Zhuang Yuexi’s poetry was more outstanding, but Gu Jinyu’s guqin skills surpassed others. The two of them were evenly matched, both equally talented.However, when it came to being popular, the aloof Zhuang Yuexi, who disdained to make friends, was far behind the amiable Gu Jinyu.At that moment, Zhuang Yuexi came out of another Guqin room, cradling a guqin in her hands.Zhuang Mengdie, also holding a guqin, followed her.Zhuang Mengdie merely played the guqin as a filler. She started dozing off as soon as she entered the Guqin room and only woke up when it ended.As they passed by Gu Jinyu’s Guqin room, they saw her being surrounded by a group of young ladies, teaching them Guqin skills.Zhuang Mengdie rolled her eyes disdainfully, “Hmph, what’s so great about her? A country bumpkin pretending to be a lady of high standing, stealing someone else’s dear position and being smug about it, acting as though she’s a real lady!”Zhuang Yuexi gave her blundering sister a cold glance, “And wh

In the household of six, three suddenly fell ill.Gu Jiao and Xiao Liulang did not dare let the old lady stay at home any longer.Chickenpox for Little Jingkong was almost like having a serious cold, but for the old lady, it was potentially life-threatening.“Should we have the old lady stay next door for a few days?” Gu Jiao said to Xiao Liulang.Gu Jiao already knew that their neighbor was the old grandpa she had once treated on the mountain, primarily because she recognized Liao Quan.Liao Quan had given her and Gu Xiaoshun New Year’s gifts on the first day of the new year, hers being a warm jade pendant.That jade pendant was mistaken by Gu Jinyu as her own, creating quite a mix-up.Regardless of whether he was the old lady’s husband or not, he was ultimately a trustworthy person.Xiao Liulang opened his mouth, actually, the two of them… were sworn enemies, the kind that fought relentlessly.Was it really okay to stay next door?Wouldn’t the two of them end up strangling each othe

Gu Changqing gave a cold look, picked up the medicine bowl, and gently began to feed Gu Yan.Gu Changqing was the oldest brother, and he had two younger brothers. Even though he was not much older than them, ever since their birth mother’s early demise, the stepmother had joined the family, and their father’s eyes were filled only with the stepmother and her pair of children.Some things couldn’t be provided by servants, so he had gained experience caring for his two younger brothers.Of course, Gu Yan was different from Gu Chengfeng and Gu Chenglin, he was too weak, and had to be treated as delicately as a newly born kitten.Gu Yan, in his daze, tasted the bitterness and rejected it with a protrusion of his tongue, pushing the spoon out.A few drops of medicine splashed onto Gu Changqing’s hand.Gu Changqing wasn’t annoyed, he sat by the bedside and helped to prop up Gu Yan with a pillow.Then he scooped another spoon to feed Gu Yan.Gu Yan turned his head away and lay against the pi

In the end, Gu Jinyu chose Ling Shuixian over the Yao family.Her mother doted on her regardless but her brothers needed her continued effort.“I’m sorry, sister. I just promised Cousin Shuixian that I’d help her with her homework. When I finish helping her, I’ll go see you and mother.” she said sincerely.Gu Jiao didn’t say anything and turned away.Gu Jinyu returned to the pavilion.Ling Shuixian asked, “What took you so long talking with her?”Gu Jinyu softly replied, “She asked me to go to mother’s side. I thought I’d help you with your studies first.”Ling Shuixian was delighted that Gu Jinyu chose her.Just then, the favorite maid of the old lady Gu came carrying a food box, she curtsied to the two, saying, “Young Miss, this is the medicine that you ordered someone to prepare for his lordship. Should I deliver it for you, or do you want to send it yourself?”Gu Changqing fell ill.His health was always top-notch but three days ago, for unknown reasons, he fell ill.The old Lady

Gu Chenglin rose angrily, not concerned about who was the county’s primary daughter. He got up from his wheelchair and charged at Yao’s Family with gritted teeth.Madame Yao protected Gu Jinyu in her arms.Gu Jiao walked out calmly, standing in front of Madame Yao.Upon seeing this familiar face, the fear infused in Gu Chenglin by the dark room surged over him.He froze!Gu Chengfeng watched his younger brother without betraying any emotion, then glanced at Gu Jiao, his eyes deep and inscrutable.Gu Jiao said indifferently, “Let’s go.”Gu Jinyu then left, accompanied by Madame Yao.“The Marquis Residence is not fun at all! My cousin even slandered me! I’ll never come again!” Ling Shuixian felt incredibly guilty, fearing that she’d be exposed by Gu Changqing’s questioning, so she quickly found an excuse and left as well.Gu Changqing returned to the courtyard a half hour later.He was ill, covered in sweat, his face still pale.But his composure was unchanged, his aura as formidable as