"Wen Yi, what are you doing!"
The mother's scolding voice rang out.
While the others were rushing over, Wen Yi quickly struck Wen Muqianzhou twice more with a stick.
As she struck the third blow, her hands were grabbed by the person next to her. Just as her father was about to slap Wen Yi, a voice came from downstairs...
“Father, if you slap my wife across the face, I will make sure the Wen family disappears from Haicheng completely.”
Wen Yi was stunned when she heard the familiar voice.
Turning back with difficulty, I saw a masked man slowly walking up the steps.
Wen's father was shocked by Gu Huaixu's words.
With that hand raised, it's neither good to drop it nor good to strike; it's caught in a dilemma, and it's hard to save face.
Gu Huaixu was already standing next to Wen Yi. "Want to give it a try?"
The three simple words stunned everyone present.
Regardless of saving face, Wen's father hurriedly lowered his hand and then told the person holding Wen's hand to let go.
Wen Yi gained her freedom and was subsequently pulled into Gu Huaixu's fold.
Why are you here?
"If I don't come, who will back you up?"
Wen Yi was touched by those words, but she remained stubborn and looked away, saying, "I don't need it."
"Whether you need it or not is up to you, but I have an obligation not to allow anyone to bully my wife. Otherwise, what would be the point of marrying you, just to be a decoration?"
Gu Huaixu's words were neither too strong nor too weak, but enough for everyone present to understand.
This is his wife, the mistress of the Imperial Garden, whom he married. He will not tolerate these people bullying her like this.
"Second Master, you've misunderstood. The reason things have turned out this way is because Wen Yi, as the older sister, has started to act immaturely and bully her younger brother."
As Wen's mother spoke, she pulled Wen Muqianzhou out so that Second Master Gu could take a good look at the injuries on Wen Muqianzhou's body.
Mother Wen said, "Although Wen Yi has married into the Imperial Garden and become the Second Master's wife, Wen Yi is still the daughter of the Wen family. If she is brought to the Imperial Garden in such a domineering and unreasonable manner and offends the Second Master, our Wen family will still feel guilty for not disciplining our daughter properly."
"Overbearing and unreasonable?" Gu Huaixu frowned and looked at Wen Yi.
Upon seeing this, Wen Muqianzhou hurriedly accused, "Second Master, she started hitting me for no reason, after only a couple of words. My sister is still lying inside; she drove her to suicide!"
Wen Muqianzhou became furious when she mentioned that her older sister, Wen Ge, was in the room. She gritted her teeth and wished she could drag Wen Yi to apologize to Wen Ge.
It would be best to let Wen Yi die as well.
"Yes, Second Master, I really feel sorry. I didn't discipline my daughter properly and let Wen Yi become like this. Why don't you go back first, Second Master, and let Wen Yi stay at the Wen family for a few days? We'll discipline her properly again, and then we'll send her back to you. If we can't discipline her..."
Wen's mother paused, something flashing in her eyes, before adding, "If you can't discipline her properly, I'll give you another daughter in return."
Wen Yi was instantly alert, staring at his mother while his gaze swept over his father and Wen Muqianzhou.
Both of them acted as if it were perfectly natural, clearly indicating that Wen's mother had discussed these words beforehand.
Well done! If you can't discipline this daughter, you'll have to give up another one!
They treated Wen Yi like a commodity, and a substandard one at that.
"Compensate?" Gu Huaixu asked back.
Standing beside Master Gu, Wen Yi's heart was slowly growing colder.
To outsiders, Wen Ge is naturally more valuable than Wen Yi.
From the very beginning, Master Gu wanted Wen Ge to marry into the Wen family, not Wen Yi.
Wen Yi was merely a substitute bride.
Now the Wen family has discovered that Second Master Gu takes good care of his wife, and the honors he bestows upon her are no less than those given to the Gu family.
It's estimated that the Wen family regrets letting Wen Yi marry in place of them, and now they're taking this opportunity to switch their two daughters back.
What a clever scheme!
What weighed heavily on Wen Yi's mind was that the Wen family's wishful thinking was brilliant and would succeed.
If everything were laid out on the table for Master Gu to choose from, it would be obvious what he would pick.
At this moment, Wen's father spoke with feigned seriousness, "First of all, I am very sorry to the Second Master. Because Wen Ge was in poor health and the wedding date was approaching, we had no choice but to let Wen Yi marry into the Imperial Garden."
But it was agreed from the beginning that Wen Ge would marry into the Royal Garden. We later thought, well, they're both daughters anyway, but Wen Yi is such a disappointment.
Second Master, our Wen family doesn't want to let you down, after all, you've helped us time and time again. So this time, I'm thinking of switching Wen Yi back and letting Wen Ge go instead.
Wen's father spoke in a grand and righteous manner, appearing as if he felt guilty towards Master Gu.
As a substitute bride who was belittled to the point of being worthless, Wen Yi just watched silently.
She is ready to accept anything.
Master Gu will agree to switch it back.
Rationally speaking, there's nothing wrong with switching back, since Wen Yi would be free if they did.
By divorcing Master Gu, she could take the opportunity to obtain an independent household registration, which would not belong to Yutingyuan or the Wen family.
It's good that Wen Yi is completely free.
Even though she had clearly planned that this was the best way, Wen Yi still felt a little uneasy.
Wen thought it was because the Wen family members were belittling him and behaving like this.
"Second Master, we had no choice," Madam Wen said appropriately.
Wen Muqianzhou immediately said, "Second Master, Wen Yi is really terrible. I found out about this when I came back and had many arguments with the family. How could they send such a terrible daughter to the Imperial Garden? They are simply ungrateful."
“It was my oversight; I was wrong,” Mr. Wen said, shaking his head.
Wen's mother immediately replied, "Yes, we know we were wrong. But as the saying goes, it's never too late to correct our mistakes now."
Wen Muqianzhou: "If we make a mistake, we correct it. This is something that often happens when we do research. But once it's been corrected, it's no big deal."
The three members of the Wen family performed a brilliant show, one after another.
Wen Yi just watched quietly, unable to say whether she felt sad or not, only feeling a sense of mockery.
In the end, her daughter became an outsider in Wen Muqianzhou's eyes.
Just as he said, he only has one older sister, Wen Ge.
Wen Yi is no different from someone who was picked up off the street.
The three of them had put on quite a show, but Master Gu still hadn't given any response, which made all three of them nervous.
They exchanged a glance, then turned their attention back to Master Gu.
After a pause of nearly three minutes, Mr. Wen grew impatient and asked, "So, we'd like to ask what Second Master thinks?"
Gu Huaixu withdrew his gaze. "Are you asking what I mean?"
“Yes, this matter concerns Second Master after all, so it depends on what choice and arrangement Second Master makes.” Father Wen nodded repeatedly as he spoke.
Mother Wen immediately added, "No matter what, we will follow Second Master's arrangements."
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