Chapter 70 Head-on Confrontation

Gu Huan bowed slightly: "Mom."

Aunt Pei frowned.

She always asked Gu Huan to pay respect to her as a daughter pays respect to her mistress, but now she only paid respect as a younger generation pays respect to her aunt.

Just as she was about to lose her temper, Gu Huan ordered Dong Qing to present the gift.

Nanny Lu took it and opened it. It was just an old ginseng. Although it was valuable, it was not good enough for the eldest daughter of the Pei family, the richest family in the area.

Aunt Pei suppressed her displeasure and asked, "How is your elder sister? Is the fetus okay?"

Under normal circumstances, Gu Huan would definitely feel uncomfortable because her mother only cared about her illegitimate daughter.

But now, Gu Huan was waiting for her to ask.

Gu Huan pretended to be surprised: "Didn't Nanny Chen tell Mom? Something big has happened."

Aunt Pei was startled. She didn't bother to act cool. She leaned forward and grabbed Gu Huan's hand. "What's wrong? Tell me quickly."

Gu Huan's eyes turned red with grievance: "Mom, you hurt your daughter."

Aunt Pei came back to her senses, let go of her hand, and glared at her: "Pretentious, hurry up and speak."

Gu Huan sighed: "My eldest sister had a miscarriage and lost the baby."

"What!"

Aunt Pei jumped up, opened her arms and grabbed Gu Huan's neck.

Donghua flashed forward, raised her palm and pushed him hard: "How dare you! What are you doing!"

Aunt Pei was pushed and staggered, but fortunately Nanny Lu caught her.

"you……"

Aunt Pei was so angry that her face turned blue, but when she saw the vicious girl, she didn't dare to move.

Gu Huan poked her head out from behind Dong Hua and said aggrievedly, "Auntie, are you going to strangle me to death? If you don't want to listen to what my sister asked me to do, then I'll just leave."

After saying that, he took Donghua and Dongqing and left.

Aunt Pei shouted anxiously, "Stop, please stop quickly, did Ruer bring me a message?"

Gu Huan turned her head and said, "Then Auntie, do you want to talk to me properly?"

She was filled with anxiety, as if the little bitch was deliberately trying to piss her off, and she was so angry that her liver ached.

"Okay, I won't do anything. Sit down and talk."

Donghua dragged the chair away from Aunt Pei and said, "Please sit down, young lady. I will be there for you. If she dares to move again, I will not be polite."

As he said this, he rolled up his sleeves, put his hands on his hips, and glared at him fiercely.

Aunt Pei almost fainted from anger.

Seeing this, Madam Lu quickly smiled and apologized: "Second Miss, you misunderstood Auntie. Auntie has always been worried about you. If something happens to the eldest Miss, I can't protect you, right?"

Gu Huan said sadly, "If you don't know, you would think that the eldest sister is the aunt's biological daughter."

Aunt Pei and Madam Lu both changed their expressions.

This matter must never be made public.

"Second Miss, you can't tell jokes casually."

Madam Lu hurriedly said, "I will go make tea for the second young lady."

Dong Qing stretched out her hand to stop him: "We girls are particular about drinking tea. We brought a tribute of snow-capped emeralds."

Nanny Lu's face froze as she watched Dong Qing walk out. A servant came in with a basket in his hand and placed the tea-making utensils on the coffee table.

A set of crystal clear official kiln white porcelain tea sets, Dongqing skillfully boils the teapot and makes tea.

As she brewed the tea, she explained, "This is the snow water collected from the peach garden in our Duke's Mansion this year."

Aunt Pei's eyes widened like dead fish.

The little bitch was living a more comfortable life than her, but her poor Ruer had a miscarriage?

Gu Huan didn't expect Dong Qing and the others to come up with these things.

After a moment's silence, he came to his senses and guessed that it was Sister Zhou who taught them.

He then cooperated by picking up the shelf, took the teacup handed to him by Dongqing, took a sip elegantly, and then slowly put it down.

"My elder sister drugged me and the Duke. After the incident, my brother-in-law and my elder sister had a big fight. Yinzhi was beaten to a bloody pulp on the spot. When she was dragged out of the mansion, her life or death was unknown. My elder sister was anxious and angry, which led to her miscarriage. The mansion doctor said that my elder sister had been worrying too much during this period, and the fetus was restless and not growing well, so she couldn't save the baby."

Gu Huan looked regretful: "That was a fully formed male fetus."

Aunt Pei wailed and pressed her hand against her aching heart, feeling heartbroken.

The eldest grandson of the Duke's Mansion, with this child, her Ruer will surely become the most honorable Duke's wife in the future.

Gu Huan looked at her coldly.

Are you heartbroken?

It's not enough.

Gu Huan continued, "My eldest sister made a big mistake. The Duke was furious and confined her to her house. My son-in-law even threatened to divorce her."

"Eldest sister lost her child, but Aunt Yao is pregnant, so the uncle is not too sad. Aunt Yao, the eldest sister's position as the young lady of the Duke's Mansion is in jeopardy."

All the blood drained from Aunt Pei's face, as if her heart had been stabbed several times. She was in so much pain that she couldn't speak for a moment.

Nanny Lu looked pale.

If the Duke is drugged and his brother-in-law divorces his wife, how can that be tolerated?

The girl's life is over.

Gu Huan's gentle voice was like poison: "My elder sister is desperate and asked me to tell my aunt to save her life."

Aunt Pei raised her tearful eyes and gritted her teeth, "Hurry up and tell me."

"Uncle has been in trouble recently, and my eldest sister asked my aunt to find a solution. Uncle will definitely remember my eldest sister's kindness, and the couple will reconcile in the near future."

Aunt Pei straightened up immediately: "What's the difficulty? Tell me quickly."

"My son-in-law is short of fifty thousand taels of silver."

"Fifty thousand?" Aunt Pei's face changed.

This was not a small sum of money, and Pei Yi had just given her this month's money, so it would not be nice to ask for more.

She gave all her surplus money to Ruer, as she could not come up with 50,000 taels at once.

"My daughter also knows that Auntie is in trouble. Why don't you tell Mother? After all, she is the eldest sister's biological mother, and she will definitely help her find a solution."

"No need!" Aunt Pei flatly refused.

Nanny Lu was afraid that Gu Huan would be suspicious, so she quickly added, "Second Miss, the eldest lady has come to us for help. If we tell Madam, it would be bad if Madam misunderstood that the eldest lady was disloyal."

"Madam, what you said is absolutely right." Gu Huan readily agreed.

She didn't want to make her mother sad with these bad things.

Let this real mother and daughter torture each other.

Gu Huan looked at Aunt Pei, who was in grief and worry, and kindly reminded her, "Aunt, go find Cousin Pei. He will definitely help you."

Aunt Pei glared at her fiercely.

This is the only way for now.

Gu Huan suggested considerately: "My daughter can go with my aunt and explain the situation to Cousin Pei."

Aunt Pei looked at her. So considerate?

Or does she like Pei Yi?

After the two met last time, she wanted to discuss with Pei Yi to quietly take Gu Huan out, and when the matter was settled, she would report to the Marquis.

Even if the Marquis is angry, he will not take a concubine's daughter seriously.

What's more, the Pei family is the financial backer of the Gu family, so sending a concubine's daughter would be considered as a way to thank the Pei family.

Unexpectedly, Pei Yi said to wait a little longer, which made her dare not go to the Duke's Mansion to explain that Gu Huan had someone else.

It would be different if that little bitch Gu Huan fell in love with Pei Yi.

"good."

Aunt Pei, who had ulterior motives, immediately agreed.

The two of them got on the carriage of the Duke's Mansion together. Aunt Pei looked up and saw a wooden sign hanging on the side of the carriage: Yong.

I was shocked. Is this Duke Yong's own carriage?

Looking around, Aunt Pei, who came from the Pei family, the richest family in Jiangling, had seen top-notch things. She could tell at a glance that although the carriage seemed to be simply furnished, it was made of top-quality materials.

The car was filled with a masculine scent.

"Whose carriage is this?"

Gu Huan said casually: "It belongs to the Duke."

Aunt Pei's eyes were about to pop out of her head, and she was so angry that her teeth were itching, but she didn't dare to get angry or hit or scold, for fear of alarming the people from the Duke's Mansion who were following the carriage.

He lowered his voice and asked, "Did you really climb into the Duke's bed, you little bitch? You shameless bitch, he is your sister's father-in-law!"

Gu Huan's eyes were slightly cold, and she glanced over with a smile: "Auntie, please be careful with your words."

Aunt Pei was frightened by her cold eyes.

It looks a bit scary.

Could it be that after becoming the Duke's woman, that dead girl was infected by his aura?

Seeing that she had become obedient, Gu Huan said coldly, "Aunt, there are some things I want to remind you of. If you tell father and mother about my eldest sister's loss of her grandson and my relationship with Duke Yong, which daughter do you think is more useful to father?"

Aunt Pei was stunned.

She had never thought about this. She only thought about how to let her Ruer step on Wang's daughter and vent her resentment for being forced to be a concubine.

Based on her understanding of Gu Yuan...

He will definitely pay attention to this little bitch Gu Huan.

If Ruer was divorced, Gu Yuan would also abandon her.

Aunt Pei was scared at the thought.