Chapter 210 What a Big Face
"Send a few capable maidservants to keep a close eye on Gu Wanru for twelve hours. Choose a secluded and well-controlled nunnery, arrange a separate Buddhist room, and don't let anyone come in contact with her. Make sure she doesn't commit suicide. Ask a midwife to watch over her and make sure the baby is born healthy."
Zhou Zhilan nodded: "Don't worry, I will make sure the baby is born healthy."
People who practice martial arts have sensitive hearing. She just heard what Gu Huan whispered in Gu Wanru's ear and knew that Gu Huan wanted to leave a bloodline for Ji Xuanyu.
Zhou Zhilan thought for a moment and said, "However, if we send her to a nunnery, she won't be able to eat meat and her health cannot be guaranteed. It would be better to send her to our farm, where it will be easier to monitor her."
Gu Huan nodded quickly: "Sister Zhilan is really thoughtful."
She suddenly stopped and pulled Zhou Zhilan: "Will sister think that I am too kind to brother Ji?"
Would Mu Junyan mind?
Zhou Zhilan patted her hands and said, "No. Although Ji Xuanyu has become a sinner, he was a good person before. Just leave a child for the good Ji Xuanyu, raise a good man for the good Ji Xuanyu, and let his son do good things for the people of the world and atone for his sins."
Gu Huan's eyes turned red, and she choked up and said, "The one who understands me best is Sister Zhilan."
Zhou Zhilan pursed her lips and smiled: "Of course."
Seeing Gu Huan's red eyes, she hugged Gu Huan with a heartache: "Although the master is dead, we are still here, and the old lady is still here. We will protect you and the child well, don't worry."
Gu Huan: “…….”
Mu Junyan, if you come back to life, how will you face everyone?
…
When Gu Huan arrived at the courtyard gate, she saw the doorman and the maid whispering something and passing something to each other.
"What's wrong?"
When the doorman saw her coming, he quickly took his leave. The maid came forward and stretched out her hands to her.
"Madam, Madam Zhou from Madam Gu just brought this over."
What else can you send when someone has just left?
Gu Huan took a look and saw that it was a piece of paper rolled up as wide as a finger.
Zhou Zhilan took it and unfolded it: "What does this mean?"
Gu Huan looked over along the direction of her hand.
"Divorce is difficult, and parents are missing?"
Gu Huan understood: "It must be that my mother's parents are being held hostage by the Wang family, and she doesn't dare to ask for a divorce."
Suddenly she sneered: "She knows how to ask me for help."
He turned around and ordered, "Donghua, go and ask Akabane to come see me."
…
Three days later, Mu Junyan's funeral was held and his coffin was buried in the Mu family cemetery. The tombstone was written by the emperor himself.
The entire funeral was given great honor.
Gu Huan came back from the cemetery and went straight to Xiangrui Hall. As soon as she entered, she saw the old lady sitting upright on the couch, drinking tea leisurely.
"Mother."
The old lady held out her hand: "Come and sit down."
Gu Huan put her hand in her palm, sat down next to her, hugged the old lady's arm, and leaned her head on her shoulder.
Suddenly, a sense of sadness arose in my heart. When I saw the coffin being buried, I remembered my past life.
In my previous life, my body was probably thrown into a mass grave?
A hoarse voice murmured softly, "Mother."
The old lady's heart tightened, she looked down at her and asked with concern, "What's wrong?"
Gu Huan's eyes were moist, but she was afraid of upsetting the old lady, so she wiped her eyes quickly: "It's okay. I just... miss Ziyuan."
After saying that, his face turned red.
The old lady said angrily, "Why are you blushing? He is your husband, you should think about him."
Gu Huan hugged her arms and buried her face in them shyly.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law chatted for a while, and then Gu Huan talked about business.
"Mother, I would like to ask a respected maid from the palace to teach me etiquette. Does mother know anything?"
"You want to learn palace etiquette?"
"Not just the palace ones, but also the etiquette between noble ladies. I think there will be a lot of visiting cards coming in soon."
Gu Huan was a little shy: "I was taught by my aunt with bad intentions since I was young, and my behavior is not generous. If I want to become Ziyuan's good wife..."
She suddenly realized that she had said something wrong, and quickly changed her words: "To be a good role model for children, you must first be well-educated and well-mannered."
The old lady nodded: "Okay. There really is such a person. She was originally my close friend, and later entered the palace and became the most capable female official beside the late Empress Dowager. After the late Empress Dowager passed away, she left the palace."
Gu Huan knew that the current Empress Dowager was not the original wife of the late Emperor. Since she was a close friend of the old lady and a capable maid of the late Empress Dowager, she must be a capable person.
Sure enough, the next day, invitations began to arrive, inviting her to attend various banquets and activities organized by female relatives. Gu Huan refused them all on the grounds of observing mourning.
Soon, the old lady wrote a letter to her sister who was living in luxury at home. The sister readily agreed and immediately set off for Bian Jing.
Five days passed in a flash, and her father's new favorite concubine, Huang, came to visit.
Gu Huan raised her eyebrows: "She's the only one?"
"Yes."
"See you at Lanyue Pavilion."
Gu Huan was surrounded by a large group of maids and old women and came to the Lanyue Pavilion. A gorgeously dressed woman was admiring the furnishings of the Lanyue Pavilion.
Hearing the footsteps, his eyes fell on Gu Huan, and he looked her up and down, especially glancing at the jade hairpin in her hair, and smiled with an expression that seemed to contain deep meaning.
Gu Huan frowned slightly, then patiently walked to the main seat and sat down.
Aunt Huang stepped forward and bowed to Gu Huan, saying with a smile, "My concubine greets the Second Young Lady."
The tone was respectful, but the attitude seemed to be very self-important.
Gu Huan looked at her coldly: "Is Aunt Huang here to perform?"
Aunt Huang was stunned: "No."
Donghua held up a linen robe and handed it to her: "Madam Huang, there is a big funeral at the Yongguo Mansion. If you are not here to perform, you are breaking a big taboo by wearing this."
Aunt Huang turned pale and said hurriedly, "It was my fault for not thinking carefully. I just wanted to dress more gorgeously to show respect to the second young lady."
Everyone in the room sneered.
It's really shameless of her to ask a concubine like her to treat her with respect. She is the wife of a Duke.
Aunt Huang quickly put on a linen robe with a gloomy expression on her face.
"I wonder why Aunt Huang is looking for me?" Gu Huan asked in a light tone.
Aunt Huang smiled brightly: "I have never met the Second Young Lady. Today is the first time I see you. I brought some gifts for you."
She signaled to the maid who followed her.
The maid opened a wooden box in her hand, and inside was a complete jade headdress.
Although it is not as good as the one given by the Queen, it is also top quality.
Aunt Pei was born in Jiangling, which has the advantage of the Yangtze River and a prosperous business, but it is still inferior to Jiangning Prefecture.
Jiangning Prefecture is located on the coast and mainly engages in overseas trade, so it is very wealthy.
Commodities such as tea, silk, and porcelain from Daliang were continuously transported through this place to Silla, Goryeo and other places. Precious goods from all over the country would also flow into Daliang from here.
Jiangning Prefecture is most famous for its porcelain and tea industries.
Most of the porcelain used in the palace came from Jiangning Prefecture.
Her father, the marquis who lived off his wife, had no other abilities, but he was very capable in marrying concubines.
"I have to observe mourning for my husband for three years. I don't need these things. Besides, I don't like these extravagant things."
Aunt Huang's face froze.
Gu Huan asked calmly, "Madame Huang is from the Huang family, a royal merchant family in Jiangning Prefecture. May I ask what kind of things do you supply to the palace?"
When this was mentioned, Aunt Huang's already proud face showed even more pride.
"Replying to the Second Miss, our Huang family supplies porcelain and tea to the palace."
She turned around and pointed to the two large vases standing on the left and right. "These two vases are from Jiangning Prefecture, but their quality is far inferior to those of the official kiln of my Huang family. Tomorrow, I will ask my parents to send a few tributes to the second young lady to display, so that she will look respectable."
She pointed at the tea that the maid had just served her and said, "This tea is also very good, but compared to the tribute tea of my Huang family, it is not edible."
Zhou Zhilan and the others all rolled their eyes.
Where did this petty thing come from?
It’s not that there are no good things, it’s just that the master doesn’t like to show off, so the top-quality things are all in the warehouse.
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