Rebirth of marriage

The daughter of the Wu family is not weak in martial arts. If she really cared about her reputation, she would not give Li Li the chance to hold her hand. She just wanted to get her family out of the current predicament through marriage.

Wu Sanmei saw that Gu Xiao had seen through her thoughts but not exposed her thoughts. She felt grateful and bowed to him, then bent down to Mo Li as a silent apology.

Then, he pulled Wu Hou and his wife and followed the palace steward out of the living room, and the others followed.

"Master, I..." Li Li scratched his head, a little apologetic, and asked his master to deal with him in the middle of the night.

Just now, he said that he would compensate with money, which aroused the condemnation of everyone in the Wu family, so that his voice about ten work quotas was drowned out by their shouts.

Seeing how angry they were, he didn't mention the work quota anymore. If he had known this was possible, he should have yelled and told them.

"Go and rest." Gu Xiao raised his hand to interrupt him.

It would not be a bad thing for Mo Li if he and Wu Sanmei really got along. Mo Li had been an orphan since he was a child and had never felt family affection.

The Wu family has a strong family atmosphere. Although it is wrong for the girl to rely on Mo Li, she is willing to sacrifice for her family. In his past life, he has only encountered people who sacrificed their family for their own interests. If Mo Li can get her to protect her wholeheartedly, He is willing to fulfill them.

However, Gu Xiao doesn't intend to interfere in this matter. It all depends on their fate.

Returning to the room, he summoned the secret guard to give him some instructions, then put on his clothes and lay on the bed. Not long after, he heard movement outside the courtyard.

After lifting the quilt and looking out of the window, I saw that there were exactly ten men from the Wu family standing at the entrance of the courtyard.

After inviting them to have breakfast, Gu Xiao personally took them to the Lu family.

On this side, Xie Jiu also got up early and took Feng Zhilan to the Lu family.

On the way, Feng Zhilan glanced at her several times, which meant a lot.

Xie Jiu knew that their movements last night had not been hidden from her. Although she was a little embarrassed, she had no intention of discussing anything with her. She closed her eyes and rested her mind all the way to the Lu family.

The Lu family specially set up a courtyard to entertain Gu Xiao and the others. When they thanked the wine and entered the main hall, Gu Xiao was sitting upright. The ten members of the Wu family, headed by Mr. Wu and Mr. Wu, stood on both sides of him in an orderly manner.

Marquis Wu was registered with the imperial court and had to work in the quarry. Therefore, he did not come today.

The moment Xie Jiu appeared, someone exclaimed, "Wanqing?"

Third Master Wu asked, "Second sister-in-law?"

They looked at Xie Jiu, and Xie Jiu also looked at them.

By virtue of his ability, Lao Wuhou went from being a commoner to a marquis who was rewarded with an iron book of elixirs by the late emperor, while his children and grandchildren also relied on their strength from being a noble marquis to becoming a fugitive.

Now I don’t have enough food to eat, and I don’t have enough clothes to cover my body.

Xie Jiu smiled lightly, "I am Xie Jiu, the owner of Meishan. The prince asked me for ten work quotas, but I have seen you beat people to the point of dying while being exiled, and I have also seen you have conflicts with officials.

I'm a little worried. I need to think carefully about whether you can tolerate this kind of control when you come to work in my coal mountain. "

Upon hearing this, the man from the Wu family subconsciously wanted to refute, but thinking of the situation at home, he gritted his teeth and held back. Finally, Mr. Wu represented him, "My boss, to be honest, we need this job very much, and we will control our emotions." , never fight or cause trouble."

They really have no capital to make trouble. They are now so poor that they can't even support the girls at home. They have to rely on being concubines for Prince Xiao to survive. In the future, if they go underground, they will have no face to see their second brother and second sister-in-law.

Xie Jiu nodded slightly, "Then we will give you a trial period of one month. If you cause trouble, your salary will be doubled and everyone in the Wu family will be fired. Similarly, if you perform well, I will also reward you, how about it?"

Mr. Wu hurriedly led the people behind him and said, "Okay, okay, we will definitely perform well."

The purpose of Gu Xiao asking her to come was to let the Wu family understand who they were working for and who was kind to them when they were in trouble.

Therefore, Xie Jiu did not embarrass them, and simply made some requests, then changed his subject and looked at Mr. Wu, "You just saw me and subconsciously called your second sister-in-law, but I am very similar to your second sister-in-law?"

The information compiled by the old censor only said that Mrs. Wu was a woman from the south of the Yangtze River. She died a year after marrying in the capital, and did not know anything about her natal family.

Mr. Wu said, "It's similar."

Xie Jiu was about to ask anything else when he heard Gu Xiao say, "You go to work first. I hope you will cherish today's opportunity and don't live like a woman."

He winked at Mo Li, who understood and led the Wu family men out of the hall. He told them in a stern voice not to tell them that Xie Jiu was the boss behind the scenes, otherwise they would lose this job. The daughter of the Wu family He will also be kicked out of the palace by the prince.

Only then did everyone realize that Xie Jiu was also a prisoner like them. Thinking of what the prince just said, the ten grown men were all ashamed. They were really worse than a woman.

Mo Li shook his head helplessly, Xie Jiu's words were so obvious, and Xie Jiu's reputation for beauty had already spread, as long as the Wu family had some brains, they would know.

In the room, Xie Jiu looked at Gu Xiao doubtfully.

Gu Xiao bent down to pick him up and said softly, "I'll tell you later."

After saying that, he stood on his tiptoes, hugging the person in his arms and blending into the snowy white sky.

Xie Jiu was taken to a courtyard by him. The courtyard was backed by a mountain and had pavilions and high walls. Xie Jiu asked, "What is this?"

Gu Xiao smiled and walked inside holding her hand.

The courtyard is not big, but it looks very elegant. Gu Xiaodao said, "This was once a place where a bachelor lived in seclusion. I bought it before he traveled. Occasionally I come to live here for a few days. I have ordered someone to change the property deed to In your name.

If you want to come in the future, you can come and live at any time. There is a secret passage leading to the outside. I will take you to see it. "

He took Xie Jiu directly to a bedroom. There was a switch at the end of the bed. With a twist, the wooden board against the wall in the closet would automatically open, revealing a passage.

He taught her step by step how to quickly turn the switch, "It takes about a quarter of an hour from here to Li Sheng's house."

She led her to the courtyard again and pointed to a place, "There is a mechanism here. If someone accidentally enters, if you touch the mechanism, arrow feathers will be shot out, which will buy you time to escape."

Xie Jiu carefully looked at the switches and mechanisms at the end of the bed. They all showed signs of being old, "You made these mechanisms later?"

"Well, do you like this courtyard? I'm short of time, so I just cleaned it up briefly. You can tell me how to arrange it." Gu Xiao looked at her with a smile, "This place can also lead to the palace. If you want to live in the palace, you can Come over anytime.”

Xie Jiu shook his head, "It's pretty good here."

She looked at the yard carefully and saw a deep slash on a tree in the yard, and asked, "Were you often assassinated when you first came to Yuyouguan?"

That's why tunnels were opened everywhere, and mechanisms were set up even in the courtyards where people occasionally lived.

Gu Xiao was slightly stunned, then smiled.

She is so smart, she knows the smallest details, and she can know a lot from just a little detail.

He kissed her lips, worried that she would be afraid, and comforted, "Don't be afraid, I will protect you."

Xie Jiu felt happy and distressed at the same time, "I can also protect you."

Last time she said she would avenge him, and she actually did it. Now that she said she would protect him, Gu Xiao felt inexplicably bright. He picked him up with a smile and walked into the house.

He went to the bedroom with the switch just now. There were two stoves burning inside, and it was warm. Gu Xiao sat down with the person on his lap, and then told her about Mrs. Wu Er, "Jiu'er, now I’m not sure if you are related to Mrs. Wu Er, but what is certain is that you are not her child.”

Xie Jiu was suspicious. She had never told Gu Xiao that she was not a biological daughter of the Xie family. How did he know?

But then he thought about it, he was sent to Gu Xiao's bed by the Yang family. Gu Xiao must have wanted to check on her, so it would not be surprising to know.