Chapter 140 Shameless indeed!
Aunt Pei died quietly.
Because she was the eldest daughter of the Pei family and the apple of the eye of the Pei family's first wife's eye, the Pei family could not bear to see her soul left homeless, so they took her body back to her hometown and buried it in the Pei family's ancestral tomb.
Pei Yi sent someone to tell Gu Huan what had happened, and said that he had also sent a letter to the Gu family and strictly severed all contact between the Wang and Pei families.
This sentence was obviously meant for Gu Huan to see, showing the Pei family's loyalty and position.
At the end, he added that the elders of the Pei family already knew what Aunt Pei had done, and the head of the Pei family agreed to give her the silver that he had previously offered to the Gu family on a monthly basis as an apology.
Gu Huan raised her eyebrows. As expected, it was not easy to be the richest man in Jiangling.
Have a broad vision and see far.
The letter was accompanied by a silver note for three hundred taels.
Pei Yi was really thoughtful. He gave too much, fearing that Gu Huan would feel uncomfortable and refuse to accept it.
Three hundred taels is more than half less than what was given to the Gu family, but it is tempting enough for ordinary people without being too excessive.
Gu Huan accepted it without any burden.
Gu Huan thought it was great that he had guessed it right.
Mutual benefit is the long-term solution.
At least, for now, Gu Huan and the Pei family are allied.
On the other hand, Gu's family.
In the past half month, the Gu family did not receive any silver supply from the Pei family, and they were too embarrassed to ask the Pei family for more. Finally, they could not sit still any longer and had to send someone to invite Gu Huan back home.
Gu Huan returned home, and Gu Yuan hid himself and asked Wang to wait for her.
When mother and daughter met again, both of them had complicated and mixed feelings.
Gu Huan felt that she had given up on her relationship with her parents and no longer expected to receive maternal love.
However, when I saw my mother's haggard face again, I still felt an indescribable pain in my heart.
What a twisted world!
Gu Huan saluted with a distant look: "Gu Huan greets mother."
Wang quickly stepped forward, grabbed her arm and pulled her up.
"Good boy, no need to salute."
Gu Huan stepped back inadvertently: "I wonder why you called me back?"
Wang's raised arms froze and her eyes suddenly turned red.
Gu Huan felt as if her heart was being stabbed by needles, and she could feel a piercing pain under the fingernails of her hands. This pain overshadowed the pain that Wang had brought her.
When her mother knew that she had been tortured, the first thing she thought about was the honor and disgrace of the Wang family.
Just for this reason, Gu Huan doesn't want to forgive.
Wang suppressed her grief and choked up as she asked her to sit down.
"Your father... wants to take back Pei's dowry that was taken away by Gu Wanru."
Gu Huan sneered.
Sure enough, shameless!
She looked at Wang, whose face was filled with guilt and eyes filled with tears.
"Does the Gu family want to take it back, or are they preparing to supply it to me?"
Wang looked embarrassed and couldn't even cry.
She felt guilty towards Gu Huan.
After the last quarrel with Gu Yuan, she calmed down and thought that if they really divorced, she would be dead.
As a member of the Wang family and a wife of the Gu family, she had no choice.
What was there that Gu Huan didn't understand from the look on her face?
Pei was a criminal of the Gu family and had no right to take back the dowry of a married woman.
Gu Wanru became a concubine's daughter and had no power, influence or hope in the Duke's Mansion. Gu Yuanding wanted to take back the generous dowry.
As for giving it to Gu Huan?
I'm afraid Gu Yuan has never thought about it at all.
So, he asked her to come back just to put pressure on her by using her mother as a mother.
Ridiculous, do you still think she is the soft persimmon she used to be?
Gu Huan smiled faintly: "I have confirmed the list of Gu Wanru's dowry with her. Apart from the four shops and some daily jewelry, there is not much money left, which was all given to Mu An. The ornaments in her dowry are still there, if you dare to take them, go ahead. I don't want them. As for the four shops, Gu Wanru gave one away, and the remaining three..."
"I accepted it as a token of gratitude that Gu Wanru and Pei have owed me for so many years."
Gu Huan is indeed not rare.
However, she didn't intend to let the Gu family have an easy time.
I wonder if Gu Yuan, who values his reputation the most, has the nerve to go and bring back those decorative items in a grand manner.
Wang's face changed slightly.
Gu Yuan's instructions were to take back the four shops and any cash that was available.
"If the money for my two younger brothers' studies is insufficient, mother can send someone to the Duke's Mansion to tell me, or I can pay the tuition to the clan school. For the rest, you don't need to come to me."
Gu Huan didn't want to face her again, so she stood up and left.
"Huan'er!" Wang ran forward anxiously and grabbed her.
"Huan'er, are you okay?"
Gu Huan didn't look at her, but felt the hand holding her arm tremble slightly.
I feel sad, but...
She didn't look back, and said quietly, "My mother doesn't care whether I'm okay or not. You don't have to be sad, I don't care either. I understand that what my mother cares about is the honor of the Wang family and the status of the wife of the Marquis's Mansion. Right now, I have no father or mother, but my life is a thousand times better than before. The people in the Duke's Mansion are not relatives, but they are better than family members, which is enough."
Gu Huan broke free from her hand, turned around and knelt respectfully to Wang.
"Mother, I am leaving now."
Wang stared in astonishment at her daughter's back as she turned around resolutely. She felt as if a huge stone was blocking her heart and she couldn't breathe.
Nanny Zhou had tears streaming down her face, but she didn't dare cry out loud, and quickly followed Gu Huan.
"Miss, I will take you there."
When they reached the gate, Gu Huan stopped, turned around and looked at her coldly.
"Madam Zhou, you are a child of the Wang family of Langya. Madam Wang chose you to follow your mother and marry into the Gu Mansion so that she could look after your mother. You should devote yourself to the Wang family, right?"
Nanny Zhou was stunned.
Facing those clear eyes, Nanny Zhou didn't dare to look directly at them.
"Girl, you can hate me, but don't hate your mother. She loves you so much."
Really hurt?
Before she knew about the baby swap, Wang ignored her, turned a blind eye to the humiliation she suffered, and was extremely cold and indifferent.
After knowing the truth, she gave up herself for the sake of the Wang family and her position as the legal wife.
Is it heartache or guilt?
Gu Huan smiled faintly: "It's not something you can say with your mouth, you can feel it in your heart. Nanny Zhou, please take good care of mother. If there is any need, send someone to tell me. But if it is father's request, then you don't have to. I can help my two brothers and honor mother, but I won't care about others."
"Don't worry, young lady. Although I was chosen by Madam Wang to be with you, I have been with you since I was a young lady. It has been thirty years. If you are sad, I am even sadder."
As Nanny Zhou spoke, she began to cry.
Gu Huan glanced at Dong Qing.
Dongqing took out an envelope and handed it to her.
Gu Huan led everyone into the carriage and drove away.
Nanny Zhou quickly opened the envelope and found three hundred taels of silver inside.
This is a timely help for the lady.
Nanny Zhou's tears started flowing again.
Wang looked at the banknotes and couldn't help but cover her mouth and cry.
The only one who helped her in the end was her daughter, whom she had owed for more than ten years and would continue to owe her.
Her life was extremely difficult now, and the three hundred taels really saved her. The Marquis's Mansion could at least last for another month.
"The young lady said that the silver is only for you and the two young masters." Nanny Zhou knew what she was thinking.
Wang naturally understood what was said and gradually stopped crying and remained silent for a long while.
"Don't let the Marquis know about this money. Keep it for us three mothers."
"Yes." Nanny Zhou nodded.
Just as he hid the banknotes, Gu Yuan came over: "How is it going? Have you reached an agreement?"
Wang wiped her tears and said helplessly, "Huan'er said that all of Gu Wanru's money was spent by her son-in-law, leaving only some household items. Gu Wanru also gave away one of the four shops, leaving three..."
She paused and said, "Should it be left to Huan'er as a dowry? Shouldn't Pei and Gu Wanru compensate Huan'er for what they owed her?"
"Nonsense! The Wenchang Marquis's Mansion can't even survive, what else can she, a daughter who married out, rely on? She must first make the Wenchang Marquis's Mansion prosperous again, only then will it be useful to her. Who did Gu Wanru give the shop to?"
Wang shook her head: "I don't know."
"I don't know, I don't know, what do you know? You are even worse than Pei, who came from a merchant family!"
Wang was already heartbroken, and after hearing him say this, she couldn't help but get angry.
"Then the Marquis should marry a merchant girl as his concubine!"
Gu Yuan thought about it and said, "This is a good idea."
Wang was so angry that she stood up and left.
As soon as Gu Huan returned to the Duke's Mansion, Zhou Zhilan came to her and asked in surprise, "Do you know what Gu Wanru did today?"
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