Lotus said somewhat aggrievedly, "Actually, the master thought you were already gone. He said that a four-year-old girl who was naive and had no money or relatives could not possibly survive in such a chaotic world, so..."
Gu Jiangli understood. "So, he didn't actually send anyone to search with peace of mind. He was just putting on a show, and if they couldn't find them, that was it, right?"
Lotus nodded sadly.
Gu Jiangli sighed again.
Although it seems that he now knows his origins, his real family doesn't seem to care much about him.
The only thing that has remained loyal to me is the lotus.
"Lotus, you've always believed I'm not dead? Why?"
"Actually, I... I also thought you were dead before, but then I heard that a girl with the same name as you was going to marry General Xie, so I thought maybe it was you."
"I tried to follow your and General Xie's carriage to see what you look like, but unfortunately I didn't succeed."
Xie Shiyan seemed to recall something and said, "Was it you who followed us after we left the palace that day?"
Lotus nodded emphatically, acknowledging it.
"No wonder, the tracking method was so poor, it's nothing like an assassin."
Lotus knelt on the ground, hesitated for a long time, and asked cautiously, "Miss, may I speak with you alone for a moment?"
Xie Shiyan narrowed his eyes.
Gu Jiangli immediately sensed the murderous aura emanating from him.
Xie Shiyan was suspicious and didn't have a good impression of Hehua, who had been acting suspiciously during their two meetings.
The moment she suggested speaking to Gu Jiangli alone, his guard immediately went up.
Gu Jiangli reassured her, "It's alright, Shi Yan. I know her. She won't do anything to me. I trust her."
"You really remember her? You were separated from your family when you were four years old, and she was only eight or nine at that time. Now her figure and appearance are completely different from then. Do you really recognize her?"
Gu Jiangli affirmed, "I really recognize her. She looks exactly like I remember her. There's no mistake."
Xie Shiyan still had doubts and said uneasyly, "I'll be right by the door. If you don't come out within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, I'll break down the door and come in."
Then he turned to the lotus flower and asked, "Is that enough?"
Lotus nodded vigorously, as if pounding garlic, "Enough, enough!"
Xie Shiyan and Shuang'er left the woodshed one after the other.
Lotus untied the ropes binding her, and the first thing she did after standing up was to anxiously ask:
"Miss, may I take off your clothes? I'd like to see your back shoulders."
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