After the meal, Qingyue and the others came over to clean up the leftovers. Gu Sui'er thought Xiao Heng had to leave, but who knew that he didn't.
He paced with his hands behind his back and walked to the window. He saw a pair of white jade vases on the windowsill with a bamboo leaf inserted in them. The bottle is white and delicate, and the bamboo leaves are green and pleasant. Although it is not a famous flower or grass, it is still pleasing to the eye.
Gu Sui'er put the bamboo in to play with when she had nothing to do. Seeing Xiao Heng staring at it, she felt a little embarrassed. She hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile: "I didn't have any intention of doing anything with flowers or grass at the moment, so I inserted it at will." A few sprigs of this, I inserted them randomly, but they insult the bottle. It doesn't look good."
Xiao Heng glanced at her and said, "No, it looks so good."
When Gu Sui'er heard what he said, she liked it in her heart. It felt so sweet that she couldn't help but look at the bottle a few more times.
Xiao Heng changed his mind to something else.
This house used to be randomly stacked with books. Because when Gu Sui'er was picked up, he was still outside doing errands, so the eldest lady helped clean it up.
For a moment, I looked at the table spoon. Although it wasn't very good, it was still usable.
When he saw the east wall, he felt that there was a large area of white there, which seemed too empty, so he said, "Put a Baobao Pavilion here, and you can put whatever you want."
What else could Gu Sui'er say? She could only follow him and nod in agreement.
Xiao Heng looked at the table by the window again. On it were the calligraphy that Gu Sui'er had practiced recently, as well as the books he had read.
He picked it up and carefully turned over it one by one.
Gu Sui'er watched him turn over, and she was wary when he turned over a page. Finally, when he finished turning over, he said: "Your handwriting is already pretty good, gentle and meaningful, but it has lost its strength. When you are finished giving birth, I’ll teach you how to practice wrist strength again.”
When Gu Sui'er heard this, she quickly asked: "Third Master, how do you train your wrist strength?"
Xiao Heng said: "You can lift the stone and the cauldron."
Lift a stone and lift a cauldron...
Gu Sui'er's legs went weak and she almost fell down there.
"Third Master, I'm afraid it won't work..."
Xiao Heng looked at Gu Sui'er's slender shoulders and probably felt that she didn't have the talent to lift rocks and cauldrons, so he stopped mentioning it.
But he remembered the poems she had memorized again: "I'll find two more books tomorrow and let you read them slowly."
Just after recovering from lifting the stone and the cauldron, Gu Sui'er's legs were still weak when she heard that he was asking her to recite poems: "Third Master, no need... Miss Biao said she wanted to give me two books of poetry, so I took hers and read them. Just read it once.”
Xiao Heng: "I'll give you a collection of poems. What collection of poems?"
Gu Sui'er felt guilty: "She said it was "Flower Room Collection" and "Collection of Supplements"."
Xiao Heng looked at her and said nothing.
Gu Sui'er was secretly ashamed and lowered her head even further: "Otherwise, I'd better recite the poem that Third Master gave me."
Xiao Heng: "Then what do you like?"
Gu Sui'er didn't speak.
In fact, I didn't dare to say it, for fear that he would be angry.
Seeing her like this, Xiao Heng understood immediately. He stared at her, raised his eyebrows, and said softly: "You don't like the poem I gave you, do you?"
Gu Sui'er nodded cautiously, and then shook his head: "It's not that I don't like it, it's just that there are knives and swords inside, for killing and killing, and there is blood splattering everywhere. After all, I am pregnant and carrying this Not so good… "
Although Xiao Heng's face didn't look good, he still nodded.
"If you don't like something in the future, tell me."
Gu Sui'er nodded quickly, pursed her lips and smiled softly: "Yes, I understand, Third Master."
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I don’t know why Xiao Heng told the eldest lady. Anyway, after noon that day, Wang Kaishun’s family came over and specifically asked Gu Sui’er and the others to stay away, saying that bricklayers from outside were coming to set up the stove.
After the new stove is built, it can be used after it is dry.
Gu Sui'er has a stove here, which makes it much more convenient to eat. Sometimes when she feels hungry at night, Nanny An will make a poached egg or some soup herself.
In addition to the incident on the stove that went well, there was also the matter of Princess Zhaoyang, which was never mentioned again, as if such a thing had never happened.
So someone in the Hou Mansion quietly mentioned that the Third Master was highly dependent on the current emperor, and that the Third Master valued his Aunt Gu and loved her very much. Now that Aunt Gu has offended the current Princess Zhaoyang, she is treated like a normal person, which is really amazing.
As a result, everyone in the house naturally looked at Gu Sui'er with high regard, and no one dared to show any slightness.
When Nanny An mentioned this, she naturally liked it very much, with pride on her face. You must know that this Nanny An was not a reputable person originally, and she was not ranked among the many nuns in Ruidinghou Mansion. Now, because she serves Gu Sui'er, she has gradually become famous.
She became more and more respectful and cautious in front of Gu Sui'er. She really protected Gu Sui'er as if she were an eyeball, for fear that she would make a mistake.
However, when people get along well, they tend to drift off, and this is the case with Nanny An. She gradually showed a proud look as she talked to people in front of others.
Gu Sui'er didn't know it at first, but one day Wang Kaishun came over to deliver seasonal dishes. Gu Sui'er happened to hear Wang Kaishun talking to Grandma An, and she suddenly felt something was wrong.
The Wang Kaishun family treated Grandma An respectfully, and when they mentioned themselves, they treated themselves as a big person.
But she is not, she is not a big shot.
If it weren't for the tadpole in her belly, she would be nothing in this palace!
She thought about this matter carefully, and felt that something was wrong no matter how she thought about it, and she was so worried. After being so entangled, she finally couldn't help but talk about her thoughts with Aunt An.
"Aunt An, there is something I want to mention to you. I am not very sensible and don't know the rules in this house. If I say something wrong, don't be angry."
Aunt An smiled and said: "Little madam, if you have anything to do, just give me your orders. Whatever I can do, I will do it for you. Even if I can't do it, isn't there still the eldest madam? Look The Wang Kaishun family is always responsive to our requests!"
However, the more Aunt An said this, the less comfortable Gu Sui'er felt.
She felt that she did not have such a big arrogance, and she was not worthy of so many people working so hard for her.
The incident of setting up a stove in the yard has already made a lot of people aware of it. Some are envious, while others lament that Xiao Heng is so good to her.
But in fact, everyone understood that she was just a concubine.
"Mommy, you also know who I am. I was just an ordinary village girl. I didn't know a single word, and I didn't have any knowledge at all. I came to the Hou Mansion like this, with a low status, just a mere ordinary person. It’s just a concubine. I’m lucky enough to be pregnant with the third young master’s flesh and blood, and everyone sees the flesh and blood in my belly, so that’s why I’m so proud.”
She is what people say mother and son think are precious. Without tadpoles, she is nothing.
As for Grandma An, if she didn't have herself, she would definitely not be as proud as she is now.
As soon as Gu Sui'er opened her mouth, Nanny An understood what she meant. She lowered her head and thought about it for a moment, and suddenly there was a chill in her back.
In fact, Grandma An has been in the Ruiding Hou Mansion for so many years. She is a good person and has a clear understanding of the world. However, she has been too smooth recently and has been flattered by everyone. Now she thinks about it carefully and understands that she has been in trouble recently. It’s just too showy these days.
Looking at Gu Sui'er again, her clear eyes looked at her seriously, with a cautious look, obviously worried about this matter, and immediately said hurriedly: "Old slave is so proud that he forgot about me, this is old slave's no!"
Seeing what she said, Gu Sui'er quickly shook her head: "Mommy, you can't say that. You also know that I don't understand anything. When I came to this house, I relied on you for everything and wanted everything from you. Guidance. But I am still uneasy about this matter."
But Grandma An had already realized that she seemed to have made a big mistake.
You must know that no matter how smart this person is, it is not difficult to maintain his original intention when he is frustrated. What he fears most is when he is proud. Once a person becomes complacent, he forgets his duty, becomes arrogant and domineering, or shows off his pride. This is often not even noticeable to him, but in the eyes of others, it becomes a joke out of thin air.
After she realized this, she couldn't help but fall in love with Gu Sui'er even more when she looked at her again.
"This old slave has been practicing in the Hou Mansion for many years, and he has been practicing for a long time. He thought he had already seen through human feelings, but he made a mistake after all. Although Madam does not understand the ways of this manor, she is fortunate to have a pure mind!"
A person with a simple mind and great wisdom can see through the key point where smart people are most likely to make mistakes.
Gu Sui'er didn't know anything about this, but she always felt that compared to the two young ladies, and Xiao Jin and Xiao Xu, she was naturally far inferior.
Now that I am being treated so favorably, I feel subconsciously uneasy.
Hearing Nanny An say this, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Since then, Nanny An has taken a new look at the little lady she serves. Although I used to be a good person in the past, I still thought that she was a silly girl from the countryside who needed to be reminded of everything. So there was some pity in the good things. Besides pity, she also wanted to get some benefits for herself.
But now, this pity has slowly turned into admiration and emotion.
After all, life is still very long, and she still has a long way to go with Gu Sui'er. Where are we now
Grandma An carefully looked after the maids and servants, and kept a low profile. She also used the stove carefully and did not dare to mention it to anyone. When facing Wang Kaishun's family, she was even more respectful and did not dare to be disrespectful.
Gu Sui'er finally felt more comfortable after seeing him.
She is careful not to be in the limelight and just wants to live a stable life.
I breathed a sigh of relief, and it was already August 14th in a blink of an eye.
The Ruidinghou Mansion was decorated with lights and colorful decorations everywhere, in preparation for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which was the 15th day of August, and everyone in the house would enjoy the moon together.
I heard that there are games such as guessing lantern riddles and shooting over the moon while admiring the moon. Gu Sui'er didn't know about these, so she had to improvise and invited Lu Qingyi to teach her.
Lu Qingyi has been living in the Hou Mansion recently, but she and Gu Sui'er have been walking around a lot. The two have gradually become similar in temperament and have a better relationship than others.
"You are actually very smart. You just didn't learn anything before. Now with a little practice, you can understand everything in no time."
Lu Qingyi said with a smile.
She really felt that Gu Sui'er was a smart person. Even though she didn't recognize some of the words in the collection of poems he read to her, she still memorized them.
"It's hard for you. You can learn to read with someone as lonely as Third Brother."
From her point of view, this third cousin didn't look like he could teach anyone anything. What kind of poetry about fighting and killing was used to teach a gentle and timid daughter like my sister-in-law, but he was really ignorant.
"I can't help it. He asked me to memorize it, so I have to work hard to memorize it."
"Sister-in-law, you have such a good temper!"
The two people were talking when they heard Nanny An come in and say: "There was news from outside that the Third Master has entered the Second Gate."
When Lu Qingyi heard this, she hurriedly said: "Then I'll go back first, and we'll talk tomorrow."
Gu Sui'er stood up to see off the guests and stood outside the courtyard gate to watch Lu Qingyi leave. Holding her belly in her hands, she was just about to enter the hospital when she saw Xiao Heng coming from the corridor over there.
He was wearing a purple robe today, which was unmatched in luxury, and his cold eyebrows added to his unattainable aura.
If it were before, Gu Sui'er wouldn't even dare to look at such a person.
But now, she smiled shyly and stood there, waiting for him to come over.
Xiao Heng returned to Tingzhu Garden today. As soon as he raised his eyes, he saw a woman standing weakly like a willow next door in front of the gallery.
She was originally born young and petite, with weak bones and slender figure. Now she has a belly that is quite out of proportion to her slender figure, and she is also wearing a thick brocade cloak, which makes people feel unbearable and guilty at first glance.
Stop now and focus on her carefully.
Looking at her like this, he remembered very clearly how he made her pregnant with his own flesh and blood.
The yin and yang in the world is so wonderful, but it only lasts one night.
His gaze was so strange that Gu Sui'er didn't understand. She lowered her head slightly and asked softly: "Third Master, what's wrong?"
Xiao Heng closed his eyes and remembered the purpose of his early return.
"I have something for you."