Rebirth of marriage

The portrait quickly arrived in Gu Xiao's hands. There were several scenes on a piece of white paper. The painter was not very good, but Gu Xiao understood the meaning. There was a warm smile in his eyes, which was hidden under the long and thick eyelashes.

He told Mo Li, "Tell Grandma Ning that the old censor and the others will also remember some of their clothes, shoes and socks from now on. Things don't need to be ostentatious, just be comfortable."

"Yes." Li Li responded, but his eyes glanced at the paper again. The painting made by Miss Xie Jiu was really not very good.

He wasn't good at cooking either. The master saw that he was greedy for the cakes delivered yesterday, so he reluctantly rewarded him with a piece and almost sent him away.

I don’t know where the master secretly threw those pastries in the end, but they were inedible.

Li Qiye shook his head secretly. Xie Jiu seemed to be a smart girl, but she was still a little slow in terms of emotions.

Also, she joined the Hou family as a widow at a young age and had little experience in getting along with men.

Otherwise, she will know that women should show their best side in front of the men they like.

The master has been smart since she was a child, and has great attainments in calligraphy and painting. She is also relatively picky about other people's requirements. Xie Jiu's painting and cooking skills are really low, and it is easy to lose her image in the master's heart.

Seeing that she could make his master laugh, Mo Li decided to put in a good word for her, "Master, no one is perfect. Although Miss Xie's painting and cooking skills are not great, she is excellent in other aspects." of.

For example, even Grandma Ning praised the robe I made for the prince last time, and she even took care of Cao Shoufu..."

Gu Xiao raised his eyes and glanced at him, his face darkened slightly.

Li Qiye hurriedly withdrew his eyes and lowered his head in silence, thinking to himself, the master is really dissatisfied. Next time, he must be reminded to thank him for the wine, and learn to use your strengths and avoid weaknesses when getting along with men.

"What is she doing today?" Mo Li, apart from using his brain when performing tasks, usually uses his head from the neck up as a decoration.

Having been a master and servant for many years, Gu Xiao saw his eyes wandering around and knew that he was making up some nonsense in his own mind. He didn't bother to explain to him and asked about Xie Jiu's whereabouts.

Li Li knew this and hurriedly replied, "Miss Xie took Li Sheng to the Lu family."

He added smartly, "Master, do you want to see Miss Xie? I will arrange a carriage right now. The carriage is warm even in snowy weather."

Gu Xiao, who was about to get up and stretch his muscles, sat back firmly on the chair and smiled warmly, "You haven't been to Meishan to stare at me for a while."

"Ah?" Li Li looked at Gu Xiao in shock. Does Meishan need him to keep an eye on him?The soldiers are all very well behaved, what are they looking at?

Gu Xiao then said calmly, "The cold can wake people up. If you have a fight with me and I don't help you, your conscience will be troubled. Turn left when you go out and walk forward."

Mo Li Yiyan walked out of the study, still dumbfounded. Was the master joking with him?

After the person left, Gu Xiao took out the pastry from the cabinet, took a bite, and chewed it carefully...

Lu Hongyuan bought four maidservants from the capital for Xie Jiu. Because there was no place to place them, Xie Jiu kept them at the Lu family. He asked Li Sheng to find a house near his house for the past two days.

I came to the Lu family today to take a look and take them back with me.

The house that Xie Jiu told me about last time has been bought. Considering that it will be the foothold of Jiuxiao Pavilion, I chose a house that is large in area and easy to access, but it is a bit shabby.

After Lu Hongyuan asked for permission to thank him for the wine, he settled on the house. At present, Lu Laoer and his people were tidying up, waiting for the weather to clear up before making repairs.

Lu Laosan followed the instructions and ordered a few shops. Xie Jiu read his business planning documents and temporarily decided to do the silk and tea business. The rest will be developed slowly in the future. Today he is also busy with the shop in the city.

Lu Hongyuan has been keeping an eye on coal cake making at home these days. After Xie Jiu arrived, he reported the progress of each matter to her.

"Thank you for your hard work." Xie Jiu introduced Li Sheng to Lu Hongyuan and told him about the intelligence information plan.

All the shops under Jiuxiao Pavilion's name are managed by people who have signed death contracts. In addition to doing business to make money, they also collect various information and summarize it in Li Sheng's hands.

In addition, after the heavy snow melts, the Lu family will start building teahouses everywhere. It is easiest for people from all walks of life to reveal information when they rest in the teahouses.

Only then did Lu Hongyuan truly understand Xie Jiu's true intention in establishing Jiuxiao Pavilion.

He bowed his hands and responded respectfully. Knowing that Xie Jiu was going to take the maids away, he asked people to bring the four of them up.

Those four people had met before, and today they officially paid their respects to their master.

"What are you each good at?" Xie Jiu looked at the four of them, all of whom were fourteen or fifteen years old. They all came from an organization that specialized in training maidservants for powerful families. They had not yet been betrayed and had a clean background.

A woman with a slightly calm face stood up first and saluted, "Girl, all four of us are good at boxing and kicking, and I'm a little good at whipping and counting."

"This slave is somewhat good at concealed weapons and some superficial medical skills."

"This slave is good at Qinggong and getting acquainted with three religions and nine schools to find out information."

"This slave is a little good at disguise and dressing up. Please ask the girl to give us names."

Xie Jiu understood in his heart that what they said was slightly good was not modesty, but that they were really not very proficient, but they were much better than ordinary maids.

Handmaids who truly master certain skills are usually carefully trained by the powerful themselves.

But for Xie Jiu, the four of them are all available.

Xie Jiu looked at several people and said in turn, "If you are good at arithmetic, you will be called Qingqiu. If you are good at medicine, you will be called Wutong. If you are good at inquiring, you will be called Rouge. If you are good at dressing up, you will be called Diancui."

After a brief pause, he added, "In the future, if you are loyal to me, I will not treat you badly, but anyone who rebels will be killed without mercy."

As a master, I still have to say what I should say.

The four of them knelt down and said, "Thank you, Miss, for giving me your name. We will pledge our loyalty to you to the death."

Since they were sold into the organization at a young age, they have only had numbers. Some of them can't remember their original names, but now they are finally people with names again.

Xie Jiu was just preparing to return with his people when he saw Mo Li coming down from the mountain. His eyebrows and hair were dyed white by the heavy snow. He saw that Xie Jiu was very enthusiastic and greeted him from a distance.

He went all the way from the palace to Meishan with the blessing of Qinggong. He walked around in a circle, gave the soldiers a few words every day, and then went down the mountain. He was originally thinking about whether he should take this opportunity to go to the Lu family to remind him to thank him for the wine.

Just when they met, he stood beside the carriage and lowered his voice and said, "Thank you for the wine, whatever the master does is excellent, you know that, right?"

Xie Jiu couldn't figure out what he meant, but nodded cooperatively.

"You know, a person who is good at anything usually has high demands on others, you know?"

Seeing that Xie Jiu still didn't understand, he said bluntly, "Your painting and cooking skills will make the master dislike you. Next time, do something you are good at in front of the master."

Xie Jiu was silent for a long time and asked, "Can you elaborate in more detail?"

Li Qiye looked pitiful and shook his head. He was indeed emotionally slow.

He told Xie Jiu everything about the matter and his own mental journey, and then said sincerely, "I have followed the master for many years. I can't be wrong. There is some disgust on the master's face."

Thanks for the wine, "..."

You idiot, have you never thought that your master dislikes you?

She originally wanted Li Mo Li to wake up, but she wanted to ask something, so she said, "Mo Li, come up here and we'll give you a ride."

Li Sheng, who was driving the carriage, moved to the side and gave half of the space to Mo Li, feeling quite sympathetic to him.

Xie Jiu asked through the car curtain, "Mo Li, was your name given by the prince? Why are you called Mo Li?"