Gu Jinsong bowed and saluted, "Hello, second cousin, I am here from my great aunt's place and have just paid my respects."
He looked at the path behind Gu Jinsong and said, "That's not the direction of Songhe Hall. Are you lost?"
Gu Jinsong was nervous, so he stuttered a little, "It's... the mansion is too... too big, I got lost."
At the hem of the clothes, the untucked red belt was exposed and He saw it at a glance.
"What's this?"
As He spoke, she quickly grabbed the red ribbon and pulled it down hard.
The bright red bellyband was in He's hands. She squinted her eyes and touched the material in her hand.
It is top-quality Shu brocade, which is not something that ordinary people can afford.
"What is this? Where did you get it?" He asked Gu Jinsong with a cold face.
Something like this happened in the inner house, it could be a big deal or a small matter, and it must be investigated thoroughly.
Gu Jinsong blushed and became flustered when he was asked, hesitating and unable to utter a single word. He had done evil things in Pingzhou, but in the Su family in Beijing, he dared not show any temper.
Coupled with the domineering aura of Mrs. He, the head of the family, he felt an invisible oppression and was at a loss.
He continued to ask with a sullen face, "If you don't tell the truth, I'll have to punish you according to family rules. How can you do such a dirty thing in the inner house where the women live?"
As she spoke, He looked at the road behind Gu Jinsong. Leading into that road was the courtyard of the eldest daughter, Su Yihui, the third daughter, and Su Shunci, the fourth daughter.
The third young lady is married, so only the fourth young lady is left.
Gu Jinsong was so frightened that his mind went blank, and he could only grasp a few thoughts in panic.
"Second cousin, this... this bellyband was given to me by my sister Aci. We just... she said she used it to pledge her love for me."
Gu Jinsong spoke hesitantly, but everyone present understood.
The servants lowered their heads with expressions of surprise. The Fourth Young Lady was only a little old. Was this man talking nonsense?
Gu Jinsong had been relying on the old lady's influence to act like a boss in the mansion these past two days. Unfortunately, he couldn't even offer a single copper coin as a reward, so naturally, the servants looked down on him.
He held the bellyband in her hand and pondered for a moment. This matter involved the reputation of the young lady in the mansion, so the decision still had to be made by the old lady. In addition, she also wanted to make a big fuss.
"Take him to Songhe Hall, and ask the fourth young lady to come as well."
After thinking for a while, he said, "Please invite the eldest master and the fourth lady of the Gu family to come over as well."
After giving the instructions, He took Gu Jinsong and went directly to Songhe Hall.
When Mrs. Su heard that He and Gu Jinsong were waiting in the hall, her heart skipped a beat. She guessed that Gu Jinsong was probably the cause of the trouble. However, she also thought that Gu Jinsong was just being naughty and had offended He.
It was not until she saw the bellyband in He's hand that she realized the seriousness of the matter.
He handed the bellyband in her hand to the old lady and whispered, "He said it belonged to the fourth young lady and that it was a token of their love."
"Mother, what do you think about this?"
She showed the old lady a corner of her bellyband and said, "Look, there's the Fourth Miss's signature on it."
"What's going on? Jinsong, how could you do such a thing?" The old lady glared at him and sat down in the main seat.
When he realized it was Su Shunci, he subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.
It's Su Shunci's, better than someone else's. It's just right, let's use this as an opportunity to arrange a marriage and see what the girl has to say.
In fact, the old lady knew in her heart that the so-called token of love was just nonsense. Putting aside Ah Ci's age, the girl's current ambition and vision would not make her look down on Gu Jinsong.
Gu Jinsong had probably obtained this thing through some unorthodox means. But it didn't matter, as long as the result was what she expected, that was all that mattered.
As for Su Shunci's reputation, she didn't care. Firstly, the matter wouldn't be spread outside the mansion, and secondly, since the marriage was already arranged, it was even less important.
Just at this moment, Su Chengye, the fourth wife of the Gu family, and Su Shunci also walked in one after another.
The old lady stopped what she was about to say and waited for a few people to come in.
Su Chengye and Madam Gu Si sat down, and Su Shunci also stood in the middle of the hall, but deliberately kept a distance from Gu Jinsong.
The old lady sent the servants away again, leaving only Nanny Yuan by her side.
He handed the bellyband in his hand to Nanny Yuan and motioned her to give it to Su Shunci.
"Look, is this yours?"
Nanny Yuan handed the bellyband in her hand to Su Shunci. This red bellyband had been passed through many people today and finally returned to Su Shunci's hands.
Su Shunci took it and looked at it. "It's mine. Why is it here with my grandmother?"
The old lady slammed the table and angrily said, "Then you have to ask yourself, can you just give this kind of thing away?"
Su Shunci frowned, not understanding what was going on.
Generally, small personal items like these are made by the master and servant themselves.
A few days ago, a new needlework lady named Li came to the art department. She said that her embroidery of peach blossoms was lifelike.
It just so happened that Su Shunci liked peach blossoms, so she took a new bellyband and asked Madam Li to help embroider it.
Today, Jinyun came back from the sewing room, wrapped the bellyband in her clothes, and disappeared as soon as she returned.
According to Jinyun, she fell on the road and hurriedly packed up and returned to find that her bellyband was missing. When she came to Qingyuanju, Jinyun was still outside with people looking for it.
Su Shunci looked at Gu Jinsong and the fourth wife of the Gu family. Why were they here?
Gu Jinsong looked at her with a triumphant and obscene smile.
She thought about it and explained what happened.
Then he said, "Grandma, this thing is new, and I can't say it's completely mine."
"I have never given it to anyone, it was just that someone under me neglected it and left it behind."
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