Gu Xiran threw the towel back into the basin, and turned to look at Shu Huan.
"You go with me."
"How is that possible." Shu Huan shook his head and said, "They all lied that they were sick and had to take good care of them, but now they say they want to go with them, isn't it a slap in the face?"
Gu Xiran stared at her in silence for a while, then said: "Then you should be careful in everything, if there is anything you can't handle, we'll talk about it when I come back."
Shu Huan was a little surprised: "Are you leaving immediately?"
"En." Gu Xiran responded, first let Meijing go to pack her things, and then told Shu Huan some things, so that she could try to find Ji Danqing if she had a fact and couldn't find anyone to discuss it with.
Shu Huan thought it was a little funny, she was no longer a child, of course she would know about this kind of thing, but it was rare for Gu Xiran to nag, and it made her feel a little sweet at the same time.
To be separated would feel lonely.
"You take the ink away, there is a trustworthy person by your side, and you can handle things properly."
Gu Xiran frowned slightly: "No, I'm relieved to keep him by your side."
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Shu Huan suddenly felt that this kind of conversation made her very uncomfortable. Although she gave in to each other out of concern for each other, it was too tangled for her mother-in-law, so she coughed twice, turned her face away and said: "Stop talking nonsense, Take it with you, I don’t need him here.”
Meimei happened to come over, and when she heard this, she covered her mouth and snickered.
Gu Xiran was not surprised either, and followed Zhanyan with a smile, without saying anything, took the burden from Meijing's hand, took another deep look at Shu Huan, then turned and went out.
Shu Huan held on to the door frame, watched him go, and after a while he said: "Send out the word that the third girl's residence is not good in geomantic omen, and she commits evil spirits, so she will do such insane things."
Meimei was startled, thought for a while and said: "I see, I will go to Sister Qiaoyun."
Shu Huan nodded, turned back to the room, and continued to paint her stones.
The more serious things like rumors are, the harder it is to suppress them. All she can think of is fighting poison with poison. It's not that she deliberately wants to attack Gu Xuan, but that she can't afford to offend anyone in the Gu family, and she can't reveal the secrets behind her back. , I had no choice but to pretend to be superstitious, and find a high-sounding reason to explain Gu Xuan's heinous behavior, so that even if the old lady and the others found out that she was the one who released the rumor, it would not be a problem.
Thinking about something on her mind, Shu Huan had no intention of writing. Shu Huan looked out of the window at the beautiful scenery that was whispering to Qiao Yun, and sighed again. She really didn't like her current changes.
The gossip campaign is still somewhat effective.
In the next few days, when Shu Huan finished her set of Jinling Twelve Beauties' stone paintings, rumors about Gu Xuan's bewitching had already spread throughout the whole house.
This is due to Gu Xuan's usual good acting skills. In the eyes of others, she has always been gentle and silent, but she suddenly became so cruel and vicious. Everyone finds it a bit inconceivable, and the rumors just explain her transformation At this time, people were very superstitious, and after hearing it, they believed it completely. Some people even dared not approach her residence, and tried to detour as much as possible. foul smell.
In contrast, the rumors about Shu Huan are rarely mentioned, but Shu Huan knows that although these rumors are spread in private, it is impossible for a shrewd person like the old lady to be unaware of them, so he dare not be careless and keep paying attention. Looking at the movement in Songhetang, only a few days have passed, there is still no response at all, I don't know if the old lady has no energy to deal with this matter, or she has other plans to open her eyes and close her eyes, letting gossip spread.
Since the old lady didn't care about it, she was happy and quiet, and began to draw the fine brushwork pictures of the twelve beauties of Jinling, which made Meijing always ask curiously where the beauty is, and why the clothes are so strange.
Shu Huan fell into a groan when she asked, and only asked, "Does it look good?"
"It's beautiful." Meimei said with envy, "It's a pity that my female worker is not good, or I can make a suit of clothes like this."
Is this an ancient version of cosplay
Shu Huan laughed: "Stop talking nonsense, are the clothes also nonsense?"
There are too many restrictions in this era, strange clothes are not allowed to be seen, not to mention that Mei Mei is still a maid, she will not be scolded bloody when she goes out wearing such a suit.
"Okay, don't make noise on the sidelines, go find Xinxin to learn calligraphy." Shu Huan collected her thoughts and prepared to continue drawing.
Jingmei agreed and went out, but turned back after a while: "Second Grandma, your natal sister is asking to see you."
Shu Huan shook her hand, and the finger of the beauty on the painting became swollen, which made her extremely annoyed, so she took off the drawing paper, threw it away in a ball, and said flatly, "I'm sick, so I won't see you."
"This..." Meimei hesitated and said, "She's here to pay tribute to the funeral, and my wife told her to come and see you."
Shu Huan still said the same words: "I don't see you."
God knows what kind of virtue the original owner's younger sister is. If it's good, it's okay to say, but if it's not, wouldn't she invite trouble to come in again? Don't tear your face apart in two strokes, and the resentment will deepen.
Meimei hesitated to speak, and finally went out, and after sending Shu Yue away, she came in and said with a smile: "Second Grandma, I think she is well-behaved and sensible. I said that Second Grandma was ill, and she was very concerned For half a day, I told Second Mistress to have a good life."
Shu Huan smiled slightly: "Miss San seems to be well-behaved and sensible."
Meijing was taken aback, sighed secretly, and went out.
Not long after the peaceful days passed, new rumors suddenly spread in the mansion, saying that shopkeeper Tong, who had worked in the Gu family for decades, was wooed by a business rival.
It's fine if the person left, but the Gu family's secret collection of fragrant prescriptions might not be able to be kept. In the fragrance business, apart from the use of excellent materials, the most important thing is the fragrance recipes. The secret recipes of each family are different, and the unique taste is usually only one of them. There is no semicolon. No amount of money can buy it. From this, one can imagine how much the Gu family will suffer if Xiang Fang leaks out. In addition, some people said that shopkeeper Tong was originally Gu Da's confidant, and he knew most of the business secrets. If it was leaked out, it would be a great blow to the Gu family.
After hearing about this, Gu Da fell ill again and was completely bedridden. The old lady is getting old, how can she have the energy to manage the business again? He just called the shopkeepers and tents of the various shops and tents in the house to discuss behind closed doors for a day, and he was exhausted the next day. At this time, there was no one in charge of the house except Mrs. Lin. The day will become panic.
Shu Huan was also a little panicked, worried that Gu Xiran would be affected by doing business outside, but she had never inquired about this kind of business matter, so naturally she didn't understand at all, and all she could do was to let Meijing save some of the money and jewelry she had accumulated in private , Take it out quietly and find a bank to deposit it.
This is to take precautions before they happen, and you have to leave a way out for yourself.
It's just that as soon as the beautiful scenery left, Zisu came over to pass a message, saying that the old lady called Shu Huan to come over and have something to say.
Seeing Zisu's tense face, Shu Huan wanted to ask, but knowing that he couldn't get anything out of it, he adjusted his clothes a little, and went to Songhe Hall together with Xinxin.
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When I came back from the annual meeting, I caught a bad cold, and I have been half dead for the past two days.
Today I had a splitting headache and couldn't hold it anymore. I took the medicine and fell asleep all day, and I only wrote one chapter.
I said that there will be double changes this month, and I don't want to break my promise.
For the time being, I will update this chapter first, and get up tomorrow to continue writing the next chapter. I will update it when I finish writing it. Please forgive me.