207, two requirements
The Peony Court at this time can be said to be a fortress of iron and steel.
Although the other aunts in the backyard of the Gu Mansion except Aunt Pei have expressed incomparable kindness and enthusiasm to Gu Qianxue, she still has to prepare for the worst.
Without the company of Yulian and Yucui, Gu Qianxue felt a lot more free. She complained in her heart that this modern person is a lowly life, and she is not used to being served while she has a maid.
After entering the Peony Court, a group of servants came to pay their respects, and after asking a few words with the servants, they went to Mrs. Zhao's room.
Gu Qianxue used Zhao's pulse and listened to her heart, but unfortunately her stethoscope has been improved for several generations, but it is still not comparable to modern stethoscopes, otherwise, she could more or less hear the fetal heartbeat.
"Mother, in the past few days, apart from vomiting and lethargy, do you feel unwell?" Gu Qianxue asked softly.
After several months of tossing, Mrs. Zhao has lost weight. Although she cannot be said to be slim now, she is completely opposite to her previous obesity. Measured by modern standards, her height is about 160 centimeters and her weight is about 120 catties .
"No." Mrs. Zhao replied weakly.
"Have you ever had a stomachache? Have you ever seen red?" Gu Qianxue asked.
"No." Mrs. Zhao shook her head, then rested her head on the soft cushion.
Gu Qianxue felt relieved, but became worried again.
In more than three months, Mrs. Zhao lost 40 catties of fat. If fat is a line of defense for the human body against the harsh environment, then Mrs. Zhao's defense line is about to be breached.
In any case, she must find a way, and she can't just watch Zhao's body collapse.
Although she was worried, she had to say that Mrs. Zhao became more and more beautiful.
The face already has a beautiful outline, the chin is pointed, the bridge of the nose is straight, the eyes are deeper, and the exotic style is more intense.
Gu Qianxue was sure that if Zhao Shi dressed up and appeared in front of everyone at this time, everyone would be astonished. No wonder Gu Shangshu came to Peony Courtyard more and more frequently recently.
Others thought that Gu Shangshu came to see his unborn son, but Gu Qianxue guessed wretchedly that Gu Shangshu was attracted by Zhao's appearance.
After chatting with Mrs. Zhao for a few words, Mrs. Zhao was about to rest. Yulian and Yucui followed Gu Qianxue out of the Peony Courtyard to return to Tingxue Courtyard, but they ran into someone just outside the gate.
It was already dark, and there were lanterns hanging in the yard, which was considered bright.
The visitor was dressed in dark purple satin clothes, and there was a sense of sadness in the darkness. Her face was pale and haggard, she hadn't put on any makeup, and when she saw Gu Qianxue bend her knees, she wanted to kneel down.
"I beg the eldest miss to be merciful, I kowtow for you!" The wailing voice came from Aunt Pei, who usually looked graceful and luxurious.
Gu Qianxue was taken aback, and didn't even have time to think about whether all this was a conspiracy, so she hurried forward to grab Aunt Pei, "Aunt Pei, I'm a junior, but I can't bear your kneeling ceremony."
Aunt Pei struggled and insisted on kneeling, "Miss, it was Rou'er who made a mistake in the past, and it was also my concubine's fault. It was my concubine who didn't educate her daughter well and offended Miss. Please forgive Rou'er a lot. , Rou'er has never suffered so much, what can she do now in Manfuyuan?"
The more Gu Qianxue heard it, the more unhappy she became. Seeing that Aunt Pei insisted on kneeling, she stopped stopping her, but turned aside by herself, which meant that she did not accept the ritual of kneeling.
"Aunt Pei's words are wrong. First of all, the second sister did frame me many times, but I never thought about how to get revenge because she is my sister." Of course, the reason for not retaliating is not that I don't want to retaliate, but that it is true. Gu Qianxue didn't say anything about the second half of the sentence.
"Secondly, the second younger sister was educated by her grandmother but she was not suffering. I advise Aunt Pei to be more careful with her words. It doesn't matter if you wrong me. If you hurt my grandmother's heart, wouldn't your relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law be difficult?"
Aunt Pei didn't argue, and smiled wryly, "Since the eldest lady is willing to speak out, then the concubine will not say that. The eldest lady used to be kind to Rou'er, and the concubine knew that Rou'er was arrogant and disrespectful. So it caused a catastrophe. The master punished Rou'er because he was angry, she... "
"Stop!" Gu Qianxue couldn't help interrupting, she squatted down beside Aunt Pei, and looked at her with a helpless expression, "Aunt Pei, didn't you just say that you didn't want to talk nonsense? Then you said something in a roundabout way." What, I'm really sleepy, look at the dark circles under my eyelids. Let's get straight to the point, what can I say? As long as you bring it up, I'll try my best to do it. "
Aunt Pei froze for a moment, her face turned red and then turned pale, "The concubine...meaning that as long as the eldest lady can persuade the master and the old lady to release Rou'er, the conditions...just ask."
Perhaps because of being frightened by Gu Qianxue, Mrs. Pei actually spoke out what was in her heart.
Gu Qianxue smiled, and stretched out her hand to help Aunt Pei up, "Hey, it's just such a small matter, and I'm going to trouble you to mobilize everyone. Why don't you just send someone to tell me?"
"Miss is really willing to help?" Aunt Pei's face was full of disbelief.
Aunt Pei didn't think she was incapable of impressing Gu Qianxue, but she didn't expect it to be so easy.
Gu Qianxue raised her eyebrows, "Really."
The surprise on Aunt Pei's face deepened, "There is no... other price?"
Gu Qianxue chuckled, "Why did Aunt Pei start to forget things at such a young age? Didn't you just say that no matter what the price was, I begged my grandmother and father to release my second sister? Why did it suddenly become priceless again? "
Aunt Pei suddenly realized, and a hanging heart finally fell, "Okay, just say what the eldest miss wants, as long as the concubine has it, give it all to the eldest miss."
Yu Cui, who was behind Gu Qianxue, bit her lower lip desperately, really wanted to go to Pokou and yell at her, the mother and daughter of the Pei family were shameless, they framed Miss repeatedly, and now they still have the face to come here to intercede.
Yulian was much more sensible, but she was surprised that the young lady usually had nothing to do, and she had no desires, what was there that could tempt the young lady to negotiate terms with others.
Gu Qianxue stretched out two scallion-like jade fingers, "Not much, just two requests. One, the money and jewels that my second sister took from me in the past, and send them back to me one by one. Do you agree with this?" "
Aunt Pei immediately nodded in agreement, but there was disdain in her heart - after a long time of trouble, the eldest lady was greedy for these possessions, as long as she liked it, it was the easiest to do what she liked. "The things that Rou'er borrowed from the eldest lady in the past should be returned."
Yucui really wanted to spit on Aunt Pei, what a shameless mother and daughter.
"Second," Gu Qianxue continued with a smile, "Aunt Pei's female red embroidery can be said to be famous in the capital, and the second sister's craftsmanship is even more outstanding. It is rumored that she once gave the empress a double-sided embroidery, and even the empress praised it again and again. .”
Aunt Pei said nothing, quietly waiting for Gu Qianxue's request.
"I'm going to have a dance competition with Princess Anran in two months. I'm afraid Auntie Pei knows about it," Gu Qianxue frowned slightly as she spoke, "I'd like to invite Auntie Pei and the two How about joining hands with my sister and using double-sided embroidery to sew me a dance dress that is unique in the world?"
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