"Let me go, let me go!"
Gu Zhen struggled.
Xie Ding is a scumbag and her enemy, and she wants to kill him.
Anyway, her future was ruined, and she had no chance of marrying into the Haixi Marquis's mansion. So, let her and Xie Ding perish together.
Gu Zhen's eyes were wide open and he was extremely emotional.
Xie was seething with anger.
She was reluctant to give Gu Zhen a large dowry and did not want to marry Gu Zhen to the Haixi Marquis's Mansion. But she would never allow the Xie family to plot against her.
It's clear now, this is a calculation.
Xie glared at Ma fiercely, "Sister-in-law is really a good person. She actually dared to plot against my daughter."
"Madam, please don't speak nonsense. I have never plotted against you. Xie Ding, please explain to everyone what is going on."
Xie Ding lowered his head and dared not say a word.
Xie Dalang coughed lightly and came out to say, "Second brother seems to have recognized the wrong person."
"Nonsense." Gu Zhen scolded Xie Dalang, "You three brothers are in cahoots with each other, and none of you are good people."
Xie Dalang was extremely embarrassed. He shouted at Xie Ding, "Second brother, please explain clearly. Regardless of whether it's a misunderstanding or not, you must take responsibility."
Ma nodded, "Yes, yes, Erlang, quickly explain what's going on and clear up the misunderstanding."
Xie Ding raised his head and was startled to see Gu Zhen's hateful eyes coming towards him.
He opened his mouth and said, "I, I saw her standing at the end of the bridge and thought she was my sister Ping. I wanted to play a joke and scare her. My sister Ping and I used to play this game a lot."
When I ran over, I realized I had recognized the wrong person. My footing slipped and I bumped into her.
Fortunately, the bridge was not high and there was no water underneath. It was just that the ground was muddy and I got dirty all over.
I wanted to pull her up, but the ground was too slippery and I accidentally fell twice. I was sorry that I tore her sleeves.
Sister Gu, I, I didn't mean to do that. If you agree, I'm willing to take responsibility."
"You're dreaming!" Gu Zhen roared, "You shameless bastard, you're clearly plotting against me. How am I bothering you? Why are you plotting against me like this? Tell me!"
"I didn't plot against you. It was really a misunderstanding."
"I don't believe it." Gu Zhen burst into tears. If the maid hadn't stopped her, she would have rushed over and scratched Xie Ding's face.
She'd made a mistake, slipped, and fallen twice—all of these were just understatements. In reality, Xie Ding had simply been disrespectful to her.
Xie's face was stern as she questioned Xie Ding, "Did you really recognize the wrong person?"
Xie Ding nodded repeatedly, "I really recognized the wrong person. Today, Sister Ping also seemed to be wearing a pink dress. I don't know much about girls' clothes and jewelry, so I thought she was Sister Ping when I saw her from behind."
Ma said hurriedly, "Erlang is right. Xie Ping was indeed wearing a pink dress today. As a man, it's inevitable to make mistakes."
"Nonsense, nonsense, you are all hurting me." Gu Zhen cried bitterly.
Xie's face was filled with irritation. "Alright, stop yelling. If people find out, do you still want to marry into the Haixi Marquis's Mansion?"
Gu Zhen was stunned, stopped crying, and looked at Xie in disbelief. Could she still marry into the Haixi Marquis's mansion?
Not only Gu Zhen, but Ma and others also couldn't believe it.
"Madam, you're not talking nonsense, are you? Gu Zhen and my Erlang are already in this state, how can she still marry into the Haixi Marquis's Mansion? Aren't you afraid that the people in the Haixi Marquis' Mansion will find out?"
Xie's gaze swept across the faces of each member of the Xie family, finally landing on Ma's face.
"As long as this matter doesn't get out, the Haixi Marquis' Mansion won't know about it. Everyone will pretend that it never happened, and Gu Zhen can marry into the family."
"But what if..."
"There's no such thing as a one-time accident." Xie interrupted Ma decisively, "As long as your sister-in-law and your three sons don't talk nonsense, no one will know about this."
"I……"
Ma was speechless, completely unable to understand Xie's thinking.
Xie snorted coldly. Did you really think she was willing to let Gu Zhen marry into the Haixi Marquis's Mansion?
She had no choice but to do so.
She may not care who Gu Zhen marries into, but she cannot ignore what Lord Gu thinks.
This matter cannot be hidden from Lord Gu.
If she went along with the situation and married Gu Zhen to the Xie family, she had already guessed what Lord Gu would think at that time.
Lord Gu would undoubtedly speculate whether she was playing a double game with her family. He suspected that she was pretending to obey but secretly disobeying, saying that she was distancing herself from her family while secretly promoting the marriage between the Xie and Gu families.
Once the misunderstanding was planted, Xie didn't dare to think too deeply about the consequences.
She was afraid that Master Gu would look at her with disgust, that she would be ignored, that the children would be implicated, and that a fresh bride would be brought into the mansion.
In order to dispel Lord Gu's suspicion, she could only suppress the matter and marry Gu Zhen to the Haixi Earl's Mansion according to the original plan.
“Someone saw it.”
Gu Yue suddenly appeared at the door, looking timid.
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the room's heart skipped a beat.
Xie stared at Gu Yue, "Why are you here?"
Gu Yue walked in from outside, "Someone saw what happened to Big Sister and Second Brother Xie."
"Who?" Gu Zhen widened her eyes and stared at Gu Yue.
Gu Yue glanced at Gu Zhen, not daring to look any further. She lowered her head and whispered, "Sister Zhao and I were nearby when it happened. We didn't want to embarrass our elder sister, so we stayed away."
Gu Zhen's face turned pale, and her eyes were empty, as if her soul was no longer in her body.
Xie frowned and asked, "Which sister Zhao?"
Gu Yue said timidly, "It's Miss Zhao Liu from the Haixi Marquis's Mansion."
"ah?"
Ma screamed and quickly covered her mouth.
Her eyes darted around, she looked around, put down her hands, and said, "Madam, the Zhao family has seen what happened. I'm afraid Zhen girl can't marry into the Haixi Marquis' Mansion now."
"ah……"
Gu Zhen roared, "Xie Erlang, you've ruined my lifelong destiny. I'm going to kill you, kill you... Let me go, let me go."
"Stop arguing." Mrs. Xie angrily scolded Gu Zhen, "Will killing Xie Erlang change everything? Now that things have come to this, we should think about how to deal with the aftermath."
Gu Zhen sneered, "It's gone, everything is gone."
After saying that, Gu Zhen fainted.
"The eldest girl, the eldest girl... Madam, the eldest girl has fainted."
Mrs. Xie frowned, "Send Zhen back to her room first. Remember to stay away from people and don't let anyone see. If anyone dares to spread a word of what happened today, the rules of the Gu family are not for show."
All the maids and servants present shuddered.
"Don't worry, Madam. We, the servants, promise to keep today's events in our hearts."
Gu Zhen was sent back to her room by the maids.
The maid Lu Yi followed beside him. When she passed by Xie Ding, she spat on his feet and cursed, "Shameless!"
Xie Ding frowned but said nothing.
Ma was unhappy and pointed at Lu Yi, "You little maid, who gave you the courage?"
Lu Yi was not afraid of Ma at all. "This is the Gu family. My aunt wants to show off her power, but she chose the wrong place."
After saying that, Lu Yi snorted and walked out of the wing room.
Ma was so angry that she fell backwards, "Madam, this is the maid your family raised, she doesn't even know the difference between high and low."
Mrs. Xie chuckled coldly, "You've been schemed against, and you're not even allowed to say a few words of criticism. Sister-in-law, do you think all of us in the Gu family are pushovers?"
Ma was speechless. After calming herself down, she said, "Madam, Erlang has already explained everything. This is a misunderstanding. No one is plotting against anyone."
Mrs. Xie raised her eyebrows, her eyes scornful. "You say it's a misunderstanding? It wasn't a misunderstanding earlier, it wasn't a misunderstanding later, but it happened just when Miss Zhen was proposing marriage. Sister-in-law, do you think I'm stupid?"
Ma was unhappy. "Madam, tell me what we should do now. The people in Haixibo's mansion have seen this, and I'm afraid the marriage between Zhen and Zhao Silang will be cancelled. If I were to say, we should take this opportunity to marry our children off. What do you think?"
"Dream on."
Mrs. Xie was almost mad with anger. She didn't know how to face Lord Gu or how to explain this series of events.
Ma didn't know how to consider other people's feelings at all, and she even suggested that the two families become in-laws.
Xie didn't slap Ma in the face, which was the result of her efforts to restrain herself.
Ma pointed at Xie and said, "Madam, I'm just trying to help you. Don't be so tactless. In this kind of situation, the girl always suffers."
Xie snorted coldly, "Sister-in-law, you'd better put your fingers away. Also, I remind you once again, not a single word of what happened today can be spread. If I hear any rumors that are detrimental to our daughter of the Gu family, I will never let it go. Goodbye!"
Xie left immediately after saying this, not wanting to see Ma's face. She was afraid that if she stayed any longer, she would be tempted to slap Ma.
Passing by Gu Yue, Xie gave her a cold look and said, "Come with me."
Gu Yue looked timid, lowered her head and followed Xie away.
Xie Erlang secretly stared at Gu Yue's back until Gu Yue disappeared at the gate of the courtyard, and he didn't wait for Gu Yue to look back.
After leaving the courtyard, Xie stopped.
Gu Yue called out timidly, "Mother?"
Xie came back to his senses with a serious expression.
She stared at Gu Yue, "Are you okay?"
Gu Yue quickly shook her head, "My daughter is fine."
"Did you really see it?"
Gu Yue nodded heavily. "My daughter saw with her own eyes that Cousin Xie Ding knocked over my elder sister, and they both fell off the bridge. Cousin Xie was on top of my elder sister, and it seemed, it seemed, he even kissed her."
"Shameless!" Xie was furious.
Gu Yue shuddered and asked cautiously, "Mother, what should we do now? Can my elder sister withstand this blow?"
Xie rubbed her brows and instructed Chunhe, "Arrange a few more people to keep an eye on the young lady. Don't let her be alone."
Chunhe agreed.
Xie took a deep breath, tried to relax her expression, and then said to Gu Yue, "Come with me back to the theater to listen to the opera, and don't run around anymore."
Gu Yue lowered her head and said, "A daughter listens to her mother."
The mother and daughter returned to the theater, but Ma did not come back. Many people noticed this scene.
Gu Jiu glanced at everyone.
Although Mrs. Xie tried her best to relax her expression and look like nothing had happened, Gu Jiu felt that her whole body was emitting anger.
On the other hand, Gu Yue rarely looked so humble and agreeable, but for a moment, Gu Jiu saw the corners of her mouth curled up, and she looked very proud.
Something is strange!
This was Gu Jiu’s first thought.
She called Xiao Cui and whispered, "Go and find out if anything happened to the Xie family. Also, find out where the third girl went."
"I understand. Miss, please wait for my news."
Xiao Cui quietly left the theater and asked someone for information.
Such a big thing must have been seen by someone.
Gu Mei noticed Gu Jiu's gaze and looked over, "Sister Jiu, is something wrong?"
Gu Jiu smiled and shook his head. "It's just a little strange. I remember my third sister and Miss Zhao Liu were playing in the garden together. Miss Zhao Liu came back early, but my third sister came back with the mistress."
Gu Mei glanced at Miss Zhao Liu and Gu Yue respectively, "Maybe something happened."
Gu Jiu smiled and said nothing.
Gu Yue's fleeting smug smile made her very concerned.
I always feel that Gu Yue is up to something bad.
The play was over, but Mrs. Xie and Mrs. Ma did not show up.
It was not until dinner time that Gu Jiu saw Ma in the flower hall.
Ma was in high spirits and seemed to be in a good mood.
When he saw Gu Shan, he held her hand and kept talking.
Gu Shan wanted to dodge, but she had no chance.
Gu Jiu looked at the girls of Xie family again. They seemed normal.
Gu Jiu asked Qingmei, "Is Xiao Cui back?"
"not yet."
Gu Jiu looked around the flower hall. "Hey, I don't seem to have seen Big Sister the whole afternoon. Qingmei, did you see her?"
"When I first arrived at the theater, I saw the eldest lady. But I haven't seen her since then. Miss, could something have happened to the eldest lady?"
Gu Jiu frowned, "Qingmei, send someone to the backyard to see if Big Sister is resting in the room. I'll go and ask about the situation at Madam Haixi's place."
Gu Jiu came to Gu Mei and asked about Lady Haixi's attitude.
Gu Mei said to her, "Sister Jiu, wait a moment. I'll go ask my mother. She knows the most about this."
"Thank you, Sister Mei."
"Sister Xiaojiu, you don't have to be so polite."
As soon as we started eating dinner, Xiao Cui came over hurriedly.
Xiao Cui leaned close to Gu Jiu's ear and whispered, "Something happened to the eldest lady."
Gu Jiu's heart skipped a beat, but he quickly calmed down. Now was not the time to talk.
She said to Xiao Cui, "Let's talk about it later."
Xiao Cui nodded and stepped aside.
Gu Mei noticed the commotion here and asked Gu Jiu, "Little Sister Jiu, is there something wrong?"
Gu Jiu smiled and shook his head, "It's just a small matter. Third brother didn't listen to the doctor's advice and drank alcohol."
Gu Mei laughed when she heard this. "Third cousin is really something. His leg injury hasn't healed yet, and he's already drinking. He's making everyone worry about him."
Gu Jiu said, "I'm going to give him a good scolding tonight and teach him a lesson."
"That's just as it should be."
After dinner, it was getting dark.
Gu Jiu followed Xie and saw the guests off one by one.
The eldest lady, Xiao Wei, was the last to leave.
She said to Mrs. Xie, "I will contact Madam Haixi as soon as possible. As soon as I have any news, I will send someone to inform my sister-in-law. Please give me a reply as soon as possible. If both families have no objection, we can arrange the marriages of the two children before the New Year."
Mrs. Xie's expression was a little unnatural. She tried to smile, "Thank you, sister-in-law. I will get back to you after discussing Zhen's marriage with the master."
"I'll wait for your news."
Xiao Wei took her maids and servants and left the Gu Mansion in a carriage.
After seeing off the last guest, the Gu family all breathed a sigh of relief.
Mrs. Xie said, "Everyone is exhausted today. Let's go back to our rooms and rest. We can talk about anything tomorrow morning."
"yes!"
Gu Jiu left with the maid, and glanced at Gu Yue calmly.
Compared to this morning, Gu Yue has become much more low-key. It's been such a long time, and I haven't heard Gu Yue speak. Damn it.
Gu Jiu returned to Zhilan Courtyard and asked as soon as he sat down, "Xiao Cui, what happened to Big Sister?"
Xiao Cui hurriedly said, "My lady, something happened to the eldest lady in the courtyard garden. I haven't heard the details. But I heard that it seems to be related to the second young master of the Xie family."
"Xie Erlang?"
"Exactly."
Gu Jiu's brows immediately frowned.
She thought of Mrs. Ma, who did not appear until dinner, and how she looked so energetic and in a good mood.
Could it be...
Gu Jiu thought of the worst possible scenario.
Could it be that Xie Erlang plotted against Gu Zhen, and the marriage between Gu Zhen and Haixi Bofu fell through?
Wait, Gu Jiu felt his mind was a little confused.
What happened to Gu Yue?
She knew that Gu Yue would never do anything that would not benefit her.
If Gu Yue was involved in this matter, was it a conspiracy between Gu Yue and the Xie family?
But why did Gu Yue do this?
Gu Jiu couldn't think of any benefit that Gu Yue could get from doing this.
Gu Jiu took his last breath and asked Qingmei, "What's the situation with Big Sister now?"
"I didn't see the eldest lady. She was being watched by maids, all of whom were the maids who served the Madam."
Gu Jiu frowned, her guess might have come true.
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