Chapter 8: Uncle's Father Invites

Gu Huan struggled to break free and knelt down in front of Gu Wanru. Regardless of the pain in her hands, she tore off the handkerchief that was wrapped around her hands and spread out her palms.

She cried, "Eldest sister, you love my uncle so much that you were unwilling to let me serve him. You asked Yinzhi to burn my hand on purpose and took me to serve tea to the Duke. Didn't you want the Duke to have pity on me and take a fancy to me?

Eldest sister, now that you have achieved your wish, the Duke has taken a fancy to me. I will not be an eyesore to you and your brother-in-law anymore. Elder sister, please persuade my brother-in-law to let me go. ”

Mu An's face turned ugly in an instant. He stared at his hands. Although medicine had been applied, they were still very red and swollen, and yellow liquid was oozing out.

He turned his head and looked at Gu Wanru: "Gu Wanru, you asked her to serve me tonight, why did you deliberately burn her hands like this?"

Gu Wanru was anxious: "How could I burn her on purpose? It was Yinzhi who made the tea too hot, and Gu Huan accidentally got burned. I was going to take the three of them together, but Yinzhi got burned when she knocked over the silver pot on the way, so I asked Jinkui to accompany Yinzhi back to apply medicine, so..."

"So, she and Yinzhi were both burned, then why did you only bring her to see father? Did you want her to come here on purpose to disgust me?"

Mu An's eyes were vicious.

Gu Huan lowered her head and cried softly.

She wanted to see, when a thorn is buried in the heart of a couple, can they still love each other as before?

It was the first time that Gu Wanru saw Mu An's expression so terrifying. She turned pale with fright. She no longer cared about her virtuous image and grabbed Gu Huan's hair, forcing her to look up.

"Bitch! How dare you sow discord between me and my husband! How dare you cling to father! Are you looking for death?"

Gu Huan didn't care about the pain in her scalp and quickly took out the Snow Lotus Jade Cream and burn medicine from her sleeves.

"This is the reward given to me by the Duke."

Gu Wanru was slightly startled, let go of Gu Huan's hair, and wanted to take the medicine bottle to look at it.

Mu An grabbed it and said, "Snow Lotus Jade Cream!"

"This is a tribute from the Western Regions that is worth a fortune. I know that the Empress Dowager gave father a bottle. Yaoyao burned her finger the other day, so I asked Butler Zhou for it, but he said that father wanted to keep it for himself. How could father be willing to give it to you?"

You little whore deserves it!

Gu Wanru was so angry that she almost blurted out.

He stared at Gu Huan with suspicion: "When did father reward you? How come I didn't know?"

Gu Huan wiped her tears and said, "My eldest sister came back from serving tea and asked Dong Mo to send it to me."

"Dong Mo?" Gu Wanru was full of anger and felt uncomfortable.

Her father rewarded her with two pieces of tattered brocade and gave the little bitch tribute from the Western Regions? And he deliberately bypassed her?

Could it be that my father fell in love with the little vixen at first sight today?

Isn’t father a man who doesn’t like women?

Gu Wanru and Mu An looked at each other, both of them were a little hesitant.

Since it was about inheriting the title, they had to be cautious.

Gu Wanru rolled her eyes and said, "My dear, my father gave her medicine because she was severely burned, not because he liked her. All the noble ladies in the capital want to marry my father, but he doesn't like anyone, so how could he like a servant born to a concubine?"

Mu Anshen agreed with him. He stared at Gu Huan, who was kneeling on the ground with disheveled hair, and snorted coldly, "I want you tonight. My father loves me, so he will not compete with his son for a woman."

Gu Huan was shocked and stood up to run, but Mu An grabbed her by the collar.

"Want to run? Someone, take him away."

Gu Huan struggled hard, crying out with all her might: "Uncle, elder sister, please let me go, I will serve you like a slave for the rest of my life." Gu Wanru sneered: "It's your blessing that your uncle likes you, don't be ungrateful for what you have."

A group of people were having a great time when a man walked in from the courtyard gate and said with a smile, "Oh, the young master is here too."

"Butler Zhou."

When Gu Wanru saw the person coming, she was shocked. She couldn't let the people on her father's side see her treating her half sister harshly, so she quickly pulled Mu An's sleeve.

Mu An quickly let go of Gu Huan's collar, hiding his panic, and forced a smile: "Butler Zhou is a rare guest."

Gu Huan's legs went limp and she collapsed to the ground.

Her clothes were disheveled, her hair was messy, and she was sobbing with her head down, looking as humble as she could be.

Zhou Chunyu ignored it and bowed to Mu An and his wife: "The master said that it is rare for him to come back home, so he specially ordered a banquet to be set up. Please move to the front yard to have dinner and chat together."

Gu Wanru and Mu An were overjoyed and breathed a sigh of relief.

Gu Wanru took the opportunity to take credit: "When I served tea today, I said that my husband wanted to show his filial piety and specially invited father to dinner. Look, father agreed."

Now, my dear, should thank her, right?

"Madam is virtuous." Mu An hooked her chin and said with a smile.

Gu Wanru shyly turned her face away and said politely to Zhou Chunyu, "Butler Gu, please go ahead. I will come over right after my husband and I change our clothes."

Mu An glanced at the kneeling Gu Huan and gently instructed: "Your hand is injured, go back to your room and rest."

Gu Wanru hurried to help Gu Huan up: "Silly sister, my husband is doing this for your own good. He doesn't want you to suffer in the future. Get up quickly and go back to your room to rest."

Gu Huan was about to refute, but before she could open her mouth...

Zhou Chunyu seemed to have just seen her: "This must be the second lady from the young lady's family, right? When the master heard that the second lady from the in-laws' family had entered the mansion, he ordered us to go and meet her and entertain her."

Gu Wanru's body stiffened.

She quickly glanced at Mu An, and there was a layer of frost in his eyes when he looked at her.

Gu Wanru forced a smile and said, "Butler Zhou, Gu Huan is a concubine's daughter and of low status. She is not worthy of being entertained by our father. So she won't go, right?"

Zhou Chunyu looked embarrassed: "Young Madam, the master has spoken, and I dare not disobey. If I can't invite anyone, I will be punished. How about you go and report it yourself?"

Gu Wanru couldn't figure out whether her father really liked Gu Huan, but since Manager Zhou said so, she dared not disobey. Facing Mu An's gloomy eyes, she said with a stiff upper lip: "This is a great gift from my father, how can I not go. Sister, go wash up and change your clothes, don't be rude."

Gu Huan felt relieved.

It was not in vain that she worked hard last night.

She stood up tremblingly and walked unsteadily. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that her legs were not in good condition, as if they were overly tired.

Zhou Chunyu's eyes flashed, his expression remained normal, and he turned around and walked in front to lead the way.

Gu Huan was tormented all night last night, and just now she was struggling and tearing, almost exhausting her strength.

Dragging his noodle-like legs, he followed closely behind them with great effort.

The banquet was held in the Moon-Lan Pavilion overlooking the water in the back garden.

The moment Gu Huan saw the lotus pond, her whole body suddenly felt cold.

The feeling of suffocation and impending death suddenly came over me. My legs were shaking and I couldn't move. I leaned against the pillar weakly, my whole body was cold and I couldn't breathe.

In her previous life, she was dragged here by Mu An and Yin Zhi in the dead of night. They pressed her into the freezing water and drowned her.

Aunt Pei was jealous of the lady and wanted to trample her daughter into the most lowly person.

The daughter of the principal wife was secretly replaced. The fake legitimate daughter enjoyed wealth and glory, while the real legitimate daughter was bullied and forced to become a maid by the aunt. She was trained to be a plaything in the hands of men to pave the way for the biological daughter.

Things in the world are so ridiculous!

She carried the heavy burden of slavery on her back, and no one could help her even if she cried out to heaven or earth.

Having lost her innocence and having no relatives, she blamed herself for everything, blaming God for being unfair and her own miserable life for not having a good mother who loved her.

I blame myself for being cowardly and not daring to escape regardless of the consequences.

She just wanted to survive, but they wanted to extinguish even that little hope.

And that couple, despite doing all kinds of dirty things, still enjoyed wealth and glory, lived in harmony, and held hands for the rest of their lives.

Little did she know that her miserable life was all caused by man-made disasters!

...Why?

She hated it and was unwilling to accept it.

Gu Huan raised her head and looked inside the Lanyue Pavilion.

The dignified and upright man was dressed in a black robe and sat upright.

He is her lifeline.

But he didn't even look at me...

Gu Huan clutched her clothes tightly. Her pale cheeks and lips that were almost bloodless showed that she was in heart-wrenching pain.

Gu Wanru noticed that Gu Huan was acting strange, so she reached out and pinched a piece of flesh on her waist, twisting it hard. Gu Huan gasped in pain and woke up instantly.

Gu Wanru whispered viciously in her ear: "If you dare to play tricks again, I will break your legs when I get home, and then sell you to a brothel!"

After saying that, she raised her head and put on a gentle smile. She followed Mu An forward and bowed to Mu Junyan.

"The son (daughter-in-law) pays respects to the father."

"No need to be polite, just sit down." Mu Junyan raised his hand and said lightly.