Hope for luck

Chapter 474
On the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month, it snowed heavily in the capital, and the whole city was covered with a layer of silver millet, which was really beautiful.

Gao Pan was sitting in the carriage, thinking about some things. He planned to 'introduce' Gao Lanshu to King Lu today.

This is a gamble, for which Gao Pan specially asked Shen Jinhua yesterday to go to Gao Lanshu's yard to meet Gao Lanshu, and let Gao Lanshu dress up carefully.

Although Shen Jinhua was puzzled, she didn't ask too much, and she also felt that Gao Lanshu had reached the age when she should leave the cabinet. If Gao Pan wanted to lead the red rope for Gao Lanshu, it would be a rare and good thing.

Later, Shen Jinhua heard from Gao Pan that today he was going to take his sisters and sisters out of the city to play and watch the snow. He was already in a manor outside the city and had prepared something to eat 'barbecue'.

Although Shen Jinhua didn't understand what 'barbecue' was, as the name suggests, as smart as she was, she instantly understood that food should be grilled over fire.

This way of eating has existed since ancient times, but it was abandoned long ago. Now that Gao Pan brought it up again, Shen Jinhua finds it novel.

In addition to the heavy snow and ice and snow, it is difficult to go out. It is rare for Gao Pan to prepare, and Shen Jinhua will naturally not let him go.

All day yesterday, Shen Jinhua was acting as a mobilizer for Gao Pan, such as Gao Ruoqian, Lu Sixuan and the others, and the most important person was Gao Lanshu.

This was Gao Pan's repeated instructions, so Shen Jinhua stayed in Gao Lanshu's room for most of the day, knowing that Gao Pan might have specially prepared a 'place' for Gao Lanshu today.

In any case, if Gao Lanshu fell in love with the son Gao Pan invited at a glance, Shen Jinhua felt that today must be an unforgettable day. Are the two of them considered matchmakers?

Naturally, Shen Jinhua didn't know who the husband Gao Pan 'introduced' to Gao Lanshu. At this moment, she was still holding Gao Lanshu's jade hand, sitting in the carriage, and asked softly:

"Third sister, is it cold? Do you want to add an extra coat?"

Gao Lanshu opened her almond eyes and replied in a rather low voice:

"Thank you sister Hua, my little sister thinks it's quite warm..."

After all, Gao Lanshu squinted her eyes, looked at Shen Jinhua again and said:
"Sister Hua, what's wrong with fifth brother today? Why do you want to do something when you're so free today? Please all sisters and brothers eat?"

Shen Jinhua and Gao Lanshu were sitting in the same carriage, following behind Gao Pan's carriage, and the carriage behind them was the carriage of Gao Ruoqian and Lu Sixuan, and after that, Gao Zhuo, another concubine of the Changfang.

All the descendants of the Gao family who were at home in the capital were present. Gao Guangcheng and Gao Guanglu were still in the barracks and did not come back. Gao Guangyuan was fined for three years of hard labor and is currently away.

Naturally, Gao Pan wouldn't just invite Gao Lanshu alone, he also wanted to win over all the younger generations of the Gao family, so that everyone could strengthen their family relationship together.

Especially for Lu Sixuan, the eldest sister-in-law, Gao Pan felt that she was quite pitiful, her husband was away all year round, and her mother-in-law was a careless person.

Although Lu Sixuan now has the right to be in charge of the family, she has to be constrained by Mrs. Ren and Mrs. Du in everything. Who makes her a junior.

It was rare that he had time to be the host, so Gao Pan asked Lu Sixuan to put aside the day's work no matter what, and go out with them for a gathering.

As for Gao Zhuo, another concubine of the Gao family in the long house, Gao Pan couldn't like it.

Gao Zhuo may know that he is a child of a concubine, or he may have been trained by Mrs. Ren. He always looks like you are good to me. He is very polite to everyone and not so enthusiastic to anyone, just like a polite outsider .

Gao Pan has never liked to look at anyone based on their background, but only on their own abilities.

But every time he met Gao Zhuo and wanted to get closer to him, Gao Zhuo always looked indifferent, as if he had nothing to talk to except after a few words with Gao Pan.

In this regard, Gao Pan no longer puts a hot face on his cold butt, and treats him politely, not cold but not enthusiastic.

And Gao Ruoning got married in Dongyue earlier, not in the capital, and because she married to Linjiang City, the Gao family didn't hold a big wedding here.

Originally, Gao Guanglu's marriage was also finalized this year, but Gao Guanglu was trapped in the military camp and couldn't come back, so he moved the marriage to next year.

The same is true of Gao Ruoqian and Xie Yujun's marriage. Xie Yujun had to postpone it because he couldn't get away for a while, but Gao Pan accepted his letter, saying that he would return to Beijing at the end of the year.

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As many carriages stopped, Gao Pan took many sisters and brothers to another manor he bought.

It's not far from Qianying Villa, about two or three miles away. Speaking of which, the two villas belong to the same land, so they are neighbors next door.

"Husband, what is this villa?"

After Shen Jinhua got off the carriage, she couldn't help asking when she saw the villa in front of her.

Gao Ruoqian and the others also looked a little puzzled, waiting for Gao Pan's explanation.

Gao Pan scratched the back of his head and said slowly:
"This is a manor of a friend of mine. I borrowed it from me today... let's not talk about it, let's go in quickly. The wind and snow outside are too heavy, and there are many guest rooms inside. You can sleep here, the bed and bedding are all available!"

Seeing Gao Pan like this, how could these smart women not understand? Gao Pan said that the manor was lent to him by a friend, but he also said that the guest rooms are free to live in. Didn’t he tell everyone that this is the manor he bought?

The Gao family has not yet separated, and the fifth house is still nominally in the public house. Although Gao Pan has already prevented Shen Jinhua from going to the inner square hall of the Gao family to collect expenses, there is no separation after all. If Gao Pan owns his own property outside, it is all To be confiscated.

Therefore, as soon as Gao Pan explained, Shen Jinhua, Gao Ruoqian, and Lu Sixuan immediately understood, they didn't ask any more questions, they just supported each other, and walked into the manor.

If Qianying Villa is a cross-age manor built by Gao Pan according to the thinking of modern people, then the manor in front of him is the most standard garden of this era.

There are pavilions, pavilions, perfume pavilions, and rock gardens in the villa, and it is divided into several individual courtyards. Each courtyard has a different scenery.

In addition to the heavy snow today, walking on the veranda and looking at the silver-covered scenery in the courtyard, all the girls felt that the trip was worthwhile.

Afterwards, Gao Pan led the crowd to an open hall. The walls around the hall were actually separated by large pieces of gauze. When they walked in, they felt very warm, just like walking into the warm pavilion.

"Hey, fifth brother, why is this hall so magical, not only can you see the scenery outside, but also don't feel the cold?"

Gao Ruoqian, who had just taken off the velvet windbreaker, couldn't help asking, and the other people also looked at Gao Pan, all puzzled.

(End of this chapter)