In a blink of an eye, more than half a month has passed.
The weather was hot, and Gu Jiu would not go out on her own initiative even without Lord Gu's special urging.
Gu Jiu suffered from a bitter summer and was also physically weak. Whenever the weather got hot, she felt listless and listless every day.
She wanted to eat something cold, but Qing mei and Qing zhu tried to stop her.
The reason is that her body is weak and eating too many cold foods is bad for her health.
Gu Jiu suddenly felt that there was no love in her life.
She was lying on the couch with a round fan in her hand, fanning herself lazily.
The sun was shining brightly outside, and birds were chirping in the branches. The leaves and branches were curled up, looking listless.
Gu Jiu felt sad.
In such hot weather, no one can be in high spirits.
Jiang Yan walked in with a booklet.
"This is the handwriting servant copied. Please check it, young lady."
Since Gu Jiu came back from Tianmen Temple, Jiang Yan officially started to learn to read and write under Gu Jiu.
Qing mei, Qing zhu and Xiao cui also followed Gu Jiu to learn to read and write.
However, the three of them had no interest in reading. They got a headache as soon as they picked up a book, and their hands felt out of control as soon as they wrote.
Qing mei argued that as long as one could read and do accounting, it would be enough, and there was no exam, so there was no need to study so hard.
Upon hearing this, Gu Jiu looked up at the sky in silence.
These three maids were a waste of her love. They were so unambitious.
Only Jiang Yan studied very seriously and hard.
In addition to completing the homework assigned by Gu Jiu every day, she also practice on her own.
In just half a month, her handwriting has improved greatly from the scribbles at the beginning to something barely acceptable now, which is a huge improvement.
Gu Jiu took the booklet from Jiang Yan's hand and flipped through it page by page.
The above are all words copied by Jiang Yan, which shows her care and hard work.
Gu Jiu nodded, "Not bad, keep working hard and you will get better and better. Have you memorized the Thousand Characters I gave you before?"
Jiang Yan lowered her head and said anxiously, "My young miss, servant didn't recite it firmly enough. servant always recited the back part but forgot the front part."
"It's always like this at the beginning. Take your time and don't be impatient. Try to memorize it all in the next two days."
Jiang Yan nodded heavily, "Servant remember it."
As a teacher, it is actually very fulfilling to have a student who is serious, hard-working and motivated.
Even though she knew that Jiang Yan was ambitious and unwilling to be mediocre, Gu Jiu was still willing to teach her and give her a chance to move up.
she just don't know if Jiang Yan can seize the opportunity.
Xiao Cui came in from outside, "Excuse me, young lady, the eldest and fifth young ladies are here to visit you."
"The eldest sister and the fifth sister are here, please come in."
Gu Jiu laughed.
Jiang Yan tactfully withdrew. She was good at sewing, and usually made clothes for Gu Jiu together with Qing mei.
Gu Zhen and Gu Lin were invited into the study room on the east side.
As soon as they entered the room, they felt cool. It turned out that there was an ice basin in the room, which was emitting cold air.
Gu Zhen said, "Second sister's place is better. It's much cooler than my room."
Gu Jiu pursed her lips and smiled, "Big sister, fifth sister, please take a seat."
The northwest is hot in summer and the ice supply in the government office is limited.
As a concubine's daughter, Gu Zhen got half as much ice as Gu Jiu, so she naturally had some thoughts in her mind.
Gu Zhen sat down next to Gu Jiu, "Second sister, are you feeling better?"
Gu Jiu lazily fanned herself with a round fan, nodded and said, "Much better. Doctor Chen's medical skills are really good."
Gu Zhen said, "Mrs. Hu suffered from a bad summer and was not feeling well. I also wanted to invite Doctor Chen to come to my house to treat Mrs. Hu. But Madam valued Doctor Xu more, so she invited Doctor Xu."
Gu Zhen's biological mother is Aunt Hu.
Aunt Hu gave birth to a son and a daughter, and was very respected in the mansion.
But now she old, her beauty has faded and her love has waned, so she can no longer enjoy the favor.
Aunt Hu is a low-key person, and Xie generally won't deliberately make things difficult for her.
Gu Jiu held a round fan, covering half of her face, smiled slightly, and said, "Big sister should listen to Madam. Madam has eaten more salt than we have eaten rice. She said that Doctor Xu is good, so she must be right."
Gu Zhen looked at Gu Jiu, "Second sister, are you sincere when you say this? Didn't you say that Doctor Xu was not as good as Doctor Chen?"
Gu Jiu shook her head. "Big sister, you misunderstood. I never said anything like that. I just said that Doctor Chen is better at internal medicine, while Doctor Xu is better at External."
Xie would definitely not invite Doctor Chen, as that would be so embarrassing.
Gu Zhen frowned.
Gu Lin laughed secretly.
The eldest sister is really confused. Why should she be so picky with the second sister? It won't benefit her at all.
Do you really think that you can save face in front of the madam by embarrassing her second sister? How naive.
The madam already has a biological daughter, so why would she need a concubine's daughter?
As for Aunt Hu, she is old and ugly, and she is a low-key person. She doesn't cause trouble but she can't help the lady much.
The Madam never thought highly of Aunt Hu, and might even be wary of her, after all, she gave birth to a son.
Thinking of this, Gu Lin felt somewhat proud again. It turned out that her aunt really understood things.
Gu Zhen frowned and asked, "Is that so?"
Gu Jiu nodded affirmatively, "That's exactly what I said."
Gu Zhen smiled when she heard this and said, "I misunderstood Second Sister, please don't hold it against me."
"You're welcome, big sister." Gu Jiu smiled.
Gu Lin took the opportunity to say, "Second sister, I heard that the wife of the prefecture governor sent an invitation to Madam, inviting us to come to her house to enjoy the flowers and drink. Will you go?"
Gu Jiu didn't know about this.
She asked, "When?"
Gu Lin said, "Ten days later. It is said that the wife of the prefect has specially borrowed the garden of the general's mansion to host this banquet."
The General's Mansion that Gu Lin mentioned is the residence of General Pei Ren, Marquis of Lu, in Jinzhou City.
she heard that there is a very beautiful garden in the general's mansion, which is managed by a special person.
Pei Ren, Marquis of Lu, usually lived in the military camp, and this general's mansion had been empty since the day it was built.
Before Gu Jiu could speak, Gu Zhen asked, "Fifth sister, who told you this? How come I don't know about this?"
Gu Lin pursed her lips and smiled, with a hint of pride in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows.
"I heard it from my aunt. This morning, when my aunt was serving the lady in the upper room, a maid from the prefect's mansion came to deliver an invitation to the lady.
I heard that the wife of the prefect specifically told us to bring our daughter along, as it would be more lively with more people."
"Really?" Gu Zhen snorted inwardly. Gu Lin actually knew something that she didn't know. Humph!
Then she said in a strange tone, "Mrs. Bai has been working really hard lately. She has to set rules in front of Madam every day. It must be very tiring."
Gu Lin's face suddenly turned snow-white.
She grabbed her handkerchief and tried to smile. "It's only right for an aunt to set the rules in front of the mistress."
Gu Zhen sneered, "Mrs. Bai has been in the mansion for more than ten years, but she still has to set the rules. It's really hard for her.
I have never heard of any concubine who has been in any family for more than ten years being required to set rules every day.
Unless the person does something wrong, she will be punished by mistress and required to set rules every day.
Fifth sister, go back and ask Aunt Bai what she did wrong to make Madam set rules for her. "
Gu Jiu looked around and saw that Gu Zhen was very resentful towards Gu Lin.
Gu Jiu also heard about the recent rules that were set for Aunt Bai.
It was probably because Lord Gu stayed in Aunt Bai's room every day some time ago, which angered Mrs. Xie.
Therefore, Xie set rules for Aunt Bai, and she must give her a severe beating to get rid of the anger in her heart.
she have to say that Xie is very good at using soft knives to kill people.
Yesterday Qing mei was still talking about meeting Aunt Bai on the road. Aunt Bai's face looked so haggard, so skinny, and her appearance plummeted.
she don't know how much suffering she went through to become like that in just half a month.
Gu Zhen was furious, her chest heaving, her face unable to hold back, she said loudly: "Big sister, you have little experience, so don't come out and embarrass yourself. Who told you that concubines who have been in the mansion for more than ten years will not be subject to rules? Ask second sister if there is such a saying."
The corner of Gu Jiu's mouth twitched. How come the war suddenly spread to her?
Gu Zhen looked at Gu Jiu, "Second sister, please judge for me, did I say anything wrong? A concubine who has been in the mansion for more than ten years is still being set rules by the Madam. It must be because she did something wrong and angered the Madam."
"You're talking nonsense, my aunt did nothing wrong." Gu Lin's eyes were wet and she was about to cry.
Gu Jiu coughed lightly and said, "You should ask Madam about this matter. No one knows better than Madam. Also, it is not our turn to discuss the matter between Madam and Auntie.
Big sister, fifth sister, please stop arguing. Think about what kind of clothes you should wear if you are going to attend the banquet hosted by the wife of the prefect."
"Ah!" Gu Zhen cried out, "I've already worn the new dress I made at the beginning of the month twice. It's not suitable for a party. What should I do? Is there enough time to make two new dresses in ten days?"
Gu Lin snorted coldly, "Big sister, you should first ask the madam if she is willing to make new clothes for you."
Gu Zhen laughed, "Madam is very generous, of course she is willing. But you, fifth sister, please don't wear old clothes to the banquet.
Ah, no, I should say, will Madam allow you to attend the banquet hosted by the wife of the prefect?
Don't let the time come when we all go to the banquet and you are left alone in the mansion. How pitiful! Haha…"
Gu Zhen covered her mouth and laughed, laughing nakedly at Gu Lin.
Gu Lin couldn't bear it anymore. She burst into tears, covered her mouth and ran out.
Gu Jiu: It's really fucked up.
Why did these two people start arguing on her territory?