Chapter 38: Jade Girl

  The kettle exploded and scared me, thank you for the reward of Xiangnang from Yu Hou Tingyuan, thanks for your support to Qianqian...

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  She was the first one out, followed by Gu Qingyao and Gu Qingqi, and finally Gu Qingxia.

  Gu Qingxia's temper, she understood, must have been offended by her, and didn't get any benefit from Gu Qingqi either, so she vented her anger on the little maid behind her. Such an obvious thing, Qingjin didn't believe that Gu Qingyao couldn't see it, she moved her gaze to Gu Qingyao's body, looking at Gu Qingyao staring at Gu Qingxia's back, with a pure and sincere face, completely unaware of the situation, only with a puzzled and kind gaze at the little maid...

  Qing Jin's mouth curved slightly as she stood quietly to the side, watching Gu Qingyao with a gentle expression, while Gu Qingxia looked embarrassed. The maid behind Gu Qingxia gazed at Gu Qingyao with grateful eyes, seemingly touched by Gu Qingyao's concern. The surrounding servants also cast friendly glances at Gu Qingyao. Until this scene came to an end, Qing Jin spoke up lightly, "Let's go!"

  "Wait, wait for me too!" A bright and clear voice of a young boy came from inside the mansion, and everyone's footsteps paused.

  "Seventh brother, are you going out with your sisters too?" Qingyao asked the boy who ran out in a gentle and affectionate tone.

  Gu Ningxuan saw Gu Qingyao smiling sweetly at him, then looked up to see Gu Qingjin frowning at him. He hummed softly and gave Gu Qingyao a sweet smile in return, "Yes, Fourth Sister, how about I walk with you?"

  Qing Yao looked at Gu Ning Xuan who was smiling sweetly at her and replied as if she had been bathed in the warmth of spring: "Of course, Seventh Brother is so adorable, Fourth Sister really likes Seventh Brother, so Seventh Brother should stay with Fourth Sister!"

  Upon hearing Qing Yao's words, Gu Ning Xuan nodded while giving Gu Qing Yu a stern glare.

  Qing Jin ignored Gu Ning Xuan's intimidating gaze, and instead glanced at Qing Yao who was smiling sweetly at Gu Ning Xuan, before taking the lead to move forward.

  Gu Ningxuan made a face at Qingjin's back after seeing his protest being ignored, then excitedly started talking to the fourth sister beside him. Looking at the fourth sister's smiling expression from start to finish, without any impatience towards him, Gu Ningxuan couldn't help but think, why wasn't the fourth sister his own sister? Seeing how much the fourth sister liked him, unlike Qingjin who either ignored him or bullied him, he didn't want Qingjin as his sister. A sister should be like the fourth sister, gentle and loving towards him. Thinking this way, he became even more dissatisfied with Qingjin, who was still walking ahead of him, not even able to do half of what the fourth sister did for him, yet she was his own sister.

  "Hmph, Gu Qingjin doesn't like him, and he doesn't acknowledge that stinky girl Gu Qingjin as his own sister. Looking at the fourth sister who is patiently facing him, having four sisters is enough for this young master."

  On the main streets of Beijing, everything was dazzling and bustling with excitement. After strolling around for a while, everyone's enthusiasm began to wane, and they gradually dispersed in twos and threes.

  Only Gu Ningxuan, still full of energy, would run to this stall for a look, and then be attracted by the things on that stall. Full of vitality, without knowing fatigue, just like a certain monkey who had just been released from Wuzhi Mountain, with four sisters following behind him, caring about him extremely, constantly reminding him to be careful of pedestrians, careful not to be knocked down, completely a good sister worried about her younger brother.

  Qingjin and Yuanyang stood not far behind them, seeing Gu Qingyao's tense appearance towards Gu Ningxuan, Yuanyang couldn't help but speak up, "Fourth Miss is really responsible, people who don't know would think that Young Master is Fourth Miss's own younger brother!"

  Qing Jin heard Yuanyang's words, and smiled slightly, saying in a soft voice: "Gu Ningxuan that kid is so capable of stirring up trouble, it's just as well there's someone who voluntarily takes the initiative to help us keep an eye on him, isn't it?"

  "You also saw, Fourth Miss's attitude towards Young Master is so caring, I'm afraid that if it continues like this, Young Master will become even closer to Fourth Miss than to you, his own sister. You know, Young Master will inherit our Hou Mansion in the future, if Fourth Miss becomes more important to him than you, what can be done about it..."

  Upon hearing Yuanyang's words, Qingjin turned sideways and opened her mouth with a lack of enthusiasm: "I didn't expect that we Yuanyang had thought so far ahead, then you tell me, what should I do?"

  Yuanyang gazed at Gu Qingyao who was following behind Gu Ningxuan in the distance without a word.

  Qing Jin followed the swan's gaze and swept a glance at the two people in the distance, "Is Swan thinking of letting me learn from Gu Qing Yao, to show concern for Gu Ning Xuan?"

  The mandarin ducks hung their heads in silence, but they tacitly agreed with Qingjin's words.

  Qing Jin smiled and spoke again, "Can you imagine me, your daughter-in-law, following behind Gu Ning Xuan like Gu Qing Yao, being affectionate and gentle, asking about his well-being?"

  Yuan heard Qingjin's words, bowed her head and thought for a moment, then looked in the direction of Gu Qingyao and Gu Ningxuan, half a beat later she lowered her head, okay, such a scene really can't be imagined.

  Seeing the Mandarin ducks, Qingjin seemed to be saying to the Mandarin ducks as well as to herself, "Some things are yours and will always be yours. If they can be easily taken away by others, it means you were not meant to have them. Since you were not meant to have them, then they are not your things. Don't try to get something that is not yours, even if you do get it, there won't be a good outcome..."

  "Miss..." Yuanyang shouted in dissatisfaction after hearing Qingjin's words.

  "Don't call, don't call, I was just joking with you. Ning Xuan isn't a fool, that kid is not so easily pleased, or he wouldn't be called Gu Ningxuan..." But most importantly, are the people of Gu Qingyu really that good to remember?

  Yuan listened to Qingjin's words and wanted to say something, but Qingjin had already spoken up: "You help me keep an eye on Ningxuan and Gu Qingyao, I'll go sit in the Flowing Cloud Pavilion for a while."

  The mandarin duck looked at Qingjin's unyielding gaze and reluctantly nodded.

  Seeing the Mandarin duck nod its head, Qingjin left her original place and went to the back door of Liuyun Pavilion, entering a room specially opened for her.

  Inside the Flowing Cloud Pavilion, the landlady was busy at the counter when a little maid suddenly ran to her ear and whispered two sentences. The landlady put down what she was doing, called over an apprentice, walked up the stairs, and came to a tastefully decorated room on the second floor that was not for receiving guests.

  Seeing Gu Qingjin sitting in the first place, she slightly bowed her head, "Yu Niang has seen the young master, is the young master here to give Yu Niang the design drawings for new clothes?"

  Qingjin put down the teacup in her hand and smiled slightly, "Can't I just come alone to take a look?"

  Upon hearing Qingjin's words, Yuniang lifted her head and saw that Qingjin was wearing the new, fire engine red dress she had specifically sent over two days ago. After carefully examining it, her eyes sparkling with brightness, she said: "Yuniang's taste is indeed correct, only our young master can bring out such style in this bold color. Would you like to go downstairs and take a look at the clothes' design?"