Old Marquise Wei was absolutely dumbfounded at the series of events.
How couldn't she understand what was going on behind the close doors of Gu Residence?
She also had spent all her life in the backyard of an aristocratic family. Her first life was spent in her maternal home, fighting with the illegitimate children of her father and trying to escape from her father's a couple of concubines while her second life was spent in her husband's house under the strict and biased favoritism of her mother-in-law.
Even though her husband hadn't taken any concubine or brought back any illegitimate child, children from other houses weren't any kind to her own children either.
How couldn't she see the biased expression on her old Madam Gu's face and blatant glee in other members eyes at the little young girl's misery?
But even if she saw, so what?
It was out in open that eldest young miss of the Gu residence tried to kill her own younger sister because of her jealousy and pettiness.
The story had been told and the evidence had been shown.
In this case, even if Gu Yanyan had a thousand mouth, she couldn't defend herself in front of millions of people out there.
Old Marquise could only shook her head and returned to her Wei Residence back.
Gu Yanyan's dream of becoming Wei family's daughter-in-law was long forgotten.
Even though old Marquise could have guessed the truth, she couldn't go against the society and bring a granddaughter-in-law in her mansion who had a bad reputation among the people but in this way she wouldn't bring that scheming girl Gu Yanran as granddaughter-in-law either.
Older Gu Yanran had schemed against Gu Yanyan and tried to kill two birds with one stone.
Her one bird was already caged in the dark warehouse in backyard of Gu Residence but the other one who had flew away despite such meticulous scheming, Gu Yanran was enraged not liking the results even one bit.
In her rage she suggested Madam Yun to match Gu Yanran with some old, crippled or widower from some high ranking noble family.
In this they couldn't only kill two bird's with one stone but total three birds; First, Gu Yanyan would be out of the Gu residence for forever. Second, Gu Yanyan's would become miserable in her husband's house for sure and she would become a laughing stock in the whole Capital city and the third one would be the strong alliance with a high ranking Nobel family they would get with marriage between the Gu family and that high ranking noble family.
Hearing her thoughts even Gu Tianhao was surprised but delighted, nonetheless.
Within a month Gu Yanyan's marriage was fixed with the second master of the Liu family whose one foot was already in grave because of his rare disease.
Second master Liu had that disease since he was young. Because he was conceived in the late age of old Madam Liu, there were many complications with the pregnancy and because of drinking too many medicines, it had backfired on the fetus and turned second master in a crippled person.
It was not until when one of the famous daoist from Wutai mountain counted his stars and said that once second master would marry a similar unfortunate and unlucky girl that the poison would cut the poison.
No one had to think who would have arranged such ridiculous thing.
Of course it was Madam Yun and Gu Yanran who had arranged that daoist from Wutai mountain to appear in the capital city and specially in the Liu Residence.
And at time who was the most unfortunate and unlucky girl was in the capital than Gu Yanyan who was famous for killing her mother at birth and tried to kill her own younger sister when she turned older and thus she was engaged to twice her age, a thirty year old man who looked more like a man in his forties or fifties because of her sickly and frail body.
That engagement took her and her cousin's life in one go.
Back to present...
Looking at the determined and sincere Gu Yanran, Gu Yanyan shook her head and thought to herself; that was the level of Gu Yanran's scheme.
Giving her second hand dresses and meaningless accessories were really not the Gu Yanran's level.
These petty schemes were definitely planned by her 'mother'.
Gu Yanyan stepped forward and held Gu Yanran's hand showing her trust towards her.
"I know third sister, you wouldn't do such things knowingly. But now that you have already given it to me and I've already accepted your gifts, it doesn't matter it has some meaning behind it or not. For me the most meaning behind it will always be the love and care you have put in it for me." Gu Yanyan replied with the same sincerity.
Both sisters were playing; who could lie more sincerely without making another doubt their intention at all and both knew that none believed their words but the words had been said and witnesses had been made.
"Since eldest sister thinks like this then I'm at ease." Gu Yanran finally took a step back.
"I'm also happy that third sister doesn't blame herself for nothing." Gu Yanyan also provided her intention.
Clear and loud.
Seeing the two sister's crossing the bridge together side by side, other young ladies also heaved a sigh pf relief.
"Yes. That's what I said. Since the misunderstanding had been cleared, should we admire eldest sister's Water Pavilion. Eldest sister, will you take the lead and show us around." Gu Yanshi said to Gu Yanyan giving her best puppy look and added "Pleasssssse!!"
Looking at her pleading look Gu Yanyan finally couldn't resist the temptation and reached out her hand and pinched her chubby cheeks filled with baby fat.
Seriously, they were only two months apart but a twenty five year adult in a thirteen year old body who had lived more than thirty eight years in total, these little girls were really little kids for her.