Chapter 414: Come and Collect the House

At this time, a maid stepped forward:

"Madam...Pingguo Mansion sent someone to ask when Madam is free to find a place to sit down and chat."

Madam Gu was exhausted and powerless: "What time is it now?"

"It's past half past noon."

"Give them a reply. If you are free now, please invite them to meet at Baiweilou."

"yes."

It was past midnight, in the Orchid Wing of Baiwei Tower—

Li Jiaojiao, Gu Han and the wife of the Duke of Ping arrived early.

After a while, Mrs. Gu came in supported by the nanny.

As soon as Mrs. Gu sat down, Gu Han's eyes turned red and he slammed the table and stood up:

"Grandma, why are you doing this to me? Why? Why—"

With a "crash", Madam Gu was also very angry. She had no place to vent her anger, so she threw a teacup at his feet.

"You ask me why? I want to ask you, why did you steal cassava?"

Gu Han choked up: "I, I just wanted to go back to the capital...I accidentally took the wrong road...The Queen Mother called me over at the time, which means she didn't mind. If it wasn't for you, Grandmother, saying to change someone, the position of the Crown Prince would never have been Gu Shao's turn!"

"Humph, what's so good about Gu Shao? Look at what he has done now. He is exactly like Gu Shen. The young lady prefers a cheap maid instead of marrying him."

"Shut up! Who of you two brothers can laugh at who?" At the end, Madam Gu was almost laughing out of anger, and it was very sad, "They are the same turtle and tortoise, and the crow is laughing at the pig for being black?"

"But... you are right about one thing. If I didn't know you had been in prison, I wouldn't have asked for a replacement. But that day at the inn... Li Jiaojiao said you had been in prison. I felt like the sky was falling, so I decided to replace you."

After these words were spoken, Li Jiaojiao and the wife of the Duke of Ping were frozen in place.

There was a hint of coldness in Madam Gu's eyes. Even though Gu Han had no future now, she didn't want to be estranged from him.

So she shifted the blame to someone else and blamed Li Jiaojiao.

And she was telling the truth. If Li Jiaojiao hadn't said it at that time, she wouldn't have known that Gu Han had a stigma and would not have replaced him.

Gu Han was stunned, looking at Li Jiaojiao in disbelief. Yes, when she suddenly said that, he felt something was wrong...

If grandma didn't know, Gu Shao wouldn't have gotten such an easy deal.

Li Jiaojiao gritted her teeth and said, "What do you mean? Who told your nanny to say bad things about me? What she said implied that I was not worthy of Gu Han. Besides, you are Gu Han's biological nanny, aren't you?"

"I never thought that I would have to be careful even when kissing breasts!"

Lady Pingguogong was also annoyed and said, "Jiaojiao is right. This is your own decision, and now you are blaming Jiaojiao for it. Gu Han, are you going to be ungrateful now? Can't you let Jiaojiao down?"

Gu Han was anxious: "No, that's not what I meant..."

But he still felt a little resentful in his heart, and his mind was in a mess.

Li Jiaojiao stared at him angrily. How dare he blame her?

She hasn't even blamed him for being a coward! He can't even give her the title of a prince's wife. What future does a cripple have for her?

Lady Pingguo stared at Madam Gu coldly: "Madam, no matter what, Jiaojiao and Gu Han are already engaged and have signed a marriage certificate. They are already husband and wife."

Madam Gu was startled: "Have you written the marriage certificate?"

"Why, you don't agree?"

Madam Gu pursed her lips and said, "It's nothing. As long as Gu Han likes her, she can marry anyone."

This is also one of her compensations to Gu Han.

Lady Pingguo said, "You may lose your title, but you should give more of your property to Gu Han, right?"

Madam Gu said, "Separate out the three courtyards on the west side of the mansion. They will belong to Han'er from now on. Also give Han'er half of the farm, land, and shop at home."

Gu Han's eyes turned red when he heard this: "I don't agree. The title has already been taken by Gu Shao, why is the family property only this small? Is this called compensation? This is called sending away beggars! I don't agree."

Madam Gu sighed helplessly, "Gu Shao is the crown prince now. If this generation doesn't work, we can only rely on the next generation. Logically, he should get the lion's share. Now I'm giving you half. Grandmother has done her best."

Gu Han: "Why do you treat me like this? Why......"

Li Jiaojiao: "It's not fair! It's so unfair... Where's the compensation you agreed on?"

Madam Gu: “…”

Finally, she waved her hand and said, "Let's all go back. Han'er, tomorrow grandma will come to the Duke of Ping's mansion to pick you up. If you are willing, go home with grandma. If you are not willing..."

As she spoke, she shook her head, held the nanny's hand and slowly turned away.

Gu Han slipped and fell to the ground. Why did you treat him like this?

His grandmother, who loved him so much before, actually betrayed him.

Li Jiaojiao also stood there in a daze.

What is all this?

I thought that Gu Han would get the lion's share of Old Madam Gu's compensation, but now he can only get half?

Moreover, he was a cripple, had been in jail, and had offended the Queen Mother. He would have no future in his life.

What's the point of marrying such a useless person? It's embarrassing to go out with him.

Although she only has 10,000 taels of dowry, it is not bad, and she has the support of the Duke's Mansion... Maybe she can find a son of a fourth or fifth rank official...

Anyway, at least find someone who is not lame...

What's hateful is that why did I write a marriage certificate with him...

Thinking of this, she glanced at the wife of Duke Pingguo with some resentment.

The Duke's wife was comforting Gu Han: "Han'er, don't think too much. As long as the green mountains are there, there is no fear of running out of firewood. You are only twenty years old now, you have plenty of youth. Let's go, let's go back first."

Gu Han, with lifeless eyes, and Li Jiaojiao, who was absent-minded, followed the wife of Duke Pingguo with a half-dead step.

When they returned to the Duke's Mansion and just entered the hanging flower gate, they saw Xiaolu rushing over with a pale face:

"Ma'am, Miss, something terrible has happened! Some people came from nowhere and said they were coming to take over the house!"

Lady Pingguo was stunned: "What house?"

"It seems to be our mansion. They said that our family has been sold to them! And the farm and shop in the mansion... Anyway, they said that a lot of land has been sold to them."

Lady Pingguo frowned: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Anyway... that's what happened. He's in the main hall, arguing with the master and the prince! Quick, Madam, go to the main hall."

The Duke's wife was dragged by Xiaolu towards the hall.

Li Jiaojiao froze in place. Have all the lands been sold?

That is...

Was it Liu Xiawei who did it? It was sold by Liu Xiawei, right?

But she felt... no matter how much of a spendthrift Liu Xiawei was, he would only sell a small part of it. How could he even sell the current mansion?