Gu Jiangli had something on her mind, so she didn't chat with the servant for long.

The same bag of silver took the servant an hour and a half to deliver, while lotus flowers took less than half an hour to deliver...

Therefore, the silver in Lotus's hand was not distributed equally to different people as required.

Lotus is not the kind of person who would embezzle money.

What about the silver?

Gu Jiangli walked to the backyard with doubts in her mind.

Lotus was indeed tidying up her clothes.

But her expression was completely absent-minded.

After finishing collecting a piece of clothing, I would stand there in a daze for a long time.

After tidying up all the clothes on the rack, Hehua suddenly turned around and saw Gu Jiangli watching her from a distance.

Lotus was startled and hurriedly said, "Madam, the kitchen needs me. I'll go right now."

Then he ran away immediately.

Gu Jiangli stood still and did not chase after them.

The lotus flower is behaving very abnormally.

She's hiding something and doesn't want to talk about it, so I'm unwilling to face her at all.

Whenever Lotus dared to talk to her face to face, she could force Lotus to reveal what she was hiding.

But now Lotus doesn't even dare to look at her, so there's no way to force her to say anything.

Gu Jiangli could only turn around and go back into the room.

Inside the house, Xie Shiyan, as usual, held the child tightly and refused to let go.

Only after seeing her return did they put Wen An into the crib.

"I just saw you go to the backyard by yourself. What's wrong? You don't usually go to the backyard."

Gu Jiangli sighed, "Shi Yan, you've changed. You saw me running to the backyard alone and you didn't even come with me. Aren't you worried that something might happen to me?"

Her half-joking attitude made Xie Shiyan take it seriously.

His expression grew anxious. "What happened? Has a thief appeared in the Xie family?"

Seeing how serious he was, Gu Jiangli couldn't continue the joke.

"I was just kidding you. The Xie family has layers of guards; what could possibly happen?"

Xie Shiyan felt much more at ease.

Then he asked, "So what were you doing in the backyard?"

Gu Jiangli looked up at the sky. "I don't know why, but Hehua is hiding something from me. She doesn't even dare to see me."

Xie Shiyan was visibly delighted upon hearing this.

"So even the lotus flower you trust so much has times when she keeps things from you."

Gu Jiangli rolled her eyes at him.

To say something so sarcastic at a time like this, and yet claim not to be jealous of lotus flowers?

"Everyone has their own private matters, it's normal to think about it," she comforted herself.

Xie Shiyan, however, said:

"Didn't you ever think about what a loyal lotus flower would value more than you, something that would make her hide her feelings from you?"

Gu Jiangli was taken aback, and an answer immediately popped into her mind.

After thinking it through, he sighed heavily again: "Sigh, if what she's hiding is related to her mother, then there's nothing I can do. After all, her mother has a grudge against me, so it's understandable that she can't tell me directly."