Chapter 3: Sister offers tea to father-in-law
It takes a full quarter of an hour to walk from Jinxiu Pavilion to Wenhanxuan, where Duke Yong lives.
Along the way, Gu Huan's palms were burned, and the edges of her fingers that touched the silver pot were red, swollen and blistered. One can imagine how her palms were burned.
Gu Huan bit her lip tightly, holding the teapot tightly, wishing she could get there quickly.
This teapot was a gift from the emperor and the tea leaves were tribute. If anything went wrong, she wouldn't be able to pay for it with her life.
Gu Wanru looked at Gu Huan's pale face, her smile became gentler and her steps became slower.
"Thank you for your hard work, sister. I have prepared a new dress for you. I will give it to you tonight."
Gu Huan said in a trembling voice: "Thank you, Madam."
Before she was sent to the mansion, Aunt Pei grabbed her ears and said that she would be her eldest sister's slave and maidservant in the future, and that there should be a hierarchy, and she was not allowed to call her the eldest sister in public.
Gu Wanru was very satisfied with Gu Huan's obedience.
"Gu Huan, don't worry. You are born with a good appearance, so you must be blessed. When you reach the entrance of Wen Hanxuan, you can go back."
"yes."
blessed?
Having taken away her life, do you still want to give her the blessing of dying?
She would rather burn her hands in order to save face in front of Duke Yong, and Gu Wanru still wants her to go back?
Sorry, sis.
I can’t do what you want!
Seeing beads of sweat on Gu Huan's forehead due to pain, Yinzhi spat at her viciously.
"The young lady only asked you to bring a pot of tea. Why are you pretending to be so delicate? If the young lady wasn't kind and virtuous, a vixen like you should have been thrown into the pond and drowned to avoid causing harm to others."
Gu Huan didn't say anything, but stared at the ground, afraid of accidentally tripping.
Either the imperial teapot or the tribute tea would give her elder sister a reason to use the most vicious means against her.
It was still unclear what the Duke of Yong's attitude was. What if he didn't want her...
She is still useful, and her elder sister will not destroy her face and visible parts.
But the invisible soft flesh and the crevices between the fingernails being pierced by dozens of embroidery needles is a pain worse than death.
Seeing that she ignored her again, Yinzhi's anger grew even more intense, and she slapped Gu Huan on the back of the head.
“What are you pretending for… ah!”
"ah!"
Following two screams, Gu Huan threw herself forward.
At the same time, the teapot in his hand flew out of his hand and was about to hit Gu Wanru in front of him.
Gu Huan opened her arms and hugged Gu Wanru, and they both fell forward to the ground.
I heard Yinzhi's tragic cry.
Jin Kui also screamed.
Gu Huan helped Gu Wanru up, and they turned their heads to look over there, and they were both shocked.
Steam was coming out of Yinzhi's shirt front, her neck and palms were scalded red, and she jumped around like a frog, screaming miserably.
Jin Kui didn't dare to touch her and was at a loss.
Gu Wanru looked at Gu Huan with an unfriendly look.
Gu Huan was terrified and anxious, tears were about to fall.
"Madam, it's my fault. Sister Yinzhi hit me on the back of my head, and I got scared and lost my balance. I saw the silver pot flying forward, and I was afraid that it would burn Madam, so I just focused on saving her."
Gu Wanru believed it.
It should be that Gu Huan threw herself down to avoid the silver pot, and the silver branch was too close and just hit it.
Jin Kui glanced at Gu Huan quickly.
She clearly saw the moment when Gu Huan pounced on the young lady, and she used her hand to slap the silver pot flying in the air towards the silver branch.
The silver pot changed direction and hit the silver branch next to it.
Jin Kui's eyes fell on Gu Huan's red, swollen and blistered hands. Without saying a word, he lowered his head to help Gu Wanru clean the grass and dust off her dress.
Gu Huan raised her head and looked at Wen Hanxuan nervously: "Young Madam, we will be at Wen Hanxuan soon. It would be bad if the people at Wen Hanxuan saw us being so unruly and messy and spread the news."
Gu Wanru agreed with this.
We can't let my husband down.
Gu Wanru looked at the somewhat dull Jin Kui, and then at Gu Huan who was as well-behaved as a little white rabbit.
"Jinkui, take Yinzhi back to apply medicine." After giving the order, Gu Wanru looked at Gu Huan.
"Come with me and serve tea to your father-in-law."
"yes."
Gu Wanru heard from her husband that her father-in-law's original wife died early and that he and his late wife were deeply in love.
Another reason was that a high monk had calculated his fortune and found that he was too murderous and had a hard life, so he would not marry a wife. In addition, he had been leading troops in battles at the border, so he did not plan to take a second wife.
Langjun is the son of a general under my father-in-law. The general died in battle to save my father-in-law, so my father-in-law took Langjun into his name and made him his legitimate son.
The husband was certain that the title of Duke would fall upon him, so, when his father-in-law returned victorious, he asked her to be more filial to him so that he could ask the Emperor to confer him the title of Crown Prince as soon as possible.
Gu Wanru saw Gu Huan tuck her burned hands into her sleeves, not wanting others to see them.
He is a sensible and obedient person.
He asked with concern: "Does it hurt?"
"It's okay." Gu Huan looked terrified.
Seeing her timid look, Gu Wanru was very satisfied.
As he walked, he smiled: "You know, Yinzhi has served me since she was young, and we grew up together so we have a deep relationship. But she is kind-hearted and is worried that there will be mistakes when serving tea to father-in-law. After all, we rise and fall together, so don't blame her."
Gu Huan responded in a low voice: "Sister Yinzhi is willing to teach me, which is what I want. I want to learn more from Sister Yinzhi about how to serve others."
Gu Wanru saw that she called her servant girl more cheerfully than usual and felt an indescribable sense of weirdness.
But she couldn't think of what was wrong, and she was used to her self-humility.
When she was in the Marquis' Mansion, Gu Huan would respectfully call herself a slave whenever she saw her. Her humble appearance made the other concubines in the family look down on her, and they called her a cheap bitch.
Sometimes even her mother couldn't stand it and said that this concubine's daughter was so well-born, but why was she like her aunt, full of slave-like appearance and not presentable.
Gu Wanru said with a reproachful look on her face: "You are my biological sister, the sister-in-law of the legitimate son of the Duke's Mansion. There is no need to call yourself a slave. If the people in the Duke's Mansion hear it, they will think that I am blaming you."
Gu Wanru has always maintained a gentle and virtuous image.
Gu Huan readily accepted the advice: "My elder sister has always loved me, and my aunt is doing this for my own good. I am a concubine's child, and it is a blessing for me to be able to work for my elder sister in the Duke's Mansion. Moreover, I have already signed the slavery document, so I am a slave."
Gu Huan's words made her heart ache.
This was the slavery document that Aunt Pei forced her to sign on the pretext that she wanted her elder sister to feel at ease using her.
The slave status documents were in Gu Wanru's hands.
In her previous life, she was unable to escape her miserable identity.
Her own mother didn't know she existed, her aunt and her elder sister who was born on the same day trampled on her, and her scumbag father never even looked at her.
It's like crying to heaven and earth, but no one can help.
Gu Wanru showed a satisfied smile: "In fact, I feel sorry for you. Aunt Pei said she would send you to the mansion, and I had a quarrel with her. I am the legal wife. If you are favored by the master and become his concubine, won't you really become a slave forever? Isn't this pushing you into the fire pit?"
Gu Huan paused, looking terrified and helpless: "Sister, I am only willing to serve you for the rest of my life and I will be satisfied. I have never dared to covet a handsome brother-in-law."
Hearing this, Gu Wanru felt completely at ease and comfortable.
Gu Wanru held her arm and said, "Silly sister, how could I harm you? Aunt Pei sent you to the Duke's Mansion, so naturally I will find a good future for you."
For the first time, the two of them chatted intimately like sisters, and as they walked, they arrived at Wenhanxuan where Duke Yong lived.
There were many guards coming in and out of the door.
As Gu Wanru and the other person just entered the door, they heard Zhou Chunyu, the chief steward of the Duke's Mansion, ask a servant in a low voice.
"It's been two hours, and the thing hasn't been found yet? It must have been stolen by a maid in the mansion. Where else could she have gone?"
The servant was so anxious that his face was covered with sweat. "Master, I'll ask the maids to check each one of them."
Gu Huan's heart skipped a beat. Was he looking for the Duke's pajamas?
My ears started to feel hot.
Subconsciously, he lifted his collar.
Today she wore a loose grey turtleneck blouse, which covered the ambiguous marks on her neck tightly. As long as you didn't look at her face, she didn't look special.
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