"Such looks are merely average..."
However... this figure is not bad, much curvier than the madam's!
He is truly wronging his own wife here, with his meager soups and broths, even the Eldest Young Madam doesn't get enough, let alone others!
The Eldest Young Madam's face remained composed, her smile still as enchanting,
"What is my husband talking about, this is nothing but a coincidence, how could I possibly harbor any thoughts!"
"Is that so?"
Eldest Young Master Sun smiled, stood up, and instructed,
"I'm hungry, have them serve the meal early..."
A group of people bowed on their knees and saw the Eldest Young Master to the side hall, Young Madam Sun's face turned icy again, she glanced coldly at Gu Shi Yi,
"Hurry and take the Youngest Miss away!"
"Yes!"
Gu Shi Yi lowered her head, holding the Youngest Miss and left, but in her heart, she couldn't help but curse,
"Damn, this woman sure can flip her face fast, just like flipping a page. Her man is thin and pale, the very picture of kidney deficiency, as if I'd fancy such a wimp!"
How could such a wimpy guy ever compare to my Brother Qiangsen?
Back in the yard, Gu Shi Yi quietly relayed her inner rants to her best friend, Li Yaner, who rolled her eyes upon hearing it,
"Big sister, that's someone's husband. Whether he's kidney deficient or not, it's not like you're the one who's lacking happiness!"
"Well, that's debatable. If I hadn't left back then, maybe he'd be my husband by now..."
Gu Shi Yi said with a disdainful shake of her head,
"However... I probably wouldn't fancy him..."
Li Yaner, accustomed to her best friend's bizarre tastes, could only advise her,
"Instead of fantasizing about men, you'd better give more thought to why your cousin is impersonating you."
Gu Shi Yi laughed heartily,
"No rush, no rush, we've got food and drinks here, and silver to take, let's take our time!"
This matter can't be figured out in a short time, it has to be taken slowly!
Li Yaner thought for a moment and said,
"Isn't Eldest Young Master Sun resting in this courtyard tonight? How about... I go to the main courtyard later tonight to eavesdrop?"
Gu Shi Yi looked at her best friend with a strange expression,
"Yanyan... you've even thought about listening at the wall, I may have odd tastes, but you sure are bold!"
Rash and daring!
Li Yaner spat at her best friend,
"Can't you think about something more decent?"
Gu Shi Yi's face was the picture of innocence,
"A couple that hasn't shared a bed for a long time doing something tonight isn't that normal? If you go eavesdropping, isn't that listening at the wall?"
Li Yaner really didn't want to deal with this woman whose mind was full of lewd thoughts and didn't want her to get carried away, so she dove into her sleeve and said only one thing,
"Remember to take me over there later; the closer to the main courtyard, the better!"
In the afternoon, Gu Shi Yi took the Youngest Miss, who had just woken up from her nap, to see her parents. This phony couple smiled sweetly at their daughter but neither of them reached out to hold the child. Afterward, Gu Shi Yi took the Youngest Miss to the garden. Passing through the rear hall, Li Yaner slipped down from her wide sleeve, glanced around, and made use of the flowers and plants to sneak into the inner courtyard.
Being as small as a mouse now, the Sun Residence was fortified with Arrays throughout, making not just mice but even mosquitoes rare, and with a Jade Token tied to Li Yaner's back by Gu Shi Yi, she could freely move around the Sun Residence without setting off any Arrays. Thus, no one in the courtyard noticed the small clay figure moving along the base of the wall.
Li Yaner quietly sneaked into the inner courtyard and headed straight for the bedroom of the Eldest Young Madam of the Sun Family. Two maidens were guarding outside the bedroom, and at the moment, taking advantage of the absence of others, they were gossiping. Li Yaner, taking advantage of her nimble body, sneaked under one of their feet, grabbed the threshold with her hands, pushed with her feet, and tumbled in. She ran along the base of the wall and instantly vanished into the shadows of the corner.
One of the maidens felt a blur from the corner of her eye,
"Eh... did you see that? It looked like something ran past?"
She bent down to search the ground, and the other asked,
"I didn't see anything, what was it... a mouse?"
"Can't be, right? We have Arrays in this residence, mice can't get in..."
The two maidens searched inside and outside but found nothing, assuming it was just a figment of their imagination, and quickly forgot about it.
Meanwhile, Li Yaner had already slipped through the bead curtain into the inner chamber.
The Sun Residence was wealthy, and the bedroom of the legal wife of the Eldest Young Master Sun was naturally lavishly decorated. Li Yaner climbed onto the broad dressing table to have a look, carefully not touching anything on it, then crawled onto the bed to scout around but found nothing unusual. She moved behind the screen, where she suddenly smelled a strange fragrance,
"What's this?"