twenty two

Zhou Yuan was very tired today. He woke up and was already at Xu. He missed the dinner time. Aunt Yang ordered the kitchen to make a bowl of lotus seed soup and brought it to him.

Zhou Yuan leaned lazily on the soft couch. It was evening when the afterglow fell in from the window, adding a touch of warmth.

On her left was the account book that she asked for from Butler Bai. Aunt Yang lowered her body and said, "I went to ask, Nuanchun Pavilion offers seven taels of silver, two pieces of material, and some fragments. Not only are there less than the girls in the Beacon, but they are even a little higher."

Zhou Yuan was in the Zhou family before, and there was never Yue Yin saying that. She seemed to have less time to go out and had someone who could cook clearly in terms of food, clothing and food.

However, since Aunt Yang said that, Gu Li should be quite loose on the job and would not have to pawn jewelry.

Zhou Yuan thought about it so much, and opened the account book casually, suddenly remembered something again, and his hands stopped.

In the past, there were several poetry and tea parties, Gu Li showed off a lot. She used to be a show-off. Whenever she had a precious jewelry, she would have to talk about it whenever she had a lot of people.

Every time it is either this hairpin or that bracelet, it is indeed not a cheap thing.

Seven taels of silver per month, less.

Zhou Yuan lowered his head and looked at the accounts carefully, and the expression on his face couldn't help but become solemn.

She didn't notice it herself, but Aunt Yang showed a little shocked face. Since the fifth girl got married, many places have changed. Not to mention looking at the account books in the past, I was afraid that I had never seen what the account books looked like before.

"Although there is a set amount of silver for the next month, the monthly expenditure of Nuanchun Pavilion and Lin'an Pavilion exceeds a large amount."

Zhou Yuan muttered this, his brows frowned tightly, and suddenly remembered that day in the study. Gu Weiliang said, if he was just abide by himself...

What if you are justified?

Zhou Yuan closed the account book and did not go into it, but he was still in doubt.

Seeing this, Aunt Yang asked, "Maybe no one has made any decision in the past. If the girl wants to clean up the house, can she ask the old slave to call Butler Bai to the front?"

The girl on the soft couch shook her head: "No need."

Since Gu Weiliang has not studied this matter in depth, she should not cause trouble. She has no interest in exploring the Gu family.

Suddenly, a few hurried footsteps sounded outside the house. Zhou Yuan's attention was drawn. He turned his head and looked out the flower window. He saw that Xiuxiang was holding her and limping into the yard.

Several maids in the yard surrounded him. After hearing about this, they couldn't help but feel wronged for Jade Chu, but they didn't dare to talk directly in the yard, so they only cared for a few words.

As a word from the word "Good Sister Chu" can be seen that although Guy Chu is a slave, she can be regarded as the best among slaves. Most of the second-class maids outside the courtyard listen to her.

But it is normal. The monk came from the palace. The ordinary maid admired and envied her. What she said naturally makes people obey.

What's more, Jade Chu was wronged in this matter today, and his wife didn't go to Lin'an Hall to plead for her, so several little maids felt sorry for her.

Through the window, Jade Chu looked into the inner room and happened to see Zhou Yuan's gaze last year. She respectfully owed her body, and she took the right measure, which really made people unable to make mistakes.

Xia He brought candied fruit to satisfy Zhou Yuan's craving and said, "Your Maid is placed in Qinxueyuan, and Lord Gu can see it every time he comes back. Why don't the girl send her to other yards to serve as a service?"

It was getting dark, and the last trace of sunset in the sky was gone, and huge black enveloped the entire Qinxueyuan. The girl sitting on the soft couch did not answer Xia He's words, but her heart was a little confused. Since she married into the Gu Mansion, many things have been unclear.

The one who can't understand the most is Su Wan.

Since Su Wan fell into the water in Gu's mansion that day, Zhou Yuan's heart has been in a mess.

She really couldn't figure it out. Since Su Wan was obsessed with Gu Weiliang, why didn't Gu Weiliang just marry her and get help?

Zhou Yuan lowered his head regretfully. He had known that the eldest brother had not yet gone to war, so he would have asked for advice and political affairs like him.

Unlike Zhou Chenglu who did not talk about government affairs with his female relatives, Zhou Huai was very happy to talk to Zhou Yuan about the changes in the court. Unfortunately, Zhou Yuan could not calm down and never liked to listen to these things.

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At the end of the Xu hour, Gu Weiliang barely returned to the mansion, with a cold air and a shallow drunkenness.

The man pinched his eyebrows and felt that his temples were jumping violently.

Zheng Lin couldn't help but say, "The emperor really treats the young master as a drinker. After discussing, he has to drink two cups. He will be able to attend court tomorrow."

After saying that, Zheng Lin subconsciously walked towards the study room, but saw Gu Weiliang stopping on the fork road, lowered his head and pondered for a moment before saying, "I won't go to the study room in the past two days, and ask Mama Wu to go to Qinxueyuan to serve him."

Zheng Lin said in surprise, then reacted and responded in a hurry.

The emperor Xuan Gu Weiliang entered the palace today for the purpose of the Zhou family.

No wonder the Zhou family thinks that Gu Weiliang is ungrateful and marrying Zhou Yuan to deal with Zhou Chenglu. Why don’t outsiders think so?

After he got married, the ministers in the court who were not in harmony with the Zhou family saw the situation clearly and wrote a copy of Zhou Chenglu, with a few more copies than before. Even Su Cheng joined in the fun, which was completely contrary to Gu Weiliang's original intention.

It is normal for outsiders to have a spy in the mansion. If he stays in the study every day, he will be afraid that the rumors will become more and more intense, and even make the Su family think that he can attack the Zhou family.

In the corridor, Gu Weiliang stood with his hands behind his back.

The Gu Mansion is covered with long nights and quiet, the man's eyes are deep in the direction of Qinxue Garden.

At this time, Zhou Yuan was about to take a break.

Qiu Chan fed water and went in to serve her to wash, then she left the room with a golden basin. She turned around and saw Gu Weiliang and Zheng Lin.

Before Qiu Chan was too surprised, Gu Weiliang raised his foot and walked past her, pushed the door and entered the main room.

There was only one lamp left in the room, and the light was dim.

The curtain of the bed covered the whole large pear wood bed. The girl on the bed heard the sound and thought that Qiu Chan had turned back. She turned over and said, "Qiu Chan, I want to drink water."

The man who was walking here heard this, paused and turned to the round table to pour a cup of tea. He just looked at the edge of the cup, and the tea had already become cold.

He said lightly to the door: "Zheng Lin, go and call the pot of hot tea in."

The person on the bed suddenly froze, sat up, lifted the curtain of the bed, and poked out his head, frowned, looking at the man standing by the table happily.

In just a while, the maid brought in hot tea and hurriedly stepped back.

Gu Weiliang held the cup and walked towards the bed, and then delivered the teacup to Zhou Yuan. The person in front of him did not reach out to pick him up.

After about half a quarter of an hour, Gu Weiliang put the teacup on the small table beside him and said calmly: "It's late at night, let's go to bed."

After saying that, he got up and went up to the long desk, sat down and opened the book, focused his eyes and wrote comments on it from time to time. Compared to the little girl in the bed curtain, she looked completely free of distractions.

Zhou Yuan was still a little sleepy just now, but now he woke up and sat in the bedding. He was stunned for a long time.

She leaned her head and glanced at the desk secretly, full of surprise. She didn't need her own study, so she ran to her room to work?

She frowned, and as soon as she touched the cold wooden board, she heard Gu Weiliang get up. Zhou Yuan subconsciously retracted her legs and covered them tightly with the quilt.

Just waited for a while, and there was no sound again.

Gu Weiliang knew how alert and uneasy the people in the bed were, but he didn't say a word. In the future, he would always have more days to come to Qinxueyuan. Whether Zhou Yuan wanted to do so or not, it would be better to get used to his existence earlier.

Gu Weiliang blew out the candlelight on the long desk, and the room suddenly became dark.

He sat on a soft chair with a long gown hanging on the back of the chair. He heard a squeak on the other end of the bed, and then returned to peace.

The long night is long and the room is quiet.

Zhou Yuan leaned against the head of the bed, not feeling sleepy at all. After about a quarter of an hour, she whispered: "Gu Weiliang?"

The man next to the long desk slowly opened his eyes, turned his head to look over, but did not respond.

Not long after, he heard a rustling sound. Zhou Yuan carefully turned off the bed and walked towards him with the scattered moonlight by the window.

Maybe I was afraid of hitting the table and chair, so I walked with great caution.

Zhou Yuan walked to Gu Weiliang with a touch, but she didn't see the man's eyes looking at her tightly, thinking that Gu Weiliang was asleep.

She pursed her lips and looked at the official seal on the table, trying to understand some affairs of the court from it and to clarify the ins and outs of her marriage.

After all, Zhou Yuancheng stayed in the courtyard of the back house every day, and if he wanted to understand the affairs of the court, he had to start with Gu Weiliang.

As if to confirm that Gu Weiliang was asleep, Zhou Yuan poked the man's arm in a slow manner and bent down to his ear: "Gu Weiliang?"

The hot air between the girl's lips sprayed, and the man's eyebrows moved faintly, and he couldn't help but hold back.

Zhou Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and immediately stacked all the official seals on the table together. He walked to the window on tiptoe, lay on the windowsill, and opened them one by one to see.

Behind him, the man withdrew his gaze, looked at the part left by the girl on the table, curled his lips and smiled. No wonder he didn't drive him away immediately, because he had the thought.

He is so brave, but his heart is not meticulous enough.
Chapter completed!