Soon, Li brought her trusted maid to Gu Yanran's Handan Garden and saw that only a dim night light was on in the room, the bed curtains were half-drawn, the windows were not closed, and the little maid who was keeping watch in the corridor was dozing off like a chick pecking at rice.
Finally, the little maid felt a shadow looming over her head. She rubbed her eyes and saw Li standing in front of her with an unhappy look on her face.
The little maid hurriedly stood up and confessed: "Husband, Madam, this servant deserves death."
The little maid said this and knelt down.
Li glanced at her, motioned her to speak softly so as not to disturb Gu Yanran, and then pushed the door open.
In the room, Gu Yanran had already fallen asleep, with her back to the door and the quilt half pulled up around her.
Li looked at the window next to her and sighed, "This child doesn't even cover himself properly when sleeping."
When Li was helping Gu Yanran to tuck in the quilt, she suddenly noticed that there was an iris-shaped birthmark on Gu Yanran's exposed arm, but she didn't know if it was Li's illusion, the color seemed to be much lighter than she remembered.
Li's heart skipped a beat and he subconsciously moved closer to take a closer look.
"Light the lamp!" she whispered to the maid.
The candlelight gradually brightened, and Li's fingertips hovered above the birthmark, with her pupils shrinking slightly.
I didn't notice it before, but the edge of this mark is so neat that it doesn't look like a natural birthmark, but more like... painted on?
Just when Li was confused and uncertain, Gu Yanran woke up at this moment.
She turned over and found a figure in front of the bed. She was startled for a moment, but when she saw that it was Li, she quickly pulled her arms back into the quilt.
"Mother, why are you here so late?"
Li suppressed her suspicion and forced a smile, "I couldn't sleep, so I came to see you." He reached out and smoothed her hair, "Why did you come back so late?"
"I went to a bookstore." Gu Yanran made up a lie.
She was actually going to meet the Third Prince tonight. The other party said that Qi Che was more valuable alive than dead, so he should stay in the Princess's Mansion for the time being to find out the truth.
Gu Yanran didn't want to have anything to do with Qi Che anymore, so she found a way to hint to the Third Prince that she was willing to surrender, but the only condition was that if the Third Prince finally took that position, he would allow her to be a concubine and also hand Qi Che over to her for disposal.
The third prince agreed, and to show his sincerity, they drank a few more glasses and almost had sex. But when Gu Yanran thought of the baby in her belly, she gave up.
Seeing Li staring at her with burning eyes, Gu Yanran had a bad feeling in her heart and scratched her fingers.
"What's wrong with you, mother? Why are you looking at me like that?"
Li noticed her little action but did not expose it.
When she was a child, Gu Yanran was like this. Every time she told a lie, she would subconsciously pick her fingers.
"No, I'm just worried that you're not feeling well, so I came to check on you. Tomorrow morning, I'll ask the kitchen to make you some chicken soup to nourish you."
Gu Yanran breathed a sigh of relief calmly, and then hugged Li's arm like a spoiled child: "I know that in this world, only my mother treats me the best."
Li's eyes darkened and she reached out and patted her arm to comfort her.
After that, the mother and daughter talked for a few more words, and Li left the yard.
As a result, as soon as she walked under a peach tree, Li couldn't hold it in any longer, bent down and held onto the tree trunk, and spat out a mouthful of blood.
"lady!"
The maid behind him was horrified and hurried forward to support him.
After a while, Li raised her head and looked in the direction of Handan Garden, her eyes flickering.
"I'm going back to Longxi tomorrow!" Li said suddenly.
…
At this moment, Gu Yanran on the bed suddenly pulled back the quilt, staring at the faded iris pattern on her arm, with a hint of ruthlessness in her eyes.
She quickly turned over, took out a box of special paint from the secret compartment of her dressing table, and carefully began to paint in front of the bronze mirror.
There have been so many things going on recently that I almost forgot about this important matter.
That's right, the birthmark on her arm was fake. When she was little, her wet nurse, Madam Ge, drew it on her arm every time she fell asleep. She also lied to her that it was a mark of beauty that should remain on her hand for the rest of her life and must not fade, otherwise it would bring disaster.
Gu Yanran believed it at that time, but just a year ago, when she saw Aunt Ge mixing paints with her own eyes, Gu Yanran finally understood that the birthmark was fake.
Madam Ge told her that she was a fake and the real daughter of the Gu family had long been missing...
From then on, Gu Yanran started to mix the raw materials and paint by herself, never relying on anyone else's help.
As for Aunt Ge, she had found a reason to sell her out a year ago, and she eventually died "accidentally" during exile.
But Gu Yanran actually didn't know that Madam Ge had an adopted daughter named Xiaolian, who had already married Qi Che's classmate Song Xiang...
Just two months ago, when Qi Che was admitted to high school, Song Xiang and his wife went to Beijing to congratulate him and met Gu Yanran.
After three rounds of drinks, Xiaolian accidentally revealed the secret.
At this point, Qi Che had the upper hand over Gu Yanran, forcing her to marry him.
"Miss, I have made a soothing soup. Would you like to use some first?"
The maid's voice came, pulling Gu Yanran out of her memories.
Gu Yanran was no longer sleepy, so she simply stood up and asked, "Go get the piano score I just got two days ago. I want to practice the piano."
The maid was stunned at first, thinking she had heard wrongly, "Miss, now?"
You want to practice the piano in the middle of the night?
Gu Yanran glanced over with dissatisfaction; "Didn't you hear it?"
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