"Young Master Gu, where do you plan to arrange for Fu Jiasheng to stay? And where would be a suitable place for us to stay?" Zhou Sanfu asked politely.
Gu Yiqiao composed himself, closed the gate, and then said, "You can stay in the west courtyard. That used to be my courtyard, and there are enough rooms."
“Okay, let’s go to the west courtyard then.” Brother Fu and the Zhou couple followed Gu Yiqiao to the west courtyard.
The servants who carried Fu Jiasheng in were still confused. They knew the young master, but hadn't he disappeared? How come he suddenly came back on his own, and with a group of friends?
"Is that woman at home?" Gu Yiqiao asked the servant.
The servant was stunned for a moment before realizing who the woman he was talking about was. The first wife and Concubine Wu had always been at odds, and the eldest young master had always disliked Concubine Wu, refusing to call her "concubine" in public or private, only referring to her as "that woman."
“Madam, oh no, it’s Aunt Wu who didn’t go out today,” one of the servants replied.
Gu Yiqiao clenched his fists, unsure of what to do. He simply told the servant to leave, but added, "Don't let that woman know I'm back yet."
The servant readily agreed and then withdrew.
Zhou Sanfu chuckled and said, "With such a grand entourage, I'm afraid that Aunt Wu already knew we'd entered the Gu residence. Didn't you say she controlled the entire Gu residence? I reckon all the servants in the Gu residence are her spies; there's no way to hide it from her."
"Yes, I was so afraid of her, thinking I could avoid her for as long as possible, but I didn't know I couldn't escape her grasp at all. In the end, I was just too useless." Gu Yiqiao said with a desolate expression.
"By the way, where are Young Master Zhu and the others?" Gu Yiqiao then remembered that the people from Xianwu Island and Xingxing had disappeared and had not come to the West Courtyard.
At this moment, Xingxing toddled to the front of a courtyard and looked at the beautiful carved archway with great delight. "This courtyard gate is so pretty. It must be very pretty inside too."
"This courtyard is probably the most magnificent and elegant in the entire Gu residence. It's definitely worth a visit, but the owner doesn't seem to welcome us," Zhu Lin said calmly.
"What should we do then? It seems we can't go in." Xingxing tilted her head in distress.
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