Du Xia always wakes up early in the morning and is used to practicing martial arts. He has already washed with well water, and wanted to drink some more water, but the well guard told him. If you want to drink water, you must go to the kitchen to drink the boiled hot water. This is the rule of the mansion. If anyone breaks this rule, he will be asked to leave the mansion. So he could only find it in the direction indicated by the man.
He saw that the light was on in the kitchen and walked in. But he didn't expect that the person sitting behind the stove was actually Gu Yuqi who he had been thinking about for four years.
Seeing a face as bright as the morning glow suddenly appear in front of him, Du Xia was completely at a loss. He stopped in a daze, watching the beautiful girl step by step across the pot and walk towards him in a daze. Come.
Just like when Du Xia saw her for the first time in the Renyazi Market, she was like a pink cloud floating towards him with seven colors of precious light, but now Gu Yuqi is more like She is a fairy who has fallen into the mortal world, so beautiful, but also very kind.
"Are you thirsty?" Gu Yuqi walked in front of Du Xia, smiled and pulled his sleeves, "Will it start a fire?"
Her movements are so familiar. The demeanor is so relaxed, they seem to be a pair of good friends who have known each other for many years, rather than separated for four years and haven't seen each other.
Du Xia really wanted to grab Gu Yuqi and tell her that for four years, he has been thinking about her, and he has survived well as she said, and he has been hanging the things she gave him with ropes on him like treasures. On his chest, the little rabbit has been sticking to his heart and kept by him carefully, he will hardly take it off.
But these words, in Gu Yuqi's bright smile. It has become less important, the important thing is that she remembers him.
Looking at the unaffected smile in her eyes, Du Xia's lips also slightly pulled out a smile. Four years of training, he could barely remember what a smile looked like, and now she made him remember again.
He didn't want to ask her again, how have you been doing these years, have you thought of me these years, why you were expelled from the Hou's mansion, why you stayed here, and so on, it has become meaningless at this moment Word.
She was, she remembered, and that was enough.
"Yes." Du Xia nodded, vaguely remembering the steps of lighting a fire when he was a child, but he hasn't moved the pot for many years. I'm afraid I can't do well.
"That's great!" Gu Yuqi breathed a sigh of relief, "My mother, I've lost my temper because of this pot. You take care of it, and I'll boil water and cook something delicious for you. " Gu Yuqi smiled and pulled Du Xia behind the stove, then raised her hand and pressed his shoulder, telling him to sit down.
Wow, it's only been a few years since I've seen him, he's already grown a head taller than me. Gu Yuqi asked herself that she was no longer short, but she was still under pressure in front of Du Xia. What do boys eat? Why do you jump up so fast.
Du Xia should be fifteen years old this year. Gu Yuqi remembers that he was one year older than her in the last life. He was a fifteen-year-old boy with a fledgling character. Apart from his still clean and outstanding face, his stature had already increased dramatically. . The skeleton of the shoulders was also stretched out. He has practiced martial arts all the year round. His shoulders are wider than that of ordinary teenagers. The dark blue guard uniform on his body looks very heroic. The bodyguard uniform has a high collar, and the buttons are fastened meticulously, with a sense of ascetic beauty.
Sure enough, he is worthy of being the most handsome Lord Marquis in Daqi Kingdom in the future, and the number one candidate for the best husband-in-law in the eyes of all women in Daqi.
Gu Yuqi looked at Du Xia who didn't talk much, but started to get busy, and suddenly felt the vicissitudes of my family's early growth. She touched her cheek in fright, is she old
Sure enough, Du Xia knows how to light a fire. Although he is relatively unfamiliar, he can make the fire up. Seeing the bright fire rising from the stove, Du Xia breathed a sigh of relief, raised the crystal bright His eyes looked at Gu Yuqi, as if waiting for her next instruction.
"The fire is really burning." Gu Yuqi returned to her senses, and looked at Du Xia in surprise and joy.
The firelight in the stove made his cheeks slightly red, making the face of the young man in front of him more beautiful, with a warm feeling floating around.
"Wait. I'll boil the water." Gu Yuqi proudly picked up a huge iron pot and threw it onto the pot hole with a bang, then grabbed the water ladle and poured water from the vat into the pot. The action was done in one go, and Du Xia was stunned.
This... isn't she from the Hou family? Why do these things seem to be more agile than the maids of the palace.
Gu Yuqi didn't feel that Du Xia's actions had frightened Du Xia at all. After the water entered the pot, she jumped to Du Xia's side and sat down next to him.
"Where's the rabbit I gave you?" She sat beside Du Xia, with her arms around her knees, and she tilted her head to look at Du Xia. The light flowing in her eyes was as dazzling as a galaxy.
Du Xia didn't say anything, but turned away uncomfortably.
She was so close, Du Xia felt her heart beat several beats faster suddenly, and her face became hot instantly.
"You're not lost, are you?" Seeing Du Xia's silence, Gu Yuqi's smile choked, and then she said, "It's all right, it's just a little rabbit, if you lose it, you lose it." She comforted.
Du Xia raised his neck silently, touched his collar with his slender fingers, unbuttoned the top button, then reached in and pulled the little rabbit out, then took the little rabbit off silently, Passed it to me Gu Yuqi.
"You didn't lose it." Gu Yuqi took the little rabbit, and said silly Zhile. Du Xia's silence and Yun Ke's silence belong to two concepts completely. His silence will make people feel that he is very shy and cute, but Yun Ke Ke... Forget it, what do you think about Yun Ke at this time.
The thoughts that had been deposited in Gu Yuqi's heart many years ago began to stir again.
She held the little rabbit jade pendant in one hand, and groped her chin with the other. Should she train this person in front of her to be her future husband
Du Xia didn't dare to look at Gu Yuqi at all, the faint fragrance of her body at the end of her nose seemed to surround her, like a spring breeze passing through his heart, blowing layers of ripples. He was afraid that if he turned his head, he would fall into her beautiful eyes and be unable to extricate himself. But he really wanted to sneak a few more glances at her. This tangled state of mind made him bit his lip slightly involuntarily.
One of the hidden guards' training is to resist the temptation of beauty.
Du Xia has always completed this training very well, but now he has a feeling of being on pins and needles, obviously the girl around him didn't do anything to him, just looked at him with his chin and smiled, he felt himself The hairs on her body were about to stand on end, and every muscle in her body was clamoring to get closer to her...
"By the way, these little rabbits were a couple back then." Gu Yuqi saw that he never looked at her, so she purposely used words to provoke him. "Unfortunately, I forgot to bring one of them when I left the Marquis Mansion."
After she finished speaking, she looked at him, sure enough, Du Xia's complexion turned slightly pale, and her back became stiff.
"Are you disappointed?" Gu Yuqi gave him an elbow, and then laughed, "I'm lying to you." She took off the purse hanging from her waist, and found a bag that was exactly the same as his. The little rabbit jade pendant came out and placed together. "Look."
Du Xia looked at Gu Yuqi's palm, and in the center of her slender and delicate hand, there were two identical jade rabbits side by side. The jade color was moist and warm, but it was less than one ten-thousandth of her skin.
Du Xia only glanced at it. Gu Yuqi's existence was really a big challenge for him, but he was very happy in his heart, unprecedentedly happy.
He wasn't angry that she lied to him, he just felt that as long as she was happy, it would be better than anything else. Of course, if the little rabbit was really lost, he would be very disappointed.
"Okay. You put yours away." Gu Yuqi returned the little rabbit to Du Xia, and Du Xia hurriedly hung up the little rabbit, and then buttoned her own button.
"I'll go and see the water." Gu Yuqi got up, and the water was already bubbling with bubbles and white steam.
The girl's face appeared more and more hazy and elegant in the white steam, Du Xia waited for Gu Yuqi to leave before she dared to look at her more.
"I'll put the water in for you first, let it cool down." Gu Yuqi said to Du Xia, "I'll eat some eggs, I'm starving to death." With the remaining hot water, Gu Yuqi pulled out a few eggs like magic , and then smashed the eggshell, and beat the egg into the water, and she took some white and sprinkled it in.
"Oh, do you like to eat sweets?" She didn't remember to ask Du Xia until she was done.
"En." Du Xia nodded. He didn't expect to be able to eat the food made by Gu Yuqi. As long as it was made by her, even if it was spicy, he would eat it. Even more prosperous, I couldn't restrain the joy in my heart, I felt like my heart was about to fly.
"That's good. I thought men didn't like sweets." Yun Ke didn't like sweets, and Gu Yuqi continued nagging, completely ignoring Du Xia's reaction, "By the way, it's fine if you like sweets. After a while, when Daimei gets up, I will ask her to light the fire and make a cake for you to eat. You don’t know that the cake I made is delicious. Keep it as you like it.” Gu Yuqi traveled through time and was reborn once, and it was rare for her to feel the same. Du Xia didn't need to wear a mask anymore, so he naturally talked more.
In the Hou Mansion before, she had to put on a ladylike appearance, firstly to comfort her mother, and secondly to show Gu Huaizhong and Liu Yue. When she goes out, she must always pay attention to her words and deeds, not to mention it in front of Yun Ke, she must be very careful in saying a word, but in front of Du Xia, she can have no scruples at all.
Gu Yuqi's busy figure and nagging words were all carefully taken into Du Xia's eyes and kept in his heart. He felt that he was so calm at this moment. They really wanted to be like their companions who had known each other for many years. The familiar feeling moved Du Xia so much that he wanted to cry, although he didn't know what emotion and tears were for a long time.
Not long after, Gu Yuqi fished out two bowls of steaming boiled eggs and put them in two bowls respectively.
"Come." Gu Yuqi greeted Du Xia with a bowl in her hand.
When Du Xia took the bowl, his nose felt slightly sour.
As long as he can remember, no one has treated him so kindly. It's not that he has eaten good ones, and he has seen good ones, but nothing compares to this bowl of steaming hot boiled eggs. Two snow-white eggs were half floating in the translucent water, exuding a strong egg fragrance.
Take a bite, the egg is boiled just right, neither old nor tender, the slippery egg white, orange yolk, and a touch of sweetness, all bit by bit into the bottom of Du Xia's heart, making him unbearable Finish this bowl of eggs so quickly.
He ate very carefully and politely, but Gu Yuqi was so hungry that she swallowed all the contents of the bowl into her stomach.
"That's right. I'm going to go back to sleep for a while." Gu Yuqi stood up after eating and said to Du Xia, "Otherwise, your lord with snake spirits will make people call me, and I won't have the energy to deal with him."
Du Xia's heart sank slightly, did she just leave like this? However, he still raised his eyes and nodded obediently. Although he didn't understand what snake spirit disease was, he instinctively reprimanded their lord.
"Don't worry, I will remember to make a cake for you to eat." Gu Yuqi walked to the door and looked back at Du Xia with a smile before leaving quickly.
It was almost dawn, and it would be bad if other people saw her and Du Xia alone in the kitchen, mainly because they were afraid that someone would hear it in Yun Ke's ears. So Gu Yuqi still chose to leave as soon as possible.
Du Xia opened his mouth, but before he could say goodbye, Gu Yuqi had already run away without a trace, he was stunned for a moment, looked at the empty bowl on the table with a sense of loss, and let out a long sigh.
He got up and cleaned up all the dishes and chopsticks, then extinguished the fire in the pot and stove, blew off the oil lamp on the table, and took a last look at the kitchen. He didn't notice anything unusual, and then he turned and walked away.
The sky has turned into a light black-gray, compared with the thick blackness of the night, there is a glimmer of light. The rain seems to be a little lighter than the previous few days, but it is still falling. Du Xia no longer had the mind to practice martial arts, he went straight back to the resting place, folded his clothes and lay down on the bed, the other guards were still sleeping soundly, snoring one after another, Du Xia seemed to turn a deaf ear to it, but his heart was no longer quiet I can't come down.
Gu Yuqi fell into a dark sleep this time, and slept until the evening before getting up in a daze, rubbing her eyes and asking Rouge who was doing needlework, "What time is it?"
"Miss." Seeing that Gu Yuqi had woken up, Rouge happily came over and opened the hanging veil for her, and brought clean clothes and water for washing, "It's already evening."
sleep all day? Gu Yuqi was also taken aback, and hurriedly got out of bed, "Didn't that Wang An look for me?" She asked Yan Zhi while getting dressed.
"I did, but Madam went to intercede with you, saying that Miss, you are too tired and need to rest. His Royal Highness Wang An ordered that if Miss wakes up, she should hurry over and serve her." Yanzhi helped Gu Yuqi arrange her dress and said.
"Oh. Don't worry." Gu Yuqi nodded. "Where's Runying? Tell her to come in."
"Yes." Rouge turned and went out, and walked in with Runying after a while.
"I'll go and watch at the door." Knowing that Gu Yuqi was going to talk to Runying, Yan Zhi retreated out tactfully. Recently, Gu Yuqi and Runying's words are always very mysterious, so big-hearted like Yanzhi naturally won't ask them what they are talking about. In her heart, as long as Gu Yuqi is good.
Runying knew what Gu Yuqi was looking for her for, and just received a letter from Feige in the capital. It was raining heavily, and the pigeons could hardly find their way. It took a day longer than expected, and Runying thought that her pigeons had been shot down and roasted.
"The price of food in the capital has already skyrocketed." Run Ying waited on Gu Yuqi to wash and dress, and said, "Our shop has not released any food for the time being according to the order of the lady. A few days ago, our shop also received a lot of food from other shops Come back, I’m afraid that the stomachs of those shops that sold us grain a few days ago are all green.”
"En. Tell them to be careful." Gu Yuqi nodded, "In four days, we will start selling grain. It doesn't need to be the most expensive. Remember to follow my advice, just sell it at four times the current price. In a few days, when the plague starts and the city gates are closed, the price of food will rise to ten times the current price.
"Yes." Runying's eyes became brighter and brighter, "Then young lady, if we just sell food, we will sell it!"
"Yeah." Gu Yuqi looked at herself in the mirror, Runying's hands were very skillful, and the braids were unusually snug in her hands. "But now we need to gain a good reputation. There is no need to sell it so expensively with others. But in order not to cause unnecessary jealousy among colleagues, the polished rice in our shop is sold according to a certain limit, and the other cornmeal and buckwheat noodles are not limited. That's it." Chi Feng said blood.
Polished rice can only be eaten by the rich. Anyway, nobles don’t care about the price difference, and they can buy it from other shops. Gu Yuqi's hoard of polished rice is not too much, so it will be sold according to the quota, and it will basically be able to sell almost all of them before the end of the plague. She bought a lot of cheap food like cornmeal and sorghum rice. The price of rice has skyrocketed, and ordinary people naturally eat this kind of food. Even the nobles in the capital will buy a lot of this kind of food for their servants to use. .
"Well, I'll listen to you, Miss." Runying had long since cast her eyes on Gu Yuqi's clothes, and Gu Yuqi was a walking cash cow in her eyes. "You remember to wait for the prescription to cure the plague to come out, and follow what I said, boil the herbs into a medicinal juice, put it in a bamboo tube and sell it."
"Yes." Runying nodded.
The price of herbal medicine will be ridiculously high. Gu Yuqi boiled the herbal medicine and packaged it into bamboo tubes, which can effectively reduce the cost. Besides, she had invited two pharmacists to the store, and told her to ensure the efficacy of the medicine. The medicine juice made from herbs can be used by several people, and if it is shared equally, the cost will be reduced and the profit will be more. Besides, her medicine juice is relatively cheaper than the herbs in other stores, so fools will not buy Gu Yuqi at that time. medicine.
Gu Yuqi's herbal medicine store is afraid that it will become an instant hit, and the business will be unstoppable in the future.
Not to mention Gu Yuqi, even Runying felt that the cute Yinzi had small wings and was flying towards her.
Gu Yuqi's money is useful. She has a big plan in her heart, and she needs to spend money everywhere. With this first pot of gold, she will dig the second and third pot of gold. She is already in front of Yun Ke. It's a big boast, and it will protect him from worrying about money in the future.
It's easy to talk, just touch your upper and lower lips, but when the time comes, you will have to spend real money.
In her previous life, Gu Yuqi had seen how much Yun Ke had a headache for money and food, and knew that it would be a huge gap, so she had to gather a huge amount of wealth within a period of time to meet Yun Ke's needs.
The goal is ambitious, the road is tortuous, and Gu Yuqi is very hard-working!
But thinking of her own freedom and her mother's title of Mrs. Huguo, Gu Yuqi felt that she was resurrected in place with full blood and buffs.
She sent Hongyuan in front of Gu Huaizhong to make her mother return to the capital with a much more beautiful appearance than before, and slap his old face every minute, this is not for nothing! No matter what, she needs to do it.
And that Liu Yue, did she think that if she left, she would be able to become Mrs. Dingyuan Hou with peace of mind? She thought beautifully, she harmed her mother in the previous life, and if she hadn't protected her ruthlessly in this life, Liu Yue would have done it too. The two lifetimes added up, she would never change her nature, how could Gu Yuqi let her sit peacefully? On the throne of Mrs. Dingyuan Hou.
Not torturing her now doesn't mean she will let Liu Yue go. Only by letting Liu Yue get it first, and then taking the glory away from her, will she feel the pain to the bone.
Just doing so would inevitably hurt the hearts of Gu Siyang and Gu Siyu, Gu Yuqi sighed slightly.
"By the way, that Liu Yue's cousin, haven't you found out the details yet?" Thinking of Liu Yue, Gu Yuqi thought of that mysterious cousin, and couldn't help asking more questions.
"No." Runying shook her head when she heard the words, "According to Miss's order, I have sent someone to the border to ask, but they have not asked."
It's been four years, but his identity and background can't be changed. It seems that this person is not simple. The more this was the case, the more Gu Yuqi felt that the cousin named Sun Peng was suspicious. It was impossible for a person to appear for nothing without any background.
"Is he really Liu Yue's cousin?" Gu Yuqi frowned and asked.
"We sent someone to find out that he met Aunt Liu at the border." Runying said, "But Aunt Liu's background is also very strange."
"Oh." Gu Yuqi nodded, as long as she came here in a strange way, I'm afraid she didn't come in a strange way. "That's right. Let the people on the border continue to investigate. No matter how long it takes, they must find out."
"It's Miss." Runying nodded.
The medicine that Sun Peng quietly handed to Aunt Liu was intercepted by Gu Yuqi once, and she asked someone to look at it. It was a medicine to calm the nerves and help sleep, and found nothing special, but Gu Yuqi still found it very strange.
Liu Yue has never had a problem with insomnia, so why did she use medicine to soothe the nerves and help her sleep? It's because her mother often has trouble resting because of her heavy thoughts in the Hou Mansion.
Liu Yue sent the decoction twice, Gu Yuqi also checked it, it was the medicine sent by Sun Peng, but Gu Yuqi couldn't find any special problem, but for the sake of safety, Gu Yuqi still asked Chun Xing to feed all the decoction After seeing the dog, Gu Yuqi also observed the dog, except for sleeping, it was sleeping, but the dog couldn't talk, and it couldn't communicate if something went wrong. So Gu Yuqi still sent some things to Liu Yue's side, as a reward for her delivery of medicine, and at the same time made a side note, Liu Yue really didn't dare to send medicine over, if she had a ghost in her heart, according to her temper, she would have already quarreled When she went to Gu Huaizhong's side, she died down, which made Gu Yuqi more and more suspicious of something tricky.
Gu Yuqi left a copy of the herbal medicine for Chun Xing to take with her, so she might be able to find out later.