"Actually, it's nothing. You see, both of us are quite stubborn. We often have disagreements and disputes. The promise I want is that when we have disagreements and disputes in the future, you have to let me go.
Once." Ye Qinglan said the request with a smile.
These words sounded very normal, but Gu Xinian always felt that something was wrong and looked at Ye Qinglan deeply: "Is this the promise you want?"
Ye Qinglan nodded without changing her expression and her heart did not beat. She had a hunch that in the future, the two of them would have disagreements over the matter of Gu Xiyu and Shen Changan. Make preparations first, so that you are prepared!
No matter how sharp and shrewd Gu Xinian was, he could not guess Ye Qinglan's thoughts. After a slight hesitation, he finally nodded.
Ye Qinglan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said with a sweet smile: "A gentleman's words are hard to follow. If you agree now, don't let your words go unfulfilled in the future."
Looking at her sly and sweet smile, the fire that Gu Xinian had suppressed suddenly emerged again. Ye Qinglan was more alert this time. Before his eyes darkened, he quickly said: "It's getting late.
It's time for Cousin Gu to go back and rest, so I won't see you off." After saying that, he rubbed oil on his soles and walked to the door.
Gu Xinian looked at her numb movements, the corners of his lips raised slightly.
This little girl is really tender and delicious, but it's a pity that she's still too young... I'll have to endure it for another year or two, wait until I marry someone back, and then slowly "become a beast"...
Gu Xiyu had already finished taking a bath and was sitting on the bed in a daze.
The moment Ye Qinglan entered the house and met Gu Xiyu, she suddenly felt a little embarrassed. Hesitatingly thinking, should she reveal a little more about what happened between her and Gu Xinian to Gu Xiyu? Otherwise, she would always hide it like this.
Looking at Gu Xiyu...it seems a little unjust.
More importantly, Gu Xiyu is the person closest to her and Gu Xinian. The relationship between her and Gu Xinian cannot be hidden from Gu Xiyu at all. What happened tonight is proof. Even if Gu Xiyu is innocent, he should see it
Something is wrong!
But if he really opened his mouth to say it, would it be counterproductive and only increase Gu Xiyu's troubles?
To say it or not to say it? Ye Qinglan hesitated for a rare moment, and her pace unconsciously slowed down.
Gu Xiyu was still the same. She looked over with clear black and white eyes: "You and your eldest brother didn't quarrel, did you?" Since that fierce quarrel, whenever Ye Qinglan and Gu Xinian talked together, Gu Xiyu would behave like this
worry.
Ye Qinglan laughed dumbly and shook her head: "Don't worry, Cousin Gu and I were just talking, not quarreling."
Gu Xiyu felt relieved immediately. Then... she didn't ask anything, just muttered in a low voice: "I'm tired after waiting for a long time. You should go take a shower quickly and go to bed early!"
Ye Qinglan was speechless again. Well, she really overestimated Gu Xiyu. In fact, Gu Xiyu didn't think much about anything at all. Instead, she thought too much and was disturbing herself.
The next morning, Gu Hong, Gu Xinian and his son went to court early. Mrs. Zheng took Gu Xiyu and Ye Qinglan to Shunyitang to pay their respects to Sun. Sun was neither enthusiastic nor disgusted with Ye Qinglan, but rather cold.
Cold and indifferent.
Ye Qinglan was also very sensible and did not get close to her. She only stood aside and whispered to Gu Xiyu.
Mrs. Zheng was discussing Gu Yongnian's marriage with Mrs. Sun: "...Ting Yuxuan is painting and tidying up, and a preliminary list of furniture and items has been drawn up. I will bring it over to my mother-in-law in the afternoon."
Mrs. Sun hummed and said with a smile: "Bo'er also sent a letter back. He said he would have to wait until the end of August before he would be free to come back." After saying that, he sighed again: "He always refuses to renew his string. He even has to discipline Yongnian.
There is no such person. Even the marriage needs your help. This time when he comes back, I have to talk to him well and let him get married and fill a house in a serious manner."
Mrs. Zheng smiled, but did not say anything. She knew Sun's temper very well, and she was always protective of his shortcomings. It didn't matter how she scolded her son, but if others talked too much, she would be angry.
Gu Bo has been in office all year round. Although there is no serious house-filling wife, he has concubines one after another, and there is never a shortage of Jie Yuhua around him. No wonder he is not in a hurry to marry a house-filling wife.
Sun changed the topic and said, "Shengnian and his family haven't been back for two years, right? This time, while Yongnian is getting married, let them all come back and have a lot of fun."
When Gu Shengnian was mentioned, Mrs. Zheng's smile faded a little, but she responded respectfully.
Ye Qinglan was also a little curious about the eldest grandson of Duke Dingguo, whom she had never met before, and couldn't help but prick up her ears. Gu Shengnian was the eldest son of the eldest son, and he got married early and had a son and two daughters. However, Gu Shengnian could only
I was mediocre, and through Enyin I found a sixth-grade official position. I went there with my family two years ago. Because of the long distance, I have not been back to my hometown in the past two years.
However, it was obvious that Mrs. Zheng had no feelings for the eldest son of the concubine, and her tone was very cold when she mentioned Gu Shengnian.
After discussing these trivial matters, Mrs. Zheng originally wanted to mention what happened yesterday afternoon, but when she thought of what Gu Xinian said, she suppressed this impulse.
It's useless to talk about this kind of thing in front of Sun. It's better to let Gu Xinian handle it...
After coming out of Shunyi Hall, Ye Qinglan asked Gu Xiyu in a low voice: "Cousin Xiyu, I have known you for so long, and I have never heard you mention cousin Gu!"
Gu Shengnian was the eldest, but he was a concubine. Gu Xinian and Gu Xiyu were siblings. Although Gu Xinian ranked fourth, Gu Xiyu called her eldest brother and never mentioned Gu Shengnian at all. Obviously.
No emotion.
Sure enough, Gu Xiyu responded indifferently: "I haven't seen him for a long time, so I didn't think of mentioning him." The tone was unusually cold.
Ye Qinglan couldn't restrain her curiosity and asked in a low voice: "Don't you like him?"
Gu Xiyu nodded honestly: "Because of him, my mother and father had a quarrel. However, this happened when I was a child, and I don't remember exactly what happened."
In fact, this matter is not difficult to guess at all. Mrs. Zheng is Gu Hong's head wife. According to the practice of the noble family, before the head wife gives birth to the eldest son, concubines and the like are not qualified to have children. Even if they are servants, they are not qualified to have children.
She had to drink Bizi Decoction at bedtime, and if she was pregnant, she had to drink the decoction to abort it. But Gu Shengnian was two years older than Gu Xinian, and his existence was simply a shame to Mrs. Zheng. Mrs. Zheng did not take advantage of him
An "accident" happened when he was young and allowed him to grow up safely, marry a wife and have children. This is already considered very tolerant and generous.
If it had been the Xue family, one can imagine the fate of the eldest son like Gu Shengnian.
Speaking of which, Mrs. Zheng is indeed a rare aristocratic woman. She has a gentle temper, a kind temperament, and is generous. If she had such a mother-in-law, it shouldn't be difficult to get along with her... Well, it's too early to think about this now, so stop it!
Ye Qinglan hurriedly collected all her scattered thoughts, calmed down and said with a smile: "When the whole family comes back, it will be very lively."
Gu Shengnian has no other abilities, but he has children one after another. After seven years of marriage, he has three children, the eldest is six years old, and the youngest is three years old.
Gu Xiyu was obviously not interested in such excitement and whispered: "I don't like children. They are very noisy."
That was because she didn't like Gu Shengnian and his wife, so she didn't like their children either. Seeing that Gu Xiyu didn't want to say more, Ye Qinglan casually dropped the subject.
Yesterday's painting was not finished yet, so in the afternoon, Ye Qinglan accompanied Gu Xiyu to the pond again. Fortunately, no one came to disturb her this afternoon, and Gu Xiyu completed the painting smoothly.
This is the most special painting among all Gu Xiyu's paintings. To Gu Xiyu, the meaning of this painting far exceeds itself.
After finishing the painting, Gu Xiyu stared at the pond in the painting for a long time, and then smiled slightly. The smile was clean and clear, as bright as the sky after the rain.
Ye Qinglan quietly held Gu Xiyu's hand, and the two girls looked at each other and smiled.
For Gu Yongnian, today is also a very pleasant day. He pretended to read for a while in the morning, and then sneaked out at noon. He mixed with a bunch of friends and went to the most famous and elegant restaurant in the capital for dinner.
After getting drunk, we got together to fight crickets and won a lot. In the evening, we went to the boat to drink some flower wine. I can only use one word to describe my life, it was great!
Xie Peng was also one of these friends. He and Gu Yongnian were already on good terms, and today they deliberately gave way to Gu Yongnian, which made their relationship even more intense. After getting off the boat, the two of them held their arms and swayed toward each other.
Walking forward, it was obvious that they were a pair of dandies from the capital city. The one with brighter eyes was unwilling to provoke such people. The one from far away got out of the way.
Xie Peng winked at the boy behind him, and the boy immediately came over with a smile and diligently handed over the two cages in his hands.
Gu Yongnian immediately took it with a smile on his face, looked at the oriole in the left cage, and then teased the thrush in the right cage. Not to mention how comfortable he felt.
Xie Peng smiled flatteringly and said: "Brother Gu, I will keep my word, and I will give these yellow warblers and thrush to you."
Gu Yongnian grinned and said, "Good brother, that's interesting."
Xie Peng smiled and said: "I'm afraid you don't know how to raise these two birds. How about I go to your house to find you tomorrow and teach you how to raise birds?"
The words sounded nice, but in fact, it was really because he wanted to take the opportunity to meet Gu Xiyu!
Gu Yongnian was not stupid, he just didn't bother to expose him, so he nodded casually. Gu Xiyu stayed in Lengyue Pavilion every day, and even if he went to Dingguo Duke's mansion, it was not easy to see her.
After bidding farewell to Xie Peng, Gu Yongnian returned to the Dingguo Palace with two birdcages in his arms.
Because he was about to get married, Gu Yongnian could no longer live in Shunyitang, so he lived in Tingyuxuan. But as soon as he entered Tingyuxuan, Gu Yongnian was dumbfounded.
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Guess, everyone, how Gu Xinian will deal with Gu Yongnian? (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
