After a while, Gu Chaorong smiled bitterly and said, "I know, I know, but because of this, I hope you can marry the prince. You are the same age and we all have a support to give birth to Lin'er in a few years..."

Gu Xiyan was puzzled.

"We are not going to fight with the Fang family." Gu Chaorong explained, "Only when the prince grows up can he be granted a title and then the vassal state is established. There are also people who ask to leave the palace when the emperor is in power. In the 129th year of Xizhao, Emperor Jingzong's virtuous concubine asked to leave the palace and took his aunt Yu to the vassal state of his son Prince Qing. Emperor Shengzong's imperial concubine asked to leave the palace himself, and took his sister Pan Baolin to the vassal state of his son Prince Yu... These are precedents. My sister no longer has a chance, and I hope you can take me out..."

Gu Xiyan felt sad in her heart, and her eyes fell down. She blinked her innocent and clear eyes like a deer and said, "Sister, you are still young... I'll help you go to Qixia Temple for medical treatment..."

Gu Chaorong's face changed drastically, she covered Gu Xiyan's mouth and whispered in her ear: "What do you think your sister is sitting in Chengqian Palace... It's because I'm obedient... I'm not allowed to mention this matter, do you know?" At the end of the sentence, his tone gradually became harsh.

Gu Xiyan nodded with grief, and then Gu Chaorong let go of the hand covering her mouth.

The two sisters looked at each other speechlessly, but there was no awkward or alienation atmosphere. Instead, they seemed to have a common secret and a tacit understanding lingered around them, making their expressions become warm.

Gu Xiyan sighed a long time and said apologetically: "Sister, I'm sorry, I didn't think so much about it... Is there any way to remedy it!"

Gu Chaorong smiled teasingly and said, "Oh! Even if you want to enter the palace now, it's too late. The time to choose a concubine has passed. However, if you really want to marry the prince, I still have a way..."

Gu Xiyan waved her hand quickly: "Sister, don't joke with me! I know I can't do it if I'm wrong!"

After a few joking words, the atmosphere between the two became warm and harmonious.

On the contrary, Gu Chaorong enlightened Gu Xiyan: "Don't blame yourself. As you said, if my sister really cares about you, she should find you a marriage that will make you prosperous and powerful. If you take this matter to heart, you will never be wronged. As for your father, don't be afraid. With me, he dare not do anything to you. But you can no longer be as polite as before. You must learn the rules with Aunt Cui, such as poetry, calligraphy and painting, needles and girls. If you marry someone in the future, the people from the in-laws will respect you..." She said a lot of words about the "Four Virtues" of women. Gu Xiyan nodded timidly, not feeling long-winded, but instead felt a sense of sweetness in her heart.

This is what it feels like to have family!

Gu Chaorong chatted for a while, and Mrs. Gu Shangguanfang came back. Gu Chaorong immediately stopped the topic, and everyone exchanged greetings again, and tiredness appeared on Gu Chaorong's face.

Mrs. Gu knew it was time to say goodbye, so she stood up and said goodbye after a brief sentence. Gu Chaorong did not try to keep her, and gave Mrs. Gu a string of agarwood beads, a ruby ​​ring the size of rice grains, and a pair of jade bracelets. When she gave the bracelet to Gu Xiyan, the female official whispered to Gu Xiyan: "The Empress said this is the old jade from Fengtai, so that the girl can keep it well and serve as a dowry in the future."

Gu Xiyan looked at the jade bracelet, a pool of green color like water, transparent, without any flaws, knowing that it is of great value and thanks repeatedly.

After leaving Chengqian Palace and walking on the long red passage, Mrs. Gu whispered to Gu Xiyan: "What are you talking to the Empress?"

Gu Xiyan said, "The Empress said she would tell me to my father."

Mrs. Gu breathed a sigh of relief and said repeatedly: "That's good, that's good!"

When they returned to Gu's mansion, Gu Xiyan and Mrs. Gu felt something was wrong as soon as they walked into the gate of the park. The atmosphere was cold and there was no one to greet them.

Madam Tian, ​​who had been following Mrs. Gu, smiled and said, "These little monkeys have all gone to somewhere..." Before he finished speaking, his voice suddenly swallowed in his throat as if it was cut by a knife.

Mr. Gu stood quietly next to the small flowerbed guarding the garden in a long green dress, smiling, and elegant demeanor, holding a pomegranate flower that had just been picked in his hand.

Didn’t he lie on the bed with a wound and was injured? Why could he get off the ground and walk so quickly?

Gu Xiyan muttered in her heart, but clearly saw Mrs. Gu's body trembling and her legs became weak, as if she was about to fall down.

Don't be afraid of being like this!

Gu Xiyan hurriedly held her behind her, but Mrs. Gu took the opportunity to grab Gu Xiyan's hand.

The palms are wet.

Gu Xiyan felt soft and sighed inwardly.

Gu Chaorong said that she would make the decision for her, what else could she be afraid of? Gu Xiyan stepped forward and walked two steps, passed Mrs. Gu, and said with a smile: "My father is not feeling well. Just give me some advice. How dare you come here in person!"

Mr. Gu smiled and suddenly threw the flower in his hand on Gu Xiyan's face, and asked with a pale face: "Where have Gui Guan and Bai Nian gone!"

Gu Xiyan's sweet face was covered with a layer of coldness as ice as frost. She stared at Lord Gu with cold eyes and said softly: "Father, how do I know where Gui Guan and Bai Nian have been? I said last time that because of chickenpox, my daughter has been offering sacrifices to the nickname at home for the past two months. This is not only what the nanny and the mother-in-law in the mansion know, but also the case is prepared in the court. Why is the daughter cured and the father sick?"

Mr. Gu was sobbed there when he was asked. He stared at Gu Xiyan with fierce eyes, as if he was about to eat her. It took him a few words to squeeze out from his teeth for a long time: "You evil kindness..."

Gu Xiyan said seriously: "My father said the wrong thing again. A evil seed, isn't this slandering the ancestors of the Gu family? It should be a evil animal. My daughter was sent to the countryside by her father since she was a child. She would inevitably lack management and education. She did not know the five ethics and morals, and did not know the superiority and inferiority of the elders and young people. Raising a child is not a godfather's fault. Speaking of which, the father seems to have some responsibility! She doesn't know what a father who has evil gains should call him..."

Mr. Gu did not have the style of everyone just now, nor did he have the demeanor of pinching flowers and smiling just now. He looked around, grabbed a flower pot beside him and smashed it to Gu Xiyan.

Gu Xiyan pulled Mrs. Gu on the side and hurriedly avoided.

Mr. Gu grabbed another flowerpot and was about to smash it towards Gu Xiyan. At this moment, someone shouted behind Gu Xiyan: "Brother Baozhang, Brother Baozhang, stop quickly. The child is still young and ignorant, so it is inevitable to do something to collide..."

Police Gu Xiyan looked at Mr. Gu with a scrupulous look, afraid that the flowerpot in his hand would hit him, so he did not dare to look back at the person. Mrs. Gu beside her shouted "Brother Seven" in surprise and joy.

Mr. Gu, who was confronted with Gu Xiyan, turned red, put down the small potted plant in his hand, and said with shame: "Brother Zuo Cheng, I'll let you laugh at it."

Only then did Gu Xiyan dare to look back at the person who was talking.

The person who came was Mrs. Gu's seventh cousin Liu Zuocheng. He was not old, he was just in his early thirties, with a normal appearance, and his big eyes were smiling, giving people a very friendly and easy-going feeling. He felt Gu Xiyan's gaze, smiled at her, then stepped forward and met Mr. Gu, and grabbed Mr. Gu's arm: "Brother Baozhang, this is all my sister's fault. I have no choice but to teach my daughter. I hope Brother Baozhang should not be scruples with my sister for the sake of the third uncle." He spoke sincerely and apologized, as if Mr. Gu was completely his fault.

Gu Xiyan secretly praised in her heart: This is a master!

Mrs. Gu was stunned by the hearing, pointing to her nose and said, "I, why is it me..."

Liu Zuocheng glanced at Mrs. Gu with admonition, and then looked apologetic: "Brother Baozhang, please calm down. Although it is because of their backyard, we men are inconvenient to interfere, but my sister is too... Don't worry, I immediately wrote a book and ordered someone to send it to Aunt San in Jiangnan... I am a rough man, but my Aunt San was born in the Du family in Shouzhou, Jiangnan, and can be regarded as a person who has seen the world. Let Aunt San discipline her sister..."

When Lord Gu heard this, he smiled heartily, and there was no sign of being so angry that he had just become. He and Liu Zuocheng spoke intimately: "Look at what Brother Zuo Cheng said, am I angry? Thanks to Caixia in the past few years, the Gu family might have been in chaos. Speaking of which, it is all my fault for me. I usually spoil my daughter too much and developed her fearless nature. If it doesn't matter at home, but she is not young anymore, I am really worried... to leave a reputation for being fierce..."

The two of them were talking and laughing, and they were having a great time talking.

Gu Xiyan hurriedly gave a wink at Madam Tian. Madam Tian was also a clever person. She took advantage of the time to speak and said, "My uncle is here, it's really a rare guest. The lady asked me to prepare tea by Yuanxiang Lake. It's better to accompany my uncle to sit there and enjoy the scenery. Master, look..."

Mr. Gu nodded with a smile: "Mrs. My wife is considerate. Brother Zuo Cheng, don't let Caixia down, it's better to go to the Yuanxiang Lake to sit."

Liu Zuocheng hurriedly bowed and said, "Then I'll disturb you."

Mr. Gu was graceful and graceful, making a "please" gesture, and said enthusiastically: "Only Yuanxiang Lake is the only one in my inner house. The row of silver-wired willows next to me was transplanted from Jiangnan when my father was young. It is said that I was not born at that time..."

The two of them walked out of the guard garden while talking.

Mrs. Gu's body softened and she covered her chest and said, "I'm scared to death!"

Gu Xiyan held Mrs. Gu's arm hard and she was not on the ground.

Unexpectedly, the showdown between her prepared to fight Balihe ended like this. However, she was still very grateful to Liu Zuocheng for appearing in time. Otherwise, although she had received the support of Gu Chaorong, Mr. Gu was angry that the county magistrate was not as good as the county magistrate, and he would inevitably suffer some flesh and blood.
Chapter completed!