A Strange Attitude (Part Two)
With the head of the manor away, it was hard to prevent this sort of theft from happening again.
Gu WenQing decided to have Qi Zhou the manor’s servants. Those, like those chefs, who were brought in later and seemed problematic were all let go to prevent future problems.
When he had to go out to handle daily matters, he had the servants seek out Yu Fu whenever there were any problems. All of the manor’s affairs would be left to her.
It had to be said that the “future sister-in-law” had much more talent in the area of managing the manor’s affairs than he did.
“Young miss, these invitations arrived at the manor today. Fourth young sir was too busy and told this servant to deliver it to you.”
Qi Zhou waved his hand with a smile, and the servant behind him carefully placed a stack of invitations on the table.
Yu Gu glanced at him, feeling that the manor’s servants have had a strange attitude towards her in the past few days.
Ever since she dealt with those chefs, everyone looked at her with more respect and less uncertainty.
“This many invitations?”
She retracted her gaze and casually flipped through the invitations. The majority were from the children of high-ranking court officials. It was likely that they wanted to use this opportunity while the head of the manor was away to improve relations with the younger generation.
This was no good. Who knew which side their fathers took in court. Were they members of the eldest prince’s faction, or were they members of the second prince’s faction?
Even if they were undecided and members of Emperor Ning’s faction, she did not want to receive them. Fourth brother was already busy enough. How could he have the time to deal with these people.
She could not just leave Gu Xiang and Gu Yi to receive them, right?
She placed those invitations to the side and picked out a few from some familiar names, “These seem to be from the madam of Commander Jin and the madam of Commander Yan. With their husbands and sons leaving with the head general to fight in the battle, there will surely be plenty of inconveniences for them to deal with on their own. Steward Qi, send some reliable people to check up on them. That will save them the need to come to our manor and ask the younger generation for help. How could they possibly bring themselves to lose face like that?”
Qi Zhou was stunned, “How did young miss know that they had troubles and needed to come and ask for help?”
Yu Fu placed those two to the side on their own, “Based on Eastern Ling’s customs, the madams have their own social circles. The people whom they interact with will surely also be the madams of other officials. But our manor doesn’t have any madam, so they would never visit Marquis Gu’s Manor aside from when there is a banquet. Now that this has come, it can’t possibly be to invite me for a chat, right?”
Qi Zhou had a sudden realization, “So it was like that. It’s no wonder I found these two invitations unfamiliar. I always felt it was strange but could not figure out why it felt strange. I will immediately send people to check up on the two manors!”
“Ah, wait a moment.”
Yu Fu suddenly saw an invitation in the pile with a unique pattern. Picking it up to take a look, it had Kun YuYang written on it.
She let out a laugh.
A dignified princess directly wrote her given name on the invitation. Yu Fu had lived in Eastern Ling for a long time, so she found it quite fresh to see the bold mannerisms of a girl from Western Kun.
“Western Kun’s princess is a female guest. I will see her. These are frequent visitors to Marquis Gu’s Manor and cannot be declined so easily, so have fourth brother personally visit them. Just decline the rest, saying that things are messy here at the manor without the head of the manor present, so it’s inconvenient to receive guests.”
Messy?
Qi Zhou looked around. Under Gu WenQing and Yu Fu’s management, the manor was the same as it was before. Where was there any mess?
Yu Fu looked at him with a smile and gave him a look.
The latter immediately understood and had the servant behind him leave with the invitations.
That was right, the manor was still messy. At the very least, they would have outsiders think that the manor was messy.
…
“Marquis Gu’s Manor is so stylish!”
Kun YuYang entered the manor and praised its beauty without reservation, her gaze lingering on the various pavilions in the manor.
Yu Fu invited her to the main hall then had people bring Gu Xiang and Gu Yi over to accompany the guest. With the tea being brought out, the two chatted.
“I heard that you refused a lot of guests and thought that my invitation would also be sent back with a rejection. I didn’t think that you would actually be willing to meet me. It truly is a great honor!”
When Kun YuYang became excited, she stood up and lifted the hem of her dress, performing a Western Kun greeting.
Yu Fu felt the hairpin in her hair, “Having received something nice from you, I decided to take care of you. There’s not much to do to take care of you, but seeing you should be fine. Right, how are things at the posthouse for you?”
“It’s decent. I heard that the posthouse was previously lived in by my imperial seventh brother. It’s really exquisite. Although it’s not as nice as Marquis Gu’s Manor, it’s already amazing for a princess of an enemy state with a low ranking.”
When Kun YuYang brought up Ku WuShang, Yu Fu’s expression changed. It seemed as though she did not like hearing his name.
If anyone else had seen this expression, they would definitely stop bringing up that name, but Kun YuYang was different, “Yu Fu, do you not really like my imperial seventh brother? Is he not your junior disciple?”
“When he was last in Eastern Ling, he did some bad things, and he used me to do some things that made me feel very uncomfortable.”
Yu Fu provided a simple explanation. Seeing Kun YuYang’s expression darken, she was worried that she misunderstood, “But don’t worry. He is him, and you are you. I like your personality and won’t take my frustration out on you just because you two are siblings.”
Kun YuYang lifted her head and said: “Of course, I know that. Seventh brother does go way too far on some things, but he treats me quite well. My father Emperor has too many children, and he himself might not remember all of my children. It might be because we were both of low birth that seventh brother took particularly good care of me. When he left Western Kun to go to Immortals Valley, I cried for a long time.”
It turned out that the two of them were connected in that way.
Yu Fu said: “But I heard that since he made the great contribution of toppling Eastern Ling’s prime minister, he gained quite a bit of influence. Since he treats you well, why did he not stop Emperor Kun from sending you for a political marriage?”
With war breaking out on the border, everyone now knew that Kun YuYang was a sacrifice sent by Emperor Kun.
Her smile carried an unspoken secret, “I came of my own volition. Seventh brother could not stop it. Rather than be bullied for the rest of my life in Western Kun, it would be better to come to Eastern Ling to seek out a better life. Thank the heavens and the earth that my bet paid off. Your ruler truly is a forgiving person.”
A Strange Attitude (Part Two)
With the head of the manor away, it was hard to prevent this sort of theft from happening again.
Gu WenQing decided to have Qi Zhou the manor’s servants. Those, like those chefs, who were brought in later and seemed problematic were all let go to prevent future problems.
When he had to go out to handle daily matters, he had the servants seek out Yu Fu whenever there were any problems. All of the manor’s affairs would be left to her.
It had to be said that the “future sister-in-law” had much more talent in the area of managing the manor’s affairs than he did.
“Young miss, these invitations arrived at the manor today. Fourth young sir was too busy and told this servant to deliver it to you.”
Qi Zhou waved his hand with a smile, and the servant behind him carefully placed a stack of invitations on the table.
Yu Gu glanced at him, feeling that the manor’s servants have had a strange attitude towards her in the past few days.
Ever since she dealt with those chefs, everyone looked at her with more respect and less uncertainty.
“This many invitations?”
She retracted her gaze and casually flipped through the invitations. The majority were from the children of high-ranking court officials. It was likely that they wanted to use this opportunity while the head of the manor was away to improve relations with the younger generation.
This was no good. Who knew which side their fathers took in court. Were they members of the eldest prince’s faction, or were they members of the second prince’s faction?
Even if they were undecided and members of Emperor Ning’s faction, she did not want to receive them. Fourth brother was already busy enough. How could he have the time to deal with these people.
She could not just leave Gu Xiang and Gu Yi to receive them, right?
She placed those invitations to the side and picked out a few from some familiar names, “These seem to be from the madam of Commander Jin and the madam of Commander Yan. With their husbands and sons leaving with the head general to fight in the battle, there will surely be plenty of inconveniences for them to deal with on their own. Steward Qi, send some reliable people to check up on them. That will save them the need to come to our manor and ask the younger generation for help. How could they possibly bring themselves to lose face like that?”
Qi Zhou was stunned, “How did young miss know that they had troubles and needed to come and ask for help?”
Yu Fu placed those two to the side on their own, “Based on Eastern Ling’s customs, the madams have their own social circles. The people whom they interact with will surely also be the madams of other officials. But our manor doesn’t have any madam, so they would never visit Marquis Gu’s Manor aside from when there is a banquet. Now that this has come, it can’t possibly be to invite me for a chat, right?”
Qi Zhou had a sudden realization, “So it was like that. It’s no wonder I found these two invitations unfamiliar. I always felt it was strange but could not figure out why it felt strange. I will immediately send people to check up on the two manors!”
“Ah, wait a moment.”
Yu Fu suddenly saw an invitation in the pile with a unique pattern. Picking it up to take a look, it had Kun YuYang written on it.
She let out a laugh.
A dignified princess directly wrote her given name on the invitation. Yu Fu had lived in Eastern Ling for a long time, so she found it quite fresh to see the bold mannerisms of a girl from Western Kun.
“Western Kun’s princess is a female guest. I will see her. These are frequent visitors to Marquis Gu’s Manor and cannot be declined so easily, so have fourth brother personally visit them. Just decline the rest, saying that things are messy here at the manor without the head of the manor present, so it’s inconvenient to receive guests.”
Messy?
Qi Zhou looked around. Under Gu WenQing and Yu Fu’s management, the manor was the same as it was before. Where was there any mess?
Yu Fu looked at him with a smile and gave him a look.
The latter immediately understood and had the servant behind him leave with the invitations.
That was right, the manor was still messy. At the very least, they would have outsiders think that the manor was messy.
…
“Marquis Gu’s Manor is so stylish!”
Kun YuYang entered the manor and praised its beauty without reservation, her gaze lingering on the various pavilions in the manor.
Yu Fu invited her to the main hall then had people bring Gu Xiang and Gu Yi over to accompany the guest. With the tea being brought out, the two chatted.
“I heard that you refused a lot of guests and thought that my invitation would also be sent back with a rejection. I didn’t think that you would actually be willing to meet me. It truly is a great honor!”
When Kun YuYang became excited, she stood up and lifted the hem of her dress, performing a Western Kun greeting.
Yu Fu felt the hairpin in her hair, “Having received something nice from you, I decided to take care of you. There’s not much to do to take care of you, but seeing you should be fine. Right, how are things at the posthouse for you?”
“It’s decent. I heard that the posthouse was previously lived in by my imperial seventh brother. It’s really exquisite. Although it’s not as nice as Marquis Gu’s Manor, it’s already amazing for a princess of an enemy state with a low ranking.”
When Kun YuYang brought up Ku WuShang, Yu Fu’s expression changed. It seemed as though she did not like hearing his name.
If anyone else had seen this expression, they would definitely stop bringing up that name, but Kun YuYang was different, “Yu Fu, do you not really like my imperial seventh brother? Is he not your junior disciple?”
“When he was last in Eastern Ling, he did some bad things, and he used me to do some things that made me feel very uncomfortable.”
Yu Fu provided a simple explanation. Seeing Kun YuYang’s expression darken, she was worried that she misunderstood, “But don’t worry. He is him, and you are you. I like your personality and won’t take my frustration out on you just because you two are siblings.”
Kun YuYang lifted her head and said: “Of course, I know that. Seventh brother does go way too far on some things, but he treats me quite well. My father Emperor has too many children, and he himself might not remember all of my children. It might be because we were both of low birth that seventh brother took particularly good care of me. When he left Western Kun to go to Immortals Valley, I cried for a long time.”
It turned out that the two of them were connected in that way.
Yu Fu said: “But I heard that since he made the great contribution of toppling Eastern Ling’s prime minister, he gained quite a bit of influence. Since he treats you well, why did he not stop Emperor Kun from sending you for a political marriage?”
With war breaking out on the border, everyone now knew that Kun YuYang was a sacrifice sent by Emperor Kun.
Her smile carried an unspoken secret, “I came of my own volition. Seventh brother could not stop it. Rather than be bullied for the rest of my life in Western Kun, it would be better to come to Eastern Ling to seek out a better life. Thank the heavens and the earth that my bet paid off. Your ruler truly is a forgiving person.”
