After two days, when the weather cleared, Li Cheng asked someone to hitch up a carriage and sent Gu Qingci to Gu's residence.
Mrs. Sun thought that although it hadn't snowed yet, the road outside was still wet, so she was somewhat worried. After all, Gu Qingci was pregnant, so going out in this cold weather was not so suitable, but Li Chengze had already beaten her before. Hello, she can't say anything anymore.
Li Cheng was naturally worried, so he asked several maidservants to follow, except for Yuzhu Yuchai, Qing'er and Fu'er were also together.
When he arrived at Mingdehou's mansion, Li Cheng sent people in, and he came out soon after he said a few words.
Then he turned back home, stayed in the study for half a day, and wrote a letter for Yuan Bao to deliver.
The eldest prince is not easy to deal with, and the previous temptations have obviously made him lose patience.
In front of outsiders, this person always puts on an appearance of being capable and talented, but Li Cheng has met the eldest prince several times, and knows that this person is far from being as simple as his appearance.
Several times, it looks like he is talking to you in a calm manner, but in fact it implies coercion.
He wanted Li Chengze to do things for him.
Li Cheng laughed endlessly, thinking that the other party really thinks highly of him. In the eyes of outsiders, he is just a commoner.
It is certain that Miss Wu must have entered the First Prince's mansion with her special ability as a bargaining chip, and told about matters related to herself, so the First Prince extended an "olive branch" to him.
Li Cheng is not interested in fighting for the achievements of the dragon, he can't promise the eldest prince to be his subordinate, and he won't use his family's wealth and life to gamble on the vain glory and wealth, high officials and rich salary.
But it is not easy to avoid this trouble.
The only way is to borrow external force.
Li Cheng estimated that it would be a period of unrest, so he sent Gu Qingci to live in Gu's residence for a period of time.
The eldest prince is not a broad-minded person. At the teahouse, Li Cheng had clearly rejected the eldest prince. The other party didn't say anything at that time, and he still smiled at Yan Yan on the surface, but his eyes showed dissatisfaction.
Li Cheng was afraid of what measures he would take if he became angry.
Maybe in Dahubin's eyes, it's easier to crush yourself than to crush an ant.
So what about the powerful ministers in the future? What the eldest prince heard was just a dream. The eldest prince is in a good mood and can come to win him over early. Pull it out!
If you have no power or power, you can only let others handle it, because you have nothing, so you will be in a passive position.
Li Cheng looked into the distance and unconsciously squinted his eyes.
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Gu Qingci was well taken care of by the second wife in Gu's mansion, she had the best food and clothing, so she didn't have to worry about anything.
Her belly was already showing a little bit, but wearing thick winter clothes and sometimes wearing a cloak and cloak, it was even less obvious.
There is only Gu Qingmiao, who is a concubine, in the mansion. Gu Qingci invites her cousin to talk and play in the house from time to time when she comes back.
The second room is now much more peaceful than the previous two years, without the demon aunt and concubine, the second wife's life is very comfortable and comfortable.
The girls in the several houses are all married, the two young masters in the big house are already married, the third house has no males, and now only the two young masters in the second house are unmarried.
The concubine of the second room was born by Aunt Zhou, and the second wife was not happy to see him, she only felt that this man was full of tricks and tricks, but he was used to putting on a show.
It's just that she is the wife of the second room and the mother-in-law, so she has to take care of the marriage of the concubine.
But in the end, she didn't really care, she still has her own son to worry about, and the others must be put aside first.
The second wife has already taken a fancy to a girl for Gu Xuanxiang. The girl's appearance and conduct are in line with the second wife's wishes, and her family background is also on the right track.
So the second wife thought about the old lady's birthday in a few days, and wanted to ask the eldest lady if it was a big event. If it was a big event, it would be better to invite more people to be lively, and take this opportunity to let Gu Xuan take a look and see. What does he mean.
It would be best to be successful.
Gu Qingci also remembered that it was the old lady’s birthday in a few days. Generally speaking, every nine days must be a big birthday. The old lady is only nine this year, but if the younger generation is filial and presents a big birthday banquet, it’s not too much. Blessed son and daughter Sun Xiaoshun, the family is prosperous and smooth.
The second wife went to the eldest lady's side, and the two of them sat together for a while, as soon as the second wife passed the word, the eldest lady immediately understood.
Then he said: "A few days ago, I also mentioned it in private with Master Hou. Master Hou meant to do it big. Our old lady's life is getting longer every year. This is a happy blessing, and holding a big birthday is our filial piety as juniors."
"That's good! I'll take a look at the list when it's ready." The second wife smiled when she got the words.
The two sisters-in-law are very harmonious.
After talking, the second wife went back to her yard.
Going back to the house, I said to Gu Qingci: "It just so happens that you are in the mansion this year, so you don't have to run back and forth, and then the son-in-law will come over by himself." After a pause, he looked at Gu Qingci's stomach and said, "But you are still pregnant. Don't run around, don't let people run into you."
The second wife is very important to Gu Qingci's belly.
Gu Qingci squeezed a piece of snack from the plate to eat, and said: "Be careful, surrounded by a bunch of maids, what can happen."
The old lady of the Hou's mansion had a big birthday, so naturally many people were invited to the banquet. Several old Feng Jun and old lady Gu's generation also came, and there were even more wives, wives, and girls from the other houses.
Mrs. Gu was surrounded by people talking, and the eldest wife and second wife entertained guests.
After a while, the second wife saw that the family she was looking at came to celebrate the old lady's birthday. The girl said a bunch of auspicious words, which was praised by everyone, so the second wife took her hand and talked enthusiastically.
After a while, someone asked Gu Xuan to come over to greet his wife. Originally, the wives of the two families had passed through their temper, but now they had a meeting under the pretense.
The girl's face was a little red, her eyebrows were slightly lowered, her eyes were slightly lowered, she was gentle and gentle, but Gu Xuan was well-behaved. Now that he is older, he is more stable, generous and courteous, and after meeting, he said a few words before going out up.
Seeing the same, the second wife asked Gu Qingci to lead the people out for a stroll.
Seeing that her mother and that wife seemed very satisfied, Gu Qingci thought that the girl in front of her was most likely to be her sister-in-law in the future, so her attitude was also very good.
She has always been a lively and noisy person. She used to be a little ignorant and disrespectful. After she got married, she was taught by Li Chengze again and again, and she changed a lot unconsciously. No embarrassment.
Gu's mansion is very big, the scenery is very good, the garden is the most beautiful, but it is estimated that there are too many people there today, Gu Qingci does not want to join in the fun there, there is a viewing platform not far in front, next to the animal garden, it is Built to watch beasts.
Gu Qingci led the people and said, "It's not a good season, it's too cold, and the tigers and lions in the garden don't like to move, they nest in there and ignore people. It's much more interesting in spring, when the weather is warmer, you can watch The peacock spreads its tail, which is much more interesting than this... "
And just listening to Gu Qingci's few words, you can know how wealthy and wealthy the previous generations of the Gu family were, even having a zoo. Although they have lost a lot now, they are still a wealthy family in the eyes of ordinary people.
At most, they are powerful people who are not valued by the government, but from another perspective, the Gu family does not hold power, does not stand in line, and lives affluently.
This time, the family that the second wife took a fancy to was an official family, surnamed Tong, and Mr. Tong lived in the fourth rank. Although he was not a first-rank and second-rank official, he had a good family style and a simple and innocent family background.
Besides, the second wife also knew in her heart that her family was the second room in the mansion, and she could not become a noble, so she was not prepared to seek a better family.
Miss Tong is the eldest daughter of the Tong family, and she has a good personality. She is very satisfied with being hired as the second wife of the housewife.
In fact, Ms. Tong is also very good at talking. After being reserved at the beginning, seeing that Gu Qingci has a lively temper and is also very friendly to her, she gradually relaxed.
She tilted her head slightly, and said, "I've only heard about those beasts but never seen them. I'm lucky to see them today."
Gu Qingci was also very happy to hear what she said, and took her hand up the steps.
The location of the viewing platform was designed by skilled craftsmen, just facing the zoo, and the closest one is the lion and tiger.
Standing on it is not afraid of danger, and the vision is very good.
As Gu Qingci said, it may be because of the cold weather, and even the beasts stopped moving, curled up together, lazily basking in the sun.
Probably heard some sound, it turned Mao Mao's big head, looked at it for a while, then ignored people again, stretched its front legs and pressed forward, stretched its long waist, pouted its buttocks Its appearance is very cute, and it is not scary at all. It does not have the prestige of a beast.
Gu Qingci has seen a lot since she was a child, and she is no longer afraid of them. When she was younger, she used to make a fuss to feed them.
It was the first time Ms. Tong saw it, she was curious and surprised, and she couldn't help laughing when she saw the tiger stretching his waist.
After watching for a while, I saw someone coming, and Gu Qingci brought Miss Tong down to observe the platform.
Take a closer look, it's actually Gu Qingwan.
That's right, today is the old lady's birthday party, and Gu Qingwan is also the daughter of the Gu family, of course she will come back.
Counting it, Gu Qingci hadn't seen Gu Qingwan for a long time, probably since the other party got married, the two hadn't had much contact with each other.
They have been fighting against each other for more than ten years, and they still don't like each other's eyes when they see each other again.
Gu Qingwan had a smile on her face, and Gu Qingci always felt that her eyes were sinister.
So she also faked a smile and said, "So it's my fifth sister."
Gu Qingwan was accompanied by two people, and Gu Qingci didn't know each other, so he ignored them.
"It's been a long time since I've seen Sixth Sister. How is Sixth Sister?" Her voice was choked, and her tone of voice was a bit strange.
Gu Qingci felt uncomfortable listening, and frowned severely.
Without waiting for Gu Qingci to speak, she suddenly stared at Gu Qingci's stomach, with a strange smile in her voice, and said: "I heard that the sixth sister is pregnant, so congratulations, the sixth sister is really lucky."
Gu Qingci looked at her, hehe said: "Since fourth sister wants to go to the viewing platform to watch the beasts, then I will go first."
After speaking, he pulled Miss Tong, turned and left.
Gu Qingwan stared at Gu Qingci's back, her eyes seemed to be poisoned!