Early the next morning, after Gu Qing finished her breakfast, Cuiping asked her for money.
"What good news did you hear? Why are you so happy?" From the moment he entered the room, Gu Qing noticed that Cuiping had a smile on her face.
Cuiping had set up a chaise longue for her in the corridor, and covered it with thick cushions. Upon hearing this, she said, "Madam, when I went to buy you some snacks this morning, I heard that the Gu family had been burglarized last night."
"Oh?" Gu Qing raised his eyebrows slightly and immediately became interested.
She didn't even know that there was a thief in the Gu family.
Judging from Gu Yunzhao's personality, he would probably call me back that night, lose his temper in front of everyone in the family, and then scold the servants and maids for not taking good care of the yard.
I'm afraid it's something shameful, so they use the excuse that there was a thief to cover it up.
"But some people say that it wasn't a thief at all. It was the Second Miss of the Gu family who suddenly became possessed and screamed in the middle of the night, as if possessed by a demon. Master Gu was afraid of losing face, so he found this excuse."
Gu Qing heaved a sigh of relief at first, as she was worried that if there were really thieves, her mother's safety would be threatened. However, upon hearing this, her raised brows became even more amused.
"Gu Miao is possessed by evil spirits?" This is really interesting.
Could it be that she did too many bad things, couldn't sleep every night, and was haunted by ghosts?
There is an old saying that a gentleman should not talk about strange things, but if it was from the previous life, Gu Qing would naturally take it as a guiding principle, but after experiencing reincarnation, she believed it without a doubt.
"I don't know. I'm afraid everyone in the capital knows about it now. Some people say that she came to cause trouble for our Jiao Lan yesterday and got her retribution."
As she spoke, Cuiping suddenly felt like she had let out a lot of anger: "I think she deserves it!"
Gu Qing always thought Cui Ping was steady and prudent, but seeing her like this today, he couldn't help but feel helpless and reminded her, "Don't say this to others."
"Yes, Madam, I was just talking too much."
Cui Ping lowered her head and said, "It's just that Gu Miao really went too far yesterday."
"Every evil will be dealt with by its own evil. Gu Miao is not our real opponent."
Recalling the scene of yesterday, Gu Qing's eyes were gloomy and cold. Speaking of this, he couldn't help but think of the other two branches of the Chen family.
In the past two days, Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Bai have been quite well behaved.
Occasionally they met in the garden, but they treated each other with respect and were more peaceful than before.
However, Gu Qing is still waiting. The day when the second branch takes action will be the day for the family to split up.
The second wife is such a disaster that we cannot allow this to continue. If she makes another big mistake in the future, the first wife will always be blamed.
The master and servant chatted occasionally.
At the same time, a servant from the outer courtyard came in respectfully and reported, "Young Madam, Princess Huafeng passed by the Chen Mansion and said that the weather was fine today and she would like to invite you to go out with her."
When Gu Qing heard that Mu Xin was coming, she immediately smiled and slowly stood up from the chaise longue: "Where is she? Please come in quickly."
"Madam, Princess Huafeng said she's waiting for you outside the door. Please hurry."
The servant's scalp felt numb. If it were any other day, he would never dare to say this to the young lady.
But he didn't dare to disobey the princess's words, and he was really in a dilemma.
Seeing how cautious he was, Gu Qing smiled and said, "I understand. You can go down first."
Seeing this, the servant couldn't help but feel relieved and became even more respectful to the young lady.
Outside the house, Mu Xin stood with his hands behind his back, dressed in a bright red robe, his hair tied up high, looking very heroic.
Gu Qing changed her clothes, tied her hair into a simple bun, and came out. She smiled from a distance and said, "Xin'er!"
"Qing'er!"
Mu Xin ran over, took her arm and looked her up and down: "You look much better today."
"How do you feel about the medicine I gave you?"
The last time Mu Xin came, he gave Gu Qing the best jade cream from the palace. After using it three times, he found the effect very good.
"Your Jade Cream is excellent!" Gu Qing patted the back of her hand gently. She remembered this favor.
A friend in need is a friend indeed. During the days when she was injured, Mu Xin was the only woman in the capital who truly thought of her.
Gu Qing did the same thing as Mu Xin and took her arm: "I remember your kindness. Thank you, Xin'er."
"What are you talking about!"
Mu Xin smiled brightly and pulled Gu Qing down the stairs, saying as they walked, "I didn't have many friends in the capital, so you're definitely different from others!"
The two of them walked towards the bustling place while laughing and talking.
Furong Street is the favorite place for high-class women in Beijing to hang out. The jewelry and rouge there are of high quality and high price.
In preparation for the Peony Pavilion Banquet in the palace the next day, many noble ladies came specifically to buy custom-made clothes.
At this moment, the street was crowded with people. From a distance, Gu Qing saw several familiar faces.
However, she had no interest in greeting these people. If she said a few words, she would get into a lot of trouble.
"Qing'er, the owner of Nishang Pavilion is in charge of the shop today. They can only order two pieces of clothing per month, and many people are lining up today."
Mu Xin said towards the place where the crowd was the largest.
Gu Qing followed her gaze and saw that the sign of Nishang Pavilion was made of red wood and gold lacquer, which looked luxurious at first glance.
"Since there are so many people here, let's not join in the fun." Gu Qing doesn't like to join in the fun, but Mu Xin is the opposite.
As the noble Princess Huafeng, she is also unruly and proud. If she likes something, she will always get it.
But she doesn't care about many things in this world.
"You finally recovered. You've been staying at home for so long. Are you bored? The clothes at Nishang Pavilion are pretty good. I'll take you to have a look today. If there's anything you like, I'll buy it for you."
Mu Xin waved his hand, stepped lightly, and immediately led his men to open a path.
Gu Qing laughed helplessly.
Mu Xin is a princess after all, and she is young, so her temperament is always more lively than mine. Since she is so cheerful, I can't offend her.
"Okay, let's go take a look."
Mu Xin's servant finally found the princess and hurriedly followed her: "So the princess went to see the wife of the Third Young Master of the Chen family."
"We finally caught up with the princess. If anything goes wrong, the Marquis will definitely skin us alive!"
Here, just as Mu Xin and Gu Qing walked outside the crowd, the servant of the Mu Mansion raised his voice and said, "Princess Huafeng has arrived!"
After hearing this, everyone quieted down and turned to look at Mu Xin and Gu Qing.
Among them were Qu Lingling, the daughter of the Minister of Rites who had previously caused trouble for Gu Qing, Du Qing, the only daughter of the Secretary of the Central Secretariat, and Wu Xianer, the daughter of the Censor.
The three of them stood together and saw that Gu Qing looked unhappy, but they could only follow the others and bow to Mu Xin: "Greetings, Princess Huafeng."
Mu Xin ignored the group of women and pulled Gu Qing to the innermost position: "Qing'er, stand here."
"This is a good location. There aren't many people and you won't be squeezed."
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