Chapter 611 If it's broken, just get rid of it.

Ever since the Third Miss died, Gu Shuyan had been setting up this scheme. Thinking back on everything that had happened, Yufei was incredibly grateful that she had chosen to side with Gu Shuyan.

"Miss, a letter has arrived from Young Master Biao."

As a woman with a background in martial arts, Wu Yin disliked getting caught up in such complicated matters, so she simply handed the letter that Ji Wenxuan had just received to Gu Shuyan.

"Cousin Wenxuan arrived so quickly?" Gu Shuyan asked as she pulled out the letter.

The first half of the story is almost entirely Ji Wenxuan's rambling nonsense. It's not until the second half that Ji Wenxuan mentions that General Ji has handed over half of the military affairs to his second uncle. If nothing unexpected happens, the second uncle will soon be able to take control of the entire Ji family army after the New Year.

Sure enough, many things have changed since my rebirth.

In his previous life, General Ji handed over military power to Second Master Ji five years later. What exactly made General Ji change his attitude?

Thinking of the Ji family's ultimate fate in her previous life, Gu Shuyan pondered for a moment before slowly walking to her desk.

After writing a few short lines, Gu Shuyan handed the reply to Wuyin, saying, "Deliver this letter to Cousin Wenxuan as soon as possible."

Wuyin nodded, took the letter, and left the room.

"Let's go! Let's go take a look at the Marquis's residence!"

News of Aunt Qiao's death reached them. Even if she couldn't be sent back to the Marquis's mansion, she couldn't just leave it there. She wanted to hear the specific arrangements.

Upon arriving at Yunxiang Courtyard, Gu Shuyan sat directly in front of the old lady.

"Grandmother, I heard that someone from the estate has passed away. What exactly happened?"

Now that Gu Shuyan is in charge of the Yun family, she is increasingly showing the demeanor of a matriarch. Seeing that she can handle things with ease even when Yun Yichen is not around, the old lady's somewhat troubled mood unconsciously improves.

"The servants came yesterday to say that he has passed away from his illness. Your mother has already sent someone to check on him."

The old lady naturally wouldn't care much about a concubine's affairs, but the other party was, after all, Gu Yuxin's birth mother. Even if she disliked her, she still had to consider Gu Yuxin's feelings.

"Where is my second sister? Did she go with them?"

Gu Shuyan looked around the room and, seeing no sign of Gu Yuxin, couldn't help but ask a question.

The old lady shook her head upon hearing this. "She's staying inside. She hasn't reacted at all since hearing the news. Grandmother is worried that she'll get sick from keeping it all bottled up inside."

The old lady spoke to Gu Shuyan in this way hoping that she could help comfort her. Gu Shuyan naturally understood what the old lady meant, and immediately comforted her not to worry before going to Gu Yuxin's room.

At this moment, Gu Yuxin was standing by the window looking outside, and she didn't say a word even when Gu Shuyan came in.

Gu Shuyan slowly approached but did not disturb her. Instead, she followed her gaze to the clusters of flowers under the windowsill.

Suddenly, she heard Gu Yuxin say slowly, "Big sister, look, that flower used to bloom so beautifully, but now it's because of it that the whole flower has become diseased."

“If you’ve contracted the disease, then let the flower grower take a look. Perhaps the flower grower has a way to treat it,” Gu Shuyan said, her pupils flashing slightly.

Gu Yuxin shook her head. "If it's sick, the whole plant should be pulled out. Otherwise, if it infects other flowers, it will ruin the whole garden."

As Gu Yuxin spoke, she instructed her head maid, Huai Xiang, "Have someone invite the flower growers over to dig up those pearl flowers and replant new ones."

Huai Xiang accepted the order, turned around, and went out the door.

Seeing Gu Yuxin like this, Gu Shuyan couldn't help but say with some concern, "Yuxin, if you're sad, just cry. No one will laugh at you."

Gu Yuxin turned around and looked at her. Her eyes were clear and bright, and there was not a trace of sadness in them.

"Big sister, I said I have nothing to do with that woman, so I can no longer feel sad about her affairs."

Seeing her so nonchalant attitude, Gu Shuyan felt a strange unease. Looking at Gu Yuxin's smiling face, she wanted to say something, but in the end, she couldn't say anything.

It seems that without realizing it, the little girl who loved to be strong and brave has grown up and is no longer the little girl who followed behind her asking all sorts of questions.

"Go see your grandmother in a little while; she's very worried about you."

Gu Shuyan didn't know what else to say, so she patted Gu Yuxin's shoulder, which had grown a bit taller.

"Okay!" Gu Yuxin nodded in agreement, and then continued to look at the flower that had become infected with the disease.

Seeing this, Gu Shuyan slowly turned around and went to the old lady's side first.

"Huaixiang, come in!"

After Gu Shuyan had gone far away, Gu Yuxin summoned Huaixiang again.

"Has the young master not gone to the academy yet?"

The young master Gu Yuxin was referring to was naturally her younger brother, Gu Zongjie. Because the academy was closed for the Mid-Autumn Festival yesterday, Gu Zongjie, who had been away from home for a long time, was sent back.

"I heard you're leaving tomorrow. Is there anything you wish to tell me, Miss?"

Huai Xiang was originally a maid in the old lady's courtyard. Because she was about the same age as Gu Yuxin, the old lady assigned her to Gu Yuxin.

Originally, she thought she would only ever be a handyman for the rest of her life, but suddenly a great opportunity came her way. Naturally, Huai Xiang cherished the opportunity to be a head maid, so she always took great care of Gu Yuxin.

Seeing that Huai Xiang had guessed her intentions, Gu Yuxin beckoned to her and whispered a few words in her ear.

The people who went to check on the estate didn't return until evening. To show how seriously they took the matter, they even questioned everyone on the estate.

However, since Aunt Qiao died on the sixteenth of August, no one connected the matter with Niao Cui and her companion.

"Since it wasn't caused by human intervention, let's buy a fine coffin and give him a proper burial!"

In the eyes of others, Aunt Qiao had long since disappeared from the Marquis's mansion. Now that she was dead, it was impossible to bring her back from the estate for a funeral.

But she was, after all, the woman who had borne several children for Master Gu. The old lady wasn't the kind of person to be harsh. They say that when a person dies, it's like a lamp going out. Let her let bygones be bygones!

"Yes, my daughter-in-law will send someone to take care of it in a little while."

Originally, He Yin should have been concerned about the affairs of the second wife, but because He Yin was unaware that Aunt Qiao had been sent to the estate, the task naturally fell to Ji Shi.

"Aunt, Aunt Qiao caused the Marquis's mansion a lot of trouble when she was alive. Now that she's gone, let's keep things simple!"

Gu Yuxin's sudden speech surprised everyone present.

Normally, as children, shouldn't they be extremely saddened to learn that their birth mother has passed away?

But Gu Yuxin was quite different. Not only was she not upset, she even took the initiative to ask the Ji family to simplify everything.

Seeing that Ji was about to raise a question, Gu Shuyan interrupted her first, saying, "Mother, just do as Second Sister says! Aunt Qiao is too greedy, and Second Sister doesn't want her to be burdened by money even after she dies."