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The horse carriage entered from the side door and arrived in front of a falling flower gate.

Yun Xiang and Biwan got off the car first before turning around to support Gu Jinzhu.

After they passed through the drooping flower door, they came to the Gu Mansion 'backyard. Gu Jinzhu's view of her house was already hazy, she could only see vines growing on the sides of the door, and all kinds of flowers were falling down, making her look very beautiful. On both sides of the door stood attendant who had just left his hair, who was neatly dressed in his clothes.

People came and went, but they were all curiously staring at her. There were even a few bold girls who kept patting Gu Jinzhu's head.

Although she didn't show any contempt, Biwan was already angered. How could a true family of strict rules allow its servants to be so presumptuous? They dared to directly look their master in the eye, and could not help but glare angrily back.

At the door, a woman with a group of maidservants was waiting for them. When they saw them rushing over, they smiled and greeted them, "Yo, this is the lady, right? "The old servant's eyes were blurry and he almost couldn't recognize her. She really is a goddess …"

That woman was in her 50s to 60s. She had a round face with sharp eyes and eyebrows. Before she opened her mouth, she was already smiling and looking at the peaceful atmosphere. Gu Jinzhu had already remembered when she left the Zhou Mansion. She recognized her stepmother, Mrs. Yao's wet nurse. She was Mrs. Yao's most caring person, and the most dignified person in the mansion.

Lili made a gesture of respect, but Gu Jinzhu quickly stopped her with a smile. "I don't dare to treat you as nanny. After so many years, nanny is still as energetic as ever."

"It's all thanks to young lady." Mrs. Ping smiled as she got up. "Young lady, please go in quickly. Madam has been waiting for you all day and has been looking forward to your return. Madam has been talking about this day and night …"

Everyone walked inside with Gu Jinzhu in their arms. Once they entered the Flowerflower Door, they would enter a hall with a hand holding veranda on both sides.

He walked through the hall and down the stairs. He turned a corner and saw Mrs. Yao's yard.

There were three main rooms facing south and north. There were one ear room on each side and three side rooms on both sides of the main house on both sides. Both of them had red walls and were decorated with green tiles.

At this moment, it was the evening. The yard was covered by strange flowers and trees. A breeze blew by and the fragrance of flowers wafted in the air. There were about a dozen little girls at the door of the room and under the porch. They were all wearing beautiful dresses and looked pretty. The bamboo curtain on the door had already been removed, leaving only the pearl curtain. Within the bead curtain, faint sounds of laughter could be heard.

The little girl lifted up the curtain and stopped talking and turned her gaze towards the door.

Gu Jinzhu raised her head to look at the luxurious decorations in the room. There were many complicated carvings on the wooden furniture, and the woman sitting on the warm bed in the middle was dressed in a lotus dress, with a golden phoenix head on her head. She had a round face, looking rich and elegant.

A few women and two girls were sitting next to Mrs. Yao. Gu Jinzhu took a few hurried steps forward and greeted them, "Mother."

Even if she didn't want to, Mrs. Yao still carried the title of her mother and had to show her respect no matter what.

After Gu Jinzhu knelt down and kowtowed, Mrs. Yao then stretched out her hand, asking Gu Jinzhu to stand up. She pulled Gu Jinzhu close to her and carefully sized her up. "Finally, you're back. Have you been involved in this all along?"

Gu Jinzhu half-lowered her head and said, "I'm fine. Thank you, mother, for your concern."

Mrs. Yao's gaze swept across her body and landed on her face. Her gaze darkened a little, but she immediately said with a sigh, "I can remember that you were only this tall when you left home that year, and it must have been hard on you all these years. Your father and I have always been worried about you, but the path is not easy to walk on, and it's not good for us to communicate.

As Mrs. Yao spoke, she wiped her eyes with a handkerchief. The woman beside her immediately smiled crisply. "Eldest sister-in-law, you should be happy that Zhu is back. You've really made Zhu uncomfortable."

Mrs. Yao's hand that was holding the handkerchief stiffened, then she revealed a smile on her face. "Sister-in-law is right. Look at how happy I am. Zhu, quickly come and see you and the other girls."

Mrs. Yao introduced the people beside her one by one. The one who spoke was the wife of Gu Jinzhu's second uncle Gu Duanhai, Mrs. Lee. She was dressed in a blue brocade concubine and a blue horse mask dress.

Gu Jinzhu came forward to pay her respects, but before she could bend over, Mrs. Lee pulled her over and said affectionately, "That year when we left, she was just a little girl, and in the blink of an eye she's already so old. Look at her appearance, she's even better than Bitong. Sister-in-law, what do you say?"

Mrs. Yao's gaze flickered as she laughed. With a trace of love on her face, she smiled and said, "That's right. Tong still looks like a child. How could she compare to her elder sister …"

Before she finished speaking, Mrs. Lee said, "People say that our Gu State Duke's Mansion has a national beauty peony, and that's because they've never seen Zhu before. According to me, Zhu's appearance is truly worthy of a national beauty …"

Smiling, Mrs. Lee took off a golden silk lotus flower pattern bracelet from her arm and placed it on Gu Jinzhu's wrist. "Zhu, Second Aunt doesn't have anything good for you, so let's use this bracelet as a present for you. It's not something good, so don't mind it."

Gu Jinzhu looked at the bright yellow gold bracelet on her wrist and was speechless.

She had already noticed that Mrs. Lee and Mrs. Yao were at loggerheads, and two of her sentences were aimed at Mrs. Yao. The moment they met, she even took out such a heavy gold bracelet, clearly showing that she wanted to suppress Mrs. Yao.

As expected, Mrs. Yao's expression turned ugly. As a direct mother, she was the first to be snatched away by the second branch.

He almost couldn't maintain the love he had put on as he forced a smile and said, "She, Second Aunt, Zhu's little family, is not to be trifled with. Moreover, her young daughter is quite old in wearing this gold. I just prepared a pair of good white jade bracelets for her, so you should keep this for yourself."

As she said this, she waved her hand and called for the little girl to bring over a jewelry box. Inside was a pair of clear white jade bracelets. Mrs. Yao personally helped Gu Jinzhu to put them on and indicated for her to give the gold bracelet back to Mrs. Lee.

Mrs. Lee covered her mouth and laughed, "Since you've already given it away, how can it be taken back? It's also good to leave this bracelet to Zhu."

Mrs. Yao had no choice but to let Gu Jinzhu keep it.

Beside Mrs. Lee was a woman wearing a turmeric jacket. Her face was a goose egg-shaped, and her figure was plump. Although she was not as dignified as Mrs. Yao, she still had the charm of a mature woman. Without waiting for Gu Jinzhu to speak, she smiled and went up to pay her respects, "My humble concubine Mrs. Jiang greets First Miss."

However, it turned out to be Gu Qingyuan's concubine. Her status couldn't compare to Gu Jinzhu's, so she naturally came up to pay her respects.

Mrs. Yao and Mrs. Lee both gave them gifts, and it wasn't good for her to be empty-handed. She took out an embroidered lotus flower silver hairpin from her head and said, "I don't have anything good to give to Eldest Miss. Eldest Miss should keep this hairpin to reward people."

Gu Jinzhu ordered Yun Xiang to put the items away before thanking everyone one by one.