Compared to the bustling Cihetang, Yuhengyuan is peaceful and tranquil. Everywhere you look there is lush green shade swaying in the wind.

The gentle autumn breeze blew through the brother and sister's clothes and hair.

"Young Master." A skinny old woman in her early fifties bowed to Gu Yuan stiffly.

The servants who stayed in this courtyard were all rough maids and servant girls. They had no chance to serve the masters of the mansion on weekdays, so their manners and words were somewhat stiff and restrained.

The old woman bent over and looked at Gu Yanfei carefully.

Ever since the Madam and the eldest daughter went to Danyang City, rumors have been rife in the mansion, saying that there will be a new second daughter in the mansion. Could it be this one? !

"The second young lady will live here from now on." Gu Yuan said as he glanced lightly at the deserted and lonely yard.

Most of the eldest son's old servants in Beijing are now serving Gu Yunmeng. It would not be appropriate to transfer them back to serve his younger sister. He had to choose some more loyal and reliable people.

Gu Yuan was thinking about where to transfer some people, and said, "Whatever the Second Miss says is what it is, and you can't do anything insincere. Otherwise, even if the eldest house is not the same as before, I can still deal with you guys."

He glanced at the old woman nonchalantly, his eyes sharp as a knife, and he had an aura of majesty without even being angry.

The old woman nodded in agreement and immediately called other people in the yard to greet the two masters together.

The arrival of the brother and sister made the lifeless Yuheng Garden suddenly noisy, and the servants began to tidy up and clean in a hurry.

"Sister, let me show you around."

When Gu Yuan faced Gu Yanfei, his expression softened again. He led Gu Yanfei inside slowly and matched her pace.

Every blade of grass, every tree, and every object here carries memories of our parents.

"After Daddy and Mommy got married, they lived here. This is the swing that Daddy built for Mommy himself."

"This small bamboo forest was planted by my mother the year I was born. She also planted those chrysanthemums... My mother loved to grow flowers, so my father specially separated this garden from the garden."

"The Taihu stones used for this rockery were sent by my uncle from afar."

“…”

What Gu Yuan said was all unknown to Gu Yanfei, and she listened with great interest.

In his previous life, Gu Yanfei listened to Madam Gu in everything and, under her arrangement, lived in Caiwei Courtyard on the northwest side of Cihetang. He had never set foot in Yuheng Garden.

Gu Yuan talked as he walked, and he also mentioned a lot about the eldest branch of the family, including that their father, the late Marquis Dingyuan Gu Ce, died in the battlefield eight years ago. The late emperor allowed Gu Ce's younger brother Gu Jian to inherit the title, now the Marquis Dingyuan, on the grounds that Gu Yuan was too young.

About an incense stick of time later, the brother and sister, who had walked around the yard, came to the main room.

The room was bright and clean, spotlessly clean, but empty. Apart from some necessary furniture such as cupboards, tables, chairs, and beds, there was nothing else.

"Sister, you will live here in the future, you can decorate it however you want, but don't put yourself in a difficult position..." Gu Yuan was speaking when he was interrupted by a soft cat's meow.

The kitten woke up and jumped up from Gu Yanfei's arms, flew from the window to a big tree outside the window, stretched out its body, and then happily sharpened its claws on the branches, making a "rustling" sound.

Gu Yanfei casually stroked his sleeves that were wrinkled by the cat, with a faint smile.

Gu Yuan also smiled, his eyes as gentle as water.

His sister was already this old, and would soon reach the age of marriage. He didn't know what he could do for her...

He racked his brains for a long time, and suddenly slapped his forehead, took out several silver bills with a face value of one hundred taels from the purse on his waist, and stuffed them all into Gu Yanfei.

There are only four hundred taels here, which is not much, but Gu Yanfei knows that this is his eldest brother's entire fortune.

As the saying goes, the family will not be divided while the parents are still alive. The Madam Tai was still alive, so the Marquis's Mansion had never been divided.

The eldest son's family had no private property, and even his mother Xie's dowry was managed by the lady-in-waiting. Gu Yuan's salary had to be handed over to the public treasury, and he usually lived on the monthly salary from the Marquis's Mansion, and at most he would occasionally have some extra income, which was how he saved up this money.

"Thank you, brother." Gu Yanfei took the banknote and smiled brightly.

The young girl is so beautiful that she doesn’t need any makeup or jewelry to adorn herself. Just a slight smile makes her look like a blooming flower, so beautiful and gorgeous.

Gu Yuan felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.

His sister is no longer an ignorant and naive child. What has been missed has been missed. All he can do is to pamper her and treat her as well as possible so that she can always smile as freely as she does now.

As they spoke, Juanbi served hot tea to the brother and sister.

Gu Yuan took a sip of the tea and frowned slightly, so he called the maid over and told her, "Go to my place and ask Wutong to get a few cans of the best tea... Forget it, I'll go back by myself."

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart: What my sister needs is more than just a can of tea! Thinking of this, Gu Yuan didn't care about drinking tea, and reminded: "Sister, you just arrived, you are tired from the journey, take a good rest first, there are still many things to do these days." After that, he hurried away.

Gu Yanfei watched his back disappear at the gate of the courtyard, and then went to the beauty couch in the small room to take a nap.

The sun gradually set in the west. When Gu Yanfei woke up, he was full of energy again. Juanbi took him to visit her new boudoir.

The boudoir had been tidied up, and the few pieces of furniture in the room had been rearranged, making it simple and tidy.

Just like when I was in Danyang City, there was a large desk by the window, but there was nothing on the desk and it looked empty.

There was no pond outside the window, so Juanbi placed a large blue and white porcelain vat the size of a washbasin on the desk, which was also empty.

Juanbi smiled and said, "Miss, there is no fish now. I will go out of the house to buy two goldfish in two days."

"Meow!"

The kitten came upon hearing the sound and happily jumped into the large blue and white porcelain vat, expressing its deep agreement with Juanbi's suggestion, meaning, the fish soup is good!

Gu Yanfei walked around the room and just sat down when the maid came in with a smile and said that Madam Li from Cihetang came to ask for a meeting.

Nanny Li is the most capable confidant of the Dowager Lady. She always has a smile on her face and is not only prestigious in the mansion, but also popular.

"Second Miss." Nanny Li knelt down and bowed with a smile on her face. She looked around the room that was still being cleaned with a calm face and pursed her lips.

If the eldest young master had not insisted, the lady would have wanted the second young lady to live in Caiwei Courtyard, and would have asked her to clean up the yard before going to Danyang City.

Now Caiwei Courtyard has been tidied up. Although it is small, it is better than Yuheng Garden which has nothing in it.

The young master is a man, and after all, he is not careful enough.

The thought flashed through her mind, and Nanny Li did not intend to remind Gu Yanfei that he could ask Madam Hou for some decorations from the storeroom. She only smiled and passed on the message: "Madam Tai asked you to come to the ancestral hall at 9:00 p.m. tomorrow."

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