She thought of herself as half the master of the Gu family, and Zhenzhu was just a dog beside Tai Jingwan.
"Aunt Qiu, what Zhenzhu said is what I mean. If you have any problems, you should go directly to my third sister." After saying this, Tai Jingwan left without paying any attention to Aunt Qiu.
"Bah! Why are you so proud? You've been in the mansion for three years, and you haven't laid an egg yet." Seeing that Tai Jingwan ignored them, Aunt Qiu was so angry that she started cursing behind them.
"Sister Qiu, forget it. The eldest young master's wife is also a poor person." When Aunt Luo heard Aunt Qiu say this, she felt a little guilty.
"You sympathize with her? You should sympathize with yourself. Humph, even if the Gu family doesn't care about her food and drink, she has her parents' home and her father and brothers, so she won't starve. Look at the two of us, what have we eaten these two days?" Aunt Qiu said angrily when she saw that Aunt Luo was still in the mood to sympathize with Tai Jingwan.
After all, in the Gu family, the only ones who could be sympathized with were her, Aunt Luo, and their children.
"Sister Qiu, didn't the Marquis already take out money to make purchases today? Then, our lives will surely improve a bit." After Aunt Luo said this, she herself was a little bit unconvinced.
After all, as long as Gu Nianshu is the head of the Gu family, their lives will never be good.
"You believe this too? Humph, if Gu Nianshu is willing to give us an extra bowl of porridge, I will say she is charitable." Qiu snorted.
I was very worried. If this continued, not only would they not be able to bear it, but the two children would not be able to handle it either.
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Yanzhi is a scholar. How can he study well if he doesn't have enough food every day?
"I am useless, but now, what else can we do? It seems that it is time for Yao'er to meet her..."
Mrs. Luo thought that her daughter was old enough to find a date. Originally, she had hoped that Tai Jingwan could find a good one for Gu Nianyao.
But now, Tai Jingwan, the head of the family, gave up her power just like that.
Will Tai Jingwan still care about Gu Nianyao's marriage?
She didn't know whether others believed it or not, but Aunt Luo felt that she was unsure.
What if Tai Jingwan doesn't care about this marriage and lets Gu Nianshu take the lead?
How is that possible? Gu Nianshu is still an unmarried girl. Even if she is willing, Luo feels that she dare not do it.
"It's all my fault. In the past, when the eldest young lady was in charge of the family, I did a lot of mischief." After hearing what Luo said, Qiu felt a little uncomfortable.
After all, when Tai Jingwan was in charge of the family, she didn't treat them very well, but she didn't treat them as badly as she does now.
Not only could her son study with peace of mind, Tai Jingwan also had people prepare the best pens, ink, paper and inkstone for him. Now, they even had trouble getting enough to eat, let alone buying the best pens, ink, paper and inkstone.
"Sister Qiu, the eldest young lady is a kind-hearted person. She won't blame you." Luo comforted her.
"That's right, the Marquis is also blind. The eldest young lady is such a nice person, why does he fall for Tang Wan'er?" Thinking of this, Qiu also felt a little unfair for Tai Jingwan.
Aunt Qiu's words were like a sharp knife, piercing straight into Gu Yanzhi's heart.
He stood behind the rockery in the garden, his knuckles turned white from exertion, and the blue veins on the back of his hands snaked like earthworms.
Those words entered my ears word for word - "Not even a single egg was laid", "The Marquis is blind", "If Gu Nianshu is willing to give us an extra bowl of porridge"...
"Second Young Master, your hand..." Zuo An, the servant behind him exclaimed.
Only then did Gu Yanzhi realize that his nails had dug deeply into his palm, oozing out a few strands of bright red.
He shook his hands expressionlessly and looked towards the main courtyard with a gloomy look.
He had been living on simple meals and had been short of writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstones for the past few days. He originally thought that all this was the work of his good sister-in-law Tai Jingwan, but he did not expect that it was all the work of the so-called "legitimate sister".
"Go find Gu Nianshu." Gu Yanzhi's voice was as cold as ice.
Zuo An shrank his neck and dared not say more.
The Second Young Master is usually the gentlest person, but seeing the way he is today, I’m afraid something big is going to happen.
At the same time, Tai Jingwan was standing by the lotus pond, staring at the fat koi in the water.
She has been married into the Gu family for three years, and this is the first time she has looked at this seemingly gorgeous cage so calmly.
The pool water reflected her beautiful face, and the teardrop mole at the corner of her eye was particularly eye-catching in the sunlight.
"Miss, look over there!" Pearl suddenly tugged at her sleeve and said in a low voice, "The second young master looks very unhappy. I don't know what happened to him. I just saw him coming from the direction of Aunt Qiu and the others."
Tai Jingwan looked in the direction that Zhenzhu pointed, and sure enough, she saw Gu Yanzhi walking quickly through the corridor, the hem of his robe fluttering like a butterfly.
She frowned slightly. How could this usually gentle and refined bastard be so out of control today?
Maybe I heard something I shouldn't have heard?
"Zhenzhu, do you think the fish in this mansion will bite each other if they are hungry for a few days?" Tai Jingwan suddenly asked, tapping the water lightly with her finger, scaring several koi away.
Pearl was stunned for a moment, then understood: "Miss, you mean..."
Tai Jingwan curled the corners of her lips slightly and didn't say much. After all, there were only three males in the Xuanping Marquis' Mansion. The eldest, Gu Huaizhi, was of mediocre talent, and the second, Gu Yanzhi, was a concubine's son. It was said that he loved reading very much. However, now that Madam Gu, Mrs. Tang, was still alive, she would probably not hand over the mansion to Gu Yanzhi.
If Gu Yanzhi wants a way out, he has to find another way out.
As for the third brother Gu Mingzhi, he is not as good as his eldest brother, especially now that he is involved in gambling.
Thinking of this, Tai Jingwan remembered the dowry that was stolen.
We still have to find a way to get it back.
I don’t know what will happen to Gu Mingzhi if he takes the fake item to gamble.
"Okay, let's go back first." Tai Jingwan pulled her cloak together and said.
Just as the master and servant walked around the rockery, they heard the sound of porcelain breaking in front of them, followed by Gu Yanzhi's suppressed roar: "Gu Nianshu! What right do you have to deduct the expenses of my courtyard?"
Tai Jingwan paused, and Zhenzhu immediately and cleverly pulled her to hide behind a bush of dense wisteria.
Through the gaps between the flowers and leaves, one could see Gu Yanzhi angrily confronting Gu Nianshu on the stone steps outside Gu Nianshu's Yuqing Courtyard.
Gu Nianshu was wearing a goose yellow skirt, with dazzling golden hair swaying in her hair, and holding an account book in her hand.
"Where did you get that from, second brother?" Gu Nianshu smiled sweetly, but her eyes were full of sarcasm as she looked down at Gu Yanzhi, who was sitting below her. It was obvious that she did not take this bastard seriously. "The expenses in the mansion are tight, and the expenses of each courtyard have been reduced. Why can't you tolerate any grievances when it comes to second brother?"
"All courtyards?" Gu Yanzhi sneered, "Then why is there a constant supply of bird's nests in eldest brother's courtyard? Third brother even got a new robe the day before yesterday? But the supply of pens and ink in my courtyard has been cut off!"
Gu Nianshu's face changed slightly, and then she smiled and said, "Big brother is the head of our Xuanping Marquis's Mansion. He is weak and naturally needs to be well nourished. Third brother is going out to meet friends, so he can't be shabby. Second brother studies hard in the study all day, what does he need those useless things for?"
"What a 'empty thing'!" Gu Yanzhi laughed in anger, "I didn't know that the writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone of a scholar have become empty things in your eyes! Gu Nianshu, don't go too far!"
"Second brother, be careful with your words." Gu Nianshu's face darkened. "Big brother has a reason to let me take care of the household affairs. If you are dissatisfied, you can go and find big brother to argue. Or, if you really can't stand the hardship of our Xuanping Marquis Mansion, you can also ask big brother to move out!"
Tai Jingwan, who was hiding in the dark, raised her eyebrows slightly after hearing this.
Perhaps this is what Gu Huaizhi and the others want? Let Gu Yanzhi move out of the Marquis' Mansion?
Did they also feel the threat posed by Gu Yanzhi?
However, Tai Jingwan was just watching the show from the sidelines. She didn't want to interfere too much in the Gu family's affairs.
Gu Huaizhi was originally thinking in the study about how to get more money. After all, the expenses of the huge Xuanping Marquis Mansion were not small, and he was just a small fourth-rank ceremonial officer, and his salary was barely enough.
And all the silver sent by the farm was given to Tang Wan'er.
Thinking of this, Gu Huaizhi felt a bit of a headache.
"My Lord, why don't you ask Madam Jiang for some money? I heard that Madam Jiang's dowry is as much as 100,000 taels of silver, not including those rare treasures." Zhongshun looked at Gu Huaizhi in confusion and asked.
Gu Huaizhi frowned after hearing this. He knew that Jiang's dowry was generous.
However, a woman's dowry belongs to her, so it is not easy for him to ask for it directly.
And Jiang may not be willing to give it.
"Not appropriate." Gu Huaizhi thought about it and still felt that it was not appropriate to do so. If it got out, it would not be good for his reputation.
"My lord, I didn't ask you to ask Madam Jiang directly for it. Instead, I asked Madam Jiang to give it to you willingly. That way, it wouldn't be considered as forcing you." Zhongshun said carefully.
"Then tell me, what should I do to make Jiang willingly pay the money?" Gu Huaizhi asked with some embarrassment.
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