Xiao Yao instantly broke out in a cold sweat, subconsciously gripping the handkerchief in her hand, wanting to look at Gu Yi but not daring to, desperately maintaining her composure and trying to control her voice from shaking, “It should really be haunted, right? The guards around the Qin Wang Mansion are very strict, if someone is pretending to be a ghost, how can they get in?”
“Is that so?”
Song Wangyue trailed off.
Xiao Yao’s heart nearly jumped out of her throat as her brain roared. If Song Wangyue knew Gu Yi’s identity, had she also guessed that she had deliberately approached Song Si in the first place?
“When, of course yes, you don’t know how powerful those imperial guards are, one tops three, ordinary people can’t even get close to them, let alone enter the Qin Wang Mansion from under their noses, it’s simply impossible.”
“Sister Xiao has a point.” Song Wan Yue nodded, “I also think it’s less likely that someone is pretending to be a ghost, after all, those imperial guards are not vegetarians.”
Not only did Xiao Yao’s heart not fall, but she raised it even higher, since Song Wan Yue had guessed Gu Yi’s identity, she would definitely not let it go like that and would definitely ask questions to the end.
I didn’t expect Song Wan Yue to sit up straight and look at the sky outside, “It’s almost half an hour, sister Xiao go over to see my big brother, Gu Yi and I won’t accompany you there, I’ve asked Xiao Si to heat up the rice in the pot, I’ll have to trouble sister Xiao to bring it to my big brother.”
“Oh, good.”
Xiao Yao froze and got up, walking quickly towards the outside, not even caring that Gu Yi hadn’t eaten.
Song Wan Yue also got up, “Let’s go, I hear there are quite a few people outside, let’s both go over and help.”
Gu Yi dared not object and hurriedly followed.
“Miss Song, Young Master Gu, you’re here.”
The Yellow Cake couple and the people in the shop greeted them one after another.
Song Wangyue nodded and said towards Gu Yi, “You go to the door and help collect the money, I’ll look over here.”
Gu Yi honestly went over and stood by the newly made pastries, smelling the rich aroma and collecting the money “dutifully”.
Xiao Si stood at a distance, looking sympathetically at his poor young master.
Before half an hour had passed, Gu Yi was so hungry that he couldn’t stand it any longer, so he secretly picked up a piece of pastry and brought it to his mouth…
“Ahem.”
Gu Yi’s hand shook and the pastry almost flew out, he put it down in a panic and winked towards Xiao Si in the distance, signalling him to come forward and say something nice for him.
Instead, Xiao Si retreated a few steps, Miss Song was clearly punishing the young master, if he dared to go forward and plead for mercy, not to mention breakfast, he wouldn’t even get a share of lunch or dinner.
Halfway through the morning, Gu Yi was so hungry that his hands were weak, his hair was faint, and his body was so shaky that he could barely stand.
As Song Wangyue watched, she turned around and left the pastry shop to go to the mansion over there. When she was far away, Xiao Si hurriedly went up to help Gu Yi sit down on one side and took a piece of pastry to him.
Gu Yi bit down half of it in one bite.
Xiao Si looked distressed, the young master had been well clothed and fed since childhood, when had he ever been hungry!
After eating three pastries in a row and drinking a glass of water, Gu Yi felt better, “Where’s the little girl?”
“Miss Song has gone over there.”
Go over there?
Gu Yi raised his eyes and looked at the sky, it was already noon, the little girl had gone over there at this time, she should be ……, he gave the uneaten pastry in his hand to Xiao Si and stood up, “The little girl must have gone to cook for big brother, let’s go there quickly.”
“But, young master ……”
In front of so many people, Xiao Si didn’t dare to persuade, but Miss Song was now in a fit of anger, and if the young master got together again at this time, there would definitely be no good consequences.
“What do you know.”
Gu Yi got up and walked quickly outside, and Xiao Si hurriedly followed.
When he reached there, he heard movement in the kitchen, Gu Yi poked his head in and with a glance, he saw the meat on the counter and instantly smiled and narrowed his eyes. Big brother was sick and couldn’t eat meat, so it must be because little girl felt sorry for him and made it for him.
Waving his hand, signalling for Xiao Si and the boys to stay away, he shyly padded over and asked with a smile, “Little girl, what do I need to do?”
Song Wangyue ignored him.
Gu Yi didn’t get annoyed either, opened the lid of the pot, scooped up a bit of water and brushed it clean, then went out to carry dry firewood and came back, moved a small stool and sat by the stove and waited.
The corners of Song Wangyue’s mouth curled up.
In the north room, Xiao Yao was always apprehensive, even talking to Song Si was a little distracted.
Song Si sensed her abnormality, “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing, nothing, I was thinking about what Yue’er would cook for lunch.”
After taking the pills and sleeping, Song Si was much more refreshed and smiled, “No need to think, just go over and see.”
Xiao Yao was a little afraid to face Song Wan Yue, “I’m not going, whatever Yue’er cooks, it will be delicious.”
Song Wangyue made four dishes and one soup, two meat and two vegetables and a meatball soup.
When they were done and brought up, several people sat down to eat.
Xiao Yao had something on her mind and did not know what to eat. She glanced at Song Wan Yue every now and then, lest she should suddenly ask any more questions.
The meal was quiet and Song Wangyue did not say anything.
Only after she had eaten and watched Song Wan Yue and Gu Yi leave in the car did Xiao Yao breathe a sigh of relief.
Then she thought of something, her face changed, she spoke to Song Si and hurriedly took the carriage back to the house.
When she arrived at the main courtyard, she said to Duke and Lady Ding, “Grandparents, I think Miss Song already knows the identity of her cousin.”
The two men’s faces also changed, “How come?”
Xiao Yao told them both word for word what Song Wan Yue had said in the morning, and after listening to them, they looked at each other.
“How did she find out?”
Xiao Yao shook her head, she also wondered, before last night there was no sign of Song Wan Yue knowing anything, after one night, she knew, and looking at her cousin it didn’t look like he had given her the information.
“This little girl is too clever, no wonder Xiao’er wanted to be betrothed to her even after all the tricks he used in the first place, since she didn’t ask explicitly, let’s just pretend we don’t know, they’re about to leave the capital anyway.”
Inside the Xu Mansion.
The old man and Meng were going to Qingping County, and there was no telling how long they would be there, so there were naturally a lot of things to prepare, several large carriages.
When they saw Song Wangyue and Gu Yi coming, the subordinates saluted one after another.
“Miss Sun ……”
The housekeeper hurriedly came in from outside, holding a small box in his hand, walked to stand in front of them and gave it to her, “This is from the housekeeper of the Wen House, saying that it is from the Grand Master to Madam.”
“But what does it say it is again?”
“It didn’t say, he handed it to me and left.”
Song Wangyue went to Meng’s courtyard and gave her the box, which Meng opened, and inside was a letter of peace and separation, and a letter.
Meng took the letter of reconciliation out and looked at it carefully, folded it again and put it back, then picked up the letter and tore it to pieces and gave it to Sister Wu, “Take it and burn it.”
The next morning, several carriages left the capital in great numbers, heading for Qingping County.