Because he remembered his late father, Gu Tingye didn't do anything wrong that night. He just lay on his back with Minglan in his arms. The two of them were silent in the middle of the night. Minglan was so tired that day that she actually fell asleep in the man's arms like a furnace. ~ Gu Tingye Xixi
Carefully stroking Minglan's soft black hair, a hint of fatigue appeared on Yujie's delicate face. He felt quite distressed, thinking of Sister Rong who was coming tomorrow and Brother Chang who was far away.
He couldn't help but sigh for two children he never wanted - in fact, he was not a good father either.
His palm moved down and touched Minglan's soft belly, and he suddenly felt a sense of hope.
It was still dark the next day. Gu Tingye got up and washed his clothes. When he came out, he saw Minglan struggling to get out of the bed. He couldn't help but smile and said: "Get some more sleep, I'm exhausted this time."
Minglan shook her head resolutely and said: "Since we are going, we should just follow the rules; Chen Zheng is saying hello on the other side."
Gu Tingye looked at the clepsydra, frowned and said, "But is it ugly now?"
Minglan looked at the pillow with nostalgia, gritted her teeth and turned to the ground, saying: "It's rare to get up early, and it won't be long. I might as well do more other things; I can sleep late on weekdays."
These other things are: having breakfast with Gu Tingye, and then sending him out in a gentle and virtuous manner. This move caused Gu Tingye to roll his eyes with ridicule. Minglan pretended not to see it at all and continued to smile virtuously - even if she couldn't scare Gu Tingye,
It doesn't matter if you bluff the servants in the house, at least it will establish a good reputation.
Then he inspected the servants to supervise the affairs of the house and how the stewards were doing their errands. During this surprise inspection, some who were loyal and diligent were praised, and some who were cheating and cheating were punished. The effect was not bad. By the time of the ugly moment, Ming Ming
Lan got on the sedan chair and went out to Ningyuan Houfu.
Chengyuan and Ningyuan Houfu are two houses side by side on the same street, separated by half of the forest of the House of Internal Affairs (the other half of the forest is in Chengyuan). Looking down, the position between the inner courtyard of Chengyuan and the inner courtyard of Houfu
Much like the two ends of a bow and arrow, if Minglan walks straight along the bowstring, that is, directly through the path in the forest, it only takes about ten minutes to reach the Hou Mansion. Unfortunately, for some reason, Minglan can only
You can walk around along the curve of the ridge of the bow, first exit the inner courtyard and then the outer courtyard to the gate, take a sedan chair to the gate of the Marquis' Mansion, and then enter all the way from the outer courtyard to the inner courtyard. ~
When Minglan stepped into Xuan Zhi's residence, which had two or three rows of houses, at exactly 1 hour, her mother at the door came to greet Minglan with a smile, but did not invite her into the house. She only said in the courtyard: "Second Madam, yesterday
He said he was coming, and today the Madam has been waiting for him early in the morning."
Minglan paused for a moment, with a bit of embarrassment on her face, and apologized: "It's all my fault. My wife can't sleep well. Xiang Mom, I just came here and I'm not sensible. Please tell me my wife's daily routine."
When did you get up, I can come at the right time."
——Damn it, doesn’t it mean that if she doesn’t come, your master won’t have to get up? Don’t Mrs. Shao and Mrs. Zhu have to say hello every day? They’re fooling foreigners!
Xiang's mother was stunned, and responded quickly: "Look, what the Second Madam said is that the old slave is too talkative. Speaking of which, the Madam is too old. She gets up early and late sometimes, and she is not sure when she goes to bed...
"
"That's okay." Minglan interrupted her softly, "If I come early in the future, I can just go to the wing and wait for a while. When the wife is fine, I will go in and say hello."
Humph, it's best to let her wait. If you are brave, it's best to let her wait in the courtyard like a punishment for an hour! This trick is Mrs. Yuan's favorite, and Hua Lan suffered a lot, but this trick is her mother's.
It's easy to use, but it's difficult for stepmothers to use it. Just come here once and you won't see rumors flying all over the sky! How will the Mrs. Gu, who has a good reputation all over the house, continue to 'convince people with her virtue'?
Thinking about this, Minglan couldn't help but secretly look forward to it - it was over, she found herself becoming more and more distorted.
She forced a smile to her mother, not daring to look down upon her anymore, and quickly invited Minglan into the house.
When Minglan went in, she saw Mrs. Shao and Mrs. Zhu already there. They were sitting by the Kang talking to Mrs. Shao. Mrs. Shao's skin was sallow and she looked worried. Mrs. Tai kept trying to explain to her: "...Brother Yu
My son is blessed with great fortune, he has been this way since childhood, and this time he will definitely be able to turn misfortune into good fortune."
"The second sister-in-law is here." Seeing Minglan enter the house, Mrs. Zhu stood up to greet her and said with a smile, "Originally, the elder sister-in-law had to go back to take care of the eldest brother after greeting mother, so she was just waiting for the second sister-in-law."
Minglan couldn't help but glance at Xiang's mother beside her, and expressed confusion with a very innocent look: One of you said she came early, and the other said she came late. What on earth is going on?
Xiang Mom looked embarrassed and lowered her head.【叶*】【*】
Mrs. Zhu was so clever. As soon as she looked at her mother, who had a wrong look on her face, she knew that what she said was probably inappropriate. Without waiting for Minglan to reply, she quickly pulled Minglan forward with a smile. Minglan didn't say much more, just
He respectfully bowed his sleeves to Mrs. Tai and Mrs. Shao, and then Mrs. Tai watched and served tea. After a few words of greetings, the four old and young ladies, who were just big enough to share a table of mahjong, began to talk.
"...We are talking about your eldest brother's illness." The lady looked kindly, pointed to a plate of fresh fruit on the kang table, and asked the maid to hand it to Minglan, "They say that only those who are sick live longer, I
I am trying to persuade your sister-in-law."
Minglan also gave some words of comfort and said: "I still have a few good old wild ginseng in the warehouse. I will send them to my sister-in-law later. If I return any medicinal materials, just ask my sister-in-law."
Seeing Minglan's sincerity, Mrs. Shao gave a wry smile: "Thank you, my brothers and sisters, in advance. Your eldest brother's illness is just a matter of days."
The madam sighed softly, with pity on her face, and said to Minglan: "Your sister-in-law and I have nothing else to do. I am entrusting you with something today. You go back and tell Tingye that he has a rough road.
He has a wide range of people, and his eldest brother is like this now. If you ask him to think about it, he has to find a doctor who has the aura."
As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Shao's dull eyes immediately lit up, and she looked at Minglan with a pleading look on her face. Minglan's heart skipped a beat; ever since she entered the house, she had been on alert. Minglan thought for a moment.
Finally, he said gently: "This is natural. However, sister-in-law, why don't you tell me first that my eldest brother has seen those doctors before, so as not to make the second master look for trouble and cause trouble."
Mrs. Shao thought about it, and quickly counted them one by one, and she became frustrated as she talked - from several famous medical families in Beijing, to famous medical hospitals in Zhili, Shanxi, Shandong, Henan and Hebei, from the main hospital of Taiyuan Hospital.
, to the barefoot doctors in the countryside who offered rewards. In the past twenty or thirty years, almost all the doctors who should be invited have been invited.
After she finished speaking, she saw embarrassment on Minglan's face across from her, and she knew that she was forcing someone to make things difficult for her.
"Of course I have to look for him, but..." Minglan thought for a moment and then said carefully, "As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together, most of the people Er Ye knows outside are brothers in the army. If he really asks him to look for a doctor, I'm afraid it will be a cure.
She suffered from a bruise. The wife eats more salt than we eat. The third brother and sister’s natal family has also lived in the capital for a long time. Uncle, aunt and others, if we all think about other good doctors, then the second master
Just go and invite him. Let's figure it out together, it's better than one person trying to figure it out." Gu Tingye may not know any wise doctors, but once he knows, he can probably use his power to overwhelm others.
Mrs. Shao heard this and agreed, nodding silently: "That's all it can do."
Mrs. Tai's eyes flashed, she glanced at Minglan, and sighed: "There are three brothers in total. I just hope that when Tingye is free, he will come to see his eldest brother often. Maybe it will be better."
Minglan smiled a little shyly: "I'll tell the second master when I get back."
Seeing that she was so happy and the others had nothing to say, Mrs. Zhu couldn't help but look at the new sister-in-law carefully. She saw Minglan sitting quietly, mostly listening to others talking, only making a joke from time to time. She didn't say much.
, only say what needs to be said, and leave three points in every sentence, and never say anything to death. It seems that you have agreed, but in fact you have not agreed to anything.
Mrs. Zhu secretly smiled bitterly, feeling that her mother-in-law's intention might be in vain.
At this time, the maid outside loudly announced: Sister Rong is here. Everyone turned their heads and saw Gong Hongxiao and Qiuniang coming in from the left and right. In front of them was Sister Rong, who was wearing a light yellow thin silk coat embroidered with chrysanthemums.
He looked thin, with his head lowered, and didn't speak.
"Why don't you pay your respects to your mother quickly?" Zhu said with a smile.
Sister Rong lowered her head and saluted, squatting very awkwardly and crookedly, and then she said very low and low: "Greetings, madam."
Seeing her being so stubborn, Qiuniang beside her sighed softly and blessed her softly, while Gong Hongxiao smartly took a step forward, saluted diligently, and said in a sweet voice: "Blessings to Madam."
Ming Lan nodded with a smile: "I heard from the third wife that most of you have packed the large boxes and cages. You will pack them up later. We are going back to Chengyuan today."
Qiuniang was overjoyed, her eyes filled with joy. Gong Hongxiao raised her eyes and looked at Minglan, biting her lips and saying nothing. Minglan found it troublesome and planned to pretend not to see it, but the wife said kindly: "The second lady is a kind person.
, just say what you have to say.”
Gong Hongxiao said in a humble tone: "I want to take two girls with me, Jin Xi and Wu'er... They came here with me as a dowry, I, I can't bear to leave them..." The more she spoke, the louder her voice became.
Low.
Minglan very keenly noticed that Sister Rong tilted her head slightly, looked at Gong Hongxiao quickly, and then immediately lowered her head and said nothing.
After hearing this, the madam looked at Minglan with a smile and looked at Minglan for questioning. Minglan smiled and said, "As long as the madam and sister-in-law agree, I will certainly not refuse."
The madam nodded with satisfaction, pointed at the two of them and said softly to Minglan: "It's not easy for these two. There has been no news about Tingye for many years since he left. They don't know anything. They prefer
Just give up and have to wait. Alas... people's hearts are full of flesh, and based on this intention, if they do something inappropriate in the future, you should be more tolerant."
The words were full of compassion and kindness. Hongxiao and Qiuniang were grateful for the moment and looked at the Dowager Madam with red eyes.
Gu Tingye has been away from home for more than three years. The difference in treatment between the two of them in the first two years and the last year is at least two stars. Now the wife can actually speak so smoothly and naturally. Minglan admires her deeply and is determined to follow her example.
Study. She learned the Madam's sincere tone, and added a little docile anger, with beautiful eyebrows, and said with a smile: "Look at what you said, even if you don't tell me, I can still treat them badly!"
The madam held Minglan's hand with a loving smile in her eyes: "You kid!"
Mrs. Zhu pursed her lips and smiled. Mrs. Shao looked relieved. Hongxiao and Qiuniang expressed their gratitude respectfully. Hongxiao also pressed the corner of her eyes with a handkerchief to increase the excitement. The maids on both sides chuckled in amusement, as if everyone else
They all felt that this was true. Sure enough, drama is like life and life is like drama - Minglan felt that her life today was so harmonious.
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I just came back from a business trip and I'm very angry. I'll try to make up for it next time.