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

Chapter 25

No one could have imagined that such a dramatic development could happen after the world turned a corner.

Thinking of the black-faced second young master Zhang who beat himself with a ruler, Gu Huaishu's heart became very complicated.

Who could fancy a girl with a bad reputation?for what?
What Zhang Yingxin said in the letter was that Zhang Tingyu liked her and asked for it, so what exactly did Zhang Tingyu like in her?Do you look good?
Gu Huaishu almost walked out touching his own face.

Daughter's family, she looks beautiful, it's really good.

Although she didn't know what was going on, she really had such emotion at this moment.

Gu Zhenguan never forced his daughter to marry anyone, it was one thing to have a tough attitude, if the girl refused, he would not say anything.

This time, he was even more lenient. He only said to Gu Huaixiu, "Think about it. If you want, I will go back to your Uncle Zhang and choose an auspicious day... If you don't want to, you don't want to tell me directly. , I waited for seven days, and if there was no news, I went to refuse."

Seven days.

If Gu Huaishu is willing, then go and tell Gu Zhenguan; if you don't want to, just refuse directly, or if you don't reply within seven days, it will be regarded as bragging.

To marry, or not to marry?

Gu Huaishu really felt like he was in a fire pit.

She didn't think that getting married would be better than Gu's family, but if she didn't marry out, staying in the current Gu's family would be very uncomfortable.

Gu Zhenguan took things too lightly.

The grudge between Gu Huaishu and Gu Yaofang is not that simple.

She once said that if she is given a chance one day, Gu Yaofang will definitely not be able to survive, nor will she be able to die.

Conversely, doesn't Gu Yaofang think so?
In particular, if she really knew what Gu Huaishu had done with the fingers, the two sisters were already in a state of falling out, and they would never stop dying.

Gu Yaofang had ghosts in her heart, and she slandered Gu Huaishu first; Gu Huaixu harbored resentment, and used tricks to plot against Gu Yaofang.

If something happens again in the future, it will be an indistinct bad debt.

Since it was unclear, Gu Huaishu didn't bother to worry about it, and waited for the bad debt to come, and then slowly pulled it.

Seeing Gu Huaishu coming out, Qing Dai was always frightened, the matter of Gu Yaofang has become a taboo in this mansion, if anything happens to Gu Huaishu, it is really unthinkable.

"Miss?"

Gu Huaishu pinched her face: "Don't worry."

Things, although not very good, may not be very bad, at least there may be a turning point.

She squinted her eyes and walked slowly along the corridor, the faint light flickered in her eyes, like a stream of light.

The scent of flowers is overwhelming, warm and cold at the same time...

The whole Gu family seemed to have suddenly become quiet.

In Gu Huaixiu's days, he was so leisurely and boring, he just instructed Xiao Shifang to cook this dish and that dish all day long, trying new ways of eating from time to time.The master and servant tossed and tossed a few times, just to pass the time.

On this day, the aunt Gu Jiao finally finished her work in Gu's house in the capital, and came to curry favor with the only girl left by the Gu family, that is, Sister Xiu.

"Grandma doesn't go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. As soon as you come, I know you must be looking for me."

Gu Huaixiu buried his head on the table and prepared to embroider a new pattern with Qing Dai.

When Qing Dai said that her aunt was coming, she didn't even lift her head, she raised her eyelids, saw Gu Jiao's shadow on the ground, and opened her mouth coolly.

She always speaks in such a laughing tone, but ordinary people can't tell whether she is really smiling or fake, they just think she is smiling.

Gu Jiao squeezed a handkerchief in her hand, supported the hairpin on her head, and walked in gracefully: "Girl, now that I'm back in the capital, I don't even have enough eyes. Why is it in the capital, the girl did grow up in the capital, she must be more familiar with this place than I am. So I thought, please go around with me in the afternoon, so that I can buy some rouge and powder...I don’t know girl, how about?"

Go out for a walk?

Gu Huaixiu suddenly raised his head, but his mind was moved.

When Gu Zhenguan talked about the Second Young Master Zhang, Gu Huaishu hadn't said a word to outsiders, not to mention irrelevant people, even Qingdai didn't know a word.

These days, she has been burying the matter in her heart, and there is only two days left.

She looked at Gu Jiao, pondered for a while, and asked Qing Dai to pour tea for Gu Jiao.

"Auntie sit down first, I'm still busy with things. I dare not get up until I finish drawing this pattern."

After she finished speaking, she buried her head down again, holding a fine brush, and hooked it up.

Qingdai likes female celebrities, and Gu Huaixiu knows a little bit, but she is lazy and unwilling to do it. Occasionally, she gets interested, but it only takes 3 minutes to become popular.

She finished drawing the pattern in a proper manner, then stretched and yawned.

Gu Jiao looked at it, her face turned a little ugly.

"Don't mind, aunt, I'm so sleepy... I don't treat aunt as an outsider."

The implication is that he is so presumptuous in front of you because he treats you as one of his own.

There was an inexplicable smile in Gu Huaishu's eyes, and she said: "I haven't been in the capital for several years. I dare not take my aunt for a stroll. But I've been bored in the mansion for a long time. The bones are all loose. I also want to go out for a walk, thanks to my aunt for this trip, otherwise I don’t know how to entertain myself. I only hope that I can help my aunt even a little bit, it’s my luck.”

This time, Gu Jiao finally smiled: "Oh, then I will come to find the girl in the afternoon, you can remember, don't sleep too long at noon, it's not good to be sleepy in the spring."

"Thank you, aunt, for your concern. Huaixiu remembers."

Gu Huaixiu smiled very gently, chatted with Gu Jiao for a while, and then wanted to send her away, but before she left, she said: "By the way, Qiyunzhai has also come to the capital. Today, Bai Qiaoniang I'm coming to deliver the clothes, I think it's almost time, sister Xiu, try on the clothes, if it doesn't fit, just ask her to change it."

Bai Qiaoniang.

Gu Huaixiu frowned fiercely, she sent Gu Jiao out, and when she came back she was so angry that she dropped her glass.

After several days of depression, Gu Huaishu felt that he would go crazy if he didn't do anything.

In the past two years, because of the so-called beating by fourth master, he dared not do anything.

Now watching Gu Yaofang being sent away by her father, even though she understands Gu Zhenguan rationally, but looking at it emotionally, Gu Huaixiu feels stuck.

The matter of pulling the finger was handled by Gu Huaixiu. Yinzhen is suspicious by nature, and Gu Huaixiu did not expect to please the future fourth master just because of this incident.On the contrary, she was more cautious because of this incident.

She believes that Yinzhen is familiar with doing things like crossing rivers and demolishing bridges, and he will not feel any pressure.

What does Gu Huaixiu have?
In fact, she is not even as good as Gu Yaofang.

At any rate, Gu Yaofang still has some relationship with the crown prince, and the people around her who don't know it may be very afraid of her.If Gu Huaixiu were Gu Yaofang, he would use this weak relationship to protect himself.

But what does Gu Huaixiu have?
She still hasn't figured out what to do next.

Bad things are coming.

When Bai Qiaoniang came in, Gu Huaishu's back was facing the door, with a serious face.

"Hello girl."

Bai Qiaoniang's voice was soft, and it became even more gentle when she arrived in the capital.

She stood at the door, holding a long skirt in her hands.

When she turned around, Gu Huaixiu was already smiling all over her face: "Qiao Niang, hurry up and come in."

Bai Qiaoniang said: "A little less than half a month ago, the girl was still in Wuxi. Originally, Qiyun Zhai was also planning to open to the capital, one in the capital, and one in the south of the Yangtze River. Maybe it will be opened again when I grow up. I thought, the girl has put down the deposit. You can’t stop making clothes just because the girl left Wuxi. What’s more, this is what is fashionable this year, and if this year passes, you won’t be able to wear your head next year.”

That's why Bai Qiaoniang went to Beijing and sent her to the capital.

Generally speaking, this needs to be understood in this way.

But in fact, Gu Huaishu didn't think so.

If Bai Qiaoniang is just Bai Qiaoniang without the identity behind her, then Gu Huaishu must really like this person.

It's a pity that she is not, this Bai Qiaoniang belongs to the fourth elder brother.

Gu Huaixiu asked Bai Qiaoniang to sit down, and looked at this skirt. The workmanship is exquisite, and it is made of high-quality Suzhou embroidery. It may be expensive but not marketable.

"Qiaoniang's craftsmanship is always so beautiful."

She looked very appreciative, but what she was thinking about was Bai Qiaoniang's intention.

The fourth elder brother is by the prince's side, so he should be a well-informed person.

If it's important to pull the finger, he must always pay attention to the news of the Gu family, and the matter of Gu Yaofang is definitely not a secret to him.

Let's see what Bai Qiaoniang said today.

Bai Qiaoniang really came here for this matter.

She has been with the fourth elder brother for a long time and has been taking care of him. At that time, the fourth elder brother was still young, but he was very scheming.

This time, the fourth elder brother has been careful for a long time, but it seems to have been smashed.

Bai Qiaoniang was not in a good mood either, so her voice became a lot more ethereal.

"I came in this time, but I didn't see the eldest lady. The day before yesterday, a friend I knew in the palace released it, but I heard some interesting things."

"Oh?"

"A court lady in Yuqing Palace sprained her ankle, and she hasn't come out to see anyone for a few days. It is said that she is Lin Jiashi, the daughter of Lin Heng, the sixth-rank leader of the House of Internal Affairs. I also heard that Lin Heng has an extra stepdaughter. She was treated as a concubine. She was pretty and lovely, and I heard that she was a little sick, but ah, it's strange to say. Originally, when she was in her own home, she had all kinds of illnesses, but when she arrived at Lin's house, she got along well with her. same."

"...Oh, that's a strange thing."

Gu Huaishu already knew something was wrong after listening to the first half.

The thing she was most worried about happened.

Don't think about it, Gu Huaixiu knows what Bai Qiaoniang is going to say next.

"You said, how appropriate would it be to adopt a stepdaughter of a suitable age? She just happened to be preparing to participate in this year's election, but this one is already twenty, and she is about the same age as Lin Jiashi in the palace. ...Then Lin Jia has been in the palace for many years, why did she sprain her ankle?"

With a chill in his heart, Gu Huaixiu lowered his head and drank tea: "At an average age...a sprained foot...Yuqing Palace..."

"Actually, the lives of court ladies are very difficult. If you can please them and show them to the men, you can be a concubine with a face. It is easy to carry them into the mansion, even though they have no name or role. Give it to those noble ones. Man, being a concubine who warms the bed may be very worthwhile. Ge Ge, Tong Fang and even a maid do not have to report to the Ministry of Rites. So this Miss Lin, I don’t know if it’s bad luck or good luck.”

Every word of Bai Qiaoniang has something to say.

Gu Huaishu knew that she spoke so plainly, so she made it clear.

This is about Gu Yaofang, just as she expected.

But I didn't expect it to be like this. The palace lady was sprained for a few days, and how many days did she not show up?How many people died in the palace for no apparent reason. If this real daughter of the Lin family didn't want to escape from the palace and find a substitute for the dead, she might have died in the palace.

But as Bai Qiaoniang said, how could things be so simple?

The words have been made clear, is Lin Heng going to take Gu Yaofang?go up.

The palace maids were all passed down by the House of Internal Affairs, and the incident happened in Yuqing Palace, not to mention whether there was such a thing as a court lady, but the word "Yuqing Palace" alone aroused serious doubts.

Gu Huaishu will never forget that the wrench is still in Gu Yaofang's hand.

She pondered for a long time, but slowly said: "Naturally it's a lucky one."

"She is lucky. I don't know if you, Miss Gu San, are lucky."

These words finally revealed a threat.

Gu Huaixiu drooped his eyes, but suddenly smiled at Bai Qiaoniang. This smile was a bit startling, even shockingly brilliant.

"Qiao Niang, I have something for your master."

Bai Qiaoniang was startled, and before she could ask what it was, she saw Gu Huaishu get up and head towards the inner room again.

Qing Dai has been outside all the time, she knew that Bai Qiaoniang was quite tricky, every time Miss met her, she was almost absent.It is the same now.

Bai Qiaoniang was the only one left in the room, and for some reason, after Gu San smiled at her once, she felt a strange regret.

Bai Qiaoniang thought about it for a while, but couldn't figure out what this regret was for.

Across a bead curtain and two carved screens, Gu Huaishu was in the back room.

She took out the jade pendant, walked to the desk, and sat down slowly.

Bai Qiaoniang was talking about Gu Yaofang.

Lin Heng is simply a lackey of the prince's party. This person is just Gu Zhenguan's former colleague, but he is not a close friend as he said.All fears should be coaxed by Gu Yaofang and Gu Huaishu.

The problem seems to be back to the original point.

She was once again forced into a predicament by such a development.

Firstly, under the circumstances at that time, the fourth elder brother wanted to get the thumbs-up by himself, and Gu Yaofang was about to leave Gu's mansion. If he didn't make a move at that time, he would never have another chance.

Judging from the situation at that time, Gu Huaishu's decision was unique and necessary.

Second, after Gu Yaofang left, according to Bai Qiaoniang's words, Lin Heng should have given it to the prince.

The situation was immediately reversed, which was extremely unfavorable to Gu Huaishu.

If what the crown prince is looking for is really what Gu Huaishu is holding, then it is absolutely impossible for the fourth elder brother to handle this matter.This is the handle of the fourth elder brother, who is afraid of being discovered by the prince.But what the prince is looking for is not the same.

Putting all these aside, Gu Yaofang took a bare finger to find the prince, wondering what the prince would do to her?

If the prince finds out that the ring finger has long since lost its secret, the matter will be even more difficult.

If the prince finds that there is nothing in the finger, he will first suspect Gu Yaofang, but after knowing that Gu Yaofang is fine, he will suspect Gu Huaishu.

What can Gu Huaishu do?
If she handed over the things in her hand to the fourth elder brother, she would be murdered to silence her, and the bridge would be demolished; if she didn't hand over the things, even the crown prince could crush herself to death.

What does she rely on?
It's like walking a tightrope all the time.

Gu Huaishu felt that he was too tired.

Once people start to have resistance, it will eventually get out of hand.

Everyone wanted to threaten her and force her. She was just an ordinary little person. Gu Huaishu really didn't want to participate in the game of these big people.

She was involved, held back for two years, lost her reputation, and in the end the most dangerous person was herself.

A jade pendant lay quietly in Gu Huaisu's palm, her face was calm, but there was a trace of sarcasm at the corner of her lips.

With a light release of his fingers, he placed the jade pendant on the desk.

Gu Huaishu closed his eyes slightly, but in the blink of an eye, he got up, raised his hand, squeezed the dry inkstone beside him, and smashed it!

"boom."

One beep.

The hard inkstone fell on this piece of jade pendant and finally fell apart.

Gu Huaishu threw away the inkstone, pursed his lips, but there was a warm smile in his eyes.

With her slender fingers, she opened a small kit, then picked up the broken jade pendants piece by piece, and put them into the kit.

Finally, with a pull of both hands, it was fastened, and a knot was tied.

Gu Huaishu looked at the kit, raised his eyebrows, and finally walked out of the back room again.

She looked at Bai Qiaoniang with a smile, pushed the kit over the smooth table, and handed it to Bai Qiaoniang.

Bai Qiaoniang hesitated: "This..."

"Just hand it over to your master." Gu Huaishu's voice was pleasant, with a kind of grace of spring and snow.

The fourth elder brother will naturally understand after reading it.

She was just trying to survive in the cracks, but if the big shots let go, she would be able to find a way out.

But the premise is that this master is willing to let go.

If he doesn't loosen, then Gu Huaishu can only force him to loosen.

The matter is of great importance. It is almost inevitable for Yinzhen to cross the river, demolish bridges, kill people and kill people. Gu Huaishu is just the daughter of a resigned Hanchen, with no power or power, and there are still many ways to handle it.I used to have scruples in the past, but now they are gone.

Gu Huaishu was almost certain that as long as she handed over the things in her hands to fourth master, what awaited her would be tomorrow's butcher's knife.

So instead of handing it over, she had to hold this thing in her hand and give it a go.

I only hope that this master is young, his methods are not smooth enough, and his mind is not vicious enough.

Otherwise, she is still a dead end.

Men, they are all unreasonable, so Gu Huaishu wants to explain the truth to them.

Bai Qiaoniang touched the things in the kit, both startled and horrified, she wasn't sure if she made a mistake, but Gu Huaixiu's face was extremely calm.

Some cold sweat broke out on Bai Qiaoniang's back, and she stood up calmly: "Qiaoniang understands, so I won't bother you any more, and I'm leaving."

"No delivery."

Gu Huai sleeves tea, watching Bai Qiaoniang's shadow, disappearing into the courtyard.

She suddenly laughed, thinking of the Second Young Master Zhang.

Thinking carefully about my current situation, I'm afraid I won't be able to find another good family with such a family.

There are many rights and wrongs of high-ranking and wealthy families...

To marry, or not to marry?If you really want to marry, how should you marry?
Anyway, let's wait for her to recover a shocking debt before we talk about marriage.

But Bai Qiaoniang went back in fear, quietly found the eunuch who was scheduled to go out to buy from the palace today, passed the news, and handed over the things.

In elder brother's office, Yinzhen sat alone in the study, while a group of court ladies and eunuchs were waiting outside.

The eunuch Xiao Shengzi raised the curtain and came in, and stood outside: "Master, there is news from outside."

"Come in."

Yinzhen's voice was cold.

In Xiao Shengzi's sleeve was a kit handed in by an outsider, and presented it to Yinzhen.

When Yinzhen pinched, he frowned.

It was a tight knot that couldn't be untied, so he asked someone to get the scissors, and only then did he cut it.

Stretching out his hand and shaking it lightly, he poured the contents of the kit on the table, there was a crackling sound, and it turned out to be fragments of five or six jade pendants.

When he saw it, his eyes turned cold: "It's just nonsense!"

Xiao Shengzi shrank his neck, not understanding what happened.

Who sent a broken jade pendant to death?Isn't this courting death?
Yes, it is indeed courting death.

Yinzhen didn't expect that Gu San suddenly became so courageous that he even dared to smash the tokens he gave him.

This is to tell him a word: I quit!
Well, this girl couldn't bear it.

He hasn't reprimanded this person for his poor handling of affairs, yet he even lost his temper with his master?Absurd!
No matter how good Yinzhen's self-cultivation is, he will be defeated by this Gu San.

He knew that Gu San couldn't bear it anymore, but it happened at this time!
He was angry with a cold face, but he didn't expect that there was a sudden voice in front of him.

"The servants greet the prince."

Yinzhen's hand trembled, the corners of his eyes twitched slightly, and he put the kit into his sleeve calmly, the jade pendant had no time to put it away, so he simply spread it on the table.

Prince Yinreng's footsteps were a little anxious, and his expression was not very good.

"You all go out, I'll talk to my fourth brother."

This is Yinzhen's territory, yet he bosses him around and completely regards this place as his Yuqing Palace.

Yinzhen didn't mind looking at it, so he just invited the prince to sit down, "The prince is not looking well today, but what happened?"

Yinfeng didn't sit down, he was very anxious, walking in Yinzhen's study, but saw his jade pendant spread on the table.

"I accidentally broke it this morning. I quite like it, but I can't put it back together..." Yinzhen explained briefly.

"It's just a piece of jade pendant, what's so great about it, if you like it, I'll ask my servant to send you a box later. Fourth brother, sit down, I have something to talk to you about."

The prince really couldn't hold back today.

A few days ago, he accidentally killed a court lady, but there are a certain number of court ladies in Yuqing Palace, fearing that someone would catch him, so just to be on the safe side, he had no choice but to find a confidant of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to pull someone?come up.

Fortunately, this court lady happened to be the daughter of Lin Heng, the sixth-rank leader of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and she was one of his subordinates.

Lin Heng is still loyal in his work, so can he say that he still has a daughter?Come up, it's better to send it in instead.

Who would have thought that this court lady entered the palace last night, and Yinfeng only saw her this morning, but she was taken aback, if it wasn't Gu Yaofang, who else?

"I looked for the finger puller today, but there was nothing in the finger puller."

Yinfeng's face was gloomy, he didn't have time to pay attention to that stinky woman, he only cared about the finger puller, and as soon as he got the finger puller, he hurried to find Yinzhen.This matter still needs to be negotiated to be sure.

Listening to Yinfeng's previous narration, Yinzhen's fists were already clenched, but after hearing the sentence "nothing", he almost breathed a sigh of relief.

He also loosened his fingers slowly, his eyes lowered slightly, "Is there nothing in the finger?"

"Now that Zhang Ying has returned to the court, the He Gong case has occurred. That Wang Xinming has been arrested. He was the one who sent this finger to please me, but before he could open it, it was taken away by that woman...Damn it! "

Reaching out to hammer the table viciously, the prince's eyes became fierce.

The confidant in the palace is still interrogating Gu Yaofang, but he has already interrogated her before she came out. A girl like Gu Yaofang knows some poems and songs, and she definitely hasn't discovered the subtle scheming behind it.

So which link went wrong?
Two years ago, Lord Long Live visited the south of the Yangtze River, and the crown prince accepted bribes wantonly, and King Hechen sent him a new order to show some filial piety.At that time, because of the special circumstances, such a finger puller was presented, saying that there was a universe hidden inside.

Yinzhen was also there at the time, but the prince didn't have time to open it.

As a result, the finger was taken away by Gu Yaofang not long after, and Yinfeng had no chance to check it.

Until later, Yinreng found an excuse and asked Yinzhen to call Wang Xinming and ask him what's the matter.It was only then that Wang Xinming hesitated to say that he wanted to take refuge in the prince, and that the words of loyalty and bribes he wanted to say today were hidden in the finger ring.

The minister bribed the prince and returned his loyalty to the prince. Naturally, such things should not be known by others.

So the crown prince is also looking for the finger, but he can't do it blatantly. This matter is left to Yinzhen, but Yinzhen hasn't done it for two years.

His fourth younger brother looks shrewd, but after all, his methods are not ruthless enough, Jiangnan is beyond his reach, and there is nothing he can do.

Now that the flood embankment appeared in spring, the Huaihe River was more dangerous, flooding a lot of spring plowed fields and drowning countless people along the banks.

When things got serious, it was discovered that Hechen was corrupting money from the household department who built dams and dredged rivers.

All the Hegong money was stolen by Wang Xinming, the Hechen, and more than half of the money went into the prince's pocket.

At that time, Zhang Ying happened to be in the south of the Yangtze River, supervising the matter, and after a thorough investigation, Wang Xinming was arrested.Now that Wang Xinming has been imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, the crown prince must disregard his relationship with this person. At this time, he can't find the finger puller, isn't it terrible?

The Gu family had a good relationship with Zhang Ying, and the prince couldn't help being suspicious.

For Yu Yinzhen, things are not that simple.

He thought about it, and persuaded him: "The crown prince doesn't have to be so anxious. I think Wang Xinming is a sensible person. Maybe something went wrong with the finger pull, or maybe Wang Xinming didn't hide anything in the finger pull. Now Wang Xinming He was ordered to be arrested in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and the crown prince will not be in a mess."

"Yeah...you can't mess around..."

The crown prince rubbed his eyebrows and said: "If you investigate this matter carefully for me, there must be a result. If..."

Who knows how things will turn out?
Yinzhen lowered his head: "But please rest assured, Prince."

After the matter was finished, Yinreng scolded Zhang Ying severely, and then left.

Yinzhen was behind, but suddenly felt that something was interesting.

Dare to play tricks with him, it seems that Gu San has become wild.

He immediately said: "Let's go out of the palace to see elder brother today, Xiao Shengzi, you clean up..."

Xiao Shengzi was taken aback for a moment, and after a "squeaky" sound, he went to tidy up.

Gu Huaishu didn't know that the master was already annoyed, but even if he knew, he would just sneer.

Men are just games, what has it to do with her?
She only wore a gauze hat and followed Gu Jiao in and out of various shops that her daughter's family liked, such as rouge and gouache, ready-made clothing shops, and some snacks...

Gu Jiao was married before, but she was not in the capital. Although she has seen the scenery of the capital, she is not familiar with it after all.

Now it is very interesting for Gu Huaishu to take her for a stroll.

"Ah, this tailor shop is not bad, let's go in and have a look."

Gu Jiao's whole body seemed to fly high, and with some joy in her eyes, she asked Gu Huaixiu what she meant.

Gu Huaishu didn't refuse either, and went in as soon as he said it.

After a while, Gu Jiao fell in love with a lake-blue skirt, with layers of pleats and a complicated style, so it must have been difficult to wear.

"This dress suits my aunt very well..."

Gu Huaishu said something casually, it was just a compliment.

But Gu Jiao was happy in her heart, and every time this happened, she felt like she was back when she was a girl. "Since Sister Xiu said so, shall I... go try on the clothes?"

Gu Huaixiu was startled, and said again: "Then I'll wait for aunt outside, it looks like there is a teahouse, Qing Dai and I will go there, you can come and look for it later."

"Hey, good."

Gu Jiao agreed and went happily.

Gu Huaixiu put Qingdai's hand on his back, wearing a gauze hat, he went to the tea house and found an elegant seat to sit in.

Unexpectedly, before the round stool was even warmed up, a servant in Tsing Yi came over with a very high-pitched voice: "Miss Gu San, this way please."

Eyelids twitched, and Gu Huaishu's heart was about to jump out of his throat. He smashed the jade pendant and asked someone to return it to the master.This thing has to be done, but doing it doesn't mean you won't be afraid.

On the contrary, Gu Huaishu was timid, she was scared to death.

This person must have lost his life, his voice is treacherous, and he knew it was an eunuch from the palace.

Qing Dai was so frightened that she wanted to speak, but was held down by Gu Huaishu.

She stood up seemingly calmly, pressed Qing Dai's shoulder, and said: "Qing Dai, don't move, wait for me here."

"Miss..." Qing Dai was startled, looked at the eunuch, then at Gu Huaishu, confused.

But Gu Huaishu couldn't control it anymore, she came out and followed the eunuch: "What's your father-in-law's name?"

"Third Miss, just call my servant Xiao Shengzi." Xiao Shengzi didn't expect to come out to meet this girl, "Master is still waiting for you."

In the private seat at the back, the picture screen blocked the view of the door, Gu Huaishu stood outside, hesitating a little.

"You dare to smash the jade pendant, so you dare not come in at this time?"

The fourth elder brother's voice was so cold that it made people shiver.

Gu Huaixiu still didn't move.

Until the fourth elder brother said again: "Come in."

At this time, Gu Huaixiu gritted his teeth and walked in.

The fourth elder brother stood in front of the window, and there was a pot of unopened orchids on the edge of the window, watching the leaves stretch out, it was very beautiful.

When he turned his head, a long shadow was drawn on the carpet, and the room still smelled of sandalwood.

Yin Zhen looked at Gu Huaixiu's expression of suppressing fear and pretending to be calm, he couldn't help but sneered, "Where did the courage to smash the jade pendant earlier go?"

"It's not that the daughter of the people wanted to smash it, it was forced by the fourth master."

Gu Huaishu couldn't bear it anymore, when he heard the sneering tone of the fourth elder brother again, he thought: Let's fight it out, let's fight it out.

"No matter what you think, give me something." The fourth elder brother didn't like to talk nonsense, and went straight to the point.

Gu Huaixiu naturally knew what he was talking about: "The things are with Minnv, but Huaixiu can't do things for you for free. Master, touch your heart and think about what life Minnv has lived in the past two years. Now , who knew that I gave you something, and you wouldn't turn your back on it and tear down the bridge?"

"Tear down the bridge?"

Yinzhen's complexion finally sank, "That must be because you have the ability, I never tear down useful bridges."

Gu Huaishu's whole body trembled, she shook her fingers, not knowing what to do.

"If you really want something in return, I can accept you as a slave—what about things?"

Yinzhen didn't have the time to talk nonsense with Gu Huaishu, he was extremely cold, with his hands behind his back, he looked directly at her.

Gu Huaixiu clenched his fingers and gritted his teeth, feeling like he could smell blood.

What an honor to be Elder Brother's slave?

But Gu Huaixiu didn't need it, so she pulled back her dress and bowed, "It's a blessing for the fourth master to look up to the girl. But the girl doesn't need it... Fourth master, because of that bad thing, the girl's back How many scapegoats have been blamed? A woman's reputation is the most important thing, if Fourth Master returns my reputation, I will return Fourth Master's secret letter."

This is an absolutely blatant threat, and it is also a game.

Gu Huai's sleeves were sweating, waiting for the knife to land on his neck.

Yinzhen looked at her head? , I can't see her expression.

reputation?

I really don't understand a woman's mind.

However, it is interesting to hear that there is a friendship between the Zhang and Gu families, and that it will return her reputation.

The secret letter is important, so Yinzhen can directly agree to it.

Gu Huaixiu added: "A gentleman promises."

Yinzhen sneered: "Bring something."

Only then did she take out her purse, and gave Yinzhen the secret letter sewn inside.

Yinzhen pinched the yellowed note and looked at it, with a cold look in his eyes: "Do you think you can keep you after reading this?"

(End of this chapter)