The daily life of the prime minister of the Qing Dynasty, thick black

Chapter 110 Peeping
The Chinese New Year is getting closer day by day, and there is nothing to say about Gu Huaishu's life here, on the contrary, some interesting things are reported from Sanfang's side from time to time.

Today, Sun Lianqiao was invited to take her pulse. As soon as Sun Lianqiao pressed the pulse, she said, "It's almost fine." I'm afraid you'll be tired."

After Sun Lianqiao finished the matter on Gu Huaishu's side, it was much easier.

She tidied up and said: "I have to go back home to prepare for the New Year's Eve, so I'll leave now."

Before leaving, she thought of something again, and suddenly said something in Gu Huaishu's ear, Gu Huaishu nodded, but she personally sent Sun Lianqiao out.

Turning around the corner of the garden in front of her, she saw a rockery next to her. The two of them went over and had some intimate conversations with their aunts, when they suddenly heard someone shouting: "Second Aunt, Second Aunt!"

When Gu Huaishu turned around, he saw Zhang Ruoting sitting on the top of the rockery, and was startled: "Brother Ting? What are you doing up there? Come down quickly, where are the serving maids?!"

She never expected that such a young child would appear here, so she naturally asked the servant girl where she was going.

Sun Lianqiao looked at this white and fat little doll, on the one hand, she liked it, but on the other hand she was frightened: "Why did you run to such a high place, it's so dangerous..."

The two of them were waiting for the maid to carry him down, when unexpectedly a person came out from behind the rockery and touched his nose in embarrassment: "Second Sister-in-Law, Second Young Mistress Gu, Brother Ting, this is... I carried him up Yes, this kid said he wanted to see farther, so..."

Who else is it not Zhang Tinglu?

Gu Huaishu was scared out of his wits by him, and was speechless for a moment, she pressed her forehead: "Brother Ting is ignorant, why is the third master messing around with him?"

Calculating that Zhang Tinglu is only in her 20s this year, she might be a child at heart.

She sighed: "Children are most afraid of making trouble. It's okay to go to a high place, as long as you take care of everything. Forget it, I'll send my sister-in-law out."

"Second Aunt, I'll treat you to sweet-scented osmanthus cake when I come back later!"

Brother Ting was sitting firmly on the rockery, and Zhang Tinglu was watching him from below. The father and son were just...

Gu Huaixiu was angry and funny, thinking of Xiao Chen, if she heard this sentence, she would not know how angry she would be.

It's just a child's kindness, Gu Huaixiu couldn't bear to brush it off, and said: "Second Aunt can save it, just be careful."

After finishing speaking, he took Sun Lianqiao's hand and walked forward, sighing: "This is the grandson of the mansion, his name is Ruo Ting, but he is a ghostly spirit, very mischievous."

"I don't have any news about my stomach now. I like the fat baby anyway. Looking at him, I don't want to leave."

Sun Lianqiao was not at all shy as she spoke, recalling all the bad things about her family, and finally said: "I have written a book to my father about what you said that day, and if things are successful in the future, I will definitely pay you back." Kindness."

What Gu Huaishu was thinking about was that a certain master in the palace owed him a favor and wanted to ask for it later.

As for Sun Lianqiao, they are just using each other.

It's just that this use is a little more humane than others.

She walked to the front and didn't see her off, and asked the maids to see Sun Lianqiao off, but she came back holding Qing Dai's hand.

"You said that if I do this, I'm getting deeper and deeper..."

Qing Dai didn't know what was going on, she just thought that Gu Huaishu was talking to herself as before, so she didn't answer.

Only then did Gu Huaishu remember that she asked Sun Zhiding to choose the fourth elder brother in the palace, and only she knew about it.

Too lazy to think too much.

Gu Huaishu walked back, only to see Brother Ting still sitting on it, and was speechless for a moment.

He didn't know when he held a plate of sweet-scented osmanthus cake in his arms, sat on a rockery as tall as a person, and said with a smile, "Second aunt, you are back."

Gu Huaishu came over and also went to the rockery, and gave a rare smile: "I'm back."

Brother Ting then handed the sweet-scented osmanthus cake to Gu Huaixiu, Gu Huaixiu took a piece and said, "One piece is enough for me."

"Ruoting likes sweet-scented osmanthus cake the most. It's the best. Second aunt likes it too, right?" He blinked and looked at Gu Huaishu.

She nodded and ate the sweet-scented osmanthus cake. It was soft and rotten in the mouth, and it was considered top grade. She just smiled and said, "It's delicious."

Zhang Ruoting still wanted to talk to Gu Huaishu, but Zhang Tinglu said: "Okay, Brother Ting, don't pester your second aunt all this time, she is still recuperating from illness, so she can't blow the wind, so tell your second aunt to go back earlier. Play with you after the new year."

Zhang Ruoting looked at Gu Huaishu: "Second Aunt, are you sick?"

"I'm going to recover soon. My second aunt will play with you next year. I'm going back now." Gu Huaishu didn't intend to stay here for a long time, so he bowed to Zhang Tinglu and passed by the rockery.

"Third Master, farewell."

"Second sister-in-law, go slowly."

Zhang Tinglu said politely, when Gu Huaishu turned around, all the hidden meanings in his eyes came out in a mixed way, extremely complicated.

"Father, what's wrong with you?"

Zhang Ruoting felt a little strange, he ate half a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake, and the corners of his mouth were covered with pastry crumbs.

Zhang Tinglu wiped it off for him, and said: "Eating is like eating, it's a good thing you didn't eat like this in front of your second aunt, otherwise it depends on whether your second aunt still likes you in the future."

The father and son were in the small garden, one was reading a book while the other was eating a small plate of sweet-scented osmanthus cake, lazily basking in the sun.

In the corridor, Xiao Chen's footsteps have been stiff for a long time.

Gu Huaishu's back disappeared at the other end of the corridor, but Zhang Tinglu and Zhang Ruoting knew nothing about Xiao Chen's whereabouts.

Only she saw it.

Seeing Zhang Tinglu's eyes just now...

His fingers tremblingly dug into the red paint leather on the pillar, leaving a deep mark.

She pressed her chest, a little out of breath, the maid next to her was holding her hand, and was about to speak, but Xiao Chen waved her hand, her eyes were shocked and vicious, and the maid suddenly dared not speak up.

Taking a step back slowly, hiding herself behind the pillar, Xiao Chen gasped for a while, still feeling like she was dreaming.

No, it's impossible.

She must have read it wrong, Zhang Tinglu...

She has never seen such a gentle look in her eyes, even if she loves Brother Ting on weekdays, it is not that kind of look...

Every day, Xiao Chen can see such eyes.

Isn't that look the same as what I see when I look in the mirror and do my makeup every day?

Begging, but can't, so the eyes that hide all the pain.

She begged Zhang Tinglu not to do it, she just wanted to be his wife, but now... let her see him showing such an expression to her second sister-in-law?

How can you bear it?

Xiao Chen's heart was split open in such a way that it was dripping with blood.

Quietly turning the corner, she returned to her room with a pale face, as if she had suffered some serious injuries, and cried loudly with her head covered.

The maids didn't know what happened to her, and they didn't dare to persuade her.

Xiao Chen cried sadly and desperately, and felt that her whole world had collapsed.

I thought that his temperament was so cold, but now I know that he has a love in his heart, but this person is not the one who sleeps beside her pillow every day.

My husband loves someone else's wife...

That woman is still the person I hate and hate the most. There is nothing more hating in the world, right?

Only now did she realize how ridiculous it was for her to argue with Gu Huaishu. She remembered Zhang Tinglu's seemingly well-intentioned "reminder" to her back then, saying don't provoke the Second Young Mistress, how could she know it wasn't his selfish intentions?
She hates, hates Gu Huaishu!
At that moment, she really wanted to expose all these things, but she still had a little fantasy in her heart.

She is having a hard time, why should Gu Huaixiu have a good time?
The man who took her away, now even her own son is turning towards her, she can't let her go!
absolutely can't...

Clenching her fingers in a dark way, Xiao Chen finally curled her lips slowly and smiled: "Come on, let's go see the old lady."

She tidied up for a while, looked at Zhang Tinglu's neatly stacked books on the table, and touched them lightly. On the top was a copy of "Rong Zhai Essays".

Little Chen didn't understand these things, so she flipped through them casually, only the first few pages.

She doesn't understand the relationship between the third master and the second master, but she understands how the third master covets the second sister-in-law.

absurd……

It's just ridiculous...

Xiao Chen closed the book fiercely, and finally went out.

She went to discuss with the old lady for a while, but there were countless ways to abuse Gu Huaixiu.

As long as the Second Young Mistress cares about something, she will destroy it, insisting that she be as miserable as herself!
The first thing is the matter of Miss Miaoci, which was shelved before.

The old lady Wu used the excuse that she had already spoken well, and she did not regret what she said. She still believed that the previous incident was Gu Huaishu's fault, and she wanted to force Miao Ci to Zhang Tingyu as a concubine. When Xiao Chen came that day, she called Miaoci took a few maidservants to the second room.

Gu Huaishu hadn't heard about it yet, but he saw Miao Ci coming first.

She felt strange: "Why is it that I am not happy to come here? Go and ask her what she is here for."

Unexpectedly, a woman outside said sharply: "Second young mistress, the old lady has spoken, Ms. Miaoci is the second master's person, and if she wants to be the second master's concubine, I hope the second young mistress can arrange a place for her."

Gu Huaixiu was finally stunned.

What is the reason for this?
She laughed, looked at Qing Dai, and said: "Just say we have no place to live here, tell her to get out."

This time, Gu Huaishu was not so polite to Miao Ci.

After being humiliated by her back then, she still had the cheek to come up to be a concubine, she was really delusional.

To be a concubine in the second room, the end is not as good as a maid serving tea and water outside, even a woman who goes to the kitchen to help wash and choose vegetables is much better than this.

Pity her, what a brain.

Qing Dai went out to answer the call, but saw Miao Ci standing there motionless, not even leaving.

"Miss Miaoci, you have heard what my second grandma said, don't make it hard to find it yourself, you have self-knowledge, you don't want anyone who is in a rush, why not be more reserved?"

Miao Ci sneered: "Today Miao Ci came here at the order of the old lady, if the Second Young Mistress does not let Miao Ci in, then Miao Ci has no choice but to kneel outside and wait."

After all, she knelt down straight to the ground.

The maids in the corridor didn't expect Miao Ci to be so generous.

You know, this is the cold winter months, and it will be dark now, and she is kneeling here, isn't it terrible?
If it gets out, it means that Gu Huaixiu is abusing his servants. Isn't this obviously embarrassing for Gu Huaixiu?

Originally, this was a wonderful method, but it is a pity...

Gu Huaishu is not a person who cares about fragrance and jade, and he doesn't care about that bit of infamy at all.

She was sitting in the house, warming up with the stove, but she asked someone to move the recliner covered with velvet blanket to the door.

"Second young lady, what is this?"

"Isn't it going to be night? I know an interesting game. I've gotten tired of playing chess and the like recently. I'll research a fun one for you. It just so happens that Miss Miaoci is here to cooperate. It couldn't be better. gone."

She smiled.

Miao Ci knelt outside, but in her heart she wanted to see who was more ruthless.

A man's heart softens when he sees a woman's tears, and he can't see a woman suffering, especially a pretty woman.

So how beautiful is Second Young Mistress?
It will be colorful if you watch too much, maybe you will be greedy for freshness.

She knelt at the door, not believing that Zhang Tingyu would not come back.

Besides, there is also the old lady's meaning, the second master should not refuse.

She guessed that all men like to hug left and right, so she didn't think about the fighting relationship between Zhang Tingyu and Gu Huaishu under such difficult conditions.

Now, the wind was cold, she shivered, but seeing the busyness in the room, she was a little stunned.

It turned out that the people in the house moved a reclining chair to the door, and Gu Huaishu slowly walked over with a stove in his pocket. The jacket in Suzhou embroidered satin was trimmed with beautiful white fox fur, and it looked warm.

She leaned back on the recliner on the ground, and said slowly: "Go to the well to fetch water, it's getting dark now, and it's time to freeze."

The maids heard that Gu Huaishu had a new way to play, and listened curiously.

The maids and boys outside hurried to fetch water from the well, and asked Gu Huaishu what to do.

Gu Huaishu looked at Miao Ci who was shivering and kneeling at the bottom of the steps, tried the pot of water lightly, and shivered a little, "Tsk, this pot of water is too cold, there are people kneeling down there, go Bring hot water from the kitchen, there are big pots, it doesn’t matter if you want five or six or seven or eight pots.”

The maids didn't understand why, so they did it anyway.

When Zhang Tingyu came back, he passed by, feeling strange: "What is this for?"

Gu Huaishu pulled him in, shook his hand, and said: "Have you heard of Qin Hui? White iron is used to cast innocent ministers... Today, I am also casting. Using ice, what do you think? It's better than the original one. , keep it alive except for the legs.”

He had already guessed, but asked in cooperation, "Who do you take?"

Gu Huaixiu pointed, "Outside."

Zhang Tingyu frowned suddenly: "Is this ugly?"

Gu Huaixiu spread his hands, "It's not good for the second master to speak too bluntly, it will hurt someone and the girl."

Miao Ci outside almost spat out a mouthful of blood and was about to faint.

Second Master, Second Master actually...

No, not possible!
How could anyone not even look at it?
How could the second master say such a thing when he looked gentle and elegant?
It must have been instigated by the second young lady...

"Miaoci greets Second Master, Second Master, the old lady said that she wants a servant to be your concubine..."

Zhang Tingyu only felt disgusted, and when he heard Wu's name, he felt blocked, and only said: "Go back to where you came from, and you can't get out of disgusting people."

Second Master can make people sick to death when his mouth is poisonous, now he just sits next to Gu Huaishu, pinching her hands and taking advantage of her.

Gu Huaishu didn't care, seeing that the people carrying the water had come back, he said, "Is it all hot?"

"If you go back to the second young lady, they will serve hot water."

"Okay, let's pour it down along the steps. The hot water freezes quickly, and it will definitely freeze the whole ground tonight..." Gu Huaishou tapped the wooden handrail lightly with his fingernails, and his voice was leisurely , "Miss Miaoci, if you kneel down tonight, I will consider you a filial person. I will let you in and arrange a place for you. Are you satisfied with this method?"

The maidservants and mother-in-law who followed Miaoci were all stunned.

too……

It was so vicious that everyone was already speechless.

How will Miao Ci choose?

To kneel or not to kneel?

If you kneel down, you can be a concubine, but these legs are definitely useless. If you don't kneel back, she will not be reconciled!
Miaoci's heart was already at war between heaven and man, listening to the sound of water hitting the stone steps, his heart trembled, and accompanied by Gu Huaishu's slow and rhythmic sound of knocking on the handrail, he was even more confused numb.

She trembled involuntarily, her lips turned blue, and she was on the verge of collapse. She wanted to ask the second master for mercy, but when she saw the second master whispering to the second young lady, she felt sore in her heart.

The steaming water quickly flowed down the steps, wetting the ground below in one fell swoop.

The originally scalding water lost a certain amount of temperature in the process of flowing, and it was only slightly hot when it reached her kneeling calf, but Miao Ci couldn't restrain the fear in her heart:
The second young lady said that hot water freezes quickly...

Her calf is hot, but her heart is cold.

Looking at Gu Huaixiu, she felt that the beautiful face of the Second Young Mistress was no different from a snake or a scorpion.

cold.

(End of this chapter)