Among the pile of trash, Zhang Momo somehow found four treasures of study for Madam Yun.
Sitting on wooden bench, Madam Yun spread the rice paper sheet on her study table and prepared her ink in the inkstone by herself and then dipped the tip of brush in the ink and then start writing on the rice paper.
In her gentle Hairpin Flower Small script Madam Yun wrote three full pages.
After letting it dry for a few minutes, she gently folded it and then elegantly pressed it and sealed it in an envelope.
After the red wax on the envelope dried she waved her hand and Mother Zhang went near Madam Yun.
When mother Zhang was close enough, Madam whispered into her ear.
After getting the order from her mistress, mother Zhang didn't wasted any more time and without waiting for night to fall, she secretly sneaked away from the side door of the Residence.
Everyone in the mansion was busy with their own matters, no one knew where Mother Zhang went but if Gu Yanyan would have followed her, she would definitely have recognized the person mother Zhang was going to meet.
Water Pavilion...
Laying on a rattan wicker chair, Gu Yanyan was sunbathing at the bank of the lotus pond. Eating roasted peanuts and drinking her favorite milk tea, surrounded by newly planted green plants and transplanted colourful flowers, life was passing in a rare leisure.
It's been a week since she had last met old Madam Gu or any of Gu family members.
It felt like, she had again return in her manor when no one was there to disturb her and life was filled with peace if not for the loads of rules and regulations which had restrain her mobility.
Forget about going out and stroll in the capital city's bustling street, even inside the manor other than her own courtyard she have to have permission to go anywhere.
But it didn't matter, she herself had no interest in roaming in other's home and peek at their boring lives.
She twitched her lips and sat up on her chair, twisted her body and her hands over her head letting out a loud sigh as the bones in her body cracked one by one letting her feel more alive and more refreshed.
After showing her unlady manner, she let her hands fall freely by her side as she swept her cold gaze across the lotus pond, colourful flowers, green plants, the high wall of her Water Pavilion, eventually resting on the highest roof of the Gu residence, three story An Shui hall.
There was still something that she had to get and confirm her suspicion before tearing down this greedy Gu Residence.
After gazing at the An Shui hall's direction for a while, Gu Yanyan finally closed her eyes and when she opened it again, the leisure she was living a while ago, again could be seen in her phonix shaped eyes.
Taking a handful of peeled roasted peanuts in her hands Gu Yanyan turned to Yang Yuri who was sitting by her side and peeling the roasted peanuts for her to eat.
"Where is Yang Xumei?" Gu Yanyan leaned towards her and asked in her deep and husky voice instead of her soft and gentle one, as if she was trying to see how much charm she had on the maids around her.
Just as she had expected, as soon as Yang Yuri heard Gu Yanyan's deep voice beside her ears, she felt her ears itch and heart beat fasten, her ears and face couldn't help but turning the colour of red peony.
Satisfied with her handiwork, Gu Yanyan couldn't help but laughed out loud.
On the other side, Yang Yuri felt her face burning more and more as she heard Gu Yanyan's laugh after seeing her reaction at her seduction.
"Misssss." Yang Yuri couldn't help but whine to Gu Yanyan for playing with her heart and emotions however she pleased.
Seeing her precious maid pouting and acting cute for her, Gu Yanyan stretched her hand and patted on her hair as if soothing her wounded soul after her little mischief.
"OK... OK. I won't tease you anymore. Where is this Yang Xumei by the way? She went quite a while ago and didn't return for this long." Gu Yanyan said while looking at the sun.
In ancient times, there were no watch so to measure the time one could only look at the water scale but if sky is clear and sun is bright, one could also roughly estimate time by looking at the sun's position in the sky.
Now sun was already moving towards the west so it was clear, noon had long past but her Xumei had still not returned, it was normal for Gu Yanyan to be curious about her whereabouts.
"That... eldesr sister Yang is preparing something in kitchen for you. She said, since the day you have returned to capital, your appetite hadn't been good so wants to make something delicious for you today which you would surely like." Yang Yuri explained to Gu Yanyan the reason of Yang Xumei's disappearance.
Hearing Yang Yuri's answer Gu Yanyan raised her brow in amusement.
It was true.
Since the day Gu Yanyan had returned Gu Residence, her appetite had not been good but it's not because the food made by cook in the kitchen was not good but because everytime she sit to eat, she remember the good life Gu family members were living in the same Residence as hers and remembering their smiling faces when eating delicious dishes, she would loss her appetite.
But today since it was her Xumei who's cooking specially for her, of course she was going to eat an extra bowl of rice.
But who have known that what Yang Xumei had made for her, Gu Yanyan wouldn't get to eat even single bowl of rice.
In evening when Gu Yanyan sat on the dinner table to enjoy the feast, after seeing the dishes on the table her eyes couldn't help but go wide.
"Yang Xumei... how could you do this to me?" She had waited all afternoon in anticipation to eat this!