Yu Jiao placed the white porcelain teacup in her hand on the stone table. When they were in Baoshou Hall, the wife of Marquis Annan said that Gu Yun had met her once in Qingzhou. If Yu Jiao denied it at this moment, it would only add to people's speculation. She looked at Wei Min and said, "I met the young Marquis Gu once in Qingzhou."
Wei Min said, "Miss Liu San is unwilling to open up to us? How could a man like Young Marquis Gu be so nice to someone just because they met once?"
The words "unwilling to open up" put Yu Jiao in an awkward situation.
Liu Yaoyu quietly reached out from under the stone table and tugged at Wei Min's sleeve, winking at Wei Min, but Wei Min turned a blind eye.
Yu Jiao's lips curved up, she looked straight into Wei Min's eyes with a half-smile, and said slowly, "What kind of person is Young Marquis Gu? I really don't know. Miss Wei should know him better than I do. You should ask Young Marquis Gu."
Wei Min and Yu Jiao actually asked him to ask Gu Yun directly. She was speechless for a moment and looked unhappy.
Liu Yaoyu tried to smooth things over, "Young Marquis Gu has always been a man who doesn't follow any rules or regulations. You can ask Third Sister, but she naturally doesn't know what Young Marquis Gu is thinking."
Cui Qiong also said, "Didn't Young Marquis Gu say that he has a good relationship with Young Master Liu and that he treats Miss Liu San as his own sister."
When Wei Min heard the word "sister", she felt a little relieved. Gu Yun had never been close to any girl in these years. Although he had a reputation as a playboy, he kept himself clean. But the intimacy he showed to Yu Jiao today was something Wei Min had never seen before, so she couldn't help feeling a little resentful.
Yaoyu is also the younger sister of Mr. Liu, but she has never seen Gu Yun have such a close attitude towards Yaoyu in the past.
Wei Min's words chilled the atmosphere in the pavilion. Even though she knew that Wei Min was straightforward and always spoke in this way, her words were still too inappropriate. Moreover, today was the third daughter of the Liu family's home court. Song Jingrong felt that it was meaningless to sit there any longer, so she simply said, "It's getting late, and the show ahead is almost over. Let's go back."
Several people stood up and left the pavilion, returned to the stage, and accompanied the ladies to listen to the rest of the play before the show ended.
Before leaving, Lady Annan went up to Yu Jiao and said to her, "When you have time, remember to come to the mansion to play."
Yu Jiao nodded slightly and said okay with a smile.
Madam Annan looked at Yu Jiao with a smile, "Gu Yun is always a jerk. If he says something wrong and bullies you, don't bother with him. Just tell me and I'll teach him a lesson for you!"
This was a little too intimate. Yu Jiao smiled and did not continue what Lady Annan said. Instead, she said, "The young marquis is a very good person. He treats me, his younger sister, very well, just like my older brother. He will not bully me."
Not far away, Wei Min saw this scene. She unconsciously broke the branch of the crabapple tree next to her and her face turned cold.
Madam Wei called her several times, "What are you looking at?" Following her gaze, she saw the wife of Annan Marquis talking to the third daughter of the Liu family with a gentle expression. Madam Wei said, "Could it be that the Annan Marquis's Mansion is really going to marry the Liu family?"
Wei Min came back to her senses, frowned, and said to Madam Wei in a voice full of displeasure, "How could a young marquis, a man of heaven's pride, fall in love with a girl brought back from the countryside?"
Mrs. Wei was so frightened that she quickly looked around, tried to pull Wei Min, and scolded, "My little ancestor, don't you see where you are? How dare you say anything!"
Madam Wei pulled Wei Min out. Wei Min followed her reluctantly, but still turned his head to look in the direction of Yu Jiao. He saw the wife of Marquis Annan with her head lowered, her brows gentle, as if she was whispering something to Yu Jiao.
Wei Min's mouth corners drooped, and she felt that the sweet smile on Yu Jiao's face was extremely dazzling.
Not far away, the Annan Marquis's wife continued to smile. She patted Yu Jiao's hand and whispered, "I heard from Gu Yun that you are an excellent doctor. I haven't been feeling well recently, so I want you to come to the mansion and take a look at me in private."
Yu Jiao blinked her lively eyes and said with a smile, "Okay, then I'll come to your house when I have time."
Lady Annan Marquis smiled gently, let go of Yu Jiao's hand, and left with the little maid. She happened to meet Gu Yun who came to her from the front hall. Lady Annan Marquis looked at her son with disgust and sighed softly.
Gu Yun was completely confused by his mother's look and was totally bewildered.
"Mom, who made you unhappy?" he asked tentatively.
Lady Annan glanced at him, her meaning was self-evident.
Gu Yun looked quite innocent. When they reached the screen wall, he helped the wife of Annan Marquis onto the carriage, and then he got in himself. "Mother, I have been very honest recently and have not caused any trouble outside."
Seeing that he was sitting in an untidy manner and looked so careless, the wife of Annan Marquis slapped Gu Yun on the back and said, "You are so useless. You gave the Third Miss a good gift and said something like brother and sister. She has a real brother, but you followed her around to make fun of her. Now, the Third Miss only sees you as a brother."
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