Lu Qin blinked slowly, originally she didn't notice that Gu Yanfei's expression was wrong, but now she was a little nervous.

"There's really nothing wrong, right?" Lu Qin looked at Gu Yanfei's dark eyes, swallowed her saliva, and her heart was beating wildly.

Gu Yanfei stared at Lu Qin's beautiful face, and asked straight to the point: "Ah Qin, who is your fiancé?"

Without her ordering, Juanbi sent all the other servants out of the room very consciously.

In the second room, only the four of them were left.

Lu Qin rubbed a handkerchief, twisted and twisted the handkerchief, and said: "He is the nephew of my aunt's family, the eldest son of the Hua family, Huaxi."

"What else?" Gu Yanfei asked again.

Lu Qin seemed to be remembering something, she bit her lower lip slightly, and quickly continued: "This year is eighteen years old, he is a gentleman, he is gentle, he talks very little, he is very gentle and careful."

"My family arranged for us to meet each other at Baiyun Temple. That day, a child accidentally fell into the water in the back temple. He went into the water and rescued the child. I think he is pretty good."

"The two families just exchanged Geng Tie two days ago."

Speaking of her fiancé, Lu Qin's eyes flickered. On the one hand, she was happy, but on the other hand, Gu Yanfei's cautious expression made her feel uneasy: There is nothing wrong with this marriage, right?

Wei Jiaoniang couldn't help but asked Lu Qin, "Didn't you always say you wanted to find a military general's family?"

Lu Qin really thought this way at first, but she is not as good as the sky. When her parents asked her to go to Baiyun Temple to offer incense, she didn't expect it to be a blind date, let alone have a happy conversation with the other party, which is very speculative.

Lu Qin cleared his throat, put on a serious look, and said, "Mother said that it doesn't matter whether you are civil or military, as long as you are a good person."

"Auntie said that our two families know each other well, and we will also get closer and closer in the future."

Gu Yanfei then asked the third question: "When will the order be placed?"

"Three days later." Lu Qin replied slowly, "It's an auspicious day that the Hua family asked someone to count."

The Lu family originally thought that this time was too hasty, but the Hua family said, forget it as an expert, this day is a good day that comes only once in half a year, and it will be beneficial for children.

It was only three short days before Xiao Dingli, and she was detained at home and would not let her go out, but fortunately Wei Jiaoniang went to pick her up, so her mother had no choice but to let her go.

Gu Yanfei still stared into Lu Qin's eyes for a long time before slowly saying, "You will die."

Her cold voice was like a bucket of icy water poured on Lu Qin's head, making her feel a chill from head to toe, which penetrated into her heart.

Even the light in the room seems to have dimmed a lot, giving people a gloomy feeling.

"Aqin, you hurry back to your residence and reject this marriage." Gu Yanfei said again, "Immediately."

she will die? ! Lu Qin opened her small mouth slightly, transfixed.

"Lu Qin, let's go!" Without waiting for Lu Qin to speak, Wei Jiaoniang stood up in the fastest reaction, took Lu Qin's hand and ran away, and then said to Gu Yanfei, "Yan Fei, I will come to you later .”

"Lu Qin, hurry up." Wei Jiaoniang dragged Lu Qin to walk fast, and the wind was blowing under her feet, urging Lu Qin repeatedly.

Lu Qin was still in a daze, and was dragged forward by Wei Jiaoniang foolishly.

The two girls ran away in a hurry, the door curtain was "swiped" by Wei Jiaoniang and then fell down, Gu Yun really wanted to send them off before it was too late.

Looking at the trembling door curtain, Gu Yunzhen said a little uneasy: "Second sister, is this marriage really so bad? Ah Qin really..." Die? !

"Aqin's body is very yin." Gu Yanfei said.

Yin Qi? Gu Yunzhen swallowed, feeling a little hairy.

A breeze with the fragrance of flowers suddenly blows from the window, and the shadows of the trees sway gently, making the faces of the two sisters a little dignified.

"I can't tell." Gu Yanfei rubbed his chin thoughtfully, his brows furrowed slightly, "This is the yin energy of the dead."

Gu Yanfei changed her posture again, resting her chin instead, thinking and thinking, suddenly, she had a flash of inspiration, and she sat up straight, "I see, the person who is engaged to Ah Qin should be dying soon."

"..." Gu Yunzhen's eyes widened uncontrollably when he heard this, he was really frightened, even the hairs on his neck stood on end.

She almost blurted out "Really?" but bit her lip.

The second sister said so, it must be true.

Juanbi was shocked: the marriage of the two families has just been settled, and the husband will be gone in the future. Then Miss Lu San will be regarded as Kefu by others; Isn't the girl going to be a widow at a young age? !

"Then Ah Qin..." Gu Yunzhen twisted her slender fingers, feeling even more uneasy.

"The two families are just exchanging geng posts, there is still time." Gu Yanfei couldn't help but look towards the front curtain, looking at the mandarin ducks playing water lilies embroidered on the curtain.

"Just don't quit."

"Juanbi, have someone tell the concierge that Jiaoniang will come later, just let her in." Gu Yanfei ordered.

Juanbi obediently obediently responded, and also lifted the curtain and went out.

The room was extremely quiet, and the wind rustled the trees outside the window.

Gu Yunzhen was still a little restless, still thinking about Lu Qin, and heard Gu Yanfei casually asking her: "Big sister, didn't you say that you used too much goat milk in the kitchen last time? Did you find out the problem?" ?”

Speaking of this, Gu Yunzhen lifted his spirits, nodded and said, "We found it."

"A woman surnamed Peng in the kitchen admitted that she stole it, saying that the family had just had a grandson, and her eldest daughter-in-law had no milk, so she became greedy and stole the goat's milk."

"I verified that her daughter-in-law had indeed just given birth last month, so she was fined half a year's monthly money, told to clean the garden instead, and asked to send a can of goat's milk to Peng's house every day."

The job in the kitchen is a fat job that everyone wants. The transfer of Mrs. Peng from the kitchen to the garden is tantamount to a demotion. The loss is not just half a year's monthly money. Gu Yunzhen punished her like this to set an example.

After talking about this matter, Gu Yun really thought of something, with a little hesitation on his face, "But..."

But what? ! Gu Yanfei was whetted by her appetite.

At this time, another gust of wind blew in from the window, and a few broken leaves fell on the skirts of the two sisters.

Gu Yunzhen pursed his lips, looked at the dancing flowers and trees outside the window, and then said hesitantly: "Recently, I heard babies crying at night in the mansion..."

Gu Yanfei raised her delicate willow eyebrows.

There are only these two rooms in the mansion, so naturally there are no babies.

Gu Yunzhen rubbed the veil, with a bit of surprise on his gentle face, swallowed, and slowly said: "Three nights ago, I couldn't sleep because of tossing and turning, so I just got up and went to the elementary school alone. After walking in the garden for a while, I suddenly heard the sound of a baby crying."

"I remember it was not long before the sound of clappers sounded in the fourth watch."

That night, the reason why she couldn't sleep was actually because she read the storybook before going to bed, and after she fell asleep, she was still thinking about the plot of the storybook, so she couldn't sleep all the time.

Gu Yunzhen cleared his throat as if nothing had happened, and then continued: "Later, I also told my mother about it, but my mother didn't believe it, she said it was a cat meowing, and that it was spring, and female cats howled like this at night. It sounds like a baby crying."

Therefore, even Gu Yunzhen himself didn't know if she had heard it wrong.

"Do you know where that voice came from?" Gu Yanfei rubbed his chin and asked thoughtfully.

Gu Yunzhen raised his hand and pointed in the direction through the window, "It's not far from the west gate of the small garden."

The small garden is located in the northwest corner of the Hou Mansion. Compared with the big garden, the location is too remote and the layout is small. There are not many people going there on weekdays. The Jiahui courtyard is backed by the small garden, separated only by a small bamboo forest.

"Later, I also looked in that direction during the day, and there was only a gazebo and a rockery. Thinking about it, it's still quite cold at night at this time of year. If there is a baby, I'm afraid it will freeze to death. "

"Perhaps I really misidentified the meowing of the cat..." Gu Yunzhen smiled shyly, and looked around as he said, "Yan Fei, Qingguang is a female cat, I heard that the jade-faced raccoon and Gundijin Usually it’s a female cat, did Qingguang call at night recently?”

Jade-faced raccoon is an elegant name for Sanhua cat, and Gundijin is another name for tortoiseshell cat.

"..." Gu Yanfei showed an indescribable expression on his face, and he kindly persuaded, "Big sister, don't let Qingguang hear your words."

She raised her right hand and made a paw scratching gesture, "It will scratch!"

"Qingguang can't." Gu Yunzhen immediately forgot about the baby crying at night, and praised Qingguang eloquently, saying that it never bites, let alone scratches, and even cuts its nails obediently...

"That's right!" Gu Yunzhen thought of something, and excitedly clapped his hands, "I got a small screen by chance, it's very cute, and it's just right to be placed next to Qingguang's cat nest."

"The long-haired jade-faced raccoon embroidered on the small screen looks like a sunny day, and it is alive." Her eldest maid, Fei Cui, added jokingly beside her.

"Jade, go to Jiahui Courtyard and get that small screen." Gu Yunzhen hurriedly ordered.

"My maidservant is going with Sister Fei Cui." Juan Bi's eyes also brightened, and he volunteered to go out with Fei Cui.

During the whole process, there was no room for Gu Yanfei to speak, and Gu Yunzhen was still talking endlessly: "Yanfei, the embroiderer who embroiders screens is excellent at double-sided embroidery, and she is especially good at embroidering cats and birds. There are several pieces of her embroidery, and the cat is really good at embroidering."

"I'll let her embroider a few more round fans of the jade-faced raccoon, and you can also give them to others... Everyone likes Qingguang, and they will definitely like that round fan."

"..." Gu Yanfei felt that it was a good thing that the cat was not there, otherwise he would be so proud that his tail would go up to the sky.

In the Dongci room, only Gu Yunzhen's cheerful voice was left, and there were occasional birdsong outside the window, which seemed to be playing and opposing.

In the afternoon, Yuheng Garden returned to its usual tranquility. Until dusk, after sunset, the Gu Mansion welcomed guests again——

Wei Jiaoniang came back again, but this time, she came alone.

"Yan Fei, Ah Qin was locked up by her mother." As soon as we met, Wei Jiao Niang pouted her lips and complained angrily, "Second Mrs. Lu scolded her severely, saying that she is a little girl. The children are ignorant, and the two families have exchanged geng posts, how can they say that they are annulling the engagement, and if it is spread, her reputation will be ruined."

"Hey, we tried our best to persuade her and told her everything you said, but she didn't listen."

Wei Jiaoniang said angrily, her head was almost smoking with anger.

She has already said what she can say, except for her great-aunt and Xu Yan's family, but no matter what they say, Mrs. Lu will sneer at them, looking at them as if she were looking at a mischievous child .

Wei Jiaoniang took the warm tea from Juan Bi, drank three cups in one breath, still felt aggrieved, and muttered: "I used to think that Aqin's mother was quite good-natured, better than my mother and my grandmother. It's much gentler, I just found out that she is so temperamental today..."

After a pause, she considered a word: "Stubborn."

This word is actually a euphemism.

Wei Jiaoniang sighed helplessly, and glanced at Gu Yanfei with a complicated expression.

In fact, she still hid some words. When Mrs. Lu heard that it was Gu Yanfei who warned them not to get married, she said some nasty things, with a grotesque tone:

"It turns out to be the second girl Gu from the Gu family. I don't know what she is thinking about. She insists on ruining our sister Qin's marriage."

"It's pitiful that the Gu family lost their title, but this poor person must have something to hate. As the saying goes, it's better to tear down ten temples than destroy a single marriage. For the sake of the family's future, she caters to everyone, looking for trouble for nothing, and bad marriage. Not afraid of retribution."

"Jiaoniang, I advise you to avoid dealing with that Gu Er girl in the future, so as not to be spoiled by her."

Mrs. Lu's words were still ringing in her ears. At that moment, Wei Jiaoniang was so angry that she almost turned over the table, just because of Lu Qin's face, she walked away in a huff.

Thinking about it, Wei Jiaoniang's anger came up again, and she gulped down the fourth glass of water.

Although Wei Jiaoniang didn't say anything, Gu Yanfei could tell from her face that what Mrs. Lu said would not be very nice.

"Yanfei, what should I do?" Wei Jiaoniang stretched out two fingers, and gently tugged on Gu Yanfei's sleeve, terribly worried, "Second Mrs. Lu insists that Huaxi is very good."

"She said that when Huaxi was sixteen years old, he won the Juren. He was named Jieyuan and had a brilliant literary talent. He also worshiped Wang Yi, a great Confucian in Qingzhou, as his teacher. Wang Daru praised him for his next subject. It is said that such a young man with outstanding talents and a clean family background, such a good son-in-law, can't be found even with a lantern."

"I heard from her tone that she was eager to marry Ah Qin and Hua Xi as soon as possible, because I was afraid that I would miss out on this beautiful Chenglong son-in-law surnamed Hua."

Wei Jiaoniang frowned, the Sichuan character lines on her eyebrows could kill mosquitoes, it was extremely abrupt on her beautiful little face.

She stared at Gu Yanfei's face worriedly, and said: "Hua Xi sounds good, but I always feel that something is wrong, this marriage is too urgent..."

"Yan Fei, will this marriage really kill Ah Qin? Could it be Hua's Ke wife?"

Wei Jiaoniang and Lu Qin were handkerchief friends who grew up together. Their friendship can be said to be like sisters. This afternoon, Wei Jiaoniang's heart was in a state of turmoil.

"It's not that he beat his wife," Gu Yanfei said quietly, "It's that Hua Xi is dying."

What? Wei Jiaoniang was frightened, almost jumped up from Luohan's bed, walked back and forth, and said, "I'll go back and tell my mother, let her go and persuade Mrs. Lu."

Wei Jiaoniang just had a cup of tea and ran away like a gust of wind.

After returning to the mansion, she hurriedly went to Mrs. Wei Guogong's heir son, and told all about Lu Qin, thinking that if her mother came forward, Chang Anbo's mansion would always take care of the Duke's mansion's face.

Therefore, Mrs. Wei Guogong's eldest son went to Chang'anbo Mansion in person early the next morning, and the Second Mrs. Lu entertained her politely, and promised that she would ask someone to check the Hua's house again.

After a polite and decent response, Mrs. Lu sent her confidant, Nanny Yang, to send Mrs. Wei Guogong's eldest son away. She said a lot of beautiful things, but she never agreed to withdraw.

After a while, Nanny Yang came back alone to return to her command. The second Mrs. Lu, who had endured and endured, finally couldn't help complaining: "Hmph, a little girl said a few words, so I can ask Mrs. Shizi to come by herself."

Nanny Yang was pouring tea and water for Mrs. Lu Er, and said with a smile: "That is, the third son-in-law in the future will be my uncle's natal family, and he will be a juror at a young age. Can it be good?"

"I can still harm my daughter!" Mrs. Lu slowly removed the floating leaves on the tea soup with the tea lid, "That's my own daughter!"

"A woman's marriage is equivalent to her second reincarnation. I am just such a daughter. Of course, I hope she will go smoothly for the rest of her life."

Mother Yang echoed with a smile on her face: "The third young lady and the fourth young master have always been close. If she knows that the fourth young master has got such a good job, she will be happy."

Thinking of her son, the corners of Mrs. Lu's lips curled up, her brows and eyes softened.

They are the second house, unlike the long house, which has a bright future. The uncle has left all the good errands to his son, and their second house can't even get leftovers. Her son Lu Si is five years old in recent years. The city soldiers and horses are fooling around.

This time, the sister-in-law of her natal family personally agreed to her. After the marriage is settled, their Hua family will find a job for their son in five military camps and one hundred households.

"There's nothing wrong with this good thing of getting closer." The more Mrs. Lu thinks about this marriage, the more she feels satisfied. "It's great that Sister Qin can marry into her aunt's family."

Nanny Yang complimented her again with a smile, saying what Mrs. Lu would like to hear.

At the end, she said again: "Second Madam, don't worry, the third girl is young, she must be panicking because she is going to get married, and that's why she was coaxed by that second girl Gu with a few words and confused her mind."

Mrs. Lu Er spat and sighed: "It's also my fault for being soft-hearted. I shouldn't have agreed to let her go out with Wei Jiaoniang yesterday, otherwise there would be nothing wrong with it!"

"Nurse Yang, these two days, you help me look after Sister Qin and let her sew a pair of socks. In two days, the Hua family will come to the little ceremony."

Originally, as a return gift for the small ceremony, the woman should make a suit of clothes for the man, but the time is too tight, and Mrs. Lu can only ask her daughter to sew a pair of socks for the next best thing.

Nanny Yang only agreed: "Madam, don't worry, this matter is left to the old slave."

Just as Nanny Yang was about to retreat, a young girl in green clothes hurried in and said anxiously: "Second Madam, Mrs. Hua and the matchmaker are here, and they said they are here to make a small engagement."

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