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Warm water flowed through her body, and all the pores on her body seemed to open up. Her limbs and bones felt indescribably comfortable. She sighed lightly and leaned her head against the side of the bucket.

As she massaged her scalp, she whispered, "Just now, Biwan heard from the little girl guarding the door that Third Lady had caused a huge ruckus in the courtyard. When she saw the jade pendant that Miss had given to Fourth Lady, she almost broke it on the spot. Luckily, Fourth Lady tried her best to protect her, but was scratched quite a few times."

"Is there such a thing?" Gu Jinzhu was slightly surprised. However, when she thought of Gu Bijin's arrogant and domineering appearance, she was indeed able to do it.

Yun Xiang said angrily, "This Third Lady is really too uncultured. She dares to speak to you like that in front of everyone, but the madame doesn't care. Even the concubine in the mansion has developed such an appearance, yet State Duke doesn't care at all?"

"My father?" Jinzhu scoffed, her tone carrying a hint of mockery. "He can even turn a bastard girl into a concubine and sit on equal footing with the main wife. What else can't he do? There's no rule in this house."

Yun Xiang sighed softly and said, "Only Fourth Lady is pitiful. I heard that her face had been scratched in order to protect that jade pendant. She's also a Shu girl. This difference is really big."

Gu Jinzhu smiled slightly and said, "Aunt Jiang was Mrs. Yao's ex-wife. After Mrs. Yao got pregnant, she was afraid that someone might take advantage of her, so she gave Mrs. Jiang face. As a token of her gratitude, she let that girl follow the name of her new daughter, placing her in the same generation as Mrs. Jiang, in exchange for Mrs. Jiang's steadfastness."

"Really?" "It's no wonder that Aunt Jiang follows Madam's lead. Looking at her flattering attitude, it's probably because Madam said that even if x is fragrant, she still has to follow suit."

Yun Xiang had always been a calm and steady person, but now she was like Biwan and could even curse out vulgarities. It was clear that she didn't have a good impression of Aunt Jiang.

Gu Jinzhu couldn't help but laugh. Yun Xiang's face was slightly red as she washed her hair. Then, she suddenly thought of something and asked with a strange expression, "Oh right, Miss, how do you know all this?" Didn't you just return home with us yesterday? "Why do you seem to know all the big and small things here?"

Gu Jinzhu smiled and closed her eyes as she leaned against the wooden barrel. Apparently, she had no intention of answering, so Yun Xiang stopped asking.

At night, Gu Jinzhu took out a booklet from the box beside the bed. Under the dim yellow candle light, she looked at the tall and straight handwritten words. Her heart felt as if it had been pressed and felt warm.

Inside it were some Gu Mansion deeds that he had personally written, including the personalities of each person. With this booklet, it was no doubt much more convenient for her to do things, and she was also roughly able to understand the twists and turns that the Gu Mansion had made over the years.

Speaking of which, that person was really meticulous to the point that it was even more rare for him to treat her like this. She felt her heart fill with gratitude.

She hugged the book to her chest and fell asleep after a long time, but she did not know that there was a trace of a smile on her lips.

On the morning of the second day, the old granny Wang, who was in charge of cooking, reported that there were not many firewood left in the courtyard.

Gu Jinzhu did not speak for a long time, but Old Lady Wang's hair stood on end due to her gaze, and she said with a smile, "Young lady does not know this, the household's energy consumption rate is only given at the beginning of the month, in the past, when there was no one to stay at the Green Bamboo Garden, they never brought any firewood. The young lady came back in a hurry, and although the young lady called for some, it was not much.

She smiled and didn't finish her sentence, but the meaning was obvious. It implied that she had spent too much time bathing these past two days and had wasted her firewood.

"I didn't have to go to the kitchen to get some food, but there are so many people here that in order to save money, Madam has made a rule that every academy needs some money. If you exceed your limit, you should buy some for yourself."

She looked at her with a fawning expression. Her attitude was respectful, but her meaning was clear. It was impossible for her to go to the kitchen to ask for firewood. If she wanted to heat up hot water, she would have to buy it herself.

Gu Jinzhu didn't say anything.

Yun Xiang pulled on the handkerchief bitterly. Was he clearly telling the Miss that she wouldn't be able to drink hot water in the future?

If Miss were to go to the big kitchen now, it would be breaking the rules and would just happen to be giving Mrs. Yao a piece of evidence.

She couldn't figure out what to do, but she heard Gu Jinzhu say slowly, "Yunxiang, tell Magpie to go to the kitchen and ask for firewood."

"Magpie?" Yun Xiang was stunned, then she remembered that arrogant little girl from yesterday, and asked curiously, "What's the use of her going? Can the Lady give it to her? "

Gu Jinzhu sipped the tea beside her and said faintly, "Didn't she say yesterday? I can ask for anything I want. If I can't show my face, then I'll send her."

Yun Xiang immediately understood what he meant, and a look of joy appeared on her face. "I understand. This servant will immediately go instruct you." As he spoke, he turned around and left.

Old Lady Wang, who was kneeling on the ground, immediately became anxious. She couldn't speak for a long time, so she just said, "Isn't this against the rules? "Although madam has the intention of taking care of this lady, there are many masters in the house, so it would not be too good to be an exception. However, this lady will take care of you in a few more days, since it's almost the beginning of the month.

Her face twitched as she tried to curry favor with him. At this moment, there was a flash of vermilion light coming from outside the door. It seemed like she was trying to pull open the curtain to get in.

Gu Jinzhu lowered her eyes, using the lid of her bowl to brush off the froth from the green porcelain tea cup, purposely raising her voice as she said coldly, "Mother would never treat me like this. I've just returned home, how much firewood would I need?" It is all because of your lack of dedication, which is not enough! Besides, I've just returned to the residence, and I haven't received a single silver coin yet. Where would I get the money to buy it? "My mother was worried, that's why she sent me those words. If I need anything, just ask for it. The magpie is someone close to my mother, so it's a good idea for him to appear."

He didn't wait for Grandma Wang to speak before continuing, "Since that magpie said that yesterday, I'll naturally believe her. But if she can't even do this much, then what am I going to keep her for?" Don't you think so? "

Outside the door, the scarlet figure paused for a moment before quietly retreating. Old Lady Wang's expression was incomparably ugly, but she didn't dare to say anything else.

Gu Jinzhu waved her down, and Yun Xiang came in from the outside, smiling so much that her eyes curved into crescents. "Miss is too wise, that magpie didn't want to go at first, and wanted to find a reason for her presence, but hearing that sentence from the outside, he immediately went towards Jinwu House."

Jinwu House was Mrs. Yao's courtyard. In order to stay, the magpie would definitely bring something back, and if she was unable to do so, Gu Jinzhu would take the chance to send her off.

Mrs. Yao's men were all in this courtyard, causing trouble every day. If she wanted to live a peaceful life, she had to think of all sorts of ways to deal with it. Right now, she could only deal with one person at a time.