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

Chapter 172 Mrs. Female

Time urges people to grow old.

When I was doing my makeup in the mirror this morning, Gu Huaixiu looked out of the corner of his eyes, "Qingdai, why don't you think I have gray hair..."

Qing Dai was stunned: "Ma'am, how bad is it to have white hair?"

Gu Huaishu shook his head with a smile, his eyes were a little sour, but he said: "The white hair is on your second master's head, but it looks good..."

Even old and handsome...

Gu Huaishu pressed the corners of her eyes with her fingertips. For the first time, she wished that she would age faster, and sooner.

How good would it be to grow old with Zhang Tingyu?

It's a pity that she seems to be especially favored by God. She really hasn't aged much these years, only her temperament has gradually sank, and she rarely even gets angry.

Gradually, she learned how Zhang Tingyu hid the knife in her smile, but after all, she only wanted those things.

Zhang Tingyu is too busy to deal with the government affairs of the South Study Room all day long, not to mention the princes' seizure of succession, the schemes of Jiangnan Shenzhang, all kinds of struggles in the court...

She thought, and sighed.

"Let Xiao Shifang prepare some nourishing soup for the second master. His recent injuries have not healed before he goes outside. I'm afraid he will be exhausted and faint before the invigilator of the Shanggong Academy."

"Shi Fang is preparing, don't think about it so much." Qing Dai laughed, Xiao Shi Fang was very thoughtful.

Gu Huaixiu only said: "You asked Xiao Shifang to marry a daughter-in-law a few years ago... Or, you marry him?"

This sudden sentence made Qing Dai a little at a loss.

She has been with Gu Huaixiu for many years, and she has never thought of getting married, but now Gu Huaixiu suddenly said such a sentence, which made her stunned.

Qing Dai immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Gu Huaixiu: "This servant doesn't want to leave Madam, please be considerate... Besides, Shi Fang doesn't necessarily like servants, what's the point of getting together?"

Seeing that Qingdai was about to cry, Gu Huaixiu couldn't help but sigh: "I just mentioned it casually. If you mean it, Xiao Shifang also means it. There may not be anything wrong with it together. I didn't I'm forcing you, just say it carefully. It's just that I'm a little worried seeing you getting older..."

Qing Dai burst into tears and laughed: "I thought you didn't want slaves anymore."

How many years has Qing Dai been with her...

Gu Huaishu wiped her tears, and said: "Okay, okay, I won't force you, just wipe away your tears quickly, and those who don't know will think that I abused you. If you don't want to, forget it, and I will get used to it when the time comes." Without your care, you don’t even come to me if you want to marry someone.”

"Slaves do not marry."

Qing Dai still said the same thing.

Her eyes were red, but she couldn't bear to take care of her sleeves.

Gu Huaishu poked her forehead and scolded her elm head with a smile, Zuo Zuo himself was not a matchmaker, so it's fine if Qing Dai didn't want to.

It's just that Xiao Shifang still doesn't want to marry anyone, which makes Gu Huaishu a headache.

These years, it's not that there are no maids who have that kind of meaning, but it's a pity that Xiao Shifang has always had an attitude of rejecting people thousands of miles away.He doesn't react to those maids who show favors to him, let them be sad, frustrated, secretly happy, or anxious, he is always shy in front of outsiders, he will just keep his head down and do things silently.

If it weren't for Gu Huaixiu to support him, and he has good skills, he might not be able to get along long ago.

Thinking of his subordinates, Gu Huaishu had a headache.

"Forget it, I don't want to, let's set the meal. Is Fat Brother up yet?"

Gu Huaishu suddenly asked.

Qing Dai said: "I'm running around outside."

"Then let him run."

Gu Huaixiu changed into a blue pleated skirt embroidered with silver flowers on a blue background, stretched her waist with a flowing cloud bun, and then walked to the dinner table.

Zhang Tingyu's injury only lasted for a few days, and he still had to go to the South Study Room to do work, but he couldn't stop. Today, he went to the court meeting before dawn every day.

Kangxi valued him very much, and invited the imperial physician to see him in the palace, and the fourth elder brother also sent medicine secretly. The Bai Qiaoniang who was back then looks a lot older now. Two days after Zhang Tingyu's accident, he was dead. Come here once.

The fourth elder brother seemed to have already guessed that the handwriting was related to Gu Huaishu. In order to reduce everyone's suspicion of her, he had already set up many doubts. No one should be able to suspect her.

As for the investigation of the legacy of the former Ming Dynasty, it was put on hold again.

Most of the monks involved in the incident in Dianchan Temple have already been executed, and the remaining few important witnesses have been thrown into the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. As for the so-called "Monk Yi Nian", no one knows where it is.

The incident of poisoning in Dianchan Temple has thus become an unsolved case related to the rebellious party. I am afraid that there will be no time to investigate it, unless monk Yi Nian is caught sometime.

Zhang Tingyu's errands are still going on, and he also needs to pass the test to be the president of the conference. I'm afraid he's very busy recently.

Gu Huaixiu, on the other hand, was so free that he could only go to the theater to listen to plays.

Recently, a small Hui troupe came to Beijing. They said that Hua Dan's singing voice was so beautiful that many people went there admiringly.

Today Gu Huaixiu reserved a private room, and originally wanted to ask Zhang Tingyu to go with him, but Zhang Tingyu was busy with things, so Gu Huaixiu had to go by himself.

The fat guy ran back and washed his face again. As soon as he heard that he was going to the theater, he immediately hugged his mother's waist and clamored to go.

Gu Huaixiu had no choice but to ask Huamei to remove all the dishes after dinner, and then said to the fat man: "Then you should change into nice clothes, go out and pay attention to your appearance, don't fight. There are many high-ranking officials and nobles in the Jinglou, and if they offend others, it will be a disaster."

The fat guy had passed through the Dianchan Temple last time, so he was born with the acumen of a politician.

He didn't ask his mother what happened, and he didn't say a word about it.

Gu Huaishu only felt that Fat Brother was very similar to his father.

But in this kind of thing, it is naturally better to be smarter.

After mentioning the fat man, I saw the thrush pulling the things away.

Huamei withdrew, but her eyes flickered, she glanced at Qingdai, and whispered: "Aren't you going?"

Qing Dai shook her head, she will not marry Shi Fang, she has already told Madam at this moment.

In fact, Qingdai is also very smart, Madam may not know about Shi Fang's thoughts, but knowing it does not mean what Madam is going to do.

How other people behave is other people's business, and Gu Huaixiu has always been cold-tempered, taking care of him to a certain extent, but he will never do more things that cross the border.

On the one hand, Qing Dai will not be so arrogant that she thinks that Shi Fang will like her, and on the other hand, she does not want to leave Gu Huaishu, she feels that being a maid by Gu Huaixiu's side is very comfortable.

Thrush, who just left, couldn't understand, she went to the back of the kitchen almost happily, put down the things, and went around to Xiao Shifang, "Master Shifang."

Shi Fang raised his head and was playing with the birds on the porch. The thrush has been raised for many years and is very obedient.

Hearing the sound, Shi Fang turned around and smiled, "Thrushgirl."

Huamei said: "Today I heard something from Madam, Madam wants to match you and Sister Qingdai."

With a pause in his hand, Shi Fang squeezed the chopped and steamed peanuts in his hand, and slightly tilted his head, "Me and...Qing Dai?"

"Yes, but..." Huamei paused, looked at Xiao Shifang cautiously, her ears turned red for some reason, and said, "But sister Qingdai didn't agree..."

Shi Fang saw her cuteness in his eyes, he just turned his head and continued to feed the bird, but he was indifferent?of.

He said lightly: "I don't want to marry a wife either. If Madam finds a more pleasing cook one day, I will also go to the temple to green the ancient Buddha's life. Shi Fang only wants to cook for Madam Yes, others don’t want to.”

As soon as the words fell, Thrush immediately fell silent.

She was a little embarrassed and at a loss, and said hastily: "Madam is still waiting for me to take care of her. Master Shi Fang, take your time."

Shi Fang looked at the back of Thrush, only put the plate containing bird food in the cage, then turned and walked into the kitchen.

His two apprentices giggled and asked Xiao Shifang to look at the chopping board.

Shi Fang walked over, and there was a beautiful embroidered purse next to the empty dishes.

To give and receive this kind of thing in private...

How much courage does it take to make it?
Shi Fang suddenly thought of Gu Jiao who took refuge in the Lin Jia family in the palace many years ago. Before she died, she seemed to be thinking about that rhino horn hairpin...

Unfortunately……

Shi Fang looked at the purse, and threw it into the burning stove with no expression on his face. In an instant, the beautiful purse was swallowed by the flames, and when it was burned, there was curling smoke. the aroma of...

On the chopping board were the ingredients for the black-bone chicken soup to be made at noon today. Shi Fang slowly washed his hands, eyes drooping, without saying a word, only slowly scraped the skin of the ginger with a knife...

He moved very carefully and his eyes were focused, but his two apprentices looked at the ashes in the fire chamber, but they felt a little cold for some reason.

"The soup on the stove should be ready. Change to a low fire and simmer for another two minutes."

Shi Fang said lightly, and the two apprentices immediately went about their own business.

In the front yard, Thrush's eye circles were red, Qing Dai was still tidying up in the house, when she heard her footsteps returning to the house, she said: "Hurry up and tidy up, I'm going out today."

Huamei said in a low voice: "Sister Qingdai, I was squinted by insects just now when I went out, my eyes are a bit bad, I won't go out today, madam..."

Qing Dai looked back when she heard the words, and she saw her covering her eyes with a veil, a little worried: "Are you okay?"

"It's okay, the bugs have come out, but it's just a little uncomfortable." Huamei forced a smile.

Qing Dai said: "Then you rest, I will talk to Madam in a while."

Gu Huaishu never cared about other people around her, sometimes only Qing Dai was enough, and the other people couldn't increase her sense of security, but would make her whole body tense up.

Although Huamei served her early, her qualifications are no match for Qingdai's.

Before leaving, Qingdai poured a cup of tea for Huamei, and told her to rest well, and if something was wrong, remember to see a doctor, Madam would not begrudge the little money.

Hearing Huamei's response, Qingdai left the house and went to Gu Huaishu's room to serve her.

Gu Huaishu was still standing in the room, reaching out to touch the ruler that Zhang Tingyu took off from the side of the bookcase that day. A few days ago, he didn't ask him where he hid the ruler. Unexpectedly, there was still a hidden compartment of.

The sedan chair was ready outside, Gu Huaishu was about to leave, and the fat brother was jumping around again, Gu Huaishu poked him with a ruler: "Hurry up! Go again and watch your skin carefully!"

How did the fat guy know how powerful the ruler is?

But when he saw his mother holding the ring, he quickly stuck out his tongue, raised his hands, snatched the ruler from Gu Huaixiu's hand, and ran away.

Gu Huaixiu was helpless for a long while, holding a fan in his hand, got into the sedan chair, and let the fat man get into the sedan chair by himself, and arrived at the Wanjing Tower very quickly.

Near the Wanjing Building is a Western church, which is mixed with the ancient buildings of old Beijing, revealing a strange harmony.

When Gu Huaixiu got off the sedan chair, he took a long look at the steeple of the church?Cross, sighed: "The current emperor is an enlightened..."

The prince was allowed to communicate with missionaries and appointed foreigners from outside as officials. In the early years, Kangxi studied mathematics and astronomy with Nan Huairen. Unfortunately, after Nan Huairen passed away, many other foreigners came, but none of them could compare with the old man. Nan Huairen won the emperor's heart like that.

The Wanjing Building in front of me was also built by foreigners, and it is a rare circle.

In the middle is the theater stage. The left and right sides are split to form a broken ring. People who come to listen to the opera enter from the bottom entrance. Male guests go to the left, and female guests go to the right. After going up, there are two floors. It's on the second floor, facing the stage.

I don't know what Huadan looks like.

She just thought about it casually, and only half covered her face with a fan. The sun was quite high, and she raised her sleeves to cover the sun. She turned around and called Fat Brother: "Come out quickly, the opera will start soon."

The little fat man was pressing the sedan chair just now, at this moment he jumped up with both feet off the ground, and then ran to Gu Huaishu's side, he was still holding the ruler in his hand, the little fat man still doesn't know... …

This ruler will soon become his mother's murder weapon...

The mother and son went inside.

Today is the first performance of the Xiaohui troupe in the capital, there are quite a few people who came, Gu Huaishu saw many family members of high-ranking officials and nobles, some of them came with the master, most of them were full, and some women came out disguised as men Yes, probably because I have read too many novels.

But what was even more unusual were the foreign girls, Gu Huaishu saw that they were wearing horse-faced skirts, and felt that they were neither fish nor fowl.

Fatty's eyes are not enough.

"Go, don't look at it."

Gu Huaishu patted his head and told the little fat man to follow him in. There were two wide stairs in front of him, and then they diverged to the left and right.

She had just walked to the corner and was about to go up the stairs when a pink embroidered shoe stretched out beside her and stepped on the stairs first.

The woman with heavy makeup didn't notice Gu Huaishu, she was still talking to the man on the other side: "Master, you must think of my concubine, and my concubine also thinks of you... Ouch!"

She didn't expect that she bumped into someone just as she walked over.

Without raising her head, the woman scolded: "Which bitch is so short-sighted that he dares to bump into my grandma!"

First, Gu Huaishu saw a red shoe, but didn't pay much attention to it, so he took a step back and walked up the stairs.

Hearing the woman's vulgar words at this moment, she finally stopped and looked back.

Gu Huaishu doesn't remember people who are not very important, so it took her a while to recall the face in front of her that was more than coquettish but not dignified: Long Kedo's concubine Li Si'er?
Many years have passed, I didn't expect that she was still by Longkodo's side?
That's right, history says that this pair has been in love for a long time.

She narrowed her eyes: "Who did you just talk about?"

Gu Huaishu doesn't remember Li Si'er very much, but Li Si'er knows Gu Huaishu.

As soon as she saw Gu Huaishu, the resentment in her eyes was as if water could be seen. It was because Gu Huaishu beat her that Tong Guowei came back and reprimanded Long Kedo, and she almost died!
Or how good is Longko,?Under the pressure of her family, she invited a doctor, and then she was cured.

Since then, Zhang Tingyu has almost risen steadily, but Longkodo is completely different now.

After the scar was healed, she forgot the pain. She was full of resentment towards Gu Huaishu. How could she remember the cruel words that Gu Huaishu let go?

"I'll tell whoever responds. I don't know that your husband was scolded in the palace. You still have the heart to listen to the opera. People who know say that human hearts are made of flesh. Those who don't know may think that someone Some people are watery and want to die!"

Li Si'er's mouth is vicious, he wished he could poke two holes in Gu Huaishu's body, so as to vent the hatred in his heart back then!
If Long Ke hadn't stopped her several times, she would have gone to make trouble in Dianchan Temple!
But now it's just right to meet!
Li Si'er looked at Gu Huaishu, then at the round fat ball behind her, and suddenly laughed: "Oh, I'm so ugly..."

Seeing that there were no waves above, Gu Huaixiu casually took the generous ruler from the fat man's hand, and said softly, "I'll give you a chance... Do you remember what I said back then?"

"What do you think you are? I'm not scolding you now, but I respect you, so don't make mistakes."

Li Si'er had a mocking face, she covered her lips with that gaudy red silk handkerchief, her charming almond eyes were full of self-satisfaction.

Gu Huaishu lightly imitated Zhang Tingyu's style, and said: "Li Si'er, I'm not giving you face, I'm giving Long Ke more face, at least they are colleagues. Hold out your hand, and I'll spare you—"

"Let you tell me to stretch and I stretch, do you think I'm a fool?!"

Li Si'er was quite disdainful.

Unexpectedly, Gu Huaixiu flicked the ruler in his hand, and raised his hand with a ruler, slapping Li Si'er in the mouth!

The force of the ruler is so generous, it is drawn directly towards the face and mouth, the effect is more shocking than a slap!
"Snapped!"

The people inside and outside the theater who were about to enter and exit were stunned!

Which family is the aunt standing on top of? !

Come out with a ruler to draw people? !
But seeing that Li Si'er couldn't stand still, he rolled down the stairs like a bottle, wailing in disgrace...

Gu Huaishu tapped his palm with a ruler, and snorted, "You don't have to drink a toast, you're fined, I was going to hit your hand... I've never seen myself sticking out my face for someone to hit in my life. Longkodo's concubine is really extraordinary!"

(End of this chapter)