Reborn I want to be a giant

Chapter 6 Autumn Banquet ([-])

"Mommy, what do you think of me pretending to be sick?" Some people are not used to occasions without the company of their little brother.

Nanny Zhou was taken aback, "If you can't do it, you can't do it, isn't this a curse on yourself?"

Gu Changyan sighed, "Okay, let's go over there and have a look."

Knowing that some people will inevitably have bad intentions at this kind of gathering, for the sake of prudence, they all stayed behind the crowd and did not walk in random lanes.

Now in the late autumn, when the autumn chrysanthemums are in full bloom, the garden of the Princess Mansion is a large area of ​​yellow, which is quite spectacular. Besides, there is also a piece of hibiscus.This flower is actually not suitable for the climate of the capital city, but the gardeners of the Princess Mansion have given it a very good care. The flowers are moist and plump, like a dancer's layered lotus skirts, very pleasing to the eye.

/Well, it would be nice to try brewing petal wine. / Gu Changyan stares at Huahai with crooked eyebrows and smiles.

"Third sister, has the eldest sister ever met?" Gu Changyu's voice suddenly came.

Gu Changyan came back to his senses, with a dazed expression on his face, "Where did big sister go?" It seemed that Gu Changxi hadn't been seen since he went out to visit the garden.

Gu Changyu frowned slightly, thinking that the third younger sister was useless in her heart, and she didn't give the two elder sisters money at all during her visit, not to mention that she couldn't help at all.

Gu Changyan was baffled by her, wondering how he offended her?Gu Changxi is the eldest lady of the Duke's Mansion. She has always been arrogant and domineering.Besides the marriage contract, Gu Changyan still has grudges in mind.It's already a shame for her to ignore her now, and it's impossible for her to pretend to be a sister.

"The banquet is about to begin. I heard that the Crown Princess will be here later, so don't just play around." After leaving these words, Gu Changyu took his maidservant and mother to another place.

"An aunt born to a concubine dares to smack his nose at his daughter-in-law. The rumor that Liang Guogong's concubine killed his wife is probably true." Not far away, several noble ladies have paid attention to the situation of the two sisters here. Listened to all the conversations.

"I heard that the middle school in their house has been controlled by the aunt."

"Although Gu Changxi is said to be the son of his regular wife, he was brought up by his aunt since he was a child, so he has been cultivated with a virtue of not knowing the heights of the sky and the earth."

"My mother said about the marriage of the Fourth Prince. At first, the Empress Dowager was referring to Gu Changxi. She was afraid that she would dislike the Fourth Prince... That's why she asked her own sister to replace her."

"Don't talk nonsense about this. Although there is no clear decree in the palace, this matter is certain. If gossip spreads from us, everyone will have nothing to eat."

"It's also because of Gu San's stupidity. I'm not up to date. Now that I don't have the education of my mother, I don't know how I will be wasted when I marry into the royal family." Gu Changyan is not familiar with her, so naturally he won't help her out.

The few people quickly changed the subject and went elsewhere to enjoy the flowers.

"Does Mammy think I'm stupid too?" Just now Gu Changyu's gaze was so disgusting.

Mammy Zhou said distressedly, "Miss is the most intelligent child Mammy has ever seen, and she just doesn't care about it."

Gu Changyan thought for a while, and corrected: "I care about it, but now is not the time." For those who have no money and power, calculating is as boring as pulling hair and fighting.

After walking around again, the little servant girl came over and said that the princess concubine had arrived, and the eldest princess invited the noble ladies to a banquet.

The eldest princess loves to be lively, so there is a long courtyard specially set up in the mansion for holding big banquets. There are rockery and strange rocks, gurgling streams, corridors and rooms, and they are connected as one. Tables and chairs can be placed in any place, and she is not neglectful or in the slightest. Not cramped.

After taking his seat, Gu Changyan realized that there were many more people than expected. The women's family and the men were separated by a gushing spring, and a thin curtain hung down, which seemed to block it, but he could clearly distinguish the appearance of the opposite side.Gu Changyan happened to be right next to the spring, and she leaned on the wooden railing, wondering whether the spring was artificial or natural.If it is natural, the Princess Mansion will be unique in terms of site selection.

The Crown Princess looks ordinary, but she is dignified and stable, and she has an extraordinary style, which is quite obvious among a group of noble girls. Even the few marriageable young ladies with good colors are compared by her.But she is already a crown princess, the future queen, no one will be jealous of her for nothing.

The princess came all the way, Gu Changyan thought that she might be here for him.

I was really afraid of something, the princess really stopped in front of her.

"Gu's Changyan pays homage to the Crown Princess." She has paid attention to the etiquette and laws of this era as long as she can remember, so others will never find her wrong in salutations.

"Quick and free."

Gu Changyan stood up obediently and lowered his head.

"Look at me, I've made you restrained. They are all from my own family, so I will visit more often in the future." The crown princess motioned to the maid behind her.

"A little meeting gift, you take it to play."

Looking at the jewelry box on the tray, Gu Changyan knew that it was worth a lot, "Changyan, thank the princess for the reward."

Tweety, who was behind her, took the tray respectfully.

The crown princess said another polite word, and was invited by Princess Jinyang to go to another place.Only then did Gu Changyan sit back in his seat under the probing eyes of everyone.But this engagement made her feel even more deeply.Fortunately, she is only ten years old this year, and she is still five years away from Jiji.Five years is enough for her and Gu Yanqing to accumulate capital.

As soon as the crown princess left, several young ladies took the initiative to chat with her.Gu Changyan also talked with them. It was a bit boring, but it relieved the previous embarrassment.

The men's side is much more lively than the women's side. It is said that they are drinking in pairs, not in pairs.The noble ladies couldn't sit still anymore, they all gathered around the guardrail and looked towards the opposite side.

"The one standing here is Sun Huan, the eldest son of the eldest princess. He debated with Jiangnan scholars in Jinling last year, and won the debate."

"I heard that Sun Huan has an extraordinary appearance. I don't know if I will be lucky enough to see him today."

"The one who just took the seat is the Xi Shizi of the Marquis of Weiyuan, right? Why did you arrive so late?"

"The man in the brown robe is Xiao Xin from Gong Anbo's family. The one at the desk... I can't tell who it is. Could it be that he is drunk?"

If there is no marriage contract, Gu Changyan would be happy to look at these aristocrats in the capital, but now she is not suitable for such a thing.How many pairs of eyes stared at her every word and deed.So the girls around her chattered non-stop, and she just ate vegetables and drank fruit drinks.

The Crown Princess didn't seem to stay for the banquet, but Gu Changxi reappeared, but she also changed her dress.His complexion was much brighter than when he went to the mansion earlier.Gu Changyan always felt that this big sister was weird, but as long as the other party didn't offend her, she didn't intend to get involved.

On the way back, Gu Changyan fell asleep in Nanny Zhou's arms. She was still young, and the reason was high-sounding.Gu Changyu, who was sitting across from him, had a dark face the whole time, unable to vent his anger.

"Second Miss is too wrong today." Back at the Mujin Courtyard, Gu Changyan was carried to bed by the nanny, and Cui'er whispered to Xi'er what happened today.

After hearing this, Xi'er knew what the problem was, and took Cui'er out, "Second Miss will be getting old next year, she is in a hurry."

Gu Changxi is one year older than Gu Changyu, and he just lost his previous engagement. It stands to reason that Gu Changxi should be more nervous than Gu Changyu.But the situation of the Duke's Mansion is there. Most of the resources are piled up to Gu Yanyun and Gu Changxi. Marriage is too easy.But Gu Changyu's situation is far different. First of all, his biological mother is an aunt, so it is impossible to arrange a marriage for her carelessly, otherwise it will only make her status lower. A military officer of neither high nor low rank.

In fact, there is nothing wrong with a military officer. It is not bad for a concubine from an official family to marry into an official family and become a dignitary. You must know that many low-ranking official concubine daughters are either married to widowers or merchants, or they are from other aristocratic families. Mediocre bastard.But it was obvious that Gu Changyu's heart was not as calm as a chrysanthemum as she usually showed in front of people.She gave Gu Changyan a bad look because Gu Changxi would not talk to her two younger sisters outside, and Gu Changyan already had a marriage contract. Gu Changyu didn't dare to count on Gu Changxi to help her, but Gu Changyan didn't love his mother or his mother. She is not as good as her in all aspects, so she should stand with her who is more favored at home, and take the initiative to make face for her.However, Gu Changyan was like a log, and she really went to the garden to eat banquets in the princess's mansion, and she didn't care about her sisters at all, how could she not be angry.

"The face is so big, why should Miss care about her." After hearing Xi'er's analysis, Cui'er finally understood what was going on with Gu Changyu.

"How old is our young lady? She got married in a daze, and she can't manage it herself. She is courteous in front of the master on weekdays. Isn't it right to ask the master for this kind of thing?" The parents ordered the matchmaker to say, and she still thought of herself. It is impossible to pick a husband.

Gu Changyan had a full night's sleep, and when he woke up, he had already eaten dinner. He ate a lot during the day, but he was not hungry at night.After Gu Yanqing came back from the ethnology study, he ate something and then nestled in the study to write the script she explained earlier.It was a murder case, and Gu Changyan was going to ask someone to go to the tavern to talk about it.

Just about to take a bath, Aunt Tang came.

"Fourth Prince's Birthday Banquet..." was a post from the Crown Princess, but the destination was Prince Rui's Mansion, which was also the residence of the Fourth Prince.

Gu Changyan sighed, thanked Aunt Tang and handed the post to Xi'er to keep it.

Early the next morning, Gu Changyan took a carriage to Dongshi to see the progress of the shop, and met Gao Sheng again.Gao Sheng's work efficiency is fast, and he has already bought three kinds of fruits that he explained before. The quantity is not large but they are all good.When Gu Changyan saw him today, in addition to ordering him to continue to pay attention to the fruits, he also asked which villages had flowers and what kinds of flowers they were.

Don't be too high-spirited, Gu Changyan also went shopping in several porcelain shops in Dongshi.There were no glassware in this era, and glazed ones were too expensive to be used in taverns.After making a decision in her heart, she went back to the mansion, stayed in the study for a long time, drew a stack of utensils, and prepared to hand them over to Nanny Jin to find a porcelain workshop to order.

"Master, miss, someone from the Xia family came, saying that our master wants to record the second miss in the name of the first wife." Xi'er asked the news while feeding the two brothers and sisters.

The so-called first wife is actually Gu Zheng's first wife, the biological mother of Gu Yanyun and Gu Changxi, and the cousin of Aunt An.It's not difficult to guess the reason for suddenly wanting to do this, it was because of Gu Changyu's marriage.It's just that Gu Changyan was a little curious, how could Gu Zheng think of this idea?Although Gu Changyu tried his best in front of him, everyone in the house knew that Gu Zheng's eyeballs hadn't changed.In Gu Zheng's eyes, Gu Changyu's best destination is to marry a military officer as his wife.

"Big sister is angry, and others will suffer. Tell me, if it is not necessary in the past few days, people from Mujinyuan will not go out." Gu Yanqing said flatly.

Xi'er responded and went out to give instructions one by one.

"I'm afraid this matter will not be so easy." Gu Changyan said softly.

"You mean big sister wants us to express our opinion?" Gu Yanqing's face darkened.

Sure enough, within two quarters of an hour after dinner, Gu Changxi led the maid and mother-in-law to the Hibiscus Courtyard in a mighty manner.

"The house is going to be turned upside down, why are you still hanging around here to eat?" Gu Changxi's eyes were full of disgust.

Gu Changyan was about to speak, but Gu Yanqing stood up and blocked his sister behind him, "What is big sister going to do, she made alarmist remarks when she came here. With my father and grandmother, the elders are naturally in charge of the big and small things in the palace. It's up to the younger generation to take over." Not to mention that their brothers and sisters have unresolved grievances with Gu Changxi, but the fact that Gu Changyu is going to be included in the name of his late wife as a prostitute, their brothers and sisters will not get involved.They are young, but they are not fools, and they are used as gunmen casually.

Gu Changxi's complexion became more and more ugly. Ever since she regretted the marriage, she always thought that these two little ones were the ones who could be manipulated at will, but now she underestimated them. "Third Brother, this hat is on. I'm not scaremongering. This junior knows that the elder has been deceived, but he doesn't dissuade him. People who spread the word will only say that the father and son in our government are at odds, and it becomes a joke." Hearing Gu Yanqing's meaning , these two little ones should have known about Aunt An and Gu Changyu's calculations.Thinking of this, Gu Changxi hated him even more, feeling that everyone was thinking about her and her brother's things.

(End of this chapter)