pampering wife

Chapter 32

Of course Qingmei didn't dare to call herself a young lady, she felt very uncomfortable when they were serving her to wipe her face and take a bath.But she has just arrived here, and today she has rejected Mrs. Gu's arrangements for Xu Huaiyuan, and now she can only act calmly, but said to Luzhu, "Trouble sister." But in her heart, she felt more and more strange——

This Luzhu was quick-witted, she used to be the big servant girl by the wife's side, but now she served by the young lady who appeared out of nowhere, she didn't show any displeasure, and even faintly intended to curry favor with her.Was it because she didn't like Mrs. Gu and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to win people's favor, or did Mrs. Gu order her to make such a gesture?
The other two servant girls who entered the house were Jinchai and Yuchai, twin sisters, they were respectful to Qingmei and did not neglect her at all.

This kind of attitude made Qingmei feel suspicious——

In fact, Mrs. Xu had looked for Mrs. Gu a long time ago. If Mrs. Gu really wanted to take care of her, even if Gu Shangshu couldn't see her, she would still be able to help Mrs. Xu, right?But at that time, Mrs. Gu ignored her, as if Qingmei didn't exist, and now she has such a different attitude, which is really unpredictable.

The sound of Lvzhu's breathing in the outer room was even and long, Qingmei turned over, thoughts in her mind were chaotic, and finally sleepiness hit her, and she fell into a deep sleep.

After getting up early the next day, he went to Mrs. Gu's place to finish his meal, and Gu Ronghua went to learn female craftsmanship from the maid, but Qingmei was left in Liufangtang.

Qingmei is now wearing the half-sleeved underskirt that Madam He gave her, Madam Gu sees it, she will naturally think of Qingmei's mother who died young just like Xu, and treats Qingmei very kindly.She asked the maids to go outside to wait on her, and chatted with Qingmei about the family affairs, with Mrs. Xu accompanying her, Madam Gu happened to ask Qingmei what books she read, and she was also somewhat curious about wine making.

Not long after, a maid replied from outside: "Ma'am, Erlang is here." A moment later, the bead curtain raised slightly, and Gu Changqing came in from behind the marble screen where the maid was playing in the water.

He was wearing a dark green cloak, and the blue shirt inside was neat, revealing a corner of the jade pendant.Standing tall and straight in the hall, Gu Changqing bowed to Mrs. Gu and said, "Greetings to mother." His voice was calm and slow, and he looked a little more mature and steady than when we first met at the back of the Qingshan Temple that day.

Mrs. Gu raised her hand with a smile and said, "Have you gone to Master's place?"

"The Holy Majesty's imperial decree last night, there have been some minor incidents in the area of ​​Yunzhou recently, and I asked my father to go there. He left the palace this morning and will come back after a while. The son came here first after returning to the mansion." He finished speaking. After saying that, he glanced at Qingmei's face with a look of surprise.After all, Qingmei felt uneasy in her heart, and her face was a little uneasy. Gu Changqing took a look and asked, "Is this Cousin Yan?"

Mrs. Gu nodded and said: "I recognized her as a foster daughter, and she will be your younger sister from now on, her name is Qingmei."

Gu Changqing said: "My son knows." He nodded towards Qingmei.

After his words fell, the room was silent for a moment, and the two of them couldn't find anything to say.

Mrs. Gu picked up the teacup and skimmed off the froth. Qingmei vaguely felt that she was a little uncomfortable in her behavior, so she heard Gu Changqing say: "The brushes, inks, papers and inkstones that my mother ordered me to buy have all been selected, and they are all placed in the museum. Will you send it to your sister?"

"Since I've bought it, let's send it to the Xinghua Pavilion. I'm a little tired. It's good for you to talk to my sister about the scenery in the mansion."

Qingmei stood up when she heard the words, Madam Gu's face was really tired, and she said to her: "Ronghua is practicing piano recently, and the old man in the Xinghua Pavilion is just idle, so you can go there to study later. Changqing It's not an outsider, if you have doubts, it's the same to ask him."

By this time, Qingmei was absolutely convinced that Mrs. Gu wanted to ignore the marriage contract back then, and she was happy to forget about it tacitly.Next, she plans to choose a suitable time to tell her aunt and move out of the house to open a tavern.At this time, she hadn't figured out Madam Gu's temper, and she didn't dare to raise it rashly, so she had to temporarily follow Madam Gu's arrangement.

As early as in Wancheng, Qingmei had longed to open a tavern in the capital.Where is Kejing?How could she easily gain a foothold in this place of hidden dragons and crouching tigers?But if she can have the name of the Shangshufu, no matter what her relationship with the Gu family is in secret, it will save a lot of trouble on the surface, so Qingmei doesn't plan to have a confrontation with Mrs. Gu.

What's more, although Qingmei has a lot of grudges against Mrs. Gu, since they met, the natural blood relationship cannot be broken.

Mrs. Gu is her aunt, the elder sister of her mother's siblings. When she is with Mrs. Gu, she will also talk about the past of the two sisters, and let Qingmei and her get closer to the sweet moments of the past.And when she looked at the eyebrows and eyes similar to those in her vague memory, Qingmei would feel that she was a little closer to her long-dead mother.

After leaving the Liufang Pavilion, Mrs. Xu went back to the Liuli Courtyard. Luzhu accompanied Qingmei and walked slowly behind Gu Changqing.

The courtyards of the Gu Mansion are uneven. In winter, all the grasses are withered, and the winter plums are not in bloom. Only a few pines and cypresses stand upright, and the birds sing softly in the golden cages under the porch.

Gu Changqing walked in front, Qingmei followed behind and looked at his back secretly - tall and straight, he looked a little more generous than Wei Li, but he was afraid to get close to him when he was silent.No wonder it is called "Iron Mask". This appearance of not allowing strangers to enter is really intimidating.

If she is really asked to marry such a strong man, Qingmei is really alienated and afraid.However, the young talent of this family is someone who many rich and noble women want to marry, so they must look down on her.Qingmei can't help but lose her mind when she is idling.

After walking in silence for a while, Gu Changqing seemed to have remembered something, and asked Luzhu, "It's cold in the Xinghua Pavilion, is the hand stove warmer for my sister ready?"

Luzhu paused, and replied: "Things are in a hurry, and I haven't had time to prepare."

"I took Wenmo and brought my younger sister there. You can ask someone to come and arrange it earlier." When he spoke to Mrs. Gu, he was respectful and calm, with a bit of alienation. When he spoke to the servant girl, he also used his back view. He agreed, didn't care about talking to Qingmei, and left after a hasty blessing.

Qingmei was speechless secretly, it seemed that Gu Changqing was very dignified in the mansion, and Luzhu seemed a little afraid of him?The servants in the veranda passed by, some of them chatted and laughed, and when they saw Gu Changqing, they all bowed and greeted Gu Changqing, and Qingmei became more and more curious-this young minister of Dali Temple is not only a cold face of officials, but is he also famous for his cold face at home?
Just as she was laughing, she saw Gu Changqing's footsteps slowing down in front of her, and asked her, "Have you healed your foot injury yet?"

(End of this chapter)