pampering wife

Chapter 36

She was a little annoyed again, drank the tea in the cup, sat on the chair and looked at the heavy snow outside the door, feeling strange again.It is said that Gu Ronghua was selected as his concubine, but Jun Li insisted on refusing to marry him, making Gu Ronghua embarrassed and sad. Does Gu Changqing have no grudges about this?The two seem to have such a close relationship, as if they are bosom friends.

The third prince, Junli...it turned out that his real name was Junli, and he was the son of the faint king who accused his father of collaborating with the enemy.

Qingmei's mood was a little turbulent, she got up and walked a few steps towards the door, she felt the cold wind intruding into her collar, hurriedly went back to wrap the cloak, went to the porch outside to watch the snow.

There was a vast expanse of whiteness all around, and the fluttering snowflakes soon made the sky and the earth the same color. In such a haze, my mind also became hazy.There are some things that she can't figure out, can't figure out, as if this snow curtain makes people feel at a loss.

She stretched out her hand to catch a few flakes of snowflakes on her fingertips, and when she felt a cool touch, she heard Jun Li say behind her ear, "Aren't you afraid of catching a cold?" The gourd took a sip of wine.

Qingmei shook her head, just looked at him and didn't speak.A pair of clear eyes looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar Langjun in front of him, and finally smiled slightly, as if returning to the old days in the tavern: "Since you are a prince, I can sell you wine in the future, and the price can be raised."

"We'll wait until you open the tavern." Jun Li shook the gourd in his hand, "I'll wait."

The snow fell harder and harder, the two stood under the eaves for a while, and Gu Changqing held an umbrella to send Junli out.After returning, he asked Qingmei: "Do you want to open a tavern?" Qingmei nodded.Gu Changqing said: "Hide today's jugs of wine first, and when the plum blossoms bloom, mother will invite people to the house for a small banquet, then take out your fruit wine, it will be useful."

Such a casual exhortation, to Qing Mei's ears, it sounded like the sound of nature, she hurriedly said happily: "Thank you, Second Brother!"

After being sent back to the Liuliyuan by the servant, Qingmei happily told Xu Shi about it.Different from Qingmei's joyful expectation, Xu was a little worried: "Will Mrs. Gu agree to entertain guests with fruit wine? We haven't settled down yet, if she finds out what you're thinking, I'm afraid she will be unhappy."

Ever since Mrs. Gu recognized Qingmei as her goddaughter, Mrs. Xu knew that the marriage contract back then could no longer be mentioned, and she couldn't help being disappointed with Mrs. Gu, and was a little listless all day long.However, no matter how disappointed, Mrs. Xu still hoped that Mrs. Gu could be a matchmaker in Qingmei's marriage, so she still wanted Qingmei to please Mrs. Gu's favor as much as possible.

Qingmei naturally understood Xu's thoughts, so she could only comfort her: "I will persuade her to agree. As for whether she will be paranoid because of this, let's see her attitude. Mom, living in Gu's mansion is not a long-term solution after all. No matter what Madam Gu plans, I still want to try my best to move out and open a tavern, and this small banquet is a good opportunity."

"Yes. But who knows what she plans..." Mrs. Xu stopped the needlework in her hand and stroked Qingmei's forehead hair with her fingers, "I only hope that she can still remember the love back then and treat you better .Otherwise, it’s better to leave the capital and let us live on our own.”

"Since she asked us to come, there are naturally arrangements, let's take a look at it slowly." Qingmei twisted her hair around her fingertips and played with it.It won't be too late to deal with it when we see Madam Gu's true intentions and face clearly.

Neither mother nor son could guess what Mrs. Gu's plan was, and Qingmei hadn't seen Gu Shangshu's face yet, so she didn't think too much about it at this time.Mrs. Xu picked up her needle and thread and continued to work. Qingmei saw that there was already a thick snow outside, and it was almost evening, so she gave up the idea of ​​going to the Xinghua Pavilion, and went to the desk to read a book for a while.

Because it was snowing heavily, Mrs. Gu didn't call her over for dinner, so Qingmei and Mrs. Xu took a rest early after eating.

Into November, the weather is getting colder.The winter solstice is coming after the heavy snowfall, Mrs. Gu specially gave Qingmei a few sets of warm winter clothes, the cut fits perfectly, and the colors and materials are also in line with Qingmei's wishes, which moved her a little.

Waking up in the morning that day, she felt that the room was much brighter than usual. Lvzhu helped Qingmei get up and said with a smile, "It snowed a lot last night, and the sun is shining this morning, so it looks beautiful outside. It's snowing like this I'm afraid that Miss Rong will go to enjoy the snow with the sisters she has made friends with, so she should go to Liufang Hall earlier to have a look."

Qingmei nodded and said yes, after freshening up, she put on the red fragrant sheepskin boots given by Mrs. Gu, a white brocade cloak embroidered with butterflies playing narcissus on top of her beige coat, and tied a ruyi palace sash and a snow cap. Go to Liufangtang with the green pearl.

The snow in the courtyard was nearly three inches thick, and the maids and maids had already swept out a small path. Qingmei looked all the way, but she saw silver light shining all over her eyes. There was thin snow on the pine and bamboo near by, mixed white and green. Looks fresh and good in the sun.

Outside Liufang Hall, there are a few red plum trees that are just blooming, which are not very eye-catching at ordinary times, but they are eye-catching in the snow everywhere.The maid Ziying next to Mrs. Gu took a small urn to sweep the snow on the plum blossoms. The rouge-like plum blossoms trembled slightly on the branches, and the snow flakes were crystal clear when they fell. The green plums were very interesting to look at, so I couldn't help but stop and look at them for a while. .

Gu Changqing, who came from far away on the snow, saw her standing pretty among the white snow and red plums, and couldn't help slowing down his steps. When he got closer, he said, "What are you looking at?"

Qingmei turned around when she heard the words, hurriedly greeted her second brother, and said with a smile: "This plum blossom is usually not eye-catching, but it looks very beautiful against the white snow." Then she followed Gu Changqing into Liufangtang.

The maid at the door drew up the curtain, and the warm scent of the house rushed over.Qingmei turned around the marble screen where the maids played in the water, and saw Gu Ronghua and Gu Hanying sitting on the low stools next to Mrs. Gu, and a middle-aged man sitting on the mink fur square chair separated from her, standing behind him. Looking at Aunt He.

Qingmei bowed her head after a glance.

This man has a decent appearance and a deep bearing, so he must be her uncle Gu Shangshu.

(End of this chapter)