Value peace

Chapter 102 Parents are short-sighted ([-])

The two entered the inner room, Duan Yingluo excused that the Duke asked her to go to Xiaoaoxuan to discuss the matter of returning to Yongzhou in the afternoon, and asked Qiugui to serve the two girls here.

Gu Xiyan didn't expect Duan Yingluo to be so courageous to talk about Qi Maosheng.And Liu Mei'er was eager to fly away with her wings, and hurriedly said: "Miss Duan, don't worry, Miss Gu, we will take good care of her."

After Duan Yingluo left, Liu Meier's mood was obviously high, and she pulled Gu Xiyan to the kang.

Gu Xiyan wondered: "Miss Liu, do you really want to go back to Yongzhou?"

"Of course," Liu Meier said, "I can go home after I see my aunt."

Gu Xiyan rolled her eyes: "In that case, why did you come to Hongtai?"

Liu Meier sighed, thinking of Siping's instructions, she said helplessly: "I was ordered by my aunt to deliver medicine to the Duke."

"Delivering medicine?"

"That's right!" Liu Mei'er said embarrassingly, she was very unwilling to talk about this topic, which reminded her of what happened last night, and felt that she had never encountered anything more embarrassing than this in her life.

Qiu Gui also felt that it was not good to talk about these things, so she hurriedly interjected: "Miss Gu's mother is from the Wei family in Dongxi, so speaking of it, she and our young lady are aunts and sisters. I don't know where Miss Gu is from the Wei family. One?"

Gu Xiyan smiled apologetically and said: "My mother died early, and my uncle traveled all year round. Only Sister Duan took care of me. She is not from the Wei family, so it is not easy to ask. To be honest, we don't know each other. It's too clear. There is no way to go to Yongzhou this time."

Liu Mei'er looked at the simple clothes on Gu Xiyan's body, and saw that her whole body was pure and clean without any accessories, so she didn't secretly feel pity.He smiled and said: "I came to Hongtai and made a lot of new clothes. If Miss Gu is not too annoyed, just pick a few!"

Clothes in ancient times were not produced on an industrialized assembly line like today. It was time-consuming and labor-intensive. It usually took many years to make a piece of clothing. Naturally, it could not be made to fit well, or the clothes would soon become unwearable.Therefore, giving clothes to others is also a more expensive gift.

Gu Xiyan resolutely refused.

Liu Meier looked at her with a little admiration.

Some women come from poor families, but they are very strong and never accept gifts from others at will.

With a maidservant with high martial arts skills by her side, and her attitude of being neither humble nor overbearing in front of her, Liu Mei'er unconsciously regarded Gu Xiyan as a clean but beautiful person, and her desire to make friends with Gu Xiyan became even stronger.

"Miss Gu, what do you usually do for fun?" Liu Meier asked Gu Xiyan friendly, "When I came to Hongtai, I also brought a few embroidery frames to do needlework when I was bored. Gu If the girl is bored, why don't you do embroidery work with us, and everyone can pass the time." Liu Meier asked Gu Xiyan cautiously, as if she was afraid of hurting her self-esteem.

Gu Xiyan was secretly amused, but she also had a good impression of Liu Meier's simplicity.

"Is Miss Liu good at embroidery?"

Liu Meier was a little embarrassed: "It doesn't count if you are very good. But my mother once invited Lu Jiuniang to the house to teach our sisters how to embroider, and she can also embroider a few small things."

People in ancient times were very humble, even masters would belittle themselves in front of others.As soon as Gu Xiyan heard Liu Meier's words, she knew that she must be a master at embroidery.

Her eyes flashed brightly: "Really? Then can you teach me."

Everyone wants to be valued.

Liu Meier was startled, and then flushed: "I, can I?" She looked a little unnatural, and said in a low voice: "My second sister in our family has the best embroidery skills. Lu Jiuniang said that the second sister is her I, I'm afraid I can't teach well..." Suddenly, she thought of Gu Xiyan's words about "Wei's family is poor".

Ms. Gu may not have any attainments in women's "six arts"!
There was a flash of unnaturalness in her expression.

He didn't pay attention to what he said, and didn't know if he hurt Miss Gu's heart.

Gu Xiyan has a crystal heart, so she can't understand Liu Meier's emotional changes. It's not her fault that Liu Meier came from a wealthy family, so why should she be careful in front of her because of this.She grew fond of this kind-hearted little girl: "I just embroidered with the mother at home for a few days. Speaking of which, we are cousins. If my sister doesn't think I'm clumsy, you can teach me." Very sincere.

When Liu Meier saw Gu Xiyan speaking, her brows were calm, her expression was gentle and her attitude was sincere, she didn't seem to be being polite or dealing with herself.This reminded her of her cousin Wei Shiying, who was fostered in Liu's family because of her poor family. She would use everything to ridicule her... They are also relatives, so why is there such a big gap.

In ancient times, women rarely had the opportunity to make girlfriends. At this time, she really wanted to make friends with Gu Xiyan.She turned around and opened the high cabinet on the kang: "Sister Gu, these are all things I brought from Chengzhou. If you need anything, just take it."

When Liu Meier treated her so sincerely, Gu Xiyan was also a little moved in her heart.She smiled and said, "It's not that I don't accept my sister's love, it's just that your things are too expensive. For example, clothes, either silk or silk, are easy to rot and are not easy to wash. I really don't need them."

Liu Meier saw that Gu Xiyan not only did not misunderstand that she wanted to show off among the poor sisters, but also sincerely explained to her the reason for not accepting the gift, so she felt that this sister was really amiable, so she wanted to help her even more. Bundle.

She hesitated, "Then, what do you need?"

Gu Xiyan smiled and pulled her to sit down: "Didn't you promise to teach me how to embroider?"

Liu Meier let out an "ah" and blushed.

Her own behavior was indeed a bit Meng Lang. Fortunately, Sister Gu is not that small-bellied person. If it were Wei Shiying... She hurriedly told Gui Qiu: "Go and get the green wicker box with the embroidery frame."

Qiu Gui happily responded.

They were escorted by Yan Jun to Hongtai, because it was Mrs. Wei's intention, so the maids and mother-in-law who stayed by her side on weekdays did not bring them. He is strict-mouthed, afraid that even he himself will not be able to follow.After coming to Hongtai, the development of the matter was beyond their expectation, and there was no one around to discuss it, so she was always uneasy.Especially after hearing Siping's words this morning, she was really afraid that the girl would not think about it for a while and do something stupid.Unexpectedly, although Ms. Gu came from a humble background, she is not blindly self-admired like the girl Wei at home. She is also a knowledgeable and honest person. Now that she has Ms. Gu as a companion, she can temporarily forget about those unpleasant things.Naturally, she was happy to see the result, and hurried back to the house to find the green wicker box.

As soon as Qiugui went out, Gu Xiyan sighed.

Liu Meier hurriedly asked: "Sister, what's wrong with you?"

Gu Xiyan frowned: "I'm just a little worried. If we arrive at the Duke of Yan's mansion, Mrs. Wei doesn't even know that there are relatives like us. How embarrassing it would be!"

Liu Meier hurriedly comforted her: "No, no. My aunt is the most kind and takes good care of her relatives. She won't deny you."

Gu Xiyan was still a little worried, and forced a smile: "I hope it is as you said."

Seeing that she trusted her words so much, Liu Meier felt uneasy: "Speaking of which, Mrs. Wei is not actually in charge of the Duke of Yan's mansion...but the aunt is still the Duke's biological mother, so she still has a bit of decency."

Gu Xiyan let out an "oh" with interest, and a look of hesitation flashed across her face.

"What's the matter?" Liu Meier smiled kindly, "There is nothing difficult to say between us sisters."

Gu Xiyan smiled embarrassingly: "I am worried if I don't ask, and I am afraid that my sister will misunderstand that I am the one who makes irresponsible remarks!"

"That's right, that's right." Gu Xiyan's frankness actually made Liu Meier feel good about her, and she nodded as if she had found a bosom friend, "Eldest sister often says that I just can't grasp this degree, so I often do wrong things."

Gu Xiyan also nodded straightly: "To be a human being is to be accurate, but this scale is really difficult to grasp."

The two looked at each other and smiled, and Liu Meier felt a sense of sympathy in her heart.

Gu Xiyan smiled and said: "I just want to ask about the situation of the Duke's Mansion, so as not to go to the black one and do something embarrassing."

Liu Mei'er nodded in understanding, and said frankly: "Speaking of which, our Duke's temper is not ordinary. If you don't talk about it, let's talk about the affairs of the mansion. I don't know what he thinks, Although Mrs. Xu is the aunt of Duke Guo, her aunt is his biological mother. There is no reason for a son to inherit the title but let someone else be in charge of the family. Even in the royal family, the biological mother is also an orthodox empress dowager. But the Duke of Guo is doing the opposite And let’s continue to let Mrs. Wu be the director of the family. As a result, these relatives of our Wei family don’t usually go to Yongzhou.”

Gu Xiyan was a little surprised, she didn't expect that Qi Yuzhi's aunt and Qi Hao's aunt, Mrs. Xu, would be the host of the ceremony.

Seeing this, Liu Meier smiled and said, "You are also a little surprised."

Gu Xiyan nodded: "I really didn't expect that."

The Liu family regarded themselves as high-ranking, and the family rules were strict. Although they had the arrogance of a noble family, they lacked the tenderness of their children, which is short-lived by parents.Among the sisters of the Liu family, talking about poetry is elegant, talking about female celebrities is virtuous, talking about family management is shrewd, but talking about gossip is vulgar.

But how many women don't like eight coats?

Liu Meier met a person who was about the same age as her but knew far less than herself and was very interested and willing to listen to what she had to say. That woman's nature was like a butterfly that had broken its cocoon and began to fly around.

She leaned into Gu Xiyan's ear: "Let me tell you. There are many strange things happening in the Duke of Yan's mansion, and there are rumors that Mrs. Ye just couldn't stand him, so she committed suicide by jumping into the river!"

"Jumping, jumping into the river, committing suicide!" Gu Xiyan grumbled.

Where is this going?!
"Really!" Liu Mei'er met someone who suddenly heard such news but didn't scold her for being nonsense, so she was even more eager to tell.

"I have met Mrs. Ye several times. She is beautiful, gentle, kind, and kind. But the Duke is different." She paused at this point, "Let me tell you something, you But no one can tell."

Gu Xiyan nodded hurriedly: "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."

That's it, Liu Meier also hesitated for a while, and said hesitantly: "My eldest sister almost married the Duke."

"Ah!" Gu Xiyan stared, unexpectedly Qi Maosheng would do this again!

"Really!" Liu Meier emphasized, "That happened many years ago. I heard from the mother at home that Mrs. Xu wanted the Duke to marry Xizhao's Mrs. Ye, but my aunt wanted the Duke to marry my eldest sister." , Even at night, I sent someone to bring my sister to Yongzhou, and let them meet. Have you heard of Liu Ruer's name? She is my eldest sister. In the whole Yandi, there is no more beautiful woman than her. There is no reason for the Duke to be dissatisfied."

(End of this chapter)