Chapter 23 Step by Step Strategy
Aunt Pei was scolded by her daughter and quickly kept silent, pulling her with red eyes.
"You are my flesh and blood. I cannot bear to see you suffer even a little. I planned everything for you."
Gu Wanru said perfunctorily, "I understand. You should leave quickly, otherwise it will be troublesome if you are caught. I will keep an eye on Gu Huan here, and I will ask Jin Kui to send her back personally once she can leave the house."
"Okay. You must not be angry with your son-in-law. You must win the man's heart. A woman in a big mansion can only rely on the favor of her husband." Aunt Pei was worried.
"Okay, I got it. You can go now." Gu Wanru pulled her hand away impatiently and wiped it with a handkerchief.
Aunt Pei had no choice but to leave.
Jin Kui sent Aunt Pei away and returned to close the door.
Gu Wanru asked: "Jin Kui, did the person I asked you to bribe last time succeed?"
Jin Kui said, "The people at Wenhanxuan are too tight-lipped. They won't accept any money, no matter how much. The maids outside are easier to deal with. We can make them say whatever they say, but they don't know much."
Gu Wanru frowned: "Think of a way. We must find out what the situation is like over there with Gu Huan and what my father's attitude towards her is."
"yes."
Jin Kui sighed secretly.
How does she figure it out?
After these two days, the people in Wenhanxuan began to dislike Jinxiu Pavilion.
The servants in the mansion are all saying that the eldest girl has a bad character and treats her own sisters viciously and cruelly. How can such a cold-hearted person be the future wife of the prince?
The son-in-law has a concubine named Yin, and he ignores the eldest daughter. He also deliberately brags about doting on concubine Yin all day long, which is a slap in the face of the eldest daughter.
The eldest girl didn't try to restore her reputation, and she and Aunt Pei only wanted to control the second girl.
But she was just a slave and could only obey orders.
She didn't dare tell the eldest girl about the rumors in the mansion, for fear that she would have another miscarriage. If anything happened, her life would be over.
Seeing Jin Kui lowering his head with a dull look on his face, Gu Wanru was so angry that she threw her handkerchief away.
It's useless, it's a pity that the silver branch was broken.
She thought that by giving Yinzhi to Mu An, she could appease him that he could not win Gu Huan's heart. Since Yinzhi was loyal to her, she would not betray her even if she became his concubine.
But now, Mu An used the silver branch to anger her, and directly took away her aunt and gave her a courtyard to live in alone.
Among the women in his backyard, Yaoyao, the most beloved one, has been making a big fuss these days.
But Mu An still did his own thing, giving her rewards every day and sending someone to inform her every time.
Isn't it obvious that this is done on purpose to make her angry?
It seems that my mother is right. My husband will only feel better if he gets Gu Huan.
At worst, after she gives birth to the eldest grandson of the Duke's Mansion, we can sell the little bitch to the lowest brothel or beat her to death.
Gu Wanru figured it out and felt better.
"Jinkui, pick out a few pieces of jewelry from my dowry that I don't like to wear and send them to Yinzhi. Let her know that I care about her and don't let her have second thoughts."
"Yes." Jin Kui agreed and went.
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Gu Huan returned to Yayun Pavilion with a lot of thoughts in her mind, and saw Zhou Chunyu with two gorgeously dressed women, each with a maid standing in her yard.
Both maids were holding a large box in their hands.
Gu Huan stepped forward and bent down.
Zhou Chunyu stepped aside to receive her gift and said with a smile, "I saw that the young lady didn't bring any clothes or jewelry, so I took the initiative to ask the best embroidery shop in Bianjing to tailor clothes for the young lady, and also asked Linlanglou to match her with some suitable jewelry."
Gu Huan waved her hands quickly: "No, no."
Mu Junyan asked Gu Huan to buy some clothes and jewelry, so Zhou Chunyu of course chose the best.
After all, she is the first woman that the master has loved.
He guessed that Gu Huan would refuse, and had already thought of an excuse that she could not refuse.
He smiled calmly, "You will be copying documents for the late Madam, so you will naturally have to go in and out of Wenhanxuan frequently. You will often meet visiting dignitaries, so it is better to dress appropriately."
Zhou Chunyu’s words were very clear.
This means that her dress brought shame to the Duke's Mansion.
Gu Huan blushed.
She was best at following good advice: "Then I'd rather obey your orders than be respectful. Thank you, Steward Zhou."
The embroidery workshop sent the best master, who measured her body skillfully, picked out a few pieces of cool-toned silk from the box in the maid's hand, and compared the colors to Gu Huan's face.
The female master smiled and said, "The girl is bright and pretty, but she is still young. Wearing bright colors will make her look older. Cool tones can better highlight the girl's temperament."
She looked at the light in Gu Huan's eyes, as if she was seeing her future work.
"Manager Zhou, it will take five or six days for the custom-made dress to be ready. I'll have someone send over a few sets of ready-made clothes suitable for the young lady. Wear them first."
"Okay, thank you for your trouble."
Linlanglou was the most expensive jewelry shop in Bianjing.
This time the shopkeeper came in person.
While the embroidery shop was measuring her and comparing colors, the owner turned around and started choosing jewelry from the maid's box.
A set of silver jewelry inlaid with blue crystals and a set of light green jade jewelry.
A complete set of hairpins, hairpins, step-shaking ornaments, earrings, and bracelets.
The style is simple and the materials are not particularly luxurious, but the workmanship is exquisite and the shape is unique. Ordinary jewelry made of the same material cannot compare with it.
After finishing the work, Zhou Chunyu smiled and bent over: "Young lady, take a good rest and don't get tired. The master has an appointment today and may not be back until midnight. I'll go and get busy first."
Gu Huan's ears turned slightly red.
Does this mean to tell her Mu Junyan's whereabouts?
But what exactly does Mu Junyan mean?
She felt uneasy living a life where she had nothing to lose but clothes to wear and food to eat.
With Mu Ancai lurking in front and Aunt Pei closing in behind, is she going to take the initiative again?
While Gu Huan was in a daze, Chen Li started fiddling with her fingers. By the time she reacted, all ten of her fingers had been wrapped into carrot heads.
Chen Li: "I wanted to pull out your fingernails..."
Gu Huan’s face turned pale.
Then I heard Shen Li say: "I'm afraid it will hurt you, so I can only use conservative treatment to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, and repair the flesh under the nail."
Gu Huan smiled at her gratefully.
"Do you have toenails?" Shen Li stared at her feet.
Gu Huan subconsciously retracted her feet.
Chen Li frowned: "Your foot was pierced too?"
Gu Huan shook her head: "My hands are pierced a lot."
If her toenails were also covered, how would she walk?
Without saying a word, Chen Li reached out and unbuttoned her clothes, scaring her so much that she grabbed her clothes and backed away repeatedly.
"What are you doing?"
"Check if there are any injuries."
"No, no." Gu Huan said repeatedly and ran away.
Chen Li glanced at her, turned and left.
Gu Huan was stunned: "Are you angry?"
Donghua narrowed her eyes: "No way?"
"Oh, have the people from Xiubofang and Linlanglou left? I hurried over but I'm still late."
Zhou Zhilan's crisp laughter could be heard.
After a while, the beaded curtains jingled, and a young girl in a light red skirt walked in happily.
Seeing two sets of jewelry on the dressing table, she hurried over to pick them up for a closer look: "Shopkeeper Qiu's jewelry is not ordinary. These two sets of jewelry are not luxurious but exquisite and unique. The advantage is that the styles are unique."
He picked up a hairpin and placed it on Gu Huan's hair: "It suits you very well."
Gu Huan felt the same way.
"My brother used the master's name card to invite the female owner and shopkeeper of Linlanglou to personally match the jewelry for you."
Gu Huan's attention was focused on the five words "female boss and shopkeeper".
"Can a woman... also be the owner of a business?"
"Why not? The old owner of Linlanglou had only one daughter, and she married a son-in-law into the family. After the old owner passed away, the daughter took over the business and became the manager herself. She is amazing, and has made Linlanglou twice as big as when her father was here."
Gu Huan's eyes were full of admiration.
She is also a woman, why can she do business and live the life she wants?
She also wants to try it in this life.
In the past, in order to live a better life, she also tried to earn money by copying poetry books and embroidering flowers in exchange for silver, but they were all small things.
Zhou Zhilan pulled Gu Huan aside and asked with concern, "They didn't make things difficult for you, did they?"
Gu Huan shook her head.
Thinking of Aunt Pei and her daughter, he became upset again.
If Aunt Pei moved the Marquis' Mansion openly to take her back home, there would be no reason for the Duke's Mansion to keep her.
She couldn't hide in the Duke's Mansion forever.
I am weak and powerless, and if I want to get anything done, I can only rely on the power of the Duke's Mansion.
Mu Junyan's attitude towards her was ambiguous. Even if she aroused a man's primitive interest in beauty, it was not enough to make him support her in doing these things.
She cautiously conquered Mu Junyan step by step. What she wanted was not only to conquer him physically, but also to have a certain status in his heart and make him willing to take action for her.
Now, she has no time.
If you want to find out Mu Junyan’s attitude, you can only ask the person he trusts the most.
Gu Huan signaled Dong Hua to go out.
"I have something to ask you, please tell me the truth."
Gu Huan's face turned red before she finished speaking.
Zhou Zhilan sat down on the bed: "Ask whatever you want. I'm the best at telling the truth."
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