Chapter 39: The Outhouse
Aunt Pei cried, "I did this for the sake of the young lady, to prevent Miss Huan from doing something wrong and ruining her reputation. This is all because of my stupidity. I will never do it again."
When Wang saw that she dared to say that she was doing it for the good of her daughter, she was so angry that she trembled all over.
Regardless of her husband's displeasure, she angrily rebuked: "Are you doing this for Ru'er's good? If this gets out, Ru'er will be the first one to be criticized!
Ruer is the legitimate daughter of a marquisate. She is gentle and virtuous, kind to others, and has always been very good to her younger sister. How could she disregard her younger sister's life and forge false slave documents!
It was because you had evil intentions and instigated her or you simply deceived her that she did such a horrific thing, and you still dare to make excuses! ”
Aunt Pei wiped her tears hesitantly, "I know I was wrong. I meant well but did something stupid. Madam doesn't like me to be close to the eldest girl, but you usually treat her coldly. The eldest girl is afraid of you, so she likes to talk to me more. The eldest girl is not having a good time in the Duke's Mansion, and I feel sorry for her."
Wang was so angry that she felt a blockage in her chest due to blood. She coughed hard and couldn't utter a word.
Nanny Zhou stroked her back gently, but she was also very angry.
Gu Huan was burning with anger and her heart was bleeding.
She and her daughter were bullied by Pei and Gu Wanru, but she could do nothing.
She can't wait, she must set things right as soon as possible!
Gu Yuan was annoyed and shouted coldly: "Wang, that's enough!"
Wang was coughing so hard that she couldn't straighten her back and could hardly breathe. Nanny Zhou was so anxious that she was about to cry.
"My Lord, my wife has been raped..."
Wang quickly held her hand and signaled her not to speak.
Trying hard to stop coughing, she gasped and said, "My Lord, I am not feeling well. I will take my leave now."
"Go ahead."
Gu Yuan did not hide the disgust in his eyes and waved his hand as if to shoo away a fly.
Gu Huan's eyes were bloodshot.
Only by regaining the status of a legitimate daughter and having her name recorded in the family tree can I help my mother fight for justice.
Aunt Pei said delicately, "My Lord, please don't blame my wife. Please allow me to take Sister Huan to get the banknotes given by the Pei family, and then come back to kneel down as punishment."
The silver notes that the Pei family pays as tribute every month are Aunt Pei’s support.
This is what Gu Yuan is most concerned about.
The Ministry of Personnel's year-end evaluation is coming soon, and he has to take care of everything, so how can he have the time and energy to take care of the trivial matters in the inner house?
Gu Yuan nodded without thinking.
"good."
Gu Huan knelt down before Gu Yuan and said, "Father, please give the forged slavery document to your daughter."
"You can't give it to her!" Aunt Pei shouted hurriedly.
Gu Yuan: "Burn it, and that's it."
Gu Huan watched as the slavery document that cost her life was turned into ashes.
His thin lips trembled slightly, and a fire burned fiercely in his heart.
Her innocence and her life are like this pile of light ashes. No one cares about them and they are of no value!
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Gu Huan followed Aunt Pei to the gate, where Aunt Pei's private carriage was parked outside the gate.
Aunt Pei glanced at her and said, "The carriage is small and can't accommodate so many people. You can just come with me."
Gu Huan did not refute.
"Sister Zhou, you, Miss Shen, and Manager Zhou can go back to the mansion. Donghua can just follow me."
"I'll go with you." Zhou Zhilan was worried.
Gu Huan gave her a comforting look and whispered, "She met with Pei's cousin in a restaurant in the downtown area. She didn't dare to do anything."
Zhou Zhilan was still uneasy, and Chen Li stuffed a medicine bottle into Gu Huan's hand.
"If you spread it out, it can poison ten strong men to death."
She was very touched by this affection.
Gu Huan wanted to laugh, but her nose felt sore and a hint of blush appeared at the corners of her eyes.
“Please ask Miss Shen to help prepare the antidote.”
"rest assured."
Gu Huan nodded to them both: "After I finish, I will go back and copy the manuscript for the late Madam."
"If anything happens, try to make some noise. There are soldiers patrolling nearby." Zhou Zhilan warned worriedly.
"Yeah." Gu Huan nodded.
"Hurry up, or you'll be late. Not only will it delay your cousin's business, but it will also delay your return home with the banknotes. Your father will definitely not forgive you."
Aunt Pei called impatiently from the carriage.
Gu Huan got on the carriage. Dong Hua wanted to follow, but was stopped by Nanny Lu.
"How can a servant get on the master's carriage? It's a lack of manners."
Donghua wanted to retort, but when she saw Gu Huan secretly shaking her head at her, she held her anger and walked with Nanny Lu.
The carriage was moving fast and soon left Donghua and Nanny Lu behind. Donghua became anxious and ran after it, not letting the carriage out of her sight.
Madam Lu was not as strong as her legs and feet. She was out of breath while chasing after her, cursing, "You little bitch, you run faster than a rabbit."
In the carriage.
Aunt Pei changed her usual harsh tone and put on a motherly smile: "Huan'er, you have misunderstood me too deeply."
Gu Huan looked indifferent.
Seeing that she didn't respond, Aunt Pei smiled and said, "Before, when mother said that she had found a good marriage for you, it was true. I didn't lie to you."
Gu Huan looked at her calmly, waiting for her next words.
"Mother loves you and wants to help you find a good future, so she begged the eldest lady to take you into the mansion. If you are favored by the eldest brother-in-law, won't you be able to rise to prominence in the future? The slave document was originally fake, just to deceive the eldest lady so that she would be assured and treat you well."
Gu Huan looked out the window to prevent herself from slapping her.
Seeing that she still looked deathly like that, Aunt Pei could hardly suppress her anger.
"Since you don't want to stay in the Duke's Mansion, mother will naturally not force you. You also know that the eldest cousin of the Pei family has always liked you, and your aunt has also mentioned this. Mother thinks that if you marry into the Pei family, it will be a closer relationship, and the Pei family will naturally treat you well."
So, he was waiting for her here?
Gu Huan turned around and said, "Before, my aunt didn't like my daughter getting close to Pei's eldest cousin."
Aunt Pei rolled her eyes without disguising her feelings.
In the past, she naturally didn't want Gu Huan to marry back into her parents' home.
How could she allow the daughter of Wang, who was riding on her head, to become the legal wife of the future head of the Pei family?
"Mother loves you, and since you don't want to marry your eldest brother-in-law, your best match is your eldest cousin. He likes you, too, so he will treat you well."
Gu Huan sneered in her heart and asked in surprise, "Didn't my eldest cousin just get married? I heard that my cousin's wife was from an official family in Bianjing, and when my eldest cousin married her, he vowed not to take a concubine. At that time, they beat gongs and drums, and sent 18 loads of betrothal gifts, and the whole of Bianjing knew about it."
She had never met that cousin's wife, but just heard Gu Wanru talk about her for a while.
"So, you should be a concubine first. When you are pregnant, your cousin's wife will have to accept it. I have made all the arrangements for you, don't worry."
ha.
Is that what you have planned?
Gu Huan couldn't help but laugh.
If you can't force her to be a slave, you have to coax her into becoming a more humble mistress, right?
The Pei family racked their brains to establish connections with officials, hoping that the Pei family bloodline would gradually become an official family. The Pei family's legitimate daughter married the Marquis of Wenchang in Bian Jing as a concubine, and the eldest cousin married the daughter of an official in Bian Jing as his wife.
The Pei family tried their best to raise the Pei family's status and to establish blood ties with officials, hoping to preserve the glory of the Jiangling Pei family forever.
Aunt Pei knew very well that her eldest cousin's wife was very powerful. If she found out that she was having an affair, she would definitely punish her severely.
The wife will not tolerate concubines, and the government will not pursue the matter even if she is killed.
Gu Huan suddenly said seriously, "Aunt. I will ask you a question. If you answer truthfully, I will follow your future arrangements."
You bitch, you dare to negotiate with her. "You ask."
Anyway, she can't escape from her Five Finger Mountain.
"Brother Ji...where did you take him?"
Whenever Gu Huan mentioned this name, her heart still ached.
Three years had passed without a sound or a trace, and she had never seen the only boy who had been kind to her in her previous life again.
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