In the middle of the fields, where Gu Yanyan was standing, she could see a sea of greens everywhere, wherever her sleeping phonix shaped eyes could see.
After working for nearly 10 years, she finally made it happen.
When she first came into this world thirteen years ago as an infant and her assistant five years old little girl who was supposed to be her personal maid, the world was in turmoil, north was dying from cold and starvation while south was drowning in flood and fighting with pirates.
West was burning with draughts and east..... all kinds of scheming was going on both on surface or behind the scenes. The Great marquis Lin had sacrificed himself with his son and 200,000 of The Red battalion in the battle against the northern barbarians, a new marquis had taken control in north, won the battle and made the north peaceful again but what game had been played behind the scenes every one knows, it's just that.... no one wants to talk about it.
Empress had been assassinated, merely four years old imperial grandson was kidnapped and is still missing. No one knows if he was dead or alive.
Over the years there had been many major and miner changes in the capital city and in The Great Tan Empire, but the biggest success was to be able to grow new crops brought by northern merchants from the far foreign lands, by the sea. It was told to the world by His Majesty The Emperor himself.
But the truth...
Sigh..
It's another story.
What matters is.....
The world was green and in few months, would be golden, filling the granary with grains.
People won't die from hunger and cold anymore.
They would have grains to eat and cotton to wear. Even though, cottons were still expensive and luxurious, but in the upcoming years, she would make sure it could reach in every household.
Maybe it would be still expensive, but not so luxurious by then.
After seeing the morning scenery, she started to walk back.
She was walking along the road beside the green fields. It was early spring and the weather was cool and morning breeze was caressing her face making her body shiver.
She increased her speed towards her manor....
After nearly one hour later...
Xiaolin manor...
Just as she reached the manor gate, greetings from the servants in the manor started to come, Gu Yanyan nodded at everyone of them and entered the manor, a little exhausted from the walking and inspecting in the fields.
But before she could take a breath properly, her hand was grabbed by her anxious maid.
She looked at their hands in amusement, when she heard her saying;
"Miss, people from the capital have come." Her maid, Yang Xumei said.
This Yang Xumei was her assistant in her previous life.
Yes.
Gu corporation's CEO's personal assistant, looking so anxious, was really amusing.
Hearing what she said, Gu Yanyan looked up with her sleeping phonix shaped eyes, which now had turned cold and she raised her brow.
"Oh. Then let's go and meet them." She chuckled.
Her eyes turned normal, her lips turned up in an elegant and beautiful smile as she entered the hall where 'people from the capital' were present.
Inside the hall...
Looking at the new character entering the hall with mud and soil all over her shoes and clothes, 'people from the capital' scrunched their faces in disgust and disdain.
One was even covering her face as if she didn't had returned from fields but pig's farm. Heh
"We've been waiting for nearly half an hour but we had not seen your young miss, how much more time she needs to come?" One of the square faced middle aged lady asked who had covered her face with her sleeves.
"And who is this uncultured and uncouth lady who doesn't know to not show up in front of guests looking like this?" The other middle aged lady chimed in chiding her with a look of disgust on her face.
Gu Yanyan "...."
Other maids "....."
The assistant behind Gu Yanyan was also trying hard to control her laughter.
Uncultured?
Uncouth?
May be they are the only ones who had the guts to say such 'glorious words' about their miss.
"Umm... this is our.. young miss." Seeing how those women were chiding their young miss, one of the maids introduced Gu Yanyan to them.
Hearing her saying this, those middle aged ladies were stunned for a moment and then the disdain in their eyes intensified by many folds.
'Hmph.'
'What young lady of an aristocratic family? She is not even as clean as the servants in our Residence.'
'And look at her hairs, pulled over in bun like some village girl, not a bit of elegance in her attire.'
'Don't know what the masters in the Residence were thinking, why they have to call her back in the capital.'
'Tsk. I really feel ashamed acknowledging her as the young miss.'
'I also don't want to.'
'I'm m not even going to stand up, forget about greeting her.'
'Same for me too.'
After exchanging glances with each other for a while, they finally decided to not give their greetings and strengthen their backs to show their elegance as the housekeepers of the aristocratic family.
Meanwhile Gu Yanyan very leisurely walk over to the main seat and sit down.
Yang Xumei poured her a cup of tea.
Gu Yanyan very elegantly lift the cup to her mouth and took a sip. Warm and fragrant tea filled her mouth, making her feel warm and her heart at ease. It was the premium Jasmine green tea which she had developed in her personal space.
It was good for heart and mind both, making her heart warm and mind fresh.
'Hmm. What a good tea.'
After taking a sip, she put down the tea cup back at the side table and looked up.
"Who are you both?" She asked unhurriedly.