Value peace

Chapter 57 The first clue

Huilan came here to ask Gu Xiyan for help: "The weather is fine these days, and Nanny Wu came here specially to share my aunt's books for good luck and go to Da'an Square. There are too many books and we have few people. Miss, please give me grace and ask Mo Ju and Xing Hong to help."

Of course, Gu Xiyan would not do anything that would spoil the scenery, so she told Mo Ju and Xing Hong, "Don't get sunburned when you go there", "Listen to Sister Huilan when you go there, don't be lazy" and so on. Then he personally sent them out of the gate of Wuyuan.

Turning around and going back to the room, she felt dizzy and chilled as soon as she sat down at the table.

I didn't sleep almost all night yesterday, probably because I was too tired and protested.

She laughed at herself, and called Duanniang to come in and change her clothes to go back to sleep. Duanniang put up a green gauze curtain for her, and said, "Alright, I'll go for a walk in the outer courtyard."

Gu Xiyan knew that she remembered her order and was going to find Deacon Ding.Thinking of Duanniang's care for her after she arrived here, she felt a surge of warmth in her heart, squeezed Duanniang's hand, and said softly: "Auntie, be careful!"

Duanniang smiled and patted Gu Xiyan's hand: "Go to sleep, I know you didn't sleep well yesterday. Don't worry, I'm in charge of everything. Even if you try your best, you won't hurt the girl." A strand of hair…”

She is a servant, I am afraid that even if she fights her life, it will be of no avail, she is just sacrificing one more life!

But at this time, someone said such a thing to you, and I felt warm in my heart.

Gu Xiyan turned over and soon fell asleep.

In a daze, someone pushed her, she was startled, and woke up, seeing Mo Ju's delicate and concerned face, she asked sleepily, "When is it?"

Mo Ju glanced at the clock in the room: "It's twelve noon, girl, hurry up and have something to eat!"

Gu Xiyan was sleeping comfortably, turned over and continued to sleep, muttering: "I don't want to eat..."

Mo Ju said softly: "Why don't you drink some soup, today I made lotus seed and lotus leaf soup, it's very refreshing, it must suit the girl's taste..."

Gu Xiyan didn't make a sound, Mo Ju weighed her feet and looked over, Gu Xiyan fell asleep again.

Xinghong said through the curtain: "What's wrong?"

Mo Ju sighed: "Pack up your things, save a bowl of mung bean porridge, the girl will wake up to rest her stomach."

"Then shall we go to Huilan's for dinner?" Xinghong asked Mo Ju with her eyes wide open.

Mo Ju couldn't make up her mind either.

At this moment, Duanniang came back, and the two hugged each other. Xinghong told the story quickly, and Duanniang smiled and said, "Since Madam Wu asked you to eat, you can go. There is me here." Woolen cloth."

The two went happily.

After finishing her meal, Duan Niang cleaned up the bowls and chopsticks. Seeing that Gu Xiyan was sleeping soundly, she leaned over on the small couch outside the floor-to-ceiling cover in Gu Xiyan's room and took a nap.When she woke up, she found that she was covered with a thin quilt.

Duanniang sat up, it turned out that Gu Xiyan had already woken up and was eating porridge outside the house.

She folded her clothes and came out to say hello to Gu Xiyan. Gu Xiyan smiled and asked her, "Do you want a bowl?"

Duanniang refused with a smile, then went back to the room to wash up and came out, Gu Xiyan had already finished eating, Duanniang quickly put away the bowls and chopsticks.

The two sat at the table and chatted.

Gu Xiyan asked, "What did Deacon Ding say?"

Duanniang replied: "It is said that there was a big accident in the Liu family's business in Yandi, and some money was lost."

Gu Xiyan thought of those multinational companies that declared bankruptcy in the second half of the year when they were Fortune [-] companies in the first half of the year, and couldn't help feeling deeply worried.

Her mood also affected Duan Niang, Duan Niang whispered to Gu Xiyan: "Why don't I go to Tuo Niang's place tomorrow, I have money in my hand, and if something happens, our waists will be stronger."

Gu Xiyan pondered for a long time, and told her: "Auntie, what we have in our hands is a shameful one. If there is anything wrong with Tuoniang, please don't be angry. You can take as much as you can. Wait until I marry Let's talk about it..."

Duanniang was stunned for a while before she understood the meaning of Gu Xiyan's words, she was silent for a while, and said: "No way!" Her tone was a little uncertain.

"I'm just in case," Gu Xiyan comforted Duanniang, "It would be great if there is no one."

Duanniang nodded clearly.

Gu Xiyan was still memorizing the books brought from Dicui Pavilion, and went to study after talking to Duan Niang, Duan Niang also took the opportunity to work with a needle and thread.

Gu Xiyan frowned as she flipped through the pages.

Duan Niang saw her and asked her with concern: "What's wrong? What's the matter?"

Gu Xiyan was full of doubts: "It's strange, I was fine when I read this book yesterday, why is there a note in it today?"

Duanniang asked nervously: "A note? What did you write?"

Gu Xiyan frowned: "It's a blank note, nothing is written. However, it's all on the page of the terms I'm looking for."

Duanniang breathed a sigh of relief: "Maybe Aunt Cui used it. She is not a reassuring host..." At the end, there was a bit of helplessness in her words.

Gu Xiyan has always been proud of her memory, although it is not possible to remember it forever after meeting someone, but it is not a problem to remember everything, let alone a book that she only read yesterday.

She bowed her head in silence.

Duanniang persuaded: "Girl, don't think so much, why don't we go and see if Madam is back?"

Yes, sometimes things are like this. When you look for it, you can't find it, but when you look back, it is at hand.

Gu Xiyan smiled and said, "If you're bored, go and have a look. I'm going to flip through these books quickly."

Duanniang ordered a few words like "read less, it will hurt your eyes" and then staggered out of the house.

Gu Xiyan picked the bookmarked places to read, and soon finished reading Xia Guoxizhao's law on marriage, she couldn't help but sighed deeply.

The situation is really not optimistic.

Xia Guoxizhao's law stipulates that if a woman reconciles or is divorced, as long as the woman's tribe proposes, she can take away the dowry.

But Gu Xiyan's problem is that her dowry is coming back, can Master Gu return it to her?
Gu Xiyan was stunned for a while, then got up and put away those books, preparing to return them to Huilan when Mo Ju and the others came back.

As soon as she stood up, she saw a seven or eight-year-old boy poking his head outside the curtain with a strange face.

Gu Xiyan smiled and said, "Who are you looking for?"

The boy seemed to be taken aback, he took a few steps back, and said in a voice like a mosquito: "I, I'm looking for the second girl. Is she there?"

Gu Xiyan smiled and stepped forward to lift the curtain, and squatted down to talk to him: "I am the second girl, who are you? Why do you want me?"

The little boy looked at her timidly, thrust something into her arms, turned around and ran away.

Gu Xiyan picked up the things in her arms with a smile. It turned out to be a letter written to her by Mr. Huang, saying that he wanted to meet her in Dicui Pavilion tomorrow morning. If there is something to ask, she must do it arrive.

What an eventful autumn!
Gu Xiyan tore the letter into pieces and threw it into the toilet.

After a while, Duan Niang came back, and she told Gu Xiyan: "The court has been busy arranging the reception of Lord Yan these few days, and said that there is no time to arrange for Madam to see him."

Gu Xiyan's heart sank, with a bad feeling.She couldn't help sighing: "It's just a duke of a state, but he's so busy with the court that he doesn't have time to go up and down..."

Duan Niang heard the dissatisfaction in Gu Xiyan's words, and whispered: "Girl, I heard that this time is different from the previous ones. The Duke of Yan has occupied Gaochang Kingdom. The emperor and some ministers... said that the crown prince would go to Fengtian Gate to receive the monarch of Gaochang Kingdom in person on behalf of the emperor that day... The people in the Clan House and the House of Internal Affairs were too busy, and they had to confirm the menu for the banquet with Guanglu Temple. It is also necessary to cooperate with the Ministry of Rites, Honglu Temple, and Siyi Pavilion to arrange corresponding rituals. My wife said that for the matter of whether the crown prince should be led to the outside of Fengtian Gate by the Ministry of Rites or Honglu Temple to the outside of Fengtian Gate, everyone After arguing for three days, there is still no result..."

Gu Xiyan was stunned.

Does this have anything to do with the city's anti-warning the day before yesterday?

Could it be that someone from Gaochang Kingdom got in here?
Only this reason can explain Zuo Xiaoyu's bold behavior that day.

She was guessing there, and suddenly someone ran into the house with a cloud of wind: "Girl, go and have a look, I don't know that it was the one who had a short lifespan and pulled out my few chrysanthemums by the roots." ..."

Gu Xiyan saw that it was Mammy Zhao.

Duanniang comforted her and said: "Don't worry, don't worry, you are sweating, come, sit down and have a cup of tea."

Zhao Momo shook Duanniang's hand holding her, and said: "How can I drink it? I have agreed with the girl that I will pay 600 taels of silver a year. Several plants have died. What can I do?" Do it!"

Gu Xiyan saw that Zhao Mama was sweating profusely, she looked flustered, and hurriedly said: "Zhao Mama, it's hot, don't worry. This is an accident, I'm not the one who only accepts death."

Only then did Mother Zhao breathe a sigh of relief.

Gu Xiyan personally handed the teacup to Mammy Zhao, and said, "Have a sip of tea, mammy, calm down, let's go and have a look together."

The three of them hurried to the side of the red bridge, and the chrysanthemums were lying on the ground like weeds, with green leaves densely packed.Gu Xiyan really couldn't see any traces of being pulled out.However, Nanny Zhao waited on her every day, pointing her hands and saying: "Hey, Miss, look here, and there, a total of four plants have been pulled out."

Dixiang chrysanthemum is planted in autumn, blooms and bears fruit in winter, and the harvest season is at the end of summer. If it is pulled out at this time, it is tantamount to cutting off Madam Zhao's source of income, no wonder she is anxious.

"This rotten heart, if you want to sell it for money, you shouldn't uproot it." Mother Zhao scolded, "Which family is short of goods..."

Gu Xiyan thought for a while, and said: "I'm afraid it was done by someone who doesn't know. Otherwise, how could it be uprooted?"

Only then did Zhao Momo stop talking, and said to Gu Xiyan: "Girl, I want to build a shed by the Red Bridge, so I can keep watch at night..."

Gu Xiyan had also been short of money, so she naturally knew the importance of Xiangju here to Mother Zhao, so she nodded in agreement.

On the way back, Duanniang smiled and said, "Su Xin is too nervous."

No, there is indeed something wrong with this matter. If it was pulled out by someone who didn't know, it should be pulled out one by one. How could it be selectively pulled out within a cluster?

(End of this chapter)