After all, Gu Qingci was young, and Li Cheng had a lot of ways to control her, it just depended on what kind of method he would use.
This time I was frightened, and it really made people calm down honestly.
There was no fighting for a few days.
When they slept together, they were not noisy or awkward, and they lay down obediently the night before, and even if they accidentally lay down in Li Chengze's arms the next morning, they didn't show a look of guarding against themselves and hating them, instead they were a little guilty, and their eyes flicked randomly .
After getting dressed and washed in the morning, Li Cheng led Gu Qingci to the East courtyard without letting the girl follow.
Li Cheng has a normal appetite in the morning and doesn't eat heavy oil, so the Li family has always been light.
The breakfast was prepared by Bai's family. The porridge made from white rice, steamed buns, baked egg pancakes, served with a few dishes of homemade pickled side dishes. It was quite refreshing.
Gu Qingci followed Li Chengze to greet several people, and then sat down together. After An Sheng had a meal, the two returned to the west courtyard.
After entering the side door, Gu Qingci couldn't help but speak, and said: "Li... no, sir, if not, I'll let our two cooks go to the east room to help, so that mother... doesn't get tired." Of course, Gu Qingci It's not that she really cares about Mrs. Bai, it's just that there are no servants in the yard over there, and Mrs. Bai has to prepare three meals a day. Now I have to go there to eat every day. She is a daughter-in-law, and she sits and waits by herself. Mother-in-law does things. I'm afraid that even if others don't say it, I'm afraid that it won't be two days, and the family will be uneasy.
Li Cheng was stunned for a while by Gu Qingci's "Sanggong", and then recovered after listening to her words.
Frowning, he said: "That's not right, your people are always not good and always call over there. It was my negligence. Although our family is not rich, it is necessary to have two servants. I will call Yuan Bao to go later. My toothmaid is here, just buy two."
He is not stupid, he will not fail to understand why Gu Qingci said such a thing.
Simply solve this trouble for her.
It would be better not to use his own people in the past, Gu Qingci was happy, and a smile appeared on his face.
Pretty and cute.
In the morning, Li Cheng didn't intend to go out, so he took Gu Qingci to his study.
He felt that he couldn't let this person just stay idle like this forever, with nothing to do every day, and it's easier to cause troubles if he thinks wildly.
What's more, Gu Qingci is young, doesn't study, and listens to maids gossiping all day long, which may change her temperament.
Li Cheng brought her in and asked casually: "What books do you often read at home, but did you invite a female teacher to come to class?"
As soon as Gu Qingci came in, he first looked around the study room, sitting a little reserved, and when he heard his question, he straightened his head, with a little pride in his eyes, and said: "My family has invited us sisters since childhood. Those who come to class with a master, although they are not as good as men who take the imperial examinations, have read a few books of the Four Books, and also learned some of the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting from the daughter's family, but I am stupid, and I can barely pass the piano. so as not to pollute people's ears."
While pretending to be modest, Gu Qingci couldn't help but tilt her head to peek at Li Chengze's reaction.
Li Cheng fulfilled her wish, pretending to listen carefully, and boasting a few words from time to time.
So Gu Qingci's face became more and more joyful.
You can see through it at a glance.
"The weather is fine today, so it's okay to play the next song." She said to herself, and then ordered Yuzhu to bring her qin over in a crisp voice.
Yuzhu's movements were also fast, within a quarter of an hour, she put on the piano stand and put on the long piano.
Gu Qingci sat upright and fiddled with her bare hands. In an instant, a burst of melodious music flowed out.
The tune is cheerful.
Li Cheng squinted his eyes and listened to the song, he couldn't help but think, this is similar to those modern teenagers who have been studying in the Children's Palace since childhood to cultivate a talent.
It's just that at this time these things are learned by children from rich and well-off families.
After being stubborn for a long time, suddenly, the errand girl outside called Qiu Ju came back, saying that brother Yuan Bao had come and wanted to get back to the master.
Hearing this, Gu Qingci had no choice but to lead Yuzhu back to the main room.
In the warm room, Nanny Zhang put down her work and told Gu Qingci to sit down.
Seeing that the two got along well, she smiled from ear to ear. After the master sat down, she poured tea on it again, and said in her mouth: "I have watched coldly these days, my uncle is really good, he is kind to grandma, and he often coaxes you. I broke my head that day and my face turned black like that, and I still covered it up for grandma the next day. It can be seen that she has a cold face and a warm heart. Not to mention helping her in-laws bully our grandma, but blindly defending her. I am happy, and I said Our Fangliu girl was poorly married, and she will be ruined for the rest of her life, but who can really know if it’s a blessing or a curse if she doesn’t reach that point. Now that I look at the girl, this may not be a blessing! And maybe even greater blessings are yet to come Well, just look at how the uncle treats our girl."
Gu Qingci rarely refuted, bowed his head and twisted the handkerchief by himself.
After hearing this, Yu Chuan echoed and said: "Mama is right, our uncle is doing well, he is already born as a scholar, he is not yet very old, and it is not known if he will be an official and prime minister in the future. I think Miss Wu's eyelids are the best. It's really short."
Yuzhu glanced at Yuchuan hurriedly, then stretched out her hand and pretended to pull her ear, and scolded: "Okay, what are you talking about her, you are so clumsy, only our grandma is kind enough to keep you in the house. Someone else might have sent it out in one go."
Gu Qingci was unhappy when someone mentioned Gu Qingwan, snorted a few times, and mocked: "Now that I'm gone in the house, she doesn't know how happy she is, no one can earn her more, she will definitely let her aunt pick it up." Watching Dad blow the pillow wind, I want to tell myself a good family."
Nanny Zhang thought to herself, no matter how high-minded her fifth girl is, she wouldn't even think about it. Powerless.
To put it bluntly, when the old lady kicks her legs and closes her eyes, the second room will definitely be separated. Just such a concubine daughter of the second room, even if she is favored, wants to marry into the Gaomen Hou's mansion as the main wife , the status is still poor.
It's a mystery what the fifth girl can do in the future. On the contrary, it's much better with my own girl than I thought at the beginning.
Sure enough, when a woman gets married, she can't just focus on her family background, the man's character is also of the utmost importance.
Gu Qingci still doesn't know that the fifth girl she is talking about is having a banquet in the yard.
If Li Cheng was in Gu's residence, he would be able to recognize that the person Aunt Zhou was entertaining was none other than Su Ziyan.
But it turns out that Su Ziyan is Aunt Zhou's nephew and fifth girl Gu Qingwan's cousin.
The relationship is actually not complicated in detail, that is, Aunt Zhou and Su Ziyan's mothers are sisters.
It's just that Su's mother is a descendant, and Aunt Zhou is a concubine. After the two grew up, Su's mother married the fellow Jinshi back then, and the other became a concubine of the Hou's mansion.
Su Ziyan came here today to deliver some news for them.
By the way, Gu Qingci was mentioned again.
The reason why Gu Qingci fell into the water was indeed planned step by step by Aunt Zhou and the others.
It's just that this plan is a little bit off. Originally, Aunt Zhou's plan was to ask Su Ziyan to rescue Gu Qingci when she fell into the water, then destroy her boudoir reputation, and then he would marry Gu Qingci.
Aunt Zhou is still regretful now, and she can't help complaining: "Why did you let a poor scholar who didn't know where to come first? If you were smart, you would be the one who married Miss Six now. Although that girl is vulgar and barbaric, but Take a look at how much dowry the second lady has prepared for her. There are a total of sixty-four dowries, and the dowry is so heavy that it is no worse than when the eldest girl got married. If there is nothing wrong, those things are all yours. "
Su Ziyan smiled, and said that his nephew was stupid, and that the sixth girl must be lucky because the Su family couldn't afford it.
This is sarcastic.
Aunt Zhou was amused, and said: "Forget it, Miss Six's temperament, don't harm you, now it's just right to ask her to be poor and settle down."
Su Ziyan's expression changed momentarily when he heard the word scourge, a flash of light flashed across his eyes, but he quickly returned to normal.
Sitting next to Gu Qingwan, she couldn't help but cover her veil and laugh in a low voice when she heard her aunt's words.
So what if he was born in the first place, in the end, he was trampled under his feet and couldn't turn over, and he was afraid that he would be poor for a lifetime.
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Of course, it is impossible to be poor. After all, Professor Li will not starve his wife.
Yuan Bao ran out all day and finally brought back good news.
He found a group of people who often run business in the two places, and when he asked, they all passed through the Western Regions, Persia and other remote places.
"They happen to be free tomorrow, so I took it upon myself to arrange an appointment in the restaurant for the master. The master can come and meet tomorrow."
Li Cheng nodded and praised him: "Smart." Then he said, "You don't have to worry about this matter anymore. After lunch, go to the private tooth house and look for two people to come back. Be honest and few people will know." Cooking, laundry and sweeping the floor." The price of this kind of low-level servant will not be very expensive, and one tael of silver can top the sky.
Li Cheng gave more ingots, and the rest was to reward him for his hard work.
As for the addition of two servants, I still have to talk to Sun and the others. Fortunately, Li Cheng is in charge of most of the Li family's affairs, and the old lady also agrees with what he said. Listen, it's rare to contradict him.