This is reasonable and reasonable. It is indeed inconvenient for female relatives to come forward to greet male guests. But how could Ye Qingning have the courage to ask Gu Xinian to "greet" Shen Chang'an? He coughed and laughed: "How can my cousin greet the guests for me? It would be more appropriate to invite you to Danfeng Garden."
After saying that, he didn't have the courage to look at Gu Xinian's expression, so he immediately ordered the maid: "Go and invite Mr. Shen to Danfeng Garden."
The maid hurriedly took the order.
Gu Xinian suppressed the anger in his heart and said calmly: "Cousin Ning is going to greet the guests, so we won't cause trouble. Yu'er, you haven't finished painting yet, so I'll finish it with you." Apparently he has made up his mind not to let Gu Xiyu go to see Shen Changan!
Gu Xiyu wanted to say something, but she was defeated by Gu Xinian's cold eyes and responded obediently. Facts have proved that Gu Xiyu, who has lived under the care and majesty of her brother all year round, most of the time Those who don’t have the courage to resist...
Gu Xinian was quite satisfied with her reaction, and his expression softened a little. However, he calmed down again after hearing Ye Qinglan's clear and sweet voice: "Cousin Gu and cousin Xiyu don't go to Danfeng Garden, so let's go to Danfeng Garden." I’ll go with Sixth Sister.”
Gu Xinian glared at Ye Qinglan, with unmistakable anger in his eyes. Ever since he met Ye Qinglan, the self-control he was proud of has been declining...
Ye Qinglan didn't even look at him, took Ye Qingning's hand and walked away.
Seeing Gu Xinian's ugly face, Gu Xiyu whispered, "Brother, can we continue painting?"
…
How could he still be in such a mood! Ye Qinglan knew that he hated Shen Changan, but he deliberately went with Ye Qingning. She clearly wanted to force him to change his mind, and also took Gu Xiyu there...
Gu Xinian took a deep breath and said calmly: "We won't paint anymore. Let the maids clean up. We will also go to Danfeng Garden!"
She couldn't talk about going just now, why would she want to go now? Gu Xiyu almost asked this question, but finally swallowed it back in time. No matter why her elder brother changed his mind, it was good news for her.
Compared to Gu Xiyu's joy, Gu Xinian's mood was very depressed and angry. Not only because Shen Chang'an came to visit again shamelessly. More importantly, he actually changed his mind because of Ye Qinglan.
This is really a very dangerous signal for him who is determined. He has become more and more concerned about that cunning and clever girl...
Shen Qiuyu's ruthless betrayal was the biggest scar in his heart and a humiliation he would never forget. He once swore to himself that he would never fall in love with any woman again in his life, and would never lose his mind over a woman again. After his rebirth, he has always abided by this vow. He even had the idea of never marrying a wife and being alone from now on.
But who would have thought that just a few years later, he would break his vow and be fascinated by a girl with yellow hair that had not yet grown out. There was even a tendency to get deeper and deeper and unable to extricate himself...
Ye Qingning and Ye Qinglan went ahead and arrived at Danfeng Garden. Before Shen Changan came, Ye Qingning couldn't help but worriedly chattered a few words: "Ten sisters, don't blame me for being talkative. My cousin seems easy-going, but in fact He is the most arrogant and opinionated. He dislikes others disobeying his will. You are always confronting him. What if he ignores you in anger? "
Although Ye Qingning has an arrogant temper, she is still an ancient woman deeply poisoned by feudal ideas. In her eyes, women always have to rely on men to survive, and it is okay to act coquettishly in front of men. It is not good to always be pinched.
Ye Qinglan was just the opposite. Although she acted gentle and easy-going, she was actually the most assertive. When she heard the words, she responded lightly: "If you just ignore me because of this trivial matter, then don't have such feelings."
This was the first time Ye Qingning heard such an argument. He was stunned and looked at Ye Qinglan blankly. He was speechless for a long time.
The girl in front of her was familiar yet so strange. Her eyes were clear and firm, and it was obvious that she was not joking. There seemed to be something more in her smile that she couldn't even understand.
Ye Qingning suddenly felt that he had never really understood this good sister...
But Ye Qinglan laughed again and winked at Ye Qingning: "Are you scared by me?"
At this moment, the familiar Ye Qinglan came back. Ye Qingning breathed an inexplicable sigh of relief and gave Ye Qinglan an angry look: "You are teasing me again."
Ye Qinglan said with a smile: "I was just joking casually, who knew you would take it seriously. By the way, I will make a bet with you. Cousin Gu will bring cousin Xiyu to Danfeng Garden later. Do you believe it or not?"
"
Of course Ye Qingning didn't believe it, and said without thinking: "Okay, just bet! The loser will cook for a day."
Ye Qinglan raised her eyebrows and said with a carefree smile: "Sixth sister, just wait until you wash your hands and make soup."
While they were chatting and laughing, Shen Changan came. Ye Qingning politely invited him to sit down and ordered tea to be served. Shen Changan felt extremely disappointed when he saw that there were only the two of them but no Gu Xiyu. He couldn't help but ask:
"Has Sister Gu returned home?"
...It’s really not subtle at all!
Ye Qingning was about to answer, but his sharp eyes caught sight of the Gu Xinian brother and sister walking towards him, and his eyes widened in disbelief. No way! Ye Qinglan was really right!
Gu Xinian hates Shen Changan so much, and he insisted on not letting Gu Xiyu show up before. Why did he bring Gu Xiyu here in the blink of an eye?
In fact, Ye Qinglan was not completely sure. At this moment, she quietly breathed a sigh of relief and felt inexplicably happy. Of course, she knew very well how much of a concession such a move was to Gu Xinian. In the constant confrontation between the two,
, this was the first time Gu Xinian gave in...
Does this mean that he actually cares about himself more and more?
Gu Xinian's eyes faintly drifted over, and he met Ye Qinglan's joyful eyes. Gu Xinian was a little embarrassed at being seen through, and also a little annoyed and unhappy, so he simply looked away.
Ye Qingning had adjusted himself in just a moment, and said with a smile: "My cousin came just in time, I really want someone to invite you over!" Such a scene would naturally make Gu Xinian step down.
Gu Xinian quickly regained his elegant and noble demeanor and took his seat gracefully. Gu Xiyu sat down next to him.
Shen Changan suppressed his excitement and said hello with a smile.
As the saying goes, don't hit the smiling person, he has already shown such enthusiasm, Gu Xinian will not show off his face again!
Unfortunately, Gu Xinian was the exception, and he gave a lukewarm hum: "Cousin Meng and Cousin Zheng each went to work in the government offices. I wonder who Mr. Shen came to the house to visit today?
"
…
Shen Changan smiled awkwardly, glanced at Gu Xiyu quickly, and then explained: "I wanted to come to visit Zijun, but I didn't expect that he had already officially started working as an official in the Ministry of Punishment. What an unlucky coincidence!" The fact is that he is really serious. I missed Gu Xiyu so much, so I came to visit shamelessly. Unexpectedly, Gu Xiyu met him, and by the way, he also sent a brother-in-law with a cold face and an even colder heart...
Gu Xinian twitched the corners of his lips, but there was no smile in his eyes: "It's really not a coincidence. If you really want to see cousin Meng, then I will definitely tell him on your behalf and ask him to visit Zhongyong Hou Mansion another day. That's right. Mr. Shen’s journey has been in vain!”
...It's a good thing that Shen Changan is old and thick-skinned, otherwise he really wouldn't be able to endure it.
Although Ye Qingning sympathized with Shen Changan, he did not dare to help easily. Not to mention Gu Xiyu, who was always silent and rarely spoke. On such occasions, she usually remained silent.
Only Ye Qinglan has the courage, courage and strength to come to the rescue!
"Master Shen works in the Ministry of War, so he should be very busy!" Ye Qinglan changed the topic with a smile.
Shen Changan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said with a busy smile: "I'm really busy. So I haven't had time to come here these days. Today, I have finished all my work, so I took some time to come and visit Zijun. By the way, Zijun has already started working in the Criminal Department. As a errand, you must be very busy!”
"Yes, I go out early and come back late every day, and I haven't seen anyone else for several days." Ye Qinglan's tone accidentally revealed a trace of sadness and sadness.
Even though it was just a little bit, it was enough to make Gu Xinian's face darken.
However, Shen Changan was oblivious and continued to talk to Ye Qinglan about various topics about Meng Zijun: "...I have told this boy before that if he comes to the Ministry of War, I can take more care of him. But he insists on it. He went to the Criminal Department, and also to the Supervisory Department, which was the hardest and most tiring job. This job lasted from morning to night, and there was no time to stop. Sometimes he would offend powerful people, but it was definitely not a good job. But he just wanted to go there. I can’t even try to persuade you…”
Shen Changan complained about Datong purely out of brotherly loyalty.
Ye Qinglan listened with a smile. After Shen Changan finished speaking, he said lightly: "Everyone has his own ambitions, as long as he likes it."
Shen Changan thought for a while and smiled: "You are right. As long as he doesn't mind the hardship."
The two chatted lively and happily, but Gu Xinian became more and more uncomfortable as he listened. When Ye Qinglan mentioned Meng Zijun, there was always a strange familiarity and unconscious intimacy. It was strange that he could continue to listen...
Gu Xinian said coldly: "It's already noon, Master Shen, are you planning to stay for lunch?"
... He did have this plan originally. But neither the good-tempered Zheng Junyan nor his good brother Meng Zijun were here. He really didn't have the courage to face Gu Xinian's vicious tongue alone.
Anyway, he has been psychologically prepared for a long-term war, so there is no need to rush forward. It is not cost-effective to anger his brother-in-law!
Shen Changan recited the message and stood up to leave.
Ye Qingning said a few polite words of apology and then saw the guests off smoothly. Shen Changan reluctantly glanced at Gu Xiyu and finally left.
Although I didn’t have a chance to talk, maybe meeting Gu Xiyu once would be a worthwhile trip. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. )
