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Gu Bitong nodded in agreement. Seeing her mother's worried look, she couldn't help but laugh, "Mom, don't worry, that Prince Rui isn't often in the capital, and he never attends banquets of noble families. Otherwise, after so many years, our daughter has never met him."

Mrs. Yao thought that what her daughter said was right. Prince Rui had always been a loner, always appearing and disappearing, and he never had anything to do with these girls. Thus, she heaved a sigh of relief.

Then, she thought of something and said to her, "Oh right, your Third Uncle and Prince Rui are very close. You should also avoid coming to the Spring Pavilion to look for trouble. Sooner or later, our family will be implicated to death by that calamity."

She grinded her teeth and cursed for a while, but she didn't notice that when her daughter heard the two words "Third Uncle", her eyes flashed.

Even though Mrs. Yao and her daughter were speaking, the Green Bamboo Garden was completely quiet.

It was a scorching summer day and the temperature was so hot that people almost couldn't breathe. The wutong tree outside the courtyard was making noise non-stop. The willow tree brought a little girl with it and was holding a long stick to stick the cicada.

Gu Jinzhu was taking a nap. Although she was already wearing the thinnest dress, she was still sweating profusely.

Gu Jinzhu rolled over and said, "You should go take a rest as well. I've caught on to the heat."

Yun Xiang laughed, "This servant is fine." She took the handkerchief and wiped Gu Jinzhu's sweat, and seeing that her hair was so hot that it was wet with sweat and stuck to her neck, her fair cheeks flushed red, she couldn't help but say with a pained heart, "Madame hasn't distributed any ice at all. How can one live on such a hot day?"

Every summer, there would be a fixed ice basin in every courtyard of the Gu Mansion. It could be considered a daily consumption rate, but Mrs. Yao pretended to have forgotten it and didn't ask anyone to send it over to her.

Gu Jinzhu smiled faintly and said, "Bear with it. Luckily, this house is still by the lake, so it's cooler at night."

"But there are also more mosquitoes. The incense is almost used up as well. If we don't send any more silver, I don't know what to do next month," Yun Xiang whispered.

Gu Jinzhu thought for a moment, then ordered her to bring up the small wooden case with the lock on it.

The black carved flower was about a foot long, and contained all of her belongings. It was divided into three layers, the top layer being a few pieces of scattered silver. She counted them, and it was only about 20 taels.

The second level was given to her by her grandmother when she was still alive. If it was converted into silver taels, it would probably be no more than a hundred taels.

When the third level was opened, even the man couldn't help but take in a light breath.

"These are all jewelry, all of them extremely exquisite. Bright phoenix head gold hairpin, jade bracelets, white round pearl thumb size East Pearl."

Gu Jinzhu casually picked up a pair of small gold bracelets. They were obviously worn by girls and had an exquisite design. On the surface of the bracelets, there were carvings of the auspicious words.

Her eyes were filled with reluctance. This was jewelry that her grandmother had bought for her since she was young. Every single one of them was worth a lot of money. If she went out to buy them, it would be worth quite a bit of money.

However, every piece of jewelry here was carefully chosen by her grandmother. Although some of them were already worn out, she definitely wouldn't be willing to take them out. Every piece of jewelry was just a thought.

She would not touch what her grandmother had left for her unless she had to.

She thought for a moment, then took out a few taels of silver, closed the box, and said to Yun Xiang, "Take this with you to buy some incense and some ointment for your and Su Ju's burns. We'll talk about the rest of it later."

Yun Xiang waved her hand. "This servant's wounds are already fine. I still have some of Su Ju's scalding medicine left. I'll go buy some incense first, otherwise, the mosquito-infested Miss won't be able to sleep well at night."

She put the silver away. As they were talking, the curtain lifted and Su Ju came in with a blue and white porcelain bowl.

"Miss, I made some green bean soup in the kitchen and added some sugar. You can't get out of the heat if you drink more." Su Ju brought the bowl over.

Gu Jinzhu looked at her with a frown. "Didn't I tell you to lie down?" Is the wound still painful? Why did it start moving again? "

"As long as I'm careful not to dilly-dally, it won't hurt at all." Although she had just changed her name, she wasn't unhappy at all. She still had a lively and playful look on her face.

Gu Jinzhu finished the green bean soup. Since it was too hot to sleep, she sat up and went to the window to practice her calligraphy.

After writing a few sentences, he heard the magpie report that Second Lady had arrived.

Gu Jinzhu froze for a moment, but before she could get up, Gu Bitong had already lifted the curtain and walked in. She smiled and said, "Sister, I hope I didn't disturb your afternoon nap, did I?"

She was wearing a light red dress and had a curvy figure. The hairpin on her head was dazzling, making her face look extremely gorgeous.

Gu Jinzhu stood up and smiled. "Of course. I won't have enough time to be happy for my younger sister."

Gu Bitong walked in and looked around. A look of surprise flashed across her eyes.

Hadn't my mother arranged the simplest house for her? However, the one she saw, although it wasn't as luxurious or luxurious as her Fragrance Pavilion, the items on display were all exquisite and elegant, causing the room to look elegant and grand.

When he saw Gu Jinzhu's clothes, his gaze flickered.

As Gu Jinzhu had just gotten up from her afternoon nap, she did not have any makeup on. Her long hair, which was as black as flowing clouds, was naturally scattered behind her head and tied loosely with a piece of string.

She was wearing only a moon-white blouse and a pair of cherry pink silk pants. Her sleeves were slightly rolled up, revealing her soft white skin.

Even though she couldn't put on any makeup, she showed Gu Jinzhu's clear and beautiful eyes, white and delicate skin, so tender that not even a single pore could be seen.

Jealousy flashed past Gu Bitong's eyes. No wonder her father valued her so much. Just this appearance alone was enough to draw the attention of others.

"Big sister, I came here specifically to apologize to you for this morning's incident, but it's just a name that I didn't care about. It was only because Grandmother said she had violated a taboo that she made Caiyi come over to say it."

Gu Jinzhu smiled faintly, "It's alright. It was because I didn't know my sister's name that I made my little sister shy. Sister, please don't hold a grudge."

"How could that be?"

She was holding a tray in her hand, and Gu Bitong smiled as she said, "This is some rouge and cosmetic powder given by Imperial Concubine Shu. It's made in the palace and is much better than the ones made outside. I can't finish it all by myself, so I'll give it to big sister as an apology."

She hurriedly refused, "The things that Imperial Concubine Shu gave me are extremely precious. Sister, you should keep them for your own use. I don't use them often, so I won't be able to use them anyway."

Before she could finish, Gu Bitong said coquettishly, "Big sister, could it be that you want to have an affair with me? You haven't come back in all these years, and I've missed you so much. Look at this, it's fresh rose juice made from rice milk. It's the softest and most harmless to the skin, so it's good to smell it, and it's good to taste it as well. "