Empress has purpose

Chapter 40 Returning to the Palace
The sixth day of May.

Gu Yunxi formally bid farewell to her grandmother Mrs. Zeng and the two aunts, stepped into the carriage, and returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Feeling unavoidably melancholy, getting out of the carriage, Mrs. Gu had already sent someone to wait in front of the gate. Seeing that Gu Yunxi got out of the carriage with the support of Lu Wu, she hurried over and called eagerly: "Third Miss, you are back. The old lady misses you very much."

Gu Yunxi smiled lightly: "I'm sorry to trouble Madam Su, I miss my grandmother too, how is her health recently?"

Su Momo smiled and said: "The old lady is in good health. I didn't hear that you came back today, so I asked the old servant to come to welcome you early."

Xu Wen was also standing respectfully at the side, Gu Yunxi said to Xu Wen who was following: "You watch and ask the boy to send all the things back first, and I will go to grandma's side."

Aunt Su watched quietly and nodded in satisfaction.

Gu Yunxi winked at Luwu, and Luwu quickly carried a small red sandalwood brocade box from the carriage, and walked to Gu Yunxi's side.

Several people crowded into the gate of the mansion and walked in. To the old lady's courtyard, they had to pass through the garden of the mansion first.

At this time, it has been more than a month since I left the mansion, and my stepmother Meng's illness has improved not long ago, and now I can go for a walk in the garden accompanied by Gu Yunwan.

So the two met by coincidence.

Gu Yunxi raised her eyebrows, then smiled and greeted her, Fushen said: "I have seen mother, is mother in good health?"

The accompanying maids and mothers-in-law also saluted one after another.

Gu Yunwan bit her lips, smiled and blessed her body and said, "Third Sister."

Gu Yunxi nodded slightly, then looked at Meng Shi.

Seeing Gu Yunxi at this time, Meng felt very disgusted, and had to show a motherly attitude in front of outsiders, and said slowly: "Yunxi is back, I am fine, and I am much better."

Today she specially wore a narrow jacket of gold hundred butterflies and scarlet satin with flowers, and she looked much better indeed.

Gu Yunxi looked at Gu Yunwan who was following Meng Shi, smiled and said: "I am relieved that my mother is in good health. I ran into my fourth sister on the street a few days ago and heard her say that my mother's condition did not improve. I was worried. Very much."

But don't say anything else.

Mrs. Meng glanced at Gu Yunxi and said, "Please worry about it."

Gu Yunxi continued: "Mother has something else to do, so Yunxi won't disturb her, so I'll go to my grandmother to pay her respects."

Mrs. Meng nodded. She wanted to wave her hand and let Gu Yunxi go. At this time, she had long since lost interest in taking a walk. She just wanted to go back to her room and didn't want to see Gu Yunxi again.

However, Gu Yunwan's hand holding her arm moved quietly, Meng turned her head suspiciously, and heard Gu Yunwan say: "Mother, it's time for us to visit grandma."

Meng Shi was taken aback for a moment, then nodded and looked at Gu Yunxi.

Gu Yunxi said quickly: "So please go ahead, mother."

Su Momo, who was following beside her, frowned quietly, but said nothing, and the group headed towards Ci'an Hall.

After entering the gate of Ci'an Hall, the servant girl greeted her on one side, while on the other side someone had already entered the inner room to report to Mrs. Gu.

Hearing that Mrs. Meng also came, Mrs. Gu was taken aback for a moment, then frowned deeply.

In the past month, she has become more and more dissatisfied with Mrs. Meng, not to mention that the incident in Mrs. Meng's courtyard a month ago had already been spread to her ears. I'm afraid I won't get mad at myself for the disease.

In fact, if it is said that Meng Shi fell ill, she would not be afraid to make people feel sick. It was because of her poor health caused by her excessive anger, so she would not be contagious like a cold or the like.

But the old lady was already disliked by this daughter-in-law, so she couldn't help being picky in her heart.

But she can't just let her in, after all, she is the mistress of the mansion, and she can't lose face in front of so many people, so Mrs. Gu reluctantly ordered someone to let them in.

In this way, after the servant girl lifted the curtain and a few people entered the inner room, they saw Mrs. Gu's embarrassing old man sitting on the kang.

The fifth girl, Gu Qingrui, sat quietly at the side, and saluted respectfully when she saw a few people walking in.

Both Meng Shi and Gu Yunwan were startled, didn't they say that the old lady was very happy to hear that Gu Yunxi was back, why did she have such an expression now?

Could it be that Gu Yunxi did something to make grandma unhappy?Gu Yunwan thought silently in her heart, did it mean that she and her mother had another chance?
Meng Shi also thought in her heart that if the old lady was dissatisfied with Gu Yunxi, then she would have a chance to take back the power of the family.

The two of them didn't realize at all that the reason why Mrs. Gu's face was so ugly was because of Mrs. Meng.

Meng shi smiled and said, "Daughter-in-law pays her respects to mother. She hasn't been feeling well recently, so she hasn't come to see mother."

Mrs. Gu gave a soft "hmm", then called out calmly, and Mrs. Meng went to sit beside the servant girl.

Gu Yunwan also smiled and blessed her body: "Yunwan pays respects to grandma."

Gu Yunxi was actually pushed to the back, and Mrs. Gu was even more displeased when she saw it.

Gu Yunxi walked a few steps forward with a sneer in her heart, and said in a soft voice, "Yunxi greets grandma."

Old Madam Gu said with a smile on her face: "Girl Xi is back, you've been living outside for a month, but grandma thinks so hard."

But Gu Yunwan, who was still squatting down and saluting no matter what, Mrs. Gu thought, your mother and I are not easy to get angry, but as for you and I, it is easy to punish.

The expression on Gu Yunwan's face changed a little.

Seeing the old lady neglecting her daughter in this way, Mrs. Meng became a little anxious, and said, "Mother, Yun Wan is still saluting."

When she said it was all right, Mrs. Gu's anger grew a bit more, and she said coldly: "Hmph! Let her stand for a while, so as not to forget the etiquette in this mansion."

Meng's heart was startled, Gu Yunwan was even more regretful, she was already smart, and she understood when she heard Mrs. Gu's words, she was implying that she had taken the lead in front of her sister-in-law.

It was too late to repent at this time, she was also excited just now, thinking that Gu Yunxi had offended Madam Gu, so she forgot the rules, she thought her grandmother wouldn't care, but she didn't expect to punish herself for this.

Gu Yunwan bit her lips, and said in a low voice: "Grandmother, Yun Wan knew she was wrong, she just saw grandma happy for a while, and forgot the rules."

Gu Yunxi smiled and said: "Grandmother is too careful to be angry, it's nothing to do with the family, the fourth sister is also out of filial piety."

Gu Qingrui glanced at Gu Yunxi, then smiled and said: "What the third sister said is true, and the fourth sister must not have done it on purpose. Grandma's health is the most important thing, so don't get angry over these trivial things."

Only then did Mrs. Gu calm down, snorted and said, "Get up, today is your third sister and fifth sister who are begging for mercy. You must not forget the rules by acting like this in the future."

Gu Yunwan hurriedly nodded in agreement.

(End of this chapter)