She Doesn’t Want the Face-Blind Husband

Properly sent the future Taishantaishui and the beloved girl to the second room of Gu's mansion, and greeted the quasi-uncle Gu Ninglie and others, Cheng Jia's eyes lingered on Gu Runing's face, and respectfully asked Second Aunt Gu if there was anything else he needed made.

Second Aunt Gu thought about it for a while, and then troubled Cheng Jia to go to the old Gu's mansion and bring back the mountain game to show her appreciation. Gu Runing coyly said that she missed her grandmother, and Aunt Gu let her go with her angrily, and told her daughter not to be too cold.

Although Second Aunt Gu herself was tired, she thought that it was not easy for her relatives to take care of one another, so she chatted with her daughter-in-law for a while, and then left for Xin Gu's Mansion. But in his heart, he was not very happy to see Mo Qiqi who was familiar with him. That's all, let's read it for brother Xi's sake. She consoled herself.

When they arrived at the Xingu Mansion, Brother Xi was not there, nor was the housekeeper. Mo Qiqi pestered her, asking the capital about the customs of the deceased in Qiqi rituals, because her brother Mo Qi would be forty-nine days old at the end of the month.

No matter how impatient Aunt Gu was, she told Mo Qiqi in detail for a long time because she was an orphan who left her home and worried about her brother's funeral. During the conversation between the two, Second Aunt Gu discovered that Mo Qiqi had no heart at all, she was just a silly girl, comparable to her own Ning Niang.

Mo Qiqi complained that when Brother Xi was her foster brother, she occasionally came close to help him brush the ashes. Although Brother Xi was stiff, he still acquiesced. However, ever since brother Xi agreed to take a concubine and then divorced, he avoided himself like a snake and scorpion, and his every move was extremely unfamiliar, so cold.

She even asked Second Aunt Gu, how did brother Xi get along with his first wife Tao Shi? Is there really a man who can be loyal to only one woman? Why did brother Xi's eyes change from focused to dull? Is it because I am not good enough, or is brother Xi a weirdo?

Second Aunt Gu understood more and more as she listened to it. It was naturally wrong for Gu Ningxi to propose taking a concubine. But Gu Ningxi clearly didn't think clearly at the time. After arriving at Zhenheli, she seemed to have just realized it, and understood the meaning of the concubine's room, and understood her own frivolity.

Sigh... Brother Xi, what's the use of just telling Mo Qiqi that he can keep his body like a jade. He is still immature in dealing with things, no matter what the reason is, wouldn't he hate him even more if he took such a big girl back to his family and passed it to He Niang's ears?

However, Second Aunt Gu felt sorry for the older children she had seen since she was a child, knowing that Gu Ningxi moved to live in an outside wine shop in a belated reaction in order not to lose her tongue and avoid the suspicion of being alone and widowed in the same house, she still sighed deeply , swallowed the words that he was going to hit Mo Qiqi.

When she returned home, Cheng Jia and Gu Runing came back early, the daughter held her arms and called the old Gu's mansion boring.

Second Aunt Gu knew that Cheng Jia would be staying in the Uncle's house tonight, so she went to the suburbs of Beijing to find Uncle tomorrow, she pondered for a while, and asked him politely to visit Gu Ningxi at Xiangyang Restaurant. The gifts they prepared were sent to Xin Gu's Mansion, guessing that Gu Ningxi would not be able to eat them for a while, so he could only send him some fresh melons and fruits.

Cheng Jia understood that the sun was setting and night was about to fall, and the prospective mother-in-law might be worried about her status as a female family member and it was inconvenient to go to the wine shop, so she readily agreed. This time I didn't take Gu Runing with me anymore, I just said that I would go and come back quickly, I thought that cousin Xi must have some hidden secrets living in the wine shop, and I wouldn't bother him for too long.

**

Gu Ningxi asked the butler what they were talking about with the two boys, and it involved his wife.

The butler only remembered it when he was reminded to read books, so he hurriedly told her that Miss Mo had nothing to do at home all day long, but as a Juren younger sister, she only knew a few dozen characters and couldn't even read a script, so Liu Guang wanted to teach her how to read a few characters .

Miss Mo proposed to learn the name of Master Ran, she looked at the word "Xi", and said to herself, "It looks like the character Ran in Ningran." Liu Guang had sharp eyes and ears, and when she heard the name of Master Ran, she asked, Miss Mo obviously changed. His face turned pale, he hesitated and couldn't tell why.

Later, Miss Mo asked about his wife's boudoir name, wanted to learn how to write, and said that she would give her a longevity tablet. Liu Guang also had a question, Madam and she rarely met, how could she offer it to her benefactor? Could it be that he was grateful for his wife's reconciliation and let the master and son out?

In short, Liu Guang told the housekeeper these details, and asked him to tell the master, and let Gu Ningxi judge by himself.

After Gu Ningxi heard this, she suddenly seemed to have opened up the two veins of Ren and Du, and had a very clear and definite feeling. Somehow, Qiniang knew the name of the thief who bullied her that night, and it should be Gu Ningran.

This is all right, although he feels that he has a clear conscience towards Gu Ningran, but if he insists on saying that anyone who hates him and hates him will call himself "Gu Ningxi's enemy", that is Gu Ningran.

He compared all his colleagues in the Ministry of Rites, second uncle, and third uncle's concubine sons, but found nothing, except Gu Ningran. Originally, I wanted to meet this big cousin while the official was taking a rest tomorrow.

Tonight, I unexpectedly found out that Qiniang remembered his name. Where in the world is there such a coincidence?

Gu Ningxi frowned, and according to the characteristics of the thief explained by Qiniang before, she asked the three servants around her, all of them had seen Gu Ningran. Does this Young Master Ran have the same height, the same build, the same eyebrows, eyes and lips?

The housekeeper didn't know much about the inside story, unlike Gu Ningxi who knew books and paintings, and asked in surprise: "Master, you never remember the characteristics of others, and you see everyone as if you are seeing them for the first time. This old slave has a deep understanding. Why are you so familiar with the young master Ran's appearance all of a sudden? You, can you see other people's faces clearly?"

With the affirmation of each item by the servants, Gu Ningxi became more discerning, and Gu Ningran was almost 90% sure!

He was full of anger at himself in his heart, for such a so-called "enemy", who is not as clever as he imagined, not some mysterious figure in the dark, he let go of He Niang and made up with her!

What's more, they are all descendants of the Gu family, with the same ancestors. When I met him, I always called him cousin politely under He Niang's reminder. Because he hated himself, he went to attack the weak girl Qiniang! How despicable. Speaking of which, the death of the Mo family brother was not only due to his terminal illness, but also because he was angry at this tragedy.

Gu Ningran!

Looking up at the window, the sky is full of sunset and red, Gu Ningxi said to herself: "I'll go to the old Gu's mansion to look for him, and ask him if he committed this crime, and is he worthy of his grandfather's teachings?" He took a few steps Walking to the door, pushing open the door, the lingering atmosphere of the wine shop rushed over.

"No, grandma is in the hall, so don't disturb her. There are also three uncles and three aunts. If there is a quarrel, they will always protect him." Gu Ningxi suddenly came back to her senses, changed her mind, and asked Gu Ningran to come out to question her.

At this time, Li Shu added in a soft voice: "Master, yesterday evening, when the younger one saw the eldest master coming over, the shopkeeper was muttering something, his face was dark, he said a few words and left without drinking, how strange. The little one guessed privately, but the young master is not here for you, is he?"

"Good boy, why didn't you say it last night?" The butler was wrong when he heard it, and patted the head of the clever boy, and shook his head at his younger brother who knew how to paint.

Literacy and self-defense: "Isn't this the master who forgets to eat and sleep, never leaves the book, paper and pen in his hand, and dare not disturb easily? The little master's intention is to complete the emperor's errand as soon as possible, and hand in the errand to see the wife, right? Therefore Don't dare to easily disturb the master's thoughts with trivial matters."

Gu Ningxi closed her eyes. Gu Ningran came here suddenly, and Sima Zhao's heart was clearly revealed. How much hatred does this big cousin have towards him? He has lived for twenty-six years, but he doesn't even realize it.

From childhood to adulthood, Gu Ningran took the lead in isolating and crowding out his memories, and even the conflict during ancestor worship this year quietly surfaced in his mind.

In fact, if he felt something, Gu Ningran had a strong dislike for him, but...maybe like what He Niang once said about him, he was really blunt to perceive other people's emotions, and he didn't understand how strong this dislike was.

At this moment, the shopkeeper ran over and asked him for instructions: "Gu Sicheng, there is a young man named Cheng Jia who claims to be your cousin and son-in-law. He came to deliver things. Do you see?"

Look, the shopkeeper didn't tell him what happened to Gu Ningran last night, but now the guest came to ask him, is it the shopkeeper's sharp eyes that can recognize other people's emotions and intentions?

Gu Ningxi nodded, took a long breath of relief while bowing her head, adjusted her breathing and mood, and decided to talk to Gu Ningran tomorrow to discuss it to the end, and now she will meet Ning Niang's husband-in-law first.

**

Tao Xinhe and his party arrived at Zhuangzi in the afternoon, and she fell in love with this place as soon as she got off the carriage.

The mountains and rivers are beautiful, the sky is vast and the land is vast, and the houses are like houses, with a unique cave, which can really immerse you and forget your worries.

However, there was no time to appreciate the scenery for too long, and Tao Xinhe was still busy making arrangements.

The servants are easy to talk about, they are well-trained, they drive carriages into the village, move things, scrub what needs to be scrubbed, and put what should be put away.

Still the family. Tao Xinhe first helped Tao Cheng, who was suffering from pain in the car, to walk around the open space a few times, and then handed him over to his father's servant to help him inside.

From the corner of the eye, she saw Tao Xinqiang going straight to the river, Tao Xinhe didn't know whether to laugh or cry, she put her hands around her mouth and shouted crisply: "Ms. Qiang is back!" Then she squeezed her younger sister's palm and warned carefully: "I will stay for a few more days, and I will come back later." Playing in the water is enough, and I have other business at the moment." She arranged for Tao Xinqiang to help Mrs. Hong go back to the house, and asked about Mrs. Hong's health and so on.

Seeing Qiangniang climbing into Hong's carriage, and after a while, she carefully accompanied her sister-in-law to get off the carriage and walked into Zhuangzi, Tao Xinhe was worried after all, but she really didn't want to go to take care of her, so she sent Qingfang to help. Tao Xinhe didn't feel relieved until Qingfang came back and said that the young lady was fine.

Candles are rare and expensive in the countryside, and dinner is very early in the evening, probably not much later than the afternoon snack time of the idle ladies in the capital. The peasants and women guarding the Zhuangzi greeted Tao Xinhe according to the instructions of Tao's servants. They spoke with a Beijing accent and asked if it was time to light a fire for cooking. Tao Xinhe was so startled that he looked straight at the sun.

But if you come here, you will be at ease, after listening to the explanation, Tao Xinhe nodded in response. The family had a simple dinner in a novel way, and found that it was still early, and the setting sun was still on the side of the mountain, dragging and refusing to hide, but the waning moon climbed to the corner of the sky from the other side. .

After the meal, everyone was at their own convenience, and Tao Xinhe walked around Zhuangzi, fine-tuning the arrangement of servants and servants according to local conditions, looking at the field where the wild grass was taller than himself, it was full of shades of green at first glance. Inexplicably creepy, I completely gave up the idea of ​​turning over to visit another Zhuangzi.

Accompanied by the chirping of fireflies, Tao Xinhe lay on the unique big kang in the countryside, pulled the quilt brought from Tao Mansion to cover her neck, and caressed the familiar twig patterns on the quilt with her fingertips meaninglessly, the feeling of strangeness gradually disappeared .

Breathing the cool and dry air, without the smell of incense but faintly scented with herbs and flowers, opening one's eyes to see the extremely tall beams of the farmyard, one needs to widen one's eyes to see the shadows, all of which are different from those in the capital. A little smile bloomed quietly on the corner of Tao Xinhe's lips, she was really relaxed when she came out to play, no matter how much she was reluctant before, no matter who this trip was for.

She arranged a five-day itinerary for the whole family, returning to Beijing on February 24, and began to look forward to these few days.

In the early morning of February 20th, Tao Xinhe, who was still sleeping, heard roosters crowing and cows howling in the distance, and there seemed to be the sound of servants rushing to catch up, and she suddenly woke up from the bizarre dream.

After waking up, she shook her head on the pillow, mocking herself in her heart: "Hey, Tao Xinhe, why did you dream of playing here with Gu Ningxi? You obviously haven't dreamed of him for several days, and besides, you and your wife have never been out for more than three years. Go to Beijing. Don't have such a ridiculous dream in the future!"

However, if a person can control his mind when he is awake, how can he control his dreams? Tao Xinhe can only wake up in a similar morning, disgusted with her inconsistency and resignation.

Qingfang's voice came from the door: "Layman, are you up? There is a visitor."

Tao Xinhe was very surprised, she sat up in draped clothes, and with her hair in her hands casually, she let Qingfang come in and said. Their family just arrived yesterday evening. They wanted to relax and they were not in the capital. How could there be guests?

"It's Uncle Jichang, with his young master, waiting outside the courtyard to visit the master, and you."