The little girl glanced at the meal and immediately stood up, her face full of panic: “Gu Qingniang, you were asleep earlier, and I called out several times without waking you, so I just sat here waiting. I didn’t expect the food to get cold. I know I was wrong, please don’t tell Master Han.”
“I’m not blaming you,” Gu Qingtong found it strange. Did she look like someone who would tattle? And what relationship did she have with Master Han? It seems he’s quite an important figure, at least judging from these three people’s behavior.
The little girl carefully studied her expression, and only when she saw that Gu Qingniang truly wasn’t angry did she breathe a sigh of relief: “Gu Qingniang, I, this servant, am new here. My original name is Lü’er. Master said to let you give me a new name, and from now on, I’ll be your person.”
Gu Qingtong heard her switching between “I” and “this servant,” and figured she was probably a newly purchased maid who hadn’t been properly trained yet. The little girl saw her eyes rolling around, thinking she was contemplating a name, and brought over the meal: “Gu Qingniang, I’ll go to the small kitchen to reheat the food. Please take your time thinking.”
Gu Qingtong casually responded with a sound, mumbling something under her breath.
The little girl closed the door as she left, suddenly hearing a loud shout from inside: “I’ve time-traveled!” She paused for a moment, then thought about it and realized she didn’t understand, but what did it have to do with her? She carefully looked around the courtyard, saw no one had noticed anything unusual, and scurried away.
Gu Qingtong was too excited earlier, which pulled at the wound on her back, causing her such pain that she almost wanted to die. Had she really time-traveled? But why was Liang Luoxi here too? Did she time-travel as well?
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