Chapter 174: Clever

After a busy day, Gu Jiu's hands and feet trembled, and he was too tired.
I spent dinner in the Hou Mansion, settled the wages for the cook and helpers, and told them to leave the mansion tomorrow morning.
After that, Gu Jiu, Gu Zhen, and Gu Shan passed through the road through the corner door and returned to the Gu Mansion.
Everywhere in Gu's house was organized, and it was a lot pleasing to the eye.
Lying on the soft collapse of Zhilan Courtyard, Gu Jiu let out a contented sigh.
Qingmei flicked hot water and added a medicine packet to soak Gu Jiu's feet.
"The girl came back from the palace and didn't have time to rest for two days. She rushed to the Hou Mansion to help without stopping. It was too hard. The servants looked at her and couldn't bear it. If you don't know the girl, you won't go to the Hou Mansion to help."
Gu Jiu was enjoying his feet, from the soles of the feet to the strands of hair, feeling the bones and muscles of his body relaxed.
It's so comfortable.
With such a soak, you can definitely sleep soundly tonight.
She said to Qingmei: "Fortunately, we will straighten out everything today, and tomorrow will be easier. The funeral of the sister-in-law in the lobby needs to stop for seven days. After these days, it will be fine."
"The girl has worked so hard." Qingmei felt distressed.
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "Don't just look at the hard work. This is also an opportunity to gain experience and learn knowledge. In the future, when we go to the palace, we will inevitably encounter various situations. Taking advantage of the exercise now, there is no harm. "
Qingmei said: "It's still a girl who thinks long-term, but it's too hard."
"It's not hard now, it will only get harder in the future."
Gu Jiu wanted to start.
Qing Zhu came in with a cup of health tea and heard Gu Jiu's words, and said, "I'm still a girl with insight. Unlike the third girl, she won't go to the Houfu for fear of hardship. Sooner or later she will regret it."
Speaking of which, Gu Jiu was also surprised.
She originally thought that Gu Yue would go to the Hou Mansion to help with whatever she said, but she didn't expect that when she met in the morning, Gu Yue couldn't say it.
The maids of Qingmei all believed that Gu Yue was afraid of hardship, so they refused to go to the Hou Mansion.
Gu Jiu nodded, probably for this reason.
Xiao Cui came in from outside, "Girl, Aunt Bai is here again. The slave and maid drove her away, but she refused to leave. She had to see the girl. She also said that she would not be allowed to see, so she would not leave tonight."
Gu Jiu frowned.
Aunt Bai was standing outside the gate of Zhilan Academy with a big belly, like something.
She thought for a while, and said: "Invite Auntie Bai in." She wanted to see what was happening to Auntie Bai looking for her.
Aunt Bai was invited in.
Gu Jiu took a look, oh my god, how well the food was served.
It hasn’t been long since we met last time, how can I feel fatter again?
The hands and feet are also swollen, but the complexion is quite good, white and tender.
"Auntie Bai, please sit down."
Can't let a pregnant woman stand and talk.
Aunt Bai's belly is very big, and it is clearly more than a month before her due date, but she looks like she is about to give birth.
Aunt Bai held her waist and sat down on the chair.
There is a thick cushion on the chair, which makes it comfortable to sit on. Aunt Bai breathed a sigh of relief, "The second girl is comfortable here."
Gu Jiu smiled, and said, "My auntie really knows how to tell a joke. How can Zhilan Courtyard compare to my auntie's Acacia Home."
Aunt Bai said: "I'm not kidding. I said that the second girl is comfortable here. It's not just that the furnishings are very kind, but the main reason is that your masters and servants feel very close when you look at it, making people feel comfortable."
"Auntie really can talk." Gu Jiu smiled implicitly.
"Auntie came to see me, is there anything wrong?"
Gu Jiu asked straightaway.
Aunt Bai leaned on her waist, her eyes gleaming, and asked, "How about the second girl looking at my belly?"
Gu Jiu was stunned, what the was this.
She was poignantly perfunctory, "Very good."
Aunt Bai shook her head, "Not good at all."
Gu Jiu raised his eyebrows, waiting for the other party to reveal the answer.
Aunt Bai sighed slightly, stroked her abdomen with one hand, and said: "After I am pregnant with this child, I can't go out of the door, and I will never leave the courtyard if I have a last resort. But even so, I can't Make sure this child can be born safely."
Gu Jiu said, "Auntie's words are too serious. If you are good, the child will naturally be born safely."
Aunt Bai looked at Gu Jiu with complicated eyes, "The second girl really thinks that my child can be born safely?"
Gu Jiu said nothing.
"Or, the second girl just said this to comfort me?"
Gu Jiu frowned, "What does the auntie want to say? It stands to reason that she should talk to the master if she has any thoughts or concerns. The master is the head of the family, and the master can solve your problems for you."
Aunt Bai shook her head, "Why should the second girl say such things to perfunct me? Master is so busy now, how can I bother him with these things, doesn't it seem ignorant.
In addition, some of the thoughts and speculations of the woman's family can't be told to the men, they don't understand. On the contrary, I blamed me for my wild thoughts and troubles for no reason. "
Gu Jiu raised his eyebrows, and said, "Don't hide my aunt, I have been very busy recently."
"I know. Just because the second girl is busy, I came to the door."
At this point, Gu Jiu guessed a little about Aunt Bai's intentions, but didn't say anything.
Aunt Bai didn't let Gu Jiu speak, she confessed her intentions.
"As soon as I heard that the second girl was temporarily acting as the housekeeper for the eldest wife, I hurriedly came over, just wanting to ask the second girl for one thing."
Gu Jiu calmly asked, "What's the matter?"
Aunt Bai looked helpless and scared, she stroked her abdomen with her hands, "I want to trouble the second girl and help me invite two trustworthy women in the city."
Gu Jiu stared at her belly, "If I remember correctly, my aunt's child will not be born until next month."
Aunt Bai nodded slightly, "I want to prepare first. I can't go out by myself, and there is no capable maid around me who can go out to find a stable woman for me.
When my wife is there, I dare not go out at will, for fear of being misunderstood by my wife.
Fortunately, now the second girl is temporarily acting as the housekeeper, and she asked the second girl to work hard, and send someone to invite two stable wives to the house for me. When I saw them in person, I felt relieved. "
Gu Jiu looked at Aunt Bai with a smile, "Auntie, you should understand that if your words are spread, it will inevitably lead people to wonder whether you are alluding to someone."
Aunt Bai lowered her head slightly and said, "I never meant to insinuate anyone. I just ask for peace of mind."
Gu Jiu snorted, "My wife will arrange things for the stable wife. What can I do to worry about my aunt? If you don't worry, you should also go to the master instead of my junior."
Aunt Bai said with a miserable expression, "I would like to ask the second girl to send kindness. It's just hard for you to send a message and send someone to invite two steady women to meet me. For other things, I dare not trouble the second girl. ."
Aunt Bai kept her posture to the lowest level, she just knelt on the ground and begged Gu Jiu for help.
Gu Jiu was silent.
Aunt Bai looked desperate, and her tears fell unconsciously, "I'm not afraid of things, but I'm afraid that the child won't have the opportunity to open his eyes and see the world.
When I heard that the grandmother and children of the next Hou Mansion were gone, and the people were gone, I was too scared.
I'm afraid that I will follow in the footsteps of the grandmother of the Hou Mansion, and I will end up with two lives.
It doesn't matter if I die, but the child is innocent. And Lin'er is so young, what if she doesn't have me? "
Gu Jiu sternly said, "Aunt Bai, please be careful, the death of the grandma of the Hou Mansion next door was an accident."
Aunt Bai nodded again and again, "The second girl misunderstood. I didn't suspect that the grandma's death was strange. I know that the grandmother is gone because the child is gone, so she doesn't want to live.
I've been thinking these days, if this child can't be born safely, I'm afraid I won't be able to live. I beg the second girl to have pity on this unborn child, the child is innocent after all. "
As soon as the voice fell, Aunt Bai burst into tears.
Gu Jiu frowned slightly, his eyes were disgusting and irritable, "Okay, don't cry. Tomorrow I will send someone to the house, and you will meet them. But you should be clear. When you are born, your wife will send someone. The gentlemen who have been invited may not be those two. Having a baby is a journey through a ghost gate, and any accident may happen."
Aunt Bai was overjoyed, wiping her tears, and hurriedly said: "Thank you, the second girl, you are the savior of my child and me. The second girl will only invite the stable wife, and I will take care of the rest. I dare not trouble the second girl. Intervene."
Gu Jiu stared at Aunt Bai for a while, "It's good if you know how serious things are. It's getting late, you go back and rest quickly."
"Thank you second girl, thank you!"
Aunt Bai smiled, got up and left Zhilan Academy.
Gu Jiu asked Xiao Cui to give it away, worrying that Aunt Bai would have an accident on the road when it was dark and slippery.
Xiao Cui took his order and sent Aunt Bai out.
Gu Jiu sat slumped and frowned.
Qingmei said: "The slave and maid can understand the girl's decision. After all, it is a life. Watching Aunt Bai cry so badly, it's hard to leave it. Anyway, I just invited the two stable women to come to the door, and ignore everything else."
Gu Jiu laughed at herself, "Do you think your wife will really do something when Aunt Bai is giving birth? No one can steal the limelight from your wife and two children. It stands to reason that you can't tolerate a concubine."
Qing Zhu said: "This is hard to say. The wife has been on guard against Aunt Bai, but she still got Aunt Bai pregnant.
The key is that the day Aunt Bai was pregnant was the time when his wife was punished and left out in the cold. How can the wife not bear the grudge in her heart.
Moreover, it was the wife who became pregnant first, but the wife's children were gone, but Aunt Bai was lucky to escape. In my wife's heart, I'm afraid I always remember those things. "
Gu Jiu laughed mockingly, "Aunt Bai is also smart, and she knows to come to me. I am curious about what she has to do to ensure that the child is born safely after she meets Wife. You can't take risks and give birth in advance. "
Qingmei said: "There is still more than a month before the due date. Aunt Bai shouldn't be so confused, just to avoid her wife and give birth in advance. A bad thing is the end of one corpse and two lives. How can it be."
Gu Jiu frowned slightly, Aunt Bai was so clever, she might really dare to take risks and give birth in advance.
In this way, she called Wen Po for Aunt Bai, didn't she become an accomplice.
It would be okay if there were no lives.
Once a person is killed, she will also eat and die.
Gu Jiu gritted her teeth, Aunt Bai had to guard against her, otherwise she would follow her way by accident.
If Aunt Bai just meets two steady women, then everyone is good.
If Aunt Bai had other thoughts, someone must stop her.
Gu Jiu said, "Qingzhu, you and Xiao Cui will stay in the house tomorrow and stare at Aunt Bai for me.
If she dared to give birth in advance, don't hesitate to send Wen Po out of the house immediately.
If she dares to stop, I will leave Li Chuan to you, and then let Li Chuan lead someone to clean up the whole Xiangsiyuan.
If you can't figure it out, then directly inform the third girl and ask the third girl to come forward and teach Aunt Bai. "
With Gu Yue's combat power, she can slap her down on Aunt Bai.
Green Bamboo leads the way.
Qingmei was worried, "The girl meant that Aunt Bai really had the guts to give birth in advance?"
Gu Jiu pursed her lips and said, "This matter has to be guarded, and it is always safe to let her take advantage of it."
Ome nodded, "Or the slave and maid will stay."
Gu Jiu shook his head, "Tomorrow you will still follow me to the Hou Mansion. There are so many things in the Hou Mansion, and I can't do without you. Wang Yi will also follow me, she can shock the kitchen gang. Li Chuan will help Qingzhu And Xiaocui, it should be fine."
Qing Zhu said hurriedly: "Don't worry, the girl, the slave and maid must keep an eye on Aunt Bai, and will never let her have a chance to eat any soup."
Gu Jiu nodded, "It's so good."
This night, Gu Jiu didn't sleep well. Fortunately, it was only a brief insomnia, and finally I slept beautifully.
When I wake up in the morning, my fatigue is gone.
After Gu Jiu had breakfast, he went to the chamber to deal with the house affairs.
She arranged for someone to go out to find a stable wife.
There have been no children born in Gu's house for many years, and the woman who was familiar with it in the past can no longer do it.
Fortunately, the Hou Mansion has a familiar wife, Gu Jiu borrowed the relationship from the Hou Mansion and invited two stable women for Aunt Bai.
When Wen Po arrived at Gu Mansion, Gu Jiu had already set off to Hou Mansion.
With yesterday's hard work, Gu Jiu is really relieved today.
Everything is in order in the kitchen and pantry. No need for her to worry too much.
She had time to visit Gu Rui with Gu Zhen and Gu Shan.
Gu Rui slept for a day and a night, but still did not wake up.
Gu Mei was a little worried, and whispered: "Sister Xiao Jiu, can you check for your elder brother, can he sleep like this?"
"What did the doctor say?"
"The imperial doctor said it was normal. He said that the eldest brother was exhausted and his body was exhausted. Now the body is recovering, so we don't have to worry."
Gu Jiu nodded, walked into the bedroom, put a handkerchief, and diagnosed Gu Rui's pulse.
The imperial physician’s diagnosis was basically correct. Gu Rui was exhausted physically and mentally, and indeed needed a deep sleep to recover his exhausted body.
After Gu Jiu diagnosed his pulse, he whispered to Gu Mei: "Sister Mei, don't worry, brother in the lobby is fine. He is just too tired and needs a rest."
Gu Mei let out a sigh, "Thank you, Sister Xiao Jiu. I'm relieved with your words."
Gu Jiu laughed when he heard the words, "Sister Mei doesn't believe what the imperial doctor said, but she believes me. My medical skills are not as good as the imperial doctor."
Gu Mei waved her hand and said, "In my eyes, Sister Xiao Jiu is three points better than the imperial doctor. You are just inexperienced, and the person beside you is even better than the imperial doctor."
"Thank Sister Mei for trusting me so much, I can't be thankful enough."
"I'm grateful. Thanks to sister Xiao Jiu's help, the funeral of the sister-in-law can go on smoothly."
Gu Jiu asked, "Isn't the Jia family here today?"
Gu Mei shook her head, "Yesterday, my eldest brother made such a ruthless remark. Before the funeral, the Jia family will not come again. Actually, the Jia family didn't really want the eldest brother to be buried with him. My mother said that they wanted to take the opportunity to go to our Hou Mansion. "
"Blackmail? What do you say?" Gu Jiu was curious.
Gu Mei considered it for a moment, and said briefly: "Everything went wrong in the Jia family in the past two years and has lost a lot of money.
Because of the death of the sister-in-law, they wanted to take the opportunity to knock a sum of money from our Hou Mansion.
In addition, the Jia family wanted to pull back the sister-in-law's dowry, after all, the sister-in-law did not leave any children.
While thinking about marrying the girl from the clan to the eldest brother and filling the house for the eldest brother, the Jiagu family continued to marry. "
Gu Jiu raised his eyebrows. It turned out that everything was driven by profit.
She thought that the Jia family was really grieving because of Jia's death, but she did not expect that the Jia family's deathly noise was just for a little more bargaining chips and a little more benefit.
Gu Jiu shook his head, this thing of human nature really couldn't be opened up.
It's best to look far away, with a kind of hazy beauty, that's great.
Gu Jiu asked casually: "Does the lobby know what Jia's plan is?"
Gu Mei hesitated for a moment, "I think Big Brother should know it, he just pretended not to know."
After a pause, Gu Mei said again: "Big brother has seen a lot of things thoroughly. He is just used to deceiving himself and others."
Gu Jiu nodded. The eldest grandson cultivated by the Hou Mansion concentrated all the high-quality resources, it is naturally impossible to be an idiot.
Perhaps because of his personality, Gu Rui turned a blind eye to the malicious and subconscious choice of others.
However, self-deception is not a long-term solution after all.
Gu Rui has to face reality.