"Since the Marquis is in a difficult position, I will not force you to do anything. You can go back. My grandmother will not be a concubine, and I can afford to support her."
Gao Zhijun certainly knew what Marquis Huaiyang meant, but she would not compromise.
If my grandmother wants to return to the Marquis' Mansion, she must enter as the mistress of the house.
"Since that's the case, I won't force you. I'll take my daughter back home."
Huaiyang Hou said.
"Take my daughter back to the mansion? The Marquis is talking about my aunt. In what capacity do you want to take her back to the mansion?"
"Take me back? If my mother doesn't go back, I won't go back either."
Gao Zhijun and Hong Qiujue asked Huaiyang Hou at the same time.
There was no way Gao Zhijun would let her aunt go back to the Marquis' Mansion alone.
Hong Qiujue knew that her mother would not return to the Marquis' Mansion, and she didn't want to go back either.
"Return as the daughter of the Marquis's family."
Marquis Huaiyang replied to Gao Zhijun, then glared at Hong Qiujue: "You are my daughter. Why don't you return to the Marquis' Mansion to recognize your ancestral roots and live in someone else's house? What's the point of that?"
"My Lord, are you kidding? My grandmother isn't returning to the mansion, but my aunt is returning as the legitimate daughter. What does this mean? She's leaving the mother behind, but the daughter."
Gao Zhijun suddenly understood what the Marquis meant.
He hadn't actually planned to bring his grandmother back, but only his aunt. Not only was his aunt the mother of the top scholar, she was also the princess's mother-in-law. Bringing his aunt back would be like marrying the princess, bringing prosperity and glory to the Hong family. What a brilliant plan!
"Princess, you misunderstood. I wanted to register Qiu Jue under the name of Madam, so she is the legitimate daughter."
Marquis Zhunyang explained.
“This princess will never agree.
Now there are two options: one is to carry my grandmother back to the mansion as the mistress of the house, and return to the Marquis's mansion as my aunt and legitimate daughter. The other is to leave the Princess's mansion immediately. My grandmother and aunt have nothing to do with you, and you will not enter the Marquis's mansion. Think carefully about these two options.
Gao Zhijun would never let her grandmother and aunt down.
The Marquis of Huaiyang had a very clear plan. He wanted to take advantage of her power to seek benefits for his own family.
"Princess, please don't interfere too much. They are from our mansion. You are not in charge of our family affairs."
The Marquis' wife finally lost her patience and scolded Gao Zhijun regardless of status.
"The matter of the Marquis' Mansion? Madam, have you forgotten? Thirteen years ago, when my grandmother and aunt faked their deaths, the Marquis had already removed their names from the family tree. Madam, do you still think they are part of the Marquis' Mansion?"
Gao Zhijun learned about this matter from the emperor.
It turned out that when Hong Qiujue faked his death, neither Marquis Anyang nor the Emperor believed it.
In order to make them believe, Marquis Huaiyang asked the clan leader to delete Gu Yunxi and Hong Qiujue's names in front of the emperor and Marquis Anyang. Only then did the emperor and Marquis Anyang believe it.
"How did you know that?"
Not only was the Marquis' wife shocked, but the Marquis of Huaiyang was also shocked. How did she know this? She must have been only a few years old at the time.
It was because of this that Marquis Huaiyang wanted to recognize Hong Qiujue and find an opportunity to write her name in the family tree of the main house.
"If you don't want others to know, then don't do it yourself. This matter has caused quite a stir in the capital. As long as you are willing to inquire, it won't be difficult to find out."
"I, the princess, will crush whatever plans you have. Just choose the conditions I offer, and forget about the rest."
"This princess will give you three days to consider. If you don't come to pick up your grandmother and aunt after these three days, it will be considered that you have given up. From now on, they will have no relationship with the Marquis' Mansion."
"Qinglong, Canglang, show the guests out!"
After Gao Zhijun finished speaking, Qinglong, Canglang, Moxue, and Hongyue asked the Marquis of Huaiyang, his wife, the Crown Prince, and the Crown Prince's wife to leave.
They were unwilling, but they didn't dare to act rashly because the princess's status was higher than theirs.
"My dear relatives, they are such bad people. Don't go back to the Marquis' Mansion with them."
Zhang Chan remained silent. She was disgusted by the expressions of the Huaiyang Marquis' family. There was no other father in the world who wouldn't even acknowledge his own daughter.
"Don't worry, my dear relatives! I won't go back with them."
Gu Yunying doesn't like the Marquis' Mansion because everyone there likes to flatter the powerful and look down on the weak.
"Grandmother, if the Marquis of Huaiyang can welcome you back to the Marquis' Mansion in a sedan chair carried by eight men, treat you as his principal wife, and give you the responsibility of managing the household expenses, you can consider returning to the Mansion."
Gao Zhijun said to Gu Yunxi.
If she didn't return to the Marquis's Mansion, her aunt wouldn't be able to return as the Marquis of Huaiyang's legitimate daughter. Then, if the Emperor conferred the title of Princess on her aunt, she would also have the support of the Marquis's Mansion.
She knew that her grandmother and aunt had a hard life in the Marquis's Mansion and that many servants had bullied them.
Let them go back to the Marquis' Mansion, take charge of the household, and deal with the servants.
"Zhijun, why do you have to let your in-laws return to the Marquis' Mansion? Isn't it good to live with us?"
Zhang Chan asked Gao Zhijun in confusion.
"Grandma, everyone wants to have a place to return to their roots. If grandma doesn't return to Huaiyang Mansion, auntie will be a bastard. If the emperor makes her a princess in the future, those people will look down on her. If grandma returns to the Marquis Mansion as the mistress of the house, auntie will be a legitimate daughter. If the emperor makes her a princess, she will have the support of the Marquis of Huaiyang, and no one will dare to look down on her."
Gao Zhijun explained to Zhang Chan, but in fact she was also explaining to Hawking, Hong Qiujue, Gu Yunxiong and others.
"Princess? You can't say that, Zhijun. You'll kill all your clans."
Zhang Chan was so scared that she quickly covered Gao Zhili's mouth, fearing that she would say something nonsense again.
Huo Jin, Gu Yunxi and Hong Qiujue were so scared that they broke out in cold sweats. They only breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that there were no servants in the main hall.
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