Jin Qianqian didn't go up the mountain to join the commotion, only instructing the servants to attend to the workers well.
Now, hearing the report from the guards at the village entrance, she frowned deeply. Both she and Gu Wenheng were well aware of Mr. Gao's background—he belonged to the Xu Family, part of the Fifth Prince's faction.
Aside from standard official interactions, they had absolutely no personal relationship. His arrival at this time was undoubtedly aimed at the new grain seeds, or perhaps an attempt to snatch a share of the credit.
"Have someone turn him away," she ordered. "Just say that the Gu family is in the intense mourning period and it's inconvenient to receive guests."
Even the two Lord Imperial Envoys who had just arrived had headed straight up the mountain, showing that they held some reservations about the mourning period. With such an upright and justifiable excuse, Jin Qianqian felt no burden in using it.
