Farming and reading lady

Chapter 138 Gui Duanming takes the blame

Jokes aside, Gu Xixian was still very grateful to Murong Yu: "I was originally planning to deliver the gift to Prince Mingxiao's mansion tomorrow. Since Brother Yu happened to run into us, just come back with us. I'll let you take the gift back so you don't have to make this trip."

Murong Yu was not happy with this. "Sister Xian, what you said is too heartless. Is it my father who treats you badly, or my mother who treats you badly, or your brother Yu who treats you badly? You even want to save yourself a trip to the mansion. If my mother knew about this, she would be so sad."

There are daughters in the Mingxiao Palace, and there are several of them, but none of them are born from the Mingxiao Princess's belly. There is a difference between legitimate and illegitimate children, and when interests are involved, the palace is not so harmonious. Murong Yu is the princess's only son. Knowing that her son is on good terms with Gu Xixian, the princess has met her several times for some reasons. When they first met, she was only seven or eight years old. The princess was stunned for a long time when she saw her. Maybe she originally thought that she had other thoughts about Murong Yu, but she didn't expect that she was a little kid, so all her concerns were gone. The atmosphere of the subsequent meeting was much more comfortable and joyful. She could still feel whether the princess was sincere to her. She was a very gentle person, truly quiet and elegant, well-educated, and also a very good mother with a broad vision. She was not the kind of person who only called the shots in the backyard.

"Brother Yu, please don't accuse me. When did I ever say that the prince and princess were not kind to me? Isn't this just a coincidence? Humph." Gu Xixian pretended to be angry and said, "You don't want the gift anymore, right?"

Murong Yu quickly bowed and said, "I am talking nonsense, brother. Please be magnanimous, Sister Xian, and give me the gift."

Gu Xixian looked up with his nose in the air: "Humph, don't think that you're done with just an apology. I'll temporarily withhold the gift. I'll give it to you when I'm no longer angry."

"Okay, sister, let's go home and ignore him. The teachers must be waiting anxiously at home." Gu Xihao winked at Murong Yu, meaning that he would not disturb your date.

Murong Yu raised his eyebrows and said nothing, but Fu Yujing blushed. After one saw her off and the other greeted her, the two groups went their separate ways.

When they returned to the Tong Mansion, just as Gu Xihao had said, Tong Mingyan and Gu Lieqi and his wife were sitting in the living room waiting for them.

Du Xianniang scolded, "You are already a grown-up girl, but you go out like a baby. You are gone until dark. If your brother doesn't come to pick you up, are you not going to come back?"

Gu Xixian approached with a playful smile: "How could that be? I was planning to come back anyway. If you don't believe me, ask my brother."

"Little girl, don't always use your brother as a shield." Yin Xueruo poked her forehead: "Last time you were out for so long, your heart has gone wild, and you didn't even send a message back when you had dinner at the Shangshu Mansion."

“Hehehehe, I was so happy chatting with Sister Jing that I forgot about it.” Gu Xixian touched his nose and apologized to everyone embarrassedly: “It’s Xian’er’s fault for making my parents and stepfather and stepmother worry.”

"I'm glad to know." Du Xianniang rolled her eyes at her. Her daughter was sweet-talking and quick to admit her mistakes, but she was a repeat offender. She was a real worry and a headache.

Gu Lieqi and Tong Mingyan just watched with a smile. They thought it was enough for the little girl to be scolded by the ladies, and they just had to be the fathers who doted on their daughter.

After a close conversation, the topic turned to the new year's apricot list. Tong Mingyan said, "The spring exam will begin on the ninth day of the second month after the new year. With Hao'er's current level, there is nothing to worry about. As long as there are no accidents, he will definitely be on the list, it's just a matter of ranking. But you can't take it lightly. If you can postpone social events outside, try to do so. There are many examples of accidents before the exam."

Gu Xihao nodded. Although he felt that Princess Xianyun had been eliminated and there was basically no danger, he was still afraid of the unexpected. He decided to stay indoors during the period before the exam.

"That's right, brother can help me make up for what I missed some time ago." The missed things were her storybook plan. How much money she lost. Gu Xixian felt a little sorry for the little money that flew away.

Seeing her obsessed with money, Tong Mingyan couldn't stand it any longer: "Girl, your family doesn't lack food or clothes, and didn't the emperor just give you a lot of things? Are you so short of money?"

Gu Xixian looked at him with an expression of surprise and disbelief: "Godfather, you think the money is too much?"

Tong Mingyan died... Is this what he meant?

"As long as you like." You can't discuss this topic with a person whose eyes have turned into gold ingots, so he gave up.

Seeing his helpless look of giving up, Gu Xixianle said helplessly: "Foster father's care warms Xian'er's heart."

Then he spread his hands and sighed, "The more capable you are, the more work you have to do. Who made me so charming? There are so many people who want to follow me. So many mouths are waiting to be fed. What will I do if I don't work hard?"

After she finished speaking, she threw a small smug look at everyone, but everyone who heard it was silent. Gu Lieqi and his wife blamed themselves for their incompetence. Such a big burden fell on their daughter's little shoulders, which showed how hard it was. Tong Mingyan and his wife actually despised the Gu family a little bit. There were dozens of people in the family, young and old, and the heaviest burden fell on his two little apprentices. Saying that only they were capable of bearing it, wasn't it just an excuse for their cowardice? Why didn't they think about how much effort and hard work such a young child would need to put in to get the approval of those shrewd old guys? Even if they let the two children give them advice from behind, it would be more responsible than letting them face the tigers and wolves like this. He had to admire their thick skin for being able to open their mouths. No wonder old man Gu Shaoye was picking on them. In his heart, he didn't know how many times he had greeted his ancestors of the Gu family.

Gu Xihao was also upset, but there was no one to bear the burden at home, so what could he and his sister do? He did not feel too much guilt, but he was more determined to support his sister.

Gu Xixian didn't know what everyone was thinking, but she could still guess their general mood. She didn't think about comforting them and changed the subject: "Everyone, a few days ago, I only told you about my general experience along the way. Actually..."

She looked out the door and deliberately lowered her voice: "In addition to leaving me the name of Gui Duan, the master also gave me some good things."

She reached under Gui Duanming's belly and when she came out, she had two fist-sized luminous pearls in her hand.

Before Du Xianniang and the other girl could react, Tong Mingyan stood up and quickly used his sleeves to block the light emanating from her hands. He shouted, "Take it back quickly, and let's talk in the study."

Gu Xixian awkwardly put her hand under Gui Duanming's belly again. Hadn't she already observed Wuwairen?

Tong Mingyan took the lead and walked towards the study, and the others followed.

Arriving at the study, Tong Mingyan opened the dark room inside.

Gu Lieqi and Du Xianniang were completely confused, but Gu Xixian and Gu Xihao, brother and sister, were full of excitement. They had never thought that there was a darkroom in the teacher's study. It was really amazing.

Tong Mingyan motioned for the dumbfounded people to come in, and then asked seriously: "Girl, where did you get this night-shining pearl?"

"My master left it to me." Gu Xixian said it as a matter of course, using an excuse that never gets old.

Tong Mingyan nodded. This reason was very convincing. He was a god. He asked again, "These two are not small things. Where did you put them?"

Although he saw that she took it out from Gui Duanming's belly, Tong Mingyan still wanted to confirm it again.

Just as Gu Xixian was about to make an excuse, he continued, "It's the Qiankun bag on Senior Duanming's body, right?"

Gu Xixian...the teacher has a rich imagination.

What to do? Just make the best of it: "Well, it's a divine beast, it has its own divine beast space."

"Money can attract people's attention, but possessing a treasure is a crime. You shouldn't have let us know about this. The more people know, the more danger you will be in. Girl, you are too careless." Tong Mingyan sighed. What should he do with such a naive little girl? His heart was broken.

"But you are my closest people." Gu Xixian said innocently.

Tong Mingyan: What should I do if I'm deeply moved? The kind that's from the bottom of my heart.

"Let me make this clear today. What the little girl got is her blessing. None of you can be greedy. This matter ends here and must not be mentioned to anyone else. If the little girl gets hurt again because of this, don't blame me, Tong Mingyan, for being cruel." As he said this, his eyes were fixed on Gu Liqi and his wife.

The couple nodded, but they felt bitter in their hearts. Did they do something wrong? Even a person who was not related to them by blood was so worried about them. This was their dearest and most beloved daughter.

"Brother Hao?" Tong Mingyan looked at Gu Xihao again.

"My sister is more important than my life." Gu Xihao answered firmly.

Tong Mingyan was relieved, rubbing Gu Xixian's head and said, "Girl, you have to remember this. If something like this happens again, don't tell us. Everyone should have their own secrets, and some secrets can only rot in their own stomachs."

"But, these two night-shining pearls are what my master wanted to give to you. One for my adoptive parents, and the other for my parents. My master said that one of you has educated me, and the other has given me life. This is the thank-you gift he asked me to give you." Gu Xixian began to make up lies again. She had more than ten night-shining pearls, so she had to show two of them first, so that when she took them out and used them later, she would have some foundation.

Everyone was shocked: "Is this really what the master meant?"

The two pairs of parents were half happy and half sad. Why should he, a master, be thanked for their upbringing and raising them? But such a big night-shining pearl was already a rare treasure, and they were really moved.

Gu Xixian nodded his head like a little chicken pecking at rice: "Anyway, that's what the master ordered."

As she spoke, she reached under Gui Duanming's belly again, opened her hand and took out another one, then frowned and said with pain: "Master said that this one is for the emperor, saying that it is related to his ancestors, and this is a gift for the younger generation."

After saying this, he pouted his lips, looking as if he was in pain, which made everyone laugh.