Peach Blossom at the Bottom of the Fan

Chapter 199
Maybe it was because of getting angry recently, Xiaodouzi had red bumps on his face, which didn't look very good, but such a face almost made Gu Sixiao shed tears.

Under pressure and full of sadness, Gu Sixiao took a step forward and said softly: "My little brother, we are from Jinan, and we want to visit your master for something."

"You want to visit my master? Are you really looking for the wrong door?"

"Isn't your family's surname Gu?" Su Zhu raised his eyebrows, and said in a muffled voice, "Quickly go and tell your master, our little lady is here to repay your kindness!"

Su Zhu didn't know about Gu Sixiao's affairs. In his opinion, his young master and young lady came to the door in person, which was already giving the Gu family a lot of face.Even if the Gu family used to be the fan king, but now the fan king has fallen into disrepair, not to mention that in the past, the Su family was not afraid of the members of the Gu family.

"Gu En?" Xiaodouzi's eyes widened and he looked Gu Sixiao up and down before pulling back, "Wait a minute first."

Although he went back to report the letter, another boy was left guarding the door.

"This guy, is he guarding us like a thief?" Su Zhu raised his eyebrows dissatisfiedly, and stood up straight.

The boy immediately waved the stick in his hand, "My butler Dou told you to wait outside..."

"He's already the housekeeper?" Gu Sixiao blinked, and the corners of her mouth curled up unconsciously.

Su Zhu, who originally wanted to curse, caught a glimpse of Gu Sixiao's smile, and immediately disappeared.

The boy stared at Gu Sixiao, "Do you know our Steward Dou?"

Not only do I know Bean Butler, but I also know you, Xiaopi who used to follow the gardener in the back garden.

Gu Sixiao smiled slightly, but did not speak.

After a while, Xiaodouzi came out from the courtyard, "My mistress invites some of you to come in and talk."

Gu Sixiao nodded, walked into the courtyard slowly, and looked at the small courtyard unconsciously.

Sanjin's yard is already very good for ordinary people, but compared to the Gu family's old house in Songjiang, it is pitifully small.

Looking around the courtyard, Gu Sixiao felt a little sour in his heart.

Su Jingchun from behind had already walked in, hugged her shoulder lightly, but did not speak.

"Several, what are you carrying here? This, it's not easy to bring in..."

"Little Douzi," Gu Sixiao turned back naturally, and said lightly, "This is for your master."

Xiaodouzi raised his eyebrows and looked at Gu Sixiao. He was obviously surprised how she knew his name, but no matter how curious he was, it was not good to just ask, so he coughed and said: "My mistress said, the widow It is inconvenient for people to meet outsiders, since you are a young lady, please meet me in the backyard, as for this official, please stay in the front yard to serve tea."

"What kind of hospitality is this?" Su Zhu frowned and wanted to share.

Su Jingchun stopped him with a look.

"Steward Dou, I'm sorry."

"You're welcome, you're welcome..." Xiaodouzi used to go out with his master to socialize, and he still has good eyesight. He saw that Su Jingchun was not an ordinary person early on, so naturally he didn't dare to pretend.

I was talking, but I heard someone softly calling "Little Douzi", but it was a mother with two children who came out from the back yard.

"Master Dou, the lady said, it's not good to neglect the guests, so I specially asked Mr. Xiao Lang to treat the guests."

The two children seemed to be about the same age, they were both seven or eight years old, and they were wearing cotton clothes, but Gu Sixiao recognized Xiao Langjun at a glance.

Excited, she took a few steps forward, grabbed a child, and hugged her into her arms, "Qiguaner!"

The mother who came out with two children was slightly startled, "Little lady, have you seen our little man before?"

"Well, I've seen it, when he was young..." With a sore nose, Gu Sixiao wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, let go of Qi Guan'er who was writhing in her arms, turned her hand, but it was from her sleeve. Take out a delicate grasshopper cage from the bag.

It is made of bamboo, split very finely, facing the sun, the whole katydid cage is full of light.On the way here, what Gu Sixiao did temporarily in the car was to fulfill a wish.

"Qiguaner, this is for you."

Holding the grasshopper cage in his hand, Qiguan blinked, and suddenly cried "Wow", "I don't want a grasshopper cage, I want daddy, I want daddy—I don't want a grasshopper cage anymore..."

"Qi Guan'er..." Holding Qi Guan'er's little hand, Gu Sixiao didn't know what to say for a while, and it was the mother who hugged Qi Guan'er.

"I'm sorry, little lady, my little lord was rude——Little lord, didn't the lady tell you to greet the guests. You are the master, so you can't be so rude! Don't remember? You said you were a Man, do you want to be the owner of this family?"

What kind of home requires a child who is not yet eight years old to be the head of the house? !
Gu Sixiao only felt that her heart was tightly squeezed by invisible big hands.

Wanting to speak, but unable to speak, I could only watch Qi Guan'er twitching and suppressing her sadness, grabbed the grasshopper cage, took a step back, and bowed solemnly, "Please—"

Literally moving, Gu Sixiao covered her mouth, looking at this child pretending to be a little adult, her nose felt sore.

A figure moved behind him, but it was Su Jingchun who picked up Qi Guan'er, hugged her in his arms, and said with a smile, "Okay, let's go drink tea! Well, your master came to greet me as a guest... "

Being picked up suddenly, Qi Guan'er was startled too, her little face turned pale, and the tears on her face were not yet dry, she just stared at Su Jingchun so nervously.

Su Jingchun didn't feel embarrassed, he didn't even seem to see the two Xiaodouzi staring at him, so he casually threw Qiguan'er up, stretched his arms again, and caught Qiguaner, "Feifei Oh..."

"Ah—" Qi Guan'er screamed, but soon burst into laughter.

Standing up, Gu Sixiao couldn't help wiping the corners of her eyes as she looked at the one big and one small playing together.

She still remembered that when her eldest brother was around, he played with Qi Guan'er in the same way.The eldest brother who looks like a scholar outside, will go crazy like a child when playing with his son.

On the day the eldest brother was arrested, he promised to give Qi Guaner a grasshopper cage made by himself, but he never heard from him again as soon as he left.

On the day she left, she went to see Qi Guan'er before she went out. Qi Guan'er was lying on the bed, holding her hand pitifully and said: "Auntie, I don't want the grasshopper cage anymore. I only want Daddy to come back—it's all my fault." No, if I hadn't clamored for the grasshopper cage, Daddy would have come back..."

A little child who doesn't understand anything yet blames himself for all the faults.At that time, she wanted to wait for her to rescue her brother, and the two of them would make a grasshopper cage for Qi Guan'er together.

But I didn't expect that it would take so long, and she was the only one, and she was no longer the former her...

Choked up, Gu Sixiao wiped away her tears and followed the mother to the backyard.

I was not invited to the flower hall, but a Buddhist hall.

In the past, my sister-in-law was not so devout. She said that as long as you have the heart to do good, you don't need to worship Buddha at home.But now, they are also worshiping Buddha at home.

Entering the Buddhist hall, there is a white jade Guanyin statue.On the side is a small confession case, but there are two spiritual seats on it.

Gu Sixiao took a closer look, and found that one was written on the spiritual tablet of her deceased husband, Gu's blank space; the other was written on the spiritual tablet of her deceased sister, Gu's Sixiao.

With a shock in his heart, Gu Sixiao unconsciously took two steps back.

The sister-in-law knew she was dead!She—knew she was dead...

"Cough..." There was a light cough behind him, which made Gu Sixiao turn around abruptly.

As soon as he turned around, before he could see who was coming, he saw a gray robe first.Gu Sixiao was startled for a moment before looking up.

Zhang's age is only in his early thirties, and he used to like to wear clothes of fresh colors, but now he is dressed so bleakly, even his eyebrows and eyes look gloomy, without any energy.

There is nothing more sad than heart-dead, just look at Mrs. Zhang.

Blinking her eyes, Gu Sixiao only felt a severe pain in her heart.

At that time, how could she have thought that sister-in-law didn't believe in elder brother and didn't want to save elder brother?It is clear that the eldest brother told her the truth and asked her to bear such a secret to protect the lives of her family members, but she didn't know anything and was still blaming her sister-in-law for not trusting her eldest brother and being so heartless.

"Little lady..." Looking at Gu Sixiao, Mrs. Zhang finally couldn't help but speak first.

Facing Mrs. Zhang's gaze, Gu Sixiao gave a short salute, and lowered her head like a cover-up.

But even so, Mrs. Zhang could see clearly the red circles under her eyes and the grief on her face.

Before, it was just out of politeness and wanted to socialize, but now, Mrs. Zhang is a little curious about this little lady who came to the door suddenly.

People from Jinan?I don't know why you found the Gu family?
"My lady, although I come from Jinan, I am also from Songjiang."

Her eyes flickered, and Zhang's smile restrained a little, "I don't know why the little lady is here?"

"Lady," without answering her words, Gu Sixiao turned his head to look at the spiritual tablet, "How does the lady know that Miss Gu is dead?"

His face darkened, Mrs. Zhang stared at Gu Sixiao, and said in a deep voice: "What do you mean, little lady? If you listen to those nonsense, you'd better leave quickly. Our Gu family doesn't accept bad customers like you."

"Others say that Miss Gu eloped with someone..."

"Shut up!" Mrs. Zhang stood up suddenly, pointed at the door and pushed Gu Sixiao away, "My sister-in-law's innocent daughter's family would never do that kind of thing. She was killed by bad guys! Not with her People eloped..."

Her mouth moved slightly, but Gu Sixiao didn't speak, but stood up and solemnly saluted Mrs. Zhang.

Mrs. Zhang was startled, and hurriedly dodged, "What are you doing, little lady? I've never met you before, how could I accept such a big gift from you."

"Lady, this ceremony was not done by me, but by Miss Gu."

"Have you seen her? She's still alive?!" Zhang grabbed Gu Sixiao's hand with an excited expression.

"If Miss Gu is still alive, doesn't it mean that she eloped with someone?"

"Who said she eloped with someone, she must have been caught - so what does it matter, as long as she is still alive..." After a pause, Mrs. Zhang hesitated: "She, she is no longer here, right? "

(End of this chapter)