The "yard" they were talking about was Gu Qinlan's residence. Everyone in Prince Duan's mansion knew how well Gu Qinlan treated his servants.

Even the little-known maid Xiaohan had changed completely in just a short time since she entered Gu Qinlan's residence. It was obvious that the girl's life was much better than before.

Although the servants in the mansion did not say it, they all envied Xiaohan's good fortune in their hearts.

If they had known that they would have such an opportunity today, they should have seized it and tried their best to cling to the lady's connections.

It's too late to regret now.

While the two servants were discussing privately, the door suddenly opened. Lidong rushed out of the room with his face covered, and quickly closed the door.

"Sister Lidong, are you okay?"

Two servants ran up, locked the door, and asked Lidong with concern.

Lidong just covered his face, shook his head gently, lowered his head and said nothing, then left.

"Ah, Sister Lidong is so pitiful."

"Yes, the eldest girl's temperament is indeed becoming more and more strange."

"But I always feel like there's something wrong with Sister Lidong."

"What's wrong?"

"I can't really put it into words, but I just feel like there's something indescribably weird about her."

Gu Qinlan stood inside the vermilion gate, waiting patiently, as if time had stopped. Finally, she heard the servant quietly announce, "Madam, the uncle and his family are here."

She hurried out, and just as she stepped over the threshold, she caught a glimpse of Jiang Wenyuan carefully helping a woman who looked a little haggard get out of the car.

Gu Qinlan trotted forward swiftly, held the woman's other arm affectionately, and said softly, "Aunt, please be careful and walk slowly."

After Yao was on the ground, Gu Qinlan quickly bowed and saluted: "Niece Qinlan, welcome uncle and aunt."

Yao supported her anxiously and said gently, "Good girl, no need to be polite. Let me take a good look at you. Your uncle once said that you look quite similar to your mother..."

Yao held her hand, looked at it carefully, and tears flowed down her face involuntarily.

"Indeed, you and your daughter look like you were cut from the same mold."

Yao and Gu Qinlan's mother Jiang Wenshu had a deep relationship. Jiang Wenshu's mother died early, and Jiang Wenshu was still young when Yao married into the Jiang family.

As the saying goes, an elder sister-in-law is like a mother, and Yao's love for Jiang Wenshu is that of both a younger sister and a daughter. The relationship between them is extremely strong.

I remember that when Jiang Wenshu died of complications during childbirth, Yao was unable to come in person and was heartbroken and bedridden.

Gu Qinlan's eyes were red, and she held Yao's hands tightly: "Aunt, why are you so thin? You have suffered a lot during the journey."

She clearly remembered that she first met Yao in her previous life two years later, and Yao's condition was even worse than it was now.

However, that happened more than ten years ago in the previous life.

Gu Qinlan's last impression of Yao was more than a year before her death in her previous life. At that time, although Yao was old and her face was getting old, she was still plump.

But now, Yao had just recovered from an illness and had traveled long distances for many days. He looked extremely tired, which was far from his memories of his previous life.

Yao had never given birth to a daughter, and Gu Qinlan looked very similar to her mother, which gave Yao an illusion that her sister-in-law had returned to her. A flood of emotions surged in her heart, and tears fell like rain.

Xiao Han, who was standing by, reminded softly, "Madam, my uncle must be exhausted after a long journey. Let's go to the mansion to rest first and talk in detail later."

Gu Qinlan nodded repeatedly in agreement: "That's right, that's right, let's go into the mansion first and have dinner before we talk."

Everyone hurried into the mansion, and Gu Qinlan led them directly to the dining room.

As soon as I stepped into the dining room, I saw an orderly scene. Fu Yu was leading a few maids, waiting there with trays full of toiletries in their hands.

Gu Qinlan gently reproached, "Didn't I tell you to have a good rest? Why are you running around again?"

Fu Yu stuck out her tongue mischievously and replied, "I am really worried that I will be idle and others will be too busy. Please relax, young lady. I am just assigning tasks here and I promise I will not tire myself out."

Gu Qinlan knew her character very well, so he could only pretend to be angry and glared at her: "Go and have a rest, don't work so hard anymore."

Fu Yu said helplessly, "Then I will pay my respects to my uncle and his wife before leaving."

After she finished speaking, she walked up to Jiang Wenyuan and his wife, bowed respectfully, and said softly, "Your servant Fu Yu greets your uncle and his wife."

The Jiang couple hurriedly stood up to help each other.

Gu Qinlan introduced them with a smile: "This is my maid Fu Yu. She grew up with me. Although she is young, she is thoughtful and considerate, and is more thoughtful than many elders. Today, she was afraid that I would be tired, so she came out to help despite her own injuries."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone laughed, and Fu Yu pouted shyly.

But she did not insist on staying. After the maids helped the Jiang family wash their faces and hands, she led everyone to quietly leave.

Gu Qinlan personally helped Yao to sit down at the dining table, and invited other members of the Jiang family to take their seats one by one.

"Time is tight tonight, so I have only prepared these dishes. Please enjoy them for now. If there is anything that does not suit your taste, please let me know and I will make a note of it."

Yao's heart was filled with warmth. She held Gu Qinlan's hands and said, "If such delicious food still doesn't suit your taste, then wouldn't you want to eat dragon liver and phoenix marrow?"

Although I had heard my husband mention that my niece was kind, I had always had doubts in my heart because I had not seen her in person. Now, I know that what my husband said is true. This niece is not only kind, but also considerate in her dealings with others, which is hard to compare even to my own daughter.

The Jiang family was indeed exhausted and hungry. It was already late when they entered the city. Jiang Ye hurried over, and Hong Ye also arrived with people. After some persuasion, they persuaded Jiang Ye to bring his family to Prince Duan's Mansion.

At this moment, the family was already starving.

However, despite this, not even the youngest child in the family showed any disrespectful behavior.

Gu Qinlan quickly invited everyone to eat, and in order to prevent the Jiang family from feeling awkward, she specially arranged for maids to serve the dishes.

She had already had dinner, but now she accompanied everyone and ate half a bowl of rice.

After dinner, she quickly led the Jiang family to the guest room and said gently, "Aunt, you should have a good rest for the night. If there is anything, we can discuss it tomorrow."

After the Jiang family was properly settled, Gu Qinlan led everyone back to her own residence.

However, just as they reached the gate of the courtyard, someone suddenly pounced towards them.

The man knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face, and choked up as he said, "Madam, something terrible has happened. The young lady has escaped!"

Although Gu Qinlan had witnessed countless thrilling scenes in her previous life, she was still extremely surprised when she heard the news.

"Ran away?"

Li Dong knelt on the ground trembling, his teeth chattering as he said, "Yes, the eldest lady first tricked me into coming into the room, then drugged me and made me unconscious, and then secretly changed my clothes."

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