Chapter 250 Summon
250 Summon
Translator: Atlas Studios
Editor: Atlas Studios
There was insufficient Yang energy, and his meridians were blocked…
It was obvious that Xia Houqing had suddenly turned hostile because she had mentioned his pulse.
Hmm.
Gu Yanfei stroked her chin and looked up at the sky, thinking.
Last time she’d hit the nail on the head about his parentage, he’d immediately turned on her.
Now that she’d guessed his pulse, he’d turn hostile again.
Hehe, what a temperamental person!
It was as if the heavens had flipped through a book. When she and Wei Jiaoniang went out early in the morning, the sky was still bright and cloudless, but now, a thin layer of dark clouds filled the air.
It would probably snow in more than an hour.
There was still time to shop!
Gu Yanfei brought the cat along and shopped without losing interest. On the way, she went to the restaurants, shops, embroidery shops, and so on that Wei Jiaoniang had mentioned. After playing around, she had already bought a cart of things.
It was only in the afternoon that she returned to the Marquis Mansion with a full load.
As soon as she entered the corner door, before she could get out of the carriage, Madam w.a.n.g’s housekeeper hurried towards the carriage.
“Second Lady, I’ve been waiting for you here for a while. Hurry back and change your clothes to prepare to enter the palace,” Granny Shi said anxiously. Her wrinkled face was red from the cold wind.
“Enter the palace?” Gu Yanfei casually raised her eyebrows. “Why are you suddenly asking me to enter the palace?”
She nimbly got out of the carriage with a bamboo basket in one hand, in which the calico cat was sleeping inside like a three-colored furball.
“Second Lady, Madam Hou and the Third Lady have long been prepared. They’re just waiting for you.” Granny Shi didn’t answer directly and only urged, “Don’t let the n.o.bles in the palace wait.”
“I’m not going,” Gu Yanfei said bluntly, too lazy to say anything else.
It was impossible to make her enter the palace without telling her why.
Gu Yanfei walked leisurely past Granny Shi and headed towards the inner door.
“…” Granny Shi was stunned and widened her eyes in disbelief.
It had to be known that many people in the capital wanted to enter the palace to broaden their horizons, but they didn’t have the fortune to do so. The Second Lady actually didn’t want to go?!
“Second Lady, wait!” Granny Shi was a moment too slow to react. She quickened her pace and chased after her.
She didn’t dare to stop Gu Yanfei and only chased after her. Panting, she said, “It’s the Empress Dowager’s decree. It has just been pa.s.sed to the residence. Madam Hou was afraid that you wouldn’t be able to wash up in time, so she asked me to wait for you here.”
Granny Shi’s tone softened a few degrees, afraid that Gu Yanfei would insist on not going.
The Empress Dowager’s decree? Gu Yanfei naturally thought that the reason why Wei Jiaoniang left in a hurry was because the Empress Dowager had ordered her to enter the palace. She also thought of the true dragon phenomenon in Prince Kang’s Manor today...
Gu Yanfei stopped and thoughtfully touched the calico cat in the basket. The sleeping cat covered its eyes with one paw and didn’t even move.
Granny Shi looked at Gu Yanfei carefully. Just as she was wondering if she should persuade her a little more, she heard her say calmly, “Then I’ll go.”
When Granny Shi heard this, she instantly heaved a sigh of relief and smiled apologetically. “I’ll get someone to inform the d.u.c.h.ess now.”
When the d.u.c.h.ess heard that the Second Lady and Wei Jiaoniang had gone out, she had already sent someone out to look for them. She even asked her to bring people to guard the door. Fortunately, it wasn’t too late.
After the small episode just now, Granny Shi no longer urged her, afraid that she would anger Gu Yanfei.
Gu Yanfei returned to Yuheng Garden and changed into a snow-green dress before coming out again without the cat.
Madam w.a.n.g was already waiting in the carriage at the gate. She was a little anxious and would lift the curtains from time to time to look out.
Madam w.a.n.g had already learned from Granny Shi that Gu Yanfei was unwilling to go first, so no matter how impatient she was, she could only suppress her impatience and instruct the coachman to set off.
The two-horse carriage that Madam w.a.n.g was riding left the Marquis Mansion first. Gu Yanfei got into the second carriage behind and sat in the same carriage as Gu Yunrong.
Today, Gu Yunrong was wearing a dress with hundreds of b.u.t.terflies embroidered in begonia red. Hundreds of colorful b.u.t.terflies danced and frolicked in the skirt, looking exquisite and gorgeous.
She had her hair combed into a double bun, and she wore a few b.u.t.terfly beads in her hair. As she looked around, her thin b.u.t.terfly wings trembled slightly, making her look even more beautiful.
“Second Sister,” Gu Yunrong greeted Gu Yanfei as if nothing had happened, a pair of shallow dimples appearing on her lips.
Her smile was pleasant, and her tone was kind and gentle. She had long lost her previous unhappiness, but she was also not as “pa.s.sionate” as before. She showed just the right amount of politeness.
Gu Yanfei sat down on the box stool opposite Gu Yunrong. The two of them faced each other, only four or five feet apart.
The coachman shouted and waved his whip. The carriage moved slowly and gradually sped up after leaving the Marquis Mansion.
There was a long silence in the carriage. In the end, Gu Yunrong was the first to break the silence. “Second Sister, do you know why we have to go to the palace today?”
Gu Yanfei stared fixedly at Gu Yunrong, her pupils unusually clear and bright in the dim carriage.
Gu Yunrong met her gaze calmly, without the slightest discomfort.
Just as Gu Yunrong thought that Gu Yanfei would ignore her, she heard her say,
“I went out today and happened to hear something very interesting...”
” ” Gu Yunrong looked at her in confusion, waiting for her to continue.
“I heard that a true dragon phenomenon appeared in the sky above Prince Kang’s Manor.” A faint smile appeared on Gu Yanfei’s lips. Her expression and tone were clearly casual, but they seemed to mean something. “How is it? Isn’t it interesting?”
Gu Yunrong’s gaze was still on Gu Yanfei’s face as she examined her deeply..