Chapter 38: Scumbag Dad
Wang was shocked when she heard this.
Gu Huan is right.
But since it involves Aunt Pei, only Gu Yuan can handle it.
Gu Huan knew her concerns and whispered, "Mother, take this opportunity to set things right. You should clean up the inner quarters of the Marquis' Mansion."
Wang understood that this was a good opportunity.
Doesn't she want to regain the dignity of the mistress?
But tomorrow is the day when Pei goes to collect the silver provided by the Pei family.
As this day of the month approaches, Aunt Pei becomes even more favored and shows off all day long.
Seeing her hesitation, Gu Huan burst into tears, "Mother, if something happens to my daughter tonight, I won't be able to go to the Duke's Mansion tomorrow. Miss Zhou and the other three are also witnesses, so the Marquis' Mansion can't keep this a secret."
Wang's face changed.
"Madam Zhou, go and see if the Marquis has arrived?"
As soon as Nanny Zhou went out, she heard footsteps approaching from afar.
Gu Yuan and Aunt Pei entered the yard together.
"What's going on again?"
Gu Yuan was woken up from bed in the middle of the night, filled with anger.
Aunt Pei saw Lao Liu who was tied up and lying on the side, and immediately rushed over, pointed at his nose and cursed.
"You evil beast! I asked you to prepare the carriage. Tomorrow I will take Sister Huan with me to collect the silver sent by the Pei Mansion. How dare you be so blinded by greed that you dare to insult my Sister Huan! I will fry you and skin you alive!"
When Lao Liuyuan saw Aunt Pei coming, he opened his eyes wide and made a humming sound as if he had seen a savior.
Who knew that she would scold me so harshly that I was stunned for a moment, and then I knew that she was going to destroy the bridge after crossing the river and kill me to silence me.
He struggled hard and tried to crawl towards Aunt Pei.
Aunt Pei quickly took a step back and waved her hand. Two servants came forward, picked up the people on both sides and dragged them out.
Gu Huan's eyes darkened.
She knelt before Gu Yuan, her face full of grievance, and spoke quickly: "Father, the Marquis's Mansion is usually locked at midnight. He is just a groom in the outer courtyard, how can he come in? The guest house is usually not occupied by people, and the occasional guests are distinguished guests. How did he know that it was me who was staying there instead of a distinguished guest of the Marquis' Mansion? How dare a servant of the Marquis' Mansion offend a distinguished guest of the Marquis' Mansion? All of these options are dead ends. Could it be that he is not afraid of death?"
Gu Yuan's anger was aroused.
He came here just to make a big deal out of a small matter.
She is just a concubine's daughter and a few servants in the Duke's Mansion. Is it necessary to disturb the great Marquis and force him to take it to extremes?
If the matter gets out of hand, the Marquis' Mansion will lose face. Who will benefit from this?
Gu Yuan frowned and looked at her: "What do you want to say?"
Wang mustered up her courage and said, "My Lord, Miss Huan is right. If we don't investigate thoroughly, if someone has evil intentions again, there are still two unmarried girls in the Marquis' Mansion."
Gu Yuan glared at Wang sternly.
Wang was depressed and upset.
I know he doesn't like to expose the ugly things in the inner house to outsiders.
Seeing Wang give in, Gu Huan was speechless.
I met my father's eyes and understood what he was thinking at the moment.
Her father was as selfish and neglectful as ever.
In his heart, compared to the financial support Aunt Pei brought him, her daughter was just a chess piece in his hand. He would pay attention to her if she was useful, and abandon her if she was useless.
Gu Huan suddenly sneered.
In this case, let’s change our thinking.
If one day, Gu Yuan personally abandons Aunt Pei, I wonder what Aunt Pei would think?
Gu Huan pretended to be wronged and lowered her head: "It's up to father to decide."
Gu Yuan's frown suddenly relaxed. This was more appropriate.
His tone softened: "Don't worry, father will definitely vent his anger for you."
He turned to Aunt Pei and ordered coldly: "Beat him on the spot and throw him into the mass grave to feed the dogs!"
Sure enough, Gu Yuan would not do anything to Aunt Pei at all.
Gu Huan quickly glanced at Wang and felt sorry for her biological mother. She should have been the mistress of the house, but she was ignored by her husband and suppressed by her aunt.
She must have a hard time, right?
Gu Huan felt sad and clenched her handkerchief tightly in her little hands.
"Yes, sir."
Aunt Pei could not hide her pride and waved her handkerchief at Madam Lu, who turned around to do it.
Gu Huan asked softly, "Aunt Pei just said that she would take me to meet my cousin from the Pei family tomorrow?"
"yes."
Aunt Pei turned her head to look at her and held her hand affectionately: "Grandpa and grandmother often talk about you, and asked your cousin to bring you a lot of things. After you have met, it won't be too late for you to return to the Duke's Mansion."
"OK."
Aunt Pei raised her eyebrows. Is she so obedient?
"Have a good rest." Gu Yuan was too lazy to bother anymore and turned away.
Aunt Pei followed closely behind.
Wang was full of apology: "Huan'er..."
Gu Huan felt sorry for her and comforted her, "Mother, I'm fine. Go to bed early."
Seeing a large group of people leaving, Zhou Zhilan was indignant: "This is too bullying! Why do you want to compromise?"
Gu Huan's eyes dimmed.
"My parents don't want to make decisions for me, and fighting alone will not yield any results."
"I've bullied the young lady, are you just going to let it go?" Donghua rolled up her sleeves and waved her fist.
Her fists were itching just now, and she really wanted to punch that so-called father!
"Of course, I won't just let it go like this..."
Zhou Zhilan looked at Gu Huan whose tone suddenly became cold.
The girl faced the dim candlelight, her skin was as white as cream and her facial features were delicate. The girl, who was originally incredibly delicate, now had a firm look in her eyes, as if she had become a different person.
Suddenly I felt that Gu Huan was not as weak and pitiful as she appeared.
The next day.
Gu Huan was having breakfast when Nanny Lu came.
"Second Miss, the carriage is waiting outside. Once you have packed your things, please follow me."
Gu Huan glanced at her lightly: "Auntie really wants me to go see my cousin from the Pei family?"
"Of course. Is this true?" Madam Lu smiled.
Pei family cousin?
Aunt Pei had always been wary of her like a thief, especially her cousin Pei. She never allowed her to get too close to him, for fear that the future leader of the Pei family, the eldest son of the Pei family, would be bewitched by her.
Gu Huan smiled slightly: "I'll be there after breakfast."
"My aunt has prepared food for the second young lady. You should hurry up and follow me."
Food?
I don’t know if it’s been added with ingredients.
Gu Huan's smile faded: "Why, you don't understand what I'm saying?"
When Madam Lu saw her sudden change of expression, she was surprised for a moment, then smiled apologetically: "I understand."
Aunt Pei said not to alert the enemy, just coax her into getting on the carriage.
"What tricks are you playing now? It's never-ending?" Zhou Zhilan was unhappy.
Gu Huan lowered her head and drank her porridge.
Aunt Pei tried every means to destroy her, and when one plan failed she came up with another. She didn't want her to return to the Duke's Mansion and harm her own daughter.
Just after the meal, Nanny Zhou, who was accompanying Wang, came.
He handed her a small wooden box and said, "Madam said that this banknote was originally a gift from the Duke's Mansion to you, so you should keep it for yourself."
Gu Huan looked at the box containing one thousand taels of silver notes and felt both heartbroken and happy.
"Madame Zhou, this banknote is a gift from my daughter to my mother. Please take care of yourself."
Gu Huan stepped back.
She knew her mother was having a hard time and that having this money might make her life better.
Nanny Zhou looked at the concubine's daughter who was sensible and considerate of the lady and didn't know what to say.
The eldest daughter is not as filial to the Madam as the second daughter. It would be great if the second daughter was the Madam’s biological daughter.
Nanny Zhou seemed to want to say something but stopped herself. Finally, she sighed and left.
After a while, Nanny Lu came to urge again.
"Auntie is urging you so hard, are you afraid that Manager Zhou will come?"
Gu Huan's words made Madam Lu's face change slightly: "Auntie is kind-hearted and wants you to meet the eldest son of the Pei family."
What good intentions could she have?
At this time, Gu Yuan's attendant came over in a hurry.
"Second Miss, the Marquis asks you to go to the front hall."
Gu Huan stood up: "Okay."
She was waiting for Zhou Chunyu to come.
Sure enough, when they arrived at the front hall, Zhou Chunyu brought what she wanted... the slave status document in Gu Wanru's hand.
He suppressed his excitement and walked forward to pay his respects to his father and Wang who were sitting at the top.
Aunt Pei was kneeling on the ground, crying.
"The daughter has seen her father and mother."
Gu Yuan’s face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot, and he looked stern and didn’t want to talk.
Wang said gently, "Get up. Sit down and talk."
Gu Huan sat down obediently.
Wang looked at Gu Yuan and said, "My Lord, how should we deal with this matter? Forging the seal of the mistress and fabricating slave documents is too..."
"What kind of a fuss are you going to make about your own family's affairs? As the mistress of the house, you can't even control your concubines. If it gets out, do you think your reputation as a mistress is good? Others will still poke at your spine."
Gu Yuan quickly interrupted Wang.
Wang was choked with anger and her face looked very ugly.
Gu Huan felt the same way and her eyes turned red.
Gu Yuan glared at Aunt Pei fiercely: "Ms. Pei is a fool. She will be fined half a year's salary. Go to the ancestral hall and kneel for half a day to reflect on your mistakes."
Gu Huan looked at her father coldly.
It turns out that she was deceived and almost lost her innocence, and was also deceived and forced into slavery. Is that just a light sentence?
Is the culprit who caused her death just going to act as if nothing happened?
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