Chapter 178 Grandmother's House

Meeting Gu Renjie's gaze, Gu Yingjie naturally dared not say anything more.

Gu Shuyan chuckled and stepped forward to hook her arm around Gu Renjie's. "Second brother, you're the one who's talking about me. Look at your outfit, it's like you're afraid people won't know you're going to see Sister Jing."

Gu Shuyan was already mischievous in front of her brothers, and with Gu Yingjie, who didn't act like a proper brother, the two naturally started bantering.

"Alright, Shu'er, your grandmother and mother will be getting impatient in a little while."

Gu Renjie patted Gu Shuyan's head. During the two months she had been recuperating at home, he had been taking good care of her and feeding her well. As a result, Gu Shuyan had grown a bit taller.

As for Ms. Ji, two months was enough for her to kick her drug addiction, although she looked a little thinner than she had two months ago.

The group boarded the carriage and headed towards the General's Mansion in a grand procession. However, the closer they got to the General's Mansion, the more nervous Ji Shi became.

It had been seven or eight years since she last visited the General's Mansion. Since her elder brother passed away, the General's Mansion had become a familiar yet unfamiliar place to her.

If Ji Wenjin hadn't returned to work in the Ministry of War, the Ji family would never have stepped into the General's Mansion again.

At the entrance of the General's Mansion, the General's wife was already waiting outside. As soon as she saw the old lady get out of the car, the General's wife walked up and took her hand.

"My dear in-laws, we've been waiting for you for so long!"

The general's wife looked overjoyed to see her family, but her words were anything but kind.

They had been traveling from the border to the capital for more than half a month, but the Gu family only arrived now. Wasn't this clearly showing that the Gu family was arrogant?

"Mother, who is this old lady? What is she doing at Grandmother's house?"

Gu Shuyan squeezed through the back door, looking at the general's wife with an innocent and naive expression.

But when the general's wife heard this, her face stiffened. Wasn't this girl coming out at this time to tell others that she wasn't really related to the Gu family by marriage?

But judging from the girl's innocent and harmless appearance, she shouldn't be the kind of person who has any ulterior motives. Could it be that she just stumbled upon the right thing by accident?

"This must be Shuyan, right? Come here and let your grandmother take a look."

The general's wife tried her best to appear as a kind and gentle old woman, but Gu Shuyan was not about to fall for it.

Seeing her outstretched hand, Gu Shuyan immediately shrank behind Ji Shi.

“Mother, this mother-in-law is very strange. My maternal grandmother has been gone for so many years, yet she keeps randomly recognizing granddaughters.”

Logically speaking, since the general's wife is the old general's second wife, it's not unreasonable for Gu Shuyan to call her maternal grandmother.

But when Gu Shuyan thought about how ruthless this old woman was and how she had bullied her uncle and mother when she was young, she couldn't bring herself to say it.

"You silly girl, how can you be so disrespectful to your elders?"

Before the general's wife could speak, a woman dressed in jewels stood to the side, head held high and an arrogant expression on her face.

The woman's skin did not look good; even with a lot of makeup, it was still dry.

"My dear in-law, the child is still young and shy around strangers. You won't hold it against her, will you?"

The old lady, who hadn't spoken until now, didn't even bother to roll her eyes at the lady's appearance and instead looked directly at the general's wife in front of her.

"Of course not! Shuyan is my granddaughter, how could I possibly hold a grudge against her!"

Although the general's wife came from a brothel, after so many years of pampered life, she had still managed to learn most of the aristocratic manners.

Leading everyone through the gate, Madam Ji had already prepared tea in the living room.