Chapter 153 Why is it you?

When Yuzhu heard Gu Yuanjia's words to her, she couldn't help but pause slightly, "Why, why is it you?"

"Why can't it be me?" Gu Yuanjia's eyes moved slightly, and he said to her, "The princess came to the study to talk to the prince about you, and I happened to be nearby, so the prince asked me to go by. What's the matter?"

Mr. Gu didn't mention a single word about volunteering to go.

Yuzhu was anxious to take her daughter over. Although she didn't want Gu Yuanjia to go, she had already troubled Sister Chunzhi once, and she couldn't trouble her a second time.

Yuzhu calmed herself down, bowed to Gu Yuanjia and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Master Gu."

"It's just a trip to Qingyi Lane. It's not a big deal." Gu Yuanjia raised his hand holding the folding fan, "Miss Yuzhu, please."

"please."

Yuzhu tried her best to calm herself down.

The two of them walked through the corridor together and arrived outside the palace.

Gu Yuanjia went to help Yuzhu pick someone up today under the name of Chang'an Prince's Mansion, so the steward arranged a carriage from Chang'an Prince's Mansion and four guards to accompany him.

Guards on horseback.

There was only one carriage, which meant Yuzhu had to ride with Gu Yuanjia.

Yuzhu hesitated before getting on the carriage.

"Do you need help?" Gu Yuanjia said as he stretched out his hand towards her.

Yuzhu didn't dare to let Master Gu help her get into the carriage, so she quickly said, "No need to bother."

She stepped onto the carriage by herself using the horse stool, lifted the curtain and walked into the carriage.

Gu Yuanjia looked at his outstretched hand, raised his eyebrows slightly, then put his hand back into his sleeve and got into the carriage.

The carriage of the Chang'an Palace was very large, but Yuzhu only took up a small space.

When Gu Yuanjia walked into the carriage, he saw her sitting in the corner.

He walked over, sat down casually, and then told the driver outside, "Go to Qingyi Lane."

"Yes." The driver responded, whipped the horse, and drove the carriage into the street.

The streets were bustling with people, making the carriage seem especially quiet.

Gu Yuanjia waited for a long time but Yuzhu didn't say anything. He tapped his palm with the folding fan in his hand.

The two of them spoke in silence along the way. The carriage soon drove into Qingyi Alley and stopped in front of the Ji family's courtyard.

The carriage of the Chang'an Palace was very grand, and the guards accompanying it were also very imposing. Almost as soon as they appeared in front of the gate of the Ji family's courtyard, the neighbors all stuck their heads out to watch the excitement.

Ji's mother was also alarmed by the scene and lifted the curtain to see what was happening.

Yuzhu was the first to walk out of the carriage.

"Why are you back again?" Ji's mother frowned when she saw Yuzhu. "You came back so you can come back. Why are you making such a big fuss? Are you trying to scare me?"

Before Yuzhu could say anything, Gu Yuanjia lifted the curtain and got out of the carriage.

The elegant young man, holding a fan, stepped forward and said, "My surname is Gu, and I am a guest official of the Chang'an Palace. I am here on the orders of the prince to invite Miss Ji to the palace to be a playmate for the young master. Madam Ji, please do me a favor."

As soon as Ji's mother saw Mr. Gu, she knew that he must be of a high status. She thought he was a person who flattered the powerful and looked down on the weak. He was holding Nian'er back just to make Yuzhu come back on time to give her money.

However, even if Yuzhu's monthly salary doubled, she was still a slave and only earned that little money every month. It would be great if she could ask the Chang'an Palace for a larger sum.

She didn't want to take that little money-loser with her.

"Master Gu." Mother Ji's mind turned quickly, and she said to Gu Yuanjia with a smile: "It is naturally a great thing for our Nian'er to go to the Chang'an Palace to be a playmate for the young master. However, once my precious granddaughter goes to the palace, it will be difficult for me to see her again. How much money did the palace offer to buy her in..."

Yuzhu couldn't help but interrupt, "Nian'er is only going to the palace to be the young master's playmate, not selling herself into slavery, why does she need money?"

"What do you know?" Ji's mother rolled her eyes at Yuzhu. "That's the royal palace. It's going to cost a fortune to find a playmate for the young master!"

Gu Yuanjia took out a silver note from his sleeve and said, "I have five hundred taels of silver here. Please accept it, Madam Ji."

"Five hundred taels!" When Ji's mother heard this, her eyes immediately lit up. She reached out to take the banknote and read the amount on it several times.

It’s really five hundred taels of silver.

This was the first time that Ji's mother had seen a banknote of such a large amount.

If it weren't in front of outsiders, Ji's mother would have wanted to pick up the banknotes and kiss them a few times.

"You can't take this banknote!" Yuzhu said as she reached out to grab the banknote from Ji's mother's hand, but the latter immediately put the banknote into her lapel and prevented Yuzhu from taking it.

"My granddaughter, whom I've raised for so long, is now going to the palace to enjoy a life of luxury. What's wrong with me accepting a little money? What can your little monthly allowance do?" After scolding Yuzhu, Ji's mother turned to Gu Yuanjia with a flattering smile, "Master Gu, please wait a moment. I'll go and bring Nian'er out."

Gu Yuanjia smiled slightly and said, "Thank you, Madam Ji."

"You're welcome, please thank me..." Mother Ji said as she went into the house and carried Nian'er out.

Yuzhu followed and reached out to take her daughter, but Ji's mother refused to give it to her and instead held her in front of Gu Yuanjia, "Mr. Gu, here you go."

Gu Yuanjia reached out and took Nian'er.

The little girl had seen him last time and seemed to have some impression of him. She stared at him with her round eyes.

Gu Yuanjia didn't like children before, but he felt a strange sense of familiarity with this little girl. He smiled and asked, "Your name is Nian'er, right?"

Nian'er blinked her eyes and hummed twice.

She can't speak yet.

Ji's mother quickly responded, "Yes, yes, her name is Nian'er, the Nian that I miss."

Clearly, when Yuzhu came back yesterday and said she wanted to take Nian'er to the Chang'an Palace, Ji's mother refused to agree and was as fierce as a fighting cock with its feathers blown off.

Today in front of Gu Yuanjia, she was as fawning as a lapdog, and she wanted to kneel down and beg Master Gu to take her to the palace.

"Nian'er, that's a nice name." Gu Yuanjia held the little girl and teased her a few times, and the little girl giggled.

Yuzhu reached out to take it, but Gu Yuanjia still held it in his arms.

Seeing this, Ji's mother said to Yuzhu, "Nian'er is a lucky person. She has entered the palace and become the playmate of the young master. She will definitely have a bright future. As a mother, you can't help her with anything else, so hurry up and give her a younger brother so that he can help Nian'er in the future..."

"That's enough." Yuzhu didn't want to hear what Ji's mother said, so she interrupted her and said to Gu Yuanjia, "Let's go back."

"Let's go." Gu Yuanjia raised his eyes and motioned Yuzhu to get on the carriage first.

Yuzhu turned around and got into the carriage without even looking at Ji's mother.

Gu Yuanjia followed with Nian'er in his arms.

Seeing them leaving, Ji's mother followed them to the side of the carriage and said with a smile, "Master Gu, take care. You must treat our Nian'er well in the future..."

Gu Yuanjia didn't speak to her anymore. The curtain of the carriage fell, blocking out the flattering face of the mean woman.

Yuzhu closed her eyes in embarrassment and whispered, "You shouldn't have given her the banknote."