Chapter 5 Support

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Mrs. Gu is getting older and her eyes are a little cloudy. She patted Gu Yun on the back, "You are already married, don't act like a little girl. "

Pei Shu is here, Mrs. Gu can't ask too many questions, but when she looks at Gu Yun, she doesn't seem to have been wronged.

She originally didn't agree with this marriage, and Pei Shu didn't seem promising. But Gu Yun feels that instead of entering the palace, it is better to marry Pei Shu.

At least be the upright wife of the heir.

Madam Gu is not worried about her being manipulated by the Xu family, but she just doesn't want her to spend her youth living such a life. What should I do to her? Her husband not promising at all. What's the difference between getting married and being a widow? How old is she? But think about it again, there is no way to have both in the world. There are too many shackles on a concubine, and we can't ask Pei Shu to excel in everything. Gu Yun values being the first wife and family background this didn't ask for anything.

Mrs. Gu wiped away Gu Yun's tears and said, "Don't cry, it's a happy day. "

On the wedding night, Pei Shu went out and drank all night. Mrs. Gu knew that Gu Yun had been wronged, but things had already happened, and pursuing further investigation would only make everyone's face look bad.

Gu Yun sniffed, " I wasn't bullied, I was just happy to see my grandmother. "

Pei Shu didn't want to disturb the gathering of grandmother and granddaughter, so he went outside to get some fresh air and spent half an hour looking at the magnolia flowers in the yard. Gu Yun came out, followed by several maids from a distance. Gu Yun touched up her makeup and didn't care about it at all. It looked like she had cried.

Pei Shu was surprised. He remembered the day when the tea was served and that night. Gu Yun's eyes were red, like a rabbit.

Gu Yun said: "Grandma is asleep, so there is no need to go there. …My grandmother used to take good care of me. "

Without the protection of the old lady, it would be difficult for Gu Yun to get so much limelight. Even if she is outstanding, she would not be able to show off.

If a concubine daughter does not have such a reputation, she will probably live a rough life. She can probably enter the prince's palace with her pretty face, competing with a group of women for a man.

Before Pei Shu could speak, Gu Yun smiled at him and said, "I'll take you to see my mother. "

Gu Balang raised her in Mrs. Li's room. Originally she could not raise the child, but Gu Chenglin was weak and had been soaked in medicine jars all year round. Mrs. Gu was afraid of something happening, so she allowed Li to raise him by herself. Mrs. Li was very good-looking, and despite her age, her charm was still there, otherwise, she would not have given birth to a daughter as beautiful as Gu Yun.

Gu Chenglin was pale, thin, and small, but not timid. He called his sister and brother-in-law, and Pei Shu turned around and took out something from his body. Give him a gold ingot.

Mrs. Li was very frightened when she saw Pei Shu, turning sideways and refusing to accept his gift.

Pei Shu said, "Mother, you should accept this gift. If it weren't for you, how could I have met such a good woman like Ah-yun?"

Gu Yun would only call her mother when there were no other people around her. Pei Shu actually called her mother, 'mother'. Mrs. Li wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and said, "Good children, you are all good children. "

Gu Yun originally wanted to cry, but seeing the two of them like this, she couldn't help but laugh. Before leaving the palace, her mother always said that Pei Shu was unreliable and that she should save more money and give birth to a child quickly.

With just one sentence, she became a good boy. 

Pei Shu said, "Don't worry, I will treat Ah-Yun well and not let her suffer any injustice. "

He could see that the only people in the Gu family who really loved Gu Yun were Mrs. Gu and Mrs. Li, and they were the only ones he truly regarded as his elders. As for those words, they were by no means just random nonsense to make people happy.

But Gu Yun regarded only them as her elders. He said it casually to make Mrs. Li happy. After the three of them talked for a few words, Gu Yun asked Gu Chenglin to take him around the house and let them go away and talk to Mrs. Li in private for a while.

Mrs. Li was not idle. A cheeky beauty, she can give birth to two children because of her own principles of life. As soon as Pei Shu left, she stopped crying.

"Tell Mother, the truth, how are you doing at Pei's house?"

Gu Yun said, "It's really good. When we served tea that day, my father gave me three thousand taels of silver notes, and my mother-in-law gave me a pair of jade bracelets. I'm in charge of the household now, so don't worry, Mother."

Mrs. Li said, "You know what I'm asking is Pei Shu. How is he treating you? "

Gu Yun was stunned. The news that Pei Shu didn't come back all night on the night of the wedding should have spread throughout the world. While she didn't sleep all night, Mrs. Li must have been worried all night.

After thinking about it, Gu Yun said, "I can't say it's good, I can't say it's bad either. He will listen to what I say. In the past three days, my husband has not gone out. He came late on the day of the tea ceremony. My father punished him by kneeling in the ancestral hall, so I went to beg for mercy. Mom, I know what I want, so I won't give my sincerity to Pei Shu. " Gu Yun held Li's hand, and she stopped telling about Pei Shu's hidden illness, "I will take good care of the house now and save more money."

Ms. Li nodded, "Having a child is the most important thing, you know?" 

"Daughter understands. " 

Pei Shu followed his brother-in-law around the small garden outside. Gu Chenglin gave directions while introducing, and occasionally quoted a couple of poems.

If it weren't for his frailty, this child might be like his sister.

Perhaps it was because of his frailty that he was able to do this. Intelligent and alert.

Pei Shu asked, "Are you already enlightened?

Gu Chenglin answered, "My sister taught me to read. My mother said that I was weak and should not go to school too early. "

The mother refers to Mrs. Gu, a concubine son who is also very delicate. If something happens, one can be held responsible.

So it was Gu Yun who taught him how to read and write.

Pei Shu said, "Your sister is very good, she can read and learn well. "

Gu Chenglin nodded in agreement, "My sister is good at everything, and my brother-in-law is also very good."

Pei Shu smiled and asked, "What am I good at?"

Gu Chenglin scratched his head and couldn't tell. He was just saying it. Who knew that Pei Shu would take it seriously?

After leaving Li's courtyard, Gu Yun went to look for Pei Shu and Gu Chenglin. She didn't find them, so she searched for them in the small garden to the south and bumped into Gu Jin and Gu SNing.

It was early spring, and there was a camellia tree in the small garden, which was in bud and sprouting stamens. The leaves were tender green, and the sun shone on the ground through the gaps between the leaves, and the tree shadows were mottled.

The three of them gave a half salute. Even her sisters don’t care about so much fake etiquette.

Gu Jin spoke first, “I haven’t congratulated my fourth sister yet.

Gu Yun said, " Thank you very much." "

Gu Ning also quickly congratulated Gu Yun on her wedding. In her opinion, Pei Shu is a good husband.

But Gu Jin didn't think so. She felt that the person Gu Yun married was terrible, "People whom the Fourth sister married are different. A few days ago, my mother asked me about my marriage. One is the second son of Zhongyong Hou Mansion, and the other is the son of the household minister. According to the fourth sister, which one is better? "

Gu Jin's smile was as sweet as honey. She was talking about people who were highly motivated and well-known. Their family background was the icing on the cake, and it was also a loss for Gu Yun's good reputation.

Gu Yun said: "Marriage matters have fathers and mothers. Make the decision, don’t ask me what I want. "

Gu Jin reached out and brushed the pink buds, "Yes, if the fourth sister chooses, she will definitely choose the Zhongyong Hou Mansion, but I think the son of the Minister of Household Affairs is good, well-educated, and more progressive. "

Gu Yun looked at Gu Jin indifferently. Didn't she just want to say that while Pei Shu had a family background, he was actually just an idiot?

Although she was right, Pei Shu was her husband, and no matter how idiot he was, she couldn't let Gu Jin say things.

Just as she was about to speak, he saw one big and one small coming in through the vertical door. Pei Shu said, "Since Miss Six is ​​asking sincerely, you might as well ask me rather than your Fourth Sister to know about these two people. "

"The second young master of Zhongyong Hou Mansion especially listens to his mother. His mother tells him to go east but he dare not go west. The young master of the household minister has not yet reached the crown, and there are several rooms for concubines in the house. In my opinion, none of them work." Pei Shu patted Gu Chenglin's little head and said, "Go find your sister."

Gu Chenglin ran and threw himself on Gu Yun's lap, passed through the crowd, and looked at each other. Pei Shu smiled at Gu Yun, and then slowly he walked over and said, "I was looking for you but you're not there. The maid said you were here."

Gu Jin couldn't help but call him fourth brother-in-law reluctantly, and Pei Shu waved his hand indifferently.

Anyway, he doesn't follow the normal rules, he can say and do whatever he wants.

Gu Yun said: "Where have you two been? There's no one around. It's time to eat later."

After eating, it's time to go back.

"Chenglin took me around and forgot about the time," Pei Shu said in a low voice, "Don't blame him for talking too much." "

No," Gu Yun tugged on his sleeve, "Let's go to the main hall. Sisters, let's go together."

Gu Jin suffered the loss of being mute. Being ridiculed by Pei Shu was more uncomfortable than anything else. He himself couldn't do anything but still had the nerve to criticize others.

This time Mrs. Li also came. She didn't stay with her daughter for too long when she went home. In just over two hours, Gu Yun was about to go back.

Mrs. Gu warned her, Gu Jun's eyes turned red again, and Pei Shu discovered that his wife was really made of water.

After leaving Pingyang Marquis Mansion, Mrs. Li quietly sent someone a wooden box, which contained Gu Yun's favorite snacks. Only the real mother cared about these.

Her grandmother secretly gave her five hundred taels of silver notes and told her that a wealthy family had many rules and asked her to be careful in everything.

After getting on the carriage, Gu Yun couldn't help but shed tears while holding the trunk. Only married people know of the pain. Pei Shu handed over a handkerchief and said, "Don't cry, we will see them often in the future."

It's not easy to get married. The daughter who married was like thrown out water, and there is no married girl who often returns home.

Gu Yun wiped away her tears. She shouldn't have cried in front of Pei Shu. She was his legitimate wife and she should be generous, decent, and calm.

However, Gu Yun should thank Pei Shu today.

She folded the handkerchief and held it in her hand, "Thank you very much for today."

Supporting her in the Gu family.

Pei Shu deliberately changed his words, "What are you thanking me for, about your sixth sister?" He said, "Don't blame me for talking too much, but those two are indeed not good husbands." The original person often wandered the streets and heard everything, so Pei Shu is not making nonsense.

Gu Yun's eyes widened and she nodded.

Pei Shu reached out and rubbed Gu Yun's head, and said warmly: "Don't always say thank you to me. There are many things I should do. I didn't know anything before and played around, but after getting married, I want to change "

"If you are bullied, whether it is the Gu family or the Pei family, tell me and I will pay it back for you." Pei Shu could feel Gu Yun's respect for him, "Don't forget, no matter how unbearable I am, I am still a man."

Gu Yun didn't dare to believe it. Even if a person wanted to change, how could he change everything at once? But Pei Shu was really good today. Suddenly, she frowned and asked, "Do you want money to go out? "

After Gu Yun became the housekeeper, you had to ask her for the expenses of each spending, especially Pei Shu. If he wanted money, she had to give her nod first.

Today he searched all over his body and found a gold ingot. He probably didn't have any money on him.

He must know that only when she is happy can he get the money.

Pei Shu: "..."

After three days of separation, people should look at each other with admiration, and their understanding of a person will not change day or night.

The carriage was swaying, and it was in the same state of mind as Pei Shu. He said so many heartfelt words to Gu Yun, but Gu Yun only thought that he wanted money.

That's all, Pei Shu admitted generously: "Money is a bit tight, madam, give me some first."

Gu Yun generously gave him twenty taels of silver, "Each person in the house has a monthly allowance of twenty taels of silver, this is the beginning of the month, so don't be spendful."

The day she got married was the third day of April, and today is the sixth day, so there are still more than twenty days.

Pei Shu took the two silver ingots.

When he returned to Guo Gong's Mansion, Gu Yun rested for a while and then went to the study. Although the accounts were sorted out, the deficit in Guo Gong's Mansion was too large. For the Zhuangzi's shop, one had to look carefully at the accounts to find out the reasons for the poor business, to find a way to deal with it.

Pei Shu sat under the bed, weighing two pieces of silver, and called his personal servant Huzi to come in.

On the wedding night, Pei Shu was not there. Huzi followed the servant from the Duke's mansion out to look for someone. He searched all night but couldn't find him. The Ying Duke was angry and fined him twenty boards. He was able to get out of bed today, and he still limped when he walked.

Pei Shu asked if it hurt, and Hu Zi chuckled, "It doesn't hurt anymore. Is Shizi going out?"

Hu Zi has been following Pei Shu in these years. He can still cover for anything. Where does Pei Shu go? he knows where, but he really looked everywhere that night, but couldn't find it.

Pei Shu's eyes fell on Huzi's legs, so there was no way he could follow him out.

Huzi patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Shizi, this little injury doesn't matter, I'm fine."

Pei Shu took Huzi out anyway. After leaving the door, Huzi came up and asked, "Shizi, are you depressed? Where are we going today, a tavern or a gambling house?"

Peshu knocked him on the head, "Not going anywhere, just wandering around the street."

Huzi didn't know whether what Pei Shu said was true or not, after all, he had said these things before...

Pei Shu said: "Today is different from the past. I am married already." 

Gu Yun's expression did not change when he learned that Pei Shu was taking his servant out. Chunyu tentatively said: "Madam, do you want to call the shizi back?"

Calling him back, can he bring his heart back?

Gu Yun said: "No, you don't need to tell me when Shizi comes back. I will have dinner in the study. It will be light."

Chunyu excused herself and then continued her instructions.

Gu Yun looked at the account books carefully. The Pei family was involved in all kinds of business, such as cloth, jewelry, wine, porcelain, rouge, and gouache. After throwing away the capital every month, the wages paid to the shopkeeper were profits. The profit of a shop was not included. Gu Yun owns many dowry shops.

Her dowry shop is engaged in the pen and ink business, specializing in the four treasures of the study, paperweights, copybooks, paints, and other items.

She did everything herself, no matter how big or small. There were dozens of types of paper, including silver millet paper, gold-dusted paper, peach blossom paper, apricot blossom paper... There were also different kinds of ink, and some of the copybooks were written by her, and some were copied from predecessors. Yes, the paints had people traveling all over the place to get them together. It was even difficult to do business well.

If she wanted to make money, she could just continue the pen and ink business, but Gu Yun didn't want to mix her shop with the business of the Duke's Mansion.

Gu Yun asked Chunyu to go to the shop to get some sample fabrics. After such a busy time, it was already evening.

Pei Shu looked at the lights of the Duke's Mansion. When night fell, thousands of lights were on, and the sky was filled with stars. He couldn't even see a few stars before.

He was carrying a hot roasted chicken in his left hand, trotters in his right hand, and Hu Zi behind him was holding a box of snacks.

Although the lights were on in the room, there was no shadow of Gu Yun. Pei Shu asked Qingyun, "Where is Madam?"

Qingyun answered truthfully: "Madam is doing the accounting, and dinner was served in the study." Pei Shu was a little surprised, "Uh-huh." Passing by, "Then I'll go see her."

He took the roasted chicken and trotters to the study and asked Qingyun to bring the snacks.

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