Chapter 11: Ah Niang in the Fantasy of the Previous Life

She not only doesn't know medicine, but she doesn't know anything at all.

"Could it be a mistake?" Mrs. Zheng asked, "Did you mistake Jin Yu for her, or mistake someone else for her?"

Xiao Yuheng glanced at Mrs. Zheng, his gaze laden with meaning.

The Lord Shang seemed to perk up at the idea, "It must be my daughter, my precious daughter, she's amazing at everything, you'll see."

He immediately called out, "Yang Ming, go and bring the Second Miss here."

Yang Ming's face lit up with excitement, "Indeed, my daughter is amazing."

Xiao Yuheng couldn't help but smile.

To everyone's surprise, the Lord Shang, who was detested in court, seemed quite different within the mansion. Apart from his wife, he appeared relatively normal.

Meanwhile, Gu Jinyan was troubled in her position as the head of the Pearl Pavilion. Her father insisted on introducing her to the legitimate son of the Court Attendant. In this life, she had no interest in such matters; all she wanted was to reclaim what was rightfully hers.

Upon hearing her unscrupulous father calling her to the study again, she felt a headache coming on.

Before she even entered, she already had a headache, "Father, don't show me handsome young gentlemen again."

She didn't finish her sentence before she noticed everyone in the study staring at her.

How come the Prince Regent was here too?

Gu Jinyan felt a headache coming on.

"Have I brought your consultation fees, are you satisfied?" Xiao Yuheng spoke.

At that moment, Gu Jinyan couldn't care less about speaking. Her eyes were fixed directly on the two boxes, which, when opened, emitted a dazzling golden light.

Gu Jinyan couldn't contain her laughter.

"Are you satisfied?" Xiao Yuheng still held the Eastern Pearl she had mentioned earlier. If she brought it up again, he would have handed it over.

To his surprise, Gu Jinyan nodded absentmindedly, as if she were a fool.

Xiao Yuheng was speechless.

But Gu Jinyu could see clearly, "That isn't the Plum Blossom White Jade Hairpin, it was bestowed by the Queen Mother."

She had always wanted it, thinking that the Queen Mother would gift it to her, after all, she was the Phoenix Maiden.

She never expected it to end up in the hands of the Prince Regent.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Zheng directly said, "Jinyan, since you like it, give the Plum Blossom White Jade Hairpin to Jinyu."

She wouldn't just need one Plum Blossom White Jade Hairpin; sooner or later, she would demand both boxes for herself.

Gu Jinyu didn't refuse.

She indeed liked the hairpin very much.

For a dignified Phoenix Maiden to like it, the Prince Regent certainly wouldn't object.

Xiao Yuheng looked at Gu Jinyan, wondering how she would react.

In his presence, she appeared very greedy.

Gu Jinyan immediately closed the two boxes, "I also like these. These are the consultation fees from the Prince Regent. If I give them away, the Prince won't be happy, right, Prince Regent?"

Gu Jinyan didn't look at Xiao Yuheng kindly.

Xiao Yuheng smiled and nodded.

"Xiao Chun, Xiao Qiu, carry these things carry them up." Gu Jinyan said as if it were a matter of course.

The Lord Shang, Gu Kaiji, didn't speak. Regardless of how good Gu Jinyu was, she was still his niece, not his own daughter. He didn't even consider it, as long as Jinyan didn't object, it was fine.

This was the first time Gu Jinyu had received such a cold shoulder.

She turned and left in frustration.

Mrs. Zheng hurried to catch up.

Gu Kaiji couldn't be bothered with her; he had long been used to Mrs. Zheng's behavior. In recent years, she had only had eyes for Jinyu and paid no attention to her own daughter. Gu Kaiji was used to it, as long as Jinyan didn't spoil her, it was alright.

Gu Kaiji said, "Jinyan, don't mind her. If you like it, keep it for yourself. She hasn't given you anything valuable, your father is a prominent figure in the capital, what use does she, a Phoenix Maiden, have? You should learn from your father more, be like him, and walk with confidence."

Gu Jinyan couldn't help but smile and nodded, "I understand, Father."

Gu Kaiji grinned with satisfaction, now she was understanding.

He winked at her, indicating she should consider the legitimate son of the Court Attendant's family.

Then he added, "You should also give something to the Prince Regent."

After all, Gu Kaiji didn't think the Prince Regent had any reason to visit other than delivering the consultation fees.

"Alright." Gu Jinyan thought of the two large boxes of consultation fees. Even if she took them directly to the Prince Regent's residence, she wouldn't have any objections.

Gu Jinyan was quite enthusiastic.

"Prince Regent, please, I'll personally escort you."

Only then did Xiao Yuheng leave.

Jing Gongong had been smiling, his eyes squinting.

The Prince Regent had finally shown himself to be of sound mind. A little bit of gold and silver weren't much to the Prince Regent's mansion, but enticing someone as talented as the Second Miss Gu was definitely worth it. Now, they just needed to find out if her prophecies were accurate. If they were, a little more gold and silver wouldn't hurt.

Gu Jinyan glanced at Jing Gongong.

She couldn't understand how Jing Gongong managed to keep up with the Prince Regent. The Prince Regent always had a serious expression on his face, while Jing Gongong wore a foolish expression.

When Jing Gongong caught Gu Jinyan looking at him, he immediately flashed the most radiant smile.

Gu Jinyan was startled and quickly averted her gaze.

Xiao Yuheng then said, "While you're in the mansion, pay attention to some things. Why is your mother so eager to treat the daughter of the Duke of North? It's understandable if it's for the sake of the Duke or the Phoenix Maiden, but her worried look was very odd. And now that she's the Lady Shang, she doesn't need to act so humble."

Gu Jinyan sneered inwardly; she didn't need a reminder.

The regent prince was able to sense that something was off the first time he met Zheng Shi, but in her previous life, she had failed to notice anything and had unwittingly entangled herself for a lifetime, only learning the truth from Gu Jinyu's mouth.

Xiao Yuheng saw the desolation and loneliness in her expression, something he had never seen before, and couldn't help but pat her head. Gu Jinyan looked up at him somewhat bewildered.

The regent prince withdrew his hand and left in large strides.

Gu Jinyan felt that he was always inexplicable.

However, with these two boxes of gold and silver jewelry, Gu Jinyan's mood was extremely good.

Originally, she thought that when the regent prince was young, he was very stingy, and she would have to work hard to earn some money first, but now she had money in her hands and could do a lot of things.

Gu Jinyan couldn't wait to go back. She couldn't help but look at the two boxes of gold and silver jewelry at the door, smiling happily and brightly.

"Jinyan." The Lady of Zhenbei happened to see her, and seeing her sunny and radiant appearance, so different from the one at the evening meal, she called out to her with a smile.

"Lady." Gu Jinyan called out.

Seeing the Lady of Zhenbei in front of her, she was gentle and kind to everyone.

In her previous life, there were times when she had fantasized that it would be nice if her own mother was like this.