Chapter 367 Changing Makeup
However, the expected answer did not come; instead, the woman was kicked by Xu Yunzhi.
Her beautiful body was kicked so hard that it flew through the air in a graceful arc before crashing heavily to the ground.
"Are you tired of living? Who told you to provoke her?"
Xu Yunzhi wasn't stupid. To gain Lu Youming's attention, Xu Yunzhi's brain must be quite sharp.
If something hadn't happened that made Gu Shuyan angry, would she have said those things?
"Master, Gu Shuyan doesn't respect you at all. She's just a vain woman. What do you see in her?"
The woman couldn't understand it at all. She had been by her master's side since she was six years old, yet her master would directly attack her for some woman who had appeared out of nowhere.
The woman was resentful. She hated the injustice of fate, wondering why Xu Yunzhi didn't love her. She hated Gu Shuyan even more, a crude and ignorant girl, for stealing her master's love.
"Shut up. If you dare to say another bad word about Shu'er, I will never forgive you."
Xu Yunzhi was already furious, and the guards beside him, who wanted to say a few words of advice, immediately shut up.
The woman was well aware of Xu Yunzhi's temper, and seeing his anger, she dared not continue to act recklessly.
"Your subordinate knows he was wrong."
The woman eventually admitted her mistake. Seeing that she was no longer saying anything, Xu Yunzhi snorted coldly and raised his hand to have the woman carried out.
"Master, shall we go to the Marquis of Yi'an's residence?"
The guard asked cautiously, and Xu Yunzhi glanced at him upon hearing this. The guard immediately lowered his head and remained silent.
"Let's go to the Third Prince's residence."
Xu Yunzhi's eyes darted around, and finally, with a flick of his sleeve, he strode out.
As noon approached, several carriages gradually arrived outside the gate of the Marquis of Yi'an's residence.
As Lady Jinning and Xu Shan'er stepped out of the carriage, Madam Ji and Gu Shuyan hurried to greet them.
"We've been waiting for you to come."
As Ji spoke, she took the hand of the Lady of Jinning Marquis, and the two walked intimately into the Prince's mansion.
Xu Shan'er immediately grabbed Gu Shuyan's hand and slipped a small box into her hand.
"This is my birthday gift for Sister Shuyan. Mother said that it's a small gift but a big sentiment. I made it myself, so Sister Shuyan can't complain that it wasn't made well."
Gu Shuyan would never complain about what she did. Xu Shan'er has a lively personality, so it's already quite remarkable that she was able to calm down and make a gift for her.
"Thank you, Shan'er, I like it very much."
Gu Shuyan opened the small box, looked at the delicate necklace inside, and immediately took it out and hung it on her waist.
Seeing that Gu Shuyan didn't find it disgusting at all, and even used it directly, Xu Shan'er smiled even more happily.
The four of them, two adults and two children, walked into the mansion. Xu Rao, who appeared out of nowhere, followed behind them with today's congratulatory gifts.
Not far ahead, Gu Shuyan was chatting and laughing with Xu Shan'er. Today, she was wearing a royal blue brocade jacket with trim, and a lake-blue pleated skirt. The flying bun in her hair made Gu Shuyan look more composed, and also added a touch of beauty and allure.
Xu Rao considered himself to be quite familiar with Gu Shuyan, having met her more than two times, but today was the first time he had met her in person.
Every time I saw Gu Shuyan in her plain clothes, I felt that this younger sister of mine was not as beautiful and charming as other young ladies from noble families.
But seeing her again today, he was not only surprised, but also felt that he had been blind all along, never realizing that Shuyan was such a beautiful person.
Yes, she's simply beautiful. In Xu Rao's eyes, Gu Shuyan is neither alluring nor delicate, nor even the kind of stunningly beautiful. But it's precisely this lack of overly categorized beauty that makes her even more captivating.
"Brother, why are you staring at Sister Shuyan like that?"
Xu Shan'er originally wanted to turn around and see if her brother had caught up, but unexpectedly she saw Xu Rao staring intently at Gu Shuyan.
Hearing this, Gu Shuyan turned around and looked over. Xu Rao was a little embarrassed and scratched his head, saying, "I feel that Sister Shuyan is a little different from usual today."
Gu Shuyan naturally knew that she was different today from usual. She was an ordinary, plain-faced girl on weekdays, but today she was dressed up and looked like a completely different person. This was obviously different.
"It's probably because she's wearing makeup and has her hair styled in a bun!"
Gu Shuyan smiled politely at Xu Rao, without a trace of displeasure in her eyes at being scrutinized.
"Shuyan looks much better now that she's wearing makeup."
Xu Rao gave a sincere compliment, and Gu Shuyan nodded before turning back to talk to Xu Shan'er.
Because the Jinning Marquis's residence arrived first, when they reached the living room, apart from some servants, only Ouyang Jing was helping to make arrangements.
"Why are you out again, kid? Didn't I tell you to rest properly?"
When Ji saw Ouyang Jing busy, she unconsciously spoke words that carried a hint of worry and reproach.
“Mother is fine. It’s not good for her to sit in the yard all day. Why don’t you come to the front and move around a bit?”
Ouyang Jing knew that her mother-in-law was just worried about her and didn't really blame her, so she quickly explained with a smile.
"You don't necessarily have to do it yourself. You can just sit and direct the maids. Why do you have to do everything yourself?"
Ji, who was refuting, hurriedly asked Wu Mama to help her sit down.
Seeing this, Lady Jinning couldn't help but say enviously, "Those who have daughters-in-law are always lecturing others if they don't want to get married. Unlike me, I'm just lazing around every day. I don't know when I'll be able to settle down."
As Lady Jinning spoke, she kept glancing at Xu Rao, her eyes filled with such urgency that even Xu Shan'er couldn't bear to look at her.
"It's all because Mother has high standards. There were two other young ladies who were quite good, but Mother insisted that they couldn't compare to Sister Shuyan. Sister Shuyan has already said that she doesn't want to marry Brother anymore. If you don't adjust your attitude, I'm afraid Brother really won't be able to find a wife."
Xu Shan'er looked like she was standing up for her brother, but Lady Jinning didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Those were just excuses she used to appease the Marquis of Jinning on behalf of her son. In fact, as long as the daughter was from a good family, the Marquis of Jinning didn't care about anything else.
But while she could be indifferent, Xu Rao couldn't. Xu Rao himself didn't want to marry her, so he couldn't force him to!
"Brother Xu is only nineteen or twenty years old, Aunt Xiu doesn't need to be too anxious. I suppose he just hasn't met anyone who can make his heart flutter yet!"
After Gu Shuyan finished speaking, she winked at Xu Rao. Xu Rao immediately understood what she meant and quickly said, "Yes, Mother, you can't rush things about getting a daughter-in-law. Who can predict fate? Maybe it will happen in the next moment!"
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