"It's better for Miss Gu to stay away from the young master. This is for the good of the young master. Maybe when the young master recovers one day, the young master and the girl can be together." Aunt Yin sighed softly, feeling very heavy.
Qi Zhiyuan sighed: "Miss Gu doesn't know anything. She only knows that the young master is eager to marry her off. Besides, Miss Gu is already sixteen. What girl can wait endlessly?"
Aunt Yin remained silent, feeling that the young master was really pitiful.
Just when the two of them sighed, Zhou Mu came over and asked, "What are you doing here?"
The two replied in unison: "Nothing done."
"Zhiyuan, please send a message to Min'er and ask Miss Gu to come over. I have something to tell Miss Gu." Zhou Mu ordered quietly.
Qi Zhiyuan subconsciously looked at Aunt Yin. After the two of them made eye contact, Aunt Yin replied: "Young Master just fell ill, so you should not see outsiders, right? Besides, Miss Gu is a noble daughter of the Hou family and goes out all day long.
It is against etiquette to run away from a man's house. If outsiders find out, it will also affect Miss Gu's reputation."
Zhou Mu looked at Grandma Yin like this. Although her eyes were not very sharp, they made Grandma Yin feel breathless.
"I thought Grandma had never regarded Miss Gu as an outsider." Zhou Mu noticed the change in Grandma Yin's mood from what she just said.
Nanny Yin glanced at Qi Zhiyuan out of the corner of her eye, asking him to help him say a word.
Qi Zhiyuan, however, was heartless and pretended not to see her cry for help and just stood aside in silence.
"Can't I ask you to do something?" Zhou Mu looked at Qi Zhiyuan.
"My subordinate is going to deliver the news to Min'er right now. Master, please wait a moment." Qi Zhiyuan just left Aunt Yin behind.
Aunt Yin stared at Qi Zhiyuan's back, thinking that this was a failure.
"Does Grandma have some misunderstanding about Miss Gu?" Zhou Mu's eyes fell on Grandma Yin's face.
Mammy was his wet nurse until he was twenty years old, and she was the woman closest to him.
He regards his grandma as a relative and a respected elder.
Aunt Yin shook her head: "Miss Gu is very good."
It's so good that even a cold-blooded person like Young Master is moved by his heart. But in a situation like Young Master's, it would be better not to be moved, so that he can grow old in peace.
Gu Xiyan's change happened out of thin air. She was only worried about whether this change would affect the rest of his life.
"I also think Miss Gu is very good. Miss Gu grew up stumblingly in the Hou Mansion, and there are too few people who are nice to her. I hope that no matter what happens in the future, grandma can treat her well." Zhou Mu looked solemn.
Seeing how cautious her master was, Aunt Yin finally gave up her struggle: "How could I not value the girl that the master values? Don't worry, sir, I will treat Miss Gu as my master."
As long as the young master and Miss Gu are happy when they get along, nothing else matters.
The young master has always done things in a measured manner, and he must have already seen the consequences of interacting with Miss Gu.
After Min'er received the news from the next door, she told Gu Xiyan.
"Are you sure it's the young master who wants to see me?" Gu Xiyan felt incredible.
Haven't we just met her? Why would Zhou Mu want to see her again?
"Of course I'm sure, it was the master's personal order." Min'er said and asked, "Do you want me to change into a more glamorous outfit before going there?"
Although Miss Gu is good-looking, she is too plainly dressed and doesn't even wear a hairband.
At Miss Gu's age and born into such a noble family, she should be well-dressed.
"I'm not in good shape, am I?" Gu Xiyan turned back and looked at Qiushi.
Qiushi smiled and answered: "Girl, she looks good even if she wears a rag."
"Aren't you going to meet the young master? Don't you need to dress up?" Min'er almost didn't say directly, that person is His Highness.
With such a noble status, such magnanimity, and such peerless appearance, has Miss Gu never thought about getting the young master?
Gu Xiyan was completely unaware of Min'er's thoughts. She only said: "I want to meet the young master, so I don't need to dress up. The young master is not a vulgar person who only cares about appearance and dressing up."
Min'er was immediately discouraged. According to her, Miss Gu was too honest and had never had those thoughts about the young master.
If she were Miss Gu, she might try her best to get the young master's attention and charm him. Then she would become the young master's wife. Wouldn't she be compared with those girls from the Liu family who looked down upon others in the Hou Mansion?
"Chunhua, go and find the girl some brighter clothes. The girl should dress more formally, which is also a sign of respect for the young master." Min'er found a good reason.
Chunhua was about to agree, but Gu Xiyan quickly stopped her: "No need, I'm going to see the young master, not anyone else. There's no need to be so solemn."
Min'er felt heavy after hearing this.
This girl Gu really has no ambition at all. She has such a pretty face, why doesn’t she dress up properly?
She looked at Qiushi, hoping that Qiushi could persuade Miss Gu, but Qiushi was also heartless: "The girl looks very good like this. Besides, what can I do to dress up when meeting the young master?"
"Isn't the young master a man?" Min'er was so angry that Gu Xiyan wanted to cry.
"Young Master is a man, but he is not the kind of man to look after a girl." Qiushi saw that his girl had a plain face and was as beautiful as a fairy descending from the earth: "The girl looks very beautiful even without dressing up."
The girl has a charming smile, and when she is quiet, she is like a beautiful flower shining in the water. This girl's face is already stunning without any special decoration.
When Gu Xiyan left Xiyuan, she didn't even have a hairpin. Min'er only lamented that Miss Gu was a big-hearted master and servant.
Gu Xiyan just left the Hou Mansion and saw Zhou Mu waiting in front of the next door.
She was startled, and subconsciously looked around to make sure no outsiders saw Zhou Mu before she felt at ease.
Her sneaky and nervous look made Zhou Mu feel uncomfortable: "Am I shameful?"
Gu Xiyan shook her head in denial: "Of course not..."
But it is always not good to see her wandering around in a man's house. Especially since those in the Hou family want to get rid of her quickly, she can't be more cautious.
"Come in." Zhou Mu gave up his position.
Gu Xiyan passed by him and smelled the incense on his body.
She slowed down and looked up at him, facing his gentle and elegant face.
"What's wrong?" Zhou Mu lowered his eyes and looked at her with soft eyes.
Gu Xiyan shook her head and entered first, followed closely by Zhou Mu.
When Gu Xiyan went to the pavilion, tea and snacks had been prepared there. Aunt Yin was standing by. When she saw her coming, she smiled kindly and said, "Girl, please sit down quickly."
Gu Xiyan felt that Nanny Yin seemed to be more enthusiastic than before, so she sat down and Zhou Mu found another cushion for her.
As soon as she raised her eyes, she met his clear eyes: "It's more comfortable to sit like this."
