"...Little Princess, you're joking. How could I possibly look like your grandmother? Only family members who are related by blood would look similar..."
Gu Yunshu thought of something and asked casually, "Today at Jintai Tower, not only did the little princess say she hadn't seen your grandmother, but neither had your father, the Crown Prince."
"To be exact, your eyebrows and eyes look a lot like the Crown Prince."
Gu Yunshu's heart suddenly tightened. Her son looked like her?
She learned of Su Xingyi's identity, but has never seen her son's true face.
She only glanced at Su Xingyi quickly that morning, but because the imperial guards blocked part of her view, she did not see Su Xingyi's appearance clearly.
However, Xiao Xier leaned most of her body out, so she could see clearly.
"...and you look a bit like my great-grandmother."
Xiao Xier has been paying attention to Gu Yunshu's expression.
I didn't see the expected expression on his face.
It seems that my grandmother has been reborn and is better at hiding her emotions.
"Ha..." Gu Yunshu smiled. "No wonder the little princess is willing to dine with me. It seems to have something to do with my appearance. I never thought that people who are not related by blood could look somewhat similar. It really is fate."
Xiao Xier pinched her chin and looked at Gu Yunshu meaningfully.
If she hadn't discovered her abnormality in advance, she would have been fooled by her by now.
"Yes, it is indeed a fate." Xiao Xier blinked and continued, "My master, Prince Dehe, and my grandmother were fellow disciples of Master Dong Junhe."
"The reason why Prince Daddy was able to survive the disaster was because of Master's timely rescue..."
Xiao Xier told Gu Yunshu in detail what happened on the night Shangguan Ruian had a difficult childbirth.
Gu Yunshu felt extremely heavy-hearted when she heard what happened to her son after he died of heavy bleeding!
Unable to maintain the gentle smile on his face, he quickly picked up the teacup and sipped it carefully to hide his inner anger.
Xiao Xier pursed her lips when she saw this. The person in front of her was her grandmother!
"Your master-in-law is so protective of your father, the Crown Prince. I think he values the brotherhood between fellow disciples."
Xiao Xier agreed: "You are right. Master is a person who values feelings very much and is very loyal."
After Xiao Xier said this, she realized that these words should not come out of her mouth.
She is a child less than five years old, what does she know about feelings!
Seeing that Gu Yunshu lowered her eyes and sipped her tea in silence, as if she didn't think there was anything wrong with what she said, she continued, "Master is still alone now. The Crown Prince and I are very worried. Master can't be alone forever. He must have a wife and children by his side."
Gu Yunshu tightened the teacup in her hand. How could senior brother be so silly? Life is so long, it would be so lonely to be alone!
She hopes that there will be someone who truly loves him and stays with him.
"...But for so many years, no woman has ever caught his eye. Meeting you today tells me that Master Shigong won't live out his life alone. You look like my grandmother, and you'll definitely catch his eye! I rushed here to act as a matchmaker for Master Shigong. Are you willing to marry him? And be my Master Shigong's grandmother?"
Gu Yunshu looked up at her in shock, and Xiao Xier's eyes were full of anticipation.
She never expected that Xiao Xier was here to matchmake for her and her senior brother, which disrupted her plans.
She wanted to take the initiative to attract the attention of her senior brother, let him find her by using the acrostic poem, and let him discover for himself that she was Shangguan Ruian.
However, my senior brother should have seen the letter by now, and if nothing goes wrong he will come looking for me tomorrow.
"Little Princess, from what you just said, I can roughly tell that your master-master prefers your grandmother. He won't marry me just because I look like your grandmother. After all, I'm not Shangguan Rui'an. I'm a completely different person. Also, your grandmother was a student of Mr. Dong Junhe. I think she's very talented. Although I look like her, I can't compare to her in every way. I'm the daughter of a merchant, while your grandmother is of an extremely noble status. There's a world of difference between us."
"You look like my grandmother, so you must be Shangguan Ruian."
Gu Yunshu smiled and said, "Little Princess, I know you want to have a shinai, but this depends on fate."
"That day, I met you at the city gate, wearing a half-lotus mask as thin as a cicada's wing. This is fate!"
Gu Yunshu opened her eyes slightly. How could the little princess know that the person wearing the mask that day was her?
Before Gu Yunshu recovered from her shock, Xiao Xier pulled out a familiar letter from her bosom. "I've seen Master-shi write the words 'Seal Personally' in this handwriting, and this handwriting isn't found in seals. How could you know Master-shi's casual handwriting?"
"Ah... Whose letter is this?" Gu Yunshu's palms were covered in cold sweat.
How did the letter end up in the little princess's hands?!
"This is the letter you wrote to your master."
Gu Yunshu laughed dryly. "I don't even know your master, so why would I write to him?"
Xiao Xier said, "Don't deny it yet. You took a carriage to the Fang Mansion today and asked your servant to find a beggar to deliver this letter to the Fang Mansion. It was because of this letter that I was sure you were Shangguan Rui'an... and I came to look for you last night."
The child last night was actually her!
"The reason I came looking for you is because you were wearing a half-mask identical to my master's, with a lotus carved on the forehead. I confirmed with my master that day at the Imperial Tomb that this mask is the only one of its kind in the world. It was a birthday gift from my grandmother to my master!"
Gu Yunshu's heart was beating like a drum. How could her senior brother tell all this to the little princess?
"...Even if someone else had the inspiration to design a mask with a lotus carved on the forehead, the materials wouldn't be the same. Also, on the reverse side of the mask, in the same spot as the lotus, there are two koi fish carved. My grandmother's design was inspired by that jade pendant with two fish and a lotus."
A hint of disbelief flashed in Gu Yunshu's eyes. Why did her senior brother tell the little princess everything without reservation?
This is a secret between them!
"The reason I went looking for you last night was because you appeared at the entrance of an alley near the city gate that morning wearing a mask. This was already very strange, and it made me curious about you. The back of your half mask is carved with two koi fish. If you weren't Shangguan Ruian, how could you have designed a similar mask?"
The little princess was so perceptive that she actually noticed her abnormality that day.
She was wearing a mask to try her luck in order to attract the attention of her senior brother.
As a result, my senior brother was sitting in the carriage and didn't even stick his head out to look.
Instead, it was Xiao Xier who noticed her!
Gu Yunshu really wants to tell Xiao Xier that she is Shangguan Ruian, but will she believe it if she is reborn in someone else's body?
"Perhaps this is just a coincidence. My name is Gu Yunshu, and I'm the eldest daughter of the Gu family. I'm only 29 years old. If I were really your grandmother, my age wouldn't match."
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