Academy Courtyard.
Gu Family's Yard.
Madam Feng Shulan of the Gu Family was standing in the courtyard, watering flowers with a watering can.
Her demeanor was composed, elegant, and exceedingly noble, embodying the grace of a lady from a distinguished family.
Passersby couldn't help but glance at her a few times, marveling at the refined temperament of the Gu Family's matriarch.
At the gate's fence, rows of cypress trees shaded a woman in a sapphire blue cheongsam, standing at the entrance with parcels in hand.
Her face was full of ingratiating smiles; she knocked on the door and said, "Madam Gu, are you home?"
This question was obviously rhetorical.
Anyone who wasn't blind could see Feng Shulan watering the flowers. She deliberately asked, fearing Feng Shulan wouldn't open the door for her.
Feng Shulan's bright eyes didn't move. She simply raised her eyelids, and upon seeing who it was, wasn't surprised.
