Chapter 143： Out of line (two more)

Chapter 143 Extraordinary (two more)

"Bell, bell, bell..."

Qingguang picked up the bell takraw ball again, shouted "miaomiaomiao", walked and walked in front of Gu Yanfei, dangling in front of her eyes.

"Good!" Gu Yanfei boasted in a perfunctory manner, and patted the cat's head again, letting it play.

Gu Yunzhen simply took the bell ball and threw it out gently. The cat jumped up again and chased the ball happily.

Gu Yunzhen squatted on the ground, playing ball with the cat, and quickly continued: "After marriage, grandfather and grandmother were happily married, but I don't want to, not long after my uncle was born, my grandfather was seriously ill and almost didn't frighten my great-grandfather. "

"At that time, my great-grandfather was old and covered with old wounds. If my grandfather went away at that time, I am afraid that with my great-grandfather's body, I would not be able to support my great-uncle to grow up, then the Houfu will be completely in decline."

"My great-grandfather went around looking for medicine for my grandfather. He invited a lot of doctors, imperial doctors, goddesses, and Taoist priests. During that time, the smell of medicine wafted in the house every day."

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

Gu Yanfei looked at the rune with a five-pointed attention, the index finger of his right hand was drawing in the void, and asked casually, "What happened later?"

"Later," Gu Yunzhen caught the bell ball shot by Qingguang, shook the ball, and then continued, "Grandfather has always been healthy... However, his relationship with his grandmother is not as good as before."

"After my grandfather recovered, he took his grandmother as his concubine not long after..."

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

"True sister, remember your mother's words, friendship is the most useless. Look at your grandmother, even if you have a mediocre relationship with your grandfather, you are still the madam of the Hou residence, and no one can beat her."

Their third room is a common room. Since the old Houye passed away, their status in the Houfu has been very embarrassing. It can be said that they are living in the cracks.

Mrs. Sun had specially directed the third wife, Mrs. Yan, but now Mrs. Yan was thinking about her daughter’s imminent marriage, and told her about the old affairs of the Hou’s mansion, just to mention her daughter.

"Zizzi..."

Another teardrop dripped down slowly, and the candle light flickered.

Gu Yunzhen's jet-black hair was draped softly behind him, and the jasper hairpin on his temples reflected a bleak luster in the candlelight.

His eyelashes were drooping, and half of his face was hidden in the shadow of the flickering candles, exuding a quiet aura.

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

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

Gu Yunzhen stood up again, let out a breath silently, and said again: "Fourteen years ago, my grandfather suddenly became seriously ill, and he died within a few days..."

"According to my grandmother, my grandfather seemed to know that his life was not long, so they didn't need to hire a doctor anymore."

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

For a moment, something seemed to vibrate in the air, sending out circles of invisible airflow, like layers of ripples on the water surface, which were fleeting.

Immediately, Gu Yanfei slowly put down the talisman in his hand, and his heart was bright.

Sure enough, she guessed right.

Gu Yanfei's pupils were black, clear and bright in the reflection of the candlelight, like a deep ancient well, slightly rippling.

"It's really pitiful." Gu Yanfei sighed in a low voice.

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

Gu Yanfei didn't answer and asked, "Big sister, are you going to give a dowry tomorrow?"

"I won't marry." Gu Yunzhen said lightly, with a calm tone.

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

Gu Yanfei curled his lips into a smile and said meaningfully: "...not marrying."

Gu Yunzhen was infected with her smile, and laughed along with her, even though she didn't really understand what Gu Yanfei's words were hiding.

Gu Yanfei raised his hand and brought the talisman paper close to the candle.

The candle flame instantly ignited the talisman paper, greedily swallowing the paper, and the bright yellow flame concealed a trace of black air.

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

The burning talisman paper slowly fell, the flames swayed, high and low, and the swaying flame left a light and dark light and shadow on her fair little face.

"Bell, bell, bell..."

The bell takraw was rolled around and rolled by the cat, and the bells sounded one after another, getting more and more urgent.

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

The old lady opened the door, walked through the front hall, and trotted over in a hurry, only to see that the sisters were not kneeling, Gu Yanfei was still burning things in the cornucopia, and she didn't know if she was burning paper money or heating.

Madam    was startled and shouted loudly: "Eldest girl, second girl, let you kneel as punishment, not for you to come to the ancestral hall to play!"

"If you guys don't kneel again, the servants will go and tell Mrs. Tai."

The old woman took a few steps closer to the two of them, holding her chest out.

The talisman paper in the    cornucopia has been completely burnt to ashes by the flames, and only a little bit of fire remains.

The surroundings were much darker, and the candle that burned only an inch was still burning.

Gu Yanfei yawned lazily, too lazy to pull with the old lady, and called out again, "Qingguang."

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

It was so much fun, the green cat's eyes shone in the candlelight, shining with a charming light, which instantly hooked the old woman's soul away.

"Little cat," the old woman bowed down, looked at the three-flowered cat attentively and flatteringly, and rubbed her hands together to please, "Do you want to bake a fire? My servant will bring you charcoal fire."

Gu Yanfei threw a purse to the cat, so the cat took the purse and gave it to the old woman, and then flicked its tail in the direction of the candle.

The old woman poured out a small dried fish from her purse, and immediately understood it and said consciously, "This servant will help you bake the dried fish."

"It's best to grill small dried fish one by one with candles."

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

Gu Yunzhen was still a little reluctant to part with it. He turned around as he walked, and sighed enviously, "I also want to help Qingguang bake dried fish!"

"There will be a chance." Gu Yanfei casually perfunctory her, and then changed the topic, "Big sister, you will go to Yuheng Garden with me to rest tonight."

Gu Yunzhen: "..."

Gu Yunzhen has been taught to be gentle, dignified, and obedient since she was a child. Today, she was fined to kneel but did not kneel. She is not used to it, and now she has to sneak away, and she is even more uncomfortable.

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

"Not good." Gu Yunzhen said so, but his body honestly followed Gu Yanfei away.

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

She really came out? !

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

Facing the night wind blowing towards his face, Gu Yunzhen shuddered, but smiled, instead he felt very comfortable and happy.

It seemed that the breath that had been held in his chest for a long time suddenly cleared, his eyes suddenly opened up, and his whole body was refreshed.

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

But, she knew she was not alone.

She knew that even if her mother was not on her side, her second sister would be on her side.

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

Two slender figures were leaning against each other.

It feels good to know that someone will be on her side!

"My second sister is my favorite."

Gu Yunzhen leaned on Gu Yanfei's shoulder affectionately, and the starlight of a smile rippled in her eyes.

The girl under the moonlight has a pair of supple eyebrows, like a wave cutting through the clear water. When she smiles, her eyebrows are graceful and tender.

Gu Yanfei also smiled, with the same dazzling brilliance in his eyes, and all of a sudden, an indescribable joy flooded into his heart.

Her eldest sister should have been like this, magnificent and elegant, like a bright camellia in full bloom against the cold wind, not like the previous life, which just came to bloom and withered ahead of time.

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

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

When did they talk about drinking?

"I got a good jar of plum blossom wine a few days ago, which belonged to Qiongfangzhai." Gu Yanfei was a little playful, a little proud, and a little showing off, "It's still a limited amount of wine, there are only twenty jars in total."

"..." Gu Yun is really not good at drinking, but she was actually moved by Gu Yanfei's flirtatious appearance like a little fox, and her heart was soft.

Anyway, she's already so out of line today, so let's just go out of the way to the end.

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

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

The little maids saw Gu Yanfei coming back, so they hurriedly reported to Juan Bi, and after a while, Juan Bi came running to greet her, smiling happily.

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

Gu Yanfei gave an order, and the maids such as Juan Bi took action, set up the stove in the warm pavilion, brought in a windscreen and two high-back chairs, and brought a small red clay stove and a basket. Charcoal fire for scalding wine.

Plum blossom wine is not a strong wine, and it has a very light taste. Gu Yanfei will not get drunk even after drinking a jar of wine like this, but Gu Yunzhen's drinking capacity is obviously a little short.

Three glasses of wine went down, and Gu Yunzhen's fair cheeks were dyed with a peach-like blush, as if he had applied rouge, and his eyes were rippling, still rippling with water, charming and moving.

As soon as she got drunk, she began to recite poetry, reciting the poems related to wine line by line, from "a pot of wine in the flower", to "hehe when you meet wine"... to Emperor Taizu's "Ask the wine" blue sky".

He thought of Juan Bi until he was drowsy, but the last person to fall asleep was the drunk Gu Yunzhen. Gu Yunzhen fell directly, lying on the table and fell asleep in a daze.

Gu Yanfei didn't sleep, and after drinking, his clear eyes seemed to be sparkling with stars.

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

(end of this chapter)