A short while later, Bai Er also came up.
His requirements were even simpler than Bai Yi's: as long as she was a woman, alive, and willing to marry him, that was enough.
Gu Xin pondered that this time when she went back, she really had to get this matter done for Bai Yi and his brothers.
When she first met them, these brothers were all grown men, of marriageable age. Now that she's grown up, they're getting old, and if they don't find wives soon, they won't be able to find anyone.
The people in white didn't know what Gu Xin was thinking. If they did, they would definitely object. How come you're the one who's grown up while we're the ones who're old? When we first met, we weren't that old either.
The four of them sat on the rooftop, chatting about their life's most important matters, and then discussed their plans for the next few days before going down to rest.
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On May 19th, the Donglin Prince's Mansion officially separated from the family, and the Princess invited Gu Xin to be a witness.
The Bai family of Donglin Prince's Mansion originally came from Yunzhou. However, decades had passed, and the Prince of Donglin had moved all of his ancestors' graves here. He didn't have many elders, unlike those large clans. Therefore, no relatives participated in this branch of the Prince's Mansion.
This time, only Dongxue, the personal maid, accompanied them. After all, this was a family matter, and it was not appropriate for her to bring along the yamen's coroner and guards.
Dongxue was still muttering on the way: "Third Miss, I've never been on a roof before!"
She envied Zheng Qiu, who could be taken to the rooftop to play even though she didn't know kung fu. However, she knew her own status. Although coroners were considered lowly, Miss Zheng was very capable and seemed to have a respectable background. Therefore, she was very self-aware.
But now she remembered what Gu Xin said last night after calling Bai Er up, and for some reason, she said it.
Gu Xin laughed and said, "You should have said so earlier! If there were lots of stars tonight, I would have taken you up too! You can come with me all the time, I have to keep you happy, otherwise, what will I do if you don't come with me anymore?"
Dongxue blushed: "Third Miss, you're just teasing me!"
Looking at Dongxue's shy appearance, Gu Xin thought the girl was quite nice. With a thought, she asked, "Dongxue, I remember you're a little over a year younger than me, only sixteen this year, right?"
Grandma Gu and Cai Xiaolian had been in charge of selecting Gu Xin's maids. After spending more time with them over the past few months, she felt that the four maids in her room were all alright, but Dongxue, who often came and went with her, was someone she felt a better connection with.
Dongxue nodded: "I was born in July, so I'm a year and a half younger than the Third Miss."
Gu Xin then asked, "Are there any other people in your family?"
Dongxue was taken aback, then shook her head: "When I was born, my mother had a difficult childbirth. Afterwards, because I was a girl, my father remarried and my stepmother gave birth to a son. When I was nine years old, my stepmother's son seriously injured the village head's son. My family was driven out of the village. On the way back to my stepmother's family home, my stepmother and grandmother conspired to sell me. It was a contract of indenture, so I have no family now."
Because of her good looks and cleverness, the brokers didn't sell Dongxue immediately. Instead, they raised her for several years, originally intending to sell her to a brothel. However, she caught the eye of Cai Xiaolian when she was buying people last year.
Cai Xiaolian probably thought of the tragic fate of the heroine in the book. She bought the person and observed her for a while before finally deciding to give her to Gu Xin.
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