"Bell, bell, bell..."

Qingguang brought back the rattan ball with the bell in its mouth, yelled "Meow Meow Meow", and walked up and down in front of Gu Yanfei, dangling back and forth in front of her eyes.

"Good boy!" Gu Yanfei boasted perfunctorily, then patted the cat's head and let it play.

Gu Yunzhen simply took the bell ball, and then lightly tossed the ball, the cat jumped up again, happily chasing the ball.

Gu Yunzhen squatted on the ground, playing ball with the cat, and quickly continued: "After marriage, grandfather and grandmother were happy as husband and wife, but not long after my uncle was born, my grandfather got seriously ill, and my great-grandfather was almost frightened. "

"At that time, my great-grandfather was already old and covered with old injuries. If my grandfather had passed away at that time, my great-grandfather's body might not be able to support my uncle to grow up. Then the Hou Mansion would be completely destroyed."

"Great-grandfather searched for medicine for grandfather. He invited a lot of doctors, imperial physicians, witches, and Taoist priests. During that time, the mansion was filled with the smell of medicine every day."

"It took a month for my grandfather to recover from his illness."

Gu Yanfei looked at the rune with half-cented attention, and traced it in the void with the index finger of his right hand, and asked casually, "What happened next?"

"Later," Gu Yunzhen caught the bell ball from Qingguang, shook the ball, and then continued, "Grandfather has always been healthy... However, the relationship between him and grandma is not as good as it used to be."

"After my grandfather recovered from his illness, he took my grandparents and concubine as concubines soon..."

As he said that, Gu Yunzhen's expression was a little subtle, his eyelashes trembled slightly, and the meaningful voice of his mother Yan's echoed in his ears:

"Sister Zhen, remember your mother's words, friendship is the most useless. Look at your grandmother, even if she has a mediocre relationship with your grandfather, she is still the wife of the Hou Mansion, and no one can surpass her."

Their third room is a concubine's house. Since the old Hou Ye passed away, their status in the Hou Mansion has been very awkward. It can be said that they are living in the cracks.

Old Aunt Sun once specially called the third wife Yan Shi, and now Yan Shi thought that her daughter was going to marry soon, so she also told her about these old things in the Hou Mansion, just to mention her daughter.

"Zizi..."

Another drop of candle tears dripped down slowly, and the candle flame flickered gently.

Gu Yunzhen's black hair was loosely scattered behind his back, and the jasper hairpin on his temples reflected a bleak luster in the candlelight.

The eyelashes drooped, and half of the face was hidden in the shadow of the flickering candle, exuding a kind of tranquility.

Gu Yunzhen raised his wrist and threw the bell ball in his hand again.

This simple action has a desperate taste, and it seems to be venting something.

Gu Yunzhen stood up again, exhaled silently, and said: "Fourteen years ago, my grandfather suddenly became seriously ill, and he was dying within a few days..."

"I heard from my grandmother and concubine that my grandfather seemed to know that his life was not long, and he told them not to ask for a doctor."

Her last words elicited a little reaction from Gu Yanfei. Gu Yanfei raised his eyes to look at her, and at the same time, the fingers of his right hand drew the last stroke in the void.

For a moment, something seemed to vibrate in the air, creating circles of invisible air currents, like ripples on the surface of the water, fleeting.

Immediately, Gu Yanfei slowly put down the talisman in his hand, his heart brightened.

Sure enough, she guessed right.

Gu Yanfei's pupils were black, clear and bright in the candlelight, like a deep ancient well with slight ripples.

"It's really pitiful." Gu Yanfei sighed softly.

Her voice was so soft that Gu Yunzhen couldn't hear it clearly, so Gu Yunzhen asked, "What's the matter?"

Gu Yanfei didn't answer but instead asked: "Big sister, is there a dowry going to be given tomorrow?"

"I don't want to marry." Gu Yunzhen said calmly, with a calm tone.

There was neither hysteria nor righteous indignation, just a smile on his lips, dignified and virtuous as always.

Gu Yanfei curved her lips into a smile, and said meaningfully: "...don't marry."

Gu Yunzhen was infected by her smile, and laughed too, even though she didn't really understand what Gu Yanfei was hiding in his words.

Gu Yanfei raised his hand and brought the talisman paper closer to the candlelight.

The candlelight instantly ignited the talisman paper, devouring the paper greedily, and there was a trace of black air faintly hidden in the bright yellow flame.

Gu Yanfei casually threw the talisman paper into the cornucopia that was used to burn paper money.

The burning talisman slowly fell, and the flame swayed, rising and falling, and the flickering flame left light and dark shadows interlaced on her fair little face.

"Bell, bell, bell..."

The bell rattan ball was slapped and rolled back and forth by the cat, and the sound of the bells became more and more urgent.

The movement inside was heard by the woman who was guarding outside.

The mother-in-law opened the door, walked through the front hall, and trotted over in a hurry, but saw that the two sisters were not kneeling, but Gu Yanfei was still burning something in the cornucopia, and it was unclear whether they were burning paper money or keeping warm.

The mother-in-law was startled, and raised her voice and scolded: "Eldest girl, second girl, you are made to kneel as punishment, not for you to come to the ancestral hall to play!"

"If you don't kneel down again, the slaves will tell Mrs. Tai."

The mother-in-law approached the two of them a few more steps, puffed out her chest.

The talisman paper in the cornucopia had been completely burned to ashes by the flames, leaving only a few dots of flame.

The surrounding area was much darker again, and the candle that had burned down to only one inch was still burning.

Gu Yanfei yawned lazily, not bothering to argue with her mother-in-law, and called again: "Qingguang."

Qingguang, who was playing ball, immediately heard the sound and gave a soft "meow".

It had a lot of fun, its emerald green cat's eyes shone brightly in the candlelight, shining with a charming light, and instantly hooked the mother-in-law's soul away.

"Little cat," the woman bowed down, looked at the three-flowered cat obsequiously, rubbed her hands and asked flatteringly, "Do you want to warm up? This servant will fetch charcoal for you."

Gu Yanfei threw a purse to the cat, so the cat took the purse and handed it to the mother-in-law, then flicked its tail in the direction of the candle.

The mother-in-law poured out a small dried fish from her purse, and immediately understood it, and said very consciously: "My maidservant is here to roast the dried fish for you."

"It's best to roast small dried fish one by one by candlelight."

Taking advantage of this time, Gu Yanfei directly took Gu Yunzhen's hand and swaggered towards the front hall of the ancestral hall.

Gu Yunzhen was still a little reluctant, turned his head while walking, and sighed enviously: "I also want to help Qingguang roast small dried fish!"

"There will be a chance." Gu Yanfei perfunctory her casually, but then changed the topic, "Big sister, follow me to Yuhengyuan to rest tonight."

Gu Yunzhen: "..."

Gu Yunzhen was taught to be gentle, dignified, and obedient since she was a child. Today she was punished to kneel but did not kneel. She is not used to it, and now she wants to sneak away, which makes her feel uncomfortable.

Seeing Gu Yun's true intentions, Gu Yanfei smiled and took her hand and walked forward: "It's okay, we'll come over early tomorrow, before everyone comes over."

"Not good." Gu Yunzhen said so, but followed Gu Yanfei honestly and left.

When he stepped out of the gate of the ancestral hall and stood under the eaves, Gu Yunzhen still felt like a dream.

She really came out? !

It was the first time in Gu Yunzhen's life that he did such an outrageous thing.

Facing the blowing night wind, Gu Yun really shivered, but smiled, and felt very comfortable and carefree.

It seemed that the breath that had been held in his chest for a long time suddenly became unobstructed, and his eyes suddenly became clear, and his whole body felt refreshed.

The two sisters walked eastward hand in hand, Gu Yunzhen looked at the moon and stars in the night sky and said, "Yan Fei, when I told Mrs. Tai that I would not marry, I was actually a little scared."

However, she knew she was not alone.

She knew that even if her mother wasn't on her side, her second sister would be on her side.

The silvery moonlight poured down softly from the night sky, coating the two of them with a faint halo, casting two long shadows on the ground.

Two slim figures leaned against each other.

It feels so good to know that there is someone who will be on her side!

"I like the second sister the most."

Gu Yunzhen leaned her face affectionately on Gu Yanfei's shoulder, her smile was shining like stars in her eyes.

The girl under the moonlight has a pair of soft water-curved eyebrows, like a wave breaking through the clear water. When she smiles, her eyebrows are graceful and soft.

Gu Yanfei also smiled, with the same radiant brilliance blooming in his eyes, the brilliance was bright in an instant, and an indescribable joy welled up in his heart.

Her big sister should be like this, magnificent and elegant, blooming in full bloom against the cold wind like the bright camellia, instead of just reaching the flowering period like in the previous life, but withering ahead of time.

Gu Yanfei's heart rippled in circles, took Gu Yunzhen's arm, and said with high spirits: "Big sister, don't sleep anymore, let's go drink!"

ah? ! Gu Yunzhen was still a little unresponsive, and looked at Gu Yanfei with a dazed expression.

When did they talk about drinking?

"A few days ago, I got a jar of high-quality plum blossom wine from Qiongfangzhai." Gu Yanfei said with a bit of playfulness, a bit of pride, and a bit of showing off, "It's still a limited edition wine, only twenty jars in total."

"..." Gu Yun really doesn't like drinking, she was actually moved by Gu Yanfei's little fox-like appearance, and her heart softened.

Anyway, she is already so out of line today, so she might as well go out of her way to the end.

"Okay!" Gu Yunzhen nodded with a smile, "Let's go drink!"

The two sisters talked happily all the way, walking all the way, talking and laughing, and soon returned to Yuhengyuan.

Seeing Gu Yanfei's return, the little maids rushed to inform Juanbi, and after a while, Juanbi rushed to greet her, smiling happily.

There is a warm pavilion in the backyard of Yuhengyuan. According to Gu Yuan, it was rebuilt by father for mother when mother was alive.

With Gu Yanfei's order, Juanbi and other maidservants started to act. They lit up the stove in the warming pavilion, brought in a windshield screen and two high-backed chairs, and brought a small red clay stove and a basket. Use charcoal fire to scald wine.

Plum blossom wine is not strong wine, and the taste of the wine is very light. With this kind of wine, Gu Yanfei will not get drunk even after drinking a jar, but Gu Yunzhen's capacity for alcohol is obviously not good enough.

After drinking three glasses of wine, Gu Yunzhen's fair cheeks were stained with a peach-like blush, as if she had applied rouge.

As soon as she was drunk, she began to recite poems, and recited those verses related to wine one by one, from "a pot of wine among the flowers" to "hehe when you meet wine"... to Emperor Taizu's "ask the wine blue sky".

He read Juan Bi until he was drowsy, but the last person who fell asleep first was the drunk Gu Yunzhen. Gu Yunzhen fell down directly, lying on the table and fell asleep in a daze.

Gu Yanfei didn't sleep, his eyes that were clear after drinking seemed to be sparkling with starlight.

She looked at Gu Yunzhen with a smile for a moment, and said softly: "Don't worry, tomorrow's marriage won't happen."

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