A middle-aged woman pushed the people around her and walked out of the crowd. She went straight to the old man and looked at Gu Yanfei standing on the steps with shining eyes. She recognized the girl in front of her as the little fairy from Chengtian Gate.
"Father, this is a little god." The middle-aged woman pointed at Gu Yanfei excitedly. She was extremely excited and said to the gray-clothed old man, "Second Miss Gu saved the eldest princess, and also saved the lives of my son Shuanzi and many other children!"
"You should go home quickly. The little fairy has infinite magical powers. What she said must be right. Something might really happen to your great-grandson!" The middle-aged woman kindly advised the old man.
She had gone to Chengtian Gate with Zhang Shusheng to file a complaint that day. She had seen Second Miss Gu display her magical powers with her own eyes and knew how powerful she was.
The woman's words caused the onlookers to become noisy again. Everyone was a little bit unbelievable, and then they began to whisper to each other, and their eyes became hot when they looked at Gu Yanfei.
The crowd's discussions, speculations, and doubts arose one after another:
"Is this... is this really a little fairy?"
"I also went to Chengtian Gate that day. Now I see that this girl seems to be familiar."
“It does look familiar.”
"It turns out that the second Miss Gu from the Gu Mansion is actually a little fairy!"
“…”
Some people in the crowd were already talking incoherently, and some even felt nervous when they thought about the vegetable leaves they had just thrown into Gu's house.
The atmosphere at the gate changed from tense to tense in less than half a cup of tea after Gu Yanfei appeared. Several people almost wanted to kneel down.
The old man in gray was in a state of confusion and looked at Gu Yanfei in astonishment.
His gray eyebrows were tightly twisted into a knot, and the wrinkles on his face deepened. He was half-believing and half-doubting: Just now, he had scolded Gu Ce so much. This second Miss Gu was Gu Ce's biological daughter. Would she be so kind to help him?! The old man stared at Gu Yanfei, staring so hard that his cloudy old eyes were a little sour. He still suspected that she was cursing his great-grandson.
Gu Yanfei seemed to see his doubts and said, "According to the hexagram, there is a river south of your home."
"Your great-grandson went down to the river to catch fish, but his feet got tangled up by the river grass..."
As he spoke, Gu Yanfei sighed slightly.
“…” The gray-clothed old man’s eyes suddenly widened, his cloudy eyeballs were covered with spider-web-like red threads, and his face turned pale in an instant.
Yes, there was indeed a river not far south of his home.
But how could this Miss Gu know all this? !
She didn't know him, nor did she know where his home was, let alone that his great-grandson had said in the morning that he wanted to eat fish...
Thinking of this, the old man in gray almost lost his mind. In the blink of an eye, a fine layer of cold sweat oozed out of his forehead.
Others had guessed it without even asking. One person said in shock, "Did the little immortal get it right? Is there really a river near this old man's house?"
The middle-aged woman wanted to persuade the old man a few more words, but she saw the old man was about to leave in a panic with his crutches. He walked so fast that his legs were shaking and his whole body was shaking like a sieve.
"Please stay, old man. I will have the carriage in the mansion take you there." Gu Yanfei called the old man, "We must hurry before the sun reaches the zenith."
The clever Juanbi quickly asked the doorman to prepare the carriage.
Everyone, including the old man, subconsciously raised their eyes to look at the bright sun in the blue sky above, but they felt that the scorching sun was too hot to look at directly and it was so dazzling that it made people dizzy.
The old man was still a little hesitant, but several people nearby quickly stopped him and advised him, "Old man, how can you compare to a carriage with your own two legs? You should just take the Gu family's carriage."
After a while, a green-covered carriage drove out from the corner gate of the Gu Mansion, and a servant helped the terrified old man onto the carriage.
With the driver whipping his whip, the carriage hurriedly went away along Yuan'an Street...
The middle-aged woman and others who stayed behind looked at each other.
After the incident just now, the tense atmosphere of swords and sabers at the beginning no longer existed. At this moment, everyone looked at Gu Yanfei with extremely complicated eyes, and it was unclear whether it was more admiration, shame, regret, or entanglement.
It was Gu Yanfei who broke the silence. The girl's voice was cold and steady:
"My father is innocent!"
"Whether you believe it or not, just wait and watch."
"Don't be easily provoked!"
As she spoke, she slowly looked around at everyone. Her clear eyes, like water, were dark and glowing with a faint light.
Everyone was silent.
Gu Yanfei added: "As Gu Ce's daughter, I will definitely give Da Jing an explanation."
She spoke the last sentence in a sonorous and steady voice, without any ups and downs in her tone, as if she had suppressed all her emotions.
She seemed calm, but only she knew that she was not that calm, and her throat was slightly choked.
Gu Ce's daughter.
This was the first time in two lifetimes that she said this in front of so many people.
She is Gu Ce's daughter.
She is proud of this.
There were faint flashes of tears in Gu Yanfei's pupils. He turned around and stepped over the high threshold again.
With a creaking sound.
The vermilion lacquered door of the Gu Mansion was slammed shut in front of everyone, tightly fitting together.
Ever since the Gu family was stripped of their marquisate, there are no longer the brass door nails on the gate that used to represent the mansion of a duke or marquis.
There was still a mess outside the gate, and the people gathered outside the gate were all staring blankly at the plaque and the gate in front of them.
Someone in the crowd said hesitantly, "How about we go back? Wait a minute."
"Yes, even if the court wants to exonerate Lord Gu..., there must be solid evidence." The middle-aged woman said with stern eyes, convinced by Gu Yanfei, "Second Miss Gu is a little fairy who saves people from suffering. A little fairy should be able to see the cause and effect."
Many people nodded frequently.
Suddenly, a young man in the crowd snorted unhappily, "Second Miss Gu is a god, but Gu Ce is her father. Of course she has to help her father. Otherwise, how could there be a saying that goes 'help your relatives, not your friends'?"
Some people were immediately shaken and felt that this statement made sense. No matter how powerful the Second Miss Gu was, everyone has selfish motives.
"Just now, Second Miss Gu told us not to be provoked... Young man, you are not trying to provoke others, are you?" The skinny old woman with gray hair looked vigilantly at the young man who had just spoken.
Everyone else's eyes turned to the young man in green shorts and they all became alert.
The young man's eyes wandered for a moment, and he raised his neck and said, "What do you mean by provoking?! I'm just telling the truth."
"Wait!" The middle-aged woman strode towards the young man, squinted at him, pointed at his nose and said affirmatively, "It was you who just said that Miss Gu was the daughter of a traitor, and said something like father, like daughter!"
When she said this, the others also recalled it. Several of them remembered and said, "Oh, that was him just now!"
"He was the one who smashed the rotten egg just now, right?"
“…”
The voices outside the mansion became more and more excited and louder, and were transmitted into the Gu Mansion intermittently.
Gu Yanfei on the other side of the door paused for a moment and then continued walking forward, intending to return to Yuheng Garden and forget about these people outside.
At this moment, she has completely regained her composure, her eyes are as calm as a lake in spring.
"Second sister!"
From afar, a young girl in a goose yellow skirt was walking towards us in a hurry.
Gu Yunzhen trotted over to Gu Yanfei, looking anxious, and asked with concern, "Are you okay?"
Gu Yunzhen grabbed Gu Yanfei's right arm and walked breathlessly.
As soon as she heard the news, she rushed over immediately.
"I'm fine." Gu Yanfei gave Gu Yunzhen a reassuring smile, "Everyone has gone."
Gu Yunzhen looked Gu Yanfei up and down, and only felt relieved after making sure that she was not bumped into anything and not stained with any vegetable leaves or anything.
"I'll come to your place and sit for a while." Gu Yunzhen said with a smile, and took Gu Yanfei's arm and walked towards Yuheng Garden.
The spring breeze blew towards them, carrying with it the fragrant scent of spring flowers, gently caressing the fair cheeks of the two girls.
We walked and talked all the way, laughing and chatting happily.
"Second sister," Gu Yunzhen said with a smile, "I was planning to go to Yuheng Garden to find you. I wanted to ask you if you were going to Tianhe Garden with me on National Day?"
"Maybe." Gu Yanfei said uncertainly.
"Ah!" Gu Yunzhen stopped and let out a low cry.
“……”Gu Yanfei blinked, confused.
"Then we have to quickly prepare the clothes and jewelry for you that day." Gu Yunzhen said as he raised his hand to adjust the purple magnolia on Gu Yanfei's temples. The girl's cheeks were as delicate as petals and cream, as if water could be squeezed out of a lotus bud. She was more beautiful than a flower.
"No need for that." Gu Yanfei shook his head and said, "I have a lot of clothes. This season's spring clothes have just been made. I can just pick out a set of clothes that I haven't worn before and wear it that day."
"No girl would complain about having too many clothes!" Gu Yunzhen scolded as a matter of course, with a hint of teasing in his tone, and he stretched out his finger and gently tapped his sister's forehead.
Then, she explained in a serious tone, "Those newly made spring clothes are for you to wear at home. They just need to be comfortable and beautiful. How can you wear something so plain and elegant when you go out to a banquet?"
As he spoke, Gu Yunzhen tugged at Gu Yanfei's snow-blue sleeve, using an example to show her what "simple and elegant" meant.
Gu Yunzhen felt that his sister was too unrefined. Which girl doesn't like beautiful jewelry? But she didn't wear any gold or silver jewelry except the white jade plum blossom hairpin on her head.
Gu Yanfei lowered his eyes and looked at the cuffs embroidered with silver curling grass patterns, thinking: How can it be simple?
Although he thought about it, Gu Yanfei didn't dare to say it out loud, for fear that he would be scolded again if he did.
She stuck out her tongue and smiled cutely.
"No." Gu Yunzhen said firmly, "Listen to me."
She made a gesture, and her head maid Feicui came over to obey her orders.
"Go and call the shopkeepers of Chengji Silk Shop, Ruyizhai, and Yuyanji." Gu Yunzhen ordered.
It's only been four or five days. It would definitely be too late for the sewing room in the mansion to make new clothes now. It would be faster to find a shop outside to have it custom-made directly.
In Gu Yunzhen's opinion, since the clothes need to be bought new, the matching jewelry must also be bought new.
The Gu Mansion was particularly lively today, with people coming and going. The shopkeepers who visited the Gu Mansion later all came with large and small bags, bringing people and things with them. By this time, the people outside had long dispersed, and the vegetables, melon peels, rotten eggs, etc. outside the mansion had all been cleaned up.
There was a joyful atmosphere throughout the house, sweeping away the bad luck of the morning.
Rolls of fabrics filled the east room of Yuheng Garden, including Hangzhou silk, brocade, Songjiang fine cloth, fine gauze, satin, brocade and other fabrics, in a riot of colour, dazzling the eyes.
The maids were more excited than their masters and all helped to pick the materials.
"Second sister, take a look at this roll of material. I think the primrose color is nice, fresh and refreshing, elegant and bright, and it makes people's skin look fair." Gu Yunzhen pulled up a corner of the purple primrose color material and compared it to Gu Yanfei's neck and cheek.
A capable woman in her early thirties, wearing a dark purple Eight Immortals Hang silk jacket, stood by and smiled apologetically, praising the roll of material to the skies.
"Then let's take this roll." Gu Yanfei nodded without hesitation, looked around at the materials, pointed to another roll of rosy-colored material and said to Gu Yunzhen, "Big sister, this rosy color suits you, like a beauty with a little drunkenness and rosy cheeks."
Feicui hurriedly went to hold the roll of rosy material and said happily, "Second Miss has a good eye. This material is really beautiful. It is even brighter than the ordinary rosy color."
"..." Gu Yunzhen was a little hesitant, feeling reluctant to part with it: this silk was Xiangyun silk from South Vietnam, expensive and rare. One roll of material was enough for her to make five sets of clothes for herself using Hangzhou silk.
Gu Yunzhen was really hesitating when he heard Gu Yanfei say to the capable woman, "Madam Cheng, we want this roll of material too."
"Big sister," Gu Yanfei suggested happily, "Why don't you make one too? Didn't you say that we would go out to the suburbs together for a spring outing on the Shangsi Festival next month? We should dress beautifully on the Shangsi Festival. Then, we can each wear one, and others will know we are sisters at a glance."
After hearing this, Gu Yun's heart moved, and he looked at the roll of rosy material carefully.
The material is indeed beautiful. Yan Fei obviously has good taste, but he is just too lazy to dress up.
"Okay." Gu Yunzhen smiled brightly and said excitedly, "The extra material can also be used to make a few bibs for Qingguang."
This way, others will know that Qingguang is their cat! Gu Yanfei: “…”
Gu Yanfei thought to himself: Forget it, as long as big sister is happy!
In just a blink of an eye, Gu Yunzhen had designed several bibs for Qingguang in his mind. He became even more excited and turned to the shopkeeper Cheng and said, "Shopkeeper, do you have any seasonal designs recently?"
When Shopkeeper Cheng's wife knew that the business was successful, she smiled like a flower and quickly asked the embroiderer to bring a book of embroidery patterns.
Several people gathered together and the discussion lasted for a whole hour, choosing the embroidery pattern, the material for the edging and color, the style of the belt and silk ribbon, etc.
As soon as the people from Chengji Silk Shop left, people from Ruyizhai came in one after another, each holding a tray with many jewelry and head ornaments on it. The various gold and jade jewelry were exquisite and gorgeous, with clusters of colorful flowers.
Before the two sisters started to choose, a maid came running over and said, "Second Miss, Miss Wei Jiu and Miss Lu San just arrived."
Gu Yanfei smiled and said, "Bring the people here."
Juanbi hurried out to greet the guests, but the old woman did not retreat. Instead, she looked as if she wanted to say something but hesitated. She hesitantly said, "Also, the old man Zhang who came this morning with a cane is here too."
"Are you making trouble again?" Gu Yunzhen's smile instantly faded, and his delicate crescent-shaped eyebrows wrinkled. He said in a deep voice, "Yan Fei, I'll go take a look. You entertain Jiao Niang and Ah Qin first."
As she said that, Gu Yunzhen was about to get up from the bed, but Gu Yanfei quickly grabbed her hand and pulled her back.
"No, no, no." The old woman explained hastily, "The old man Zhang said that he brought his great-grandson to kowtow and thank the second young lady for saving his life."
Gu Yunzhen was stunned for a moment, then his expression eased a little, and he thought to himself: This old man is a man who can clearly distinguish between gratitude and grudges.
"Yanfei, do you want to see him?" Gu Yunzhen turned and asked Gu Yanfei.
"No need." Gu Yanfei shook his head, his black and white eyes clear and transparent.
Mr. Zhang has suffered the pain of losing his son. The pain and hatred of seeing an old man die before him is engraved in his heart and cannot be resolved with just a few words.
Today she saved his great-grandson, which was a favor, but this favor did not mean that the previous grudges between the Gu family and him had disappeared.
Rather than forcing the old man to accept this favor, it would be better to let him kowtow and let the matter be.
Facing Gu Yunzhen, Gu Yanfei said calmly: "I saved his great-grandson not to ask for repayment."
Gu Yunzhen was stunned for a moment, then nodded gently and smiled: "That's right."
She couldn't help but raise her arms to hold Gu Yanfei in her arms, her smile bright and gentle, and she felt in her heart: her second sister really has a delicate heart.
When Wei Jiaoniang and Lu Qin entered the east room, they saw the two sisters snuggling together affectionately, and Wei Jiaoniang happily rushed over.
"I want a hug too!"
“And me!!”
Wei Jiaoniang, Lu Qin and the two sisters from the Gu family hugged each other and laughed, and the girls played intimately for a while.
After the maids served tea, Lu Qin straightened up, combed her hair, and said with a smile: "I just told Jiao Niang that I saw Ruyizhai's carriage outside, but Jiao Niang didn't believe it."
"See, I was right."
Lu Qin raised her hand and pointed at the jewelry in the room, proudly puffed out her chest, and said in high spirits, "Yan Fei, I will help you choose the jewelry. I have a good eye!"
"I have good taste too!"
The two girls volunteered to help Gu Yanfei and Gu Yunzhen pick out jewelry, chatting and laughing.
"Yan Fei, let me help you choose..." Wei Jiaoniang sat next to Gu Yan Fei and saw her pick up a white jade bracelet from a tray. She shook her head and said, "This bracelet is not good-looking, it's too plain."
The jade bracelet in Gu Yanfei's hand was just an ordinary white jade bracelet. It had no special features in shape and the quality of the jade was also average. It was the kind of jade bracelet that could be seen everywhere in Beijing.
"I think it's pretty good." Gu Yanfei slowly played with this ordinary bracelet, his eyes clear and bright.
What she looked at was not the jade material of the bracelet, nor the shape of the bracelet, but the spiritual energy contained in it.
After being reborn for several months, this was the third piece of jade containing spiritual energy that she had seen.
Of course she was unwilling to let go of such a rare treasure. She put the jade bracelet on her hand and continued to admire it with great pleasure.
Wei Jiaoniang and Lu Qin looked at each other tacitly. They felt that Gu Yanfei was good in every way except that she was too lazy to dress up. She wanted to keep things simple and save trouble, and even wanted to tie her hair with a ribbon.
Forget it, just leave the picking of jewelry to them!
Wei Jiaoniang and Lu Qin's eyes were sparkling and their enthusiasm was high.
"Yan Fei, how about this necklace? Look, the red coral beads are so bright!"
"Yan Fei, this red gold butterfly beaded with kingfisher feathers and rubies is also very beautiful, small and exquisite."
“…”
The four little girls chattered and had endless things to say. In just half an hour, they spent a lot of money to buy several boxes of jewelry.
Afterwards, Gu Yunzhen ordered Madam Pang to take the people from Ruyizhai out.
Lu Qin excitedly said that she wanted to re-do Gu Yanfei's hairstyle to match the new jewelry. Her hands were very dexterous. She combed Gu Yanfei's hair into a lily bun and also braided two small braids around her ears and combed them into the bun.
Wei Jiaoniang stood aside, holding her chin with her hand, watching Lu Qin combing Gu Yanfei's hair. From time to time, she took out some pearls and hairpins from her jewelry box and gestured, muttering, "It seems like something is missing... That's right, rouge!"
Wei Jiaoniang leaned over and pinched Gu Yanfei's cheek with her fingers. Her cheek was smooth and flawless under her fingers, obviously without any rouge or powder.
"Yunzhen, have you bought some rouge?" Wei Jiaoniang turned around and asked Gu Yunzhen, "Yan Fei usually dresses too plainly. With these new pieces of jewelry, it would be better for her to put on some rouge and powder to dress more colorfully."
"I also think that Second Sister is dressed too plainly." Gu Yunzhen nodded in agreement, "I called the people from Yuyanji today, but they haven't arrived yet."
"The rouge from Yuyanji is pretty good!" Wei Jiaoniang said with a smile on her face, and glanced at Lu Qin who was still combing Gu Yanfei's hair with a teasing look, "A few days ago, Ah Qin went to the shop to pick out rouge, and she picked out several colors..."
Lu Qin paused while braiding her hair, a bit of embarrassment appeared on her face, and she said hesitantly, "A camellia red color, which is neither too bright nor too pink."
"One is a fiery pomegranate red, and the other is an orange red."
Each one is a very bright color, bright and festive.
Gu Yunzhen's eyes flashed with a thoughtful light, and he asked with a smile: "Has Ah Qin decided on a marriage?"
Gu Yunzhen was good at observing people's expressions and was a very sharp-minded person. He could tell something from the shy look on Lu Qin's face when she spoke.
Lu Qin's face was stained with a little rouge-like blush. She calmed herself down and replied generously, "Yes."
Wei Jiaoniang looked at Lu Qin, whose cheeks were flushed, and laughed happily. Lu Qin rolled her eyes at her, as if to say, Wei Jiaoniang, you will get married sooner or later.
Wei Jiaoniang raised her chin proudly and responded silently.
Lu Qin was a little speechless. She concentrated on braiding the last braid, patted Gu Yanfei's shoulder, and said crisply, "It's done!"
"Yan Fei, do you like it?!"
Juanbi quickly brought a mercury mirror. Gu Yanfei didn't rush to look at the mirror. Instead, he turned around to look at Lu Qin. His eyebrows wrinkled a little bit and his lips pursed slightly.
Wei Jiaoniang saw it clearly and her heart skipped a beat. She couldn't help but think of her great-aunt Wei Wan.
Since there were no outsiders here, Wei Jiaoniang simply asked, "Yan Fei, is there something wrong with Ah Qin's marriage?"
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