Sleeping in the guest house is much more comfortable than living in the small courtyard of the Dongping Marquis Mansion. The food, clothing and other necessities here are all the best.
Gu Yuanfang lay comfortably in the soft, silky quilt. She was used to a good life, so how could she suffer?
She didn't want to marry those bastards and poor scholars, suffer with them, and in the end when she was old and ugly, her husband would still have to take concubines, which would be a bargain for those bitches.
Rather than being such a wife, it is better to be the prince's concubine and enjoy wealth and glory. If the prince successfully ascends the throne, she will be the empress.
All those who used to look down on her now had to kneel at her feet and kowtow to her.
On this side, Gu Yuanfang was happily thinking about the chance encounter with the Fourth Prince tomorrow, and her dreams were full of love and affection.
The old lady over there asked Aunt Wu, "Does that girl surnamed Rong really look a lot like Song Shiyin?"
Nanny Wu answered honestly, "It seems somewhat similar to me. Madam and Miss Rong have a very good relationship. Miss Rong is indeed a skilled doctor. But she doesn't fawn over Madam, as the message sent back suggests. They get along very naturally."
"She's a secluded woman, what does she know? They do this on purpose to make her feel like there's nothing to gain and get close to her."
The old lady said with a cold face, "After capturing the Song family, it will be much easier to deal with the Marquis and the four young masters. After all, they all listen to the Song family."
"No wonder the Marquis has changed so much since his return. It must be that bitch who instigated discord and caused my son and me to become estranged. Let her run wild for a few days while I go over and deal with them properly."
Nanny Wu whispered, "What if that person is really your granddaughter?"
"They are sneaky, how can they be good people? I don't want a granddaughter like that."
The old lady snorted coldly, "Growing up in the countryside, what good can there be? And her adoptive parents will definitely lie in wait in our mansion to suck our blood. We can't let them do that. They will go to Guliang County in a few days."
The old lady was stubborn and refused to listen to any advice. Nanny Wu knew that further persuasion would only backfire, so she simply said, "Perhaps the Marquis and his wife have some unspeakable secrets."
"What could they possibly be hiding? They just want to hide it from me, afraid I might harm them," the old lady said. "Am I such an unreasonable person? I don't recognize my own granddaughter. I'm just afraid they'll be deceived."
Alas, the Marquis has been through hundreds of battles on the battlefield, how could he be deceived? The four young masters are even more cunning, especially the third and fourth young masters. It’s good enough that they don’t lie.
Besides, the wife is well-read, intelligent and virtuous. She is much better at managing the household and the store than the old lady. How many times has the wife been the one to clean up the old lady's mess? The wife is not a talkative person. She has always been silently giving. After all, the old lady is her mother-in-law.
The old lady was the only one who couldn't see clearly, and always felt that the Marquis's Mansion couldn't survive without her. Little did she know that she was the one who was deceived the most and couldn't be coaxed.
Nanny Wu was helpless and could only let the old lady go. Only when she arrived at Xiangguo Temple could she see clearly the ambitions of some people.
At the same time, the entire Dongping Marquisate sat together, preparing to split up.
As the saying goes, a big tree has many branches, so it is normal for the Gu family to split up. The Marquis is in his fifties or sixties, and he has several great-grandchildren, and the older ones are about to look for wives.
The Duke of Dongping felt that staying together was not a long-term solution and would only cause a lot of trouble, so he discussed with his brothers and decided to split up.
The third son was born out of wedlock and received 20% of the estate, while the Marquis of Dongping and the second son's family each received 40%. The third son was dissatisfied, but there was nothing he could do, as he was born out of wedlock and the estate had already been divided when the old marquis died.
He had no reason to object and could only accept it.
The family has been divided and everyone will live their own lives from now on. Of course, if the family encounters difficulties, they will still sit together to discuss and solve them.
The Duke of Dongping was very worried because he saw that none of his children in the next generation or the next life could take on the responsibility.
The third branch has been making a lot of noise lately, and has been secretly trying to find out the whereabouts of the fourth prince, hoping to establish a connection with him.
The emperor now has four adult princes. The eldest prince is lustful and his body is obviously drained by alcohol and sex. He gasps for breath every three steps and has long been squeezed out of the ranks of heirs.
The second prince was born to the queen and has been appointed as the crown prince, but his talent is mediocre. Fortunately, he has a strong backing, the Duke Dingguo's Mansion.
The third prince has a bad temper and is stubborn. He looks down on ordinary people, but he has a prime minister who advises him.
The fourth prince looks gentle and kind, and is gentle and polite to everyone. He does not have a strong backing, but he has a favored mother.
The fifth prince died young, the sixth prince's mother was in the cold palace, and he was also not favored. The seventh prince was still a child of six or seven years old, being raised by the queen, and had no chance of competing for the throne.
The Marquis of Dongping and the Marquis of Anchang agreed to remain neutral and pledge allegiance to whoever became emperor.
The Marquis of Dongping has been able to keep his title all these years thanks to the help of the Marquis of Anchang. The Marquis of Dongping knew what was going on and insisted on standing with the Marquis of Anchang.
If someone has ulterior motives, kick him out.
After the family was divided, the third branch was asked to move out early the next morning. They already had a mansion outside, so they went through the motions to tell people in the capital that their Dongping Marquis Mansion had been divided.
This was Su Nanting's advice to the Marquis of Dongping.
When Gu Yuanfang received the news of the division of the Dongping Marquis Mansion, he was having breakfast with the old lady.
The old lady put down her chopsticks and said, "They didn't even inform me about such a big thing as the division of the family. They don't take me seriously."
Nanny Wu thought to herself, do they dare to inform you? I told you three years ago that you had a lot of trouble with the Marquis of Dongping over the third wife who was born out of wedlock.
Even if the Third House respected and protected the Old Madam back then, it was for a purpose. The Old Madam was simple-minded and could not see the trick, so she was taken advantage of.
The third branch definitely didn't want to split up the family property. If they didn't, the money they would use would be from the public treasury. They were illegitimate sons, so even if they split up, they wouldn't get much property. After the division, they would just be a side branch, unable to flaunt the name of the Marquisate.
No, it has been delayed until now.
"Old Madam, please don't worry so much. As the head of the family, the Marquis of Dongping has his own reasons for dividing the family. Besides, it's already been divided. Going there now will not help, and it will only make everyone unhappy."
Nanny Wu comforted her, "You are now the old lady of the Anchang Marquis' Mansion. Take care of our mansion first. Don't you still have to go to Guliang County?"
Gu Yuanfang glanced at Nanny Wu unkindly and swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
The old lady thought about it and thought, "Forget it, leave them alone. After dinner, let's go to Xiangguo Temple."
Mercury is retrograde recently, so I must go burn incense and pray to Buddha to get rid of the bad luck. I'll do it after I come back from Xiangguo Temple.
Finally, after persuading the old lady, Nanny Wu breathed a sigh of relief. "Don't worry, old lady. The carriage and everything else are ready. We can set off anytime."
The old lady was very satisfied and said, "I am at ease with you doing the job."
Nanny Wu said a few humble words. Of course, she noticed Gu Yuanfang's eyes. For the sake of harmony between the two families, she had to say so.
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