LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 24: Chapter 24) Black Peony is back.
Chapter 24)
'Gu Yanyan' herself was stunned seeing a stranger man in front of her doorstep who suddenly appeared and wanted to take her away, facing the disdain and disgust of her already not-so-loving family she didn't know what to do other than crying.
While 'cousin' who was standing by his side was also at loss. It seemed he also hadn't expected that he would be caught and so many Gu family members would be in his cousin's isolated courtyard in the middle of the night where even other servants in the Residence won't care to take a look even in day.
He looked like he had just discovered something shocking and also expected, it seemed his well hidden identity all these years was not so hidden after all and he was constantly watched all these years.
He had thought he would creat a fake identity for himself, make a name in army, climb ranks one by one and one day he'll make comeback and take revenge for his father and grandfather's unjust death. But it seemed it was just an illusion created for him to see and dream while the mastermind was well hidden and was controlling every string of this play very leisurely.
After they were caught, Gu Yanyan was locked up in her room while her cousin was beaten to death for entering a young lady's room in the middle of the night.
A fifth rank general was beaten to death in an court official's home, everyone could guess from where those guards would have come.
New. Marquis. Ningxi.
"Emperor had already sent decree for him to return to the capital city and receive his rewards in person. But it seems there are still some matters of battle for young master to tend to, once the war is concluded, young master will return to the capital city." Yang Jingli replied.
"Hmm. You may go now." Gu Yanyan waved her hand after getting her answers.
"Yes miss." Yang Jingli once again bowed to Gu Yanyan and left the room.
After Yang Jingli left, Gu Yanyan turned to the second maid who came with Yang Xumei, Yang Qingli.
Yang Qingli was not related to Yang Xumei by blood but was picked by her when they first went to the manor.
At manor, the butler at the manor brought six little girls for Gu Yanyan to chose her maids from them.
Since Yang Xumei was used to do such things for Gu Yanyan, Gu Yanyan gladly let Yang Xumei chose her little maids this time too.
Out of six little girls, Yang Xumei chose only two little maids at that time and trained them to become a proper maid for Gu Yanyan.
In ancient times, when one bought a slave for themselves, they usual give their slaves a new name so usually when daughters borned in lower class and poor families, they didn't even bother to give their daughters a new name knowing that they would be sold one day and will be given a new name anyway.
Same went for the little girls picked by Yang Xumei.
After knowing the situation, Yang Xumei didn't showed any expression and just give them her surname and a new name which was easy to catch and easy to remember.
Yang Qingli and Yang Mingli.
When Gu Yanyan first heard their names, she was speechless and stared at Yang Xumei for a long while.
After being stared by Gu Yanyan for so long, Yang Xumei touched her nose in embarrassment and awkwardly explained the reason behind their names; it was because she thought their names matched with Yang Jingli which would make them feel closer.
Hearing such explanation from Yang Xumei and seeing her face without any guilt, Gu Yanyan suddenly felt sorry for her new little maids but since Yang Xumei had already decide on the name she didn't find it appropriate to change it again.
No.
She would never admit that she was too lazy to change her little maids name.
Yes, she just wanted to give face to her assistant aka head maid.
"When you came here?" When Gu Yanyan came to Gu Residence, she didn't brought her all main servants and just brought those who looked ordinary and was used to do manual work as to not let the people from the Residence have any suspicion about her and to let them think that she was just a spoiled brat who was used to order her servants around to feel superior.
Seeing Yang Qingli in front of her, she knew that there was something that needed to be informed in person.
"Just last night before curfew started, she had travelled so long and looked really tired so I asked her to take a warm bath and rest first before seeing you in morning." Yang Xumei replied on Gu Yanyan's question.
"Hmm. Good." Gu Yanyan nodded at Yang Xumei and praised her for being thoughtful before turning to Yang Qingli.
She raised her eye brow and asked, "So, what brought you here? When I asked you to come attend chinese new year with us, you said you were very busy and would only return in summers then how come you are already her only after two weeks of chinese new year?" Gu Yanyan teased Yang Qingli but Yang Qingli didn't return her teasing with her usual shyness and embarrassment instead she looked at Gu Yanyan straight in her eyes.
Seeing her like this, Gu Yanyan frowned and she also become serious with her back straight.
"What happened?" Gu Yanyan asked in her deep and serious voice.
"Black peony is back." Facing Gu Yanyan's such seriousness, Yang Qingli said only one sentence which made Gu Yanyan's frown to deepen.
"Finally they are back." Gu Yanyan snorted.
"I thought they had changed their jobs or become monks after not seeing them for three years but how come a devil can become a god?" Gu Yanyan sneered. Disgust and disdain could be heard in her tone and be seen from her face.