Chapter 409 Taking Action in Advance
After an unknown amount of time, the door creaked open from the outside.
"They're here!"
As soon as Gu Shuyan finished speaking, she sat up straight and glanced at the door. She saw Fei'er, dressed in simple clothes, slowly walk in from the door.
"Greetings, Miss."
Fei'er first bowed to Gu Shuyan before standing up and walking over.
"Tell me, what exactly happened?"
Yesterday, Fei'er only sent a message to the shopkeeper, saying that the time had come! As for what exactly the time was, Fei'er didn't mention it in her few words.
At Gu Shuyan's prompting, Fei'er first sat down opposite Gu Shuyan. After carefully accepting the tea that Gu Shuyan offered, Fei'er slowly recounted what had happened yesterday.
“Miss, it’s not that I can’t wait, it’s that I really think it’s better to borrow their help than to do it ourselves.”
Gu Shuyan's original plan was to wait until he gave birth to the child before making her move. But now it seems that someone is already impatient and wants to harm the child, so why not take this opportunity to expose the matter directly?
"In any case, this child must not be harmed before the matter is completed. Doesn't the pharmacy have a specialist midwife? Since His Highness the Crown Prince attaches so much importance to this matter, shouldn't we start preparing for the delivery earlier?"
Gu Shuyan did not directly agree to Fei'er's suggestion, but since things had come to this point, Fei'er naturally understood that her mistress had agreed to her plan.
Fei'er stood up and kowtowed twice to Gu Shuyan to express her gratitude. Then she stood up and said, "Thank you for your trust, Miss. I will certainly not fail you."
After saying this, Fei'er took her leave and left the teahouse. Only after she had gone far away did Pearl approach her.
"Miss, are you planning to make a move against that person?"
Although Gu Shuyan has shown no interest in the Crown Prince's residence these past few days.
However, Gu Shuyan never relaxed her surveillance of that side, and Pearl knew that with her young lady's personality, she would never let go of those who had harmed her.
"Now that the fish have taken the bait, it's time to reel them in. Otherwise, they'll have escaped their cage, and we'll only end up losing more than we gain."
Gu Shuyan looked at Pearl with a smile. Although Pearl was a little confused by what Gu Shuyan meant, she knew that her young mistress was indeed planning to take action.
Pearl felt no sympathy for Li Yingxue. She knew how her family had treated her mistress, abusing her and forcing her to do hard labor. They deserved to die a thousand times over for that.
"Since we have nothing to do anyway, why don't we buy some snacks and desserts, and then go to the Yun residence for a visit later?"
Seeing Pearl's excited application, Gu Shuyan looked at Pearl with great interest, her eyes full of genuine smiles.
"Miss probably wants to see the young master again, so she deliberately came up with this excuse!"
It's said that if you stay by someone's side for a long time, you can understand their thoughts. Pearl has been by Gu Shuyan's side for almost a year, so she has a pretty good grasp of Gu Shuyan's feelings.
That afternoon, Gu Shuyan carried a bunch of things and went straight into the Yun residence. Yun Yichen was already used to Gu Shuyan entering his study as if she were in her own home.
He wasn't surprised to see Gu Shuyan come in; he simply reached out and beckoned her over.
"What? Our Miss Gu is out shopping today too?"
Gu Shuyan dislikes wandering around the most. Sometimes, even when invited to go out, she prefers to stay in her room reading.
But today she was just wandering around by herself! She didn't even come back until evening, and she even bought so many useless things. It's clear that Gu Shuyan's mood today was definitely not as calm and uneventful as usual.
At least, there were things in her heart that were keeping her from finding peace!
"Are other young ladies allowed to go shopping, but I'm not?"
Gu Shuyan looked at Yun Yichen with amusement and took the opportunity to replace the pastries she had just bought on Yun Yichen's plate.
Seeing her like this, Yun Yichen became even more certain of his guess. He stood up from his desk, walked over to Gu Shuyan, and in full view of everyone, Yun Yichen reached out and hugged Gu Shuyan around the waist, pulling her directly into his arms.
Seeing this, Zhong Lin and Zhenzhu knew that their young lady and son-in-law had something to say. They exchanged a glance and quickly left, even closing the door behind them as they went out.
"Shushu, tell me, has something happened?"
Yun Yichen's dark eyes stared at Gu Shuyan, making him feel as if he had nowhere to hide.
"It's nothing major, just something I heard about today."
Gu Shuyan didn't hide anything and told Yun Yichen again about Fei'er coming to see her. When he heard Gu Shuyan say that she planned to take action against Li Yingxue, Yun Yichen wondered if it wasn't his imagination, but that he saw a hint of reluctance in Gu Shuyan's complicated eyes.
Based on his understanding of Gu Shuyan, he knew that Gu Shuyan would never show such an expression to Li Yingxue.
"Does Shushu want me to do anything?"
Yun Yichen was a smart man. Although Gu Shuyan hadn't explicitly asked for his help, he knew perfectly well what was going on in Gu Shuyan's state.
Even if Yun Yichen hadn't asked, Gu Shuyan was already planning to speak, so she said, "I really want Brother Yun to do me a favor, and of course, as a return gift, I would also welcome a generous gift from you."
Gu Shuyan's face was full of confidence, and Yun Yichen nodded unconsciously.
He didn't need Gu Shuyan to give him any grand gifts; he only hoped that when this little girl was sad, she would think of him first.
After staying at the Yun residence for about an hour, Gu Shuyan and Pearl carried another pile of things back to the Marquis's residence.
Gu Renjie returned from the yamen and just ran into Gu Shuyan, who was also returning, at the gate.
Watching her carrying large and small bags, Gu Renjie's gaze subtly swept across the gate of the Yun residence. When he turned back, his eyes held a complex expression.
"Did Shu'er go to see the Grand Secretary?"
The Gu family members had long since changed how they addressed Yun Yichen, but the two brothers, Gu Renjie and Gu Yingjie, still addressed their future brother-in-law as "Master" repeatedly. Their distant manner sometimes made Gu Shuyan wonder if her two brothers actually liked their future husband at all.
“Brother, how many times have I told you? Stop calling him ‘Grand Secretary’ all the time. It sounds too formal. Although Brother Yun is older than you, he is still your brother-in-law. It’s perfectly acceptable for you to call him by his given name.”
After Gu Shuyan finished speaking, Gu Renjie's expression darkened even further.
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