Chapter 245 Heartbeat
The gentle words drifted into her ears, leaving Gu Shuyan somewhat dazed.
Her usually aloof Yun-gege actually hugged her and asked if she wanted him to come over for a visit.
Her heart started racing for no reason, and Gu Shuyan's cheeks flushed red without her realizing it.
In her previous life, she was always the one who comforted others. This was the first time she had ever been needed and held tightly by someone like this.
"good."
Gu Shuyan didn't know how to answer; all her words ultimately boiled down to the simplest one: "Okay."
Upon hearing this, Yun Yichen tightened his grip on her arm even more. If he could, he would really like to hold Gu Shuyan like this forever and never let go.
But the peaceful times did not allow them to covet them.
After spending some time in the north courtyard, the two went to the front courtyard one after the other. The banquet had already been set out, and the old lady, Madam Ji, invited the ladies and young misses to take their seats one by one.
"Didn't Miss Gu just say that Madam Ji was looking for her? Now that Madam Ji has arrived, it's Miss Gu who's late."
The one who spoke was Sun Qiong, the eldest daughter of Minister Sun. Because of her relationship with the Fifth Prince, Sun Qiong was considered somewhat arrogant in the capital.
But since he's not young anymore, he won't go looking for trouble with people.
"My mother needed to see me earlier, but I went to the outhouse and that's why I'm late. I wonder if Miss Sun has any objections to this?"
Gu Shuyan appeared perfectly fine, but her comment about going to the outhouse made Sun Qiong lose face.
Although it was clearly a veiled criticism of Gu Shuyan for deliberately abandoning them, the phrase "outhouse" was used, albeit vulgar, to explain why he was late.
The most important point is that Sun Qiong cares so much about where Gu Shuyan goes, isn't that meddling in other people's business and even their poop and farts?
Some of the ladies who couldn't hold back immediately covered their mouths and chuckled, while Xu Shan'er laughed heartily without any attempt to hide her laughter.
"Miss Gu, you're being too blunt. I was just concerned about you."
Sun Qiong couldn't let herself be laughed at like that, so she immediately turned her attention to Gu Shuyan's vulgarity.
However, Gu Shuyan didn't care about this at all, and instead said, "It's just going to the toilet, what's wrong with that? People eat grains and vegetables, how can we not poop and fart? Does Miss Sun never use the toilet? No wonder."
Gu Shuyan's puzzled look amused everyone. Although the words were a bit crude, the principle was sound. After all, everyone has to poop and fart to live.
With this in mind, those who had previously looked down on Gu Shuyan no longer dared to underestimate her.
Some people had already thought of Gu Shuyan's past behavior. With such a fierce woman, it was no wonder that no one had come to propose marriage to her even after she had been here for so long.
"Miss Gu, Qiong'er was just concerned about you. I hope you won't take offense if I said something wrong."
The one who spoke was Sun Ting's mother, who was also the wife of Minister Sun.
Upon hearing this, Gu Shuyan looked over and saw that Minister Sun's wife was about forty years old. She wasn't particularly well-maintained, but her overall demeanor was that of an official's wife.
But no matter how Gu Shuyan listened to those words, she felt that the other person was insulting her.
"I am naturally grateful for Miss Sun's kind intentions, but please forgive me for any inappropriate wording."
Ji Shi naturally couldn't stand by and watch others bully her daughter. Seeing that Madam Sun had actually spoken up for her, she disregarded whether the other party was a guest or not and directly hinted to her in front of everyone that she should hold a grudge against the younger generation.
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