After dismounting, Dong Huiying walked straight towards the coachman. The coachman of the Blue mansion was easy to recognize—firstly, because the servants of the Blue mansion habitually wore blue clothing, and secondly, because the Blue mansion’s carriages were marked with a painted design of auspicious clouds. The coachman was a woman nearing forty years of age, similar in age to Lan Gu, but she didn’t maintain herself as well as Lan Gu, having dark and rough skin. It was clear that this coachman also recognized Dong Huiying. She was originally seated in the carriage but got off immediately upon seeing Dong Huiying, her face full of restraint and respect. When the two were close enough, the coachman lowered her voice and softly asked, "Madam, what brings you here?" This title of "Madam," she could really mock it for a lifetime! Too lazy to fuss over it, she sighed in her heart. Every time she was called "Madam," she always felt like these people thought she was the mother of the Liang family’s brothers. "I’m here to find Lan Gu. How soon can the banquet end? I have some urgency on my side." She wanted to return before Zhi Chen woke up. The coachman said, "Please wait a moment, I will immediately have someone notify the Butler Lan!" Dong Huiying nodded, then watched the coachman head towards the Fengya Pavilion. The coachman stopped a foreigner, who seemed to be a doorman, but all the guests coming and going smiled and greeted this doorman out of respect for Charles. The coachman at the Blue mansion took out a money pouch from her chest, specifically used for smoothing relationships, and it looked heavy, appearing quite substantial. The two then gestured at each other, and the foreigner understood, so he turned and went into the Fengya Pavilion. Before long, Lan Gu came out of the Fengya Pavilion with a calm expression. She saw Dong Huiying but didn’t come over to greet her; instead, she maintained an appropriate smile and chatted casually with a young-looking foreigner by her side. This foreigner seemed to have specifically learned the local language, but it sounded awkward and his articulation was not very clear. "Sir, you needn’t see me off any further, please stop here," Lan Gu persuaded the foreigner, who was very gentlemanly and considerate: "Lan, my proposal, I hope you’ll give it some serious thought." Lan Gu smiled, "I’ve long past my prime, and have long given up on such thoughts in this life. Besides, it’s hard to leave one’s homeland, so let’s just leave it at that." After that, the two exchanged a few more words, the man looking entirely regretful: "I respect your decision, but I also have my own will. I will wait, I believe there will come a day when I can win your heart." Upon hearing this, if Dong Huiying still didn’t understand what was going on, she really would have lived for nothing. But this foreigner... he looked very young, completely the image of a young and vigorous lad. Even though Lan Gu maintained herself well, when the two stood together, they clearly looked like siblings. She twitched the corner of her eye. In her previous world, she already knew that most Westerners were open-minded, considering age, nationality, height, appearance, wealth, and status not as barriers in the face of love. However, hearing about it is one thing, but seeing it with her own eyes, truly happening around her, was unprecedented.\p> Lan Gu bid farewell to that tall young man and walked calmly towards the carriage. "Get in the carriage," she glanced at Dong Huiying lightly. Everyone associated with the Blue mansion knew that Lan Gu was merely helping the Master manage parts of the Blue mansion and Jiangnan’s properties, yet on the surface, in the eyes of outsiders, she appeared to be the owner of the Blue mansion.