"Miss, this is a relative of my old Kong family. They are very close. Please ask me for help if you have any questions. I am the elder..."
Tantai Heqing interrupted: "Let's get down to business."
"Miss, can my relative do this job?"
Tantai Heqing said sarcastically: "Steward Kong, I'm afraid this tiger whip and deer antler has been sent to your house."
"Yes, I keep this old slave to honor the young lady."
"Bah, do I lack these things?"
"Leave that to Mr. Xie."
"He doesn't need it either! You can stay and strengthen yourself a little bit. This house will cost you a lot of energy inside and outside."
"Okay, okay, miss, this job..."
"Steward Kong, I'm going to say this ugly thing beforehand. It doesn't matter who does the job, but if you dare to cut corners for me, you know my temper, so that you won't be able to keep your old face."
Butler Kong patted his chest and said, "Miss, please don't worry!"
Tantai Heqing glanced at him angrily: "Back off, I'm upset today."
As soon as she walked out of the inner house, Xia'er caught up with her and asked, "Miss, are you still making the Four Gentlemen soup today?"
"Don't feed him these things again?"
"Then what to eat?"
"Eat shit!"
Xia'er looked at the young lady walking away with a puzzled look on her face. Wasn't everything going well yesterday and now she's having trouble again?
Impossible, Mr. Xie has such a temper that he will kiss everyone, let alone the young lady.
Tantai Heqing came to Xiulou and called out kindly: "Sister Xianting."
Gu Xianting walked out of the room: "Sister He Qing, morning."
As soon as they met, Tantai Heqing stared at Gu Xianting. With these more wells, he no longer had to fetch water from one place.
Gu Xianting was numbed by Tantai Heqing's eyes, and said weakly: "Sister Heqing, why are you looking at me like that?" Could it be that Mr. Xie let it slip when he was drunk when he went back?
Tantai Heqing smiled and said, "No, it just seems like you didn't sleep well."
Gu Xianting didn't know if Tantai Heqing was testing her. Anyway, she stood up straight and said, "I'm not used to bed."
Tantai Heqing smiled and said, "I should have let you sleep with me, but I don't sleep well and I'm afraid I'll disturb you."
Gu Xianting also knew it well now. From Mr. Xie's behavior last night, I was afraid that the two of you would sleep together. If I had known that Mr. Xie would come to Xiulou last night, I would have slept with you.
No! If Mr. Xie hadn't come to Xiulou last night, I wouldn't have seen Huang Yu, and I wouldn't have known the origin of Mr. Xie's family.
After the two chatted for a while, Gu Xianting said goodbye to Tantai Heqing: "Sister Heqing, I will go back now. I have been running to Tantai Mansion these days. Mrs. Gu and the others are already a little unhappy. I have to comfort them.
I may not come here in the next two days."
Tantai Heqing smiled and said: "I have already given the order. From now on, no matter whether I am in the house or not, you can come in directly without any notification. You can come whenever you want, even in the middle of the night."
Tantai He was unintentional, but Gu Xianting had other thoughts after hearing this, feeling slightly embarrassed.
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As dusk approached, Gu Xianting, who had taught cooking all day, dragged his tired body back to Gu Mansion from Wanghe Tower.
Today, I was a little distracted and made a lot of mistakes. Mrs. Gu and the others could also see that Gu Xianting was preoccupied with things, and they were making insinuations about whether he had fallen in love with a certain young man.
He also told Gu Xianting some truths about what men should marry and women should marry, and if there is someone you like, speak up boldly, don’t be shy...
At this time, Gu Xianting felt his ears ringing, echoing with the voices of several ladies.
After returning to the room, Gu Xianting took out the Four Treasures of the Study, filled the inkstone with water, and quietly ground the ink.
When Xiuer saw it, she joked: "Miss, are you going to write him a love letter?"
The young lady is dignified and shy by nature, and there are some love words that her delicate little mouth will definitely not be able to spit out. Writing letters is different, the meaning is hidden behind the words, and the depth of love is reflected in each stroke.
Gu Xianting heard this and spat: "Who wrote a love letter to him?"
She also thought about writing a letter to Mr. Xie, but since they could meet in person, she had to write a letter, which would inevitably be pretentious.
Xiu'er smiled and said, "Who was it written for?"
Gu Xianting responded: "Father!"
Xiu'er was surprised and said: "You are not throwing yourself into a trap!"
Because the young lady refused to marry, the relationship with the master was very tense. If it were not for the protection of Mr. Gu, the young lady would have been taken back by the master long ago. How could she be free and easy in Suzhou?
However, it seems that Mrs. Gu later came forward and sent a letter to the master, so the master did not go into details.
It probably means that you don't have to worry about the young lady's marriage. The young masters of the four clans in Wuzhong are all waiting for the nod from Xianting.
Gu Xianting responded: "This time I will go deep into the tiger's den and decide whether to live or die."
Xiu'er smiled after hearing this: "Miss, you are joking. Isn't it true that people who are close to red are red and those who are close to ink are black?"
Gu Xianting was not joking. She was resolute for once. She held the jade long-edge small regular script in her hand and thought about how she should write this letter to convince her father.
Showing righteousness? What qualifications does she have as a daughter to show righteousness in front of her father? She is afraid that her father will show righteousness to her in turn. What parents order matchmakers to say has been like this since ancient times.
Seeking benefits? This is even worse. My Gu family and Xie family have waited for a hundred years, and only in this generation have they become a dragon and a phoenix. It was supposed to be a good story for a hundred years, but my father disliked the Xie family for falling into disgrace and neglected the marriage.
What benefits are there to discuss...
Xiu'er saw that the ink had been thickened and the lady was still holding the pen. Logically speaking, the lady was also a talented woman. She could write a thousand words and rely on her to wait. It was extremely difficult to write this letter.
Gu Xianting's stay lasted from dusk to dark. Xiu'er did not dare to disturb her and silently turned on the lights in the room.
His eyes lit up, and Gu Xianting seemed to be touched. In the end, he had to return to his roots and write about the love between father and daughter, the flesh-and-blood relationship.
Then he took up the pen and wrote: At the knees of my father, my daughter is bowing to you...
In a calm tone, she wrote down the past events of the father and daughter as far back as she could remember. She learned to walk, could walk, could run to the point where she acted like a spoiled child, could make trouble, and pulled her father's beard to disturb his father's work...
It was all about the little moments between father and daughter. Gu Xianting wrote down whatever came to his mind. When he wrote about disobeying his father's orders and refusing to get married, Xiao Ran couldn't help but burst into tears and shed several tears on the paper.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Gu Xianting wrote this letter non-stop for a full hour, using several pieces of paper and about three thousand words.
After I finished writing it, I realized that not a single word of business had been mentioned. It was simply a letter to accuse the family.
Xiu'er saw the lady resting her pen in a daze and asked: "Miss, you have used almost ten pieces of paper, haven't you finished writing?"
Gu Xianting responded calmly: "It's finished."
"Now that you've finished writing, why are you still dazed?"
"I didn't mention a word about what I wanted to ask Father."
Xiu'er was surprised: "You wrote almost ten pieces of paper and didn't mention a single word about the business?"
"That's all, I'll just treat this one as a letter to my family. I'll be working on another one tomorrow. Prepare some hot water. I'm a little tired and want to take a bath and go to sleep."
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Tantai Heqing took some time off and took a trip to Xuantanzhai.
Xianting has not come over these days, so he has no time to rest. As for the uncle at home, Lu Wenlin and Zhang Lingxiao drag him out to drink every now and then. What can Tantai Heqing do? At most, he has a dark face.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw Xu Jian greeting a male guest. Generally, male guests who enter Xuandan Zhai buy gifts for their wives, concubines, and lovers.
As expected, what I heard from their conversation was a businessman who came to Suzhou to do business. He was going home this time to bring some gifts to his wife.
Xu Jian is introducing the origin of the jewelry and the materials used in its construction to the guests in detail.
His eloquent manner, casual allusions and humanistic manner, full of grace and temperament, reminded Tantai Heqing not only of the original Xie Fu.
There is poetry and calligraphy in his belly, which is probably what he is talking about.
Businessmen also like to be arty, and vulgar things like jewelry became elegant things in Xu Jian's words. Tantai Heqing looked at the businessman's expression and knew that the business was done.
Tantai Heqing felt that his vision was right, and Xu Jian could improve Xuantanzhai's taste to a higher level.
After thanking the guests and seeing them off, he realized that Tantai Heqing had arrived and hurried forward to say hello: "Miss, why are you here?"
Tantai He said calmly: "I'm passing by, so I just stopped by to take a look."
Tantai Heqing sat down and Xie Li personally served the tea.
Tantai Heqing looked at Xie Li gently, feeling uncomfortable seeing Xie Li, and asked: "Miss, why are you looking at me like this?"
Tantai He said calmly: "Does any lady look at you like this?"
It was very embarrassing to ask for a thank you in just one sentence.
Tantai He smiled sweetly: "I don't mean to be frivolous, I just want to know how you would react if a lady looked at you like this?"
Xie Li was silent, and he didn't know how to react. He didn't have many opportunities to interact with women in private. He had never had this kind of trouble, and most of the time the other woman was shy.
Now that I am in a lower position, my perspective is different and what I feel is different.
Tantai Heqing smiled: "You men have a love for beauty, and women also have a love for talent. You don't need to mind, just be polite. Not every lady is as bold as Mrs. Xu. If you don't go out of your way to
When it comes to seduction, they are more self-reliant on their status than ordinary people."
Xie Li said solemnly: "Don't worry, Miss, I absolutely won't!"
Tantai He smiled indifferently: "I'm just talking, Xu Jian, have you thought about it these days?"
The thank you gift was immediately handed over: "Thank you, Miss, for your advice. As the Miss said, I can't even be a shopkeeper. I can't even handle these ladies. How can I survive in the officialdom? Those people are even more cunning and cunning."
Tantai Heqing chuckled: "I'm sure you can become an official."
After talking about some business matters, Tantai Heqing got up and left.
Xie Li looked like he was hesitating to speak. When Tantai Heqing came to the door, he said bravely: "Miss, please stay. Xu Jian has something he wants to discuss with you."
Tantai Heqing stopped and turned around, curiously asking: "Why didn't you tell me just now?"
"Uh...I suddenly remembered."
Tantai He said calmly: "What's the matter? Tell me."
Xie Li pondered, he had a strong self-esteem and a good reputation, but he really couldn't say it out loud, so he glanced at Tantai Heqing.
Tantai Heqing's face turned cold, but he didn't have the patience. He said in a deep voice: "Big man, you're so tired. If you fart, why don't you ask me to guess?"
Xie Li then said: "That's it, I want to advance this month's monthly payment to the lady."
Tantai Heqing asked back: "You still owe me six hundred and sixty taels, do you still have monthly money available?"
