Dai and Gu Chi were both startled and looked up towards the corridor.

At the corner of the corridor outside the house stood a woman in gray clothes. Even though she was dressed simply, it couldn't conceal her temperament and extraordinary face.

She just stood there, yet it felt like she was out of this world in a dream, very unreal.

She is dressed in a pure and elegant manner, and is extremely beautiful.

When they touched the figure, their hearts trembled.

Dai felt like she was hallucinating. The sunlight shining on her body seemed to be coated with a layer of light, which was too unreal.

Gu Chi held Dai's hand a little tighter.

"grandmother."

Ye Qianning called out again and walked towards him step by step.

It was not until the other party spoke that Dai suddenly came to her senses. Disbelief was hidden in her eyes, and she was not sure. She staggered forward in panic, holding on to one hand.

"Second Aunt, please slow down." Gu Chi also came back to his senses and held on tightly with both hands.

Ye Qianning took a few steps closer, and his appearance became clearer and clearer in the other person's eyes.

Her skin is as white as cream and she has no makeup on, she looks like a fairy walking out of a painting.

Gu Chi looked up and was slightly distracted.

"You...you..." Dai was so nervous that she couldn't speak.

"Grandma, I am, I am Ye Qianning."

Ye Qianning walked up to him, his eyes were red and bright as stars, and now there was a cloud of mist in his eyes.

Dai broke free from Gu Chi's hand and looked at the person in front of her. His trembling hands slowly stroked her face, and the warmth on her face made her realize that she was not dreaming.

"You are Qian Ning, are you really Qian Ning?"

I dare not believe it, I dare not admit it...

Ye Qianning raised her hand and covered Dai's hand: "Grandma, it's me, I'm back."

Dai couldn't hold it in any longer at this moment, and she hugged Ye Qianning and cried silently. She didn't have the time to hug her back then, and she didn't have the time to talk to her properly in the future...

Her granddaughter, her only granddaughter...

Ye Qianning hugged her back, tears streaming down his face as he patted her back gently with his fingers. She had never understood the meaning of family before, but only after recognizing her father did she fully understand it.

Gu Chi stared blankly at the people hugging and crying in front of him, and for some reason his eyes became moist.

Ye Qianning, is she really the little fat girl from back then?

I can’t believe it…

Dai cried for a while before she slowly stopped crying. She withdrew from Ye Qianning's arms and wiped the corners of her eyes with her hands: "Look at me, I lost my composure for a moment."

She is an elder, and she threw herself on her granddaughter and cried like this. What would the little girl think?

Ye Qianning didn't even wipe her tears, and snuggled back into Dai's arms, resting her head on her shoulder: "Grandma, I miss you so much."

Dai was stunned and wanted to cry again. She hugged the little girl and said, "Grandma misses you too. I miss you so much."

"I should have come back earlier, so that my great-grandfather wouldn't have become like this." The person Ye Qianning felt most sorry for was Mr. Gu. She didn't have the time to let him enjoy his life.

She should have rushed back as soon as she recovered from her illness, and she felt regretful.

Dai let her go, seeing the regret in her eyes, raised her hand to lift the hair from her temples, twisted it behind her ears, and said softly: "Silly child, don't say that, your great-grandfather is old."

She still dares not think about the injuries she suffered back then. A long sword pierced her chest. How could such a serious injury be healed in three to five years?

Ye Qianning sniffed and said nothing.

"Second Aunt...don't stand outside, come inside and talk." Gu Chi wanted to call her, but didn't know what to say.

He never understood the relationship between Ye Qianning and the Gu family.

Dai immediately reacted and pulled Ye Qianning: "Look at me, I forgot. It's too hot outside. Let's go inside and drink some tea to cool down."

Ye Qianning was pulled into the room, which was cool.

The three of them sat down, and Gu Chi poured tea for Dai and Ye Qianning.

"Are you... really Ye Qianning?" Gu Chi couldn't help but ask.

Ye Qianning picked up the cup and smiled at him: "It's genuine."

Gu Chi was stunned when he heard this, then chuckled and said, "It seems that his temperament is the same as when he was a child, but his appearance has changed so much. If he were to walk on the street, I wouldn't recognize him even if I were beaten to death."

Fortunately, she was at the Gu family. If she were outside, he wouldn't believe her even if she said she was Ye Qianning.

"She was so young back then, her facial features barely developed. It's natural that I can't recognize her now that she's grown up," Dai said, looking at her and adding, "She still looks somewhat the same as she did when she was little."

"My father Gu said that my nose looks like his when he was a child." Ye Qianning took a sip of tea.

Dai laughed out loud when she heard this: "His nose was almost collapsed when he was a child, and you still have the nerve to say he looks like him."

"Oh? My dad's nose isn't flat anymore."

"At that time, your great-grandfather got a folk remedy from somewhere, and he would massage him every day. I don't know if it was because of it, but he grew up straighter."

Ye Qianning found it interesting. A man as impetuous as Mr. Gu really seemed like someone he could do something like that. Thinking back to those days...

I don’t know if there will be another opportunity like this to chat and laugh with him.

"Come to think of it, I've heard about this as well. I remember one year when Shopkeeper Song's grandson was one month old, my grandfather and I went to drink in the full moon wine. After seeing the child, my grandfather took Shopkeeper Song aside before leaving and said that his grandson had a flat nose, and reminded him to pinch it more often." Gu Chi also remembered this interesting thing.

Ye Qianning: "Manager Song's grandson's nose is also straight?"

"I'm not sure if it lasted long enough, but within two years, Shopkeeper Song and his family moved south."

"My great-grandfather always believes everything he hears. My father was born handsome, just like my grandmother." The folk remedy of pinching a child's nose is unreliable. It depends on the child's genes!

Dai felt more relaxed: "It's just sweet talk. Your father and the others are all doing well now."

"In Sifang Town."

"What happened at the city gate yesterday...are you really going to leave?" Dai was worried.

"I can't leave. The Fourth Prince went to Sifang Town early this morning."

Dai was a little panicked when she heard this: "What should we do? If I had known you would come to Beili, I would not have entered. Now that the city is in such chaos, I'm afraid His Majesty will not let you go."

She had been feeling uneasy since yesterday after the city gate. In the morning, news broke that the imperial edict had been copied in the city, causing a huge uproar. If the third and fourth houses had not blocked the gate early in the morning, she would have sent people out of the city to find out the news.

"Grandma, don't worry. The Fourth Prince just went to summon Dad and Master into the city. However, Dad refused." Ye Qianning met the Fourth Prince when he went downstairs.

"Yes, it's best not to enter the city, but we still have to act according to circumstances when we are in Beili."

"We can't leave anyway, but it's impossible to let Father and Master enter the city based solely on the imperial edict. We entered Beili because of that imperial edict and decided to return. The Fifth Princess's threats yesterday were false. The royal family must give an explanation."

Do you need to give an explanation to the royal family?

Gu Chi had never heard of anyone daring to challenge the royal family like this. When he threw the imperial edict to Marquis Ming yesterday, he had to admit that he was really brave.

If Beili hadn't treated Xiang Minghou so badly back then, it wouldn't be at the bottom of the four kingdoms right now, having ceded over a dozen cities to Dongyi over the past five years...

Dai was shocked when she heard this, but she was not afraid: "If there is anything that Grandma can help with, please feel free to ask. Although the Gu family is not as powerful as before, they are still known to many powerful people in the capital, so they can help a lot."

"Grandma, you don't have to do anything. Dad and the others are safe in Sifang Mountain. They may have to stay there for ten days or half a month. I can't wait to see my great-grandfather, so I sneaked in first."

Emperor Beili would never let them leave Sifang Mountain, and it would be even more troublesome if they wanted to take action. They had time to waste, and it depended on whether Emperor Beili could hold on.

"How dare you do this when the city is in such chaos? Your father won't be at ease." Dai stared at her beautiful granddaughter with full of worry. What if bad guys were targeting her?

"I have someone with me, but I asked him to do something on the way here. Besides, I have been carrying this with me since I entered the city." Ye Qianning took out the human skin mask from his arms.

Dai was puzzled: "This is."

Ye Qianning smiled, lowered her head and covered her face with the mask. When she looked up again after a moment, she turned into an ugly and dark little girl.

"This... is so good, so good." In troubled times, this is the only way to avoid attracting attention.

Gu Chi gained new insights: "Is this the legendary human skin mask?"

"Does my uncle know?" Ye Qianning asked.

Cousin?

Gu Chi was stunned and couldn't react for a moment.

"Xiao Chi." Dai called out.

Gu Chi came back to his senses, a little embarrassed, and coughed lightly: "I've heard of it, but I haven't seen it."

He never understood the relationship between Ye Qianning and the Gu family. He only knew that his grandfather had struggled for a long time to recognize Ye Qianning as his great-granddaughter. Later, he heard that Gu Shuo seemed to be getting closer to her.

In the end, the old man got what he wanted. After the incident at Sifang Mountain that year, Grandpa was in grief and Second Aunt also looked very sad.

He had never seen Second Aunt and Ye Qianning have any contact or anything, so how could they have established such a deep friendship?

Some time ago, he heard some business gossip that Gu Shuo in Dayu City handed over everything in Xianhai Tower to Ye Qianning. He didn't know whether it was true or not. Even if it was true, it didn't have much to do with him. He was just curious.

Now I'm even more curious.

"If you are interested, I will give you one someday." Ye Qianning called affectionately.

Gu Chi felt strangely pleasant and comfortable when he heard it: "No, I don't need it either."

"Are human skin masks all torn from human faces?" Dai was also a little curious.

"There are such things, but mine isn't. It's made of some special material, a simulation. After being soaked, polished, and carved, it looks just like human skin."

"I see."

It would be too scary if it was peeled off from someone's face.

"Madam, madam."

Song Xiang came in hurriedly with the medicine.

Dai looked up: "Why are you so flustered?"

"Master, Second Master, Third Master, Fourth Master, they are all coming this way. They all look unhappy. I'm afraid they are going to cause trouble." Songxiang said anxiously.

Dai stood up and said, "Xiao Chi, please help me drive them out first."

"Okay, I'll take care of it." Gu Chi frowned and stood up.

"Wait a moment."

Ye Qianning stopped him.

Dai and Gu Chi turned around.

Only then did Songxiang notice that there was a dark girl in the room.

"I heard your argument in the hall just now."

Ye Qianning had just overheard something outside the door. She didn't know the specific situation of the third and fourth rooms, but it seemed that they couldn't see Gu Shuo and were anxious to divide the house.

Dai felt a little embarrassed when she heard this. She never expected that she would see the mess in the Gu family's house.

"Don't get involved in the Gu family's affairs. Grandma has plenty of solutions. We're finally reunited today, don't let them upset you."

Dai was in a good mood today and didn't want to offend them now.

"Grandma, if they want to share the money, just sell the house and let them divide it."

Dai was stunned: "No, this house belongs to your great-grandfather and no one can touch it."

Gu Chi also nodded.

Songxiang was confused and felt that the dark and thin girl in front of him was too bold in speaking.

"They won't give up until they get the money, so it's better to sell it and let them give up the idea." It's hard to guard against villains who will always think about it even if they can't get it.

"They can have anything they want, except this house." Dai Shi was determined to fight them out. "Even if something happens to your great-grandfather in the future, I won't sell this house even if it's empty."

"Qian Ning, this house means a lot to grandpa and cannot be sold." Gu Chizi also disagreed.

"Grandma, cousin, the house is not for sale to anyone else. Will you disagree if I sell it to me?" Ye Qianning just wanted to change the hands of the house.

"you?"

"Well, grandma, uncle, do you agree?"

Dai met her serious expression, sighed and laughed, and asked, "Will you agree?"

If the old man were here, he would probably hand it to her with both hands.

"good."

If it were anyone else, she would never give in, but she trusted her own granddaughter.

Gu Chi seemed to have reacted and understood what she meant, but he didn't refute her, but...

"If they find out, they will definitely think that it was Gu Shuo who sent people to set up the trap. With Fourth Uncle's shameless look, he will definitely not give up." The third uncle and the fourth uncle gathered here just to get some benefits from Gu Shuo.

Ye Qianning smiled and said, "That's okay. The seller told them to find it themselves."

"Find it yourself?" Gu Chi was puzzled.

Dai also looked puzzled.

"My cousin's family has quite a few shops in the capital, right?" Ye Qianning asked.

"Yes, there are some."

"Recently, a nouveau riche has arrived in the capital. He's been buying up farms and expensive shops everywhere. He's incredibly wealthy and overbearing. Does your uncle know about this?"

"I know. It's a wealthy man named Fu. He has bought a lot of things from the Gu family's jewelry shop before. The amount each time was over ten thousand taels. He also often patronizes shops under the name of the imperial merchant. He usually gives him tips of dozens of taels. Now, some officials in charge of the imperial merchant treat him like an ancestor." Gu Chi was deeply impressed by this person. He was extravagant.

"I've also heard from people in the mansion that he's booked the fourth floor of the Immortal Drunk Restaurant. He also likes to hear auspicious words, and he pays ten taels of silver for each auspicious word. So many people have started learning auspicious words. It seems that the third wife even got fifty taels of silver."

Dai knew this person without leaving the house. He was too ostentatious.

Ye Qianning knew that Fu Cheng was in the capital before he arrived in Beili.

Dai and Gu Chi were being more tactful in their words. Fu Cheng really knew how to enjoy himself. He had a beautiful woman in his arms, and he was reveling every night. All the girls he ordered were the top performers in the brothels in the capital. The dancers and musicians were all top performers, earning him tens of thousands of dollars a day.

His food was more luxurious than the imperial meal, with more than 80 dishes in one meal, comparable to a buffet.

Every day, they have everything they need, and their entertainment consists of listening to music, watching dancing, throwing coins, spending money, and making paper airplanes with their gold banknotes!

This guy definitely doesn't spend his own money and just lets himself go!