Chapter 192 - 192 Death Energy
192 Death Energy
The Gu family’s carriage quickly stopped outside the gate. After they got out of the carriage, they saw a young man in his 20s waiting there.
The young man was tall and strong. His square face was well-defined, and his facial features were handsome. Just by standing there quietly, he had the sharpness of a young man.
“Greetings, Madam.” Murong Yong took a few steps forward and cupped his fists. He cupped his hands politely at Madam Gu with a heroic smile.
Madam Gu sized up the handsome young man in front of her with a satisfied expression and said lovingly, “Good child, there’s no need to be so polite.”
Her expression and tone were affectionate.
Gu Yunzhen and Gu Yanfei alighted from the second carriage behind.
Murong Yong’s gaze naturally turned to the sisters. He first looked at his fiancée, Gu Yunzhen, and smiled at her. His teeth were neat and white, and one side of his canine tooth was sharp.
Murong Yong’s gaze then swept past Gu Yanfei, who was a step behind Gu Yunzhen. His smile froze on his lips, and he was clearly stunned.
His pupils quivered, and one of his straight eyebrows rose thoughtfully.
The “young man” he had seen in the private room of Tianyin Pavilion that day overlapped with the beautiful and refined girl in front of him.
It was her!
Murong Yong looked steadily at Gu Yanfei, who was walking beside Gu Yunzhen, and recognized that this girl was clearly the girl who had disguised herself as a man and saved Imperial Duke Wei that day.
That day, Murong Yong suspected that the young man with her was not simple. Later, he found out from Kang Wang that it was the Eldest Prince.
“Madam, forgive me for being late!” Not far away, a well-rounded woman in her 40s walked over quickly. She had straight eyebrows, slanted eyes, and a bright smile.
Her voice was slightly high-pitched and had a hint of preemptiveness.
As she spoke, her smiling gaze quietly swept across Gu Yanfei’s beautiful face. “This lady is also your granddaughter, right? Look at her fair skin and jade bones. She’s like a flower. You really know how to raise your granddaughters!”
Her last sentence was equivalent to praising Gu Yunzhen as well.
Madam Gu enjoyed it and smiled amiably. “In-law, you flatter me. This is my second granddaughter.”
So she was from the Gu family, Murong Yong thought. He stared at Gu Yanfei for a long time and greeted her as if nothing had happened. “Eldest Lady Gu, Second Lady Gu.”
Madam Murong sized Gu Yunzhen up. The more she looked at her, the more he liked her. She took her hand and praised her with a gentle and loving expression. One moment, she praised her for being gentle and beautiful, the next moment, she praised her for being obedient and sensible, and the next moment, she praised her for being filial and virtuous.
The atmosphere was harmonious.
After Madam Murong spoke for a while, Murong Yong interrupted at the right time, “Mother, it’s cold today and the wind is strong. Let’s talk inside.”
His words and actions were appropriate and elegant.
Madam Murong smiled apologetically and quickly sighed. “Oh, my bad.”
“It’s rare for Madam to come to the residence, so I should entertain her well. Sigh, Mother-in-law has been seriously ill recently. I’m really…”
“In-law, there’s no need to be so polite.” Madam Gu hurriedly interrupted her and said sincerely, “The Old Madam of your family is seriously ill. I’m also extremely worried. I also want to visit her on this trip.”
“Speaking of which, we haven’t seen each other for a few years. At our age, it’s really rare to see each other.”
As she spoke, Madam Gu sighed with a sad expression.
“You’re really considerate.” Madam Murong pinched a handkerchief and wiped the corners of her eyes. She sighed and said, “Ever since winter began, Mother-in-law’s health hasn’t been good. She lies on the couch more than half the time… These days, the weather is cold, and it’s even worse for her.”
Everyone surrounded Madam Gu and Madam Murong as they walked towards the inner courtyard.
Along the way, Madam Gu asked about Old Madam Murong’s condition. From the beginning to the end, she did not say that Gu Yanfei knew medicine. She was more or less worried, afraid that this girl only knew a little.
If she made an empty promise and made the other party anticipate something big, it might not end up well.
As Gu Yanfei walked, she casually sized up the mansion.
The main hall at the front of the inner courtyard seemed to have been renovated. There was no moss on the green tiles under the snow, and the red paint on the beams was as bright as flames.
Although it was a cold winter, this courtyard was not inferior at all. There were all kinds of plum blossoms, camellias, southern sky bamboo, and nobleman’s orchids everywhere.