Gu Yunran took the handkerchief and looked at it carefully, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind.

"I remember now. This is the handkerchief of Linlang, the Queen's personal maid."

"Linlang?" Ruizhu took the handkerchief from Gu Yunran and flipped it over carefully. "Second Madam, this is just an ordinary handkerchief. How can you be sure it's Linlang's?"

Gu Yunran pointed to a corner where she was lying. There was a very small word embroidered there. It was embroidered crookedly and could not be seen without careful observation. "This is the word 'Lin'. This is the last handkerchief embroidered for Linlang by her mother before she died."

"Linlang was only eight years old at that time. Her mother was seriously ill and couldn't read. I was the one who taught her this character."

Gu Yunran paused for a moment, "When Linlang was eight years old, she came to the Gu Mansion with her mother. My father took them in and even found a doctor for Linlang's mother, but she was already terminally ill and there was no cure."

"At about the same time, there was also Zhuye who came."

"Zhuye followed me to my yard, and Linlang went to Gu Qingyue's yard."

Ruizhu frowned and said, "Linlang was brought to the palace by the Queen Mother from the Gu family, but no matter what, the Gu family has done her a favor, how could she..." help the Queen Mother harm the Second Mistress?

Gu Yunran sighed: "After all, she is following Gu Qingyue now. Gu Qingyue is her real master. They have long forgotten the favors my brother and mother showed me."

Gu Yunran put the handkerchief away and handed it to Ruizhu: "Please keep this handkerchief first. I want to see Linlang when I have the chance."

"Yes, I understand."

Ningxue said, "Second Madam, the palace banquet will be held in half a month. This is an opportunity."

"I know."

Qianli drove the carriage out of the mountain road, but before he could get out of it, it got dark and thundered.

"Second Madam, I'm afraid I can't make it back today."

Gu Yunran also heard the thunder. She lifted the curtain and looked up at the sky. She found that the sky was covered with dark clouds and there was lightning in the distance. She had also heard thunder just now.

She said, "It looks like it's going to rain heavily. Let's find a place to hide first."

"good."

Qianli took out the map from his body, looked at it for a while, and found a dilapidated temple.

"Second Grandma, there is a temple within a radius of ten miles. We can go there to take shelter from the rain first."

"Okay, let's go without further ado." Gu Yunran looked at the sky and thought that heavy rain would probably come here soon.

Ruizhu muttered, "Thunder and lightning in the middle of winter! This weather is really strange."

Ningxue sat aside, frowning and saying nothing.

Qianli drove the carriage and quickly found the dilapidated temple.

But as soon as they arrived, they saw a carriage rushing towards them.

"Grandfather, please slow down."

An old woman in luxurious clothes got off the carriage. An old maid helped her get off carefully.

Gu Yunran had just sat down in the house and lit the fire when she heard some noise outside. She stood up and looked outside, and saw an old man in luxurious clothes walking towards her.

The old woman was stunned when she saw someone in the room. The nanny beside her whispered in her ear, "Grandfather, I will send these people away."

"No need." The elegantly dressed old man took Mammy's hand, patted it, and said, "It's going to rain heavily. Where are you sending them?"

"It's not easy to go out, so I squeeze in with them."

The old nanny nodded and replied, "Yes, I was wrong."

Although they spoke in low voices, Gu Yunran still heard them. She looked up and down at the old man's clothes. He was wearing the finest brocade material. She guessed that the old man must be someone extraordinary.

She admired him for his generosity. Seeing the old man walk into the house, Gu Yunran smiled and bowed: "Hello, ancestor!"

Although she didn't know her, it was correct for the people around her to call her that.

The old lady was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect Gu Yunran to take the initiative to greet her. She smiled and said, "What a good girl!"

Gu Yunran pointed to the seat next to her where Rui Ruizhu had laid out the mat. "It's warmer here. Please sit here."

"Okay, thank you!"

The old nanny helped the old lady sit down. The old lady looked at Gu Yunran in a trance for a while.

"Looking at your face, you actually look a bit like my granddaughter."

Gu Yunran smiled and said, "This is fate."

"That's right." The old lady winked at the nanny beside her. The old nanny took out a silver ingot from her pocket and said to Gu Yunran: "Madam, my ancestor has appointed you to this position. This is a little token of his appreciation."

Looking at the ingot of silver, Gu Yunran smiled and said, "No need."

“When we go out together, it’s fate that we meet.”

Gu Yunran insisted on not taking it, so the old lady asked the old nanny to put it away. She smiled and said, "Little girl, I will remember your kindness."

"It's just a small thing, nothing to worry about."

"Oh, right..." The old lady began to ask Gu Yunran, "I came to Shengjing to look for someone. How far is it from here?"

When Gu Yunran heard that the old lady was coming to Shengjing, she pursed her lips, not sure whether she should go with her. After thinking for a while, she said, "It's not far, about 80 miles away."

"Oh." The old lady nodded. "It's not far away. Once the rain stops, we'll be there soon."

At this time, Qianli came back from outside with some pheasants and wild rabbits.

The rain was not heavy at this time, and Qianli's clothes were only slightly wet.

He prepared the fur of the pheasant and wild rabbit and started roasting them over the fire.

"Second Madam, I can only eat these things to fill my stomach."

"It's good to have these things to eat."

After Qianli finished roasting the meat, Gu Yunran gave a leg to the old lady.

"Grandfather, please eat something to fill your stomach."

“This…” The old lady felt a little embarrassed. She said, “I can’t eat for free. I’ll give you some silver.”

"No."

Gu Yunran insisted on not using it. The old lady silently kept this kindness in her heart. She took the barbecue and ate it slowly.

Suddenly, a violent storm blew up outside. The rain got heavier and heavier, and rainwater accumulated on the ground.

Gu Yunran felt the situation was not good. She said, "Looking at this, if it continues raining, there might be a flood."

She pointed to the house halfway up the mountain and said, "That attic is on higher ground. Let's move there first."

"But it's raining so hard outside, how can we walk?" The old lady looked worried. "My ancestor is old. If he gets caught in such heavy rain, he will get sick."

Gu Yunran: "If you keep waiting here, you'll just be waiting to die."

As she spoke, she told Qianli and Ruizhu, "Take the important things and let's go."

"yes."

Gu Yunran lifted her skirt and glanced at the old lady before leaving: "Grandma, it will be too late if you don't leave now."