C32

"Knock, knock, knock!"

Yellow leaves fell onto the ground in the dilapidated courtyard. There were bare branches everywhere. The mottled wooden door seemed to have rotted a little, but one could still see the majesty it had in the past.

Gu Qingyi stood in front of the wooden door and adjusted her clothes. Even after the cold wind blew past her, she still felt somewhat cold.

As she walked, she did not expect herself to arrive here.

This was the courtyard of Princess Anping's wet nurse. It was just a door away from the main courtyard. It was just that the door had been blocked by someone at some point, so she had to walk around in a circle before she could get here.

In her previous life, she had come here before, but when she found this place, there was no one in this courtyard anymore.

And in this life …

"He's here, who is he?"

After a long while, when Gu Qingyi thought that there was no one in the courtyard, a dry and hoarse voice came from inside.

Soon, the door opened.

He saw that the person who opened the door was a white-haired old man, his clothes were covered in patches, and he couldn't find a complete place to hide, but even so, the old man's back was still very straight, and his turbid eyes flashed a trace of light, it wasn't hard to tell what kind of person he was when he was young.

In this short exchange, Gu Qingyi was certain that she was her mother's wet nurse. Only someone as shrewd as her could risk her life to save the little girl's life in this palace that was surging with darkness.

"I am Gu Qingyi."

Taking a deep breath, Gu Qingyi lifted her head and met his gaze without fear.

She knew that even though she had never met this old man before, she was certain that he knew her. Otherwise, that little girl wouldn't help her at such a crucial moment.

Although that girl was also very quick-witted, she was still a child after all. There was definitely someone behind her to give her pointers, and this person was no other than the old man in front of her.

"Young, young miss."

The old woman held the door with both hands and stood there blankly. Her eyes were wide open as she stared at Gu Qingyi. Suddenly, tears began to roll down her cheeks.

Gu Qingyi had thought of thousands of possibilities, but she hadn't been able to think of one.

She had thought that the old woman would question her identity or ask her about something, but she hadn't expected her words to be filled with tears.

"Old man, don't cry."

Gu Qingyi had grown up with her master. Apart from her medical skills, no one was a match for her. Everything else was unreliable, so she naturally didn't know how to interact with others. Originally, although she had walked up to this point and knocked on the door, she had no idea how she should get along with them.

However, the moment this old man started crying, she couldn't care less and quickly stepped forward to wipe her tears away.

What she did most of the time was either follow her master up the mountain to pick herbs or travel around. In her previous life, although she had interacted with many people, most of them were from that man who told her to do what she wanted, so she didn't need to care about the rest. It was better if she didn't wipe it off. The more she wiped away, the more tears fell from the old woman's eyes. This time, Gu Qingyi was also slightly dumbfounded …

"That... Are you not feeling well? Why don't I give you my number? " After thinking about it for a while, Gu Qingyi's only thought was that this old man couldn't be sick, right? It can't be a solution even if I can't stop these tears, right?

"This old servant is fine, this old servant is happy, happy." The old woman wiped the corners of her eyes in panic and smiled brightly. She looked at Gu Qingyi unblinkingly and nodded her head continuously: "It's, it's really like that!"