nucmednet Chapter 376 Entering the Gu Residence
Chapter 376 Entering the Gu Residence
The carriage started moving again. Ye Qing'an sat alone in the carriage, leaning against the carriage wall, detaching herself from her thoughts, and entered the Dreamland of Clouds.
Jiu Xiao was already waiting inside. As soon as he saw Ye Qing'an, his eyes lit up: "How was my disguise just now? Did I portray the dashing, arrogant, and domineering young master perfectly?"
"Yeah, it's good."
Jiu Xiao raised his chin, his eyes full of pride: "Of course, actually I learned from Ye Feiran, but made some modifications."
Ye Qing'an chuckled but didn't reply.
"But I think I'm much better looking than Ye Feiran. His appearance would only make people hate him, while I would definitely make people love and hate me at the same time, right?"
Seeing that Jiuxiao's tail was about to wag, Ye Qing'an quickly called for a stop: "Shrink a little later and hide in my sleeve, then come with me to the Gu residence."
"Huh?" Jiuxiao's mouth dropped open: "Am I going to come into the Gu family mansion with you?"
"Shouldn't you go in first, and then summon me with the summoning circle if you need me?"
Ye Qing'an shook her head: "You come with me."
"Alright then." Jiu Xiao clicked his tongue. He had been thinking that he would finish the whole opera performance and have the coachman take him to Cuiwei Tower for a drink before leaving, but his plan fell through again.
"Go and see how the people from the Ye residence reacted when Consort Lan sent someone to report that I was staying in the palace tonight."
"Fine," Jiu Xiao sighed. "I'm just destined to be a workaholic."
After expressing his feelings, he left the Dreamland of Clouds.
After a while, Jiu Xiao returned: "The carriage and servants from the Ye residence have returned to the Ye residence and reported the matter to the steward. The steward didn't say much, just nodded and said that he didn't know when you would leave the palace tomorrow, and instructed the servants to wait at the palace gate early tomorrow morning."
"I didn't go to see the other concubines in the Ye family, I only went to Liu Xueying's courtyard."
"Lan Qing pretended that she was greatly shocked by Ye Weilan's matter, and that she was in a daze, not talking much, and looking lost. She even ate very little."
"Granny Li probably wanted to provoke her with your news, so she told her about how you were kept overnight by Consort Lan after entering the palace, but she didn't seem to care at all and didn't even lift her eyelids."
"Now, Liu Xueying's servants are all very worried, but they are helpless. However, they no longer doubt that Liu Xueying is not Liu Xueying. They only feel that Liu Xueying has been severely provoked by Ye Weilan. They just serve her from the side and have ordered their servants to stay by her side at all times and not to mention Ye Weilan."
After Jiu Xiao finished speaking, he couldn't help but click his tongue: "I just thought my opera singing skills were excellent, but after going back and seeing Lan Qing, I have to admit defeat."
"As for Ye Weilan, although she has been placed under house arrest, her maids can still freely enter and leave the courtyard. They probably heard about this matter outside and told Ye Weilan about it."
"Upon hearing this, Ye Weilan merely sneered, looking utterly disdainful. She said, 'Does Ye Qing'an think that by clinging to Consort Lan, she can rise to a high position and become a phoenix? You're dreaming.' She added, 'The so-called favors of the royal family are the most indifferent. It's nothing more than a life-saving grace. You're of no use to Consort Lan and will be discarded sooner or later.'"
Ye Qing'an smiled. In a sense, what Ye Weilan said made a lot of sense.
Unfortunately, there are many things she doesn't know.
Her relationship with Consort Lan was more than just one of saving a life.
The faint sound of knocking on the carriage door could be heard outside, followed by a maid's voice: "Madam, we've arrived."
Ye Qing'an looked up at Jiu Xiao, who clicked his tongue, shrunk his body, and crawled into Ye Qing'an's sleeve.
Ye Qing'an raised her hand and shook her sleeve: "After entering the Gu residence, you should first find out where Madam Gu lives, and then lead me there."
After giving his instructions, Ye Qing'an left the Dreamland of Clouds and opened the carriage door.
The maid outside had already reached out to help Ye Qing'an down from the carriage. Ye Qing'an stepped off the carriage using a stool, and then looked up at the Gu residence in front of her, a slight smile playing on her lips.
The maidservants attending to her were mostly lively people. From the moment she got off the carriage, they kept saying, "I noticed that Madam didn't eat much at the Marquis of Zhongren's residence. I'll have the kitchen send some food over later so Madam can eat some more. Otherwise, Madam will definitely feel hungry in the middle of the night."
"Ah."
The maid asked again, "Will Madam check the young master's homework later?"
"No, I'm a little tired today."
“This servant also thinks that the young master is a self-disciplined person and will not slack off in his studies just because the master is not at home. Madam does not need to check on him every day. Madam’s health is not good to begin with, and now that the master is not here, many things in the mansion have fallen on Madam’s shoulders. This servant is always worried that Madam will exhaust herself.”
Ye Qing'an smiled but didn't reply, nor did she dare to.
She was not the real Mrs. Gu; in fact, one could say she knew nothing about Mrs. Gu.
The more you say, the more mistakes you make; remaining silent is the best policy.
Ye Qing'an entered the mansion, bypassed the screen wall, passed through the front courtyard, and entered the second gate. Just as she entered the second gate and was about to reach the fork in the road, Ye Qing'an saw a silver-white flash in the distance, and she immediately headed in that direction.
"We must have come to the right place," the maid muttered. "Because of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the young masters and ladies have been kept at home for a while now, and they're getting restless. This morning, when Madam was about to leave, the young master was looking at her expectantly, probably thinking that she would take him with her."
Ye Qing'an remained silent throughout, while the maid seemed to have gotten used to it, talking to herself the whole way.
Ye Qing'an had been keeping an eye on Jiu Xiao's movements and followed him all the way, and soon they arrived at the courtyard.
Ye Qing'an stepped into the courtyard and saw a nanny hurrying over: "Madam is back?"
"Hmm." Ye Qing'an frowned, remembering what the maid had said about the fact that the Madam Gu she was impersonating wasn't feeling well. "Is there anything urgent in the manor? I'm really tired today and want to go to bed early."
The old woman looked up at the maid behind Ye Qing'an, who quickly said, "Old woman, you don't know, on our way back just now, we had a car accident. The horse went crazy and dragged Madam around in circles. The other party was also unreasonable and made a scene with us..."
"How could this happen? Is Madam alright?"
Ye Qing'an shook her head: "I'm just a little dizzy from all the spinning, it's nothing, I'll be fine after a nap."
"Alright." The old woman nodded. "I'll have someone prepare hot water. Madam, you can go to sleep after your bath."
Bath?