Published at 3rd of December 2020 10:20:34 AM
Chapter 81
Hard to Explain
Early in the morning, Su YunYan hastily finished putting on her makeup then ran over to the Western Wing .
Passing through the inner gate of the courtyard, she walked gingerly around towards the backyard then hid in a hall near Yu Fu’s room .
After a long time, she finally heard some movement coming from inside .
“Lazybones, she’s only getting up at this hour!”
Su YunYan muttered to herself then plastered her ear against the window, trying to hear the sounds coming from inside more clearly .
“Young miss, how about wearing this jacket embroidered with rose patterns for today? Madam Gu and young miss Su have just arrived . You should dress a little more vibrantly . ”
They had suddenly brought her up… Su YunYan did her best to press herself against the window to try and hear Yu Fu’s response .
After a brief silence, Yu Fu let out a quiet grunt . Her voice revealed a bit of sleepiness from having just woken up .
The two younger maidservants misunderstood and thought that she was unhappy .
“Is young miss unhappy? When that young miss came over here yesterday, she did not act like a guest at all . It was as if she was the master here . Even we servants felt bad for young miss!”
This voice was clear like a silver bell . Su YunYan gritted her teeth outside the window and thought to herself that she would remember this maidservant .
The Western Wing had a maidservant called Yin Ling, and her voice sounded exactly like this . She definitely did not make a mistake .
“Yin Ling! Don’t spout nonsense!”
Lian Bi understood Yu Fu’s personality and knew that she was not such a petty person . Yin Ling was commenting on Su YunYan, and if some outsider heard this, they might think that Yu Fu hated Su YunYan . That would become a problem .
Yu Fu slowly began to wake up from her daze . Seeing Yin Ling hang her head, she tried to comfort her .
“Alright, I know that you were doing it for my sake . Don’t feel sad . But everyone here is family . Harmony is most important . In the future, nobody is to comment on Madam Gu and young miss Su . Do you understand?”
“Yes, this servant understands . ”
Su YunYan did not hear her join in on badmouthing her with the maidservant and felt a little disappointed, muttering to herself, “Who would be family with you!”
“Little Yu Fu, little Yu Fu, have you gotten up?”
Gu Yi’s loud voice suddenly came from the front, given Su YunYan a fright, as she hastily dropped into a sitting position in the hall .
It was fortunate that the ground was clean . It seemed that it had been tidied up with great care, and it did not dirty the dress that she wore .
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While moving to dust off her dress, she quietly cussed out Gu Yi, “Sickly sprout, your loud shouting really startled me! Coming to look for Yu Fu so early in the morning, why don’t I see you going to Lotus Courtyard to look for me?”
The maidservant inside said: “Fifth young sir, sixth young sir, our young miss still hasn’t brushed her hair . Would the two of you please enjoy some tea while waiting in the outer room!”
It turned out that it was not just Gu Yi . Gu Xiang was also present .
Gu Xiang and Gu Yi had become accustomed to this a long time ago . Every time they came to look for Yu Fu, they would need to go and wait in the outer room while sipping on tea . Yu Fu got up even later than they did .
Aunty Li had said that young children should sleep more . Only with more sleep could they grow taller .
The two of them believed these words and did not like the idea of Yu Fu always being this short . As a result, they would always obediently drink tea while waiting in the outer room .
Things were the same today . Just as Gu Xiang was about to walk out, he suddenly heard some suspicious sounds coming from the back hallway .
He furrowed his brow and recalled Gu HuaiJiang’s repeated warnings to remain careful . Someone was secretly keeping an eye on Marquis Gu’s Manor and waiting for something to happen . With a sudden rush of adrenaline, he thought that the sound had come from a criminal .
He turned around and entered the inner room . Yu Fu was currently facing the mirror while putting on her makeup . Seeing this sudden appearance, she was stunned . Gu Xiang had already leaped up and was soaring towards the back window!
“Impudent criminal, where are you trying to flee to!”
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The entire window frame was shattered, as both Gu Xiang and Gu Yi flew out through the window . With a plunk, it sounded as if someone had fallen into the water .
If the criminal was hiding on the other side of the window, it was extremely likely that they had been kicked into the water by Gu Xiang .
“You guys stay in the room and protect the young miss . Don’t come out!”
Aunty Li heard the ruckus and waved to the male servants outside to charge into the hall . They found Gu Xiang and Gu Yi standing there in a daze .
“Fifth young sir, sixth young sir, where is the criminal?”
Criminal?
Gu Xiang had an expression of having done something terribly wrong . Extending his arm, he pointed down . There, they saw a girl in beautiful clothes struggling in the water . Her hair was a mess, and she looked to be in a truly terrible state .
Was that not Su YunYan?
“Young miss, are you alright? Quick, quickly go and save the young miss!”
Aunty Li hastily gestured for the male servants to go down . While Su YunYan struggled, she also screamed, “Gu Yi, you bastard . I won’t forgive you!”
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Gu Yi was stunned and looked at Gu Xiang .
The one who had kicked her into the water was clearly Gu Xiang . Why was she cursing at him?
Oh right, this tomboy could not tell the difference between him and Gu Xiang .
Just as Gu Yi was about to speak up and argue back, he saw Gu Xiang copy his usual voice and shout at Su YunYan: “The one who got kicked was you, the tomboy . Who told you to sneak around in Yu Fu’s courtyard? Come and hit me, you tomboy!”
After saying this, he immediately ran off as fast as he could . This left Gu Yi standing there in a total daze .
“You!”
Su YunYan watched “Gu Yi” run away and angrily slammed a fist into the water, causing a giant splash .
Gu Yi saw that things were not good and hastily explained, “Oy, tomboy, I’m here . That was Gu Xiang . It was Gu Xiang who kicked you!”
Su YunYan glanced at him sideways and said in an annoyed and miserable voice: “Gu Xiang, don’t even think of taking the blame for that sickly sprout . I know that he was definitely the one who kicked me! I’m going to tell uncle… Wuwuwu…”*
Jeez, now the situation was going to be hard to explain .
*TN: Wu is a Chinese onomatopoeia for crying .