The courtyard that Xie Ruqing arranged for Chu Ci was an ordinary small house with an ordinary appearance, hidden among the many residences in Kyoto.
There are no magnificent decorations or priceless treasures in the house, and there are no groups of maids for people to serve. There are only two ordinary rooms and ordinary wooden furniture and decorations that can be bought with a few taels of silver, as well as 23 A mute slave who only knows how to work hard.
Chu Ci didn't care about the gain or loss of living in a magnificent post house a few days ago but now living in such a simple environment.
On the contrary, I am quite satisfied with being in such an ordinary courtyard. In such a summer day, this courtyard is actually full of peonies.
The peonies all over the courtyard are really beautiful: the purple peonies are plump and even and delicate in luster, the red peonies are bright, like the rouge face of a shy pretty girl, and the pink peonies are delicate, like the sweet smile of a pretty little girl.
It makes people feel happy when they look at it~
Chu Ci stayed in this courtyard with blooming peonies for several days, never stepping out of the door. Every day, he just watered and fertilized the peonies with the mute slaves, wearing simple clothes. In the flower field, Chu Ci looked like a cultivated scholar with his desireless expression. Even Xie Ruqing was quite surprised when he saw it for the first time...
However, how could Xie Ruqing not know what kind of person Chu Ci was?
As the saying goes, there must be unfathomable whirlpools under the calm water surface that can kill people...
In Xie Ruqing's eyes, Chu Ci's current appearance of being without desires and desires is like the water surface that is calm on the surface but is actually turbulent, hiding murderous intent... which makes Xie Ruqing very alert...
Therefore, although Chu Ci has not left this courtyard in the past few days, Xie Ruqing runs here whenever he has time... for fear that Chu Ci will do something uncontrollable while he is not paying attention...
Just like today, Xie Ruqing finally liberated herself from the endless arguments in the court today, but it was rare that she did not go home to find her own wife as soon as possible. Instead, she rushed people to Chu Ci's residence without stopping. Sitting on the porch with Chu Ci and making scented tea to pass the time...
"Senior brother, thank you so much for always coming to accompany me these days..."
"But, senior brother, you are so busy with official duties. In fact, you don't have to come here every day..." Chu Ci was wearing a slightly loose blue robe, with a calm expression and a calm smile. He sat opposite Xie Ruqing, across from the boiling tea. The rising layers of mist said slowly.
"No matter how official your work is, it will never be finished. Even if it is finished, new things and tasks will come one after another. These are all small things."
"But you... have been alone in this courtyard for so long... but you are already troubled..." Xie Ruqing looked at the bubbling water in the small stove with a calm expression, and then said with a hint...
"Trouble... what are you troubled about? Senior brother is really good at joking. Although this place is a little deserted, it can't be said to be troublesome..." Chu Ci said, pretending not to understand.
Seeing Chu Ci pretending to be dumbfounded, Xie Ruqing couldn't help but feel helpless. Her junior brother must be planning something again...
"You understand what I'm saying... I just want to tell you that you have to be careful about everything you do... This is Dayong, not Nanman. Neither you nor I can cover the sky with one hand..."
When Chu Ci heard this, he suddenly took out a few dried peonies from his sleeves, placed them on the table, and said:
"Since senior brother, you have said that neither you nor I can cover the sky with one hand, then what do those people rely on to completely avoid your and my eyes and ears and sneak into Dayong..."
"Senior brother... tell me... who can have such great ability..."
When Xie Ruqing heard Chu Ci's words, just like Chu Ci, a person's name came to mind involuntarily. Chu Ci obviously accepted this fact very calmly, but Xie Ruqing might still have concerns or something. There were other reasons, so instead of answering Chu Ci’s question directly, he changed the subject and said:
"You don't need to worry about these things. The things you asked me to check have just been found... Today, he just entered Kyoto and settled in an inn run by a Chu businessman... Now, he and his men are still... I haven’t left that inn even half a step…”
"Oh~ It seems that he still needs to rest for a while to find out the truth of the intelligence. That's fine, but he should leave some time for me to deal with him personally..." Chu Ci heard the news he wanted to hear. , his eyes suddenly shone, and after saying this thoughtfully, he changed the subject and said:
"However, senior brother, you are still so good at changing the subject..."
"Senior brother, I can understand that you want to be a minister who will leave a name in history... But, senior brother, sometimes you have to learn to be decisive when doing things..."
Xie Ruqing looked at his junior brother who was so cruel that he almost felt inferior to him, and then said:
"It's the same sentence... I know all these things in my heart. You don't need to worry about these things. You just need to finish the things quickly and return to Nanman to avoid long nights and dreams and unexpected changes..."
Chu Ci glanced at this senior brother helplessly. He never denied that his senior brother was very brave and resourceful and a rare genius. The flashes of swords and swords in the court were nothing to his senior brother. It was a rare thing, but he always felt that his senior brother was too emotional sometimes. He knew the truth about many things but was unwilling to admit it...
If it were him...even if the person who wanted to harm him was his brother, he would be able to get that person down, make him regret, and plot against him...
"Okay, okay~ Senior brother, you just have to be aware of it..."
"I don't have to worry about your affairs. As for my affairs, senior brother, you should worry less. You don't have to come here to stare at me every day. I'm not a lunatic. I can't do anything that would make the whole city bury me~"
"If you want to worry, senior brother, you might as well worry more about my good sister-in-law~"
Xie Ruqing suddenly heard his wife's name and felt a little surprised. Then he asked:
"What did you hear here?"
Chu Ci waved his hand casually and then said:
"It's nothing, it's just some rumors... They are all spreading rumors that I am a good sister-in-law, mean to my daughter-in-law, mean to my children and grandchildren, favoring favors over others, caring for my natal nieces in every possible way, trying to please her, and not following me. Grandchildren who are not related by blood, left alone, lack of food and clothing... I guess it is only spread in this small area at present, and has not reached your ears, senior brother..."
"Although, this matter is just a nonsense, senior brother, you will not believe it, and it will not hurt the relationship between you and your husband..."
"But senior brother, you often say that my sister-in-law is still young and has a pure mind. Rumors can hurt people the most..."
"These words will not reach your sister-in-law's ears. I will have someone investigate this matter as soon as possible..."
"We really need to find out earlier. The person who is delivering the message is too measured in what he delivers. It cannot be delivered at any time. It has to be delivered when, senior brother, you are too busy with official duties to pay attention to gossip. It must be delivered to my sister-in-law. Start spreading it before your upcoming birthday, no sooner or later..."
When Xie Ruqing heard Chu Ci's guess, she also had some more speculations in her heart... Maybe this matter was not just ordinary people's gossip, but something deliberately done by someone with intentions... in order to do something big in this matter in the future. article……
Thinking of this, Xie Ruqing became a little more worried about Gu Ruosu, who was still at home and didn't know about these things. At this moment, he almost felt like returning home and wanted to go back to comfort Gu Ruosu. But what he didn't know was that at this moment, Gu Ruosu had already heard from others. I heard these gossips...
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"Madam, there are still many people in Kyoto who believe these rumors, saying that you have treated Master Sun and Miss Sun badly... What should we do... In a few months, it will be your birthday... ...If you continue to say these words, they will definitely affect your birthday..." Zanglan stood next to Gu Ruosu, looking at Gu Ruosu who was still eating delicious lychees heartlessly and said earnestly.
Gu Ruosu looked at Zang Lan, who looked good for her, as well as Biyun, Dark Green and others who were nodding along with them. Then she waved her hands indifferently and said:
"It's okay, let them talk if they have a mouth. I have never done any of these things. What am I afraid of? It should be them who are afraid. There is no evidence to prove that I am mean to my grandchildren and spread rumors outside every day. I’m not afraid of retribution... If I know who is behind the rumors and fanning the flames, I will send them to the Kyoto Prefecture with a piece of paper and send them to jail~"
"...But madam, people's words are terrible. If these words reach the ears of the Duke of Guo, who are the grandchildren of the Duke of Guo...could it be..." Zanglan was about to continue to persuade with sincerity. , but was directly interrupted by Gu Ruosu and said:
"I know what kind of person Xie Ruqing is. He is not the kind of person who only listens to others. Besides, on the other hand, he must also know what kind of person I am. He has been married to me for many years. If you really knew me, you wouldn't take these rumors to heart..."
"Don't worry. You see, I have been living with Xie Ruqing for so many years. When did you see that he didn't trust me? He and I are husband and wife after all. If we didn't have basic trust in each other, how could we be with him in the first place? Together..."
Zanglan, Biyun and others looked at each other, and they were really helpless towards this big-hearted wife of theirs. People's words are scary, and their words are scary...My wife really doesn't understand these principles at all...
However, it is true that, as the wife said, the Duke of Guo was deeply devoted to his wife, and the two of them went through the most painful and torturous times together. After such hard days, how could they not even have the most basic trust between husband and wife? no?
What's more... they, the servants, should just do their jobs well, as long as no one dares to make their wives angry, they have their mouths, and if they want to say anything, it's up to them, Just don't scream in front of them...
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Biyun, Zanglan and others stood behind Gu Ruosu, constantly doing ideological work for themselves, trying hard to convince themselves not to sigh and worry about their wife just because of these small things.
And just when Biyun, Zanglan and others were finally trying to convince themselves not to make a fuss out of a molehill, Gu Ruosu's sudden unintentional words gave them new ideas about the matter.
"By the way... who spread the news about this... It couldn't have been spread by people in our house themselves... I remember, you know that I secretly gave away the pair of jade braves in my warehouse. There are only a few people who can support Shu'er..."
"Forget it... I'm not sure, I just thought too much..." Gu Ruosu suddenly remembered the rumor about having noses and eyes, and then thought that she had indeed given a pair of precious jade braves to her. That's why I had such a guess about Gu Shu, but I felt it was unlikely. After all, they were just a pair of jade braves. Although they were a bit more precious, they were not the only pair of good treasures in the world...
Besides, the Xie family is so rich, what kind of treasure can they want without it? Why spread such rumors outside because of the ownership of the treasure that she cares about Ruosu's own private treasury?
However, Gu Ruosu didn't know that it was precisely because of her words that Zanglan and Biyun could not say anything, and it was also for these girls to find out the person who was spreading rumors everywhere in the future and provide them with A very clear idea, of course, this is all for later.
At the moment, although Zanglan and Biyun were already suspicious of the people in the mansion, they still didn't take it to heart. Instead, they believed even more that one of the servants in the family might have been bribed by their enemy and knew about them. Some things happened at home, and because their enemies didn't like the Xie family, but they couldn't arrange for Xie Ruqing, who had just made a meritorious service, to divert the flames of war to Gu Ruosu, causing Gu Ruosu to suffer this unreasonable disaster for no reason...
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Gu Ruosu, Zanglan Biyun and others each deduced countless possibilities in their minds because of this matter, but in the end they still did not get an answer that they thought was very reasonable. But at this moment, Xie Yue led him in a hurry. He ran in as a thank you!
"Grandma! Are you okay?"
Xie Yihua and Xie Yihua ran to Gu Ruosu's side with lightning speed, held Gu Ruosu's hand tightly, and asked earnestly.
"Ah...I'm fine..."
"Grandma, just be okay! We all know what was said outside!"
"Grandma, don't be sad, those people are talking nonsense! Grandma, you are the best grandmother!"
"We will always stand by your side, grandma!"
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Xie Yiyi and Xie Yihua didn't give Gu Ruosu a chance to speak at all. They pulled Gu Ruosu and kept saying comforting words until Gu Ruosu couldn't bear it and said:
"You all stop!"
This made the two little girls calm down for the time being...
