Wanfu, the Reborn Empress

Chapter 212 Unexpected
next day
Before the cool air dissipated, a black carriage stopped at the back door of Gu Mansion.

Because it was still early, there were not many people walking on the street at this time, and because of the New Year's Eve, there was a faint smell of gunpowder everywhere. Looking at the red confetti scattered everywhere, one could think of last night. How lively is New Year's Eve.

Therefore, the carriage parked at the back door of Gu's mansion early in the morning looked particularly eye-catching and lonely in this strong festive atmosphere.

Still waiting for the carriage to stay for too long, there are a number of small carts carrying dozens of boxes coming out of the small side door. Walking in front of the cart is the butler of the Gu residence, and the butler is a nimble master. , watching the servants of the mansion drive the car out and stand aside with a serious expression to give lectures to the maids and women who came out. The nervous look shows that they are very concerned about this trip.

It seems that the master who left the Gu residence this time must be an important person who cannot be ignored.

At the same time, a little girl in a brand-new green jacket was lying quietly behind a boulder, and while the housekeeper was talking to the maids and women, she stretched her neck and looked outside. After seeing the situation clearly, , immediately changed her face, and quickly ran away with her skirt in hand, and the direction that made her go straight was Ziting Xiaolou.

At this time, in Ziting small building, Gu Yanling had already woken up and was being dressed by Cuizhi, so that she could go to Chunhui Garden to greet her grandfather in the New Year.

Cuizhi reported to the girl in detail the news she had inquired early in the morning: "Miss San's illness really made everyone in the mansion panic. Last night was New Year's Eve. In previous years, our mansion would get together Chunhui Garden accompanied the old man to have a reunion dinner, set off fireworks, and guess lantern riddles. If given the chance, he would get the consent of the old man and his wife to take them out to enjoy the New Year’s Eve scene in the capital. This year's most anticipated holiday is this New Year's Day; not only the family get together to have fun, but also get a lot of money for the new year's gift. I didn't expect that this year, the third girl had such a thing, and all the festivals in the mansion were cancelled. The slaves have heard that the old man went into the palace overnight last night, and he didn't know what he said to the emperor. Afterwards, the doctor Huang was taken back to the mansion by the old man; the lights in the Xiyun courtyard were also on all night, not because of keeping the old age. It's because the eldest lady is overly sad because of the situation of the third girl, and the elder is worried about the situation of the eldest lady and has been guarding. Otherwise, outsiders say that the third girl is the most precious girl in our house. The entire family has lived through the years, and even the old master invited an imperial physician for her, this honor is the first in our family."

Listening to Cui Zhi's rambling, Gu Yanling calmly looked at herself in the bronze mirror.

The children of the Gu family are all born well, the men are handsome and the girls are charming, but in their generation, Gu Yanxi's existence is like a special existence; first of all, her appearance is more beautiful than any girl in the Gu family, Even though she is not yet Jiji's age, quite a few people in the capital have already started talking about her eye-catching looks, and it is not an exaggeration to say that in two years she will be all over the country.

Secondly, because she is the eldest daughter of the first wife, she has received more attention than others since she was a child.

The eldest uncle regarded her as the apple of his eye, and the eldest aunt almost wished she could hug her in her arms all the time to make her feel comfortable. As for the grandfather who has always been strict with the education of his children and grandchildren, he also treated her differently, but whatever she asked for , almost always on request.

This is also the real reason why Gu Yanwen always looked at Gu Yanxi disliked when she was in the mansion. She used to see Gu Yanwen speak ill of Gu Yanxi behind her back, and saw Gu Yanwen look at Gu Yanxi with unwilling eyes. Argue with Gu Yanxi about this.

Obviously both of them are living better than her, and she is not unwilling to be jealous, so why does Gu Yanwen argue with Gu Yanxi about these things?Besides, if something is fought over, can it really be won?

These thoughts have been accompanied by her growing up. She has always been very clear about her identity, and she has followed her aunt's advice to live in Gu's mansion carefully. It's good to be that humble second girl.

Her life was as indifferent as a dry well, until she participated in the feast of the snow sea, saw the honor she had never seen before, and met the person who dared not even dream of it, she knew that she would never come back. It's not over.

She finally understood Gu Yanwen's state of mind at that moment, understood the bitterness of being compared to others, and the bitterness of longing for attention but always being ignored.

It was in this mood that she did something that she had never even dared to think about before.

Although she is still a little scared when I think about it, she is like an addicted gambler who wants to rebel in her ordinary life, wants to fight for her desire, even if she falls to pieces in the end, she will no regrets.

Now, listening to what Cui Zhi said that didn't interest her, Gu Yanling frowned impatiently, and took the initiative to ask: "How is the situation at the Furong Courtyard? Is she... all right? "

Cuizhi said: "Miss, please rest assured, this servant has already sent a clever girl to guard outside the Furong Courtyard, as long as there is any situation, we will know immediately; and right now, it is a good thing if there is no situation. , but fortunately she has always been in good health, although this time the pox epidemic is fierce, but with Dr. Wen and Imperial Physician Huang in the palace watching, she should be fine."

Hearing Cuizhi's reply, Gu Yanling hummed softly, looked down at a jewelry box on the dressing table, opened it with her own hands, chose a sapphire blue dotted emerald bead hairpin from the hairpin, and looked at the copper box. The charming and charming self in the mirror pursed her lower lip, showing a soft smile on her lips, and said: "Nowadays, there are three younger sisters in the mansion. Few people must be in a festive mood. This hairpin was given by the third younger sister. Give it to me as a birthday present, wear it to greet Xiyunyuan and Chunhuiyuan, and let them know that I miss my third sister in my heart."

Having said that, Gu Yanling raised her head to look at Cuizhi, and asked, "Does this hairpin look good on me?"

If Gu Yanling hadn't heard what Gu Yanling said just now, Cuizhi would have said something nice, but right now, after hearing what she just said, Cuizhi felt that the smile on her face seemed hard Like pulling it out.

She felt that her feelings were not wrong. The second girl she knew and served had really changed. She had become not only unfamiliar, but also quite scheming; Cuizhi didn't know whether she should be happy or afraid, so she could only hold her face With a smile on his face, he nodded and said it looked good.

Gu Yanling was helped up by Cuizhi, and she tidied up her skirt and shirt. The master and servant were about to go out when a panicked figure appeared at the door.

"Is sister Cuizhi there? I'm Ping'er."

Hearing that crisp voice, Gu Yanling turned to look at Cuizhi.

Cuizhi naturally knew who Ping'er was, so she explained to Gu Yanling: "Girl, Xinlian is the girl who is arranged by the servants in Furongyuan. It must be that there is something going on in Furongyuan and came to report."

As soon as Gu Yanling heard that it was related to Furong Courtyard, she was not in a hurry to pay her respects, she withdrew her outstretched hand, and said to Cui Zhi: "Call her in."

"Yes."

Cuizhi immediately opened the door and called Pinger who was standing obediently at the door.

The girl Ping'er is just a rough servant girl in the mansion. Her round face looks a little cute at first glance, but her eyes that are wandering around reveal a bit of cunning. Although Gu Yanling doesn't like this kind of person, but Thinking of the errand that Cuizhi arranged for her, she felt that it was very suitable for her temperament.

Seeing the girl kneeling at her feet as soon as she came in, Gu Yanling just glanced at her indifferently, as if she didn't want to say anything more to her.

Seeing the girl's expression, Cuizhi knew what the girl was thinking, so she stood up and asked directly: "What are you doing in Ziting Xiaolou at this time? Is there something wrong with Furong Yuan?"

Ping'er is just a girl who takes money to do things, so she naturally reported everything she saw to Gu Yanling and Cuizhi, "Responding to the words of the second girl and sister Cuizhi, the servant came here in a hurry to tell you, The third girl is about to be sent out of the capital."

Gu Yanling was startled, but she didn't care to despise the maid, she took a step forward and asked, "You said Jiaojiao was going to be sent out of the capital? Is it true? The Xiyun Court also agrees?"

Ping'er said: "It's true, before dawn this morning, the eldest lady and the elder went to the Furong Courtyard, and talked to the third girl through the window for a long time, followed by the carriage in the mansion and sent After going out, the servants of the Furongyuan began to pack up all the things of the third girl, there are seven or eight cars, and it seems that the third girl is going to live outside for a long time."

Gu Yanling frowned in confusion: "How is this possible? Jiaojiao is the most loved by everyone. How could she be kicked out of the house when she has this kind of disease?"

"The second girl seems to have misunderstood, the third girl was not kicked out of the house."

Ping'er raised her head and looked at the second girl, not understanding why she had such an idea, and continued: "I heard that the third girl asked to go out of the city to recuperate. He changed his mind, and in the end it was the old man who made the decision and gave the third girl the Muran Villa located on the outskirts of the city to recuperate from her illness; the slaves heard that the Muran Villa was bestowed by the emperor, and it not only has picturesque scenery, but also has a medicinal spring, which is very suitable for the body. Weak people are used for self-cultivation. And this time the three girls did not go to Muran Villa alone, even the young master from the East Courtyard had to go together. I've taken a fancy to Muran Villa, so I'm going to accompany the third girl."

At this time, Gu Yanling only felt a buzzing in her ears, and her whole body seemed to be taken out of her soul; the words Pinger said kept ringing in her mind-the young master in the East Court would also go together.

Cuizhi worriedly looked at the girl whose face suddenly turned pale, stopped Ping'er from continuing with her eyes, quickly supported Gu Yanling, and asked worriedly: "Girl, how are you? Are you okay?"

(End of this chapter)