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During the past few years, she had had a severe bellyache. Ever since she had learned some common knowledge about medicinal herbs, she had paid attention to her recuperation. In the past one to two years, she had already improved a lot, but it was still not very good.

In the morning, Gu Yun was barely able to hold on when he left, and not long after, he was in so much pain that he couldn't even straighten his back. In the morning, Ming Yu helped her push a few waves of her mother who had come to consult him.

"Miss, what can you do after a day's rest? Look at your face, it's already devoid of color. When Young Master comes back, you'll have to say that we won't persuade him."

Actually, Gu Yun had never talked about them, especially with Xie Jingxi's people. He rarely even spoke to them, but every time he lightly swept a glance over them, they would all be able to see through him, and he would be able to tell that it was more silent than cursing them. No matter what, no one else knew, but Miss Ming Yu had already honed her ability to read other people's eyes.

"It's nothing. I've been lying there for a long time and I'm not running or jumping. What are you afraid of?"

Just as Xie Jingxi was about to take out the summary of the accounts that Li Zhangfang had given her a few days ago, she was busy for a few days, and just as she was about to take a look when she had nothing else to do, she heard from someone outside that Gu Heng had come over.

Ever since she asked for a butler, Xie Jingxi knew that she would have to deal with Gu Heng, but she never expected that he would come at such an inopportune time. Xie Jingxi got up and arranged everything so that she could go to the hall where the guests were gathered, before letting Ming Yu call him in.

In the daytime, he was not afraid of being spoken, but in the end, he had to avoid suspicion. The four doors and windows were all open, and there were people inside and outside the house, but in the end, Xie Jingxi felt awkward and intentionally kept Ming Yu inside, and Gu Yun's people were outside.

Gu Heng brought in a few account books, probably to match up with her. He silently looked at Xie Jingxi, and saw her pale face, and his brows unconsciously furrowed.

"I took advantage of my free time to come over and explain the accounts outside to you. I didn't disturb you, did I?"

Compared to the discomfort in Xie Jingxi's heart, Gu Heng was not acting strangely. Instead, he was calling Xie Jingxi by his name.

"I've never held anything back. No matter how busy I am, I can't compare to you guys outside. However, for the accounts outside, you can just let me know and I won't understand much."

Gu Heng sat in front of her, "I don't need you to understand anything, but you must know something, at least know how many shops there are in our house, and how far in and out we can go every year, and which shops will be profitable, and which houses will be rich, and when I have time, I will bring you over to take a look, and recognize the managers here. In the future, you will have to deal with them no matter what."

Seemingly seeing that she was being careless, Gu Heng immediately told her about the matters of the family. When he had something to say, he naturally didn't feel awkward, as Gu Heng was really different from before.

Xie Jingxi thought back to when she was at her steward's place in her previous life, when her relationship with Gu Heng was still considered the best, she had always known that Gu Heng liked her. If Xie Jingqi didn't die, if Lady Xu didn't do all that she could think of, then there might still be some pure love between them. But Xie Jingqi's death was inevitable between the two of them, like a nail that could jump out and prick you at any time, it wasn't painful or itchy, but very torturous.

Xie Jingxi spoke less about the time and the people. In this place like the capital, he naturally did not feel a sense of belonging to her, and after a while, she would get used to remaining silent. Whether it was her family background or the environment in which she grew up, of course she had her own pride of youth. She was not allowed to lower his head to anyone, or perhaps, she was not willing to admit her own defeat to anyone, and Xie Jingqi's death was the greatest failure of his pride of youth.

He disdained to explain, and he was not too good at consoling others. Even if he knew that Xie Jingxi's heart was not well off, he still allowed things that should have been explained to him before to continue fermenting. It was also because when she took over the butler position, they had some extra words to say, causing their relationship to slowly ease up. However, even then, Gu Heng still did not have half the patience to observe the situation.

Maybe some things could be seen more easily than others, Xie Jingxi suddenly felt relieved.

"I can see that you don't look too good. Do you want to take a rest?"

Gu Heng continued talking for a while, and Xie Jingxi only listened quietly, she occasionally interjected a few words, and upon hearing his words, Xie Jingxi said: "I will remember most of what you said, when I have time, I will personally go and take a look, but the family business will require your concern, I am unable to help."

In the end, no matter how much he said, there was still an end, but she could only stay in his eyes for a moment. It was just that Gu Heng was not in a hurry to get up, and started to think carefully: "That day, your Second Miss did not understand, and gave you trouble. If you have any problems in the future, send someone to inform me, and I can help you as much as possible, so it'll be considered as me apologizing for your Second Miss."

What kind of crime was he committing? How could she have anything to do with other people? "Family, I can really argue with her. What are you busy with all day long? How can I trouble you again?"

Gu Heng ignored her tactful rejection, and took a box that he brought along with him, and placed it in front of her, "This is a prescription to relieve abdominal pain, inside there is a treatment method. Drink it according to the prescription, after you finish, I will send someone over to deliver it to you."

Xie Jingxi was a little surprised. He actually knew about her monthly days and knew that she had abdominal pain, but before she could say anything, Gu Heng got up and took her leave. She was afraid that she would reject him, so he didn't give her the chance to speak.

She sighed, if she just gave it away like that, the whole family would know soon, so Xie Jingxi just opened the box, and saw that there was a letter on top, opening it to take a look, there was a prescription for the books, and some advice to take note of, the words were Gu Heng's words, and it was actually written personally by him.

This time, Ming Yu was smarter, she did not ask any questions, and seemed to have realised later that Gu Heng's words were not that important to her, hence she was enlightened.

Xie Jingxi glanced at her, "Go and put it away, Young Master will tell you the truth."

Ming Yu wanted to say that she probably wouldn't ask, if the young lady hadn't mentioned him, he could have only used her eyes to torture poor girls like them.

Xie Jingxi read the prescription once and then burned it, he could say those words to Gu Yun, but there was no need to read the words anymore, there were some words that came out under certain circumstances, and maybe they were just words that were too loud, but with the words that were being spoken casually, they might not attract too much attention, but if they were clearly written on paper, the marks between the lines would be carved into people's hearts, and touching them would always be painful.

There was no need to hurt Gu Yun again.

Being distracted by Gu Heng, Xie Jingxi no longer felt so uncomfortable on his body. She continued to take out the summary of the accounts that Li Zhangfang had given her.

Mingyue carried a cup of jujube tea over, and from afar, she could smell the scent of the ginger that couldn't be covered up. She saw Xie Jingxi wasting her energy again, and then she became unhappy: "Lady!" Ming Yu placed the tea tray on the table, "If you keep going on like this, I will complain to Young Master!"

Xie Jingxi was amused by her words, "Who are you girl if you're capable?"

"Of course I'm your girl." However, the young master was even more frightening.

"Let me ask you, what did you figure out about the two manager lady s this time?"

Ming Yu tilted his head and thought, "Two manager lady s giving you a show of power, you actually took care of them obediently. With all the kindness, not only did they suppress you, they did not cause any big trouble, and even gained a good reputation, but you really spoilt them too much, those few people are just worms in your family, aren't you afraid of them creating a big mess for you?"

Xie Jingxi raised her eyelids, "Then do you know why they beat me up?"

"About this, I think you are very good at bullying. If I want to catch you, you can make a living with your might in the future."

Xie Jingxi asked again: "Then do you see those two mothers as people who can bully others?"

Ming Yu was almost confused by their young lady's question, "Greedy for small gains, adding fuel to the fire when the situation is favourable, you probably don't have the ability to do so."

Xie Jingxi laughed, then Ming Yu suddenly came back to her senses, "Miss, someone in the residence wants to harm you!"

"Shh …" Xie Jingxi rolled his eyes at her, "How can you not remember? Now you know how to reply to Young Master, don't talk nonsense."

Regarding the matters of the mansion, Xie Jingxi did not want to hide it from Gu Yun. On the contrary, she could not hide it even if she wanted to, but she did not want to tell him these obscure things. On one hand, she did not want to distract him from her family matters, and on the other hand, she did not feel the need to.

Since he was temporarily going to coexist with Marquis Mansion, he should be able to maintain a calm surface even if he was not told of these dirty things. Otherwise, once his temper was twisted, he would inevitably fall out with Marquis Mansion.

Ming Yu was like a bamboo that was overflowing with beans all day. There were some things that she couldn't understand, but Gu Yun could see through it in a glance and could simply sell Xie Jingxi out.

No wonder she felt that she talked too much with Young Master, she could actually use such a trick to turn the situation around and cause a ruckus.

So on this night, Ming Yu described a girl to her young master like this, "This lady wasn't feeling well today, so she stayed in bed for most of the day, and didn't have much to eat at noon. After she got better in the afternoon, she originally wanted to look at her accounts, but I said that it pained her heart to know that Young Master had found out.

Gu Yun raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and looked at Ming Yu with a smile or not. Ming Yu used her strong mental strength to resist the suspicious eyes of the young master, thinking that she had not lied at all.