The soft beauty is very good at flirting, and the soul of the ascetic prince is floating

"Has Madam heard the news?"

Guo'er came over with a silver plate full of fresh fruits of various colors and placed them on the table.

"My slave just went to the kitchen, and they were talking about the affairs of the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion while listening to the small purchase."

"Oh?"

Gu Wanyu put down the book in her hand, raised her hand with a small silver fork, pierced a grape and put it in her mouth.

His expression was indifferent, "What are you talking about about Zhen Guo Gongfu?"

Guoer pursed her lips and smiled,

Zhu'er next to him also started laughing, "Sister Guo'er was talking about the death of Mr. Zhou?"

"Isn't it just what happened over there? I heard the rumors even if I didn't go out. I only found out about it after listening to the gossips of Xiao Qian and others."

Guo'er nodded and smiled, but also seemed to be confused, "How come Sister Zhu'er also knows?"

Zhu'er was suddenly startled and secretly hated herself for speaking so quickly.

He hurriedly glanced at Gu Wanyu secretly from the corner of his eye while explaining,

"I just heard the two of them talk, so I don't know the whole story."

Gu Wanyu's expression remained calm,

The silver fork was turned over in his hand, and he was pulling the fruits on the plate with every stroke.

"Please tell me in detail."

Guo'er chuckled secretly and immediately told the news she heard.

"I heard that the Duke of Zhenguo got up early in the morning and discovered that the second roommate, Mr. Zhou Zhou, and his young man were missing, so he sent someone to look for him."

"After searching for several days, the bodies of two people were found in the boy's house. Mr. Zhou was covered in blood from daggers stabbing him, and there was no good spot left on his body."

"But the young boy was holding a dagger and was lying on the side without making a sound."

"When the news came out, people outside were speculating that the young man was beaten so badly that he coaxed Mr. Tuesday out to kill his master in the middle of the night."

Xiaohuan listened to the whole process silently, and looked at Gu Wanyu silently with raised eyebrows.

This is far less detailed than Gu Liufu's report. The boy was obviously...

Gu Wanyu seemed to be aware of what she was thinking. He raised his eyelids and looked over.

Xiaohuan quickly calmed down and pretended that it was the first time he heard the news.

"It doesn't sound like lies. Whose slave would take his master out in the middle of the night? He must have really evil intentions to do such evil things."

"What Sister Xiaohuan said is that since Mr. Zhou died, uh, after that incident, he became more and more moody and angry. When he heard something was not going his way, he would kill the people who were serving him."

Guoer wanted to say that he had lost his life, but

But when he thought that his wife was still there, it was difficult to confront him with words, so he changed his words and said,

After saying that, he sighed again,

"I think that boy must have been beaten and scolded and couldn't bear it anymore, so he had such evil intentions."

Gu Wanyu raised the corners of her mouth invisibly, "How is Duke Zhen doing now?"

"I heard that some gentlemen and ladies were very angry. But since the person was dead, what could be done? There was a burst of mourning and burial.

"The old lady who always loved Mr. Zhou, the old lady of Zhen Guo Gong, even fainted from crying when the white-haired man gave the black-haired man a gift."

"Fortunately, that young man has lost all his relatives and friends a long time ago, otherwise he would also be implicated."

Zhu'er and Guo'er's faces were full of sadness.

They are all servants, so naturally they can sympathize with that little boy more.

Although the cause was that Mr. Zhou was moody and punished him too hard that day,

But if that young man dared to do such a thing as killing his master, if word spread, he would be treasonous and he should live forever.

"Okay, let's just listen to such matters in a high-ranking family, and don't mention them again later."

Gu Wanyu waved her hand and gave instructions.

The three of them looked at each other and responded in unison: "Yes, slaves and waiters will be spared."

The room calmed down again, and Gu Wanyu was tired of eating the fruit. She reached out and pushed the silver plate in front of her.

Picking up the handkerchief next to it, thinking about patterns,

Upon seeing this, Guo'er immediately took the fruits away, and Zhu'er also brought hot tea.

Xiaohuan was about to go down and give an order to everyone to stop talking about the affairs of the Zhenguo Palace, but suddenly he seemed to remember something, stopped and looked at Gu Wanyu,

"By the way, it's my master's birthday soon. Master, do you think you have to prepare in advance?"

As soon as this word comes out,

Zhu'er and Guo'er were immediately startled. After they realized what they were doing, they couldn't help but slap themselves in the mouth.

"It's all because of the carelessness of the slaves and other servants that they forgot about Madam's birthday."

Gu Wanyu waved her hand, "I haven't celebrated my birthday in a big way, and I didn't let you know about it, so I can't blame you."

After saying that, he looked at Xiao Huan and said, "Just follow the practice of previous years and set up a table. Let's just enjoy ourselves for the whole day. Let Manager Xu and Liu Fu also open a table outside."

Xiaohuan wants to respond,

Zhu'er and Guo'er, however, quickly offered words of persuasion.

"How can such a big happy event be handled so hastily? Madam is no longer what she used to be. Now that I have you to take care of her, why not make it more lively?"

"Yes, there may not be any happy events in the house for a long time. It's my wife's birthday. I hope she will love us so that we can join in the fun."

The two of them felt ashamed that they had not been able to pay attention to asking about her birth date.

Now he is also determined to persuade him to do something big.

Gu Wanyu saw that what the two said was true,

And she didn't have to do it herself, so they and Xu Ling discussed it.

Three days later,

July 20,

Gu Wanyu’s eighteenth birthday,

Early in the morning, Xiaohuan and several other people took care of him, washed him up, and dressed neatly,

First came the red eggs, and then a bowl of longevity noodles.

Everyone in the house came to the main courtyard to wish her birthday.

The witty and auspicious words are more lovable and pleasant than the last.

Gu Wanyu was not disappointed either. After listening with a smile on his face, each of them rewarded him with a handful of money.

Then he walked out of the room and was surrounded by people enjoying the scenery and having fun.

I saw that Xu Ling and his people had been renovating the whole house.

Festive red lanterns are hung on the beams.

Because his status was special and difficult to publicize, he did not call the troupe.

Only Xu Ling and Xiao Huan showed off their talents and showed them to her.

This one throws pot, that one sings opera,

Even Gu Liufu imitated the costumes in the opera and performed a sword dance.

It's just that I haven't learned it before, and my dancing skills are nondescript.

Although I don’t like the appearance,

However, it made Gu Wanyu and the others laugh out loud.

Enough fun, three more tables of wine were set up in the courtyard during dinner time.

Gu Wanyu sat at the table alone, with Xiaohuan accompanying her.

Zhuer and Guoer led their daughters to a table.

Xu Ling and Gu Liufu led a few boys to a table.

"Thank you for all your hard work over the past few days for me. Today's birthday is the most grand and joyful I have had in the past few years."

Gu Wanyu held the wine glass and looked at everyone with a smile.

"I won't say much else. Everyone will be rewarded. Zhu'er will take note of it. After a while, the value will be determined. Each person will be rewarded with a gold ingot."

"Yes."

For a moment, they were beaming with joy, and everyone thanked me happily, "Thank you, Master."

"Okay, no need to be too polite, let's start the banquet."

After giving the order, they immediately started to toast her with wine in turn.

While the place was busy, familiar footsteps sounded outside.

Followed closely by Song Jingzhang’s unique cold and steady voice——

"Isn't it rare to see the house so lively?"