pampering wife

Chapter 37

Gu Shangshu was wearing a maroon gown and sitting on a chair, with a square bun and an inch beard. When Qingmei entered, he looked at Gu Hanying as if he was asking questions.Seeing Qingmei enter the door, Gu Hanying who was holding a green gold hand stove and was answering stopped, Madam Gu smiled and said to Gu Shangshu: "This is Qingmei, I have already recognized her as my goddaughter."

Hongxiang took the futon and put it on the ground, and Qingmei bowed her head to see her.Gu Shangshu seemed to have known about these things long ago, and when Qingmei finished seeing the ceremony, he instructed: "Follow your mother from now on, don't be restrained, just like being at home."

Qingmei answered "Yes", and after Gu Changqing greeted her, she greeted Mrs. Gu.

The charcoal fire was burning in the room, and there were earth dragons below. The room was as warm as spring, but the atmosphere was a bit light and desolate. Qing Mei stopped talking and sat next to Gu Hanying.Mrs. Gu looked around at the children's faces, and said to Gu Shangshu: "Master just came back, go ahead and rest for a while, ask Mrs. He to wait for you to wash and eat."

"In that case, you will take care of the children's meals." Gu Shangshu stood up, and Aunt He followed behind into the inner room.Gu Ronghua and others got up and sent him in. Mrs. Gu asked Gu Changqing, "Where does Erlang eat?"

"My son has an appointment with His Majesty the Third Highness, and he will be leaving later, so he can't accompany his mother for dinner."

Mrs. Gu nodded to tell him not to delay, and asked someone to deliver the meal.At that time, the meals were arranged, and it was light in the morning. It was milk porridge and some pastries, and some steamed custard.

Mrs. Gu is not particular about "eating without talking". After caring about Qingmei and Gu Hanying, she began to discuss with Gu Ronghua: "The snow fell well last night, and the plum blossoms in the back garden also bloomed. Please invite someone to come over the day after tomorrow." Just enjoy it for a day. Your sisters will be entertained by you when the time comes."

"Where will I enjoy the snow then?"

"It's in the Ruixue Pavilion in the back garden. Let's enjoy the snow and watch a play in the pavilion, and you can organize a poetry meeting in the warm hall next door, so you don't have to be restrained."

Gu Ronghua asked who would like to invite over, Mrs. Gu said: "It's fine for those who come and go frequently, don't leave it at the servant's house. When the time comes, you can accompany Miss Wen and see her character." Talking and talking about the specific matters of arranging the opera and banquet, Qingmei and Gu Hanying listened to her mother's discussion, and just ate in silence beside them.

Finally, Mrs. Gu said: "Qingmei and Hanying will both go at that time."

The two agreed, seeing that Mrs. Gu and Gu Ronghua still had something to say, they left after dinner.

The two sisters walked out of Liufangtang and went to Xinghua Pavilion. Because the snow on the treetops would blow down when the wind blows, they each held green silk umbrellas, draped flowers and willows, stepped on the snow and shook branches, and enjoyed it all the way.In the middle of the journey, Gu Hanying asked Yinping, the close maid, to go to the Xinghua Pavilion to prepare pens and inks, Qingmei guessed that she had something to say, so she sent Luzhu and Yinping to go with her.

Gu Hanying waited until they were far away before saying: "Tomorrow those girls will have a poetry meeting, will my sister participate?" The two had previously talked about their seniority, and Qingmei was a month older than her, so they called her sister.

Qing Mei smiled and said: "I don't read much, how can I write poetry, I'm afraid I have to beg my eldest sister for mercy."

"My sister is too modest. But speaking of it, the eldest sister will take care of Miss Wen at that time, and I'm afraid she won't have time to pay attention to us." Gu Hanying covered her lips and smiled.Seeing her mentioning it, Qingmei took advantage of the situation and asked: "Madam likes Miss Wen very much, and asked Eldest Sister to take care of her?"

Gu Hanying shook the thin snow on the umbrella, and smiled a bit cryptically: "I heard that Miss Wen is smart and generous, and she is the jewel in the palm of Wen Shilang. Madam wants to marry her to the second brother, so of course she must take care of her."

This news came from Gu Hanying's mouth, Qingmei was a little surprised, she just smiled and said nothing.But Gu Hanying didn't intend to stop there, and continued: "At the beginning when my wife brought my sister back, I thought..." She covered her lips and smiled softly and cutely, with a bit more of a daughter's playfulness, but people don't think this sentence rash.

Qingmei also gently pushed Gu Hanying in a joking manner, and said with a shy smile: "The madam only recognized me as a daughter because she saw that she had a good relationship with me, so she took me here to live for a while, my sister thought too much." Gu Hanying saw her In this way, I didn't ask any more questions, and it happened that the Xinghua Pavilion was right in front of me, so I talked about my homework again.

The fragrance of books in Xinghua Pavilion was as strong as ever, Mr. Zhang in front of the long desk was shaking his head and reading the article, Gu Hanying was a little sleepy listening, Qingmei seemed to be listening carefully while sitting in front of the desk, but she was actually distracted.

Rushed into Gu's residence, although Mrs. Gu suppressed and explained, she couldn't suppress everyone's curiosity about her.There are more ladies in the mansion out of thin air, and the wife has a special encounter, who can not speculate and inquire?Gu Hanying's actions today are probably ordered by Aunt He, right?If Aunt He is like this, who knows what those servants and maids will think?
(End of this chapter)