Princess, she is the one who facilitated the extradition.

Gui Yao examined his surroundings.

Contrary to Sui'er's description, this was a very ordinary room with an old bed, likely a place for maids or people to stay temporarily.

Gui Yao guessed that Gu Nansheng had not yet had an attack, so she temporarily placed her here.

She got up and went to the door. There was a breath, and someone was guarding outside.

Judging from their aura, they should be two ordinary people, not skilled martial artists.

He walked to the window and looked out through the crack, but all he saw was a wall; he couldn't see anything at all.

Gui Yao tried pushing the window, and it opened, revealing a gap just big enough for one head to slip out.

For Gui Yao, that was enough.

She leaped through the gap and landed on the top of the wall.

Coincidentally, the other side of the wall was the very place where Xiao Huaijin had brought her to see Gu Nansheng earlier.

She leaped down and landed on the lawn. Just as she was about to look for Gu Nansheng, she heard footsteps.

Gui Yao quickly slipped behind a tree.

A figure dressed in white appeared.

Holding a few pieces of wood and a small hammer, Gu Nansheng tiptoed to the tree and whispered, "Little Flower, Little Black, Skinny, Fatty, Big Big, Little Little, Daddy, A-happy, don't be sad."

I'll build you houses that are movable, so you won't have to worry about them collapsing from the rain anymore.

Gui Yao peeked out and saw that the white-clad youth was already sitting cross-legged on the ground, starting to knock and bang.

In front of him was an ant nest, with a few ants crawling around.

"They say this is called mortise and tenon joint, and once it's assembled, it won't break down even after you live in it for many, many years..."

The boy had a gentle smile on his pure face as he mumbled something to himself.

Suddenly, he cried out as the hammer struck his hand, breaking the skin and dripping blood onto the wood.

The boy quickly wrapped his hands casually with a handkerchief.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I heard that blood is considered unlucky when a new house is built. Please wait for me a little longer. I'll go find more wood and I'll definitely have it built for you today..."

As he spoke, he got up and ran away.

Gui Yao, fearing discovery, didn't dare linger and leaped back to her room from the top of the wall.

I had only been lying back in bed for a moment when I heard hurried footsteps outside.

The next moment, the door was pushed open forcefully.

Someone strode to the bedside, their tone sharp and sarcastic, "Where did this person come from?"

"Madam, I bought it from someone else."

It was the voice of that man from Jishengtang.

"Bought?"

The sharp voice grew increasingly harsh, "Look at her wrists, they're so white and delicate, that's the result of careful maintenance."

Poor families can't afford to cultivate such skin, and wealthy families wouldn't sell theirs to you even if they did.

"My son is so precious, yet you send him all sorts of filthy and rotten things."

The woman's brows furrowed with malice as she pointed a finger at the man's forehead. "Gu Shun, don't think that just because you're someone close to your mother-in-law, you can bully us orphans and widows."

Send this vixen away, and if she dares to bring any more random junk into the manor, you'll be in big trouble.

However, the man called Gu Shun was not afraid of the woman much. "But Madam, according to the dates, the young master is going to have another attack in the next two days."

The young master likes beautiful women, and if we can't find a suitable one, I'll have to look for one from Changxiangsi...

"You dare!"

The woman was furious, but she also seemed to compromise.

"Send her to my room and have someone give her a thorough cleaning. I want to observe her myself. If she's not a good one, I'll settle accounts with you later."

Seeing that she had compromised, Gu Shun didn't say anything more and let Madam Gu take Gui Yao away.

After the group had walked away, an old woman who had been following the man complained.

"Madam, you're not complaining about the person you bought being unclean. You're just jealous that the other person is prettier than her. You're becoming more and more shameless."

The man snapped, "Shut up! If this scandal gets out, the princess will skin you alive!"

Gui Yao released her spiritual power and heard the conversation between the two clearly, causing her heart to skip a beat.

From what the woman said, we know that she is Gu Nansheng's biological mother, Madam Gu. What do these two mean by what they said?

She continued to feign unconsciousness, trying to find out what was going on.

But Madam Gu only said, "Put it in the side room, and feed it some liquid food later, so it doesn't starve to death."

After that, there was no further movement, and no one came to see her in the side room.

Gui Yao was bored lying down and was thinking about finding another opportunity to go out when she heard Gu Nansheng's voice coming from outside the door.

"Mother, Sheng Sheng is here."

Madam Gu did not respond.

Gui Yao peeked out from behind the curtain of the side room out of curiosity. Madam Gu was sitting in front of the mirror, her expression unreadable.

Outside the door, Gu Nansheng called out a few more times, but still received no response. His voice was filled with disappointment.

"Mother, has Sheng Sheng caused trouble again? Is that why you're unhappy and don't want to see her?"

"Sheng Sheng went back first, Mother. I'll be good, please don't abandon me..."

Madam Gu finally made a move.

She opened the door. "Come in."

Gu Nansheng's disappointment turned to joy. "Mother, I haven't seen you in so long. I miss you so much."

He made a move to hug Madam Gu, but Madam Gu dodged, saying, "Men and women should be kept separate. You are an adult now and shouldn't do this."

"oh."

Gu Nansheng repeated Madam Gu's words, as if to keep them firmly in mind, and then added her own interpretation.

"The reason why Mother doesn't hold Sheng Sheng is because Sheng Sheng is an adult and cannot be held, not because Mother doesn't love Sheng Sheng."

In a flash, he calmed himself down and took out a small doll from his sleeve. "Mother, look, this is the mother that Shengsheng carved."

Gui Yao couldn't see Madam Gu's face clearly, but the little figure was carved with remarkable realism.

But Madam Gu's gaze fell on Gu Nansheng's hands. "What happened to your hands?"

Gu Nansheng raised her hand high, "Mother, aren't the gloves that Sheng Sheng made herself amazing?"

Mrs. Gu couldn't reach it and asked suspiciously, "Really?"

"certainly."

Gu Nansheng took out another glove from her sleeve. "Shengsheng also made one for Mother."

Madam Gu took the gloves. "Sheng Sheng can sew now, that's good."

Gu Nansheng smiled even more happily after receiving the praise, but her gloved hands were subconsciously hidden under her wide sleeves.

Gui Yao pondered. If Gu Nansheng was concealing his injuries, then his mind was clearer than rumored.

Then Madam Gu asked, "Sheng Sheng, are you willing to stay with your mother forever?"

"certainly."

Gu Nansheng agreed without hesitation, but Madam Gu let out a deep sigh. After a while, she said she was sleepy and asked Gu Nansheng to leave.

But after her son left, Madam Gu did not go to sleep. Instead, she sat down in front of the dressing mirror again and remained there for a long time.

In the evening, a maid brought some liquid food to feed Guiyao. Guiyao pretended to wake up, and the maid was startled, almost dropping the bowl in her hand.

Madam Gu hurried over and, seeing that she had woken up, gestured to the maid to tie Gui Yao up.

Gui Yao sat still, her hand groping forward. "Auntie, how did I fall asleep? Can you take me to the capital now?"

Madam Gu and her maid exchanged a glance; neither of them had expected that the person Jishengtang had bought this time would be blind.

"Eat something first."

After uttering those four words, Madam Gu returned to the master bedroom, with her maidservant hurriedly following, "Madam, this..."

"It's better that you can't see it, just keep an eye on things."

The maid nodded and turned to bring Gui Yao some food. Gui Yao didn't stand on ceremony and said she wasn't full, so the maid had to give her a lot more.

They also managed to get information out of Gui Yao, learning that she had come to the capital to find her relatives, but had gone blind on the way and had been rescued by a kind aunt who offered to take her to the capital to find her relatives.

After eating and drinking her fill, Gui Yao said, "Auntie, you're so kind. I'll repay you when I find my aunt."

Upon hearing this, Madam Gu in the master bedroom scoffed, thinking, "She's been sold out, yet she still considers the person who sold her her benefactor."

She was not as clever as her son, Sheng Sheng. Thinking of her son, a trace of sadness appeared on her face.

Thus, Gui Yao stayed in Madam Gu's room, enjoying good food and drink, while Madam Gu remained silent and did not leave the room.

It wasn't until the second night that Gu Shun knocked on Madam Gu's door in the courtyard.

"Madam, the young master has had a seizure. I need to take that girl away."

Gui Yao's dinner was laced with a sleeping potion, and she was placed on a large bed.

When the chains rattled, Gui Yao opened her eyes. It was indeed Gu Nansheng walking towards her, but now his face no longer held the previous purity and gentleness; only lust and ferocity remained.

He changed from white to black, and Gui Yao observed him discreetly, his gaze lingering on his hands.

It was spotless, without a single scratch!