Chapter 216 Bewildered in the Wind
However, Niao Cui was deeply in love with her fiancé. Seeing what had happened to him, she decided to remain an old maid rather than marry someone else.
Gu Shuyan never believed in coincidences. Although Niao Cui was now Qiao Yiniang's substitute maid, Gu Er Ye was poor and destitute before, so Niao Cui must have had to do everything.
Given Aunt Qiao's temperament, she might really do something to keep Niao Cui.
Once Gu Shuyan had an idea, she had someone investigate the death of Niao Cui's fiancé, and sure enough, they found something.
In fact, Niao Cui's fiancé did not accidentally encounter a villain at all. Instead, Aunt Qiao bribed a thug with two taels of silver to make him do the dirty work.
After finding out the truth, Gu Shuyan had the thugs brought before Niao Cui. Upon learning the truth, Niao Cui almost cried herself to death.
She always thought that Aunt Qiao was sincere to her, but she never expected that the person who hurt the one she loved most was the very person she trusted most.
"Miss, is Niao Cui a good match?"
Although the bait had been placed, Pearl was still a little worried about whether the fish would take the bait.
“The people who know you best are often those closest to you. Niao Cui has been with Aunt Qiao for almost ten years, and she knows Aunt Qiao’s methods better than anyone else. That’s why she’s more suitable for this task than anyone else.”
And most importantly, Niao Cui and Aunt Qiao have a blood feud over the murder of her husband. The reason why Niao Cui agreed to Gu Shuyan's proposal so quickly was that she wanted to get revenge!
Seeing Gu Shuyan's confidence, Pearl immediately calmed down a lot. Compared to her mistress and Sister Mingyu, she was still a bit too impulsive.
After breakfast, Gu Shuyan took advantage of Gu Renjie's trip to the yamen and quietly slipped into the Yun residence through the back door.
When Zhong Lin saw Gu Shuyan, his eyes almost disappeared with a smile, even though he had just been scolded by Yun Yichen after returning from court.
Looking at his master's dark, almost murderous appearance, Zhong Lin was lamenting his future life when Gu Shuyan suddenly appeared, like a savior descending to earth!
"Young Miss, you've finally arrived. You're looking for the master, right? I'll take you there right away."
Zhong Lin led Gu Shuyan inside with a fawning expression. Xu Feng, standing to the side, watched Zhong Lin's behavior and immediately gave him a disdainful look.
But when Zhong Lin saw him today, he not only didn't argue with him, but even nodded and smiled at him.
Xu Feng was somewhat bewildered. Had this guy hit his head? He actually changed his attitude and smiled at him?
Zhong Lin didn't care whether they got along or not. As long as he saw Gu Shuyan, his master wouldn't give him the cold shoulder anymore. What could be more important than that?
Gu Shuyan was led to the study. As soon as the door opened, she heard Yun Yichen's cold voice, "Didn't I tell you not to disturb me?"
"Master, the young lady has arrived."
Before Yun Yichen could get angry, Zhong Lin quickly told him that Gu Shuyan had arrived. Sure enough, the people inside immediately suppressed their chilling aura upon hearing this.
"Brother Yun, what's wrong? Who made you angry?"
Gu Shuyan naturally sensed Yun Yichen's almost violent coldness, but after getting to know him for so long, she no longer felt the fear she had when facing Yun Yichen.
She took a few steps into the study, and Zhong Lin closed the door from the outside. Gu Shuyan jogged over to Yun Yichen.
Looking at the carefree young girl in front of him, Yun Yichen found himself unable to utter a question.
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