Go Invite Lily

The servant sized up the breathtakingly beautiful woman before him. She was the very definition of stunning—her skin fair and delicate, her bearing graceful, as if a fairy descended to earth. Yet this fairy also had a prominent belly, surely marking her as the beloved farm-born Princess Consort of Prince Alexander Hayes.

Seeing Lily Evans, the Princess Consort, treat a mere servant with such genuine courtesy—a respect that came from deep within—he felt nothing like a lowly slave in her presence.

To be treated so kindly by a Princess Consort of such high status left the servant both flattered and surprised. His attitude softened considerably as he said, "Your Grace, our old master’s health is truly poor—he cannot receive visitors…"

Lily Evans pressed her lips together and said, "Could I trouble you to run one more errand? Please make sure Principal Gregory Gu himself is informed that Princess Consort Lily Evans is here for a scheduled visit."

When the servant heard the words "scheduled visit," his eyes flickered—clearly, there was a story behind this. Seeing Lily Evans so kind and courteous, he replied, "Then please wait here a moment, I’ll go and run the message again."

"Thank you, we’ll wait right here." Lily Evans replied.

The servant hurried off to deliver the message, while Lily Evans held Alexander Hayes’s hand and waited at the entrance of the Gu Family manor.

On a normal day, Alexander Hayes would have barged right in—anyone who tried to stop him would be sent flying with a kick.

But today, he was here to accompany Lily Evans in visiting Principal Gregory Gu, helping her fulfill her promise and wish. It wasn’t the time to make trouble with the Gu Family, so he simply waited with Lily at the gate for news.

The servant ran back to the room. When Gregory Gu Jr., Imperial Grand Tutor, saw him return, he frowned in displeasure, "Why are you back? Did you send them away?"

The servant glanced at Gregory Gu Jr., then at Principal Gregory Gu.

At this moment, Principal Gregory Gu lay with his eyes tightly shut, his chest barely rising and falling—a faint sign of life. Other than the breath that lingered, he seemed no different from a corpse.

Princess Consort Lily Evans had asked to notify Principal Gregory Gu, but seeing him now, it seemed he was lost in a sleep from which he might never awaken.

The servant, with no other choice, steeled himself and reported, "Grand Tutor Gregory Gu Jr., Princess Consort Lily Evans is here by invitation and asked that I personally inform the old master. I'm worried about delaying his affairs, so I hurried back again."

"By invitation?" Gregory Gu Jr. was momentarily stunned, then recalled accompanying his grandfather to the academy to visit Lily Evans. He realized that his grandfather and Lily must have made an agreement for her to visit again.

Just as Gregory Gu Jr. was about to send for Lily Evans, his grandfather—who had been in a coma—suddenly coughed, opened his eyes, and struggled to speak. His voice was weak and raspy, "Go... go... quickly invite... Ali... in..."

Principal Gregory Gu's chest heaved, clearly agitated upon hearing that Lily Evans was coming to see him.

Seeing this, Gregory Gu Jr. quickly soothed his grandfather, "Grandfather, please don't get agitated. I'll send someone to bring Ali in right away."

"Mm... Ali... come..." Upon hearing this, Principal Gregory Gu quieted down, a sense of calm washing over him.

Gregory Gu Jr. understood that his grandfather was waiting for Lily Evans, so he hurriedly called the servant back in.

Lily Evans had been waiting at the entrance for quite a while when the servant rushed over and said, "Please come in, both of you—the old master is waiting for you."

Lily Evans and Alexander Hayes immediately followed the servant at a brisk pace, heading straight for Principal Gregory Gu's small courtyard.

Lily Evans had visited this small courtyard once before, back when she came to rescue Bai Piwu's daughter, threatening Gregory Gu Jr. to release Bai Ling'er.

She had promised Principal Gregory Gu that she would return. Now, as she hurried toward his bedside, a sense of dread crept over her—was this to be their final farewell?