Despite her past marriage contract being scorned and annulled by him, she wished to have no further ties with him.
But after all, he was the only son of her master.
To her master, the two of them were her only kin.
It wasn't because Gu Xichen had no maternal grandparents, but because the master's ability to see unclean things had led to the death of her grandfather, after which Gu Xichen's maternal family decided to give some money to her master. They wanted her to lead her life independently without further entanglements with her family.
The master, of course, did not accept the money, holding her pride and dignity.
These things were once spoken of by her master in a light and breezy manner.
The maternal family, she never returned to it from beginning to end.
She came with Gu Xichen to the gravesite.
The two crouched down together and took out joss paper, gold ingots, and some other offerings like food and drinks.
