, came out a young girl, who was the eldest daughter, sixth girl Gu Jun.
Gu Jun has a round face and a very cute smile.
She bowed to Mrs. Xie, "My niece has seen the second aunt. The second aunt has worked hard all the way."
Mrs. Xie laughed, "Good boy, come here and let me have a look. When your aunt left Beijing, you were still in your aunt's womb. I didn't expect you to grow so big in a blink of an eye. Come, let's get to know my sisters." .This is your eldest sister, Gu Zhen, and your second sister, Gu Jiu..."
Mrs. Xie introduced the girl from the second room to Gu Jun, and she was also introducing Mrs. Zhang.
Mrs. Zhang smiled and looked at the five girls in the second room.
The eldest girl, Gu Zhen, has a delicate appearance, but she has a petty air. After all, it is a concubine.
The third girl, Gu Yue, has a bright appearance and looks very strong.
The fourth girl, Gu Shan, couldn't compare to Gu Yue's appearance, she was generous and calm. Mrs. Zhang nodded secretly.
The fifth girl, Gu Lin, is still childish. She is only a few months older than Gu Jun, and she doesn't have Gu Jun's hearty atmosphere at all. These two are both concubines, the gap is still a bit big.
Finally, Zhang's eyes fell on Gu Jiu.
This is the child left by the younger brother and sister Su, who has been weak since childhood.
Mrs. Zhang waved to Gu Jiu, "You are the second girl, come here quickly and let Auntie take a good look."
Gu Jiu stepped forward and blessed her body, "My niece has met my aunt."
Mrs. Zhang took Gu Jiu's hand, "Good boy, I didn't expect you to grow up so big. You were only this big when you left Beijing with your father."
Mrs. Zhang made a gesture. At that time, Gu Jiu was thin and small, so weak that she didn't look like she could raise her up.
Gu Jiu pursed her lips and smiled, "Auntie is tired of worrying."
Mrs. Zhang said with emotion: "When your mother gave birth to you, I was guarding at the door of the delivery room. It's a pity that your mother was not blessed."
Gu Jiu bowed her head, her eyes were red.
Xie's expression froze, thinking that sister-in-law did it on purpose. Deliberately mentioning Su Shi at this time to make her unhappy.
Mrs. Zhang pulled Gu Jiu and continued, "Fortunately, you have grown up and become a big girl. Jun'er, come here. This is your second sister. I used to tell you about it."
"Second sister!" Gu Jun blessed her body.
Gu Jiu returned a salute, "Sixth Sister, I have prepared a meeting gift for you, and I will send it to you later."
Gu Jun smiled sweetly, "Thank you, Second Sister. The journey was exhausting, and Second Sister worked hard. When Second Sister settles down, I will go and play with you."
Gu Jiu nodded, "Okay! It's exactly what I wish for."
Gu Jun pursed her lips and smiled, "It's really fun to talk to Second Sister."
Mrs. Zhang interjected, "Jun'er, hang out with your second sister more often in the future."
Gu Jun blinked, "My daughter listens to her mother."
Mrs. Zhang attached great importance to Gu Jiu and ignored Gu Yue. Gu Shan's behavior made Mrs. Xie extremely unhappy.
Mrs. Xie coughed lightly, and said out loud, "Yue'er, Shan'er, you should get along well with Jun'er. Between sisters, keep in touch and don't play petty temper."
Gu Yue and Gu Shan agreed in unison.
Mrs. Zhang raised her eyebrows, and said perfunctorily, "Siblings are so lucky, Yue'er and Shan'er are both so old. Yue'er looks really good."
Gu Yue lowered her head and smiled, she was naturally happy to be praised.
Xie also laughed, "Sister-in-law, don't praise her. This girl is almost spoiled by me."
Mrs. Zhang said with a smile: "Children, they should be spoiled. Yue'er is not young, I remember it is only half a year younger than Xiaojiu, is there a marriage?"
Mrs. Xie shook her head, "I want to keep the child for a few more years, and I haven't married yet."
Mrs. Zhang nodded and asked curiously, "Is the children's marriage still undecided?"
Xie Shi nodded, "Exactly."
Mrs. Zhang hurriedly said: "Siblings and sisters have to hurry up. Girls can't afford to delay their youth."
Mrs. Xie said: "Thank you sister-in-law for your reminder. We have been away from Beijing for many years, and many people in the capital are no longer familiar with each other. We still need sister-in-law's help in the children's marriage."
Mrs. Zhang said straightforwardly: "If you have any difficulties with your siblings, feel free to tell them. We are all a family. If you can help, you will definitely help me."
After finishing speaking, Mrs. Zhang took Gu Jiu's hand again, and said, "When the younger brother and sister passed away, I promised her that as an aunt, I should help take care of the important events in Xiao Jiu's life."
Xie's face froze, and he smiled unnaturally, "Sister-in-law has a heart."
However, she was cursing wildly in her heart, what did Mrs. Zhang mean when she mentioned Mrs. Su again and again.
Was it to make her unhappy on purpose
Xie Shi's hands were clenched into fists in his sleeves, his heart was extremely angry.
At this time, a servant girl came in from outside. First, he glanced at the people in the second room, hesitant to speak.
Mrs. Zhang restrained her smile, and asked with a serious face: "What happened?"
The servant girl bowed and said, "Madam Qi, the old man is making a scene in Aunt Chen's room."
Zhang's complexion suddenly became ugly, "Is the old man playing drunk again?"
The maid nodded, "Exactly."
Mrs. Zhang said with a sullen face, "Old man, it's true. He knows that today is the day when Erfang's family will come back, so he didn't choose a time for drinking."
Mrs. Xie hurriedly asked: "Why did the old man drink alcohol in broad daylight?"
Mrs. Zhang snorted coldly, "As a daughter-in-law, it's really not good to talk about the old man's affairs. But younger siblings are different, you will know these things sooner or later.
The old man has not gone to the morning court for the past two years, and he has nothing to do all day long, so he hangs out with those aunts.
At other times, it is a little ridiculous. Once drinking and playing crazy, the whole family will definitely be turned upside down.
Brothers and sisters, I will let someone take you to settle down first. The old man's place, I have to go and see for myself, don't let him make the whole family restless. It ruined everyone's interest. "
"Sister-in-law, let's go."
Xie was also taken aback.
He never expected that the old man is getting more and more absurd nowadays, hanging out with women, and letting the concubines into the mansion one by one, he even started to drink heavily and play like crazy.
With such an old man around, will the children's marriage be affected
Xie Shi began to worry.
She made up her mind that when she saw the master, she must have a good talk with the master about this matter.
The matter of the old man must not be allowed to affect the marriage of the children.
Mrs. Zhang hurried away with a few strong women.
The maids led the second bedroom to the backyard to settle down.
The first room of the Gu family and the second room are clearly separated.
The big room is on the east side. The second bedroom is located on the west side.
There are few girls in the big house, and there is an idle courtyard.
There are many girls in the second room, and every courtyard is full.
Gu Jiu followed the maid to her own courtyard, Zhilan Courtyard.
It turned out that the courtyards of the Northwest Governor's Mansion were all named after the capital.
"Second Miss, the Zhilan Courtyard is here. Everything is available inside, please settle down first. When it's time for dinner, the servants will come to invite Second Miss."
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
Qing Mei stuffed a purse into the maid's hand.
The servant girl did not refuse, and skillfully put the purse in her sleeve, "The second girl wants to rest, so I will take my leave first."
Gu Jiu looked at the words 'Zhilan Courtyard' on the gate, and said with a smile, "Let's go in."
The courtyard is very spacious, with two more wing rooms than the Zhilan Courtyard in the Governor's Mansion.
Gu Jiu visited the yard and was quite satisfied.
"Girl, you sit down first, and this servant will boil water and make tea."
"You go to work."
There is a small kitchen in the yard with everything in it. Qingzhu came to the small kitchen to boil water to make tea.
Qingmei asked with concern: "Girl, is it cold?"
Gu Jiu shook his head, "It's not cold."
Qing Mei looked out of the courtyard, "Our luggage hasn't arrived yet, why don't you go out and have a look."
As soon as he finished speaking, the rough envoy woman in the mansion brought the luggage over.
One box after another, Qingmei greeted the rough envoy and told them to handle it with care.
The rough envoy came here again and again, bringing all of Gu Jiu's luggage over.
Qingmei sent purses to everyone, and then began to count the luggage
"one two three four… "
Qing Mei counted it several times, and frowned, "I see that the luggage is missing, I'll go find them."
Xiao Cui volunteered, "Sister Qingmei, let me go."
Qingmei nodded, "Okay, go to the second door and ask. Did they send the girl's luggage to the wrong place?"
"Sister Qingmei, don't worry, I will definitely find the girl's luggage."
Gu Jiu was sitting in the empty study room reading a book, when she heard the movement, she asked, "Qingmei, what's going on?"
"Girl, one piece of luggage is missing."
Gu Jiu put down the book and asked, "Do you know which piece of luggage is missing?"
"Your servant is clear. Every piece of luggage is stamped by your servant, and the missing piece of luggage is filled with ornaments from the girl's study."
Gu Jiu frowned slightly, "Since Xiao Cui is going to ask about the situation, let's wait for Xiao Cui to come back first. It's best if Xiao Cui finds it smoothly, if not, let Li Chuan ask."
"Slaves listen to girls."
After half an hour, Xiaocui came back from the outside.
Qingmei hurriedly asked: "Did you find the girl's luggage?"
Xiaocui shook her head, "The women of the second school said they didn't see it. The slaves asked the rough envoys again, but they couldn't explain clearly. The slaves also went to the eldest girl, the third girl, the fourth girl, and the fifth girl, but they didn't see anything. See the girl's luggage."
Gu Jiu frowned, "Xiao Cui, you go to the outer courtyard to meet Li Chuan. Ask Li Chuan to find out, who is the person who transported these luggage? Did you lose any luggage during the period?"
Xiao Cui responded, "I will go find Li Chuan now, servant girl."
A piece of luggage was lost, Qingmei was in a bad mood.
Gu Jiu said to her: "Pack up your luggage. You can always find the lost luggage. Even if you can't find it, it's full of worthless ornaments inside. It doesn't matter if you lose it."
Qingmei blamed herself, "It's all bad for the slaves. The slaves should have been more careful and watched them carry their luggage."
Gu Jiu said: "This matter has nothing to do with you, don't blame yourself."
Qing Mei nodded, and led the little maids to take out the luggage in the cage one by one and put them away.
The news that Gu Jiu lost a piece of luggage reached Xie Shi's ears.
Mrs. Xie looked at the messy courtyard, and the maids and women were also busy packing their luggage.
Mrs. Xie asked, "Do you know what kind of luggage the second girl lost?"
Chunhe said, "I heard it's a study decoration."
Mrs. Xie said: "If it's just some worthless decorations, if you lose them, you will lose them. You arrange someone to tell the second girl to stop looking for her luggage in a big way.
On the first day back home, we lost a piece of luggage. We didn't think much about it, but we were afraid that the people in the big house would think too much.
In case the first room thinks that our second room is suspecting that the hands and feet of the first room are not clean, then there will be dirt again. "
Chunhe nodded, "My wife is still thoughtful. But, this opportunity is rare, isn't my wife going to do something?"
Mrs. Xie said with a straight face, "I've said it all, I just returned to the mansion, so there is less trouble at this time. With the master, I still have to rely on the help of the big house. If I offend the people in the big house, if it affects the career of the old man, that is The gain outweighs the loss."
Chunhe hurriedly said: "The servant is so stupid that he didn't think of this."
Mrs. Xie snorted coldly, why didn't she want to take advantage of this opportunity to make a fuss with Da Fang.
Anyway, it was also the responsibility of that little slut, Gu Jiu.
It's just that last night, the master repeatedly told her that she dared not not listen.
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Dabao at home suffered from acute enteritis yesterday. He had been busy all day and had no time to type, so it was late today.
Starting tomorrow, update times will return to normal.