Yu Chi was startled by her.
"Guixiu, don't be sad. I'm not used to seeing you like this. Besides, what's so good about being a maid to the mistress? You have to serve others."
"Who says so?" Guixiu retorted, sticking out her neck. "It's great to be the mistress's maid. I can get first - hand gossip and won't have to wait for you longingly anymore."
Yu Chi couldn't help laughing.
He had worried too much. Guixiu was still the same old Guixiu. How could she be easily defeated?
"If you want to hear gossip, I'll come and tell you every day, okay?"
"Humph, liar." Guixiu turned her face away. "You have to serve the master every day. Where do you have so much time to talk to me?"
"Soon, soon."
This wasn't just a consolation.
Yu Chi had a hunch that once the master found the mistress, the days when they could retire to the mountains and live a leisurely life wouldn't be far away.
A few days later, Yu Chi ran up the mountain secretly and found Guixiu.
"The master bought a new yard. Do you want to go and have a look?"
Guixiu's eyes lit up when she heard this. "A new yard? Has the mistress been found?"
Yu Chi shook his head. "Not yet, but it's soon."
When Yu Chi took Guixiu to Ji Shisu's new yard, Guixiu was stunned by what she saw.
Although she had never stayed in the Ji Mansion, when she went to report information to the master before, she had passed by the Ji Mansion. Out of curiosity about the mistress, she had even climbed on the wall of Furong Courtyard to take a look.
So Guixiu was very familiar with this yard in front of her.
"This is exactly the mistress's Furong Courtyard!"
"Yes. When the master moved out of the Ji family, he took all the mistress's things out and replicated a Furong Courtyard exactly as it was."
Even Guixiu, who was a bit simple - minded, marveled at this yard.
"The master is really devoted to the mistress."
"Who says no? So, don't call the master a playboy anymore in the future."
Guixiu pouted and murmured silently, "It's all his own fault before. Can he blame others?"
However, looking at the yard in front of her, Guixiu sincerely admired the master and envied the mistress.
Guixiu didn't know what she was envious of. All her life, she only knew about eating and listening to gossip. In the past, when she heard about lovesick men and women in those gossips, she wondered what love was. Why were they all like they were poisoned and couldn't extricate themselves?
Guixiu's heart couldn't help feeling a bit sour.
If there was someone who could love her like the master loved the mistress, she might faint from happiness.
This was the first time that Guixiu, whose heart was only filled with gossip and delicious food, started to think about things other than these two.
Zhao Luoning finally reconciled with Ji Shisu. Guixiu and Jingsu officially returned to Zhao Luoning's side as personal maids.
One idle afternoon, Guixiu first put forward her idea to Zhao Luoning.
"Mistress, please find a man for me."
Guixiu's words were so astonishing that they almost choked Zhao Luoning.
Zhao Luoning finally caught her breath and asked, "Why do you suddenly say this?"
After all, Guixiu only cared about eating all day long. Zhao Luoning just regarded her as an innocent girl.
"Seeing you and the master having such a good relationship, I also want a man."
It seemed that she had fallen in love.
Zhao Luoning smiled. Since Guixiu had asked, she would keep an eye out.
"What kind of man do you want? I'll keep an eye out for you."
"My requirements are very simple. A man, alive."
Zhao Luoning: "… It's really simple."
The problem was that the simpler the requirements were, the harder it was to find. Moreover, with Guixiu's muddled personality, Zhao Luoning was afraid that she would be deceived.
Zhao Luoning was worried about this, and Ji Shisu soon noticed her uneasiness.
At this time, she was pregnant. Due to the pregnancy reaction, her feet were swollen. Ji Shisu was massaging her feet while asking, "What's wrong? You look so preoccupied."
"It's all because of Guixiu."
"Guixiu? What's wrong with her?"
"She wants a man."
Ji Shisu: "… You don't have to be so straightforward."
"It's not me being straightforward. It's Guixiu herself who said that and asked me to find a man for her. The requirement is just a man, alive."
Hearing this, Ji Shisu couldn't help laughing.
"This girl. Only she can say such things."
"Don't just laugh. She has asked me for help. I have to help her solve this."
"This is very simple. Don't we have a ready - made one right beside us?"
"A ready - made one? Who?" Zhao Luoning quickly reacted. "You mean Yu Chi?"
"You don't know. Yu Chi has liked Guixiu for many years. Guixiu was recruited by him at first. Whenever he was free, he would chat with Guixiu. I thought they had already made a private pledge of marriage. It seems that Guixiu has just realized her feelings."
"Ah? So they are a couple?"
Zhao Luoning was very shocked to hear this news.
"What's wrong? From your tone, it seems that you're not very happy about it."
Zhao Luoning was happy to see a happy ending for lovers, but what about Zixin?
"Don't even mention it. It's all your fault. At that time, you asked Yu Chi to lead people to guard me outside the nunnery. Zixin and Yu Chi clashed every day. I'm afraid this girl Zixin has fallen in love with Yu Chi."
"Ah?" Ji Shisu didn't expect things to develop like this. "Don't worry. Let me ask Yu Chi's opinion first."
"Yeah. This matter should be handled by Yu Chi himself. Others can't make the choice for him."
The next day, Ji Shisu told Yu Chi about Guixiu's request to Zhao Luoning.
Yu Chi couldn't help laughing after hearing this. "She really isn't picky."
"Whether she is picky or not is your business. But the mistress also told me something. Do you remember Zixin?"
Yu Chi nodded. Of course, he had an impression of this cold - faced nun.
"The mistress has ordered that you can't delay Guixiu until you sort out your relationship with Miss Zixin."
Ji Shisu also thought this was reasonable. It wasn't good to have feelings for two girls at the same time.
Yu Chi was confused. "What does this have to do with Zixin?"
"Miss Zixin has feelings for you. You can't be unaware of it, right?"
"Ah?" Yu Chi was very surprised. "I really didn't know this."
Since Ji Shisu had mentioned this, Yu Chi naturally had to go to find Zixin.
After knowing that Yu Chi had gone to find Zixin, Zhao Luoning was afraid that Zixin would think too much and specially invited Zixin.
Before Zhao Luoning could say a few words of persuasion, Zixin had already volunteered.
"Please, mistress, agree to let me go to the capital."
Zhao Luoning hesitated. "Will you take Zidou with you too?"
"Yeah. Not only Zidou, but all the sisters in the nunnery are willing to go with me."
Zhao Luoning was quite surprised by Zixin's sudden decision.
"Zixin, you don't have to do this."
"Mistress, you underestimate me. I don't deny that I like Yu Chi. But not to mention that he already has someone in his heart, even if I were with him, I wouldn't stop moving forward for him. I've wanted to take the sisters to the capital for a long time. The capital is an important market for our rouge. Only by understanding what the people who buy rouge think can I produce more good rouge."
Zhao Luoning sized up Zixin and found that the girl had a calm expression without any sign of anger. So she felt relieved.
"Zixin, as long as this is your choice, I will definitely support you. I will be responsible for all the expenses for your transfer to the capital. You just need to focus on producing good rouge. But Zixin, you also have to think clearly. Once you go to the capital, it will be hard to come back."