Chapter 113: Skinning Aunt Pei and her daughter!
Aunt Pei had tears in her eyes and a self-blaming expression on her face: "It was clearly Gu Huan who was abducted yesterday, but the outside world said it was our legitimate daughter. The legitimate daughter's reputation is humiliated, and our mansion will also be criticized by others."
Gu Yuan's eyes widened: "Was it Ruer who was abducted?"
Wang also let out a cry.
Wang originally thought that her Ru'er had already suffered enough by losing her child, and now she was kidnapped and how would she live in the future.
But if it was Gu Huan who was abducted, the situation would be different.
Gu Huan was stared at by four pairs of eyes, all of whom wanted her to admit that she was kidnapped.
Even her own mother's eyes made her feel cold.
This is her closest relative in name, but he is also the one who will push her into the fire pit without hesitation when something happens, regardless of her life or death.
Gu Huan felt the greatest sorrow of all, but she became calmer nonetheless.
Since you all can say whatever you want, why should she abide by the code of conduct?
Mu Junyan was vilifying Gu Wanru for her, so she could only follow him.
Gu Huan was shocked. "I'm a worthless concubine. What's the point of kidnapping me? Besides, it was the Duke who personally led the Black Armor Guards to rescue people last night. Everyone in the Duke's Mansion knows that it was Gu Wanru who was abducted. The kidnappers also wanted to kidnap Gu Wanru. If the kidnappers wanted to kidnap me, I would have to be pushed out to be the scapegoat."
Gu Huan tilted her head and looked at Gu Wanru, who was in a panic. "Jin Kui was stabbed to death by the bandits in order to save my elder sister. Elder sister, didn't you see it with your own eyes? My younger sister was too timid. She hugged Biyu and didn't dare to say a word, so she survived."
As she spoke, she choked up and said, "Biyu has always been at odds with my sister. She wished that my sister would be abducted. She held on to my sister desperately, but my sister was alone and weak and could not save you."
Gu Wanru was so frightened by Gu Huan's shamelessness that she forgot to cry. She rushed forward and raised her hand to hit him. Gu Huan raised her arm to block him and threw him to the side.
"Eldest sister, don't use force when you are talking. You hurt my face. Tomorrow, the emperor will grant the marriage, and the Duke's Mansion will marry you according to the rules for the wife. If the guests see anything, how will you explain it to your father-in-law?"
Zhou Zhilan, who was standing outside the window, wanted to rush in, but stopped when she saw that Gu Huan was not at fault.
Aunt Pei helped Gu Wanru up and held her in her arms. She pointed at Gu Huan and said angrily, "Gu Huan, you dare to swear to heaven that it is not you who was abducted!"
It is often said that there is a god above your head.
But there has never been a god above her head.
Gu Huan slowly raised her finger to the sky and said word by word, "I swear, the one who was abducted was Gu Wanru."
Gu Wanru and Aunt Pei were stunned.
When did the little bitch learn to lie?
Gu Huan put her hand down and laughed at herself, "Aunt Pei, you always push your biological daughter into the fire pit, but protect your illegitimate sister like the apple of your eye. Those who know you say that you respect the mistress and protect the legitimate bloodline of the Marquis' Mansion, while those who don't know you think that Gu Wanru is your biological daughter."
Gu Huan's words were like pouring a bowl of ice water into a hot oil pan, which exploded instantly and muddied the water.
Wang looked at Aunt Pei, who was even more nervous than she was, and frowned slightly, then looked at her daughter who was hiding in Pei's arms...
Aunt Pei had never respected her, but why was she so special to her daughter, even loving her more than her own mother?
Gu Yuan also looked over in surprise.
Gu Wanru's eyes were panicked. She pushed Aunt Pei away and turned to throw herself into Wang's arms: "Mother... Mother, don't listen to her nonsense. She just hates that her daughter lives better than her and wants her daughter to die."
Aunt Pei was caught off guard and was pushed all over the place. With a bang, she sat down heavily on the bluestone floor.
It hurts so much that my buttocks feel like they're breaking.
Wang looked at her daughter in her arms thoughtfully.
Did she just blurt out calling her mom?
Gu Huan looked at Gu Wanru who had snuggled into her mother's arms with a smile on her face and continued to add fuel to the fire.
"When my eldest sister got married, Aunt Pei gave her a lot of private money, as well as four of the most profitable shops. Oh, by the way, most of the money that the Pei family gave to the Marquis's Mansion every month was given to my eldest sister. Just this month, she gave a full 1,000 taels. And my biological daughter hasn't bought a new piece of clothing for two years."
She sighed, "Father, you know, Aunt Pei said that my daughter is a maid in the Duke's Mansion and wears maid's clothes, so there is no need to buy new clothes. My daughter does not have a maid's monthly allowance, and the monthly allowance for the young lady in the mansion is also taken by Aunt Pei. My daughter is penniless."
Gu Yuan was speechless. Isn't this too much?
According to the rules, the other illegitimate daughters of the Marquis's mansion were given three sets of clothes for each of the four seasons every year, and a monthly allowance of five taels of silver.
Aunt Pei didn't care about the pain in her butt and quickly got up: "Little bitch..."
Gu Huan raised her eyebrows: "Mom, I am your biological child. Isn't the one who gave birth to the little bitch also a bitch?"
Aunt Pei was so shocked by her that she vomited blood.
Gu Huan turned her head and looked apologetically at her father.
"Auntie, you even scolded my father. The concubine of the Marquis's mansion is also the master, and you are a servant. If a servant scolds the master as a bitch, what will people outside think of our Marquis' mansion if they hear it?
Before, my aunt stole the seal of my mistress and forced my young lady to be a maid. People said that we in Wenchang Marquis Mansion did not distinguish between the superior and the inferior, the rules were chaotic, the mother was unkind, and the daughter was unfilial.
Father, our ancestors of Wenchanghou Mansion are of noble family, our grandfather was the president of Hanlin Academy, and you are the third place in the imperial examination. I wonder if the ancestors of the Gu family knew about this. Would they slam the coffin lid loudly? Or would they appear in your dreams in the middle of the night to accuse you? ”
Gu Yuan was so angry that a mouthful of phlegm got stuck in his throat and he started coughing bitterly.
Aunt Pei held her old waist, pointed at Gu Huan's shaking hands, and cursed: "You little..."
He almost blurted out the word "cheap" but was choked back by Gu Huan's smiling but sharp eyes, and almost choked.
"You... have learned to be sharp-tongued and insult your elders!"
Gu Huan walked up to her and said, "In this mansion, only mother and father are worthy of my respect. You are a concubine and a slave. Auntie, please don't forget your status."
Aunt Pei wished she could tear her smug face apart.
"Well, what a disgrace on such a happy day."
Wang suddenly spoke.
She looked at Gu Yuan gently and said, "My Lord, your father-in-law will have to deal with many distinguished guests tomorrow. Why don't you go to bed early? How about leaving this to me?"
Gu Yuan was very pleased to hear this.
He was unwilling to deal with these women's affairs. Tomorrow's wedding was his chance to stand up straight again.
"good."
He glanced at Gu Huan who was standing proudly in front of the crowd.
I just discovered today that this daughter is very graceful and has a proud character beneath the false appearance of being docile. She actually looks a bit like Wang when I first met her.
Suddenly, he felt that this inconspicuous concubine's daughter would have a better future than the legitimate daughter Gu Wanru.
"Ms. Pei, have you prepared the dowry I asked you to prepare for Gu Huan? Her dowry cannot be less than Er Shao's. After all, she is marrying the Duke of Yong. Otherwise, she will be laughed at."
Aunt Pei was so upset that she wanted to vomit blood and couldn't express her pain in words.
Wang looked at her, Gu Huan's words just now circling in her mind.
If it is said that Aunt Pei was just pretending to love Gu Wanru in front of Gu Yuan, it is normal.
But Aunt Pei gave the most valuable shop in her dowry to Ruer as a dowry, and also gave the Pei family's offerings, which the Marquis' Mansion relied on for survival, to Ruer. This was too abnormal.
Pei had always wanted to replace her and become the main wife of the Marquis's Mansion.
What can she get by trying to please Ruer like this?
Aunt Pei watched Gu Yuan leave. Without someone to support her, it would be no good for her to continue making trouble.
What's more, she could see that Wang and Gu Yuan also had some doubts.
She knelt down to Wang in a perfunctory manner and said, "Madam, I will go and count Huan'er's dowry."
Gu Huan also bowed and said, "Mother, I will take my leave."
She doesn't care how much the dowry is, she just wants to skin Aunt Pei and her daughter!
Gu Wanru was helped away. Seeing that Wang looked exhausted, Nanny Zhou supported her with a look of heartache.
Wang returned to her own courtyard, dismissed her attendants, and grabbed Nanny Zhou.
"The last time you heard a rumor from the servants in the mansion, could it be true?"
Madam Zhou was startled by her suddenly red eyes: "Madam, don't listen to the gossips of those servants. They just want the world to be in chaos. How could the eldest girl be Madam Pei's daughter?"
Wang shook her head and tried hard to recall what happened when she gave birth.
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