Value peace

Chapter 80 Unexpectedly

The Qiuxi Festival is coming soon, and under Gu Xiyan's prohibition, the people in Wuyuan stayed in the garden obediently, and the newly bought maids were handed over to Madam Zhao to train them.Everyone can understand, after all, three days later, it will be Gu Xiyan's wedding, and it is normal for the people in her room to hide from each other.

The bright red wedding dress was embroidered with a golden phoenix with gold thread, and the colorful silk thread shone with the swing of the body, shining brightly and dazzingly.

Gu Xiyan was lazily leaning on the big couch beside her: "Isn't it beautiful?"

Whelan looked at the wedding dress on her body and nodded excitedly.

Xinghong's face was full of fear: "Girl, if you find out..."

"Don't worry." Gu Xiyan said with a smile, "I've inquired carefully. What Zuo Xiaoyu wants is a marriage between Zuo Gu's family. I don't think it matters to him at all. As long as you stick to your duty Whether it's Master Gu or the imperial concubine, even if they find out, they'll just try their best to cover it up."

Her words reminded Duan Yingluo of Duke Yan Qi Hao.

Qi Hao didn't need to marry the Gu family, why did he send her to the Gu family in such a hurry.

Duan Yingluo couldn't help laughing and said: "Young girl has outstanding looks, maybe that Zuo Xiaoyu..."

Gu Xiyan waved her hand as if to chase away flies and mosquitoes, and interrupted Duan Yingluo: "I still have self-knowledge. Even a god can't make people like Jiang and Zuo stand against each other. There is a necessary reason for this." It's just that I don't have the heart to check it now!"

On the other side, Hui Lan focused on looking at the self-satisfied self in the mirror, her expression was determined: "Second girl, don't worry. When Zuo Xiaoyu saw you that day, I was also in the carriage. If he had any doubts, As long as we deny it and say that he misunderstood the person and mistook the servant girl for a girl, there is nothing he can do about it. Even if this lawsuit is brought to the imperial court, it will not be clear..."

Xinghong timidly looked at Huilan, then at Gu Xiyan, her heart was full of fear.

If I had known this, I should have left with Mo Ju!
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but look at Gu Xiyan.

Could it be that the second girl started planning a long time ago...

Duanniang took the second girl seriously, and she would leave before she got married, and Mo Ju, that aunt came so suddenly...

But it's too late to think about it now, and there is no turning back...

Unless, tell the lady to go...

She looked at Gu Xiyan uneasily, then at Huilan, and suddenly felt like a puppet in the hands of these two people, being pulled back and forth by them...

* * * * * *
After the Qiuxi Festival, Gu's red lanterns were not taken down in time as in previous years, and they will be used again at Gu Xiyan's wedding three days later.The main gate of Gu's mansion was wide open, and Mrs. and Mrs. Gu knelt in front of the incense table and listened to the Xiaohuangmen's decree.The rewards of the emperor and the imperial concubine are lined up in front of the door. Unfortunately, Gu's residence is in a high-end residential area, and the neighbors around are either rich or expensive. The area of ​​the mansion is not small. , Eight houses, the gates are far apart.The absence of spectators would have diminished some joy.

After accepting the gift and dismissing Xiaohuangmen, Mr. Gu still has to go to the palace to thank her, and Mrs. Gu hurried to the guard garden, and she still has to arrange for the bride and escort on the day of the wedding.Walking halfway, I met Xinghong, and said that the second girl invited Mrs. Gu to visit. The wedding was coming soon, and there were emergencies everywhere. Mrs. Gu had no idea, so she hurriedly diverted to Wuyuan.

When they arrived at Wuyuan, Gu Xiyan wrote something on the small table in front of the big couch, and when she saw Mrs. Gu coming in, she wondered, "Mother, what do you want me for?"

Ping'er hurriedly went forward to collect the paper, waited for Mrs. Gu to sit down, and brought tea in.

Mrs. Gu looked a little unnatural, took a sip of tea lightly, and said, "Have you almost prepared everything here?"

Gu Xiyan looked at Mrs. Gu who was opposite. Although she was only 27 or [-] years old, her face and mental state were all shaky, and there was a gloomy look between her brows for many years. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

I am going to leave soon, to use an inappropriate metaphor, people who are about to die, their words are also good.

Gu Xiyan made a gesture towards Ping'er, signaling them all to go out.When there were only the two of them left in the room, Gu Xiyan couldn't help pulling Mrs. Gu's hand, and said meaningfully: "Mother, you have worked too hard. When I get married, you can take Panxi back to Jiangnan. There are your brothers and sisters-in-law, and Gao Tang, even if it is noisy, it will make people feel more comfortable than here..."

Mrs. Gu looked at Gu Xiyan in surprise.

Now that the conversation has reached this point, Gu Xiyan simply made it clear: "I went to the outer courtyard to see Panxi's a few days ago. He is a small person with such a high desk, sitting upright and upright. He was practicing big characters there. The waiter next to him was playing a fan, and kept advising him, "Brother, take a break, and practice later." Pan Xi hesitated, and said to others, "Mother told me Now, I have to listen to Mr., Mr. asked me to write eight pieces of paper, and I only wrote three pieces of paper." The boy flattered him. Come out'... A good child, if this continues, it will be completely ruined. Mother, he is your hope in the future, you can't be ruined like this..."

Mrs. Gu's eyes slowly turned red when she heard this, and a bitter smile appeared on Huang Huang's face.

Gu Xiyan couldn't help but think of her peaceful and carefree appearance when she first met her.

As a woman, she probably won't be able to feel the harmony of the zither in her whole life, just like a flower that withers before it blooms.

She is also a woman, Gu Xiyan's heart is full of pity.Her tone of voice was sincere and sincere: "Panxi is pure in nature, and at such a young age, he already has the perseverance to study. There are famous teachers everywhere in the south of the Yangtze River. After ten years of hard work, you will see the end. Mother, go back to Jiangnan as soon as possible." !"

Mrs. Gu turned her face sideways, and tears fell like rain.

* * * * * *
On August [-]th when the lanterns were lit, Mrs. Gu and Nanny Tian arrived in Wuyuan, bringing Gu Panxi with them for the first time.

Because tomorrow is the wedding day, two masters invited from Tifangzhai to bathe the bride are helping Gu Xiyan to bathe. Mrs. Gu looked at the empty room and asked Huilan, "Have you packed everything?" Refers to the small objects that Gu Xiyan is used to in daily life.

Whelan smiled and looked at a small wicker box on the small table of the big couch, and said, "Everything is here."

Mrs. Gu was taken aback.

When she got married, she received more than a dozen wicker boxes.

"Why is there only one box!" Mrs. Gu blurted out.

Whelan laughed and said, "Young lady is not too particular about things on weekdays, she only has this box."

Mrs. Gu opened the wicker box and saw that there were only mirrors, combs and silk scarves for daily use.It was only then that she realized how simple Gu Xiyan's daily life was, as if she could leave immediately after a little tidying up.

She couldn't help but be alarmed for a moment.

Gu Xiyan had already taken a shower and came out from the side room next to her.

She was wearing simple white muslin underwear, and her crow-blue hair was wet and casually tied up on her head, probably because the side room was hot from the bath, her plain face was slightly flushed, and her big eyes were moist. Yin, there is a trace of natural beauty in the eyes.

She bowed to Mrs. Gu, and the four masters sent by Tifangzhai also came out of the side room to salute and congratulate Mrs. Gu. Madam Tian gave each of the four masters a red seal, and the masters thanked each other. After leaving, Mrs. Gu said: "It's rare for masters to come here, why don't you help the maids who accompany the girl to take a bath. Huilan, Xinghong and Ping'er, you all go and prepare!"

All the big furniture were startled, only Xinghong's complexion changed drastically.

Mrs. Gu smiled and said: "This is the last night of my stay at Gu's house, you don't have to pay attention to this ceremony." As she said that, she asked Madam Tian to take out some red seals.

The masters of Tifangzhai took Feng Hong and went to make preparations, and Nanny Tian took a few maids down, leaving only Mrs. Gu, Gu Xiyan, and Mrs. Gu sitting on the sidelines like little adults. Seems to look forward to Xi.

Mrs. Gu asked Gu Panxi to kowtow to Gu Xiyan: "Your sister is gone, and I don't know when I will see you again. You should kowtow to your sister. Remember to study hard and be promising, so that in the future, my sister will be able to come back to you in a legitimate way. Come home."

Gu Panxi stared at her sister curiously with her round black jewel-like eyes, and knelt on the ground obediently to kowtow to Gu Xiyan.

Without waiting for Gu Panxi to kneel down, Gu Xiyan hugged him in her arms: "Don't get your clothes dirty."

Mrs. Gu looked at the two siblings who were hugging each other tightly with a smile on her lips, and said: "After I send you out tomorrow, Brother Seven will go back to the south of the Yangtze River. They will go out of Beijing along the post road, pass through Songzhou and Jingzhou, and then go back to the south of the Yangtze River. Changping Zhuanshui Road in Victoria, along the Jiangnan Canal all the way to Yuezhou. You don’t know my hometown, it’s in Shiban Town of Yuezhou, it’s only 500 miles away from Gu’s old house in Shuzhou, very close… "She explained Liu Zuocheng's whereabouts in great detail.

Gu Xiyan's heart skipped a beat, and she looked at Mrs. Gu in disbelief.

Mrs. Gu smiled slightly, and called out "Nurse Sun" with a bright expression.

Grandma Sun quickly entered.

Mrs. Gu stood up and touched Gu Panxi's face, with a reluctant look on her face: "Panxi, follow Nanny Sun!"

Gu Panxi bowed respectfully to his mother and sister respectively, and then followed Nanny Sun out of Wuyuan in three steps. The orange light cast a long shadow on the small body, appearing Very lonely.

Tears welled up in Gu Xiyan's eyes, and she called out "Mother" eagerly.

Mrs. Gu smiled, but there were tears in her eyes: "Deacon Ding and Nanny Sun will take Panxi back to Jiangnan tonight, and he won't be able to send you off to marry tomorrow."

Gu Xiyan couldn't help but said, "What about you?"

Mrs. Gu looked at the bright red lanterns hanging under the eaves of Wuyuan, and said with a smile: "I will also preside over your three-day homecoming ceremony!"

Gu Xiyan excitedly stepped forward and held Mrs. Gu's hand, the corners of her mouth twitching slightly.

However, Mrs. Gu patted Gu Xiyan's hand reassuringly: "Don't worry, I've grown up so much, I haven't taken an idea once. This time, I will definitely do the homecoming ceremony well." Said Then, he patted Gu Xiyan's hand again, with a rare persistence in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)