Breakfast was a simple millet porridge, along with fried eggs and pancakes.

After breakfast, Qiu Yan began to comb Gu Xiaoran's hair.

Seeing this, Zhu Juan stepped forward and said:

"Master, let me do it."

Before Qiu Yan could speak, Gu Xiaoran shook his head and protested, "No, I want my mother to comb my hair."

Gu Xiaoran felt that everything his mother did was better than what Aunt Zhu did, unaware that this hair-combing experience would change his life for several years.

With Qiu Yan not around, Zhu Juan took care of all of Gu Xiaoran's daily life. But as long as Qiu Yan was around, Zhu Juan had nothing to do.

She had long been used to Gu Xiaoran's presence, and when she wasn't busy, she would let him do as he pleased.

After combing Gu Xiaoran's hair, she nodded in satisfaction, "Our Xiaoran is really beautiful."

After saying that, she couldn't help but praise herself.

She was able to organize ancient oaths so well thanks to her own comprehension.

You should know that she taught herself everything.

The reason is that she has a younger sister.

Zhu Juan was making the bed when she heard Qiu Yan say that. She looked up and smiled at Gu Xiaoran.

Upon seeing this, she couldn't help but chuckle.

My master is too good at playing tricks on people.

"Young master is so beautiful."

Gu Xiaoran was carefully fiddling with the bamboo dragonfly in his hand, completely unconcerned by Qiu Yan and Zhu Juan's praise.

Whether someone is beautiful or not is of little significance to him.

However, when he looked up at the bronze mirror, he had a moment of doubt.

"Mother, who came to our house? This little girl looks so familiar."

Qiu Yan smiled and shook her head, "Guess who it is?"

Zhu Juan chuckled but didn't say anything.

Gu Xiaoran turned her head to look behind her. Apart from her mother and Aunt Zhu, there was no one else.

He rubbed his eyes and looked carefully at the bronze mirror again.

This time, he was dumbfounded.

There was no little girl there; the person in the bronze mirror was clearly him.

In the mirror, I see my dark hair parted in sections, tied into a bun on top of my head, hanging down naturally, with a small knot at the back that falls over my shoulders.

this……

He recognized this hairstyle from Ling'er's aunt.

Gu Xiaoran pouted.

"Mother, why did you turn me into a little girl? I'm a boy."

Qiu Yan was amused by Gu Xiaoran's expression. "From now on, you'll be my good daughter."

"Does Mother not like boys?" Gu Xiaoran thought of a possibility and lowered her eyes.

"My mother likes girls, not me."

“As long as it’s Xiaoran, I like her.” Qiu Yan pulled Gu Xiaoran up from in front of the bronze mirror. “Let’s go to Baiyang and buy you a new outfit.”

"I don't want new clothes. I want to go find Aunt Ling'er, Uncle A-Xu, and Xiao Dingtian."

"Okay, let's go find them and buy a couple of outfits while we're at it."

Qiu Yan acted swiftly and decisively, and the three of them arrived in Baiyang in no time.

Since it was still early and her younger siblings were still in school, Qiu Yan did not go straight home, but instead went to Jiang Liu's clothing shop first.

After exchanging pleasantries with Zhao Yuanyuan for a while, Qiu Yan couldn't help but explain the scars on her face. Seeing Qiu Yan's appearance, Zhao Yuanyuan became dejected, which led Qiu Yan to comfort her.

Qiu Yan carefully selected two beautiful dresses for Gu Xiaoran according to her own preferences.

One outfit, a royal blue dress, exudes ethereal charm; the other, a pale purple dress with gold trim, is simple and elegant.

Despite her reluctance, Gu Xiaoran took off her black clothes and, under Qiu Yan's manipulation, transformed into a charming and adorable young girl.

He looked at the bronze mirror in the clothing shop, his little mouth pouting so much it could hang an oil bottle, "Mother, you like changing clothes, but Xiao Ran doesn't."

Zhu Juan couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Although she didn't know who the assassin from yesterday was, she had a gut feeling that her master did this entirely to protect the young master.