Chao Li turned his head and saw Qing Yi coming in with two bowls of food, knowing in his heart that one bowl was prepared for Gu Hanzhang.
"Qingyi, let's have a bowl each."
Qing Yi immediately shook his head, "You can't help it, miss, this is the Hou's Mansion, and there must be no deviation in what you do. Today, when the miss and the prince were in the house, the madam sent someone to call the slave girl to say a few words, and specifically told the slave to remind the miss that the Hou's Mansion is not as good as the court.
Mansion."
Hearing this, a glimmer of understanding flashed in Chaoli's eyes.
In Fang Huimin's eyes, she and Gu Hanzhang got along well, but the back house still had to pay attention.
Even though she had never met the Dessau princess, Fang Huimin knew that she was not an easy person to get along with, so Qing Yi had better remind her.
"I understand, but even Princess Desao has no control over the affairs in my house." Chaoli said calmly.
Qing Yi thought for a moment and realized that this was indeed the case, so she didn't refuse.
However, drinking sweet soup is okay, but sitting down is not okay. You still have to be careful.
Chaoli didn't force Qing Yi too much, knowing that she couldn't let go, so he drank the sweet soup and sat down to rest.
Night gradually came, and after dinner, there was nothing else to do. Chaoli leaned against the window and watched the night.
There was almost nothing to see in the winter night. It was not as dazzling as the stars in the summer sky. She was not really admiring the night, at most she was thinking about something.
The room was brightly lit with candles and very warm, and Chao Li fell into deep thought.
Tingyu Pavilion is in the east wing of Gu Hanzhang's courtyard, and his study is in the west wing. The distance is not too far, they happen to be facing each other, but there is a large pool between them.
The two of them did not meet each other in the past few days. In fact, this was intentional and they avoided each other deliberately.
Another possibility is that the pool between the east and west compartments is too large and the two people did not encounter each other because of their different habits.
It was quiet in the yard, and both Gu Hanzhang and Chaoli liked it.
After nightfall, the maid rarely walked around the yard.
Chao Liyi was sitting by the window, thinking about Gu Hanzhang's unexpected actions today.
From the day of their wedding to now, Gu Hanzhang seemed to talk more than before. In his previous life, he only talked to her a little more half a year after they got married.
I thought her rebirth wouldn't change much, but I still ignored that small changes can cause big changes.
To this day, she doesn't know how others will change after making the change.
From the day she is reborn, her life will take a different path.
It doesn't matter if we don't know what the variables will be like, as long as tragedies don't happen again.
Suddenly, a door in the west wing opened. Chaoli had no time to close the window. Gu Hanzhang's figure had already appeared by the window.
As if he didn't expect Chaoli to be leaning against the window as well, Gu Hanzhang was distracted for a moment, then turned around and left.
Chaoli pursed his lips, he didn't want to see her, and she didn't bother to pay attention!
As if he was angry, Chaoli closed the window directly, went back to bed and covered himself with a quilt to rest.
I don't know if it was because of the anger in my heart, but Chao Li dreamed of many scenes from his past life while sleeping.
When she woke up the next day, she raised her hand to touch her cheek, reminding herself that she was still alive and well.
After freshening up, he went out to seek a fortune and seek an audience.
Chao Li sat in the front hall and asked Qing Yi to bring Lucky in.
"Prince Princess, the old Marquis has sent someone to invite you over."
In her previous life, the old Marquis indeed called her over to give her some advice after they got married. She could no longer remember the exact day, but she only remembered that there were Princess Desao and Gu Xiyue, mother and son.
Obviously, Princess Desao and Gu Xiyue would not forget to treat her well, even in front of the old Marquis.
The old Marquis was an upright man and liked to read in his study in the winter. Gu Hanzhang probably followed him.
"I understand." Chao Li waved his hand.
It was obvious that Chaoli meant to let Zhaocai continue, but Zhaocai did not move, and looked at Chaoli with an embarrassed look on his face.
"Just tell me what you want. What are you waiting for?" Qing Yi rolled his eyes.
"The Crown Princess." Zhao Cai shivered, "You said that if the Crown Prince deducts the monthly salary of the slaves, you will make up for the matter of cleaning up the study room for the Crown Prince. Does this count?"
Before Chaoli could answer, Qing Yi couldn't sit still.
"My young lady, the royal concubine, is it possible that I will shortchange your money?" Qing Yi glared at Zhaocai.
Zhaocai rubbed the back of his head and said, "Of course I know that the Crown Princess is not short of money like this. Isn't this just what I said?"
"You!" Qing Yi choked with anger.
"Okay, Zhaocai has been deducted from his monthly overcharge. Qingyi will make up for it. You can go down." Chao Li waved his hand.
Zhaocai bowed happily and left, and Qingyi followed him to get the money.
Although Chaoli was only the daughter of a fourth-rank minister, she had an uncle and grandfather who loved her.
Both Fang Yaohui and Fang Zhengye were at the border. They had no need for money, so Fang Huimin took all their money back.
Although Fang Huimin loved Chao Lu deeply, she cared most about her daughter and gave most of her money to Chao Li.
Therefore, Chaoli itself is not short of money.
Therefore, she didn't pay attention to the monthly salary deduction from Gu Hanzhang. At most, she was curious about whether Gu Hanzhang would punish Zhaocai for this matter.
Obviously, he should be quite happy to sleep in the study, right?
Chaoli tidied up for a while before asking Qing Yi to go to the Songhe Courtyard of the old Marquis. When he arrived at the gate of the courtyard, he was invited in. It was the study of the old Marquis Gu Yuan.
The study door opened, and there were two people guarding the door. Both of them were confidants who had followed Gu Yuan for many years.
When they arrived at the door, Qing Yi was left behind, while Chaoli stepped in.
"Chaoli met the Marquis." Chaoli blessed his body.
Just like what I saw in the last life, Gu Yuan was sitting behind the desk in the study. He had white hair and sharp eyes. He had an indescribable aura about him, which was probably related to the fact that he had been on the battlefield.
In Chaoli's heart, she still admired the old marquis.
You know, a tiger's poison cannot eat its seeds. He was determined to cut off Gu Qinghai's fingers with his own hands, which shows that his courage is extraordinary.
Gu Yuan raised his hand gently, "No need to be polite, you are my grandson-in-law, just call me grandfather."
"Yes, grandfather." Chaoli responded.
"I called you here today because I was not present on the day of the tea ceremony. I was afraid that you might have a grudge, so I wanted to say a few words to you. This was not my intention. I have been lingering on the sickbed for the past few days, and the old injuries on my body have recurred and the pain is difficult. Ren, I feel better today, so I asked someone to invite you over." Gu Yuan smiled.
Even though he holds a high position, Gu Yuan is still upright in his heart and does not like to be misunderstood.
Chaoli also knew very well in his heart that Gu Yuan gave her face in this way because he hoped that she could get along well with Gu Hanzhang. This was because he loved his grandchildren.
"Grandpa, you are worried. When you were young, you left old injuries on the battlefield. This is the highest honor and a symbol of your protection of Daqi. Chaoli will not be unhappy because you are injured and unable to attend the tea ceremony."
As soon as he finished speaking, footsteps sounded outside the door.