The ancestors of the Jiang family were just a scholar. Although the most promising ancestor had only been a fifth-rank official in Beijing. After several generations, the family was not rich or powerful, and it was considered a little extra money. The street where the ancestral home was located was also the best in Wutong County, and it was only a few families separated from the Gu family's home. However, the Gu family was backward, and the newly leased house of Mrs. Gu was far away. From the west of the city to the east of the city, the mule cart rushed for nearly two quarters of an hour.

"Girl, get off the car." Chunliu stood in front of the car and called softly.

Hanzhu sorted out her clothes and bent down to go out.

The front of the Gu family was cleaned and two camphor trees were planted on both sides, adding a bit of elegance to this house that was obviously a bit old. The loyal servant Sun, who was already waiting in front of the door, saw Hanzhu, came eagerly, "Miss, I'm here, the old lady is looking forward to you."

It was inconvenient to speak on the street, Hanzhu quickly walked into the door and bypassed the screen wall before asking with concern: "What's wrong with the old lady? Have you hired a doctor?"

Madam Sun said in fear: "I asked for it, it was a stroke. Fortunately, I recovered. As long as I recovered, there should be no big problem. Oh, the girl didn't see it. The old lady's mouth was tilted when she was sick. The lady almost fainted in a hurry. The old lady was also worried. When she woke up, she sent us to invite the girl."

Hanzhu chanted the Bodhisattva's blessing, "Fortunately it was just a false alarm."

Madam Sun glanced at her sincere little face without saying anything.

The yard is not big, and Gu Heng was assigned to study and entertain guests in front, and the old lady and three lived in the backyard.

Gu Heng's mother, Mrs. Dong, led her daughter to guard the bedside. When she heard that her daughter-in-law was coming, she turned her head and narrowed her eyes to look at the door: "Hanzhu is here, come here quickly, the old lady misses you."

The voice is friendly and natural, and obviously I like Hanzhu from the bottom of my heart.

Hanzhu felt warm. She lost her mother at a young age and married Gu Heng, Dong treated her like her biological daughter. Hanzhu's good girl Hong was inspired by Dong. However, because she couldn't see clearly, Hanzhu couldn't help feeling sad. During the years when the Gu family was in the countryside, Gu Heng had to study at a young age, and the family relied on Dong to support her embroidery work to make a living. She worked day and night, and her eyes were broken.

"Is the old lady better?" Hanzhu walked to Dong and whispered to the old man on the bed.

Old Mrs. Gu nodded, signaled her to sit down, and held her hand and said, "It's much better, I just walked on Naihe Bridge. After I came back, I wanted to meet the person I was worried about. Zi Yan came back in two days. I feel much more at ease when I see you."

When talking about his fiancé, Hanzhu was inconvenient to speak, and she lowered her eyes with a slightly blushing face.

Mrs. Dong was close to her and saw the shyness on the girl's face, and smiled with satisfaction. Such a good girl with a good knowledgeable, rational and gentle temperament, her son was blessed by God to get this marriage.

"Okay, I have something to say to Hanzhu alone, you all go down." After a few greetings, Old Mrs. Gu spoke to chase the person out.

Dong took his daughter out, and Madam Sun Chunliu also retreated.

Hanzhu sat on the embroidery stool beside the bed and looked at the old man in confusion.

Old Mrs. Gu took out a stacked veil from the bed and handed it to her, "Open it and take a look."

Hanzhu took it with both hands and opened the veil. He saw a pair of green emerald bracelets wrapped inside, which were transparent.

Old Mrs. Gu started to talk to herself, "This is the heirloom of our Gu family. When the Gu family suffered a great disaster, I hesitated for a long time and couldn't bear to pawn the bracelets. I would rather take Ziyan and the others to the countryside to live a hard life. I was sick today and suddenly realized that I was really old and might have gone there at any time..."

"Old lady, don't say these unlucky ones," Hanzhu quickly advised, "The old lady will live a hundred years old."

Old Mrs. Gu smiled bitterly and looked at her and said, "You don't need to say good things to coax me. I know very well. Don't mention that. Just in case, let's leave this bracelet to you for safekeeping first. Your aunt is weak-hearted and has no idea when encountering something, and your sister can't count on her. Zi Yan is not suitable for safekeeping when she is away. Only by handing it to you will I feel at ease. Anyway, you will be married in two years and will give it to you sooner or later."

Hanzhu blushed in anger and refused without thinking, "Old lady, this is too expensive, you still..."

"The elder dares not say anything. He is disrespectful and deserves it. Hanzhu has read so many books. Do you even understand this principle?" Old Mrs. Gu said unhappily while coughing, "What I am most concerned about when I wake up is this heirloom. If you don't accept it, do you want me to die with my eyes open when something happens again?"

"Old lady!" Hanzhu couldn't hear the elders say unlucky words the most. Seeing that the old lady was determined, she had to respond, looked outside, and whispered: "Have the old lady told her aunt?"

For such a big thing, let me mention it to Dong, so as not to have something wrong with the old lady. The Gu family will not be able to find the heirloom when they pack up their things. They will definitely be very anxious. Even if she takes it out, she will feel a little confused.

Old Mrs. Gu held her hand and smiled: "I said it, you said it before you came, but Hanzhu must not tell anyone, especially your sister Alan, she is ignorant, and I will have a headache."

She is Gu Lan's biological grandmother. She can say that her granddaughter is not. Hanzhu is not good at following her, and she even defended Gu Lan a few words softly.

Old Mrs. Gu shook her head and asked her kindly what she had done at home these days, and asked Jiang Jizhou's physical condition.

Hanzhu felt indescribable sorrow in her heart, but she could not be told to outsiders. However, the old lady changed her previous dislike for her and her words became gentle. Hanzhu was really flattered.

At noon, Old Lady Gu left her here for food, Hanzhu refused, but after using the food, he served the old lady and took the medicine, and then took the heirloom out with the heirloom.

When he returned home and walked to the backyard, Hanzhu quietly glanced at the door of the wing room. He didn't see the person. Just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, the door of the wing room suddenly opened, and a tall figure walked out, wearing black clothes. Even if the sun was shining brightly at noon, it would not be able to dispel the chill on his body.

Unexpectedly, he would not allow her to see her sister, Hanzhu quickly withdrew her gaze and headed straight for the lower room.

"stop."

Before he took a few steps, a cold voice from a man suddenly came from behind him.

Hanzhu couldn't help but stop, but still looked ahead.

Cheng Yu walked to her side and asked her in a deep voice: "Why are you invited over there?"

Hanzhu lowered her eyes and said, "The old lady is sick and wants to see me."

Cheng Yu stared at her face because she was afraid of being white, "Didn't you say you shouldn't?"

Hanzhu bit his lip and looked to the other side, "No."

"I don't think you dare to go, let's not come here again if you have nothing to do." After Leng Leng said that, Cheng Yu turned around and walked back.

Hanzhu was so angry that she trembled all over. This was her home, so it would be fine if they occupied the magpie's nest, but why did they still have the face to treat her like this? It seemed that she was his maid and could be sent to her at will?

"Miss, I'm so cruel and ruthless, we can't afford to offend her." Chunliu held her arm and whispered.

Hanzhu took a deep breath and left without looking back.

Cheng Yu stood at the door of the wing room, watching their master and servant disappear, and continued to stand for a while before returning to the inner room.

King Ding was lying on the bed to rest. He leaned against the back of the chair and was asleep. Suddenly, a noise came from the front yard of the Jiang family.

King Ding suddenly woke up and turned his head to look at Cheng Yu.

Did the Jiang family report to the official?

Cheng Yu had already stood up from the chair, hid at the door of the inner room with a dagger in his hand, motionless, like a beast, waiting for the prey to enter.

Ningzhu was originally lying on the couch and was awakened by the movement in front of her. She rubbed her eyes and sat up. Seeing the knife in Cheng Yu's hand, her little face turned pale.

"Ningzhu is not afraid, come to my side." King Ding smiled and called her.

Ningzhu immediately picked up his shoes, went to the edge of the bed with his hair loose, leaned forward, and approached Ding Wang dependently. His clear and moist eyes stared at Cheng Yu timidly, with all his eyes on defense, but he didn't know that Ding Wang Yin was also holding a dagger with a cold light in his left hand inside.

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As the saying goes, the kind of master there is a kind of servant. Jiang Jizhou is a gentle and humble person. Uncle Zhang, the housekeeper, followed him all year round, and his conversation was more appropriate than that of ordinary housekeepers. Others are honest and lenient to others. It may not be appropriate to be a housekeeper in wealthy families, but the few servants in the Jiang family are still more than enough.

Today, Uncle Zhang was so angry that he called two servants, pointed at Madam Sun and scolded: "Shut up, dare to slander my girl again. If you believe it or not, I will immediately let someone block your mouth and take you to the yamen!"

Madam Sun received the instructions of Mrs. Gu. She came to the Jiang family to cause trouble. Therefore, she did not shut up, but her voice became louder. She replied loudly in the direction of her neighbors: "If you go to the yamen, go to the yamen. Your girl stole the heirloom of our Gu family. The old lady wanted to consider the relationship between the two families and get things back, but she didn't expect you to turn the blame! Okay, invite all the master and grandma Jiang out and meet us in court!"

Uncle Zhang realized her intention and sent someone to block her mouth.

Madam Sun stood at the door of the Jiang family. She was not a wooden one. When she found that the Jiang family wanted to arrest her, she immediately asked the two servants who were following, who were the only two servants in the Gu family, to help stop her. She shouted more and more from behind. This street lived in famous families in Wutong County. Her tutoring was very strict and she was very quiet during the day. Now that she heard the movement, the master was not easy to show up, so she sent the maid to go out to check it out.

Seeing that things were not going well, Uncle Zhang hurriedly sent someone to the county school to invite Jiang Jizhou, and he hurried to the backyard.

Cheng Yu had excellent ears and had already heard the reason clearly. He whispered a few words to King Ding and went to the yard. When Uncle Zhang came over, he reminded coldly: "No matter what happens, we must not disclose our whereabouts."

Uncle Zhang was upset and had no intention of paying attention to him. He went straight to the lower room.

"She said I stole it?" Hanzhuru was struck by lightning and couldn't help but defend herself, "The old lady handed it to me..."

Uncle Zhang frowned and asked, "Does Mrs. Gu know?" Apart from Gu Heng, the Gu family is only one of the Dong families, and as long as Dong comes out to testify...

Thinking of this, Uncle Zhang suddenly had a bad premonition and looked at Hanzhu with verification.

Hanzhu took a step back with a white face and was almost supported by Chunliu's hands, "Girl!"
Chapter completed!