Mu Qianxue dismissed everyone in the yard, saying that she was used to living without anyone to serve her and liked the quiet. Qin waved her hand and asked all the maids and servants to leave. She repeatedly urged Mu Qianxue to have a good rest, then left reluctantly. Before leaving, she closed the gate of the yard and told two maids to guard the door.
"Guard it well, don't let anyone disturb the Second Young Lady's rest."
"yes."
The two maids were not very old, about twelve or thirteen years old. One was called Suxin and the other Lianxin. They were sisters. They had just arrived at the mansion and were very obedient.
Qin had just left when Mu Qianxue was sitting at the table fiddling with her nails. She heard some movement by the window. A tall figure with a sturdy arm supported on the edge of the windowsill flipped in.
Mu Qianxue didn't even raise her head, concentrating on admiring her freshly wrapped light pink nails and asked, "Do they look good?"
The man knelt on the ground, raised his head and looked at Mu Qianxue's slender jade-like hands, nodded: "Beautiful!"
"What's good about it?"
“They all look good.”
The man's words seemed to please Mu Qianxue. She burst into laughter and kicked him, knocking him to the ground. She sneered, "Look at you, you're such a loser."
The man was not angry. He got up and continued to kneel on the ground. Mu Qianxue waved at him: "Come closer."
"good."
He was really obedient, moving his knees to move closer to Mu Qianxue. Mu Qianxue sat on a high stool and stretched her legs into his arms, "You apply it for me."
The man lowered his head, his face flushed, and carefully took off Mu Qianxue's shoes and socks. Seeing the pair of white jade feet, he swallowed his saliva.
"Little miss...I'm about to start."
Mu Qianxue hummed lightly, then leaned back in the chair and closed her eyes, as if she had fallen asleep. The man took the prepared Impatiens flower paste and carefully applied it on Mu Qianxue's toenails.
After applying one, he blows on it gently.
Judging from his skillful technique, he seemed to have done it many times, which is why he is so adept at it.
Mu Qianxue suddenly opened her eyes, held her chin up and looked at the man, and asked: "Do you think the woman of Second Brother is pretty?"
"I don't know. I haven't seen it."
The man continued to concentrate on painting his nails and answered briefly.
"Then what do you know?" Mu Qianxue was furious. She kicked the man in the chest. The man groaned but remained motionless. Mu Qianxue slapped him in the face, "What are you thinking about all day?"
"You!" the man answered readily, "Except for the young lady, any other woman under my command wouldn't even glance at her."
Mu Qianxue was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. She angrily slapped the man, "Who the hell are you? How dare you covet this young lady?"
The man was not angry, but lowered his head and said obediently: "I dare not!"
"I will do whatever the lady tells me to do, and I won't dare to overstep the line in the slightest."
"Be good!" Mu Qianxue reached out and stroked the man's cheek. Looking at this face, she was obsessed for a moment, but soon returned to normal. She whispered a few words in his ear, and the man nodded, turned around and walked out.
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After dinner, Gu Yunran sat in the house to rest. She read a book for a while when she was free. Feeling tired, she put down the book and picked up the bell to tease the cat.
This cat has an orange body and a snow-white belly. It eats with a round belly and looks lazy, but very clingy.
After a while, it jumped into Gu Yunran's arms, nestled on her and meowed twice. Gu Yunran then took some fish strips for it to eat. When it was satisfied, it lay back in Gu Yunran's arms and pretended to sleep, just like a spoiled child.
"Second Madam, it's getting late, you should rest."
Ruizhu took the cat from Gu Yunran's arms and placed it in a small bamboo basket. She padded it with a thick layer of bedding and a windproof cloth on top, so the cat would not be cold even in the depths of winter.
"good."
As the months went on, Gu Yunran did get tired easily, especially when the weather was cold, she became even more sleepy. Mu Qianchen came to accompany her for a long time, but was worried that if he stayed here overnight, he would not be able to help but torment Gu Yunran and hurt her and the child, so he went to the study.
Zhuye was helping Gu Yunran wash up when she suddenly remembered that she had seen someone in the yard. She said to Gu Yunran, "Second Madam, I saw a very strange person in the yard today."
"Oh? What's strange about that?" Gu Yunran asked with a smile.
Zhuye thought for a moment and said, "At first glance, that person looks a bit like Erye, but...on a closer look, he doesn't look like him." She frowned and thought again, "Anyway, he looks like him and he doesn't look like him."
"Oh?" Gu Yunran became interested upon hearing this and tried to recall, "I've been married into the Mu family for so many days, how come I haven't seen this person before?"
Zhuye also said, "I haven't seen it either. I just happened to see it today when I was choosing fabrics and passed by the second young lady's yard."
Ruizhu came in carrying a copper basin. "I've seen that man before. He's the bodyguard brought back by the Second Young Lady. I heard that he was seriously injured that year and it was the Second Young Lady who saved him. He knows some martial arts, so he stayed to repay her kindness and has been protecting her ever since."
"The old lady even sent someone to investigate, and it was indeed the case."
Gu Yunran nodded in understanding. She was not very interested in this matter, so she let it go. She took the wet towel handed to her by Ruizhu, washed her face, rinsed her mouth, and went to bed.
When he woke up the next morning, Mu Qianxue was there. She brought breakfast and smiled softly at Gu Yunran: "Second sister-in-law, this is the nepeta porridge I made. Try it."
They say you shouldn't hit someone who smiles. Mu Qianxue came to her house with a sweet smile to please her, so she certainly couldn't refuse her. She stood up and took the copper tray herself, "Thank you for your hard work, second sister!"
"It's too formal for us to say this as sisters." Mu Qianxue also sat down. There were two bowls of porridge, two plates of side dishes, and two soup dumplings.
Mu Qianxue casually stirred the bowl with a spoon a few times, then began to drink it in small sips. As she drank, she said, "Well, the temperature is just right. Second sister-in-law, please eat it while it's hot."
I have to say that Mu Qianxue is very careful and thoughtful. Knowing Gu Yunran's concerns, she tasted all the food before letting Gu Yunran eat it.
Gu Yunran smiled and started eating.
"Second sister's cooking skills are really good. This is the most delicious breakfast I have ever had."
Gu Yunran kept praising Mu Qianxue. Mu Qianxue's eyebrows curved and her smile was sweet, as sweet as honey. She smiled and said, "If Second Sister-in-law likes it, Xue'er will make it for you every day in the future."
Gu Yunran waved her hand: "If you tire yourself out, grandma and aunt will blame me."
Mu Qianxue smiled and didn't say anything. Instead, she began to tell Gu Yunran about her experiences outside over the years. After listening to her story, Gu Yunran was slightly surprised.
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