Gu Nian smiled at Lu Shangyu, "It's getting late, we should go back to rest and prepare for tomorrow's ceremony."
"Well, that's right." Lu Shangyu was dazzled by the little girl's smile, and said with pursed lips.
At that moment, Gu Nian saw in his eyes not only anxiety and guilt, but also some regret.
She thought that maybe Lu Shangyu, the young master, had some real affection for the young and beautiful Xiao Jing.
However, in the face of fame, interests and status, this good feeling becomes not worth mentioning.
Probably the men of the Lu family are so heartless and shameless that they sacrifice the lives of girls to achieve their own success. It is a miracle that Lu Shangyu grew up in this environment and did not grow crooked.
Because Gu Nian didn't see anything unusual on the surface, Lu Shangyu safely sent her back to the yard and said goodbye to her.
He was even afraid that if he stayed here longer, he would have deeper feelings for her, more regrets and reluctance, which would affect tomorrow's ceremony.
Seeing Lu Shangyu's back hurriedly leaving as if fleeing, Gu Nian's eyes gradually turned cold.
She had been here for so long in order to collect clues, and it was time to do something.
"Tonight, I hope you can take a shower and change clothes to show that you attach great importance to tomorrow's ceremony. Moreover, I have asked the ladies and old ladies in the house for instructions in advance, and got their consent and approval. In short, we are all here today.
Take a shower and change clothes, burn incense, and be sure to pay attention to tomorrow’s rituals.”
After dinner, Gu Nian gathered all the maids in the courtyard and said to them: "I believe you all know that tomorrow the Lu family will usher in the most important ceremony. It should not just be me and Lu Shangyu who pay attention to this ceremony, but also Lu Shangyu and I.
The same goes for the elders in the house, and the same goes for you."
Gu Nian smiled and said, "I asked you to bathe and change clothes. How could I blame you? Besides, we are all here for tomorrow's ceremony."
After Gu Nian said this, the maids prepared bath water for Gu Nian, then went to wash up, and also prepared new clothes to wear for tomorrow's ceremony.
Seeing that she didn't blame her, all the maids felt relieved.
Gu Nian and the maids smiled and waved, and entered the bathroom...
At this time, the maids suddenly became frightened, fearing that they would be blamed for wasting their time in serving. They quickly knelt down in front of Gu Nian and said in fear: "You have wasted your time, please punish me."
Anyway, there are still those women guarding the yard outside, so there won't be any accidents.
When the maids quickly finished washing and came to serve, they found that Gu Nian had already dressed herself, walked out of the bathroom and was standing at the door of the room.
They were discussing tomorrow's ceremony in the courtyard, and everyone was very excited.
These fourteen or fifteen-year-old girls were not familiar with the world and had never experienced the Lu family's rituals. They were full of expectations and curiosity about tomorrow's ceremony. Therefore, they chatted and talked very enthusiastically, inevitably ignoring the surrounding environment.
None of them noticed that the maid who was responsible for cleaning up the bathroom after everyone took a shower was taller than before.
No one noticed that the tall "maid", carrying something while no one was paying attention, ducked behind the rockery in the courtyard...
