C15

Nearly forty years old Gu Zhiqiu stood in this magnificent scenery, mature and steady like the maple leaves that grew in the middle of autumn like a raging fire. It was impossible for others to look at him closely.

He looked at Su Xiao Jin, then gave a helpless smile and said: "Housekeeper Gu."

Within the inner hall, Steward Gu hurriedly walked over and asked respectfully: "Master, what are your orders?"

Gu Zhiqiu frowned slightly and spoke with a heavy tone, "Bamboo Woods Garden, have you been cleaned every day?"

"In reply to old master, there is no delay every day. The Bamboo Forest Garden is very clean." Steward Gu lowered his head and replied obediently. After he finished speaking, he carefully raised his head and looked at Gu Zhiqiu with a puzzled expression.

When Xi'er had heard the words' Bamboo Forest Courtyard ', she had already tightly held onto Su Xiao Jin's arm, looking extremely excited. Su Xiao Jin was curious, where was the Bamboo Forest Garden?

Gu Zhiqiu muttered to himself for a moment before saying, "Hmm, from today onwards, First Miss will live there. Get ten maidservants and five attendants to serve your Eldest Miss properly, do you understand?"

Steward Gu naturally already knew that the emperor had taken a fancy to Su Xiao Jin, so he immediately agreed and left to do some tasks.

However, Su Xiao Jin still had a curious expression on her face. She blinked her big, watery eyes as she looked inquisitively at Gu Zhi Qiu.

Gu Zhi Qiu looked at her always guarded gaze. He could not help but feel sad. "Are you hungry?"

Su Xiao Jin shook her head, and her body shrank back again. Gu Zhiqiu glanced at Xi'er, who seemed somewhat wronged, and replied, "In reply to the lord's words, our young mistress has not eaten since she came back."

Gu Zhiqiu nodded, then said to his retainer, "Tell the kitchen to bring tonight's dishes to the Bamboo Woods Garden one by one. Tell them that Eldest Miss wants to eat there."

The follower quickly responded and then silently left as well.

"Thank you, master!" Xi`er was extremely happy as she replied.

Gu Zhiqiu didn't say anything. He walked forward and extended his hand, but Su Xiao Jin suddenly retreated a few steps back. She then mumbled with both caution and fear, "Bad guy …"

Under the moonlight, the shriveled figure she was standing on was reflected on the wall, giving off an indescribably thin and weak feeling.

Gu Zhiqiu only felt that his extended hand was stiff and cold. He let out a self-deprecating laugh and put down his arm. "I know you're afraid of me. Forget it. Just go."

After saying that, he shot a glance at Xi'er, who thanked him once again. Then, he said to Su Xiao Jin, "Miss, let's go back to the Bamboo Woods Garden."

This little girl's eyes lit up. She was actually happier than when she found out that Su Xiao Jin was no longer stupid. Su Xiao Jin naturally guessed where the Bamboo Forest Garden was.

"There's no need to pack your things. Tonight, I will order people to hurry and make clothes for you two. It's fine if you don't want those old things." Gu Zhiqiu's voice was still cold. It was not without emotion, nor was it gentle.

Su Xiao Jin was overwhelmed by the unexpected favor as Xi'er thanked him profusely. However, from the beginning to the end, she had always faced Gu Zhi Qiu with a frightened and evasive attitude. It was as if not long ago, she had pulled on her sleeve and said "I don't want to enter the palace".

This foolish daughter of his was probably stingy in calling him daddy. Thinking of this, Gu Zhiqiu turned around and looked at the incomparably glorious Prime Minister's Estate with infinite desolation, as if he was looking at the ruins of a dejected courtyard.

Along the way, Xi'er kept chattering non-stop, like a small eagle that had finally flown out of its cage, telling Su Xiaojin stories of the past. She always asked, "Does Miss still remember?" This sentence, Su Xiao Jin found it funny. 'Remember, how come I don't remember?' You told me already, how could I not remember? She looked at the innocent little girl and couldn't help but feel joy in her heart.

When the two of them arrived at the Bamboo Forest Garden, Steward Gu had already brought the maidservants and attendants over. When Steward Gu saw Su Xiaojin, he hurriedly bowed to her, introduced her to her, and then went back to his own affairs. These fifteen people were also obedient, not daring to look down on the fool Su Xiaojin in the slightest. They obediently cleaned the bamboo forest once more. They opened the door, wiped the tables and chairs, and then spread a new blanket over the bed.

Before long, dinner was served. The food was delicious and delicious. Just looking at it, it was enough to turn the world upside down.

Su Xiao Jin stood at the end of the long corridor as she carefully observed the courtyard.

Bamboo Forest Garden, as its name implied, was a place planted with bamboo. In the depths of the bamboo forest, there was also a pond filled with fake rocks and water that poured down in torrents from all directions.

Outside the long corridor, there were also flowers. However, these flowers were not peonies in the other courtyards. They were very pretty and had a pleasant fragrance to them, such as Cymbidium and Cymbidium.

Under the cool moonlight, the Huai orchids were in bright colors. They were surrounded by pink in the middle of the orange and white in the pink. They were also painted with a faint yellow color. On the other hand, Jianlan was clearly a lot more monotonous in color. Most of it was light yellow in color, and it was difficult to tell which one was it as it was mixed in with the large pieces of Cymbidium.

Perhaps it was because Su Xiao Jin had been staring at the orchids for a long time, but Xi'er's eyes reddened, and she said with some gratification: "Miss must still remember that these orchids are Madame's favorite orchids, and only the Bamboo Garden has them. Fortunately, Madam personally planted them, and after so many years, they are still alive."

Su Xiao Jin forced a smile, did they dare to not live? If they didn't live, those who were hired by Kou Qiu to take care of them would all die.

"Miss, do you miss Madam?" Seeing that Su Xiao Jin was silent, Xi'er asked with a worried tone.

Su Xiao Jin lowered her gaze and pursed her lips before shaking her head. She said, "No, let's eat. I'll definitely reward my stomach with so much delicious food."

Thus, the two of them entered the hall. Su Xiao Jin dismissed the maidservants who were waiting on them, and then said to Xi'er, who was standing there looking at the delicious food on the table while swallowing her saliva, "Silly girl, why aren't you coming and sitting down?"

She shook her head and said, "Miss, how could we servants eat at the same table as you? Miss, you don't have to worry about me.

Su Xiaojin glared at her, then said, "If it's anyone else, I'll let them stand, but in this Prime Minister Manor, you are the only one. You treat me with sincerity and are the person I trust the most, in my opinion, Gu Jingqi is not worthy to be my sister, but you are my sister." As she spoke, she had already stood up and pulled Shyr to sit down.

Xi Er excitedly said to Su Xiao Jin: "Miss, I am so happy that you can tell Xi Er all this … …" As he spoke, he actually started crying.

Su Xiao Jin smiled as she pinched her nose, and said with a doting tone: "Silly girl."

The two of them happily ate. While eating, Xiao Xi'er looked at her young miss and then said beautifully, "After the young miss became silly, she became much more beautiful."

Su Xiao Jin's face turned slightly red as she glared at her and said: "Little girl, don't make fun of me if you don't have anything to say."

Su Xiao Jin stuck out her tongue. If it was before, she would definitely pat her chest and raise her chin in an extremely proud manner: "Of course, I'm not beautiful, who's beautiful?"

However, thinking of Little Qiao's endurance, Su Xiao Jin could only continue pretending to be a lady …

"That's right, Miss, I've always wanted to ask you …" Xiu-Er seemed to have finally made up her mind and carefully approached him.

At this time, Su Xiao Jin was drinking the soup and didn't even raise her head as she asked: "What do you want to ask me?"

Xi Er coughed dryly twice, then opened her eyes wide, acting like she was saying "You have to carefully observe Miss's expression" and said to Su Xiao Jin: "You really already told your majesty …. "Hmm, hmm?"

"Pfft ~" Su Xiao Jin was about to swallow, but when she heard those words, she couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of soup. She threw down her chopsticks and slapped them on the table, then cursed, "Bullshit! When did that bastard set me up? "

"…" Xiao Xi looked at the furious Su Xiao Jin in fear. Just now, their young mistress seemed to have called the emperor 'turtle egg' …

Su Xiao Jin rubbed her nose and rolled her eyes in annoyance. She lowered her voice and said: "Anyway, you should remember that little miss is not going to let anyone take advantage of me. That fellow is a scammer."

"…" Xi Er stared at Su Xiao Jin in fear, the young miss had just called out her master's full name.

Su Xiao Jin took a bite of the dish and ungracefully stuffed it into her mouth. With a depressed tone, she continued, "Two foxes, are you trying to take care of me? "No way."

"…" At this moment, Xi Er's mouth was wide open as she looked at Su Xiao Jin as if she was looking at a beast. There was no other reason but that her young mistress was truly … Bold and bold.

As Su Xiaojin ate, she pondered on how she could deal with Gongzi Qiushan after she entered the palace. For a moment, she felt that these delicacies had lost their flavor.

"… …"

After eating her fill, Su Xiao Jin wanted to eat her fill, so she pulled Xi'er towards the bamboo forest.

The servants did not dare to be careless. Steward Gu had told them earlier that they must 'serve' their master well, especially since he thought highly of her. He could not allow her to run away like this. After all, Su Xiao Jin's current identity was that of an imperial concubine.

Su Xiaojin didn't mind either. These people following them made her feel a bit more at ease. After all, Gu Jingqi didn't seem to be a peaceful person.

"Idiot, so you are here."

Suddenly, Su Xiao Jin heard a familiar voice from above her head.

She paused, looked up, and saw a magpie sitting on a bamboo, staring at her with a pair of small, dark eyes. Seeing Su Xiaojin looking at him, the magpie opened his mouth and continued, "Idiot, I'm hungry.

Heh! Su Xiao Jin looked at the little magpie in fear, then looked around to confirm that the one who spoke was the little magpie. 'Then …' Had she misheard that morning?

Xi Er asked worriedly, "Miss, what's wrong?" Your face is so ugly … "Isn't it too dark? Why don't we come back in the morning?"

At this time, the magpie also flew down and suddenly stood on Su Xiao Jin's shoulder. Xiao'er's eyes widened as she giggled and said, "Miss, it seems like it really likes you, to think that it's not afraid of you."

"…" Su Xiao Jin felt a little dizzy.

She could actually understand the language of animals?

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