106 Promotion
Madam Gu could not help but be happy.
Rong’er had been lucky since she was young. She was loved by everyone and got along well with those nobles. It seemed that Miss Wei Jiu was also Rong’er’s friend.
Madam Gu smiled until deep wrinkles appeared in the corners of her eyes. She instructed Bai Lu, “Go and tell Rong’er to come over quickly.”
Then, Madam Gu smiled and said to Madam Wang, “Rong’er is indeed likable and blessed.” It was also Madam Wang’s blessing to have Rong’er under her name.
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Madam Wang was about to join in when Bai Lu explained with a subtle expression, “Madam, Miss Wei Jiu is here to look for the Second Lady of the Yuheng Garden, who has already gone over to meet her.” She deliberately emphasized the words “Yuheng Garden”, indicating that the girl from the Wei family was here to visit Gu Yanfei.
What?! Madam Gu and Madam Wang were shocked again and looked at each other.
Madam Gu was filled with doubts. For a moment, she wondered if she had heard wrongly.
Gu Yanfei had been to the capital for less than two months and had only been to Prince Jing’s Manor once. Other than her beautiful face, she had no talent or virtue and was ordinary. Why would the legitimate daughter of the Wei family lower herself to deal with a wild girl like Gu Yanfei?!
Suppressing the doubts in her heart, Madam Gu anxiously gave a series of instructions. “Quickly take out my jar of good Longjing tea and get the kitchen to quickly prepare some snacks that girls like to entertain Miss Wei Jiu later.”
“Bai Lu, prepare a new set of clothes for me…”
Granny Li, Bai Lu, and the other maidservants quickly went down to prepare. The Benevolent Harmony Hall immediately became busy.
Madam Gu sighed at Madam Wang again. “Xinwen, I was originally worried that you and the Marquis would not be able to enter the imperial duke’s mansion. Now that the daughter of the Wei family is here, this is a great opportunity.”
“With Miss Wei Jiu pulling the strings, even if you can’t see Imperial Duke Wei, you can at least see the heir’s wife, right?”
Because of Miss Wei Jiu’s arrival, Madam Gu suddenly felt as if the clouds had parted and she could see the light of day. In a good mood, she went to change into a new set of luxurious clothes and matched them with a set of jewelry and a headband. She was just waiting for Miss Wei Jiu to come to the Benevolent Harmony Hall to greet her.
In the end, she waited and waited, but no one came.
After waiting for an hour, Madam Gu was a little tired, so she sent Bai Lu to Yuheng Garden to take a look.
Unexpectedly, Bai Lu reported, “Miss Wei Jiu went out with the Second Lady.”
Madam Gu’s expression froze. She still had a trace of hope in her heart and asked dryly, “Where did they go?”
Madam Gu comforted herself by thinking that perhaps they had gone out for something urgent.
Bai Lu braced herself and replied, “I heard from the people in Yuheng Garden that Miss Wei Jiu wants to go to Daqing Street to watch the sideshows in the Western Region. The Second Lady said that the beauties from the Western Region are all blond and blue-eyed and are better-looking than sideshows. They… they went together.”
These words were like a bucket of cold water poured over Madam Gu’s head.
The temperature in the east room suddenly dropped, and it was so cold that it seemed to freeze people.
This was impossible!
“…” Madam Gu lost her balance, and the teacup in her hand trembled slightly. The hot tea spilled over the edge of the cup, burning the back of her hand.
Gu Yanfei rode the Akhal-Teke horse that Imperial Duchess Wei had given her and rode around the city with Miss Wei Jiu for a day before returning to their respective residences.
When Gu Yanfei returned to the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, other than the horse whip, she also carried a large bow on her back. She was in high spirits and had the heroic bearing of an enraged horse.
The tall and mighty crimson horse whinnied and paced briskly, as if it wanted more.
“Miss, your bow looks very beautiful.” Juan Bi eagerly took the bow Gu Yanfei brought back and sized it up curiously.
It was a dark bull-horn bow, five feet long and almost as tall as Juan Bi. It made her especially small, and the silver bowstring shone in the sunlight.
“It’s a good bow!” Gu Yanfei praised her with a happy smile. She leaped down from the high horse’s back, as light as a swallow. “My dear mother has told me that we’ll go hunting together in a few days. You should prepare too.”
The conversation between the master and servant also entered Granny Li’s ears from not far away. Granny Li clenched her handkerchief tightly and was secretly shocked that the Second Lady seemed to be very close to Miss Wei Jiu.