Madam Liu poured a cup of tea for the old lady, "Old lady, do you think highly of Young Marquis Gu?"
Old Madam Liu smiled and shook her head. Yu Jiao's status was a good match for Gu Yun. He was good friends with Zi Qi and often came to the mansion. Although outsiders said that Gu Yun was a dandy, a wise woman like Old Madam Liu could see that although Gu Yun acted wildly and unruly, his heart was not like that. He was a sincere and honest good man.
Let’s see whether Marquis Annan can safely get through this difficult time after returning to Beijing.
"Just as the eldest lady said, the third girl is still young, there is no need to rush into marriage, there is plenty of time to come." Old Lady Liu said.
"What the old lady said is true. Our third daughter is very smart and kind. No matter which family's son she marries in the future, she will be well spoiled." Mother Liu said with a smile. She finished peeling the walnuts on the plate and glanced at the weather outside. "It's cold, old lady, do you want to eat early?"
I don't know when the light snow outside turned into heavy snow like cotton wool. The biting north wind blew the snowflakes down randomly. A thin layer of snow had accumulated on the pine branches in the yard, and the branches were dyed white.
Because the several earl's mansions covered a large area, Zanmao Hutong was long and deep, and the Annan Marquis's Mansion was at the deepest part. As Yu Jiao and Bai Lu had just passed the Jingyuan Earl's Mansion, light snow began to fall from the sky, landing on their cheeks that were numb from the cold wind, but they could not feel the ice.
Yu Jiao asked Bai Lu to put on the cloak with her. They wrapped the cloak tightly and walked in the bluestone alley with one foot deep and one foot shallow. The ground was a little slippery due to the newly fallen snow. The two walked a little clumsily. Fortunately, no one went out on such a cold and snowy day.
In her previous life, Yu Jiao lived in the warm south where snow was rare. She should have been happy to see the snow, but at the moment she was in no mood to watch the falling snow.
The two of them walked to the gate of Annan Marquis' Mansion. The fine snowflakes like foam turned into goose feather-like snow flakes. Bai Lu patted the thin snow accumulated on her cloak, wrapped the cloak around Yu Jiao, and walked forward to knock on the door.
The servant poked his head out of the doorway and saw that the two were dressed as maids. He asked, "Which family are you girls from?"
Bai Lu said, "We are from the residence of Liu Cifu, the third young lady of Liu San's courtyard. Please help pass on the message that we have something to ask Young Marquis Gu."
Upon hearing this, the servant hurriedly opened the door and said politely, "Please come in, sisters. Why are you here in such a cold weather?"
Seeing that he let them into the mansion without informing them, Yu Jiao was a little surprised, and then she heard the servant enthusiastically say, "I will take the two sisters to the young marquis's courtyard right now."
"Don't you need to inform me?" Yu Jiao asked, holding the hand warmer that was no longer hot.
The servant smiled, warmed his hands with his breath, and said, "The young marquis has already told us that if the third young lady from Lord Liu's house comes to visit, there is no need to inform them, just invite them in. Although the two sisters are not the third young lady of Liu, they are all the same as those in the third young lady's courtyard."
The Annan Marquis Mansion is larger than the Liu Mansion. It has three gatehouses with hanging flowers, and corridors on all four sides. The courtyard is connected by corridors and is dotted with rocks. Passing through the corridor is a small crescent-shaped lake. There is a thin layer of ice on the lake. There are three stone bridges, animal faces, and water pavilions with carvings. It has been renovated in a unique and elegant way.
The servant led Yu Jiao and the other person across the arched stone bridge, along the gravel path, and into a courtyard on the west side.
The courtyard was very quiet, with no servants moving around. The servant led Yu Jiao and the other girl into the main hall and said, "Sit down for a moment, my two sisters. I'll go to the young marquis' room and tell him something."
Yu Jiao found it very strange that there was not even a servant in Gu Yun's yard.
She took off her already wet cloak and placed it on a chair beside her.
Not long after, the servant came from the bedroom and said, "The young marquis is inconvenient to get up, so let me ask the two sisters to come over."
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