Gu Jiangyue changed her dress. Zhi Yuan told her all that had happened in the Gu Mansion these days. Gu Jiangyue didn't really care about other people's affairs.
With Xie Jiuan around, the others in the Gu Mansion were still a bit in awe of Gu Jiangyue and didn't dare to be too arrogant in front of her. But Gu Zhengwans was different. Gu Zhengwans was the one Gu Jiangyue paid special attention to.
According to Zhi Yuan, Gu Zhengwans had been feeling better recently. She used to rarely go out, but now Zhi Yuan could sometimes see her.
Hearing this, a smile played on Gu Jiangyue's lips. It seemed that Gu Zhengwans had used the bottle of medicine prepared by Xi Yun for her. The formula was the same, but the dosage of various herbs had been increased. Although the medicine took effect quickly, its side effects would also be magnified.
For now, Gu Zhengwans was experiencing the benefits of the medicine. When the side effects kicked in, Gu Jiangyue was eager to see what Gu Zhengwans would think.
Gu Jiangyue had already made up her mind. She decided to give Xi Yun a sum of silver first and let her take He Zhou out to avoid trouble. She would bring them back after Gu Zhengwans' matter was resolved. Now the business of Huayan Tower had stabilized, and Ji Yunsheng was there to help.
It was uncertain when Gu Zhengwans would use the skin - changing technique. Anyway, since Gu Zhengwans had already experienced the benefits of the medicine, she probably wouldn't use the skin - changing technique first. Gu Jiangyue guessed that as soon as Gu Zhengwans' legs suffered the first backlash from the medicine, she would start preparing for the skin - changing.
During this period, Gu Zhengwans would inevitably have a worsening of the injury on her legs and might very well go looking for Xi Yun and He Zhou again. This time, Gu Jiangyue had to protect the mother - son pair well.
Gu Jiangyue had asked Zhi Yuan to announce that she was ill these days to fob off all the affairs in the Gu Mansion. But she couldn't keep pretending for much longer, lest the Gu Mansion become suspicious.
Gu Zhengwans seemed to think that her legs would recover soon, even without the need for the six - year period. So these days, she often wandered around the Gu Mansion, as if to completely refute the fact that her legs wouldn't get better.
Gu Jiangyue often saw Gu Zhengwans in the Gu Mansion. Every time Gu Zhengwans saw Gu Jiangyue, she was extremely arrogant. After Gu Zhengwans learned that the person that night was Xie Chengrui, she wasn't too sad. Instead, she was quite relieved. But there was still a bit of fear in her heart.
However, Xie Chengrui never came to see her. Gu Zhengwans had gone from being worried at first to being at ease. She still believed in Xie Chengrui and believed that he still loved her.
Gu Jiangyue was too lazy to deal with Gu Zhengwans. When she saw her, she usually avoided her if possible. Gu Zhengwans would eventually recognize her situation and learn about Xie Chengrui's true character, so Gu Jiangyue didn't want to waste any more time on her.
Everything in the Gu Mansion was the same as before, but Gu Jiangyue always felt that the servants in the Gu Mansion treated her a bit differently. She thought that the old matriarch had said something to them.
Little did she know that the story of Xie Jiuan carrying Gu Jiangyue back that day had spread throughout the Gu Mansion.
With Xie Jiuan and Ji Yunsheng helping out at Huayan Tower, Gu Jiangyue didn't have to worry. She had been staying in the Gu Mansion these days. She was already used to Gu Zhengwans wandering around in front of her all day. If Gu Zhengwans didn't show up one day, Gu Jiangyue would find it strange.
Every time, Gu Jiangyue would ask Zhi Yuan what had happened in Gu Zhengwans' yard. Gu Zhengwans hadn't appeared in front of Gu Jiangyue for three days. Zhi Yuan went to ask her friend who worked in Gu Zhengwans' yard and found that even the servants in Gu Zhengwans' yard didn't know where she was.
The servants also said that Gu Zhengwans had often invited Gu Liuru to her yard recently. They thought that the relationship between the two ladies had improved, which made them quite happy. When Gu Zhengwans and Gu Liuru were at odds, the servants in Gu Zhengwans' yard had suffered a lot.
Gu Zhengwans' legs wouldn't fully recover without the skin - changing technique. Being so vain, she definitely wouldn't wander around.
Gu Jiangyue already had a guess about where Gu Zhengwans had gone.
According to Gu Xiyun, these days should be when the after - effects of Gu Zhengwans' over - medication would start. If Gu Zhengwans was luring Gu Liuru to her yard, it meant that there was something wrong with her yard.
A lot had happened to Gu Zhengwans, so the old matriarch definitely wouldn't let her go out casually. Gu Jiangyue guessed that when the maid said Gu Zhengwans hadn't been in the yard these days, she probably hadn't gone outside. Instead, Gu Jiangyue thought that Gu Zhengwans was still in her yard, just in a place that the maids didn't know about, such as a secret chamber.
If Gu Zhengwans wanted to change her skin, she definitely wouldn't do it in front of everyone. The most suitable place would be to build a secret chamber in her own room.
Gu Jiangyue's speculation wasn't unfounded. In her previous life, she had accidentally seen a secret chamber in Gu Zhengwans' room, which was why she made this guess.
In her previous life, Gu Zhengwans' secret chamber was used to store all kinds of jewelry and treasures. Gu Jiangyue had only entered it by chance, so her memory wasn't very clear. But she was sure that the secret chamber did exist.
Gu Jiangyue asked Zhi Yuan to prepare a set of night clothes for her and decided to go and check on Gu Zhengwans' whereabouts first.
The night wind whistled. The sky was like a hanging mirror. Clouds rolled in, covering most of the moonlight. Gu Jiangyue carefully hugged the wall and shuttled through the darkness.
She was very familiar with the layout of the Gu Mansion. Even with the faint moonlight, she quickly entered Gu Zhengwans' yard.
There were usually few guards in the Gu Mansion at night, but Gu Zhengwans' yard was different today.
Gu Zhengwans seemed to be afraid that others would discover her strangeness, so she placed all the guards outside her room. This was how Gu Jiangyue managed to enter her yard.
Gu Jiangyue hid behind a tree and carefully watched Gu Zhengwans' room. Through the figures of the guards, Gu Jiangyue found that there was no light in the room.
Gu Jiangyue watched for a while but didn't notice anything. Just as she was about to leave, the light in Gu Zhengwans' room came on.
To avoid being discovered, Gu Jiangyue hid deeper and made sure that no one could see her before carefully observing again.
The light in Gu Zhengwans' room was on for a while, and then the door opened from the inside. With the cold, white moonlight, Gu Jiangyue saw several guards push out two wooden boards from the room. The boards were covered with white cloths, and the outline of a human figure could be faintly seen.
The guards seemed to be about to carry the people out of the yard. Gu Jiangyue didn't dare to look anymore and hid herself deep in the bushes. When the guards carried the two people past Gu Jiangyue.
A gust of night wind blew, creating a few ripples. It also blew away the white cloths covering the two people, and Gu Jiangyue finally saw their situation clearly.