Chapter 73 Meeting
Fortunately, the details she had previously overlooked finally came together this time: why Rui'er, the man who had taken her virginity before their marriage, was Yun Yichen's son.
She finally understood everything: Lu Youming's disgust for her, the longevity lock Yun Yichen gave her, and why Yun Yichen only saw her on the night the prison burned down, and why he didn't wear the half-mask.
"Shu'er, your aunt and cousin Wenxuan have come to see you."
When Madam Ji entered the room and saw that Gu Shuyan had her eyes open, she quickly greeted her.
Upon hearing this, Gu Shuyan turned her head slightly and indeed saw her aunt and cousin.
"Aunt, Cousin Wenxuan."
Gu Shuyan called out to someone, then propped herself up on the bed and sat up.
Seeing Gu Shuyan's appearance, they were terrified. She had been called for a long time without any response, but she reacted after Ji Shi spoke. Could this be the legendary return of the soul?
Pearl couldn't help but shudder. Seeing that she didn't move for a long time, Gu Shuyan looked at her and saw her ghost-like expression.
"What are you standing there for? Go tell the kitchen to send over more breakfast."
Madam Ji and Ji Wenxuan had both arrived at the North Courtyard, and it was the exact time they were at the restaurant. Gu Shuyan didn't think that Madam Ji would let the two of them return to the main courtyard for breakfast.
Seeing that the young lady seemed to be the same young lady, Pearl nodded and hurriedly went out.
"This girl used to be quite clever, why is she acting so clumsy today?"
Ji was speaking to Wu Mama, and as her daughter, Pearl naturally knew her better.
"Don't worry, Madam, this old servant will speak to her when I come down."
Aunt Wu understands her daughter and her mother. She only said that to save face for Gu Shuyan and didn't really mean to blame her.
"Aunt, have you just returned to the capital? Was your journey smooth?"
Looking at her aunt, who appeared to be around forty years old, Gu Shuyan thought of the mother and son who had returned to the capital after many years of travel and blurted out her name.
Neither Madam Ji nor Mrs. Ji found anything wrong with Gu Shuyan's question.
But Ji Wenxuan, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but take a deep look at his cousin.
This was clearly their first meeting, and Gu Shuyan had just returned from the countryside, yet she showed no timidity or awkwardness whatsoever; on the contrary, she seemed extremely familiar with him.
Even Gu Yingxue, who has always been raised in the Gu family, probably wouldn't be able to speak so familiarly.
"How did Shuyan know that her aunt and cousin had just returned to the capital?"
Looking at the tiny Gu Shuyan, Madam Ji asked with a smile, as if coaxing a child.
Upon hearing this, Gu Shuyan glanced at Ji Wenxuan's hem and said, "Cousin Wenxuan's hem is wet, probably because it got wet from the dew when he was riding his horse this morning. His shoes are also covered in mud, which is red clay from outside the city that we don't have inside. So Shuyan guesses that you entered the city this morning."
As Gu Shuyan spoke eloquently, Madam Ji and Madam Ji followed her gaze and indeed saw the water stains and clay that Gu Shuyan had mentioned.
"I never expected that our little Shuyan would have such a strong ability to observe."
As Ji Wenxuan spoke, he took a few steps forward and ruffled her hair, which was still not combed.
Looking up and meeting Ji Wenxuan's smiling eyes, Gu Shuyan was momentarily stunned.
I remember that this cousin disliked me a lot in my previous life. The first time he saw me hiding behind Ji Shi, he glared at me fiercely.
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