Peach Blossom at the Bottom of the Fan

Chapter 74
"This girl..." Gu Yong was very embarrassed, glared at Gu Sixiao, then turned to look at Shang Wu, "Mr. Shang, the servants in the family are ignorant, so please don't laugh at me."

It is usually because he is tolerant to his servants that these girls are so unruly, they can't even wink.Afterwards, the lady must teach this ignorant girl a lesson.

He was embarrassed and afraid of being laughed at, but he didn't expect Shang Wu to just smile lightly and said: "Perhaps Ling Chong really has something important to do! It's okay, Brother Gu, go on your own, I'll just wait here."

Huh? !

Gu Yong was very surprised, this Mr. Shang is so easy to talk to?How many people wanted to please him in Wenchang Pavilion today, but he has always been indifferent and ignored him. In the end, he only expressed closeness to him, and was even invited to gossip at Gu's house.Could it be that it was because of that poem that he looked at him differently?
Thinking of this, Gu Yong's heart became very hot, almost immediately, he regarded Shang Wu as one of his own.

"Then, Mr. Shang, wait a moment. Although my little concubine is not very talented, she is very good at singing a little song. I will set up a banquet in this garden in a while, and let the little concubine sing two songs, so that I can sing a little song for you. Add to the fun."

This is not Hu Wanwan, but Aunt Liu.

Although Gu Sixiao stayed aside and lowered his head, he looked down upon Gu Yong for being so shameless.

What kind of family would let concubines sing in front of guests?He still keeps talking about his scholarly family status, but how can he act like a real scholar?

Gu Yong is a person who doesn't have the slightest bit of character, let alone, ruthless, selfish and selfish are the most disgusting things.At any rate, I have been in love with each other, even if I am a concubine, how can I have the heart to be humiliated like this?

Or, this Shang Wu is too heavy in his heart, that's why he is so obsequious?

Before leaving, Gu Yong also ordered Gu Sixiao to take care of him, and called the servant to go to the big kitchen to inform him that he would serve wine by the lake in the back garden to entertain Mr. Shang.

After the master left, Shang Wu still sat upright, without any restraint.

Although it is a study, it is a back study after all, it can be regarded as a back house. This Shang Wu is really generous, to go straight into the back house like this, without the company of the owner, and still be so calm.

Not sure what Shang Wu meant, Gu Sixiao wanted to probe, but was afraid of self-defeating, so he hesitated for a while and dared not go forward.

Shang Wu raised his head, glanced lightly, and hooked the corner of his mouth imperceptibly, "Do you have something to say to me?"

Hearing his mention, Gu Sixiao breathed a sigh of relief, no longer hesitated, and said with a smile: "Young master, my daughter would like to ask you to raise your hand, so don't mention the fan in front of the Patriarch."

Without immediately agreeing, Shang Wu shook his hand and unfolded the folding fan in his hand.

The peonies were in full bloom, and the colorful butterflies were flying. At that moment, the originally slightly dark study room seemed to be a little brighter because of the eye-catching peonies on the fan.

Looking at Gu Sixiao's face, Shang Wu asked in a flat voice: "This peony fan was made by you, just like the black bamboo fan, you made it."

He's not asking, but affirming.

Gu Sixiao was silent for a moment before answering: "So what if it is? So what if it is not? Mr. Shang, when I sold your black bamboo fan before, I never said that it was written by a famous artist. What? Now I know it may be a small fan. Made by a girl, I feel uncomfortable!"

Shang Wu raised his eyebrows, looked at her, and smiled slightly.

"So, are you admitting that you made these two fans?"

Without allowing Gu Sixiao to make a sound, he said again: "You wrote that poem too? Although looking at the poem, it seems to be written by an old man, but the writing is clearly written by a woman. Although there is a strong character, the writing is strong. Insufficient in the end, but also has a soft meaning, and the wild cursive is written with rouge."

This is criticism? !He just directly commented on her handwriting, what was this Shang Wu thinking?
Lowering her eyes, Gu Sixiao was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed.

It was also the first time I met at the Fan Xing. It seems that Shang Wu really told his third brother, and he was a little dumbfounded.All your thoughts are spent on calligraphy and painting, right?
"What Mr. Shang said is very true. I don't usually like crazy grass." After pondering, Gu Sixiao answered carefully, "It is true that the two fans were made by me. Please don't mention this matter in front of my master, so as not to worry about it. I am punished."

"Do you think I'm such a talkative villain?" Shang Wu asked in a low voice, and when Gu Sixiao didn't answer, he fell silent.

After a long time, he said again: "I have seen fans similar to this peony painting before, and the composition and brushwork are just like this one. Girl, I wonder if you were also working in Gu's fan shop before? "

Her heart skipped a beat, but Gu Sixiao just smiled on her face, "Young Master's question is so absurd, do you think I look like someone who works in the fan shop of the Gu family? A little girl like me works in the fan shop?! "

He was speechless for a while, and Shang Wu also felt that his question was really absurd.

The girl in front of her looks like she has not yet reached the age of hairpin. She is wearing a double bun and is petite. Although her face has been stretched out and she has revealed her beautiful posture, she can still see her childishness.

However, her bright eyes seem to be hiding something, like the stars in the night sky, so deep and peaceful, if you stare at those eyes carefully, you will have an illusion, as if you are staring at the cold pool of autumn, there is a kind of deep feeling. Unfathomable illusion.

Such a pair of eyes made it impossible for people to connect with the little girl in front of them.

Slightly closing his eyes, Shang Wu turned his head away, and suddenly said in a low voice, "Stop smiling, it's not pretty at all - it's too fake."

The smile on Gu Sixiao's face froze, looking at Shang Wu, feeling a little annoyed.

Has this man always spoken so bluntly?
Really, she still thought that she had cultivated profound skills, but it turned out that there are still people who can see her hypocrisy at a glance.

"Young master, the left and right are just a fan. If you like it, I can give you a few more. Don't worry about it."

Shang Wu couldn't help laughing, and after a long while, he said in a low voice: "Yes, it's just a fan. That painter at Gu's may have found another place long ago."

Closing the peony fan in his hand, he tilted his head, but for some reason he smiled and said, "The owner of Luo Ji Fan Shop really left, and missed such a good painter."

Gu's painter? !He said, is it her?She from that previous life!
For some reason, Gu Sixiao suddenly felt a little inexplicably sad.

She painted fans in her previous life, half for jokes, and half for practice. Gu's Fan Shop sells tens of millions of fans every year, and the fans she paints are no more than a hundred.

This Shang Wu is not a local, yet he got her fan, which is considered a kind of fate.

Thinking of this, she felt a little sour in her heart.

Looking up at her, Shang Wu's eyes flickered, but he said with a smile: "Since the girl has promised me, she must keep her word. I will leave Songjiang in a few days, and the girl must keep that fan for me."

"Going to leave Songjiang?" Before that, Shangsan also said that he was going to leave Songjiang!But it's not here to stay.

"Don't worry, son, I will send it to you before you leave."

For some reason, Shang Wu frowned, "No need."

"I want it! Didn't the Shang Sanguan say he wanted to take it back as a gift? I hope I can make it in time."

"He's already gone back," Shang Wu cut off her words, he didn't know if he felt his tone was too aggressive, or what, but he turned around and said in a muffled voice, "I'm not going home..."

"Oh, I'm going to study elsewhere..."

"Even if it's - study tour!" Shang Wu said in a low voice, somehow, his tone was a bit sad.

Gu Sixiao blinked her eyes, although she heard that Shang Wu seemed to have other thoughts, she didn't ask aloud.

Not being acquainted, she naturally wouldn't talk too much, not to mention how could she care about other people's affairs since her own affairs have not been resolved yet.

As long as Shang Wu won't tell the story about her, she doesn't care where he's going!
Just as he was thinking, Gu Yong had rushed back.With a smile on his face, he was still respectful, and then he followed Aunt Liu who was obviously freshly dressed.

For some reason, the powder on Aunt Liu's face is two points thicker than usual.

"Master Shang, I have prepared a banquet by the lake, please do me a favor..."

Sweeping his gaze over Aunt Liu behind Gu Yong, Shang Wu frowned, and was about to refuse, but after thinking about it, he nodded again.

"Gu Guanren said before that the fan maker lives in the bamboo forest in Houxuan. Come to think of it, that bamboo forest must be very big!"

"That's that, that is," Gu Yongle boasted, "I'm not afraid that Mr. Shang will laugh at me for not seeing the world. In this Songjiang mansion, my Gu family's back garden is famous. That bamboo forest, more than 50 years ago, has been With it, it is now a sea of ​​bamboo..."

"Fifty years ago?" Shang Wu's eyes flickered, "Back then, Gu's fans also used bamboo from this bamboo forest."

The smile on his face froze, Gu Yong heheed twice, and didn't answer any more, he just greeted him solemnly.

Aunt Liu was at the side, snorted, but suddenly smiled presumptuously and said: "Young master, in front of the beautiful scenery, you are good at admiring flowers and water, why do you always talk about Shilaozi, bamboo and fans? Qingfengmingyue , why don’t I sing a Qing song to cheer for my family’s officials and young master!”

Gu Sixiao couldn't help looking up at Aunt Liu, but before she could see the expression on her face, Yucui pushed her away and came over with a pipa.

Aunt Liu is good at singing. I heard that when she didn't enter the Gu family, she was originally the adopted daughter of the family.She was the kind of woman who was taken in by her adoptive parents when she was young, so she could teach her singing skills, and when she was older, she either sold her to others as a side room, or simply worked as a secret door.

Although I don't know how Gu Yong bought Aunt Liu back, but in Gu's house, except for Gu Yong, Aunt Liu never sings.

Today, it is really an exception.

The sound of the pipa is crisp, and the singing is melodious, just like what I heard through the courtyard wall before, but for some reason, there is a hint of melancholy hidden in this singing.

After the song was over, Aunt Liu sat next to Gu Yong with a smile on her face, but her eyes were always on Shang Wu, she laughed and talked, her eyes rolled around, looking charming.

Gu Sixiao, who was watching from the side, was sweating.

Could it be that Aunt Liu has taken a fancy to Shang Wu and wants to hook up?

Girls love young men, not to mention Shang Wu's outstanding character and luxurious air, Aunt Liu just took a fancy to it, so it can be justified.But, in front of Gu Yong, she really has the guts...

(End of this chapter)