Chapter 397 Greetings

Compared to Aunt Qiao or Niao Cui, He Yin is clearly not the same type of person as them.

Without waiting for Master Gu's reply, He Yin turned and left the courtyard with her maid.

Watching He Yin's retreating figure, Second Master Gu's gaze fell on her slender waist, and his body involuntarily became even hotter.

"Miss, will the Second Master take the bait?"

After they had walked a distance, the little maid looked at He Yin, who turned around and glared at her.

"Don't you believe in your young lady's charm?"

When He Yin was at home, every son of an official and a wealthy young master had their eyes on her. Growing up in such an environment, He Yin was best at understanding men's thoughts. Just from the way Master Gu looked at her before, He Yin was sure that Master Gu had feelings for her.

Just now, in order to maintain her image as a noble lady, He Yin's actions were somewhat subtle, but from now on...

Now that the fish has taken the bait, He Yin naturally needs to prepare to reel it in. It's essential to let the fish taste the sweetness occasionally.

When He Yin met with Master Gu, both of them thought that no one except themselves and those around them knew. Little did they know that as soon as they left, a head popped out from the rockery.

After watching the two leave, the owner of the head hurriedly ran towards the North Courtyard.

Gu Shuyan leaned against the window, looking at the newly acquired book in her hand. When she heard about the two people's actions, her expression did not change much. She simply had Pearl give the little maid two taels of silver, and the little maid left happily.

"Miss, Niao Cui has already given the word, so we should be having a wedding soon."

Pearl leaned close to Gu Shuyan's ear, a triumphant smile on her face.

I don’t know when it started, but Pearl has become more and more like Gu Shuyan. Even the way her lips move when she speaks is somewhat similar to hers.

"You little rascal, why are you getting naughtier and naughtier?"

Gu Shuyan chuckled and tapped her head with a book. Pearl smiled broadly upon hearing this.

"It's all thanks to Miss's excellent teaching."

A hint of cunning gleamed in Pearl's eyes.

"I think you've gone bad, even though you said you learned it from Miss." Mingyu couldn't help but laugh as she listened to Pearl's words.

"No, it was clearly Miss and Sister Mingyu who taught me. They used to always complain that I was stupid, and now they complain that I'm bad. You two are so fickle."

Pearl looked aggrieved, which made the two of them laugh.

The dinner that day was quite strange. The old lady was initially only concerned with her grandchildren, then she and Madam Meng kept looking at each other while deliberately trying to find topics to talk about, and finally, He Yin's gaze kept intentionally or unintentionally glancing towards the men's seats.

On the men's side, Gu Jin, unusually, did not return. The Second Master Gu, who usually doesn't like to look around, found his gaze unconsciously drifting towards the women's section.

Gu Shuyan ignored all these reactions and just kept eating with her head down.

Seeing her folding the food like this, Gu Yuxin first asked her a question. When Gu Shuyan shook her head at her, Gu Yuxin simply buried her head and started eating her meal obediently.

After a strange meal, the old lady of the Meng family was seen off. Without saying a word, she led her two granddaughters away.

Gu Shuyan followed Madam Ji to the courtyard of Gu Yingjie and his wife. Since Ouyang Jing, who was three months pregnant, was vomiting badly, Madam Ji instructed the kitchen to prepare some light dishes and send them over.

Even so, Ouyang Jing still vomited up everything she had eaten.

"Why don't we find a doctor to take a look? This vomiting is really bad."

Gu Yingjie felt extremely distressed seeing that Ouyang Jing couldn't eat anything, but he was powerless to do anything about it.

"it's useless."

Upon hearing this, both Ji Shi and Gu Shuyan spoke at the same time. Gu Shuyan looked somewhat embarrassed when she realized that she had said the wrong thing in her haste.

“I’ve seen pregnant women like you in the countryside before. They just get better after that period. If you’re worried, brother, why don’t you give her some hawthorn slices to soak in water?”

Gu Shuyan quickly explained how she knew she was pregnant and was experiencing morning sickness. Upon hearing this, Madam Ji nodded and said, "That's right, Shuer is right. I was like that when I was pregnant with you. Your father consulted many doctors, but they were all helpless."

After saying that, Madam Ji looked at Ouyang Jing with affection, "Child, just bear with it a little longer. You'll have to suffer during this time. In a few days, I'll have someone find some milder remedies for you to try and see if they help."

Ouyang Jing nodded upon hearing this. She had heard about the hardships of pregnancy before, but she never imagined it would be this difficult.

"Don't worry, Mother, your daughter-in-law can handle it."

Ouyang Jing has always been sensible, and her words were meant to comfort everyone, but looking at her thinner face, how could anyone not feel sorry for her?

"Alright, Yingjie, keep an eye on things. If Jing'er wants anything else to eat, make sure the kitchen prepares it no matter how late it is. We can't let Jing'er suffer, you understand?"

After giving instructions to Gu Yingjie, and seeing that Gu Yingjie nodded in agreement, Madam Ji then left the courtyard with Gu Shuyan.

"Yingjie, it's all my fault for being so useless, making my mother and Shuer worry about me."

Since arriving at the Marquis's residence, Ouyang Jing has received care and love from everyone there, especially from Madam Ji. Although she was her mother-in-law, Madam Ji never allowed her to observe any rules and treated her like her own daughter.

As the saying goes, every cause has its effect, and the kindness of the past life is repaid in this life. Ouyang Jing's past life was quite miserable, but it was because of that deep affection and one action that she achieved happiness and peace in this life.

Throughout the meal, Master Gu kept glancing at He Yin, sometimes intentionally or unintentionally. When he met He Yin's affectionate gaze, he felt a stirring in his heart.

As soon as he finished eating, Master Gu could no longer suppress the anger in his heart.

So, ignoring everyone else, Second Master Gu went to Niao Cui's room immediately, pulled her into his arms, and pushed her down onto the bed.

Niao Cui seemed unfazed by Gu Er Ye's behavior and quickly reciprocated, rolling around with him. After their lovemaking, Gu Er Ye's lust subsided, and he began to talk to Niao Cui while embracing her.

"Did something happen at home today?"

Thinking of He Yin's tearful eyes when they met, Second Master Gu couldn't help but ask aloud.

"Nothing happened?" Niao Cui pretended not to understand. Just when Master Gu thought she really didn't know anything, Niao Cui raised her head as if she had thought of something.

"Could it be about Miss He? Today, the old lady personally accompanied her to go out and look at potential partners, but unexpectedly, it ended up like that. The old lady has said today that she will only take care of the second and third young ladies' studies from now on, and will no longer concern herself with the marriage of Miss He's cousin."