"Aargh" After eating and drinking until her stomach and heart both were filled, Gu Yanyan let out a loud burp.
"Aah Xumei... I love you.. muah." After eating an extra spicy and pipping hot hotpot and drinking three jars of Recess wine, Gu Yanyan's tongue and mind both were not in the line making her words sound gibberish and difficult to understand.
With Gu Yanyan's swollen lips and red face, Yang Xumei was sure that even her tongue would be stinging from all the spicy chilli she had put into her hotpot and there was no need to doubt if she is going to cry for stomach ache in the middle of the night if Yang Xumei didn't give her, her special apple cider vineger to sooth her stomach and increase her digestion.
After giving her a bath, Yang Xumei and Yang Yuri let Gu Yanyan slip into her night robes and then dried her hair with Jasmine and coconut incase before letting her sleep i'm her comfy princess bed.
Looking at the red faced Gu Yanyan sleeping in her bed, covered in silk blanket, looking like a gentle and obedient kid, Yang Xumei couldn't help but pat her hair for a while before blowing all the candles in the room leaving one candle with a calming fragrance in one corner of the room she left the room.
Coming out she first went to her room before going towards the male servants quarters.
Asking for one of the servants she whispers into his ear and then thrust one silk pouch in his hand.
"Remember to not let anyone know about it." She paused and then looked at him with her eyes slightly narrowed.
"No one mean no one. Do you understand?" She pressed him under her gaze until sweet formed on his back.
"But-" the male servant hesitated for a while before opened his mouth but before he could completely his words, Yang Xumei cut him off.
"Miss knows what I'm doing. And its her order. Do it secretly. If someone else got to know-" Yang Xumei didn't finished her words but her gaze was enough to sent shiver down the male servant's spine.
He hurriedly bowed his head and said 'he knows' repeatedly.
After making sure, he had understood his task, Yang Xumei took one last look around the male quarters and then left without turning back.
In the pitch black night with no moon in the sky, the male servant could only stare at Yang Xumei's back until he could no longer see her.
After Yang Xumei disappeared from his sight, the male servant put the silk pouch near his chest and taking advantage of dark night he also disappeared from the male quarters using his light kung fu.
Early morning news came from the imperial court that late Marquis Zhiwu's only grandson Lin Chenfeng had chased northern barbarians more than hundred miles away from The Great Tan Empire's northern borders and after coming on a peace treaty with northern barbarians, he had already set off from Youzhou for the capital city to accept His Majesty The Emperor's praise and his grace in person.
A month passed in the blink of an eye and soon news came that general Lin would enter the capital next morning and attend the morning court right away.
In the eyes of Gu family members, since the day Gu Yanyan had come to Gu Residence, other than eating and wasting her time away with her group of maid she did nothing.
In more than a month, as the day of Lin Chenfeng's return came nearer, old Madam Gu and Gu Tianhao's interaction with Gu Yanyan also increased.
Even Madam Yun also gritted her teeth and visited Water Pavilion more than once in a week after that day.
Eldest master and his Madam also invited Gu Yanyan at their place for barbecue and a few simple feast.
It was as if suddenly Gu Yanyan was so busy that Yang Xumei couldn't even find her to inform her about her businesses all over the Empire.
Yang Jingli couldn't find her to tell her about the reports from north and the intel they had received from the Dark Lotus after one month of investigation.
While Yang Qingli couldn't find her to tell her about the further improvement in Jiangnan's business and four families suffering because of their retreat.
Dark Lotus had also sent some veteran and skilled spies from the organization to trace Black Peony and infiltrate if possible.
"Ah! Child, look how thin and skinny you have become as if there is no meat on the bones. Hahaha." Madam Shen laughed and put a few more slices of roasted duck in Gu Yanyan's bowl from her left side and motioned her to eat.
"Aah Yanyan, try this, sweet and sour pork ribs. It's delicious and nutritious both. And you should try this Lotus root and chicken soup too." From her right side, gritting her teeth Madam Yun was not at all sloppy at her task too and competed with Madam Shen with all her might.
While old Madam Gu, Gu Tianhao and eldest master Gu also suggested a few dishes and urged her to test it all once in a while.
Yes.
Today, once again, another family feast was organized.
It was said, it was only a normal, monthly family feast but the way Gu family members were hovering around her and piling a little mountain of food in her bowl, Gu Yanyan thought, it was another welcome feast but not for her but her cousin.
A pre-welcome feast hosted by Gu family but since her cousin was not there, they treated her, Gu Yanyan, as their target. In the end she could only shook her head and deny for any desert saying she was already too filled to even drink a cup of water.
After living the banquet hall, Gu Yanyan felt her stomach would burst at any moment.
With the help of her maids left and right, somehow she made it to her chamber and after bathing she didn't even care about going to her princess bed and just slept on the couch in an uncomfortable position letting her hair down the couch as to not wet the couch.
Seeing her sleeping position Yang Xumei and other maids laughed at their miss and brought incense to dry her hair and then shifted her to her princess bed.
After covering her with silk blankets, Yang Xumei finally brought a bowl of apple cider vineger soup and lifted Gu Yanyan by her shoulder and forced her to drink.
After finishing her soup Gu Yanyan again slumped on her soft pillow and slipped into her sweet dream.
Yang Xumei also left her room after blowing the candles off, leaving one in corner for fragrance and lightning.
The Next Morning.
At the city gate....