Chapter 324 It's time to sweep the tomb.

"Aunt Wu, what is this?"

After Gu Shuyan left, Madam Ji lowered her head and pondered for a long time before noticing the pastries on the table.

“Madam, those are pastries that Miss brought back from the Yun residence. She said they can’t be bought in the capital. Would you like to try some?”

"Really? Let me try it."

When Lady Ji heard that the pastries were unavailable in the capital, she had a sudden urge to buy them and quickly asked Granny Wu to bring them over.

She picked up a piece and took a bite. Before she could swallow, Ji's expression changed, and she immediately showed a nostalgic look.

"Fuxi, you should try a piece too."

Wu Mama had no idea how many years it had been since Madam Ji had called her by her name. Although she was Madam Ji's dowry maid and had been by her side since childhood, it was clearly inappropriate to call her by her name as she grew older. So, the two of them tacitly addressed each other as Madam Ji and Wu Mama.

"Yes, Miss."

As she spoke, Wu's mother picked up a piece of pastry and put it in her mouth. Then, her expression, like Ji's, revealed a hint of nostalgia.

"Miss, what is this?"

Before Madam Wu could finish speaking, Madam Ji nodded. This was indeed the taste from twenty years ago. It was just a pity that they hadn't tasted this flavor since the incident.

"This was made by the cook at Lord Yun's residence."

As Ji spoke, she looked at Wu Mama, who was startled at first, then said, "Perhaps it's all fate!"

What happened twenty years ago is now a taboo subject. Those who knew about it were all dealt with back then, and apart from these few, it's likely that no one else knows about it anymore.

"Have someone prepare more sacrificial items tomorrow, and it's time to sweep Consort Yun's tomb as well."

After saying this, Madam Ji stopped talking and simply ate all the pastries that Gu Shuyan had brought her.

At Yunxiang Courtyard, when the old lady heard that Gu Shuyan had brought pastries, she had her two granddaughters try them together.

However, after taking a bite, the old lady's expression turned rather unpleasant. If she weren't afraid that Gu Yuxin and Gu Yuhe would notice something amiss, she would have immediately called Gu Shuyan over to question her.

The old lady finally waited until the next day when Gu Shuyan came to pay her respects, but when she saw the bruises under her beloved granddaughter's eyes, she had to swallow back the words she was about to say.

"What did you do all night? How did you get yourself into this state?"

The old lady asked with a hint of reproach.

"Reporting to Madam, Miss was so engrossed in reading yesterday that she stayed up a little late."

Gu Shuyan was somewhat out of sorts. When the old lady asked about it, Mingyu quickly stepped forward to report.

"You girls, Yan doesn't know her place and you don't even try to remind her. Look at the state you've made of her. You're all such a handful."

The old lady seemed to be blaming someone, but in reality, she didn't mean it at all.

"It was all our negligence. We will definitely remind you next time, Miss," Mingyu replied.

Gu Shuyan interrupted, "Grandmother, please don't blame them. Yesterday, I had some questions that I couldn't understand and forgot the time. I promise I won't do that again."

Even Gu Shuyan's voice was somewhat soft. It wasn't that she didn't want to cheer up, but she was really tired after not sleeping all night.

Yesterday, in order to look up records about the phoenix hairpin, she actually went through all the records on the bookshelf related to the late emperor, but she still hadn't found anything useful by this morning.

It seems the only way to find out the answer is to look to Pearl.