The old lady saw Gu Youyou’s difficulty and only sighed deeply, not pressing her for more answers.
Her daughter had been gone for so many years, indeed, there was no use talking about it anymore.
"From now on, you stay by my side, I want to see who dares to snatch someone from this old woman."
Gu Youyou was mildly surprised again.
Because from her tone, it seemed that she knew quite a bit about the matter.
"Grandmother, let me take your pulse, you need to be in good health so Youyou can have someone to rely on."
The old lady then said with sudden realization, "Right, right, Youyou is the Divine Doctor, I’ve heard about this."
Having spoken, she stretched out an arm.
With the Divine Doctor’s Signboard bestowed upon her, Gu Youyou had perfectly controlled an epidemic, and her reputation had spread far and wide.
The Lin Family in Beijing naturally knew about it.
The old lady’s illness was not as serious as Butler Qu had said, and Gu Youyou prescribed her a medicinal formula, combined with acupuncture, and she would soon recover.
"Ah, right, how come I heard that the young Divine Doctor has already married?"
Gu Youyou: "..." How could she have forgotten about that? With her fame so great in Lingnan, it was normal for there to be rumors about her marriage.
"It must be a mix-up, that’s my senior brother."
"Senior brother?" The old lady looked at Gu Youyou intently.
Gu Youyou, looking natural, explained, "Yes, that’s my senior brother. Not just a senior brother, I also have a junior brother. We opened Jisheng Hall together. My junior brother is the Princely Heir of the Lingnan Marquis Residence, have you heard about this from someone?"
Upon hearing this, the old lady nodded gently and said, "I have heard people mention it, saying that the Divine Doctor comes from no ordinary background, her master is a highly reclusive expert, and she is in the same sect as the Lingnan Princely Heir."
But she had never heard about a senior brother!
The old lady of the Lin Residence, Gu Youyou’s grandmother, liked to plant some vegetables and raise chickens and ducks because she used to be a farm woman. To avoid affecting other people in the Lin Residence, she lived somewhat apart, which she herself quite enjoyed.
At first, Madam Lin arranged a room for Gu Youyou near where her older cousin stayed, but Gu Youyou declined.
She said she needed to treat her grandmother’s illness and being too far would be inconvenient; moreover, as a village girl herself, she liked the kind of courtyard her grandmother had.
Thus, under the odd gazes of everyone, Madam Lin showed understanding and allocated to her the most secluded courtyard.
Of course, that was the very courtyard she had taken a liking to at first glance.
The maids whispered behind the scenes, now that the Miss from the countryside had come, it seemed their residence would gain a few more vegetable plots.
Hearing this, Gu Youyou couldn’t help but smile.
As for her personal maids, Madam Lin arranged two to attend her closely, four to do heavy chores, one old nurse, and two servant boys to run errands.
Her status was on par with the second young miss, only having two fewer maids and one less old nurse than the legitimate daughters of the Lin Family.
Seeing this, the old lady assigned one of her own head maids to Gu Youyou. Although she didn’t say anything explicitly, everyone understood that the old lady didn’t trust Madam Lin, and with the transfer of her head maid, it was a sign of leadership.
This made Madam Lin both embarrassed and angry.
Gu Youyou was somewhat speechless. She knew her grandmother loved her, but this move could easily offend her aunt, the moment she had just arrived.
And at a time when she knew nothing about the Lin Residence.
Gu Youyou had been at the Lin Residence for three days and two nights, this being her third night.
After two nights of insomnia, she still didn’t feel sleepy.
Used to being with him, the bed that was supposed to be warm from the fire felt cold and she couldn’t fall asleep at all.