Chapter 19
Head General, Do You Believe It?
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Seeing Gu ShuBai walk in from the outside, Yu Fu had a feeling of having been caught doing something bad .
Even with the smile lingering on his face, he did not neglect his manners .
Yu Fu suddenly wanted to find a hole to crawl into, “I-I will go and hang up some wormwood for the general!”
Immediately after saying this, she ran out of the room, and Yao Lan hastily followed her; however, she was stopped in the hall by Qi Ting .
“You aren’t familiar with the paths in the manor . I will go and chase the young miss!”
After saying this, she began to run after Yu Fu . Yao Lan thought for a bit and considered that she really did not know the way, thus she could only let Qi Ting go .
“Hahaha!”
Gu Xiang and Gu Yi could not hold back their laughter .
Gu ShuBai glanced over, and the smile on his face did change; however, it was enough to scare the two into no longer laughing .
In this family, the one that they feared the most was Gu HuaiJiang . The one that they feared the second-most was not the cold-faced Gu HanMo . Instead, it was this eldest brother, Gu ShuBai .
He very rarely got mad at others, but his younger brothers would unconsciously rely on him, would revere him, and would be too afraid to act impudently in front of him .
“You two clearly heard that I had arrived, and that prompted you to push her to say those things, isn’t that right?”
Marquis Gu’s Manor was a military family, and all six of Gu HuaiJiang’s sons were amongst the best in martial arts . Recognizing people based on sounds was the most basic of techniques .
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This being the case, Gu Xiang and Gu Yi already knew that Gu ShuBai had come .
“Eldest brother, don’t pretend . You’re really quite happy to hear little Yu Fu praise you for looking good . ”
Gu Yi was the boldest . After enduring for a moment, he still said what he wanted to say with a bit of a smirk .
Even little Yu Fu paid this much attention to appearances and would actually like whichever brother looked the best . Would this world leave anyone with any way forward?
“Gu Xiang, say, let’s give up on this and no longer play with little Yu Fu . No matter how good of an impression we leave on her, it can’t change the fact that we are the ugliest of our brothers!”
Gu Xiang nearly spat out a mouthful of tea, as he pushed Gu Yi to the side .
“If you want to talk, speak for yourself . You’re the ugly one . I’m not ugly! In our family, eldest brother has the best looks, and I have nothing to say about that . Second brother was born with looks that girls like, but I’m not too different! In a couple years, when I have grown taller, I definitely won’t be lacking compared to second brother!”
“Gu Xiang, I think you have too much confidence . ”
The topic had instantly been changed . Gu Xiang and Gu Yi were twins, yet they were actually discussing the matter of who was ugly .
Gu ShuBai looked at their nearly-identical faces and could not help but shake his head and laugh .
Ever since Yu Fu arrived, those two had become quite a bit more lively . The atmosphere in the manor had become much more relaxed .
She really was a blessing .
While this was happening, Yu Fu was noisily running to the main room . Along the way, she saw many people hastily running around to prepare for the banquet, and she found that wormwood had already been hung .
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“Young miss Yu Fu, we are preparing for the banquet up ahead . Lord Marquis is not here . How about we go and hang up some wormwood somewhere else?”
Qi Ting followed along while gasping for air .
Yu Fu thought for a while then said: “Aunt Li said that this wormwood can be used to ward off evil . Where has there not been any hung up? I will go and hang some up for the general . ”
Qi Ting thought quickly then stood up, pointing toward a place that was not too far .
“How about there!”
“What sort of place is that?”
Yu Fu was small and short and could not see where Qi Ting was pointing .
Qi Ting smiled weirdly, “That’s an outer study . Lord Marquis must be there . Let’s go and hang up some wormwood there!”
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The preparations for the banquet in the front half had already been completed, and the guests were beginning to arrive .
Marquis Gu’s Manor very rarely hosted banquets that hosted officials from court . This time, they were hosting a banquet for a normal holiday like the dragon boat festival . The main reason, however, was something that most could guess .
It was likely that they would use this dragon boat festival as an opportunity to introduce the young miss who had suddenly appeared .
Naturally, nobody was willing to miss such a big event, and they all arrived a little early to try and gain some information .
“Lord Marquis, most of the guests have already arrived . Should we go and invite young miss Yu Fu?”
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Qi An entered to report, and Gu HuaiJiang was presently seated and looking over the list of guests coming today . There, he happened to see the name Yin Shuo .
“Prime Minister Yin’s son also came?”
“That’s right . The Yin family’s eldest son and his father have different ways of handling things . Prime Minister Yin never treats Lord Marquis coldly nor warmly, but this eldest son is very amiable . He understands that he needs to get along well with the other officials in court . This is one area where he is better than Prime Minister Yin . ”
As the head steward of the marquis’ manor, Qi An had a good impression of Yin Shuo . It could be seen just how good he was at winning over others .
Gu HuaiJiang mumbled to himself for a bit but did not voice his own opinion .
“Go and invite young miss Yu Fu over . ”
“Yes . ”
Just as Qi An set foot out of the door, he suddenly saw a servant hastily run over with a flustered look on their face .
“Lord Marquis, it’s not good! Young miss Yu Fu broke into your study and used a poison needle to hurt Qi Ting!”
“What?”
Gu HuaiJiang’s brows slightly furrowed . Standing up from his seat, he immediately stepped out .
Qi An heard that Qi Ting had been hurt and became extremely nervous, thus he quickly followed along .
Arriving at the outer study, they found Yu Fu with an arm forward to protect herself . She held many needles between her fingers, while she had a cautious look on her face .
As for Qi Ting, she had fallen to the ground and was crying out in pain .
“Ting’er, Ting’er!”
Qi An hastily ran over to support Qi Ting . They saw her reach up with one hand, and a couple of purple needle scratches could be seen .
“General!”
Yu Fu saw Gu HuaiJiang and instantly lowered her guard before running over to his side .
Qi An saw that the situation was not good and feared that Yu Fu would stab Gu HuaiJiang with the poison needles; however, he noticed that Gu HuaiJiang did not see to have any plan to dodge .
As for Yu Fu’s needles, they had disappeared at some point . Absolutely no harm had come to Gu HuaiJiang .
“Yu Fu, what happened here?”
When Gu HuaiJiang said this, Qi Ting, who was lying on the ground and crying, rushed to say: “Lord Marquis, young miss Yu Fu claimed to want to hang up some wormwood for you and insisted on coming into your study . This servant wanted to stop her, but she stabbed this servant with a needle!”
Qi Ting had been in the manor for a long time . When she said this, the servants serving outside the study believed her a little, and they became a little guarded against Yu Fu . They thought that she was a spy sent by Western Kun .
After all, the outer study was where Gu HuaiJiang handled important military matters . Even the heir of the family, Gu ShuBai, could not enter it casually, much less Yu Fu, who was an outside girl with no blood relations?
Yu Fu covered her little mouth, and her fine brows slightly furrowed . She stubbornly looked at Gu HuaiJiang .
“Head General, do you believe what she said?”