Chapter 134: Lure the Snake Out of Its Hole
Gu Huan returned to the Duke's Mansion and found Zhou Zhilan.
He showed her Gu Wanru's dowry list: "Sister Zhou, can you help me see if these four shops are valuable?"
Zhou Zhilan took a look and said, "How about this? I'll have someone go to the shop to check secretly and see how their business is going. Then I'll come back and tell you, okay?"
"Very good."
Gu Huan smiled and held her arm: "It's good to have my sister around."
Zhou Zhilan scratched her nose and said, "You are already a lady, but you still act like a child."
"I will always be Sister Zhou's younger sister." Gu Huan laughed.
As soon as Zhou Zhilan left, Gu Huan took her people and went straight to Jinxiu Pavilion.
She wanted to make a show of force to scare the tiger and lure the snake out of its hole.
When Gu Wanru saw her come in, she was filled with anger, but she couldn't show it.
She forced a smile and said, "Sister."
Gu Huan smiled and nodded: "Although you should call me stepmother, it sounds awkward."
Gu Wanru secretly cursed in her heart.
My stepmother, you are so disgusting!
But she didn't dare show it.
"You will be given the same allowance for food, clothing and other expenses as a young lady. Are you satisfied?"
"Of course, I have to thank my sister Ren De."
Gu Huan heard her gritted teeth when she said that, but pretended not to hear it.
Gu Wanru used to have at least several hundred extra silver coins to spend every month, and she lived a sophisticated and extravagant life. It was hard for her to get used to falling from the clouds into the quagmire all of a sudden.
"The master ordered me to stay at home before, and I can't go against the master's wishes, so I can't leave the house freely. But you and Mu An are in love, and I can't stop you two from sleeping together, not to mention that you have to take care of Mu An's concubines, so you can come and go in Zui Mo Xuan and Jiao Chun Garden as you like."
Gu Wanru sneered in her heart. Should she thank her?
Gu Wanru bowed humbly: "Thank you..."
She couldn't bring herself to call her stepmother, and she didn't want to call the little bitch her sister.
Gu Huan sat straight in the main seat, and Dong Qing handed her the teacup he brought.
She took it, opened the lid of the cup, brushed off the tea foam, and took a sip leisurely.
When had she ever suffered such injustice?
Gu Wanru looked unhappy.
"Sister, this is your dowry list, take a look, is it correct?"
Gu Huan gestured to Dong Qing to hand her the copied dowry list.
Gu Wanru's veins at her temples were throbbing as she looked at the long list of dowry, trying to guess what the little bitch was thinking.
Is she trying to seize her dowry?
But a large part of her dowry was given to Mu An, who said he wanted to take care of the officialdom.
She only had those four shops left.
Gu Wanru said cautiously, carefully observing Gu Huan's expression: "Yes, but a lot of the silver and jewelry were taken away by my husband. He needs money for social events outside."
Gu Huan nodded: "I just want you to check it. Pei is a criminal woman, and her dowry must be taken back by the Wenchang Marquis' Mansion. How to take it back is up to my father and mother to decide."
After saying that, he stood up and walked away leisurely.
Gu Wanru was so angry that her face turned blue.
What does it mean to take back her mother's dowry?
Could it be that the things given to her as dowry should be taken back?
Gu Wanru thought about it, gritted her teeth, quietly pulled out a small wooden box from under the bed in the dormitory, took out a land deed and put it in her arms, then went straight to Jiaochun Garden.
Jiaochun Garden has not been having a good time recently. Expenditure has been controlled, the number of servants has been reduced by half, and even Zuimoxuan is living a tight life.
Yaoyao and the other two concubines were eating melon seeds and playing mahjong when they looked up and saw Gu Wanru walk in.
"Hey, what a rare visitor."
The other two concubines quickly stood up and saluted, but Yaoyao sat still.
Gu Wanru held back her anger and smiled gently: "You don't have to be so polite. You won't need to be polite in the future."
Yaoyao sneered, "Yes, the title of Young Madam is only in name. The Duke's Mansion is kind enough to keep your identity, but we all know each other. Young Madam, don't you think so?"
Gu Wanru was so angry that her body was shaking slightly. She twisted the silk handkerchief tightly in her hands, but still kept smiling.
"Sister Yaoyao is the smartest. What she said is absolutely right."
Yaoyao raised an eyebrow.
Changed sex?
Gu Wanru patiently said to the two aunts, "I have something to say to Aunt Yao, you can go down first."
The two aunts bowed and left.
Gu Wanru walked closer to Yaoyao and sat down beside her.
Trying to look kind and gentle, he whispered, "Yaoyao, I have something to ask of you."
"Oh? The sun really is rising from the west?" Yaoyao sat up straight and looked at her with a smile.
"Can the lady beg me for help if I'm a whore who has been fucked by thousands of men?"
"No matter where you came from, we are sisters now. I was ignorant before, please forgive me."
Yaoyao was really shocked this time, and looked at her seriously with eyes wide open.
"Gu Wanru, what tricks are you trying to play? I'm not your silly sister. I'm not someone you can bully."
Gu Wanru took a deep breath and pushed the house deed in front of her.
Yaoyao opened it with confusion and suddenly her eyes widened: "Shop deed? What do you mean?"
"We are sisters."
Yaoyao threw the house deed away and said, "I think it's easy to make money. What do you want me to do? I won't kill or burn people."
"Of course not."
Gu Wanru sat closer to her and whispered a few words.
Yaoyao's face turned pale and she looked at her as if she were a monster.
"Are you serious? You want to learn to be charming..."
Gu Wanru quickly covered her mouth, "My aunt, can you please speak a little more quietly?"
It took all her pride to speak.
I don't want everyone to know.
Yaoyao raised an eyebrow, picked up the deed and looked at it: "The location is good, and the business is profitable. Okay, I'll take this deal."
Gu Wanru was overjoyed: "Yaoyao, from today on, we are allies. Please help me put in a good word in front of my husband. I can help my husband make money, and after the matter is accomplished, I will give you a bonus."
Yaoyao smiled and folded up the deed and put it away: "Well, that's a good relationship."
"Since you gave me such a valuable gift, I have to give you something in return. Just wait."
Gu Wanru smiled as she watched her back as she twisted her slender waist, but her smile suddenly disappeared, revealing a look of disgust and aversion.
Whore, wait until I win back my husband's heart, then I will deal with you!
After a while, Yaoyao came over holding a makeup box.
"Dress yourself up, your face looks like an old woman's."
Gu Wanru was so angry that she almost overturned her makeup box.
She tried to smile: "Thank you."
Gu Wanru returned to Jinxiu Pavilion with a gloomy face, holding the makeup box. She grabbed the box and threw it to the ground.
After lifting it up, he paused for a while, put it back on the table in disappointment, and opened it to take a look.
They were all used rouge and powder, as well as various skin care and beauty creams that the girls in Yichunyuan loved the most, all of which were half-used.
Gu Wanru watched until tears began to fall.
Had she fallen to the point of using prostitutes' leftover rouge and powder?
But she needs these.
All the things she had used before were smashed by her, and the Duke's Mansion didn't replace them for her.
Face is no longer important, she must win back Mu An's heart.
As long as the Pei family's military supply list is completed, Mu An will know how good she is, and the Pei family will know that it is valuable to cooperate with her.
In this way, Pei would continue to provide her with money, and her life would have hope.
Gu Huan heard Donghua report that Gu Wanru's mother had been to Jiaochun Garden and talked to Yaoyao for a long time.
The two of them had a very pleasant conversation in the end.
Yaoyao?
Gu Huan smiled.
Are you looking for an alliance?
"Send this to Biyu, and check on her injuries." Gu Huan pointed to a stack of freshly baked snacks.
"yes."
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