Value peace

Chapter 16
Master Gu wiped the hand that pinched Gu Xiyan on the skirt of his shirt.From the little bit of psychology that Gu Xiyan has learned, this kind of action is an expression of disgust or even hatred.

Gu Xiyan didn't know why Master Gu did this. Although he was smiling, his eyes were very gloomy. She instinctively felt an uncomfortable feeling faintly revealed by this handsome and elegant man.Gu Xiyan showed more humility, sitting down with lowered eyebrows and lowered hands.

Master Gu seemed to be confused by Gu Xiyan's attitude. He stared at it for a long time before the gloom in his eyes gradually dissipated. Cui Baoyi's private school is going to school. Your sister said that next spring, the inner palace will hold a concubine election, and she will help you fight for it, it depends on your luck!"

Gu Xiyan was horrified in her heart, but she didn't dare to show anything, she answered "yes" respectfully.

Master Gu waved his hand at her as if chasing away mosquitoes and flies.

Gu Xiyan was even more heartbroken.

The memories of the two fathers overlapped together, and Gu Xiyan felt as if she had returned to the past...

She fled away from Rongyue Zhai.

Mo Ju, who was waiting outside the door, saw Gu Xiyan's pale face and distressed expression, and was secretly surprised. He didn't know what the master had said to the second girl, but he didn't dare to ask.

On the way back, the rain started to fall again, pattering, and it was getting bigger and bigger.

Mo Ju wanted to urge, "Girl, hurry up", but seeing Gu Xiyan's distraught look, she swallowed the words again.

The two of them returned to Wuyuan in silence all the way. Just after entering the door, there was a thunder from the sky, and the rain fell down like a torrent.Gu Xiyan seemed to be taken aback, and then she realized that it was raining, and she was stunned there, drenching her body completely.Mo Ju pulled Gu Xiyan: "Girl, let's go into the house to avoid the rain!"

Gu Xiyan came back to her senses and looked at Mo Ju firmly, said "Mmm", and walked towards the main room expressionlessly.

Pulling up the curtain and entering, there are two people sitting in the middle of the main room, one is Duanniang, the other is a woman who is about the same age as Duanniang, with a medium build, a beautiful face, and a bright smile, talking to Duanniang, talking about the place where she is happy , Laughing, very hearty.

When Duanniang saw Gu Xiyan come back, she was startled, and asked in surprise, "What's the matter?"

Seeing an outsider, Mo Ju smiled in disguise and said, "It's raining, so I didn't bring an umbrella."

Duanniang hurriedly asked Hengyue to wait for Gu Xiyan to change her clothes, but instead left the woman there, Gu Xiyan said hello first: "We have a guest at home!"

Only then did Duanniang introduce the woman to Gu Xiyan: "This is Zhao Suxin, who used to serve Mrs. Tai with me. I heard that we are back, so I came to take a look."

The woman came forward with a smile and bent her knees to bless Gu Xiyan, and Gu Xiyan politely called out "Nurse Zhao".

Zhao Nanny kept saying that she didn't dare, Gu Xiyan hadn't fully recovered from the shock of the conversation with Master Gu just now, and she didn't have too much thought to deal with Duanniang's friend, and it was raining just now, so she was still a little bit vivid After entering the room, the clothes were wet and sticking to his body, which made him feel very uncomfortable. After exchanging a few words with Madam Zhao, he entered the room.

Duanniang rushed over to wait for Gu Xiyan to wash, but Gu Xiyan told her to accompany the guests quickly, and that Nanny Zhao thoughtfully wanted to leave.

Gu Xiyan said: "Mother, please don't be polite to me. I will stay for lunch later. Duanniang has also trained a few caring people in Shuzhou in the past few years. With the help of these girls, how can I use it?" Let Duanniang do it herself. Just relax and talk to Duanniang, there are fewer and fewer old sisters in the house now..." She is very sincere in keeping customers, just like she used to have when she was at work. It's like the relatives of colleagues come to visit the class.Whoever lives in this world is not a face, respecting others is respecting oneself.

Zhao Nanny sighed: "Second girl not only looks like Mrs. Lian, but also behaves the same way. It's no loss that we are from everyone!"

Gu Xiyan repeatedly stated that she didn't need Duanniang to wait on her in person, and smiled and asked them to help themselves, and then Duanniang went out with Zhao mama proudly.

As the two walked out, Gu Xiyan vaguely heard Zhao Mama say to Duanniang: "... Sister Duan will be blessed in the future... She is caring and sensible..."

Gu Xiyan smiled and went into the side room next to her to wash and change clothes.When she came out, she heard Zhao Momo talking with Duanniang in the main room, she said cheerfully and with a little joy: "You haven't seen Chunhe for many years, if she is the mother of two children!"

"Really?" Duanniang was very surprised, "I was not married when I left, unexpectedly Chunhe became a mother in a blink of an eye!"

Zhao Momo said happily: "The in-law's family that the eldest girl chose for Chunhe before entering the palace is really nothing to say. I am grateful for my whole life. You don't know, the uncle who the eldest girl found for me With ability, good character, and filial piety to me, Chunhe has completely turned around."

"This is better than anything else!" Duanniang sighed, "Chunhe married a good family, and then marry Chunping a beautiful lady, you will have nothing to worry about."

Zhao Nanny also sighed: "Yes. Back then, when we were four big girls, you stayed in the mansion to be the nurse for the second girl, and Tuo Niang married to Fuchun County and became the shopkeeper's wife. Jinxin had the worst luck. , by the master..."

The two were silent for a while, Duanniang said: "Then you, have you gone to see Jinxin..."

"I've gone," Zhao Mama's cheerful voice also sank, "Why didn't I go? But the Li family didn't let me see, and all the things I sent in were thrown out..."

The two sighed again in a low voice.

They are talking about old things. If it is normal, Gu Xiyan will definitely listen to Bigen, collect as much information as he can, maybe someday he will be able to use it, and he can also understand this society faster .But today she was in a trance.

How did you get involved in the matter of choosing a concubine?

She was upset and wanted to find someone to talk to, but she didn't know who to turn to.

A few little girls are definitely not enough, they are younger than her, and have no experience, so it would be good if they don’t come up with random ideas. Duanniang is a good candidate, but she has been in Shuzhou for the past few years, and she is more or less the same as Shengjing It's all a bit out of touch... She paced up and down the room like a mosquito.

Mo Ju waited on the side cautiously, holding her breath.

Who else?

Gu Xiyan stopped in her tracks, staring blankly at the branches and leaves that were drenched in rain and were emerald green like jade outside the window.

The information in ancient times was too closed. It’s not like in modern times. When you turn on the computer and look at it, you basically know everything. If it’s not good enough, you can buy a newspaper at a newsstand for [-] cents. There are women who live in unknown countries in the Western Hemisphere. The septuplets told you in black and white... Now, people who travel to the north and south are spreading the news in teahouses and wine shops. I don't know if these news are rumors...

A thought flashed across Gu Xiyan, and she hurriedly ordered Mo Ju: "You go to Deacon Ding and tell me I have something to ask for!"

Mo Ju's eyes flashed panic.

Knowing that they had an affair with Deacon Ding, Gu Xiyan immediately explained to Mo Ju, "I want him to help me find out some news."

Mo Ju responded in a low voice and left.

Gu Xiyan breathed a sigh of relief, and leaned on the big couch by the window in the room. Just as she closed her eyes, she suddenly remembered something. She got up and looked at the scene in the main room, and found that Duanniang and Zhao Nao Mammy whispered to each other.

As soon as Mother Zhao looked up, she happened to see a trace of anxiety flashing in Gu Xiyan's eyes, she hurriedly got up and asked, "What orders do you have, Second Miss?"

Gu Xiyan was silent for a while, but she still lifted the curtain and said, "Duanniang, do you have any enlightenment books at home? My father will let me go to the private school run by Aunt Cui tomorrow."

Duanniang smiled and said, "Miss, what are you afraid of? Aunt Cui is even better than your first teacher Mr. Hong Shaotong..."

Zhao Nanny retorted from the side: "That may not be the case. Mr. Hong is good at economics and focuses on policy theory; Aunt Cui is good at poetry and Fu and focuses on etiquette. Don't take it lightly!"

Gu Xiyan saw that Madam Zhao spoke quite insightfully, so she felt like asking her for information.She unceremoniously sat beside Duanniang, and the three of them formed a tripartite formation and joined their team chatting.Gu Xiyan asked: "Does the nanny know what kind of person Cui is? What do they teach? What other disciples?"

Mother Zhao smiled and said, "Miss, you really asked the right person. I am in charge of the rent of several yards at home, and Aunt Cui has the most dealings with me. Aunt Cui is the most shrewd person. She counted everything clearly, and if she was not paying attention, she took advantage of the gap. But people said that she was very knowledgeable, and she wrote a book called "Women's Training", which was quite appreciated by the empress dowager. Invited her to give lectures to several princesses in the palace. The private school for girls called Xiaoxiang she opened is now the most famous private school for girls in Shengjing. It specializes in reciting poems, drinking tea and enjoying flowers. There are not many students, only seven or eight. They are all girls from the Zanying family. Everyone teaches individually, and the tuition is not cheap. Even Fang Shaoying is also learning painting from her, and Fang Shaoying , but we are the number one beauty in Shengjing."

Master Fang?Fang Shaoying?Fang Shaoqing...

Gu Xiyan smiled and asked, "Fang Shaoying? This is the first time I've heard of it."

Zhao Nanny smiled and replied: "The girl has always lived in Shuzhou, so I have never heard of her reputation. She is the granddaughter of Fang Houye, the younger brother of the current Empress Dowager!"

Gu Xiyan asked again: "Does she have brothers and sisters?"

Zhao Nanny chuckled: "Master Fang has one wife and four concubines, and 21 sons, and these sons also married wives and concubines... I am afraid that Master Fang himself can't remember how many grandchildren he has!"

Gu Xiyan smiled and said: "Then there are always a few important ones. Otherwise, why don't the people in Shengjing pass it on to others, and just pass it on to Fang Shaoying?"

Zhao Nanny said: "That's natural. Fang Houye's family was originally from Baiding, and later he was granted the title of Noble Yinzi by the Empress Dowager. This Fang Shaoying's father is Fang Houye's sixth son, Fang Jixian, who is the legitimate son. In those days, the Fang family was not as prominent as it is now, and Master Fang Hou was only a small job in the household department. Fang Jixian was the first Fang family to rely on the imperial examination to become an official. He started from the job in the household department and has been To be the Minister of the Household Department and the Minister of Shangbao. This Mr. Fang is a bit strange. He has only one wife and no concubine. Both sons and daughters are heirs. The son is Fang Shaoqing, the number one scholar who went to Chunwei. The empress dowager brought her with her to teach in the inner palace..."

Gu Xiyan's head slammed.

Fang Shaoqing?Could it be the same name?

(End of this chapter)