Early next morning madam Yun start preparing for Gu Yanyan's departure.
She called for nanny Jin in Tingsong Courtyard to give her instructions.
"I'm sure you know why you are going with Yanyan?" Madam Yun asked after taking a sip of her tea.
Nanny Jin who was kneeling on the cold floor immediately replied; "To keep an eye on the young miss."
Madam Yun put down her tea cup at the side table and elegantly wiped her mouth with the silk handkerchief "It's good that you know. After going there, don't forget who is your master. I heard your son recently got married?" Madam Yun probed casually while eating roasted nuts.
Nanny Jin's heart immediately sank at the mention of her son. Her back drenched with sweat under her servant dress and her hands which were clapsed in front of her belly shivered visibly.
"I-I understand Madam. Don't worry, slave will always be loyal to you. No matter if it's something good or bad, every news will be delivered to Madam immediately. Please, don't-don't-" Nanny Jin immediately vouched her loyalty to Madam Yun and tried to beg for her son but couldn't find proper words.
Because she knew, if Madam Yun wanted to do something to her then, even if she begged for thousands times, it wouldn't matter to her.
Defeated, she could only cry and swear for her loyalty towards Madam Yun untill she died.
"Hmm. It's good to hear that Nanny Jin knows her place." Madam Yun softly chuckled at the end as she said this and stood up from her seat.
She took two steps towards Nanny Jin and crouched in front of her. Lifting Nanny Jin's head while holding her chin between her fingers, Madam Yun stared in her red, scared eyes.
"Otherwise...?" She said nothing more and gentle patted Nanny Jin's cheeks with the same hand which was holding her chin so painfully that it left a red mark there.
Smiling gently at the scared Nanny Jin, Madam Yun stood up straight and stretch out her hand which just touched Nanny Jins scared face. Immediately another maid came forward and wiped her hand clean.
Madam Yun turned around and walked back to her seat.
After sitting, she again lifted her tea cup and took another sip of warm and refreshing tea, the aroma of the hot tea filled in her mouth, making her mood fresh and mind clear.
Without looking towards Nanny Jin, she waved her hand in dismissal.
Getting permission from Madam Yun, Nanny Jin wasted no extra moment and left the Tingsong Courtyard while bowing and greeting Madam Yun.
After leaving the Tingsong Courtyard, nanny Jin made her way directly towards the Water Pavilion.
Inside the Water Pavilion;
Sun was shining brightly. Cold wind were coming from north making the morning air cold. Under the gazebo, beside the lake, Gu Yanyan and Yang Xumei were leisurely having their breakfast which consistent, hot tea and vegetables steam buns.
"Ah! My good Xumei, eat your fill today, if I'm not wrong, this breakfast is gonna be our last meal in the Gu Residence." Gu Yanyan chuckled as she took a big bite of her vegetable steam bun.
Munching on her own steamed bun, Yang Xumei asked "How are you so sure of that, young miss?"
Gu Yanyan didn't replied but mysteriously said, "Just wait and watch." And took a sip of her tea.
While they were still having their breakfast, nanny Jin had returned from the Tingsong Courtyard and directly made her way towards them.
Looking at the two children chattering and bickering happily while drinking ordinary tea and eating simple vegetable steam buns, Nanny Jin couldn't help but sigh.
Thinking about Madam Yun's words she couldn't help but lament internally; how could there be some people who can't have enough of world while there were some who were happy with just ordinary tea and simple steamed buns.
Chuckling internally at that fact, Nanny Jin made her way towards Gu Yanyan and Yang Xumei.
"How many times I've told you to not sit in equal to young miss?" Nanny Jin fiercely shouted at Yang Xumei.
But Yang Xumei being Yang Xumei, she ignored nanny Jin's words and kept munching on her steamed buns.
Looking at her ignorant behavior, nanny Jin could only took a deep cold breath to calm her irritation.
What else she could do? This little girl only looks eight years old, otherwise her puches and kicks could make her night sleepless in pain for several days.
Thinking about last when she was beaten black and blue for not getting Gu Yanyan, four treasures of study, Nanny Jin couldn't help but shiver.
"Ahem.. It's OK to eat with young miss once in while.. haha... it's so lonely for young miss to have meal alone at the table." Immediately forgetting all promises and vows she had made to Madam Yun just before leaving Tingsong Courtyard, Nanny Jin started flattering Yang Xumei.
Madam Yun would only punish her after knowing her disloyalty, but this little girl would beat her even without knowing her mistakes.
Pitiful Nanny Jin.... sob sob.
"Ah! That... Young miss." After not getting any response from Yang Xumei even after so long, Nanny Jin turned to Gu Yanyan.
Gu Yanyan very politely pit her chopsticks down and looked at nanny Jin with her small puffy eyes, sparkling under the morning sun.
Looking into the little Gu Yanyan's innocent eyes, anyone would dazzled for a moment but not our Nanny Jin.
Looking into the little Gu Yanyan's small eyes, Nanny Jin with her signature polite smile, told her the cruel truth she learned from the Madam Yun.
"Old Madam had decided to send you to your late mother's manor in Xiaolin Village to let you recuperate from your illness."
'Tuk'. The sound of chopsticks falling on the table sounded from the other side of the table.
"What illness?" Yang Xumei exclaimed loudly..... but was ignored, both, by Gu Yanyan and Nanny Jin.
Nanny Jin had finally taken her revenge by letting Yang Xumei have a taste of her own medicine.