They didn't know when, but Old Zhou suddenly appeared behind them.
Looking at that expression, Gu Lili could easily guess that Old Zhou must have heard Wei Yin call her "County Princess".
"Master...no, no, no, this humble subject greets the County Princess!" Old Zhou said, about to kneel down before Gu Lili.
Old Zhou felt a little annoyed; he should have guessed it sooner.
Gu Lili is the peasant girl county princess that everyone is talking about today.
When Gu Lili suggested he come to Donghai, he thought to himself that perhaps he would have the chance to meet the legendary county princess.
I heard she lives in Donghai County.
But to his surprise, the legendary county princess was right in front of him, and he even became her disciple.
If Old Zhou had known earlier that Gu Lili was the county princess, no matter how obsessed he was with carpentry, he wouldn't have pestered Gu Lili to take him as her apprentice.
He was just a commoner; how could he be worthy of being the county magistrate's apprentice?
Seeing that Old Zhou was about to kneel down, Gu Lili quickly stepped forward to help him up.
Originally, it was perfectly reasonable for an apprentice to kneel before his master or for a commoner to bow to her, a county princess.
However, Old Zhou was about the same age as her maternal grandfather, and Gu Lili really couldn't bear to see him kneel down before her.
Old Zhou, who was being held back by Gu Lili, could only stand there, bent over.
"Old Zhou, you're getting on in years, there's no need for such formalities," Gu Lili said helplessly.
The people from Gu Zhuang were instructed by Gu Lili not to bow to her.
Therefore, when they returned yesterday, Lao Zhou and the others did not discover Gu Lili's identity.
Old Zhou waved his hands repeatedly, looking terrified, and said, "Princess, I didn't know your identity. I even took advantage of my age and insisted on becoming your disciple. I was truly guilty!"
Having learned of Yin Jiuchen's identity yesterday, they should have guessed that Gu Lili must also have an extraordinary background.
Otherwise, why would the two of them be together?
"Old Zhou, you did perform the apprenticeship ceremony for me, are you perhaps trying to back out?" Gu Lili said, feigning anger.
Old Zhou waved his hands repeatedly upon hearing this.
"No, no, no, I... I just feel I'm not good enough..."
Gu Lili has heard the words "unworthy" twice today.
I feel helpless; if I have to blame someone, I can only blame the world.
The disparity between people is far too great.
"Once a teacher, always a teacher. Don't think like that again. By the way, I've already sent someone to deliver the timber. It should arrive around lunchtime."
Gu Lili thought for a moment and then said, "Old Zhou, please also tell my three grand-disciples about my identity, and tell them that they don't need to kneel before me. I don't like that!"
Old Zhou nodded repeatedly after hearing this.
Originally, they wanted to go out for a walk after breakfast this morning, but they were afraid of running into Yin Jiuchen and offending the important person.
So, the four of them ate their meal and then went back inside to rest.
After sleeping for so long, everyone was feeling restless.
All of them were used to being busy, and after days of running around, they had all recovered.
Without doing anything for a while, the group felt restless and frustrated.
Old Zhou couldn't stay in bed any longer, so he decided to go to the front yard to see if Gu Lili was up and to ask when the timber would arrive so they could get to work.
Who knew that before they even reached the neighboring courtyard, they would run into Gu Lili.
Then I overheard the conversation between Wei Yin and Gu Lili.
"Master, I'll go tell them right away!"
Seeing that Gu Lili had agreed, Lao Zhou went back to their room.
After thinking for a moment, Gu Lili decided to tell Yu Yirou and the others about her identity in person.
Upon entering Yu Yirou's house, the mother and daughter were by the window, inlaying mother-of-pearl.
Upon seeing Gu Lili arrive, Xiao Mulian put down what she was holding and ran over to take Gu Lili's hand.
"Sister Lili, you're up! Look, this is a pattern my mother drew today, based on the roses in your yard. Isn't it beautiful!"
As Xiao Mulan spoke excitedly, she pulled Gu Lili to the table.
This table was found by Gu Chenxi this morning by Yu Yirou; she's someone who can't sit still for a moment.
Yu Yirou smiled and handed the drawing she had just finished to Gu Lili.
"Mulan, don't pull your sister Lili down, slow down!"
Little Mulan playfully stuck out her tongue, offering her seat to Gu Lili so she could sit down.
Yu Yirou watched as Lili sat down and smiled, "My skills are not very good, and my painting is not as beautiful as the real flowers in your yard. Please forgive my poor skills, Lili."
Gu Lili looked at the rose pattern in her hand; it was truly lifelike.
Yu Yirou is being too modest. If her skills weren't excellent, she wouldn't have wanted to learn mother-of-pearl inlay from her in the first place.
"Aunt Rou, your painting is excellent! It's even more beautiful than the ones in my yard!" Gu Lili praised.
If carved properly and the seashell is embedded in it, the rose will radiate different colors in the sunlight.
She's even prettier than the ones in Gu Lili's courtyard.
Little Mulan nodded eagerly, "That's right, Mother's drawing is the best!"
Yu Yirou looked at her daughter, who showed no humility whatsoever.
With a loving expression, she reached out and gently pinched Little Mulan's nose with her finger, laughing, "You, you really have no shame!"
Xiao Mulan responded with a playful smile to Yirou.
After chatting for a few minutes, Gu Lili revealed her identity to Yu Yirou.
Yu Yirou and Lao Zhou reacted in the same way, both of them extremely shocked.
Gu Lili sighed and explained, "I didn't mean to hide it from you. I'm telling you now because I'm afraid you'll be even more shocked if you hear it from someone else. You won't have to kneel down when you see me in the future."
It took Yu Yirou a while to calm herself down before she accepted this reality.
Unexpectedly, it was Princess Yongning who helped the mother and daughter.
Yu Yirou felt that she and Xiao Mulian were truly lucky.
“Alright! Aunt Rou, I’ll take you two to the village head’s house,” Gu Lili suggested.
Yu Yirou nodded hurriedly, quickly bought the land, built a house, and moved there.
Gu Lili has helped them a lot, so we can't bother her any longer.
More importantly, she was truly terrified to be living under the same roof as the current Crown Prince and Princess Yongning.
Little Mulan is still quite sensible; what if she offends someone important?
Gu Lili originally wanted to push Yu Yirou out the door, but Yu Yirou refused.
What merit does she possess to deserve the county magistrate pushing her wheelchair?
Fortunately, the wheelchair was very lightweight, and Xiao Mulian pushed it without much effort.
Gu Chenxi thoughtfully placed two wooden planks on the threshold so that Yu Yirou could easily go in and out when she needed to leave.
When not in use, they can be folded to either side of the door without affecting opening and closing.
The three of them chatted as they walked toward the village head's house.
As soon as I went inside, I saw a familiar figure.
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