Chapter 326 Unable to Hold Back

"Yes! The capital city is right under the emperor's nose, so it is naturally much more prosperous than other places."

Gu Shuyan pulled her to sit down beside her, saying, "Sit still for a bit, or you'll bump into something and we won't be able to stroll around the street."

Upon hearing that she couldn't go shopping, Gu Yuhe quickly sat down.

Shopping is her top priority now. If she's too excited to go and ends up not being able to, she'll be incredibly disappointed.

The carriage rolled along and soon arrived at the street.

After stopping the carriage, Gu Shuyan led the two of them from the outermost edge of the bustling city into the interior.

Wow! It's so lively here!

Gu Yuhe's eyes were full of shrewdness. It was the end of the year, and people on the street were carrying large and small bags of goods, creating a strong festive atmosphere.

"Big sister, can we go take a look?"

Not far away was a small street performance stall, which was already surrounded by a crowd. Hearing the cheers from the crowd, the two little girls naturally couldn't contain themselves.

"Go!" Gu Shuyan said, glancing back at the guards beside her. "Protect the second and third young ladies well, and don't let the crowd separate them."

Gu Shuyan usually only takes Xu Feng as her bodyguard when she goes out alone, but today she brought six or seven more because her two younger sisters were with her.

Watching the two being escorted forward by guards, Gu Shuyan finally turned around with relief.

"Pearl, I heard a new rouge shop has opened. Go and pick out a few boxes."

Gu Shuyan herself doesn't like rouge, but her mother and sister-in-law use it regularly. Now that her mother is busy teaching her sister-in-law how to manage the household, neither of them has time to go out.

On the contrary, Gu Shuyan has recently stopped attending classes, which has given her a lot more free time every day.

"Yes, Miss."

After Pearl left to carry out her orders, Gu Shuyan was about to take Xu Feng and Mingyu to join in the fun when she heard a voice coming from over there.

"Young Miss, we meet again."

The speaker was none other than Lu Youming.

Looking back at the group of people approaching, Gu Shuyan quickly bowed respectfully and said, "Greetings, Third Prince and Fifth Prince."

"Miss, there's no need for such formality."

Lu Youming smiled and waved his hand, then asked casually, "Where is Miss planning to go?"

"I didn't plan to go anywhere; I was just accompanying my two younger sisters out for a stroll."

Gu Shuyan wore a polite smile, making it impossible to tell what she was really feeling.

"So Miss Gu has a younger sister? I thought you were the only daughter in the Marquis of Yi'an's mansion!"

Almost everyone in the capital knew about the Gu family's daughter, but Lu Yuanbin was unaware of the matter concerning the two illegitimate daughters of the second branch of the Gu family.

"Fifth brother, you may not know this, but Marquis Gu actually has another younger brother who has been away from home for many years and only returned to the capital this year. And the two younger sisters of the eldest daughter are the daughters of the second branch of the Marquis's family."

Having finally gained the upper hand, Lu Youming, seeing that Lu Yuanbin didn't know much about the Marquis's mansion, deliberately acted as if he were familiar with Gu Shuyan.

Lu Yuanbin scoffed inwardly upon reading this. He was naturally aware of the affairs of the Marquis of Yi'an's residence, but he hadn't paid much attention because the second branch of the family was of little use. Did Lu Youming really think that this would win over Miss Gu's favor?

Lu Yuanbin held Lu Youming in utter contempt. If Gu Shuyan knew his thoughts at this moment, she would surely shake her head in disapproval. Because in his past life, Lu Youming had completely defeated him in these very trivial matters that Lu Yuanbin looked down upon.