After taking the Panacea, Gu Chengyan was somewhat sluggish for a period of time, and his excitement level remained very stable.
His strength had also increased considerably, and in his dazed state, he took all four maids as his own.
The next morning, he was almost sick, feeling extremely tired.
Xie Xiangxiang also gave Anxiang and Xunmei a makeover, assigning each of them a courtyard and two maids.
From then on, she went from being a maid to becoming half a mistress.
Bai Ling asked, puzzled, "Madam, don't you want a legitimate son?"
Xie Xiangxiang was filled with hatred, but she pretended to be nonchalant and said, "You all have children, and you all call me mother. Who among you didn't give birth to the young master's child?"
Indeed, Gu Chengyan's children, regardless of who they are, must all respectfully call her "Mother."
The concubines all developed a very good relationship with Xie Xiangxiang.
Living in the same household, it was impossible to keep the fact that he had taken four concubines a secret, and Guan Yingying found out on the third day.
She went berserk, smashing up the courtyard of the mulberry garden, got into a fight with Gu Chengyan, and then dragged Yan Ke and Nian Ke to confront Xie Xiangxiang.
As soon as she entered Fanghua Garden, she started making a scene: "Xie Xiangxiang, what exactly do you mean? You know we love each other very much, so why are you taking him a concubine?"
Xie Xiangxiang said, "I am the mistress of the house, why can't I let him take a concubine?"
"You're a pathetic wretch. You don't love him, yet you still give him a whole courtyard of concubines. How could you be so despicable?"
Guan Yingying was absolutely furious. "Get all those concubines out of here right now, or I'll never forgive you!"
She caused a scene here, and her four concubines, Shaoyao, Bailing, Anxiang, and Xunmei, all came when they heard her voice.
They actually forced the mistress to kick them out!
As a result, all four concubines turned against Guan Yingying.
"You shameless slut, you're always controlling the young master, don't you have any shame?"
"Looking like a piece of charcoal, don't you take a piss and see what you look like?"
"You want to kick us out? We're not done with you yet!"
"The mistress is so kind, how dare you bully her?"
...
Guan Yingying fought with them, but she couldn't win against four people at once. Moreover, the four concubines were born into the household and their families were all in the Earl's mansion. Guan Yingying was both angry and unable to fight back, so she fainted.
Seeing that she had fainted, Xie Xiangxiang took Wei Mama to Madam Tu and cried, "Mother, I can't live anymore. I arranged for the eldest young master to take several concubines, but Aunt Yue ransacked the courtyard..."
Tu rolled her eyes in anger and stammered, "Gaga gaga gaga (hit hit hit hit hit)..."
Xie Xiangxiang obeyed the order and called the servants in the courtyard to hold Guan Yingying down and beat her severely, ignoring her face and only hitting her body.
When Gu Chengyan returned from outside, Guan Yingying had already been beaten unconscious again and was thrown back to the mulberry garden by the servant.
Gu Chengyan was heartbroken. He went to Madam Tu in a huff and said, "Mother, I can no longer let Qianyue live in the manor."
Tu cried: "Ivory (you are unfilial), Ivory is my son."
Tu only has two children. Gu Jiaojiao is in the Nanzhao Kingdom and will almost never return in this lifetime. If she were to leave as well, would she still be human?
Gu Chengyan had no choice but to go back and coax Guan Yingying.
Guan Yingying was furious and insisted that he deal with Xie Xiangxiang, but Gu Chengyan said, "I can't exactly kill her, can I?"
"Then let me go?"
"How can I live without you? My life has no meaning. Besides, if you leave like this, wouldn't that woman be getting off easy?"
After crying and making a scene for a long time, Guan Yingying said through gritted teeth, "You should consummate your marriage with her!"
Gu Chengyan shook his head: "No, I will not consummate our marriage."
"You must consummate your marriage with her. I will not let her remain a pure and innocent girl. I will make her wish she were dead!"
...
Two days later, Gu Chengyan suddenly went to Xie Xiangxiang's room and reverted to his former gentle and refined self.
He said apologetically to Xie Xiangxiang, "Aunt Yue has already reluctantly accepted reality. Now that I am in much better health, it is impossible for my concubines' children to be born one after another while I still don't have a legitimate son. Let's consummate our marriage!"
Xie Xiangxiang was skeptical about his change of heart.
However, Gu Chengyan spoke very sincerely, and neither Xie Xiangxiang nor Granny Wei noticed the flaw in his words.
Moreover, Gu Chengyan consulted with Madam Tu and the old lady, and set a date for their consummation of the marriage.
Zhang Qing's son, Zhang Weida, took over Zhang Qing's job as the new steward of the Earl's Mansion. Following Gu Chengyan's instructions, he decorated Fanghua Garden with red lanterns and prepared red candles.
For this wedding night, Gu Chengyan even made a special red outfit.
Gu Chengyan showed the clothes to Xie Xiangxiang and even scented them with a special fragrance, asking her, "Do you like this scent?"
Xie Xiangxiang's eyelids kept twitching; she had a feeling that something was about to happen.
However, Gu Chengyan was always very gentle and considerate. He even bought her some jewelry and personally cut out paper-cut window decorations of mandarin ducks playing in the water.
On the day they consummated their marriage, Gu Chengyan took her out by carriage, and taking advantage of the good weather, they flew kites at a manor in the suburbs.
On the boundless plains, a spring breeze caresses the face, and kites rise steadily into the sky.
Gu Chengyan placed the kite string in her hand and said affectionately, "I am the kite. No matter how high I fly, the string will always be in your hand."
Xie Xiangxiang was moved to tears and said, "If you had been like this earlier, where would these concubines be?"
Gu Chengyan patted her head and said gently, "Everyone makes mistakes... From now on, let's live a good life together."
Xie Zhaozhao had been keeping an eye on them.
In truth, she hoped that Xie Xiangxiang and Gu Chengyan would consummate their marriage.
For no other reason than that they should lock themselves in each other and not harm others.
At dusk, Yuanyuan and Moyan, who had been keeping an eye on Fanghua Garden and the front gate, still hadn't returned. Beichen called out from the doorway, "Madam!"
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