Was it her illusion? Juanbi rubbed her eyes, and at the same time, she kept talking, "By the way, the Duke of Ying's wife's face was extremely dark at that time, just like the bottom of a pot was covered with ash. But she didn't dare to show off in front of King Kang, so she had to put pressure on the lady and ask what the Gu family meant?! Is this marriage going to be concluded?"

"Before the Madam Tai answered, Prince Kang rushed to ask the Lady of the Duke of Yingguo to go back and ask the Duke of Yingguo whether he really wanted to go against him and the Queen Mother?!"

Juanbimei was very excited and spoke with exaggeration. She even imitated the tone of the Duchess of England and Prince Kang, and enjoyed the fun.

Gu Yanfei listened to it with one ear and let it out with the other. He did not pay much attention to the matters between Gu Yunmeng and King Kang, and his mind was more focused on the jade pendant in his hand.

Gu Yunzhen, who was sitting next to her, frowned worriedly, and subconsciously clenched her handkerchief, wanting to ask what happened next.

Gu Yunzhen couldn't help but recall the scene that day when she saw Gu Yunzhen, Prince Kang and Fang Mingfeng fighting for jealousy in Prince Jing's Mansion. Her beautiful brows furrowed even tighter.

Prince Kang and Fang Mingfeng both have unruly personalities, and the palace will remain restless as long as Gu Yun'er's marriage is not decided.

Sometimes, Gu Yun really hoped that Gu Yunyan would quickly get married to Fang Mingfeng and put an end to it all.

“Ring…”

On the ground, a rattan ball wrapped with bells rolled to the side of Gu Yunzhen's embroidered shoes. The kitten meowed and flew over after the rattan ball.

The emerald green and transparent cat's eye just collided directly into Gu Yunzhen's eyes.

In an instant, Gu Yunzhen completely fell in love with the cat's eyes that were as deep and charming as the sea, and she wanted to dedicate her body and soul to it.

She bent down, picked up the takraw ball and threw it out.

"Meow!"

Qingguang leaped out and slapped the takraw ball with one palm, and the takraw ball rolled rapidly on the mirror-smooth ground.

The winter sun poured into the house. The kitten's shiny fur sparkled in the sun, and its blue eyes sparkled.

Juanbi looked at the kitten, his expression was dazed for a moment, then he squatted down as if fascinated and played with it together with Gu Yunzhen.

“Ring…”

The vine ball rolled back and forth, and the calico kitten chased the ball happily, waving its furry paws from time to time, clapping, pouncing, scratching and clawing.

The only sound left in the house was the sound of the bells echoing in the air.

Gu Yanfei closed his eyes, unaware of everything around him.

She had entered a state of unity of mind and body, concentrating on absorbing the last bit of spiritual energy from the jade pendant into her body and converting it into her own spiritual power. The spiritual power washed over her limbs, bones, and internal organs, as if she were bathing in warm sunshine.

When Gu Yanfei opened his eyes and looked at the phoenix-patterned jade pendant in his hand, he found that the jade pendant had become dull and no longer as bright and lustrous as before, like a petal that had lacked water.

It turned into an ordinary jade pendant.

Gu Yanfei casually threw aside the jade pendant that he had been playing with for three whole days, and once again concentrated on feeling the spiritual power in his body.

Now she is still far from drawing Qi into her body, but the spiritual energy absorbed from the jade pendant is of great benefit to her.

When she was just reborn, in order to save the dying Juanbi, she used her blood and essence to draw a talisman to pull Juanbi back from the gates of hell. However, this art of resurrection was not allowed by the rules of this small world, and it came at the cost of shortening her lifespan.

This time, the spiritual energy in the jade pendant cleansed her marrow and strengthened her tendons, which was enough to make up for her previously lost lifespan. She felt refreshed and more relaxed than ever before.

When she opened her eyes, the scene before her startled her.

Gu Yunzhen and Juanbi were both squatting on the ground, one holding a peacock tail feather in one hand, waving it gently; the other holding a box full of chicken slices, waiting for the Cat Emperor to come.

Qingguang was like a fish in water. She flapped her peacock tail feathers, ate some chicken slices, and then came to Gu Yanfei with the rattan ball in her mouth, stuffed it into her mouth, and motioned for her to play with it.

"..." Gu Yanfei was speechless. He pinched the "soft flesh" on the back of the kitten's neck with one hand and lifted the cat up.

The cat widened her green eyes in shock, unable to believe that Gu Yanfei actually treated her the same way as that "bold and unruly citizen". She had learned bad things!

Gu Yanfei put the kitten on his lap and covered the cat's eyes with his other hand.

Gu Yunzhen, who was squatting on the ground, blinked and finally regained her composure. A hint of embarrassment appeared on her pretty face.

She hurriedly stood up from the ground. When she stood up, her bangs were blown up by the wind, revealing a slightly raised scar on the corner of her forehead, about half an inch long, which was particularly eye-catching on her fair and smooth forehead.

Gu Yanfei's eyes couldn't help but fall on the scar.

The laws of nature have their own checks and balances, and a person's predetermined fate is not so easy to change.

In the previous life, Gu Yunzhen was disfigured in Prince Jing's Mansion, leaving behind an irreparable regret for the rest of her life; in this life, Gu Yunzhen escaped the disaster in Prince Jing's Mansion, but was injured on the face by Madam Gu, and her appearance was damaged again.

It can be seen that some things have their own cause and effect and cannot be avoided.

Therefore, Gu Yanfei has always been worried that Gu Yunzhen will be left with a scar. Now, more than half a month has passed, and the wound has not healed. Instead, it has tended to get worse. The scar is slightly raised and slightly red.

Seeing Gu Yanfei staring at Gu Yunzhen's scar, Gu Yunzhen's maid Feicui couldn't help but say, "The Third Madam has hired many doctors for the young lady and tried all kinds of methods, but the wound still doesn't heal."

"Last time, because of the matter of the third girl, the madam took her anger out on the eldest girl and even hurt her face. So many days have passed, and the madam has not paid any attention to the eldest girl."

"The Duke of Ying is coming to the mansion to make an engagement today, and the Madam wants to invite the eldest girl over to accompany the third girl. Fortunately, the second girl sent Juanbi to invite the eldest girl earlier today..."

As she spoke, there was some indignation in Jade's expression.

Now that things have gotten to that point, who knows, the old lady might take it out on her own daughter, blaming her for not going over to help the third daughter.

"Jade." Gu Yunzhen scolded softly, interrupting what Jade was about to say.

Gu Yunzhen looked at Gu Yanfei and gently warned her, "Second sister, don't go around grandma these days..."

She stopped there, and the implicit meaning of her words was to remind Gu Yanfei that if the marriage with the Fang family failed this time, the lady might target Gu Yanfei again.

Gu Yanfei smiled.

Gu Yunzhen has always been like this, gentle yet strong, tolerant yet not cowardly.

"I'll listen to you, big sister." Gu Yanfei responded with a smile, pulling Gu Yunzhen to sit next to him, "Big sister, when I was in Huaibei, I was fortunate enough to meet a wandering Taoist priest, and I learned some skills from him..."

As she spoke, she gently tapped Gu Yunzhen's forehead with her index and middle fingers.

(End of this chapter)