In the corner, Zhao Lan, her face cold, questioned, "What happened to that child here?"

Gu Yujin's relaxed smile from just moments ago was gone: "Mom, you're asking me? I should ask who? The person came with Grandpa. If you want to know, go ask Grandpa yourself!"

Hearing her son's words, Zhao Lan was furious: "Jin, you...you don't understand your mother's good intentions at all. That child can't appear in front of your grandfather."

Gu Yujin understood the meaning of these words without needing an explanation! The reason why Tuanzi couldn't appear by the old man's side was because his own mother was worried that this child would become a major turning point for Gu Bodan's return to the Gu family, thus affecting her status in the eldest branch of the Gu family.

Actually, I really want to, but I don't need it. These are all Ms. Zhao Lan's own thoughts. Can you please stop using yourself as an excuse every time?

The Gu family still has the old man, and even if the old man is gone, there is still the biological father. It's not up to you, Ms. Zhao Lan, to speak, okay?

Gu Yujin didn't want to think about these things: "If you came to me just for these things, then I'm leaving. But let me remind you, you can't touch that child. His own parents are not people you can afford to offend. And now there's the old man, my father, and the second branch of the family watching behind the scenes!"

Zhao Lan isn't stupid; of course she wouldn't lay a hand on that child again, but she couldn't let it go! But her own son wouldn't listen to her, sigh...

...

Meanwhile, the discussions outside were growing louder, and some of the comments were sharp and unpleasant.

Phrases like "wild child," "born of a vixen," and "shameless" appeared.

Gu Ziling and her people were eating here, so they didn't hear the discussion over there. Otherwise, they wouldn't have let them off so easily.

A bunch of gossipy bastards....

But Gu Ziling didn't hear it. All of this was heard by Gu Beiwang, the commander who had just entered quietly. Who was Commander Gu? He was Tuanzi's biological father. How could he tolerate these people treating his grandson, son, and daughter-in-law like this?

He scoffed coldly and said, "That wild child you speak of is my grandson, Gu Beiwang. What? Have I become someone who can be insulted by anyone after all these years away from the capital?"

Your own grandson, son, daughter-in-law, and if you extend that further, isn't that all within yourself?

Gu Beiwang has indeed been away from Kyoto for many years, but does the absence of a military commander mean that the city will never hear of him again?

Who in the entire upper-class families of Kyoto doesn't know that Old Master Gu's eldest son was promoted to the rank of army commander before he was even fifty years old?

The group of people who were just moments ago beaming with excitement suddenly turned pale with fright. If they didn't know that this was the Ye family's residence, they probably would have wet their pants.

Even the people in the main seats heard the commotion. Some came out to check it out and then went back to report the news.

When Grandpa Gu heard someone say that his great-grandson was an illegitimate child, his old face immediately turned dark with anger, and he stood up abruptly.

"Lead the way. I, the old man, want to see who these people who look down on the Gu family are who are slandering the Gu family."

Upon seeing that Old Master Gu was truly enraged, his old comrades-in-arms all tried to comfort him.

"Old Gu, don't be angry, don't be angry. We can't get angry easily at our age. There are still your sons and grandsons outside. There are so many people out there. No one can bully your great-grandson."