Value peace

Chapter 62

After dinner, Gu Xiyan went to bed early, and told Mo Ju: "I want to go to bed early, you don't have to wait in the house anymore, go and play with Huilan."

Mo Ju was still a little hesitant.

Gu Xiyan drove her out with a smile: "Go, go, I have to cheer up and accompany you when you are here."

Mo Ju walked out the door with a smirk.

As the sky gradually darkened, Gu Xiyan quietly leaned on the big pillow on the bed and stared at the plum vase beside the bed in a daze.

When the first eaves lamp was lit in the inner courtyard of Gu Mansion, a figure of a man was reflected on Gu Xiyan's window lattice.

Gu Xiyan hurriedly limped to open the window, and Qi Maosheng jumped in from the window.

With a calm and calm expression, he asked Gu Xiyan indifferently: "What's wrong?"

Gu Xiyan told Qi Maosheng the conversation between herself and Liu Zuocheng in detail.

Unexpectedly, Qi Maosheng's first sentence after hearing this was "You really are very good at telling stories."

Gu Xiyan was taken aback, a little surprised, she didn't know what Qi Maosheng meant by this, she hesitated and didn't know how to respond.

Qi Maosheng didn't seem to notice this, and said indifferently: "Where do you think it is good to make an appointment with the Liu family?"

Gu Xiyan was startled again: "I, I don't know either?"

Qi Maosheng bowed his head and pondered: "It's in Dicui Pavilion."

Gu Xiyan hesitated, and she said intermittently: "In case they... always spend time guessing where you are...you still have a chance..."

Qi Maosheng smiled lightly, and there was a kind of unbearable pain in the bright eyes... Seeing Gu Xiyan's heart hurt, she said softly: "Young Master Qi, why don't we make two preparations. I'll tell you about your friend's place." One sound..."

Qi Maosheng shook his head: "Since the decision has been made, naturally we should go all out."

Gu Xiyan's heart trembled when she heard this.

The worst thing to do when things happen is to throw medicine indiscriminately.What happened to me today, I gave Qi Maosheng such an idea.Fortunately, he didn't listen to him, otherwise, he would have exposed Qi Maosheng's whereabouts without going to court...

"You, what happened to your feet?" Qi Maosheng suddenly changed the subject and asked.

"Ah!" Gu Xiyan was surprised.

"Don't run around." Qi Maosheng frowned and said, "You should sit down and talk."

Gu Xiyan limped onto the bed again, and leaned against the big pillow.

The two just stood and lay down in the darkness silently.

Tomorrow, Gu Xiyan will tell the people in the Liu family the place of the date. As for the process, it has nothing to do with her...

This is the end of the matter!

Neither of the two said goodbye, they just quietly bathed in the bright moonlight.

After a long time, Qi Maosheng suddenly said, "Do you like Li Chaoyang very much?"

"Ah!" Gu Xiyan was stunned.

"I think you also know the story of 'Extraordinary goods can live'." Qi Maosheng explained, "The first time I saw this story was in the "Red City Biography" written by the former emperor Li Chaoyang."

Green smoke rose from Gu Xiyan's forehead, she smiled vaguely and said, "Ah, I'm not good at serious studies, and I like to read crooked books."

"Correct book?" Qi Maosheng twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "This is the first time I've heard someone say that the book written by Li Chaoyang is a crooked book."

Gu Xiyan was embarrassed: "Yes, is it? I don't quite understand these..."

Qi Maosheng seemed to frowned slightly: "Your ancestor was once the crown prince of the Wanji Dynasty. Although he was demoted because of Li Chaoyang, he has always been a follower of Li Xue in Taichu. The purpose of the school is to 'cultivate the body, govern the family, govern the country and the world'... You are a girl from the Gu family in Shuzhou, Jiangnan, how could you think this is a crooked book."

Gu Xiyan smiled and said, "I grew up in Shuzhou's parents, and this is the first time I've heard of these things you said."

Qi Maosheng looked a little troubled: "Really. I heard about your sister's Huiming when I was in Yandi. It is said that she is known as the most talented girl in Xizhao. She could write policy theory at the age of nine..."

Gu Xiyan hurriedly interrupted Qi Maosheng's words, and said with a smile: "The dragon has nine sons, all of them are different, let alone us ordinary people. I am the 'black sheep' of the Gu family. I can't read, write, or practice piano. It's not going to work... My wet nurse often looks at me and sighs!"

Qi Maosheng seemed to be amused by what she said, his brows relaxed, his bright eyes shone with warm light, and the kindness appeared in his expression again.

Gu Xiyan's heart warmed, and she said bluntly: "...the nurse was afraid that I would not be able to get married, so she first found me a maid who was going to be a 'gunner' to help me embroider. I don't know the inside story. I married her off. The nanny had no choice but to find a nanny to give me a 'tutorial'. I practice purse embroidery every day, and I only embroider the pattern of 'Shanmeilingxue'. That's it, the effect is not very good. Okay... behind Duanniang's back, I secretly went to the sewing class to embroider seven or eight identical ones for me. If I need to use them someday, I will take them out to make up..."

Qi Maosheng smiled lightly, like the sun shining in winter: "I think this is pretty good."

"Ah!" Gu Xiyan was attracted by the smile on his face, staring blankly at Qi Maosheng for a few seconds.

Qi Maosheng looked relaxed and joked: "Just like this, you have provoked the Jiang and Zuo families to fight in the temple because of you. If you can learn some piano and calligraphy again, wouldn't it make the matchmaker trample on the threshold of the Gu family? It's..."

How did he know that the Jiang and Zuo families had "disturbed in the temple", this happened after Qi Maosheng hid in Dicui Pavilion, could it be...

Gu Xiyan's smile was slightly astringent, her bright eyes were slightly sunken, and there was a look of pain on her face. Coupled with those black and white eyes, she actually shone with an innocent expression like a moose.

Qi Maosheng had heavy eyelids, coughed softly, and said in an unprecedentedly gentle voice, "Don't worry. I think both of these two families are okay. The old Hou Ye and the first emperor of the Jiang family are cousins ​​of the first cousins. Everyone was against the Fang family, only the old man Jiang kept silent. Later, the Fang family listened to the government behind the curtain, and he was also the first one to kowtow to the old man Jiang. The Fang family always remembered the favor of the Jiang family, the old man Jiang Eight sons, four knights, and two daughters married into the Fang family. Although Zuo Xiaoyu is not as strong as the Jiang family, he was a guard with a knife in the Kunning Palace back then, so he can be regarded as a retainer of the Fang family. Eight years ago, he was sent to the Liang Ting Dudu Mansion as a general. He led troops to confront the people of Wujun City many times. He made great achievements in battle. He fought a hussar general with a knife and a gun. If he hadn't killed 5 prisoners of war in the Battle of Baishan last year and was shocked by the censors, Fang would not have transferred him back to Beijing to become a deputy commander of the Habayashi Army..."

How could Gu Xiyan be in the mood to listen to this, her tone trembled slightly: "I can't get along with them, so don't worry about it..."

Qi Maosheng frowned slightly: "Could it be that you want to marry that Mr. Mei?"

Gu Xiyan grimaced: "You, how did you know?"

Qi Maosheng said: "Didn't you and Duanniang whisper for a long time under the Dicui Tower that day?"

Gu Xiyan's heart suddenly jumped up and down: "Then, about Jiang and Zuo's family, you, you also eavesdropped upstairs?"

Qi Maosheng showed a slightly uncomfortable expression, coughed softly, and said, "I know it's a bit impolite, but your voices were so loud at that time, so..."

ah!It turned out not to be what I imagined.

Gu Xiyan suddenly felt that her whole body was floating, her big eyes narrowed into a crooked little moon, and her plain face was full of radiance and radiance, exuding a compelling brilliance, which made Qi Maosheng stunned. Startled, he asked again: "Do you really want to marry that Mrs. Mei?"

"No!" Gu Xiyan smiled, "I don't want to get married at all. It's embarrassing to stay at home, Duan Niang is also nagging in my ear, I don't want to hurt her heart, so I went on a blind date... I originally planned to..." At this point, Gu Xiyan paused and stopped talking.

Qi Maosheng frowned again: "What are you planning?"

Maybe it's because her life has been too turbulent. Gu Xiyan has never had many friends, so she seldom talks about her feelings with others. On the surface, she looks very lively and cheerful, but in fact, everything is in her heart.

Seeing her hesitate, Qi Maosheng said: "Do you think that one of their two families has a group of wives and concubines of the older generation, and one family has already taken concubines, and they are afraid that they will be angry if they marry in the future?"

"Ah!" Qi Maosheng's words gave Gu Xiyan another surprise.

During her conversation with Duanniang, she did reveal a little bit of this meaning, but she didn't expect... Gu Xiyan thought of those notes stuck in the book...

Qi Maosheng didn't wait for her to answer, and sighed, "Say you're smart, but sometimes you're quite confused. Say you're stupid, but you're smart at the critical moment. Mr. Jiang's concubine is not his own choice. Jiang's meritorious service The aristocratic family has stood firm for 300 years, with new acquaintances and old acquaintances all over the world. If you don’t know how to hide your strengths and bide your time, retreat bravely, and make a drunken attitude, how can you make the palace feel at ease? He has married three wives successively and has no heirs left, and he does not take concubines, so no one will cut off his incense?"

"They all have their own difficulties, so don't I have any!" Gu Xiyan muttered, "Why do I have to go to that troubled water, I have my own good life to live, so I don't want to have anything to do with them Woolen cloth……"

Qi Maosheng shook his head with a smile: "Then tell me, what are your plans..."

Man is a very strange thing, always afraid of being hurt.Many secrets can be told frankly to those strangers who have never met before, but they cannot be told to the people who accompany them day and night.

At this moment, Qi Maosheng is a familiar stranger in Gu Xiyan's heart.

She told him about her thoughts: "When I was very young, I wanted to have a home of my own. The house should not be very big, but my children and I could have our own room; the money should not be a lot, but we would not have to worry about food and clothing." ;Husband does not need to be successful, but as long as he is an upright and kind person; if he has a child, he can be healthy and intelligent. When we are together, we can be considerate, trustful, and faithful to each other; when you don’t love me, tell me clearly Understand, don't make me a laughing stock in the eyes of others..." However, this dream will never come true.

(End of this chapter)