Thirty-one hearts reside

  Finally! Just now Gu Man was still puzzled, why did the old lady in this life seem to have changed her mind and not stuffed such a troublesome person into her own room.

  No, in her past life, Lu Yuran indeed didn't make things difficult for herself on the surface, nor did she do anything that would greatly wrong herself. However, Gu Man saw it clearly from start to finish - all along, Lu Yuran had been trying every means possible to get herself together with her older brother, Lu Hanxuan.

  This is not just Lu Yuran's own idea, but also has the effect of Old Lady Gu.

  The Second House will likely inherit the title in the future. Although Gu Boqi is incompetent, he is after all the eldest son and has not committed any major mistakes. In today's world, it's not about achieving merit, but rather avoiding fault, so the old marquis has never entertained other thoughts. As for Gu Man and Gu Zhao, they will be the marquis' own daughters in the future.

  Gu Zhao is older than Lu Hanxuan, and the age difference is not suitable. However, Gu Man is just a year or two younger than Lu Hanxuan, making her a suitable match for him. This would bring many conveniences to Lu Hanxuan in both the Hou Mansion and the capital - after all, Gu Man is the legitimate granddaughter of Duke Wang, and she has always been doted on by the Wang family.

  The old lady's intention in hitting Gu Yun was roughly this.

  No wonder Luyu Ran always took her brother to Mingyuelou from time to time, ostensibly to visit his sister, but actually what's the intention of the drunkard not in the wine? As the owner of Mingyuelou and also as a cousin, how could she not see the guest?

  She stood silently for a while, ignoring the old lady's gaze that lingered on her, refusing to utter a word. Some shame can be etched in one's heart forever; she still remembered Qiu Cangwu's contemptuous expression when he mentioned her and Lu Hanxuan, as well as the countless rumors circulating in Shengjing.

  But she didn't want it to be like this anymore.

  Everyone can see that Old Lady Gu wants to arrange for Lu Yuran to move into Mingyuelou, but Gu Man is as stubborn as a cow and doesn't understand the situation at all. He's been stared at for so long and still doesn't know how to take the initiative to say something. It's just adding one more person, and it's still Old Lady Gu's own granddaughter, such a good thing has fallen into his lap and he still doesn't want it? Is Gu Man out of his mind?

  Although Wang was not to the liking of the old lady, at this moment she unexpectedly understood the old lady's meaning with good fortune. She knew that the old lady had always disliked Gu Man, and now seeing the old lady having the intention of placing Lu Yurou in Mingyuelou, she quickly made eye contact with Gu Man, indicating that she should agree to it.

  In her opinion, this is indeed a good thing that is hard to find even with a lantern - being used to being thin and mean, one would think that a slightly kinder gaze is extremely rare.

  Gu Man did not respond, her eyes fixed on the ground, only to see Wang's sudden response: "Ah Man's Mingyue Building is indeed spacious, and the yard is extremely clean, but I don't know if Miss Biao can adapt to living there?"

  "Mother!" Without waiting for anyone's reaction, Gu Man suddenly shouted out in a sharp voice, staring straight at Gu Yun: "My house doesn't have silk bedding or bright pearls to light the way. Moreover, the servants serving me are stupid and loyal only to one master, I'm afraid they can't serve my sister well!"

  What a resolute attitude! Mrs. Gu and Gu Yun were stunned, they thought Gu Man would agree without hesitation, grateful and respectful, this was the perfect opportunity to prove the status of the second house, but Gu Man's behavior clearly showed that he was resistant from the heart, after being shocked, the old lady and Gu Yun's faces all sank, even Lu Yuran was embarrassed, with a pool of tears wanting to fall but not daring to fall.

  Wang didn't think that one sentence would stir up a hornet's nest, and for a moment he was at a loss, looking at Gu Man and saying: "A Man! How can you be so rude?"

  She could have a thousand ways to resolve the issue without hurting anyone, but she just didn't want to use them. Are there not enough eyes watching her in this mansion? Once Lu Yuran moves in, Mingyuelou will definitely need to add more people, or even replace a large number of them. She had only just managed to get rid of those few people and bring in new ones, and didn't want to give herself these troubles again.

  Lu Yuran is not a thrifty person!

  The determination not to let Lu Yuran stay had been made clear, and neither the usually proud Gu Yun mother and daughter nor the self-awarely embarrassed Gu Lao Tai Tai could allow Lu Yuran to condescend to Ming Yue Lou again. Gu Man bowed his head in embarrassment towards Gu Lao Tai Tai: "Old lady, auntie, please forgive me, it's not that I don't want my cousin to stay, but because I've recently taken in a new person and the rules haven't been fully learned yet. If I accidentally offend my cousin, wouldn't that be offending a noble? And I also have a nightmare disorder, waking up two or three times a night, so I'm really afraid of startling my cousin."

  No matter whether this is sincere or perfunctory, it's at least not too out of line, and it's also given the mother and daughter Gu some face back. Old Lady Gu coldly snorted, looking at the twins: "Your courtyard is big, why don't you let Ran temporarily squeeze in with you two, how about that?"

  The twins exchanged a glance, then quickly went up to the old lady and took her arm, one on each side, smiling and saying: "We've been seeking this for a long time, we've heard that sister's embroidery is exceptional, now we can finally learn from you."

  Everyone in the room let out a slight sigh of relief as they watched Mrs. Fan give the elderly lady a pair of golden and silver bangles with auspicious phrases, each one engraved with a different character, and couldn't help but feel a twinge of regret, perhaps this was indeed an opportunity to win over the old lady's favor.

  Gu Man didn't care about their thoughts, she was satisfied and took Pei Yin out of De An Ju, preparing to go to her own Ming Yue Lou. Just as she stepped forward, a pair of white boots with black soles appeared in front of her. She retreated two steps back, lifted her head, and found it was a handsome young man.

  The young man's eyebrows and eyes were clear, just at the age of twelve or thirteen. His face didn't have any of the impetuousness of youth, instead replaced by a likable stability. At this moment, his thick eyebrows were furrowed together, his thin lips slightly pursed in discontent, looking at Gu Man with an unyielding gaze.

  Gu Man unconsciously took a few steps back, and asked in a low voice: "So the gathering at your father's place has also dispersed. Are you going to the Rong residence now? If you can't find the way, I can have someone escort you there."

  Her attitude was polite but distant, she remembered that Lu Hanxuan was a very stubborn and biased person, and this kind of person was what she feared the most. In her eyes, such people were like time bombs waiting to go off at any moment.

  The reason why Lu Hanxuan liked her in the previous life was that there was a small dimple between her eyebrows, and he said it was the appearance of Baifu Zihui, which he liked.

  The last time I saw him was when I was eleven years old, he was sixteen years old at that time. This time he is only twelve years old, and I am even younger, only eight years old. Lu Hanxuan doesn't know what kind of reason to find?

  "What's with this small dent on your forehead?" Lu Hanxuan smiled and leaned in close to her, reaching out his hand to touch the spot between her eyebrows.