Chapter 33: Hiding one's weaknesses
Accusing them without any reason?
There is really no one in the Gu family who is reasonable.
Zhou Zhilan’s eyes widened and she was about to speak when she was stopped by Zhou Chunyu’s gaze.
Zhou Chunyu smiled and said, "My master is particularly concerned about the affairs of the former Duke's wife. The gift I brought today is a thank you gift to Miss Gu Er.
How dare Zhilan give orders in the Marquis' Mansion? What I just talked about was the slavery of the Second Miss Gu. I was ordered to come here to inquire about this matter. ”
Originally, Mu Junyan said he would give Gu Huan some makeup, but after last night, their relationship changed, so he changed it to a thank-you gift for hiring her.
Wang was stunned: "Thank you gift?"
Zhou Chunyu signaled the servant who followed him to come forward. The servant was holding a wooden box in his hand.
"It's only one thousand taels. Please accept it, my Lord and Madam."
The first move is one thousand taels.
The Duke really gave me face.
Gu Yuan's face suddenly turned from gloomy to bright.
The tone was polite.
"It's just copying a manuscript. It's a blessing for Huan'er to be respected by the Duke of Yong. Why should he give so much silver?"
Aunt Pei was anxious.
"Huan'er can't write a single word. She just learned a few words when she accompanied the eldest lady to study. Huan'er must have deceived the Duke."
Zhou Chunyu smiled and said, "Is this concubine interrogating the Duke's judgment? Does she think our Lord is blind?"
Gu Yuan couldn't hold back his anger anymore and glared at Aunt Pei: "Is it your turn to speak here? Shut up!"
There is no way Aunt Pei would give up.
If the little bitch were allowed to hook up with Ruer's father-in-law, she would definitely become a stumbling block for Ruer.
She would never let the little bitch succeed even if she had to risk her life!
Aunt Pei grabbed Gu Yuan's sleeve.
She cried and said in a tender voice: "My Lord, you know how much Huan'er weighs. You can't let Huan'er ruin the reputation of our mansion.
Didn’t the Marquis tell her to go back home? She has returned. I will discipline her strictly from now on. ”
Gu Yuan remembered that Aunt Pei said in bed last night that Gu Huan had done something out of line and affected Gu Wanru's reputation in the Duke's Mansion, and she wanted to call her back.
Gu Yuan was so distracted and excited that he didn't hear clearly what she was talking about, so he agreed to let her use his private seal to send a letter to the Duke's Mansion.
Gu Yuan had always been against sending Gu Huan to the Duke's Mansion. If something happened to his unmarried daughter, he would lose face.
After thinking about the possibility, Gu Yuan was shocked.
After careful consideration, he said to Zhou Chunyu, "Gu Huan really doesn't know many words, and it's not appropriate for her to stay in the Duke's Mansion for a long time. It just so happens that she is returning home today, so she should stay at home and listen to my teachings."
Zhou Chunyu smiled deeply: "Mrs. Pei is really good at talking nonsense. Miss Gu's handwriting is indeed very good. Not only has the Duke seen it with his own eyes, but we are also witnesses.
It just so happened that Second Miss Gu and the late madam both wrote in the hairpin-flowered small regular script, and because the two families were in-laws, Second Miss Gu was the most suitable person to help.
If Marquis Gu believes the concubine's one-sided words and keeps belittling his own daughter and is unwilling to give face to the Duke, then I have nothing to say. I will go back to the palace and report to the Duke. ”
After that, he called Zhou Zhilan: "Second Miss Gu, please stay at home. Let's go back to the mansion."
Gu Huan was very calm.
She knew her father, a greedy man who wanted both the inside and the outside.
Gu Yuan's face changed slightly and he became a little anxious.
Zhou Zhilan suddenly remembered that Gu Huan had told her that she was the one who did the reading and writing for Gu Wanru.
Zhou Zhilan’s eyes rolled.
"Second Miss Gu has a good handwriting, so the young lady should be able to write even better. Since the Gu family won't let the second lady help, it's the same to let the young lady copy it.
Anyway, it was to show filial piety to his deceased mother-in-law, and the master just wanted to take away a set of manuscripts to remind him of her. ”
Aunt Pei's face changed.
She knew Gu Wanru's handwriting best, and it was definitely not as good as Gu Huan's.
If Gu Wanru really was allowed to plagiarize... then her reputation as a talented woman would be ruined.
Gu Yuan felt relieved after hearing this. At least he wouldn't offend the Duke.
He nodded. "Ruer is known as a talented woman. She is more suitable than Huaner to copy the questionnaire for my mother-in-law. Then let Butler Zhou explain the reason to the Duke on our behalf."
Aunt Pei blurted out anxiously: "Ru'er is pregnant and her body is not in good condition. She can't be too tired."
"Ruer is pregnant?"
Wang's eyes widened: "How could I not know? How did you know?"
She never expected that her daughter was so close to Aunt Pei. Even her own mother didn't tell her about such a big thing, but Aunt Pei knew about it.
Gu Huan glanced at Aunt Pei and her face turned pale.
It would be best if she continued to worry, which would show that she loved Gu Wanru more than her mother did.
Aunt Pei hesitated: "Yes, it was Yinzhi who was beside the eldest lady who said that..."
Zhou Zhilan said crisply, "No, Aunt Pei went to the Duke's Mansion in person late at night. She knew that the young lady was pregnant, and she wanted to take Miss Gu away at that time."
She pointed at Donghua and said, "Donghua accompanied Miss Gu Er to see Aunt Pei."
Wang's face turned ugly: "How dare you go to the Duke's Mansion without permission?"
"Your servant..." Aunt Pei looked at Gu Yuan pleadingly.
Gu Yuan was angry that she did not know how to act properly, but he certainly couldn't say that they were his own people in front of outsiders.
His eyebrows twisted into a "川" shape: "Okay, let's not talk about the other things first."
He looked at Gu Huan: "Can you copy the manuscript?"
The Wenchang Marquisate is the head of the civil service, so don’t bring shame to the Gu family.
Gu Huan bowed to her father and said, "Father, I can do it. I know as many words as my elder sister."
Gu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. This was not impossible.
Aunt Pei saw that Gu Yuan's face had relaxed, and she became anxious, "No. Sister Huan is unmarried, and she follows the Duke all day... If outsiders knew about this, wouldn't her innocence be ruined?"
Gu Yuan thought about last night's pillow talk again.
He nodded in agreement: "It is a little inappropriate."
Zhou Chunyu said calmly, "Is Marquis Gu questioning the character of our master? The master is not afraid of being criticized, but Marquis Gu is being influenced by the aunt. The aunt is ignorant, so Marquis Gu will not be the same, right?"
That's right...
No one dares to question it.
Gu Yuan's face turned pale and blue when he was confronted.
Gu Huan held back her laughter.
As expected of the number one steward of the Yongguo Mansion, he could easily hit the nail on the head with just one word.
Aunt Pei was feeling very stuck and was at a loss as to what to do, and was also afraid that the Marquis would go back on his word.
Wang figured out that Duke Yong was sure that Gu Huan had copied the manuscript. Maybe Gu Huan's handwriting was really beautiful?
She didn't want to embarrass her husband, so she quickly said, "Manager Zhou, you are joking. My husband is just worried that Gu Huan won't be able to write well and will delay her father-in-law's work. We really don't know how good Huan's handwriting is. How about Huan write a few words now for father to see?"
Gu Huan was delighted to hear this.
"My daughter obeys."
Aunt Pei felt cold all over: "Her handwriting is very ugly..."
Wang was really angry: "How dare you! What do you know? Can you write hairpin flower small regular script?"
Aunt Pei could read, but how could she know the small calligraphy with flowers in her hairpins that only noble ladies could do?
Gu Yuan thought it was a good idea: "Write it. If the handwriting is good, it will help my elder sister relieve her worries and show filial piety to my mother-in-law. It will be a good thing."
Gu Huan was overjoyed.
Nanny Zhou hurried to prepare pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
Gu Huan walked to the desk and started writing without hesitation. Her movements were clean and neat, and the tip of the pen moved smoothly.
Gu Yuan and Wang couldn't help but walk over and look at it from the left and right.
With her biological mother by her side, Gu Huan felt more energetic.
In her previous life, all her efforts were to make her parents see her good side.
I didn't expect that there would be such an opportunity after my rebirth.
In order to hide her incompetence, she did not write her own poems, but instead wrote a passage from the manuscripts that she often copied to earn money.
Gu Yuan's eyes widened. He never expected that his second daughter, whom he despised the most, had the best handwriting among all his daughters.
No, even better than my sons.
Wang was also surprised, and looked at the little girl who was writing seriously with her head down in disbelief.
Under the flying eyelashes, the clear eyes reveal a confident light, the delicate nose is straight, and the pink lips are tightly pursed.
She actually looked down upon this illegitimate daughter.
Suddenly, she felt an inexplicable familiarity that caused a sharp pain somewhere deep in her heart.
She didn't understand why she felt this way, but she felt a little guilty.
I pay too little attention to this concubine's daughter.
She originally wanted her husband to favor Aunt Pei, but since most of the expenses in the mansion depended on Aunt Pei's dowry and the Pei family's offerings, she had no way to fight for it.
In order to maintain her position as mistress and not bring discredit to Wang Clan of Langya, she turned a blind eye and ignored them.
He also ignored Aunt Pei, his biological daughter.
Unexpectedly, among all the young ladies in the entire Marquis' Mansion, Gu Huan was the best in handwriting.
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