Peach Blossom at the Bottom of the Fan

Chapter 192 To whom to explain
"Oh, big sister sent someone from Beijing..." Gu Sixiao responded lightly, but she wasn't surprised.

A few months ago, when the second sister passed away, people from Beijing came to attend the funeral.Although he came and left in a hurry, and didn't stay for long, Gu Sixiao still had some impressions of the manager.

It can be seen that the eldest daughter of the Xue family, Wan Ting, is still married well. Her husband's family, the Pu family, is also a family of officials in the capital. climbed high.

Half a month ago, Xue Wanying died, and the old lady also sent someone to Beijing to report the funeral. Counting the time, people from Beijing should have arrived.

"Grandma told you to call me over?"

"No," Qiao'er hesitated, but still said in a low voice: "Little lady, I heard from my sister that the person who came here was not the steward who came before, but the capable mother next to the eldest lady, and she said that she wanted to take a good look at the little lady. you."

"Oh," Gu Sixiao replied, but in the next moment, she understood.

She recognized Xue Wen as her father, and when she moved into Xue's house, the elder sister Xue Wanting never sent anyone to visit her, why did she suddenly send someone to see her now?
I'm afraid, this look is not a simple look!
Lowering her eyes, Gu Sixiao pondered for a while before asking, "What else do you know?"

Judging by Qiao'er's expression, I'm afraid it's not the only one.

Licking her lips, Qiao'er said in a low voice: "Little lady may not know, there have been gossips all along, saying that it was the two ladies, but in fact, it was you who tricked me into killing you, little lady..."

Gu Sixiao's eyes turned cold, and she looked coldly, Qiao'er trembled in horror, and dared not say any more.

"Go on!" Nodding, Qiao'er boldly said: "I think, maybe the eldest lady heard some gossip from somewhere, and she misunderstood the little lady, so she sent this mother back. This time, but Those who come are not good!"

"Really?" Gu Sixiao smiled, turned her eyes, looked at Xiaodie who was hesitating outside, and said with a smile: "If you have anything to say, come in and say it, it's still a burden in your heart."

Gu Sixiao could still laugh, but neither of the two girls could.

As soon as she came in, Xiaodie hurriedly said: "Little lady, I heard that mother is crying with the old lady, saying that the second lady and the third lady died unjustly..."

Although it was unclear, there was more information hidden behind this sentence.

"The servant is in the old lady's courtyard, and she still has some contacts. Only then did I know about it. The little lady should have prepared earlier. I'm afraid that the old lady will be deceived by others and will..."

"What will happen? Take away my right to be the head of the family, and no longer let me manage the Xue family's affairs?"

Gu Sixiao laughed instead, "If that's the case, that's fine, you can also help me embroider the dowry, and I'm ready to get married. Well, I know about it. Just do what you should do, old lady If no one calls me, don’t worry about it, if you call me, you come and tell me again.”

Seeing that Gu Sixiao seemed to be careless, the two girls couldn't say anything else, so they could only turn around and go out in a state of boredom.

Gu Sixiao turned her head, thought for a while, but couldn't help laughing.

That elder sister who is far away in the capital really thinks that she has harmed her two younger sisters and hates her to the bone?Or do you have other plans in mind?

Either way, she doesn't care.Originally, she never thought of dominating the Xue family's property. If the old lady really asked her to let her go, maybe she would feel relieved.

It's just that although I can think clearly, I don't feel very comfortable after all.

She almost felt that she was really a part of the Xue family.

That night, Mrs. Xue didn't ask anyone to invite her. Gu Sixiao felt disappointed, but on the surface everything remained the same.

When I got up in the morning, I went to visit Xue Wen first, fed him a bowl of porridge, and then went back to my courtyard.

Before she was allowed to sit still, the old lady sent someone to invite her, saying, "The old lady has someone from her family. The old lady invites you to meet me."

Hearing the call suddenly, Gu Sixiao smiled instead.

Whether it's a confrontation or a rebuttal, it's always face to face. If the old lady doesn't let her see the mother, just let it go so quietly, and I really have doubts about her in my heart.

As soon as she entered the room, she saw her mother sitting beside Mrs. Xue.

This mother doesn't look very old, she is dressed in green cloth, her hair is neatly combed, and she wears a silver lily hairpin. She looks clean and smart.

After taking a closer look at the mother next to the eldest lady, Gu Sixiao's expression was still as if nothing had happened.

When he came in, he gave a salute first, and walked into the old lady Xue. She greeted her with a smile, then looked at the mother, and asked naturally: "Grandmother, this is..."

"See you, this is Mama Li who was sent by your elder sister. In the early years, she was also a girl of our Xue family. She married with your elder sister for several years. In a blink of an eye, she became the mother in charge."

"Mother Li," greeted with a smile, Gu Sixiao nodded and didn't say much.

Mother Li looked Gu Sixiao up and down, very carefully.

Whether it's manners or eyes, it's out of line.

If you encounter a host with a bad temper, you will have kicked them out long ago.

But now Gu Sixiao is not angry, she just looks at her and asks with a smile: "Did you look carefully?"

With just one sentence, the old lady knew that Gu Sixiao already knew those things.The corners of her mouth curled up, she didn't speak, she just looked at Mama Li quietly.

Being suddenly exposed in such a way, Mother Li could still remain calm, and said with a smile: "But you have to watch carefully, my wife ordered me to take a good look at the little lady when the slaves came. See what kind of woman she is, who can actually support our Xue family's huge family business."

"Oh, like this." Gu Sixiao smiled, and said lightly: "Isn't it just one pair of eyes and two hands? In fact, I don't have that much ability to support the family business. If I say it, it's better to ask the elder sister Come back to take charge of the overall situation. The eldest sister has lived in Beijing for a long time, so her vision must be much wider than mine, and she will be more handy when she wants to take charge of the Xue family's affairs."

I didn't expect Gu Sixiao to say such a thing, and Li's mother looked at Gu Sixiao in a daze, and didn't know how to answer for a while.

The old lady Xue raised her eyebrows and snorted softly, "I just said that the big girl is embarrassing, okay, don't say anything, and tell your wife when you go back, since you are married, she should be a good girl." The head of the family, take good care of the officials and children, and be filial to the elders of the Pu family. It is not her turn to intervene in the Xue family's affairs. Also, don't be confused, listen to the wind and the rain, if she If it's still like this, don't let anyone come to Xue's house from now on, and I don't bother to listen to those nonsense."

"Old lady," Li's mother was in a hurry, wanting to say something more, but old lady Xue had already asked someone to see her off.

From the beginning to the end, Gu Sixiao didn't say a word. After Li's mother was kicked out, she said: "Grandma, it may not be a bad thing to let the big sister come back to take charge of Xue's family. After all, I still have a bit of a bad reputation." It's not right..."

"What? Want to get married?!" The old lady Xue smiled, looked at her and said, "I heard that you even asked someone to embroider your dowry for you!"

Gu Sixiao smiled and remained silent.

She had known for a long time that there was an old lady in her yard, but she was upright and not afraid of others spreading gossip, so she ignored it.

Seeing her calm expression, Mrs. Xue sighed instead, "Grandmother knows very well what's going on with you. Although there are some gossips outside, which have even spread to Beijing, you don't have to take it to heart." Stand up straight, walk upright, and don't be afraid of people picking you up behind your back. Although your elder sister is a little confused, you don't have to explain it to her. It doesn't matter what the other people do, as long as I believe in you, that's all. "

After a while, she said again: "I've heard about how you dealt with those shopkeepers. Well done, in fact, even if you really ask the shopkeepers of the Su family to help, I can understand..."

With a flicker of eyes, Gu Sixiao raised his eyes and glanced at old lady Xue.

She said in her heart, what she said was bright, but if she really did that, you might be the first one to jump out.

"It's business, sometimes you just can't be soft-hearted. Just like this time, although it will be difficult to find someone to replace them for a while, and you have to tolerate these resident bugs, but when you find the right person in the future, you still have to take it easy. Replace these people—Hua'er, you must remember. Just because you are a woman, and the Xue family has no other backers, you have to be tougher!"

"Yes, granddaughter remembers." A tough attitude can deter villains who do evil, but if they are truly powerful, they will not be deterred by them.

In this case, Gu Sixiao didn't tell the old lady.

Fortunately, now that she is in Jinan Mansion, she still has Su Jingchun to rely on, so she doesn't have to think about that for now.

Although the deadline was ten days, in less than five days, the shopkeepers returned the greedy money to the shop one after another.

It was only a part, and there was a large part in addition. These shopkeepers all agreed that it fell into the hands of Li Chongyang, and they really only got this small part.

Whether this matter is true or false, because there is no proof of death, it has been impossible to verify.

Gu Sixiao didn't deliberately check, but she had already made up her mind that she would replace these shopkeepers one by one in the future.

In a blink of an eye, it is already late autumn, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching.

The Su family didn't have a head-mother, but an aunt personally came to visit with the etiquette.

Originally, I wanted to try to see when the big appointment would be made, so that the wedding would be easier.

Aunt Shao felt a little embarrassed when she said this. After all, two couples in the Xue family died in a row this year.

But as soon as he said this, he was stopped by Mrs. Xue. Only then did the members of the Su family know that the wedding date had been postponed infinitely.

Although Su Jingchun agreed to this matter, the senior officials of the Su family didn't know anything about it.

Originally, Su Jingchun refused to get married for several years, and Su Daguan was already very angry. Finally, Su Jingchun let go and got engaged.

I knew this, but I was very angry...

(End of this chapter)