Chapter 56 Too High to Reach

As soon as Gu Shuyan entered the house, she saw a simply dressed woman sitting inside, with two girls and a boy sitting beside her.

"Mother, is this Yingxue? As expected of a young lady from the Marquis's mansion, she is indeed beautiful."

The woman began praising Gu Shuyan profusely as soon as she saw her. Gu Shuyan glanced at the woman indifferently and then respectfully bowed to the old lady.

"Granddaughter greets grandmother."

"Yan'er is here, come quickly to your grandmother's side."

Although the old lady had been smiling, it was clearly somewhat forced. It wasn't until Gu Shuyan entered that her smile became more genuine.

"Mother really dotes on Yingxue! Speaking of which, this is the first time I've met my niece, even though I'm her aunt."

Seeing that the old lady did not introduce herself, the woman did not feel embarrassed and simply revealed her identity herself.

"You keep talking about welcoming snow, but there's no such thing as your niece Yingxue here."

The old lady really couldn't stand her second daughter-in-law, especially her shifty eyes; she seemed like a troublemaker.

Seeing the woman struggling to speak to the old lady, Gu Shuyan remained silent.

She knew this second aunt very well; she appeared sharp-tongued and mean-spirited on the outside, but her heart was incredibly dark.

Otherwise, why didn't she stop her second uncle when he did those things? Maybe she was the real culprit.

“Mother, how can you say that? Erlang’s niece is my wife’s niece. Even if my elder brother is the Marquis of Yi’an, is our Erlang just a country bumpkin?”

As the woman spoke, she began to weep, looking as if she had truly suffered a great injustice.

Seeing his mother cry, the youngest son, Gu Jiezong, also started to cry, and for a moment the Yunxiang Courtyard was filled with the sound of weeping.

Upon hearing the cries of his child and wife, the Second Master Gu, who had just arrived with Gu Jin, immediately turned pale.

Gu Jin looked worried. Could it be that his mother was trying to intimidate his second brother's wife?

With their own thoughts in mind, the two quickened their pace.

"Qiao Niang, has someone bullied you?"

Master Gu pushed open the door and went straight to his wife and children without even greeting the old lady.

"Erlang, let's go. We can't afford to associate with a high-class family like the Marquis's mansion."

When Second Aunt Gu saw Second Master Gu enter, she threw herself into his arms and cried heartbrokenly. One might think that the old lady had done something to her.

Seeing this scene, Old Madam Gu turned pale with anger, and Gu Shuyan's expression wasn't much better either. This woman was indeed no good.

"What are you saying, sister-in-law? My brother is the second master of the Marquis's mansion. What nonsense is this about marrying up?"

Seeing that Master Gu's expression was not good, Gu Jin quickly tried to smooth things over.

To everyone's surprise, Aunt Gu cried even harder after hearing this.

"Does Your Excellency not mean what you say? If you truly think this way, how could you have allowed Erlang to suffer outside for so many years? Yes, we are not as noble as you, but you don't deserve to belittle Erlang like this!"

"Second sister-in-law, you've misunderstood. We didn't look down on Erlang. The reason we haven't searched for him all these years is because..."

Upon hearing this, Gu Jin hurriedly tried to explain, but before he could finish speaking, Second Master Gu interrupted him, saying, "Brother, don't say anything. I understand your intentions, but some people may not think the same way as you."

As Master Gu spoke, he looked at the old lady, the implication of which was self-evident.

The old lady felt a lump in her throat when she saw the look in his eyes that seemed to want to devour her, and she almost fainted.