Chapter 235: Smashed 140! (One more update)
The Old Madam Gu usually had the peonies brought to her to admire, and only when the weather was too cold would she pay a visit to the flower room herself.
The flower room was somewhat distant from Songhe Court, but the elderly lady was carried in a sedan chair, well-protected against wind and rain, and found it quite comfortable.
In no time, the sedan chair arrived outside the flower room.
The trusted chambermaid lifted the curtain and helped Old Madam Gu out of the sedan chair.
Old Madam Gu noticed the entrance door was wide open and her gray eyebrows knitted together: “Who’s in charge of the flower room today? Aren’t they afraid of freezing the flowers to death by leaving the door so wide open?”
The trusted chambermaid quickly sent a servant to check it out.
The servant went inside for a look and came back to report: “The gardener is nowhere to be seen.”
This made Old Madam Gu even angrier. The absence of the gardener indicated negligence, and it was unclear for how long the door had remained ajar!
While Old Madam Gu sent someone to find the gardener, she stepped into the flower room with the help of her chambermaid.
Gu Jiao had been squatting on the ground observing the flowers and was hidden behind a pot plant. She stood up after finishing her observations.
Upon seeing another person there, Old Madam Gu and her chambermaid were shocked, and their hearts skipped a beat!
“Who’s there?” Old Madam Gu asked fiercely.
Gu Jiao turned her head slowly.
Gu Jiao’s dress and makeup didn’t resemble a noble lady, nor a servant from the Marquis Residence. She appeared to be about the same age as Gu Jinyu.
If you only looked at her right face, she would be an extraordinarily beautiful girl, but a large wine-red birthmark on her left face, Old Madam Gu had never seen such a scarred person!
Old Madam Gu’s brows twitched: “Where did this wild girl come from? How dare she enter the Marquis Residence’s flower room?”
The chambermaid and maidservants were also surprised. That’s right, where did this wild girl come from? The Marquis Residence isn’t a vegetable garden where anyone can just come in.
Could she be the relative or the child of some servant?
Even so, she shouldn’t have burst into the old lady’s flower room.
Gu Jiao looked Old Madam Gu up and down and made a guess about her identity.
Gu Jiao glanced at the white flower in her hand, looked at Old Madam Gu, who looked like a ruffled chicken, and made a thoughtful sound.
Old Madam Gu was even more perplexed.
What on earth is this girl’s reaction?
Gu Jiao chose to reveal her identity instead of storming off, she walked towards Old Madam Gu.
Old Madam Gu thought she was coming to assassinate her and shouted in panic: “Help! Stop her!”
The crowd rushed forward to apprehend Gu Jiao.
Old Madam Gu backed away to avoid the terrifying battlefield, but unfortunately, she backed into a flower stand without seeing it.
She couldn’t hold herself up and toppled over, crushing the flower stand. In the chaos, she tried to grab the flower stand in front of her to steady herself, but unfortunately, the stand couldn’t hold her weight and it collapsed.
The dozens of pots on the flower stand came crashing down, and before Old Madam Gu could yelp, she found herself buried under a pile of rubble.
The chambermaid sucked in a breath. She had only looked away for a moment and suddenly, such a disaster had occurred!
Everyone’s focus shifted and they hastened to rescue Old Madam Gu, not caring about Gu Jiao anymore.
Gu Jiao innocently shrugged.
It couldn’t have been her fault this time.
While the servants were in chaos, Gu Jiao shook her head, holding the small bouquet of white flowers she’d picked, and left the flower room.
Although the flower room and Yao Family’s courtyard were only separated by a single wall, reaching it required a significant detour.
After much effort and with tiny steps, Mama Fang finally arrived at the flower room. Seeing Gu Jiao coming out, she, short of breath, called out, “Mis…Miss…”
Before she could finish, she saw Gu Jiao lightly leap over the wall, returning to Yao Family’s courtyard.
Mama Fang, questioning her life: “…”
When Mama Fang returned to Yao Family’s courtyard after taking the long way back, she felt as if her old legs didn’t belong to her anymore!
Mama Fang was leaning against a column in the corridor, panting heavily.
Gu Jiao was sitting on a stone bench in the courtyard, playing with the bouquet of white flowers on the stone table.
This flower blooms so beautifully. It’s pure white, elegant, transcending worldly matters.
“Nanny.” She opened her mouth, “Who planted the flowers in that flower room?”
Mama Fang waved her hand, she couldn’t speak, she was about to collapse from exhaustion!
Gu Jiao didn’t rush her and had a servant bring her a cup of hot tea.
After drinking a few sips of hot tea, Mama Fang finally caught her breath.
She staggered towards Gu Jiao.
Gu Jiao said: “Please, sit down and talk.”