Chapter 98 Siblings (First Update)
The room was filled with the scent of medicine. Yao was by her son's bedside when she fell asleep leaning against the bedpost, exhausted.
Gu Yan quietly opened his eyes, slyly sized up Yao Shi for a while, and then waved his slender hand in front of Yao Shi's eyes.
Once he was sure Yao was really asleep, he smiled mischievously, slowly pulled back the quilt, and tiptoed out of bed.
Having grown up in such a carefree life, this is the first time I've been so cautious, and it feels quite novel.
Gu Yan sneaked out of the house like a thief.
Yao's body swayed slightly, which startled Gu Yan so much that he almost had a seizure. Fortunately, Yao didn't wake up, straightened herself up, and went back to sleep.
The maids who were on duty outside were also lured away by the guards, and he only needed to go out of the courtyard to meet them.
Unexpectedly, he was caught by Yu Ya'er as soon as he entered the front yard.
Yu Ya'er, holding a newly sewn quilt, looked at him strangely and said, "Young master, what are you doing? Didn't Madam tell you to lie properly in bed? Why did you come out without even putting on your shoes?"
Gu Yan cleared his throat: "Would you believe me if I said I just wanted to go for a walk?"
Yu Ya'er's face darkened. She tucked the quilt under one arm and put her other hand on her hip, saying, "Are you trying to run away again?"
Gu Yan blinked guiltily.
Yu Ya'er glared at her with her almond-shaped eyes: "You really want to run away! No! You can't go out!"
Gu Yan's dangerous eyes narrowed, instantly turning murderous: "Believe it or not, I'll kill you!"
Yu Ya'er declared fearlessly, "You can kill me, but you're not allowed to leave!"
Gu Yan sighed and rubbed his forehead in exasperation.
This girl is stubborn and unyielding. That's how she spoke up for Gu Jiao back then, and that's how she cornered him in the backyard!
Gu Yan was just as unyielding as before, but that was then. Now he was going to see the most important person in his life, and he didn't care about saving face at all!
Just a moment ago, Gu Yan was full of murderous intent, but in the blink of an eye, he performed a Sichuan opera face-changing act!
He put on a tearful expression and looked at Yu Ya'er with a pitiful expression, looking as pathetic as could be.
If he let out another howl, Yu Ya'er would almost think he was possessed by a little puppy.
"Young Master... what's wrong with you?" Yu Ya'er couldn't handle such a weak and easily bullied young master!
Gu Yan bit her red lips, looking aggrieved: "I just want to go out for some fresh air, just for a bit."
Yu Ya'er was struck by a wave of cuteness: "Just...just once? Really...just once?"
Gu Yan nodded coquettishly, "Mmm."
Yu Ya'er clutched her chest: "Alright...you go ahead...I'll stay here and keep watch."
No, no, she couldn't stay any longer; she was about to reach out and ruffle the young master's hair!
Gu Yan successfully deceived Yu Ya'er. The moment he stepped out of the courtyard, his expression turned cold, and a wicked smile appeared on his lips.
He successfully arrived at the small garden and met up with the guards. The guards led him out of the mansion, put him in a carriage that had been prepared in advance, and sped off towards Qingquan Village!
Huang Zhong noticed Gu Yan's whereabouts and hurriedly went to Lanting Pavilion to report to Lord Gu.
Lord Gu told him to speak outside the door.
Huang Zhong said, "Young Master has slipped out of the manor! It looks like he's headed towards the town!"
"A town?" Lord Gu frowned.
Gu Jinyu looked at her father and asked, "Father, did my brother go to find my sister?"
"He's most likely gone to see her." Lord Gu knew he couldn't keep his son under control, so he wasn't too surprised by the result.
"Should we find your younger brother?"
Lord Gu shook his head: "You know his temperament. Apart from your mother, who can stop him?"
To put it bluntly, Gu Yan only gave face to Madam Yao in the entire mansion.
If he sends someone to arrest him, there are only two possible outcomes: either he will be defeated by Gu Yan's bodyguards, or he will anger Gu Yan to the point of collapse.
Lord Gu waved his hand: "Forget it, let him be!"
Anyway, that girl won't bully Gu Yan.
Besides that, he had another consideration.
The siblings are close, and perhaps if Gu Yan intervenes, he can persuade the girl to return to the Marquis's mansion willingly.
It wasn't that he was particularly eager to acknowledge the girl back, but both Madam Yao and Gu Yan liked her very much, so he had no choice but to accept her.
It was just past noon, and there weren't many pedestrians on the street. The carriage arrived at Qingquan Village without any obstacles.
Recently, horse-drawn carriages have been frequently coming to the village, and the villagers have become accustomed to it. However, when they saw a handsome young man, as beautiful as jade, step down from the carriage, they were still utterly astonished.
Gu Yan possessed a clean and pure temperament, like a piece of jade that had been refined to perfection without a single impurity.
The most handsome man in the whole village was Xiao Liulang, followed by Gu Dashun, but there was still a world of difference between the two. This young boy was not much different from Xiao Liulang, in fact, there was almost no difference.
The villagers stared in disbelief.
"W-who is this young master? Who is he looking for?"
"Of course they're here to see Liu Lang and Jiao Niang!"
The villagers, who were fetching water at the village entrance, started joking around.
In the past, such a distinguished person would definitely come to the Gu family, but recently, Old Master Gu suddenly stopped serving as the village head. Wu told people that the old man was getting old and could no longer take care of the villagers, so he took the initiative to resign.
But rumors are circulating in the village that they offended someone and were framed.
As for who he offended, the villagers speculated that it was Xiao Liulang's family—Xiao Liulang passed the imperial examination and his grades were even better than Gu Dashun's. The county magistrate valued him highly, so it was not surprising that he would punish the Gu family for his sake!
Gu Jiao's family has been renovating their house recently, and two new large brick houses have been built. The houses were just completed this morning, and Gu Jiao is moving the new furniture in with the craftsmen.
As she moved the last wardrobe, Gu Jiao sensed someone approaching from behind.
The man gently poked her shoulder.
Having learned from Yao's experience, Gu Jiao was no longer so paranoid. She calmly turned around and saw Gu Yan, who was about to poke her a second time with his finger.
Gu Yan was stunned when she turned around so quickly.
Its bewildered and helpless appearance was just like that little puppy in the village.
Gu Jiao chuckled: "You're here?"
Gu Yan snapped out of her reverie and smiled, "Yes, I've come to see you."
Seeing that he was covered in sweat, Gu Jiao guessed how anxious he must have been on the way. She pointed to the chair in the main room and said, "Sit down."
Gu Yan sat down in the chair.
"I...I know everything," he said, flustered. "You're my sister."
"Oh." Gu Jiao wasn't surprised. She smiled and said, "I'll go pour you some tea."
Gu Jiao went to the kitchen to pour him hot tea. He began to look around the room. Gu Yan, who had been pampered since childhood, had never been to such a dilapidated house. Not to mention the Marquis's mansion, even the woodshed of the mountain villa was much larger than this.
Gu Yan's initial excitement gradually cooled, and he felt immense heartache.
My heart is truly aching.
The bond between the twins made his heartache for Gu Jiao more profound than anyone else's.
When Gu Jiao brought over a large bowl of hot tea, Gu Yan suddenly hugged her waist and pressed his head tightly against her stomach.
He hadn't been this intimate with Yao since he was three years old.
But at this moment, his heart was truly aching terribly.
Gu Jiao is quite perceptive when carrying out missions, but she is somewhat slow to understand others in daily life. However, there is such a person in this world who can sense your joys and sorrows without you having to guess or think about them.
This is probably a connection between the twins.
He was feeling sorry for himself.
Gu Jiao placed the teacup on the table and gently patted his head: "I'm fine."
"Mmm." Gu Yan buried his face in her.
A tear suddenly rolled down Gu Jiao's cheek.
Gu Jiao wiped her face with her index finger in a strange way and said to Gu Yan, "Hmm? You cried?"
"I didn't," Gu Yan denied, her voice choked with sobs.
Gu Jiao patted his head, gesturing for him to look up at the tears on his fingertips: "You did cry."
Her eyes welled up with tears, just like his.
Twins, it turns out, can still shed tears for each other.
Gu Yan resolutely denied that he had cried. After wiping away his tears, he looked up at her with a nonchalant expression and said, "I'm hungry."
Gu Jiao said, "I'll go make you something to eat."
Gu Yan asked, "May I take a look?"
He was referring to the house.
"Mm." Gu Jiao nodded, then, as if remembering something, pointed to her aunt's room and said, "Aunt is sleeping, just don't disturb her."
Gu Yan wandered around the house. Calling it a house was a bit of a stretch; it was just a courtyard with one entrance. The entrance led to a bright main room, with the east and west rooms on either side, as well as the old lady's small east room.
Passing through the main hall is a backyard. To the north are the kitchen and woodshed, to the east are two newly built rooms, and to the west are a small, clean chicken coop and a small vegetable garden.
“It seems like no one lives in this room,” Gu Yan said, pointing to a room on the east side.
As Gu Jiao picked vegetables in the small garden, she said, "That's Xiao Shun's house. It was just built. He's at the academy and only comes back during the ten-day holiday."
"Is that the younger brother from the Gu family?" Gu Yan asked sourly.
Gu Yan had heard some things about the Gu family and knew that they were no good people, but Gu Xiaoshun and Gu Jiao were the only ones who had a very good relationship.
"Yes, it's him." Gu Jiao nodded.
"And what about this?" Gu Yan pointed to the brand-new chicken coop next to him, which was much bigger than the doghouse in his yard!
Gu Jiao said, "That's Jingkong's chicken coop. He raises a few chicks there. He went to the elementary school and won't be back until tonight."
Gu Yan, of course, also knew about the little monk she had brought back from the mountain.
Gu Yan felt a surge of jealousy. Who was her real brother?
Gu Jiao paused for a moment, then asked him, "Do you... want to stay here? If so, you can stay at Xiao Shun's..."
Should we let him stay in Gu Xiaoshun's room?
Gu Yan was furious. She snorted and said disdainfully, "I don't want to live here!"
Gu Jiao said regretfully, "Oh, okay then."
Gu Yan coldly pointed to the room next to Gu Xiaoshun's and asked with a sour face, "Whose room is this?"
“My own younger brother,” Gu Jiao said.
"My own brother? Ha! Wait, what did you say? My...my own brother?" Gu Yan pointed uncertainly at himself. "Mine?"
They didn't just tell him to stay in Gu Xiaoshun's room, they told him to stay next door to Gu Xiaoshun.
"Mm." Gu Jiao nodded, "But you don't want to—"
"Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes—"
Before Gu Jiao could finish speaking, Gu Yan swiftly slipped into his room, slammed the door shut, and bolted it shut on the spot!
No one is allowed to take him out of the house!
From this moment on, he will sprout here!!!
(End of this chapter)
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