The daily life of the prime minister of the Qing Dynasty, thick black

Chapter 37 Arrogance
The days in the mansion were too short, Gu Huaishu hadn't tasted it yet, so he was about to go back home.

She got up early in the morning, and didn't bother to look at the ugly orchid on the window sill, so she asked Qing Dai to comb herself into a nicer pony bun.

Zhang Tingyu rolled up his sleeves, and asked Xinrui outside: "Have you selected all the gifts prepared outside?"

Xinrui was originally serving Zhang Tingyu, some things were not suitable for Ade, she helped Zhang Tingyu take care of them.

Correspondingly, this big maid looks more dignified than other maids, as decent as a young lady in the mansion.

All the big maids around the masters are more noble than others, just like Qing Dai who is around Gu Huaishu is also extraordinarily detached.She touched a pearl hairpin here, and while listening to the conversation over there, she compared the pearl hairpin to her head.

Xinrui came forward, held the belt to Zhang Tingyu, and at the same time said in a low voice, "I've prepared everything for Master Hui, and we'll do it as you said."

Zhang Tingyu nodded, but he didn't work for the servants, so he tied his belt, turned around and saw that Gu Huaixiu was still comparing pearl hairpins to the Linghua mirror, he was speechless.

He came over, took off the pearl hairpin in Gu Huaishu's hand, and played with it a bit: "When you come back, shouldn't you be more beautiful?"

Gu Huaixiu was sitting upright, looking at Zhang Tingyu's fingers playing with the pearl hairpin in the mirror, slender and powerful, natural movements, but showing a little calm feeling.

"Who will see the scenery? What's more..."

Is it a glorious thing to marry the Zhang family?
Gu Huaishu didn't think so.

She stretched out her hand to the back: "Give me the pearl hairpin."

Speaking without the restraint and tolerance of his wife, Zhang Tingyu couldn't help but sighed, but didn't give her the pearl hairpin.

He lifted his chin, and signaled Qingdai to open the jewelry box over there, and a large piece of jewels shone inside.

Gu Huaishu was startled: "What are you going to do?"

Zhang Tingyu looked at her with a half smile, put one hand on her shoulder, and threw the pearl hairpin back into the box with the other: "You must protect the dowry, and don't make it too revealing..."

Besides, he hasn't said he wants to take her things yet.

Why does he feel that they are not a couple at all, they are enemies living under the same roof.

Picking from the hairpin box, Zhang Tingyu saw a hairpin inlaid with white jade and emerald, and compared it on her head, "It looks so pretty."

Gu Huaixiu wished he could roll his eyes at him, and snatched the hairpin off, "I'm wearing a lake blue jacket today, with a green hairpin, thank you for thinking of it!"

The disgusted look on this face made Zhang Tingyu not know what to do.

Gu Huaishu rummaged through the box, the whole room was waiting for her.

Xinrui carefully looked at her father's face, and said after deliberating, "Second young mistress, I see that the hairpin with begonias and pearls on the white jade emerald looks very good on your body..."

There was a pause in his hands, and Gu Huaishu always felt something was wrong when he heard this.

The smile on her lips suddenly widened, like ripples on the lake, circle after circle, with a bit of plain charm.

Gu Huaixiu picked up the white jade and emerald hairpin that she had thrown in again, put it in her hand and looked left and right, she asked Qing Dai: "Qing Dai, how many years have I been using this hairpin?"

Qing Dai said honestly: "Back to Second Young Mistress, this hairpin was in Wuxi three years ago when Young Mistress went out to fight with her aunt when she was a girl, and she has been wearing it for several years."

"It's such an old thing..."

Gu Huaixiu seemed to sigh.

Xinrui, who had just spoken, immediately turned pale. She was about to kneel down, but Gu Huaishou had already waved to her: "Xinrui? Come here."

This is Zhang Tingyu's servant girl, and there is a good saying that Qianglong does not overwhelm the snake. Gu Huaishu just married in, so how can he offend the big servant girl?

The smile on her face was very shallow and pure.

"Why don't you come here? Are you afraid that I will eat you?"

At this time, Gu Huaishu was different from the usual ones, Zhang Tingyu stood aside with his hands folded, not even thinking about talking to save him.

He looked at Gu Huaishu, with a pretty face, full of smiles, like a kind person.

But the demeanor of this whole body is no ordinary harm.

No matter how capable Xinrui is, she is just a maid.

She was very favored by Zhang Tingyu's side in the early years, and she was the second in command with A De Nai. Although she was a female class, she was very good at handling things.Originally, she was just an ordinary maid, but Zhang Tingyu saw that she was doing well and appreciated her a lot, and after she had been serving her for a short time, he let her out as the maid in charge.

One day before the Second Young Mistress came in, the old lady Wu also brought her to talk to her.

What they are talking about, only Xinrui knows.

She dared to lend a voice suddenly today, but it was only because she saw that the second master looked a little aggrieved in front of the second young mistress.

Since ancient times, the husband guides the wife, where is there a saying that the wife throws face at the husband?

So Xinrui said it boldly, but she never expected it to be like this.

Gu Huaishu told her to go over, what were she doing there?
Seeing the second young lady's very friendly smile, Xinrui felt as if ice had grown in her bones, and she shivered from the cold.

Gu Huaishu doesn't like to say a sentence three times, he hates repetitive things, and also hates disobedient idiots.

When she rolled her eyelids, all the smiles on her face disappeared instantly, and she said a third time: "Come here."

What a face-changing show!

It is said that women are fickle and can change faces faster than turning the pages of a book. Now Zhang Tingyu has seen such a real experience.

Gu Huaixiu was still smiling gently and virtuously just now, as if all the good names of good wives in the world were piled on her head, but she didn't expect to lose any expression in the blink of an eye, revealing a gloomy and chilly look.

Xinrui came over tremblingly, lowered her body, and half-kneeled in front of Xiudun where Gu Huaishu was sitting: "Second Young Mistress..."

Gu Huaishu immediately laughed again, and she praised her: "A good girl is a good girl. I see that you like this hairpin very much, so I will give it to you. You and your master both think highly of this hairpin, but I am a Hate it being old."

After saying these words meaningfully, the anger in Gu Huaishu's heart still hasn't dissipated.

As soon as she let go, she casually inserted the white jade jadeite hairpin on Xinrui's head, and praised her: "You really are a discerning person, and it looks really nice on your head."

The core trembled like chaff, wanted to cry, but didn't dare to cry.

Gu Huaishu didn't look at her anymore.

When the masters are talking, where is it the turn of a servant to intervene?

If there is this time, there will be a second time, and a third time. The relationship between her and Zhang Tingyu is not that simple, and the Gu family should be careful everywhere.With such a courageous maid, how could Gu Huaishu bear it?If you don't give any color and sound the alarm, can you really pinch her like a soft persimmon?

The more she sneered in her heart, the softer her expression became, as if she was a master of acting.

"Qingdai, look for it again, I remember that there is a flower crabapple with Diancui, which also looks like this..."

Turning around and sitting back, facing the mirror, she began to think about dressing up again, as if she forgot to ask Xinrui to get up.

After listening to Gu Huaixiu's order, Qing Dai went to search in the box for a while, and she saw a green hairpin, so she put it on Huaixiu.

Xinrui knelt behind, with the hairpin precariously stuck in her head, kneeling so badly that she dared not stand up.

With tears in her eyes, she looked at Zhang Tingyu vaguely. Zhang Tingyu naturally noticed her gaze, but moved away calmly, without any emotional fluctuations.

Gu Huaishu took this scene into his eyes, but planned to talk to Zhang Tingyu after returning home today.

No, it's too late after returning home, and I'll say it later on the way home.

She stood up and said, "Greetings to the parents-in-law first, shall we go back later?"

Zhang Tingyu nodded and helped her out the door with one hand.

Although Ade was standing outside, he listened to everything inside. He glanced at Zhang Tingyu cautiously, then at Xinrui, who was kneeling and motionless inside, and wanted to ask Zhang Tingyu.

Zhang Tingyu smiled and waved to him, but still didn't say a word, just went to the room with Gu Huaishu.

Today is the day when Gu Huaishu returned home for three dynasties, Zhang Tingyu also had to leave, originally he only came to see Mrs Wu, but today coincides with the [-]th day, Zhang Ying had a rest, it was a rare day when the whole family was here.

There were only eight people up and down, and they greeted each other and greeted each other, and then they each sat down.

Zhang Ying was holding tea, and the days when she was not in court were very leisurely, and she ignored the affairs of the daughters-in-law in the backyard, and devoted herself to studying the purple clay pot in her hand.

Others seem to have gotten used to it, and when Zhang Ying was there, it was pitifully rare, but not without it.

Gu Huaishu is not used to it, she doesn't pay much attention at home, Gu Zhenguan also sleeps a lot when she is old, getting up early is not good for her health, so she can avoid it.

It's hard to be someone else's bride, and Gu Huaixiu knows it too.

She was sitting at the bottom of Chen's head, but she didn't see Chen Yuyan.

After thinking about it, Gu Huaixiu understood a little bit, but didn't point it out.

Mrs. Wu saw that everyone had arrived, and this time even Zhang Tinglu came, and she sat at the seat of Zhang Tingyu's head. It was the first time after Gu Huaishu entered the house that he saw all the people in the house.

"The third one is here this time. Your greetings are different on weekdays. It's rare to sit together. You are well-equipped, but...Yuzhu, where is your cousin?"

It was Mrs. Chen who called "Yuzhu". Mrs. Chen was about to stand up and answer, but Mrs. Wu rolled her eyelids: "You are not in good health, so sit and talk, we are all family members, why bother to be so alien."

"Yes."

Chen replied softly, and said with a smile: "Yuyan played crazy yesterday and sprained her ankle. I asked her to rest in the room. I was going to apologize to you, but I didn't expect you to care about her. I asked myself."

"A sprained foot? Is it serious?" Mrs. Wu is still very concerned about Chen Yuyan.

This little girl's lively and cheerful temperament is almost the same as Chen's, but she is exactly the same as the third child.

Among Wu's sons, the eldest son Ting Zan is the most optimistic, and the third son Ting Lu is the one who loves the most. Now the eldest married a sick wife, all because of his own liking, and Wu's is not good either. But she can decide the marriage of the third son, so she likes Chen Yuyan and hopes that the third son can marry the person she chooses so that she can live happily ever after.

These are all things she can do for her son as a mother.

Chen said: "It's not too serious to go back to my mother-in-law, but... my daughter-in-law thought, she has come to the house to take care of me for many days. The disaster is over. After this winter, my daughter-in-law should be in good health. The doctor has already said that she doesn't need her cousin to take care of her. What's more, her natal uncle misses her very much, and it's time to talk about marriage. It’s not good to live in our house.”

This sentence reminded Mrs. Wu that Chen Yuyan still wanted to talk about marriage. Although the matter between the two families was settled, etiquette had to be thoughtful after all.

Wu said: "The eldest daughter-in-law is also thoughtful, but she has chosen a date for the trip? I have to write a letter to your family to talk about it."

Chen said: "It's better to hit the sun than to choose the day. I sent my cousin away this afternoon. In the morning, I asked someone to deliver the letter quickly. Just arrive before the person arrives."

This is too hasty.

Gu Huaishu lowered his eyes calmly, but suddenly felt that someone was looking at him.

She raised her eyes, and there were four sitting opposite, three were already old, and the last one was still eating candy, looking innocent and innocent.

Zhang Tingyu also raised his head, and looked at her, a little strangely.

Gu Huaixiu frowned, then lowered her head again, Zhang Tinglu, who had met her a few times before, also looked down at the tea leaves in the teacup, and didn't say much after calling.

Zhang Tingzan, who was sitting at the top, saw the two brothers below, touched the back of his head, and only sighed secretly.

Mrs. Wu finished talking to Mrs. Chen about Miss Chen's departure. She turned her head and saw that Zhang Tinglu had acquired the temperament of his second brother at some point, and she was dying. glance.Mrs. Wu just felt angry, so she put a teacup on the table: "Third son, your second sister-in-law came in the day before yesterday, and the whole family was there, so why are you not here? I sent someone to call you yesterday, you Still can't shirk it, could it be that the wings have grown hard?"

Zhang Tinglu was a bit sleepy, and he got up to apologize: "It's because the child drank too much that day, his head was a little dizzy, and he suffered from a bit of wind and cold later, so he shirked not seeing her, because she was afraid that mother would worry."

"My son is suffering from the wind and cold? Come quickly, mother, let me see how it is?"

Wu Shi had a long face before, but now that she heard it, she forgot all the displeasure before, and immediately asked Zhang Tinglu to come and see.

Zhang Ying muttered next to her: "A loving mother has many failures..."

Wu stared at her, Zhang Ying sighed and stopped talking.

Zhang Tinglu got up and went over to let Mrs. Wu take a good look at it. Her arms and legs were covered, so she was relieved.

"I don't think you've grown up. You don't know how to take care of yourself at all. I'll settle that marriage with you as soon as possible so that you don't even have to take care of yourself."

Wu babbled, and wanted to talk about the little girl Chen again.

Zhang Tinglu glanced out of the corner of his eyes, but saw Gu Huaishu staring at the pattern of the teacup as if he hadn't heard anything, and seeing his second brother sitting on the side drinking tea, his heart panicked.

He didn't dare to say anything to anger Wu: "My son is still young, I don't want to get married..."

"Nonsense!" Mrs. Wu reprimanded him, "A marriage is almost settled, you can't ask someone to wait for you for a few more years, right? You'll be beaten like an old lady! I have the final say on this matter. You must not disagree."

Zhang Tinglu bowed sullenly, said "um", and sat back down again.

Then Mrs. Wu grabbed Zhang Tingzan and asked him if he was still used to it these days, and whether he should send him some maids or something.

Chen's face was a little uneasy, and the hand holding the teacup was shaking all the time.

The old Zhang Tingxuan was a young one. When Wu Shi greeted Zhang Tingzan, he jumped up and squeezed into Wu Shi's arms, and when Wu Shi talked, he giggled.

The family seemed to be having a great time.

Zhang Ying sat beside Wu Shi, Wu Shi hugged Zhang Tingzhen in her arms, then she trained Zhang Tinglu, and then went to talk to Zhang Tingzan, Zhang Tingzan's wife, Chen Shi, also responded to her mother-in-law's words with a gentle smile on her face.

All this looks good.

But Gu Huaixiu really felt that something was weird, this feeling... really had an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

She held the tea bowl with her finger, pinched it gently, and slowly closed the lid of the cup, looking at Zhang Tingyu who was holding the tea and frothing slowly.

His movements are very elegant, exuding a delicate style, his eyes are downcast, his face is like a crown of jade, and his whole body is like green pines and cypresses. He looks ordinary, but there is a sense of uniqueness everywhere.

That's right, this family enjoyed themselves happily, and only Zhang Tingyu was forgotten.

The last person who remembered Zhang Tingyu was Zhang Ying who was playing with the purple sand pot.

He elongated his voice: "Okay, don't chat anymore. Today is the day when the second daughter-in-law returns home. You forget the time while chatting. Turning around and delaying my brother Yuanping's meeting with my daughter is not very good."

Wu's happy smiling face slowly calmed down, as if she had only noticed Gu Huaishu at this time, she just said in a calm and warm voice: "Then let the second daughter-in-law go with the second child, just say nothing to delay the time, It's just a few words. You go."

Before Gu Huaixiu could think of anything to say, Zhang Tingyu put down the teacup and got up naturally, "Thank you, father and mother, for your understanding. I will go back home first with Huaixiu, and visit my father-in-law and mother-in-law by the way."

"I asked Uncle Fu to prepare some gifts. You can bring them to your father-in-law. It's getting late, so you can leave."

Uncle Fu stood outside, and when Zhang Ying finished speaking, he bowed and asked Zhang Tingyu to pass.

Zhang Tingyu ordered Ade to take a lot of gifts in his hands, then left the upper room directly, walked through the courtyard corridor, and pulled Gu Huaixiu into the carriage in front of the door.

Gu Huaixiu walked all the way, but his face was full of smiles.

She thought it was strange at first, but now she understands a little bit.

In the morning inspection of this day, we can see the clues.

Zhang Tingyu held her hand and let her go down the steps, just about to ask the servants to lead the horse.

Unexpectedly, a boy suddenly ran up on the street, looking sallow and emaciated, with ragged clothes, he spotted Gu Huaixiu, and knelt down immediately.

Gu Huaixiu was startled, if Zhang Tingyu hadn't supported him, he might have fallen down.

She was startled inwardly, and before she could speak, she saw the kid slam his head on the ground.

"Good-hearted grandma, you are sure to encounter good things when you go out. The husband and wife have the same eyebrows, grow old together, everything goes well, and all disasters disappear..."

Crackling, a lot of incoherent good words spit out from his mouth.

After a while, Gu Huaixiu heard him change the subject, and said: "My little father is about to die of illness, and he hired a doctor, but he has no money to buy medicine, and there is no other way in the cold weather, begging rich grandma Send a kind heart, I beg Fugui grandma to show kindness..."

It was early in the morning, and it was still the day of returning home, how could I have expected to meet this kind of encounter?

Gu Huaixiu couldn't figure out whether this kid was lying or the truth, before he could think it through, Zhang Tingyu next to him said, "Today is a good day, don't get into trouble. Ade, give him the money."

I have seen this kind of thing a lot, and if money is not tight, I would still be willing to give some money to these brats who talk about money.

Ade got used to it, so he stepped forward to pick out half a tael of silver from his purse, turned it around in his hand, and then threw the silver to the brat at his feet with a wrinkled face.

These people all saw that there was a marriage in Zhang's house three days ago, and they came here a few days ago to have a visit, and they met one even when they came back today. It's really...

dissatisfied!

Ade felt contemptuous in his heart, so he just chased him away: "If you take it, get out, don't hang around in front of our grandpa and grandma!"

Gu Huaishu looked at the boy who was still wearing short brown in the winter, although he couldn't see his appearance, but his dark face was purple from the cold and his lips were blue from the cold, he didn't look like a liar.

As soon as she thought about it, the kid had already picked up the piece of broken silver on the ground, got up and ran.

Qingdai suddenly called out: "Jade pendant!"

Ade slapped his forehead, and realized: "What a boy! Isn't this the one who pretended to be pitiful, cheated money and robbed things as mentioned a few days ago?! Hurry up, come and chase! The young mistress lost her jade pendant! "

The servants standing at the door immediately went after him.

Gu Huaishu looked at the stupefied Qing Dai, who had a mournful face: "Miss asked the maidservant to bring it last night, and it was for Second Mistress."

The one for Sun Lianqiao?
Forget it, left and right are not rare things, and if they are gone, they will be gone.

She waved her hand. Although Zhang Tingyu was surprised, he didn't pay much attention. He got into the car first, and then pulled her on the shaft.

When all the family members of the Zhang family were chasing him, a group of people came from behind, and after asking about the whereabouts of the kid before, they chased after him: "Damn, the prickly head from Jiangsu is only five or six years old. Ghost spirit, the son of a bastard taught by a bastard father!"

"Yesterday, Li Wei stole three copper coins from me, so I must break his legs."

"What about people!"

"Run forward!"

"Hey, the legs are pretty fast!"

"boom."

A soft sound.

Gu Huaixiu stepped on the ground and fell forward, her forehead hit the wooden frame of the car, the pain made her burst into tears.

Zhang Tingyu was stunned, originally he was supporting her, but unexpectedly her foot was on the ground, but now he kowtowed, his forehead was red, and his eyes were full of tears.He suddenly laughed unkindly, covered his lips with his fingers, and coughed twice.Originally, I thought it was inappropriate for me to laugh at this time, but I couldn't help it.

Gu Huaishu had an accident in the last car, and felt embarrassed.

Hearing him laugh now made him even more annoyed. He waved Zhang Tingyu's hand away and climbed into the car without any image at all.

Fortunately, she moved quickly, few people saw her, Gu Huaishu had already got into the car and sat down.

Then, Zhang Tingyu lifted the curtain and walked in, flicked the front of his clothes and sat down.

The two of them were speechless, and the carriage had already rattled away.

Gu Huaixiu covered his forehead and said nothing.

Zhang Tingyu stared at her, and after a while he pulled her over, pressed her wrist, and took down that plain white palm, the red spot on his forehead was not too serious.

There was a small box at the back of the car, which contained some miscellaneous things. He picked up a bottle and took out the ointment, and applied it to her forehead: "Don't move. If you want to go back with a red forehead like a goose, I have no opinion."

Goose?
Isn't there a big piece protruding from the forehead of the goose?
Gu Huaishu gritted his teeth angrily, but he really didn't move.

Zhang Tingyu's warm and dry palm pressed her forehead, making her lean up slightly, so that it was convenient for her to apply the medicine.

Gu Huaishu opened his big black eyes, and while he was busy taking the medicine, he suddenly said, "I wanted to ask you when I came back from the upper room. You four brothers—ah! It hurts..."

The rest of the words, suddenly did not say a word.

Zhang Tingyu exerted strength in his hands, and Gu Huaixiu's tears rolled in his eyes again.

She stared at him, "What are you doing?"

Zhang Tingyu withdrew his palm slightly, but slid down her face, caressing her smooth neck, rubbing her thumb against her fragile throat, "What do you want to ask?"

That dangerous, suffocating feeling at any time.

Looking at Zhang Tingyu's calm face, deep eyes, and slightly raised lips, Gu Huaishu felt a strange coldness, but it wasn't cold.

I can't describe how I felt at that moment.

She parted her lips slightly, and wanted to say something, but Zhang Tingyu kissed her as soon as she lowered her head.

This feeling is not unfamiliar, but it is the same today, but it still makes Gu Huaishu a little at a loss.

She froze and didn't move, feeling that he was biting her lips lightly, slowly getting more and more lingering, making her breathless again.

In the end, Zhang Tingyu let her go slowly, without letting go of the curve of his lips, wrapped her waist with one hand, and tapped the hairpin of Diancui Tuanhua Begonia on her head with a finger, making a crisp sound, and then Falling down, he stroked the smooth skin on the back of her neck.

He only said clearly and slowly, "You're going to ask a question that makes me unhappy, so I'm not happy if you haven't asked it."

Kiss me when you're upset? !
Gu Huaishu was defeated by this man's logic.

She gritted her teeth, pursed her lips, suppressed her anger, and looked up at him.

Zhang Tingyu smiled reassuringly.

That smile was a bit dazzling.

He only pulled her into his arms, then lazily leaned on a chair in the car, let her lean on, and stroked her hair? .

Gu Huaixiu buried her face in front of his chest, she couldn't see his expression, but felt full of warmth.

She heard Zhang Tingyu's calm voice: "You know I'm unhappy, so don't ask, my dear."

good?
Ha ha.

Gu Huaixiu completely lost his words.

It's really pitiful that his father doesn't love Zhang Ergong who his mother doesn't love.

If these words were spoken out, it would be like a sword, piercing the man who was hugging her to the point of blood dripping, the flesh would be peeled off...

The words had reached the tip of her tongue, but somehow she couldn't get it out.

Gu Huaishu bent his lips, sarcastically, and swallowed back the words with a roll of tongue, only said: "I took care of all the maids in your house for the first two months after I got married. The world is the biggest face, no matter what I am the young mistress of Yifang, I will skin anyone who steps on my face!"

(End of this chapter)