As soon as Mrs. Gu finished speaking, Gu Shenzhi sat up from the bed.
"Ma'am, are you cursing me secretly?"
"How dare I, your Highness? You are a peerless hero. My admiration for you is as endless as the waters of a river."
Gu Shenzhi, aware that he was neither deaf nor dumb and unfit to be the head of the household, automatically ignored Madam Gu's nagging and accepted all her flattery.
"I have to go out soon. Please take good care of the Gu family. Our three daughters will be participating in the talent show in half a month. Don't neglect them."
"Don't worry, Master."
"I'm not worried at all. If any daughter of the Gu family fails to be selected, the position of commander I promised to your brother will be invalid."
"The Minister of Rites has seven daughters running for the position, and the Minister of War has nine. Although I'm in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, I'm being hindered in every way. I have no way to become an official. If all three of our daughters fail, both the Gu and Xiao families will have a hard time."
"I know."
"You know best."
He comes home quickly and leaves home quickly.
Gu Shenzhi has been busy for half his life, either taking office or on the way to taking office.
Gu Yinwei's biological mother was left alone in her empty room, became depressed and sick, and died with hatred in her heart.
Now the new wife, Xiao Fengyu, has not been able to escape this curse.
Xiao Fengyu was sick. She didn't have the energy to take care of herself, let alone others.
Gu Qingrong will attend the flower-viewing banquet today, the monthly gathering tomorrow, burn incense the day after tomorrow, and worship Buddha the day after that.
The three daughters were about to marry into the royal family, but Mrs. Gu did not call them to take care of her because she was afraid that they would get sick.
Gu Shenzhi gave her a death order before leaving home. These days, despite her sick body, she still did not forget to ask for advice from her three daughters.
She thought that she could be proud of herself by stealing someone else's husband, but in fact she was just repeating the same mistake.
Gu Shenzhi was so absorbed in his official duties that he never drew her eyebrows, nor did he remember her birthday, let alone understand her loneliness.
In the past, she was Gu Shenzhi's concubine and always thought that the Gu family was perfect. Later, when the original wife passed away, she felt that she finally had a bright future. There were no elders in the Gu family, so she would be the mistress after marrying into the family. Although the original wife left behind a daughter, she was only twelve years old and easy to control.
But when she actually entered the Gu Mansion, she realized that the Gu family was far from as glamorous as it looked from the outside. The servants below were doing their own things, and the master of the house could not be relied upon. There were 365 sunrises in a year, and Gu Shenzhi was not at home for 280 nights.
"My husband wants a career and not me, and my daughter loves her future far more than I do. What have I been doing for so many years?"
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