Chosen Son

On this day, the maid Jin'er got up early as usual and came to the study to clean up. Mr. Gu and the young master hadn't come yet, so the study seemed quiet.She first put away all the calligraphy that the young master learned yesterday, and then watered the green plants on the side. At the end, she walked around to the bookcase in the cubicle and quickly checked the books she had written that day. The book that was brought in by the order of the eldest lady.

Intact, still in its old position.She put the book back and walked out of the study involuntarily with light steps. Only then did she feel that her temples were drenched with sweat from nervousness. Go to Gu Fan.

"Miss Jin'er, are you on duty again today?"

The man's gentle voice sounded like a spring breeze, but she couldn't help but shivered, and quickly looked up at Gu Fan, only to see that he still had the same smile as usual, so she replied softly: "Yes, Good morning, Mr. Gu."

"Morning." The man stretched his waist, as if he didn't notice her abnormality, he just said happily, "Thank you for your hard work. Seeing that you are in a hurry, there is still something else to do. Then go quickly and don't make people wait." Anxious."

She bit her pale lips, saluted quickly, and walked out of the courtyard quickly.

She breathed a sigh of relief when she reached the corner, and turned her head to take a look. Behind her, only the branches and leaves of the bonsai swaying gently with the wind, she couldn't even see a person, but she still looked uneasy. I looked around at the first step, and finally, as if I had made up my mind, I turned straight onto a remote path.

The inner courtyard was much more solemn and solemn than the outer courtyard. Holding the handkerchief in her palm, she walked all the way to Da Furen's courtyard with her head down, but was stopped by the nuns guarding the door.

"Madam hasn't washed yet, so no one else is allowed to enter, what are you doing here?"

Jin'er quickly whispered, "That matter has already been settled."

Mammy's complexion changed, and she pulled her sleeves in time to stop her: "Got it, you hurry up, don't let anyone see you coming to Madam's residence, be smart for a while, don't say the wrong thing .”

Jin'er's face was a little pale, she nodded to show that she knew, then she walked out quickly with her head down, almost half way around the house before returning to the yard where she was.The one who lived with her was Yuchai, who was serving the second young lady. He happened not to be on duty that day, but was just cleaning up in his own yard. Seeing her hurried expression, she came up to her with some worry:

"What's the matter, Jin'er, you look so wrong?"

She collected herself and squeezed out a tired smile: "It's okay, sister, it's just that I went to bed too late last night, and it's time to wake up early today, so I feel a little uncomfortable."

Yuchai didn't suspect him, so she hurriedly urged her to rest: "You didn't say it earlier, I will replace you and let you have a good rest. Come, go and lie down for a while."

She originally thought that she would not be able to fall asleep because of being overly nervous, but unexpectedly, after being supported by Yuchai and lying on the bed, she quickly fell into a dream. After a while, it was Mr. Gu's gentle smile again, but the smile slowly turned into a blank expression. He seemed to sigh helplessly, looking down at her who was sitting on the ground unable to move for some reason, and asked coldly :

"Jin'er, why did you want to kill me?"

"Jiner..."

"Jin'er?"

She seemed to be pushed vigorously by someone, so she suddenly woke up from the dream, gasping for breath, trying to scream but couldn't, and saw Yuchai looking at her worriedly : "Are you okay, did you have a nightmare?"

She felt that her throat was a little dry, so she nodded and said nothing.

Yuchai poured her a glass of water, and asked her with some hesitation: "Just now, the young master sent someone to invite you. I think you still don't feel well. How about I go for you?"

She was startled, and quickly realized, saying: "It's okay, I'm already much better, since the matter with the young master, I'd better go, sister, rest well."

"That's fine." Yuchai hesitated for a moment, "Then hurry up, it seems that there is a lot of urging over there, I don't know what's going on."

"Okay, thank you sister." Jin'er smiled at her, got dressed and got out of bed.

When she reached the gate of the courtyard, she had packed up her nervousness, took a deep breath, and stepped into the room.

As she expected, the room was already crowded with people, and everyone had different expressions. She didn't dare to look at it, and just saluted respectfully.

Yang An's voice rang above her head, sounding a little serious: "Are you the maid who comes to the young master's study every day?"

"Yes." she replied.

"Madam said that you once went to her and told her something about the young master, is there such a thing?"

Jin'er knelt down on the ground with a plop.

At that moment, she seemed to hear a chuckle.

She felt her heart skip a beat, and quickly calmed down again, attributing it to the illusion that she was too nervous.She sorted out her thoughts, her voice was trembling, as if she was a little scared: "Yes..."

Yang An looked at her, as if he was estimating something: "Say what you said that day again."

Just as Jin'er was about to speak, he interrupted her: "Wait a minute."

"Except for the relevant people, the rest of the people go down." He said.

This means keeping it secret.

She regained her composure, and when she heard the door slam shut behind her, she opened her mouth again: "That day, my servant went to see Madam because this servant felt that Mr. Gu had done something... It's not right, slaves can't see it."

Speaking of this, she cautiously raised her head and glanced at Yang An, seeing that his expression hadn't changed, she was a little relieved, and continued: "Although the young master is stubborn, his temperament is not bad, as long as he is guided a little. But Mr. Gu...Although he didn't beat or scold, he frequently made sarcastic remarks, which was really harsh. And...and he also showed the young master, the young master is only eight years old, what is it? At an age that everyone is curious about, this servant is really... really..."

Although he was mentally prepared, Yang An's heart skipped a beat: "What did you say?"

Jin'er kowtowed heavily, and said in a crying voice: "Although the servant is a servant, I still know some of the things that are circulated in the market. It is really not a good book. That day, the slave vaguely saw a cover , I don’t know how Mr. Gu found it, not only to see it for himself, but also to show it to the young master, this servant really thinks it’s inappropriate..."

She spoke sincerely, but Yang An became more startled when he heard it, and couldn't help turning his head to look at Gu Fan, seeing that his expression was as usual, as if the person being accused now was not him, and he had some doubts in his heart, so Said: "Empty talk has no proof, do you have evidence?"

"My servant has it." Jin'er said quickly, "My servant knows where Mr. Gu's books are stored, so I can find them for the master right now."

"Go and find it." Yang An closed his eyes, feeling a little tired.

Taking advantage of the time when the maid entered, he turned his head to Gu Fan and said, "Sir, what do you want to say?"

Gu Fan nodded: "Although Jin'er has never read a book, this ability to fabricate stories is top-notch. Gu was dumbfounded just now. If the matter didn't fall on his own head, he would have believed it a little bit."

Yang An glanced at him: "Sir, are you going to deny it?"

Gu Fan said with a smile: "Gu has a clear conscience. Except for the fact that the sarcasm is open to question, the rest are all nonsense. There is nothing to admit. It's just that Gu is really curious. What is it, after all, Gu himself didn't know there was such a thing, but he was a little surprised by her eyesight."

Speaking of this, he paused: "Speaking of which, since Miss Jin'er knows where she lives, she must be able to get out after a while. Why is there no one around?"

Yang An frowned, the complexion of the lady next to her changed, and she whispered a command to the maid beside her, who was just about to go in when Gu Fan stopped her.

"Anyway, that's what I said, so Gu also wants to see it with his own eyes, why don't we go in together, what do you think, master?"

Seeing his appearance, Yang An believed him [-]% in his heart, but what he heard was not what he heard, seeing is believing after all, so he nodded: "Then let's go in together."

Several people entered the study one after another, and saw Jin'er looking for something with a pale face, but it seemed that she hadn't found it for a long time, Gu Fan went up to take a look, and said with a smile: "These are all newly sent by the master. Miss Jin'er thinks there is something wrong with these books?"

Jin'er gritted her teeth, knowing that the matter had been revealed, but she still insisted: "How could this happen... I saw you collecting books here..."

Gu Fan said "Yeah", brushed his fingers over the spine of the book, and then pulled out a copy: "Miss Jin'er is referring to this "National Remonstrance", then you must have read it wrong, the young master insisted on making a fuss that day I read it, but Gu was ignorant, and the book was so profound that it was difficult to understand it for a while, so I simply got lazy and hid it, thinking that the young master might forget it if he didn't see it. It’s a big misunderstanding.”

Jin'er stared at him blankly: "...Misunderstanding?"

Gu Fan's eyes turned cold silently, but his words were still gentle: "If it's not a misunderstanding, what does the girl think?"

She was startled by the eyes that seemed to see through everything, and blurted out without thinking: "Big... Maybe I was too nervous and saw it wrong..."

"Nonsense!" Yang An seemed a little irritable, and angrily said, "You can say this casually? Mr. Gu's reputation was almost ruined by you."

He took a deep breath, glanced at the eldest lady calmly, turned his head to Gu Fan and said solemnly: "The servant girl at home is really too ignorant, and I have troubled Mr., please forgive me."

Gu Fan waved his hand, smiled indifferently and said, "It's nothing, it's just a misunderstanding anyway."

"It's a misunderstanding." He turned around and said to the lady, "It will be fine if you untie it, madam, don't you think so?"

The author has something to say: Gu Fan: The acting skills I learned in the last world just happened to be put to use, and I was very happy