Before she knew it, Guan Zhiyue had been staying at the Guan residence for about ten days, and today was her last day there.
"Your Majesty, please wear more clothes today. It's already mid-November, and it's about to snow. The weather outside is getting colder."
"Okay, I understand."
Guan Zhiyue stood by the window, looking at the scenery outside the courtyard, and said, "Tonight is our last night at the Guan residence."
"It seems I won't be able to come back this year."
"Your Highness, it's alright. The Spring Festival is just around the corner, isn't it? We'll be able to see the Master and the others at the palace banquet then."
Guan Zhiyue was confused after hearing Bilian's words. Although she had been released from confinement, the Emperor still did not allow her to return to Kunning Palace. It seemed that the Emperor was still unwilling to forgive her!
"The most ruthless are those in the imperial family; this saying is absolutely true!" Guan Zhiyue murmured softly as she watched the leaves fall one by one.
Bilian didn't hear her and was busy packing Guan Zhiyue's things, ignoring what Guan Zhiyue was saying.
"Ding-dong, host, you've lost another ten pounds. Do you want to level up?" Xiao Tuantuan's voice rang in Guan Zhiyue's mind.
Looking back, Guan Zhiyue realized that she had been exercising with her father and brothers all these days, so she was losing weight very quickly. With proper training methods and a healthy diet, Guan Zhiyue's body was gaining weight rapidly, changing every single day.
"Wow, you've already lost ten pounds? Let's level up then!"
"Okay, host, this upgrade will take a while, please be patient."
As soon as she finished speaking, Guan Zhiyue could no longer perceive the existence of space in her mind.
Guan Zhiyue leaned against the window and thought for a moment. She weighed 172 pounds now. It seemed she had to keep working hard and not let her weight rebound. She needed to lose weight as soon as possible, otherwise, how long would it take to achieve her charming 80-pound figure?
"Bilian, I'm going to the front hall. Come over when you're done."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Guan Family Hall.
"Grandma, why aren't you staying in the yard?"
"What, can't your grandmother come to the hall?"
Guan Zhiyue stepped forward to help the old lady, and rubbed against her affectionately, saying, "No, I was just worried about you!"
"You silly girl, you're going to the palace tomorrow. Aren't you going to visit your maternal grandmother today?"
When Guan Zhiyue heard about her maternal grandmother's house, she searched through the original owner's memories, then smiled and said, "Cousin Ziqian hasn't had a day off yet, so I won't go this time. I can go next time he comes home. But I've already asked my father to send some gifts over."
"Your mother was a good one, what a pity..."
"grandmother....."
“Grandmother knows, but more than ten years have passed. Your father should have found someone who cares for him, but he is stubborn and unwilling.”
Guan Zhiyue knew what her grandmother meant. She quietly knelt beside the old lady Guan, without saying a word, and listened attentively to her story.
Old Madam Guan talked on and on for a long time, but when she looked down, she saw that Guan Zhiyue remained in the same state as before, neither responding nor saying anything to interrupt her.
"Yue'er, do you think Grandma is right?"
Guan Zhiyue knew she couldn't escape it; she would have to face this topic sooner or later.
“Grandmother, we children shouldn’t interfere with our parents’ decisions. The only thing I can do is to follow my father’s wishes.”
"You're quite the smooth talker; I suppose you don't want your father to remarry either," said Old Madam Guan with a hint of displeasure.
“Grandmother, you have really wronged your granddaughter. What my father does is none of my business as his children. Even if he finds a concubine or marries a new stepmother today, I will follow his wishes. I will not stop him from finding someone else, nor will I try to persuade him to do so.”
Old Madam Guan was at a loss for words. As her son's mother, she had watched him go for so many years without a single woman in his room. What was she to do? Didn't she know what men were like? Yet her son hadn't had a woman in over ten years...
Seeing her grandmother like this, Guan Zhiyue knew that her grandmother was very anxious, but the final point was still her father, Guan Hongsheng. If he didn't agree, it would be futile for others to say anything. Despite the risk of being scolded by the old lady, Guan Zhiyue explained to her.
“Grandmother, I know you are worried about my father and want what's best for him. But it seems that my father still only has my mother in his heart. He doesn't want any other women. I also know that my father is in his prime and should remarry. But so many years have passed, and I am now fifteen years old. Over the years, my father has been unwilling to remarry. I know that it's probably because he feels that we are still young and haven't established our own families and careers, so he doesn't want to find a stepmother to make us suffer. Now that I'm married, Grandmother should help my father find husbands for my two older brothers first, and then talk about my father’s matter.”
"Alas, children are all debts!"
Guan Zhiyue leaned closer and took Old Madam Guan's hand: "Grandmother, my eldest brother is already eighteen years old now, and in two more years he will be of marriageable age. Back then, my father was seventeen when he had my eldest brother, but now he is eighteen and still hasn't found a suitable family. Shouldn't Grandmother help look into finding a wife for her eldest grandson?"
"None of you are any of you who give us any peace of mind. Look at this mansion, is it appropriate without a mistress? You even have to ask me, your old mother, to help with your own children's marriages," said Madam Guan.
"Hehe, Grandmother, it's because this family can't do without you. It has nothing to do with anything else. You are our own grandmother. If you don't help us with our marriages, who will? Don't you think so?" Guan Zhiyue continued to act cute, making the old lady Guan smile.
The father and his two sons at the gate had tears in their eyes. It seemed that their little sister had finally grown up, and their daughter had finally grown up.
"Shall we go in too?"
"Um!"
"Grandmother, what are you talking about?"
"Mother, Yue'er, what are you talking about? Why are you so close together?"
The three of them started chatting as soon as they entered the house, and spent the whole morning chatting happily. The family was very harmonious, and there was no trace of Guan Zhiyue's reluctance to leave home.
At night, Guan Zhiyue lay in bed. After sending Bilian away, Guan Zhiyue turned over and entered her spatial dimension.
The space has now expanded from fourteen bricks to eighteen, and the level six space has become the level eight space. The house is still a bamboo house, but the things inside have become fully equipped, such as pots and pans, various seasonings, and the spring well has also become much larger.
"Wow, red chili peppers? This is absolutely amazing, a godsend!"
Guan Zhiyue looked at the dried red chilies in the kitchen and quickly grabbed a basin of water to soak them. She needed the chili seeds. Guan Zhiyue looked around the entire space. The spiritual energy here seemed much richer than before, and the black soil had grown larger. Guan Zhiyue was extremely excited. She shook the chili seeds off and found a patch of black soil to scatter all the seeds she had just shaken off. She then fetched spring water and sprinkled it all over the soil. Only after she finished everything did she slip out of the space and go to sleep.
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