The deafening sound echoed in the corridor, and the "save her" repeated again and again made people tremble and feel horrified.

Gu Changjin stopped, raised his eyes, and stared at the light. In the shadow room, I saw a figure wearing a bright yellow dragon robe.

He couldn't see the man's face clearly, only the twelve crowns covering his eyebrows.

Mianqi shook this piece of cold light.

Gu Changjin's heart was beating very fast, and suddenly there was an uncontrollable desire, urging him to move forward, as if just walking in front of that person, the extremely restless thing surging in his heart could It poured out like a mountain torrent.

"Save her, Gu Changjin!"

"Save her quickly!"

Gu Changjin raised his hand to hold his pounding chest and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Save her?

who is she?

Xu Li'er, Jin or Wenxi and Xu Fu?

One name after another came to mind, and one by one he dismissed it.

"Go forward, Gu Changjin, go forward and you will find the answer." A voice coaxed in his mind, "Go forward, and you will know who she is."

Gu Changjin's eyes Cool down little by little.

The faster his heart beats, the colder his expression becomes.

His eyes were clear and cold.

He won't let anyone control his emotions.

If this "she" interferes with his reason, he will not be able to control his own heart.

That, he didn't need to know who she was.

The soap boots turned slightly, and the man turned his back without any nostalgia or hesitation, and returned to the dark corridor.

The dream behind him collapsed inch by inch.

Those shouts of "save her" were completely eliminated along with the collapse of the dream.

...

Rong Shu stayed in Qinghengyuan for ten days.

On September 6th, Mrs. Shen finally couldn't help but urge her: "You've been here for a whole ten days, so it's time to go back."

Rong Shu also knew that it was time to go back, but wasn't he reluctant to do so?

After all, Gu Mansion on Wutong Lane is not her home. How can she feel comfortable living here? I can still stick to my grandma all day long to eat tea, grind incense and settle accounts. This day is really so beautiful.

"Stay for two more days. I will go back after two more days." Rong Shu raised two fingers.

Shen couldn't help her, so he just pressed down one of her fingers.

"You can only stay for one more day, and I will send someone to take you back to Wutong Lane tomorrow."

Shen was always a stickler for words, so Rong Shu could only nod her head reluctantly.

"Then I want to sleep with my mother tonight."

Shen said angrily: "Look at you, you have returned to life after getting married."

Rong Shu thought to himself, didn't you return to life?

She has now lived back three years.

"By the way, Mother Zhang said that you found Fang Ya and listed the village in the eastern suburbs. This village is in a good location and has a pleasant scenery. After you sell it, it will not be easy to buy it back in the future." The man

from Beijing There is a plum grove in the eastern suburbs that is naturally grown, and it is close to a lake. The villagers there are now priced but not marketable. Once sold, it is really difficult to buy them back.

But Rong Shu made up his mind to sell.

On the one hand, it was because Mrs. Rong had always been interested in this village. In this case, she might as well sell it, so that no one would think about it all day long.

On the other hand, the barren land to the north of the western suburbs actually hides several hot springs. After the hot spring holes are dug out next year, the land will be valuable. After all, it is the land that can be used as a hot spring village.

Rong Shu remembered that later the prices of those hot spring villages were higher than those in the eastern suburbs. At present, no one cared about that large area of ​​land. She sold the eastern suburbs village and was able to buy the land.

But naturally these things cannot be discussed with Shen. After thinking about it, she said: "I want some capital for business. Although Zhuangzi in the eastern suburbs is good, neither I nor my mother-in-law like to live there, so we might as well sell it." , exchanged money for business, and saved grandma from having to worry about it."

When Rong Shu was in Yangzhou, he also went out with Shen Zhi to discuss business, and learned some business skills. After returning to Beijing, Mrs. Shen personally taught her how to settle accounts and how to give money from the palm of her hand. She also gave Rong Shu two shops to practice her skills.

Rong Shu ran those two shops very well, and the two shopkeepers always praised her when they came to report the accounts at the end of every year.

The noble ladies who go to Beijing only learn how to feed from the palm of their hand. They never take care of the business outside and leave it to the shopkeeper. If not, you will be laughed at and stinky.

The news about Rong Shu running the shop somehow got out, and it caused a lot of jokes at the spring banquet that year.

The Spring Banquet was a banquet hosted by the old feudal lord of the British Duke's Palace. All the ladies who attended were high-class mistresses and wealthy ladies. The young ladies in the capital who had not yet discussed marriage were all expected to get an invitation to the Spring Banquet. Proud.

The annual spring banquet can lead to several good marriages. If they are lucky and fall into the eyes of those high-ranking mistresses, their future marriages will be settled.

The status of the Cheng'an Marquis Mansion has always been awkward among the nobles in Shangjing. Although it has the title of Marquis Mansion, it has no real background. It is completely different from the real noble family, so it is not affected by it. Invited.

But the old Fengjun had an old relationship with Pei Yun's grandmother, and Pei Yun had attended a banquet when she was a girl, and the old Fengjun liked her very much. When Rong Juan turned thirteen, the old Lord Feng personally posted a message and invited Rong Juan and Mrs. Rong to a banquet.

But Rong Juan was invited. As Rong Juan's eldest sister and the legitimate daughter of the Hou Mansion, it was a little unreasonable that Rong Shu was not invited, so the old Fengjun added Rong Shu's name.

When Mrs. Rong received the invitation, the wrinkles on her face almost burst into laughter.

Calling Rong Shu and Rong Juan over, he said that they should dress up better, and asked Rong Shu to thank Aunt Pei.

"Old Fengjun only invited you for A Yun's sake. When you go to the Spring Banquet, remember to be careful in your words and deeds. Don't make mistakes and lose the face of the Marquis Mansion."

Then Rong Shucong It had been two years since she came back from Yangzhou, and she had witnessed A Niang's situation in the Marquis' Mansion with her own eyes. She actually didn't want to go to this spring banquet at all.

She knew that if she went there, Qiu Yuntang would probably have people's eyes grow taller on their heads.

But Shen was very happy and went to the warehouse in person to pick out a fine piece of Songjiang Wu Ling and a set of ruby ​​headbands and sent them to Qiuyuntang.

Fifteen-year-old Rong Shu was at the right age to talk about marriage. In Shen's view, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

After Rong Shu came back from Yangzhou Mansion, Mrs. Shen began to inquire about which son in Beijing was good, hoping to arrange a good marriage for Rong Shu as soon as possible.

But although Rong Shu was the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Cheng'an, her marriage was quite unsatisfactory.

Looking into the reasons carefully, firstly, the day of her birth was unlucky. As soon as she was born, a Taoist priest said that her horoscope had too much yin energy and she was not a blessed person. Second, because Shen's position in the Cheng'an Marquis Mansion is too embarrassing, how good can a daughter who is not liked by her mother-in-law and respected by her husband be able to teach?

So Shen spent two years, but there was still no trace of Rong Shu's marriage. In her opinion, isn't this spring banquet just a pillow for those who are sleepy?

"Even if you get the invitation, then go there in a big way."

Rong Shu couldn't resist Shen, so he had to go.

That year she attended the spring banquet of the British Duke's Palace, and she firmly assumed the dignity that she should have as the eldest daughter of the Duke's Palace.

She has learned rules and etiquette from her grandmother since she was a child. She is dignified and courteous in her words and deeds. She is not proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but she has dabbled in everything. She speaks with substance and is calm and unhurried, let alone alive. Zhang Chunhua's face like an autumn moon has indeed attracted the attention of many high-ranking mistresses.

Unfortunately, the banquet lasted until the second half of the day, and the news about her running the shop spread out for some reason. The matrons who were originally interested in it all stopped thinking about it.

The old lady lost her temper because of this. She felt that she had brought shame to the Marquis. When she came back, she was called to the He'an Hall and scolded her for half an hour.

Shen blamed herself endlessly, but Rongshu didn't feel that what she had done was shameful at all, and hurriedly comforted Shen, saying that she would not marry into such a family.

Since then, Rong Shu's marriage has been completely delayed.

It's not that there are no people who want to marry me, but those who dare to ask matchmakers to come to marry them are mostly poor and small families, and they are all frivolous and crooked people who don't even have any fame.

How could Mrs. Shen be willing to marry Rong Shu into such a family?

After the Spring Banquet, she also looked away.

Those wealthy families sound nice, but if you really want to marry into one, your life may not be that good.

Isn't that what she is like? She was not happy at all in this prince's mansion, so why would she let her Zhao Zhao go back to her old ways?

After all, even if Zhao Zhao doesn't marry, she can support her for the rest of her life.

Rong Shu himself is unwilling to marry. As the saying goes, it is better to be lacking than to be in vain. Marriage is not the only way out for his daughter's family.

When she was seventeen, she made an agreement with Mu Nijing. When she was twenty, she would go to Datong Mansion to learn horse riding and archery from Nijing.

Datong is an important frontier fortress and has been invaded by Tatars all year round. The women there are capable of riding horses and archery, and Rong Shuxin longs for it.

Now that she was back from the dead, the thoughts that had been put to rest after getting married were once again revived.

At night, mother and daughter had a night talk, and Rong Shu couldn't help but ask what had been lingering in her heart for many years.

"Have you ever thought about making peace with your father?"

Ms. Shen was startled: "Why do you suddenly ask me this question? But someone is gossiping in front of you?"

Rong Shu pursed his lips and smiled.

When he returned home from the last trip, Gu Changjin's words of propriety, justice and shame made everyone in the house feel a chill on their foreheads. Even the servants of Qiu Yuntang no longer dared to talk nonsense in front of her.

"Who dares to talk nonsense in front of me? I just feel that my father is not worthy of such a good person as my mother. My father never enters Qinghengyuan. My mother was angry at my grandmother and did not come out to protect her. Mother. In this case, why should I continue to waste the rest of my life here? "

This is a bit rebellious.

Mrs. Shen poked Rong Shu's forehead and said, "Is this what you can say?"

But her daughter felt sorry for her, so she didn't know. She sighed and said, "Your father...can't really be called a father." My mother is a good match, but she never married into the Hou Mansion for love. This is also my destiny. "

It's not like she didn't try to like Rong Xun. When they first got married, they were always noisy. It was noisy, but the piano and the harp played in harmony for a while.

It wasn't until she learned about Pei Yun's existence that she stopped thinking about trying Rong Xun.

When she agreed to his acceptance of Pei Yun, she only made one request, that is, he was not allowed to touch her again in the future.

Three people were squeezed into a marriage. Such a marriage was really difficult. She would rather quit and not be squeezed by others.

Rong Xun looked at her coldly and said: "Shen Yizhen, you have never liked me in your heart, have you? What a joke. If my father hadn't insisted on me marrying you, do you think I would be willing to marry you? You Don't worry, I won't set foot in Qinghengyuan again in the future!"

Later, he indeed stopped coming to Qinghengyuan, until at the beginning of the year, she had a disagreement with the old lady in He'an Hall because of Zhaozhao's marriage proposal. , he came to Qinghengyuan again.

He and the old lady disagreed with Rong Shu marrying Gu Changjin, so the two naturally broke up on bad terms that day.

However, after he left Qinghengyuan, he went to He'an Hall for some reason and personally persuaded the old lady, and then the marriage between Rong Shu and Yun Zhi was settled.

Then, more than two months ago, he got drunk and entered her house at night.

Mrs. Shen subconsciously touched his belly, shook his head and said, "Don't worry about your children and your children's affairs between grandma and your father. Just live your own life." She looked disgusted. The way Shudo said it.

Rong Shu looked at Shen and said reluctantly: "If one day, I can only choose one between father and Zhaozhao, who should I choose?"

After hearing her childish words, Shen said angrily: "Who else can I choose? Of course it's you!"

Rong Shu raised his eyebrows.

"Aniang, please remember what you said today and don't lie to Zhaozhao."

In the previous life, between Aniang and Aunt Pei, my father chose Aunt Pei.

At that time, my father had not yet confessed his crime, but he was probably afraid of what might happen, so he wrote a letter of release as soon as he was released from prison in Dali Temple. Aunt Pei became a free woman, but refused to leave, saying she would accompany her father through life and death.

She and A Niang were locked in the same cell. A Niang listened to her words and slapped her hard.

"Don't you know why Rong Juan was able to marry into the Jiang family? Don't you know how her life in the Jiang family would be if something happened to you? She is pregnant now, and you have to do it just for a man. He doesn’t even care about his own daughter? And Rong Qing is only seven years old. If her father is gone, will her mother be gone too? Pei Yun, if I were you, I would save Rong Xun if I could! If we can't save him, we will have to live with our children and grandchildren!"

Aunt Pei was stunned for a long time.

Finally, biting his lip and holding back tears, he kowtowed solemnly to his mother-in-law for the first and last time as concubine, and then left the Dali Temple Prison without looking back.

As soon as Pei Yun left, Rong Shu went to ask his father to give his mother a piece of paper and a letter of departure.

But her father refused, and said to her in a cold voice: "Your mother was born as a member of the Rong family, and died as a ghost of the Rong family. Zhao Zhao, if the Marquis of Cheng'an cannot escape this disaster, your mother will be Mrs. Marquis of Cheng'an." , Wherever I am, she will be. This is her life. "

Aniang said that this is her life, and my father said that it is also her life.

But Rong Shu didn’t believe in this fate.

Rong Shu held Ms. Shen and talked for a long time, and slept until daylight came out the next day before waking up.

Zhang's mother came in to help her wash up and said with a smile: "Madam ordered the carriage to be prepared early in the morning. The girl has to leave today."

Rong Shu pulled off the hot handkerchief from his face.

"It doesn't matter, I'll be back soon." In another month, at least two months, there should be news from Nijing.

Zhang's mother just thought she was talking angrily, and twisted a hot handkerchief on her again, saying: "The girl has been back for so many days, and my uncle has not urged her. Madam is afraid that the Gu family will have objections."

Xu Rong Shu didn't know whether the family would have any objections, but Gu Changjin would definitely not have any objections.

"Mom, please be reassured. Gu Changjin will be very busy in the Punishment Department right now. Even if I stay here until the end of the month, he won't rush me."

Just as she was talking, Mrs. Shen came into the room to urge her, followed by Yingyue and Yingque. The two maids each carried a full sugar bowl in their hands. The sweet and sweet smell was immediately obvious. Rong Shu’s favorite pine nut candies.

Rong Shu got on the carriage, holding a sugar bowl and slowly eating pine nut candies.

After returning to Wutong Lane, she first went to Liumiao Hall to greet Mrs. Xu. After the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law talked for less than half a cup of tea, she returned to Songsi Courtyard.

After entering the house, he was about to change his clothes and leaned on the couch when he heard Yingyue coming in and saying: "Girl, the second master is in the study, do you want to come over?"

Rong Shu was slightly surprised. At this point, Gu Changjin Shouldn't he be in the Criminal Department?

"Second Master didn't go on duty today?"

"Yes, but he was kicked back by Shangfeng at noon." Yingyue paused and said, "I heard that the old injury recurred."

Rong Shu frowned lightly. He raised his eyebrows. In his previous life, Gu Changjin worked tirelessly on cases day and night. Although his injuries healed slowly, they healed day by day, and there was no recurrence of old injuries.

It's just that...

there were a few days when he was in a very bad mood, and she even asked him why he was feeling bad.

To be honest, Gu Changjin was not a person who showed his emotions, and she didn't know why she could feel his emotions.

At that time, such a thought flashed through my mind, and the words came out of my mouth.

Naturally, Gu Changjin would not explain to her. He just looked at her for a long time and then said lightly: "I'm just tired."

Rong Shu couldn't understand the way he looked at her at that time.

It seems calm, but there seems to be an undercurrent inside.

I always felt that what he wanted to say at that time was not that he was tired, but something else.

Calculating the time, Xu Li'er's case will probably come to an end within these few days.

On the day Xu Li'er's case ended, she still had one important thing to do. But no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't remember the day when the case was closed.

The memories of the next three years in Rong Shu's mind seemed to become increasingly unclear for some reason. For example, she remembered that Xu Li'er and Jin would be released from Dali Temple Prison, but she couldn't remember which day.

The Ying Yue on the side was still waiting. Rong Shu thought for a while and said, "Go and get the Shenrong Pills that Auntie prepared for the Second Master. Let's go to the study."

In the study, Chang Ji was also chatting with Chief Gu. Jin reported: "Young Madam has just come out of Liu Miao Hall and may come to the study in a while."

Gu Changjin stared at the judgment in his hand and said lightly "Hmm".

After a while, the sound of footsteps came from not far away.

Gu Changjin raised his eyes from the verdict and looked at Chang Ji calmly.

Chang Ji's hair stood up at the sight. He put his hands in his sleeves, shrank his neck and asked timidly, "What are your orders, Master?"

Gu Changjin raised his lips and said, "Get out."

Chang Ji suddenly realized that the young lady came over and he It didn't matter that he was here, so he said hurriedly: "I will leave now." After

leaving the house, he couldn't help but feel a little curious. No matter who came to Songsiyuan, the master never let him and Hengping stay away from each other.

Especially when Miss Wenxi comes over, there must be someone present between him and Hengping.

Why should he avoid it now? What a good young lady, she is not a savage beast, why should you avoid him?

Gu Changjin's study has no yard, just a single room with towering old sycamore trees on both sides. Chang Ji walked from the other side, so Rong Shu naturally didn't bump into him.

The door of the study room was open. Rong Shu knocked on the door and said warmly to the man sitting behind the desk: "Is Mr. Lang busy?"

Gu Changjin put down the papers in his hand, looked up at her and said,

"You're not busy ." "Madam, how are you and your father-in-law and mother-in-law doing now?"

Rong Shu nodded and said with a smile, as he crossed the threshold and entered the house.

Yingyue followed behind, holding a square wooden box in her hand. However, before she entered the room, she heard Gu Changjin say: "Close the door."

This meant that she was not allowed to go in. Yingyue was stunned. Next, subconsciously look at Rong Shu.

Rong Shu was also a little surprised. After thinking about it, he nodded to Yingyue and said, "Give me the medicine. You wait outside."

Yingyue responded quickly, bowed her head and handed the wooden box to Rong Shu's hand. Go out with your head down.

As soon as she left, the study became completely silent.

Gu Changjin stood up and walked towards Rong Shu.

She looks very good today, with dark eyebrows, pink cheeks, and rosy lips. She wears a light cyan moonflower skirt embroidered with lilies, which outlines her graceful figure.

But Gu Changjin had no intention of appreciating the beauty. He was testing and probing.

From the moment she appeared in his field of vision, no, from the moment Changji mentioned her, his heart, which had been calm for a few days, began to beat wildly again.

Before, it was only when she got closer and smelled her fragrance that her heartbeat went out of control.

But now, whenever he thinks of her, or even hears her name, his heart will beat crazier than ever before.

The man's footsteps were light and steady, approaching step by step.

He soon discovered that the closer he got to her, the faster his heart beat.

However, Gu Changjin's face did not show any signs of strangeness, and his eyebrows remained as still as mountains. He stared at Rong Shu, not letting go of any look on her face.

Rong Shu saw that he didn't say a word, but he came closer and closer. For a moment, he didn't know what his intention was.

When the two of them were still half an arm's length apart, the hand holding the wooden box couldn't help but say goodbye, and blocked it in front of him, saying:

"This is the Shenrong Pill I brought back from the Hou Mansion. I feel sorry for you." Before you recovered from your injury, you returned to the official office and asked the old man in the Hou Mansion to prepare two large bottles, saying they can nourish your mind and replenish your energy."

He paused and asked, "What do you want me to say?"

She said. There is a light lily fragrance lingering on the body, and there is also a hint of sweetness in the fragrance.

The sweetness of malt and the fragrance of pine nuts.

This sweeper girl is eating pine nut candies again.

"Plop", "Plop", "Plop" -

almost as soon as this thought came out of his mind, Gu Changjin's heart almost burst out of his chest.

The man narrowed his eyes, everything that was wrong was caused by her.

Those dreams started after I got married to her, and my heart became strange because of her appearance.

Gu Changjin's dark, emotionless eyes seemed to be stirred up by a cloud of ink. His gaze was fixed on her face, with some indescribable scrutiny.

What can be scrutinized?

Examine her?

Rong Shu raised his eyes and looked at Gu Changjin, and said straight to the point: "Why do you want to look at me like this?"

The books on the case rustled in the wind.

The doubt in the young lady's eyes was real, and she seemed a little surprised.

Gu Changjin instantly understood that it was not her.

Those dreams, those heart-pounding throbbings were caused by her, but they were not intentional on her part.

He took a step back, glanced at the pinpoint-sized cinnabar mole on her left earlobe, and said in a nonchalant manner:

"Madam has gained weight, which is very good."

Rong Shu: "..."

She admitted that after returning to Qinghengyuan, she ate well and slept soundly, and indeed gained some weight. But he stared at her for so long just to see if she had gained weight or lost weight?

Rong Shu believed him!

But this man's mind was as deep as the sea, and his mouth was harder to pry than a clam. If he didn't tell her, what would she do?

Rong Shu's usual gentle smile was a bit unbearable.

What should he do? Even if he is just showing off, he doesn’t want to give him the Shenrong Pill anymore!

He probably wouldn't want it. He wouldn't drink the ginseng soup that was given to him earlier, and he wouldn't even eat the ginseng pills.

Sure enough, Gu Changjin glanced at the medicine box in her hand and said, "I'm taking medicine, Mrs. Shenrong Pill, please keep it for yourself."

Rong Shu hummed, "Then I'm going back to Songsi Courtyard. "Don't be too tired, sir."

After a few words of caution, she didn't intend to stay in the study any longer, and turned to leave, but Gu Changjin stopped her.

"Wait a minute."

Rong Shu paused, then the smile on his lips curled up again, "Is there anything else, Mr. Lang?"

Gu Changjin looked at her, his Adam's apple rolling up and down, and said, "Tonight, I will go back to Song Dynasty." "I want to rest in the courtyard."

...

When Gu Changjin came from the study at night, Rong Shu had already rested.

He had already bathed in the study, so he returned to the main room, took off his outer clothes and got on the bed.

As soon as he got on the bed, he saw four or five half-person-sized moon pillows scattered on the bed. Rong Shu was holding one in his arms, and the others, whether intentionally or not, were placed in the middle of the bed, separating the two of them. Come to the natural chasm.

Gu Changjin put down the curtain and just lay down, when a sweet and vague smell of wine unexpectedly penetrated the tip of his nose.

This girl probably drank wine before going to bed.

Realizing this, a thought suddenly came to his mind -

she can't drink wine.

Just as he was thinking this, the little lady lying beside him with her back to him suddenly turned around and opened her eyes.

Seeing him here, a trace of surprise flashed in her eyes, and she sat up suddenly, holding the moon pillow and tilting her head to look at him.

Gu Changjin looked at her.

The little girl's eyes were very bright, and she was staring at him for a moment.

After a moment, she nodded suddenly: "I know, I'm dreaming again, and you are the bad-mouthed Gu Yunzhi in my dream."

"But why did I dream about you again? It shouldn't be, it shouldn't be like this. "

Rong Shu was feeling dizzy, but she knew instinctively that she shouldn't dream about him again.

Probably because she doesn't like him anymore.

She didn't like Gu Changjin and let him go, so she shouldn't dream about him again.

"Oh, I understand. You must have been too rude this afternoon. I was angry, so I dreamed of you."

She was talking to herself, as if she really regarded him as the person in her dream. generally.

Gu Changjin looked at her calmly, wondering if the girl was pretending to be drunk or if she was really drunk.

His eyesight was still very good in the darkness, and his eyes were fixed on her face.

The little girl muttered a few words to herself, then pulled away the Yue'er pillow between the two of them, leaned over and said to him word by word: "Gu Yunzhi, you must not know why you showed up again, right? "

Gu Changjin" said "Hmm", lowered his voice, and followed her words and asked: "Why did I appear?"

Rong Shu laughed "hehe", his peach blossom eyes turned into crescents, and he pinched them with his slender fingers. Gu Changjin pulled the right side of his cheek -

"Of course it's because your behavior in the afternoon was so rude, you know? Gu Yunzhi, how can you call a girl fat in front of her? Do you know? Do you know what it means to see things through but not to tell them?"

As the "Huh?" came down, the hand pulled out harder than before.

Gu Changjin was in pain for a while from being pulled by her, and now he completely knew that she was not pretending to be drunk, but was really drunk.

He sneered in his heart and subconsciously waved away the little drunkard's hand.

He looked thin and weak, but his hands were quite strong.

But before he moved, Rong Shu released his hand in time and said angrily: "No, I can't bully you just because you have no power to fight back in the dream. And you are Gu Yunzhi, not Gu Changjin. After saying that

, she touched his red face and continued: "But it's okay. Anyway, you said you won't feel pain in the dream. But Gu Yunzhi, uh-" She gently shouldered it. After a jump, he burped, "Don't worry, I will pay back whatever I owe Gu Changjin to him. But I don't want to dream about you anymore. So, Gu Yunzhi, please don't come to me again, okay?" ?”

The girl’s bright moon-like face was resting on the moon pillow in her arms. After asking this question, she closed her eyes as if she was very tired, and fell down like a winter melon propped on the ground with no support. He got into the mattress and fell asleep completely.

There was dead silence in the room.

After a long time, a sneer came from the curtain, which sounded a bit like gnashing of teeth.

Early the next morning, before dawn, Gu Changjin got up and prepared to go on duty.

When Rong Shu heard the sound of him staying down, his long eyelashes moved, and there was a fight between heaven and man between pretending to sleep or getting up to change his clothes.

She didn't know when Gu Changjin entered the house last night.

Because she wanted to fall asleep earlier, she drank two glasses of fruit wine before going to bed.

She has been like this since she was a child. As long as she drinks alcohol, she will fall asleep quickly. She won't make any fuss after falling asleep, and sleeps peacefully. She is very well-behaved, but she occasionally has dreams.

The same was true yesterday. She went to bed early after drinking wine. She slept quite soundly and felt quite refreshed when she woke up.

After half a cup of tea, Rong Shutian finally got up, thinking that after he left, she would catch up on her sleep. She was dressed very densely last night, wearing a small coat, an inner coat and a middle coat. Now she could just put on a robe and stay in bed.

"Mr. Sir, it's time to go on duty. I'll go get some clothes for you right now," she said warmly.

His official uniform had been hung on the yellow pear wooden shelf by Yingyue yesterday. Rong Shu went to the wooden shelf after staying down.

Gu Changjin stared at the back of her head for a moment.

Normally, he would not have troubled her to get her official uniform.

But this girl was drunk and crazy last night, pinching and scolding him, but when she woke up, she looked as if nothing had happened, without even an apology or explanation.

Is this bullying someone and pretending not to know?

Where can anything be so cheap?

Rong Shu didn't notice the deep gaze behind him at all.

She didn't plan to wait for Gu Changjin to change clothes. After taking the official uniform, she put it respectfully on the couch and said with a gentle smile: "Master, please change your clothes first. I will go out to ask for water. Please let me know." The people from the kitchen will bring the soup."

Then he walked around the screen and went to the door.

Gu Changjin stared at her retreating figure and frowned slightly as he thought of something.

After changing into his official uniform and washing up, Gu Changjin took the decoction from Rong Shu and said slowly: "My wife is not a good drinker. I'd better drink less in the future."

Rong Shu was stunned.

What has happened to him these past two days?

He said she was fat, came to Songsiyuan to sleep, and now he also mentioned her drinking.

In the past, he never cared about whether she drank or not. He would occasionally let her have a drink with him. He had never been so troubled.

"I have a problem with sleeping in bed. I had two glasses of wine when I came back last night to avoid sleeping well. After eating, I fell asleep and slept until I woke up just now." Rong Shu said hesitantly: "Last night, I Are you talking in your sleep?"

Speaking of which, she seemed to have dreamed again yesterday, but the dream was so hazy that she couldn't remember what it was about.

Gu Changjin raised his eyes and looked at her.

She had washed, but had not yet combed her hair. Her long, satin-like hair was loosely tied with a dark blue hairband embroidered with blessing patterns, and was placed diagonally on her right shoulder, looking like a lotus flower.

At this time, her clear eyes revealed a hint of uncertainty, as if she was really thinking carefully about whether she had talked in her sleep yesterday.

Who is Gu Changjin?

He is the best at searching for the truth from clues. At this moment, he naturally understands that this girl from the Rong family, his nominal wife, will act like a drunkard when she is drunk. After the act, he still can't remember anything. live.

In other words -

he, Gu Changjin, was bullied by this girl yesterday.

The man stared at Rong Shu for a moment, then suddenly pulled the corners of his lips and said softly: "No, Madam slept peacefully last night. It's just that the smell of alcohol on her body was too heavy and it smelt me."

After that, he put his hand in his hand . He took a sip of the decoction, stood up, and strode out of the house.

Rong Shu was stunned again.

She only had two glasses of fruit wine, how could she smoke him? She had drunk wine so many times in her previous life, and she never saw him complaining about her being a smoky person the next day.

After Gu Changjin left, she subconsciously raised her arm and sniffed with her nose. In addition to the refreshing pear blossom fragrance, there is no strange or unpleasant smell.

"Yingyue, Yingque, come here and smell the strange smell on me."

Yingyue and Yingque naturally heard what Gu Changjin said just now. When they heard Rong Shu's words, they lowered their bodies and looked at Rong Shu. Shu sniffed twice.

Yingyue answered first: "My slave only smelled the fragrance of pear blossoms smoked yesterday, but not the other smells."

Ying Que nodded and agreed, "My slave didn't smell any strange smell either. Could it be? What about my uncle's own smell? My uncle came to Song Si Yuan when he got married yesterday, and I didn't see him using the clean room. It's probably because he smells bad. "

My girl is used to being a pretty girl, but Yingque doesn't. I liked what Uncle Cai said just now, so I subconsciously poured dirty water on Gu Changjin.

Mr. Gu, who had been splashed with dirty water, had just stepped onto the carriage. Chang Ji beside him was very surprised when he saw his eyebrows relaxed.

Why is the master in a better mood now?

After Jin passed out in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment two days ago, the master's mood has been gloomy for two days. Based on Chang Ji's understanding of his master, his mood will probably remain gloomy for a few more days, because Jin's body can't hold on for a few more days.

Although Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate have reviewed the new verdict in Xu Li'er's case and sent it to Wenyuan Pavilion, they still don't know when the chief minister will send the verdict to the inner court.

Chang Ji never dared to ask about this, for fear of making Gu Changjin even more unhappy. Now seeing that he seemed to be getting cloudy, he plucked up the courage to ask, "Master, has there been any progress in Xu Li'er's case?"

Gu Changjin Looking out the window, he said calmly: "Today or tomorrow, the cabinet should send the decree to the inner court. At present, all the courtiers and people in Beijing are waiting for the final judgment of this case. The big palm of the Supervisor of Ceremonies does not dare to secretly Hold on to the sentence, and within seven days at the latest, Jin and Xu Li'er should be able to leave the prison."

Chang Ji moved his lips.

As for the seventh day, I don’t know if Jin can survive that day.

He wanted to ask but didn't dare to ask. After he asked about the progress of Xu Li'er's case, the master's mood obviously worsened. He looked at Gu Changjin, suddenly paused, and said, "What's wrong with the right side of my master's face? It looks like it's red."

Then he said very puzzledly: "Could it be bitten by some insect? But according to my master, With such skill, not even a mosquito can touch you. "

The speaker is unintentional, but the listener is intentional.

Gu Changjin pursed his lips and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Indeed, with his skills, it would be difficult for others to get close to him, let alone pinch him in the face.

Last night, he wanted to see what the girl was going to do, so he let her come over to her. However, when her hands pinched his face, he should not remain motionless.

It was as if...he was deliberately making her angry.

More importantly, he seemed to have done this countless times.

Gu Changjin pressed his chest. His restless heart had been beating like crazy since he entered the bed last night.

He is a person who likes to get to the bottom of things, and likes to find out the reasons for everything, and then formulate countermeasures.
He closed his eyes and, like a bystander, carefully analyzed every moment he spent with Rong Shu in the study and on the bed yesterday.

He returned to Songsiyuan just to find out the extent of her influence on him.

The closer he was to her, the faster his heart beat, but that was all. Yesterday, when he was lying next to her, he didn't have the slightest desire to have a romantic relationship with her.

As long as he doesn't get close to her and doesn't inquire about anything related to her, his heart will return to normal.

Gu Changjin opened his eyes, already making a decision in his heart.

The carriage arrived at the gate of the Ministry of Justice's office unknowingly. Chang Ji went down to open the door and asked Ling Chang when he would pick him up.

"I'll pick you up at Youshi. In addition -" Gu Changjin paused and said calmly: "Go to Songsi Yuan and say something. There was a lot of work in the Criminal Department this year, so I will stay in the study in the future."

He told Gu Changjin to go back to the study . Changji was not surprised at all about resting, and even thought it was normal. Yesterday, he almost caught his jaw when he learned that his master took the initiative to spend the night in Songsiyuan.

He responded and went back to Wutong Lane.

As soon as Sun Daoping left, he and Hengping went back to live in the same house. After putting the carriage away, as soon as they reached the porch in front of the house door, they saw a man standing there.

That person was wearing a pine-green horse-faced skirt, her hair was meticulously combed into a bun, her lips were pursed, and her face was serious. Who else could she be if she wasn't Nanny An?

Chang Ji's heart trembled, and he quickly put on an attentive smile and said enthusiastically: "Hey, Nanny An, why are you here? But what are your orders from the madam?"

"Madam didn't give any orders. I just asked out of curiosity. One sentence: The young master stayed at Song Si Yuan yesterday, how come no one from you or Hengping came to tell me?"

Chang Ji thought to himself, but the smile on his face became more earnest, and he bowed his waist and apologized again and again: "Hengping ? I have been busy with the master's orders these days, so I should have told you and my wife that this was an oversight. I promise not to do anything like this. "

He is actually not busy these days . , Hengping was not around, and he was the only one serving Gu Changjin. Naturally, he was so busy that he hit the back of his head with his feet.

But Chang Ji has been living in the hands of Aunt An since he was a child. Of course he knows what to say to make this black-hearted Aunt feel comfortable.

After listening to Chang Ji's words, Aunt An's face really improved, "I see that your bones have become slack recently. If you don't report anything next time, I will tell my wife that I will send you back to Jinan to practice bone training.

" After a few gentle words of instruction, Nanny An mentioned Hengping again as if unintentionally: "Just now you said that Hengping was busy at the young master's order. Do you know what he was busy with?"

Chang Ji scratched his face and thought hard. After a long while, Fang said in an uncertain tone: "I only know that it is related to Dongchang. The master has not told me what the specific matter is. He probably just asked Hengping to keep an eye on Eunuch Yang. After all, the Jin family didn't do it either." A few days to live."

Aunt An glanced at him and nodded lightly: "Young master, did you tell me where you will stay tonight?" Chang

Ji said: "Master said that the punishment department has a lot of things to do in the past year, so we will go back to the study to rest.

Hearing this, I had been thinking about it all night, but finally it fell back into my stomach. Returning to Liu Miao Hall, she happened to meet Lin Qingyue who was walking out. With a cold look on her face, she scolded: "Where are you going?"

Lin Qingyue twisted the handkerchief in her hand and shouted softly: "Auntie. Mother-in-law!" But she refused to say where she was going.

Nanny An knew exactly where she wanted to go, so she didn't ask any more questions. She just said coldly: "Madam will wake up soon. You go to the kitchen to boil some hot water. Let me see you running around in the house next time." , be careful and I'll break your legs!"

After saying that, without looking at Lin Qingyue, she calmly opened the door of the main room.

Xu Fu had already woken up. Aunt An came forward to help her sit up and said, "That girl Qingyue went to boil water. What would you like to have for breakfast today?"

Xu Fu did not answer, but looked at Aunt An with a smile. Aunt An glanced at her and said, "Have you gone to find Chang Ji and Heng Ping? Are you at ease now?"

Aunt An knew that she couldn't hide it from her, so she smiled and said, "After all, it's the third girl, you know my young master, Chang Ji just said, The young master will go back to the study to rest today."

Xu Fu raised his eyebrows, "So fast? I thought Yan'er could last for three or four days."

In Xu Fu's opinion, what was going on in Rong Shu's mind after leaving for ten days. Some are concerned about their husband's indifference.

Not consummating the marriage with her, not sleeping with her, and having a cold face all day long, what little girl wouldn't feel sad? Especially, that girl deeply liked Gu Changjin.

Gu Changjin stayed at Songsi Courtyard yesterday, probably to appease Rong Shu. Xu Fu thought he could be comforted for a longer period of time, but he never thought that within one day, he wouldn't be able to bear it anymore.

Aunt An poured a cup of hot tea for Xu Fu and said with a smile: "Young master can keep your mind calm, so I can rest assured."

Although the third girl told her again and again, the young master would not like Rong.

But every time she thought of Rong Shu's face, which was even more attractive than her mother's, Grandma An felt uneasy. Yesterday, she found out that Gu Changjin was staying in Songsi Courtyard. She was so anxious that she couldn't sleep all night.

Wasn't that person just defeated by beauty?

The young master is that son, and she is really afraid that the young master will follow his father.

But now it seems that the young master was raised by the third girl and has a very clear mind.

Xu Fu said: "Mommy, you don't have to stare at Songsiyuan every day. After the New Year, I have to persuade Yan'er to go back there to rest. Now that he is injured, and there are many things in the Criminal Department, it makes sense to rest in the study. New Year's Eve Shen Yizhen should have some objections if she behaves like this."

Aunt An smiled scornfully: "How can she have any objections? She's just an idiot and can't even win a man's heart."

Xu Fu lowered his eyes. , the smile on the corners of his lips faded a little.

"Anyway, regarding the matter at Songsiyuan, Mammy, just relax. Even if Yan'er and Rong Shu consummate their marriage one day, you don't have to panic. Food and sex, he has tasted the taste of a woman, and he will not stop in the future. I will be dazzled by the beauty."

"Besides, I don't want a Xu Li'er who is just obedient. Now that Yan'er is old, it's time to let him go and take care of Xu Li'er. He did an excellent job in the case. Mom, remember, you can no longer treat him as the child he used to be. Yan'er has his own wings now and is no longer the child he was."