Madam Grand Marshal came back to her senses and, noticing a few white cat hairs in her hand, realized she had lost her composure.
She looked at Gu Shengyin with an incredibly peculiar expression.
Gu Shengyin could feel that there was no malice in it.
Seeming to notice Gu Shengyin’s discomfort, Madam Grand Marshal somewhat understood her disheveled appearance.
She looked at her son reproachfully, "How could you let a young lady end up looking ."
After speaking, she kindly said to Gu Shengyin, "I’ll have someone take you to change and wash up first."
Gu Shengyin thanked her, and on this side, Madam Huangfu instructed the maids to prepare clean and new clothes and took her to wash up.
After Gu Shengyin had left, Madam Huangfu could no longer suppress the joy in her heart and said to Huangfu Qi, "Which family’s daughter is she? How long have you known each other? Are you two in love with each other?"
Huangfu Qi replied formally, "Her name is Yan Ruohua, and we have known each other for a few months."
He deliberately avoided the last question, and knowing her son’s personality well, Madam Grand Marshal immediately knew he was probably in unrequited love.
Madam Grand Marshal’s interest in Gu Shengyin intensified. Despite her son’s somewhat cold nature, he had qualities that were most appealing to girls, be it family background or personal character. She actually wasn’t moved?
However, Madam Grand Marshal mused, "The Yan family? It seems there isn’t a prominent family with that name in Cloud City."
But she soon came to terms with it, "Our family doesn’t need a daughter-in-law of noble birth just for appearances; a respectable family background will do." It was not easy for Tongfeng to find a girl he liked; Madam Grand Marshal felt immensely relieved in her heart.
However, the next second, she was shocked by what her son blurted out.
Huangfu Qi said, "She has been married before but unfortunately, it was to a despicable person, and now she is divorced."
"This..." Madam Grand Marshal frowned, could it be that her son actually fancied such a woman?
The daughter-in-law of the Grand Marshal’s Mansion, it didn’t matter if she came from a humble background, but a woman who had been married before – that was something her heart found hard to accept.
In the eyes of all mothers under heaven, their own sons are always the best, fearing even a heavenly maiden might not be good enough for them.
Moreover, with Tongfeng being outstanding in every way, that he had fallen for a divorced woman was something Madam Grand Marshal simply could not accept.
"Tongfeng, the Grand Marshal’s Mansion cannot accept a young madam who has remarried," Madam Grand Marshal said solemnly to Huangfu Qi.
Huangfu Qi’s expression was unchanged, "Then your son will not accept any other woman besides her."
Madam Grand Marshal was speechless.
No one knew better than her how stubborn her son could be, exactly like a certain old fellow.
Once he had truly made up his mind, it seemed no one could change it.
This girl called Yan Ruohua, what kind of charm did she possess to make her son so devoted?
Just then, Yan Ruohua had finished getting ready and was brought over by a maid.
"I have seen Madam Grand Marshal."
Madam Grand Marshal scrutinized her carefully, inwardly praising the girl’s looks, temperament, and manners as all being impeccable.
"Tongfeng has brought a girl home for the first time, making this old woman very happy. Miss Yan, would you mind chatting with me?"