Chapter 126 Serving Tea to Stepmother
"Ma'am, ma'am."
Zhou Zhilan saw Gu Huanfeng running out at the door and hurriedly stopped her.
When Gu Huan saw her, she burst into tears.
Zhou Zhilan helplessly hugged her and coaxed her: "My little lady, the master has already left the city and walked a long way. You can't catch up with him."
Gu Huan cried sadly: "Yes, it's my fault, wuwu, I didn't get up to see him off, wuwu, it's all Donghua's fault for not telling me, wuwu."
This is the last time we see each other!
Mu Junyan is about to die!
She depended on him for everything, but she couldn't help him at all. He was about to die in the war, and she couldn't think of a way to save him.
The more Gu Huan thought about it, the sadder she became. It was like she had finally found a treasure after going through so much hardship, but it disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Her heart was hollow and empty.
Zhou Zhilan and Donghua Dongqing looked at each other and smiled at the same time.
They were used to separations due to going to war, and the separation of life and death on the battlefield. The poor young lady had lived in the big house all her life, and her husband went to the battlefield on the first day of their marriage. Naturally, she felt uncomfortable.
Gu Huan cried until her voice became hoarse. When she looked up, Yi Niang was standing in front of her and her crying stopped abruptly.
She quickly stood up and found that a group of servants were surrounding her, all of them with kind smiles on their faces.
The sadness in my heart suddenly disappeared and my face turned red.
It’s over. I’ve embarrassed myself on my first day as a hostess.
Seeing that she had stopped crying, Yi Niang stepped forward and saluted: "Madam, it's time to serve tea to the old lady."
Gu Huan was startled and quickly responded, "Okay, okay, I'll change my clothes and come right away. I won't be late for you."
After saying that, she lifted her skirt and ran towards Yayun Pavilion as usual.
"Madam, madam, I'm wrong. Your clothes and jewelry are all in Wenhanxuan."
Donghua and Dongqing chased each other while laughing.
Gu Huan paused, let out a yell, then turned around and ran towards Wen Hanxuan.
Zhou Zhilan couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Oh my god, sister Huan is so cute."
The servants who were watching were also delighted and burst into laughter.
Yi Niang scolded with a smile: "Little hoof, why don't you hurry up and inform the young master and the young mistress to come and serve tea to the lady. You've delayed the time, watch out for your skin"
Zhou Zhilan smiled and responded, "Okay."
Auspicious Hall.
Gu Huan knelt upright on the mat, holding up a cup of tea and inviting the old lady to drink tea.
The old lady took the teacup with a smile and drank it, then put a big red envelope in her hand.
Gu Huan thanked him with a smile.
The old lady said: "Hurry up and get up. Be careful not to hurt your legs."
Gu Huan stood up obediently, walked closer to the old lady, and asked her to hold her hand and take a closer look.
"Yeah, you look much better. I'm sorry I wronged you."
"I'm not wronged. The old lady cares about me."
The old lady glared at her and said, "You're still calling me old lady. You're too far behind me in terms of seniority."
Gu Huan blushed to her ears and realized how stupid she was.
She called out shyly, "Mom."
"Well, that's right."
The old lady patted her hands happily and said, "Good child, from now on you should just stay with your mother and we will wait together for that boy's triumphant return."
Gu Hua's nose felt slightly sour, and she nodded vigorously, "Okay. Ziyuan will definitely return victorious."
But... he can never come back.
Gu Huan felt sad and wanted to cry.
She was determined to take good care of the old lady on behalf of Mu Junyan.
"Yeah." The old lady looked at her daughter-in-law and became happier and happier.
Yi Niang came in after lifting the curtain: "Old Madam, Madam, the Young Master and Young Madam are here to serve tea to Madam."
Gu Huan raised her eyebrows and sat up straight.
Gu Wanru looked ten years older overnight. She had thick dark circles under her eyes and walked in slowly with her head lowered, looking listless.
Mu An, who was beside her, had a stern face.
As soon as they entered the room, they saw Gu Huan, who was dressed in a gorgeous red dress. Their faces changed and their eyes were full of hatred. They wished they could tear apart this woman who was in a high position and more noble than them.
Gu Huan looked at them with a smile.
Mu An couldn't stand it any more: "Grandmother, she is just a concubine. Why should I, the legitimate son, offer her tea?"
The old lady's face darkened. "Gu Huan is the legitimate daughter of the Wenchang Marquis's mansion. The status of a noble concubine was granted by His Majesty. Gu Huan is worthy of being your stepmother. In compliance with your father's order, everyone in the Duke's mansion will respectfully address Gu Huan as Madam."
Gu Huan was very grateful to the old lady. She straightened her back and looked at the two of them with a smile.
Her tone was gentle: "Sir, you don't want to acknowledge Duke Yong as your father, right?"
Mu An's eyes widened in shock. He saw the sarcasm in the little bitch's eyes.
He was so mad, why?
He is the legitimate son of the Duke's Mansion, and this little bitch is actually riding on his head?
But her words did threaten him.
When his father came back this time, his attitude towards him was different from usual.
The old lady had been indifferent to him before she fell ill, but now that she had recovered, she was disgusted with him.
And because of that little bitch, he almost has no status in this family.
Now he doesn't even have money to go out and eat, drink and have fun with his friends.
Mu An held back his anger and glared at Gu Wanru angrily.
It’s all because of this bitch. She couldn’t help him and instead hurt him!
He vented all his anger on Gu Wanru. Before she could even reach the mat, he kicked her in the foot: "Bitch, kneel down!"
Gu Wanru exclaimed and knelt heavily on the bluestone slabs.
There was a loud, dull thud, and everyone present felt the pain.
Gu Wanru lay on the ground in so much pain that she couldn't straighten up for a long time.
Mu An glared at Gu Huan, gritted his teeth, lifted up his robe and knelt on the mat.
Gu Wanru gritted her teeth and crawled forward, kneeling side by side with Mu An in tears.
Gu Huan took their tea and took a sip, then placed the red envelope in the hands of her stepson and step-daughter-in-law with a smile.
She said softly, "Sister, my dear, this is the little red envelope given to you by your stepmother."
Mu An tightly grasped the thin red envelope, stood up angrily, spat at Gu Wanru, and then bowed to the old lady: "Grandma, your grandson will take his leave first."
Without waiting for the old lady to speak, he turned and left.
Gu Wanru was so humiliated that she was filled with shame and anger. Just as she was about to get up, she heard a maid coming in.
"Madam, Madam, someone from the Wenchang Marquis's Mansion asked Madam to return home, saying that the clan leaders have arrived."
The old lady looked at Gu Huan and asked, "Do you want to go back?"
"Well, mother, my wife needs to go back and deal with it."
The main thing is to deal with the matter of Gu Jinwen being registered under his mother's name.
Today, she will deal with the Gu family first, and then come back to deal with Pei and Gu Wanru, the mother and daughter.
Gu Wanru's eyes were filled with hatred.
Gu Huan glanced at her and said, "Take the young lady back to Jinxiu Pavilion."
"Yes." The two old women who were sent to guard Gu Wanru responded, and they carried the person away.
Gu Wanru was dragged like a dead dog, with no respect given to her at all.
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"I'll go back home with you." Zhou Zhilan took her arm and walked out.
Gu Huan said: "It's okay, I can do it myself."
You have to face it yourself.
Seeing that she insisted, Zhou Zhilan stuffed something into her hand and whispered, "The master has left Chiyan to you. He has six guards under him, all of whom are very skilled. This is their secret whistle. Once it is blown, they will appear beside you in an instant."
Gu Huan paused: "He didn't take it away?"
"Master, bring Akabane and the others. Also, Dong Mo will serve you from now on."
Seeing her eyes turn red, Zhou Zhilan smiled and said, "You are the apple of our master's eye, the young lady of our Duke's Mansion, you can't make any mistakes."
If Gu Huan refuses again, it would be hypocritical.
Although she needs to learn to face it independently, she is weak and if she gets into trouble, it will cause trouble for the Duke's Mansion.
When Gu Huan brought a group of people back to Wenchang Marquis Mansion, the main hall in the front yard was full of people.
When the group of people saw her come in, followed by seven tall, mighty and stern-looking guards in black, they were all frightened and had different expressions.
Gu Huan bowed to the elders and her eyes fell on her mother. She had tears in her eyes but she avoided their gaze.
Gu Huan retracted her gaze and glanced at Gu Yuan and the clan leader: "The clan leader and all the elders are here, so I guess the rules have been finalized."
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