Marrying for someone else and being a widow? Stepmothers open classes to raise children

"Madam, the Second Young Master is injured, please go and see him..."

As soon as Gu Zhiyi returned home, she saw Bai Lu, the maid in Xie Yunce's room, running towards her with an anxious look on her face.

Gu Zhiyi's heart tightened, but she remained calm on the surface. She only raised her voice slightly and said, "Bai Lu, what are you doing? Yun Ce has always been healthy, how could he suddenly get injured?"

Bai Lu paused, a hint of hesitation flashed in her panicked eyes, and she answered eagerly: "Madam, it's true. When practicing martial arts this morning, the second young master was accidentally injured by the sword. Now he is lying in the room, his face is pale, and his forehead is covered with cold sweat."

Gu Zhiyi frowned slightly and walked quickly towards Xie Yunce's yard, followed closely by Bai Lu. When they reached the door, Gu Zhiyi stopped and told Bai Lu, "You go back first and take good care of Yunce. I'll come in right away."

A hint of doubt flashed across Bai Lu's eyes, but she didn't dare to ask more questions. After nodding slightly, she turned around and went into the house.

Gu Zhiyi took a deep breath and opened the door. Inside the room, Xie Yunce was lying on the bed, and the maids were busy taking care of him. Seeing Gu Zhiyi come in, everyone bowed.

Gu Zhiyi walked to the bedside and looked at her son's pale face. She couldn't help but feel pity for him. She gently held Xie Yunce's hand and asked softly, "Yunce, tell your mother, how could this happen?"

Xie Yunce opened his eyes with difficulty, and when he saw that it was his mother, he smiled comfortingly: "Mom, I'm fine, it's just a minor injury."

Gu Zhiyi frowned, obviously not believing him: "A minor injury can make you look like this? What would your grandmother think if she knew?"

When Xie Yunce mentioned his grandmother, his expression changed slightly, as if he was hesitant to say something. Seeing this, Gu Zhiyi couldn't help but feel even more worried.

At this moment, Bai Lu came in with a bowl of medicine. She carefully placed the bowl on the table beside the bed and whispered to Xie Yunce, "Second Young Master, the medicine is ready."

Xie Yunce nodded slightly, and Bai Lu carefully fed him the medicine. Gu Zhiyi noticed that Bai Lu's hands were shaking slightly, and her eyes showed deep worry.

After Xie Yunce finished drinking the medicine, Bai Lu asked softly, "Madam, do you want to ask how the second young master was injured? Perhaps I can provide some clues."

Gu Zhiyi turned to look at Bai Lu, and saw that she had expectations in her eyes, and seemed to have her own opinions on this matter. She nodded slightly: "You go ahead."

Bai Lu took a deep breath and said slowly, "During the morning exercise today, the Second Young Master was in great shape, but he suddenly lost at the critical moment. I suspect someone may have done it on purpose."

A cold light flashed in Gu Zhiyi's eyes: "Are you saying that someone deliberately hurt Yun Ce?"

Bai Lu nodded gently: "Madam, this is just a guess, but I think there must be something fishy about this matter."

Gu Zhiyi was silent for a moment, then turned to Xie Yunce and said, "Yunce, do you know what happened today? Did someone intentionally harm you?"

Xie Yunce shook his head slightly: "Mother, I don't know. Maybe I was just careless."

Gu Zhiyi turned to look at Bai Lu: "You go down, I'll take care of Yun Ce here."

Bai Lu nodded gently and left the room. Gu Zhiyi sat by the bed, looking at her son's pale face, and couldn't help but feel worried.

"Mother, I'm fine. I just suffered some minor injuries. Don't worry too much." Xie Yunce's voice was weak but full of determination.

Gu Zhiyi smiled slightly and patted her son's hand gently, but her eyes gradually deepened: "Yunce, you know, I am not worried about your injury, but whether there is a bigger conspiracy behind this."

"Mother, I will handle it carefully and won't let you worry." Xie Yunce said seriously.

At this time, Bai Lu gently pushed the door open and came in, holding a bowl of medicine in her hand. There was a hint of worry in her eyes, but her face remained calm.

"Madam, the medicine has been prepared. Would you like to give it to the young master now?" Bai Lu asked softly.

Gu Zhiyi nodded: "Put it here, I'll feed him."

Bai Lu placed the medicine bowl on the table, then stepped aside and watched quietly as Gu Zhiyi fed Xie Yunce the medicine.

"Bai Lu, I am very satisfied with your performance today." Gu Zhiyi suddenly spoke.

Bai Lu was slightly stunned, then bowed her head gently: "Madam, you are too kind. Bai Lu is just doing my duty."

Gu Zhiyi looked at Bai Lu, a hint of deep meaning flashed in her eyes: "Duty is sometimes difficult to do. It's not easy for you to stay calm in this matter."

Bai Lu felt warm in her heart. Gu Zhiyi was praising her. She looked up, her eyes flashing with determination: "Madam, I will take better care of the young master."

"Bai Lu, do you think there is anyone in the mansion who knows the inside story of this incident?" Gu Zhiyi asked.

Bai Lu hesitated for a moment, then replied softly: "Madam, I guess there must be someone in the mansion who knows about this. But I need to observe further to find out who it is."

One day, Bai Lu found a special jade pendant while sorting out Xie Yunce's clothes. She was moved and immediately showed the jade pendant to Gu Zhiyi.

"Madam, this jade pendant does not belong to the young master. I guess it may be related to this incident." Bai Lu said in a low voice.

Gu Zhiyi took the jade pendant and observed it carefully for a while, then a cold light flashed in her eyes: "I seem to have seen this jade pendant somewhere."

She stood up and walked towards the study. Bai Lu followed closely behind her, her heart full of anticipation.

In the study, Gu Zhiyi read a lot of books and finally found the clue about the jade pendant. She turned around and said to Bai Lu: "This jade pendant is a family heirloom of the Ningguo Mansion. Only the core figures in the mansion can own it."

A hint of surprise flashed in Bai Lu's eyes: "Madam, does this jade pendant mean..."

Gu Zhiyi nodded: "Yes, this means that someone in the mansion has betrayed us."

……

"My silly sister." Xie Huiyi smiled softly, with endless doting in her eyes. She gently patted Xie Huixuan's shoulder and guided her to sit on the rosewood chair beside her.

Xie Huixuan sat down with a wronged look on her face, pouting her lips slightly, looking a little coquettish. She looked at Xie Huiyi, her eyes flashing with curiosity and doubt: "Sister, why are you always so smart, and I am always so stupid?"

Xie Huiyi smiled, walked to the table, picked up a small teacup, gently brushed off the tea residue on it, and then handed it to Xie Huixuan: "Silly sister, sometimes there is only a fine line between being smart and stupid. Look, if you taste this cup of tea too quickly, it will only taste bitter, but if you taste it slowly, you can taste the sweetness in it."

Xie Huixuan took the teacup, blinked her eyes, and nodded thoughtfully. She took a sip of tea, frowned slightly, and then showed an expression of sudden enlightenment: "Sister, I understand. You are telling me that life is also like this. Don't be impatient, and savor it slowly."

"Not bad, sister." Xie Huiyi smiled, her eyes full of approval.

She sat opposite Xie Huixuan and patted her hands gently: "However, my sister asked you to come here today because she wanted to discuss something with you."

Xie Huixuan looked at Xie Huiyi curiously, with anticipation in her eyes: "Sister, what's the matter?"

Xie Huiyi pondered for a moment, and her expression turned serious.