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It's snowing in Beijing.

When Director Liao came out of the house, he breathed out a cloud of misty mist. He yawned loudly, and then stopped the passers-by as if his throat was being pinched, and asked, "Boy! Hey, has that butler Gu gone out?"

The servant in the old blue jacket wore a thin black hat on his head. Hearing the questioning of the eunuch who had served Cixi before, he subconsciously wanted to kneel down. On the ground covered with a thin layer of snowflakes, he bowed his waist and replied hastily and nervously: "Returning to Chief Liao, the butler has not yet left the house, and was called by the second master of the Liyuan to discuss something urgent. An hour has passed."

Chief Liao lives in the inner courtyard, because he is a man of no distinction, so no one talks about it when he lives close to the female family members, and the old man can't do without him, so he talks to him all day long. Much happier than being in the palace.

Director Liao stroked the two malnourished mustaches on his chin that had grown out with great difficulty, his triangular eyes were shining, he waved his hand, and said, "Okay, you go down, don't mess around here, don't bother me." The old man is recuperating, I think ten of them are not enough for you to pay!"

The servant immediately left in a hurry with his bald broom in his arms, while Chief Liao tidied up his new tiger fur hat, and shook the jade pendant around his waist to meet the old man next door.

Near noon, the inner courtyard of the Gu Mansion was very quiet. There was not a single grass growing in the bare courtyard. There were many large houses vacant. Seeds can grow a large weed in the next spring.

This once glorious and now desolate Gu family compound is still a golden pastry in the eyes of Liao Xiaopeng, who is almost 50 years old. He had to sharpen his head to stay in Gu's mansion, otherwise he would have died in the temple with other eunuchs of the same period. , I can't even get through this year.

Director Liao was an eunuch who had served the imperial court at any rate, and he knew how to figure out his master's mind best, but now this old lady of the Gu family is already his fish and meat that he figured out thoroughly, and it is delicious.

Pulling back the thick cloth curtain, Director Liao just bumped into the big girl who was carrying the water basin.The big girl wore two bud-like hair and left two braids on her chest. She was the favorite girl of the rich family, so she didn't do any rough work, and her life was easier than that of ordinary girls.

The girl's name is Hongye, and she was recommended by Director Liao to serve the old man a few months ago. The old man stayed here with ease, and usually lives on the small couch next to the old man. If there is an elder or second master who wants to come As a filial piety, Hongye will sleep outside, so that the old man can get up at night.

"Mr. Liao is here? Did you come to see the old man? The old man just said he wanted to talk to you." Hong Ye spoke very crisply, with a clear voice, and she looked cute.

Manager Liao narrowed his triangular eyes, and showed a humble and respectful look to every girl, and smiled very kindly: "Yes, I feel uncomfortable if I don't see the old man for a day. I thought that the fourth young master would come back today. , I also want to go with the housekeeper to pick up the fourth young master, but after thinking about it, I'd better come to see the old man, so as not to worry about it."

"Chairman Liao really has a bodhisattva heart, you go in quickly, it's very cold outside." Hongye said, making way for Chief Liao, and then Chief Liao stopped being polite and walked into the main house.

There is floor heating in the main house, so as soon as you enter it, a gust of hot air blows in your face. The chill all over Liao's body dissipated instantly, and he even felt a little hot. He took off his hat and handed it to another girl who was waiting by the side. , then walked around the screen lightly and walked to the inside, and saw the emaciated elder Gu Wenwu who had knelt in front of the old man's window early on, with red and swollen eyes.

Director Liao glanced at Gu Wenwu, who looked very handsome even though he was so haggard and thin, and said with a smile: "The old man came early in the morning? Why are you crying again? Isn't the old man in good spirits now?" ?”

Old Mrs. Gu, who was lying on the bed, opened his eyes and glanced at this disappointing son, then sat up on his own with bright eyes, coughed a few times, and then smiled at Mr. Liao: "Mr. Liao is here? How did you rest last night?" Sample?"

"It's very good. I learned the method you taught me, the old man. After reading the scriptures several times, I fell asleep in an instant. When I woke up, I didn't feel tired. It's really amazing!"

"Haha, that's good, that's good..." The old man's hair and beard are all gray, but he doesn't look like someone who is about to die. Instead, he looks like he can live longer than his elder son Gu Wenwu, " By the way, you said that you also want to pick up Wuji? Then go quickly! Our family is only Wuji, this kid is upbeat, unlike his father, who can do nothing but sing some indecent things all day long, look It’s terrible! You, walk around with us Wuji more, teach him how to deal with those adults. In the future, our family will rely on Wuji to support you. I don’t dare to delay your efforts. Hurry up Go, don't waste time with me, a bad old man, go and go!"

Manager Liao smiled all over his face, and said, "Hey, old man, don't say that. I can't teach the fourth young master anything. The fourth young master is born with auspicious looks, so we don't need to stare at him, he is a dragon and a phoenix among people."

Old Mrs. Gu listened comfortably, but still pretended to be angry: "It's not enough for his kid's two actions, Mr. Liao will go pick him up, by the way, you can also go civil and military."

Gu Wenwu bowed his head and hurriedly said in embarrassment: "I want to go too, but Yuxin's side..."

"I told you to go, but when you come in, let your woman outside go through the side door, and keep a low profile. Don't think that you will explain what you are doing when you come back. If Wuji insisted on bringing her back , I will not agree, he is going to re-open the mansion, how can I disagree?! I don’t know what ecstasy soup was given to him... You are too! My son can’t stand it, you and Yu Xin How do you behave like other parents?! It's useless at all!"

Gu Wenwu nodded, as if he had no thoughts of his own, and said, "Yes, that son is going now."

Gu Wenwu fled out of the main house, in stark contrast to Chief Liao who walked out slowly, but when he got out of the house, Gu Wenwu trembled, his waist was straight as if he was about to pierce the sky, and he took Nostril glanced at Mr. Liao, sneered, turned and left.

Director Liao knew that he was an eunuch, and he would not be welcomed anywhere, but as long as Mrs. Gu liked him, then he would have a good day, so what did it matter if he was despised a few times?It won't lose a piece of meat.

"My lord, wait for me, I can't catch up with you. By the way, should we wait for Butler Gu? The butler is still over there in the pear garden."

Hearing this, Gu Wenwu, who was walking like a fly, frowned and turned around and asked: "Why is the second brother looking for the housekeeper? Every time the end of the month is about to cry, I don't cry, but he cries diligently!" Sanqi 21 walked towards Liyuan as quickly as if he was going to kill someone.

Manager Liao chased after him and shouted: "Oh! Wait for me, my lord! Don't be impulsive!"

However, Director Liao couldn't control Gu Wenwu, who was afraid of the old man at all. Gu Wenwu rushed into the opera garden aggressively, and found his younger brother Gu Zhili, who was holding his little daughter and the old housekeeper, doing homework in the yard.

Gu Zhili's clothes were old, he didn't look like the second master of a rich family at all, but his appearance was also very good, he was thin and well educated like his name, very elegant.

"Gu Zhili, what are you doing?! The old housekeeper and I have to go out to pick up Wuji, what are you doing all the time wasting our time?!" As the eldest brother, Gu Wenwu still maintained his big brother's face, putting on a full-faced look in front of his younger brother Gu Zhili. Big Brother shelf.

Gu Zhili remained silent, just looked at the old housekeeper helplessly, the old housekeeper shook his head helplessly, cupped his hands to Gu Zhili, and said, "Second master, I really have something urgent to do here, let's talk about it slowly when I get back. "

"That's right, I'll come here to hear what you have to say when you come back." As he said that, Gu Wenwu dragged the old housekeeper away, fearing that the old housekeeper who was in charge of accounts would be soft-hearted and help the family again.

When leaving, I happened to bump into the eldest and second young masters of the Gu family who came back from the outside. These two brothers didn't know what they were doing in the daytime. They came back with smiles on their faces and hooked shoulders. When they met Gu Wenwu, they were sweet , stood crookedly and shouted: "Uncle!"

Gu Wenwu frowned, and taught a lesson: "Where did you play around so early in the morning? Have you seen Grandpa?"

"Just been there."

"Yeah, I've been there just now, uncle, where are you going?" Gu Qing, the eldest young master of the Gu family, asked.

Although Gu Wenwu didn't like to see the second wife very much, but he didn't want to lower his status to be as knowledgeable as a junior, so he had a good relationship with his younger brother's eldest son Gu Qing and second son Gu Qi: "I'm going to pick up your fourth brother, what's the matter? Do you want to come together? go?"

Gu Qing and Gu Qi immediately said: "That's a good relationship. Listen to the fourth brother. This time I will go back and pick up the third brother. Alas, I don't even remember what the third brother looks like."

However, Gu Wenwu remembered that he had been to Tianjin a few times in the past few years, but he really couldn't stand Qiao Nianjiao's crazy woman who kept talking about how she supported him back then, so he had a big fight and never went there again.

When he was living in Tianjin, he got along with that child named Gu Jia indifferently. The child didn't know who he looked like. He will be beaten up by that bastard Gu Wuji!It's strange to say that he can get angry with Gu Wuji, beat and scold him, but Gu Wuji doesn't care at all, but if he dares to attack Gu Jia, Gu Wuji will take revenge as if his parents were killed.

Gu Wenwu was really terrified. When he thought that Gu Jia, who could not be touched or talked about, would come to live in Gu's mansion, he felt that the leg that was limped by Gu Wuji's stick back then was still aching.

It stands to reason that it is only natural for me to beat my son, but when it comes to him, it is me who wants to live by his son's face. It is really bad luck for eight lifetimes!

When he sat in the car, Gu Wenwu looked as if he was looking for a concubine, but Gu Qing and Gu Qi were still very curious about the third younger brother, asking all kinds of questions, which gave him a headache, so they said angrily: "There's nothing to say, just like his mother, dressed up all day long to go out with some dubious people, just know how to play, was raised to have a weird temper, very coquettish, and would get angry and pretend to be sick at every turn. So far. It costs a lot of money to make a living, and it's much more carefree than you serious young masters."