The news quickly spread to the Yao family as well.
Madam Yao had already moved back to Gu Yan's courtyard, having awoken shortly after Gu Yan had left.
Indeed, she hadn't managed to keep an eye on her son, and Madam Yao shook her head in resignation.
Her insistence on not letting her son leave wasn't solely out of concern for his physical health. She also worried whether her daughter had fully come to terms with her own origins, and whether her son's hasty visit might unsettle her.
When she learned that Gu Yan had decided to stay in her daughter's village, oddly enough, Madam Yao was relieved.
If her daughter was willing to accept Gu Yan's presence, it meant she didn't feel intruded upon and might have already accepted her true identity.
However, Room Lady worried: "Madam, the conditions in the village are quite poor. How could the young master, who is used to a life of riches and comforts, adapt to living there?"