Gu Mingqiu also nodded: "It belongs to Dad and Mom, just keep it as a reminder."
Gu Wenqing and Gu Xichao looked at each other, and were no longer afraid of being left speechless.
Ye Qianning stood outside the gate and listened for a while, then closed his ears, not wanting to continue.
Her face was tense and her brows were furrowed. The situation of several branches of the Gu family was worse than she knew. It seemed that she could not visit openly today.
He walked towards the left side of the gate, went around the back of the house, and flipped into the yard.
Not far from the courtyard is a lotus pond and a small artificial lake. At first glance, it is also an elegant place with pavilions and towers.
Although this house is located in the west of the city, the price for selling it is not low. No wonder the third and fourth branches of the Gu family are eyeing this house.
Ye Qianning didn't know where Mr. Gu lived, so she walked around the flowers and caught a butterfly. The butterfly landed on her fingertips, and its beautiful wings fluttered.
In a blink of an eye, the butterfly flew up and headed in one direction.
Ye Qianning followed behind and after about a few minutes he saw a courtyard with the words "Hefeng Yaju" written on it.
She walked into the yard. The flowers and plants planted in the yard were all those that Mr. Gu liked in the past. There were also a few pots of orchids in front of the door.
It was not until she reached the door that she felt the faint breathing sound, which was so weak that it was almost inaudible.
Ye Qianning's heart tightened and he pushed the door open. A very strong smell of Chinese herbal medicine came into his nose.
The window at the back of the room was open and the whole room was very clean, with no other strange smell except the smell of herbs.
She glanced around the room and then went behind the screen. When she walked around the screen, she saw the person lying on the bed.
It was a hot summer day. Mr. Gu was wearing a white undershirt and a thin summer blanket. One of his hands was resting on the edge of the bed, and brown spots grew on the back of his bony hand.
Ye Qianning's eyes ached just by seeing that hand, and he took a few steps forward and came to the bedside.
Mr. Gu seemed to be asleep, his breathing was weak and mixed, his face was full of wrinkles and age spots, and there was a scab on the left side of his face above his chin.
Ye Qianning reached out and held his hand which was on the edge of the bed. Holding that hand in his, he felt indescribable.
Suddenly, the person on the bed seemed to sense something. He tightened his fingers, held Ye Qianning's hand, and slowly opened his closed eyes.
"Great grandfather."
Ye Qianning called softly.
Mr. Gu stared at the ceiling with his eyes open, his eyes devoid of light.
"Great grandfather."
Ye Qianning moved slightly towards the head of the bed and shouted again.
Mr. Gu clenched his hands tightly, tilted his head slightly, and just stared at her without any movement.
Ye Qianning lowered her head slightly and removed the human skin mask on her face with one hand, revealing her fair face. She was in a hurry and her hair was messed up, and a few strands of hair hung on her temples.
"Grandpa, I'm Fatty. Look, I'm Ye Qianning, Fatty." Ye Qianning leaned in front of him, his eyes red.
Old Gu opened his eyes and saw her face. His deep sunken eyes were dull and unfocused. His old face had no expression at all, and was just a pile of withered skin and bones.
Ye Qianning held his hand, the bones were clearly visible, without any flesh shield.
When I saw the old man who was a little fat before, I couldn’t recognize him anymore. I felt sad in my heart, and tears kept falling from my nose.
I could have lived to be over a hundred years old, all because of her.
Older people cannot stand any stimulation. Because of that incident, her great-grandfather became like this. How can she forget the hatred of Sifang Mountain?
Ye Qianning wiped his eyes and took Mr. Gu's pulse. His pulse was relatively stable. It seemed that Dai took good care of him.
Letting go of her hand, she took out a porcelain bottle from her bosom, opened it, and a fragrant smell spread. She took out a pill, put it into Old Gu's mouth, and then fed it to him with the water of space.
It was hot in the summer, and Ye Qianning wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief and wiped his hands before he stood up and looked around the inner room.
The interior is not big, the furnishings are simple and it is very clean.
One of the windows was opened and hot air rushed in, making it stuffy and uncomfortable.
Ye Qianning took out a small piece of ice from the space and put it into the porcelain bottle to prevent the temperature from being too low. She placed the porcelain bottle on the shelf. She also took out a bouquet of flowers from the space, found a bottle, put the flowers in it, and placed it on the head of Mr. Gu's bed.
The flowers have a refreshing scent that has a calming and soothing effect.
Given Mr. Gu's condition, Ye Qianning was not sure if he could restore his mental consciousness, so he could only take good care of him.
Apart from a weak breath, his pulse and physical condition are still fine. The medicines prepared by Grandpa Zhan over the years have played a great role for Mr. Gu.
Tomorrow she will enter the space, prepare the right medicine, and give it to him.
"Second Young Master."
"Songxiang, what have you been doing instead of taking care of grandpa in the yard?"
"Just now, the Third Master asked me to go outside and give the Third Madam earrings."
"From now on, don't do anything anyone tells you to do. Your duty is to take care of Grandpa. Do you understand?"
"I heard it."
There were voices outside the yard, and as the voices got closer, two people entered the room.
The weather was hot, and when the two of them walked into the house, they immediately felt the change in temperature.
Gu Chi glanced around the room and asked, "Song Xiang, did you put ice in Grandpa's room?"
"No, Madam said the ice was too cold and she was worried that the old man would catch a cold, so Weiwei, Hong'er, and I took turns fanning him." Songxiang said, puzzled, "There's clearly no ice in the room, so why is it so cool?"
Gu Chi hurried into the inner room. Old Gu on the bed had his eyes open, staring at the ceiling.
"Grandpa, you're awake." Gu Chi walked to the bed, bent down and pulled the blanket up on his body.
He clearly smelled a pleasant fragrance coming from his grandfather's body. Startled, he hurriedly took Mr. Gu's pulse and was relieved to see that the pulse was stable.
He looked up and saw the flowers in the vase by the bed, and got up to check.
The flowers are elegant and have a light scent, which is very pleasant and makes people feel cool.
"Songxiang, who has been here today?" Gu Chi had never seen such flowers before and couldn't recognize what kind it was, but it looked very special.
The scent of the flowers is also different from the smell on Grandpa's body.
Song Xiang walked in: "No, only the Third Master and the Third Madam came."
"Is it true that no one else has been here?" Gu Chi didn't believe it.
Songxiang thought for a moment and became a little uncertain: "The Third Master and his wife came to see the old man. After they left, the Third Master came back not long after and said that his wife's earrings were lost. The Third Master searched the yard and found them next to the pavilion. Then the Third Master asked me to deliver them to his wife, and I left for a while..."
Gu Chi looked around the room again. Something was wrong. Someone must have been here. The temperature in grandpa's room was different from usual.
In the hot summer, the air is refreshing and neither too hot nor too cold, which is really strange.
Seeing him looking around, Songxiang thought he had lost something important and felt a little scared: "Master, is there something missing from the old man's room?"
Gu Chi shook his head, looked around, and his eyes fell on the flowers on the bedside: "Who put these flowers here?"
Songxiang took a look and shook her head with a puzzled look in her eyes: "I don't know. It wasn't there when the Third Master and his wife came just now. This flower is so special."
Gu Chi was certain that someone had indeed been here just now.
Dai came in from outside and said, "Songxiang, it's time to give the old man medicine."
Song Xiang turned around and saluted: "Second Madam, I will check to see if the medicine is ready."
"Second Aunt." Gu Chi bowed.
Dai nodded and walked to the bedside, glancing at the flowers on the bedside: "Where did Xiaochi find these flowers? They look quite special, and they seem to have a delicate fragrance."
"I didn't bring this."
"Not you? Haha, your third uncle is quite thoughtful. The smell of this flower makes people feel refreshed." Dai praised.
"Second Aunt, these flowers were not brought by Third Uncle and Third Aunt." Gu Chi said.
Dai's eyes were filled with surprise when she heard this, and her gaze fell on the flowers again. "Who else could it be but you? This flower looks quite beautiful, I've never seen it before, it must not be an ordinary variety."
"I don't know, just now..." Gu Chi told Dai what had just happened.
Dai looked around after hearing this. "It seems to be much cooler since I came in. Your grandfather's expression seems to have changed a bit too. Who could it be?"
"I suspect it's my cousin." Gu Chi thought about it and the only one he could think of was Gu Shuo.
He used to be the closest to Grandpa, so when he returns to the capital, he will definitely come back secretly to see Grandpa.
"Shuo'er?" Dai thought for a moment and then denied it: "It can't be Shuo'er."
If her son came back, it would definitely not be his thing to put flowers on the bedside.
"Who else could it be if not my cousin?"
Dai lowered her eyes slightly, then suddenly thought of something. She looked up with a flash of surprise in her eyes: "Xiao Chi, you just said that Song Xiang was gone for a while? About how long?"
"As soon as you ran to the door, Second Aunt, did you know who it was?" Gu Chi asked.
Upon hearing this, Dai immediately opened the wardrobe and boxes, and hurried to the outer room to check every place where someone could hide.
Gu Chi was confused for a moment and followed Dai: "Second Aunt, what are you looking for?"
Dai looked around but found nothing. After a moment's hesitation, she ran out the door, glanced around, and shouted, "You... I know you're still here. You're back and can come to see your great-grandfather. He'll be very happy to know. Very happy... You... I... you... are you okay..."
The more I spoke, the drier and more choked my throat became. I felt like I had a lot to say, but I didn't know where to start. Thousands of words could be summed up in one sentence: "Okay?"
Gu Chi didn't know what was going on. Seeing his second aunt's slightly red eyes, constantly looking around and sobbing intermittently, he was very confused.
"Second Aunt, what's wrong with you? Who are you talking to?"
Dai's expression was a little agitated. She held onto the door frame with one hand and clutched her handkerchief tightly over her heart. "You... asked the Zhan family to send you medicine. Your great-grandfather has been taking it every day. The doctor said... said... they are all top-grade rare herbs... Maybe your great-grandfather will get better... Don't worry, you should take good care of yourself while you're away. I... I..."
Before he could finish his words, tears blurred his vision.
"Second Aunt."
Gu Chi reached out to support her, confused. Great-grandfather? Medicinal herbs? Zhan family?
Dai couldn't stop her tears from falling, and she lowered her eyes and cried sadly.
"grandmother."
The nasal voice made the crying person freeze.
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